Chapter 3387 Chapter 3389 [Western Tour]
In the 38th year of Qianlong's reign, the pure concubine Su Lujun and the noble concubine Wan Yin both became unwell.
Although Xiang Nan ordered the Tai Hospital to do its best to treat them, the two people eventually died of ineffective medicine, which made him very sad.
Although Su Luyun, the pure concubine, is a bit stupid, she has no evil intentions. She is a very simple person like her title.
In the play, she gave birth to two sons and one daughter, Yongzhang, Yongrong, and Jingyan, and raised her eldest brother Yonghuang. She can be considered a blessed person.
It's a pity that she was plotted by Jin Yuyan and Hailan, and was rejected by the emperor because she coveted the position of queen. In the end, Yongzhang offended the emperor and interceded for his son, but died of shame and anger.
In this life, she did not give birth to a son or a half, so she did not have to worry about her children. And with her simple character, no one in the palace dealt with her, so she lived quite happily in this life.
Before her death, Xiang Nan specially made her a pure imperial concubine, hoping to help her celebrate, but in the end he did not keep her. After she left, Ruyi, Hailan, Yihuan and others all shed tears for her.
In the play, Wanyin has never been favored.
Because she has an honest character, is taciturn, and is a boring gourd. Although he liked Qianlong, he didn't dare to compete for his favor. He just spent every day painting Qianlong's portrait in the palace to relieve his boredom.
But Xiang Nan knew her benefits and did not let her stay alone in the empty house all the time. He often favored her, so she was able to give birth to an elder brother Yongheng and a Gege Jingyi, which can be regarded as a son and a daughter.
In the thirtieth year of Qianlong's reign, Wanyin was promoted from Concubine Wan to Concubine Wan. Now after her death, Xiang Nan promoted her to the title of Imperial Concubine Shuwan, which was regarded as a posthumous honor.
After the deaths of Lujun and Wanyin, only Ruyi and Hailan were left among the concubines who had followed him since his residence. The others, Ruyihuan, Meiruo, Hanxiangjian, etc., all followed him after he ascended the throne. Their feelings Naturally it is different.
So after the two people died, Xiang Nan was sad for a long time and did not turn over the cards in nearly two months. When I went to the harem, I just sat with Ruyi, Hailan, Yihuan and other old people.
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Seeing this, Ruyi couldn't help but worry about Xiang Nan's health, fearing that his worrying too much would affect his health.
"Your Majesty, why don't I, my concubine, accompany the Emperor for a walk?" She asked Xiang Nandao. The last time he visited the south was in the 34th year of Qianlong's reign.
After Xiang Nan thought about it, he felt it made sense.
However, he will not go to Jiangnan. He would like to visit Europe and see how it is governed there.
Just after the opening of the southern line of the Eurasian Railway, he had not been there yet, so he happened to go there for a walk.
Subsequently, Xiang Nan planned a tour to the west. In addition to the concubines in the harem and the elder brothers, there were also princes and ministers, while Yongqi was left in the capital to supervise the country.
Xiang Nan has nine sons in this life. The eldest son Yong Huang is mediocre, the second son Yong Cong is reckless, the fourth son Yong Cong is cowardly, the fifth son Yong Heng is weak, the sixth son Yong Lian is impatient, and the seventh son Yong Lian is impatient. The heart of Yongxuan is narrow, the mother of Yongtang, and the loss of Yonglin are weak.
Comparing left and right, the third son Yongqi is not only smart but also capable. He has served in the Ministry of Finance for several years and has always been conscientious and diligent.
Although he is guarding the treasury and is logically the easiest to be tempted, he has never been greedy for a single tael of silver in so many years. Being so honest and capable naturally makes Xiang Nan most satisfied.
In fact, in the play, Qianlong originally wanted to pass the throne to Yongqi. It is a pity that Yongqi was injured by his concubine Hu Yunjiao and suffered from bone gangrene. He was only in his twenties when he died.
However, in this life, Xiang Nan never supported Wei Yanwan at all, and she naturally had no ability to cause trouble in the harem.
At the end of the day, even if Yongqi is sick, with Xiang Nan's medical skills, he can nurse him back to health, and he will never torture himself to death.
So Yongqi is in good health now. But he is also forty years old this year. If in the Ming Dynasty, the average age of emperors was only forty-two, he would have already succeeded to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. However, Qianlong was the most lively emperor in ancient and modern times. He lived to be eighty-nine years old and reigned for sixty years. Therefore, if Yongqi wants to succeed to the throne, he may have to wait.
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In May of the 1938th year, the train departed from the capital, first to Xinzheng, and then to Chang'an.
Internal combustion engine trains are faster. They depart in the morning and arrive in Xinzheng at noon.
After arriving in Xinzheng, Xiang Nan and others stayed at the inn for dinner during their last southern tour. I saw that the business at the inn was more than twice as big as before.
It turns out that since Xiang Nan stayed at his inn during his last southern tour, his inn has become quite popular. Pedestrians and business travelers coming and going are all happy to come to this inn to eat and stay.
After all, this was the place where the emperor and his concubines ate and lived. How could it be any different? They live and eat here, and they also have the emperor's dragon spirit.
As a result, the business of this inn was getting better and better, so I bought the next door to expand the business.
Xiang Nan was very happy to see that his business was good, "Yes, it's much more impressive than the last time I came here."
“Thanks to the Emperor and the ladies who condescended to live here during their last tour to the south, the little old man has been able to live a good life now because of the blessings of the Emperor and the ladies.” The shopkeeper knelt down and reported.
"When I am old, how long can I continue to support you?" Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "If you want a good business, you must remember four big words, 'genuine goods at a reasonable price'. If you do business according to these four words, you can guarantee that Your business is always booming.”
“Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty. I will definitely obey your instructions.” The shopkeeper hurriedly knelt down and said.
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After dinner in Xinzheng at noon, everyone took the train to Chang'an in the evening.
When arriving in Chang'an, Xiang Nan and others still stayed at the local inn and tasted the local delicacies. For example, mutton steamed buns, biangbiang noodles, gourd chicken, meat steamed buns, etc.
In fact, the local officials wanted to treat Xiang Nan to a meal of abalone, ginseng, wings and tripe, as well as delicacies from the mountains and seas, but Xiang Nan stopped him.
"I'm tired of eating this kind of abalone, ginseng, wings, tripe, and delicacies from the mountains and seas in the palace. Now that I'm out of the palace, I want to eat some local specialties." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "The food now is very good, and it suits me very well. taste."
Since he came to the throne, he has tidied up the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He has kept the Ministry of Internal Affairs in a humble state, so he did not dare to do anything troublesome in front of him.
For example, in terms of food, the previous imperial chefs were not very good at cooking, and they could only cook a few kinds of dishes for the emperor. It was up to the ancestral rules to eat whatever he liked or not.
But Xiang Nan didn't care about that. He had eaten it before and seen it before. He was also a famous chef, so naturally he would not be deceived by the imperial chef.
As long as the food is not to your liking, you will get into trouble with the Ministry of Internal Affairs every day. Officials from top to bottom are afraid of being killed, so naturally they don't dare to fool you.
Hence why Xiang Nan's chef worked **** every meal and did not dare to slack off.
Of course, Xiang Nan didn’t put on a show, and only had four dishes for a meal. Unlike Kangxi and Yongzheng, you have to put on a show even if you don't eat, and let the imperial chef cook dozens of dishes in one meal.
But Xiangnan cuisine requires less, but more essence, and it can’t be fooled. And no matter how much he saves, there is no shortage of bird's nests, shark's fins, sea cucumbers, abalones, etc.
Hence, he is not interested in the delicacies prepared by local officials, but is only happy to taste some folk delicacies.
(End of this chapter)