My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 896 Begging
Haidian, North Garden.

Brother Jiu brought He Yuzhu and Sun Jin over to greet the Empress Dowager.

It has been repaired here, the size is similar to the West Garden, and it is a summer garden specially built for the Empress Dowager.

Since the garden was repaired, it was the first time for Brother Jiu to come back.

However, now he came here with an errand on his back, and he had no intention of admiring the scenery, so he was in a hurry.

After a while, we arrived at the Empress Dowager's Palace.

After the notification from the eunuch on duty, Nanny Bai came out and said, "Master Jiu, come in quickly, the empress is waiting..."

Brother Nine nodded and followed Nanny Bai into the room.

The queen mother is here, and the two concubines are also there.

"Grandson pays respects to the emperor's grandmother, and to the two concubines..."

Brother Nine hadn't seen the queen mother or concubine for a while, so he had a good fight.

"Get up, get up..."

The queen mother stretched out her arms to greet her, and said with a smile, "I thought you should come here."

Brother Jiu got up.

The queen mother invited him to sit in front of her.

Brother Nine said: "Sister Ninth's happy life will be after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is starting to buy dowry, Khan Ama sent his grandson to ask, do you have any instructions, Grandmother..."

The Queen Mother thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "Compared with her sisters, being able to stay in the capital is already a very lucky thing. If you want anything else, just pass by and prepare according to the regulations..."

Brother Nine hesitated for a moment, and said: "In that case, Sister Nine's dowry will be reduced..."

Those who marry foreign vassals have noble and clan daughters, and their annual salaries are higher than those in the capital, and princesses are no exception.

This is not only the annual salary, but also the dowry.

The queen mother said: "Then reduce it, don't be too conspicuous about it."

Brother Jiu nodded in agreement.

The queen mother thought for a while and said: "It is enough for the furniture and decorations to be used, and if there are too many, it will be used in the warehouse; if there are other furnishings and so on, it is enough; for the remaining money, it is good if there is an official house or shop that can make up for the rent." It’s time to earn more income, and spend a lot of money on living outside..."

Brother Jiu memorized it carefully, and said: "Grandson knows, and will keep an eye on this matter, so don't worry!"

The queen mother smiled and said, "There is no need to worry about it."

After talking about Jiugege's dowry, she said: "How is Shushu recuperating now? What did the imperial doctor say, you need to follow the doctor's advice, and you should take care of yourself at this time..."

Brother Jiu said: "The imperial doctor said that grandson Fujin's treatment is good. It's because of the childbirth that the bone seams are opened. This year, we need to use less ice or no ice, otherwise it is easy to leave symptoms. This winter, we should also pay attention to keeping warm. It will be fine next year..."

The queen mother worried: "Then it will take about a year to raise it, it is really a big crime!"

Brother Jiu whispered: "She is not happy, next time I see the emperor's grandmother, I will talk about her in detail, my grandson is afraid..."

The queen mother nodded and said: "Okay, let me tell her later, I can't be brave at this time..."

As she said that, she looked at Brother Jiu lovingly and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Shu Shu is a blessed child, and she will be fine."

"Um……"

Brother Jiu nodded obediently.

Concubine Duan Shun and Concubine Shu Hui sat beside them, watching the two grandparents talking.

Seeing Brother Jiu's appearance, both of them laughed.

The Queen Mother looked at the two of them and said, "What are you laughing at?"

Concubine Duan Shun smiled and said: "Your Majesty, didn't you notice that brother Jiu now speaks and acts a bit like him, Fujin, he is cute and cute, but it hurts a lot."

Concubine Shuhui nodded and said: "Yes, it can be seen that this young couple has been together for a long time, and they will be like each other for a long time."

The Queen Mother thought about Brother Jiu's well-behaved appearance just now, she really resembled Shu Shu, looked at Brother Jiu with a smile and said: "It really looks like..."

Brother Nine was not ashamed, instead he said with joy: "Does it really look like that? That's great, grandson Fujin is filial and polite. If grandson learns five points, then last year's "Book of Rites" will not be considered in vain. ..."

After a few gossips, brother Jiu left.

Shengjia will return to the palace with the Empress Dowager tomorrow, and he will go on tour around the place.

As soon as he left the Empress Dowager's Palace, Brother Jiu ran into Jiu Gege.

"Ninth Brother..."

Jiugege brought the palace servants and stood beside him, looking at him, he was specially waiting for Brother Jiu.

Brother Jiu thought that her good news was coming, and said with a smile: "Do you want to ask about the dowry too? If you like anything, you can tell me first, and brother will keep an eye on the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and try to follow your heart..."

"Brother Jiu..." Jiu Gege said coquettishly, "It's not for this..."

Speaking of this, she showed worry on her face, and said: "I just miss Jiusao. I want to go back to the palace tomorrow, and I happen to pass by the Prince's Mansion on the way. I don't know if it is convenient for Fang to visit Jiusao..."

Seeing her expression, Brother Jiu drooped his face and said, "Have you heard those gossips too?"

Although Brother Seven told him not to move, why would he just watch?

Thousands of people point at it, but die without illness.

Anyway, it meant the same thing, if everyone said that Fujin was not in good health, would that count as a curse?
Brother Jiu felt that it was unlucky, and he didn't allow it, so he transferred Gao Yanzhong back from Xiaotangshan to be responsible for the investigation. He really managed to find two families in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The family is none other than the Chen Zuoling family who had discussed marriage with Gao Bin before.

In addition to the eldest daughter, their family also has a second daughter who is fourteen and looks good.

They believed the gossip outside, and really thought that there was something wrong with Shu Shu, so they planned to climb high. They had already found someone from Yikun Palace, and planned to promote their relationship into Yikun Palace in the spring election next year.

It is estimated that this is also due to the unkind marriage before. They were afraid of the Gao family father and son, afraid that they would hold grudges, and wanted to overwhelm the Gao family from the foundation, and directly robbed the Gao family's backing.

And there is Guo Luoluo's family.

Last year, Gui Dan was imprisoned in the Punishment Department for several days, suffering from wind and cold, one after another, it was not very good.

Later, he caught up with the guards to take the riding and shooting test, but Gui Dan failed, so he demoted Lan Ling to the guards.

The Jin family complained about Brother Nine, and after listening to the gossip outside, they added fuel to the flames.

She is Brother Nine's aunt, and there are people out there who really believe her, so this kind of gossip has spread a lot.

Brother Jiu couldn't stand the Prince's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion, let alone the coat of the House of Internal Affairs?

Zuo Ling, surnamed Chen, directly found out some irregularities, seized Zuo Ling, and threw him into the Punishment Department.

Here in the Jin family, Brother Nine was not used to it either, and directly asked someone to dismiss Guidan's guards.

The fifth elder brother was very annoyed when he knew about it.

According to his previous thinking, he wanted to save face for his uncle, so he could find a relationship to let him go back to the guard office to get his qualifications as a second-class guard.

At the end of the year, there was no shortage of guards for a while, and it was cold, so it was difficult to fill up the guards. I thought that the weather would be warmer, so I delayed it.

Now, the fifth elder brother didn't think so much anymore, he stopped Dao Bao's master of ceremonies directly, and the guards didn't help Dao Bao to make things happen.

Guo Luoluo's parents, Fang and his son, lost all their jobs.

When talking about Brother Nine outside, it is necessary to add the phrase "Six relatives do not recognize".

Jiugege nodded, and said worriedly: "I'm afraid that the emperor's grandma will know about her concern, so I dare not ask people to inquire about it. It must not be true, right?"

Brother Jiu frowned and said, "When did you hear about it? Is there anyone still telling it?"

He cleaned up the two families, and he also meant to "kill chickens and scare monkeys". If the rumors continue, it will make people upset.

Jiugege thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It seems like it's gone. I also heard about it in late March. I wanted to find a chance to go and see Jiusao again, but I was afraid that it would disturb Jiusao's rest during confinement... "

If it was just a rumor for two or three days, she wouldn't have to worry about it for half a month. Coincidentally, within a few days after the rumor came out, Brother Shi and his wife returned to Beijing.

Jiu Gege became more and more worried.

Brother Jiu frowned and said: "It's all made up by outsiders. Your sister-in-law Jiu is a normal confinement, but she didn't show up because she had three births and had to confine her. If you want to go, Tomorrow morning, I'll say hello to the emperor's grandmother, and I'll go there for a day, and I happen to be with your sister-in-law Jiu..."

Jiugege was overjoyed immediately, nodded and said: "I want to go, I want to go, I'll tell Grandmother in a while, I haven't seen Sister-in-law Jiu for a while..."

Although I am also curious about the appearance of the three nephews and nieces now, I have to ask the adults first.

The sister-in-law has been together for two years, she is like a sister, and she is not at ease if she doesn't look at her.

After the brothers and sisters finished speaking, Brother Jiu left the North Garden.

About a hundred steps away from the northeast corner of the North Garden, craftsmen from the construction department are working here.

It is a row house.

Like the New Fifth Institute on the edge of the West Garden, this place is also prepared for princes and elder brothers.

Brother Jiu followed Shu Shu's suggestion, and directly proposed to build six courtyards when he asked for the imperial order.

In this way, in the future, Shengjia will be in Changchun Garden, and the princes will not have to live together when they come over.

Until the fourteenth elder brother gets married, they can be distributed freely.

Among the first fourteen princes, apart from the crown prince and the sixth and eleventh princes who died, there are exactly 11 left.

At that time, it happens that one person is in one yard.

Kangxi was eager to bring his sons close to him, so he nodded.

The construction started in late February, and now it has been two months. Because of the simplicity of the construction, the framework has come out.

Seeing Brother Jiu standing by and watching, the chief on duty trotted over to say hello.

Brother Nine said: "Can it be built before the Dragon Boat Festival?"

The master calculated the progress in his mind, and said: "Almost, even if it's not finished, it's just painting walls and laying bricks..."

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Try to fix it in advance, then burn the earth dragon, dry the house, and keep it for later use."

The chief respectfully agreed.

Brother Jiu nodded and started to leave.

He regretted it.

Last year, we started to change the land, and then the garden was repaired first.

In this way, when they move to Haidian later, they will be able to live in their own garden.

The heat in the capital is unbearable, and it is impossible to survive without ice.

But Shu Shu can't use ice, so he can only go out of the city to escape the heat.

Whether it's the new fifth school or the northern sixth school, they are all temporary resettlement places, and they are still too small...

After a while, he re-entered the Changchun Garden and returned to Qingxi Bookstore.

A minister was here to see him, so he went to check the room.

Elder Brother Ten was also there, holding a booklet in his hand.

"Finished the examination?"

Brother Jiu asked.

Today, the clan's children take the riding and archery test, just over the racecourse.

But this time it's not a general exam, but the clan's children who need to be admitted to take the exam.

Elder Brother Shi nodded and said, "I've come out, the test is not strict, but it's also bad, all excellent, less than [-]%..."

The rules of the clan's imperial examination are three items: translation, riding and archery, and archery.

Only those who are excellent in all three items will be given the honorable title.

Two excellent and one flat, downgrade one.

One superior and two equal, two superior and one inferior, down two grades.

Three equals, one superior, one equal and one inferior, will be demoted to three grades.

Other results, suspended.

Those who are suspended will not be able to take the test next time, and will not be able to take the test again until the next time.

Brother Jiu couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said: "The difference is in riding and shooting?"

What about primary school?
Isn't riding and shooting fundamental?

Just like him too, just not outstanding.

If you follow the line of testing and sealing, you are not afraid.

Elder Brother Shi nodded and shook his head again: "Most of them are stuck in translation. I don't know enough Mandarin, and I don't understand Chinese. I can only shoot with a two-strength bow, and I can't shoot with horses at all..."

Brother Nine was dumbfounded, and grinned: "Isn't it all over the [-]th exam? Feelings are trash..."

The "examination" of the clan's children is not a new rule that only existed in the past two years, it started in the 27th year of Kangxi.

This has nothing to do with the future of the title, so what matters?
Elder Brother Shi shook his head and said, "My younger brother can't figure it out either, what do they think..."

Speaking of this, he pondered for a while, and said, "Could it be that it is better not to be knighted than to be knighted?"

Think about it really is.

The higher the grade of the mansion, the worse the grades of the children in the exam, so it would not be a bad thing to separate the family for a few years tonight.

On the contrary, in the lower clans, almost all of them are on the passing line...

After a while, someone came to meet him again, not someone else, but Ma Qi.

Ma Qi looked ordinary, but his heart was on fire.

Rumors and gossip about Yuqing Palace and the two Prince's Mansions have been circulating in the past two months, and it actually spread to Ma Qi.

Someone mentioned that Ma Qi's daughter-in-law happened to be on the list of next year's show girls.

Now that Ma Qi is in the cabinet, the Fucha family is also on the rise, and there is a gambler set up in the market place by the Eight Banners rogue, and the bet is on the Fucha family's heir Gege, who will be pointed out next year...

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