Snow Color

Chapter 314 Fu Jin 22

In the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi was concentrating on reviewing memorials. At this time, Liang Jiugong walked up and said softly, "Your Majesty, Abahai's troops have arrived in the capital." Kangxi did not stop writing after hearing this, but responded lightly, "I know, you go and tell the Empress Dowager." "Yes, Your Majesty." Liang Jiugong replied respectfully, then stepped out.

At the same time, in Ningshou Palace, the Empress Dowager was resting. Aunt Wu beside her suddenly came up to her and said, "Empress Dowager, Liang Jiugong is here." The Empress Dowager was slightly startled, thinking that Liang Jiugong must have something important to convey, but she never got involved in anything, and didn't know why the Emperor wanted to see her today.

When Liang Jiugong entered the palace, he respectfully bowed to the Empress Dowager and said, "Your servant greets the Empress Dowager. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The Empress Dowager then sat on the couch, looked at the person in front of her, and asked in confusion: "I wonder why the Emperor asked you to come here?"

Liang Jiugong replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Emperor asked me to convey that the little princess of Mongolian Abahai has arrived in the capital." When the Empress Dowager heard this, she understood the reason.

"I know, go back and tell the emperor." The empress dowager knew the purpose of Abahai's tribe sending people to the capital, and also understood the emperor's intention of sending people to inform her. This was undoubtedly to hope that she would summon Abahai's little princess to the palace to see if it was appropriate. After all, the empress dowager had heard over the years that the emperor intended to marry Xiao Shi and this little princess of Abahai.

"Ulan, convey my oral order and summon Princess Abahai to enter the palace tomorrow." The Queen Mother immediately gave the order.

"Yes, Master," Madam Wu replied. Then she turned and left the palace to pass on the message.

As Qiqige expected, not long after she arrived in the capital, within a few hours, she received a verbal order from the Empress Dowager, asking her to go to the palace to meet her the next day.

"Qiqige, we guessed right! The Queen Mother summoned you and asked you to enter the palace tomorrow." Bater conveyed the news to Qiqige.

"Aha, I will enter the palace tomorrow, so someone will definitely come to look for you, right?" Qiqige turned to look at Bater, a sly look in her eyes.

"The Empress Dowager summoned me, which must be the emperor's order. She wants to see how I have grown over the years. And the Empress Dowager is also a Mongolian, she will definitely take good care of me." Qiqige said.

At this time, Yin'e and Yin'er were chatting together in the prince's residence. Suddenly, Xiao Xiazi, a eunuch under Yin'e, came hurriedly and reported something to him.

"Qiqige is here." Upon hearing the news, Yin'e couldn't help but show joy on his face.

Yin'e was caught off guard and startled by Yin'e's sudden loud voice: "Tenth Master..."

"Brother Jiu, Qiqige is here!" Yin'e shouted excitedly, his face filled with excitement. As he spoke, he couldn't wait to grab Yin'er's arm and prepared to go out.

Yinzhen was frightened by Yin'e's behavior and hurriedly stopped him: "Tenth Master, don't be in a hurry. Look at what time it is now. By the time you rush back, the palace gate will probably be locked. Besides, Qiqige and the others have just arrived in the capital, they will need some time to rest." Yinzhen shook his head helplessly, wondering why Yin'e was so reckless and impulsive to leave without saying goodbye.

After hearing what Yin'e said, Yin'e looked up at the sky and realized that it was indeed getting late. He scratched his head and said with a smile, "Ninth Brother is right, let's go tomorrow."

Yin'e looked at Yin'e in confusion and asked curiously, "Old Ten, why are you so anxious? Don't you have correspondence with Qiqige?" Yin'e really couldn't understand why Yin'e was so excited when he heard Qiqige's name. Yin'e and Qiqige had correspondence, and Yin'e knew that they had been in touch. Sometimes, Yin'e would get a share of the food that Qiqige sent to Yin'e.

Yinzhen has always treated Qiqige as his sister, but recently heard that the emperor planned to marry Qiqige to Yin'e. Yinzhen remembered that Yin'e and Qiqige had been keeping in touch with each other through letters over the years, and every time Qiqige sent food to Yin'e, she would prepare an extra portion for herself. Yinzhen couldn't help but think that the two of them were a perfect match.

"Brother Jiu, don't you know? Qiqige has already arrived in the capital! I heard her say that she has a lot of new ideas in her mind, and maybe there are a lot of delicious food. Brother Jiu, don't you really want to go and see it?" Yin'e said excitedly, full of anticipation. He knew that Qiqige must have brought a lot of interesting toys and food. He couldn't wait to explore and enjoy the fun.

"Old Ten, is this the only reason you want to see her? Don't you have any other ideas?" Yin'er asked in surprise. He couldn't understand why Yin'e was so obsessed with food. Yin'er stared at Yin'e, trying to find the answer from his expression. However, when he looked closely, he found that Yin'e didn't seem to be aware of his feelings for Qiqige. He was still like an innocent child, only focusing on food and entertainment.

Yin'e shook his head helplessly, thinking: "When will this silly boy come to his senses?" He didn't expect that Yin'e had no other ideas.

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The next day, Qiqige got up early. After washing, she carefully dressed up and got on the carriage with Sana to go to the palace.

When they arrived at the palace, they were led out of the carriage by the palace servants beside the empress dowager and walked to the Ningshou Palace. Along the way, Qiqige did not pay much attention to the scenery of the palace, but just silently led Sanna to follow behind the palace servants and quietly walked to the destination - Ningshou Palace.

Only after the palace servants went in to report was Qiqige allowed to enter the palace.

After entering the Ningshou Palace, she saw several women sitting in the hall at first sight, and thought that these people should be the concubines of Emperor Kangxi. Among them, she also recognized Concubine Yi, whom she had met several times before.

"Borjigit Qiqige pays his respects to the Queen Mother and wishes her good health." Qiqige said respectfully.

"Get up quickly and come closer so I can see you." The Queen Mother hadn't seen a Mongolian woman for a long time. When Qiqige came in, she was wearing a bright Mongolian costume, smiling, and exuding a bright and warm aura. This made the Queen Mother feel very kind and fond of her.

"Qiqige, I'll call you that now. You are 12 years old this year, right?" The Empress Dowager couldn't help but feel happy when she saw Qiqige, and asked with a smile on her face.

"Your Majesty, you are right. I am already twelve years old." Qiqige answered crisply with an obedient look on her face.

"Did you have a safe journey?" the Queen Mother asked with concern.

"Your Majesty, the journey was safe." Qiqige replied seriously.

"I heard that you like martial arts and are good with a whip." The Queen Mother asked with interest. She was very curious. When she was young, she also rode a horse with a whip in her hand, looking so cool.

"I didn't expect that the Empress Dowager also knew about it, but her charm is not as good as when she was young." Qiqige said modestly.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that someone would know about my youth. But I'm old now, and I can't wield a whip anymore." The Queen Mother laughed cheerfully.

"The Empress Dowager is still very young and as charming as ever." Qiqige said to the Empress Dowager with a smile.

"That's right, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, if you say that you are old, I will not agree! But I always feel that Your Majesty the Queen Mother is still as charming as ever!" Concubine Yi said with a playful smile.

The Empress Dowager and Qiqige had been talking in Mongolian. Today was probably the day when the Empress Dowager spoke the most.

Concubine Yi also knows some Mongolian. After all, the Fifth Prince was also raised by the Empress Dowager. When he was a child, he always spoke Mongolian. In order to communicate better with her son, she also learned some Mongolian. Moreover, the concubines present now, Concubine De, Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, are not as affectionate as Concubine Yi in front of the Empress Dowager.

In addition, the emperor had already made arrangements for the princess coming from Mongolia. They had heard about this matter to some extent, but it had nothing to do with them, so they were not in a position to speak up.

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Empress Xiaozhuangwen (March 1613, 3 - January 28, 1688), surnamed Borjigit, whose name was Bumbutai (also written as Benbutai, meaning "a noble person sent from heaven"), was the daughter of Khorchin Beile Zaisan-Buhe, the niece of Empress Xiaoduanwen, and the sister of Consort Minhui Gonghe Yuan.

She was born on the eighth day of the second lunar month in the forty-first year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1613); in the tenth year of the Tianming reign (1625), she married Nurhaci's eighth son Huang Taiji as a concubine; in the first year of the Chongde reign (1636), after Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor in Shengjing, she was given the title of Consort Zhuang of Yongfu Palace; in the third year of the Chongde reign, she gave birth to the ninth son Fulin (Emperor Shunzhi); in the eighth year of the Chongde reign (1643), Huang Taiji passed away, and Emperor Shunzhi ascended the throne, and he and his aunt, Empress Xiaoduanwen, were honored together as the Holy Mother Empress Dowager; in the eighth year of the Shunzhi reign (1651), she was given the title of Empress Dowager Zhaosheng; after Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne, she was honored as the Grand Empress Dowager; on the 1688th day of the 1th month of the twenty-sixth year of the Kangxi reign (January 27, ), she died at the age of seventy-five; she was buried in Zhaoxi Mausoleum, and was given a posthumous title. Yongzheng and Qianlong added posthumous titles to her, and the final posthumous title was: Empress Xiaozhuang Renxuan Chengxian Gongyi Zhide Chunhui Yi Tianqi Shengwen.

She was a famous virtuous queen in Chinese history. She nurtured and assisted two emperors, Shunzhi and Kangxi, throughout her life and was an outstanding female politician in the early Qing Dynasty.

Empress Xiaohuizhang (November 1641, 11 - January 5, 1718), a Borjigit clan member, was the daughter of Khorchin Beile Chorji, the niece of the deposed empress of Emperor Shizu, the great-niece of Empress Xiaozhuangwen, and the second empress of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty.

In May of the 1654th year of Shunzhi (1661), Manzhu Xili Sun was selected to enter the palace and was named a concubine; in June, she was canonized as the empress. In the first month of the 1718th year of Shunzhi (), Shunzhi Emperor passed away. After Kangxi Emperor ascended the throne, she was honored as the Empress Dowager and given the title of Renxian Empress Dowager. In December of the th year of Kangxi (), she died at the age of . She was buried in the east of Xiaoling Mausoleum, called Xiaodong Mausoleum. Yongzheng and Qianlong successively gave her posthumous titles, including Xiaohui Renxian Duanyi Cishu Gong'an Chunde Shuntian Yishengzhang Empress.

Empress Xiaohuizhang was the second empress of Emperor Shunzhi. After the death of Emperor Shunzhi, she had a very harmonious relationship with Emperor Kangxi and was honored as the Empress Dowager. She lived in the palace for more than 50 years, experienced the reigns of Shunzhi and Kangxi, and had a certain influence on the politics and court life of the Qing Dynasty.

Concubine Yi (? - October 1733, 10) was a member of the Guo Luoluo clan, a member of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, the daughter of Sanguan Bao, a captain, and a concubine of Emperor Kangxi.

In August of the 1677th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1681), she was canonized as Concubine Yi. In December of the 1683th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1685), she was promoted to Concubine Yi, ranking second among the four concubines, only after Concubine Hui. In November of the 1722nd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (), she gave birth to the ninth son, Yinzhen. In May of the th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (), she gave birth to the th son, Yinzhen. In November of the st year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (), Emperor Kangxi passed away, and Concubine Yi left the palace and became the first among the dowager concubines.

In the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign (1726), Yinzhen was stripped of his title and imprisoned, and Concubine Yi was reprimanded by Emperor Yongzheng for not knowing the state system. On August 1733, the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign (70), Concubine Yi died at the age of about 1737. On September , the second year of Qianlong's reign (), she was buried in the concubines' mausoleum of Jingling Mausoleum.

Concubine Hui (? - May 1732, 5), a member of the Yehenara clan, was a member of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Manchus and a concubine of Emperor Kangxi.

In the ninth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1670), she gave birth to the prince Chengqing (who died early), and in the eleventh year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1672), she gave birth to the eldest son Yinzhi. Yinzhi was given the title of Prince of Zhi at birth, so she was given the title of Huifei in Emperor Kangxi's reign, and was honored as Huitaifei in Emperor Yongzheng's reign. She died on April 1726th in the fourth year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign (70), at the age of over .

Concubine Hui held a high position in the harem of Emperor Kangxi. She was one of Emperor Kangxi's early concubines and had a deep relationship with him. Among Emperor Kangxi's many concubines, Concubine Hui was favored by Emperor Kangxi for her intelligence, wit and kindness.

Huifei also actively participated in palace affairs in the harem, and her relationship with other concubines was relatively harmonious. With the support of Emperor Kangxi, she actively participated in palace cultural activities, such as poetry creation, calligraphy and painting, showing her talent and wisdom.

Huifei's life experienced the reign of Emperor Kangxi, and she witnessed the brilliant achievements of Emperor Kangxi and the prosperity of the court. She spent her life in the harem of Emperor Kangxi, gave birth to the prince Yinzhi for Emperor Kangxi, and made her own contribution to the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

Rong Fei, surnamed Ma Jia, was the daughter of Yuanwailang Gaishan and one of the earliest concubines of Emperor Kangxi.

In September of the sixth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1667), Ma Jia gave birth to Emperor Kangxi's first son, Chengrui. After that, Ma Jia gave birth to four more sons and one daughter, namely Saiyin Chahun, Changhua, Changsheng, Yinzhi and the third daughter of the emperor, Princess Gulun Rongxian. From the twelfth to the sixteenth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Ma Jia was the concubine who gave birth to the most children in Emperor Kangxi's harem.

However, of the six children born to Ma Jia, only the third son Yinzhi and the third daughter Princess Gulun Rongxian grew up. Among them, Yinzhi participated in the battle for the throne among the nine sons in the late Kangxi Dynasty and was one of the main rivals of Emperor Yongzheng.

Rong Fei was named Rongpin in August of the 1677th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1681) and was promoted to Rong Fei in December of the th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (). Rong Fei held a high position in the harem during Emperor Kangxi's reign. She assisted Empress Xiaozhuang Wen in raising Emperor Kangxi's son Yinreng.

At the end of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Rong Fei's son Yinzhi was imprisoned by Emperor Yongzheng because he failed in the battle for the throne among the nine sons. Rong Fei was also implicated and died on the sixth day of the third month of the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign (1727) at the age of over 70.