My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1827: Heat the Stove

When the Eighth Prince heard Fucha's strange behavior, he reached out and touched her face, and couldn't help but pause.

"Don't be sad. I'll send someone to invite Dr. Jiang tomorrow. He's well-known in gynecology..."

Fucha bit her lip and swallowed her resentful words.

She cannot reveal the Eighth Prince's shortcomings.

There was nothing she could do.

She thought of the Eighth Lady, as well as those princesses and concubines.

I wanted to ask for your pulse, but I swallowed the words back when they came to my lips.

The Eighth Prince is not a fool.

He would not do such a self-defeating thing.

"Thank you, sir..."

Fu Cha choked up and said, "It's my fault that I failed you..."

The Eighth Prince patted her back and said, "Don't blame yourself. I haven't come to the East Cross Courtyard much in the past two years. When you are better, I will come here more often."

Fucha: "..."

She bit her lip, feeling bored and not wanting to say anything...

*
Sibeile Mansion, main room.

The couple were also gossiping.

"Mother-in-law, have you prepared all the New Year gifts?"

The Fourth Prince said.

The fourth lady nodded and said, "Yes, I have prepared clothes, purses, and various foods."

Her mother was the old lady of the Nara family, but now the ones in charge are her stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, and they have to be polite to each other when they get along with each other.

The Fourth Lady was the mistress of the household and knew what she needed, except for money. As long as she had some money on hand and some snacks to entertain the children, it would not be difficult for her to live a life as a noble.

The Nara family also sends New Year gifts to the Fourth Prince's Mansion every year, including silver seals.

After discussing with the Fourth Prince, the Fourth Lady took out a portion of the money and used some of it herself, and put it all in a purse and returned it to Eunice, for the old lady to use as a reward.

The Fourth Prince pondered for a moment and said, "When it gets warmer next year, you should go back more often. I will clean up a yard at home. When I come back to follow you, you can invite my mother-in-law to stay with you for a while under the pretext of inviting her to stay with you. She will not refuse."

What is filial piety?

Being filial to other people's parents is definitely not filial piety.

The Fourth Prince is also a father himself. If Honghui grows up and has to serve his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he will definitely not be happy.

However, his mother-in-law is a clan daughter, has been widowed for many years and has no children. As a son-in-law, he takes good care of her, which is not only filial piety, but also sympathy for the weak.

Being soft-hearted and humane is not a disadvantage for the royal family.

As for the respect in the palace...

The Fourth Prince thought about it, rejected the clothes and shoes, and said, "Next year's birthday gift, add a few daily necessities, cushions and pillows, and a pair of pillows."

The Fourth Lady did not say anything unprecedented, but asked, "What material should we use? Kesi silk or Shu brocade?"

These two are the best materials stored in the warehouse.

The Fourth Prince thought about the layout of the West Warm Pavilion and Qingxi Study.

“Don’t use kesi silk or Shu brocade, use cashmere and Ning silk, use plain patterns, and ask people to embroider dark patterns or swastika patterns. Choose brown or brownish red. It doesn’t have to be too bright, nor too old-fashioned.”

There is a world of difference between the things given by my son and daughter-in-law when they are stored in the warehouse and when they are used on a daily basis.

Khan Ama has always been frugal, and his daily clothes are usually not embroidered.

The fourth lady said, "Then I'll embroider it myself. She's still three months old, so there's still time."

The Fourth Prince nodded, very satisfied, and said, "Okay..."

He seemed to have vaguely found a direction.

Three people, there must be my teacher.

This sentence makes a lot of sense...

*
The next day, the Ninth Prince came to the front and saw Gui Dan still waiting in front of the carriage. He snorted softly.

"If you have something to say, say it now. If you have something to fart, fart now. You are pretending to be dumbfounded in front of me!"

Gui Dan said in a flattering tone: "I just heard it and knew that you wanted to be a matchmaker for Gui Yuan. How could you forget me? I am half a year older than Gui Yuan..."

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Why are you so anxious? Have you found someone you like?"

Gui Dan nodded and said, "Didn't the master send me to the Dong'e family to pay my respects to the second princess of Shuncheng Palace? I met General Norobu, who is a very good person and speaks kindly..."

The Ninth Prince looked at Gui Dan and said, "Have you found out? Is there a princess of the right age in the Norobu family?"

After listening to this, Gui Dan looked a little strange.

The Ninth Prince remembered something.

"Could it be his eldest daughter? Why do I remember that his eldest daughter seemed to be planning a marriage proposal with Xiao Si?"

Gui Dan hurriedly shook her head and said, "It's not the eldest princess, it's the second princess..."

He didn't dare to compete with Fu Jin's brother for the marriage, and he couldn't win either.

Although Guo Luoluo's family is the concubine's maternal family, they are just new nobles, and new nobles who are punished by the head of the family.

The scenery is different than before.

When their family was at its most prosperous, he did covet the princess, but was scolded by the Fifth and Ninth Princes.

Now that he brought it up again, it was not because he had forgotten his lesson, but because he realized that his mistake back then was not that he was obsessed with the clan daughter, but that his attitude in proposing was wrong. He was too arrogant, and the person he chose was not the right one either, as he was targeting the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion.

This time, the girl is a concubine's daughter of a general. Her status is not that prominent, so even if she is still marrying up, it is understandable.

"Ah!"

The Ninth Prince realized something was wrong and looked Gui Dan up and down.

"You are trying to get married to a young girl. The eldest princess in their family hasn't even been officially engaged yet, so the second princess is probably still a young girl, right?"

Gui Dan smiled and said, "She's not young anymore. She'll be coming of age next year and it's time to discuss marriage."

The Ninth Prince looked at Gui Dan and said, "But you will be twenty-two next year, ten years younger than you are now. It's still late for a princess to marry. Are you looking forward to getting married, or not?"

Gui Dan said: "It's not always too late, it's not uncommon for women to get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen."

The Ninth Prince said, "That's the year after next! If you want to marry a clan girl, you don't have to marry her from their family, right?"

Gui Dan whispered, "But their family tradition is good. The general himself has a real job, and his children are also very motivated. As for other royal families, I either can't get close to them or I don't dare to get close to them."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Finally it has come to fruition. Stop trying to please me. It's only an eyesore. I'll help you find out later."

"Thank you, Master Jiu..."

Gui Dan was delighted to hear this and bowed to help the Ninth Prince into the carriage.

The Ninth Prince waved his hand, told him to go aside, and got on the carriage.

The Tenth Prince followed up and said with a smile, "Recent news in the capital is that the princesses in Shuncheng Palace are very popular. Gui Dan is just jumping on the bandwagon."

The Ninth Prince was surprised and asked, "How come he is so popular? He is already in the Le'erjin circle, and it doesn't seem like Prince Shuncheng can take on the responsibility."

The Bannermen attach great importance to in-laws, especially their maternal uncle's, aunt's and husband's families.

The Tenth Prince said, "It's not a good choice for noble families, but it's a great choice for middle-class families. Their children will have an uncle who is a prince, which is enough to protect two generations."

The Ninth Prince said, "That makes sense. Gui Dan is really good this time. She has not been blinded by the reputation of the palace."

Both are illegitimate princesses, daughters of the royal family without titles, and cousins, but the difference between the princesses in the prince's mansion and the princesses in the general's mansion is not that huge, but there is still a big gap between them.

The Tenth Prince said: "With the Fifth and Ninth Brothers here, the Guo Luoluo family doesn't need any other backers..."

Since the Ninth Prince had promised Gui Dan this matter, he kept it in mind.

At noon, he did not have lunch at the Ministry of Revenue. Instead, he said goodbye to the Fourth Prince and prepared to go home.

"My mother-in-law is coming over today, and she insisted on staying for dinner. I'm going back to keep her company..."

This is a good opportunity for me to ask around for Guidan.

The Governor's Mansion and the General's Mansion are also close friends.

The fourth prince asked, "Madam, are you here to take the county lady back home to celebrate the New Year?"

The Ninth Prince was stunned by the question.

Maybe he really came to pick someone up...

Last year, I also received...

He was a little confused, and asked in a mysterious way: "Then let me answer it?"

The Fourth Prince glanced at him and said, "Whether to accept or not, you have the final say?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head.

He knows that he is not in a position to make decisions on his own.

"Then... let the county lady take the eldest princess back with her?"

The Ninth Prince was a little scared when he thought of his daughter's loud voice.

I don’t usually cry, but once I do, the noise is at least earth-shattering, but also soul-stirring.

Last year, he was young and not this clingy.

It’s New Year’s Day and it’s not nice to let the children cry, but it also seems unreasonable not to let Mrs. Bo go back.

This New Year's ancestor worship, Mrs. Bo is the wife of the Dong'e family, and she is offering sacrifices to the ancestors of the Dong'e family.

Seeing Ninth Prince's hesitation, Fourth Prince said, "After all, the county lady is a guest here. It's fine when the children are young, and she can stay here to help you. But now that the children have grown up, if you want to keep the county lady here, you need a legitimate reason..."

Otherwise, the lady wouldn't stay long.

If this goes on for a long time, people outside will criticize Qi Xi and his wife.

After all, Qi Xi inherited the title, so it was his duty to support his childless sister-in-law.

The Ninth Prince thought about it carefully, understood, and said happily: "My wife and I plan to start school for Niguzhu next year, and we are just about to choose a companion to study with. We need the county lady to help teach the rules, how can we do without the county lady?"

So just take him back, but we have to bring him back home earlier after the New Year.

Raising a child is not something that can be done in just three or two years. It takes ten or eight years to achieve success...

(End of this chapter)