amaotonovel Chapter 216 Yin'er's First Wife Dong E 23
Chapter 216 Yin'er's First Wife Dong E 23
In the same year, Emperor Kangxi detained Soetu on the charge of "discussing state affairs and forming a clique to act recklessly". He died in prison shortly afterwards.
The prince's party suffered a severe blow.
In the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1704), Emperor Kangxi sent his fourth son Yinzhen to the Huanghuai region to inspect the water conditions, people's sentiments, administration and customs in order to understand the actual local conditions.
Yinzhen found Yinlu and intended to build dams on both sides of the river and even develop water conservancy projects.
All of these cannot avoid taking money.
However, Kangxi shelved Yinzhen's proposal. Yinzhen was somewhat unwilling and tried to pass the message to Yin'er.
But Yinzhen was so busy that he handed the letter to Xueli.
Xueli looked at it and agreed.
However, it requires the selection of professional talents to design it, and if it is to be done, it must be something that will benefit future generations.
Yinzhen was very happy to receive the news, including from the students sent by Xue Li.
At the same time, Yinzhen said something to Kangxi again.
Kangxi was very happy. He didn't have to spend any money, and his sons were working hard! Isn't he very happy?
Thus, the management of the Yellow River was put on the right track.
Kangxi was so happy that he waved his hand and arranged some people to build a garden for Yinzhen!
Yinzhen happily accepted it without any hesitation.
In the same year, Xue Li finally moved into a big house!
Not to mention, every step in the compound has a different view, and it has everything Xue Li wants.
And it complements the mountains and forests next to it!
It looks like the kind of house that even royal relatives wouldn't easily live in.
Xue Li immediately placed the treasure that Yinzhen gave her in a collection room that was like a museum.
For example: octagonal box with hollow floral pattern inlaid with gold gemstones, candlestick with gold gemstones, flower tree scene with gold vase and pearls, pot with gold-carved cloud dragon pattern, white jade bowl with gold-carved high foot, pot with gold-carved enamel, lady pot with gold-carved enamel, bowl with gold lid and gold-carved agate, vase with gold dragon pattern, cup with gold-carved pearls, plate, pot with gold-carved flowers, gold-standing double phoenix wash basin, 80% gold filigree Wannian Ruyi, 85% gold Maitreya Buddha statue, golden crane-style incense burner, 90% gold inlaid stone round box, tea bowl with gold-carved longevity and happiness characters, 90% gold inlaid colored stone pagoda, 80% gold gourd, pot with gold-carved cloud dragon gourd, gourd box with gold-carved gemstones, hollow ring box with red gold inlaid turquoise, scripture box with gold inlaid gemstones, seven treasures with gold inlaid pearls, flat pot with gold inlaid Turquoise double-handled flat square vase, gold Buddha vase, gold-inlaid turquoise pagoda, gold Buddha, gold-inlaid kingfisher altar, gold rosary, gold-baked enamel cups and plates, gold fasting plaques, gold-carved eight treasures, agate-inlaid gold-rimmed sunflower-petal bowl with a lid, gold-carved turquoise-inlaid tourmaline rectangular box, gold-inlaid turquoise box, gold dragon-patterned rouge box, red gold gourd-patterned toothpick ear pick with chain, gold-inlaid pearl gourd-shaped pin, Xuantong silver-plated dragon and phoenix pattern Duomu pot, Jin Ou Yonggu cup, gold-inlaid gemstone crown ear burner, gold-inlaid gemstone plum blossom incense box with stand...
There are also silver-fired blue wine warmer, silver-fired blue filigree round box, silver filigree vase, silver filigree sunflower-shaped box, silver gilt enamel inkstone box, small silver boat, silver filigree blue five-bat holding longevity corner box, silver engraved Sanskrit Benba pot, silver gilt engraved gourd-shaped pot, silver gilt engraved cups and plates, silver hollow engraved cloud dragon double-handled stove-shaped flower pot...
The most special one is a gold-inlaid pearl celestial globe, which is related to our ancestors' cognition and research on maritime astronomy...
The twins each have their own courtyard, which is separated into different exquisite courtyards. There is also their toy room.
Hongxun had been sent to the upper study room by now.
Concubine Yi keeps an eye on her every day, so Xue Li doesn't have to worry about anything at all.
However, Hongxun’s hobbies were exactly like Yinzhen’s. He was extremely sensitive to money.
Whatever I see, I think about how to do business!
Even when he saw the exquisite jewelry made in the manufacturing warehouse, he wanted to trick the servant into working for him.
Even standing there, he had already calculated the costs and profits clearly.
Concubine Yi got used to it over time!
She deeply believed that it was her problem, otherwise, why would Laojiu be so obsessed with money?
Is it the same for Hongxun?
The twins, a boy and a girl, have completely opposite personalities.
Yinshan is very lazy. He doesn't like to argue or talk and just likes to bask in the sun.
Princess Jinshan is particularly fond of beauty. Apart from dressing up Yinzhen, Xueli also dresses up Jinshan on weekdays.
Of course, Sydney will definitely not neglect Yinshan.
Then apply it on him as well.
Every time at this time, Yinshan was the most active, running away as if he was being chased by a dog.
After all, Xue Li's masterpiece constantly reminds him of his dark history.
So much so that the lazy kid became keen on martial arts! His original intention was just to escape the clutches of his father and mother.
Xue Li didn't stop them. She trained a lot of female soldiers and then became a hands-off boss.
Bishui focuses on training his servants, and from time to time he selects a few smart ones to keep Lingshi busy!
At the end of the year, Xue Li was pregnant again. Xue Li realized belatedly that the original owner's eldest daughter was born.
In the 44th year of Kangxi's reign (1705), Kangxi made southern and eastern tours.
In the same year, an imperial decree was issued for the construction of Luding Bridge.
Due to the need for trade between the Han and Tibetan peoples, Emperor Kangxi ordered the construction of a bridge across the Dadu River in Luding County, Sichuan.
Luding Bridge is composed of iron rings forged by countless craftsmen.
On July 25 of the same year, Xueli gave birth to a daughter! Yinzhen couldn't wait to give her the nickname Baozhu, probably forgetting that it was not Kangxi's turn to name the little princess.
Because of this, Xue Li named the little girl Tana, which means precious pearl, which complements the name.
In the same year, the Pope interfered in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty.
Pope XI sent his envoy Dorro to China to interfere with the Chinese Catholic custom of honoring Confucius and worshipping their ancestors, regarding it as heresy. This conflicted with Chinese traditional culture and customs and disrupted the normal ruling order of the Qing government.
Emperor Kangxi could not tolerate this and took measures to restrict the activities of Westerners.
Xue Li repeatedly encouraged Yinzhen to go out for a stroll at sea, and Kangxi agreed several times.
Xue Li handed the children to Concubine Yi and took the boat west.
Then, Yinzhen often wrote letters to Kangxi on the road.
Because of the domestic stability, Kangxi did not have to close the country to the outside world.
However, they also refused to communicate with each other, of course, this was on the surface.
Kangxi had always had private dealings with foreigners.
Yinzhen was somewhat frustrated, so Xueli asked him to compile a book of what he had seen and heard.
And groups that smoked opium were also discovered.
Thinking of this, Xue Li felt a little disgusted!
In fact, around the 1600s, the Dutch introduced North American Indian pipes and tobacco leaves to China through Taiwan, and smokers began to appear in China.
Opium was first introduced to China in 139 BC.
This was the period when Zhang Qian was on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions, and opium was introduced to China from India and other places as a medicinal material.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the famous doctor Hua Tuo used marijuana and opium as anesthetics.
In the Tang Dynasty, Arabian opium was called "Afurong", and there were records of opium imports in the second year of Qianfeng in the Tang Dynasty (667 AD).