My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1835: Zongxue
Are there any sequelae of smallpox?
Shushu recalled the scene of Fengsheng and others getting vaccinated against smallpox.

High fever...

For children, high fever poses various risks, the most serious of which is brain damage.

Shushu couldn't make any random guesses.

If there is anything really wrong, the Fifth Prince's Mansion will be in unrest in the future.

If the Emperor had sympathy for the Fifth Prince's Mansion, he would definitely not want to reveal this matter.

After all, children's illnesses are different from adults'. Maybe there will be a turn for the better with a few years of careful treatment.

The Ninth Prince said, "There will be a way out when you get to the mountain. You don't have to worry too much."

Shushu nodded.

If you want to know whether there is anything wrong with the second prince of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, it is relatively simple. You will know whether it is the case after you meet the Fifth Lady after giving birth.

The Fifth Lady is not a cunning person.

If it was really to cover up the incompleteness of the legitimate prince of the Fifth Prince's Mansion and not allow families to send their second child to school, then she would have to find a way to consider Akdan's education.

If it weren't for this reason, there might have been a chance of turning around.

The Ninth Prince lay down on the kang and looked at Shushu's belly.

"Let's calculate the date and see if we can start it around the Lantern Festival. That would be perfect. We don't have to worry about the government opening the seal when I'm not home."

Shushu said, "Amu is here, so you don't have to worry too much."

The Ninth Prince said, "We have to get up early tomorrow because we have a big court meeting."

Shu Shu said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master."

The Ninth Prince remembered something and said, "Ji Hong sent someone to send a letter, wanting to come over to pay his respects. It's New Year's Day and the canal has been closed long ago. He shouldn't be coming to Beijing at this time to send New Year gifts."

Shu Shu was also puzzled when she heard this, and said, "I remember clearly that the Ji family's New Year's gift was delivered at the beginning of the month."

The Ninth Prince pondered, "Their family is an imperial merchant. Could it be that they want to settle accounts with the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Having said that, he was a little worried that someone would make things difficult for the Ji family.

The Ji family is known as the richest family in Jiangnan, which means they have a big piece of fat meat.

"Tomorrow I will ask the twelfth prince what's going on..."

Ji Hong not only ran errands for him in the past few years, but also had business cooperation with Lao Shi, so he couldn't be bullied...

*
Housekeeping department.

The Fourth Prince glanced at his pocket watch and saw that it was Shen Zheng.

It’s already this late and the Ninth Prince hasn’t come back yet. He must have gone straight home.

Thinking that there was no lunch box from the Ninth Prince's Mansion at noon today, but only his own, the Fourth Prince felt a little uncomfortable.

Thinking of the Tenth Prince's loss of his son, the Fourth Prince touched the eighteenth prince on his wrist.

In his thirty-eighth year, he had a son who died young, and before that, his eldest daughter also died young.

He thought of Li Gege and Song Gege. This was also the reason why he was so tolerant of these two people.

Song Gege was fine, she was still as obedient as ever.

Li Gege, relying on the Second Gege and the Second Prince, is no longer as cautious as before.

The third prince, the fifth prince, and the seventh prince are examples of past experience.

I should take this as a warning and exercise more self-discipline, so as not to be known as someone who favors his concubine and neglects his wife...

*
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.

After Kangxi finished handling government affairs, he felt sore in his back and waist and felt stuffy in the room, so he walked out.

The beginning of spring is approaching, and although it is cold outside, it is not as bone-chilling as before.

At this moment, Zhao Chang was seen coming hurriedly.

Kangxi raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Chang.

Zhao Chang bowed and handed the question book forward with both hands.

Kangxi reached out to take it, and it was about the Third Prince’s drunkenness at the Prince’s Mansion.

"Someone sent by the guards of the Ninth Prince's Mansion? Is this the wine you drank with the Ninth Prince?"

After Kangxi finished reading, his eyes fell on the front of the title book.

Zhao Chang said, "According to the guard Chunlin, the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master went to have dinner and ran into the Third Master on Qipan Street, and the Third Master followed them..."

Kangxi thought about the news in the morning and had an idea in his mind.

"You are being so naughty. You don't act like a brother..."

Kangxi closed the memorial and became more and more dissatisfied with the Third Prince.

I'm so used to having everything go my way that even the slightest setback can bring me down.

Zhao Chang said nothing.

He is now responsible for compiling information from various princes' palaces.

If there is no special situation, the report will be made within ten days; if something happens, it will usually be reported on the same day or the next day.

When Kangxi returned to the West Warm Pavilion, he thought of Prince Dun's Mansion and felt indescribable.

The young prince, who was strong and brave back then, not only got married and started a career, but also experienced the pain of losing his parents again.

I've long known that the Tenth Lady is naive and romantic, and not a smart person, but I didn't expect her to be so incompetent.

But the warnings that needed to be given had already been given.

It is not appropriate to recommend someone to the Tenth Prince alone, nor is it appropriate to recommend people together.

My sons are at the age where they should learn chores and should not be too obsessed with women.

Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren.

Kangxi thought calmly and put aside the matter of Prince Dun's Mansion...

The next day, the grand court session.

The Ninth Prince put on a new headgear.

Green fox fur, with moon white lining.

Compared with the mink fur hood, the whole person is swollen.

The Ninth Prince stood in front of the mirror, stretched his legs, and looked at the exposed lining of his bra. He felt a little uncomfortable with the color that was neither blue nor white.

Shushu also stood up and understood why he was not used to it.

The lining of the hat worn by the prince is golden, while the lining of the hat worn by the princes, dukes, beile, beizi and the son-in-law of the first rank is moon white.

The Ninth Prince turned to Shushu and said, "How can we reason with this? My Lord was conferred a title, but he has to be rescheduled to a later date during the court session!"

When discussing family rituals in private, the princes were arranged in order of seniority.

During the formal court session, other regulations must be followed.

An untitled prince is regarded as a Heshuo Prince and ranks before other princes.

The princes were given titles and ranked according to their titles.

The clothes worn during the grand court ceremony should be according to the rank of the noble.

Shu Shu looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "Throughout the year, there aren't many grand courts. You can just bear with it."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "That's right, I'm just making up the numbers."

On ordinary days, most of the court meetings are small ones, and unless there is an actual vacancy among the royal family and princes, there is no need for so many people to gather.

Today is different. The newly-attached foreign princes have come to the court, and members of the royal family and officials have also submitted memorials for the Emperor's father's fiftieth birthday next year.

After breakfast, He Yuzhu picked up the lantern and the Ninth Prince left.

When he arrived at the front, the Tenth Prince was dressed in the same way.

The two brothers looked at each other's headgear, both of which were brand new.

This was the first time the two brothers had attended the imperial court since the beginning of winter, and they usually wore only old hats.

"If you don't say you didn't notice it, look at us. Third brother also has two sets of masks, but why is he always wearing the old ones? The sleeves are all worn out and hairy."

The two brothers got in the car, and the Ninth Prince belatedly remembered this.

The Tenth Prince said, "Maybe he is just like us, used to wearing mink fur and not used to fox fur!"

The Ninth Prince looked at the long fur on his body and asked, "How did the Ministry of Rites make this rule? Shouldn't the mink be in front?"

The Tenth Prince said, "It's good at least that we are not asked to wear lynx or leopard skins..."

The Ninth Prince couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's true."

The guards in the palace were required to wear various lynx and leopard skins.

After a while, the carriage stopped at Xihua Gate, and the two brothers got off and entered the Forbidden City.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony Square is brightly lit.

There are already quite a few people queuing up, waiting to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The Ninth Prince had sharp eyes and when he looked up he saw the Third Prince pulling the Fourth Prince and talking in a low voice.

The Ninth Prince then brought the Tenth Prince forward.

"Third brother, what are you talking about?"

The Ninth Prince looked him over and said, "I heard that you were drunk yesterday, and I was worried that you wouldn't be able to get up today. It seems that you are fine now."

Thinking about what Fu Jin said after he sobered up, the Third Prince smiled and looked away, saying, "I'm not drunk. I haven't reached my drinking limit yet."

The Ninth Prince looked at the Third Prince with a smile.

The Third Prince cleared his throat and said, "I was just telling the Fourth Prince, you can also listen. When Emperor Taizu first established the Imperial Clan School, it was all done to get by. There was no set rules for the selection of the head teacher or the instructor. When the Imperial Clan children entered school, apart from the national language and horse riding and archery, there were no set rules for other subjects..."

At this point, he added: "The clan school also has no fixed official residence. It has been moved several times. I heard that it is in a very bad shape."

The Ninth Prince listened and took it seriously.

This is serious business.

He was so concerned that he forgot about the existence of the sect.

This was a grace bestowed by Emperor Taizu. Each banner had a clan school, and all the clan members who were not given a title had to go there to learn the imperial writing when they were ten years old or above.

Except for the upper three banners, the leaders of the lower five banners were also the heads of the major clans of their banners, so the clan schools were mostly set up in places such as the royal palace and other villas.

The money for this expenditure was allocated by the Ministry of Clan Affairs.

Over the past few decades, the population of the royal families in each banner has grown and with more children, the clan schools have become somewhat neglected. Children are no longer forced to attend school, but are allowed to attend if they are willing to study.

The ancestral school of the Zhenglan Banner is located in the villa of Prince An’s Mansion.

When the Ninth Prince thought about this, he felt something was not right and said, "Since it is an official school, it is a royal grace, shouldn't it be better to allocate official rooms from the imperial city? Even the official school for the children of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is located in Jingshan, so why is this official school for the royal family located outside the imperial city?"

The third prince explained: "Back then, each banner had its own territory, so the clan school was naturally located in each banner's territory, making it convenient for each family to send their children to school."

The Ninth Prince said, "You also said that was in the past. It's a different time now. Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just say that Hong Sheng entered the clan school to study. From then on, he would travel from the west to the southwest every day. It's not enough. It's actually farther than our trip to the six ministries."

The third prince was demoted to the Bordered Blue Banner, just like the eldest prince. However, when the Prince's Palace was being built, there were no vacant official residences in the Bordered Blue Banner, so the palace was located in the Plain Red Banner.

The Zhenghong Banner is to the west of the capital, and the Xianglan Banner is to the south.

The Third Prince nodded and said, "That's true. It was quite a hassle. When your second child went to school, he also went from the north to the south."

The Fourth Prince was listening nearby, glanced at the Ninth Prince, and said, "Is there any vacant official room in the Imperial City?"

It would naturally be more convenient to set up the clan school in the imperial city.

The Ninth Prince said: "If it's not empty, just vacate it. It's an official residence anyway..."

Many bondservants who followed the princes and nobles under their banners still stayed in the imperial city, which was also against the rules.

There were also those banner families who, although they had been granted other houses, still took advantage of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and refused to vacate the official houses in the imperial city.

It's good to live in it yourself or rent it out as a sub-landlord...

(End of this chapter)