hotmtlnovel Chapter 2068 Preparations Begin
Chapter 2068 Preparations Begin
Chapter 2068 Preparations Begin
In the front yard living room, the Ninth Prince was giving instructions to Gui Dan.
"These kinds of cool Western things don't have to be of this style, as long as they can move by themselves, I'll buy them all..."
Niguzhu returned to North Garden.
The Ninth Prince discussed with her and decided to keep the fanning figurine for one day and give it to her tomorrow.
Now he demonstrated it to Guidan and gave her a reference.
Gui Dan looked at the fan-waving little man and said, "Are you going to buy them all? In recent years, many foreign goods shops have opened in the capital, not only in the inner city, but also in the south city."
Guidan had some impression. She remembered seeing a butterfly that could flap its wings once.
Before the Tenth Lady opened her foreign goods shop, there were foreign goods in the capital, but they were mostly sold in places like antique shops and gold and silver houses.
When the Tenth Lady opened a shop selling foreign goods and started making money, she naturally attracted the attention of others, and in the past few years she followed suit and opened many shops selling foreign goods.
"Buy them all. They will be useful to me. Arrange a few suitable people to search the capital..."
Brother Ninth said.
Gui Dan was eager to take on this kind of task, and said, "Then I will start looking for it tomorrow."
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. If I come across a nice little mirror or comb, I can buy it for the third princess as a festival gift.
The Ninth Prince instructed, "The selling price is the same as the tael of silver. No bargaining is allowed."
Gui Dan had been a government official for several years and was well aware of the taboos.
He said awkwardly: "I have changed a long time ago, Master Jiu, don't worry!"
Now think about it, he was really bold back then. He thought he could do whatever he wanted in the capital under the banner of the prince and wanted to buy shops and farms at half price.
How can such an advantage be easily taken?
As long as it is revealed, it will be false, and the Ninth Prince will be implicated.
He thought he was a new noble and looked down upon even the old noble families like the Dong'e family, and ended up falling flat on his face.
The Eight Banners are the eight banners of the royal family and the eight banners of the nobles.
The Guo Luoluo family is nothing.
The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "It's fine if you change it. I can't let my good reputation be ruined!"
Gui Dan: “…”
When Gui Dan came out, she ran into the Fifth Prince.
The Fifth Prince was holding the barometer from the Imperial Observatory in his hand.
"I greet Master Wu and pay my respects to him..."
Gui Dan hurriedly took a few steps forward and paid her respects to the Fifth Prince.
The Fifth Prince raised his hand and called out, looking at Gui Dan, taking a closer look, and said, "I remember that you were not in this shape before? How did you lose weight?"
I was obviously a fat guy before, but it seems like I lost weight all of a sudden. The key is that I kept the weight off and didn’t gain weight again.
This is so rare.
The Fifth Prince's weight fluctuated, but every time it went down, it would gain more and he looked fatter and fatter.
Now when he sits down, he feels uncomfortable and his stomach is against his will.
Gui Dan said, "That time Gui Yuan got into trouble in Shengjing, so I went to Shengjing. I lost weight from the trip. Later, I worked in the Prince's Mansion. The guards and soldiers here have monthly exams, so I picked up riding and archery, and I didn't gain weight again."
After hearing this, the Fifth Prince felt a little conflicted.
It seems that if you want to lose weight, you still have to work hard.
But it was not his turn because he was on an urgent mission.
Riding and shooting every day will only increase your appetite, but it will never lose weight.
The Fifth Prince waved his hand, sent Gui Dan away, and went into the Fifth Institute himself.
Gui Dan looked at the Fifth Prince's back with a wry smile on her lips.
He didn't give the real reason.
The real reason was that he entered the Ministry of Punishment that year and saw bugs in rice and maggots in sauce, which made him feel sick. After that, his appetite decreased.
Every time he sees food, he tends to think too much and lose his appetite.
After so many years, food still doesn’t taste good.
It's just that it's hard to say these words, otherwise it would seem like I'm blaming the Ninth Prince...
The Ninth Prince was about to return to the main courtyard when he saw the Fifth Prince coming over.
The two brothers went to the living room to talk.
"Have you chosen a date?"
The Ninth Prince saw the barometer in his hand and said.
The Fifth Prince said, "The fourteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twenty-third are the best days for traveling. Before the twentieth, it will be sunny without rain. The days after the twentieth have not yet been determined."
Therefore, you should choose the date within the first four days.
The Ninth Prince said, "The yurt was set up in one day, so let's go early to avoid getting hotter day by day."
The Fifth Prince said, "I thought so too, but if I want to bring my nieces, then the fourteenth day won't be a good choice."
The third lady of Yuqing Palace will host a party on the twelfth day, followed by the princess from the fourth prince's family, and then it will be Tana's turn.
They can't just take their nieces out to play on a whim as uncles. It would be better to do so in the children's names.
In that case, it would be difficult to choose a date now. We have to wait until the Fourth Prince’s princess sends the invitation.
The Ninth Prince said, "Then don't bring your nieces this time. Wait until their sisters have treated guests and it's Niguzhu's turn to treat guests, then bring your nieces over, so that you won't be unable to take care of them because there are too many people."
The yurt has been set up, so let’s not take it down yet.
The Fifth Prince thought about it and said, "That's fine. I'm also worried that with too many people, there might be places that we can't take care of."
The Ninth Prince said, "Little Eighteen must be brought along. I will go get him when I grow up."
The Fifth Prince nodded and said, "Okay, okay..."
That was my younger brother. Since he was still young before, the brothers had only met a few times.
Today is already the tenth day of the lunar month and there are still many things that need to be arranged. After the Fifth Prince finished speaking, he left in a hurry.
After seeing off the Fifth Prince, the Ninth Prince remembered that he had not asked how many yurts were needed in total.
Yurt...
He also wanted to take his wife there to stay for two days alone...
He went back to the hospital.
"You met Xiaojiu. How is Xiaojiu? Can he go out and play with us?"
The Ninth Prince thought of the Ninth Princess and asked.
Shu Shu said, "She's fine, but the road from the capital to here is smooth, and the road from here to Baiwang Mountain is not that difficult. I'll go see her tomorrow, so it's better not to bother and wait until after this period of time."
It’s not even three months yet.
If something unexpected happens while traveling at this time, no one can afford it.
The Ninth Prince said, "That should be discussed in advance, so as to avoid making her feel uncomfortable..."
*
In the North Garden, Princess Jiu is there.
She and the Queen Mother were looking at the things Niguzhu brought back.
"My eldest aunt gave it to me, my second aunt gave it to me..."
Niguzhu pointed out two things to the elders.
What Zhang gave was a clay cat with a tabby cat pattern. It looked very lifelike. It was only three or four inches long, and all the fur was visible.
The puppy Qingru gave was a copper-gilt puppy, which looked delicate and had a ruby on its collar.
Jiugege was an expert at identifying goods. She pointed at the clay cat and said, "This one should be from Hangzhou. When I was on my southern tour that year, I asked someone to buy a similar clay doll..."
As for the gilded puppy, it is obviously a work of Neiwuban craftsmanship. Even if it did not come from the palace, it was made by craftsmen from the Imperial Household Department.
"Beautiful, this is Huahua, this is Xiaojin..."
Niguzhu got a new partner and did not forget to give him a name.
The Queen Mother looked at these two exquisite little objects with a smile on her face.
At first glance, it is obviously a child's toy, not something that is just popular. These two aunts really put a lot of thought into it.
The Queen Mother said, "We don't take their things for nothing. When you have younger cousins in the future, find good things for them, too."
Niguzhu nodded and said, "Well, Ene said that this is called reciprocity..."
Having said that, she hesitated for a moment, but still told the story of the fan man.
"My uncle left it specially for me, but my mother wouldn't let me keep it and only allowed me to borrow it. Then my father borrowed it. I will bring it back to show my mother Wuku and aunt tomorrow..." Niguzhu said, feeling a little aggrieved.
She didn't intend to take her uncle's things for free, so this time, in addition to bringing steamed buns, she also brought several toys for her uncle.
But Ene explained many truths.
The Queen Mother didn't agree with Shushu's behavior, but she said, "Your father taught you the rules. There are many red things and good things in this world. They are given by elders, so they can't be given away easily. If Mother Wuku gave you something and you gave it away casually, I wouldn't be happy either."
After hearing this, Niguzhu immediately said seriously: "I don't give things away casually. I will keep everything you give me..."
Jiugege was puzzled as she watched the interaction between the old and the young.
When Niguzhu and Nanny Bai went out to feed the birds, the Ninth Princess said, "Isn't the eldest princess only four years old? How can she understand the truth? She can't even remember anything when her granddaughter was four years old."
When Jiugege heard that Niguzhu was moving into the North Garden, she was not very supportive because Niguzhu was too young and still needed someone to take care of him.
He was a lively child and she was afraid of disturbing the Queen Mother.
As a result, looking at the way they get along, they are like big kids.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "She has an old birthday, and she is like her father and mother, so she is very clever."
The Ninth Princess couldn't help but touch her belly and said, "Looking at the eldest princess, I'm really jealous. To be honest, the young princess is more considerate."
If it was a girl, she could raise her herself.
If it is a boy, he will have to move out of the inner house when he is old enough to go to school.
The Queen Mother said: "Little princes or little princesses are fine. If you teach them well, they will be fine..."
*
Qingxi Bookstore.
Kangxi looked at the memorial in front of him.
This is the resignation letter from Grand Secretary Xiong Cilü.
A few days ago, during the grand court session in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, not only did Wang Xi fall down, but Xiong Cilü was also feeling uncomfortable.
Wang Xi is okay, he is in his seventies.
Xiong Cilü is only three years older than Yisan'a and is not even seventy years old.
But aging is real.
He took a day off the next day after the court session, and his family also hired a royal physician.
After examining Wang Xi's pulse, Kangxi found that his condition was not as serious as Wang Xi's, but his back pain had recurred and he was also recuperating in bed.
These old men in the court are retiring one by one.
Kangxi was a little dazed, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu standing not far away.
Liang Jiugong was about the same age as herself, and standing there, he was half a head shorter than Wei Zhu.
In the beginning, Liang Jiugong was much taller than Wei Zhu, but later as Wei Zhu grew taller, the two became similar in height.
Now there is only a fist left.
There were obvious wrinkles on Liang Jiugong's face, his bags under his eyes became bigger, and his braids became much thinner.
At the age of nineteen, Wei Zhu had shed his youthful frailty and was entering adulthood.
Kangxi couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.
Such an obvious contrast.
Old and young.
Before death comes, aging is inevitable and cannot be hidden...