Chapter 144 It’s Power
“Of course I also like Gege.” Kangxi was an emperor and a typical emperor. He also loved Gege. Otherwise, Concubine Zhang and Concubine Dong would not have given birth to the second princess. Be lenient.
In the palace, the servants below are all looking to serve others. If the superiors have good ideas, the subordinates must follow them.
If Kangxi did not love Gege, then Da Gege and Er Gege would not be able to protect their biological mothers.
It was precisely because of his love and affection that Concubine Zhang and Concubine Dong, the biological mothers who gave birth to Princess Gege, gained a bit of respect for Da Gege and Er Gege.
But on the contrary, the emperor valued his elder brother more. Because the elder brother is used to inherit the family business, and Gege is almost sent out for marriage, and it is rare to see him again in the future.
Then, Kangxi must pay more attention to the elder brother who inherited the legacy.
Kangxi also confessed. He told her straightforwardly: "Qinrou, my brother is different from Princess Gege. I can make great achievements and will always be by our side in the future. Princesses,..." The emperor paused After a pause, "Marriage between Manchu and Mongolia is a national policy. Geges, even if I love you so much, they will marry far away from Mongolia in the future. They can't live happily together, and they have to think about them all the time."
"We have It doesn't matter for Princess, but Princess needs the support of her parents and brothers so that she can live well in her husband's family. The strength of the Qing Dynasty is the foundation for Princess to live well in her husband's family, but on the other hand, Princess, pampered and raised, also has to live well for her. They made their own contributions to the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty. They are supported by the world, so they should devote their lives to the world. "It's not that Kangxi didn't love his daughter, but the way he loved his daughter was to pamper and raise her well.
At the same time, the princesses must also prepare for marriage.
Kangxi rarely had the patience to teach her!
Qinrou has long understood this truth, but she still feels frightened!
A woman is like a bird. When she was a child, she was raised by her father. When she grows up and is of the right age, her father will choose a capable general for her that her father needs to appease, and then she will flourish. and carried her out.
Carry her to a place where you can’t see mountains, rivers, or acquaintances, and make her obedient and contribute to the royal family. Even if she is dead, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Maybe her father's family has not received the news, and she has already passed away.
After receiving the news, her father's family had to weigh everything, weigh everything, and waste everything before deciding whether to seek justice for her.
Life is never in your own hands. In the past, a thread held Princess Gege, and she was raised by her father's clan and the royal family; then this thread was handed over to her husband's clan, and became a hostage, a commodity, and a pet that could be given away.
But it’s not a person, not herself.
Qinrou didn't refute him. She knew that the royal family's princesses all had the same ending. As long as the Qing Dynasty needed it, as long as the emperor made up his mind, he had to agree even if he didn't want to. It was the same for everyone.
Even if he begs now, if something happens in the future that requires the princess to surrender to show peace, the emperor can still go back on his word.
You are not joking, you can tell the truth. If he really gets up, he can destroy all nine of your clans just because of a single word, and he will never change his ways until death.
It can also be a lie that can't be more false. He can go back on his word anytime, anywhere, but you can't hold him accountable.
Qinrou didn’t know how much she had listened, but in fact she was too clear. Because she was clear, she had never made any preparations for rainy days or asked for an emperor’s promise.
What can change the emperor's promise is never a word from a concubine, but power. Therefore, what people pursue throughout their lives is power.
"My slave understands." Qinrou smiled weakly, that's why she didn't want children. This is a world where men play with power. Here comes my brother, fighting for power, glory and wealth, three wives and four concubines, and intrigues. , in this wonderful world, there are countless treacherous clouds and waves waiting for them. They can decide life and death, the country, and be as comfortable as they want.
Now that Princess is here, life and death are all at your own discretion.
"It's better, brother." There is such a wonderful world and you can live on your own. "Brother, you can earn your mother's life and glory." The emperor told her, so the world preferred elder brother more, and the emperor was no exception.
The emperor's brothers will be his heirs to the throne, but the princesses are not. The emperor's brothers will be carefully taught by the great masters and scholars to learn how to govern the country, the army, and the government.
Princesses will also be taught by masters, but they will be taught royal manners, boudoir duties, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and family management.
They and my brother are in two completely different skies.
In the harem, in recent generations, the only person who can be relied upon by the concubines in a serious manner is the prince. There were many concubines who were promoted to high positions because of their sons' merits.
However, due to the princess's meritorious service, the mother-in-law was promoted to a high position. There were only a few concubines, so if there were only one or two occasionally, everyone would know about them.
It is said that princesses cannot make meritorious deeds, but in the final analysis, whether it is history or the emperor, do they give princesses the opportunity to make meritorious deeds? Do they recognize the princess's achievements?
All preferences are out of reach from the moment the gender is determined. Character, moral character, favor, many of them will be left far behind.
Many times, prejudices are deeply ingrained and cannot be changed.
Qinrou doesn't want to change others, she just wants to not be assimilated.
Otherwise, it would be terrible.
Qin Rou muttered: "Even if he wants to earn glory, he earns it for himself."
She needs to raise children to earn glory for her, but she is too lazy to bother.
Besides, once a person betrays such expectations and has impure motives, does she have the skill?
If she can live, she will die if she can't. She doesn't need her brother to earn her life and glory. A person lives with a life, a person dies with a body.
They are all going to die anyway. It makes no difference whether they are buried as a concubine or as a concubine. They are all going to die the same way.
It doesn't matter even if she is reduced to ashes, she doesn't care. Again, after I die, I won’t care about the flood.
As long as you die happily and don't suffer any punishment, that's fine.
Sometimes, death is a kind of relief.
So let alone earning the glory of his life for his mother, he wanted to earn it for himself. After all, his future lies here.
"There has been no news from me. I am worried that the emperor will be disappointed." Qinrou knows how to coax people. She spoke softly and fearfully, but she always coaxed Kangxi. Kangxi doted on her, and her life was good and bright. The fact that no one dared to embarrass her saved her eighty percent of the trouble.
The remaining 20% of the trouble is hidden in the dark and will generally not cause her greater trouble. And if there is trouble in the dark, it won’t be a big trouble.
The main thing is that she has a regular life schedule. Every day, apart from going to Kunning Palace to pay respects to the Queen, and also going to Qianqing Palace to accompany her, she rarely goes anywhere else.
"It's not the fault of two people, how can one person bear all the blame? Really." Kangxi said.