EBE Chapter 122 New Roommate Tuduo
Chapter 122 New Roommate Tuduo
Chapter 122 New Roommate Tuduo
It can be said that many people have been paying attention to the Tiyuan Hall during this period. However, this time, it is not known whether these princes are too incompetent or Kangxi has made sufficient preparations, so that now all the people in the Tiyuan Hall are the emperor's people, except for Rong Mama.
It is said that this Rong Mama has some relationship with the Empress Dowager. She was originally a person in the Empress Dowager's palace. Later, when she was old enough and her cousin who was waiting outside the palace wanted to get married, she went out of the palace to get married. However, she never expected that after only three years of marriage, the other party would squander all her savings accumulated over the years and even wanted to sell her for money.
She was only 28 years old at that time. When she had lost all hope, she happened to meet the eunuch Liu Gonggong from the empress dowager's palace who was out purchasing. Eunuch Liu recognized Rong Mama who was about to be sold, rescued her, and then reported to the empress dowager and brought her back to the palace.
However, there was no place for her by the Queen Mother's side at this moment, and after experiencing so many things, Rong Mama was unwilling to return to the Queen Mother's side. She always felt that she was unlucky and was afraid of bringing bad luck to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother had no choice but to arrange her in the group of governesses. Her daily job was to figure out the palace rules and train the newcomers in the rules. It can be said that the rules followed by the governesses around many princes and princesses in the palace came from her training.
Because she has no relatives and is the empress dowager's person, the emperor has trusted her particularly over the years. For this time's beauty pageant, the emperor discussed with the empress dowager and made her the general agent in charge of the nanny.
It can be said that quite a few people came to Rong Mama to plead for mercy this time. Several maids around the princes came to her and asked her to take good care of Princess Nianhulu. Rong Mama calmly told the emperor about this matter, and the response she got was to do nothing and wait and see.
Rong Mama was relieved. It was only the beginning, and she couldn't see anything special about the Nianhulu clan. She could wait and see. It was a long time, so there was no rush. However, Rong Mama was a bit worried about Guo Luoluo. If the emperor hadn't ordered this person to be the designated candidate for the Eighth Concubine, she would have given her a beating for causing trouble just after entering the Tiyuan Palace.
At this time, Concubine Yi in Yikun Palace was also considering whether Dong E was suitable as Xiaojiu's wife. When the emperor made the proposal, she thought that the maids had heard that the other party was of good appearance and had a good family background, and Xiaojiu should be very satisfied.
But now, she began to hesitate again. It was wrong for Jia Yan to act like a demon today, but why did you not seek help or resist when you encountered this situation, but just cried silently? Why did this make people feel so aggrieved?
She already knew what happened in the Fifth Brother's house, and she immediately encouraged the Fifth Lady to use strong measures. However, the Fifth Lady was too weak and only gave the woman a light punishment and a severe warning, but was still scolded by the Fifth Brother.
Because of the support of the fifth brother, the fifth daughter-in-law later gave up management and stayed in the main courtyard all day to take good care of Hongsheng, and ignored everything else.
She also sent a nanny to Lao Wu's house, but Lao Wu seemed to be mentally bewildered. Not only did he put the nanny she sent under house arrest, he also did not respond to her summons. He spent the whole day indulging in romantic affairs with that woman.
For this reason, she wanted to find a strong-minded and attractive princess for Xiaojiu. She had originally thought that Princess Dong'e would be a good match, given her striking looks and the fact that she came from a military family. But now it seemed she had been too hasty. This Dong'e family had such a good background, yet she didn't even dare to resist Jiayan. If they really got married, wouldn't Jiayan bully them to death? Would Xiaojiu have to help with every gathering between the concubines? Was she finding a good wife for Xiaojiu, or was she just asking for trouble?
Dong E of the Tiyuan Palace had no idea that her position as the Ninth Concubine was already shaky. If she knew, she would probably regret not resisting or taking any action tonight. After all, she was the prince's wife, and the only wife of a beizi. The title was much better than those of the wives of bald princes.
However, due to her timidity and fear of causing trouble, Dong E did miss the opportunity to become the Ninth Concubine this time, because the Emperor also removed her from the list of candidates for the Little Ninth Concubine after receiving the news at the same time.
The Ninth Prince in this life was unlike his previous one, who single-mindedly followed Yinsi, disobeyed Kangxi, and focused solely on making money, even competing with the people for profit. In this life, the Ninth Prince early on resolved Kangxi's Ministry of Revenue's financial crisis, for which Kangxi rewarded him with the title of Beizi.
Moreover, Xiaojiu was also capable. He was very tactful in contributing some of the profits from his business cooperation with Buerhe to Kangxi's private treasury. This made Kangxi a little more concerned about Xiaojiu's marriage.
But don't underestimate these few points. Generally, Kangxi would directly grant marriage to the prince's wife as long as he felt that their family backgrounds were similar. Apart from the crown prince, the only ones who could make him pay attention were the eighth prince Yinsi and the ninth prince. The difference was that with the eighth prince, Kangxi wanted to use him to regain the remaining power of Prince An's Mansion, while with the ninth prince, Kangxi simply wanted to find a suitable wife for his son.
The night passed like this, and around noon the next day, another group of people arrived. This time they were the beauties of the Mongolian army. The one assigned to Zhenhuan and her friends' small house was Zalan Nud, the daughter of the leader of a small Mongolian tribe.
She had a pretty good personality. After entering the house and seeing Zhenhuan and Ruhui, she introduced herself directly: "Hello, I'm Zalanud Tuduo. You can just call me Tuduo. I'm fifteen years old."
Seeing the fifteen-year-old Tuduo, who was half a head taller than her and still looked less tall than her even in her flower pot bottoms, Zhenhuan felt a little embarrassed, but she quickly reacted and greeted her in a friendly manner: "Hello, Tuduo, I am the daughter of a fourth-rank official, Niuhulu Zhenhuan. You can just call me Zhenhuan from now on. This is the daughter of a third-rank military minister, Zhang Jiaruhui."
Ruhui also smiled at Tuduo: "You can just call me Ruhui. You are the youngest among the three of us. How about we call you Sister Tuduo from now on?"
Tuduo was also an innocent and romantic girl. She knew almost no one in this unfamiliar Forbidden City. Upon hearing this, she nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, Sister Zhenhuan, Sister Ruhui."
Soon there were two responses: "Sister Tuduo" x2.
Seeing that Tuduo was from the Mongol Banner but spoke Manchu quite well, Zhenhuan asked curiously, "Sister Tuduo, do you mostly speak Manchu in your daily communication?"
Tuduo packed up the gifts she had brought with the help of Zhenhuan and Ruhui. "No, we usually communicate more in Mongolian. There are not many people on the grassland who can speak Manchu fluently. My Abu wants me to marry in the capital and not return to the grassland. He always thinks that it is too hard for me to stay on the grassland. Life there is too hard for me."
Ruhui: "Then your Abu must love you very much."
Tuduo nodded happily. "Yes, yes. I am my Abu's only daughter. Since Eji passed away, I have been raised by Abu. If Aha's wife had not disliked me after he got married, my Abu would not have wanted to marry me to the capital."
Zhenhuan and Ruhui looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that there was a sister-in-law who disliked her younger sister-in-law so much that their father was afraid to marry his daughter off to a distant place.
Zhen Huan asked carefully, "But if your Abu was worried about you, why didn't he marry you off to the grassland? It would be easier to take care of you if you were closer, right?"
Tuduo shook her head, feeling a little down. "My Abu has not been in good health these past two years. The high priest said he probably won't make it to the end of the year. He's afraid he can't protect me. Actually, I have an aunt married in Beijing. My Abu has already corresponded with her. If I were to marry in Beijing, my aunt would also take care of me."
Zhenhuan and Ruhui looked at each other again. Every family has its own problems. They could only try not to ask about such things so as not to poke at other people's sad memories.
Zhen Huan quickly changed the subject: "We're going to have lunch soon, and we need to pack up quickly. If we miss it, we'll be hungry in the afternoon."
When she heard about food, Tuduo's eyes lit up instantly: "Okay, let's finish it quickly. Abu said there are many delicious foods in Beijing that Tuduo hasn't tried yet. This time, she must enjoy herself."
Ruhui tapped Tuduo's nose in annoyance and said, "Don't worry, you will definitely be able to eat all these delicious foods when you marry in the capital."
The three of them were quite active and quickly sorted out the things. Tuduo also took out an exquisite little lock from the small bag and locked the small box. Zhenhuan observed secretly and found that although Tuduo in front of her was very naive, she still had the necessary vigilance. It seemed that she had received enough education.
When the three of them arrived at the dining hall, they found that many people were surrounding Dong E Gege, asking her what happened last night. Seeing this, Ruhui hurried over.
Tuduo was confused. Zhenhuan explained to her and took her to the other side to pick up the food, and also took Ruhui's food as well.
Tuduo: "Sister Zhenhuan, is Princess Jiayan really as vicious and domineering as they say?"
Seeing the people coming and going around her, Zhen Huan stopped Tu Duo from asking any further questions and gestured for her to go back and talk later. She replied, "Sister doesn't know the truth either, so I dare not make any rash comments."
Tuduo was also a smart girl. Seeing this, she knew that there must be something behind this matter. As for Jiayan Gege's true character, it would definitely not be convenient to tell it in public. It was even possible that Jiayan Gege was the kind of unreasonable girl. If she was caught gossiping about her in the dining hall, she would easily get into trouble.
Although she didn't understand the current situation, Tuduo Gege was not stupid. After hearing this, she lowered her head and ate her meal obediently.
"Wow, this is delicious, Sister Zhenhuan, what is this?" Tuduo Gege couldn't help but praise the food in front of her after just a few bites.
Zhen Huan looked at the dish she pointed at, her eyes curved into crescents. "That's lychee flesh. It tastes sour and sweet and is quite appetizing. It's perfect for a little girl like you."
Hearing the dish in front of her have such a nice name, Tuduo couldn't help but mutter: "Lychee meat, lychee meat. Is this meat made from lychees? I've only heard of this lychee, but I've never eaten it since I was a child."
Zhen Huan carefully considered the geography. The distance from Lingnan to the grasslands was indeed too far, and the cost was too high. She believed no merchant would expend the manpower and resources to transport lychees to the grasslands. It was therefore quite natural that Tuduo, having never left the grasslands in his life, had never seen or tasted lychees.
Just then, a female voice came from behind the two of them: "Country bumpkin, you haven't even eaten lychees."
Zhenhuan turned around and immediately remembered the other person's identity: Hada Nara, a member of the Manchu Zhenghong Banner, and the daughter of Deputy Governor Faka. You might not know who she is, but her future husband is the Seventh Prince Yinyou, so everyone should have some impression of her.
Tuduo couldn't help but want to refute when she heard this, but was stopped by the quick-witted Zhenhuan. She leaned close to Tuduo's ear and whispered, "Her father is the deputy governor Faka, and her last name is Hadanala."
Tuduo, who had memorized the Manchu family tree, understood the man's identity after careful consideration. This was someone she couldn't afford to offend for the time being. In terms of status, he was comparable to the Borjigit princess this time. It would be better for her to avoid provoking him.
Seeing that Tuduo didn't act impulsively, Zhenhuan breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't afraid of you being naive, but she was afraid that you wouldn't listen and wouldn't have a brain. That kind of naiveté wasn't naiveté, it was stupidity.
After a while, Ruhui came back with satisfaction. Looking at her rosy face, she must have gotten a lot of gossip.
Zhen Huan quickly stopped her desire to talk right away and pushed her meal in front of Ru Hui: "Sister Ru Hui, please eat quickly. It's getting late. If you have anything to say, we'll have time to talk when we get back."
Ruhui looked at the dining hall and saw that most of the people had disappeared. She didn't hesitate and after thanking Zhenhuan, she ate her meal seriously.