novelonline Chapter 2089: The old man is still a thief
Chapter 2089: The old man is still a thief
Chapter 2089: The old man is still a thief
The Fifth Prince already knew that the Fengsheng brothers would enter the Upper Study Room next year, and he said to the Ninth Prince, "Then will the Twelfth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince also be leaving the palace soon?"
It will take two to three months to repair the palace.
It is not easy to make big moves after winter, so the time to vacate the yard should be moved to before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, we have to move by early August at the latest."
The Fifth Prince looked at the Eighteenth Prince.
The Eighteenth Prince is a prince, so he must have his own courtyard.
My second prince can go to Qiandongwusuo and live with Hongsheng.
There was only one yard left at West Fifth Institute, which was just right for Fengsheng and Akdan to live in.
This way, I would live far away from my two children.
The Fifth Prince felt a little regretful.
After watching Fengsheng for most of the day, he realized that he was a generous and kind person.
But even if we don’t live together, we can still study together in the study room, and we will still grow up together, and our brotherhood will not be much different.
The Queen Mother said to the Ninth Prince, "The Twelfth Prince is an honest child. He is fine in the palace, no one dares to bully him. But people are worried about him living outside. When he moves out of the palace, you, as his elder brother, should take better care of him."
When the twelfth prince was a child, he was brought up by Madam Su and lived in the Empress Dowager's palace. He was also raised by the Empress Dowager.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Of course, don't worry, we are just across the street and live close to each other, so we will definitely visit each other."
The Fifth Prince said, "The Fourteenth Prince will not be married until next year, so the earliest he can move in is the second half of next year."
The Ninth Prince said, "Yes, by then Nersu will have to leave the palace, and the Second Residence will have to be vacated."
The Fifth Prince hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder if the Khan Ama will show mercy to the Fourth Brother?"
The second legitimate son of the Fourth Beile's Mansion is only one month older than the legitimate son of the Fifth Beile's Mansion, and is the same age as the Fengsheng brothers.
The Ninth Prince blinked and said, "Fourth Brother has been working as hard as an old ox in the past few years. I guess Khan Ama will find a reason to show some favor to him."
The Fifth Prince thought so too.
It is impossible that the second sons of other families can enter the palace to study, but the second son of the Fourth Prince is not allowed to enter.
The Fifth Prince said, "Then there won't be room for them. The emperor's grandson might have to squeeze in three people to live in one courtyard."
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "Zhaoxiang Residence is empty. It was rebuilt a long time ago and can accommodate a dozen princes and princesses. Now it's just right for the emperor's grandson to live in..."
Otherwise it's empty anyway.
The Fifth Prince thought about it and agreed.
At that time, all the princes' residences were occupied, and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth princes had nowhere to live. After moving out of the palace, they moved back to the Zhaoxiang residence and did not move out until five or six years later.
The Fifth Prince didn't worry about this and looked at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was taking care of two applique paintings, Niguzhu and Tana.
Niguzhu liked the color red, so he picked out a piece of red cloth and pasted a big flower on it.
Seeing this, Tana avoided red, picked yellow, and pasted a big corn candy.
The Queen Mother praised Niguzhu and said, "This flower is bigger than a fist, it's beautiful..."
Niguzhu smiled and said, "The passionflower in the greenhouse has grown this big. When we return to Beijing, I will cut it and give it to Mother Wuku to wear."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Leave it for your Ene. Mother Wuku is old and has less hair. She doesn't like to wear flowers anymore."
Niguzhu said: "Then you put it in the vase. Ene doesn't like to wear fresh flowers, but golden flowers and gemstone flowers. Ama and auntie have prepared a lot for Ene. Mother Wuku loves flowers, and there are always flowers in the house."
The Queen Mother said, “Looking at the delicate flowers makes me feel better.”
After praising Niguzhu, the Queen Mother also praised Tana, saying, "It's very similar, with one end thin and the other thick, and even corn kernels."
Tana was a little shy and said, "Last year, Uncle Jiu and Aunt Jiu sent us some tender corn, and it was really big."
The Empress Dowager also received filial piety last year. The corn was at its freshest and most tender. The corn kernels were directly grated off with a grater, and then added with eggs and flour to make corn pancakes, which tasted sweet and refreshing.
The Queen Mother was so greedy that she turned to ask Shushu, "When will the green corn come down first?"
Shushu thought for a moment and said, "At the beginning of July, it is just starched and still watery. If you want to eat it with a chewy texture, it will be mid-July until early August. It can be eaten for a month, but it will be stale by the Mid-Autumn Festival."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Don't forget to pick them when the time comes. Green corn is delicious."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "I've made a note of it. Grandmother, just wait!"
She thought of baby corn.
By mid-June, you should be able to eat corn shoots.
Why didn’t I think of that a few years ago?
After talking for a while, the empress dowager felt a little tired.
Now that the days are starting to get longer, the Queen Mother always takes a nap in the afternoon.
The Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince looked at each other, then stood up and took the children out.
The yurts on the left and right are for the children to rest.
Shushu and the Ninth Prince placed the Eighteenth Prince and his nephews in a yurt to take a nap.
As for Niguzhu, he was full of energy and still thinking about the big goose. He took Xiaosong's hand and went to catch the big goose.
The Fifth Prince and Lady Guaerjia also had two yurts, one big and one small. They asked the nanny to take Tana to the small yurt for a nap, while the other two went to the big one.
The Fifth Prince thought about Tana's performance in front of others today, and said to Guaerjia: "Big Princess, thank you for your hard work..."
He was not a smart child, but he was able to become what he is today in just one month. It shows that a lot of effort was put into it.
To be honest, Guaerjia herself is not very old.
Guaerjia looked at the Fifth Prince and said, "Sir, don't say that. The eldest princess is sensible and well-behaved. It doesn't take much effort."
The Fifth Prince looked at her smiling peacefully and felt a little dazed.
It's clear that Guaerjia has only been in the palace for a short time, but it makes people feel that the years are peaceful and quiet.
Guaerjia felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and couldn't help but lower her head to see if there was anything wrong with herself, and her face flushed.
Upon seeing this, the Fifth Prince looked away and a word came to his mind.
Like the new and hate the old.
It had never occurred to him that the word could apply to him.
However, as he came into more contact with Guaerjia, he could not help but compare her with the Fifth Lady and Princess Liu in his mind.
If only the Fifth Lady could be as considerate and generous as Guaerjia, and if only Princess Liu could be as humble and polite as Guaerjia...
*
In the Ninth Prince’s tent.
The couple had taken off their outer robes and lay down on the couch.
I spent the whole morning riding in a car and entertaining guests. I was so tense and exhausted.
The Ninth Prince complained to Shushu in a low voice: "Khan Ama always does what he wants. Not only do we have to suffer, but we don't know how the Third Prince and the others will be jealous later..."
Shushu felt unhappy when she thought about Kangxi's harsh criticism of the Ninth Prince.
What's wrong with a compliment?
As soon as he opens his mouth, he is derogatory. How could he do this to his boss's son?
However, Shushu knew not to add fuel to the fire, so she could only comfort him, "He must be envious of us being free and easy, so he brought the queen out to relax for half a day. Even though the farm is simple, most of the food we prepared was put aside for the afternoon meal, so we just made do with lunch."
The Ninth Prince listened and thought for a moment, then said, "Should we find a chance to talk to Khan Ama about the gifted garden? It doesn't make sense that the princes and nobles have their own gardens in Haidian, but we, the princes, don't have any?"
Why are they so eager to come to Baiwang Mountain Villa?
It’s because the prison is too small and there is no room to turn around.
Shu Shu said, "My master is no longer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so it's not a good idea to bring this up, right?"
The Ninth Prince thought of Ding Zaobao and said, "He has taken over the post temporarily and has been following the routine. He seems a little mediocre. I will tell Lao Gao later to see if the new chief steward can submit a memorial to request that the prince be granted a garden..."
At this point, he paused, curled his lips, and said: "Khan Ama is the most protective of his shortcomings. If he thinks of this, he should nod his head. I just don't know if it will be my turn..."
Shushu thought of the Old Summer Palace.
I also remembered that after the crown prince was deposed, the eighth prince fell ill.
The Old Summer Palace was given by Emperor Kangxi to the Fourth Prince before he was deposed as the Crown Prince, but the exact year is unknown.
The Eighth Prince also had a villa around Changchun Garden, which was the only way for Kangxi to come here, so it was moved before Kangxi returned to Changchun Garden.
Shu Shu said, "Good food is never too late. If it was an early batch, it would probably be next to Changchun Garden. The size of the yard is limited and it is not easy to expand. If it was a late batch, it would be farther away from Changchun Garden, so it would be more comfortable to stay there in the future."
The key is, don’t build it next to the Old Summer Palace.
Otherwise, it would be just like the royal garden of Prince Ping’s Mansion, where you never know when you will have to vacate the space.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "That's true. It can't be as big as Baiwang Mountain Manor, but it can't be too small either. A garden of half an acre or one acre like those in Jiangnan is not enough for Niguzhu to take a stroll..."
*
In the Queen Mother's tent.
The Queen Mother also went outside to change her clothes and lay down, and asked Nanny Bai to lie down as well.
She looked at the yurt, thought about Chaoerqi at noon, and said to Aunt Bai: "It has been fifty years since we left Korchin in the blink of an eye."
I used to feel that time was passing slowly, but now looking back, I feel that time is passing quickly.
There are few of those old friends still alive.
Aunt Bai sighed and said, "Yes, it's been fifty years..."
In the eyes of others, the Empress Dowager is already an ancestor as she is a great-grandmother.
But now the Empress is not alone. The Emperor respects her, and the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince are filial to her.
The Queen Mother said nothing more, thinking about Kangxi's mood swings.
Kangxi's hair was still black and his waist was still straight, but his behavior had changed.
He became suspicious and moody.
There was nothing wrong in front of the children today, but he brought out several ministers and imperial guards.
Those men did not serve in the imperial court, but went to inspect the garrison.
Here in Haidian, most of the people are imperial farms and royal farms, and there are few civilians.
Is this an inspection of the garrison, or is it to inquire about the relationship between the Fifth Prince and the Imperial Guard Department and the Guard Camp?
But the inspection is in vain.
The Fifth Prince was a simple-minded person and would not have any other plans.
The Queen Mother lowered her eyes.
People outside say, "An old man who refuses to die is a thief."
I should also take this as a warning and stop being a disgusting old monster...
*
Changchun Garden, at the entrance of Xiaodongmen.
Kangxi and Concubine Yi got off the carriage.
Thinking that there were still many government affairs to be dealt with, Kangxi said to Concubine Yi: "One by one, you only know how to use your son to slack off, and don't know how to share my worries."
Concubine Yi said, "She has been like this since she was little. She has no patience for anything. It would be better if she doesn't make trouble."
Kangxi glanced at Concubine Yi and said, "It's because you have too much free time that you have the energy to mess around at home..."