Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1251 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 175

When the emperor went on a southern tour, Prince Zhuang and Prince Yu were retained in the capital, and former ministers such as Zhang Tingyu, Ortai, and Neqin accompanied him. In addition to the empress, Concubine Shu, and Noble Lady Chen, the emperor also brought Noble Lady Ying and Noble Lady Ke with him when he left. In addition, there were more than twenty young Mongolian princes serving as guards. It was quite a large team.

When the tribes of Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke heard that they would have the opportunity to accompany Emperor Qianlong on his southern tour, they hurriedly sent a letter to the palace, asking them to serve Qianlong carefully and to get pregnant as soon as possible. No matter whether it was a prince or a princess, it would always be beneficial to their tribe.

Although the Mongolians seemed a bit uncivilized compared to people in other parts of the Qing Dynasty because of their lifestyle and social structure, they were not unintelligent. The hardworking and dexterous Mongolian women could also knit sweaters. They even knew how to make felt. Once the wool was cleaned up by the Qing Dynasty, they could also make high-quality felt.

Felt blankets and the like were not widely used in the Qing Dynasty, but they were very popular when sold to Qinghai, Tibet and Junggar. They were also popular products that sold at high prices, so naturally they made a lot of money, and so the size of the sheep flock expanded again.

The only bad thing is that the Qing Dynasty controls all sales channels for wool products, so Mongolia is no longer satisfied with being just a wool raw material production base, and also wants to master the methods of cleaning and weaving wool.

Of course, most of them had never thought of completely breaking away from the Qing Dynasty and going it alone. After all, the vast territory and population of the Qing Dynasty meant a huge market, and the countless vassal states of the Qing Dynasty were another problem that they envied but knew was not easy to deal with.

When the emperor arrived in Shandong, he had to stop in Jinan, and Qianlong also wanted to climb Mount Tai.

Jiang Xinxin declined the idea of ​​climbing mountains. She was old now and couldn't stand the exertion. Even if someone wanted to carry her up the mountain, she didn't want to make a big fuss.

But Jinan's springs are indeed world-famous.

Ning Taifei's father, Shen Zishan, the assistant commander of Jeju, died in office, and Ning Taifei sent people back to the Shen family to express condolences. Madam Shen was still alive, and Jiang Xinxin also summoned Madam Shen and several sisters-in-law of Ning Taifei. However, seeing that Madam Shen looked older than she, Jiang Xinxin had nothing to say, and could only increase the usual reward by two points.

The Shen family is now on the rise. Although Shen Zishan's official position has not changed at all since Concubine Ning was sent to the cold palace, the younger generation of the Shen family has blossomed in many fields, and has promising prospects in both literature and martial arts. The marriage of the women in the family has also become smoother since Concubine Ning was sent to the cold palace.

Especially now that the Shen family has a prince with their blood, even if the prince born to Concubine Ning can only be granted the title of Beile in the future, he is still a member of the royal family, and their Shen family can be considered to have successfully married into the royal family.

Jiang Xinxin also felt that there was no problem. In Shandong, only the Shen family had the honor of being received by her. After all, the Shen family had a concubine and a prince in the previous emperor's harem.

The other ladies were received by the Queen.

Of course, officials from all walks of life came to Qianlong's side to offer gifts and people, but because of the previous emperor's order, they did not dare to offer women who had satisfied their desires.

But Qianlong only accepted gifts from not only everyone, but also did not bother to meet any of them.

Of course the Queen was secretly satisfied with Qianlong's behavior.

It was not that she was jealous of Qianlong's favoritism, but she inadvertently learned that officials along the way would secretly prepare skinny horses to present to Qianlong. If one of those women was chosen by Qianlong and something went wrong, she, the queen, would lose face.

But beauty, not only men like beauty, as a woman, she also appreciates good-looking people.

The Empress was able to remain calm. Concubine Shu and Concubine Chen, who were both infatuated with Emperor Qianlong, would only shed tears in secret and comfort each other. Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke were both extroverted by nature, and after hearing that the officials below had presented a woman from such a shameful place, they could not help but find the Empress to give her advice.

Concubine Ying was more innocent and lively than Concubine Ke, so she had always been quick-witted. When she came before the Queen, she did not need Concubine Ke to act as a pawn, but directly expressed her concerns to the Queen: "Queen, I heard that the officials in Shandong have already selected a beautiful and gentle woman to serve the Emperor?"

"I am only a noble lady. Even if I am jealous, I am afraid it is not my turn. But there are many people serving the emperor. Those strangers probably don't know the rules of the emperor. If someone rashly approaches the emperor, I am afraid it will be easy to get into trouble."

Noble Lady Ke also echoed, "Yes, yes, those officials and their ambitious women didn't know how to avoid them, and they caused a lot of trouble in the city. In this way, isn't it harmful to the reputation of the emperor?"

Seeing how anxious Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke were, the Empress felt that they at least knew how to raise the flag, and she no longer had the heart to watch the fun, so she just told them all about what Emperor Qianlong had done before: "You underestimate the Emperor too much. The concubines in the harem are all thin and plump, and their looks are naturally outstanding."

"Besides, the emperor cherishes himself. Since you have all heard that some women have dishonorable backgrounds, how could the emperor not know?"

Noble Lady Ying and Noble Lady Ke felt ashamed and fled away, and stayed quiet for several days.

But the queen did not expect that because she did not warn everyone in time, some words were passed on to the ears of the eldest princess Jingse by someone with ulterior motives.

In the eyes of the eldest princess, Qianlong has always been a perfect person, but the fact that he accepted the skinny horse is like an ink stain splashed on a piece of snow-white rice paper, maybe not big, but it is very noticeable and too conspicuous.

Jingse felt like the sky was falling, and she hugged the queen and cried bitterly. The queen was so scared that she thought something had happened to her, and quickly called Lianxin to interrogate the people serving Jingse.

Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Jingse quickly stopped the queen from getting angry: "Queen Mother, don't worry, Aunt Lianxin, don't go and hit them!"

The Queen was really shocked by her daughter's sudden action. Although it was true that she valued her son Yonglian, her daughter Jingse was also her flesh and blood. From the moment this child was born, she could not help but plan for her future. The people who served her were carefully selected, for fear that she would be wronged in places where she could not see.

The queen couldn't help but feel scared. She just wanted to know what happened to Jingse. Seeing Jingse hesitated and refused to speak, she asked Lianxin to clear the scene. Then she held Jingse against her chest lovingly and asked in a low voice, "There is no outsider here at the moment. Jingse, if you have anything to say, just tell the Queen Mother."

Jingse just found it difficult to speak, especially when she felt her mother's care, which made her feel that Qianlong, as a father, had failed her mother's love and her admiration.