The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 2: Trial Marriage
After entering the room, Nanny Zhang personally helped Yinyou undress and then helped him put on a comfortable silk jacket.

When Yinyu sat down to drink tea, Nanny Zhang whispered, "Master, just now, the concubine sent Nanny Gao to tell me that it's time to arrange two trial marriages for you to serve you. The concubine said that if you have any palace maids you like, just tell Nanny Gao."

Yinyou couldn't help but be stunned. After a while, he realized that it was time for his body to eat meat!

According to the palace rules, when the prince reaches the age of fourteen, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will select two palace maids with clean backgrounds and good health, in the name of trial marriage, to be responsible for sleeping with him.

To put it bluntly, the so-called trial marriage princess is a sex toy that teaches the prince to be proficient in sex.

If Yinyou doesn’t even know how to bully a woman when he gets married in the future, how can he expand the royal family?

Kangxi's sons had fine clothes and delicious food every day, with a constant supply of meat, eggs and milk, and they also trained in riding, archery and horse riding all year round.

Except for the unlucky Eleventh Prince, who lost his life accidentally due to a cold, all the princes who lived past the age of eleven were as strong as calves.

"Madam, thank you for your help." Yinyu didn't care about these trivial matters and simply left it to Madam Zhang.

According to the old tradition in the palace, as long as Yinyou was alive, he had the obligation to provide for his wet nurse, Nanny Zhang, until her death.

Therefore, Nanny Zhang was the closest servant to Yinyu, no doubt about it.

"Master, I think that Qiu Tong, the daughter of Concubine Wang's womb, is not only dignified in appearance and character, but also knows her background well. She is quite suitable." Nanny Zhang took the opportunity to introduce the candidate that Concubine Wang had her eyes on.

Yinyou understood as soon as he heard it, that his mother wanted to place her trusted palace maid by his pillow.

In the palace, Concubine Wang, apart from having no official rank, was also favored by the emperor, but this was not enough to fully describe Kangxi's love for her.

"Okay." Yinyou knew that even if he wanted to resist, his arms couldn't twist his thighs.

As long as Concubine Wang whispered in Kangxi's ear, Yinyou had to obey her.

Instead of making your mother unhappy, it is better to fulfill her wish. In the future, when you ask your mother for help, it will be much smoother.

After Nanny Zhang completed Concubine Wang's instructions, she finally settled down with peace of mind.

As the saying goes, when the gods fight, the devils suffer.

As a servant, what Nanny Zhang was most worried about was that Yinyou was unhappy and was secretly fighting with Concubine Wang.

At that time, the only ones who would be unlucky would be the servants around Yinyou.

Yinyou was raised by Nanny Zhang, and he didn't like Concubine Wang being too controlling, and Nanny Zhang knew it a long time ago.

"Master, please forgive me for being so nosy. You also need to ask for the instructions of the Empress Dowager." Aunt Zhang is indeed a veteran in the palace and she considers things very carefully.

Defei is Yinyu's adoptive mother. If she also wants to place someone around Yinyu, Yinyu can only bite the bullet and do it.

There are only two spots for trial marriage for princesses, one for the biological mother and one for the adoptive mother.

However, Defei, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, only had eyes for her precious Fourteenth Prince, and had no intention of meddling in Yinyou's affairs.

She made it clear that the Ministry of Internal Affairs would select the person according to the rules.

After the news spread, Nanny Zhang's door was almost broken down by people.

In this world, who would be willing to get up early if there is no benefit?
Before this, the princesses that the princes were trying out for marriage, no matter how unfavored they were, would be sent out of the palace as concubines to enjoy a peaceful life.

Palace rules state that maids can only be released from the palace to marry freely after they reach the age of 28. In fact, older maids are like the modern Monkey King in the civilian marriage market, and are completely despised.

Because, for women who are too old, the chance of having a difficult birth is alarmingly high. It is not uncommon for two lives to be lost in one death.

Nowadays, people believe that there are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants.

Not all ordinary people under the command have strong farming skills.

Under the general background that bannermen and civilians were not allowed to intermarry, bannermen families had to borrow money just for the betrothal gifts to marry a daughter-in-law. If both mother and child died during childbirth, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

To be honest, there is a huge chain of interests behind the palace maids' desire to become princesses for the prince's trial marriage.

As the saying goes, a mother is honored by her son.

What if, by some chance, the princess in trial marriage gives birth to the emperor's grandson? Will there be any need to worry about the good life she will have in the second half of her life?

That day, after Yinyu finished school, as soon as he entered the house, he saw Nanny Zhang approaching him and whispering mysteriously, "Master, the higher-ups have already decided. In addition to Qiu Tong, Ying Yue, the top maid in the palace of the Lord Liang, has also been selected."

Liang Zhuer is Liang Fei Juechan, whose Chinese surname is Wei or Wei, and she is the biological mother of the eighth child.

Yinyou touched his chin and felt a little strange. Not only was he young, but he had also lost the chance of becoming the emperor early on. Why did the Eighth Elder place spies around him?
"Master, you probably don't know yet, Yingyue has a pretty face, but her legs are too long. They stick on the ground like two long sugarcanes." Nanny Zhang complained indignantly. She felt that Yingyue, with her long legs, was an ugly creature and was not worthy of Yinyu at all.

Yinyou curled his lips and smiled, "My dear Aunt Zhang, I just like pretty girls with long legs!"

At dusk, Yinyou took the young eunuch Wulin to pay his respects to his biological mother, Concubine Wang.

Even though Concubine Wang had given birth to three sons for Kangxi, she had only been allowed to enjoy the treatment of a concubine so far.

This is mainly because after middle age, Kangxi was very generous in rewarding his favorite women in the inner palace with money and gifts, but he was particularly stingy in giving them positions.

Therefore, if Yinyou wanted to fulfill his filial duty, he could only pay his respects to his adoptive mother, Concubine De.

However, Defei only had eyes for the Fourteenth Prince, and she specifically instructed Yinyou to go and pay his respects on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

However, thanks to the special favor of the Eighteenth Prince, Emperor Kangxi granted special permission for the three brothers to pay their respects to Concubine Wang on the fifth and tenth days of every month.

Because of her low status, Concubine Wang lived in the east room of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

However, the distance from the East Enclosure to the Yuehua Gate on the west side of the Qianqing Palace is less than 100 meters.

It is no exaggeration to say that among the six palaces in the inner courtyard, only the residence of Wang Shufei is closest to Kangxi's bedroom.

After entering the room, Yinwei looked up and saw that his younger brother, the Sixteenth Prince, had arrived and was sitting next to Concubine Wang.

"My son Yinyou, please wish your mother well!" Yinyou stepped forward quickly and knelt in front of Concubine Wang.

In the palace, princes would privately address their biological mothers of lower rank using the colloquial term "Nene".

However, Concubine Wang was a native of Hangzhou, and she particularly liked her sons calling her "Mom".

Blood is thicker than water between mother and son. As long as it is not in public, Yinyou will definitely find ways to please his mother.

(End of this chapter)