My father-in-law is Kangxi

If more people get married this year, more people will have children next year.

Every year at the end of the year, there are too many things to do.

For the matron, most of the social interactions involve various banquets.

However, the three sisters-in-law in front of them are not sociable, so they are less interested in mentioning this.

Shi Fujin said: "People nowadays talk in circles and don't know what they mean. They have to abide by all kinds of rules. They look like little wives. They don't like to go to other people's houses. They feel uncomfortable sitting straight for a long time."

Jiu Gege said thoughtfully: "The Sinicization of the Eight Banners is good or bad for women."

The good thing is that the lineage is clear; the bad thing is that there are too many restrictions.

In the past, if the husband was alive and the housewife was established, she could still be the head of the family; if the husband died and the children were young, the widow would be the head of the family, either remarrying or taking care of the children, it was up to her own will.

Nowadays, if there is no backbone, one has to obey the son; if there is no son, one has to let the clan arrange it.

Jiugege is a book lover, and also likes Confucian rules. He wanted to be a princess who restrained women and respected women's precepts, and became a model daughter of the sect. .

With her status, she was loved and raised by the Queen Mother, but when she went to the courtier's house, she had to put shackles on herself and look at other people's faces, just to find trouble.

The principle of a husband being a wife comes second to the principle of a king being a minister.

This is her foundation.

From then on, Jiugege read the Confucian classics again, and he was able to have a deeper understanding of those that restrained women.

Shi Fujin also started reading in the past few years, and nodded: "Yes, yes, everyone is stunned. How can such a delicate and weak child give birth to a strong heir..."

Speaking of this, she praised Shushu: "Just talking about Sister-in-law Ninth, Feng Sheng and his brother and sister have been raised well. It's because Sister-in-law Ninth has a strong body..."

After praising Shu Shu, she couldn't help but praise herself, saying: "I am not as good as Sister-in-law Ninth, but I am no worse than other sisters-in-law. When the time comes, my child will also be a calf..."

When Jiu Gege heard about having children, she was still a little shy, but thinking about the nieces and nephews she had just met, all of them fair and tender, she also felt a little eager...

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Changchun Garden, Housekeeping Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Gao Yanzhong was on duty here, and Brother Nine came over and talked to Gao Yanzhong about the holy driver's inspection of the Yongding River.

This time the holy driver's tour was relatively tight, and there was no time to arrange purchases on the way. The logistics supplies here were all carried by Beijing.

When the time comes, Gao Yanzhong will bring someone from the kitchen to accompany him.

Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "Keep an eye on the garden dining room and prepare it. When you go out, you will mainly eat street vegetables. In addition to the small pickles in the dining room, you can prepare some more and add more oil and salt..."

Thinking of Yuqian's light diet, Brother Jiu added: "Bring a refrigerator specifically for fresh vegetables, and bring more quma vegetables. Yuqian will serve one portion every day. It's easy to get angry when traveling in hot weather, so the one is light."

Gao Yanzhong listened carefully, wrote it down, and said, "Jiuye, it's mainly the supply from the prince. I heard that Yuqing Palace doesn't supply according to the regulations, and the food is exquisite on weekdays."

Brother Jiu glanced at him and said: "Lao Gao, why are you confused? You are a doctor from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not a doctor from Yuqing Palace. The prince has no one to bring the dining room from Yuqing Palace, so he is just following Khan. Amma is just enjoying the meal, why don’t we ask him to order some food? What about Si Beile and Brother Thirteen, do you want to order?”

Speaking of this, he looked solemnly, looked at Gao Yanzhong and said: "Don't be confused, the Jin family is a lesson from the past, and the House of Internal Affairs is just Khan Ama's House of Internal Affairs, not someone else's!"

Gao Yanzhong hurriedly said: "Thank you Jiuye for your teachings. I am a slave who wants to be wrong and just wants to be safe."

Brother Jiu said: "Whether it's the crown prince or other princes, the House of Internal Affairs respects them all, but we must remember who is the real master. If you seek perfection everywhere, it is easy to be incomplete everywhere. Just follow the rules."

Gao Yanzhong responded respectfully.

Thinking that Gao Yan was in his fifties, his energy was gradually declining, his eldest son and second son were living abroad, and the youngest son was still young, Brother Jiu said: "Although we can't imitate the Jin family's nepotism, if one or two are not eye-catching, no one will pay attention. , Your two sons-in-law are both in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so there is no need to avoid too many taboos. If you are qualified enough, it would be a good idea to recruit one of them."

Even those who were officials in the former dynasty were busy with official duties, and they also had nephews and nephews running errands.

Gao Yanzhong said: "Xie Jiuye reminds me that a servant in this position is the best protection for my son-in-law. If I let them take advantage of me, it will be easy to turn a favor into an enmity."

The Gao family also had other relatives, but Gao Yanzhong did not promote them, just because they were afraid that they would not be able to hold back after they started.

Nowadays, no one can help, and the in-laws who are dissatisfied can only murmur in private; if they really want to mention someone, others will be jealous.

When the time comes, a swarm of bees will come up, and no one will be able to hold back.

Brother Jiu saw that he had an idea, so he stopped talking, left the duty room, and planned to go out to the garden.

At the entrance of Xiaodongmen, as soon as the ninth elder brother came out, he saw the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother arriving on horseback.

"Fourth brother..."

Brother Jiu stepped aside and greeted.

The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother dismounted.

The thirteenth elder brother also met the ninth elder brother.

The two brothers looked at a nearby construction site, which was south of Beiliu Institute, where craftsmen from the construction department were working.

Brother Si asked: "When will the construction here be completed? It's a mess and dusty..."

Brother Jiu said: "It's almost time. The bulk will be finished before the Dragon Boat Festival and the work will be suspended. When the Holy Master is away, we can start the next work."

The Thirteenth Brother smiled and said: "There are also six courtyards. Then when we come back next year, everyone can live here. It will be convenient to pay tribute to the Imperial Grandmother."

Brother Jiu looked at him and said, "Let's see how Khan Ama will make arrangements..."

In fact, the previous eleven courtyards, including the six in the north and the five in the south, could be allocated to the prince's elder brother, which would be enough to reach the fourteenth elder brother.

As for his future prince, it is still early for him to become Ding and he can continue to live in Hechi Si.

But with Jiugege and living in my elder brother’s place, it’s a little hard to arrange.

Now that one place has been covered in advance, it is also a rainy day.

Brother Si also thought about the reason and said nothing, but in his heart he did not agree with Jiu Gege staying here with everyone.

Favors are favors, rules are rules.The princes can come here to pay their respects to the old grandmother, but the princess still has to follow the rules here.

When a princess marries outside, in addition to being considered a member of the royal family, she is also considered a member of the Tong family, including Bu Xi.

The Jiugege couple are not suitable to live in the elder brother's house.

Even though Princess Rongxian was favored, she only stayed for a few days and then returned to the city. In addition to having to arrange the marriage, it was also because this was the royal garden.

In addition to the dowry, the people serving her include Mongolians from Bahrain, who are not suitable to stay here permanently.

The same is true at Jiugege.

In addition to the fact that no prying eyes are allowed near the imperial garden, it is also inconvenient for Prince Fujin and his family to come in and out due to their foreign husband.

Relatives are relatives, but the male cousins, who are similar in age, often see each other and are embarrassed by each other.

But Jiugege was called by the empress dowager, so it's hard for others to remind him.

A yard has been built here, and the South Fifth Institute will be vacated in the future. It is suitable for the princess to stay here. It is far from Changchun Garden, but it is not too far away.

The fourth elder brother took a look at the ninth elder brother. He looked unsteady, but he became more and more methodical when he could do things, and he also knew the ways of the world.

What if the ninth elder brother knew what the fourth elder brother was thinking and suddenly realized that there was still something to avoid?

How could he think so much? !
He just felt that it was not good to live in such tight quarters, and he did not want the prince and princess to live separately.

I just want to think that there are nine princesses now, and there will still be ten princesses who will stay in the capital in two years.

At that time, it was not said that those who value one princess and not the other must treat them equally on face.

In that case, you won't be able to live there.

There are also sisters like Princess Kejing and Princess Rongxian who returned to the court from Mongolia. When the time comes, the Queen Mother and the Emperor will both live in Changchun Garden, and it will be hard for them to travel back and forth from the capital.

The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother came from the city to see His Majesty, so they entered the small east gate.

Brother Jiu waited for them to go in and then returned to Beifu Institute.

Jiu Gege and Shi Fujin have left.

Shu Shu and the others just moved in today, and the place was still in chaos, so they didn't stay long.

The north window was opened in the west room here. Now the north and south windows are open, and the breeze in the hall is cool.

When Brother Ninth came back from outside, it was a little hot, but he felt comfortable being blown by the draft.

"The back room doesn't have a north window, why don't you ask the county chief to bring Ni Guzhu to live in the front room?"

Brother Jiu said.

In the main house, only the secondary room has a north window, but the main hall in the front room also has a back door, and the windows in the secondary room are also wider.

Shu Shu said: "The backyard is close to the water, and the secondary room also has a north window. It is cooler than the main courtyard. Don't worry..."

Speaking of this, she handed the blueprint on the table to Brother Jiu and said, "In the back yard, I plan to ask someone to set up a pergola, and put a gauze around the side to prevent mosquitoes, and the children will be able to play outside sooner or later."

They had set up a pergola a few years ago, but it was only in the main courtyard.

Before they came here this year, they didn't want to make a big fuss about the yard, they just did a simple sweep.

Brother Jiu said: "The main courtyard is also supported. The sun won't get into the house, and it will be cooler."

Shu Shu nodded and said: "On that one, it will be fine in May."

Since Shengjia has spent more time in Changchun Garden in recent years, an ice cellar has also been opened here.

According to the rules of the palace, ice supply started in May and lasted until the end of July.

Last year Shu Shu recuperated her body without using ice, but this year it was no problem.

Brother Ninth thought of the ice cellar in the palace.

Since both the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother live here, the ice cellar in the palace has a surplus. I will ask the Queen later what to do with it.

Most of them will reward the ministers.

Otherwise it will be wasted.

Every autumn, the ice cellar is cleaned to prepare for the ice cellar after the winter solstice.

I wasted a lot last year...

waste……

Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu and said: "This year, four hundred catties of old ginseng were cleared from the palace. The earliest ones were accumulated during the Shunzhi Dynasty, and they were all rotten. Now there are still more than 600 catties, but there are more than 1000 catties left outside the customs every year." More than [-] catties came in, more money was put in and less money was taken out, so it was accumulated year after year..."

In addition to dispensing medicine in the imperial pharmacy, the ginseng in the palace is also rewarded to ministers in front of the emperor.

However, there are not many people who are eligible to receive rewards, so it is not a common practice.

Brother Jiu did the math in his mind and said: "The ginseng consumed in the palace every year has never exceeded [-] kilograms in the past ten years. At this rate, a lot can be evenly distributed every year..."

Before the ginseng in the palace was cleared, some were sold at Chongwenmen at a low price, and some were reported as damaged.

"It's a loss. If we sell the extra ginseng every year according to the market price, it will cost tens of thousands of taels..."

Since Jiangnan recognizes ginseng, why is it so cheap for those giant rats?

There is a lot of ginseng in the palace, but it cannot be sold at a high price in the capital, so it can be sold in the south.

Since there are three weaving yamen, all under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, wouldn't it be good to just ask Li Xu and Cao Yin to also sell ginseng?