My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1754: Thoughtful or Not Thoughtful

"Ouch..."

The little girl's crying was extremely shrill, and her chubby legs were moving around, but were held down by the Ninth Prince. Her two little arms also wanted to move, but were held down firmly by Shushu.

"Father is bad...Ene is bad...wuwu..."

Niguzhu's tears rolled down, and her little face showed anger and fear.

Shushu's heart was trembling with fear because of her crying, but she didn't loosen her strength in her hands.

"Mama... Grandma..."

Seeing that his mother's heart was as hard as iron, Niguzhu looked towards the door, hoping that Lady Bo would come in.

Mrs. Bo had just been sent to the south room by Shushu.

This is because they are afraid that Niguzhu has a bad temper and will hold a grudge.

Separating the lady from the matter of vaccination would make it easier for her to coax the child afterwards.

The smallpox doctor's forehead was oozing with sweat. The little princess was already crying and making a fuss before the surgery even started. If the surgery was done, who knows what would happen.

The Ninth Prince looked at his wife and daughter, and besides feeling sorry for his daughter, he also felt sorry for his wife.

He urged the smallpox doctor, "Don't delay, start..."

The smallpox doctor responded, calmed himself down, and moved steadily, quickly making two cuts on Niguzhu's left arm.

"what……"

Niguzhu cried miserably, and his little face turned from red to white.

Seeing this, Shushu hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, we're done planting..."

She put down Niguzhu's arms and wanted to hug her daughter.

Niguzhu broke free from the restraints, but his little arms were waving wildly, and he was about to hit Shushu.

Upon seeing this, the Ninth Prince hurriedly protected Shushu behind him.

Niguzhu punched the Ninth Prince on the shoulders with both fists.

After Niguzhu hit someone, he curled his lips and sat down on the kang, feeling even more aggrieved: "Ma... Ma..."

When Mrs. Bo heard the noise, she immediately came running over from the south room and said distressedly, "Ma'am is here, Ma'am is here..."

Niguzhu stood up, threw himself into the arms of Lady Bo, and burst into tears.

Mrs. Bo was very distressed, but looking at Niguzhu's wound which had not been bandaged yet, she looked at Shushu.

Shu Shu exhaled and said, "I haven't added any juice yet..."

Mrs. Bo patted Niguzhu on the back and said, "My dear, this is necessary. Your father and mother were also vaccinated when they were young. Your elder brother and second brother were also vaccinated. After the vaccination, we can go out to have banquets, watch magic shows at the temple fair, and go out to play on the boat with your father and mother in the future..."

Niguzhu was tired of crying, and after a while he sobbed, "Mom, it hurts..."

Madam Bo said softly, "Eat some red bean paste later. It's sweet and crunchy, and the pain will go away after you eat it."

"Woo woo... bring lotus seeds..." said Niguzhu.

Mrs. Bo said, "Okay, then put ten lotus seeds in it, that's more."

Niguzhu and the others had not yet received formal education, but they also began to learn counting with the adults. After listening to the numbers, they thought they were indeed a lot, so they were quite satisfied and gradually stopped crying.

She was tired after crying, and the room was warm because of the floor heating, so she fell asleep in the arms of the lady.

Shushu then signaled the acne doctor to apply some ointment and bandage the wound.

By the time Shushu and the Ninth Prince came out of the west wing, both they were exhausted both physically and mentally.

This is just the beginning, and next we have to wait for the children to see the joy.

After pregnancy, we still need to see whether the children have high fever and whether the fever has subsided.

The Ninth Prince said to Shushu, "Take a nap in the afternoon to avoid a restless sleep at night."

Shushu also knew the severity of the situation and did not try to show off. He said, "Master, take a break too."

The Ninth Prince said, "I will tell He Yuzhu first and ask him to go to the Tenth Prince's residence to see if everything is going well."

The main courtyard is closed.

He Yuzhu was driven out and had to run errands outside according to orders.

When the Ninth Prince arrived at the gate of the main courtyard, not only He Yuzhu was outside, but Fusong and the Fifth Prince were also outside.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince said, "Fifth Brother, why are you here again? Stop making trouble. I'm already starting the vaccination."

Although the disease won't be carried out through the door, what if you accidentally get it?

The Fifth Prince glared at him and said, "Do you think I love you? You... Hey... Tell someone to clean up the yard. Khan Ama has ordered that the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince be moved to your house for vaccination..."

Fusong and He Yuzhu had just heard the news and both looked worried.

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince widened his eyes and almost wanted to greet someone.

"How could there be such an order? It is true that I have asked for leave, but I don't have time to take care of the children. I have these three living ancestors at home!" The Ninth Prince said excitedly.

The Fifth Prince handed over the greetings from his brothers and said, "Look for yourself, this is the imperial decree from Khan Ama..."

As he spoke, he remembered that he still had the memorial from the Ninth Prince, so he took it out from his sleeve and handed it over.

The Ninth Prince angrily accepted the two memorials and first looked at the one signed by the Third Prince and others.

It's not that he was judging others by his own standards, but he still felt that he was tricked at the first moment.

I suspect that the Third Prince is trying to deceive the Fifth Prince with sweet words or something like that.

When he saw the memorial, he found nothing else except greetings and requesting instructions on how the princess and the prince should avoid smallpox. The Ninth Prince felt really wronged.

Later, the emperor's father Zhu wrote two comments and moved the seventeenth princess and the nineteenth prince to the ninth prince's house for vaccination, and ordered the ninth prince and his wife to take care of them.

What is this thing called?
Did the Emperor forget that his wife was in poor health?

The Ninth Prince was puzzled.

He picked up his letter of greeting again, on which the emperor had written only three words, "Got it."

He read his letter from beginning to end, and it clearly mentioned that his wife was pregnant, so he closed the house and personally looked after his three children and vaccinated them.

He did not mention his wife's month, though.

But my wife found out she was pregnant in Rehe, so if we do the math, we'll know it's already late in the pregnancy.

Either you don't care, or you really forgot.

For a moment, the Ninth Prince didn't know whether to feel aggrieved or surprised.

Khan Ama was not very lenient to his daughter-in-law, but he never treated her harshly either.

It's not like I intentionally made my daughter-in-law suffer.

There are so many people in the royal family, and this matter does not necessarily have to be handled by them.

Even outside the palace, there were several princes' wives.

Everyone else has their shortcomings, but the Fourth Lady is a reliable person who grew up under the care of the elders in the palace.

The Fifth Prince said, "Now that things have come to this, what else can we do but agree? Take the person over and take good care of him. It won't take too long. If the vaccination goes well, it will only take half a month."

The Ninth Prince glanced at him and said, "When will Khan Ama come back from his tour of the South River this time?"

The Fifth Prince said, "Khan Ama traveled by boat and had to return to the capital before the freezing weather. If fast, he would be back at the end of the month, if slow, he would be back at the beginning of winter..."

The Ninth Prince sighed heavily, his mind racing.

He said to the Fifth Prince, "The Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince can come, but they cannot bring a large group of people with them. We need to streamline the staff, and those who come cannot act like they are senior. I will not tolerate the temper of these servants."

The Fifth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "I know you are careful. I will go through it later. A nanny is fine, but a wet nurse must follow."

The little masters in the palace, if they are strong, can drink milk until they are three or four years old; those who are weak like the Seventeenth Princess have to drink milk until they are six years old.

Therefore, both the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince had wet nurses by their side.

The Ninth Prince knew that there was nothing he could do about it, but he was still depressed.

Fusong knew that the couple took good care of their children, and the people who worked in the inner house were carefully selected.

It would be inconvenient to allow people from the palace to enter the inner house at this time.

Especially since the Ninth Prince had been in charge of the Imperial Household Department for several years, many bondservant families had changed, so there was a chance that some of them were related.

Fu Song said, "Master Jiu, the prince and princess are noble, it is not appropriate for them to live in the side rooms. Do you want to clean up the main room in the front yard?"

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, now that the main courtyard has three children, only the side rooms are left. We should have moved out the first and second princes to make room for the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince, but the two children have just been vaccinated and it is not easy to move them. The front courtyard is just right."

Fu Song said, "Then I will take people to clean up the main house and the side rooms in the front yard."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Let's pack up. When you're done, go get the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince to come over."

The Fifth Prince felt that something was inappropriate.

The emperor father sent the two children here, not just to see the Ninth Prince.

It seems that the Ninth Lady is considerate and caring.

It seemed too polite to place the princess and the prince in the front yard.

But he didn't say much.

Khan Ama is not kind.

There is no need to be too thorough at this time, and the children here should be the priority.

The reason why Khan Ama could make such an unconventional arrangement this time was because Ninth Concubine had been too thorough in her previous actions...

*
After conveying the message, the Fifth Prince returned to the palace.

Fusong sent the people out and took others to clean up the front yard.

The Ninth Prince returned to the main room and mentioned the matter to Shushu.

Shu Shu was worried about the three children. Hearing the news, he couldn't help but feel annoyed and said, "There are so many brothers and sisters-in-law up there, why did they think of us?"

Even though we know the risk of smallpox is small, it is still a risk.

Even though the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince had a close relationship of life and death, they did not decide to bring their nephew to be vaccinated together, because they knew that it was a heavy responsibility that only parents could bear.

The Ninth Prince whispered, "They must have read Master's memorial and knew that we were vaccinating Fengsheng and the others. They thought that since we were going to close the mansion, taking care of three is taking care of five."

Shu Shu frowned and said, "You are really good at asking for work for us. We usually don't think of me, but this thankless job makes me think of you!"

The Ninth Prince whispered, "Something is wrong with Khan Ama. It seems that his memory is not good. He forgot that you are already in your last month, otherwise he would not have arranged it like this..."

Shu Shu: "..."

No wonder this arrangement seems weird.

It is not impossible for Ninth Prince to make such a guess.

Shushu said, "Let's think about how to place them first. It's not appropriate to place them in the front yard. The emperor will remember it and may even blame Fengsheng and the others..."

Thinking of this, Shushu said, "Let Amu take Niguzhu back to Ning'an Hall, and move the children there as well."

The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said, "No, we're only getting vaccinated today. These two days are crucial. Why bother the children? The front yard has been cleared out, why don't you take it seriously? Besides, there's you. I don't want outsiders to enter the main yard."

Shushu also couldn't bear to trouble the children.

She thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll move to the front yard with you..."

The Ninth Prince wanted to say something else, but Shushu looked at him and said, "My Lord, stay with me and protect me..."

The Ninth Prince frowned and said, "But how can you bear the burden? How about asking the Third Sister-in-law or the Fifth Sister-in-law to come over?"

Shu Shu shook his head and said, "When there are more people, it will only cause more trouble. I just showed up, how can I be a burden?"

The Ninth Prince has something else to say.

Shushu held his hand and said, "Don't worry, sir. I know the importance of this matter and how precious I am right now. But the emperor's order has been issued, so I have to save face..."

Otherwise, given Kangxi's pettiness, he would definitely have made note of it.

The Ninth Prince is not the Crown Prince, and he has no ambitions for the throne, but he still has to be a prince for more than twenty years.

How can the emperor believe that a prince who is not friendly to his brothers is a filial son?

And there is also Shushu, the prince's wife. If she dares not to do her job well at this time, there's no guarantee that a concubine will be parachuted in at any time.

The Ninth Prince then stopped talking.

In the afternoon, the couple went to see the children, and Lady Bo also learned that the prince and princess were going to be vaccinated.

When she heard that the front yard had been cleaned up, Madam Bo shook her head and said, "It's not appropriate. If we bring an older prince or princess, it's fine, but at this age, it's not appropriate for a brother and his wife to settle them in the front yard and treat them as guests. Ning'an Hall happens to be empty, so we can settle them there directly. We can settle one in each of the front and back yards, which will also be spacious."

Only outsiders are accommodated in the front yard, while family members are accommodated in the inner house.

Shushu was not happy to hear this and said, "That is Amu's yard. When Niguzhu gets pregnant, you and her will move back."

The Ninth Prince also said: "In the room where the smallpox was inoculated, after the pregnancy, all the utensils and clothes used must be burned..."

In Ning'an Hall, besides the lady's things, there are also the toys that Niguzhu has played with since he was a child.

Mrs. Bo said, "Just pack them up. That's the inner house, different from the front yard, and the ground is spacious. Let's arrange it this way. Since we've been through so much trouble, we don't want to be perfect, and we don't want people to complain. That would be a thankless waste of effort..."

Shushu looked at the Ninth Prince and agreed with Lady Bo's suggestion.

*
In Chuxiu Palace, the main hall.

Concubine Min met the seventeenth princess's mother, Liu.

"Prepare two sets of luggage for the princess, and pack a few more sets of underwear. According to the rules, when the princess is pregnant, all the previous bedding and clothes must be burned..."

Concubine Min gave birth to three children and had also experienced smallpox vaccination, so she knew a lot.

Liu was holding the handkerchief tightly, her body trembling. She looked at Minpin and said, "Madam, I am afraid..."

Concubine Min looked at Liu and said, "This is the emperor's order..."

Liu choked up and said after a while, "Then can I send a birthday gift to Ninth Lady?"

The Ninth Concubine had lived in the palace, and Liu had heard that her birthday was the Golden Award Day, which had not yet arrived.

Concubine Min knew that Liu was worried, but she didn't want her to put all her hopes on the Ninth Concubine.

If that really happened, if anything, her resentment would be focused on the Ninth Lady.

Concubine Min's face turned cold, and she said, "Do you really want to treat the prince's wife as a nanny? The emperor moved the princess and the prince to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, but he just borrowed a place. With the Ninth Prince as his biological brother, it is safer than sending them to the smallpox clinic. The Ninth Prince is ill, and her own children need the Ninth Prince as a father to take care of them. How can she have the energy to take care of the princes and princesses?"

Concubine Min had a good temper and was usually gentle towards noble ladies and concubines. She was rarely so strict.

Liu was immediately frightened and dared not talk any more. She said awkwardly, "It was I who was confused..."

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