kvmb Chapter 240 The Value of Women
Chapter 240 The Value of Women
[They are all empty promises to my mother, but my mother is so naive that she still believes them! (ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~ I can only fool my naive mother,] Wen Yao shook her head and sighed, and continued to look for what she wanted, [I must find something unique, and find a few more. The emperor is still here, so I have to trick him... and make him spend money too. Didn’t he say that he loves my mother? Then how can I let my mother give me things? He should also give her more rewards! ]
Kangxi looked at Wen Yao who was searching for something in the private storehouse. This Little Ninth Concubine was really too naughty. She was even naughtier than those two guys, Yinzhen and Yin?. You said you wanted to deal with her, but this Little Ninth Concubine is not afraid!
[You said he was venting his anger for my mother? How did he vent his anger? Punishing Sanguanbao? How is that possible! The emperor would definitely not punish the former courtiers for a concubine. The key is that Sanguanbao deserves a beating in household affairs, but he is indeed capable and impeccable! ]
Wen Yao continued to look for her and complain, "Let's talk about the concubine of the noble lady Guo Luoluo. With Ke Jing in Khalkha, can the emperor deal with her? That's impossible! Even if Ke Jing didn't exist, the emperor wouldn't deal with the concubine of a court official as an emperor. Not everyone is Li Si'er! 】
Kangxi: ...Speaking of being angry, what Mrs. Jiu said makes sense. She really thinks so!
It is very good for a woman to think of this, but Kangxi could not be happy. It would be better if this concubine Xiaojiu did not complain about him in her heart.
Wen Yao didn't know what Kangxi was saying about her in his heart. She was busy looking for things, looking at one porcelain after another. [A colorful flower-branched vase with a bell? Although these porcelains are beautiful, what are they for? Look at this yellow porcelain. I don't know what it's called, but it's definitely not for civilian use. It's for the emperor only. Giving it to my mother is a symbol of love, but what's the use?]
[I can't sell silver at the critical moment, eh~o(＞﹏＜)o, it's better to have a gold brick,] Wen Yao tried to look inside and finally found one that caught her eye, [These jades are good, if I have no money, I can still sell them, even if I can't sell them as a whole, I can break them up and carve them into something to sell.]
Kangxi:......
"Mother, can you give me the Jade Koi Leaping Over the Dragon Gate?" Wen Yao's eyes suddenly lit up. [Is that Imperial Green? It seems that this thing would be extremely expensive in the future. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's worth a fortune! ]
Next to it is a Khotan white jade bowl inlaid with gold and gemstones. The whole bowl is jade white, with simple yellow and red patterns carved on the bottom, adding a bit of charm.
Compared to this bowl, she wants the big one with more portion!
"You can save some for Concubine Yi. I will give you an imperial green Guanyin statue of fertility," Kangxi glanced at the money-hungry Wen Yao and couldn't bear to look at her.
"Father Emperor, are you urging your daughter-in-law to give birth to a prince for Master Jiu? My daughter-in-law is still young, so we have to wait. Or should we change someone else?" Wen Yao walked towards the door. [Guanyin delivering a child? That thing has to be worshipped. Even if it is not worshipped, who dares to break it? Father Emperor will definitely take revenge on me for seeing him and mother being so affectionate. What a stingy Father Emperor! His heart is smaller than a needle!]
Kangxi felt that Mrs. Xiaojiu was becoming more and more daring, but this was what he meant. "What? You don't want to give birth to a prince for Xiaojiu?" Kangxi decided to scare her a little to prevent her from always being disrespectful and not taking him, the emperor, seriously.
Wen Yao raised her head and glanced at Concubine Yi who winked at her. Wen Yao blinked and thought of a plan, "Father Emperor, this is it. If your daughter-in-law tells the truth, please don't be angry. How about this, Father Emperor, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"Do you want to deceive the emperor?" Kangxi was almost really angry. Wasn't this a bit too bold?
"That's not the case. It's just another way of saying it, Father Your Majesty. What your daughter-in-law said is a bit offensive to you. If you can't stand the truth, then your daughter-in-law will say it in another way," Wen Yao looked up with a sincere look on her face.
Concubine Yi turned her head away and didn't want to look at Wen Yao. She dared to say such words. She had been favored for so many years and yet she didn't dare to pluck the hair from the tiger's head. Even the Empress Dowager had to stroke her hair carefully at that time!
"If I don't listen, I would be stingy. It seems that I have to listen. Tell me what you have to say, and I promise not to punish you." Kangxi decided that if the words were too harsh, he would punish him in another way, such as fining him silver!
Just look at the way Concubine Xiaojiu is obsessed with money. She is really a stingy person. Being fined silver must be more painful for her than any other punishment!
"Your Majesty is wise!" Wen Yao flattered him, then coughed and explained, "In fact, giving birth at a younger age is not good for the child, because the male and female bones are not fully developed yet. Your Majesty should know this. You can also check the birth rate of the Qing Dynasty in recent years, the difficult labor of the mothers, and the age of women after giving birth to many children, and you can see it."
Seeing Concubine Yi's expression change, she still wanted to say, "It's not good for a man to do that at a young age, but it's more obvious for a woman. For example, her own body and the weak offspring she gave birth to, the emperor should know this a little bit," Wen Yao sighed and glanced at Kangxi cautiously, [After all, you lost so many children in the early days, in fact, it was not just the messy struggles in the harem, but also related to the age of you and the concubines at that time. ]
Kangxi was not angry. He just thought that this matter had been mentioned by the imperial physician before, but he did not care about it. He just decided to delay the princess's marriage. However, the princess who was married off would die early anyway.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Concubine Xiaojiu was just speaking her mind. She had no other intention," Concubine Yi knelt down hurriedly to apologize.
By the time Kangxi reacted, Concubine Yi had already knelt down. Kangxi stretched out his hand to help Concubine Yi up, "Why are you kneeling down? Don't I know the temper of Little Nine Concubine? It's not the first or second time. It's good this way. Say whatever you want to say, but don't be like this in front of everyone. Never speak when you shouldn't. Keep this temper." Kangxi didn't actually dislike Wen Yao. Such a frank temper actually made Kangxi feel relaxed. At least with Wen Yao, Kangxi didn't have to think about what she meant by her words and why she was like that.
"Mother, Wen Yao has made you worried. Actually, these words are from Wen Yao's heart. I have wanted to tell Father Huang for a long time but I have never dared to say it. Today is a rare opportunity and Wen Yao wants to speak it out. Only if the royal family starts to postpone the time of marrying wives and the princes start to favor palace maids earlier, the people's livelihood will also improve step by step." Wen Yao actually wanted to do this for a long time but she never found the opportunity because she could see that Kangxi was not unaware of it, but he just didn't care that much.
"Xiao Jiu Fu Jin, you know that even if the royal family is like this, the common people will not be like this, unless women have other values in the eyes of others," Kangxi looked at Wen Yao with a deep look in his eyes, "I have visited incognito many times, and the situation among the people is also known. Women are born to carry on the family line and to support their husbands and raise children. They have no other value in the eyes of everyone."