novelonline Chapter 1957
Chapter 1957
Chapter 1957
The Eighth Prince stopped talking about the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said with a worried look on his face, "Wang Bo had a little girl on the Lantern Festival. He was too happy and had a severe fainting spell. He has been suffering from hemiplegia since then and has not recovered since then."
Prince Yu had a newborn daughter on the Lantern Festival.
This is an old lady.
The Prince Yu's mansion had some bad luck with offspring. Among the princes and princesses who were ranked higher, there were five sons and four daughters in total, but only the third and fifth princes survived, and the rest all died.
As a result, starting from the 39th year, there were crying babies in Prince Yu's mansion.
In the thirty-ninth year, the fifth princess was born. In the fortieth year, the sixth prince and the sixth princess were born. This year, the seventh princess was born.
These three little princesses have the same mother.
Prince Yu was overjoyed as his concubines gave birth one after another.
Even though the baby was a little princess, he was not disappointed and started to prepare a banquet.
As a result, the person collapsed before the banquet was even set.
This counts as two months.
The Fourth Prince was very surprised and asked, "It's not healed yet?"
Prince Yu has been in poor health in recent years and has been sick every year. He was also ill for a while last winter.
I didn't expect it to take so long this time.
The Eighth Prince nodded and said, "At first he was speechless, but after acupuncture, he got better, but he still can't move much."
The Third Prince was standing nearby. He glanced at the Eighth Prince and said, "Eighth Brother knows everything. He has been to Prince Yu's Mansion quite often!"
The Eighth Prince said, "I am not as busy as my brothers, so I will go there twice more."
Not to mention that he and Prince Yu have always gotten along well with each other, there is also the affection between him and Prince Baotai.
Among all the princes, he had the most interactions with Prince Yu's palace.
The Fourth Prince felt heavy in his heart.
Since ancient times, “spring diseases are difficult to cure.”
If it is a winter disease, as the weather gets warmer and the seasons change, your vitality will return.
As for spring disease, it’s hard to say.
Prince Yu is only nine months older than his father, and is only fifty-one years old this year...
*
In the palace, in front of the emperor.
Kangxi and the eldest prince also talked about Prince Yu's illness.
As you get older, you become more soft-hearted.
It was time for Kangxi to reflect on himself.
Especially at the beginning of the southern tour, he received a memorial signed by several sons, mentioning that Prince Yu was unwell.
The weather changes at the beginning of the spring, making it easy to get sick.
No one expected that Prince Yu would become paralyzed in bed.
Kangxi was very worried about his brother.
The older generation has died off one after another, and there are only a few left.
Several brothers of the same generation have passed away in the past few years.
Some princes and nobles of the nephews and grandsons of the nephews have also passed away.
Among the royal family princes, there were only a handful who lived to be fifty years old, and most of them died in their prime.
Kangxi also felt worried and anxious.
He reflected on the incident of Ulanbutong. In order to protect the dignity of the eldest prince, he allowed Fuquan to plead guilty and let him bear the blame for the unfavorable war situation. This was indeed unfair.
But people always help their relatives and not others.
The eldest prince is the eldest son of the emperor and represents the dignity of the royal family. We cannot let the blame for the unsuccessful expedition be placed on him.
Because of this injustice, Prince Yu also felt resentful.
The two brothers have been in a stalemate for more than a decade, and only began to ease last year.
Who would have thought that Prince Yu would become paralyzed.
In his memorial, Kangxi entrusted the task of visiting Prince Yu and bringing the imperial physician to the prince's palace to the eldest prince, hoping that the uncle and nephew would reconcile and resolve Prince Yu's knot in his heart.
The eldest prince said, "I am still receiving acupuncture, but it is not very effective. I can only lift my arms and cannot get out of bed. My face is better and my speech is clearer. The imperial physician said that continuing acupuncture will not have much effect. I can only rest slowly."
What Kangxi was holding in his hand was Prince Yu's pulse diagnosis case.
He flipped through it carefully, his face becoming more serious.
"Your uncle has lost weight? Is it because Baotai and Baoshou didn't serve him well enough?"
Thirty-nine years ago, these two brothers were the only two princes standing in Prince Yu's mansion, and Prince Yu cherished his two sons very much.
Even crows know how to repay their parents.
If his nephews were not filial, Kangxi would not tolerate it.
The eldest prince said, "I am also worried that the brothers are young and don't know how to take care of others. I specifically asked them and found out that the two brothers take turns to watch the night without stopping... It's Wang Bo who likes to be clean, so he eats very little at every meal..."
When Kangxi heard this, he showed disapproval on his face.
Even if you think it's dirty and don't want your son to serve you, what about eunuchs?
What can I avoid eating?
When a person is sick, his vital energy is insufficient, so he needs to replenish his energy through diet.
No wonder he was bedridden for two months with no improvement; it turned out to be because of this reason.
However, as brothers for decades, he also knew that his elder brother was gentle on the outside but stubborn on the inside, and could be very stubborn when he got angry.
He had to go there in person to visit the patient and make some arrangements.
After asking about Prince Yu, Kangxi asked about Chang Ning again.
In the 29th year, Chang Ning caught a cold in the army and developed edema and consumptive disease.
This is also the reason why Prince Gong’s Mansion has not had any heirs in the past ten years.
Chang Ning has often taken sick notice in recent years, and he is indeed not feeling well.
The brothers are of similar age. Chang Ning is only three years younger than him and is 47 years old this year.
The eldest prince said, "In the last ten days of the first lunar month, I went to visit Uncle Wang twice because I was worried about his illness. Uncle Wang was also ill, on and off, and he didn't get better until the end of February."
Kangxi listened and kept it in mind.
He then went back and selected a few boxes of ginseng that had been offered as tribute last year and presented them to Prince Yu’s and Prince Gong’s palaces as rewards.
He didn't have many siblings, and Prince Chun died early. He only hoped that Prince Yu and Prince Gong would live long and healthy lives...
*
The prince who came to welcome the emperor, just like the emperor, will stay in the Nanyuan Palace tonight.
During the more than half a month on the return journey, there was no shortage of chicken and fish on the boat, but there was very little other meat.
The Ninth Prince was not a picky eater, and he could not help ordering dishes. He told He Yuzhu, "Take two purses and go to the dining room of the palace. Ask for a plate of roasted mutton for me, with three parts fat and seven parts lean, and a plate of roasted deer tongue."
He Yuzhu went down to make arrangements.
The Tenth Prince was standing nearby, and said with some concern, "Is it because the Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't have enough supplies? Or is this the first time I've seen Ninth Prince craving for meat?"
The Ninth Prince said, "The mutton in the south smells so bad that I can't eat it. So I'm a little craving for lamb."
After a while, He Yuzhu came back with the lunch box.
In addition to a few standard dishes, there were also two plates of barbecue ordered by the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince kept talking about wanting to eat, but his appetite was limited, so he only took two bites of each dish and soaked half a bowl of rice in mutton tripe soup, and that was almost enough.
The rest was cleaned up by the Tenth Prince...
*
In Ning'an Hall, everyone was having dinner.
On the table there was a plate of steamed crabs, a plate of Kung Pao shrimps, a plate of clams with green onions and ginger, a plate of steamed scallops with garlic, and the rest were a few plates of Dongzi vegetables.
The other dishes were fine, but crabs were a little difficult for the kids to eat.
Shushu asked Baiguo and Xiaozhen to wash their hands and peeled crabs for the children.
Shushu picked the biggest one for Mrs. Bo and took the second biggest one for herself.
Mrs. Bo took a bite of crab meat and said, "I have to eat this fresh one. The ones frozen in winter can't compare to this."
Shu Shu said, "I'm still thinner. I was hungry during the two days on the road. If I were to wait by the sea and eat the fish as soon as I caught them, it would be a different experience."
Mrs. Bo listened and laughed, "Look at you, you speak so sincerely, as if you have been to the seaside."
Shushu smiled and said, "I told Master Jiu about this last year. Now that Fengsheng and the others have been vaccinated, they can go out. We should go out and have a look around instead of staying in the mansion. Let's see if it's hot this summer. If it's hot, forget it. It's not easy to travel. If it's normal, we can go to Tianjin. We can stay there for a few days to see the vastness of the sea and eat some seafood."
Mrs. Bo said, "What about the Third Prince? He needs someone to take care of him. If you want to go, you and your wife can take Fengsheng and the others with you. I will stay in the mansion to take care of the Third Prince."
She didn't dissuade her because she felt sorry for Shushu, who had been bored at home during the past six months of pregnancy and confinement.
Shushu immediately said, "How can that be possible? I want to take the kids out, but I also want to take A-Mu out."
Mrs. Bo waved her hand and said, "No, no, I don't like going out anyway."
Shushu said, "You should go out while you are still strong and healthy. If you become an old lady, you will have to stay at home all the time."
Mrs. Bo said, "Whatever you think, you will do it. We will talk about it when the time comes!"
She could see that Shushu was in high spirits today.
It’s because the Ninth Prince is about to come back.
This is what a loving couple is like, looking forward to reuniting after a short separation.
As for going out...
Not easy.
The Ninth Prince has an errand.
Even if the Ninth Prince had no job, as a member of the royal family he was not allowed to leave the capital at will, and had to ask for permission first.
Shushu is a person who is afraid of trouble. Thinking back on this, I guess I changed my mind...