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Chapter 1971 Grace
Chapter 1971 Grace
The Ninth Prince followed the Fifth Prince back to the duty room.
These three officials are all easy to deal with, which is good.
He had no intention of recruiting followers. He was just going through the motions in the Lifanyuan. As long as the matter of the generals' cooking was done, it would be enough as long as everyone could be more at ease.
Iduli and Agula are still waiting.
The Ninth Prince loved to order people around. He looked between the two and said to Yiduli, "Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs later and meet the Twelfth Prince. Tell him what I said and ask him how many official manors there are in Tongzhou and how many small manors are available. You want one that's close to Xianghe."
Yidu Li said: "I will go there right away."
When Yidu stood down, the Ninth Prince looked at Agula and said, "Go to Xianghe and deliver a letter to me at the county magistrate's office..."
This is to ask Gao Bin about the number of potatoes and corn planted this year.
If the potatoes are planted in the reclaimed land, they can be harvested in June, which is fast.
Agula agreed and waited for the Ninth Prince to write a letter.
The Ninth Prince saw him standing there. His ninth-rank robe was new, but his boots were old. He knew that he was from a humble family, so he wrote a note and said, "Go to the office and get ten taels of silver for travel expenses."
You can't go on a hungry mission, but this is public business and there is no reason for me to pay for it out of my own pocket.
Agula took it with both hands and went downstairs to get the silver.
The Fifth Prince watched him arrange the personnel and praised him, "The arrangement is appropriate. Yiduli is more clever. This big black guy looks like he can endure hardships."
The Ninth Prince did not limit the time for traveling to and from Xianghe, but since he was delivering or receiving a letter, he certainly could not delay and would have to return tomorrow at the latest.
The Ninth Prince said, "Khan Ama is nostalgic. I can see that. It is hard to say what the future holds for Yiduli."
The Fifth Prince shook his head and said, "Just hang around. It's true that Khan Ama is sentimental, but his family is too close to the Soetu family. Even if Yisan'a begs for mercy in a will, it won't fall on Yiduli."
Iduli's mother is Isan'a's second wife, and Iduli has two half-brothers.
In Esan'a's will, he either did not ask for grace or directly asked for grace on his eldest and second sons.
The Ninth Prince thought about it and agreed.
The emperor's father hated Soetu so much that he even took his anger out on Yisan'a, with whom he had been a minister for many years, not to mention Soetu's own grandson.
"Forget it. He's young. Just hang in there. It's never a bad thing to accumulate merits..."
Brother Ninth said.
The Fifth Prince found this funny and said, "How old are you? And you still say you are young..."
The Ninth Prince said, "Isn't this the Thirteenth Prince's brother-in-law? I feel like he's half the same generation as me..."
Now that he had arrived at the yamen, the Ninth Prince was in no hurry to return home.
After finishing writing the letter to Gao Bin, he listened to the Fifth Prince introducing the various government offices under the Lifanyuan. In addition to several departments in charge of Mongolian affairs, there were various logistical offices, departments and rooms.
What surprised the Ninth Prince was that Mulan Paddock was actually under the jurisdiction of the Lifanyuan.
"That is the pasture that the three Mongolian tribes presented to Khan Ama as a gift. It is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Ministry of War..." said the Fifth Prince.
The Ninth Prince was moved by what he heard and said, "It's such a big ranch. We hunt for it for one month every year, and the rest of the time it's idle. What a pity."
The Fifth Prince said, "There are also tributes coming into the palace, two or three times a year..."
The Ninth Prince said, "That's not a lot of stuff. I'll think about it later..."
At this moment, Agula came back to report and had already received ten taels of silver.
The Ninth Prince handed him the letter, and knowing that he was a simple-minded man, he added one more thing: "You don't have to go back and forth today, just come back tomorrow, and don't ride fast on the road."
Agula is an only child and lives with his grandparents.
He just looks big, he is actually young, after all, he is away from home.
Agula took the letter with both hands, responded respectfully, and stepped back.
The Fifth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "In addition to the eunuchs and guards around you, you should also pick two long-term attendants to accompany you so that you can be at your service more conveniently."
The Ninth Prince waved his hand and said, "No, I am impatient to use new people."
He is nostalgic in his heart and trusts old friends even more.
Seeing that he had an idea, the Fifth Prince stopped talking.
The two brothers stayed in the Lifanyuan until early noon, then left the yamen and went back to their homes.
Tomorrow is the birthday party, I have to get up early...
*
Beile Mansion, west wing of the main courtyard.
Shushu and Mrs. Bo came to see the little prince.
The little prince is white and chubby, with a double chin, and is a child who loves to laugh.
Shushu visited Mrs. Bo and the children every day like punching in, and naturally she would not leave her youngest son behind.
Mrs. Bo looked at the small west wing and thought it was okay now, but in the summer it would be exposed to the west sun.
She said, "Move the little prince to the backyard of Ning'an Hall..."
Shushu shook her head and said, "No need. Jiu Ye has chosen two courtyards in the front yard. Next year, Feng Sheng and his family will move to the front yard, and the Third Prince will move to the back building."
Ning'an Hall already has Niguzhu.
Niguzhu now lives in the west room of the main courtyard, but he will have to live alone in two years.
It would be more convenient for Niguzhu to leave the backyard of Ning'antang to him.
Besides, the lady of the lord's age has already made it difficult for her to raise a child named Niguzhu. Even if Shushu is generous, she would not feel comfortable pushing the little prince to the lady of the lord's family.
Mrs. Bo asked, "Isn't it too early?"
This is about the two children moving to the front yard.
Shu Shu said: "The grandchildren of the emperors in the previous families all entered the palace at the age of five. I don't know what the emperor's rules are. If this is the case here, it will be next year..."
By then, Fengsheng will definitely enter the palace, but it is not certain whether Akdan will enter the palace.
Even if she enters the palace next year, there are still advantages to moving first so that she can learn to manage the courtyard by herself.
Madam Bo shook her head and said, "She still needs a nanny to accompany her. She is so young, she will be easily bullied."
Shu Shu said: "Fortunately, Aunt Qi is here, otherwise it would be a headache to choose someone to enter the palace."
Madam Bo said, "It's more convenient to have eunuchs accompany you in the palace, but you don't have to worry too much. The imperial court should arrange for a eunuch to come down when the time comes."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Yes, it still depends on the arrangements of the palace..."
Knowing that the Ninth Prince would most likely be back at noon, Lady Bo calculated the time to return to Ning'an Hall.
Shushu went to the study.
The Ninth Prince was very interested in the official pot, so Shushu gave a brief account of some health-preserving wines that people had heard of in later generations.
Ginseng deer penis wine, ginseng wolfberry wine, Cynomorium songaricum wine, red ginseng seahorse wine...
Basically, it is to soak plant or animal medicinal materials in wine...
It’s just that these wines look too straightforward and lack gimmicks.
Still needs a makeover.
Because of Prince Yu's incident, these wines should not be launched at this time of controversy, and should be put in the second batch.
The first batch is mainly for longevity and beauty.
Buddha's hand wine, Shouwu wine, Ganoderma lucidum wine, snow lotus wine...
The main feature is that it is expensive.
She was so focused on her thoughts that she didn't notice any movement at the door.
The Ninth Prince came back and stood beside the desk for a long time.
Shushu put down her pen and noticed someone was around her.
"Master..."
"What a pity! If the official pot had come out last year, the longevity wine could have been used as a birthday gift..."
Brother Ninth said.
Shushu shook his head, showing disapproval, and said, "From now on, Master, don't mention old age or birthdays in front of the emperor. Everyone is afraid of getting old, and they don't accept it in their hearts..."
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, this is like exposing someone's shortcomings in person. Compared to the Empress Dowager, Khan Ama is still young. She looks like she is in her forties."
The Ninth Prince pointed at the medicinal wine that Shushu had written and said, "You can't use a single recipe. A single recipe won't sell for a high price. Then you have to make the recipe more complicated. At least eight or ten ingredients. They all look expensive."
Shu Shu said: "Every profession has its own expertise, I should ask Le Fengming more."
The Ninth Prince said, "Well, we have to ask him more questions, and we also need to use the ancient prescriptions compiled by the Imperial Hospital. It sounds intimidating to have the palace as a name."
The key is that the Mongols really believe it.
If there are multiple "in-house made" or "for royal use" products, the price can increase tenfold and they are still being fought over.
Who says they are honest? Maybe they just look honest.
In the past few years, when he bought things from the Imperial Household Department, it was not to give face to himself as a prince, but to show them to the emperor.
The Ninth Prince realized it later and said to Shushu, "Is this also considered a show of loyalty?"
Shushu thought about it and said, "There should be some meaning behind it, otherwise he wouldn't follow the trend every time..."
The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "That's good. They want the court to be assured, and the court also wants them to know that the court is assured..."
*
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi was reading a report from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the renovation of Zhongcui Palace had been completed.
He was in a complicated mood. He wanted to talk to someone, but it was too much of a hassle and he was impatient to move.
"Tell Concubine Yi..."
Kangxi looked up and instructed Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong agreed and wanted to go down and pass on the message.
Kangxi said: "Bring the sedan chair..."
Liang Jiugong agreed, took the sedan chair and headed for Yikun Palace.
After a while, Concubine Yi came over on a sedan chair.
She had a smile on her face, but she was worried inside.
On ordinary days, the emperor's heirs also serve dinner.
It's still noon now.
Today, the small kitchen in Yikun Palace prepared fried meatballs, which made Concubine Yi feel sorry.
When she entered the West Warm Pavilion, her face was filled with joy. She knelt down and said, "Tomorrow is the Emperor's birthday. Today I am here to congratulate the Emperor in advance..."
Kangxi thought of the Ninth Prince's gift list and felt like sharing it, so he forgot about the Zhongcui Palace...
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I've been lying down for two days and caught a cold from the air conditioner. I'll update at noon tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)