When Kangxi returned to Changchun Garden, it was already midnight.
He sat on the kang and soaked his feet.
He didn't turn over the concubine's green card today, so he lay down after washing himself.
But couldn't sleep.
He went to see Ma He in person and confirmed that Concubine Rong had been planning for half a year and spent 30,000 taels of silver on two things.
One thing is that the nun who bribed Yuqing Palace talked about "old things" in front of the prince.
The second is that when the prince sent people out to buy perfume, he paid half a box of twenty bottles of perfume and gave them away as a filial piety to the "noble man".
Is this the cause and effect of the Yuan Dynasty?
Kangxi was a little stunned.
The more he lay down, the more awake he became, and then he noticed something was different.
At this time on weekdays, lights are turned off everywhere in the garden, and the sound of frogs is heard all around.
It was much quieter tonight.
Why did Lao Jiu ask people to fish for frog eggs?
Kangxi was a little distracted, thinking about the ninth elder brother and then the fifth elder brother. Both brothers were rare filial children.
Although the fifth elder brother did not follow the eldest elder brother and the fourth elder brother into the palace today, Kangxi knew that he also went to the clan mansion to visit the third elder brother...
Lost in the lake, he fell asleep.
Waiting until halfway through the fifth watch, Kangxi opened his eyes as usual, sat up, and looked in the direction of the west garden.
There were quite a few people courting the prince. The palace was so far away from Changchun Garden, but it didn't stop them from being courteous. Yesterday afternoon, several groups of people entered the West Garden.
Now that the prince knows what is going on in the palace, what will he do?
Kangxi was a little curious.
After briefly freshening up, Emperor Kangxi met with the ministers whom Your Majesty is meeting and bidding farewell to today.
When ministers who are sent out to the capital come out of the capital, he will see them all if they are of rank five or above.
The newly appointed ministers in the capital, those of fifth rank or above, who have not been seen by Your Majesty before, must be met.
When officials of third rank or above from other places come to Beijing, they often have to hand over a sign to greet you.
These are the people who deliver the signs every day.
The sign was delivered to the West Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace yesterday evening. He turned over ten signs.
From the beginning of Mao to the beginning of Chen, it was arranged for an hour to meet the emperor and his ministers in order today.
It was already bright outside, and as early as the second quarter of Maozheng, the six ministers, nine ministers, and bachelors who were on duty today were gathered in Danning Residence in the southeast corner of Changchun Garden to wait.
Today, during the Xiao Dynasty, Kangxi sat in a chariot and went to Danningju to listen to the government.
After a moment of chenzheng, the small court dispersed.
Kangxi returned to Qingxi Bookstore in a chariot.
Outside Qingxi Bookstore, a familiar figure stood, wearing an apricot-colored fully embroidered dragon jacket.
This is a unique color, exclusive to East Palace.
The prince is here.
Kangxi remembered that every year he left Beijing, the prince would "sit in court and listen to politics."
That's the grace He gave.
"Khan Ama..."
Seeing the holy driver coming back, the prince took two steps forward to greet him, bowed and said: "My son, I would like to pay my regards to Khan Amma..."
Kangxi got off the chariot and said, "Come in..."
The father and son entered Qingxi Bookstore.
Kangxi's expression remained unchanged, but he held his breath.
The prince's clothes smelled of rose water.
He didn't rush to talk about it. He pointed to the chair and offered it directly.
However, the prince did not take his seat immediately, but said with shame: "Khan Ama, I am here to apologize. I was tricked before the wedding, and I was worried that the princess would not be able to treat Akedun and Hong Xi kindly after entering the house. They let Li take charge of the internal affairs of the Jie Fang Palace, but in the end, outsiders took advantage of the loopholes and deceived the superiors and subordinates together with Li. They took a lot of extra utensils from Guangshi and the imperial kitchen, confiscated and sold them. .”
It turned out that he left from the Crown Princess yesterday, and when he thought about the Crown Princess's words, he actually felt that there was some truth in it.
Khan Amma has always been kind to the Crown Princess, so Khan Amma should also think that the Crown Princess is right.
Even if he wanted to hide the matter of Jie Fang Palace, the Ma family and the Wu Ya family would not hide it.
He sent people back to the palace to get the account books of Xue Fang Palace, and found out a lot of discrepancies in them. He then tortured the eunuchs and others in the warehouse of Xue Fang Palace, and found out that his guess was correct.
"My son lost his mother when he was young, so he has a feeling of pity for the weak. He is afraid that the crown prince, a noble daughter of a noble family, will have a bad temper..."
The prince sighed.
That's what he really thought at the time.
Thinking about it now, the nanny often murmured these words in his ears. In addition to accepting money from the Li family, she must also have selfish motives. It was a way to give the Crown Princess power and decentralize power.
Kangxi looked at the crown prince and said, "That was chosen by the Empress Dowager and the crown princess I pointed out to you."
Moreover, the prince is still a legitimate concubine. He despises his concubine brothers, but he puts the concubine at the top of his heart. Does he care about the legitimate concubine, or does he not care about the legitimate concubine?
The prince said sarcastically: "My son thinks too much."
Kangxi looked at the prince and said: "That is your married wife, not your enemy. You are so careful, how can the people below respect the prince? But the husband and wife are one, and if they don't respect the prince, how can they really respect you in their hearts?" It’s just that everyone has their own selfish motives and alienates the masters so that they can gain personal gain from it!”
The prince did not like to hear such words. Yuqing Palace was his Yuqing Palace, and his wives, concubines, and children were all his dependents.
What's wrong with the slave below only recognizing him as his master?
He looked at Kangxi and couldn't help complaining, saying: "Khan Ama, the Crown Princess is round on the outside and square on the inside, and her actions are not gentle enough."
After hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help but frown, looked at the prince and said, "Is there anything rude about the princess?"
The prince thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Everything is done within the rules, but sometimes when my son-in-law orders her, she has her own ideas and doesn't follow them."
Kangxi waved his hand, asked the prince to move his chair forward, and said: "Prince, wife, Qi Ye, only a princess who abides by the rules and behaves upright can stand up, so that you don't have to worry about such trivial matters in the inner house..."
At this point, he stopped speaking, sniffed, and then leaned towards the prince, with a look of displeasure on his face, and said, "The prince used rose dew?"
The prince looked a little uncomfortable, nodded and said: "It's useless, maybe it was stained by incense..."
Kangxi looked at the prince and said, "Don't use it anymore."
The prince nodded in agreement and said, "I understand."
Kangxi moved his eyes away and looked at Liang Jiugong, with a hint of displeasure, and said: "Go to Tuoyuan Bookstore and collect all the rose dew. I ordered you to go down and use any kind of dew in the prince's residence, but you are not allowed to use it." Rose dew!”
"嗻!"
Liang Jiugong responded and retreated.
The prince raised his head and looked at Kangxi with disbelief.
It’s okay to just wear scented balls on your body. If you don’t like the smell of roses, you just don’t need them. Why aren’t they allowed in the living room?
Just because Concubine Rong likes rose dew?
When E Ni was alive, he had to give in to the humble, but when he came to him, he actually had to give in?
The prince suppressed his embarrassment and said: "Khan Ama, the flower dew that comes from the customs, after turning it over and over, only has those few flavors..."
Kangxi looked at the prince with a calm expression, as if he was not the one who just had the attack, and said: "It's dry in summer, and the fragrance of flowers is annoying. Let's change it to mint dew. It's very refreshing."
The prince wanted to say no.
He is already twenty-seven years old. The eldest son will be able to point fingers in a few years, not seven!
There is no need for Khan Amma to keep an eye on you, Khan Amma has the final say when it comes to eating, drinking, sleeping, sitting, and sleeping.
But he still nodded habitually and said, "My son understands."
He did not forget why he came now. He looked at Kangxi and said: "Khan Ama, I don't know the rights and wrongs of misappropriating the title of Ningshou Palace, but here, it is Li who made more mistakes."
He didn't know how to call Concubine Rong, and didn't want to call his concubine according to the old title, but he could directly change it to concubine and was afraid that Khan's Ama would find fault with him, so he omitted the title.
Kangxi glanced at the prince and understood what the prince meant. It seemed that he was interceding, but he was really interceding. What he said was what he said.
He looked at the prince and said: "Prince, a single tree cannot make a forest. As you grow older, you must cultivate brothers to be your arms. If you don't like the third child, then find someone else."
The prince hurriedly said: "Khan Ama, you have misunderstood. How could I not like the third elder brother? There are so many elders, but only the third elder brother often goes to Yuqing Palace. He has followed my son since he was a child, just to learn how to speak. It was the son-in-law who scolded him and forced him to speak, so he became more eloquent..."
He really didn't like the behavior of the third elder brother, but the more he behaved like this, the more he wanted to keep the third elder brother in front of him and watch under his nose, so as to prevent the third elder brother from causing trouble behind his back.
When he said this, he said with sincerity: "My son came here to chat for a long time, just because he wanted to ask for a favor on behalf of the third elder brother. He has been like this since he was a child. He seems to have a good temper, but there are also times when he gets into trouble. After a few years, he will Be stable..."
Kangxi frowned and said: "After eating a few cups of wine, he couldn't find Bei. He vomited all over the floor here. Locking him up for a few days will also make him remember!"
The prince also knows the importance and knows what can be inquired about and what cannot be inquired about.
Because before, he only knew that the third elder brother had "disloyalty before the emperor", but after hearing what he said now, he realized that it was just this.
He felt disappointed in his heart and said: "Then you really should be punished. This should make you remember better."
According to the prince's opinion, he had already begged for mercy, so if the emperor's father had his way, it would be time to deal with the third elder brother in a reduced manner.
Either a suspension of salary or a reduction in rank.
But Kangxi had no intention of dealing with the matter.
The prince couldn't sit still when he thought of Tuoyuan Bookstore.
I think it's better to go back and take a look, so as not to read other things besides Rose Dew...
After the prince left, Kangxi called the manager of Changchun Garden and asked, "Did you ask someone to fish for frog eggs?"
The manager shook his head and said, "A hundred ducks came from the military camp and put ducks in the canals to the north and west of the library. The ducks ate the frog eggs and were so surprised that many frogs jumped into the pond farther away. went."
"Did Brother Jiu buy a live duck?" Kangxi twitched the corner of his mouth and asked.
The manager shook his head and said, "I didn't buy it from Master Jiu. I heard from the military academy that it was a duck sent from Jiufujin's village. Master Jiu was a sleeper. Jiufujin was afraid that the frogs in the pond behind my brother's house would make too much noise and call people." Cleaning up the frog eggs over there. Later, Master Jiu saw it and saw that it was effective, so he ordered the frog eggs in the rivers around Qingxi Bookhouse to be cleaned up in the same way..."
Kangxi listened and couldn't express his feelings.
The younger son thought of this old Amma and felt very filial.
But he couldn't help but feel a little jealous of Ninth Brother.
This Dong E family is really considerate and considerate of her husband.
This is a couple.
There are the prince and the princess who are getting along slowly, and there are the ninth elder brother and Dong E who are sticky.
He has six palaces in the east and west, and dozens of concubines as royal concubines, but the concubines are just concubines, not husband and wife after all.
Kangxi pondered, thinking of Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui.
Concubine Hui has a good heart and has done everything in taking care of Zhaoxiang over the years.
Concubine Yi was not bad, and she always treated the concubine, the little prince, and little princess kindly.
Both of them deserve the position of noble concubine, but it is a pity that for the sake of peace in the palace, it is better not to move.
Now that the situation of the fourth concubine has changed and she has become the third concubine, do you want to raise another concubine?
*
The main office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The ninth elder brother came in and saw the twelfth elder brother sitting there, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Brother Twelve didn't even hear him come in, so he didn't know what to think.
Brother Jiu walked over and said, "What are you thinking about? Is there any news about this show girl?"
The twelfth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother, and he was not as blushing as the thirteenth elder brother. Instead, he said seriously: "The girls who are to be drafted will not be registered until after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then they will be reported to the left collar offices, and then they will be collected at the headquarters. Check the population and submit it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said, "It's boring. I'm just teasing you, but I didn't respond."
Brother Twelve shut up.
Brother Jiu leaned over and looked at the file in front of him and said, "What's wrong again?"
This is a file from the Shenxing Department. It involves embezzlement of ink-eucalyptus-coated Ma He who swallowed gold and died, and paid two taels of silver for the coffin.
Brother Jiu couldn't help but frown and said: "Swallowing gold? How do you swallow it?"
Aren’t all the women who were imprisoned in the Shenxing Department stripped of their hairpins?
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