My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1702 Breakthrough (asking for guaranteed monthly ticket)

The three of them talked for a while and then it was noon.

Xiaosan and Xiaosi are back.

With the autumn examination approaching, the two of them are "sharpening their swords before the battle" and have been making final preparations these days following their seniors in the examination hall.

Zhu Liang is not at home. He has gone to Fangshan Manor.

The autumn flood a while ago flooded the farmland in Fangshan.

The Dong E family's blessed land is over there, and the tombs of several generations are also over there. Zhu Liang took people there to repair them.

"Miss..."

"Miss..."

The two brothers were quite excited when they saw Shushu.

Shushu also looked at his two younger brothers.

The twin brothers who were originally difficult to tell apart are now dressed in the same style, but the difference can be seen at a glance.

Xiao San's face became more resolute and he looked stronger.

Xiao Si looks fair and clean, and more delicate.

This is also related to the environment. In the past two years, Xiao San has followed Zhu Liang and often went to the Zhenghong Banner camp, spending more time with soldiers; Xiao Si entered the Imperial College and had a good friend named Zhang Liu. He was influenced by what he saw and heard and became like a scholar.

This year, both brothers failed the imperial examination in autumn.

Xiao San originally planned to give up, but after studying for more than ten years, he was unwilling to give up and decided to give it a try.

He holds a fourth-rank noble title, and can directly skip the boy's examination without paying any donation to obtain the status of a student.

Shushu calculated the days in his mind and said with a smile, "It's just a few days of relaxation, and it will be closed soon. Do you want to try it at home first?"

The Autumn Examination consists of three sessions, and the fourth session will end on August 9th. Today is August 4th.

Xiao San waved her hands and said, "I have tried it, I have tried it. When my eldest brother came back a while ago, I saw him coming several times."

Xiao Si laughed and said, "I also kidnapped Zhang Liu from the Imperial College and asked him to go along and see it for himself."

Shu Shu asked curiously, "How old is Mr. Zhang Liu? Is he going to die this year?"

She remembered that the Zhang family said that the third son would take part in the Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination this year.

The children who came after that were all Zhang Ying's late-born children.

Xiao Si shook his head and said, "It's similar to my eldest brother. He's in prison now, so he's too late for this subject. He plans to try the next one, but looking at him, he doesn't seem to have much confidence. His mind is on the lessons in the Imperial College."

This is the disadvantage of volume division.

After the official papers are distributed, the Shuntian Prefecture County Examination will become a battlefield for the imperial examination.

Those children of officials who had a large number of transfer quotas in Shuntian Prefecture and wanted to register in the capital had their plans dashed.

Zhang Liu is a first-rank student who was granted imperial favor. If he successfully graduates from the Imperial College, he will be appointed as a deputy director of one of the six ministries.

If you can't complete the course, then you can only postpone it.

Nothing can be compared.

Compared with the General's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion, the Zhang family is actually an excellent in-law.

It seems that the situation is that various princes are competing for the throne, and marrying into the royal family or noble families is not stable.

Shushu glanced at Xiaosi.

What she can think of, her parents can also think of, so she doesn't need to say anything.

She didn't realize it before, she thought she was a pretty good sister, but today she had a problem and realized that among her younger brothers, she was indeed closer to Fusong, Zhuliang, and Xiaoliu, and her feelings for the other three brothers were not that deep.

In the future, even if we don’t have to treat everyone equally, we should try not to show any differences. This is the long-term solution.

After talking to Xiao Si, Shu Shu looked at Xiao San and said, "You've been slacking off for more than a year. Can you still keep up with the lessons? What does the teacher say?"

Xiao San doesn't have much confidence.

"The number of participants in this subject is 40% higher than the previous subject, and most of them are just runners-up."

However, they are old enough, and Xiao San, because of his title, can directly wait for a vacancy. The military officer is the fifth-rank deputy guard lieutenant commander, and the civil official is the fifth-rank assistant minister.

For Xiao San, the Eight Banners Imperial Examination was just the icing on the cake and the pressure was not that great.

As for Xiao Si, Qi Xi also gave a definite answer.

If he fails to pass the imperial examination, his regular academy will be changed to an imperial academy of favor. In this way, if he has studied in the Imperial Academy for five years, he can still get a job.

For this reason, although the provincial examination was approaching, the two brothers were very stable and less anxious.

Shushu also laughed and said, "After this, I gained more knowledge and experience, so I didn't suffer any loss."

The family had lunch.

Shushu is about to return to Beile Mansion.

She still has a lot of trivial matters to deal with.

Qi Xi ordered Xiao San and Xiao Si to send it off, but was stopped by Shu Shu.

She has been married for several years and it is not her official return home, so there is no need for a car to pick her up or drop her off.

This time she came, she brought four pieces of cashmere.

According to the rules of the Autumn Examination, candidates are only allowed to wear light clothing and are not allowed to wear cotton-padded clothes.

"Ask the sewing room to make a cloak for me, and use it as a blanket at night..."

The reason why Shushu hurried back to her mother's house was not only to report safety to her parents, but also to consider the exams for her two younger brothers.

They brought back half a cart of things, including two baskets of top-quality red charcoal and four boxes of white wax.

As for food, there are beef jerky, milk tofu, longan meat, mint candy, etc. They are all durable and not likely to upset your stomach.

Jueluo said helplessly: "Don't worry too much, I have already prepared everything."

Shushu smiled and said, "I prepared it for Fusong back then, so now we can't do without Xiaosan and Xiaosi."

Xiao San and Xiao Si listened from the side and smiled.

I only have this one sister, and it feels really good to be cared for.

But now is not the time to visit relatives and friends, so Xiao San said: "I miss the eldest princess. After we finish the exam, we will go to see the elder sister and Amu."

Xiao Si also said: "I just bought a few pots of chrysanthemums with double petals. I will send them to Amu when the time comes."

Shushu nodded and said, "I will host Miss Zhang and you can accompany Enie to the banquet."

Miss Zhang is a distinguished guest who has come from far away.

Although this welcoming banquet is late, we still have to make up for it to be considered as complete etiquette.

After a lively half-day, Shushu returned to the Prince's Mansion.

Fusong just happened to come back from outside and mentioned to Shushu the news in the capital these days.

"The Suo Family Tomb has been under siege for some time. The Ministry of Justice has been recruiting special personnel these days. I guess an imperial decree will be issued soon..."

This is about Soetu hiding his private wealth.

Shushu had already heard about this at her mother's house, so she wasn't surprised by it.

"Since a large amount of money is involved, there must be someone in charge of this matter. Has the emperor designated someone?"

Fusong said: "Maska and Zhao Chang have both gone to the clan house. I wonder who will be the prime minister between them."

Shushu felt relieved after hearing this.

Fortunately, the Ninth Prince has resigned from his post as Chief of the Imperial Household Department, otherwise he would have been caught in the act!
Even if it was an imperial order, digging up graves would easily lead to criticism.

While others were still watching the prince, Shushu knew the answer.

Whether it is the crown prince or the Hesheli family, they are destined to fail.

Even the married woman, Lady Yi, was not spared. Her son wasted twenty years until Yongzheng came to power, when he rose to prominence with the help of the Thirteenth Prince.

What Shushu is currently wary of is his relative, Sunu Beizi.

I was afraid that he would scheme too much and implicate the Dutong Mansion.

Shushu said to Fusong, "Pay more attention to Sunu's news and see who he is friendly with."

This person has close ties with Prince An's Mansion.

The Prince An's Mansion has an ordinary relationship with the Crown Prince, and a closer relationship with the Mingzhu family.

The second master of Mingzhu Mansion married Geng Gege, the daughter of Princess Heshuo Roujia and the nephew-in-law of Prince An.

Is Sunu the invisible "Great Thousand Years Party"?
But you really can’t tell it on weekdays.

After hearing this, Fu Song knew that she knew about the misappropriation of the general's dowry. He hesitated for a moment and said, "This time when he passed through Jiangnan, Ji Hong brought a lot of things over, some for the Ninth Master and his wife, and some for their shop in the south city..."

Some of the ornaments are fine items carefully selected from Wanbao Pavilion, some are rare treasures from the south of the Yangtze River, and some are Western objects that can be used as dowries.

Shushu shook his head.

"That's not necessary. If we back up the General's Mansion at this time, it would seem like our family approves of their request for a dowry. This is Deyi's choice, and it will also teach Zhuliang and Qingru a lesson."

Fu Song felt sorry for Zhu Liang and said, "When the dowry comes out, people will definitely gossip about it."

Sixty-four loads of dowry is not a small amount, but it is not a large amount either.

This is also missing big things like furniture and decorations, which will make it look even thinner.

In the eyes of the nobles, the lower-ranking royal family members were already down and out, and once the dowry came out, it further confirmed this.

Shu Shu said: "After this experience, whether we have a close or distant relationship with the general's mansion in the future, it makes sense."

Zhuliang's good days are yet to come.

However, after the grand ceremony of giving gifts, preparations for Fu Song's marriage began.

Shushu mentioned that they could take a break for the next two days and invite Miss Zhang to visit the Prince's Mansion.

Fu Song heard this and said, "It is not necessary to have a special banquet. It is my sister's birthday this year. If we want to invite guests, we can just send an invitation to Miss Zhang."

Shushu shook his head.

"Master Jiu is not here, so we should just be quiet and have a birthday dinner with our family. A-Mu said that the eldest princess has been clinging to Miss Zhang for the past two months. If she hasn't seen her for two days, she would ask someone to take her to the backyard. In addition to the 'welcome party', we should also thank her properly."

Fu Song then stopped talking and went to the front to sort out the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts...

*
Baylor Mansion, study room.

The Eighth Prince picked up the pen with a look of determination in his eyes.

This is an opportunity!
The task of liquidating the Hesheli family is a hot potato for others, but for himself, it is a good opportunity to break the impasse.

He mentioned this matter in the letter of greeting he submitted.

Take the initiative to volunteer!

He is only twenty-two years old and has been "reflecting" at home for more than half a year. He can't just sit there doing nothing.

Although this assignment is bound to offend the prince, so what?

Even if he is offended openly, he is not afraid.

I am acting on the emperor's orders. If the prince were to hold the queen responsible, it would mean that he is harboring resentment towards the emperor and his father.

The Eighth Prince made a decision and began to write with great eloquence.

First greet, then apologize, and finally mention the job.

After the memorial was finished, he read it from beginning to end and then called the guard Fu De.

Fude is now the second-class guard of Beile's Mansion and the foreman of the guards of Beile's Mansion. He also has a palace badge on him.

"Send it to the South Study..."

The Eighth Prince had a warm attitude.

Fu De took it with both hands and said, "Eighth Master, if this memorial is delivered today, it will not be presented to the emperor until tomorrow at noon..."

The personnel dispatched from the Ministry of War's Chariot and Vehicle Department set out every day at a fixed time, between noon and early morning.

The official documents of this department are divided into urgent and urgent ones. Those that are in a hurry to be approved by the emperor are sent out of the capital on the same day, while the next-highest-ranking documents are sent out the next day.

It is already afternoon. If the Eighth Prince's letter of greeting is delivered now, it will be delayed in the South Study. It would be better to send it tomorrow morning.

The Eighth Prince shook his head and said, "Let's send it over today. We have to let people know that I have volunteered to do this, so as to avoid getting in trouble with others..."

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Thank you all for your monthly tickets. I will continue to ask for guaranteed monthly tickets.

(End of this chapter)