novelonline Chapter 1854 Good Popularity
Chapter 1854 Good Popularity
Chapter 1854 Good Popularity
Princess House.
Jiugege listened to Buxi talking about the "clearing of accounts".
Bu Xi said, "Madam acted foolishly and almost offended her relatives."
The Ninth Princess did not comment on her mother-in-law, but was a little worried. She said, "Would you like to talk to the Prince later to see if there are any other shops' bills on the account?"
Because of the smallpox epidemic this year, there must be more than one or two families like the Prince's Mansion that collect their debts late.
It’s okay for wealthy families, as they don’t need this little money; but for poor families, it will be difficult for them to celebrate the New Year.
Bu Xi heard this and immediately became alert.
He was worried that someone would fool his mother and really take advantage of the outside world.
If it is exposed, it will bring shame to the entire Tong family.
There were two husbands in the Tong family, but now only one is left.
Although the emperor is nostalgic, he also has to guard against attacks from villains.
Bu Xi said, "Then I will go to the mansion and talk to Father about this."
Bu Xi finished speaking and hurried away.
There was still a look of worry on the Ninth Princess's face, but she was not worried about the reputation of the Tong family, but about the large number of people like Madam Gong.
It is obvious that he is the one who is in the wrong for not paying back the debt, but he has to make excuses and complain that the other party came to settle the debt on the wrong day.
Whenever they find an opportunity, they will slander someone, as if only by proving that the other person is unworthy can they appear innocent.
Jiugege thought about it, then called the chief secretary of the Princess Mansion and ordered, "Tomorrow, arrange for the accountant to go out and settle the accounts. The shops under the Princess Mansion should also settle the accounts before the New Year."
The Chief Secretary was puzzled after hearing this. Tomorrow is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and the day after is the Little New Year. Why should the accounts be settled at this time?
But he didn't say anything more and just agreed honestly, and went to the front accounting office to arrange staff.
The settlement of the debt cannot be delayed past New Year's Eve, and it is not customary to go to someone's house to collect the debt on New Year's Day, as that is against the taboo.
This means there are only eight days left.
When he arrived in front, he inquired carefully and understood the purpose of the princess's order.
The princess was cooperating with the Ninth Prince's Mansion in clearing the accounts and sharing the blame for the slander against the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
The Ninth Prince is not the princess' biological brother, but the princess is as close to the Ninth Concubine as to her own sister-in-law.
What surprised the Chief Secretary was that the families that started to settle accounts the next day were not only the Princess's Mansion, but also the Mansion of Prince Zhi, the Mansion of Prince Cheng, the Mansion of the Fourth Beile, and the Mansion of the Fifth Beile.
At the Prince of Zhi's Mansion, the Fourth Beile's Mansion and the Fifth Beile's Mansion, the princes all received the news and made the decisions directly.
They thought similarly to the Ninth Princess, believing that "the law does not hold everyone responsible" and if everyone settled their accounts, the Ninth Prince would not be so annoying and would be less likely to be slandered.
Terrible.
The Ninth Prince is young and doesn't think things through, and doesn't care about offending others. As his older brothers with more experience, they help him make up for it.
Even those royal family members of the Zhenglan Banner who were cleared out would feel more at ease knowing that other families had received the same treatment.
Here in Prince Cheng's Mansion, the Third Prince thought differently from others. The first thing he thought of was his own negligence.
Even the Ninth Prince could realize that this debt would go bad if delayed for too long, so why didn't he think of it?
Just ask for it, so that it won’t become a bad debt after the New Year.
Not only did he settle the accounts of the palace, he also went to find the Third Lady and sorted out the backlog of accounts under her property.
It was a good opportunity to take advantage of the favorable conditions and settle all the previous bad debts.
There was no movement at Prince Dun's Mansion and the Seventh Prince's Mansion.
The chief official of the palace was a little confused, so he specially asked to see the tenth prince and said, "Tenth Master, there is such a big commotion outside, it must have alarmed the emperor. You and the ninth master have always been on good terms, why don't you follow the crowd at this time?"
When it comes to having a good relationship with the Ninth Prince, no one can surpass this prince.
The Tenth Prince said, "That's not necessary. Each family has its own way of doing things. No matter how close my Ninth Brother and I are, we are not one family."
Besides, the Khan in the palace may not be happy for his sons to follow the crowd.
He and his ninth brother only need to know the state of their brotherly relationship, and there is no need for them to do anything to show it to others.
In the case of the Seventh Prince, it was the Seventh Lady who found the Seventh Prince.
"Others are my brothers, and I am also my brother..."
It doesn't take much effort, it's just an order, why not do it?
The Seventh Lady was puzzled.
The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince had no personal relationship, but they had never had any grudges against each other either. He and Shushu were even good friends.
The Seventh Prince glanced at the Seventh Lady and said, "It is not appropriate for a master in this position to have too close a relationship with other people. If the Lady wants to help, she can ask someone to collect the account for your property..."
After hearing this, the Seventh Lady could only smile bitterly: "Why would you say such a thing, Master? Master has made a decision, what else can I do except follow your lead?"
Let others see that the couple in the Seventh Prince’s Mansion are not getting along?
What qualifications do I have to go against the Seventh Prince?
Besides, if no one came forward to help the Ninth Prince's Mansion, it would be fine. But her doing so was also "helping someone in need", which was still meaningful. Now the Ninth Prince's Mansion had no shortage of helpers, so it didn't need their family to "add icing on the cake".
The Seventh Prince was silent for a long time.
"I heard that the Ninth Prince is going to set up an inner study to teach a few children. When it gets warmer next year, can we hire a female teacher for the Third Princess? The Third Princess will be five years old next year, and it's time for her to start learning."
The Seventh Lady shifted her attention and said, "Other things are fine, but I have to learn Mandarin and Mongolian well. When I grow up, I will have to go to the palace to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager and the noble lady..."
*
At the Eighth Prince's Mansion, the Eighth Prince became a little hesitant when he heard about the movements in other mansions.
If I follow the example of my other brothers' families, I will offend my clan members and nobles.
But if we don't follow the example of our other brothers' families, it would seem unfriendly and would violate the emperor's father's taboo.
After hesitating, he made a choice, which was to follow the crowd.
Therefore, the family of Eighth Prince was included in the list of those who went out to settle their debts.
However, the Eighth Prince gave instructions to skip the clan members and only clear out other families.
This is because we know that some royal families are living in poverty and are living beyond their means. If we really have to settle the accounts, we are afraid that they will not have enough money to celebrate the New Year.
The Eighth Prince's Mansion has been half moved.
The news from the palace was received a little late.
The Twelfth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince are all close to the Ninth Prince, but they have no property and are too embarrassed to interfere with their wives' dowry. They can only regretfully say that they can't help.
On the day of the Little New Year, after Kangxi had lunch, he met Zhao Chang again and learned the follow-up of the debt collection at the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
A total of eight princely palaces were divided out, and five of them were moved. I didn't expect that the Ninth Prince had such a good relationship with people.
The Eighth Prince's Mansion seemed to have moved, but also seemed not to have moved, and Kangxi was not surprised.
The choice of the Seventh Prince was also within Kangxi's expectations.
But the Tenth Prince...
Kangxi looked at it and was silent for a while.
He had long realized that when the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince got along with each other, it seemed that the Ninth Prince was the leader, but the Tenth Prince was the one who really had the ideas.
The Tenth Prince sometimes agrees with the Ninth Prince, but that’s just because he wants to agree, not because he really follows the Ninth Prince in everything.
The arrogance of the son of a royal concubine is ingrained in the Tenth Prince's bones.
Except for the Ninth Prince, he is not close to other brothers, and this is also the reason.
Kangxi lowered his eyes.
My son has grown up and has his own plans.
How many people value family ties as much as the Ninth Prince?
How many of them are pretending on purpose just to please themselves, the Khan?
If they want to be brotherly and respectful, they will behave in a brotherly and respectful manner.
This is using the Ninth Prince as a signboard to show that he is a good brother.
If I can fool myself once, can I fool myself a few times?
*
Go to the study.
The Fourteenth Prince was talking with Prince Ping.
One of them is fifteen and the other is thirteen, they are close in age and have become very close after two years of getting along with each other.
The Fourteenth Prince had changed two groups of people around him, and the news was common. Prince Ping was not busy at work, and the maids and eunuchs working in the second office were also happy to ask for rewards, so they told Prince Ping the news outside.
"Uncle Nine is really awesome. He doesn't give anyone face..."
Prince Ping sighed.
The Fourteenth Prince curled his lips.
Is this confidence or strength due to lack of desire?
If he had been able to perform well in both literary and martial arts, he would not have given up like this.
"But I didn't expect that other princes' and princesses' palaces would follow suit. When this matter was mentioned outside, some people praised it, saying that the uncles had a good relationship..." said Prince Ping.
His younger brother died young, he has a cousin, with whom he is not very close, and he also has a posthumous sister, with whom he has never met.
However, after two years in the study, he felt that the royal family was very humane, and the Fourteenth Prince always took care of the Fifteenth Prince and the Sixteenth Prince.
The Fifteenth Prince and the Sixteenth Prince are also close brothers.
As for the youngest, the Seventeenth Prince, he received unanimous care because he was the youngest.
Fourteenth Prince said, "You are too honest. You don't know that when people grow up, they have more thoughts. You said that Fifth Brother protected Ninth Brother's letter. What kind of relationship do the remaining older ones have with Ninth Brother? They are just pretending to be good people to show off to the emperor."
Prince Ping hesitated and said, "Not necessarily. Prince Zhi is the eldest prince. I heard that he always takes good care of the princes below him."
The Fourteenth Prince snorted and said, "Why else would he be the eldest prince? As the eldest son and elder brother, he shouldn't have to worry too much, but if you really say that he really took care of someone, who would have seen it? But just like this time, it's just a favor."
Prince Ping didn't mention the third prince at all.
That person has never been honest.
This time we followed the trend of debt collection and cleared up the bad debts and dead debts that had accumulated over the years.
The so-called bad debt means that the other party cannot pay it back.
The Third Prince did nothing special here except taking over someone else's house and renting it out to the debtor.
Because of this, the rumor outside is now shifting from the Ninth Prince's Mansion to Prince Cheng's Mansion.
"What about our fourth uncle? He also has the style of an elder brother..." asked Prince Ping.
The Fourteenth Prince sneered and pointed at himself.
"He doesn't even care about his own brothers, how can he care about others? He is just pretending to show it to Khan Ama. It's so hypocritical..."
As Fourteenth Prince spoke, he thought of Eighth Prince and whispered, "Just like Eighth Brother, Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother are almost mortal enemies, but in the end, aren't they still pretending to help? Tsk tsk, the others are no different from Eighth Brother, they all mean the same thing..."
Prince Ping listened and felt that he had learned a lot...
*
Jiubele Mansion, main room.
The Ninth Prince was talking to Shushu about the settlement of accounts in several mansions outside, and he was complaining about it.
"My brothers are the same. They really think I am a child. A few slanderous words are nothing. If they have the ability to complain to the emperor, I will respect them! They have no ability and courage. They only know how to grumble behind my back. Besides wasting their breath, can I lose even a hair?"