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Chapter 1956 Welcoming the Emperor
Chapter 1956 Welcoming the Emperor
In the blink of an eye, it was March 14th.
Cao Shun, who was traveling with the Ninth Prince, returned to Beijing first.
"The imperial boat passed Tianjin yesterday, and I sent my servant off the boat to buy seafood and return directly by land. The imperial boat will go directly to Yangcun today..."
Cao Shun looked exhausted.
It is not easy to transport seafood at this time.
Unlike winter, it is easier to just cook it fresh from the fridge.
Even though they kept moving forward, the shrimps and crabs were still dying.
Fortunately, the task was completed and Cao Shun breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to work hard for two days and bring back rotten fish and shrimp.
Shu Shu said: "Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you half a day off. Come back tomorrow when Master comes back..."
At this point, she instructed Dongyue, "Go tell Huijie that her father is back, and give her half a day off so she can go home."
Cao Hui now lives in the west wing of Ning'an Hall. She doesn't take the initiative to ask to go home on weekdays, but Shushu is afraid that she will feel restrained and homesick, so she gives her a day off every ten days.
Dongyue agreed and went downstairs to pass on the message.
Cao Shun said gratefully, "Please take care of my daughter, Madam."
Shu Shu shook his head and said, "I didn't do anything. Usually the county manager takes care of the two children."
Cao Shun said: "Then I will kowtow to the county lady later."
Shu Shu said: "Okay, wait until the county lady's birthday, then you can go over and kowtow."
Cao Shun went down.
Shushu's face showed excitement. She couldn't help but stand up and go to the coat mirror to look at herself in the mirror.
The one and a half month corset has ended, and my figure looks almost the same as before giving birth.
Bai Guo, who was standing by, said, "Fujin, do you want to hang up two new clothes? The honey-colored one and the light yellow one both look good on you..."
Shu Shu said, "Let's go with the honey-colored one. I have to go to the palace to pay my respects tomorrow!"
The light yellow color is too light and doesn’t look solemn enough.
The emperor will stay in Nanyuan tonight, so the Ninth Prince will be back tomorrow morning.
This time he was away for two months and made a round trip to the south of the Yangtze River. How could this not make people worry?
The road was too rushed.
They traveled by both land and water, covering a distance of five to six thousand miles round trip.
The southern tour in 1938 took three and a half months, but this year it only took two months.
Shushu was afraid that the Ninth Prince couldn't handle it.
After hearing from Cao Shun that the Ninth Prince was only seasick for two days when he left Jiangning, and that he was fine afterwards and had no other symptoms, she felt relieved...
*
Outside the Nanyuan Palace.
The eldest prince, the third prince, the eighth prince, and the tenth prince came to welcome the emperor in accordance with the emperor's order.
The Third Prince felt both honored and uneasy.
Only the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince are left in the South Study Room today.
The eldest prince looked at the smoke in the distance.
It seems that since the past two years, every time the emperor returns to the capital, he would summon the prince to receive him.
Deep love between father and son?
The eldest prince felt it was a bit fake.
Is that for others to see?
The eldest prince was in a very complicated mood.
The Eighth Prince looked at the Eldest Prince's back and thought a lot.
Both the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince are now highly valued. In comparison, the Eldest Prince is a little weak.
The emperor should have known what was going on, which is why he asked me to come and welcome him today.
Next, is it time to reuse yourself?
The Tenth Prince was looking down at his pocket watch. It was already two quarters past three in the You hour.
With the sound of horse hooves, the emperor and his entourage arrived at the palace.
The imperial carriage has arrived.
Led by the eldest prince, the princes and ministers who came to welcome the emperor knelt to welcome him.
Kangxi got off the carriage with a look of fatigue on his face.
He stretched out his arm and asked everyone to stand up, his eyes sliding over his sons.
The eldest prince had a beard and looked like a middle-aged man, with deep wrinkles between his eyebrows.
The Third Prince was in high spirits, and his kindness was mixed with a hint of complacency.
The Eighth Prince remained humble, his eyes drooping, hiding his ambition.
The Tenth Prince's eyes were looking behind the imperial carriage. Without asking, one could tell that he was trying to find the location of the Ninth Prince.
Kangxi looked around and called the eldest prince, "Talk to me!"
The eldest prince agreed and followed Kangxi into the palace.
The Third Prince looked at him with a somewhat stiff smile.
This……
If the emperor summons his son for questioning, shouldn’t he take me along as well?
What did the boss do in the past two months? !
Did nothing.
On the contrary, I was in charge of government affairs in the Southern Study and did not dare to slack off. I lost more than ten pounds in two months.
The Eighth Prince also looked thoughtful, but his fists were clenched tightly.
Although they are both princes, their titles are only one rank apart, and that is because of their age difference.
Why should I be the deputy?
The Tenth Prince ignored the different looks on his brothers' faces and quickly walked to the back of the imperial carriage.
In the middle, he happened to meet the prince head-on.
The tenth prince stepped aside and made way, saying, "Hello, Crown Prince..."
The prince glanced at him, nodded in return, and walked past him.
The Ninth Prince had already gotten off the carriage, and when he saw the Tenth Prince, he waved his arm and said, "Tenth Prince!"
"Brother Ninth..."
The Tenth Prince turned around and went to meet him.
"Ha ha……"
The two brothers met again after a long separation and hugged each other's shoulders.
After the greetings, the two brothers looked at each other.
"It's OK. It looks the same as the first month of the year..."
Brother Ninth said.
The tenth prince smiled and nodded, saying, "Ninth brother has lost weight."
The Ninth Prince said, "This is already good. I have lost my appetite recently, and everything tastes delicious. I was seasick a while ago, and I felt really sick. I wanted to get off the boat and change to a carriage."
While the brothers were talking, the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince also arrived.
The two of them also greeted the Tenth Prince.
The Third Prince and the Eighth Prince also came.
After the greetings, the brothers split into two groups.
The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince went to the temporary palace to wash up.
The Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Eighth Prince were talking about the news of the capital in the past two months.
The Thirteenth Prince went to the duty room in the palace as he had other tasks to do.
"Why is there always Lao Ba..."
The Ninth Prince left the crowd and whispered to the Tenth Prince: "What does it mean? Khan Ama still loves him?"
The Tenth Prince was a sensitive person. He thought that the Emperor had chosen four sons for show, and that the Emperor only wanted to pass on the throne to the eldest prince.
But there is no need to tell this to the Ninth Prince.
He said: "Maybe he wants to use him more..."
The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "You won't let him become the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will you? Don't you have Ding Zao as your protector?"
The Tenth Prince thought about the Ministry and the Academy and said, "There is no one in the Hanlin Academy. Maybe he will go to the Hanlin Academy."
The Ninth Prince rolled his eyes and said, "It's just a decoration. It's just a leisurely government office."
The tenth prince picked and said, "Now that the third brother is famous, it's not good for him to dominate alone. Promoting the eighth brother will also be a check and balance."
The Ninth Prince listened and thought for a moment, then said, "The eldest brother checks the Crown Prince, the eighth brother checks the third brother, then who checks the fourth brother? It can't be the fifth and seventh brothers, right?"
The Tenth Prince glanced at the Ninth Prince and said, "Can't it be the Ninth Brother?"
The Ninth Prince was stunned and said, "How could it be my turn? If there is really a check and balance, shouldn't it be you?"
The Tenth Prince shook his head and said, "I have always been in the clan residence. I cannot interfere with the affairs of the ministry, nor can I check and balance the Fourth Brother."
The emperor's father would not give him that opportunity.
The Tenth Prince also let it go.
This is good, it protects himself and won't implicate Brother Nine.
The Ninth Prince felt a toothache and said, "It's better not to use me to balance the Fourth Brother. There's no comparison."
He knows his own limitations, is not a hard-working person, and does not care about the country and the people.
The Tenth Prince smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, Ninth Brother, it's nothing serious. The one who can really check and balance Fourth Brother is Third Brother, but it's not easy to show these things in public."
The Ninth Prince heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I just want to watch the fun and beat the Eighth Prince. As for the brothers above me, I don't want to compete with them. It's not worth the effort."
Because of the Fourth Prince, the Ninth Prince thought of the Thirteenth Prince again and said, "Fourteenth Prince is a step late. If he wants to catch up with Thirteenth Prince, unless he has made great achievements, he will just be the one following behind."
The Tenth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, but he is still young. As long as the title is the same, it doesn't matter."
The Fourteenth Prince has not gotten married and will not leave the palace, but his Prince's Palace is being built together with those of the Twelfth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, and is almost completed.
The Ninth Prince thought of the Twelfth Prince, and stroked his chin and said, "Will Khan Ama feel sorry for the Thirteenth Prince and not let him leave the palace?"
The Nineteenth and Twentieth Princes are still young, so it will take several years for them to move to the palace.
As for the princes' residence, all we need to do is to clear out a yard for the Eighteenth Prince.
The Tenth Prince said, "It shouldn't be like that. The Thirteenth Prince is already a father, and the place where the prince lives is small..."
*
At the Fourth Prince's place, the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince are both there.
The Third Prince said, "The Emperor has returned, and the birthday gifts should be delivered to the palace. Unfortunately, there will be no banquet this year, so it will be less lively."
The fourth prince said, "Khan Ama does not like extravagance, but there should be an imperial decree."
The Third Prince said with regret: "What a pity, this year is the spring examination year, otherwise I would definitely have to take the special examination."
The fourth prince calculated in his mind and said, "When Khan Ama turns 60, which is not the age for a formal imperial examination, he should be granted grace."
The Third Prince shook his head and said, "That's still another ten years..."
The Eighth Prince was standing by, listening to the two people talking without interrupting.
The Fourth Prince looked at the Eighth Prince and said, "Ding Zaobao was given the En Grace escort this time. He is a very mature and steady man. Khan Ama also thinks highly of him..."
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince understood what was going on.
Ding Zaobao is the chief steward, so he is safe...