On October 30, the thirty-first year of Kangxi's reign, early in the morning on Yinzhen's fifteenth birthday, Li Dequan, the chief steward of the Qianqing Palace, came to Nansuo with a smile to read out the imperial edict.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: The fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen, is courteous and courteous, has outstanding talents, and has a wide range of virtues. This time he accompanied the driver on a tour of the fortress, and he was able to rescue the driver on the way. I really commend him. Today is his birthday, and I wish you a special promotion. As Duoluobele, he was awarded the third rank and was given five large grain farms, one silver farm, one orchard, one vegetable garden and one melon garden in Shanhaiguan. One large grain farm, one orchard and one melon garden outside Shanhaiguan. In addition, Nian'er Weak Guan is about to give you a mansion under the Anding Gate outside the imperial city. When you are sixteen years old, you can leave the palace and build another one. I admire this!"
After the imperial edict was read out, Jinxi, who was kneeling down to receive the edict as a family member, was stunned. But Yinzhen, with a flash of eyes, knelt down to thank Longen naturally, stood up, and gave Li Dequan a heavy purse. He asked Xiao Lizi to take him down for tea. When he turned around and saw Jinxi still wandering around in the sky, he couldn't help but laugh: "Is this reward so shocking?"
"Baylor...enjoys so many rewards...then if he ascends to the throne of prince in the future, won't it be even more?" She felt deeply hit. The foundation she had worked so hard to create in half her life was not even as much as Kangxi's imperial edict. …
"Prince, let's double it. Maybe add a few more properties of other types..." Yinzhen disagrees. These privileges sound rich, but in fact, they don't amount to much real money.
Thinking about the grain farms, orchards, vegetable fields, and melon fields, the Qing Dynasty, where there are only a few people in the area, is really not worth a lot of money, but it is a bank... Now that Yingxi Trading Company has just been established, with all kinds of shops under it, the village is really needed Such a harmonious place can help.
"Yinzhen……"
"Um?"
"You pinch me... I feel so unreal..." Jin Xi looked at the gold-encrusted dragon-border edict again and looked at him with bright almond-shaped eyes.
When Yinzhen heard this, he was speechless and laughed.
"Huang Ama issued such an imperial edict, which has its advantages and disadvantages for us. Now, among the princes, below the crown prince is Baylor. Eldest brother and third brother have not yet been knighted, but I have surpassed them to enjoy the title of Baylor. It's a bit high-profile... As for the prince, after this, his guard against me will probably increase again... Sigh. It's better to reward An Dan with some real money and silver in private..."
"Pfft..." Seeing that Yinzhen was rarely in such trouble, Jinxi couldn't help but chuckled: "People are eager to get promoted to a higher position, but you are good, but you still despise it... I think it's good, at least we have our own family... ...I don’t know where exactly that mansion is located? How big is the area? If I have some free time tomorrow, let’s go and take a look. Taking advantage of the free time after the new year, we can design the mansion first and wait until you are sixteen. Let’s Just move out and be independent!" As he spoke, Jinxi was very excited.
"The mansion? You must have been there?" Yinzhen heard this, his smile did not diminish, "Didn't you visit the Lama Temple when you visited Beijing in your previous life?"
"..." Jinxi was stunned immediately, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. How could she have forgotten the identity of the young man in front of her as soon as she was so excited? Who was that - the mean Emperor Yongzheng who was passed down from generation to generation... His residence is naturally one of the famous must-see attractions in later generations - Yonghegong... Although it is not called by this name yet...
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What does it mean to be crowded? This is it...
Kangxi's high-profile and attractive edict of commendation. Yinzhen's fifteenth birthday this time was too low-key. The people who came to send gifts and congratulate her almost broke the old threshold of Nansuo.
In addition to the civil and military officials, brothers and sisters-in-law, even the usually pure harem was ready to stir up trouble. The Queen Mother took the lead, and all the concubines and concubines came to Nansuo to congratulate her. They sent people to send expensive gifts and birthday gifts.
As Yinzhen's biological mother, Concubine De, one of the four concubines in the harem, naturally could not be hasty. She first sent the maids to send gifts to congratulate her on her birthday, and then personally brought the festive gifts to Nansuo to socialize with Jinxi.
The congratulations from people from all walks of life can be regarded as a blessing to the mother and her son.
It wasn't until he felt a little tired that he took the soft sedan back to Yonghe Palace after repeated instructions.
After seeing off her serious mother-in-law, Jinxi breathed a sigh of relief. How could it be so awkward for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to entertain guests together? She thought back to the time when her modern sister-in-law had just entered the house two days ago. She stood with her mother to congratulate her.
When dad entertained relatives and friends on his fiftieth birthday, it wasn't so weird... It's really hard to be the wife of a royal family...
After finally being busy until the evening, the bustle in Nansuo gradually died down.
The birthday party plan, originally scheduled for a Western-style buffet at noon and a Chinese-style dinner in the evening, was disrupted by a sudden imperial edict from Kangxi and an endless stream of people coming to wish the birthday and congratulations.
Not to mention inviting Yinzhen’s brothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, and aunts to come to the back garden of Nansuo to enjoy flowers, chat, and enjoy delicious food. Even Jinxi’s lunch was just a few cakes and a cup of tea.
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As for Yinzhen, after receiving the imperial edict, he went to Qianqing Palace to resume his life, but was left there by Kangxi to chat (of course, this is Jinxi's statement. In fact, Yinzhen and Kangxi had been talking about how to cure the Yellow River floods). Who?
If the Qing Dynasty does not have mobile phones, no, it means that one can only worry about things at home, and the other can talk endlessly in the Qing Palace.
The more the two men chatted, the more inspired they became. When they were enjoying themselves, Kangxi simply started writing. Once they were involved in important work that affected the world's common people, the two men were exactly the same. They completely forgot about Yinzhen's birthday and even lunch.
Li Dequan also brought it in quietly, and the two of them just took a few bites when they felt hungry.
It wasn't until the sun turned to the west that Kangxi had drawn up a fairly thorough governance plan, and then he started chatting with Yinzhen. Only after this conversation did he remember the matter of Yinzhen's birthday. Yinzhen didn't have much to say.
Thinking about it, he invited casually: "Listen to what Fujin wants, there will be a banquet in the evening. Brothers and sisters will get together. If Huang Ama is free, why don't you also go and taste it? They are all side dishes cooked by Fujin...
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When Kangxi heard this, he immediately agreed. He hadn't attended a private dinner with his sons for a long time, and he missed it a bit. So he said, "You go first, I will change my clothes before I go over." After all, it was his son's birthday, so what the hell.
Gotta back up the gift.
Judging from the situation, Lao Kang had already forgotten that he had sent Li Dequan to Nansuo to announce his birthday.
So, Yinzhen exited the Qianqing Palace and walked all the way, thinking about whether there were any flaws in the plan to control the Yellow River floods. When he returned to Nansuo, he realized that Nansuo had been very busy during the half day he had left.
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After listening to Jinxi's nagging, Yinzhen finally understood that these people were here for his promotion. He smiled clearly and said with emotion: "Fortunately, he is still in the palace. If he had already separated the palace and left the palace,
You have to be more busy." To put it bluntly, even in the palace, only officials with high status are qualified to send people to Nansuo. If they leave the palace, once they know where they live, officials of all sizes will be even more capable.
Very busy...
"It seems that living in the palace also has the benefits of living in the palace, purity! If you have to deal with this all the time in the future, it will be really troublesome." Jinxi also sighed in agreement. Before, he only wanted to escape from the shackles of the palace.
, Now that I think about it carefully, although the atmosphere of this palace is oppressive, it is more rigorous, and without those tedious side things, it makes my ears clear.
"So, when I was young, I wished I could fly out, even as far as possible. When I got older, I realized how lucky it was to have my parents around me and brothers to share the burden..." Yinzhen curled his lips and sighed.
This is a truth that applies to both ancient and modern times. Then he helped Jinxi prepare for the dinner.
Originally, I just wanted to invite a few older brothers and sisters to get together and get in touch with each other. By the way, I also had the favor of having the eldest son give birth to a child and drinking the concubine wine of the third son.
Who knows, with Yinzhen's invitation, he has to welcome Kangxi, so the dishes can't be too casual.
Fortunately, I have prepared all the ingredients that I may use today a few days ago, so I can make any delicious dish.
Seeing that it was getting late, Jinxi left the remaining matters in the front yard to Yinzhen to decide, and then got into the kitchen to get busy.
Since Kangxi was coming, Yinzhen specially sent people to his brothers' residence and invited all his brothers who had gone to study to study. The older ones also brought Fujin with them, and only the prince brought an attendant.
Concubine, this time it is not Xiang Keyu, but Li Jia who has given birth to a daughter for the prince. She should be planning to be promoted to the rank of Fu Jin after marrying the eldest daughter of the Shi family.
So, Yinzhen and Jinxi discussed and arranged three tables for this birthday banquet. Kangxi naturally sat at a table with a group of older princes who had entered the court to discuss matters, and several other younger brothers headed by Yinzhen sat at another table.
One table and two tables for male guests were set up in the front yard. There were two main halls, one in the front and the other in the main hall, which were close but not intrusive. Jinxi and several other female family members had a separate table in the main room in the inner courtyard.
In order to make this rare gathering of people eat happily and satisfactorily, Jinxi, along with the maids and wives, rolled up their sleeves and worked hard in the kitchen for a full hour before finishing a few important dishes before the sunset.
The delicacies are done.
As soon as everyone arrived, the delicious dishes on beautiful porcelain plates were served in an orderly manner.
There are twenty-eight dishes on each table, ten cold appetizers, ten hot dishes, four soups and soups, and two plates of assorted snacks. They are all meat and vegetable, salty and sweet. Finally, each
Everyone was served two cups of Hibiscus Seal's newly developed desserts, a caramel custard pudding and a red bean candy. Everyone was so addicted to it. Even Kangxi, who seldom ate a lot, also took advantage of the delicacies.
It was refreshing and made me feel happy, so I took a few more bites.
Not to mention a few small ones, they jumped one after another, but their fighting power was not too high. When the snacks came on the scene, they were already shouting that they couldn't eat anymore.
The sad and coveted expression made Yinzhen very funny. He sent someone to the backyard to deliver a message to Jinxi, asking her to order the maids to each bring a drawer of hot snacks when the younger brothers returned.
Then I packaged the two novel and delicious desserts. After listening to them, the little ones, especially the 10th prince, were satisfied. (To be continued)