Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1241 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 165

When you are busy, time always flies. It seems that it has only been a short time since the election, but it is already the Golden Award Ceremony.

Before, Jiang Xinxin could stay in Yuanmingyuan during Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival instead of going back to the palace, but the Golden Festival was the Lunar New Year for the Manchus, and it was also the first Golden Festival after the mourning period for the previous emperor, so Qianlong personally went to the garden and invited Jiang Xinxin to go back to celebrate the festival.

"Empress Dowager, when you return to the palace for the holidays, there should be concubines to serve you. Moreover, my brothers and sisters are also studying in the palace. The concubines must miss them very much."

Qianlong was right. Although Jiang Xinxin managed to get three days of vacation every month for the princes and princesses, and they had the opportunity to visit their biological mother in the garden, they were ultimately unable to live together. It was not as pleasant as seeing each other every day in the palace.

However, the three palaces in the palace, namely Cining Palace, Shoukang Palace and Ningshou Palace, were indeed too small to accommodate the concubines of Emperor Kangxi and the late emperor. That was why Emperor Qianlong agreed so readily to let the concubines move to Changchun Garden.

After hearing what Qianlong said, Jiang Xinxin said casually, "It's rare to have both sides take advantage of each other in this world. Besides, how can the concubines decide where they want to live?"

"However, during the reign of the previous emperor, the precedent of allowing adult and married princes to take care of their elderly mothers outside the palace could become a custom and could be considered a means of showing favor by the emperor."

Qianlong agreed with Jiang Xinxin's proposal. "What the Empress Dowager said is right. Then the late Emperor Li Changzai is over there. Can you allow my third brother to take her back and take care of her?"

Jiang Xinxin looked at Qianlong anxiously, but he seemed to be just thinking about the fact that Hongshi's mother was old, and he didn't have any other intentions, so she just talked about the matter: "If Hongshi asks for it himself, you can agree to it then."

This is also what Qianlong meant. After all, he wanted to show kindness to others, not do things for nothing.

But Jiang Xinxin really didn't want to return to the palace to live, especially since the Golden Award Festival was in October. The weather would be very cold after the festival, and the first snow would almost fall in the capital. It would be inconvenient to go back to the garden, and she would have to wait until March or April of the following year before she could leave the palace.

Qianlong could see that Jiang Xinxin was very reluctant, so he could only continue to persuade her: "Empress Dowager, there are two pregnant women in the palace now. Hai Jia's pregnancy is a little bit advanced, so you will definitely be able to have another grandson before the New Year."

Jiang Xinxin thought that not to mention that Yixiu's biological son was gone, she would never have a grandson. She was just an outsider who replaced Yixiu, so even if he was Honghui's biological son or grandson, it had little to do with her.

But it was hard to say, so Jiang Xinxin could only reluctantly say, "It's fine for me to go back for the New Year, but you have to take good care of your harem and don't bring any trivial matters to me, the old queen mother."

Qianlong was a little embarrassed when Jiang Xinxin exposed his shortcomings. He himself did not expect that the newcomers in the harem would be so reckless, especially Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke, who actually set up a yurt in the palace with great fanfare.

At that time, he thought it was a way for the two to compete for favor, so he went there twice as if it was a curiosity. He also tasted the Mongolian barbecue and Mongolian salty milk tea grilled by the two of them, and praised their unique flavor.

But who knew that Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke actually misunderstood and took chicken feathers as a token of authority, spreading the word in the palace that they liked the Mongolian style, and liked to eat barbecue and drink milk tea. When this news spread to the royal family, it caused many members of the royal family to worry.

Especially Prince Heng, he personally asked for a meeting and explained Mongolia's weak attitude towards the Qing Dynasty. His words implied that he hoped he would not waste the good situation created by the late emperor and Jiang Xinxin, and not bow to Mongolia!

Qianlong just felt that he died unjustly!

He simply thought that the concubines in the harem had tried every possible way to please him, so he should at least give them some face. But he didn't expect that they actually took his politeness seriously.

Qianlong was powerless to argue in front of Jiang Xinxin and could only admit his fault: "It's all my fault. Don't worry, Empress Dowager, those bullshit things will never happen to you."

Jiang Xinxin had to return to the palace to live for a while, and it would take more than a day or two to pack her luggage. Qianlong did not leave either, and stayed with Jiang Xinxin in the Old Summer Palace waiting. This made Concubine Jinggui, who originally wanted to come and talk about something, feel a little embarrassed.

There was no other way, Concubine Jinggui could only stop the man while Jianqiu was out doing business.

When Jianqiu returned to Jiang Xinxin, she took advantage of the fact that Emperor Qianlong was not around to quietly tell her what Concubine Jinggui had just told her: "It was Princess Shuhe's birth mother, Lady Lu. Seeing that Princess Shuhe's marriage had not been settled, she became a little anxious and went to harass Concubine Jinggui almost every day."

Jiang Xinxin didn't have any opinion about Concubine Xin. This woman was said to be very clear-headed, but she was undisciplined because of her good mouth, and she couldn't do anything.

Of course, she didn't have any major problems, but she had a lot of minor ones. Fortunately, she gave birth to a Princess Shuhe, and later Jiang Xinxin became the head of the family, otherwise she would have had a lot of hard times.

Jiang Xinxin only had preliminary arrangements for Princess Shuhe's marriage, so she turned around and asked Qianlong, "Do you have any rules for Princess Shuhe's marriage? Whether she wants to marry a Manchu noble family or a Mongolian prince, you should have a plan."

Qianlong also knew that the matter of Princess Shuhe had been delayed for a while. When asked by Jiang Xinxin, he made up his mind: "There are two Mongolian concubines in my harem. Sister Shuhe cannot marry a Mongolian prince. We still have to let Mongolia send a good man to the capital."

Jiang Xinxin thought this was a good idea. At least there were few Aisin-Gioro princesses in Mongolia. If Shuhe married the son of a Mongolian prince, the blood relationship would be far apart, and the future child would be healthier.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinxin said, "Then I will send someone to tell Concubine Xin. She has been really restless recently. She even asked Concubine Jinggui to stop Jianqiu from delivering a message to me."

Qianlong felt that Concubine Xin was unruly and was immediately unhappy. "The Empress Dowager and the Noble Concubine are too lenient to the concubines below. Concubine Xin dared to stop the people in front of the Empress Dowager."

"Besides, although Xin Taipin is a Taipin, she has no say in Sister Shuhe's marriage. Even the stepmother, the Empress Dowager, has no idea, and she is actually jumping around and making connections."

Hearing Qianlong's increasingly outrageous remarks, Jiang Xinxin quickly stopped him from talking: "Alright, Concubine Xin has always been like that. Besides, she is overly worried about Princess Shuhe. I will reprimand her. For Princess Shuhe's sake, just pretend you don't know about it."

Seeing that Jiang Xinxin was too impatient to talk about Concubine Xin, Qianlong could only shut up. However, he felt more and more that the late emperor had made the right decision not to allow Princess Shuhe to have much contact with Concubine Xin.