novelonline Chapter 1963: Neck Straightening
Chapter 1963: Neck Straightening
Chapter 1963: Neck Straightening
With the Ninth Prince’s gift as a shining example, the remaining birthday gifts did not stand out too much.
The difference is that the birthday gift prepared by the Tenth Prince is more expensive, which is also normal, after all, he is a prince with a title.
The Tenth Lady, the daughter-in-law with the highest social status, also showed her generosity.
She prepared four birthday gifts: a set of French gold, a set of Russian silver, a box of Siamese gems, and a European gold tapestry.
Upon seeing this, Kangxi glanced at the Tenth Prince and kept the French gold jewelry.
This is the only birthday gift left among the princes’ wives.
Everyone knows that this is not to give respect to the Tenth Prince, but to give respect to Mongolia.
The Ninth Prince is proud of it.
Husband and wife are one.
This brings honor to the Tenth Lady, which is also honor to the Tenth Prince.
It should be so.
We can't always let the Tenth Prince down.
It would be better to grant the favor directly to the Tenth Prince, so it would be better to grant it to the Tenth Concubine and the Younger Prince.
The Fourteenth Prince lowered his head and curled his lips.
Being a Mongolian concubine has no other advantages except for the nice title and generous dowry.
You know, the Eight Banners attach great importance to in-laws, and the Yue family is one of the important in-laws.
There is nothing to envy.
Kangxi kept two gifts for the longevity celebration of Prince Dun's Mansion, which were similar to those given to the previous princes and were not particularly outstanding.
As for the three bald princes at the end, they kept one birthday gift from each family.
This was also within everyone's expectations.
The two princes' wives were young and had no merit, so naturally they should not receive any favors over their sisters-in-law.
Prince Zhuang was standing nearby, watching the princes present gifts, and his eyes fell on the Ninth Prince.
This kid was also famous for having difficulty in having children at the time, so what was the result?
Three sons and one daughter!
It’s so hard to have offspring!
What about the “Yanzi Pills”?
The Ninth Prince had four children, and Prince Yu had four children...
Why is it that after taking more than ten boxes of “Yanzi Pills”, my pills are still soft and watery?
The Ninth Prince noticed Prince Zhuang's gaze, looked over, and saw Prince Zhuang looking at him with gloomy eyes.
He didn't think so.
Just watch it, it won’t cost you anything.
Prince Zhuang has always been in a bad mood every time he saw him in recent years, so what?
Prince Zhuang's wife likes him, and Prince Zhuang's grandmother-in-law also likes him, that's enough.
Prince Zhuang was so angry when he saw the Ninth Prince's arrogant attitude.
However, he also knew that Kangxi was in a very good mood and it was not his turn to criticize the prince. He could only look away, out of sight, out of mind.
Prince An, who was sitting below, was looking at the Eighth Prince.
It was not noticeable before, but now the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince under the Eighth Prince have sons, and the princes behind them have also had children, so the Eighth Prince's "childlessness" is somewhat conspicuous.
The Eighth Prince is twenty-three years old...
Counting from the time when the Emperor appointed a princess in the 34th year, it has been almost 10 years...
If Baozhu's child were here, and was born in the same year as the Eighteenth Prince, he would be admitted to the Upper Study Room next year...
What a pity...
Kangxi sat on the kang and took in everyone's expressions.
Prince Zhuang had no heir, but he had many nephews.
It’s just that Prince Zhuang was unwilling to accept it.
As for Prince An, all we can say is that each generation of Prince An's lineage is weaker than the previous one.
Prince An is weak and gentle, and his two sons are already adults, but their talents are ordinary.
On the contrary, his sons all have their own strengths, and almost all of them have become successful.
Even the most ordinary-looking Fifth Prince is also a talent. It's just that because he was raised by the Empress Dowager, he is gentle and generous and does not like to fight for things.
At this moment, Liang Jiugong, who had taken people to place the gifts, came in and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the prince is here..."
Kangxi nodded and said, "Go ahead!"
Needless to say, the prince should also come to present a birthday gift.
All the princes from inside and outside the palace arrived, and everyone stood outside the Qianqing Palace for two or three quarters of an hour.
Yuqing Palace should have received the news earlier, but still chose to arrive late.
Kangxi was in a complicated mood and became curious about the birthday gift in Yuqing Palace.
After a while, the prince came in.
Prince Zhuang and Prince An could no longer sit still and both stood up.
They can perform family rituals with the princes, but not with the Crown Prince.
"My son, I would like to send my regards to Khan Amma..."
The prince came in, strode forward, and bowed his hands in greeting.
Kangxi said: "The Crown Prince is well..."
The prince looked up, held the gift list in both hands, and said, "Long live Khan Father. I want to show my filial piety, but most of the gifts in my son's name are gifts from Khan Father. I can only offer gifts to him."
Kangxi said lovingly, "I've said it before, there's no need to mobilize a large army, just do it normally."
As he spoke, he motioned for Liang Jiugong to present the gift list.
When I took it, I found that this gift list fold was obviously thicker than others.
Kangxi was not surprised.
The prince is the prince, and the birthday gift he prepares for the prince's birthday will not follow the example of the eldest prince.
When the gift list was opened, Kangxi took a quick look through it.
Eighteen gifts for the prince.
Eight gifts for the Crown Princess.
The eldest son of the Crown Prince received six birthday gifts, the second son of the Crown Prince received four birthday gifts, and the eldest daughter of the Crown Prince received six birthday gifts.
The Yuqing Palace now has two imperial grandsons, the Second Prince and the Third Prince, and one imperial grandson, a princess, the Third Princess.
Nowadays, they mention "the eldest son of the crown prince, the second son of the crown prince, and the eldest daughter of the crown prince", which is not wrong.
This is to re-order the teeth.
The third princess is fine, as her two older sisters died young, so it’s no big deal if they are not arranged in order of seniority.
However, when the eldest prince of Yuqing Palace, Akdun, died, he was already in his teens.
Kangxi's gaze fell on the four words "Crown Prince and Eldest Son" and he found them an eyesore.
This is not only about his identity as the eldest son of the crown prince, but he actually wants to tell others that he is the eldest grandson of the emperor.
In terms of age, Hongxi was indeed the oldest among all the imperial grandchildren, and he was born in Yuqing Palace, making him more precious than other imperial grandchildren.
But in fact, Hongxi's biological mother was a guilty person and was expelled from the study by himself.
Even though he knew he didn't like the child, the prince still advocated for his son.
He was equally kind-hearted, so he could ignore the petty schemes of the eldest prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, and the ninth prince; but the schemes of the crown prince made him angry.
The prince had no respect for his father, the Khan.
After seeing the contents of the gift list clearly, Kangxi raised the corner of his mouth.
Snuff, agarwood, and lotus incense are the annual tributes from the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Tianma skin and Qingbaiqi skin are tributes from the governor of Shanxi.
Yuan fox skin and sea dragon skin are tributes from the governor of Shaanxi.
Musk, Poria cocos, and saffron are tributes from the Governor of Sichuan.
The Zhangrong jacket material of "Jiangshan Wandai" and the Zhangrong jacket material of "Hongfu Qitian" are tributes from the general of Fuzhou.
……
It's really like "borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha".
The prince said that most of these things were rewards from Kangxi, but in fact they were not.
In the early years, the annual tribute from governors and governors-general of other places was given to the Qianqing Palace.
Later it was divided into two copies, and one copy was sent to Yuqing Palace.
This was arranged by Kangxi in his early years.
Even so, Kangxi was still afraid that the tribute would not be enough for the crown prince, so he sent the tribute to Yuqing Palace for use.
He didn't think it was a big deal at first, but now Kangxi was holding the gift list and laughing angrily.
Knowing son Moruo father.
Kangxi knew that the prince did it on purpose.
The prince wanted to let himself know that not only the scholars in Jiangnan respected him, but also the governors and officials in various places.
"Good, good, these are all good things. Your Highness is thoughtful..."
Kangxi closed the gift list and looked at the prince.
The prince looked at Kangxi and saw the empty seat next to him out of the corner of his eye.
Since when did he no longer have a seat in the imperial court?
What else could he do?
He is the prince.
Born in the womb of the Empress Dowager, he was made the Crown Prince at the age of two and enjoyed royal status for nearly thirty years.
This honor is given by the emperor and the rules of etiquette.
He had no way out.
Seeing the prince not avoiding or evading, Kangxi instead looked away and glanced at the eldest prince and the third prince.
The eldest prince seemed to be distracted, as if his soul was wandering away.
The Third Prince was looking at the birthday gifts from Yuqing Palace displayed on the ground, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or annoyed on his face.
Kangxi exhaled, waved his hand and said: "Alright, the gift is accepted, kneel down and pay your respects!"
Everyone responded and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.
Prince Zhuang was still feeling sad for the prosperity of the royal family's descendants, but Prince An was looking at the prince's back.
There was no gold gift prepared for the prince's birthday.
The emperor did not leave any birthday gifts for Yuqing Palace.
According to the emperor's previous actions, he kept at most four birthday gifts for the princes, so there should be no less than that in Yuqing Palace.
This is to give respect to the prince.
In the end, nothing was left.
Prince An lowered his eyes.
Sure enough, what is said in the history books is true.
The royal family is old and strong, and the emperor and the prince always have to confront each other.
The eldest prince also looked at the prince's back.
The prince straightened his back even more and walked ahead of everyone else, with no intention of speaking to them.
Even the two princes of the royal family did not catch the prince's eye.
I think the prince is a joke, but how do others see me?
The eldest prince was a little dazed.
The Third Prince's eyes were darting around, thinking about the birthday gift from Yuqing Palace, and he was secretly delighted.
That birthday gift was definitely not prepared by the Crown Princess.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be so inconsiderate.
Gee...
There are many of these, but they are not rare.
Compared with the birthday gift of Yuqing Palace, my own birthday gift was quite standard and there was nothing wrong with it.
Could it be that my simplicity caught the Khan's eye?
Khan Ama kept two birthday gifts for himself, not more than others, but not too little either.
As for the Ninth Prince, he has a little money and he never stops showing it off...
As for the eldest prince, I have never heard of him taking care of his children before. Why is he acting like a kind father at this time?
The Third Prince slowly stopped smiling.
If this isn't intentional stepping on him, then what is this?
The third prince couldn't help but look at the eldest prince.
The Crown Prince is a mountain, and the eldest prince is also a mountain...
(End of this chapter)