My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1137 What You Want (First Change)
The reason why Brother Jiu is in trouble is not because he finds it troublesome, but because he is worried that Concubine Tong is seriously ill.

If that's the case, the follow-up will be very troublesome.

"It doesn't matter, master will go to Yuqing Palace tomorrow to meet the Crown Princess and ask..."

Right now, the palace affairs are in the hands of the Crown Princess, who has the right to check Concubine Tong's pulse case, and it is also convenient for people to go to Yongshou Palace.

Shu Shu said: "Perhaps it's because of the change of seasons that the body is not comfortable. Concubine Tong is young, so there should be nothing wrong."

This one is also a long-lived person in history.

It's just that the situation today is very different from what it has been in history.

At this time in history, the imperial concubine should be named, and she became the highest position in the palace more than 20 years after the Kangxi Dynasty.

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Well, I guess it's probably a heart disease, I just feel a little pitiful, I hope I can think about it."

Everyone in the Tong family is arrogant, and this concubine Tong is no exception.

Brother Nine still thinks that this illness has something to do with his concubine's move to Chengqian Palace.

The next day, the first day of August, Brother Nine took a rest.

The husband and wife went to Fucha's house together to give a birthday present.

Ma Qi is already a bachelor, but he behaves very respectfully, and he didn't make arrangements for his wife's birthday.

But whoever said that there are official rules, the day has not yet arrived, and there is an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages giving gifts at the door of Fucha's house.

Shu Shu and Brother Jiu's carriage arrived at the front, and it took a quarter of an hour before they arrived at the door of Fucha's house.

Brother Jiu got out of the carriage, helped Shu Shu down, looked at the various parked carriages, realized that something was wrong, and said, "Master's birthday is coming, why haven't the grandchildren from the Ministry of Internal Affairs made any movement this year?"

When he said this, Shu Shu also remembered that people began to give gifts at the end of July last year.

Shu Shu thought for a while, and said: "Maybe I have no idea, let's just wait and see..."

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the prince's mansion collected half of the gifts.

The remaining half was sent to San Age.

Now that brother Jiu's birthday is approaching, everyone probably doesn't know how to give gifts.

Sending off lightly, offending others, there are examples of concubines belonging to others.

Sending too much, at this juncture, I also worry about being stared at.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a censor's yamen.

In the past few months, I have not been idle, and I have caught many moths.

It wasn't arranged by Brother Jiu, but a dog biting a dog.

Just like the previous dynasty, sometimes the censor is a knife, and the knife is held in the hands of the emperor or courtiers.

The censor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also made people discover the magical effect.

For example, a while ago, there was a vacancy in Guangchuku's doctor, and several principals were alternates, and then a series of small corruption cases broke out, and two principals were arrested.

Brother Jiu watched the excitement, but didn't get involved or stop it.

This is the purpose of his introduction of Yushi to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is to put strings on these coats.

Brother Jiu supported Shu Shu, and said in a low voice, "Oh no, I won't send you less, our income will be less in the future."

Shu Shu smiled and said, "It's not short of the money, it's fine."

It would be a great thing for the House of Internal Affairs to be clean and honest, but it is unlikely.

I have been greedy for several generations, even if I have been intimidated for several months, some problems cannot be corrected just by changing them.

At this moment, Mrs. Ma Qi has already received a report, knowing that Brother Jiu and his wife are coming, she greets them personally.

"Jiuye, Jiufujin..."

Mrs. March stepped forward to salute.

Brother Jiu avoided, Shu Shu helped Mrs. Ma Qi up and said: "Master, please get up, don't talk outside."

Ma Qi went with his retinue and was not in Beijing.

The older sons of the Fucha family were all separated, and the younger ones were still studying in Qi Xue. Brother Nine was accompanied by a relative of the Fucha family and went to the living room.

Here, Shu Shu was welcomed into the main room by Madam Ma Qi.

Today is not a birthday day, and Mrs. Ma Qi has no outsiders here, only a few daughters-in-law who have separated come back to help.

Except for Fu Qing's wife, the other Shu Shus are not familiar with each other, so they are very reserved.

But since Brother Nine and Ma Qi are teachers and students, Shu Shu is also a bit polite to Mrs. Ma Qi.

Mrs. Ma Qi was born in an ordinary family, but she was outstanding in appearance, she behaved very generously, and was also close to her daughters-in-law.

After socializing for a while, Shu Shu finally met Fucha Ergege, his future sister-in-law.

Father Xiao...

Shu Shu's expression didn't change, she was already very surprised.

Aside from his appearance, which is only [-]% that of Mrs. Fucha's side, isn't this stature a bit fat?

The Eight Banners are not popular for plumpness, they are more dignified and courteous, and girls tend to be flatter.

Shu Shu's eyes turned around Fuchagege.

New clothes, new shoes and socks.

Gege from a rich family lives at home, there are no such rules, and he sees guests in a brand new suit.

Then there is one possibility left.

The earlier clothes can no longer be worn, and it is just in time for the season to change, so there are all new clothes.

She gave it as a gift, which was a coral bracelet prepared earlier.

Fuchagege had a round face. He glanced at Mrs. Ma Qi and saw her nodding before accepting the call.

"Sister looks quiet and shy..."

Shu Shu said to Mrs. Ma Qi.

Mrs. Ma Qi said with a smile: "Master is very used to it, he doesn't know anything, and he doesn't expect high marriage..."

Shu Shu knew it well, she was cheating a girl and being afraid of being tricked, in case of next year's draft.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work.

There are fourteen grids referring to marriage first, and Shu Shu can somewhat guess what Kangxi means.

pity the weak.

A prince with a low birth mother, looking for a decent father-in-law.

This Fuchagege should have been decided before the draft.

Brother Nine still had to go to the palace, Shu Shu and Mrs. Ma Qi had nothing to talk about, so they went through the motions and left after putting down the gift list.

Brother Nine was already waiting ahead.

Mrs. March brought her daughters-in-law out again.

The distance between the two families is relatively close, Brother Jiu sent Shu Shu back and went to the palace.

Shu Shu here also changed into homely clothes, but she thought of Elder Brother Twelve.

Elder prince, it's really not the one everyone wants to marry.

Especially Ma Qi, an old fox with real power, is even more unwilling to marry his daughter to the royal family and go into troubled waters.

I hope Fucha Gege can figure it out after the engagement next year, otherwise, how will he live in the future if he is so reluctant?
After a while, Cui Baisui came.

Finally, a gift giver came over, and it seemed that the signing was done by the doctor of the Department of Criminal Justice and the owner of the imperial dining room.

The two took the lead in presenting the birthday gift.

Shu Shu took the gift list and looked at it. It was similar to last year's birthday gift, with no additions or subtractions. It was about 80 taels to a hundred silver.

She ordered the walnuts to be collected, and said, "You can sort it out later. If there are any differences from last year, list them separately."

This is indeed a bad habit in the officialdom. The annual salary of a fifth-rank doctor is only so much, but after the "three festivals and two longevity", the gift money is several hundred taels.

Layer by layer, when it comes to Zhima officials and petty officials below, without this kind of filial money, they can only stretch out their hands and greedy for ink.

Shu Shu knows this truth, but from top to bottom, who doesn't know?

Shu Shu leaned on the kang, thinking of the famous "Yang Lian Yin" in later generations, the money was not taken by the court, but also taken from the people, it was the money "returning the fire to the public".

This is not suitable for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to try out.

Every penny of the Ministry of Internal Affairs belongs to Kangxi, and it is a joke to use Kangxi's money to "raise integrity".

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Outside Yuqing Palace, Brother Jiu came over in person to meet the Crown Princess.

It's not good to call the eunuch and his subordinates over, it's too contemptuous.

The princess got the news, but without any delay, she brought the mother and the eunuch out to meet the guests.

"The younger brother wants to ask about the concubine of Yongshou Palace. The concubine has passed on the imperial doctor three times, and the House of Internal Affairs will report to the imperial court..."

Brother Nine got straight to the point.

The Crown Princess nodded, not surprised by Brother Jiu's intention.

She frowned slightly and said: "I went to visit my concubine myself yesterday, and I know that my concubine is suffering from insomnia. Mother misses relatives..."

After hearing this, Brother Jiu was a little surprised and said, "Where did it get to this point?"

It's not about giving birth, you need your natal family to accompany the delivery, and if you get sick, you have to mention your natal family, which may be a sign of the next life.

However, if Concubine Tong is just a symptom of "sleepless nights", it will be fine to prescribe some tranquilizing medicine for half a month.

The concubine looked at Brother Jiu and said: "My concubine doesn't think about eating and drinking, and her condition is getting worse. This is what my concubine invited..."

No matter whether it is the crown princess or the ninth elder brother, they have no right to reject it, so they can only pass it on to the imperial court.

Brother Nine frowned and said, "Isn't there still a mansion, who are also blood relatives, let them enter the palace?"

This is talking about the Erlundai couple, and there are Concubine Tong's cousin and sister-in-law.

He was a little vigilant in his heart, fearing that Kangxi would really soften his heart, and asked Tong Guowei's family to return to Beijing.

The Crown Princess glanced at Brother Nine and said: "My concubine says it's not good to bother relatives..."

Brother Nine snorted softly and didn't want to speak.

Then how did Concubine Tong accept the filial piety that went to the palace in the past six months?

At this time, I remembered that I was a relative.

He was a little impatient, looked at the princess and said, "Then we can only report to the imperial court?"

The Crown Princess nodded and said, "If it's not convenient for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I'll be the only one to take the paper."

Brother Nine shook his head and said: "It's still the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If there is such a thing, it must be handed over to the imperial court along with the pulse case."

If it's pretending to be sick, shouldn't it be a little fake?

A "sleepless night", I feel a little overwhelmed.

Brother Jiu got up and left after asking about the business.

After coming out of Yuqing Palace, he walked into Qianqing Gate, went to the imperial doctor's office, and called Concubine Tong's pulse case.

Then he returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and wrote a letter.

Yes, it is a letter, not a book.

If the notes need to be recorded, there will be more people to be alarmed.

Brother Jiu still thinks it's a bit of a joke to pardon her mother's family and return to Beijing just because the concubine is sick.

But who said this is the Tong family.

If the emperor's father had a heart of compassion and asked Tong Guowei's family to return to Beijing, it was not impossible.

He wrote it from Yongshou Palace's transmission of the imperial physician three times, and then today to see the crown princess, the transmission of the crown princess's message, he wrote it carefully, then sealed it, and sent it to the Ministry of War.

Elder Brother Twelfth saw him frowning, and said, "What is Brother Ninth worried about?"

Brother Nine glanced at Brother Twelve and said, "I'm afraid that the elders will be unhealthy, but I hope everyone is well..."

Brother Twelve said: "Is Concubine Tong's illness? It seems that Concubine Liang's mother is not very healthy..."

Brother Jiu said unexpectedly: "Has the imperial doctor been passed on? Why haven't you heard of it?"

Elder Brother Twelve said: "I didn't tell the imperial physician, but I sent someone to the imperial pharmacy to get two boxes of Xiaoyao Pills..."

(End of this chapter)