mtlumby2d Chapter 263 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 17
Chapter 263 Fang Nanxi's Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty 17
Time flies like an arrow, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye. The 49th year of Kangxi's reign has quietly arrived.
This year was probably the year when Lady Nian was supposed to enter the household. Fang Nanxi pondered to herself, now that she had become a concubine, and the position of concubine in the Fourth Prince's mansion was already full, she wondered if Lady Nian would still be able to enter the mansion smoothly.
Fang Nanxi usually stayed in Shaoguang Courtyard, carefully educating the twins. The Fourth Prince showed a talent for studying at a young age, and after the Fourth Prince learned of this, he arranged for him to study in the front courtyard in the mornings. For the Fourth Prince, this was equivalent to being "supervised" in the front courtyard. In this way, Fang Nanxi could also have some free time.
The Fourth Prince is four years old this year (actual age) and five years old (traditional age), and is in good health and growing up strong.
After successfully completing his mission to promote sweaters and cotton, the Fourth Prince requested the Emperor to bestow names upon the princes in his household. Soon, the Third Prince was named Hongshi, the Fourth Prince Hongxu, the Fifth Prince Hongxi, and the Sixth Prince Hongchen.
On this day, the courtyard of Shaoguang Academy was bathed in sunlight. Fang Nanxi held a cloth tiger and teased Hongxi and Hongchen.
The two children are still young and look very similar, but the younger brother, Hongchen, is more mischievous than his older brother and is a complete "crybaby".
Sure enough, Hongchen started crying again, his lips trembling. Fang Nanxi quickly picked him up and gently coaxed him, "Good baby, don't cry, don't cry." Although Hongchen was already a year and a half old, he still cried easily.
In June, the triennial talent show kicked off once again.
In Yunxue Courtyard, Geng Gege held a teacup, her brows furrowed, her expression melancholy. She had been in the household for three years, but her belly remained empty.
Thinking that the manor would be welcoming new concubines again this year, she was filled with worry and couldn't help but confide in Niohuru: "Sister, why aren't you worried at all? The manor will soon be welcoming new concubines again. As the saying goes, once the new concubines arrive, the Fourth Prince will probably forget about us very quickly."
Princess Niohuru, however, saw things clearly and calmly replied, "Sister, what's the use of being anxious? When the Empress bestows someone upon someone, how can we stop her?"
Over the years, the empresses in the palace have bestowed many people into their residences, most of whom were bondservants. However, they did not receive much favor after entering the residences.
“The Fourth Prince is now a prince, and his wife often says that there are too few children in the manor, and they need to have more offspring.” Geng Gege became more and more discouraged as she spoke.
After grumbling for a moment, Princess Niohuru quickly regained her dignified demeanor and skillfully changed the subject. After all, such matters were not something the two princesses could discuss casually.
Meanwhile, both Yigege and Zhanggege were also heavy-hearted. They had been in the household for many years, longing to conceive, but their wish had never been fulfilled.
In previous dynasties, emperors were never idle. Every summer, they would travel to the border regions and stay in temporary palaces to escape the heat.
The Fourth Prince will also be accompanying them this time. He originally wanted to take Fang Nanxi with him, but the twins were too young, so Fang Nanxi had to give up. It's been almost six years since she entered the manor, and she has never left it.
Seeing this, the Fujin arranged for Geng Gege and Zhang Gege to accompany them. It wasn't that the Fujin didn't want to arrange for Niohuru Gege, but rather that Niohuru Gege had already gone with the Fourth Prince once last year. During those two whole months together, Niohuru Gege hadn't been able to conceive; she simply wasn't fortunate enough to have that.
“Madam, you have promoted Princess Niohuru quite a bit, but she just doesn’t have the good fortune,” Lanxin couldn’t help but say.
Upon hearing this, the Fujin gave Lanxin a cold look. Noticing the Fujin's unfriendly expression, Lanxin immediately shut her mouth and knelt down with a thud.
“You’ve been with me for many years, how can you be so tactless? Go kneel in the Buddhist hall for an hour and reflect on your actions.” The princess’s tone was calm, but brooked no argument.
"Yes, Madam," Lanxin replied quickly.
Seeing this, Granny Gui quickly pleaded for Lanxin: "Madam, Lanxin is just a straightforward girl, but she is still loyal."
“Granny, how could I not know her loyalty? It’s just that things are not peaceful inside or outside the mansion right now. Letting her go to the Buddhist hall to calm her mind may not be a bad thing,” the Fujin said slowly.