novelonline Chapter 1961: Love for the Child
Chapter 1961: Love for the Child
Chapter 1961: Love for the Child
A little farewell is better than a wedding.
Nothing more than that.
Although it was a long journey, sailing is easier than riding a horse, and I had a night's rest in Nanyuan last night.
That night, the couple was a little unrestrained.
I called for water twice.
It was almost midnight and the couple fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning, Shushu opened his eyes and was a little worried.
Then I thought that her period had just ended and stopped worrying.
The Ninth Prince had to go to the palace today. When he heard the noise, he opened his eyes.
"I went home, lying on the kang, and still felt shaky..."
Brother Ninth said.
Shu Shu said, "I've suffered so much, do you want to ask for leave and rest for a while?"
The Ninth Prince was moved by what he heard, but then he shook his head and said, "Forget it. It's the birthday celebration soon. It's not easy to ask for leave in the next two days. If I ask for leave in a few days, it will be a bit too much."
Shushu thought about it and agreed.
The couple got up.
The ninth prince's spring clothes had been prepared long ago. He chose a cinnabar red casual dress and put it on. He said to the dressing mirror, "It's hard to match this red dress with a red purse."
Shushu took out a pair of black-bottomed gold-embroidered purses and said, "I've prepared them for you."
One purse contained gold ingots of various colors for rewarding people; the other purse contained an ivory snuff bottle for refreshing the mind and relieving fatigue.
You can still wear ordinary clothes today, but starting tomorrow you will have to wear patched clothes or the prince's dragon robe.
Before and after the Wanshou Festival, people in the palace had to wear auspicious clothes.
After the couple had breakfast together, the Ninth Prince went out with the gift list.
In the front yard, Cao Shun was also there.
He counted all the birthday gifts that needed to be sent to the palace in the morning and loaded the carriage.
This cannot be neglected. If it is damaged, it would be extremely disrespectful.
This street is adjacent to the four princes' palaces, and there are carriages parked in front of the other palaces as well.
The Tenth Prince was talking to Cao Shun when he saw the Ninth Prince coming out. He said, "Fourth Brother has one cart of birthday gifts, and so has the other. Only Ninth Brother has two carts."
The Ninth Prince asked, "Have you prepared anything for my nephew?"
The Tenth Prince said, "We have prepared two things. Following the example of Hongyu from our eldest brother's family, it would be eye-catching if we didn't prepare any."
The older brothers were also the eldest sons or illegitimate sons of each family, and they all prepared birthday gifts.
The Ninth Prince pointed to the third car and said, "I have listed all the children here, which may offend the brothers above."
The Tenth Prince has only one eldest son, and there are no other imperial grandchildren involved, so the Ninth Prince did not think of telling him about the change in the gift list.
As for other families, the Ninth Prince did not tell them.
No one is rich.
Telling this will only make things difficult for others and won't make you look good.
He wanted to bring honor to his children, so naturally he had a little selfish motive.
The tenth elder brother: "..."
For a moment, he did not understand the Ninth Prince's intention.
The Ninth Prince said, "I must let Khan Ama remember Akdan, so that I can ask for grace when I send the children to school next year or the year after next."
The Tenth Prince pointed in the direction of the Fourth Prince's Mansion and said, "Maybe Fourth Brother has the same plan."
The Ninth Prince thought about it and shook his head, "That may not be the case. The second son of the Fourth Prince is the Third Prince, and there is a Second Prince above him!"
That Li Gege was not an ordinary concubine. She gave birth to two sons and one daughter, and had a stable wife as a side wife.
After all, it was someone else's business, so the brother mentioned it and then ignored it and got on the carriage.
At the gate of the Eighth Prince's mansion, the Eighth Prince sat on his horse, listening to the guards' reports.
"Master, the Ninth Prince's birthday gifts are in two carts..."
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince felt puzzled.
Are all the birthday gifts prepared by the Ninth Prince large items?
The rule of gift-giving in the palace is that nine items form a group, called "one nine", and the maximum is "nine nines".
The princes followed the example of the Prince of Zhi's Mansion, while the Prince of Zhi's Mansion had to refer to the gift lists of the previous princes' mansions.
It should not be too much, nor too little.
But this pair of gold cups is a birthday gift, and a screen is also a birthday gift.
The Eighth Prince didn't think much about it. When he saw someone coming out of the Fourth Prince's mansion, he urged his horse forward.
It was the Fourth Prince who came out.
The two brothers went in parallel.
The carriage stopped directly at Xihuamen.
Birthday gifts from various mansions must first be delivered to the Qianqing Palace and reviewed by the emperor.
If the emperor likes something, it will be stored in the Qianqing Palace storehouse.
The rest were stored in the Imperial Household Department’s warehouse.
The Fourth Prince got off the carriage and stood beside it with the Eighth Prince, watching the guards check the items in the carriage.
The Ninth Prince's carriage also arrived.
The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince got off the carriage.
The Fourth Prince also noticed that there were three carriages behind the two men.
He and the Eighth Prince had the same idea and thought that the birthday gift prepared by the Ninth Prince was a big one, so he called two guards and said, "Give the Ninth Prince a hand..."
The Eighth Prince was standing nearby, somewhat hesitant.
He also wanted to spare two men to help the Ninth Prince, but he was worried that the Ninth Prince would not appreciate it.
The Ninth Prince had already seen the two of them. He stepped forward and greeted them with a smile. Then he said to the guard at the gate, "Send someone to the duty room to ask a few people to help me carry my things. I will treat you to a meal at Baiweiju..."
The guards in the palace are all long-term guards.
One round every six days.
Go up for six days and bathe for six days.
However, they are not on duty all six days. They work in shifts, four hours a day.
When they are not on duty, the guards are in the duty room.
The lieutenant commander of the guards also noticed that there were many things on the carriage behind the Ninth Prince, and it would be impossible to move them all with just the few guards from the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
As for the guards of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, they could not enter the palace without a palace badge.
The captain of the guard responded and sent a lieutenant to call for help.
The Fourth Prince then discovered that the Ninth Prince's carriage was filled with odds and ends, and it was obvious that the birthday gifts were more than a dozen.
He asked directly: "Why are you so old?"
Because according to the precedent of the Prince of Zhi's Mansion, the birthday gifts prepared by everyone were nine for the sons, four for the princes' wives, and two for the eldest sons or illegitimate sons of each mansion.
That adds up to fifteen pieces.
There must be more than these counted on the carriage of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
The Ninth Prince cleared his throat and said, "You know me. I always treat all children equally. I prepared a portion for all the other children except Fengsheng."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
What if you want to train someone?
Can this be treated equally?
Is he going to step on these brothers to show his face in front of the emperor? !
But it seems that he has no right to lecture anyone.
Everyone has the love for their children.
The Eighth Prince was standing beside him, his smile a little faint.
At this moment, the guard school had brought a group of people over from the duty room.
The brothers took people and birthday gifts to Qianqing Gate.
There were already quite a few people standing in front of the Qianqing Palace, all waiting to present birthday gifts.
There are three princes of Chengding in the palace, and the fifth and seventh princes who are closer to the Forbidden City.
Everyone was in a similar queue, each with a few guards holding gift boxes behind them.
When the Ninth Prince and his entourage arrived, everyone noticed the difference.
There are quite a lot of people behind the Ninth Prince.
The Fourteenth Prince blinked his eyes and wanted to ask a question immediately, but he had learned his lesson, so he just shut up and looked at the Fifth Prince.
The Fifth Prince first greeted the Fourth Prince, then met the other brothers before asking the Ninth Prince, "What are all the things you have prepared? Is it a set with multiple items?"
This box is more than twice as big as others.
The Ninth Prince shook his head, took out the gift list, handed it to the Fifth Prince, and said, "Nothing special, just a lot of items, some for the children!"
The Fifth Prince took it and read it, regretting a little: "I need to take care of so many children? I didn't prepare so many, so I only wrote about our eldest and second princes."
The Fourth Prince looked at the Seventh Prince and asked, "Seventh Prince, how about you?"
The Seventh Prince said, "I added the Third Princess and the Fifth Princess..."
The Fourth Prince was relieved.
He added two more princesses, and it wasn't abrupt.
The elder brothers below heard that the brothers had added to the gift list.
The Fourteenth Prince looked at the Twelfth Prince, and then at the Thirteenth Prince.
Hoping that Shushujueluo would give birth to a boy.
When we present the birthday gift next year, he will also have his eldest son as an extra gift!
As he thought about this, he blurted out: "Twelfth Brother, Thirteenth Brother, we are close in age, so let's see who can have a first son..."
The Thirteenth Prince laughed and looked at the Twelfth Prince.
The 12th Prince raised his eyelids, looked at the 14th Prince and said, "You will be married next year."
So what's the comparison?
How joyful is it to have a concubine's eldest son?
The Thirteenth Prince then said, "You are so impatient. You have only been a boy for a few days and you already want to be a father!"
The Fourteenth Prince puffed out his chest and said, "I can tell from one glance that you haven't read The Investiture of the Gods. It's not easy to have children at this age, and your essence and blood are insufficient. Naturally, the sooner you have a baby, the better!"
Especially with the example of Prince Yu.
If you want to have a child after you are fifty, don't worry about the child first, as adults cannot bear it.
The Thirteenth Prince loved reading miscellaneous books and had actually read "The Investiture of the Gods". After listening to the Fourteenth Prince's words, he felt that there seemed to be some truth in them.
It seems that he still needs to get closer to his wife and have more legitimate sons as soon as possible.
The Eighth Prince was standing nearby, listening to his younger brothers gossiping and feeling cold all over.
He knew that the Fourteenth Prince had a foul mouth and would say whatever he wanted to say, and was not the type to beat around the bush.
I'm just speaking casually now, not intentionally saying this to myself.
But he still felt upset.
The Fourteenth Prince is seven years younger than him, has not yet married, and has only two princesses sleeping with him. Now there are signs of pregnancy.
He has more than ten wives and concubines, but no children.
The contrast is so obvious, one can imagine how the outside world will speculate about their own...