My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1823 Circle
"Fourth brother..."

When the Ninth Prince saw the Fourth Prince come in, he stood up quickly as if he had found a savior.

"Please help me think of some words that belong to the water radical and are small and flat..."

The fourth prince thought for a moment and said, "Is Niguzhu's five elements lacking water?"

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Listening to my annoying rant, it was said that the Dragon Girl in February had many misfortunes, so I was thinking about whether I could make up for it with a name. Master Zhang said that the name should be small rather than big, and should be balanced to neutralize the anger of the Golden Dragon..."

The Fourth Prince read a lot of Buddhist and Taoist books, and they were very diverse.

An angry dragon?

He lowered his head to look at the words written by the Ninth Prince.

Stream, spring, moist, waves, ripples.

"How can this be a girl's name?"

The Fourth Prince looked disdainful.

The Ninth Prince frowned and said, "I know it doesn't sound good, but I don't have the Shuowen Jiezi in front of me, so I can't think of a complete answer at the moment."

The Fourth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Things will be resolved if they are slow. There is no need to rush."

The Ninth Prince nodded.

Anyway, having a direction is better than being clueless.

The Fourth Prince said that things were slow, but then he picked up a brush and wrote a few words: snow, frost, dew, mist, rain, and mist.

"what?"

The Ninth Prince slapped his forehead and said, "I only thought of the Water Department and forgot about the Rain Department. Rain is also water, and it is small water..."

This way, there are more options.

The Fourth Prince has started a new line and continued writing: Ze, Cheng, Qin, Lan, Ting...

The Ninth Prince looked at it and immediately smiled, saying, "These few words are better..."

At this moment, Zhou Song brought over the lunch box.

The two brothers sat down and placed their lunch boxes together.

There were shrimp paste and Chinese cabbage in the pot, and another dish being kept warm in the stove was a combination of deer sausage, half deer blood sausage and half deer meat sausage.

Because venison is hot in nature, it is served with two side dishes: bitter melon and eggs and celery and peanuts.

Four dishes were also served at the Fourth Prince's Mansion. Except for one dish of slippery chicken slices, the remaining three were vegetarian dishes.

However, only one of the dishes, the vegetarian grilled eggplant, was made with Chinese cabbage, while the rest, the cabbage rolls and radish balls, were both winter storage vegetables.

The Ninth Prince took a look and said, "Is the Fourth Brother's greenhouse not ready yet? We have a more spacious greenhouse. I'll ask them to send you half a car later."

The Fourth Prince shook his head and said, "It's all ready now, but this isn't something that's suitable for the time being, so it's not a good idea to use it too much."

Brother Ninth: "..."

The cabbages and radishes are not in season.

Which one is considered "out of season": storing autumn vegetables for eating in winter or growing autumn vegetables in winter and eating them?
Also, for people in Beijing, these dishes are not in season, but the climate in Guangdong and Guangxi is warm, so are they in season?

It's just nonsense.

The Ninth Prince did not argue with him, but just picked up a piece of bitter melon and ate it.

The bitter melon used was young and blanched in water, so it was not bitter at all.

The Fourth Prince hesitated for a moment and then ran towards the bitter melon.

The Ninth Prince saw it all and secretly resented it.

This brother has a lot of big principles to talk about, but actually they are just that.

When he came out of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ninth Prince found several pieces of paper in his pocket.

The more choices you have, the easier it is to be insufficient.

This is the human heart.

The Ninth Prince also told the Tenth Prince about what happened in the Imperial Observatory today, and said, "Think about it carefully and see if there is a better word."

After hearing this, the Tenth Prince hesitated and said, "Do we have to give it this name? It's small and flat, and it's definitely not as grand as Niguzhu. Besides, the name Niguzhu was given by Khan Ama himself..."

Brother Ninth: "..."

He leaned against the carriage and said, "At that time, I was thinking that Fengsheng and Akdan had become famous, and our eldest princess should also have one."

The tenth prince said, "Niguzhu is the eldest daughter of the ninth brother. She will be given a high title in the future. When the time comes, please ask Khan Ama to grant you grace and choose a title."

The title given to a princess is based on her father’s title.

The ninth brother is now a Beile, and his eldest daughter has been conferred the title of Princess.

However, Niguzhu is not only the daughter of a beile, but also the granddaughter of the emperor. Most likely, she will be given the highest title of a princess.

Brother Ninth: "..."

He felt that he had been doing something stupid recently, so what was he worrying about all day?
Seeing that the Tenth Prince could not empathize, the Ninth Prince said, "When you have a second legitimate son, you will understand..."

The Tenth Prince said, "There is no sign of the second legitimate son yet. The second son is about to be born."

The Tenth Prince's daughter, Princess Guo Luoluo, who had followed him the earliest, was pregnant, and her due date was approaching.

The Ninth Prince thought about it and shook his head, "That's different. A son is noble because of his mother, there is a difference in status."

Unless one is a fool, no one would elevate a concubine's son to the same level as the eldest son.

When they arrived at the Prince's Mansion, the Ninth Prince handed Shushu a few pieces of paper, telling her what had happened today and the Tenth Prince's final advice.

Soothing your forehead.

It is said that pregnancy makes women stupid for three years, and it is true.

Whether it is the Lady Bo or the Tenth Prince, both of them are smart people.

Neither of them was in favor of choosing another name for Niguzhu.

Shushu thought about it and said, "Then let it go for now? Wait until Niguzhu knows about it, then we can talk about it."

According to the rules, princesses of the clan did not have any titles.

However, there are also cases where a couple is formally given a name before getting married.

Her cousin from Prince Kang's palace only became famous before she got married.

The Ninth Prince pondered and said, "I guess we have to wait until they start to learn. That's fine too. I wonder what words Khan Ama circled for Fengsheng and the others..."

*
In Qingxi Study, Kangxi was looking at the book of questions sent by the Ministry of Rites, which contained the candidates for the names of the imperial grandchildren.

晸, 昭, 景, 晧, 耀, 晥.

Kangxi thought about the meaning of the words and circled the two characters "晸" and "昭".

After putting down his pen, Kangxi thought about the number of grandchildren he had now. How many were there in total?

Two people in Yuqing Palace, one person in Prince Zhi's Mansion, three people in Prince Cheng's Mansion, three people in the Fourth Beile's Mansion, three people in the Fifth Beile's Mansion, four people in the Seventh Beile's Mansion, two people in the Ninth Beile's Mansion, and one person in Prince Dun's Mansion.

These are all the emperor's grandchildren who survived; those who died young are not included.

The Fourteenth Prince will become an adult next year, and the Thirteenth Prince will soon become a father.

Time flies so fast nowadays, and a year has passed in a flash.

There will only be more, not less, of imperial grandchildren in this generation.

Compared with their younger brothers, the Crown Prince and the eldest prince have too few offspring.

But these two men have many wives and concubines, and there are many princesses in the backyard, but they are not very interested in women.

The princess gave rewards again and again, but there was no other way to solve the problem.

Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "Tell a guard to take this to ask for a reward tomorrow morning. I guess the Ninth Prince must be waiting anxiously. Let him take a look and then send it to the clan office for filing."

Liang Jiugong took the question book with both hands and responded respectfully...

*
The next morning, when the Ninth Prince arrived at the duty room, he saw Hu Bitu, the first-class guard of the Qianqing Palace.

He was accompanied by the Fourth Prince and had been waiting for quite some time, sitting in the main room drinking tea.

Seeing the Ninth Prince come in, he quickly stood up.

"Your servant greets you, Master Jiu. The Emperor asked me to show this to you. After you have read it, I will send it to the clan office for filing..."

The Ninth Prince took the question book and opened it with great anticipation.

These six words are all good, and the first two are circled.

Those two names are probably the most suitable.

Zheng...

It sounds ordinary when read, but looks beautiful when written, and you can tell at first glance that it is a well-known name.

Zhao...

Not bad, it is easy to read and write.

"Hahahaha...what a nice name..."

The Ninth Prince was overjoyed.

Although Niguzhu's name was put on hold, the names of the Fengsheng brothers had been chosen, so the couple no longer had to worry about it.

"It's so cold, thank you for your hard work, Old Hu..."

The Ninth Prince was very generous and told He Yuzhu, "Give Lord Hu two tea packets."

Hu Bitu bowed in thanks and waited by the side with his hands hanging down.

The Ninth Prince also read the remaining few words, memorized them, and returned the title to Hu Bitu.

Hu Bitu still had to go to the clan house, so he confessed his crime to the Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince and left the duty room.

The Ninth Prince couldn’t wait to share with the Fourth Prince: “Fengsheng’s name is Hongzheng, Rizhengzheng, Akdan’s name is Hongzhao, and Zhao as in the sun and moon shining…”

The Fourth Prince thought about the meaning of the two words and nodded, "It's a good name."

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Even if he is only four next year, it would be much better if he were six directly. Then he could be sent to the palace to study and we wouldn't have to worry about him."

The Fourth Prince also thought of his two sons.

One is the second legitimate son, and the other is a concubine's son.

The possibility of sending them all to the upper study room to study is very small...

(End of this chapter)