My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1797 How Much
After a while, Cui Baisui came in with a food box.

The steamed buns include mutton buns, steamed shredded radish cakes, crystal gold cakes, and date cakes.

In addition to the ready-made side dishes and braised meat platters, there were also two stir-fried dishes and the seaweed and egg soup mentioned by the Ninth Prince.

There is also red bean rice as a side dish, and pancakes to eat with braised meat.

Wei Zhu's eyes fell on the two stir-fried dishes and said, "I am in for a treat today."

It turned out that the two dishes were cucumber and pork slices and stir-fried pumpkin flowers.

At this time of year, none of the masters in the palace can get such ingredients.

The Ninth Prince took a look and said, "Isn't this in time? The farm sent a basket of pumpkin flowers yesterday, and I fried a plate of them yesterday. The remaining plate should be here."

Wei Zhu didn't say anything of gratitude. She wiped her hands and ate most of the food on the table.

The Ninth Prince knew the rules and did not ask any other questions. He just asked, "Is the ice in the garden solid? Has the garden kitchen collected the lotus leaves this year?"

Wei Zhu thought for a moment and said, "The ice is solid. This winter is exceptionally cold. I don't know whether the lotus leaves have been collected or not. There is no lotus leaf chicken on the menu today."

The Ninth Prince said, "It would be a pity if it were confiscated."

However, even if the garden kitchen collected the lotus leaves, he couldn't take them for himself.

As he said this, he thought of the lotus he had planted in the pond in the South Pond.

This has been going on for two or three years. Wait until next summer and I will arrange for someone to store the lotus leaves from there.

He thought dried lotus leaves were common and did not think they were anything special, but his wife loved to eat chicken roasted in lotus leaves and rice dumplings wrapped in lotus leaves.

As the two were talking, the Tenth Prince came over.

It turned out that the Tenth Prince was at the clan residence today. When he was returning home from the government office, he saw a row of carriages parked in front of the Prince's Mansion, so he came straight over.

Hearing that it was the imperial attendant who came to pick someone up, the Tenth Prince glanced at the Ninth Prince.

That’s great. Brother Jiu doesn’t have to worry about how to give it away.

The Ninth Prince was moved, and said to the Tenth Prince: "I should go there myself, but I am ill and dare not to bother. How about you go there for me?"

The Tenth Prince rarely had an audience with the Emperor alone.

How can there be any affection between a father and his son if they don't speak to each other for a few words in a year?
The Ninth Prince felt that today was an opportunity.

They brothers do not participate in fights between brothers, but they also ensure that they are not bullied or implicated.

The Tenth Prince has both status and title, but once his older brothers are promoted, his title will catch up.

At that time, whether he and the Tenth Prince can be promoted will depend on the Emperor's wishes.

The Tenth Prince shook his head and said, "No, Khan Ama has not given the order, so there is no need to do this."

The brothers looked at each other and understood what the other meant.

The Ninth Prince sighed and said, "Okay!"

Because it would take time to travel from the capital to Haidian, Wei Zhu waited until the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince had packed their luggage and prepared to leave without delay.

Shushu asked someone to dress Fengsheng and his sister warmly, and took the three of them to escort the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince out.

One of the couple should have come forward to personally send someone to Haidian, but it was not convenient for both of them at the moment, so Cao Shun, the master of ceremonies of the Beile Mansion, sent someone there, and the chief guard Erhe brought fifty guards, who escorted the couple along with the guards and guards from the palace.

Wei Zhu brought a total of nine carriages, seven of which were for passengers and two for luggage.

The result was not enough.

Although the two children only lived there for a month and a half, because they had to change their bedding and clothes after the vaccination, one set was sent from the palace and another set was prepared here in the Prince's Mansion.

There were also various small scattered gadgets, which filled many boxes.

Fortunately, Cao Shun was thoughtful and had people prepare carriages in advance. With four more carriages, all the things were loaded.

The fleet is larger.

In the Beiguanfang area, every household had heard the news and knew that the Ninth Prince seemed to be moving.

At the Eighth Prince's Mansion, the Eighth Prince had already received the news. He knew that someone from the imperial court had come to pick up the prince and princess, and he felt a little jealous.

How can the Ninth Prince take care of others?
To say that he takes care of his younger brothers and sisters is just flattering him.

This can also be considered another form of living off a gigolo. Dong E suffers and the credit goes to the Ninth Prince.

However, when he thought of the Eighth Lady, the Eighth Prince's jealousy disappeared.

No matter how capable Dong E was, she was only a housekeeper and a director, and she didn't really engage in social activities.

The Guoluo family is different.

Her family is a prominent family in the Zhenglan Banner, and she is also a descendant of the Prince An's Mansion, and is close to the royal family of Prince Raoyu.

He was also from the Zhenglan Banner and ranked ahead of the Ninth Prince.

In the future, the affairs of the Zhenglan Banner will only be in my hands...

Wei Zhu and his companions hurried and arrived outside the garden before the beginning of the evening.

The convoy stopped outside the Great East Gate and waited, while Wei Zhu's carriage stopped directly at the Small East Gate.

Concubine Yi was still in front of the emperor, holding Jinniuer, the imperial cat of the Qianqing Palace, in her arms.

Jinniu'er is cute and adorable, she likes quietness and doesn't make trouble. When Kangxi came to Changchun Garden this time, he asked someone to bring her over.

"Your Majesty, I have brought back the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince. The Chief of Ceremonies of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Cao Shun, and the guard Erhe, have come here on the orders of the Ninth Prince to escort them back..."

Wei Zhu came in and reported.

The Seventeenth Princess was the youngest princess of the emperor, but Kangxi did not have a deep impression of her.

I only saw him a few times in total. He was always held by the nanny. I remember him being very thin and small.

As for the Nineteenth Prince, he was taken to Zhaoxiang's residence as soon as he was born. Kangxi had never seen him before and only heard of him from Concubine Wang.

Because he loves the whole house, he becomes too close to the Nineteenth Prince.

Kangxi was moved by his fatherly heart and said, "Call the Seventeenth Princess and the Nineteenth Prince over..."

At this point, he thought of Cao Shun and Erhe, both of whom were sons of old officials, so he said, "Let Cao Shun and Erhe enter the garden as well and wait outside."

Wei Zhu agreed and went downstairs to pass on the message.

Kangxi looked at Concubine Yi and said, "In the past few years, I saw that the pulse of the Seventeenth Princess was not good. I couldn't bear to see it. After moving to Chuxiu Palace for the past two years, she has gotten much better. Concubine Min has taken good care of her."

Concubine Yi listened and felt resentful in her heart.

Who dares to be negligent?
Raising someone else's child in the palace is more difficult than raising your own child.

If there is any mistake, the tongue can eat people.

However, Minpin's personality is indeed good, and Concubine Yi followed suit and praised: "Minpin has a generous and kind personality, and the emperor is good at judging people and choosing good people."

Kangxi thought that Concubine Min and her son were indeed worry-free, so he nodded and said, "In the early years, I was worried that she would be paranoid and inflexible. Fortunately, she has grown older and her temper has become calmer."

Concubine Yi lowered her head and took a sip of tea without responding to Kangxi's words.

This is about the relationship between Concubine Min and her natal family, which was alienated in her early years.

After all, the Zhang family gave Concubine Min to her uncle as an adopted daughter with the purpose of presenting her as a beauty, and there was no blood relationship between them.

Concubine Min is a sensible person. She doesn't like being used by her family and is not close to her natal family.

But if Concubine Min really puts her parents' home first, I'm afraid she wouldn't be happy about it.

Kangxi went on to say, "The Thirteenth Prince has a good relationship with the Ninth Prince."

Concubine Yi then took over and said, "The two brothers are close in age. If there was a big age difference, they wouldn't be able to play together."

The emperor and his concubines chatted about daily life, and the atmosphere in the room was relaxed.

Liang Jiugong stood by and admired Concubine Yi very much.

Among all the concubines in the palace, only Concubine Yi was so calm and composed in front of the emperor.

The number one favorite concubine is not just a joke.

This happened several times. When the emperor felt frustrated and wanted to talk to someone, he would answer Concubine Yi instead of the young Concubine He.

At this moment, Wei Zhu came back and brought in the seventeenth princess and the nineteenth prince.

The Seventeenth Princess walked in by herself.

The Nineteenth Prince was led by the nanny.

The Seventeenth Princess has already started learning the etiquette. Before coming in, the nanny whispered to her that she should kneel down and kowtow.

On the Nineteenth Prince's side, it was his nanny who performed the ceremony on his behalf.

Kangxi looked at the Nineteenth Prince first and was shocked by this fat boy.

Concubine Yi sat on a chair, looking at the two children with a loving expression on her face, but she felt relieved in her heart.

Just by looking at the complexions and physiques of the two siblings, one could tell that the Ninth Prince and his wife took good care of them.

"Get up!"

Kangxi woke them up and looked at Concubine Yi and said, "Has the Nineteenth Prince always been this fat? He looks like he's almost as fat as the Fifth Prince when he was a child..."

Concubine Yi had seen him during the Nineteenth Prince's one-year-old celebration and said hesitantly, "I saw him in August and he wasn't this fat. He must have gained weight in the autumn!"

Kangxi looked at the nanny of the Nineteenth Prince and asked, "How much do you weigh, Prince? How many times do you need to be fed every night?"

This is because people around them are worried that the children may be fed too much at night and hurt their stomachs.

The nanny of the Nineteenth Prince said, "The day before yesterday, the Ninth Lady weighed him and he was 25.5 kilograms. He will be given a snack at the beginning of the day, and he has stopped feeding at night."

Kangxi was stunned when he heard the weight. He looked at the Seventeenth Princess and asked, "Then do you know how much the Seventeenth Princess weighs?"

The nanny of the Nineteenth Prince said, "Twenty pounds and six ounces."

There were very few children in the palace who were fat when they were young. The Fifth Prince was the first exception, and the Nineteenth Prince was the second.

The weight of the Seventeenth Princess is not that eye-catching, but for a little princess, it is not light either.

Concubine Yi smiled and said, "This time, Concubine Min and Concubine Wang should be relieved to see the two children."

Kangxi looked at the two well-fed children and said, "It seems that the food is good at Old Nine's place."

Concubine Yi glanced at Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty makes it sound easy, but he doesn't think about how much trouble it takes to take care of a child. If it weren't for the Nineth Lady's dedication, she wouldn't have taken such good care of him."

The Nineteenth Prince is a brave man.

He didn't know anyone in the room except the nanny, so he wasn't afraid.

After hearing what Concubine Yi said, he looked at Concubine Yi and added, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..."

Seeing this, Concubine Yi called him forward, picked him up, and said, "Oh, little Nineteen can remember people now. Who is Sister Nine?"

"Sister-in-law... Ninth sister-in-law... Ninth brother... Sister..."

The Nineteenth Prince sat on Concubine Yi's lap and began to imitate her: "Sister... Zhuzhu... Fengfeng... Dandan..."

Not to mention Concubine Yi, even Kangxi was surprised.

A child who is less than one and a half years old can remember so many people.

Kangxi looked at the nanny and asked, "My dear, do you often see the emperor's grandson and granddaughter?"

The nurse nodded and said, "Since the young master was vaccinated, he has been with the emperor's grandson and granddaughter every day. The Ninth Lady and the County Lady also accompany him every time."

Kangxi nodded, and this was also the reason why the Nineteenth Prince could remember so many people.

If I had only met them once or twice, I wouldn't remember so many people.

Kangxi thought about the unreliability of the Fifth Lady, and could not help but say to Concubine Yi: "The Ninth Lady is good, it's hard for her. I only thought of her being careful before, but forgot that she was in her advanced period."

Concubine Yi smiled and said, "Don't just praise me. Go back and praise me in front of Old Nine to make him feel proud..."

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In the last half day, the big guys are rolling around asking for monthly tickets
(End of this chapter)