My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1730 What's going on

He Yuzhu followed behind the Ninth Prince, his eyes fixed on his auspicious clothes.

Stone blue looks old-fashioned and not as beautiful as golden yellow.

But the rule is that the prince's auspicious clothes must be golden yellow, and after being conferred a title, they must be dressed according to their title.

The ninth prince is Duolo Beile, whose color is stone blue.

The Ninth Prince didn’t think too much about it, he was happy.

I'm twenty now, but the feeling I give people is different from when I was a teenager.

Just by listening to it, I feel it is a lot more stable and reliable.

That is to say, it is not fashionable to grow a beard nowadays. People have to be over 30 to start growing a beard. Otherwise, he would have grown a beard at his age.

In the palace, Kangxi had just finished his breakfast.

When Kangxi heard that the Ninth Prince had arrived, he was a little puzzled.

Ever since the drinking incident, the Ninth Prince has been extremely well behaved. He keeps quiet and never comes near the Emperor.

It's rare that he comes here on his own initiative today.

"Spread it..."

Kangxi put down his chopsticks, asked someone to clear the table, and then gave instructions to Liang Jiugong.

Liang Jiugong responded and went out to pass on the message.

Seeing the Ninth Prince wearing a new auspicious robe and red coral court beads, looking beaming with joy, his mind raced, he figured it out, and when he thought of the reason, he said with a smile: "The Emperor has said that today is a good day for the Ninth Prince. I wish the Ninth Prince peace, health, and prosperity..."

As he said this, he bowed down.

The Ninth Prince supported her and said with a smile, "Thank you for your kind words. I was just looking forward to these two..."

The two of them entered the palace without delay.

As soon as the Ninth Prince entered the room, he knelt down and performed the solemn ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtow nine times.

Upon seeing this, Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong with a serious expression.

Liang Jiugong knew that the emperor had forgotten the ninth prince's birthday, so he quickly lip-synced.

Kangxi then remembered that today was the Ninth Prince's birthday.

Because when they were in Rehe, the princesses and their husbands-in-law sent birthday gifts in advance, and it seemed that the Ninth Prince's birthday had passed, so they didn't think about it for a while.

In a moment, the Ninth Prince had finished his ceremony and knelt on the ground without standing up.

He looked up at Kangxi and said seriously, "My son is one year older now. He will be a father for the second time and will also start to learn his duties in the court. I just hope that I can worry less about my father Khan and be a son that my father Khan can rest assured of."

Kangxi was amused by his words and said, "You are quite self-aware!"

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "My son is not that stupid."

Kangxi snorted and said, "Am I praising you?"

The Ninth Prince said, "In my son's eyes, if Khan Ama doesn't scold me, he is actually praising me..."

Kangxi said: "..."

This is not being easily satisfied, this is being able to appease yourself.

He raised his hand and said, "Get up. Since you asked me to stop worrying about it, I will just watch."

The Ninth Prince smiled and stood up, saying, "My son will definitely keep his word. Khan Ama is also doing well. He will not worry the Imperial Grandmother too much."

Kangxi: "..."

The Ninth Prince had already pulled up a stool and sat down next to the kang. He said with concern, "Son, I'm not kidding. Sitting for a long time is bad for your health. Your father-in-law is so busy with government affairs. He spends most of the day reviewing memorials and meeting with officials. But you have to be careful. Your son works in the Ministry of Revenue. He reads files every day and I feel dizzy and my neck hurts!"

Kangxi said, "That sounds nice, but I heard that you were idle in the Ministry of Revenue and not that busy. I assigned you the task of repairing the new warehouse in the first half of the year, and you assigned it to your subordinates."

The Ninth Prince blinked and said in confusion, "My son is the general manager, so he doesn't have to do everything himself. If my son really wants to be a supervisor, wouldn't he be a fool?"

Kangxi frowned and said, "You are new to the Ministry of Revenue. You are so careless. Aren't you afraid that I will fool you?"

The duties of the ministries and agencies are different from those of the Imperial Household Department.

Mistakes made in the Imperial Household Department are relatively easy to make up for; however, the work of the ministries and agencies involves people's livelihood and economy, and no mistakes are allowed.

The Ninth Prince opened his mouth and felt strange.

This was the assignment for the first half of the year and was completed before leaving Beijing.

He had explained everything in detail in the memorial, including the construction of the new warehouse and the new accountability system he had added.

At that time, Khan Ama even praised him.

As long as this accountability system is in place, who would dare to fool around?
Khan Ama, have you forgotten?
He suppressed his weirdness and thought about the time when the eldest prince scolded him.

Perhaps Khan Ama just wanted to teach his son a lesson.

Just listen to it yourself and don't talk back.

He changed his words and said, "Because my fourth brother is still in the Ministry of Revenue, I think it is for my fourth brother's sake that no servant dares to fool me, so I dare to let go..."

Kangxi looked at the Ninth Prince and shook his head.

He hoped that the royal brothers would get along well with each other, but he also clearly understood that even among the royal brothers, they were not brothers.

Such as him and Prince Yu, Prince Gong, the Crown Prince and the other princes, and among the princes.

As a result, the Ninth Prince had no guard against the Fourth Prince at all.

From then on, the future of the prince with real power and the prince without real power in the court were different.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about conferring titles. Among the twenty or so princes, it is impossible that there will really be twenty or so Heshuo Princes. There must be some higher and some lower.

Except for the initial title given to a son based on his mother's status, subsequent promotions are related to the number of assignments performed and the amount of merits achieved.

There is also competition among the princes.

The Ninth Prince seems to be older, but he is still carefree and would never think of these things.

He thought of the Dong E family again. The Dong E family were all siblings. Even if there was a title, Qi Xi was very careful and took precautions. He decided on the inheritor of the title early on and avoided the dispute over the title.

Perhaps for this reason, Dong E acted generously and cheerfully. When getting along with her uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law, she was less calculating and only cared about whether they were close to her or not.

The couple lived a simple life, which made Kangxi secretly envious.

He didn't expect the Ninth Prince to have a great future, so he didn't say anything else, just said: "Now that you know you are old enough, you should be independent and stop thinking about your brothers' protection. Now that you are in the Ministry of Revenue, you have a brother here, so you have less time to get along with the officials and servants. When you go to other government offices, you will be left alone. Can you still be so heartless?"

The Ninth Prince hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, my son is not stupid. He is only twenty. Even if he serves until he is fifty, he still has thirty years to go. In five or six years, he will be as experienced as Fourth Brother when he is old enough."

Kangxi snorted lightly. A lazy person will always be a lazy person. He will not become diligent just because he gets older.

Otherwise, the Fifth Prince would not have gained more than 20 pounds in just one summer.

If you eat and sleep, sleep and eat, it would be strange if you don’t gain weight.

After working in the Southern Study for two or three years, the Third Prince and the Seventh Prince have made progress, but the Fifth Prince remains the same.

We have to continue our journey today. Now that we have entered the pass, the roads are better and there are palaces along the way. The team is tired, so they have started to rest and only walk for half a day every day.

The Ninth Prince talked for a while and then went back to prepare.

The eldest prince, the fourth prince and the thirteenth prince were waiting for him.

Everyone remember that today is the Ninth Prince's birthday. We are planning to pool our money to hold a small banquet in the evening, and are planning to arrange for people to go ahead and make preparations for the Yaoting Palace where he will be staying today.

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince waved his hands and said, "No need for you brothers to make arrangements. We will have a fish feast tonight. I have already arranged for someone to go ahead and purchase fish and shrimp."

Yaoting is also in Miyun County, so it is just right to arrange people to go to Chaohe and Baihe to buy river fish.

The eldest prince patted the ninth prince on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you are really grown up and can take care of things on your own."

The Ninth Prince was very proud and said, "Two years ago, my wife and I went out and lived in Miyun for a while. We found a lot of delicious food, not only the river seafood, but also the fruits. I sent people to buy them."

At this point, he looked at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "River fish is fine. It's okay to eat it now, but it's not easy to transport it back. As for fruits, ask people to buy more. Thirteenth Prince, bring more back to the palace..."

The Thirteenth Prince nodded naturally.

The Ninth Prince was very generous. Whenever he sent something to the palace, every prince and princess got a share, as well as the Qianqing Palace, Ningshou Palace, Yiku Palace and Yuqing Palace.

The Fourth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince with relief.

Hundreds of good filial piety first.

Concubine Yi's treatment of the Ninth Prince was just ordinary, but the Ninth Prince's filial piety towards Concubine Yi was one of the best among the princes.

The Ninth Prince noticed the Fourth Prince's gaze and remembered the scolding he had just received. He said with a bit of grievance, "I went to kowtow to Khan Ama on a good day, but Khan Ama only wanted to scold me..."

These words made the eldest prince, the fourth prince and the thirteenth prince all nervous.

For various reasons, these bodyguards all feared the emperor more than respected him.

The Fourth Prince asked, "Why?"

The Ninth Prince complained quietly, "You blame me for not personally inspecting the new warehouse because of the work I did in the first half of the year. How can you say that? It's so hot this year. If I really want to run around in and out of the city, I will have to stay at home for the second half of the year. It seems to me that Khan Ama just wants to scold his son and is deliberately finding fault with him!"

The fourth prince frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?"

The eldest prince also shook his head and disapproved, saying, "Khan Ama is doing this for your own good. He is afraid that you have just learned the job and don't know much, so you might be looked down upon."

The Thirteenth Prince also said, "Yes, yes, this is what Khan Ama taught Ninth Prince. The servants below are slippery, and if we let them go, they will be easily fooled."

The three of them said in unison. The Ninth Prince was a little confused and said, "Khan Ama...are you really doing this for my own good? Are you just idle and want to scold your son?"

The eldest prince rolled his eyes at him and said, "Khan Ama is not that idle. He saw that you are careless and asked you to be more careful next time."

The Fourth Prince also said, "This is to teach you, just listen carefully, don't talk back to my face, and don't whisper behind my back, it's disrespectful."

The Thirteenth Prince also said, "Yes, yes, Ninth Brother, you trust your people, but the people working in the government office are different from the officials in the Prince's Mansion. Most of them are here for money. The Ministry of Revenue is very profitable, so you should be careful."

The Ninth Prince was able to understand what was said, but at this time he did not nod, but was a little hesitant.

The fourth prince said, "Even Thirteen understands this truth. My elder brother and I have also advised you. Why don't you understand it?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I've figured it out. I'm just thinking about whether I should change to another government office. The Ministry of Revenue's job is never easy once it's assigned to me. It would be better to leave the Six Ministries and go to the Nine Ministers' Office. It would be less stressful and less stressful..."

The eldest prince pointed at the ninth prince and said with disdain, "What a prospect? Can you avoid this? Everyone learns their job and has to go through many departments and agencies. You are in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and everything is going well. Why are you so scared now that you are out?"

The Ninth Prince frowned and said, "But I don't have to do everything myself in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Twelfth Prince is responsible for the daily affairs, and the doctors in the lower government offices are responsible for the specific tasks. I am just the general manager. If there is a problem with the tasks in their charge, I will hold them responsible..."

The Fourth Prince was afraid that he would really try to get a promotion in other government offices, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, the Ministry of Revenue is not that tiring. There are so many officials under it, it won't be tiring for you..."

(End of this chapter)