Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1148 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 74

As the queen, Jiang Xinxin's status is naturally only one level lower than that of the emperor Dapangju. What's more, it was specifically spread in the imperial court that Jiang Xinxin could even suppress Nian Gengyao, so those Mongolian princesses became even more eager for Jiang Xinxin.

Most Mongolian women are tall and strong, especially married women. Few of them can maintain the slim figure as before they got married. Because of the sunlight, their faces are always inevitably red. In addition, most of them have small single eyelids, so their appearance is generally not as pretty as that of the concubines.

The concubines and wives disliked the Mongolian princesses because they were too strong and rough, while the Mongolian princesses looked down on the women of the Qing Dynasty for being weak and scheming. They felt that they were not honest at all and could only rely on men to survive, and did not act like legitimate wives at all.

But Jiang Xinxin was different. She was the queen and her status was already respected. Even though the Qing Dynasty emphasized that the status of the first empress was slightly higher than that of the successor empress, in the eyes of Mongolia, Emperor Yongzheng had only one queen, Jiang Xinxin, and Jiang Xinxin seemed to have real power.

Even though they were far away in the grassland, they had heard about Concubine Hua's great favor, and they had also discussed Nian Gengyao's tyranny. But such a slender and beautiful queen could actually suppress Nian Gengyao, a minister of the previous dynasty who was in charge of military power. In their eyes, she was naturally a strong person, worthy of their respect and investment.

In addition to grasslands, most places in Mongolia are actually very rich in mineral deposits. There is a lot of gold, gems and jade on the grasslands. The Mongolian princesses are also very generous, giving away boxes of gold and gems. In less than ten days, Jiang Xinxin received more than her dowry.

After knowing this situation, Big Fat Orange was very satisfied with those tactful Mongolian princesses. When he heard Jiang Xinxin say that she wanted to do business, he thought that Jiang Xinxin felt that her private treasury was not rich enough. He originally wanted to make up for it, but then he remembered that the relationship between him and Jiang Xinxin was a little awkward, so he deliberately hinted at it. Those Mongolian princesses were indeed not fools, and they all gave money to Jiang Xinxin.

Big Fat Orange came over to ask Jiang Xinxin about the situation in Mongolia. Jiang Xinxin didn't hide anything and answered after organizing her words: "For those Mongolian princesses, there are only two situations. One is that it doesn't matter whether they are favored or not, because the princes can only choose their sons to inherit everything; the other is that there are new people who threaten their own and their children's status."

Jiang Xinxin didn't need to say the rest. Anyway, she couldn't interfere in the choice of heirs by the Mongolian princes.

But Big Fat Orange thought it was worth thinking about. "Mongolia is not as powerful as it was when the Qing Dynasty entered the country. Last year, some helpless people were sent to the capital for marriage. Several of my nephews' husbands have also become famous in recent days. I'm sure there will be princesses willing to send more people to the capital."

Jiang Xinxin understood what Big Fat Orange meant, but she thought that weakening Mongolia was a good thing, so she had no objection. "If the princesses take the initiative, I will naturally be happy to share their worries. At least those boxes of treasures will not be received in vain."

Da Pangju was satisfied and wanted to rest in Jiang Xinxin's tent. Jiang Xinxin gave Da Pangju some advice: "Your Majesty has seen many princesses from Mongolia, right? Is there any that Concubine Shen likes?"

Big Fat Ju understood, but if he went out at this time, wouldn't he be even more inferior to Jiang Xinxin? So Big Fat Ju didn't move, but he didn't dare to let Jiang Xinxin serve him, so he could only call Jianqiu and Xiuxia to come in and help clean up. When he lay down on the bed, Jiang Xinxin had already fallen asleep.

Starting from the next day, when the Mongolian princess envied Jiang Xinxin's iron-fisted approach, she directly hinted that she could send the illegitimate son she disliked to the capital. It was hard to say what the result would be, but it was obvious that everyone was tempted.

The prosperity of the capital city makes people yearn for it, but not everyone is willing to exchange the power and wealth they already hold for it. Therefore, those Mongolian princesses value their own and their children's power and influence within Mongolia more. Although they all hope to get help from the Qing Dynasty, they are also worried about being annexed by the Qing Dynasty in turn.

The Qing Dynasty was different from all previous dynasties in the Central Plains. The Manchus were also a foreign race to the indigenous people of the Central Plains. What was more troublesome was that the Manchus used to live a nomadic and hunting life and could farm, so they were stronger than the Mongolian herdsmen. Other dynasties in the Central Plains would only drive them away, but the Manchus would swallow up even the pastures and livestock.

But apart from this general direction, who doesn’t have some selfish motives?

Not all of the illegitimate sons who were hated by the princesses had the ability to retaliate. Most of them were just ordinary people. If they stayed in Mongolia, they could only barely maintain the appearance of being powerful after their fathers passed away. It would be better for them to go south to the capital to enjoy themselves.

But then again, as for the powerful and wealthy, apart from anything else, most people attach great importance to face, so if there is no reasonable and plausible reason, they will not choose to leave Mongolia.

Yue Xing'a and his two nephews-in-law were busy for more than half a month and brought back a large amount of clean wool. Jiang Fuhai took people to send the wool back to a place that had been built in the suburbs of Beijing to comb it, and then spun it into thread. Then the dexterous women used several polished bamboo sticks to weave it into clothes. When the clothes were delivered to Jiang Xinxin, this trip to Mongolia was almost coming to an end.

The further north you go, the worse the climate becomes. The place where Princess Haibang got married was in the far north of the desert, a place famous for its harsh climate.

Princess Haibang also came with the tour to Mongolia this time. Jiang Xinxin did not rashly invite her to return to the capital to live. She was the de facto queen in Mobei, and who knows how carefree her life was. So before leaving, Jiang Xinxin gave Princess Haibang some woolen clothes.

Princess Haibang saw the importance of the clothes before she left. Before Jiang Xinxin's business was launched, Princess Haibang directly sent more than a dozen large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, wanting to cooperate with Jiang Xinxin.

Jiang Xinxin certainly couldn't refuse such a generous client, but she still reminded Princess Haibang: "Few princesses who married into Mongolia gave birth to children. Even if they did, they often couldn't inherit their father's throne and property. The calculation behind this is the same as the Qing harem's exclusion of Mongolian princesses."

"Nowadays, the wool business alone can bring down the entire Mongolia. Princess, you must plan for the future of your children and grandchildren as soon as possible."

Princess Haibang was also a decisive person. When she returned, she sent all her grandchildren to Prince Heng's mansion. She also wrote a letter to her adopted brother Dapangju, asking him to worry about the marriage issues for these grandchildren.