My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1736 Countermeasures
At the beginning of the afternoon, the tenth prince arrived.

The Ninth Prince and Shushu had lunch in Ning'an Hall and have returned to the main courtyard.

After receiving the news, the Ninth Prince went to the front yard.

Even if they are the best of brothers, this inner courtyard is not the place to talk.

"Brother Jiu, what are you worried about?"

The Tenth Prince asked, "Didn't we agree not to get involved?"

The Ninth Prince said, "But if we live like this, we have to be careful of others blaming us. I thought about it carefully on the way. Although we were conferred titles a few years later than our elder brothers, the gap in titles is not too big. This is good. I guess no one will be so bold as to want to subdue us..."

"You should also be careful about the Niuhulu family. Be careful that they may form a clique outside under your name, but end up joining others in private..."

"Here, I am trying to think of a way to make money. I don't seek to benefit the country or the people, but only to honor my father-in-law and increase his status as a beloved son..."

The Tenth Prince looked solemn and said, "Ninth Brother is right. We need to be on guard against the Niuhulu family. Now the Hesheli family and the Tong family are injured, and the Niuhulu family is not doing well either. If we want to restore the family power, we can only wait for merits from the emperor if we don't have any military achievements..."

The Ninth Prince said, "Even for my brothers, we should be more cautious in the future. You may smile on the surface, but you can never be sure if someone will do something shady to you."

The Tenth Prince nodded and added, "Not only the brothers, but also the younger princes. The Twelfth Prince is quite cunning, and the Thirteenth Prince is not as honest as he appears to be. There is also the Fourteenth Prince who stirs up trouble."

"Uh-huh……"

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "There's no need to alienate anyone. Apart from eating and drinking, we don't have much to do with each other on a daily basis. Just don't be too honest."

The Tenth Prince thought about it and said kindly, "Fifth Brother is an exception. He is kind to Ninth Brother and is not the type to scheme against others."

The Ninth Prince said, "Of course. What I just said did not include Fifth Brother. If Fifth Brother still doesn't believe it, then there is no one else we can trust."

The Tenth Prince thought of the Eighth Prince and said, "He used to be respectable, but now he doesn't care about it anymore. We should be on guard against him using shady tricks. Ninth Brother, don't be too nice to him in the future. If you expose the discord between brothers, he might be a little scared and not dare to plot against Ninth Brother easily, otherwise others will immediately suspect him."

The Ninth Prince thought of the grave digging incident and frowned, saying, "It sounds scary. People who love fame the most don't even want it. We should be more cautious..."

The two brothers met each other and talked from the beginning of the month to the beginning of the month.

It was almost time for dinner when the Tenth Prince left.

Shushu thought that the Tenth Prince would leave some food for her, and even asked the kitchen to add another pot, but then she saw the Ninth Prince coming back.

"It's already this late, and you don't even leave any food for me?" Shu Shu said angrily.

The Ninth Prince said, "I stayed here, but it was the Tenth Prince who refused, saying that you must be waiting for me too."

Shushu felt relieved and said, "My tenth brother and his wife have been through a lot these past few months. We'll have a banquet later to thank them both."

The Ninth Prince said, "Don't worry, he is not an outsider."

Looking at Shushu's belly, the Ninth Prince said, "I wonder if the Empress Dowager will send Nanny Bai over in the next few days. Otherwise, you will have to go to the palace to pay your respects in a few days..."

Shu Shu said: "It's okay now, I'm not that tired, it doesn't matter if it happens once or twice."

The Ninth Prince said, "There was frost this morning, and the bluestone slabs are slippery. I am worried about you entering the palace."

Shu Shu said, "He should be here. When he meets the queen tomorrow to pay his respects, he will probably give her instructions."

Today is August 30th, the day to pay respects to the emperor in the palace.

However, the Queen Mother will not return to the palace until noon today, so no one would be so tactless as to wait for her.

The next time to pay respects will be on September 5th.

However, this is the time for the princes and their wives outside the palace. The concubines in the palace must also pay their respects tomorrow morning.

When the Empress Dowager saw Concubine Yi, she would inevitably think of the recent situation of the Fifth Lady and Shushu, and would grant Shushu the grace to exempt her from paying respects to the palace.

At night, when they were settled down and only the couple were left, the Ninth Prince did not bother to talk about what he had seen on the road, but mentioned his concerns to Shushu.

"It seems that I still can't be too idle. I have to find a way to accumulate merit. The one in my belly is fine. I am just a little kid. Akdan and Fengsheng are only half an hour apart. The difference in their titles in the future will be too great. It will definitely hurt the relationship between brothers."

Shu Shu looked at the Ninth Prince, a little surprised, and asked, "Why did you think of this?"

This was Shushu's biggest concern after she gave birth to three children in the past two years.

But I could only comfort myself later. The eldest son is different. This is the current rule.

For example, Xiao San and Xiao Si in the Dutong Mansion, the two brothers were originally other legitimate sons who did not have the title to inherit, but later Xiao San got the title, and his future became different from Xiao Si.

Unless Xiao Si accumulates merits and is granted a title in the future, the gap between their children and grandchildren will become wider and wider.

The Ninth Prince, on the other hand, had never worried about these things before.

The Ninth Prince pondered for a moment and said, "Two brothers grew up together, so their relationship is not bad. But when they grow up and start their own families, they will have two branches and their own families and plans. It's hard to say for sure."

The reason why the Crown Prince and the eldest prince are in such an irreconcilable situation today is because of the people around them over the years.

Everyone has selfish motives.

The Fourteenth Prince is jealous and resentful of his biological brother, the Fourth Prince, because the Fourth Prince is the biggest obstacle to the Fourteenth Prince's future.

In the beginning, he did not care about the rank of the title, so he did not feel jealous because his fifth brother was the eldest son of the Empress. Later, when he began to care about the rank of the title, he also thought about his own efforts to accumulate merits, and never felt that his fifth brother was an obstacle.

The Fourteenth Prince was a sarcastic person and obviously didn't think so.

Shu Shu said, "My master is only twenty. If we calculate based on his life expectancy of eighty, he still has sixty years to live. By then, he should have saved enough to become a duke."

The Ninth Prince looked at Shushu and whispered, "A new emperor appoints new ministers, and the royal family is no exception. Being a prince is different from being a prince's uncle or great-uncle. The merits I have accumulated now are real, and Khan Ama will not treat me unfairly. If it were someone else, it would be hard to say whether I would get the job when the time comes."

Shushu noticed something was wrong and said, "What kind of accident was there on the road? I think a lot about it."

The Ninth Prince started by talking about the elk lamb sent by Prince Wengniute, and mentioned the subsequent banquet held by the Crown Prince, and the punishments meted out to the people in the kitchen.

After hearing this, Shushu felt short of breath and chest tightness.

She was originally lying on her side, but now she turned over and sat up.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince quickly stood up and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Shu Shu saw that he was worried and said, "I'm a little thirsty..."

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince got off the kang and poured warm water for Shushu.

Shushu took it and drank it, and then he felt better.

The Ninth Prince put the cup away, looked at Shushu, and said hesitantly, "Are you angry? Don't be upset. Those who dared to treat the Royal Grandmother badly were punished. They were not beaten to death directly, but less than half of them returned to the capital alive."

Shushu was annoyed, but only a small part of it was because of the Empress Dowager. The majority of it was because of the Ninth Prince.

Shu Shu didn't want to add fuel to the fire, so she nodded in agreement with Ninth Prince's words and said, "It is a bit uncomfortable. The Empress Dowager is a low-key person and hates being talked about. She must be unhappy to know about this."

Because of the Thirteenth Prince, Shushu was kind to the two princesses born to Concubine Min. When she was in Rehe, she also showed kindness to the young Prince Wengniute.

But when the Ninth Prince was treated with contempt, Shushu immediately became disgusted with that person.

Even with the Thirteenth Prince, Shushu seemed to have lost some filter.

She knew something was wrong with her and tried hard to calm herself down.

Perhaps because of the pregnancy, my emotions are more obvious than usual.

Even the moment he heard this, Shushu had an idea, wondering whether he should make some plans and be the one who took advantage of the situation.

In the eyes of the world, the situation of the succession battle is unpredictable, but for Shushu, it is clear in her mind.

If I become a yellow bird and hide behind the Fourth Prince, is there any possibility?
The Ninth Prince pulled Shushu to lie down again and said, "Don't worry, Khan Ama's filial piety is genuine. After this, no one will dare to disrespect the Imperial Grandmother again."

It is inconceivable that the people in the imperial kitchen dared to act in this way.

On the surface, it seems to be flattering the prince, but looking at the prince's situation in recent years, there is a hidden story.

Because of this incident, the Ninth Prince thought of the eldest prince's wine bag and said to Shushu, "I don't want to think too much, but I can't help thinking too much. I'm also afraid that others are deliberately drawing suspicion to my eldest brother. The Imperial Kitchen has been run by the Wuya and Wei families for generations, and the Ma and Zhang families have also been prominent for twenty or thirty years. It is the most complicated office under the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."

If the mastermind behind framing the prince was not the eldest prince, then who was it?

Are the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince innocent?
The Ninth Prince muttered and sighed, "I now suspect my neighbor of stealing my axe. I think everyone seems wrong and I don't trust my own judgment. Apart from the Fifth Brother and the Tenth Brother, I don't trust anyone else..."

Shu Shu praised: "You must be on guard against others. You are the mainstay of the family, and you have a big family behind you. You should be more careful..."

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I've been lying down for two days with a fever, and then I remembered to write, but I kept putting it off...

(End of this chapter)