Ninth Prince's Mansion, main room.
"I should have thought of it yesterday. It's not Lao Shi's temperament to take the initiative to go to Changchun Garden!"
Brother Jiu and Shu Shu sighed with emotion: "I was shocked when I realized it today. I thought that Khan Ama was going to promote Lao Ten. If Brother Four hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about Princess Duanshun... "
Shu Shu didn't expect this, and said: "He has always acted in line with the emperor. He has always been fair to the outside world."
At present, most of the late emperor's concubines have withered away, leaving only Concubine Duanshun and Concubine Shuhui. It is really not easy to favor one over the other, and there are Mongolian ministries outside watching.
It cannot be said that only the Horqin tribe is related by marriage, and other Mongolian tribes are not close to each other.
Now that Princess Shuhui has a little brother, Princess Duanshun's place is deserted in comparison.
Brother Jiu said: "Then what's the trouble? Just choose a little princess for the concubine!"
Shu Shu said: "With ten younger siblings here, I'm afraid the concubine won't be willing to raise little Princess."
Adopting a prince or daughter also involves future inheritance of property.
Concubine Duanshun favored her niece and grandniece, which was also a matter of human nature.
Brother Jiu said: "Khan Amma is becoming more and more soft-hearted, both towards the Galli family and the harem."
If it were other people's princesses, they would be troubled when they entered the palace. No matter what the reason, they would have to be moved out.
Either the body is not good, or the horoscope is not good.
But in that case, the show girl would probably be picked on if she said she wanted to kiss her.
However, the princess of the Dong E family was not moved out directly. This was definitely not because the show girl was so outstanding, but to give the Dong E family dignity.
Shu Shu said: "It's because he is soft-hearted, not necessarily because of his gratitude to Ga Li. He should still be thinking about Prince Yu's face."
Those two Dong'e girls were not only Gali's nieces, but also Prince Yu's cousins.
This is also the reason why Prince Zhuang was worried about the Dong E family's princess last year due to rumors, but he only asked people to come and spread the word. Naturally, the person he was worried about was not Ga Li, a second-rank official, but Prince Yu's palace.
Kangxi was forty-eight years old. Looking at him at this time, he was about to enter old age.
His soft heart is facing the old man; his guard against and fear of the prince are about to escalate.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, except one male and one female.
For the emperor, everything under the imperial power was his exclusive territory and no one could interfere with it.
At this time, Shu Shu hoped that the prince would calm down and not confront Kangxi. It would be best to hold on for a few more years.
Otherwise, after Kangxi had dealt with the prince, he would then face other sons, and the war would spread.
After Brother Jiu said this, he talked about his child's "Zhuzhou" and said to Shu Shu: "Would you like to practice first? I heard that many children outside need to practice."
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "No, anything that can be placed in the abacus is said to be auspicious. I hope someone will just grab the abacus like you did..."
All the dishes of the emperor and grandson of Zhou Dynasty were made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In addition to the standard, sometimes the emperor will also give a few items.
For example, when the eldest brother's eldest son "captured Zhou", the emperor gave him a court bead and a small dagger.
When the third elder brother's eldest son "captured Zhou", the emperor gave him an inkstone and a small bonsai.
The eldest son of the fourth elder brother, "Zhao Zhou", was given a pen holder and press paper by the emperor.
As for the legitimate second son or concubine, there is no such grace.
Thinking of this, Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said: "The day after tomorrow, you go to the garden to say hello. I will send you there and walk around in front of the emperor to remind Khan Ama that this reward from our family is not just for one person." If they are born together, there should be three..."
Shu Shu said: "What are you doing taking advantage of this? Then you will offend the third sister-in-law and the seventh sister-in-law..."
The former has a legitimate second son and a legitimate eldest daughter, and the latter has a legitimate eldest daughter. Neither of them has this grace.
Only the Crown Princess's legitimate daughter was also favored and was rewarded with Ruyi and a small incense box.
But Brother Jiu insisted: "Let them get rid of their anger. They can't bear the name of 'Auspicious' in vain. Over the past year, random speculations from outside have produced many unpleasant things, and the children have been wronged."
Shu Shu thought about the number of grandsons and granddaughters of the emperor, so it would be good for the children to show their faces in front of the emperor.
According to the timetable, the incident of seizing the direct descendants would not affect Fengsheng and the others, but in the future, the ennoblement and finger marriage would be in the Kangxi Dynasty, so it was necessary to increase their presence.
She remembered something about the Ninth Prince in history.
On Kangxi's sixtieth birthday, the emperor's grandson and the emperor's granddaughters presented birthday gifts. In other prince's mansions, there was one piece for the emperor's grandson and one for the emperor's granddaughter. When it came to Ninth Prince's place, it was a conspicuous gift for the whole family.
Not short of money, they are all three, four, five, or six pieces, and there are many antiques and treasures.
This kind of behavior of not following the example of his brothers and acting like a rich man can be maintained by his family.
A pure heart.
Regardless of whether Kangxi was happy or not, he was definitely happy in his heart.
The post about the banquet at the Prince's Mansion has been sent out.
Shu Shu was afraid of trouble, so she didn't prepare a large guest list.
Here in the royal family, it goes without saying that every room in the mansion is invited.
Here in the clan, there are cousins Prince Yu’s Mansion and Prince Gong’s Mansion.
In-laws Prince Kang's Mansion and Prince Shuncheng's Mansion.
The foreign relatives all control the government and the government.
The cousins of the same generation are the princess's cousin and Guizhen Gege who married into Nalan's family.
The female guests include Prince Jian Fujin and Madam Ma Qi.
The former was a guest of honor when Shu Shu got engaged and got married, and was also an elder of the mother clan; needless to say, the latter was also an elder.
In terms of distance and kinship, Prince Zhuang's Mansion and Prince Xian's Mansion are also close branches of the clan, and both are descendants of Taizong.
Prince Zhuang is the cousin of the ninth elder brother, and Prince Xian is the second cousin of the ninth elder brother.
However, the former had a long-standing rift with Brother Jiu, and the latter had never had any friendly relations with the Prince's Mansion.
Neither husband nor wife was sociable, and they did not deliberately try to maintain good relations with these clan members.
Now everyone has accepted the post, and everyone has responded if they can come over for a drink.
Shu Shu started preparing for the banquet in a few days according to the number of guests.
When Mrs. Bo saw the guest list, she couldn't help but be startled and said, "Why didn't your aunt come over?"
Isn’t that what you love most about camping?
Shu Shu said calmly: "I didn't post anything to her."
I don't answer her posts on weekdays, and I won't let her visit me at this time.
Shu Shu knew that this matter was not in line with the world.
The Eight Banners attaches great importance to in-laws, aunts, uncles, and aunts.
The uncle said: "What's the point of comparing yourself to stupid people? You have to have a decent appearance so as not to offend outsiders."
Shu Shu said: "No matter how good you are, faults can still be found. No matter what others say, if you really allow her to get close to her, it will cause trouble for Fusong in the future."
Now she ignores the Luo family, and Fusong's stepmother is also afraid of her and doesn't dare to talk to Fusong anymore; but if she gives him a good face, there will be trouble because of her status.
Not only did my uncle's family not receive a post, but the second bedroom also only sent a post to the second old lady.
As for Mrs. Gali, she ignored her.
The second old lady returned the post, saying that she was not feeling well and was not interested in it, but she asked someone to bring the first-year gift for the triplets.
They are three small robes and three silver longevity locks.
Mrs. Bo only asked about Jueluo's family, but didn't mention anything about the second bedroom.
Counting from Emperor Gaozu to Shu Shu's generation, he and Ga Li were still married, and from there on down, they were married in five different styles.
If Kari's heart is not right, he will cause trouble sooner or later, so it would be better to be less involved.
*
The next day, Brother Ninth went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and went straight to the Internal Construction Office and asked about the emperor's grandson Xupan.
It's been prepared here.
The ones made by the emperor and his grandson follow the example of the prince, and the styles are similar, but they cost 6 yuan less.
The imperial granddaughter's status as an imperial daughter is also reduced.
It's just that this is mostly rewarded by the emperor.
Brother Jiu kept it in mind, and it seemed that he really wanted to go to Changchun Garden.
*
Qiandongtousuo, front yard.
The thirteenth brother came in a hurry, with sweat on his head.
The Fourteenth Brother didn't feel moved, he just felt depressed, and said: "The Thirteenth Brother is walking alone in the household, so he is so busy? If I didn't send someone to invite you over, wouldn't you even remember me coming?"
The thirteenth elder brother was in the household department looking at the accounts, and met the fourteenth elder brother's eunuch, who crossed the imperial city and came to his place.
Seeing Brother Fourteen like this, he said patiently: "I was away from Beijing a while ago, and I was delayed a lot. I have been out here for the past two days..."
Khan Ama asked the prince to write a story about digging trenches and building roads in Nancheng. Brother Thirteen was running errands these past two days to check the manpower consumption of the ditches in Nancheng earlier.
The fourteenth elder brother looked at the thirteenth elder brother and said in a low voice: "You can go to Yuqing Palace to have free time, but you can't come to my elder brother's place. Why are you like this, thirteenth elder brother? We have been brothers for more than ten years, and we really haven't seen it. Are you such a snobbish person?"
The thirteenth elder brother felt a headache. He looked at the fourteenth elder brother and said, "I do odd jobs for the prince. It was Khan Ama's order. I went there yesterday and also obeyed the prince's order."
The fourteenth elder brother was very irritable after hearing this.
He had known for a long time that the Thirteenth Prince was two years older than him and would go to court first to study on errands. He might not be able to take the lead in the future, but he did not expect that the Emperor's father would directly assign the Thirteenth Prince to the Prince's orders.
Although he had read history books, he knew that the prince might not be able to ascend the throne.
But there is a prerequisite for that, that is, the emperor's father lives a long life.
But who can guarantee life, old age, illness and death?
The previous emperors of this dynasty all died hastily.
This was also the reason why he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep at night after knowing that Akedun was in mourning.
Now that the Thirteenth Prince has become the assistant of the East Palace, he looks like a traitor in his eyes.
He was unhappy in his heart, but there was pity on his face. He pointed at the dark circles under his eyes and said, "Brother Thirteen, you see, I am living in fear these days. Since you will often go to Yuqing Palace in the future, can you help me?" May I ask for a favor from the prince?"
The thirteenth elder brother looked at the fourteenth elder brother and said calmly: "I'm not familiar with the prince, and I don't have the decency to be in front of the prince."
The fourteenth elder brother frowned and said: "Then let the fourth brother talk about it. I am about to be grounded for two months. I can't go to school for the whole year this year, right?"
The thirteenth elder brother shook his head and said: "It's inappropriate. It's been a long time since the incident happened. If we bring it up again, it's hard to say that the prince will be even more annoyed and even anger the fourth brother..."
Having said this, he looked at the fourteenth elder brother and said: "Khan Ama is punishing you to protect you. The longer you are punished, the prince's depression will be gone, and it will be hard to argue with you again later." this……"
If brothers were of the same age, they could still hold grudges and seek revenge; but the fourteenth elder brother and the prince were more than ten years apart, so the eldest brother and the younger brother would not be considered equal in comparison.
The Thirteenth Brother is not very worried, he just thinks that the Fourteenth Brother is unfounded.
The prince may not be happy with the Fourteenth Prince because of this matter, but if he really wants to do anything to the Fourteenth Prince, he won't do it.
The fourteenth elder brother is in low spirits and no longer as ambitious as when he last saw the fourth elder brother.
He couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes and said: "No one is allowed to go out. Everyone above and below me is like a wooden pile. I almost can't speak, and I don't dare to sleep at night. I want to see people, and I can't see them anymore." Fengsheng and the others are "catching Zhou" right now. I want to go out and get some air. If I continue to be locked up, I will be locked up stupidly..."
(End of chapter)
