novelonline Chapter 2043 Take One Step
Chapter 2043 Take One Step
Chapter 2043 Take a Step
Within two days of the small banquet at Prince Xin’s mansion, all kinds of news came out.
The Eighth Prince's politeness and the Ninth Prince's rudeness are both the focus.
The Tenth Prince has always been paying attention to news concerning the Ninth Prince.
As soon as this gossip came out, it quickly reached the ears of the Tenth Prince.
What made people unhappy was the addition of the Tenth Prince.
The only difference was that Kangxi’s anger was directed at Mandu Hu, while the Tenth Prince’s anger was directed at several princes in the Prince’s Mansion.
They are the host, and if they did not entertain the guests well and caused gossip, they should deal with it properly.
A useless guy who couldn't even pass the exam to become a general actually dares to treat the prince badly. What the hell is this?
As a result, the Imperial Censor submitted a memorial to impeach the "illegal acts" of several princes in Prince Xin's Mansion.
There were those who lent money at high interest, those who forced people to buy the land, and one who committed adultery with a servant's wife.
For a while, Prince Xin's Mansion became the biggest topic of conversation in the teahouses of the capital.
Even Prince Xin's female relatives were dug out.
Finally, the conclusion was drawn that this prince was of noble birth, had a respectable wife, and was initially granted the title of Beile, a high rank. He was once appointed as the General of Dingxi and fought against the rebel Wang Fuchen, but he was extremely incompetent and did not accomplish anything. Later, he lost his title of General and was even demoted to Beile.
This made the royal family idle, and the concubines they took in later were all bondservants or household members, and few of the illegitimate sons they gave birth to were worth mentioning.
Nowadays, every time you find fault with something, it’s always right.
When people talked about the bunch of princes in Prince Xin's Mansion, they all spoke with contempt.
The younger ones were fine, as they were less than 20 years old and had not yet started the examination, so their quality was hard to tell. Among the older ones, who took the examination, only one barely passed and was given the lowest rank of Feng'en General.
The rest failed the exam.
The memorials from the censors concerning the royal family members would be checked by the Ministry of Clan Affairs.
When Prince An saw these impeachments, he wondered who was behind the scenes.
The Prince Xin's Mansion had already acted cautiously. It only invited the princes and nobles of its own banner to the banquet for inaugurating the title, and did not even hold a banquet for the royal family, which was an eyesore.
He did not think that it would be related to the Ninth Prince, but thought of Dong E's nephews and other descendants of Prince Yutong.
After all, Dong E's title of prince was given because he was born to a concubine. As the mother's status is higher than that of the children born to a concubine, he surpassed other children born to concubines and became the first person on the list of candidates for the title.
However, all his sons were born out of wedlock and had low status. If anyone could find fault with them, they would not be allowed to inherit the title. Then after Dong E's death, the title would have to be transferred to the head of his family.
Prince An met the Eighth Prince and asked, "Which room is causing such a big commotion? Are you a little impatient?"
The Eighth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Could it be from the old Duke?"
This refers to Dong E's half-brother, Fei Yanggu, who was deposed as Duke of Feng'en and Fuguo.
He is also the nephew of the Tong family and was one of the candidates for Prince Xin.
The Prince of Yutong had eight sons, of whom the only ones still alive today are the seventh son Dong E and the eighth son Fei Yanggu.
Prince An was at a loss for words, so he just said, "Several princes in Prince Xin's mansion have withdrawn their examination titles..."
If he does not take part in the examination, it means he is eyeing the position of the eldest son of the Prince's Mansion.
Dong E is about to turn sixty, and it is time to start considering the candidate for the successor to the throne.
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince was moved and said, "It may not be an outsider. Maybe someone is crying thief."
Prince An thought about it and thought that this was possible.
It is a bit hasty for outsiders to criticize at this time.
On the contrary, the competition among brothers within Prince Xin’s Mansion may have already begun.
Prince An sighed and said, "No more wars. The examination for the title is very strict, and the various prefectures will be busy..."
The Eighth Prince lowered his eyes.
As for other clan families, the more children and grandchildren they had, the more trouble they caused.
There are many children and grandchildren...
The successor to the title has only one son, and the others must inherit the title and take exams to be granted the title.
After leaving the clan residence, he went to the outer residence, changed his clothes, took off his yellow belt, and went to the south city with two unfamiliar guards.
He is already twenty-three and has more than a dozen wives and concubines. He cannot deceive himself.
Also, as the emperor's grandchildren entered the palace to study one after another, he became anxious.
The princes are all twenty years old, and there are estimated to be hundreds of grandchildren.
In this way, the imperial grandchildren that the emperor can remember are those who first entered the palace to study.
Just like the princes, the eight in front were taught by the emperor’s father himself, and the rest were treated as little princes and allowed to run wild.
Therefore, the Eighth Prince asked someone in the outer city to inquire about the doctor and go there to see the patient today.
It's not that I haven't thought about bringing the doctor to my private home, but that way there's no guarantee that I'll be completely isolated from other people's prying eyes.
On the contrary, he hid his identity and went to see the doctor as an ordinary person, which made it easier to conceal the news.
"This gentleman has insufficient kidney yang, which leads to the decline of the fire in the gate of life, cold essence and loss of temperature. He should warm the yang to help the fire and restore the yang energy of the five internal organs..."
The old doctor is quite famous for his expertise in kidney disease. Although he is in his seventies, he looks energetic and his pulse is steady.
Just to check for infertility symptoms, you also need to check the sperm to see if it is thin.
This is embarrassing.
The Eighth Prince delayed investigating the matter for several years because of this reason.
This cannot be seen from taking the pulse alone.
When he came today, the Eighth Prince put aside his status and acted like an obedient patient. The old doctor also examined him thoroughly.
The Eighth Prince lowered his eyes and frowned slightly.
Insufficient kidney yang?
How many men like to hear this?
It's just "cold essence"...
This is the first time I've heard such talk.
He looked up at the old doctor and said, "Can you tell when the impotence occurred? When we first got married, we asked someone to check it out, and there was nothing wrong with it. My wife was pregnant when she got married, but she didn't keep the baby..."
Ping An's pulse has been checked over the years, and at most it is once every ten days, and there is nothing abnormal, otherwise it would have shown on the pulse record long ago.
The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "Master, you got married five years ago, right?"
The Eighth Prince nodded.
The old doctor asked, "Did you have sex too much five years ago? Did you have some symptoms of weakness afterwards?"
The Eighth Prince tried hard to hold back his expression.
At that time, he was dragged down by his wife and confined to his home. In order to relieve his depression, he did indulge himself in the front study for a while.
He knew that in order to recover, he could not hide his illness and avoid seeing a doctor, so he nodded.
The old doctor said, "It was delayed. If we had seen the doctor earlier, he would have been cured by replenishing the kidney and essence."
The Eighth Prince listened with a heavy heart and said, "So should we start recuperating now?"
The old doctor thought for a moment and asked, "How old are you, sir?"
"Twenty-three..."
The Eighth Prince said.
The old doctor calculated in his mind and said, "If you cultivate your character and take good care of your body, you should be able to recover within thirty years. If you delay in the meantime, you will be over thirty years old..."
seven years...
The Eighth Prince felt cold all over.
Seven years later, the eldest sons of each mansion are almost grown up...
He really couldn't be happy, and he didn't have the time to recover slowly.
"What if I use strong drugs?"
The Eighth Prince said: "Even if it can't be done within three years, it would be best to be done within five years..."
The old doctor pondered and said, "'All medicines are poisonous'. This is a strong medicine. It will damage the kidneys while replenishing them. I am afraid that I will not be able to recover..."
This man is still able to have children when he is in his sixties or seventies. What is there to worry about?
The old doctor advised: "I had a baby last year. Many of my patients have their first baby in their 40s or 50s. Don't be too anxious..."
The Eighth Prince glanced at the old doctor. He already knew all this.
If he hadn't found out that the old doctor was indeed good at treating kidney disease, he wouldn't have come to see the doctor privately.
He opened a banknote and placed it next to the old doctor. There was a note worth one hundred taels on it.
"Please write two prescriptions, one for slow action and one for fast action..." said the Eighth Prince.
The old doctor knew that this person would not listen to advice.
Although he still disagreed, he said nothing more and picked up the pen to write down two prescriptions.
The Eighth Prince put it away and asked, "When will the prescription be changed?"
The old doctor said: "If you use a slow prescription, you can come back in six months; if you use a fast prescription, you can come back in three months to change the prescription."
The Eighth Prince nodded, stood up and left...
*
North Fifth Institute, front yard.
Seeing the Fifth Prince finish a plate of steamed buns and drink three cups of tea, the Ninth Prince said, "Are you here to fill your stomach? Don't just eat the steamed buns, ask the kitchen to prepare some food..."
The Fifth Prince took two more sips of tea, rinsed the steamed bun crumbs in his mouth, swallowed them, and then said, "It's not too early or too late, what are you doing? I'm here to trouble you with something."
The Ninth Prince was unhappy when he heard this and said, "Just tell me what you want to do. Why are you pretending to be polite?"
It's not someone else.
This is my biological brother.
Even if you need to borrow money, you have to raise it.
The Fifth Prince said, "It's not easy because you have so many children. I feel embarrassed!"
The Ninth Prince understood immediately after hearing this and said, "Want to send your eldest niece to attend classes? Why wouldn't you ask for it? If you don't mention it, I will. It would be great if the sisters can go to school together and have more friends..."
The Fifth Prince said, "You have many children here, I can't help you, and I have to worry about you and your younger siblings."
The Ninth Prince waved his hands and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Is this someone else's family? Besides, there is nothing to worry about. Don't you have a sister-in-law to take care of your niece? If you really want to send her to the Fifth House, I can't agree. There are not many houses here and it is not convenient to live there. When the two nieces of the Seventh Brother came here a while ago, Fengsheng and Akdan were moved out. As for schooling, let alone an older niece, even if there are several nieces, it's nothing. You can prepare some gifts for Lao Cao and An Da later..."
After hearing this, the Fifth Prince heaved a sigh of relief and said, "I will go to talk to my sister-in-law in person later. I have one more thing to tell you. Tana is a little clumsy and hasn't figured it out yet. She has a hard time learning her lessons."
The Ninth Prince disagreed and said, "It's called class, but most of the time they're either listening to stories or playing in different ways. There's no serious homework."
The Fifth Prince had also been to the back to take a look before.
It was just as the Ninth Prince said. The time spent on teaching Three Character Classic and Mandarin Chinese seriously every day was less than an hour in total. The rest of the time was spent playing indoors or in the yard.
Since the Ninth Prince had agreed to let his niece take the class, he told He Yuzhu, "Go tell Mrs. Fujin that I will take the Fifth Prince to talk to him. We will have lunch at home."
He Yuzhu agreed and went to the main courtyard to pass on the message...