My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1813: Son's Usurpation (Please give me a monthly ticket)

The Ninth Prince also listened to the advice and could feel the Queen Mother's kindness.

He nodded and said, "Then I will listen to you. It is also because I am careless that I have caused Grandmother to worry."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Just don't mind me being long-winded."

The Ninth Prince said, "You love your grandson because you love him. If it were someone else, you wouldn't bother nagging him."

The Queen Mother was delighted when she heard this and said, "You are my grandson. If I don't love you, how can I love others?"

Just looking at how filial the couple was, her love was not in vain.

But she also did not forget who was the one who actually prepared these things for her.

"How is Shushu doing recently? What did the imperial physician say? When will the outbreak occur?"

the Queen Mother asked.

Although this is not the first time giving birth, it cannot be taken lightly.

For women, every childbirth is a matter of life and death.

Even if you are fine at the time, it is easy to get sick later and affect your lifespan.

The Ninth Prince said, "Everything is fine. The imperial physician also said that she has taken good care of herself, so there is no need to worry too much. The due date will be after the Lantern Festival. If it is early, it will be the end of January, and if it is late, it will be early February."

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "It's a good time. It won't be painful to be in confinement."

After chatting with the Empress Dowager for a while and having a bowl of fried noodles, the Ninth Prince said goodbye and left the Empress Dowager's palace. He left the North Garden and returned to Qingxi Study.

There were only two officials left in the duty room waiting for an audience. When they saw the Ninth Prince come in, they both stood up.

The Ninth Prince wore a Duanzhao, but he seldom met with his ministers. The two men didn't know who he was. They just saw that he was wearing a Duanzhao, with a faint golden color showing through it. This was the attire of a prince.

The secretary on duty here knew the Ninth Prince and introduced him to the adults, "This is the Ninth Prince..."

The two of them hurriedly greeted each other. Just by looking at the different ways of greeting and the different titles, one could tell that one was a Manchu official and the other was a Han official.

The Ninth Prince didn't like to remember people, and he didn't like to greet people he didn't know. He just called out casually and lifted the curtain to leave.

Just as he was about to pass the message inside, a man came out.

It's eighth brother.

"Myna..."

The Ninth Prince was quite surprised and a little suspicious.

Why is the Eighth Prince here in front of the emperor?

The hunting rules will be changed tomorrow. Could it be related to the Eighth Prince?

Ninth Prince is judging others by his own standards.

"Ninth brother, Khan Ama called you in..."

The Eighth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince with mixed feelings.

He came here today to ask for permission to repair the palace in Nanyuan Paddock.

Nowadays, the emperor visits Nanyuan every year, but the palace there was renovated in the 25th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, and more than ten years have passed since then.

Moreover, a house was vacated there to lock up the women who had committed crimes, making the situation even more tense.

He was thinking of renovating it in the spring and adding a few more palaces.

As a result, the emperor's father heard it and rejected it without hesitation.

The Eighth Prince was feeling embarrassed when he heard Liang Jiugong report that the Ninth Prince had arrived.

The Emperor's father sent the Eighth Prince to kneel down and pay his respects, and summoned the Ninth Prince to come in as well.

The Ninth Prince didn't want to exchange pleasantries with the Eighth Prince, so he turned around, took several boxes of different sizes from He Yuzhu, and went into Qingxi Book House.

The Eighth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince's back, then glanced at He Yuzhu.

The Ninth Prince brought something to the Imperial Court?

There seemed to be three or four boxes, large and small.

The big one is one foot square, and the small one is half a foot square. What is that?
Unfortunately, the Eighth Prince did not have the ability to see through things, and he was too embarrassed to ask He Yuzhu.

After all, He Yuzhu was like a quail at the moment, curling up into a ball and having no intention of talking to anyone.

The Eighth Prince looked away and went towards the Little East Gate.

In Qingxi Study, the Ninth Prince is presenting treasures.

"I don't know what to prepare for this year's New Year's gift, so I prepared these two things. They mean 'a large sum of money to ward off evil'. Khan Ama is a holy emperor, immune to all evil, so he doesn't need these. Whether Khan Ama gives it as a reward or as a gift, it is at least a little filial piety from his son..."

The Ninth Prince placed the box in his hand on the small table beside him, and then picked up two brocade boxes and opened them.

He took out the golden court beads in one hand and the golden eighteen beads in the other.

Although the weight of this item is not as heavy as the gold ornaments every year, it is not a small deal.

Kangxi thought he had something serious to do, but unexpectedly it was to send New Year gifts.

The New Year gifts were still similar to those in previous years, and he was not exempted from the tributes here just because he was relieved of his duties in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong to take it, and said to the Ninth Prince: "Forget about it in the future. As of this time, I don't need your little filial piety. As long as you live your life well and don't let me worry about it, it will be filial to me."

My son has set up his own business, and his expenses are high, but his income is limited.

If someone is so extravagant, he is either continuing to take advantage of his wife or he is spending money beyond his means.

The Ninth Prince immediately shook his head.

"How can that be? My son is not only filial to Khan Father. Forget about you, what about the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother? My son is not born from a crack in the stone. It is his duty to be filial to his parents and elders. Just accept it."

Kangxi felt uncomfortable listening to the above, as if he, the Khan, had become a by-product.

After hearing this, he felt touched again.

Hundreds of good filial piety first.

The Ninth Prince may not be as successful as the other princes, but he has a pure heart.

At least I worried a lot about these sons in my early years and received their filial piety.

After the Ninth Prince finished speaking, he thought of the Watermelon Cui Yi and the Watermelon Sweet Tiao.

He pointed to the remaining two brocade boxes and said to Liang Jiugong, "An Da, these two are also gifts I gave to Khan Ama. One can be used as tea to relieve cough and moisten the throat; the other can be eaten with strong tea, which can also moisten the throat."

Liang Jiugong glanced at Kangxi, and seeing that he had no other instructions, he went over, picked up the two brocade boxes, and went to the tea room.

Kangxi asked the Ninth Prince to sit down and asked, "Have you paid your respects to the Empress Dowager?"

The news he had received before was that the Ninth Prince had returned.

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Well, I wanted to see Khan Ama, but there were many officials waiting outside, and it was not my turn for the time being, so I went to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager first, and also had a bowl of fried noodles."

Kangxi said, "The Queen Mother will surely be very happy to see you coming."

The Ninth Prince said proudly, "Of course, it's because Khan Ama has found a good wife for my son. The Queen Mother loves her son's wife and she loves her grandson as well."

Kangxi snorted lightly, at least he had some self-awareness.

The Ninth Prince remembered important matters, suppressed the smile on his face, and stood up.

"Khan Ama, my son came here today to ask for mercy. Fengsheng and Akdan will be four years old next year, and they are still not well-known..."

At this point, he thought of the fat girl, and felt sorry for her. He said, "And your granddaughter, she is a sibling of her two brothers. Do you think you should give her the same name as her, or should your son and his wife give her a separate name?"

Kangxi listened to the previous part and seemed to be somewhat confused.

The triplets are already turning four?!

How old were you when we last saw each other?
Not when they were still in their cradles, but last winter or early this year, the children were able to ride on ice sleds.

After hearing this, Kangxi glanced at the Ninth Prince and said, "I will ask the Ministry of Rites to select the names of Fengsheng and Akdan as soon as possible and submit them to us. As for Niguzhu, you are not allowed to mention him again. There is no precedent for naming a royal granddaughter!"

At the end, he spoke with a bit of dignity.

The Ninth Prince immediately became honest and said, "It was my son who overstepped his authority..."

He just noticed that his father was in a good mood and wanted to give it a try.

The results are not surprising.

Now the emperor has many grandsons and granddaughters, about ten in total.

Even the legitimate princesses of Yuqing Palace did not have such treatment, so naturally Niguzhu would not have it either.

Seeing that he was sensible, Kangxi's expression eased a little. Fearing that he was upset, he said, "Niguzhu is a princess. Even if she is born from the same family, she is different from Fengsheng and Akdan. You should not attract attention."

The three children are known to bring "auspiciousness". It's okay now that they are young, but when they get older, it will be easy for others to take advantage of them.

The Ninth Prince said, "My son is overthinking it."

For example, the older brothers mentioned above, when they were in the study room, they compared their homework performance, and when they were on duty, they also compared it secretly.

Sometimes I don’t compare myself with others, but I am still compared with them.

When the emperor's grandchildren grow up, they will inevitably be compared with each other.

It would not be a good thing if Niguzhu stole too much limelight at that time.

When the Mongolian tribes ask for marriage from the imperial court again, they will be targeted.

After finishing the serious business, the Ninth Prince thought about what would happen in the paddock tomorrow, but he didn't want to have any ulterior motives.

Whoever loves wins.

Not him anyway.

He didn't care about winning or losing, but could just watch his brothers having fun with ease.

When you think about it this way, it’s not bad.

Thinking of this, he was delighted, and did not forget to remind Kangxi, "Khan Ama, don't forget that the Ministry of Rites will stop writing in a few days."

Kangxi said: "There are still more than ten days left, why rush?"

The Ninth Prince didn't need him to urge him, and took the initiative to say goodbye: "Just remember, my son will go back first, and I will take advantage of the next two days to practice archery!"

Kangxi waved his hand.

I had just finished praising him for being self-aware, but he started to become proud.

Wait until the competition tomorrow and see if he is still proud.

At this moment, Liang Jiugong came in with a tea tray. In addition to Watermelon Cuiyi Tea, there was also a plate of watermelon sweet bars.

As soon as it came in, it brought with it the fragrance of watermelon.

Kangxi looked over.

Liang Jiugong said: "This tea is fragrant and refreshing. I am craving for watermelon just by smelling it."

Kangxi said nothing, took the teacup and took two sips, which indeed cleared his mouth.

Thinking about the hunting tomorrow, although he would not fight tigers or bears, he could still stretch his muscles and bones, and his mood improved a bit...

(End of this chapter)