frightfiction Chapter 336 Extra 1: Luo Shi
Chapter 336 Extra 1: Luo Shi
Chapter 336 Extra: Luo Shi
My name is Aixinjuelu Shumin. I am from the same family as the present emperor, from the Aixinjuelu clan of the Qing Dynasty. I am the fourth daughter of General Murhu, the guardian of the country, and also the second legitimate daughter.
I still remember that when I was in the boudoir, everyone called me Si Gege or Si Yatou, even my father and mother didn’t call me by my name.
Because I have three older sisters, even though I am the legitimate daughter, I am only the second legitimate daughter, and I am not as valued as my eldest sister who is born out of wedlock at home.
When I grew up, it was time for me to get married. I knew that this was my only chance to change my destiny, so I boldly bribed the servants in my family to help me inquire about aspiring young people in the capital.
I don’t know if my day and night anticipation paid off, but one afternoon when I went to a jewelry store to buy a bracelet, I really met my true love.
It was a rather rugged-looking Manchurian Baturu, who was carefully protecting his mother-like figure who was also buying jewelry. As luck would have it, we were both interested in the same pearl bracelet, and the shop only had one of that style.
Borjigit (Fei Yanggu's mother) was a warm-hearted woman. Seeing this, she quickly asked me to try it on and offered to give me the bracelet.
After a few words of small talk, I could clearly sense that the woman in front of me was becoming more and more satisfied with me, and her eyes were becoming softer and softer. Not only that, she was also asking me about my family background in a roundabout way.
My heart was pounding at that time. As if knowing my hesitation, the woman quickly explained their origins.
It turned out that they were from Ulanara Mansion. The strong man was named Fei Yanggu, her only son. He was now under the jurisdiction of the banner and was awarded the rank of Cavalry Commandant. He was exactly eighteen years old, so it was not an exaggeration to say that he was a promising young man.
I was originally quite satisfied with his appearance, and later his mother's words and deeds added a lot of points. Now I heard that he was Fei Yanggu, who was raised in the palace since childhood and whom my father mentioned before, and who was the candidate for a son-in-law that many people in Beijing were satisfied with, so I was even more satisfied.
If I hadn't been restrained by the upbringing and rules I was given since childhood, I would have agreed to it as soon as his mother brought it up.
However, even if I don't understand, I know that it's not a good deal to be the one who pursues others, and girls should be reserved.
So when his mother mentioned it again, I also shyly revealed a little: "Mrs. Fu-jin, you are too kind. My daughter is the fourth child in my family. My father is General Murhu, who protects the country."
Things went smoothly. On the third day after I returned home, his family came to propose marriage. Because the late emperor had raised him, our marriage was personally granted by the emperor.
Such a good son-in-law came to my door personally, and my father had no reason to object. So, after a year of preparation for the wedding, in the spring of the following year, I married into the Ulanara Mansion with great fanfare and became the young wife of the mansion.
Life after marriage is like a dream. I have a responsible but careless but obedient and considerate husband, a sensible and loving mother-in-law who never meddles in other people’s affairs, and all the power in the house is in my hands. Everything is in line with my expectations. At that moment, I think I am the happiest person.
I got pregnant within the first year of my marriage, and gave birth to my first son, Xinghui, the following year. Then came Fuchang. By the time my eldest daughter was born, I was already the mother of two sons, and I had completely established myself in the Ulanara Mansion.
Having a daughter at this time was the icing on the cake. Even daughters were precious to Manchu families, and this was due to the Qing Dynasty's selection system. Starting from Emperor Shunzhi, selection became a national policy, but because the time was not fixed, some girls could get married on their own after they passed the selection age.
Because she was the first daughter, and the Ulanara family only had one daughter, she was very precious, so I paid most of my attention to her. I also named her Galo with special affection.
However, the little girl also had her own little thoughts. After she could speak fluently at the age of two, she insisted on naming herself Yuwan. Although it was unclear why a child who never went out and knew nothing was keen on this Chinese name, it was just a name. So just give it to her. Anyway, she would only be called that before she got married. After marriage, the only names people would call her would be Fujin, Master, etc.
During those years, she and Fei Yanggu loved each other very much and respected each other. It can be said that their life was as sweet as honey after several years of marriage.
However, life was not without some minor frictions. Since she was not valued in her natal family, she was not very proficient in housekeeping and other matters. What's more, what she loved most was to enjoy life, arrange flowers, play with jewelry, and dress herself up.
So in the past few years since I got married, although I have the power to manage the household, I still have to rely on my mother-in-law to help me sometimes.
After living such a happy life for almost ten years, I became pregnant again. This was my last pregnancy, and this time I successfully conceived twins. This made my mother-in-law, who used to live in a villa outside Beijing, return home.
This pregnancy was a little difficult, but with the care of my mother-in-law, the children were well-behaved and obedient, and even though I was not feeling well, everything went smoothly.
But happiness is often accompanied by accidents. It is not known whether Fei Yanggu offended someone or someone deliberately framed her, but the emperor suddenly bestowed two concubines to his mansion when she was in the most uncomfortable late stage of pregnancy.
That was a royal reward. Even though Fei Yanggu had some relationship with the royal family, even though he was now the commander of the infantry, and regardless of the fact that I was born into the Jueluo clan, the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, so Fei Yanggu still entered the backyard of the two concubines.
I was sad and I made a fuss, but what could I do? Those two concubines were given by the emperor. I couldn't beat them, scold them, or even sell them.
Because of this, I had a cold war with Fei Yanggu. During this period, due to my mood, my fetus was not well taken care of and I gave birth prematurely in July.
Fortunately, the children were born safely, and they were rare twins, a boy and a girl. But probably because I was too worried during pregnancy, the children didn't grow up big, especially my youngest daughter. When she was born, she was as thin as a kitten. When I held her together with my youngest son Wu Ge, Wu Ge was even twice her size.
Seeing the children, my maternal love was aroused. I no longer thought about Fei Yanggu or my concubines. I only wanted to raise the children well.
But in fact, children are not so easy to raise, especially my youngest daughter who is born weak and sensitive. She will start to have a fever and cry loudly at the slightest breeze or stimulation. Sometimes she even cries day and night for no apparent reason.
If the time is short, I can still hold on, but if it goes on for a long time, I will feel wronged.
Because I was pregnant with them, Fei Yanggu was taken away by the two concubines. Also because of them, even though I gave birth safely, my body still did not recover. Not only that, my appearance was also greatly damaged.
At that moment, all my complaints were attributed to the child, but Wu Ge was a boy and more important than the younger daughter, so naturally, I began to hate the younger daughter, and in the end I didn't even want to ask about anything about her.
Then suddenly one day my youngest daughter became seriously ill and we even invited the imperial physician to come over. My mother-in-law soon found out that I had neglected my daughter during that time.
Afterwards, my youngest daughter was taken to a villa outside the capital by my mother-in-law, and the two concubines were severely scolded and placed under house arrest. Fei Yanggu also took the initiative to reconcile, and the imperial physician came to treat me every day.
It was then that I realized that I had always lost my temper for no reason and that I took my anger out on my little daughter because she was sick.
Maybe it was because Fei Yanggu had returned to his old self and was considerate to me, maybe it was because the two concubines could no longer interfere with my love, or maybe it was because my mother-in-law took away the source of my guilt. In short, after that, I gradually returned to the state I was in when I first got married, and subconsciously began to ignore my little daughter who was still in the suburbs of Beijing. Except for occasional concern during holidays, I didn't even care about her anymore.