frightfiction Chapter 173 Jingyi's Promise
Chapter 173 Jingyi's Promise
Chapter 173 Jingyi's Promise
The backyard affairs were almost over, and several elders in the front yard study also discussed the princess's marriage. Khalkha's close relationship with Yuqing Palace was already a foregone conclusion, and now the main thing was to see if they could gain more influence for the prince.
Dunduobuduoerji: "May I ask, Your Highness, how many of the princesses are good friends with you and are outstanding?"
Hearing the meaning of Dunduobuduoerji's words, Yinreng and Yinzhen looked at each other and replied, "You two, one of you is 22 years old this year. The emperor said some time ago that he wanted to get married before the New Year and get married next year."
"Sixth sister?" Yinzhen asked in a low voice.
Yinreng: "Well, she communicates the most with your second sister-in-law, and the teachers who teach her are all recommended by your second sister-in-law and approved by the Royal Madam. I can't say she is as good as Kejing, but compared to other princesses, she is not inferior at all."
After learning about the Crown Prince's attitude towards the most important princess in the palace, Dunduobuduoerji thought for a moment and suggested a character: "Do the Crown Prince and the Fourth Master know anyone about Danjin?"
Yinzhen suddenly had an idea: "Borjigit Danjin? Tumenken's son?"
Dunduobudorji: "Yes, that's the one. His grandson Celeng came to Beijing to study in the 31st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. Three years later, he was appointed as a light cavalry captain by the emperor. Last year, his father, Namjale, passed away, so he returned home to observe mourning.
As far as I know, this man is also of marriageable age, and is definitely the next Chahar Taiji. I've dealt with him before, and he's definitely a man, even if he looks a bit effeminate.
Hearing the description of the prince consort, Yinreng and Yinzhen both smiled happily. Mongolian men had a different aesthetic than theirs. In their eyes, other than Mongolians, the rest were not strong enough, not tough enough, and seemed a bit effeminate.
However, the aesthetic standards in the capital were quite the opposite. As far as they knew, gentle and refined men, even those who were somewhat frail, were more popular with these noble ladies. It seemed that Celeng would definitely be favored by the princesses as well.
After deciding on the candidate, Yinreng and Yinzhen discussed making two preparations. First, they would find someone to visit Celeng Taiji in person and see if there were any other better and more suitable candidates. Second, they would find a way to get the sixth sister in front of the emperor and let him see his value, so as to ensure that the emperor would not arrange a marriage for her randomly.
At the end of the discussion, Yinzhen hesitated for a moment and still did not tell the matter that Minpin had asked him to do. The women in the harem did not understand, but they knew it well in the previous dynasty. These sisters who grew up in the harem could not escape the fate of marriage. The difference was whether they were valuable and whether they were worth the emperor's worry.
How to judge this value, first of all, is intelligence and personal excellence, secondly, strong character and strong management ability, and finally, beauty. Although none of the emperor's daughters are ugly, beauty also has different levels. So far, the most beautiful of these sisters, besides Kejing, is the sixth princess.
He had also heard from his wife that the Sixth and Ninth Princesses were good at their studies and were also very good at riding and shooting. As for the housekeepers, he heard that they were taught by the maids around the Queen Mother, so he thought they were not bad either.
As for the two younger sisters taught by Minpin, the Eighth Princess and the Tenth Princess, because Minpin had previously personally gone to the Emperor to plead for mercy, they did not study with the other princesses, so they had never learned riding and shooting, nor had they systematically learned how to be a housekeeper.
According to the Fourth Lady, the Eighth Princess and the Tenth Princess were gentler and more timid than the Sixth Princess and the Ninth Princess, and they always paid attention to the rules.
When Yinzhen heard that, he frowned. A woman being gentle and obedient is a good thing in the backyard, but it is not good news if it happens to his sister and daughter.
They all have the surname Aisin Gioro. No matter who they marry, they are masters. How can masters be gentle and obedient? Masters should show the dignity and confidence of being masters, so that slaves will not bully their masters.
In Yinzhen's mind, a princess should be like Kejing, who can manage the princess's mansion, make the prince consort obey him, and also participate in the prince consort's internal affairs management.
So he hesitated just now. Even if he knew more outstanding men from his husband, what would it matter if he tried to give them to his eighth and tenth sisters? Would that really be a good thing? They were being educated so hard that they were almost like dodder flowers. Could they really live peacefully on the grassland?
Yinreng already knew the result, so when he talked about this matter with Buerhe that day, he had already thought of asking his fourth brother to come and listen. The fourth brother was a smart man. After he told him the conditions of the Sixth Princess, he would think about it before persuading his fourth brother's wife and Concubine Min to give up.
Adults have their own social circles, and children have their own small circles. The sudden appearance of this Mongolian cousin made Jingyi revolve around him for the entire morning, even though Hongye had already said that Yuanshou would stay in the Forbidden City and study with them.
Jingyi: "Do you really live in the northern desert? Is Khalkha really like what's described in the books, with no grass growing in the winter and thick snow everywhere? Then how do you keep warm in the winter? Don't you have any green vegetables? Have you ever eaten fish?"
A series of questions came out of Jingyi's mouth, and Yuanshou was stunned for a moment. When Jingyi started to pull his clothes and urge him again, Yuanshou finally reacted. However, by then, Jingyi had already arranged him in a chair, with teacups and fruits placed in front of him, and the audience was also ready to sit on the small stools to listen to the story.
Hongye felt a little helpless, but to be honest, he was also very curious. The farthest place he had been to since he was born was probably Changchun Garden. He had only seen or heard of terms like Khalkha and Mobei in books, and he had no idea what they were like.
Hongye didn't stop him, and the people in front of him began to urge him again. Yuanshou finally opened his mouth to introduce his hometown to everyone: "We basically lived in Guihua City. There was the princess's mansion there, and my brother and I spent most of our time there. It was similar to the county town near the capital. We ate rice, steamed buns, and things like that. But there were no so-called four seasons there, only summer and winter, and the winters were very long.
Winter begins in October every year. At that time, we basically don’t go out. We stay indoors all day, basically on the kang.
We eat meat and vegetables, but in winter we mostly eat cabbage and radishes. We also eat fish. There's a river there, and we catch fish from that big river. We call it Ergun, and that's where we get our drinking water.
Hongchang also raised his hand: "What is a kang? Is it the same as the one we have at home?"
Yuanshou nodded and shook his head: "It's the same and different. Ours is bigger and wider, and can accommodate many people to move around. We can play, study, or sleep on it. The one in the capital is too narrow, and we can only lie down."
"Wow, that's amazing. Doesn't that mean you can go out and build snowmen every day? I love building snowmen the most."
"Sashiku, are you an idiot? All you know is making snowmen! Didn't you hear Yuanshou say that it snows there for several months? If it's just for a short time, it's okay to play with snowmen, but if you can only stay in the house for several months and can't go out, how boring that would be!" Hongye continued.
Upon hearing this, several people sympathized with Yuanshou's hard life. Each of them brought their favorite snacks to Yuanshou for him to choose from. Jingyi even patted Yuanshou's chest (because she was not tall enough, her shoulders could not reach him, so she could only pat his chest): "Don't worry, brother Yuanshou, you will enjoy life in the capital. I will protect you from now on, so just stay in the palace with peace of mind!"
Yuanshou really wanted to say that his life was not hard. They had asked about the life in Khalkha before, and he just talked about the current situation there. In fact, as the heir to the prince and the eldest son of the princess, his life could be said to be the center of attention, without any setbacks.
However, when he saw Jingyi's sparkling eyes and bright smile, he closed his mouth and swallowed the truth he wanted to tell. So be it, it was also good to let Jingyi misunderstand, at least she had just promised in person to take good care of herself in the future!