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Chapter 1929 Appearance (asking for guaranteed monthly ticket)
Chapter 1929 Appearance (asking for guaranteed monthly ticket)
At the Fourth Prince's residence, the Thirteenth Prince was wondering.
"I can't believe that they would directly appoint a chief steward. I thought Khan Ama wouldn't choose the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from among the bondservants..."
After Jin Yiren was questioned, the chief eunuch was hanged, and it was the noble ministers who were executed.
The packaging industry is really greedy, and too many termites have been caught in the past few years.
The Fourth Prince was not surprised.
The noble families all have their own stances, and are actually not as easy to control as the bannermen under their noses.
The greed of the bondservants is greed for money, which is a petty greed.
The greed of nobles is the greatest greed, as it means the family has been rich for a hundred years.
Thirteenth Prince continued, "Twelfth Brother has been in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for four years. I thought that after the position of Chief Steward was vacant, it would be his turn..."
The two brothers are close in age, and even though the Twelfth Prince is cold and heartless, there is no rift between the brothers. Instead, there is some brotherhood between them.
Since the twelfth prince was staying in the Imperial Household Department, the thirteenth prince hoped that he could be appointed as the chief eunuch, and then be selected to come to the front court when he had enough qualifications.
Otherwise, you would just keep doing odd jobs in the Imperial Household Department and learn nothing.
The Fourth Prince said, "The Imperial Household Department still has the Eighth Prince. Khan Ama will not allow the Twelfth Prince to be the Chief of the Imperial Household Department."
If that happens, it would be a slap in the face of the Eighth Prince.
Even if the Emperor's father was dissatisfied with the Eighth Prince in the past few years, times have changed.
The Eighth Prince was once the most favored youngest prince in the imperial court, and he was not comparable to the Twelfth Prince.
The Thirteenth Prince thought about the Eighth Prince's competitiveness and said, "I don't think the Eighth Prince's job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs will last long. He is a competitive person..."
The Fourth Prince nodded and said, "The Ministry hasn't finished its rotation yet. Who knows when he'll be back."
There are now more than ten princes who have reached adulthood, but less than half of them are actually taking on responsibilities.
The princes of the royal family are also being replaced. Compared with the princes of the royal family, the emperor's father definitely hopes that the princes will become the princes of the council.
The Eighth Prince is talented and thoughtful. If he is willing to settle down, he could be a potential regent.
Thinking of this, the Fourth Prince was slightly stunned.
The Third Prince stared at the Eighth Prince because the two had overlapping abilities and identities, and they would eventually have to decide who was superior.
Why did I start to fear the Eighth Prince?
Deep down in my heart, what I longed for was never the position of the regent king...
Is it because I know that the Eighth Prince has other thoughts...
*
At the prince's place, the prince was already a little tipsy.
This time when he went south, he recalled the days when he was recuperating in the Dezhou Palace last year. He couldn't sleep some nights, and it was difficult to ask the imperial physician to prescribe medicine, so the prince drank.
After getting a little tipsy, I slept more soundly.
Hearing that there was a new chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was not a noble but a bondservant, the prince smiled and said softly, "Oh, are you afraid too..."
*
By the time the news reached the palace and spread outside, it was already the end of the month.
The Ninth Prince's Mansion.
The little brother is one month old.
Although Shushu was still in confinement after giving birth and did not post any invitations for guests, several guests still came.
Several princes' wives and the ninth princess outside the palace all came.
Everyone came here to congratulate, not to be hostile guests, so they naturally asked someone to send full-moon gifts in advance and said they would come today.
After much begging, Shushu finally got a bath. She felt refreshed and no longer objected to seeing guests.
After wrapping her belly for half a month, the fat on her waist and abdomen was reduced a lot, and her blood and energy were also replenished well. She had rosy lips, white teeth and plump cheeks.
She looked at everyone with a smile and asked everyone to sit down and talk.
The eldest wife said, "The young prince is really adorable and lovely, so we came here uninvited."
Shushu smiled and said, "My little brother's mother is also very lovely. My sisters-in-law should love me more."
The eldest wife held her hand and said, "It hurts."
After taking the little prince's clothes back, she pressed them under the pillow.
She had begged the prince, and if there was no progress this year, she would go to Hongluo Temple next year.
She was very nervous when she became a second wife.
A few years passed, and after seeing the prince's character and behavior, as well as Prince Hongyu's character, she felt at ease.
Both father and son are generous people.
He also respects his step-wife and step-mother.
When it came to the Third Lady, she snorted and said, "You're getting more and more spoiled. We were looking forward to you coming out of confinement so that we could eat and drink together, but in the end it's been delayed until February again..."
Shu Shu said helplessly: "What can I do? Otherwise, Third Sister-in-law can love me and ask my father for mercy on my behalf. It feels like being in prison all day long. It's really hard to endure."
The Third Lady rolled her eyes at her and said, "You don't dare to say it, but I dare to say it? It's because Qingru has a good temper. If it were another sister-in-law, it would be strange if she didn't find fault with you. You are about to enter the house, and you are bullying not only the eldest aunt, but also the second aunt."
Shushu brought Wulang with him and said happily, "This is not my fault. I am the sweetheart of Amu and Enie!"
The Third Lady said to everyone, "Look, she's already over 20 years old, and she still thinks she's a darling. She's showing off to us!"
The Fourth Lady smiled and said, "We need to take a closer look. He is not steady in his words and deeds. He is a bit like Uncle Nine!"
Although he was young before, he acted like an adult. Now he looks much more lively.
No wonder people outside say that there are not two kinds of people sleeping in the same bed.
As this couple have been together for a long time, their expressions are really becoming more and more alike.
It would have been better if the Fourth Lady hadn't mentioned this, but once she did, it was true.
The Fifth Lady also smiled and nodded in agreement, but had no intention of speaking.
There are no secrets in the capital.
The news that the Fifth Prince's Mansion was being renovated had spread.
The Fifth Lady wanted to take sick leave today, but she came anyway.
Sitting among the crowd, she felt like she was watching a play, and her heart was filled with fatigue. She just wanted to make up the numbers and get through the socializing.
Everyone saw her awkward look, but they just pretended not to notice.
Things harm their own kind.
No one would gloat over this, but it is not a good idea to reveal it to comfort others, so we can only pretend we don't know.
Seeing that the Fifth Lady remained silent, the Seventh Lady said, "Yes, yes, this couple, each loves to show off more than the other."
Jiu Gege looked at Shushu and said jokingly, "That's what it means to be close to bad people!"
"Hahaha, it's true. Brother Nine also likes to show off. He always mentions Sister Nine..."
The Tenth Lady laughed out loud.
In the early days, Shushu was not afraid of crowds.
Now he was a little scared, so he asked someone to set up a card table.
Otherwise, you'll just sit there and do nothing, having to take care of this and that, which is tiring.
"We've prepared a feast for lunch. If you lose in the card game, you'll have to drink a penalty..."
Shushu asked everyone to take a seat.
There are seven guests today, plus her as the host, so there are just enough for two tables.
The Seventh Lady also loves playing cards now, but she still looked at Shu Shu and said, "Can you do it? Don't be so stubborn."
Shushu said: "Every day I just eat and sleep, and I'm looking forward to this. I can wrap my waist and do a round, it's okay..."
So everyone divided the card tables.
The first wife, the third wife, the fourth wife and the fifth wife sat at one table.
The Seventh Concubine, the Ninth Princess, the Tenth Concubine and Shushu sat at the same table.
"Wow... Wow..."
The whole room was filled with the sound of shuffling cards.
It was difficult to talk about royal affairs in front of so many people, so the Seventh Lady asked Shushu about the new chief steward of the Imperial Household Department.
"The Ding family, I heard they are still the elders from the time of Emperor Taizu. Once they come out, everyone outside will be watching them. Do you know if this family knows..."
Shushu shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it..."
He shouldn't be a prominent figure.
Otherwise, one or two of them would always be involved in the various stories of the Nine Dragons fighting for the throne in later generations.
The Seventh Lady said, "I heard that there are seven girls in their family, four of whom are still unmarried. Maybe two of them will be selected to enter the palace next year..."
Shu Shu: "..."
It is probably because there were too many precedents of concubines rising to high positions, so when a new noble appeared, everyone would associate nepotism with the fact.
Because the high-ranking concubines who entered the Qianqing Palace in recent years were all women from Jiangnan or the Eight Banners, and there were very few bannermen, so if a girl from the Ding family entered the palace, she would be a candidate for the crown prince and the prince's princess.
The Tenth Lady listened and said, "Only two from the Ding family? Or is it the same as last year, selecting ten people at a time..."
Among all the princes' palaces, only Prince Dun's palace and the Ninth Prince's palace had the fewest princesses.
If they still select ten or so concubines like last year, it might be the turn of Prince Dun's Mansion, and the Ninth Prince's Mansion might not be spared either.
If only two people are chosen, it will not be our turn. Most likely it will be the Crown Prince and the Prince of Zhijun's Mansion.
"Who knows? There will be an Eight Banners selection next year. Even if Xiaoxuan wants to keep some people, I guess there won't be many..." said the Seventh Lady.
There were two card tables next to each other. When people at one table were talking, the people at the other table were also listening.
The Fourth Lady had just played two bamboos, and after hearing this, she felt a little conflicted.
Last year, it was not the Fourth Master's turn to be the concubine of the Bannermen, but next year, he might be chosen to be the concubine of the Eight Banners.
The Ula family has fallen into decline, and compared with other princes, the Fourth Master has less help from his wife's family.
That emperor father-in-law loves his son the most. He might appoint a concubine of distinguished family to be his son someday.
The Fifth Lady stared at the cards in front of her, thinking about what Concubine Yi said a few days ago.
The concubine that the Emperor wants to appoint for the Fifth Master is a daughter of the Ding family...
The Ding family was a bannerman of the Zhenghuang Banner, and Ding Zongguan's father was a fifth-rank doctor...
The Fifth Lady actually breathed a sigh of relief.
If the concubine referred to is the daughter of the Ding family, then from the outside, it seems more like the emperor is promoting an old official, just like the Guaerjia Gege of the Thirteenth Prince...
*
My cervical spondylosis has come back, and I have some difficulty writing the layout. I have been useless these few days... Speechless...
(End of this chapter)