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Chapter 1962 Alone
Chapter 1962 The only one
A little later, the eldest prince and the third prince also arrived.
The Ninth Prince was so eye-catching behind him that of course the two of them noticed it.
Hearing that it was the Ninth Prince who prepared it on behalf of the children, the Eldest Prince raised his eyebrows and said nothing, but the Third Prince was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
"How could this be?"
The Ninth Prince was not happy to hear this and said, "Why can't this be done?"
The Third Prince pointed at the Ninth Prince and said, "Old Ninth Prince, you are so rude. You gave us a birthday gift at the last minute without informing everyone. You are slapping our brothers in the face..."
As he said this, he looked at everyone and said, "Don't you think so? How could this be possible? We all followed the gift list from big brother, but he was the only one who stood out..."
The eldest prince didn't say anything and the fourth prince looked away.
The Fifth Prince retorted: "This is also the filial piety of the Ninth Prince, it is not excessive..."
The tenth prince nodded and said, "Yes, these children of the ninth brother were born with difficulty, and they have received a lot of grace and protection from Khan Ama, so it is only right that we show filial piety."
As they were brothers since childhood, the Third Prince immediately noticed something strange about the First Prince and the Fourth Prince.
There's something wrong with these two brothers.
These two usually like to act like older brothers in front of their younger brothers, so why are they so listless today?
The Third Prince did not bother to argue with the Ninth Prince. He immediately looked behind the First Prince and started counting the gift boxes in the guard's arms.
"... thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen..."
The third prince's eyes widened, and he looked at the eldest prince and said, "Brother, didn't you give me a list of fifteen gifts? What's with these extra four?"
Everyone looked at the eldest prince.
The eldest prince cleared his throat and said, "The remaining four items were added yesterday as birthday gifts for our eldest and second princesses."
Third Prince: “…”
He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He said, "How could you do this? My brothers all followed your example. Your legitimate daughter is a legitimate daughter, but your brother's legitimate daughter is not a legitimate daughter?"
The eldest prince was indeed guilty, and he quickly bowed to everyone and said, "Our eldest and second princesses are old, and I just acted on impulse. I am really sorry for everyone."
The eldest princess in his family was born in the 27th year and is sixteen this year; the second princess was born in the 28th year and is fifteen this year.
There have been rumors about the eldest princess's marriage, and the choice will be made among Korchin's Taiji in Beijing.
The second princess was fifteen years old, and it was time for her to choose a husband.
The Third Prince was furious, but he also understood that the First Prince felt sorry for his daughters who had lost their mothers at a young age and could not bear to marry them far away.
He turned his head and looked at the Fourth Prince, and said, "Fourth brother, what's going on with you?"
The fourth prince said: "My brother only has one daughter, and she is a concubine's daughter..."
If we really want to pacify Meng, we can't give him a high title, so we can't bear to do that.
The third prince went to see the seventh prince again.
Needless to say, people over there are definitely talking about the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children.
It's no secret that the Seventh Prince has added a lot of private property to the Seventh Lady in recent years.
All the fathers here love their children, so it makes me look "unkind", right?
Did they do that on purpose?
How could I have thought of modifying the gift list?
Are you deliberately trying to trick yourself?
For a moment, the Third Prince was in a state of confusion.
At this time, Wei Zhu came out, walked up to the eldest prince, and said, "Your Majesty, please send the prince and the gentlemen in..."
The eldest prince nodded and led a group of princes into the Qianqing Palace one by one.
In the Qianqing Palace, besides Kangxi, there were two other people, Prince Zhuang and Prince An.
Among the royal princes, there are only four left who are of the same generation as Kangxi.
They are the two in front of us, as well as the sick Prince Yu and Prince Gong.
Prince Zhuang and Prince An also met the emperor and asked about the Emperor's birthday festival.
He did not leave at this moment because Kangxi asked him to stay.
Since it is the birthday gifts presented by the sons, it would be nice to let the two relatives see them.
"Khan Amaan..."
Everyone paid their respects to Kangxi and also to the two clan members.
"Wang Boan, Wang Yean..."
This is not a court ceremony, but a family ritual.
The two princes sat down and received greetings from the princes.
Looking at the dozen or so adult princes, Prince Zhuang's eyes turned red.
Thinking about it again, the Emperor still had the 20th prince being kept in his Zhaoxiang residence, and Prince Zhuang felt that the gods and Buddhas were blind.
What to do after reincarnation into the palace?
The emperor has no shortage of princes, and the little princes will not be given high titles.
If he was reborn into his own family, he would be a Heshuo Prince.
Prince An looked at this and also felt envious.
He had many wives and concubines, but few children.
When he was forty, he had only three sons. The eldest son, born out of wedlock, died young, leaving only two sons, one legitimate and one illegitimate.
Kangxi felt uncomfortable. There was a group of people standing in front of him and the room suddenly became crowded.
It wasn't so unsightly until the princes stood on the left and right, leaving the space in front of them empty.
His expression remained unchanged as he looked at the eldest brother and said, "You guys are here to send birthday gifts today, present them!"
The eldest prince responded and presented the list of birthday gifts with both hands.
Kangxi looked at Wei Zhu.
Wei Zhu stepped forward to take the gift list and sang the gift in a loud voice.
"A plate of coral rosary beads, a plate of southern pearls, a golden Buddha, a golden censer, a pair of golden pots..."
"The wife of Prince Zhi presented a gift of a pearl hat, a dark blue satin jacket, a royal blue satin robe, and two pairs of court boots; the eldest son of Prince Zhi presented a jade statue and a jade mountain; the eldest daughter of Prince Zhi presented a fragrant eight-round robe and a brown satin robe; the second daughter of Prince Zhi presented a red and green satin jacket and a beige silk jacket..."
As Wei Zhu sang the ceremony, the birthday gifts prepared by the Prince of Zhi's Mansion flowed into the west warm pavilion and were spread all over the floor.
Kangxi listened, somewhat surprised, and looked at the eldest prince.
Seeing that the eldest prince had an untidy beard but a pleading look in his eyes, Kangxi pressed the pillow with a little force.
What is this called?
No filial piety, only want grace!
The eldest prince did not avoid or evade his gaze.
He didn't dare to think about what would happen to him.
Not to mention other dynasties, but only in this dynasty, among the losers in the fight for the throne, the only one who had a good ending was Prince Lilie.
That was because when the country was founded, the eight banners worked together with great difficulty to create the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.
Among the founding kings and princes, Prince Lilie’s descendants were also indispensable and made great contributions to the wars.
The more important reason was that Prince Lilie was holding two red flags.
The royal family princes today are no longer of the same status as they were in the past.
He, Prince Duolo, was the eldest son of the emperor, but was only granted the title of Prince by grace.
If he could not ascend to that position, the new emperor would accuse him of a crime and strip him of his title.
The more this happened, the more the eldest prince dared not let his daughters marry far away, for fear that if anything happened to him, they would also be bullied by their husband's family.
Seeing the eldest prince's reaction, Kangxi said nothing, but pointed to the gifts on the ground and instructed Liang Jiugong, "Leave the coral court beads, the scented eight-round robe, the red and green satin jacket..."
Liang Jiugong responded and took the young eunuchs to carry the gifts downstairs to sort them.
Next is the third prince’s gift list.
It was standard, fifteen pieces, the same as the information we got from Kangxi.
But the Ninth Prince couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard it.
There was no hand-copied sutra this time, but the birthday gift was still lavishly prepared.
The golden ewer was the first, followed by a pair of golden cups, and the third was a pair of golden saucers...
This is a set of gold jewelry, which counts as three birthday gifts!
Among the gold items at the back, there is a golden tea bucket and a golden incense box.
No wonder the birthday gift boxes presented by Prince Cheng’s Mansion were not big.
What is most puzzling is that there are two gold-plated ones.
Why bother?
This is definitely a unique gift among the prince’s birthday gifts!
As expected, the subsequent longevity festival ceremonies were all very similar.
Basically, they are gold and jade articles, court beads, colored satin, and pommel horses.
There is no one who stands out, but there is no one like the Third Prince either.
It was not until the Ninth Prince that the style suddenly changed.
"The Ninth Prince presented a golden Ruyi with golden filigree, a golden tripod, a set of ten golden wine pots, a set of nine golden teapots, and a pair of golden vases..."
"The Ninth Lady presents a veil, a satin gown, a pair of pillows, and a backrest..."
"The eldest son of the Ninth Prince presented a pair of Changchun jade cups, a pair of white jade pots, a jasper pen holder, and a Four Joys Tripod; the second son of the Ninth Prince presented a scroll of Shanyin Map, a scroll of Tang Yin's calligraphy, a crystal fairy peach, and an amber mountain; the third son of the Ninth Prince presented a pair of Song Ru kiln vases, a pair of Chenghua official kiln cups, two pairs of Hongzhi Jiaohuang plates, and an enamel stove; the eldest daughter of the Ninth Prince presented a golden longevity star, a golden Buddha, a golden Hundred Blessings jar, a golden saddle, a pair of golden cups, and a pair of golden boxes..."
Apart from the ordinary birthday gifts presented by the Ninth Concubine, the Ninth Prince's nine birthday gifts, except for the last two items which were the same as his brothers, namely 100 pieces of colored satin and four saddled horses, the first seven were all gold items.
Not to mention the younger generation, apart from gold and jade objects, there are also antiques and rare collectibles.
Seeing the Ninth Prince so complacent, Kangxi felt helpless.
Is this the time to fight for the wind?
This will offend people.
However, when thinking of the triplets of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Kangxi's eyes were filled with more kindness.
Both parents are filial people, and through their words and deeds, their children's moral character will not be wrong.
Kangxi no longer wanted to scold the Ninth Prince.
Being filial but still being scolded, the Ninth Prince will complain again.
Judging from the Ninth Prince's behavior and Dong E's protection of him, if I really scold him for today's birthday gift, I probably won't be able to expect filial respect from them in the future.
Kangxi ordered Liang Jiugong: "The golden ruyi, the golden longevity star, the Changchun jade cup, and Tang Yin's calligraphy, keep these..."
Among the previous princes’ birthday gifts, at most only three were kept, and at least only two.
There are four pieces left in the Ninth Prince's Mansion, and they are also unique...