Chapter 1,329 The duck prophet of the warm water in the Spring River (rolling and asking for monthly votes)
Yifei only asked this question and said nothing else.
Her heart was on fire.
If the emperor is unkind, he visited Seventeenth Brother three times in a few days; if the emperor is kind, he directly asked his son to use the new vaccine.
Yi Fei felt a little blocked, remembering the vaccination of the ninth and tenth princes back then.
Not only the two of them, but also the elder brother in front of him.
It was also during the two years when variola was introduced to the capital.
By the time they, the mothers, knew about it, my brother had already been sent to the hospital.
She sighed, looked at Shu Shu and said, "Lao Jiu said that he would use new vaccines for Fengsheng and the others?"
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Well, I said that is more secure."
Concubine Yi stopped talking and said, "That's it, I understand."
She knew that she should trust the judgment of the Emperor and Ninth Prince, but she still felt uncomfortable.
Shu Shu did not comfort her. Concubine Yi would not feel at ease until Brother Seventeen got acne.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to the Toji Room again.
The seventeenth elder brother lay down by the kang and made the house bigger with several more windows.
Seeing Concubine Yi and Shu Shu come back, he pointed to the new room and said: "Madam, my son has added a few more rooms. This one is for the fifth brother and the fifth sister-in-law, and that one is for the ninth brother and the ninth sister-in-law. They are all big houses."
, even my nephews and nieces can stay here.”
Concubine Yi rubbed Brother Seventeen's back and said, "Okay, Seventeen's room is really nice and big. We will all be having fun together then."
Seventeenth Brother smiled and nodded.
Shu Shu and Wu Fujin looked at each other and felt a little strange.
I always felt that Yifei's reaction was too much.
If only I had given Brother Seventeen the pox, I wouldn't be so sentimental...
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Outside Qingxi Bookstore, Brother Jiu is waiting to meet him.
The eunuch who went to the Fifth Office just now to convey a message was an unfamiliar eunuch. It was not easy for him to ask questions, otherwise it would be taboo.
Is it for the Lantern Festival banquet?
It is a routine every year, and people from the Lifanyuan, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs keep an eye on it, and there will be no mistakes.
Brother Jiu was confused for a moment.
He stood there for a quarter of an hour and saw no movement inside, but he was curious about who he was seeing.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in his forties came out, and he looked familiar.
He has a long face and single eyelids, and he looks a bit official, like someone from out of town visiting Beijing.
Brother Jiu was still wondering who this person was, but the other party had already stepped forward and said to Qian'er: "Slave Ao Fuhe has met Master Jiu, please say hello to Master Jiu!"
This name sounds familiar.
Brother Jiu remembered it, looked at him and said, "Master Jin, have you arrived in Beijing so soon?"
It turns out that this person is none other than Jin Yiren, the former Hangzhou weaver. This Ao Fuhe must be famous.
This is not surprising, the Jin family is under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all from the Longguan Pass, and many people are practicing Manchu customs.
Jin Yiren clasped his fists towards the bookstore and said: "I have been summoned by the emperor's master, so I don't dare to delay."
Brother Jiu said: "Your Excellency has come back just in time. Khan Amma is going to build a palace in Rehe. It is a royal garden after all. Compared with Changchun Garden, it is not too small. We need someone to coordinate this matter."
Jin Yiren said with restraint: "It is the duty of a slave to serve the master."
While the two were talking, Liang Jiugong came out and said, "Master Jiu, the emperor's biography is here."
Brother Jiu then followed Liang Jiugong into the bookstore.
Jin Yiren looked at Brother Jiu's back, feeling unpredictable.
He knew that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was currently unmanned, and that Ma Qi and Hayartu were both in name only, but he did not expect that the emperor would promote him.
He had a bad feeling.
It was just that the imperial guards who went down to deliver the order at that time were quite large, so they made an excuse to go north with their family.
The Jin family couldn't wait any longer, so they had no choice but to set off early.
There were various speculations along the way, which made me very uneasy.
As a result, people were asked to go to Beijing in advance to inquire. They only found out that the capital seemed peaceful in the past few years, but in fact there was an undercurrent surging.
There are signs of a fight between the princes.
Not only did the princes hold each other back, but their wives also suffered a bad end.
The Jin family is the emperor's servants. Although they have their own little thoughts, they also know that their own weight is incomparable to those of their relatives.
Just now Jin Yiren wanted to test Brother Jiu, but he couldn't see anything.
Yes, returning to Beijing by yourself should have nothing to do with Brother Jiu.
I heard that Brother Ninth took advantage of the convenience of the General Manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to amass wealth and made millions of dollars. The person who dislikes adding a general manager who is in short supply probably is Brother Ninth.
Is that Cao Yin?
Or Li Xu?
Although the Jin family went to Jiangnan after the Cao family, there was a gap of several years between the father and son generations of the Cao family. However, the Jin family was passed down from father to son and directly controlled Hangzhou Zhizao Mansion for more than thirty years.
Now among the three families, it is the Jin family that has the deepest roots in Jiangnan.
Only by squeezing out the Jin family can those two families succeed.
It would be fine if it was just strife among colleagues, but I'm afraid other things might come out.
Jin Yiren decided to visit her relatives more often these days...
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At the Qingxi Bookstore, Kangxi met the ninth elder brother and directly ordered: "After the Lantern Festival, ask the construction department to repair the Fulai Xuan behind Concubine Shuhui's dormitory and complete it as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu did not immediately respond, but hesitated and said: "Khan Ama, this spring is colder than previous years. To repair the house at this time, we can only do simple sweeping..."
Wall painting, painting, etc., must be thawed before proceeding. Otherwise, if you start work reluctantly, the effect will not be good, and the wall skin will easily fall off, and the painting will fade.
Kangxi couldn't help frowning and said: "When can the construction start?"
Brother Jiu said: "It won't be until the beginning of February at the earliest. By then the painting and drying will be completed. It can take as short as ten days or as slow as half a month and it will be almost completed."
Fulai Xuan is a house with a width of three rooms, with two wing rooms on the left and right, and a small courtyard with a corridor on the south side.
Kangxi nodded and said: "Okay, let's start the construction in early February. After the repairs are completed, we will follow the example of my younger brother who moved the palace."
The ninth elder brother nodded in agreement and asked curiously: "Khan Ama, which royal family's young elder brother is going to be brought into the palace to raise him?"
In fact, he wanted to ask which clan member was in trouble.
Because it is enough to raise the eldest daughter in the palace, and to raise the elder brother directly, most of them are like Nersu. The successor king or the successor prince has no elders to teach him, so he is raised in the palace.
Kangxi was not only the emperor, but also the patriarch of the Aisin Gioro family.
Kangxi looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "He is not the little elder brother outside the palace. After the seventeenth elder brother came out of the pox hospital, he was sent to Princess Shuhui to raise him."
Brother Jiu had a look of surprise on his face.
Kangxi looked at him and said, "Are you unhappy?"
The ninth elder brother hurriedly shook his head and said: "I don't have a son, the concubine is kind, and I don't have any children or grandchildren around me to comfort me. When the seventeenth elder brother passed by, he also fulfilled his filial piety on behalf of Khan Ama, but...is the seventeenth elder brother maybe too young?"
What? He is only five years old, and the noble man cannot move over with him, so he will probably cry."
The upbringing of the prince in the palace is all a matter of a word from the royal father.
The early years were even more chaotic.
Kangxi said: "Just think of it as moving the palace in advance."
Brother Jiu stopped answering.
Before that, he was thinking about repairing the Fourth Qianxi Palace in preparation for the move of the palace by the Seventeenth Prince next year.
But looking at Khan Ama’s intentions, since he has packed up Fulai Xuan for Brother Seventeen, he will probably stay there for a few years.
Kangxi looked at him and said, "Have you just met Jin Yiren? What do you think?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "My son can't tell, but he seems to be a kind person. He treats Khan Ama respectfully both inside and outside his words..."
Speaking of this, he remembered something and said hurriedly: "Khan Ama, Mr. Zhang Baozhu has written a letter, asking his son when Xin Weaving will come over. He is not very courageous, but there are several yamen in Hangzhou. This person accepts gifts. He was so frightened that he copied the entire gift list and handed it to his son."
Just before he came out, he was reading a letter in the study and brought this gift list with him.
Before Zhang Baozhu left the capital, Brother Jiu told him that favors from local officials should be accepted first, but they need to be recorded clearly to prevent the imperial officials from asking questions.
In the end, Zhang Baozhu was obedient and accepted, but he was also timid.
Kangxi took the gift list and read the contents clearly. There was no emotion or anger on his face, but his heart was filled with excitement.
When you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something.
The Hangzhou Weaving House was not only responsible for the selection of fabrics for the palace, but also for the collection of Jiangnan news.
Several weavers have the right to specialize in secret folding.
The officialdom in Zhejiang is worrisome.
Kangxi still remembered the natural disaster caused by the tide a few years ago, which was caused by the corruption of local officials and forced the people to riot.
He looked at Brother Jiu and said: "You are nepotistic. You gave all this fat job to your own people..."
Brother Jiu said: "My son wants to be simple. He only thinks that Mr. Zhang is honest and not of high rank. But he also has a son-in-law of the prince and a father-in-law of the minister. Others dare not neglect him. But it is too hot and he can't stand it. What if someone I'm so greedy that I want to drag Mr. Zhang into trouble, so I'd better ask him to come back early."
Kangxi pondered and said: "Hangzhou Weaving, do you have any good candidates?"
Brother Ninth hesitated a little.
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you really have someone you want to recommend?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "My son has nothing to recommend, I just want to make a small suggestion..."
Kangxi motioned for him to continue.
Brother Jiu said: "My son has been in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for three years, and the most troublesome word is 'contact with relatives'. Think about this Jin family, the Cao family and the Li family were all related by marriage before. This has advantages, but there are also disadvantages." Disadvantages, my son thought, it would be better for Khan Ama to choose a family that is not related to the Cao and Li families by marriage. Comparing it like this, I can’t say that everyone will work harder on their errands!"
Since Kangxi transferred Jin Yiren to Beijing, he naturally also thought about his successor.
It was none other than Sun Wencheng, the natal nephew of Mrs. Sun, the old nanny, and Cao Yin's cousin.
Although what Ninth Prince said now made some sense, Kangxi still insisted on his own opinion.
He looked at Brother Jiu and said: "The situation in Jiangnan is different from that in the capital. The yamen in Beijing need to avoid relatives and balance. Jiangnan is not peaceful yet and needs stability. Internal fighting is not necessary. Contacting relatives can also be a deterrent to the outside world. It is necessary to Otherwise, how could the governor take a fourth- or fifth-grade weaver in his eyes?"
The ninth elder brother has not entered the court and is not even familiar with the ministry, let alone the place.
He didn't show any timidity anymore and just said: "That's because my son is thinking too little. He only thinks that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Don't make everyone bolder and fatter. Let them keep an eye on him and save him less trouble."
Kangxi said: "You are too young. You only look at those who are greedy for ink but not greedy for ink. This is not how employers look at you."
He also saw Brother Jiu's standards of behavior. First, he was not greedy for money, and he could not see others being greedy for money. Second, he was lazy, but he could not see others being lazy.
He doesn't look like a prince, but like a wealthy landlord who keeps an eye on his long-term workers.
In a few years, I will still go to the ministry to gain experience and gain more experience.
Brother Jiu smiled mockingly and remained silent.
After all, it was the emperor's father's money that he was greedy for. The emperor was happy to feed moths, so why did he worry about that?
It's just that the money he earned was not allowed to anyone else, so for the errands that came later, the twelfth elder brother had to work harder.
After coming out of Qingxi Bookstore, Brother Jiu took a look at Huichun Villa.
Since Khan Amma asked the house to be tidied, he must have told his mother-in-law.
Now that the delay is half a month, I guess the empress will be happier.
Just moving to the concubine, how can it be the same as moving to the palace?
If Brother Seventeen moves away at the age of six, Concubine Yi and Guiren Chen will send people over to deliver things, which will be convenient for them to visit. But when they get to Concubine Shuhui, it will not be the same.
Brother Jiu did not show any displeasure in front of the emperor, but his heart was naturally partial to Concubine Yi.
When Shu Shu returned to the fifth institute, the ninth elder brother sent Bai Guo and the others down and complained to Shu Shu, saying: "What happened to the concubine? Isn't she just looking for trouble? If the seventeenth elder brother had just left Zhaoxiang Institute,
I hugged you when I didn’t even remember, so why do you want to raise me at this time?”
Only then did Shu Shu know that Seventeenth Brother was going to change his adoptive mother.
She also understood the reason why Concubine Yi was sentimental.
She glanced at Brother Jiu and said: "It may not be what the concubine meant. Maybe it was arranged by the emperor. Jiu Gege got married. The princesses in Ningshou Palace are all quiet, and the Queen Mother doesn't like her very much..."
Concubine Yi was the most beloved concubine in the harem, and Concubine Shuhui was so confused that she would compete with her for her adopted son.
Shu Shu thinks this is because Yi Fei gave birth to eighteen brothers, and there are too many brothers to her name.
Brother Jiu couldn't think of this.
After listening to Shu Shu's words, he felt that they were reliable, but he was still not very happy and said: "Brother Seventeen is a child, not a kitten or puppy. He keeps changing places and his courage is gone. With Brother Fifteen,
It’s like the past two years.”
Shu Shu said: "I am optimistic that the concubine will enter the palace with the queen mother. I heard that the dowry was very rich back then. After nearly fifty years in the palace, the private house saved is only a lot more. The emperor sent the seventeenth prince to the palace.
The concubine raised me, which is also my love for the seventeenth elder brother."
"Huh?"
After hearing this, the ninth elder brother felt a little relieved and said: "I have forgotten this. I just want to carry a child to relieve the boredom of the queen mother and the concubine. Although the queen mother is kind, she is not good at teaching children. The fifth brother was inferior to others in his homework.
No matter how young or old, I am still worried about delaying Xiao Qi!"
Now that Mr. Wang is favored, his two young sons, the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother, are also respectable. I heard that their homework is also good.
Especially Brother Sixteen, who started following the Northern Tour last year when he was only six years old.
If the seventeenth elder brother fails in his homework, then the fifteenth elder brother will compete with the sixteenth elder brother, and it will not be easy for him to go to the study.
"Yes, Khan Ama has a compassionate heart and loves his son the most. This arrangement is also well-intentioned..."
Brother Jiu sighed.
Shu Shu smiled and said nothing.
It can only be said that Brother Jiu’s filter on Kangxi was too thick.
No matter how it is, the innocence and admiration in front of the emperor are also real...
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The next update will be around 12 noon on July 27th