My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1715 Disappointment (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)

After the prince left the imperial tent, he went to the empress dowager's tent to ask for an audience.

The Queen Mother heard this with a bit of helplessness, and said to Nanny Bai: "Please invite the prince in!"

She already knew about the punishment that had been done to the man who was in the kitchen that morning.

Nanny Bai went over to ask about the menu arrangements and caught them red-handed.

Nanny Bai was extremely angry. She had no sympathy for those people at all and even took her anger out on the prince.

If the prince had shown some respect to the empress dowager on a daily basis, those servants would not have dared to make decisions on their own.

However, she knew the rules and did not add fuel to the fire in front of the Queen Mother. When she went out to see the Prince, she was still respectful.

The prince came in, swung his sleeves, and was about to kneel: "Grandmother, I am here to apologize!"

The Queen Mother hurriedly ordered Nanny Bai, "Help the Prince up quickly..."

Nanny Bai listened to the instructions and stepped forward to help the prince up.

When the prince stood up, the queen mother said kindly, "What does the fault of this servant have to do with you, the prince..."

The prince felt even more ashamed when he saw the empress dowager's leniency.

"My grandson only wanted some side dishes to go with the wine, but the servants misunderstood me."

The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "These are all trivial matters. Don't take them to heart. Just tell the messenger to be careful."

The prince nodded and said, "Yes, yes, grandson will definitely discipline the servants under him in the future."

The prince was not surprised to see that the Queen Mother was not angry and treated him as usual.

The Queen Mother has always had a good temper, and she rarely argues with the concubines or grandchildren in the palace.

The prince breathed a sigh of relief and decided to pick out a few good antiques and curios from the antiques he had received in Rehe this time and give them to the empress dowager as Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.

The grandfather and grandson talked in a friendly manner for another quarter of an hour. Seeing that the queen mother looked tired, the prince stood up and took his leave.

"See the prince off for me..."

The Queen Mother ordered Nanny Bai.

Nanny Bai agreed and sent the prince out.

The Queen Mother rubbed her chest and felt very upset.

After a while, Nanny Bai sent the person back.

The master and servant looked at each other, both with worried expressions.

The Queen Mother mentioned the Crown Prince's servant, and was also pointing fingers at the Crown Prince.

Since the emperor did not hide it, this matter is bound to spread.

By then, both the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince will be involved in the conspiracy and will inevitably be gossiped about.

The prince directly scolded the servant who delivered the message and ended the matter by just saying "oversight" to avoid speculation from outsiders that the prince and the queen mother had a bad relationship.

But the prince did not respond, and even evaded the question, putting it off until later.

The Queen Mother was really unhappy.

Aunt Bai was also feeling uncomfortable.

The master humiliates the slave and worries.

If the prince really wanted to admit his mistake, he should think of a way to satisfy both parties instead of just apologizing so lightly.

The Queen Mother thought about the Prince's behavior. He was always arrogant. She sighed and said, "I have lived long enough to see everything..."

Nanny Bai was afraid that the Queen Mother would be upset, so she could only comfort her by saying, "The Crown Prince probably didn't think of this for the time being."

The Queen Mother shook her head in self-mockery and said softly, "I am a blessed person. I don't need to think so far ahead..."

So the Buddha blessed the emperor with good health and longevity, and blessed her to die before the emperor so that she wouldn't have to live her life under the wishes of her grandchildren.

Nanny Bai understood what the Queen Mother meant and felt sad.

Life is not easy for the masters in this palace, including the Queen Mother.

Before this, the Empress Dowager had taken care of the Crown Princess in many ways, and the Crown Princess was also filial and considerate, and the grandfather and grandson had already reached a tacit understanding.

However, no matter how filial and virtuous the Crown Princess is, it is the Crown Prince who calls the shots in the harem...

The prince returned to his tent and looked a little dazed.

He is not arrogant, but he does not want to become blind or deaf.

In the thirty-fifth year, the people in Yuqing Palace were replaced, and in the thirty-ninth year, they were replaced again.

There are not many elderly people around us nowadays.

Mingsheng is not an ordinary servant, but his uncle's nephew, and has also been his confidant and informant in recent years.

Mingsheng was worried at first, but after waiting at the door of the tent for a long time, he didn't see the prince get angry, so he was relieved.

If you really have to be beaten, how many times should you be beaten?

Twenty hits seemed too light, and forty hits was also scary.

Everyone has selfish desires. Even if Mingsheng is a loyal prince, he will not take the blame for his master with his own life...

What Mingsheng can find out, others can also know.

Around dinner time, the Eldest Prince, the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince knew the reason for the big drama in the morning.

The eldest prince didn't speak for a long time, and didn't know what to say.

Given his relationship with the prince, he should be gloating at this moment, but he couldn't.

The prince has not committed any serious offense, but if these small mistakes accumulate, what will happen in the end?

The prince already has a bad reputation, and now he has to face the additional accusation of being “unfilial”.

You must know that in the court, those who support the prince are not only the old members of the Suo party, but also the Han officials.

Even if those Han officials support the legitimate son to succeed to the throne, what about the legitimate son who has lost his moral character?

Whether it is the legitimate son, the eldest son, or the most capable son, all of these have happened in previous dynasties, which shows that the legitimate son's succession to the throne is not set in stone.

Is someone deliberately harming the prince?
The Fourth Prince got the news from the Thirteenth Prince.

He was also dumbfounded because he was also an eyewitness to the impromptu banquet last night.

He looked at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "Stop here and don't ask around anymore."

The Thirteenth Prince whispered, "I didn't go to ask, it was the servants below who heard about it."

The Fourth Prince said, "That's good. It's taboo to ask about this in private when it comes to the Emperor. You better not get yourself involved."

Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I know the rules... I'm just a little worried about Fourth Brother. Will the Crown Prince vent his anger on Fourth Brother?"

The Fourth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. Right now, the Crown Prince will think about making a big deal out of a small deal, and there won't be any more waves."

The Crown Prince was the heir apparent who was personally taught by his father, the Emperor. However, his arrogance sometimes blinded his eyes, and the people around him were a mixed bag of good and bad, which led to some inappropriate things being revealed.

The Thirteenth Prince couldn't help but complain, "If the Ninth Brother was still the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I wonder if this incident could have been avoided?"

The Fourth Prince didn’t know the exact answer either.

When the Queen Mother met the Prince, there was only Nanny Bai in the tent, no one else.

So Kangxi didn't know about the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, but he was also watching the prince's reaction.

As a result, the prince went to apologize and there was no follow-up, which made Kangxi very disappointed.

In his early years, he had shown much compassion for the prince and loved him much more than his other sons, simply because the relationship between father and son was weak.

At that time, smallpox was rampant and the palace was in chaos. In order to avoid smallpox, he was sent out of the palace to be raised when he was born. He was brought back to the palace when his father was seriously ill. The father and son did not spend much time together before they were separated forever. When he succeeded to the throne, his biological mother died early.

As for the prince, he lost his mother at birth.

Because of his weak kinship, Kangxi attached great importance to family affection. He was close and filial to his grandmother and stepmother, and also took good care of his children.

His requirements for his children are similar. He hopes that they also value family ties.

The book says that there is no family affection among royal families. That is nonsense. There is no difference between royal families and ordinary families. It all depends on how you think.

The son is not like the father.

Nai He Nai He...

Things seemed to have passed quietly, but Kangxi was interrupted by this incident and lost interest in traveling around the Wengniute tribe.

Two days later, the emperor arrived at the Ongniud tribe.

Kangxi took half a day to look at the area that the young prince planned to reclaim.

Along both sides of the river, there are abundant water veins and the soil is red.

Just by looking at the lush vegetation, you can tell that the land is fertile and a good place to reclaim land.

The young prince’s previous plan was not wrong.

As the emperor had arrived, the young prince held a banquet in his mansion.

Since he had arrived in the Ongniud tribe, Emperor Kangxi had to show grace to the tribe.

The Ninth Prince thought that he would propose the marriage in front of the prince of the Ongniud tribe, but he didn't do that. Instead, he gave a name to the young prince's residence.

The residence of the little prince was called Yinggu.

Because the name was ordinary, the emperor gave him a new name, Bayan Erzhaitu.

The young prince brought a group of princes and dukes to kneel down and thank them for the grace.

This one incident is enough to be commemorated by engraving a monument.

The Ninth Prince felt a little displeased when he saw the young prince's smug look, and complained to the Fourth Prince in private.

"Isn't Khan the most well-informed? He should also know that it is inappropriate for the young prince to send a deer. Why don't you consider the marriage?"

Is it okay for a princess to be married to such a scheming husband?

If trouble arises, it will be the emperor and the court that will be in trouble.

The Fourth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "When the Khan Ama summoned us in Rehe, he promised us. Why would he go back on his word? Don't say such things anymore. It makes the Thirteenth Prince feel uncomfortable."

The Ninth Prince knew that there was little hope, but he was still a little disappointed.

The next day, the emperor withdrew from the Wengniute tribe and began his return journey...

*
In Beijing, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching and the festive atmosphere is strong.

At the Ninth Prince's Mansion, after Shushu returned to the capital, she took a walk around and then focused on taking care of her pregnancy.

On this day, the Third, Fourth and Fifth Fujins made an appointment to come and visit her.

Now that I knew Shushu was pregnant, I couldn't pretend I didn't know.

Now that the Third Prince is in the limelight, the Third Lady is also in high spirits. Her earlier sharpness has faded a bit, and she has the aura of a Prince's wife.

She looked at Shushu's loose clothes and smiled, "Years go by quickly. In the second half of next year, the list of concubines will be reported to the Ministry of Rites. By then, the Dong E family's princess's wish for a son will be brought up again..."

The fourth lady said, "Just look at the third sister-in-law, the ninth brother's wife, and the sister-in-law of Uncle Wang, and you will know that this is true!"

The Fifth Lady also nodded and said, "It's inevitable that they will say that in the next round of talent shows, we probably won't be able to keep those people."

After forty years of selection, the royal family selected one prince's wife and one duke's wife, and the royal family also selected two princes' wives and one prince's successor wife.

By the time of the selection in the 43rd year, in the royal family, only the fourteenth prince was going to choose a wife, and there was only one Prince Ping, Nersu, in the royal family.

Shushu listened quietly.

Originally, because there was no news about Dong E Gege in Yuqing Palace, the rumor that Dong E's daughter was pregnant was about to be dispelled. But now when the news of her pregnancy spread, such rumors started to spread again.

For the princesses of the Dong E family, it was a mixed bag of good and bad.

The good thing is that the marriage will be taken to a higher level; the bad thing is that the expectations are too high, and if it fails, the situation may not be very good.

When the sisters-in-law got together, in addition to talking about family matters, they also inevitably mentioned the current major events in the capital.

"What does the Eighth Prince think?"

The Third Lady pointed to the east and said, "I heard that they took the initiative to ask for permission. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, they will start digging graves. They are really not afraid of taboos..."

(End of this chapter)