My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1799 Mismatched Marriage
Before the fruit is ripe, no one knows whether it is a prince or a princess.

Shushu always comforts herself. After worrying for a while, she lets the matter go.

However, there is a happy event in Shuncheng Palace. The daughter of the deposed prince and the sister of the current prince will get married next month, and the invitation has been sent to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

The person who came to deliver the invitation was the chief secretary of Prince Shuncheng's palace, and it was Cao Shun who came out to entertain him.

Cao Shun was puzzled.

Because the smallpox epidemic has not completely disappeared, families in the capital who were originally planning to get married have postponed their wedding dates in the past two months, and funerals have also been kept simple.

Unexpectedly, the Shuncheng Palace did the opposite. I had never heard of a clan daughter discussing marriage before, so it was a bit inappropriate to directly determine the wedding date.

Cao Shun asked carefully, "The sixth day of the twelfth lunar month sounds like a good date. Is this the date chosen by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory?"

The chief official also had a hard time explaining, and said, "Our old master picked this day. He said he had been feeling unwell for several months and wanted to rush to have a wedding."

Cao Shun: “…”

I remember that at the beginning of winter this year, the deposed prince was critically ill, but it has been nearly two months and he is still arranging marriages for his children.

This critical illness seems a little untrue.

He took the invitation, but said with embarrassment: "Our wife is expecting a baby, so it's not convenient for her to go out."

As for the Ninth Prince, Cao Shun did not mention it.

Who knows when the Ninth Prince will "recover". If he is still recuperating at home, then there is naturally no need for him to come to the banquet.

The Chief Clerk also knew that the Ninth Prince had been ill recently, so he spoke a few words to Cao Shun about the new in-laws, drank half a cup of tea, and then left.

Cao Shun had a strange look on his face and personally delivered the post to the main courtyard.

This is also a closer relationship, right?
Then where will Jiu Ye go to have a drink later?

He had followed the Ninth Prince for several years and had noticed that the Ninth Prince would show some respect to anyone who was related to the wife's family.

As for clan relatives, in the eyes of the Ninth Prince, they may have to rank behind in-laws.

The Ninth Prince asked Cao Shun to come into the house to talk, and Shu Shu was also there.

Hearing that Shuncheng Palace was going to marry off a daughter, Shushu asked, "Whose family is she going to marry? Is she a member of the palace's banner family, or someone from outside?"

If the marriage is arranged by the royal palace, then the woman will marry into the Eight Banners. If it is a Mongolian marriage, then the clan affairs office will prepare the dowry and arrange the marriage.

Cao Shun had understood what he had just heard, and said, "She was from the Zhenghong Banner, and she was not married to anyone else. She was promised to Fu Jin's cousin, Seleqi, the younger brother of Galin, the governor of Shanxi."

After hearing this, the smile on Shushu's face disappeared.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince asked, "Why don't you remember this person? Is there something wrong?"

There are many members of the Dong'e family. The ones that the Ninth Prince remembers clearly are Peng Chun and his son and Galin, the head of the second branch.

Shu Shu said, "He came during the wedding and sat with the other clan members. I guess my master didn't remember him. When it was time for the return banquet, we reduced the number of people and didn't invite him."

After saying this, she explained why she was unhappy.

"Seleqi is neither good at literature nor martial arts. He usually does odd jobs beside Galin. The key point is that he is over 30 years old this year. His eldest daughter participated in the selection of the Eight Banners last year, but it was not the one in Yuqing Palace. The one who stayed in the palace but was sent out..."

During the forty-year selection of concubines from the Eight Banners, two girls from the Dong E family made it to the final round and stayed in the palace.

As a result, one of them made a fool of himself and was sent out of the palace.

How arrogant is it for an old playboy in his thirties to ask to marry the daughter of a royal family as his second wife?

This battle is just about Galin’s power.

But outsiders knew that they were all Dong E from the Zhenghong Banner and were cousins.

After Cao Shun left, Shushu said to the Ninth Prince, "It must be that old prince who accepted the money and sold his daughter. Galin is now the governor of Shanxi, which is the richest place in the north."

Although I have never seen that princess, she is the niece of the Ninth Prince and also a descendant of the Aisin-Gioro family.

The Ninth Prince felt ashamed when he heard about the groom's choice. He said, "It is true that an old man who is still alive is a thief. He has been deposed as a prince for 20 or 30 years, why is he still alive?"

The key point is that the enthusiasm for making money is frightening.

The Shuncheng Palace was the leader of a small banner of the Zhenghong Banner, and the first king was also a founding king, so he had no shortage of royal properties.

After the old prince was deposed, his several sons became young princes, and the power of the royal palace was still in his hands.

How could it have come to the point of selling my daughter?

When this was mentioned, the Ninth Prince thought of a possibility and felt horrified. He said, "Then the deaths of the previous young princes could not have been caused by the old prince, right?"

For three or four times in a row, none of them lived to get married.

Shushu thought about it and shook his head, "It shouldn't be that case. If it really happens, it can't be hidden from the emperor."

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. In the past few years, the clan government has uncovered several cases, and they were all investigated after the victims came forward. There are no victims in the Shuncheng Palace..."

Besides, as for this father and son, even if you kill them directly by beating them, they don’t have to pay with their lives, let alone finding other ways to kill them.

Shu Shu: "..."

She wanted to give the benefit of the doubt and didn't want to think too badly of the person, but it was just too much of a coincidence.

It can only be said that even if the old prince did not arrange for someone to kill his son, he did not arrange for someone to take care of his son, otherwise the sons who inherited the title would not have died young one after another.

Shushu said to the Ninth Prince, "When do you plan to go to the government office? If you want to rest for a few more days, you don't have to force yourself to go to the Prince's Mansion for a drink. Just let Cao Shun go on your behalf."

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "It's not good to rest until then. At most, we can rest until the end of the month. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate."

It's just a minor cold, half a month of rest is enough.

Besides, as the New Year was approaching, governors-general and governors-general from all over the country sent people to Beijing to make visits, and he also wanted to see it for himself.

Since it is a happy event for Prince Shuncheng's palace, we have to tell Lady Bo.

It's not pleasant to be thinking about Madam Bo's dowry, but Madam Bo is her aunt, and if she really turns a blind eye to it, outsiders will say that Madam Bo is heartless, and the Dong E family will also be criticized.

Shushu took the post and went to Ning'an Hall.

It's rare that Niguzhu is quiet.

When she saw Shushu coming in, she didn't run over as usual, but looked at Shushu, her little mouth moved, and tears fell "patter".

This aggrieved look...

Shushu looked away, not feeling distressed, but rather wanting to laugh in an unkind way.

It's not that she didn't care about the relationship between mother and daughter, but she knew that the lady would not let Niguzhu suffer any grievances. If Niguzhu was punished by the lady, it must be because she was naughty.

Niguzhu was waiting for Shushu to come and comfort him, but after waiting for a long time and no one came, he couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears with a cry.

Shushu glanced at Mrs. Bo and hesitated whether to leave.

Every time she disciplined Niguzhu, Lady Bo did not interfere; now that it was Lady Bo's turn to discipline Niguzhu, Shushu did not want to interfere either.

Mrs. Bo looked helpless, and said to Niguzhu, "Your second brother told you not to fish out the goldfish, and you agreed to it. Why did you insist on fishing it out behind people's backs? The goldfish died, and your second brother didn't cry yet, but you cried first. When I came back and told you that you were wrong, was I wrong?"

Seeing that no one was backing him up, Niguzhu stopped crying and choked up, "You're right, but I don't want to give the persimmons to my second brother."

Mrs. Bo was unmoved and said, "But your second brother didn't want you to fish for the goldfish, but you did it anyway. You killed his favorite thing, so it's only fair to compensate him with your favorite thing. You can't be right just because you cried first."

Niguzhu burst into tears again. He wiped his eyes with his chubby hands and choked up, "I didn't expect the goldfish to die... I just fed it a little bit of shaqima..."

Shushu sat down on the kang and understood the whole story.

Sure enough, in front of reasonable elders, none of the grievances of naughty children are real grievances.

Shushu also knew that those goldfish were Akdan's favorites, so she couldn't help but feel a little worried and asked, "Amu, did Akdan cry?"

Mrs. Bo said, "Her eyes are red. If Niguzhu hadn't cried first, she would have cried."

Shushu looked at Niguzhu and also wanted to scold the child.

However, Madam Bo has already said all the things that needed to be said, so there is no need to repeat them.

She can only learn her lesson.

So she had to compensate for her most beloved big red agate persimmon.

Seeing Shushu holding the invitation, Madam Bo asked, "Whose invitation is this? Why are you holding a banquet at this time?"

You know, in the past two months, not only children but also some elderly people have died from smallpox.

Shushu then told him that Prince Shuncheng was going to marry his sister off.

Mrs. Bo's face was also unhappy. She said, "Since it's not a letter from the Duke's wife, you don't have to care about it."

Prince Shuncheng and the Ninth Prince are just ordinary relatives, and there is no personal relationship between them. It is because of her presence that there is an additional layer of relationship.

The prince and his wife are of younger generation, so if they really want to invite someone, they should come in person.

Especially since the aunt, Mrs. Bo, lives here, even if this post was not sent to Mrs. Bo, it should not be done like this.

Shu Shu said, "Just now, Master Jiu said that the banquet should be arranged by the old prince. The prince was not happy about it, so he refused to ask the wife of the county prince to arrange it. This marriage... is a bit shabby..."

By the time the wedding day came, everyone knew who would be the groom, and the ones who were questioned were Prince Shuncheng and his wife.

As she spoke, she mentioned that the clan daughter was going to marry Selezi as his second wife.

Mrs. Bo's face turned pale with anger.

"They have tasted the sweetness and are addicted to selling their daughters. They don't even care about their dignity anymore..."

Shu Shu nodded and said, "It's just outrageous. Let alone marrying into a noble family, what's so difficult about finding a candidate of the right age in a banner family?"

It would be fine if she was given to a duke, marquis, or earl as his second wife, no matter what the inside story was, at least it would be glorious and the marriage would sound respectable, but in the end they chose such a person.

Seleqi was not a commoner. He had the title of a zuoling (colonel) but he was just a zuoling (colonel).

Although Niguzhu didn't understand what the two were talking about, he could tell that the lady was angry. He came over and lay on her knees, raised his head, and said in a baby voice, "Mom, don't be angry, Niguzhu will be good..."

Mrs. Bo looked down at the chubby girl and her heart melted.

She forgot about the reputation of Shuncheng Palace and said lovingly, "Okay, okay, Niguzhu, be good and Mama won't be angry."

Niguzhu burst into laughter and said shyly, "Then if I give the small persimmon to my second brother, will he not be angry?"

Mrs. Bo thought for a moment and said, "Go over there this afternoon and see for yourself whether your second brother is angry or not. If he is still angry, you should apologize to him and make him stop being angry."

"Uh-huh……"

Niguzhu nodded obediently and said, "Everyone, don't be angry..."

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The next update will be posted, everyone can read it tomorrow morning. I want to slap myself for last month. I have a headache from typing so much these past two days. I’m making an appointment with everyone to buy the guaranteed monthly tickets after 0:.

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