My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 2115 I'm Thinking of You
When the ninth prince opened the brocade box and revealed the statue of the God of Wealth inside, Kangxi's attention was attracted.

This statue of the God of Wealth is made of gilded copper, about one foot tall, and is exquisitely crafted.

When the spring is wound up, the God of Wealth's left hand holding the ingot will swing back and forth, looking as if it were alive.

"nondescript!"

Within a few days, someone will be watched to do this. Kangxi knew the Ninth Prince's intention, but he still had nothing good to say.

The Ninth Prince did not retort this time, his eyes fell on the statue of the God of Wealth.

In fact, there is a sketch in his study, which is the Buddha Mother of Fanjiao...

But that one is not easy to export, and it would be a bit conspicuous if we keep it at home.

How about making two statues for people to see, and presenting them to the emperor as a New Year gift at the end of the year?

Thinking of this, the Ninth Prince smiled slyly.

The nephew resembles his uncle.

Khan Ama is also very vigorous and might even have a few more little princes.

Kangxi also wanted to see the foreign Buddhist statues, but not the Buddha Mother, but the statue of Tsongkhapa, which was the most worshipped by Mongolian princes and nobles.

The Internal Workshop could be asked to try making a statue of Tsongkhapa with a mechanism, which could be presented as a reward to Mongolian and Tibetan princes by the imperial court, thus further promoting the Yellow Sect in Mongolia south of the desert.

Nowadays, there are more Yellow Sect temples in the western tribes of Mongolia south of the desert, while in the eastern part, where it was introduced later, there are relatively fewer temples.

As a result, the population gap is also huge.

The population of the eastern tribes is more than twice that of the western tribes.

In the long run, this will not be a good thing for the court.

The eastern tribes are adjacent to the place where the dragon was born.

The Ninth Prince came to bring the good news.

Things are rare.

Even if you want to make clockwork ornaments, the quantity will not be large.

The Ninth Prince said, "Prepare twenty pieces of each category and sort them by quality. The ten more exquisite ones will be kept for Khan Ama to reward people, and the ten slightly inferior ones will be kept for sale by the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Ministry of Frontier Affairs."

Kangxi was somewhat surprised and looked at the Ninth Prince and asked, "Why did you think of selling the official title?"

The Ninth Prince pointed at the statue of the God of Wealth and said, "It's not a good idea to sell it directly. It's not a good deal if you put too much pressure on it. It doesn't look precious. The Ministry of Internal Affairs just allowed the Imperial Merchants to bid for it, so the price can be raised."

At that time, even if it is not linked to the purchase order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the imperial merchants will have to weigh it carefully.

This kind of home-made item is hard to come by.

The Ninth Prince went on to say, "Statues and the like will be auctioned at the inner and outer pavilions; the remaining toys will be sold at the Ministry of Revenue..."

Kangxi heard all about "official selling" and said, "Whether it's the inner treasury or the Ministry of Revenue, they don't need this money. You should concentrate on thinking about the job of the Lifanyuan."

The Ninth Prince said with a flattering look on his face: "Then... son, please be attentive?"

Kangxi raised his eyebrows, feeling that it was not a good thing, and said, "Are you thinking about reclaiming wasteland in the enclosure to grow medicinal herbs? The number of people in the enclosure is limited, so you are not allowed to go there."

The Ninth Prince hurriedly shook his head and said, "My son wanted to ask about the Eight Banners Ranch outside the pass. Isn't this a coincidence? In the early years, there was no vacant land in the ranch, and it was all in the hands of old princes and nobles. Then I remembered that when I was in the Ministry of Revenue, I heard that some of the paddocks were confiscated and managed by the government..."

When the brothers divided up the property, they owned the granary, vegetable garden, and orchard, but they did not get any pasture.

Kangxi shook his head and said, "There are three government-managed ranches, but the areas are small and difficult to split up."

When the Ninth Prince heard this, he knew there was no hope.

If it could be split up, it would be fine, with one herd of sheep and one herd of horses for each family.

If this cannot be split, there are only three ranches and it will never be my turn.

The Ninth Prince was troubled and said, "Ah, the mutton in the capital is not delicious. The mutton outside the capital is more tender."

Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Don't think about eating and drinking all day long, think about your job."

The Ninth Prince said, "Isn't my son shameless? In the past few years, most of the cattle and sheep have been provided by my son's father-in-law."

"Kneel down!"

Kangxi looked impatient, but he took what he said to heart.

It is shameful to be a gigolo, and it is even more shameful for a prince to be a gigolo.

The supply of cattle and sheep is a problem.

Kangxi thought about the large ranches of princes and nobles outside the pass, and seemed to be lost in thought.

Not to mention other families, let’s just talk about the Tong family. They were rewarded with two ranches that year.

*
After the Ninth Prince left Qingxi Study, he went straight out of the Xiaodong Gate.

In the front yard of the fifth school, Gui Dan was already waiting.

Hearing some noise at the door, Guidan came out from the living room to greet them.

"Master Jiu..."

Gui Dan hurried forward to greet him.

The Ninth Prince was puzzled and asked, "Didn't I ask you to be on duty in the mansion? What's going on in the mansion?"

"There's nothing wrong in the mansion. My father asked me to go back yesterday and mentioned something. I wanted to ask Master Jiu's opinion, so I came here..." Gui Dan said.

"Tell me, what's wrong with your father again?"

The Ninth Prince took Gui Dan to the living room and asked.

Gui Dan said, "The sixth master of the Tong family, Qingheng, who returned to Beijing yesterday, has a biological mother who is Hongdaizi and my stepmother's aunt. Someone from the Jueluo family came over yesterday and mentioned this relationship of kinship."

The Ninth Prince rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't it shameful? Red-belted children are given to others as concubines. Instead of hiding away honestly, how dare you talk about relatives?"

Gui Dan nodded and said, "I also feel it's shabby when I hear this. In the early days, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children was unclear, and it was common for concubines to have noble status. But that was talking about concubines of royal family and noble families. No matter how noble they were, how noble could they be?"

The Ninth Prince glared at him and said, "How precious is Jin?"

Gui Dan slapped his lips and said, "I spoke out of turn."

Gui Dan's father and Concubine Yi were siblings, and were born to a concubine.

There are also concubines in the palace and wives of princes of various families, many of whom were born as concubines.

According to the old Manchu customs, sons and daughters of concubines are all born of legitimate parents.

However, the Ninth Prince also understood Gui Dan's meaning.

The Jueluo family jumped out to help their nephew fight for the title.

"You are dreaming, right? Is it their turn to interfere in this? The only ones who can have a say are Orondai and Fourth Brother. No one else is qualified to interfere..."

The Ninth Prince sneered.

Gui Dan nodded and said, "I know it's a joke. When I received the bride, I never mentioned that there was a relative. Who told me that the second branch of the Tong family was exiled? Now that the second branch is going to return the title, they are shamelessly treating themselves as relatives of the Duke's Mansion, saying 'a son is noble because of his mother'. We are all concubines, without an imperial decree, so who is more precious than who?"

The Ninth Prince said, "Nothing will happen without profit. Besides the nephew of the Duke, are they planning something else?"

Gui Dan said, "They are just thinking about getting married to each other, but they don't think about whether they are worthy or not. Even if the Tong family returns the title, whether it is the duke's wife or other wives who are not entitled to the title, they will definitely choose from the old relatives and nobles. How can it be the turn of their poor family?"

The Ninth Prince said, "That's a nice thought, but I forgot that next year is the year of the beauty pageant. Maybe the marriage will be decided by the emperor."

Gui Dan said: "Well, it should be. The second old lady of the Tong family is famous for her temper. She doesn't seem like a sensible person. I guess it's the emperor who is worried."

The Ninth Prince looked at Gui Dan and said, "I won't ask about this, and you are not allowed to ask about it either. The man who inherited the title loves whoever he wants. Anyway, we don't have any contact with the second branch of the Tong family."

"I understand. I will go home again today and explain everything to my father."

Gui Dan said.

As it was time for lunch, the Ninth Prince said, "Then come back after lunch. There is braised pork in the kitchen today."

Gui Dan said, "Then I will eat before I leave."

Since Gui Dan was not an outsider, the Ninth Prince asked He Yuzhu to accompany her and he went back to the main room.

*
In the main room.

The three children came back from get out of class and were talking to Shushu.

"Sister Tana asked us to come over to play this afternoon. A younger brother is coming. We haven't met him yet. Should we prepare a gift?"

Niguzhu said.

Over the past half month, the little girl was deeply impressed by the various gifts that had been exchanged.

Shu Shu said, "You have met the second brother of the Fifth Uncle's family, but you were still young at the time and forgot about him. You can bring a gift with you, just a small toy or something, no need to be too formal."

Niguzhu nodded.

Fengsheng took note of it.

Gifts are given when you meet someone for the first time, and are not necessary when you meet again.

Akdan frowned.

Why is there another younger brother?
Shushu couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression, and said, "He's your brother who was born in the same year as you. He's the same as the third brother from Fourth Uncle's family. He will study with you next year."

Akdan said: "Then... live with us?"

Shushu shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

The layout of the courtyard of A'ge's residence is the same as that of Bei's residence, both of which have three courtyards.

If you want to accommodate the emperor's grandchildren, a maximum of three people can be accommodated.

It’s just that the room in the back room is a bit stuffy and not suitable for permanent residence.

When the Ninth Prince came over, he could hear the noisy noise in the room.

"Amma..."

Niguzhu rushed over and hugged the Ninth Prince's thigh: "Father, I want to drink cherry juice, cold..."

As it's hot today, the kitchen refrigerator has been put into use. I put some chilled cherry juice in it a few days ago.

Niguzhu took a bite and started to think about it.

Unfortunately, Shushu rarely eats cold food herself, let alone prepare it for her children.

Niguzhu begged twice, but was rejected by Shushu each time, so he started to harass the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince looked at Shushu.

Shushu shook her head and said, "Now is not the time to eat cold food. I made it for my tenth brother's wife and the princess a few days ago."

Pregnant women have a hot body and poor appetite, so it is okay for them to eat something cold.

Children cannot do that.

Niguzhu never wet the bed before, but he wet the bed that night after drinking cherry juice, and he had mild diarrhea the next day.

The Queen Mother sent Nanny Bai to tell her not to give her any cold food.

The Ninth Prince also thought of this, picked up the fat girl and said, "If you drink cherry juice, you will pee on the bed, so you'd better not drink it."

Niguzhu's face turned red, and he shook his head and said, "I didn't wet the bed. I just dreamed about going to the bathroom. It's not my fault..."

*
The third building in the south is the main house.

The Fourth Lady felt overwhelmed when she saw the short guest coming.

All these princes’ wives are nephews of the Tong family.

The fact that the Tong family only had three schools at this time was a bit eye-catching.

The Fourth Lady was a little surprised.

Just now when she came out from Ninth Princess' place, Fourth Lady politely declined the invitation of the women from the Tong family to come over, but she didn't expect them to come after all.

The Fourth Lady still vividly remembered the arrogance of the Tong family in their early years.

After a few years, their behavior changed and they started to act like scoundrels.

It seems that life outside the Great Wall is really not easy...

(End of this chapter)