My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1895: Interfering with History (Seeking a monthly ticket)

In the North Second Hospital, Manager Cui was wearing fur and sitting on a recliner in the corridor.

Looking at Xiao Ji next to him.

There was a bird cage on the small table, with a pitch-black mynah bird inside.

"Happy New Year, happy New Year..."

The mynah bird said some flattering words, and for every word it said, it was rewarded with a peeled pumpkin seed.

Cui Baisui had just come back from work, holding a half-plate of dumplings in his hand. While eating, he said, "There is a temple fair at the City God Temple. You should go out and take a look at the acrobatics and acrobatics..."

Manager Cui waved his hand and said, "There are too many people. I am impatient to squeeze with them."

Cui Baisui said: "Then let's go to the temple or Taoist temple..."

Cui said: "During the New Year, there are many people idle, and there are many people in the temple."

"Crack...crack..."

There was a knock on the door, and Cui Baisui hurriedly said, "I'm coming, I'm coming..."

As he said that, he put down the dumplings and trotted over to open the door.

When he opened the door and saw the Ninth Prince, Cui Baisui was startled: "Master, why are you here?"

The Ninth Prince glanced at him with disdain and said, "Foolish, you come here when you want to!"

After saying that, he walked around Cui Baisui and entered the yard.

Manager Cui had heard the noise at the door and stood up from the recliner: "My Lord..."

Yesterday morning, everyone in the Prince's Mansion had already celebrated the New Year.

At this moment, Manager Cui does not need to bow again.

The Ninth Prince looked at the recliner and the bird cage and said, "Is An Da living a comfortable life?"

Chief Steward Cui said with a smile: "Thanks to my prince, I have good food and drink here, so I can kill time in various ways."

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year..."

When the mynah bird saw someone coming, it was not afraid, but became more active.

The Ninth Prince listened to the noise, looked at the mynah bird, and said, "It's just like talking to a human. This crow-like voice sounds more like a human voice than a parrot."

Chief Steward Cui said proudly: "This is a merchant who brought it from Qiongzhou. It costs twenty-four taels of silver each. I have been training it for two years..."

As he spoke, he touched the bird cage, held up a pumpkin seed, and said, "Tell me quickly, Ninth Master Kangtai, Ninth Master Daan..."

"Nineth Master is healthy and peaceful...Nineth Master is safe and sound..."

The mynah bird imitated the bird's voice and took away the pumpkin seeds.

Cui Baisui was smart. Seeing that the Ninth Prince had no intention of entering the house, he went to move a chair out.

The Ninth Prince sat down and exclaimed, "You are really generous. You can buy several little girls and boys with this money..."

The Ninth Prince had been in the Ministry of Revenue for more than half a year, and had read the files of the Eight Banners Bureau. In addition to the red deeds for property, there were also many contracts for the sale of human beings.

During the time of Emperor Taizu, the empire was not yet stable, and the value of a little girl or boy was no more than three or five taels of silver.

The same was true in the early years of Kangxi's reign.

In recent years, when the world has been peaceful, the price of selling one's body has increased, but it has never exceeded ten taels of silver.

Chief Steward Cui also sat down and said, "If I buy a little girl or boy, I will have to work hard to support him. I don't want to worry about that. A few coins a month to buy a bag of melon seeds is enough for this."

Besides, all his supplies come from the mansion, so he doesn't need anyone to serve him.

Three meals a day are delivered by the kitchen, clothes for all seasons are prepared by the sewing room, and someone takes away the clothes for changing and washes them.

The yard is also cleaned every ten days by someone.

The Ninth Prince said, "Your life is too leisurely. It makes me uncomfortable to see you like that."

Manager Cui: “…”

The Ninth Prince said, "I was originally thinking of asking you to go over and help Fengsheng after he and his friends moved to the front yard, but since you are so idle, it is better to do it sooner rather than later. After the inner study is set up, you can go over and be a teacher to teach the children Mandarin and Chinese..."

Manager Cui: “…”

He hesitated and said, "Master, I am old, and there is no shortage of talents in the mansion..."

The Ninth Prince said, "Please don't be lazy. I am too embarrassed to see Fu Jin's people. Look at the mansion now. The eldest princess is being taken care of by the county lady, the eldest and second princes are being looked after by Madam Qi, and when the youngest prince was born, Xing Jiang's family was transferred over..."

"Without someone we can trust watching over us, how can Master and Mrs. Fujin rest assured..."

"The people who came in later can be ordered around by the master and the wife, and we can control them, but we dare not let them in front of the children..."

"If you are unwilling to work, then I have no choice but to arrange for He Yuzhu to go to the inner study..."

He Yuzhu was standing nearby, listening with Cui Baisui, and he didn't expect that the fire would be set off on himself.

He hurriedly said, "Butler, please agree to it quickly. The master can trust me, but I can't trust myself!"

Manager Cui: “…”

The Ninth Prince glared at He Yuzhu and Cui Baisui and said, "If you were useful, would I still use you to invite An Da?"

He Yuzhu: “…”

Cui Baisui: “…”

Looking after children is indeed not their strong point, and they dare not take over easily as the responsibility is too heavy.

If they are negligent while serving their master, they will at most be punished with a beating; if they are misbehaving while serving their young master, they will wish they could be hanged themselves without anyone needing to punish them.

Manager Cui thought about the actions of the Ninth Prince and his wife, and indeed trusted the old man more.

Especially around the young masters, they are selected again and again.

Once this inner study is set up, there will be one less person to keep an eye on it.

He sighed in his heart and said, "Since my master does not mind my old age, I will serve you for a few more years."

The Ninth Prince immediately laughed and said, "What do you mean old? Just don't try to shirk your responsibilities. Manager Gu is over 70 and has not received any pension yet. You are still a generation younger than him..."

The highest-ranking eunuch in the palace today is the one who is in charge of the Jingshifang, and also serves as an advisor to the chief steward of the Qianqing Palace. He is an old man left behind by Emperor Shizu, and has always been highly valued by the emperor.

Because of his superiority, a close imperial attendant like Liang Jiugong could only be appointed as the deputy chief steward of the Qianqing Palace, and not the chief steward.

Manager Cui listened with a smile, but he felt worried in his heart.

All of these eunuchs who came out of the Qianqing Palace were taught by General Gu.

The Ninth Prince said that Manager Gu did not receive any honors, which was both right and wrong.

What is right is that General Manager Gu still has a job; what is wrong is that the old man has not been in good health since he was forty years old. He spends most of his time recuperating in the house given to him in the imperial city and rarely works in the palace...

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By the time Shushu fell asleep, it was already dusk.

There was a faint movement in the outer room.

Shushu looked at Baiguo.

Bai Guo said: "The eldest princess is here..."

Shushu raised his voice and said, "Niguzhu..."

Niguzhu in the outer room heard the shouting, lifted the curtain and came in, followed by Hazelnut.

"Ernie, did I wake you up?"

Niguzhu walked forward lightly, holding the edge of the kang and said.

Shushu shook her head, glanced at her belly, and said, "I didn't wake her up. I slept well..."

Niguzhu touched his belly and said, "My stomach doesn't hurt anymore. Sister Hazel took me for a walk outside and went to see my eldest and second brothers. I missed my mother and had to come to see her."

Shushu leaned forward, kissed her forehead, and said, "Enie misses you too..."

Niguzhu's face flushed. She leaned in Shushu's arms and asked, "Does Enie miss Ama more, or do you miss me more?"

Before Shushu could answer, a light snort came from the door.

The Ninth Prince came back and was about to tell Shushu that Steward Cui had agreed to leave the seclusion, when he ran into his little cotton-padded jacket that was leaking.

Both mother and daughter looked towards the door.

Niguzhu was caught red-handed and immediately covered his mouth.

Shushu smiled and said to Niguzhu: "Of course I miss your father more. Your father and I were husband and wife first, so there must be a first come first served principle..."

Niguzhu nodded and said, "Okay, that's what Mama said. Mama took Ene first. In Mama's heart, Ene should be ranked before me..."

The Ninth Prince was sitting at the door with a smug look on his face. He looked at Niguzhu and said, "That's the truth. In Father's heart, your Ene is also ahead of you..."

The kids are one year older and are starting to become more sensible.

One by one, they take every opportunity to compete for favor!
The Ninth Prince looked at his eldest daughter and no longer felt that she was precious. He ordered Hazelnut, "Don't bring the eldest princess here to disturb the concubine's rest. Take her back quickly!"

Hazelnut looked at Shushu.

Is this an old belt?
Only this time in total.

Shushu said, "Take it back and drink a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold."

Hazelnut responded and squatted down to hug Niguzhu.

Niguzhu took a step back and said, "Let's go back. We can still lose some weight..."

The master and servant returned to Ning'an Hall.

The Ninth Prince looked at Shushu and said, "It's because I didn't start well that the younger ones followed suit and took turns to come and bother you."

Shushu said, "No, I'm fine. If the master and the kids didn't come, I would be very uncomfortable being alone."

The Ninth Prince said that Chief Steward Cui had agreed to manage the inner study.

"When the time comes, we will clean up a few rooms for An Da and other teachers to take a nap..."

Shu Shu nodded.

Anyway, there are few masters in the mansion, and the number of servants has been reduced, so many rooms are empty.

The Ninth Prince talked about the Zhang brothers he had met, and said, "Zhang Liu seems to be smarter than Zhang Er. He has made it through the Imperial College, so his future should not be worse than Zhang Er's..."

Shu Shu shook his head and said, "The selection of Han officials is different from that of banner officials. It is said that tribute students, supervisory students and regular officials are selected together, but in fact it is not the case. Zhang Tingyu is a Hanlin. If he enters the Southern Study Room in the future, he can directly jump to the fifth and sixth ranks without having to work his way up from the official position. This is why Hanlin is called the prime minister in reserve."

The Ninth Prince said, "No wonder Master thinks Zhang Er is aloof. This is the reason. However, Zhang Tingzan is putting pressure on him. If Zhang Er wants to be appointed as a minister, he has to wait until Zhang Tingzan steps down..."

Hearing this, Shushu was stunned.

In which year did Zhang Tingzan die?
All we know is that he died before Zhang Ying.

Otherwise, when Kangxi didn't have to miss his old ministers, he would have promoted Zhang Tingyu instead of Zhang Tingzan.

Shu Shu looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "Tell Doctor Jiang later to ask him to check the pulses of the officials in the palace. We will seal a big tea bag when the time comes. When his shift is over and he returns to the Imperial Hospital, it will not be convenient to ask for help."

Not everyone can hire the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

There are rank restrictions when noble officials invite imperial physicians.

Doctor Jiang, who is highly skilled in medicine and specializes in treating the royal master, rarely goes out to see patients...

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