Chapter 1,235 The prince asks for help, a birthday gift
On the second day after Kangxi returned to Beijing, he learned about the ridiculous things the prince had done.
Things like playing court ladies and accepting bribes from foreign ministers are all trivial.
Not worth mentioning either.
What shocked Kangxi the most was that the prince, a bastard, actually stayed overnight in the harem and slept with several concubines, including the young beauties he favored recently.
Although he was furious, Kangxi did not want to destroy the prince he had trained for thirty or forty years because of a few women.
Therefore, the final solution was to order people to secretly deal with the concubines and beauties without publicizing the matter.
Although Kangxi took the initiative to conceal the matter, he did not want to let the prince go. With the anger lingering in his heart, he directly called the prince to the South Study and asked him to follow the ministers in the South Study to learn how to handle government affairs.
The prince was not stupid either. When he learned that the concubines and beauties had died of the epidemic, he immediately understood that it must have been his ridiculous things that had reached Kangxi's ears.
Fearing that he would be deposed, the prince quickly summoned his confidants to discuss countermeasures. He told the story of how he had been "trained" by Kangxi recently, and asked a few people to help him analyze how to win Kangxi's favor again.
Everyone also knew that the prince was greedy, lustful and ridiculous, but they didn't know the real situation.
The third elder brother, Yinzhi, was proud and arrogant, so he immediately smiled and persuaded:
"Prince, don't scare yourself, maybe Amma just wants to exercise you."
The prince was thoughtful about his third brother's comfort, but he did not dare to openly reveal that he had defiled the harem, so he immediately turned to look at the other brothers.
The fifth elder brother, Yinqi, was prudent and humble in his work. Seeing this, he thought this was a good opportunity to advise the prince to cultivate his moral character, so he immediately said:
"I thought that since Emperor Ama asked the Crown Prince to serve and study nearby, the Crown Prince might as well take the opportunity to learn from a few teachers..."
After hearing what the fifth elder brother said, everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Compared with the words of the third elder brother, the words of the fifth elder brother are the words of a minister.
If the prince listened to the fifth elder brother, he would definitely regain Kangxi's happiness.
Unexpectedly, the prince immediately frowned when he heard that he was asked to study with Kangxi and several ministers of the South Study Room:
"Fifth brother, as soon as those old ministers opened their mouths, they gave me a headache and asked me to learn from them. Don't mention this again."
Su Mingzhe and Thirteenth Brother also made several suggestions, but the prince rejected them all.
All said and done, everyone believed that the prince's position in the East Palace was secure and there was no need to panic at all. The reason why he came to discuss countermeasures was just to avoid Kangxi's "training".
The prince saw that everyone's ideas were not to his liking, but he did not dare to speak out clearly, so he gradually showed an impatient expression.
Meeting such a moody and angry prince made everyone worry less on weekdays.
However, this prince is really helpless.
After thinking for a while, Su Mingzhe suggested:
"Your Majesty, in a few days it will be the twentieth birthday of the tenth brother. I think the weather is not bad. How about we get all the brothers together to hold a birthday gift for the tenth brother and make everyone lively and lively?"
Since he can't show his ability, let the prince show his "brother, friend and respect" side.
When the prince heard this proposal, he immediately said happily:
"Fourth brother, this is a good idea! Then it's settled, I'll go to Ama to report this matter!"
Before the crown prince was deposed, everyone's impression of Eleventh Prince Yin was that of a heartless, playful and willful child.
Even Kangxi was very fond of Yin.
Now Su Mingzhe proposed to arrange a birthday gift for Yin when he turned 20, and the prince also felt that this proposal was excellent.
Unexpectedly, Su Mingzhe stopped the prince again and said:
"Prince, wait a minute! As the saying goes, help people to the end and send the Buddha to the West! The tenth brother has always liked to play without restraint. If
I'm afraid he won't have a great time holding a birthday gift in the East Palace. Why don't the prince just ask Amma to hold a birthday gift for the tenth brother, make everyone lively and lively, and then select one or two things that the tenth brother likes from the inner treasury. Make a gift."
"As for where the birthday gift of the tenth brother would like to be held, it is up to the birthday boy, the tenth brother! In this way, everyone will be happy. What do you think, Prince?"
After everyone heard this, they kept nodding their heads in approval.
The prince's eyes gleamed as he clapped his hands and applauded:
"Fourth brother is always rigorous and considerate in his work, so we will do as he says."
After the prince finished speaking, he silently wrote down what Su Mingzhe had just said, then got up and went to the south study to report to Kangxi.
Kangxi was naturally happy to see his sons getting intimate, and immediately agreed to the prince's request.
Later, the prince sent someone to ask Yin, the tenth prince, where he wanted to hold a birthday ceremony.
As in the plot, Yin chose to hold it in Babele Mansion, and also named Marte Ruolan, a side Fujin, to help him plan it.
Not a few days later.
It’s the day of the tenth prince Yin’s birthday.
The thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang came to Zhenbeile Mansion and invited his good fourth brother to attend the birthday banquet.
"Thirteenth brother came just in time!"
Rou Ze was trying on Su Mingzhe's new clothes. When she learned that the Thirteenth Brother had arrived, she quickly called him into the room and then ordered Yu Shu to take out the gift box that had been prepared:
"Thirteenth brother, when your fourth brother was preparing a gift for Lao Shi, he happened to see these things and said that you would definitely like them, so he bought them back and plans to send them to you at some time."
"Oh, thank you fourth brother, thank you sister-in-law!"
The thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang is one year younger than the tenth elder brother, and his birthday is a few days apart.
It's a pity that we have different fates.
The thirteenth elder brother's mother was a palace maid, and his grandfather was just a second-class bodyguard. He gave birth to a son and two daughters to Kangxi. Before his death, he was nothing more than a concubine.
The grandfather of the tenth prince was the four auxiliary ministers, Ye Bilong, his mother was Concubine Wen Xi, and his aunt was Empress Xiao Zhaoren.
Therefore, everyone is very concerned about celebrating the birthday of the 10th elder brother, but they are indifferent to the birthday of the 13th elder brother.
Brother Thirteen has long been accustomed to this situation and has never felt anything wrong.
However, Si elder brother Yinzhen never forgets his birthday every year.
Su Mingzhe naturally did not forget to prepare gifts for his thirteenth brother, who was closest to him.
Yinxiang took the gift box from Yu Shu, opened it and found that it turned out to be four calligraphy and painting scrolls. He couldn't help but said with joy:
"Or does Fourth Brother understand me? Whose work are these?"
Seeing that Yinxiang liked it, Su Mingzhe laughed casually and said:
"This is from the Ming family. It has never been handed down. I got it by chance a few days ago. I originally planned to give it to you on your birthday, but your sister-in-law was worried about being seen and said nonsense, so she planned to give it to you in advance.
Mansion!"
The four Ming families are Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin, and Qiu Ying. These four are also known as the "Four Wu Clan", all of whom were good at calligraphy and painting.
Ordinary people can collect one of the four, and it can be regarded as a family heirloom.
The reason why Su Mingzhe was able to take out four pieces at once was because the place where he and Li Fei lived in seclusion was a small valley outside Gusu City, so he was able to let four people paint for him.
Yinxiang opened the scroll and looked at it one by one, confirming that it was authentic, and then reluctantly put it away again:
"Such a masterpiece, it makes Fourth Brother worry about it!"
Su Mingzhe couldn't help but smile when he saw that Yinxiang was really happy:
"Brothers, we don't need to speak these foreign languages. Let's go. Today is a banquet at Badi's house. It's a bad thing that we're late!"