My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1812 I want to make suggestions (ask for double monthly tickets)
When he returned home, the Ninth Prince mentioned to Shushu the matter of changing the hunting rules.

"Did Khan Ama do this on purpose? Are you unhappy that I won first place twice?"

The Ninth Prince said to Shushu, "Hey, if the rules are changed, no matter what the reward is, it will have nothing to do with me."

Shushu listened and was speechless.

When a father considers his son's riding and archery performance, it is natural that he would look at his individual performance, which is the most accurate.

Among these princes, the youngest, Prince Thirteen, is seventeen years old, which is the period of transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Kangxi should have been aware of his sons' achievements in riding and archery.

After the princes grew up, Kangxi would take his sons with him whenever he went on tour. Every time he took his sons with him, they would practice archery when passing through the Banner Camp or the Green Camp on the way.

Perhaps, he wanted to see which son wanted to fight.

This definitely does not include the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince is feeling proud after winning first place twice.

However, Shushu did not discourage the Ninth Prince, and only said: "Don't you want to practice for two days? Maybe you will get good results later!"

The so-called hunting is to drive all the deer to one place.

There are so many targets, if you can't hit one, there's always another.

In this kind of individual competition, relying on luck to win first place is just a dream, but what if you are lucky enough?
The couple thought of the same thing.

The Ninth Prince thought about it carefully and said, "There is no need to talk about the Fourth Brother. He is even more useless than me. If I can defeat one more of the remaining people, I can save face."

Shushu thought about the remaining people and decided that it would be better to rely on luck.

See which prince has bad luck.

Otherwise, unless the Tenth Prince gave up his position on purpose, it would be difficult for the Ninth Prince to move forward.

Needless to say, the eldest prince and the third prince both used strong bows.

The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince were almost always able to hit the target, otherwise these two would not have been present in every archery performance before the emperor.

The Seventh Prince is a strong man who can stand on equal footing with his other brothers through his own efforts; the Tenth Prince is a hidden strong man.

The Fifth Prince just looked like he wasn’t very smart and wasn’t good at studying, but he had never failed in riding and archery.

Unless someone is extremely unlucky, no one can fall behind the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince thought of the Fifth Prince.

"Fifth brother is so heavy that he can't ride fast. If he rides fast, the horse will be tired and the man will be tired. I will practice my aim. The rest depends on Fifth brother."

Shushu thought of the Hetao horse, which could carry heavier loads than the Mongolian horse and could be ridden by two people without delaying progress.

Even though the Fifth Prince was heavier than the other princes, he was not as fat as the two of them, so the Ninth Prince's thoughts were very vague.

After dinner, the Ninth Prince prepared to go to the training ground to sharpen his weapons.

The parade ground was brightly lit.

All the guards of Beile's Mansion have arrived.

Tomorrow everyone will follow the Ninth Prince to Nanyuan.

Everyone in the Ninth Prince's Mansion replaced their bows with new ones.

The Ninth Prince took a look at the Seven-Power Bow, picked it up, and planned to give it a try.

But it's okay to pull it away, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed, which means it won't miss the target.

The guards already knew that the rules for the hunt the day after tomorrow would be changed.

When Erhe saw that the Ninth Prince wanted to change his bow, he said, "Master Ninth, if you use a strong bow, you will shoot fewer arrows. When the trophies are counted, they will be counted according to Master Ninth's arrows."

The Ninth Prince listened, his eyes lit up, and he said, "That's true, I forgot about this."

By that time, the other brothers might have seven or ten times the strength of their brothers, and they might be exhausted after just two or three arrows.

My own five-force bow can actually last longer.

The Ninth Prince changed back to the Five-Power Bow.

"Whoosh!"

Right in the bull's eye.

As long as the hunting time is extended, I can't expect to be in the top three, but there is still hope of advancing one more place.

The Ninth Prince is planning to go to Haidian tomorrow, so the matter of the circle of names can be put on the front burner, and he can also give some suggestions on the timing of the hunt.

This would prevent me from having to report to my father the Emperor when I find out that my grades are not good.

Today he was just trying to find his aim. Since his aim was pretty good, the Ninth Prince shot one shot and went back to the main room.

"I have thought of a way..."

The Ninth Prince was somewhat excited.

We are all young people, who would be willing to admit defeat without even trying?
The Ninth Prince then shared his discovery with great joy, saying, "Haha, even if I use the Five Power Bow, it can be an advantage!"

Shushu didn't expect that the Ninth Prince was so competitive, and she was a little worried.

As this time is extended, the time spent outdoors will be longer, and even healthy people will be more likely to catch a cold.

Shushu said, "We set rewards and punishments last time, so we won't set them again this time, right?"

The Ninth Prince thought about it and nodded, "Then my Lord will take a look. If there is no reward or punishment, then there is no need to bother. Just be ahead of Fourth Brother..."

The next day, the Ninth Prince brought the New Year gifts prepared for several elders.

The Tenth Prince is already waiting.

The Ninth Prince said, "I'm going to Haidian to give a New Year's gift to Khan Ama. Please tell the Ministry of Revenue to my Fourth Prince. I should be back by noon."

The Tenth Prince was on good terms with him and knew that the Ninth Prince had been diligent in visiting the Emperor to show his filial respects in recent years.

"Can't you send it off tomorrow morning? I have to go there tomorrow morning, so there's no need to make a special trip, right?"

The Tenth Prince was a little worried.

It was cold in the morning, and the round trip to Haidian was dozens of miles.

The Ninth Prince then told us about his plans for tomorrow's hunting trip.

The Tenth Prince did not agree with this and said, "Ninth Brother, if you want to be a good hunter, you still have me and Fifth Brother."

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "How can that be possible? If that happens, everyone will know that you two gave way to me. It's embarrassing, and my father-in-law won't be happy to see it. It's better for me to just take the second last place."

As he spoke, he wanted to take the opportunity to ask for permission to name the Fengsheng brothers.

"They are all familiar to me now. I can take them around to pay New Year's greetings this year. I can't still call them by their nicknames. It's disrespectful. I should also use their real names..."

Brother Ninth said.

The Tenth Prince stopped trying to persuade him and just said, "Ninth Brother, don't rush back before noon. There are many people that the Emperor will see at the end of the year. If you are delayed outside Qingxi Study, go and pay your respects to the Empress Dowager and have lunch there before coming back."

"Uh-huh……"

The Ninth Prince responded, "I was also going to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

The brothers said goodbye, one left the city and the other went to the clan residence.

By the time the Ninth Prince's carriage arrived at Xiaodong Gate, it was almost the beginning of the morning.

The Ninth Prince had a palace badge and entered the garden directly.

The duty room outside Qingxi Book House was half full of people.

The Ninth Prince asked He Yuzhu to go over and take a look. Knowing that it would not be his turn for a while, he went out of the Little East Gate and went to the North Garden first.

The Queen Mother has guests here.

The person who brought the New Year gift from Khorchin had arrived. He was Princess Duanmin’s eldest son.

They should have arrived in Beijing long ago, but because of the smallpox epidemic in the capital, the native population had to return and other people went in instead, which delayed the arrival.

The Empress Dowager returned to Khorchin in the thirty-seventh year of her reign, which put her mind at ease. In addition, she met many relatives in Rehe in the summer, so she became accustomed to the people and things in Khorchin.

The Rehe Palace is right there, maybe I can go there more often in the future. What’s there to miss about Khorchin?
When the Queen Mother heard that the Ninth Prince had arrived, she quickly ordered Nanny Bai, "Hurry up and welcome him in. It's very cold outside..."

Then, she smiled and said to the taiji: "You have come a long way and you must have worked hard. Take a good rest for a few days. Come and talk to me when you have time. There is still a lot of time, not just now..."

The taiji said respectfully, "Then my grandson will go back first, and will come back to pay his respects to you later."

When Taiji came out of the Empress Dowager's palace, he saw Nanny Bai leading the Ninth Prince over.

The Ninth Prince thought he looked familiar and was still wondering who he was when Taiji came forward to pay his respects.

The Ninth Prince then remembered that he was the eldest son of Princess Duanmin and Prince Dalhan, but he did not have a beard back then. Now he has a beard and a scruffy look, and looks like a man in his thirties or forties.

The Ninth Prince disliked Princess Duanmin's rudeness, and he also disliked her husband and son. He nodded randomly without stopping.

He and Nanny Bai were in front, followed by He Yuzhu and Chunlin, who were carrying large and small bags as they entered the Empress Dowager's palace.

"Please be well, Grandmother. I am here to give you a New Year gift. My wife has urged me several times..."

When he entered the house and saw the Empress Dowager, the Ninth Prince bowed to greet her.

The Queen Mother smiled and called out, beckoning the Ninth Prince to sit next to her, saying, "Now there is no shortage of cave dishes, but I always feel that my mouth is tasteless, and I am thinking about the delicious food in your house."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "We have everything, and there are also several rare foods that are unique in the capital. I guarantee you will like them."

The Queen Mother listened with anticipation.

The Ninth Prince asked He Yuzhu and Chunlin to put the things down and pointed them out to the Empress Dowager one by one.

"This jar is watermelon sauce, and it makes the rice dumplings taste better. Another jar is pickled radish, which is different from the dried radish pickles we usually eat. It is pickled with whole fresh radishes, and it is very crispy. My grandson can eat half a plate of it in one meal. Another jar is pickled fish, which is also cooked in other places. It tastes different from the crispy fish in Beijing. When you eat it, take it out and put it on a plate, then mix it with sesame oil. Another jar is fried meat, which is cooked in this stew pot. It tastes different from fresh meat. It is cooked in the northwest."

The Queen Mother was surprised when she heard this and said, "This is the first time I've heard of using watermelon to make sauce."

The Ninth Prince said, "Who told us that the watermelon fields in Daxing at home had a good harvest? As a result, more and more families have planted watermelons in recent years. My grandson and his wife thought that they could not compete with the common people for profits, so they did not order them to be sold outside. In addition to eating in the mansion and sending to various places, the rest was made into several kinds of food, in addition to watermelon sauce, there are two more."

The ones in the box also contain watermelon rind, which can be drunk as tea to relieve cough and reduce phlegm in winter; they also contain watermelon candy bars, which can be eaten as snacks and have similar effects.

The Queen Mother looked at it and asked, "Has this been sent to the Emperor?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "My father doesn't like to eat these..."

The key point is that it is prepared as a New Year gift. It cannot be like offering food to the palace at other times and everyone presents a gift.

If that's the case, it can't be considered a New Year gift.

The Queen Mother disagreed and said, "Listen to me, take these two copies to the Imperial Court later and bring them back to me next time..."

As the prince grew older, the emperor became more and more anxious and began to be harsh on his sons.

Taking advantage of the fact that the ones being criticized are the older sons and the younger princes have not yet been criticized, it is not a bad thing for the Ninth Prince to show more filial piety...

(End of this chapter)