My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1913: Crooked
Kangxi snorted and put down the proposal.

Finally, I became more sensible and didn't think about spending my days in the Lifanyuan. I thought about doing something else.

Although these are all open source matters and the ideas are small, the results are hard to predict.

Maybe it really works.

This is how the imperial court divided the various Mongolian tribes south of the desert in recent years.

However, the Mongolians in the northern desert came to the throne late and did not have close contacts with the imperial court. Now they can try this health-preserving medicinal wine.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to try, then try it..."

The Ninth Prince breathed a sigh of relief.

After talking about it for several years, it was really disappointing to be rejected in front of the emperor.

The Ninth Prince knew his own limitations and knew that if he continued talking, he would be scolded, so he decided to find a way to escape.

He thought of the magnolias he had brought with him, and said, "Yesterday in the first month of spring, our eldest princess was filial and cut some branches for her mother. When my son saw them, he thought they were nice, so he cut a few branches for me today..."

Kangxi looked at the Ninth Prince in silence and said, "It's not the time for flowers to bloom yet. Even if you put the branches in the vase, they won't bloom. Children don't understand. Do you understand too?"

The Ninth Prince said, "My son is not a fool. This is an early magnolia, which blooms half a month earlier than the magnolias outside..."

As he spoke, he looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "An Da just saw it, right? It was Zhou Song holding..."

Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong, who nodded and said, "Yes, the flower buds are as big as fingers, and they will bloom in two or three days!"

The Ninth Prince said to Kangxi with a bit of pride, "It is purple-pink, more festive than white magnolia, and smells better too."

Kangxi signaled Liang Jiugong to bring it in.

The magnolia branch is one and a half feet high, but only the flower buds can be seen, no leaves are seen.

It looks somewhat quaint, and its budding posture brings a hint of spring.

Kangxi's lips curled up slightly, thinking about the branches mentioned by the Ninth Prince. He knew that one of them must belong to the Empress Dowager, so he thought of the Emperor's grandson.

Because of himself, the ninth prince was able to respect his grandmother.

Will the emperor's grandchildren honor their grandfather because of their fathers?
Teaching by example…

But...

Wait, you learned it from the eldest princess?
Kangxi sorted out the relationship between them, looked at the Ninth Prince, and said, "You are eager to learn, aren't you?"

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "So what Confucius said makes sense, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher'..."

Kangxi waved his hands and said, "Kneel down and pay your respects. I don't have time to listen to your idle chatter..."

The Ninth Prince slipped away quickly.

Kangxi signaled Liang Jiugong to take the vase to the table on the kang, looked at the magnolia branch, and casually asked Liang Jiugong: "How old is the eldest princess of Lao Jiu's family?"

Liang Jiugong lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "I remember that the Ninth Master and Ninth Lady opened their residence in the winter of the thirty-eighth year, and gave birth to several grandchildren and princesses in the February of the thirty-ninth year... They are four years old this year..."

"A four-year-old child knows how to be filial to his mother..."

Kangxi murmured.

It is true that one can tell a person’s future from the age of three.

Whether it was the eldest prince or the fourth prince, when they met their Khan father when they were young, they all admired and loved him.

Only the prince is different.

He was not very close to his Khan Ama, but was closer to the Empress Dowager.

When the Empress Dowager passed away, he placed his full trust in Suo-e-tu again...

When did the father and son begin to drift apart?

Or was it that the father and son had never been close?

Kangxi thought of the Battle of Ulan Butong. He had led the army in person at the time and was worried about the crown prince, so he wrote to him every day. However, the crown prince only replied once every three or five days, and his reply consisted of just three or five perfunctory sentences.

He was seriously ill and bedridden, so he summoned the prince to come before him. When he came before him, he did not show any concern, but instead showed impatience.

Liang Jiugong was standing by, looking at his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, and his heart with his mouth, holding his breath and concentrating.

This morning, that old guy Zhao Chang came again.

The prince arranged for people from the Hesheli family to enter the West Garden to serve as companions for the emperor's grandson Hongxi.

No request was made...

Outside Qingxi Book House, He Yuzhu had returned from Huichun Villa and was waiting for the Ninth Prince with Zhou Song.

After the Ninth Prince came out, he always felt like he had forgotten something.

Seeing that he had nothing in his hands, He Yuzhu said, "Didn't you ask for the imperial calligraphy?"

The Ninth Prince slapped his forehead and said, "My master has a pig brain. He just wants to run away quickly to avoid being scolded..."

Perhaps it was intuition, but he always felt that the atmosphere in Qingxi Bookstore was a bit tense, which made him put away his usual relaxation, become less playful and more serious.

Even the origin of filial piety is told truthfully without any adulteration.

After the Ninth Prince came out, the master and his servants went out of the Small East Gate and went to the North Garden.

The carriage of the Ninth Prince's Mansion is just outside the Xiaodong Gate.

There are also two boxes of dumplings for the Queen Mother.

After entering the North Garden, the Ninth Prince felt much more at ease and directly instructed the people at the palace gate to pass the message inside.

After a while, Nanny Bai came out and said, "Hello, Master Jiu. The Queen invites you to the side hall for tea..."

The Ninth Prince glanced at her and said, "Grandmother, do you have guests here?"

Nanny Bai whispered, "The Fifth Lady is here. Come over to pay your respects to the Empress."

Today is the tenth day of the first lunar month, so it is reasonable for the prince's wife to come and pay her respects.

However, because the Empress Dowager moved to Haidian, she had already told her grandchildren's wives not to come and pay their respects.

The Ninth Prince glanced at the sun and said, "That came this morning, right?"

It was almost noon.

This An has been invited for the whole morning?

The Queen Mother's Palace.

The Fifth Lady's eyes were like rotten peaches and her body was shaking.

The Queen Mother was annoyed by the crying, but she never promised anything.

There was despair in Wu Fujin's eyes.

The Queen Mother looked at her and said, "The Fifth Prince is soft-hearted, and the Emperor is kind and compassionate. This is the best arrangement..."

The Fifth Lady's lips trembled as she said, "But...but...the Second Prince is the legitimate son of the Prince's Mansion..."

The Queen Mother looked at her and asked, "Can the little prince come forward in front of others?"

The color drained from Fifth Lady's face.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Think positively. Many children died outside before the New Year. The little prince was blessed by his ancestors and survived the disaster. He will have good fortune in the future. He is the grandson of the emperor..."

Since he is the emperor's grandson, his title is different from that of ordinary royal family members.

The title of the Fifth Prince will not stop at Beile.

Even if he cannot inherit the title of the Fifth Prince at that time, the Emperor will show his grace and give a higher title to the sick and weak grandson of the emperor. Who dares to say anything against it?

It is still too early for the child to grow up, so there is no need to worry about these things. The focus should be on taking good care of your body.

The Fifth Lady burst into tears.

At this moment, Nanny Bai came in and reported in a neither loud nor soft voice, "Madam, the Ninth Prince is waiting in the side hall."

The Queen Mother nodded and said to the Fifth Lady: "A mother must be strong. You should also be strong. Compared with the health of the little prince, nothing else matters..."

The Fifth Lady nodded, stood up and choked up, saying, "It was my granddaughter-in-law who was so rude that she disturbed the Empress Dowager..."

The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "Why are you saying all this? You just came here to greet me."

If the Emperor and the Fifth Prince knew that the Fifth Lady came to flirt with her, they would probably remember it.

The empress dowager lowered her eyes, but couldn't help but vent her anger on the Fifth Lady.

The casualties were not only the Fifth Lady's child, but also the Fifth Prince's legitimate son.

But she was soft-hearted after all, and knew that even she would have to give the Fifth Lady a hard time, which might force the Fifth Lady to death.

But she didn't want to spend the time to comfort the Fifth Lady.

So be it.

The Fifth Lady also noticed the Queen Mother's alienation, and with some trepidation, she retreated.

Nanny Bai saw that the Empress Dowager looked tired, and thinking that the Fifth Lady had been crying here all morning, she said, "I saw that the Ninth Master brought something here, and I guess it's nothing serious. He is just running errands for the Ninth Lady. If you are tired, let the Ninth Master go back first?"

The Queen Mother listened and perked up, saying, "Of course, Shushu has brought the Lantern Festival. I'm tired of sitting here, so I'll go take a walk."

The old lady couldn't wait to call the Ninth Prince over, so she got up and walked over.

The Ninth Prince was drinking tea in a side hall, thinking about the purpose of the Fifth Lady's visit.

It’s really not difficult to guess.

I guess it was just for the purpose of sending a royal grandson to study in the palace.

What a confused person.

That rule applies to the second son of another family.

What is she in a hurry for?

The emperor's grandchildren will not start school until the year after next, so there are still two years to go. I am talking about this during the New Year.

He was just complaining in his mind when there was a noise at the door.

"What did Shushu bring?"

It was the Queen Mother's voice.

The Ninth Prince hurriedly stood up, walked forward, supported the Queen Mother, and said, "How come it was sent by her? It can't be a gift from my grandson?"

The Queen Mother glanced at him and snorted, "Your wife is virtuous, and all the tributes to the palace are in your name. Do you really think of it as your own tribute?"

Brother Ninth: "..."

He wasn't that shameless, but he didn't insist on saying that it was his idea today.

The Queen Mother looked at He Yuzhu and Zhou Song.

The magnolia branch in He Yuzhu's hand is very eye-catching.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh and said, "This child, I'm an old lady, and you still want to send me flowers..."

He then looked at the food box Zhou Song was holding and asked, "What fillings are there for Yuanxiao this year? Are there any with braised pork filling?"

The Ninth Prince said, "There are braised pork and braised pork with salted egg yolk, two kinds of salty flavors; plus two kinds of sweet flavors, peach jam filling and orange filling."

The Queen Mother felt hungry after hearing this, and ordered Nanny Bai, "Cook it and eat it at noon..."

After arranging the dumplings, she instructed Aunt Bai, "Find a plain plum vase to hold the magnolia and add plenty of water..."

Nanny Bai agreed and went downstairs to find a vase.

When the Ninth Prince saw that the old lady looked pale, he gave up his plan to eat for free and decided to go home to eat.

The Queen Mother has already given another order: "Tell the kitchen to steam a bowl of eggs, make them tender, put some meat on top, and use less salt..."

The Ninth Prince laughed when he heard this and said, "Is this prepared for your grandson? Then I won't be polite..."

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "You came here at mealtime, just to get a free meal? And you're pretending?"

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "My grandson was not greedy at first. This must be because I was brought up by the children. I have also acquired the habit of 'the smell of the other pot is fragrant'..."

As he spoke, he told the story of how Niguzhu suffered from indigestion when he returned home with his aunt on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The Queen Mother felt distressed when she heard this and said, "This nanny is too careless. She should be punished. How uncomfortable must it be for a child to have indigestion?"

The Ninth Prince said, "You don't know that your great-granddaughter is obsessed with eating. After eating at the banquet, she went to the outer room to find her uncle and had another round of eating..."

The Queen Mother was surprised, and then couldn't help laughing: "This is really a close uncle and nephew. When your fifth brother was a child, he also used this trick. He changed the table to eat, and then he had food accumulation and cleared his stomach for three days..."