My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1902: Jia En
"You can't even talk nicely. Your fourth brother works diligently, but in your eyes he is not a good person?"

Kangxi said with a straight face.

The Ninth Prince said: "This... everyone has their own strengths, and they can't all be the same..."

He didn't want to argue about this anymore and put the two purses in his hands into the Eighteenth Prince's hands.

Looking at his younger brother's tender little face, he thought of the three living ancestors in his family, and couldn't help but soften his voice and said, "Try it, but don't eat too much, or your teeth will get damaged. It will take another two or three years for them to start replacing their teeth."

The Eighteenth Prince took it with both hands and nodded.

The Ninth Prince couldn't help but touch his brother's head twice.

So well-behaved and obedient.

Although they have similar looks, Akdan is full of tricks.

Even Fengsheng seems smarter than the Eighteenth Prince.

When he goes to the study, he may have to rely on Fengsheng, his nephew, to take care of his uncle.

Looking at the unpredictable expression on his face, Kangxi and Concubine Yi looked at each other, both feeling puzzled.

Between loving his younger brother and loving his son, the Ninth Prince chose to love his son.

He did not say it in front of the Eighteenth Prince, but looked at Peilan and said, "It's almost time for the day, isn't it time to give the prince a snack? Aunt, take the prince downstairs!"

Peilan didn't expect that the Ninth Prince would bypass his master and give orders directly to her, so she looked at Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi was also a little surprised and couldn't help but glance at the Eighteenth Prince.

Is there anything that can’t be said in front of the Eighteenth Prince?

Seeing that Concubine Yi did not stop her, Peilan took the Eighteenth Prince's hand and went away.

The Ninth Prince then said, "Father, why don't you pick an An Da eunuch to teach Little Eighteen? The teachers in the study are eager to teach him, which is too difficult for children. My son was not stupid when he was young, but he didn't like to study at that time, and this is also the reason. Little Eighteen, let's make up for it in advance, so that he won't have any trouble going to school..."

Kangxi drew inferences from his example and asked, "You want to teach Fengsheng in advance?"

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "They are four years old now. They want to run outside all day long, but we can't restrict them. So I asked Cui Anda to teach them Mandarin and Chinese..."

Kangxi frowned after hearing this and said: "Chinese is difficult to learn. We can't use Chinese to open our minds. Let's switch to the Three Character Classic!"

The Ninth Prince did not insist on this.

Thinking of the difficulty he had in learning Chinese, he said with lingering fear: "My son also learned two foreign languages ​​at that time, but I remember that they were not as difficult as Chinese. We should not use these to enlighten children. Good children are now confused by learning."

Kangxi didn't want to hear him talk about how to be a father.

It makes people even more worried.

He said, "I summoned you here to inspect the Nanhe River. You don't have to rush to the Lifanyuan. We can talk about it after the escort comes back."

The Ninth Prince widened his eyes.

Is he too clever with words?
Being able to go out and wanting to go out are two different things.

He doesn't want to go out!
Kangxi saw that he was reluctant and wanted to take him out even more.

He had an honor that others could not obtain, but he still despised it.

Kangxi looked at his son with displeasure and said, "Don't want to go out? Are you worried about your family? What a shame! It's normal for a woman to give birth. Why are you so surprised?"

The Ninth Prince was startled and shook his head, "I'm not worried about my family. My son and his mother-in-law are taking care of me during the confinement period, and the county lady is helping to look after the child. There's nothing to worry about. My son is thinking about the Lifanyuan. He has a plan. He started preparing for it when the government office opens its seal. He will prepare for it before the Mongolian princes who take turns to leave the capital in late February or March..."

Kangxi became interested and asked, "What's the plan? Tell me about it."

The Ninth Prince looked at Kangxi with a guilty look on his face.

This official distillery was registered under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was Khan's private property, and the silver was received in the inner treasury.

The one who was listed in the Lifanyuan was an official, and the money was received by the Lifanyuan yamen.

Kangxi raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you trying to do?"

Gold belts, Yanzi pills, red-hot gold ornaments, woolen cloth...

All this being said, the Ninth Prince made a lot of money from Mongolia during the years he was in the Imperial Household Department.

After going to the Lifanyuan, I felt like a fish in water.

The Ninth Prince laughed twice, but did not say anything specific. He said, "This is just empty talk. It's not clear in just a few sentences. Wait for my son to write a proposal in a few days and then present it to the emperor."

Kangxi knew that there was something unspeakable about this.

But there is no need to force him to say it today.

"Leave after the Lantern Festival. It gets hot there early, so prepare some spring and autumn clothes. Travel light and bring a few reliable people to run errands and take orders. You don't need to bring too many people."

Kangxi ordered.

Seeing that he had no room to refuse, the Ninth Prince just agreed obediently.

Although the prince is traveling with us, it should not be easy to deal with him.

There is no need to be afraid of dealing with them. In front of the Emperor, the Prince is not a fool and he will pretend to be polite to his brothers.

The Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince are also here.

You don't have to do this work yourself, and you don't have to run errands yourself either.

There is nothing wrong with it except that I can't bring my wife and children with me.

The Ninth Prince thought that in addition to patrolling the river, he would also go south, so he asked, "Khan Ama, how many days will you stay in Suzhou this time?"

Kangxi said: "One day."

I plan to return in two months, so there is no time to stay on the way.

The Ninth Prince said, "Would you like to go to Dongshan Island to have a look? My son's orange orchard is in great shape now."

Kangxi was moved when he heard this and said, "That pearl..."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "The pearl farm is also in Dongshan, but we have to raise river clams and clam seedlings first. It will take at least forty-five years to produce pearls..."

Concubine Yi was standing nearby, listening in confusion and asked, "This pearl can be grown, isn't it born naturally?"

The Ninth Prince recounted the “three cold and hot seasons of growing pearls” mentioned in previous people’s notes.

Concubine Yi listened, took a closer look at the Ninth Prince, and said to Kangxi, "Speaking of idle books, he is very knowledgeable. If he had the energy to do so when he was in school, Your Majesty wouldn't have to worry about him."

Kangxi snorted and said, "You are not doing your job properly, but just like to think about these unorthodox ways."

The Ninth Prince was not convinced and said, "Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans are the four classes of people. They are the foundation of the country. How can business be considered an unorthodox path?"

Kangxi shook his head and said, "Agriculture is the foundation, and industry and commerce are the end. How can they be the same?"

The Ninth Prince said, "Agriculture is the foundation, but the knowledge of studying improved varieties and improving agricultural tools are all from idle books..."

Kangxi: "..."

Seeing that the father and son were about to confront each other, Concubine Yi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it's almost noon, do you want to keep the Ninth Prince in the garden for lunch? If you do, you have to ask the kitchen to prepare it..."

Kangxi said: "Just let him deal with it, no need to bother with preparations."

The Ninth Prince listened to this and had a bit more resentment on his face. He said, "My Queen, what do you mean? Khan Ama didn't keep his son for lunch, so you want to let him go right away, right? Can't you keep him..."

At this point, he looked at Kangxi and said, "Khan Ama is really something. We are in Changchun Garden. Why don't we serve fish, shrimp and clams?"

Kangxi rolled his eyes at him and said, "You don't even understand the principle of not eating at the wrong time. To me, you look like a clam!"

Brother Ninth: "..."

There were indeed no clams at noon.

The lake in the garden has not completely thawed yet, and Kangxi and Concubine Yi would not do such a ruthless thing as to force me to go into the water and dig clams at this time.

It was just an ordinary sauerkraut and pork hotpot, with a few bowls and plates of dishes.

The Ninth Prince was indeed hungry.

The whole morning was exhausting both mentally and physically.

The Ninth Prince ate more happily than usual and was not picky at all.

Even Concubine Yi and Emperor Kangxi ate a few more bites...

After lunch, Kangxi returned to Qingxi Study, and the Ninth Prince also left Changchun Garden.

The horse didn't run fast when it came, and it ran even slower when it went back.

The Ninth Prince realized it later, looked down at his mount, and said to Chunlin beside him: "Check all my mounts carefully later, replace the horseshoes if necessary, and equip the saddles if necessary, and tidy them up carefully..."

If we want to hurry, we will have to ride a horse.

Chunlin agreed...

In Taoyuan Study, the prince put down his bowl.

There were eight dishes and eight bowls on the table, with chicken, duck, fish and meat, but he hardly moved his chopsticks.

I ate half a bowl of rice soaked in tea with eight-treasure pickles.

When someone came to report that the Emperor had gone to Huichun Villa and summoned the Ninth Prince, the Crown Prince looked stunned.

Here we go again, here we go again.

It's not surprising.

If Rongpin is released, the Third Prince's importance will increase, and he will have to seek compensation from Concubine Yi.

The Fifth Prince has been spoiled by the Empress Dowager and can no longer be promoted, so she is starting to promote the Ninth Prince.

"Ha ha……"

The prince couldn't help laughing.

Khan Ama is quite busy.

Did he do it on purpose, or was it an accidental oversight?

Will the Fifth Prince be happy if the Ninth Prince is promoted, and will the officials and subordinates in the Fifth Prince's mansion be happy too?

Is the Queen Mother happy?

Is this because he loves Concubine Yi so much that he loves all of her family, or is it because Concubine Yi has many sons and Little Eighteen is about to go to the upper study, so he deliberately wants to disrupt the relationships between the princes who have the same mother?

The prince knew that he shouldn't think so badly of his father.

However, he still couldn't help thinking about it.

Shushu was the mistress of the house. Someone from the palace came and informed Baiguo that the Ninth Prince was coming.

Baiguo came in immediately and reported quietly.

This couple has been together for a long time, and their ideas have influenced each other.

Shushu immediately thought of Concubine Yi and couldn't help but worry.

But after all, there is a layer of separation, which is different from directly worrying about the Ninth Prince.

In addition, knowing that Concubine Yi was a long-lived woman who almost outlived Emperor Yongzheng, even if there was any emergency this time, it should be a false alarm.

Shushu’s worries were greatly reduced.

When the Ninth Prince came back, he went straight to the backyard.

I will be going on a long journey on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and my wife will have to stay in confinement for 42 days, which will be mid-February.

There was a month in between when Fu Jin took care of the child herself.

The Ninth Prince was a little worried.

When he arrived at the west wing, he brought up the matter and said, "How about I tell my mother-in-law to stay with you for a while and wait for me to come back before going home?"

Shushu felt something was not right. How could it be only forty-two days?

She looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "It was really Doctor Jiang who suggested that I should stay in confinement for 42 days?!"

Concubine Yi stayed in confinement for 42 days because she was an elderly mother and for other reasons.

I had a normal birth, how come it’s already been 42 days?

Brother Ninth: "..."

He didn't try to fool around, and whispered, "It's just my selfish desire. I thought it would be cold in early February, so you should rest for a while, which will help you get through this cold period..."

(End of this chapter)