My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1814 Knowing How to Make a Choice (Rolling)
When the Ninth Prince returned to the Ministry of Revenue, he happened to meet Zhou Song who was delivering meals.

The Ninth Prince was not hungry because of the bowl of fried noodles, so he put down his chopsticks after a few bites.

The Fourth Prince was also there, and seeing that the Ninth Prince was not eating well, he asked, "Did he get scolded?"

The Ninth Prince couldn't bring himself to tell others about his little plan for hunting, so he didn't hide anything else.

"The next year, Fengsheng and his sister will be four years old. I wanted to ask for mercy and let Khan Ama choose their names, but Khan Ama scolded me. He said there was no precedent for naming the emperor's granddaughter, and told me not to mention it again!"

The Fourth Prince was speechless and said, "Didn't you think about it before you spoke? Whose princess doesn't get a name when she reaches the age of 15?"

The Ninth Prince glanced at the Fourth Prince.

"You also said that it was a courtesy name, not a given name. I just thought that in addition to a nickname, she should have a full name. As siblings, it's impossible for her brothers to have one and she alone doesn't."

The Fourth Prince thought of his daughter.

Mrs. Li's behavior is erratic, but the second princess is a sensible and good child.

But nowadays there is no rule to give princesses a formal name, they are all called by their nicknames.

The same is true for the second princess in their family.

He said, "Khan Ama, don't worry, did you come up with this name yourself?"

The Ninth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Let's also ask the county lady what she thinks. Our eldest princess is mostly taken care of by the county lady, and the rules are also governed by the county lady."

The Fourth Prince lowered his eyes, what a mess of generations.

However, although the father and son of Prince Shuncheng were not in line with the rules, they had nothing to do with the county princess.

The Ninth Prince remembered that the two younger princes of the Fourth Prince's Mansion had also been vaccinated against smallpox.

"Fourth brother, shouldn't you also ask for permission to name your nephews? The sooner the better. There are so many grandchildren in the emperor's family. The sooner you name them, the better. You can still pick good ones. All the good characters at the end should be used."

Because of the smallpox epidemic, quite a few of the emperor's grandchildren were vaccinated.

In addition to the princes who were born in the same year in the Fourth Beile's Mansion and the Fifth Beile's Mansion, there were also a few from the younger Prince Dun's Mansion and the Seventh Beile's Mansion.

The Fourth Prince was extremely disgusted and said, "Do you think the Ministry of Rites is just a decoration? There are rules for how to name the emperor's grandson. It's not just a matter of picking a few characters at random. You have to make up five elements. Don't worry, there won't be any duplicate names."

"That's good, I feel relieved..."

The Ninth Prince felt that he had learned it, and planned to use this method to choose a name for Niguzhu when he returned home in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, when the Ninth Prince came out of the Ministry of Revenue, he saw the Thirteenth Prince coming to look for the Fourth Prince.

The Ninth Prince stopped and asked, "Now that you have packed your luggage, how many bows did you bring? What's the strength of each?"

The Thirteenth Prince puffed out his chest, suppressed his pride, and said, "Three bows, one with seven strengths, one with ten strengths, and a spare with nine strengths."

The Ninth Prince felt a little displeased when he saw the Thirteenth Prince acting like a little rooster.

"You don't even have the Twelve Strengths. You definitely can't beat the eldest and third brothers!"

Thirteenth Brother: "..."

The Ninth Prince continued, "With the Seventh and Eighth Brothers ahead of us, your chances of being in the top three are a little bit risky this time."

Thirteenth Brother: "..."

The Ninth Prince patted him on the shoulder and said, "But it's normal that you can't beat your brothers. You're still young and don't have enough strength. You should come over to practice with Chunlin and the others when you have time in the evening..."

After saying that, he urged the Thirteenth Prince, "Go in quickly!"

The Thirteenth Prince was still in a daze, but the Ninth Prince had already left happily.

The Thirteenth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince's back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Brother Nine has learned bad things, and it hurts my heart.

After arriving at the Ministry of Revenue, the Thirteenth Prince entered the duty room.

The Fourth Prince still had some documents to read, so he said, "Sit down and have some tea. Wait for me for a quarter of an hour."

In recent years, whenever the emperor toured the river, the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince were present.

The two brothers are very close, just like real brothers.

The Thirteenth Prince did not bother to be polite with the Fourth Prince. He sat down, poured himself some tea, and ate an orange from the fruit plate.

"I just met Brother Nine, and he insulted me several times. Is he admitting defeat? I thought Brother Nine was going to try to win..."

The Fourth Prince said, "He doesn't care about these things. He won the first two times, but it all came down to everyone underestimating the enemy and being careless."

Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "We have suffered two losses. This time, whether it is a competition between us individually or the entire team, the brothers will be serious and will not be like last time."

Especially the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince, one is greedy for money, the other loves fame, and they are very competitive. I'm afraid they will go all out tomorrow.

The Thirteenth Prince said this and felt that his Ninth Brother was quite smart and knew how to make choices.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do that.

Even though he knew that what Ninth Brother said was true and it would not be easy for him to compete for the top three, he still would not give up.

Because he behaved normally during the last hunting trip, there was some gossip outside.

It is said that he does not live up to his reputation and is no better than his brothers. The reason why he is valued by the emperor and is taken along on every trip is simply because "a son's status depends on his mother."

At this age, the Thirteenth Prince is full of vigor and energy, and cannot tolerate being insulted. Naturally, he wants to perform well and refute the gossip outside.

The Fourth Prince looked down at the document in his hand, feeling a little confused.

The Ninth Prince relaxed and stopped arguing about winning or losing. If he still won at this time, he would be too embarrassed to save face.

How to do it?

Last time I took shortcuts and stayed out of it, but I’m afraid I can’t do that this time.

The Fourth Prince had a bad feeling.

I'm afraid that after tomorrow, all the nobles in the royal family will know that I have shortcomings...

The Ninth Prince met the Tenth Prince, got on the carriage, and looked at the Tenth Prince.

"Khan Ama said that the Ministry of Rites would choose a name. Although my nephew is one and a half years younger than Fengsheng and the others, he has also been vaccinated. When will you ask for permission?"

The Tenth Prince said, "Don't worry, wait until the Fourth and Fifth Brothers have requested the names first."

Among the children of several mansions, the prince of Prince Dun's mansion is the youngest and is not in a hurry.

The Ninth Prince put the matter aside and said, "Don't keep it tomorrow. Show Thirteen how powerful you are. Your tail is already sticking up, so you need to give it a beating."

The Tenth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "Ninth Brother, don't you want to win?"

"Well, let's just watch the fun!"

The Ninth Prince said, "We gave you a reward last time, so we won't give you a big reward this time. Even if there is a prize, it's just a bow or a horse. There's no point in wasting so much effort."

After hearing this, the Tenth Prince felt relieved.

If his ninth brother really wanted to win, then he would help him think of a way.

In the study of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, there was a piece of paper with a few words written on it.

They all have the character "日" (sun) next to them, and are suitable as names for girls.

There are warm, crystal, morning, Xin, evening, Ying, sound, wisdom, and xuan.

When the Ninth Prince came back, Shushu handed it to him and said, "Master, take a look. Do you want to add anything?"

Wait until the Ninth Prince has his baby, then ask the Lady Bo.

In the end, the three of them discussed and decided to come up with a song that was easy to remember and had a good meaning.

If there are more than two candidate names, Niguzhu will draw the lots himself.

The Ninth Prince looked at Shushu and said, "You can't just pick a single character. You have to match it with your birth date and eight characters to make up for the five elements..."

The couple already had their children's fate in mind.

Zodiac sign: dragon, element of life: metal.

It’s just that the five elements are mutually generated and restrained, and this is not something they can understand just by reading the "Book of Changes".

Those who have only a superficial understanding of the subject can easily go astray.

The Ninth Prince said, "When I return from Nanyuan, I will go to the Imperial Observatory."

The Ministry of Rites also had to approve the Imperial Observatory when preparing candidate names for the emperor's grandson.

The horoscopes of the three siblings are mostly the same. As long as you know the naming taboos of Fengsheng and Akdan, you will know Niguzhu's. Then the couple will have a range of choices when they think of a name.

Shu Shu nodded and said, "Okay, we don't necessarily have to choose from these words."

The Ninth Prince told about today’s audience with the Emperor.

"Although Khan Ama said that we don't need to send gifts in the future, I have already rejected it. Who doesn't like to receive gifts? We don't lack this little money, it just takes some thought. We should continue to send gifts in the future!"

Shushu certainly had no objection.

No matter how sincere this filial piety is, it will become a talisman for the Ninth Prince and the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

The Ninth Prince mentioned the Eighth Prince again and said, "I've run into him a few times recently, but I haven't heard of any big moves in the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."

After dinner, the Thirteenth Prince really came.

The Ninth Prince was delighted when he heard this, and said to Shushu, "He's still not convinced. Tsk tsk, I'll go to the training ground and let Chunlin teach him a lesson!"

For an older brother, teaching his younger brother a lesson is addictive no matter what the time.

After the Ninth Prince learned not to talk back in front of his older brothers, he became more talkative in front of his younger brothers.

He had been disgusted by the phrase "brotherly love and respect" for several years, but finally he understood its true meaning.

This brotherhood can be passed on.

Now he has six older brothers and ten younger brothers!
There will be no more older brothers, but there is no fixed number of younger brothers.

He is not the one who suffers...

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Prince Zhi’s Mansion, front yard.

The eldest prince was in the armory of the palace, looking at the various powerful bows hanging on the wall.

"Master, the news over there..."

At this moment, a guard came in and handed over a letter along with his report.

The eldest prince took it, looked at the intact lacquer seal, and opened the letter.

Mingzhu only wrote two sentences.

If the prince keeps his weakness and plays down his status, he may be seen as a person whose reputation does not match his reality, whose virtue is weak and whose reputation is low in the eyes of the people of the Eight Banners.

The eldest prince was stunned. He had not been able to understand why his father had asked his sons to compete every time he went hunting in the past two years.

Mingzhu's words were like a ray of light that cleared the clouds, allowing him to understand the intention behind it.

Is it because of such trivial matters that the prestige of him, the eldest prince, is being undermined time and time again?

After all, compared to his brothers, he has more than age, and is also known for his bravery and fighting skills...

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(End of this chapter)