My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1794 Father's Love (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Kangxi was both satisfied and dissatisfied with Dong E.

What satisfied him was that she put the Ninth Prince first and that she personally greeted him at the gate even though she was pregnant and took care of him personally. What dissatisfied him was that she was not steady enough and did not know how to weigh the pros and cons.

Since the Ninth Prince is ill, the two of them should live in separate rooms.

After all, in addition to the pregnant woman Dong E, there are three children in the main courtyard.

Letting the Ninth Prince recuperate in the main courtyard is a very bad idea.

It was fine when things were going well, because he would keep an eye on them, help them, and not let them suffer any loss. But when things went badly, neither of them could make him feel at ease.

But Kangxi also knew that he was being too picky.

If Dong E really put her child and herself before the Ninth Prince, Kangxi would not be happy.

I can only say that this marriage is well-planned. A clever wife and a clumsy husband can still live in harmony.

When Kangxi saw the news about Guo Luoluo, he was a little dazed.

It seems like a long time has passed since I last saw news about Guo Luoluo.

Guo Luoluo's ugly behavior had never been revealed in front of the emperor.

After his initial disgust passed, Kangxi remembered the first time Guo Luoluo entered the palace.

That was before Yue Le passed away. The young Guo Luoluo followed Yue Le's wife into the palace to pay respects to the empress dowager.

When Kangxi first met Guo Luoluo, she was a little girl wearing red clothes. Unlike the quiet princesses in the palace, she was lively and generous.

Concubine Hui was also there at the time.

After Mrs. Yue Le took the little girl away, Kangxi asked the Empress Dowager and Concubine Hui about Guo Luoluo's personality. They all said that she was a good person, spoke frankly and was not shy about strangers.

I didn't expect that when I grew up, I would become so hateful and abominable.

Kangxi didn't see it and wasn't bothered by it. He threw the question book on the table, and his sympathy for the Eighth Prince faded.

He refuses to settle down even when he is sick.

Is this because she is sure that she will not scold him for releasing Guo Luoluo because he is sick?

Kangxi felt disgusted.

If the emperor's intentions were guessed by his subordinates, he would not be so disgusted; but when his own son guessed the emperor's intentions in this way, he felt angry.

He wanted to see what the Eighth Prince wanted to do.

Does this mean you are no longer thinking about taking over the Fucha family?

Want to unite with Prince An’s Mansion again?

He no longer had any expectations for the Eighth Prince, but was curious about what choice the Fucha family and the An Junwang brothers would make.

Since they were both sick, the Ninth Prince and the Eighth Prince would be given attention by the Emperor, but when it came to the Thirteenth Prince, Kangxi didn't even ask about him.

It's because I have too many sons, and the son in front cannot be compared with the son in the back.

The father-son relationship is stronger with the son in front.

Later, as we had more children and grandchildren, our affection became more normal.

After being hit by Qian Xitou, the Thirteenth Prince looked like a normal person, except for the occasional cough, which revealed his discomfort.

It was also because of this cough that he did not go to the yamen and stayed in the headquarters to recuperate.

The Thirteenth Lady brought him some honey water and said, "Sir, drink it slowly, it will calm you down..."

The Thirteenth Prince took it and said, "I was thinking of picking some good leather for you during the hunting trip yesterday, but the hunting trip was cancelled."

As for the spoils of the day before yesterday, each flag competed on quantity, how many foxes they had, and did not care whether the skins were intact.

The Thirteenth Lady said, "Wait until next time. If the master goes hunting with something uncomfortable, even if he gets the best skins, I won't be happy."

Besides, she doesn't lack that.

When she went to Rehe this summer, several princesses came to pay homage to her and she received many gifts.

The Thirteenth Prince looked at her and said, "Well, then next time. Who knows, maybe Khan Ama will go again by the end of the year."

The Thirteenth Lady did not stop her hands. She took off the cold salt bag on the Thirteenth Prince's knee and replaced it with another one that had just been heated up.

The cold knees were covered tightly under the salt bag.

The temperature of the salt bag was a little hot, but it was just right through the pants.

The Thirteenth Prince sighed comfortably and looked at the salt bag and said, "This folk remedy really works. It's only been a quarter of an hour and I really don't feel any pain anymore."

The Thirteenth Lady smiled gently and said, "Since Uncle Jiu can tell me this, he must be reliable, otherwise he wouldn't have told me. I'll ask someone to go to the Imperial Pharmacy and ask Black Ant to make some ant wine."

The Thirteenth Prince thought for a moment and said, "No need to ask the Imperial Pharmacy. We can send someone to buy it from the pharmacy outside. It will be more convenient to use and we don't have to keep records."

The Thirteenth Lady said, "I will obey you."

Thirteenth Prince said: "People who are close to red people are red. It's right to trust Ninth Brother to keep healthy here."

When a husband and wife are apart for a short time, they feel tender affection when they face each other.

At this moment, a maid came in from the door and whispered, "Master, Madam, Princess Guarjia is here to pay her respects to Madam."

After hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince frowned and looked at the Thirteenth Lady.

The smile on Mrs. Thirteen's face faded, and she looked at the Thirteenth Prince without saying anything.

She came to pay her respects with an eight-month-old belly. Why haven’t I seen her be so humble before?
But the Thirteenth Lady was also feeling upset. She had to be polite to this man because he was the niece of Lady Baosheng. Now that the mother was honored by her son, she had an extra talisman.

The Thirteenth Prince looked at the girl and said, "Tell her to go back. I am not feeling well. Don't pass on the disease to her."

The girl responded and went downstairs.

The Thirteenth Prince took the Thirteenth Lady's hand.

"Give her the proper respect and the proper rules. I think she is a little frivolous, but we still have a long time to live. I won't make you a joke. Please be considerate of me and don't make me a joke."

It took a while for Lady Thirteen to shake the Thirteenth Prince's hand and look at him.

"I hope you can always be so clear-minded. I don't ask you to be partial to me, but I can't stand you being partial to others."

The Thirteenth Prince looked more serious and said, "Don't worry..."

With the lessons learned from his brothers, he was looking forward to a loving relationship with his wife, so how could he make the same mistake as the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince?
There are all kinds of couples in this world, and he naturally hopes that he and his wife will be in love and have a mutual understanding...

Silent all night.

The next morning, the emperor was accompanied by the empress dowager to move to Changchun Garden, and the concubines accompanying him included Concubine Yi, Concubine He, Concubine Min and Noble Lady Wang.

Except for the Ninth Prince, the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince who were ill, the other princes gathered at the palace gate to respectfully see the emperor off.

The Tenth Prince stood in the queue of princes, watching the imperial procession leave, and felt somewhat worried about his Ninth Brother.

It is really impossible to send the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince back in a short time.

What is this thing called?
Ninth brother is getting annoyed.

The eldest prince thought of the news he had just received that the prince would return to the capital today.

The emperor's father's attitude towards the prince changed.

In the past, in order to wait for the prince to come back, the emperor's father would delay going to Changchun Garden for a day.

After all, the prince was not out having fun, he was staying outside due to illness.

The eldest prince looked a little dazed.

If the emperor's love for his sons is ten points in total, seven points go to the crown prince, two points go to him, and the rest go to the others.

Now that he is so cold to the crown prince, what about him and his other sons?

As for the Third Prince, he said to the Fourth Prince, "We don't have to move to the Prince's Residence this time, right?"

We all work in the six ministries and have to report for duty every day. It would be very inconvenient if we lived in Haidian.

The Fourth Prince nodded and said, "The smallpox epidemic has not completely passed yet, so it's not suitable for too many people to be in the garden."

When the Third Prince heard the word "smallpox", he immediately calmed down and was in no mood to think about anything else.

I had forgotten this when I was in Nanyuan, but now I remember it again.

The prince stayed in the Tongzhou Palace yesterday.

At the beginning of the 9th month, the prince returned to the palace with his followers in a grand procession.

But at this time, the Forbidden City had already become quiet because the emperor had moved there.

The prince originally planned to go to the Qianqing Palace to report his safety after returning to the palace, and then go to the Ningshou Palace to pay his respects.

At the moment, the owners of these two palaces are not here.

The prince sat in Yuqing Palace for a quarter of an hour without taking off his formal mask. After asking the chief eunuchs Hong Xi and Hong Jin if everything was okay, he got up and left Yuqing Palace to pay his respects in Haidian.

Who says he is a son or a grandson?
It is also customary to greet elders when returning from a long journey.

During the days he was recuperating in Texas, the prince thought a lot.

The world belongs to the Eight Banners, but the majority of its people are Han Chinese.

The Han people value etiquette and respect the eldest son.

Follow the rules, the rules are your confidence and armor.

Less than half an hour later, the prince entered Changchun Garden and paid his respects outside Qingxi Study.

In Qingxi Study, Kangxi was talking to Ma Qi about the floods in Shandong and Anhui this spring and summer.

He was worried about these two places because he thought about the epidemic.

Every time a local epidemic occurs, it will be reported to the imperial court. Yesterday afternoon, Emperor Kangxi asked someone to find all the reports of local epidemics over the past few decades.

Among the northern provinces, Shandong has the most severe epidemics except for the provinces south of the Yangtze River.

Kangxi was a little worried.

If a major epidemic breaks out in Shandong right after the emperor's tour, that would be unlucky and we must be on guard against rumors among the people.

"In addition to reducing taxes, local governments must also be prepared. This period between winter and spring is when major epidemics are most likely to occur..."

Kangxi said to Ma Qidao.

However, this kind of preparation is not easy to reveal, nor is it easy to put it into secret reports.

Kangxi gave Ma Qi this instruction to let him keep an eye on the matter.

At the end of the year, these governors and governors-general from other places would arrange people to send annual tribute to the capital, and would also visit the various grand secretaries to send "annual tribute", and would also send "charcoal tribute" to the Ministry of Revenue.

Ma Qi understood the emperor's intention and said, "Your Majesty is kind, and the local officials in Shandong will not slack off and will be more considerate of the people's livelihood. Now that the southern tour has been completed, there will be fewer floods in Shandong in the future."

Kangxi thought of the history of river management over the past few decades and said, "Total of millions of taels of silver have been invested in this project. I only hope that it can keep the people safe."

Kangxi was paying attention to Ma Qi, and could not see any difference between him and usual.

This is the Grand Secretary he promoted, and he knows who the real master is.

If the Fucha family were to be demoted and the Eighth Prince were to be given over, the Ma Qi brothers would put the Eighth Prince before their master, and then this man would be of no use.

only……

Lowering the flag means lowering the flag...

Even though he, the emperor, was the common leader of the Eight Banners, he could not deny that the Eighth Prince was also the legitimate master of the Fucha family.

Among the four brothers of Fucha family, Maska was in charge of the Imperial Household Department, Ma Qi was the Grand Secretary, and Ma Wu was his own imperial guard, and they were too close to the emperor.

Kangxi picked up the tea and took a sip.

He already regretted arranging for the Fucha family to go down. At that time, he had thought of giving a helping hand to the Eighth Prince so that he would not be isolated and helpless and unable to compete with Prince An's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the Eighth Prince did not understand his meaning at all and chose to ally with Prince An's Mansion.

He also regretted marrying Ma Qi's eldest daughter to the Eighth Prince.

Fortunately, the two of them did not have children, otherwise, it would be hard to say what would happen to the Fucha family over time.

When Ma Qi learned that the prince wanted to see him, he took his leave.

Kangxi nodded and let him leave.

When Ma Qi came out, he happened to meet the prince.

"Your Highness, I greet you. Please greet your Highness..."

Ma Qi bowed his head.

The prince raised his hand and said, "Ma Zhongtang, please stand up."

He wanted to say a few more words to Ma Qi, but Liang Jiugong had already come out to invite people.

The prince followed Liang Jiugong in.

"Your son pays his respects to Ama Khan. I am sorry for making you worry because of your unfilial behavior..."

When the prince came in, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Kangxi looked at it and narrowed his eyes.

If family members meet after a long separation, a hug is the most important greeting.

The father and son had not been apart for long, but the prince had returned from a long journey after all.

Right now this gift lacks intimacy.

"Crack..."

Kangxi raised his hand and called out, his face still loving. He looked at the prince twice and said angrily, "You have lost weight. I told you to walk slowly, but you didn't listen..."

The prince said, "With Khan Ama away, I am uneasy and restless outside, so I hope to come back soon."

Kangxi listened without making any comment.

If the prince had said these words when he was in his teens, I would have believed them, but the prince is already 29 years old this year, so these words are just to deceive people.

Prince, you have learned to say one thing and mean another...

(End of this chapter)