My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1743 Three Happinesses (asking for guaranteed monthly ticket)

When they arrived at the Beiguanfang, the Fourth and Tenth Concubines went back to their respective homes, and the Seventh Concubine went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion by herself.

She came here often and did not wait for anyone in front. She got off the carriage and went straight to the inner courtyard.

By the time Shushu got the news and was about to go out to greet them, the Seventh Lady had already arrived at the gate of the main courtyard.

Seeing that she was in high spirits, Shushu was also happy.

With their status, as long as they think positively, they can live a much more comfortable life than ordinary women.

The two sisters-in-law walked into the house hand in hand, and the host and guests took their seats.

The Seventh Lady's eyes fell on Shushu's belly and said, "Is this a pointed belly? I've learned something new!"

Shushu looked down and was already surprised.

When I was pregnant with triplets, my belly was already big. Now that I’m pregnant with a single baby, I noticed the difference after I became pregnant.

With the navel as the center, the belly protrudes forward greatly, as if there is a triangular cone abruptly stuck on it.

Because of this, Shushu's waist has been strained and now it hurts even when she sits.

Shushu said, "My father also said it looked like a pointed belly. Who knows? It's hard to say until the baby is born."

According to folk belief, a pointed belly indicates a boy, while a round belly indicates a girl.

The Seventh Lady said, "Please pray for the birth of a little prince. If you give birth to a little princess, you will have something to worry about in the future."

Shu Shu nodded and sighed, saying, "Yes, we have all followed the Northern Tour and met so many princesses. Except for the princess who had the opportunity to return to the capital, many of the others have never returned to their parents' home in their entire lives."

Among them was my great aunt, who never returned to Beijing after she got married.

The two sisters-in-law talked for a few words about the children and then left.

The Seventh Lady mentioned that Concubine Gao had safely given birth to the 20th prince, and said, "Just wait, there will be more excitement in the future. There are several queens in the palace who don't have princes. Concubine Xi's mother has a long career, Concubine Xianfu's mother is of noble status, and Concubine He's mother is favored. I wonder which palace Concubine Gao will be moved to..."

Shushu did not make any comments.

But she felt that none of the three were suitable.

She has never given birth to a child, nor has she taken care of a child, so it is worrying that she becomes the prince's adoptive mother.

However, Concubine Hui is old, Concubine De already has the nineteenth prince, and Concubine Min also has a princess, so they will no longer raise a prince.

There is also Concubine Liang.

However, Kangxi's cold treatment of her is obvious, and I wonder if he will consider this one.

The Seventh Lady said, "The old prince of Shuncheng Palace has taken sick leave again. I heard that the Prince and his wife are trying to arrange a wedding for him."

This refers to the younger brother of Lady Bo, the deposed Prince Shuncheng, who now lives in Haidian.

Shu Shu couldn't help but twitch her lips and said, "It's only the beginning of September, why are you sick?"

This prince is only in his fifties, but he has been ill for several years, except previously at the end of the year.

At first, everyone took it seriously and went to check with big and small bags, but after doing it many times, everyone realized that it was a way to beg for things in a different way.

The Seventh Lady shook her head and said, "Who knows? She is not afraid of taboos when she talks about illness."

Shushu felt a headache thinking about those princesses without titles in Haidian, and said, "Are they trying to arrange marriages with our two families?"

The Shushu family and the Seventh Lady's family are both prominent families in the Zhenghong Banner, while the Shuncheng Palace is a small banner of the Zhenghong Banner. Both families are related by marriage to the Shuncheng Palace.

It is common for relatives to become relatives, but both families are not happy about it now.

The Seventh Lady nodded and said, "How about I bring this up? My two brothers are married now, and it seems that the one I brought up is from my Third Uncle's family, so I think it should work out."

The children of the side branches who did not inherit the title were proposed by the royal palace, and it would be disrespectful to refuse.

Shushu frowned.

On my side, several of my younger brothers still have not found their marriages.

Shushu said, "Child marriage is not popular nowadays. Our children, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, are still young."

It's not that they are snobbish, but several young princes have passed away in the Shuncheng Palace in the past twenty years, and there is still a confused old prince above them, so no one wants to get involved.

Even the princesses in the palace were different from the ordinary concubines. The birth mothers of these princesses were varied, and they did not have the upbringing of ordinary noble ladies in the palace. They were not eligible to ask for titles, nor did they have decent dowries.

The Seventh Lady lowered her voice and said, "It would be better to marry into the Duke's Mansions that are branches of the Prince Kang's Mansion than into the Prince's Mansion. Although life there is quite prosperous, several of the Dukes have lost their titles, and we don't know what will happen in the future."

Shu Shu said: "When you get to the mountain, there will always be a way out. Over the years, the old prince has made many plans, but few of them have succeeded."

The two sisters-in-law chatted for a while, and then had lunch. Only then did the Seventh Lady carry her big and small bags and leave...

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Housekeeping department.

The Ninth Prince and the Fourth Prince also finished their lunch and mentioned Shushu's family.

It turned out that after the emperor returned to the palace, he summoned the Minister of War and mentioned the promotion of the Eight Banners Commanders.

The Ninth Prince's father-in-law, Qi Xi, was also on the list of Eight Banners Commanders-in-Chief who were to be promoted this time.

The Ninth Prince wondered, "Now that we are all the governors of Manchuria, how can we change? If we change again, we will be out of the Red Banner..."

The Eight Banners Commander-in-Chief was different from ordinary military officers. He did not need to be promoted at the end of his term. It was common for him to stay in the same position for ten or twenty years.

The Fourth Prince said, "Nowadays, the selection of the Eight Banners Commander is not limited to this banner, but to this wing."

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince pondered for a moment and said, "Then I understand. My father-in-law should have been promoted to the Manchu General of the Yellow Banner."

The Fourth Prince was surprised. He didn't expect that he could be so smart at this moment.

The Ninth Prince said proudly: "My father-in-law is respectful and diligent in his duties, and he has made great contributions in promoting the new bow. There is no reason for him to be demoted, so he can only be promoted to the Manchu General of the Plain Yellow Banner."

The Eight Banners are divided into left and right wings, each with a four-color flag.

The four flags on the left wing are the Bordered Yellow Banner, the Plain White Banner, the Bordered White Banner, and the Plain Blue Banner; the four flags on the right wing are the Plain Yellow Banner, the Plain Red Banner, the Bordered Red Banner, and the Bordered Blue Banner.

In the early years, when the Eight Banners were missing, the colors of the flags were limited.

The corresponding vacancies are limited to alternate officials from this banner.

In the past few years, the candidates for the governor-general and deputy governor-general were no longer limited to those of their own banner, but officials of their own wing could also be included in the list.

Although they are all first-rank commanders, the Manchu commander-in-chief ranks higher than the Mongolian commander-in-chief and the Han army commander-in-chief.

As Manchurian governors, they were arranged in order according to the color of their flags.

The Zhenghuang Banner came before the Zhenghong Banner.

The Fourth Prince nodded and said, "I heard that the Ministry of War is nominating the Manchu General of the Plain Yellow Banner."

The Ninth Prince said, "It just sounds good. With the same rank, it's definitely not as convenient as being in the Red Banner."

The Fourth Prince said, "That's a good thing. Since you are the commander-in-chief of the three upper banners, you will be on duty more often in the palace and will be closer to the emperor."

The Ninth Prince was delighted to hear this and said, "That's right. The post of the Manchu General of the Upper Three Banners can only be filled by a person who is trusted by the Khan!"

The Fourth Prince did not say anything else, but he knew that this was not a good thing for the Dong'e family.

You know, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenghong Banner has always been rotated among the children of the Dong and E families.

At most times, they held the positions of a Manchurian governor, a Mongolian governor and a Manchurian deputy governor.

Now, Qi Xi's generation is dying out, and the younger generation who are qualified to be candidates for governor and deputy governor are idle and cannot fill the vacancies.

Qi Xi was transferred out of Zhenghong Banner, and it was unknown how many years it would take for the descendants of Dong E’s family to return to the position of commander-in-chief of Zhenghong Banner.

The so-called promotion and transfer of the Eight Banners this time was more like the Emperor's father weakening and splitting the power of the Five Banners.

The Ninth Prince said, "My father-in-law's family is also celebrating three weddings. I will send an invitation to Fourth Brother and we can go to the wedding together."

This is about Fuk Song getting married in late September.

The Fourth Prince said, "You are a very warm brother-in-law."

The Ninth Prince said, "It's just putting yourself in her shoes. My wife is a good sister-in-law, so of course I have to give her honor."

The Fourth Prince remained silent.

His brothers-in-law from his wife's family are much older than him and they are not very close.

It is indeed rare for a noble family of the Eight Banners to have six sons born to the same mother, like the Qi Xi family.

This kind of family tradition is worth paying attention to.

The Fourth Prince's heart moved.

Then he thought of Peng Chun. Peng Chun's father and grandfather had a good reputation, but he himself had many wives and concubines, and several mistresses; his sons followed suit and were no exception.

So it’s really hard to say, it still depends on the child’s character.

When he came out of the yamen in the afternoon, the Ninth Prince learned from the Tenth Prince that Concubine Gao had given birth to the Twentieth Prince.

When the prince is born, he must be reported to the clan house.

The Ninth Prince couldn't help but said to the Tenth Prince, "You have to hurry up. Even if you can't be on par with Khan Ama, you can't have so many fewer sons, right?"

The ordinal teeth are now arranged to twenty, plus the ten or so non-ordinal teeth, that’s thirty in total!
The Tenth Prince couldn't help but laugh and said, "Ninth Brother, you only blame me, why don't you just hold on tight yourself?"

The Ninth Prince said, "My three sons are enough. If I want to protect my children, how much money will I have to save? How much effort will I have to put in?"

If he really gave birth to thirty sons, he would be scared to death.

He is like a hardworking farmhand, working hard all his life but may not be able to save enough money for his son to share the inheritance.

The Tenth Prince now had a legitimate eldest son, and he was not anxious about the issue of offspring. He just said, "My mother has accumulated another merit..."

The Ninth Prince curled his lips and said, "What's the use? I've been a concubine for more than 20 years, and all I got is some rewards."

The Tenth Prince also felt it was a pity.

Whether it is Concubine Yi or Concubine Hui, both are qualified to be promoted to Imperial Concubine.

But if that happened, the structure of the harem would change, and the status of the princes born to the two would have to be raised, which would affect the status of the crown prince.

The Ninth Prince mentioned his new job, which was to bid for the sale of properties by officials in the Ministry of Revenue.

"Alas, I realized it later and realized that since I am in charge of this, I have to avoid suspicion. It will be difficult to bid when the time comes. You should prepare some money and buy a few properties. You can never have too much property." said the Ninth Prince.

The Tenth Prince nodded in agreement, but he was thinking in his heart that he could buy a few more and find a chance to subsidize his nephews and nieces in the future so as not to let his Ninth Brother suffer.

After meeting Shushu, the Ninth Prince mentioned that Qi Xi was going to be promoted to the Manchu General of the Plain Yellow Banner.

"This is a good year, with so many happy events happening one after another..."

Seeing his joy, Shushu agreed and said, "It is indeed good news. What about the vacant Manchurian Commander-in-Chief of the Red Banner? Is there any hope for cousin Zengshou?"

Although she was not close to her cousins ​​in the mansion, she also knew that one cannot support oneself.

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "No chance. My father-in-law has filled the vacancy in the Plain Yellow Banner, so the vacant one will be a candidate from the Plain Yellow Banner. Besides, there are enough candidates for the title of Zengshou in the Eight Banners, but the qualifications are not enough. Even if we want to fill it, we should start from the Han Army..."

(End of this chapter)