My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1753 Children Must Be Strong

The next day was October 3rd, the emperor’s birthday.

The Queen Mother has already issued an order exempting clan members from the imperial decree to enter the palace to celebrate the birthday.

However, early in the morning, the Fifth Prince still went to Ningshou Palace to kowtow.

"Grandson wishes Grandmother a long life and good health..."

The Fifth Prince said.

The Queen Mother supported him and said, "There are no new words. It's the same every year."

The Fifth Prince said, "This is all my grandson hopes for."

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Seventy or eighty is enough. Any older would be annoying."

The Fifth Prince hurriedly said, "Grandmother is so kind, we grandchildren only love her, who would despise her? When you are ninety-nine, I will carry you on my back to climb Jingshan Mountain..."

The Queen Mother laughed even more happily and said, "When that time comes, you will be over sixty years old. Will you still be able to carry the Imperial Grandmother?"

The Fifth Prince straightened his back immediately and said, "Of course I can. My grandson is very strong. When he is sixty, he will be as strong as sixteen."

The Queen Mother thought of the smallpox epidemic outside, looked at the Fifth Prince and said, "You guys will be busy this time. Once the smallpox epidemic breaks out, so many things will happen..."

The Fifth Prince whispered, "My grandson sees that Third Brother is enjoying it. When things get bad, his ability will be revealed. With him at the forefront, the credit goes to him, and the blame also goes to him."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother felt relieved.

The grandson she raised is certainly not a fool and has his own plans.

The Crown Prince is in a delicate situation now, and the Emperor has also lost his temper, so the other princes had better behave themselves.

Do less, make fewer mistakes; do more, make more mistakes.

The Queen Mother then asked about the issue of avoiding smallpox in the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

The Fifth Prince said, "Yesterday afternoon, I asked Fu Jin to take the children to Haidian. The Third Brother and the Seventh Brother also went there, so they can be looked after."

The Queen Mother nodded, thinking of the matter of the Ninth Prince's Mansion being sealed, and said, "Ask someone to look after it. Send someone over there the next day to see if there is anything that is not available."

The Fifth Prince nodded and said, "Don't worry, Grandmother, I have made all the arrangements."

The Empress Dowager knew that he was serving in the Southern Study, so she didn't keep him for long. The grandfather and grandson ate longevity noodles together and then let the Fifth Prince leave.

Before the Fifth Prince left, the Third Prince came with the Seventh Prince and also kowtowed to the Queen Mother.

"The Empress Dowager is considerate of her grandchildren and exempted them from the formalities, but she feels uneasy when they don't come over to kowtow..."

As the Third Prince said this, he knelt down and kowtowed three times obediently.

The Seventh Prince followed behind and also acted accordingly.

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said with a smile: "Alright, I have received your filial piety, and you can get busy now!"

Only then did the three brothers come out of Ningshou Palace.

The Third Prince scolded the Fifth Prince, "Fifth Brother, you are such a fool! How could you come here alone? Is the Empress Dowager just your Empress Dowager?"

The Fifth Prince was confused by what he said and said, "But didn't the Empress Dowager ask us to skip the birthday celebration?"

When this epidemic breaks out, even if you are familiar with it, it is not a good idea to run around.

What if there is some other illness?
The Third Prince stopped walking, looked at the Fifth Prince and said, "That's someone else. How can they be treated the same as us? We are his own grandsons, and we have to go to the palace every day to be on duty. The South Study is only a mile and a half away from the Ningshou Palace. If we don't go there, what will Khan Ama think?"

Fifth Prince: “…”

I really didn’t think about it that much.

He blinked and said, "What about the twelfth prince? He is also working in the palace. Should I tell him?"

The Third Prince snorted, "That boy is a cunning one. He went to Ningshou Palace to kowtow this morning without us telling him."

The Fifth Prince really didn't expect this.

"What about the remaining little ones?" asked the Fifth Prince.

The Third Prince gloated over the misfortune and said, "The Fifteenth Prince and the Sixteenth Prince went to the Ningshou Palace to kowtow early in the morning but did not go in. As for the Fourteenth Prince, he probably hasn't thought of this yet."

He asked the Seventh Prince to make up for it, but the Fourteenth Prince did not make up for it.

When the Emperor finds out, he will probably take it to task for the Fourteenth Prince.

The Fifth Prince remained silent and had no intention of reminding the Fourteenth Prince.

He was just surprised.

Among the brothers, the third prince was notoriously uninformed.

Today, it's different.

He served in the Southern Study for several consecutive years and was also responsible for handling government affairs. The Third Prince's popularity seemed to have reversed.

Did the Third Prince take the initiative to arrange for his spies to gather this information, or did others take the initiative to tell it in order to curry favor with the Third Prince?

No matter which one it is, the Third Prince has made great progress.

Tsk, it will be more lively in the future...

By noon, the Ministry of War delivered the memorial approved by the emperor to the Southern Study.

The Third Prince read the letters of greeting that the three men had sent out yesterday, and did not move for a long time.

The Fifth Prince noticed something was wrong and asked, "What happened to the Third Brother? What plans did Khan Ama have for the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince?"

The Third Prince handed him the memorial and said, "Read it yourself!"

The Fifth Prince took it and looked at it. When he saw the red-ink words clearly, he stood up suddenly.

Isn't this causing trouble for the Ninth Prince? !
With three children and a pregnant woman over there, how could they have the energy to watch the prince and princess get vaccinated?

The Third Prince was already upset: "What does Khan Ama mean? It's not the Ninth Prince's turn to take care of his younger brothers and sisters, right? He's still a child, what can he be responsible for?"

Seeing the two's reactions, the Seventh Prince knew that something was wrong with the reply. He stood up, took the letter from the Fifth Prince, and quickly read it. He pondered and said, "Perhaps Khan Ama knew that the Ninth Brother was vaccinating the children in the mansion, so he made such arrangements."

If the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince did not receive the smallpox vaccination, they would have to leave the city to avoid it, but as they are old, they still need someone to look after them.

The Crown Princess is in charge of palace affairs and due to her status, she cannot leave the palace.

The biological mothers of the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince were young palace ladies and it was not convenient for them to stay outside.

The time to avoid smallpox is not fixed. After recovering from smallpox vaccination, you can return to the palace.

Compared with acne avoidance, vaccination is safer.

In that case, someone appropriate would be needed to take care of the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince.

The Third Prince said indignantly, "The Crown Princess cannot leave the palace. Outside the palace, there are my eldest sister-in-law and my wife. My eldest sister-in-law has never given birth and is not suitable to take care of the child. Isn't my wife the best candidate?"

The Fifth Prince wished his younger brothers and sisters would not get involved, and hurriedly said, "Then Third Brother, you should submit a petition and volunteer. Third Sister-in-law is indeed more reliable than Old Nine's Concubine. Old Nine's Concubine is heavier, and I'm afraid she may not be able to do it."

The Third Prince snorted and said, "Will Khan Ama listen to advice? Since the old man has arranged it this way, how can there be room for change? Send people to Yonghe Palace and Chuxiu Palace to ask the concubine mother and the concubine mother to prepare manpower and luggage, and then send them to the Ninth Prince's residence. The house over there must also be cleaned up..."

The Fifth Prince was worried about his younger brother and said, "I'll go to the Ninth Prince's house..."

The Third Prince and the Seventh Prince were not allowed to enter or leave the inner court, so they asked the eunuchs around them to pass on the message to the two palaces.

The Ninth Prince's Mansion, the main courtyard, and the back room.

In the east, Fengsheng was preparing for vaccination.

The current method of vaccination is no longer the nasogastric feeding method used during human smallpox vaccination, but has been replaced by the "flower planting" method, which has a higher probability of success and faster flower production.

Fengsheng was currently wearing a sleeveless jacket, exposing his arms.

The imperial physician who performed the smallpox vaccination held a small knife in his hand and heated it over the candlelight.

Shushu was there to prepare some alcohol.

The Ninth Prince looked at the situation and whispered to Shushu, "Do we really have to use surgery? Nasogastric feeding will be slower..."

Shushu said: "It's okay to be slow, but with the nasogastric feeding method, only half of the flowers will bloom. If they don't bloom, you have to do it again. Each time takes a month..."

Vaccination is meant to prevent acne. If it really takes two or three months to get vaccinated, who can guarantee that nothing will go wrong during this period?
After hearing this, the Ninth Prince understood the seriousness of the matter and went to Fengsheng and said, "My eldest son, you must be strong. It will only hurt a little, but it will be fine after a while..."

No matter how sensible Fengsheng was, he was still a child. He was afraid of Xiaodao and turned to look at Shushu: "Enie..."

Shushu stepped forward, held Fengsheng in his arms, and said, "I'm holding you. It won't hurt after a while. You all need to do it, as do your brothers and sisters, and the little brother next door."

Today is the day for vaccination. The children of Prince Dun’s Mansion, Erhe, and the Zhang family have been decided to be vaccinated, and the vaccination has been arranged today.

"Um……"

Fengsheng nodded after a while.

The Ninth Prince said to the Imperial Physician: "Use smaller flowers. The smaller the wound, the better..."

Although we don't have to worry about wounds festering in today's weather, children are afraid of pain, so naturally the younger the better.

The acne doctor responded and wiped Fengsheng's left arm with alcohol.

At the Xiaoshuo point, the smallpox doctor quickly drew a small cross with the tip of the knife.

"Woooo..."

Fengsheng was the grandson of the emperor and the eldest son of the Prince's Mansion. He had never experienced such pain since he was a child and could not help crying out loud.

Shushu and the Ninth Prince felt uncomfortable after listening to this.

However, this is just the beginning of the vaccination. After the physical injuries are healed, the main work can begin.

Apply the dried pox vaccine to the wound.

"If the inoculation is successful, a rash will appear in two to three days. If it is not successful, it needs to be re-inoculated in the Qinglengyuan acupoint..."

After the smallpox doctor bandaged the wound, he said to the Ninth Prince and Shushu.

The Ninth Prince hurriedly said, "Then let's plant it once, so as not to suffer the punishment twice!"

Shushu remembered that cowpox had been out for three years, so he asked the smallpox doctor, "Will it be cured after two times? How many times at most?"

The smallpox doctor said: "Four times at most, and you will see pregnancy only after both acupuncture points on the right hand are fully filled."

Shu Shu: "..."

I'll burn some incense for the Buddha later.

Fengsheng stopped crying, but looked at Shushu sullenly, his eyes were watery and he looked pitiful.

Shushu hugged his son and said, "Enie and Ama will go and vaccinate your brother and sister first. They will come to see you after the vaccinations are done. You can have a good sleep first, okay?"

Fengsheng nodded.

Shushu and the Ninth Prince went to the west room.

Aunt Qi is here to accompany Akdan.

This is also a delicate one.

Shushu held the person in his arms, groped him, and said, "Brother has finished the vaccination, it's Akdan's turn, Ene will accompany you."

Akdan raised his head and said, "After the vaccination, will Enie take us with him when he goes out again?"

Shushu nodded and said, "Yes, of course I will bring them, but we have to wait until the weather gets warmer, in March or April next year. Then I will take you to Haidian to see the flowers, including pear blossoms and peach blossoms..."

The Ninth Prince also said, "Father will take you out too, and we'll go to Tianjin to catch some big fish when the time comes..."

Akdan listened, his face lighting up.

He watched the smallpox doctor pick up the knife, but he did not back down.

But when he got stabbed in the arm, his lips trembled in pain and his eyes were filled with tears...

(End of this chapter)