dognovel Chapter 194 Yin'er's First Wife Dong E 1
Chapter 194 Yin'er's First Wife Dong E 1
"I hated him until we became prisoners."
"I hate him for being greedy and lustful, I hate him for being so stupid, I hate him for destroying all my pride!"
"But when the new emperor ascends the throne, nightmares begin!"
"Our whole family suffered misfortune, and that's fine, but our married daughter also passed away quietly~"
"When he was proud and reckless for half his life and died miserably, I kept thinking, who should I blame?"
"I blame him for being too stupid? He was completely used by the Eighth and Fourteenth Brothers? I blame the new emperor for being too cruel? He killed them all without leaving any room for them?"
"We are imprisoned in high walls, even worse than pigs in a pen!"
"How interesting! I thought it was sad enough for me to be a soulless mistress, but I never thought that he would commit suicide and I would follow him all the way!"
"He is such a jinx!"
The old woman in the shadows suddenly laughed out loud, she touched her wrinkled face slowly, tears rolling down her eyes.
"See you again, old friend. I am already very old. We are sisters, but we look like two generations apart."
"I would like you not to marry him, but the emperor's order is hard to disobey! He covets my beauty, but treats me like a worn-out shoe!"
"It doesn't matter! I want my daughter to live happily forever, safe and sound! As for that idiot, do whatever you want with him!"
The old woman looked quietly at the old purse in her hand, as if she was lost in beautiful memories.
Xue Li nodded in agreement.
The woman was Dong E, Yinzhen’s first wife.
Dong E Lingyao was a member of the Manchu Zhenghong Banner. His father was the Seventy-year-old Dutong (Qi Shi), a first-rank military official in Beijing.
Speaking of which, the original owner and Yinzhi's wife were from the same family.
Their family is the most prestigious branch of the Dong'e clan. Before joining the banner, they were the heads of the Dong'e tribe. Their ancestor who joined the banner was He Heli, who was famous as one of the five founding ministers. He was one of the "Eight Great Manchu Families" in the Eight Banners.
He Heli's second wife was the first daughter of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Princess Gulun Duanzhuang, also known as Dongguo Gege.
His fourth son, Heshuo Tu (born to his first wife), inherited He Heli's title and married the first daughter of Prince Lilie Daishan.
This Heshuo Tu was the great-grandfather of Yinzhi’s wife.
Yinzhi's wife was a descendant of Heshuo Tu, the fourth son of He Heli, and the original wife was a descendant of Du Lei, the fifth son of He Heli.
Although the two brothers had the same father, Heshuo Tu was born to He Heli's first wife, while Du Lei was born to the princess that He Heli married next.
Du Lei's grandson was called Qishi. Qishi's father Hushubu was an adopted son, that is, a son adopted by Du Lei. Hushubu's father was the same person as the great-grandfather of Yinzhi's wife Dong'e: Heshuo Tu.
Being born into a noble family, of course one must be proud enough!
Both of them were quite strong, so historically, the relationship between Yinzhen and his wife was not good.
Although the original owner did not mention how to treat Yinzhen, how could she not care when she loved him so much?
Moreover, in order to make his daughter live a happy and peaceful life, at least the ninth brother cannot participate in the fight for the throne.
Alternatively, Lao Jiu could just ascend to paradise early.
Be bolder, it would be nice if the ninth brother could directly succeed in seizing the throne.
However, he didn't have the brains to do that. So he could only raise a small account?
Xue Li suddenly wanted to laugh.
Speaking of which, people thought that Yinzhen in history always followed the eighth prince.
Later, when the eighth prince was trampled into the mud by Kangxi, he turned around and supported the fourteenth prince.
How should I put it, my vision is really poor.
In fact, he had that idea at first. After all, as a descendant of the royal family, who doesn’t have it?
Yinzhen once "created momentum" for himself by saying that his mother, Concubine Yi, was also sick when she was pregnant.
One day, Concubine Yi dreamed of a Bodhisattva who fed her a red cake. When she woke up, her illness was cured.
Also, when he was a child, he had an abscess behind his ear, which caused him to have a high fever and he almost died.
Unexpectedly, when he was unconscious, he suddenly saw golden lights appearing on the ceiling, and there were "Daluo Jinxians" all around him. After waking up, the abscess behind his ear disappeared and his body was healed.
He used stories like this to hint to everyone that he was "destined to succeed", but apart from the eunuchs and palace maids around him, almost no one believed him.
Moreover, because of his ugly means of making money, everyone from Kangxi to the ministers looked down on him.
Lao Jiu was very greedy, and initially most of his money came from extortion and smuggling.
To put it bluntly, Laojiu has IQ but no EQ. He has loyalty but no brains.
In other words, he has some clever tricks but doesn't use them in the right way.
He was so loyal that when Kangxi angrily rebuked the crown prince and demoted Yinsi, the other princes tried to protect themselves, but he was the only one who stood up for his brother out of loyalty.
Even though Kangxi didn't like him, he had to sigh at his sincerity!
At the same time, when the princes enter the court, who would not think of ways to make money?
It is to strengthen one's own strength and conquer forces for one's own use, and also to earn money.
Although he was a prince, many of the wealthy businessmen and ministers tried to curry favor with him in order to move up the social ladder.
They don't need to do anything, just their identity is enough to attract people.
But what about Lao Jiu? He could have made money for himself, but he chose to blackmail the ministers.
Wouldn't Kangxi dislike his eating manners even more if they were too ugly?
For example, he extorted 600 taels of silver from the minister Chen Rubi. Chen Rubi was a famous honest official and honest man in the Qing Dynasty. Lao Jiu's extortion from him was simply bullying an honest man.
He extorted 120 taels of silver from Li Tingchen. It would be shameful for a prince to extort a prefect for 120 taels of silver.
In addition, Lao Jiu even did not let go of Kangxi's money.
At that time, ginseng was produced in abundance in the prosperous areas of Northeast China and Manchuria.
The Imperial Household Department would sell some ginseng, and the money earned would go into the emperor’s personal treasury.
However, Lao Jiu tried to take advantage of the situation again.
He first sent people to the Dragon's Rise to dig ginseng, then transported the dug ginseng to Jiangnan and sold it at a high price, then used the money to buy silk. Finally, he transported the silk to the north and sold it to make a huge profit.
Is it smart? Very smart!
He got the good news but didn't keep all for his mynah bird, and he had long forgotten about his biggest financial sponsor.
This made Kangxi even less favored.
There were many such incidents, and Kangxi angrily scolded him for "competing with the people for profit."
He was also sad, and went to find his big brother with a wronged look on his face, but Old Ten was wholeheartedly on him.
Lao Ba dispelled the grievance and unwillingness in his heart with just a few words, and he went back to making money happily.
Well, in his eyes.
The fourth brother, who scolded him with a cold face, was unkind and would not comfort him or get close to him.
The emperor father, who looked down on him, scolded him because the emperor father had disliked him since he was a child, and he was used to it.
The ministers impeached him only because he gave too little. Myna had to mediate on his behalf every time.
The gentle starling is different. If he makes a mistake, the starling will make up for him. If he is ostracized by the group, the starling will fight against everyone for him.
Yinzhen: Oh, my dear brother is the best to me.
Original owner: A greedy and lustful fool!