My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1844 Parenting and Children
After coming out of the yamen and getting on the carriage, the Ninth Prince wanted to ask the Tenth Prince about the rotation, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

What if Khan Ama doesn't intend to let the tenth brother take the turn?

He proposed it himself, and he was looking forward to it. If he didn't change the place, he would feel bad.

The Ninth Prince changed his tone and whispered, "What's wrong with Khan Ama? He suggested the Malhan family to the Thirteenth Prince, but he couldn't stand the Thirteenth Prince being too close to Malhan..."

He finally understood why Khan Ama forced Yisan'a to retire after Soetu questioned him.

Yisan'a was not only Soetu's son-in-law, but also had deep ties with the "princelings" such as Malhan.

Yisan'a is not a "princeling", but he acts like one.

The Tenth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Khan Ama is planning to arrange for the Thirteenth Prince to be the Crown Prince's right-hand man, but not as a current right-hand man, but for the Crown Prince to use in the future."

So, it is unacceptable for the Thirteenth Prince to be too close to the Crown Prince now.

The Ninth Prince seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "That may not be the case. I think Khan Amashu has not made up his mind, or his mind has changed at the last minute."

The tenth elder brother: "..."

He looked at the Ninth Prince with surprise.

I didn't expect that Brother Nine could think so deeply.

Near Zhuzhechi?

This is the experience he gained in the Ministry of Revenue. After being with the Fourth Prince for a long time, has he started to become more cautious?

The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "Go back and read the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine and you'll know what's going on. Men lose their teeth at 88, but when they are 68, their yang energy starts to fail..."

Khan Ama is forty-nine this year, which is the age of sixty-eight. His facial features have not changed much, but his mood swings are more obvious than in previous years.

The tenth prince said hurriedly, "Regarding the matter of Khan Ama's body, Ninth brother, just keep it in mind in the future, and don't bring it up in your mouth, or it will be bad for others to hear it."

The Ninth Prince immediately shut up and nodded.

It cannot be mentioned, it is taboo.

For an ordinary son to care about his father's health is filial piety, but for a prince to inquire about the emperor's health, he may easily be regarded as having ulterior motives.

After a while, the carriage arrived at the North Palace, and the Ninth Prince said to the Tenth Prince:
"There's about a month before and after the New Year holiday, and you have nothing to do. You can bring your nephew over to play, so the little one can have some company."

The Tenth Prince nodded in agreement.

The Ninth Prince also instructed He Yuzhu: "Send the winter jasmine flowers to the Queen's House, and the daffodils to Ning'an Hall."

When the Ninth Prince entered the Prince's Mansion, Cao Shun, who had received the news, came out of the duty room.

"Master, the old lady of the Gao family has passed away, but there is no announcement of the death..."

When a bereaved family announces a death, they only inform close relatives and friends, but entertaining mourners is not limited to these people.

According to current customs, for happy events one has to send invitations, while for funerals one has to express condolences upon hearing of the death.

The Ninth Prince stopped.

He was not surprised by this result. After all, the imperial physician had not given any medical advice before.

Besides, the old lady is gone now, and it is more convenient for the Gao family to start the funeral arrangements than around New Year's Eve.

There are still ten days until the Chinese New Year, which is enough time to hold a small funeral.

The Ninth Prince asked, "How do we seal the silk money?"

Cao Shun replied, "There is no precedent. I thought that the Gao family was not a subordinate of the master, so I planned to increase the amount of money by 30% compared to the amount of money given to subordinates of the master. What do you think?"

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "That's all."

It doesn't have to be too rich, nor too simple and rude.

Cao Shun said: "Then I will take your invitation and go to Gao's house?"

"Yes, yes, go ahead and see if you can lend a hand. Gao Yanzhong's eldest son has been sent out to work, Gao Bin can't come back either, and the remaining youngest son is not yet an adult..."

The Ninth Prince gave some careful instructions.

Gao Bin had served the Ninth Prince for two years and was familiar with Cao Shun and others, and they could be considered colleagues.

The imperial court has regulations that local officials are not allowed to leave their residences easily.

Therefore, even though Xianghe is only a day's journey away from the capital, Gao Bin, the magistrate of Xianghe, cannot come back.

Unless his parents died, he could go to the governor's office to report his mourning period and only then get approval to go to the funeral.

Cao shun complied.

The Ninth Prince went straight back to the main courtyard.

Before he even entered the house, he heard the child's laughter.

It was Niguzhu who came and was standing in front of the clock, watching the hands on it spinning in circles.

"You're walking so slowly, Mama..."

Niguzhu watched and complained to Mrs. Bo.

Hearing the noise at the door, Niguzhu turned around.

When she saw clearly that it was the Ninth Prince, she ran over immediately.

"Ama, Ama..."

She hugged the Ninth Prince's thighs and raised her little head to look at the beeswax beads on his chest.

The Ninth Prince reached out and pulled Niguzhu away from his body, saying, "Father, your body is cold, and your clothes are dirty..."

Only then did Niguzhu reluctantly let go.

Shushu was beside her, helping Niguzhu explain: "At noon, she knew that you were going to accompany her to ride deer in the afternoon, so she refused to go back and stayed in the main room to wait for me."

The Ninth Prince knew his daughter's urgency, so he said hello to the Lady Bo and went to the east room to change his clothes.

After a while, the Ninth Prince came in wearing some half-new, half-worn homely clothes.

Niguzhu had already urged the lady to put on her mink coat, hat and gloves.

The Ninth Prince bent down and wanted to carry Niguzhu out.

Niguzhu stretched her feet, revealing her small boots, and said, "Father, I am a princess now, and I can walk by myself."

The Ninth Prince followed her wishes and took her hand and went out.

Shushu saw it and said, "Look, Amu, a man who originally had no patience has now become a daughter's slave."

Madam Bo said, "For men, blood is different after all..."

For example, Xin Dali, originally had a personality as bright as the moon, but for the sake of bloodline, he became completely unrecognizable.

With this precedent, Lady Bo whispered, "If it's a message from the palace or someone is pointed at, it's fine. If not, don't do it. No matter how deep the relationship between husband and wife is, you can't be careless. If there is a concubine's son or daughter, it will be a entanglement. The son will pity the mother, and the daughter will pity the mother. It's hard to say what will happen in the future."

Shushu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Amu, I won't pursue that kind of virtuous person..."

At this point, she looked down at her belly.

"The situation in our mansion has fooled others, but it cannot be hidden from the emperor... The emperor did not send anyone here, and our queen is not someone who likes to meddle in other people's business..."

You really don't know until you compare. Compared with her sisters-in-law, her life is actually the most peaceful.

Just based on this, she was willing to be more filial to Kangxi and Concubine Yi, even if they didn't need this filial piety...

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The deer park was filled with Niguzhu's clear laughter.

Supported by the Ninth Prince, she rode on the deer's back, hugged the deer's neck with her little arms, and was filled with joy.

The fawn was originally light and nimble, but who made it put a rein around its neck?

He Yuzhu and Zhou Song, one holding the reins and the other holding a carrot, led the deer forward.

It was already a young deer, and being restrained like this, with a little fat child on its back, it became well-behaved.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Every time the little deer moved, Niguzhu's chubby body moved along with it, and he couldn't stop smiling.

When the Ninth Prince saw his daughter so happy, he started to smile too.

This New Year holiday is great. Starting tomorrow I can spend more time with my children.

The children are also pitiful, they are all in a very small space.

As the Ninth Prince was thinking, Niguzhu had stopped laughing and was twisting his little body to try to get down.

"Did it hurt?"

The Ninth Prince carried her down and looked at the cotton pad on the deer's back, wondering whether he should make a small saddle.

Niguzhu shook his head, holding the Ninth Prince with one hand, pointing to the direction of the main courtyard with the other, and said: "Come and play with the eldest and second brothers, the eldest and second brothers will also ride..."

The Ninth Prince said: "We don't need to answer..."

As he spoke, he told He Yuzhu and Zhou Song beside him, "Go and fetch the eldest and second princes, and tell the nanny to dress them warmly."

He Yuzhu and Zhou Song responded and went to the main courtyard to pick someone up.

Niguzhu pointed to the east again and said, "Flute...Flute..."

The Ninth Prince listened attentively and heard the faint sound of a flute.

It's quite relaxing to play the flute in broad daylight.

What’s rare is that the flute was chosen, and it sounds cheerful. If the Xiao was not chosen, it would sound like ghosts howling and wolves howling, which is really not suitable for children to listen to.

The Ninth Prince just heard it.

There are two walls separating them, so they can't interfere with other people's homes.

Besides, it blows during the day and won’t disturb people in the middle of the night.

It's hard to be locked up in a small yard to "recuperate" without any entertainment.

“It sounds good, it sounds good…”

Niguzhu clapped his hands and praised happily.

The Ninth Prince touched her little mink hat and said, "After the New Year, I will hire a teacher to teach you how to play the flute. Our Niguzhu will surely play it beautifully."

Niguzhu nodded and pointed to the east, saying, "Let's blow together then..."

Brother Ninth: "..."

There is no way to agree to this.

He is a god, so we should keep our distance from him.

After a while, He Yuzhu and Zhou Song came back to pick up the people.

The two of them held one child each, and were followed by two nannies.

"Eldest brother, second brother..."

When his brothers came, Niguzhu immediately gave up on his father and ran over, pulling one with each hand, saying, "Ride a deer, ride a big deer..."

Fengsheng and Akdan let her pull them to the gate of the deer park.

Looking at the two fawns inside, Fengsheng honestly corrected Niguzhu: "These are fawns. We fed them together yesterday."

Akdan also said: "Not big, small..."