area51novel Chapter 1974
Chapter 1974
Chapter 1974
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi was talking to Sunu Beizi, and he was talking about the amount of the reward.
The last time the royal family and the princes were rewarded, it was a fair reward and the amount of silver awarded was relatively large.
The silver reward for this Wanshou Festival will not be that much.
"Prince Zhuang, Prince Jian, Prince Yu, Prince Gong, Prince Zhi, Prince Cheng, and Prince Dun will each receive 5,000 taels..."
"The Fourth Prince, the Ninth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, and Sunu, you will be rewarded with four thousand taels..."
"The 12th Prince, the 14th Prince, and Prince An are rewarded with 2,000 taels of silver..."
Sunu listened with his hands down and thanked the emperor, saying, "I thank the emperor for his grace."
According to his title reward, it should be counted as two thousand taels, but now it has been raised to the same level as other princes.
Among the princes of the royal family, Prince Kang and Prince Xian were not rewarded; among the princes, Prince Xin, Prince Ping, and Prince Shuncheng were not rewarded.
Apart from the prince, the younger members of the royal family were only rewarded to Prince Jian and himself.
Grace indeed.
Kangxi raised his hand and said, "The princes of the royal family are mostly lazy. I have seen all your hard work over the years."
Sunu is the oldest among Taizu's great-great-grandsons, and is now the head of Guanglue Beile's branch.
Kangxi was also happy to promote him to check and balance the lineage of Prince Lilie.
It is true that the two red flags are united...
But for the Eight Banners, the stability of the two red banners is not a bad thing...
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Ninth Prince's Mansion, main hall.
The three Fengsheng siblings wore dragon robes, and Shushu wore the court dress of a prince's wife, waiting for the ninth prince to come back.
When the Ninth Prince arrived home, he went straight to the main hall.
The whole family gathered together and kowtowed towards the palace to celebrate the birthday.
The three Fengsheng siblings were still confused, but seeing that their parents were serious, they all followed their actions obediently.
When they started to kowtow, Niguzhu could not help asking, "If we are not in front of Khanmafa, how can he know that we are kowtowing?"
The Ninth Prince said, "Whether you know it or not, you should kowtow to celebrate your birthday. When you are a few years older, your father will take you to the Qianqing Palace to kowtow."
Niguzhu looked at Shushu, then at the Ninth Prince, with a troubled look on his face, and asked, "Then... where is the red envelope?"
Because of their status, they don't have to kowtow to anyone except their parents.
Even the lady Countess who raised and cared for them did not let them perform formal formalities in order to avoid gossip.
As for my parents, they remember that they had kowtowed during the Chinese New Year and on their own birthdays.
Red envelopes were given both times.
In the eyes of the young Niguzhu, the gift of kowtow was associated with red envelopes.
Shushu said: "Han Mafa is your father's father. You kowtow to him to show your filial piety. How can you think about the red envelopes..."
At this point, fearing that the children might not understand, she continued, "This mansion of ours, as well as the clothes you wear and the food you eat every day, are all given by your Khan. You should stop thinking about red envelopes after receiving so much. When you grow up, you should think about giving red envelopes to Khan."
Fengsheng and Akdan were still thinking about it, and Niguzhu said with a confused look on his face: "Didn't Enie always say that my father would support the family?"
How come I have to support the family again? !
Why should they feel so sorry for Ama?
Shushu squatted down and said seriously, "Before your father raised the family, he also grew up to your age. Later, your Khan arranged a marriage for your father, opened a mansion, conferred a title, and divided up the property. This is all the love your Khan showed to his son. Your father should remember this, and you, the emperor's grandsons, should also remember this."
The Ninth Prince said, "Yes, yes, this is the love between a father and a son. I should be filial to your Khan Ma Fa, and you should also be filial to your Khan Ma Fa for my sake."
Several children nodded obediently.
Put it this way, they will understand.
Every time they went to Guo Luomafa's house, Ama would teach them again and again, saying that they were Enie's Enie and Ama, and they should not be willful and should be more respectful. The same goes for the uncles, no matter how old they are, they are Enie's younger brothers and should be treated like uncles.
Feng Sheng said: "When my son grows up, he will not only think about giving red envelopes to Khan Mafa, but also to my father, my mother, and my mother..."
Akdan held Shushu's hand and said, "In addition to the red envelope, I also gave my mother jewelry as a gift. I used gemstones with good colors to make ear pliers and collarbands..."
Niguzhu was unwilling to be left behind and said, "My brothers gave money and clothes to their parents, and I will give them food. I will grow vegetables, raise cattle, fish and shrimp."
Shushu and the Ninth Prince listened with smiles on their faces.
The Ninth Prince whispered to Shushu, "There are still twelve years..."
Shu Shu: "..."
It's true. After only working for a few years, he's already looking forward to "retirement".
Twelve years, the fifty-fourth year of Kangxi...
The northwest is unstable and war is about to break out.
Shushu looked at Fengsheng and then at Akdan.
If the Fourteenth Prince is still the Great General and King, he should not think about military exploits, as it will cause endless troubles.
If other members of the royal family had led the troops, it would have been a good opportunity for Fengsheng and Akdan to gain credit.
The emperor's grandson will go on the expedition and will only guard the camp and logistics. He will not be sent as a vanguard, so there is no need to worry about his safety.
As for Niguzhu...
Shushu couldn't help but touch her little head. By that time, she would be a sixteen-year-old girl and would have to choose a husband.
Niguzhu nudged his little head in Shushu's hand, and then his chubby body moved closer.
"I will listen to my father and mother and be filial to Khanmafa, but I don't even know Khanmafa, how can I be filial to him? What if I recognize the wrong person? Why don't we go to Khanmafa's house to visit?"
Niguzhu's little mouth was chattering.
Shushu said, "I saw your Khan Mafa when you were a child, but you forgot about it. When you grow up a few years later, you will remember it when you see him again."
Three parts of this are filial piety, and seven parts are the desire to go out.
The child is at the age when he loves to make noise, and when he goes out, he starts to miss the excitement outside.
Niguzhu said again: "Then we should show more respect to Uncle Shi in the future. When can we go to Uncle Shi's house to eat grilled lamb chops? Uncle Shi's grilled lamb chops are better than ours..."
This is somewhat subjective.
Many of the recipes in Prince Dun’s Mansion are the same as here.
Even the cooks in the two governments learned from each other.
This child is just “a sweet potato”.
The Ninth Prince didn't want to restrain the children, so he said, "Go back to class and have grilled lamb chops at your Tenth Uncle's house at noon."
Niguzhu was so excited that he urged Fengsheng and Akdan: "Brother, brother, hurry up, Master Cao is going to tell you a story today..."
Fengsheng and Akdan followed Niguzhu to the inner school.
Shushu and the Ninth Prince returned to the main courtyard.
Shu Su helped the Ninth Prince change his court robes and crown.
This is the most complicated set of crown and belt for a Beile. It is worn less than two days a year, but this set is meant to be worn for ten to twenty years.
"Khan Ama wants to reward the princes and clan members..."
The Ninth Prince said with some excitement, "My fortune is good this year. I received two rewards of two thousand taels of silver during my southern tour. This time should be no less than the amount I received. When the time comes, I will fill some purses for the children so that they can share in the emperor's grace."
He wanted to say it in front of the children just now, but Shushu was teaching the children filial piety, so he held back.
Shushu was very surprised and said, "There was no movement before..."
The Ninth Prince said, "Yes, it must be Khan Ama's idea. Let's not talk about anything else. Just think about how much money we can save by not having a banquet for the birthday. If we really want to hold a big banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, we need to use fourth-class seats, and each table costs 4 taels and 4 cents of silver. It won't take thousands of tables, and these are just small ones. If we hold a birthday banquet, the governors and governors from other places will have to submit petitions to come to the court, and the birthday gifts will also increase. I don't know how much it will cost."
This is a good thing.
Shushu also felt happy.
Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness.
The fact that Kangxi rewarded his sons and clan relatives and ministers showed that he was in a good mood.
This kind of atmosphere should continue for a while.
Not for long.
The Ninth Prince talked about the Third Prince again and said, "Last time when he was rewarded with silver, he was demoted to a Beile. This time he was promoted back to a Prince. I guess it's a good deal for him."
Shu Shu couldn't help but smile and said, "Prince Cheng is also very hard-working. Throughout the year, he has been on duty in the Southern Study for half a year, from morning to night..."
After all the hard work, his title was equal to that of the eldest prince, so it was reasonable for him to receive more rewards than his younger brothers.
The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "Other things are fine, but I hope that Khan Ama doesn't leave behind the Tenth Prince. The Tenth Prince is also a Duolo County Prince..."