My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1795: Too much talk (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
Kangxi motioned for the prince to sit down, and then said: "You can't stay in the palace all the time, you should go out more often, so that you can understand the people's livelihood and economy."

The prince glanced at Kangxi.

If he really wanders around outside, the one who will be worried will be the emperor's father.

Outside the Dezhou Palace, there was still the Minister of the Imperial Guards appointed by the Emperor's father.

Your every move is under the eyes of others.

Since when did he need to distinguish the truth from falsehood in his father's words?

The prince lowered his eyes and said, "It is my fault that I am not worthy of my honor. Next time I go out with Khan Ama, I will see more and walk more."

Kangxi felt complicated when he saw his submissive look.

For a moment, the father and son looked at each other in silence.

Kangxi mentioned the hunting trip to Nanyuan the day before.

"They are all disappointing. I just scolded them for not forgetting the heroic spirit of their ancestors and not stopping riding and shooting every day. As a result, three of them fell down after half a day of hunting. Your bodies and hair are given by your parents. You are grown up now. You should not make me worry so much. Take good care of yourselves, which is filial piety to me!"

As the prince listened, he thought of the dozen or so brothers who had grown up, and the several who were not yet adults.

The emperor's father is not even 50 years old yet. If he continues to have children like this, how long will it take for him to finish?
Concubine Yi has a young child...

When the prince thought of the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince, he actually felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, they are all without any ambitions, otherwise I would really have a headache.

Seeing that the prince did not respond, Kangxi looked at the prince.

The prince said embarrassedly: "Khan Ama's son may be ignorant, but Khan Ama is the best at educating his son. When I think of myself, who is almost thirty years old and still can't teach my son, I am speechless."

Kangxi thought of the descendants of Yuqing Palace.

Two or three lonely

The youngest princess is not young anymore.

There has been no news about the women in Yuqing Palace for several years.

Kangxi looked at the prince with more doubts, and said coldly: "You are of a different status. You should multiply your bloodline and give me more grandchildren. That is your filial piety!"

The prince could no longer sit still, and hurriedly stood up with his hands hanging down, saying, "It is my son's incompetence. I will do my best in the future."

Kangxi thought about the bad habits that he hadn't been able to change over the years, and couldn't help feeling upset. His eyes became more sharp and his tone became harsher.

"It's good that you know the importance of this. If you were an ordinary prince, I wouldn't have said all this to you, but you are the crown prince. I will pass the Qing Dynasty to you and want you to carry it on. If there is no one to take over by then, you will be a sinner of the Qing Dynasty and an unfilial son!"

The prince felt that he couldn't breathe, his body went limp, and with a "thump", he fell to his knees and kowtowed, saying, "I am an unfilial son and have caused Khan Ama to worry."

Kangxi let out a breath.

Even when he directly punished several officials of Yuqing Palace in the thirty-fifth year, he found other reasons and did not expose the scandal.

In his early years, he was concerned about the prince's dignity and was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable; later, he felt disgusted and did not want to mention these things.

His repeated visits to Yuqing Palace to point out the beautiful girls from the Imperial Household Department were both a warning to the Crown Prince and his expectation for him.

Unfortunately, Yuqing Palace still had no more children, the prince still had concubines around him, and he did not change his shameful habits.

Kangxi calmed himself down, glanced at the clock, and said, "It's getting late, let's go pay our respects to the Queen Mother!"

The prince responded, stood up and walked out.

When he got outside, the prince was still holding his breath.

Only after he walked out of Changchun Garden did the prince straighten his back and let out a long breath.

He didn't come from West Garden, but came by car.

This small east gate was not far from the North Garden, so he did not get on the carriage and went to the North Garden.

In the Empress Dowager's palace, the Empress Dowager was leaning back, talking to Nanny Bai.

"This time I should be able to stay here until the New Year. It's less troublesome than staying in the palace. Go to the garden tomorrow and tell Concubine Yi not to think about coming to pay her respects. She can just stay here and not have to follow the palace rules..."

Compared to living in the palace, it is more comfortable to live in the garden.

However, because the smallpox epidemic had not yet ended, the princes could not move to Haidian.

The Queen Mother was thinking about the Fifth Prince. She was looking forward to her grandson coming to pay her respects, but she was also worried about the hardship he would have to endure outside the city in the cold weather.

Upon hearing that the prince came to pay his respects, the empress dowager quickly sat down and signaled Nanny Bai to go and greet him.

Nanny Bai quickened her pace and went out to say respectfully, "Greetings, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please come in."

The prince nodded and strode into the Queen Mother's palace.

"Grandson wishes you the best of luck..."

When the prince came in, he knelt on one knee and bowed.

The Queen Mother hurriedly stood up, helped him up, and said, "I heard that you were ill. It's pitiful that you stayed outside to recuperate alone. You really lost a lot of weight..."

He was not fat to begin with, but now his face looks angular.

The prince held the empress dowager's arm, but didn't know what to say.

He thought of the Empress Dowager.

If the Empress Dowager were still alive, he would be loved by others. How could he be walking on thin ice like he is now?
The Queen Mother saw the Prince's confusion and recalled the days when the Grand Empress Dowager was alive.

This is the child who was doted on by the Empress Dowager.

Her heart softened a little, and she took the prince's hand and asked him to sit down.

"No matter what, health is the most important thing. You can't neglect your body just because you are young."

The prince was not close to the queen mother in his early years, but now under the kindness of the old lady, he also put away his reserve and nodded obediently: "Well, my grandson has learned a lesson from this illness. I will take good care of my body in the future."

The Queen Mother thought about the atmosphere in the palace in recent years and the subtle relationship between the Crown Prince and the Emperor, and sighed in her heart.

"You have been independent and self-reliant since you were young, but after your wedding, you have a wife, which means there are two of you. She is the Crown Princess chosen by the Emperor himself, and she was personally approved by the Grand Empress Dowager. When you are tired in the future, you should learn to rely on the Crown Princess."

Prince: "..."

He looked at the Queen Mother and was somewhat moved.

The grandparents and grandchildren had been together for many years and had only shown affection on paper, but this was the first time the empress dowager had said such intimate words.

Since Soetu was executed in the 38th year, the prince has experienced the fickleness of the world.

But the Queen Mother remained consistent towards him.

It’s just that the prince didn’t take the empress dowager seriously before, thinking that she was just a decoration, a blessed old lady who didn’t have to worry about anything.

I only realized today that the Queen Mother understood everything.

The prince felt ashamed when thinking about his neglect of Ningshou Palace over the years. He bowed his head and said, "My grandson was fooled in his early years. He was blind and unfilial..."

The Queen Mother looked at the Crown Prince and said, "It's normal for a child to not make mistakes. Just correct them when you grow up. I just hope that you are all well. When you go downstairs and see the Grand Empress Dowager, I can also report your safety to her."

The prince also hoped for this.

He is the prince who was taught by his father, the emperor, and is not an uneducated playboy.

Throughout the dynasties, there were many more princes who did not have a good end than those who ascended the throne.

Just speaking of this dynasty, for the sake of respecting the emperor, the death of Beile Guanglue is a royal taboo.

The empress dowager thought about the distance between the capital and Haidian, and when she saw the hands of the clock reached the top, she hesitated whether to keep some food for him.

Since it was time for dinner, we should have left some food for later, but the prince was well known for his picky eating.

The Queen Mother has been eating vegetarian food recently, so the lunch preparation is simple, just plain yellow rice and a few vegetarian dishes.

As she was hesitating, the Crown Prince stood up and said, "Seeing that the Royal Grandmother is fine, I am relieved. I will move here in a few days and come to pay my respects to you."

The Queen Mother was a down-to-earth person who didn't like those empty words, so she swallowed her words to keep the guest and nodded, "Okay, okay, okay, remember to bring the Crown Princess along when the time comes."

"Grandson obeys your command."

The prince agreed and came out from the North Garden.

Nanny Bai personally escorted the prince to the garden gate and watched him get on the carriage before turning back.

The Queen Mother was feeling sad as she thought of the Grand Empress Dowager.

Nanny Bai was a little puzzled and said, "The queen said a lot today."

Normally, when the prince came to pay his respects, the grandfather and grandson never said anything to each other, it was just a formality.

The prince was not close enough to the empress dowager, and the people in Ningshou Palace naturally saw it and could not get close to the prince.

The Queen Mother did not answer, but sighed and said, "It's only been a few years, and the prince already has white hair..."

I am over sixty years old and still have very few white hairs, while the prince is less than thirty years old and already has white hair.

Not only the crown prince, the eldest prince also looks quite old.

The expectations that the Queen Mother expressed to the Crown Prince were also sincere.

She only hoped that the father and son of this royal family were all well.

Otherwise, if the day comes when father and son turn against each other, who can stay out of it?

I don't know how many lives will be buried...

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In Qingxi Book House.

Kangxi also mentioned the prince.

Sitting opposite him was Concubine Yi who was brought over.

Kangxi felt depressed and wanted to talk to the prince, but it was not convenient to tell this to the young concubine, so he ordered Liang Jiugong to bring the sedan chair to pick up Concubine Yi.

"It was those people in the Hesheli family who taught him bad things and confused his yin and yang. Now he has no offspring and is in a situation where there is no one to succeed him..." Kangxi couldn't help complaining.

Concubine Yi wished she could get up and leave immediately.

Can these be expressed verbally?
When the Emperor dealt with the Crown Prince’s attendants before, didn’t he find other charges to cover them up?

Seeing that Concubine Yi was uneasy, Kangxi said, "You are not an outsider. You have watched the prince grow up over the years. Why should I cover up for him in front of you?"

Seeing that he was indeed worried about these things, Concubine Yi was reluctant to comment on the prince's behavior, and only said, "There is an old saying among the people, 'If you are not deaf or dumb, you can't be a father-in-law. The prince is 29 this year, so you should relax and trust him more. If you want to take care of your son, you should be kind and keep an eye on the little ones, and let me relax a little bit..."

Speaking of the young prince, she thought of the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince who were still in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Calculating the time of vaccination, I should be able to return to the palace now.

But Concubine Min and Concubine Wang had already come to the garden, and they had no place to send her.

Concubine Yi said, "Your Majesty, has the Ninth Prince said when he will send his brothers and sisters back to the palace? It's been a while since he left, and his wife is already in advanced pregnancy, so I'm afraid she can't take good care of them. The princes and princesses are precious, so when the time comes, should I let Concubine Min and Concubine Wang scold them, or should I thank them..."

Kangxi: "..."

He had forgotten about it long ago.

He coughed lightly and said, "Ninth Prince has always been careless in his actions. I guess he never thought about sending the person back..."

At this point, he looked at Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu who were standing beside him, and instructed Wei Zhu: "Take the carriage to the Ninth Prince's Mansion and pick up the princess and the prince to Changchun Garden..."

(End of this chapter)