My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1911: See the good and think of emulating them (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)

After the specific tasks were assigned, the Ninth Prince put aside the logistical matters of the imperial tour.

He spent three days writing a long and eloquent proposal on the official distillery and health-preserving medicinal wine.

Due to the reminder from the twelfth prince, this time he wrote Jiangnan as the sales location of the health-preserving medicinal wine in addition to Mongolia.

This official distillery was under the name of the Lifanyuan, but because the medicinal wine needed medicinal materials from the inner treasury, half of the subsequent profits from the medicinal wine went into the Lifanyuan public account and the other half went into the inner treasury.

On the afternoon of the ninth day of the first lunar month, when leaving the Imperial Household Department, the Ninth Prince told the Twelfth Prince about it.

"My master is going to the garden tomorrow, so he won't be here. You can take a day off too..."

The twelfth prince agreed, stood up and came out with the ninth prince.

As for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Bao are guarding it.

They will be on duty here before the Holy Chariot leaves.

Whenever the emperor goes out, Gao Yanzhong will also follow him.

Outside Xihua Gate, two doctors from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War were already waiting.

They didn't have palace passes and couldn't enter the palace. After asking around, they found out that they could only stay here and guard.

The day before yesterday, after they were assigned a mission, they went to the Prince's Mansion.

The Ninth Prince didn't say much to them the day before yesterday. He just asked them to inquire more and follow previous precedents.

The Ninth Prince was blocked and said, "Why are you looking for me again? Isn't there a rule? Just follow the rule..."

The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue said: "Master Jiu, this government office has not yet opened its seal, so there is no way to open the treasury..."

The military official said: "The total number of soldiers in the escort vanguard camp and the guard camp has been calculated clearly. We need to send a letter to the local authorities to prepare food and fodder, but this seal..."

Both of them are Manchu doctors, not very old, and they are very respectful to the Ninth Prince. They are not the kind of cunning old officials.

The Ninth Prince did not take on too much responsibility, but asked: "Did Khan Ama go out in the first month of the year before? What was the rule?"

The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue said, "All the money is spent from the inner treasury first, and then replenished from the Ministry of Revenue later."

The military official said: "It was the Cabinet that issued the order, not the Ministry of War."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "I understand. I will go to the garden tomorrow. The final arrangement still depends on the Imperial Court. You should go to the Prince's Mansion tomorrow afternoon!"

The two of them responded respectfully.

The Ninth Prince got on the carriage and returned to the Prince's Mansion.

After returning to the main room and washing up briefly, he went to the west wing.

Shushu has been recuperating for nearly half a month and has started taking medicated food to replenish blood and qi. He looks much better.

Also, because the "jail boss" was not there, she wiped her body and hair with hot water, which made her feel refreshed and in a much happier mood.

The Ninth Prince touched his stomach and said, "What are we going to have for dinner tonight? Is the weather going to change? Why do I feel so hungry these past two days?"

Shushu knew that he had been writing proposals these days, and said, "There is beef ball hot pot, and beef pot stickers. I am using my brain and I am tired..."

As she spoke, she instructed Bai Guo, "Go to the kitchen and urge them to have dinner early today."

Ging Guo responded and went down.

Shushu pointed to the vase in the corner and said, "It's the beginning of spring today, so it shouldn't be cold. The magnolias are already forming buds. My daughter cut them for me. I remember that in previous years, the buds would only form after the Lantern Festival..."

There was a piece of magnolia branch in the vase.

This is a purple-pink magnolia flower in the garden.

It was two years ago when Shushu had just given birth and liked the pink color, so the Ninth Prince asked someone to buy and transplant it.

This is early magnolia, which blooms ten days earlier than the ordinary white magnolia.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Niguzhu is a good child, filial..."

At this point, he turned around and told He Yuzhu, "Remember to remind me tomorrow morning to cut a few magnolia branches before going out."

He Yuzhu nodded in agreement.

The Ninth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Go to the kitchen and ask them to prepare a few boxes of Yuanxiao, both sweet and salty..."

He Yuzhu agreed and went out to pass on the message.

Shushu looked at the Ninth Prince and smiled, "Master, are you trying to emulate the virtuous?"

The Ninth Prince nodded and whispered, "I am old now, and my mind has become complicated. I am afraid of showing my weakness in front of my father-in-law, which would make my filial piety seem fake. I need to learn more from our eldest princess in the future."

Shu Shu: "..."

What a clever little kid.

If following Niguzhu's actions is not a pure heart, then what is a pure heart?

The Ninth Prince went on to say, "The key is not to always give them gold and silver. They don't lack these things. Giving too much won't show their kindness. On the contrary, it's rare for ordinary children and grandchildren to show their kindness. I want to be a caring and good son and grandson..."

Shushu couldn't help but look into the Ninth Prince's brain. It seemed that he had grown older over the years. He had begun to be able to weigh things and become more shrewd.

Shushu said, "Other things are fine. If I go to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, please help me tell her to do the 42-day confinement."

Otherwise, after thirty days of not being able to enter the palace to pay respects, someone must be arranged to go to the palace to report.

It would be disrespectful to say this when you are right in front of him.

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "I remember. It's the Empress' place. Since it's not convenient for me to go there myself, I will arrange for He Yuzhu to go there."

After hearing this, Shushu felt relieved.

In this way, when the Ninth Prince and his entourage leave the capital, she can just close the door and rest in peace during the confinement period.

The Ninth Prince handed Shushu the proposal that he had spent three days writing and re-copied today, and said, "Help me take a look at it..."

Shushu took it and looked at it. When he saw that the profit of the medicinal wine was 50-50, he couldn't help but praise: "It's really a stroke of genius."

The planned quantity of this health-preserving medicinal wine is quite high, so it is not appropriate to use the word "royal use" to avoid appearing disrespectful and making it seem like royal use is worthless.

According to this statement, if it involves an internal pharmacy, it can be labeled "made in-house", which is second only to "for imperial use".

The Ninth Prince said proudly, "I felt a little guilty at first. After all, I had originally planned to assign this position to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now it was moved directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which seemed like robbing Khan's private property. I was thinking about how to have the best of both worlds, and ended up thinking of this..."

Not only does it still serve to show filial piety to Khan Ama, but it also elevates the status of this health-preserving medicinal wine.

Shushu recalled that all leaders had an addiction to naming, and Kangxi was no exception.

During the 38th year of Kangxi's southern tour, he presented plaques to ancient temples on the road, and several of them were given new names.

She suggested, "Your Majesty, you can go to the Imperial Court tomorrow and ask for an imperial edict. You can't just call it a health-preserving medicinal wine. Famous wines in the world all have resounding names."

The Ninth Prince was immediately moved when he heard this and said, "Yes, if Khan Ama gives it a name, that would be great. I was thinking about a good name before. It should be grand but not too obscure. It would be best if it was something like 'Yanzi Pills' so that people can understand what the effect is as soon as they hear it..."

As the couple was talking, dinner arrived.

In addition to the beef meatball hotpot and beef pot stickers mentioned by Shushu, there are also braised beef tripe, vegetarian-grilled white radish and blanched spinach.

The Ninth Prince was really hungry, and he ate several beef pot stickers as big as his fist.

Seeing this, Shushu also ate a few more bites.

By the time he put down his chopsticks, the Ninth Prince was so full that he felt a little bloated.

Seeing that it was still bright outside, he said, "I'll go check on the children and help them digest their food."

Shushu was a little full, but couldn't go out, so she said, "Then I'll walk around the house and go see the little brother..."

At this point, she felt a little awkward and said, "Master, isn't it time to give the little prince a nickname? If not Rehe, anything else will do..."

The so-called "Rehe" was just a joke between the couple, and of course they couldn't really give their child this as a nickname.

When the Ninth Prince was thinking about his son's weight, the first nickname that came to his mind was "Akedun", which means strong in Manchu.

But this is the name of the eldest prince of Yuqing Palace, and he is a deceased eldest prince. No matter how good the meaning is, it cannot be used.

He was thinking about what nicknames might have beautiful and appropriate meanings.

"Ah Lin? Shan, no, no, there are too many people with that name..."

"Feiyangtahun? To become stronger..."

"Haosong? A very filial person..."

"Eru? Strong..."

"Zakdan? Song..."

The Ninth Prince kept muttering to himself.

Shushu listened carefully, picking and choosing in her mind.

Being too straightforward is not good.

Even though it's a nickname, I'll still call it that for many years.

"Hello, Zakdan, it just so happens that he and Akedan are brothers, and the meaning is also good..."

Shu Shu said.

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Well, then the young prince will be called Zakdan."

He was no longer in a hurry to see the other children and followed Shushu into the south room.

Zakdan was sleeping soundly in the stroller, with a chubby little face and looking very well-behaved.

The couple walked out.

The Ninth Prince asked, "If you are still sleeping at this time, will you cause trouble at night?"

He was afraid that his younger son would cry and disturb Shushu's sleep.

Shushu pointed to the wool felt on the partition and said, "Even if you wake up because you're hungry, it won't wake me up. This has two layers of sound insulation."

Previously, a layer of wool felt was nailed on the partition. Later, when the Ninth Prince was alive, his youngest son happened to be crying and it was found that the sound could not be completely blocked, so he asked someone to nail another layer.

The Ninth Prince was relieved then. He sent Shushu back to the north room and went to Ning'an Hall himself.

When it was lighted, it was inconvenient to go over, so he started with his daughter.

In the courtyard of Ning'an Hall, Niguzhu was holding a small flute in his hand and stretching his neck to look towards the east.

Hazelnut stood nearby, right in the wind's outlet, to block the wind for Niguzhu.

The Ninth Prince stood beside his daughter, looked towards the east, and listened attentively.

There was no sound...

Niguzhu spotted the Ninth Prince and reached out to hug him.

The Ninth Prince leaned over and picked up his daughter.

Niguzhu pointed to the east and said, "Father, is the aunt who plays the flute sick? There is no flute sound today, but there was always the sound..."

The Ninth Prince didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It turned out that he mistook the Eighth Concubine for a musician and he couldn't get used to not hearing her for a day.

The Ninth Prince carried his daughter into the house, saying as he walked, "It's windy, stop playing the flute. If you keep playing the flute, you'll get a lot of wind and really get sick."

Niguzhu heard this and said with lingering fear: "It's not good to infuse wind. My stomach hurts."

She couldn't be locked up in the house and loved to play in the yard. A few years ago, she got a lot of wind and her stomach swelled up like a watermelon.

The Ninth Prince said, "Then be good. It's windy, so don't play outside..."

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