My father-in-law is Kangxi

As the folk proverb says, "The summer solstice is three months and the number of heads falls down."

This means that starting from summer, counting to the third "Gength Day" will be auspicious.

This year's summer solstice falls on May [-]th, and the third day from the end will be June [-]th.

Before the fall, the weather was dry and hot; after the fall, it was muggy.

Sir, please take a bath in the morning and evening.

Here in Ni Guzhu, even if he takes a bath in the morning and evening, he still has prickly heat. He is pitiful and doesn't care about running out. He takes his wife to stay in the cold room.

However, as Mrs. Bo is getting older, she uses ice to cool down in the cold room, which is still a little damp and cold. She shouldn't stay there for a long time, otherwise her shoulders will hurt.

Shu Shu took Ni Guzhu to the main house in the morning and returned before lunch.

Mrs. Bo is in her fifties, and Aunt Qi in the backyard is no longer young either.

Shu Shu also picked up Fengsheng and Akdan.

In this way, every morning, Shu Shu's time is dedicated to several children.

Akdan is a child who neither cries nor makes fuss in front of outsiders, but when there are no outsiders, he is clingy and competitive.

Together with Ni Guzhu, there is not a day when the two little guys don't quarrel.

In the end, she cried and howled, and Shu Shu became increasingly irritable.

People's hearts are really biased!
After taking care of the child herself, Shu Shu fell in love with Fengsheng more and more.

Well-behaved baby, who can’t help feeling pain?
Those two are debt collectors, and this one is the child who repays the debt.

Hum, the older they are, Shu Shu thinks that those two little bastards should have more experiences...

*
The Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is on duty.

Brother Jiu unbuttoned his collar and waved a fan in his hand. There was a large vat filled with ice cubes at his feet.

Next to Brother Twelve's table, there was another ice jar.

Their yamen now has double the supply of ice cubes.

For the extra portion, I will make up the money myself.

Brother Jiu is not short of money, but he is afraid of both heat and cold.

When I came here today, he made arrangements for the twelfth prince to leave the capital.

The Chief of the Internal Affairs Bureau's departure from the capital was a matter of Brother Jiu's decision, but it was not up to him to make the final decision for the prince's departure from the capital.

Long before the emperor came to the throne, he asked for his will in front of the emperor.

The reason why I delayed until now to ask the twelfth prince to set off was because I was waiting for an ambush.

After the fall, the prince's palace became a furnace, not to mention the Forbidden City.

"With a bodyguard and a hundred guards, in addition to the Construction Department and a doctor and a foreigner, the Accounting Department and the Guangzhou Department will also arrange for manpower to follow... The Accounting Department is to check the planning of the palace and the Guangzhou Department. It is to count all the utensils laid out in the palace..."

"There's no need to rush back. Just wait until you get up before and after the retreat..."

"The prince's annex outside the palace needs to be watched carefully. Don't make it too big. Prepare it according to two or three entrances..."

"There can be more shops near the palace, and they can be more stylish. When the Mongolian prince comes to court, it will be convenient for him to choose whatever he wants..."

"In addition, the supporting vegetable gardens, livestock gardens and orchards next to the palace must also be set aside to save the emperor from having to go there to escape the summer heat and have to transport supplies from the capital..."

Brother Ninth explained one by one.

The twelfth elder brother listened carefully.

When Brother Ninth said it at the end, he was also moved.

Even if it is hotter at noon outside the customs, it is cooler in the morning and evening, so there is no need to worry about the heat.

Did he trick himself?

If the land outside the Rehe Palace is not taken back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but is traded like Xiaotangshan, then I can build a summer garden myself.

Unfortunately, it is too late to say this now.

The ninth elder brother looked at the twelfth elder brother and said: "The auxiliary rooms near the palace should be built in places with good views, and the others don't matter."

Next to the palace, it might be the residence of these adult princes.

Brother Twelve nodded.

Brother Jiu said: "This is your first time traveling far away and it will take a long time. You can go to the teacher to ask for advice and see if he has any other instructions."

The twelfth elder brother knew that this was for his own good, so he packed up the things on hand and went to the cabinet to check the room.

Brother Ninth simply changed his position and lay down.

What should he do if his twelfth brother is not here?

Gao Yanzhong is not here either.

The daily general affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be handled by Zhang Baozhuo.

You can't let the dog days come, and he will come over and light the sky when he sees it.

Even if you use a double serving of ice, it's still not enough.

His eyelids became a little heavy again.

"Dengdengdengdeng"...

The footsteps at the door were heavy and familiar.

"Crash", the hanging screen door was opened, and the fifth elder brother walked in.

Brother Ninth stood up in a hurry, looked at Brother Five who was sweating profusely, and said, "Why did you come here in the hot weather like this?"

The fifth elder brother directly pulled up the chair and sat next to the ice basin. He stuck out his tongue, panted heavily, and said with a grimace, "I'm suffocated, come out and get some air..."

The third elder brother and the eighth elder brother were with them, and he and the seventh elder brother were the only two who stayed in the south study room. They were busy for two and a half hours every morning, and they were not finished until noon.

The fifth elder brother wanted to cry, but he also knew the importance and it was not the time to be lazy.There were only two of them in total, and time was tight at this time. If he was lazy, he wouldn't be able to complete his errand.

When he came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, his back ached from sitting and his mind went numb, so he took a walk to stretch his muscles.

The fifth elder brother rubbed his eyes. His eyes were watery and the whites of his eyes were red and bloodshot.

Seeing this, Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Let's get started. Is it dirty? You should change the veil quickly..."

The fifth elder brother took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and rubbed it until it looked like dried cabbage. It was stained with sweat.

He is a sweater.

Brother Jiu twitched his lips and took out a new handkerchief from his purse and gave it to him.

The fifth elder brother rubbed his eyes with a clean handkerchief and said pitifully: "Not only is my brain mushy, my eyes are going to be blind..."

Brother Jiu couldn't understand, and said: "Aren't you just reading abbreviations and dividing posts, are you so tired?"

The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "I'm tired, and my brain needs to be used. Who knows what it means if I abbreviate a sentence or two..."

Brother Jiu heard this and thought so.

Just like the general affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is also indifferent.

He said: "I will bring you two kilograms of walnuts tomorrow. You can take advantage of them."

The fifth elder brother waved his hand and said, "No, Lao Qi Fujin has prepared dates and walnuts for him. I can just eat along with him."

Brother Jiu said: "Then bring half a catty of dendrobium. You can use it to make chrysanthemum tea. It will also clear away heat and improve eyesight."

The fifth elder brother then nodded and said, "I need to make up for it."

The fifth elder brother came over for a stroll and then returned to the south study room.

Brother Jiu called Zhang Baozhu over and told him that he would come over every other day for half a day starting tomorrow.

As for Zhang Baozhu here, there is no Xiu Mu for the time being.

Zhang Baozhu responded, thinking that Gao Yanzhong had been on a business trip with the Holy Master in the past six months, so he said: "Master Jiu, there is still a vacancy for the head of the commission here in our yamen, and there is also a shortage of written posts. Do you want to make up for it?"

Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "There is no need to choose from outside. Choose senior and capable people from the seventh-grade pen post style to appoint the head of the agency. The eighth-grade pen post style will be supplemented by the seventh grade, and the ninth-grade pen post style will be filled with seniority. Make up the eighth grade, and write down the vacant ninth grade writing style. When the official school exam is over, those who pass can make up for the ninth grade writing style."

This is because they are afraid that people from outside will ruin the atmosphere in our yamen.

It also provides an upward channel for the post below, so as not to waste time on errands.

Zhang Baozhu agreed and went down to prepare.

When the twelfth elder brother came back from the cabinet duty, the ninth elder brother stood up and said: "Then the master has left. The guard office and the army camp have all said hello. I will wait directly outside the Shenwu Gate tomorrow morning. In addition to the carriage, you In addition, I also brought two horses to prepare, and more bow and arrow riding equipment, when the time comes..."

After hearing this, the twelfth elder brother said: "Ninth brother, I asked Fucheng... Mr. Ma agreed..."

"what?"

Brother Jiu was surprised: "Why do you think of him?"

Fucheng is also Ma Qi's son. He is about the same age as the twelfth elder brother and has just become a teenager.

Brother Twelve pursed his lips and said, "Mom asked me to ask."

Brother Jiu felt happy and said: "No wonder they say, 'When you have an old man in your family, you have a treasure.' That's a good question. It's really your turn to ask. I'm wrong. I think you haven't left the palace yet, so there's no need to ask this for the time being." , but if you don’t ask, it’s not easy for the teacher to mention it, what will outsiders think?”

A cheap son-in-law like the Eighth Prince would have a son-in-law from the Fucha family working with him; while a serious son-in-law like the Twelfth Prince, the Fucha family would not arrange for any of his sons to follow him.

When outsiders saw this, they thought the Fucha family was dissatisfied with the marriage.

"What did the teacher say?"

Brother Jiu asked.

The twelfth elder brother said: "Master Ma asked Fu Cheng to follow me and see the world."

Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "Although relatives are relatives, since they are here on business, don't really treat them as guests, that would be too foreign; don't treat them as haha ​​beads envoys, that is not pleasing to the eye, so just follow the example of me and The relationship between Fusong and Fusong should be clearer between public and private affairs..."

The twelfth elder brother wrote down that he felt that the personal relationship between him and Fu Cheng was limited, and the public relationship was also limited.

Hey, anyway, there are about a hundred people following, one more is not too much, one less is not too much, we will talk about it when the time comes...

*
We camped at Wulan Tuoluo Sea.

After the Holy Emperor arrived in Mongolia, various Mongolian tribes came to pay homage one after another and followed the Holy Emperor as he headed north.

The prince Taiji who came to court also received rewards, including robes, brocades and other items.

This year's robes are different from every year. In addition to large woolen robes in winter and silk satin robes in spring and autumn, the elders who came to the court also got cashmere woolen robes.

It feels as smooth as satin, and there are complicated and gorgeous embroidery patterns on it. It is the Mongolian people's favorite swastika, lotus, and longevity patterns.

The Mongolians were honest and received more rewards than usual. When they were grateful for Bogda Khan's kindness, they were not stingy with their gifts.

The imperial gifts have been given long ago, so it is difficult to make up for them, but there are still the prince and other princes.

So, starting from the prince to the youngest sixteenth brother, they all received more gifts.

As the youngest prince, the sixteenth prince has received more than ten horses this year.

Among so many princes, the fourteenth prince was considered lucky and received six horses as gifts, two of which were Tianshan horses.

He was quick-witted and knew the reason for such heavy gifts, so he said to Thirteenth Brother: "This is all the credit of Ninth Brother. Cao Yin's cashmere business was run by Ninth Brother, and Ninth Brother suffered a loss..."

The Thirteenth Brother nodded and said: "Ninth Brother is very capable. Even if he were not in the Ministry of Internal Affairs but in the Lifan Academy, Ninth Brother would definitely be able to do a good job."

The Fourteenth Brother glanced at the Thirteenth Brother and said: "You will no longer be a young boy. Khan Ama really loves Shiliu and teaches Shiliu Mongolian himself..."

The Thirteenth Brother said disapprovingly: "Sixteenth is smart and lively. He is often in front of the emperor, and Khan Ama can also be more cheerful."

Brother Fourteen looked him up and down and said, "Brother Thirteen is telling the truth, are you not jealous at all?"

The Thirteenth Brother looked at the Fourteenth Brother and said, "What's there to be jealous of? If we are really jealous, the brothers above us won't like us either..."

So many people have been young sons, how can there be so much injustice?

It's too big, it's too big, even if they are allowed to see the sky in front of them, they won't be happy...