Chapter 344: Teaching by precept and example (Chapter 3)
Teach by words and deeds
Cao Yin felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, but he was not sure what was wrong, so he praised: "Miscellaneous grain cakes? Master Jiu is very frugal. This is just following the emperor..."
Kangxi said angrily: "What's the point of being frugal? I'm picky about what I eat and drink all day long, and I can't bear the slightest pain! I can't do anything in literature or martial arts, and I have no future! I'm a young adult, and I can't take any responsibility when things happen. I don't dare to let it go. He went to the Sixth Ministry for a walk, just because he was afraid of delaying the official business, so that he could make up for the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
Cao Yin had nothing to say.
He had been a guard in front of the emperor for more than ten years. He had seen the emperor's strict discipline on the prince's elder brother, and said with envy: "Look at me, Master Jiu is already extremely rare. From now on, my son will be half as capable as Master Jiu." Then this slave can close his eyes!"
Kangxi hummed and said, "It's all nonsense. You only have a son, how can I let Cao Yong lose his future?"
Although it wasn't just for a plate of pastries, Kangxi still felt uncomfortable.
Unfilial!
After Cao Yin left, he asked carefully and found out that not only Ningshou Palace and Yikun Palace were sent to the Second Palace, but also to the First Palace, the Third Palace, and the Fifth Palace.
Even the bastard Fourteenth Brother has something to eat, only Qianqing Palace doesn’t!
Kangxi couldn't help but asked Liang Jiugong: "Are you blaming me? It's simply unreasonable! I'm not good to them as a couple? Brother Jiu took half of the dry goods in the kitchen of Qianqing Palace and rewarded him with Western velvet a few days ago. ,Isn’t this good enough?”
Liang Jiugong didn't speak, but his eyes fell on the inkstone on the Kang table.
Kangxi: "..."
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A few days passed by in the blink of an eye.
There are many officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there is an endless stream of annual gifts from the two offices.
Everyone also felt that few of them sent it to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After all, you have to move it to the second house and pass through the inner court, which is very inconvenient. So it is much more convenient to send it in from the Shenwu Gate.
The inner warehouse of the second house is already full.
Shu Shu didn't bother to think about food. She put off preparations even if Buddha jumped over the wall, and started writing the list of New Year's gifts for various places.
There is no precedent, so people have to weigh it.
Especially the approximate scope of the annual gifts for relatives from the mother's family and relatives from the mother-in-law's family.
There are also gifts from clan members.
With Ninth Prince taking charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the clan members also began to gain favors.
Shu Shu doesn't have a standard for the annual rituals of these families.
Shu Shu could only draw a rough outline.
In a blink of an eye, it's the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the day when Dafu Jin burns "Sanqi".
"Sanqi" is also called "daughter seven", which requires the daughter and daughter-in-law to officiate.
The younger brother is still young, so it is up to the elder brother to carry out the imperial edicts and edicts under the name of the elder brother and carry out filial piety and perform the rites of a son-in-law.
Da Gege, the officiating priest, saw that Qing had been reduced a lot, and she felt like she had grown up all of a sudden and had the composure of a young girl.
She welcomed the aunts in and specially thanked Shu Shu and Si Fujin.
This is the matter of burial.
Si Fujin hugged her in his arms and said: "This is our friendship with you, Eni. You don't need to be grateful to me. You just need to take good care of yourself. If anything happens, I will tell you, Amma, or I will give you instructions." Chang Shi, if it doesn't work, you can still send people to the palace to ask the empress to make the decision, and don't hurt yourself or yourself, that would be unfilial..."
Shu Shu was talking to Qingxi.
She asked Xiaotang to compile a recipe, which was all about making dumplings and various snacks.
"There are some things that are easy to digest and can be eaten by children; there are some things that are sour and sweet that are good for digestion..."
Qingxi solemnly accepted the answer and said in a low voice: "Please think about it, I'm worried too. Da Gege and Er Gege have lost a lot of weight these days. They don't think about food and tea. Every time I try to persuade them, they can't take a few bites...
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The younger ones are still innocent and innocent, and they don’t know how to worry about age.
Da Gege and Er Gege are half-grown children. The pain of losing their mother will take time to recover from, and depression is inevitable.
Shu Shu asked Xiaotang to prepare the recipe, which also included several light snacks and several sweet and sour snacks.
It can stimulate appetite.
There were many people coming to pay homage today. Da Gege accompanied them and said a few words before going to the mourning hall again.
Just like the "Burning Seven" period, neither the Seven Fortunes nor the Eight Fortunes came.
The prince's wet nurse came to the East Palace.
Here comes Prince Fujin, Shushu, Sanfujin, Sifujin, and Wufujin.
Shu Shu mentioned the New Year's ceremony and said, "How do sisters-in-law prepare for it? What are the rules for clan, natal family, and in-laws?"
After hearing this, San Fujin's face became a little stiff, and his smile was a little forced, and he said: "In the past few years, I have either given birth to children or raised children. I can't take care of this. The old manager next to our master is responsible for these trivial matters..."
The expressions of Shu Shu and others remained unchanged, but in fact their eyes were full of surprise.
This favor gift is not only a favor gift, but also represents the financial power of the family.
San Fujin was a beautiful girl in the 31st year of Kangxi's reign, and she later proposed marriage. At that time, she married the third elder brother, and she had been the prince for seven years, but she didn't even manage the accounts.
When we were in the palace, there were many pairs of eyes watching, and no one dared to be presumptuous.
But after opening the house, how can the servants be loyal to a mistress who has no real power?
No wonder Tian Gege dared to be so rampant...
Shu Shu didn't feel comfortable talking about this anymore, so she changed her words and said, "I was in the palace before. During the Chinese New Year, when will the sisters-in-law return to the province?"
San Fujin mentioned this and said proudly: "Before the seal is opened, it is fine to avoid the palace banquet on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, but we have brought filial piety this year, so I'm afraid it won't work in the first month..."
Sifujin said: "You have to go back in the first year. Just report it to your elders. From the next year, there is no fixed number. You can go back or not..."
Just like her natal family, her brother and sister-in-law are all polite and distant.
After returning home, they still had to talk about the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers, making both of them uncomfortable.
San Fujin disagreed. He looked at Si Fujin and said, "Where is Aunt Jin Gui from Manchuria? Don't be too sexual. Go back two more times and lay out my aunt's score. Who would dare to fail?"
Si Fujin smiled lightly and said: "Everyone is comfortable when we are far away, so why sit together stupidly!"
Sanfujin knew about the lawsuit of Ulanara's family, so he just looked at Shu Shu and said, "Don't learn from your fourth sister-in-law. You are too virtuous. It's so laborious to go back to your parents' home. The more you move around, the closer you get, and the less you move around, the more alienated you become."
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Shu Shu couldn't say anything.
In fact, she agreed with Si Fujin's approach.
How much trouble is saved.
What San Fujin said was not wrong, but it was aimed at a natal family like the Gongfu.
If my mother is in charge of the house, that is her mother's house.
People like Sifujin, who are half-brothers and half-sisters, just use their maiden name.
Wufujin remained silent.
She only married into the palace last year. In the first month of this year, according to the rules, the couple returned to the province.
In just one meal, the whole family was so excited that it almost made a joke.
As a result, we first talk about the national etiquette.
Amma and Eni want to kowtow to their daughter and son-in-law.
Wufujin felt uncomfortable and had given up the idea of returning to the province.
Anyway, it's convenient to open a mansion now. If you miss your family, just invite them to Baylor Mansion.
Si Fujin and Wu Fujin looked at each other, both of them understood Shu Shu's difficulty.
They were all in the palace before, so Shu Shu could just follow their lead.
The aspect of annual rituals has not been touched upon before, so no one has mentioned it.
After the ceremony, Si Fujin called Shu Shu and Wu Fu Jin into his carriage and gave Shu Shu detailed instructions.
"There is no definite relationship between the natal family and the in-laws. It is nothing more than 'reciprocity of courtesy'. Although you are younger, you are still respected. New Year's gifts from outside come in first. When the time comes, you can return the gifts as appropriate. This way, there will be a precedent, and you will have peace of mind in the coming year.
...As for the clan members, you have not yet been granted a title or a mansion, so what your elders have given you is just a favor subsidy, so you don’t have to think about paying it back right away..."
The emperor has many sons. In the early years, Prince Yu, the uncle of the emperor, had a precedent of preparing New Year's money for the prince's brothers.
Later, Prince Gong also followed suit.
But that was twenty-nine years ago, and it stopped many years ago.
The clansmen who are climbing up now are the public houses and general houses of Shangsanqi.
It's more like filial piety than a courtesy.
He is also the prince's elder brother in the palace.
The prince who lowers the flag does not have this annual gift.
This is for the emperor to see.
Shu Shu listened carefully and whispered: "My relatives on my mother's side are fine. Even if I am rude, it won't be a big deal. The main ones are the uncle's house and the Guo Luoluo family. I'm not sure...
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Nominally, the Hesheli family, the Niu Hulu family, and the Tong family are the maternal families of the princes.
Then the birth mother’s natal family also has to be counted.
These are the four.
Si Fujin patted her hand and said: "I'll find an old gift list and send it to Lao Jiu later. Just look at it and see that it's almost the same. Don't neglect it. You have to live up to it, but you won't lose money. Every year
At the end of the year, every family will also send money to the palace..."
Speaking of this, she mused: "According to the rules of the concubine's natal family, their annual gifts come in first. I don't know what the situation of Guo Luoluo's family is... If it is late or delayed, you can follow the ceremony of the uncle's house.
A 30% reduction is enough..."
That's the case with Wu Ya's family.
Even though Concubine De was biased towards her two sons, the Wuya family were very close to the two princes and nephews in the palace.
Because the fourth elder brother is the eldest nephew, he pays special attention to the fourth elder brother.
Wufujin listened again.
At the end of last year, she and Qi Fujin also asked Si Fujin for advice on their annual rituals, just like Shu Shu.
She didn't interrupt until Si Fujin finished speaking, then added: "The gifts from Guo Luoluo's family have already started..."
Speaking of this, she hesitated: "The gift list from our house was handed over yesterday, and it doubled compared to last year. My eldest aunt followed me to the house and cried, saying that my mother-in-law's family was having a funeral, but the whole family was taken away by the Criminal Division.
, I begged the fifth master to come forward, but the fifth master refused, saying that the ninth elder brother was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and would act appropriately, and there must be something inappropriate in the Jin family..."
This was the first time Shu Shu heard this news, so it was not a surprise.
Kangxi wanted to investigate, how could the Jin family escape?!
"Jin family, who died?"
Shu Shu asked.
"It's the old man from the Jin family...and the girl my aunt remarried, who also disappeared a few days ago..."
Wu Fujin briefly explained the cause of death of the father and daughter.
There is an old saying nowadays that the new year is sad.
It talks about the bitter cold in winter, which is difficult for elderly people to survive.
But the old man of the Jin family died inexplicably, drunk and freezing to death.
The aunt of the Jin family who remarried killed her husband and then committed suicide.
It doesn't sound right.
Si Fujin frowned as he listened, and asked worriedly: "Did something happen in the palace? It won't involve you, right?"
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "The people from the Shenxing Department are now passing by the imperial court. This is the first time I have heard about this matter. It should have nothing to do with us juniors..."
Kangxi ordered the seal to be sealed, and the one sealed was the owl under the four kang paths.
After all, everyone around Brother Fourteen has been arrested, and such a big news cannot be hidden from others.
Therefore, it became a unified rhetoric to tease the slave and harm the master.
After Si Fujin finished speaking, he also thought of Brother Fourteen.
The fourth elder brother told about the move of the fourteenth elder brother, and now he is waiting for Si Fujin to prepare things when he enters the palace after the funeral, so that he can visit the twelfth elder brother.
Wufujin didn't hear about it.
The last time she came to the palace, her sisters-in-law did not mention this in their gossip.
Shu Shu whispered to the two sisters-in-law, but it was still inappropriate words from the people around Brother Fourteen.
After hearing this, both of them looked bad.
They all believed it.
After all, there are two nuns who can draw lessons from the past.
Sifujin looked unhappy: "These coatings are getting more and more rampant."
Wu Fujin nodded and said: "Yes, it's great to be a good errand. It's just greed that makes me want to control my brother..."
She has personal experience.
When I was at my brother's place, there were some nuns who wanted to take advantage of her, and some who wanted to join her and offered to charge into the battle to deal with Liu Gege, but Wufujin didn't pay any attention to her...
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