My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1821 A Blessing in Times
The emperor had to return to Changchun Garden in the afternoon, so he did not delay any longer. He asked people to distribute the rewards for the first three places and then sent his sons away.

The third place winner, the Tenth Prince, was awarded ten pairs of private purses.

This purse is naturally not empty. Each of them is filled with gold coins engraved with auspicious words. There are four coins in a purse, and each weighs one or two taels, which is four taels of gold.

Ten pairs of purses equal eighty taels of gold.

The Ninth Prince looked at the purse with pride and said, "It's no worse than the imperial bow and horse. It's perfect to keep it as a reward for someone to use during the New Year."

This is not a reward for entering the archives, so you don’t need to keep it and can use it for yourself.

The Tenth Prince nodded, saying that only the Ninth Prince would think so.

What the other brothers wanted was not the imperial bow and the imperial horse.

When the brothers returned to their residence, He Yuzhu and Wang Changshou were already waiting for them with lunch boxes.

The two brothers had a simple meal.

It is time for the Holy Chariot to return.

But on the imperial carriage, Kangxi looked at the memorial in his hand, his whole body filled with anger.

Liang Jiugong stood by and watched, holding his breath.

This question was originally submitted by the Imperial Guard Department, and it was about the various movements of the princes from various banners during their parade. What was wrong with it?

Is it that the eldest prince has too close contacts with the generals of the Bordered Blue Banner?
Or what happened to the Eighth Prince and the people from the Zhenglan Banner?

Could it be that something happened to the Fifth Prince's Bordered White Banner or the Tenth Prince's Plain Red Banner?

Liang Jiugong really couldn't think of the reason for a moment.

No matter what the reason, it is certain that a prince has violated the emperor's taboo.

Today, the emperor was in a good mood and praised his son. This is really unworthy of praise...

In the Ninth Prince's carriage, the two brothers were also chatting.

The Ninth Prince recalled what happened in front of the Emperor just now and asked, "By the way, why are you looking at the Eighth Prince? Did he recruit you?"

The Tenth Prince said, "He's not quite right. He keeps looking at the Ninth Prince secretly."

The Ninth Prince recalled how he felt at that time and nodded, "He did look at me, and I noticed him, but I didn't catch him in the act. Did he take the wrong medicine?"

The Tenth Prince said, "We must be on guard against others. Ninth Brother should still be on guard."

The Ninth Prince recalled what happened today and suddenly realized something. He said, "My Lord knows. He is guilty of his crime. He took advantage of his position as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and took advantage of the hunting today!"

As he spoke, he talked about what was wrong with the Zhenglan Banner hunting team.

"They must have got a map of the deer distribution, which saved them a lot of time compared to others. I guess they surrounded the area twice before Qise won first place..."

After hearing this, the Tenth Prince was relieved and said, "Don't pay attention to him. A blessing in disguise. How can what happened in the paddock be hidden from the emperor?"

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince gloated, "Khan Ama praised him before. When he finds out what happened in the enclosure, he will probably be angry. Haha, the Eighth Prince's luck is not that good. It was all because of the flattery of the subordinates that he was pushed to the front."

It is unlikely that the Eighth Prince could arrange it himself.

This is not a good trick and it cannot be hidden from others.

The Tenth Prince also laughed and said, "Those people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are more talkative than their belts. Once this happens, everyone will know that the Eighth Prince won unfairly. His ability to be both civil and military will be questioned."

It is unknown whether the Eighth Prince had any "contribution" to the Thirteenth Prince being "praised to death" and slandered. Anyway, the Eighth Prince will have to experience the feeling of being talked about by others for himself.

First his character was questioned, then his ability was questioned. How long can the good popularity that the Eighth Prince has worked so hard to build over the years last?

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "Who doesn't talk about others behind their backs? Who doesn't get talked about behind their backs? The Thirteenth Prince just cares too much. He doesn't need to pay attention to those people's nonsense at all..."

He has also been criticized. Does he care?
When they fart that is.

It won't last for a few days. When new news comes out or they get tired of talking about it over and over again, they will change the subject...

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By the time the team arrived in the capital, it was already dusk.

The city gates were about to close.

Kangxi then sent his guards to pass on the message, ordering the princes not to follow him to Changchun Garden, and the emperor dismissed them.

The holy chariot team did not enter the city, but took a detour and continued north.

The princes went to Beijing, some returned to the palace, some returned to their residences.

The principal wife of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Knowing that the Ninth Prince would be back today, Shushu was not in a hurry to have dinner.

The Ninth Prince came back exhausted and said to Shushu, "Fortunately, we didn't go far. It's so tiring to sit in the car."

Perhaps the brothers all rode horses not only to follow their example, but also because riding in a carriage was uncomfortable?
Shu Shu said, "It's uncomfortable to ride a horse now, walking against the wind. If it were neither too cold nor too hot, it would be better to ride a horse."

The Ninth Prince simply washed and dressed.

Shushu asked someone to set the dining table.

When a couple sits opposite each other, it's different from eating alone; it's as if the room has more liveliness.

Thinking that the Ninth Prince had been eating meat in the enclosure for the past two days, Shushu asked someone to prepare a refreshing meal. The side dishes were cabbage rolls and cucumbers, the side dishes were slippery shrimps and eight-treasure tofu, and there was also a sauerkraut and pork hotpot.

The Ninth Prince ate to his heart's content and said, "It's still better to be at home. I don't like to go out anymore. I can't eat or sleep well."

When they went downstairs to the dining table, the Ninth Prince drank hawthorn tea to help digest his food and told about what he had seen and heard in the paddock yesterday and today.

"With hundreds of people hunting tigers, the tigers don't seem scary at all, but rather a little pitiful. Grandpa asked Khan Ama for tiger bones. Khan Ama asked someone to collect a set of tiger bones and divide them among us. Nine people divided them equally. Grandpa got four pounds, but there was a patella among them, from the front leg, which is best used for medicine..."

"Today, the Eight Banners went hunting. There was one more person, so I became the commander. After watching the hunting for two hours, the tenth brother came in third, while the fifth brother got neither reward nor punishment..."

"Olondai looks arrogant, but he speaks OK and is quite enthusiastic..."

Shushu listened with great interest.

Because of the baby in her belly, she stayed at home for half a year, and felt close to everything happening outside.

The eldest prince’s results were okay, but I didn’t expect the eighth prince’s results to be so outstanding.

Seeing Shushu's admiration, the Ninth Prince snorted, "I don't even want to expose his face. It's just a small test for my brother, but he cheated. How shameful!"

He thought of the Eighth Prince's hesitation in front of the emperor and said, "But in that situation, it's not easy for him to say anything. He can't deny his own achievements."

When Shushu heard about Orondei, he paid close attention.

This one is also a member of the "Eighth Master Party".

The current situation of the Tong family has changed. The wife of the chief minister is no longer Tong Guowei's family, but Orondei's eldest son.

Is there anyone in the Tong family who would hold the Fourth Prince hostage?
Shushu couldn't guess it either.

Orondei has an additional teacher-student relationship with the Eighth Prince, and now he is obviously closer to the Eighth Prince.

When it was time to place them, the Ninth Prince said, "I'm going to the Imperial Observatory tomorrow to check out the five elements of Fengsheng and the others..."

Shushu was also looking forward to finalizing the children's names as soon as possible, and said, "Then Grandpa, remember to ask clearly which words are suitable for boys and which are suitable for girls..."

Silent all night.

The next morning, the Ninth Prince went to the yamen to report for duty.

Shushu has here all the things that the Ninth Prince brought back last night.

Two live deer, a fox skin, and two little rabbits.

The deer was given by the fifth prince, the fox skin was given by the tenth prince, and the rabbit was given by the thirteenth prince.

The Thirteenth Prince had less prey but more time, so he caught a few rabbits alive and gave two to the Fourth Prince and the remaining two to the Ninth Prince.

Now there are cabbage leaves in the rabbit cage, and the two little rabbits are eating them happily.

A gray rabbit and a yellow rabbit, both are only the size of a palm.

Shushu told Baiguo, "Go to the warehouse and find cages to separate them."

It’s just right to send one to Ning’an Hall and the other to Houzhao Building.

Now that Shushu is eight months old, Mrs. Bo doesn't allow her to go to Ning'an Hall anymore, because she is afraid that the road is slippery and she might get hurt.

Instead, Mrs. Bo brought Niguzhu to visit Shushu after lunch every day and gave Niguzhu some fresh air.

After a while, Baiguo came in with a cage and separated the two rabbits into two cages.

Shushu thought that he needed fresh venison today, so he told Baiguo, "When you send the rabbits to Ning'an Hall, tell Amu to invite them to come over before lunch and eat here. There will be venison blood tofu."

Bai Guo agreed, looked at the two rabbits and said, "Fujin, which one is for the eldest princess?"

Shushu looked at the rabbits and saw that the yellow rabbit was bigger, so she said, "The bigger one."

Niguzhu has a loud voice and likes to be active, so I hope this bigger rabbit won’t have such a strong stress reaction.

Baiguo agreed, picked up the rabbit cage and went to Ning'an Hall.

The little child Niguzhu slept a lot and had just woken up, and the nanny was wiping her face.

When she saw the rabbit in Baiguo's hand, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Rabbit, rabbit..."

She had a set of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals in porcelain and recognized them immediately.

Mrs. Bo was standing by and said, "You can touch the rabbit, but you are not allowed to touch its head, or it will bite you."

"Uh-huh……"

Niguzhu responded and stretched out his fat fingers to touch the little rabbit's butt.

The little rabbit was so scared that it trembled and hid on the side of the cage.

Baiguo also conveyed Shushu's invitation to Mrs. Bo.

Mrs. Bo nodded and said, "Then let's go there before noon. It's warm outside now."

Baiguo took note of this and went back to report.

Niguzhu's attention has been completely attracted by the little rabbit, and he has already started asking Mrs. Bo for help on what name to give the little rabbit...

(End of this chapter)