Chapter 415 Covenant, impregnable
After the Empress Dowager's birthday, April entered within two days, and there was only one more princess, Gu Lun Xingping, who was confirmed to live in Beijing permanently and stay with the Empress Dowager.
In April, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, but the Mongolian princesses who came to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother were not in a hurry to leave. It’s the emperor’s birthday in May!
The Qing Dynasty had a unique saying about this time, called the Wanshou Festival. Containing the meaning of congratulating this holy Lord for his long life, we should congratulate him for three days in a row. To ensure that the emperor’s birthday and horoscope information is not leaked!
Because the ancients believed that the birth date should not be known to the public, and witchcraft was effective to prevent the emperor from being cursed by rebels after the birth date was revealed.
Therefore, the Queen was busy with the Empress Dowager's 60th birthday and was about to start busy with the Emperor's Longevity Festival. She also asked Concubine Niu Hulu to be her helper.
Another thing is that the end of March is also Er Gege’s birthday. After the end of March, it will be her first birthday.
However, throughout March, the Empress Dowager's birthday was approaching, and it would not be appropriate to hold an unexpected first-year banquet for Er Gege in the middle of the month. So she put it aside for the time being, even Concubine Dong, the biological mother, didn’t say anything!
Is Er Gege’s birthday party as important as the Empress Dowager’s birthday?
But if you say no, the Queen will not take such an idea. The emperor's third birthday, full moon, hundredth day, and first birthday are all extremely important. After these days, there is no need to be extravagant and wasteful on every birthday in the future, and there is no need for the queen to worry about it.
No matter what, it’s only appropriate to have a small one! But what to do? The queen still consulted Kangxi for advice on what to do.
In fact, Er Gege's birthday is neither good nor bad. Even if it is after the emperor's birthday, the queen will not be in such a dilemma. She will just do whatever she has to do then.
It is not easy to postpone it now. It has been postponed for several days. Because it coincides with the birthday of the Queen Mother, it makes sense to avoid it for a few days.
But it is already April. If it is postponed until after the emperor's birthday, at least it will make people in the world think that Ergege is not valued; at worst, it means that the royal family does not value the princess.
Although it is indeed true, it is easy to say but not easy to hear! The queen pays attention to her own reputation, as well as the emperor's reputation, and maintains the dignity and dignity of the royal family.
Most of the princesses and clan girls will marry Mongolians in the future.
If you send an under-appreciated princess for marriage or change the place, the queen will be unhappy. Not to mention the Mongolian princes and nobles!
The queen could not ignore the far-reaching consequences, and Kangxi really felt that it was reasonable, so Er Gege had to organize a birthday party. It was just a child, so there was no need to have a big event. It was just an extra layer at the first-year banquet. After all, she is not Princess Gu Lun, but just Princess Heshuo.
The queen asked the emperor for instructions, and soon issued the regulations and posts. The Mongolian princess and the county princess who had not yet left the capital received them. The second princess's birthday party in the palace was postponed a few times because it was the birthday of the empress dowager. On the same day, they were invited to watch the ceremony.
Since the queen sent the message, the first-year banquet was scheduled for a later date. Due to time constraints, the queen also asked Concubine Niu Hulu to help prepare the banquet.
The time may be urgent, but the inevitable process and result will be satisfactory. This is the time when people in the world look at the queen, look at Concubine Niu Hulu, and look at the supreme authority of the monarch in the previous dynasty and harem. There is no room for any mistakes.
Even if there is any flaw, it is due to the lack of ability of the Queen and Concubine Niu Hulu. Be it the Queen or Concubine Niu Hulu, who dares and who is willing to bear such a reputation? The Queen wants to stabilize her position, while Concubine Niu Hulu wants to seek and wait for opportunities in the future.
They all want to love the Empress Dowager, Kangxi and even the people of the world, and see how they can stand out. What are the strengths of the empress and the unique concubine in this harem, and why they enjoy high positions. It is not just the shadow of their ancestors.
Needless to say, there were difficulties and obstacles from all parties involved. All in all, this anniversary banquet came to a perfect conclusion, and all the confrontations were hidden in the bloodshed or the lack of blood.
Concubine Dong breathed a sigh of relief. The birthday of Er Gege was so good. It was just three days before the birthday of the Empress Dowager, very close to the Empress Dowager's birthday. It's not a big deal to be born, but it's hard to avoid some grievances when you're one month old or one year old. You have to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday first. This is also the filial piety of Er Gege, the great-grandson's daughter, towards the Queen Mother. Otherwise, if they really get into a dispute, their reputation will be ruined.
Concubine Dong has been worried about Er Gege's first birthday party for a long time. This is the most important day before Er Gege grows up again. She doesn't want Er Gege to be wronged.
If she doesn't do it or does a small one, for her, both princesses will be wronged.
Concubine Dong had been worried about the emperor and the empress, so she simply stopped hosting it, or just held a small one-year-old banquet according to the rules.
There is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet to compare with, and the Emperor's Wanshou Festival to compare with. Although they are just following the rules, people's hearts are hard to estimate. Everyone must weigh it in private. When the time comes, they will inevitably underestimate Er Gege.
As for underestimating other princesses! Concubine Dong closed her eyes. No one else was directly hurt as badly as Er Gege.
Therefore, from the day Kangxi's command came out, Concubine Dong finally let go of the big stone in her heart.
Until Er Gege's birthday came to a successful conclusion, Concubine Dong always maintained a good mood.
The people in the harem also returned to their respective palaces. After Er Gege's first birthday banquet, the Queen and Concubine Niu Hulu did not rest immediately. The hurdle of Er Gege's first birthday banquet had passed, and the Queen Mother's birthday had also passed. Is the Emperor's Longevity Festival still around the corner?
If he cannot overcome this obstacle, the emperor will be laughed at by the princes, nobles and ministers. When the time comes, the Queen is incompetent and Concubine Niu Hulu is incompetent. Such labels will be attached to her head, which will not only affect her own reputation, but also the reputation of her family.
If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight! The Queen sits on the phoenix throne, and Concubine Niu Hulu sits on the concubine throne. If she cannot take care of the Sixth Palace, cannot assist the Queen in taking care of the Sixth Palace, and is not worthy of the throne, she will abdicate and make way for someone more worthy. Most people want to rise to the challenge.
Where is the dignity of Concubine Niu Hulu? Because in the early days, the concubine was one of the emperor's de facto blessings, and the Manchus had always had a system of polygamy and multiple concubines.
In other words, before entering the customs, the Empress Dowager was the concubine of Zhuang and one of the wives of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji.
It’s just that the royal family only needs one queen. The Han system also recognized only the queen as the legitimate wife.
But even so, as a concubine, she has the responsibility to assist the queen.
In other words, Concubine Niu Hulu's intervention in palace affairs was justified. It’s just that Concubine Niu Hulu understood the importance of the word ‘emperor’s heart’, so she was well-informed and always stayed away to welcome the new life of the Niu Hulu clan.
But for such a big event, the queen would put aside her grudges and form an alliance with Concubine Niu Hulu. Concubine Niu Hulu's desire to covet the throne certainly made the queen feel thorny in her back.
But the wolfish ambitions of Mongolia and Mongolian Horqin made the Queen and Concubine Niu Hulu feel like they were in trouble! Concubine Niu Hulu's eyes were on the emperor's heart, the future, and a century of vitality, so Concubine Niu Hulu would never choose to form an alliance with Mongolian Horqin.
In the face of a common enemy, it is not difficult to form an alliance. Therefore, this covenant is as solid as gold.