hotmtlnovel Chapter 1924 The Old Man
Chapter 1924 The Old Man
Chapter 1924 The Old Man
"Tomorrow I want to eat fried beef belly, brisket, jar meat, and four-happiness meatballs..."
In the west wing of the Prince's Mansion, Shushu was ordering tomorrow's dishes with Baiguo.
Bai Guo glanced at Shu Shu's stomach and said, "Are you hungry? Do you want to ask the kitchen to send some food?"
Shushu's stomach was inconsolable all day and she didn't eat much at noon or dinner.
Only then did I become greedy and my mind was filled with thoughts of food.
Now that the bandages were removed, she felt as if her stomach was empty.
After hearing what Bai Guo said, she lowered her head and looked at herself, saying, "Forget it, I'm not really hungry..."
Thinking about how she would feel like vomiting if she ate a few more bites during the day, she lost interest in tomorrow's meal and said, "Forget about the rest, let's have one portion of fried beef belly..."
Wrapping the belly not only reduces excess fat, but also limits the amount of food you eat.
If you eat less, you will naturally lose weight.
If you insist on having a midnight snack, it will be a waste of time.
Shushu said to Baiguo, "These are all knowledge. When the midwife comes again tomorrow, you should pay more attention to them. You may need them in the future."
Bai Guo's face suddenly turned red.
Xiao Chun just happened to be holding the little prince over, and seeing that she was shy, she joked, "Did you book a good date with Master Gui?"
"Sister Xiaochun..."
Baiguo complained.
Xiaochun placed the swaddle next to Shushu.
Shushu looked at her youngest son, thinking that he was tied to the sled for more than ten hours every day, while she was tied for eight hours, and she felt a sense of sympathy.
Here, after much argument, I managed to shorten the time for wrapping the stomach from all day to eight hours a day.
There is no one to make decisions for the little guy here.
Seeing the little guy's hands scratching around, she put her little finger in the little prince's hand.
The little prince's grip was normal, but he also held Shushu's little finger tightly.
Shushu's protective heart suddenly came up, and she said to Xiaochun: "Is it comfortable to wrap your whole body like this? Let's try wrapping only the legs when we get in the car tomorrow..."
Xiao Chun did not respond, and said hesitantly: "Fujin, the little prince was tied up and slept soundly. He only woke up once during the night..."
Shushu shut up.
Are old customs passed down from generation to generation necessarily wrong?
Fengsheng and his sister also went through the same experience when they were young.
This baby will grow well if he sleeps well and eats well.
She can be willful with herself, but she dare not be willful with her children.
Thinking of this, Shushu's heart trembled.
This is what it feels like to be a mother. Before you know it, you will regard your children as very important...
The next morning, Shushu only ate half full for breakfast.
After the belly was bandaged, Nanny Qi came with Fengsheng and Akdan.
When mother and children get together, they can't just sit there doing nothing.
Shushu asked someone to bring a few abacuses and taught his two sons the multiplication formula and simple abacus addition and subtraction.
It requires both hands and brain, and both brothers like it very much.
Shushu looked at this and felt that he also had the talent to be a teacher.
When Jueluo came over, Shushu said, "I miss Xiaoliu. I was the one who taught Xiaoliu arithmetic..."
Jueluo said: "Xiaoliu has started to be conceited. When she came back from the palace this time, she asked me for two boxes of facial cream..."
Shushu was delighted to hear this and said, "I'll prepare a few boxes of pearl and angelica cream for him later, for whitening."
Among the Dong E brothers, Xiaoliu is the darkest.
Jueluo shook her head and said, "What's the big deal if a boy is darker? It's just that the atmosphere outside is not good..."
The descendants of the Eight Banners did not think about making achievements immediately, but only about finding ways to eat, drink and have fun.
As the emperor toured the south in recent years, the extravagant lifestyle of Jiangnan also spread to the capital.
People began to pay attention to food, clothing and daily necessities.
Shushu chuckled twice.
The rouge shop under her name had long been divided into three.
The one in the inner city bought the adjacent shop, and the one in the south city rented a shop and opened another one.
It is because in addition to female customers, there are also an increasing number of male customers...
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Liangxiang Palace.
The Ninth Prince goes to bed early and gets up early, and is full of energy the next day.
Gao Yanzhong was already waiting.
The needleworker has already brought out two sets of neck pillows and waist pillows.
One set is royal blue, the other is brown, both are placed in a brocade box.
The Ninth Prince personally checked it and praised: "Not bad, both colors are prepared, which is more thoughtful than what I thought."
Gao Yanzhong said, "Master Jiu, I hope you don't mind me being too much trouble. Embroidery is simple, and the needlework people just happen to have no other tasks, and there are enough people, so I will ask them to prepare an extra set."
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "Since there is room for maneuver, two colors are naturally better than one. Let's go, follow me to the Imperial Court..."
After breakfast, the emperor will set off.
Gao Yanzhong responded and followed the Ninth Prince to the Imperial Court.
It is not yet time for Kangxi to eat.
He stood behind the desk with a piece of paper spread out in front of him.
This is to be given to Li Guangdi.
As an emperor, who wouldn't like a diligent and honest minister like Li Guangdi?
Literati love fame.
Then let him be fulfilled.
"Your Majesty, Master Jiu requests to see you..."
Liang Jiugong stepped forward and reported.
Kangxi had just finished writing, put down his pen, and said, "Transmit it!"
Liang Jiugong responded and went out, bringing the Ninth Prince in.
The Ninth Prince said, "Khan Ama, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already made two sets of neck and waist pillows."
Kangxi nodded, looked at Liang Jiugong, and said, "Bring it in and let me see..."
Liang Jiugong went down, and when he came back, he was holding a brocade box in his hand, followed by Gao Yanzhong who was also holding a brocade box.
Opening the brocade box, there was a set of neck pillow and waist pillow inside.
Kangxi looked between the two colors, pointed at the royal blue one, and told Liang Jiugong, "Appreciate Li Guangdi along with the banner!"
As for the remaining brown set...
There were two Grand Secretaries accompanying him this time, Grand Secretary Zhang Yushu of Wenhua Palace and Grand Secretary Ma Qi of Wuying Palace.
Zhang Yushu has been in the cabinet for more than ten years and has extensive experience, and is over sixty years old.
If only one of the two grand secretaries could be awarded, it would definitely be Zhang Yushu.
However, when dealing with government affairs on weekdays, it was still the Manchu scholar Ma Qi who took the lead.
If Zhang Yushu was really promoted to be ahead of Ma Qi, the people below would start to speculate.
Kangxi said, "Put away the rest for future use!"
The Ninth Prince came here just to deliver this. Now that he had delivered it, he said, "Then my son will go down first."
Kangxi did not nod, but looked at Gao Yanzhong.
Gao Yanzhong served as a doctor in the hall for several years and had served as an imperial guard many times. Kangxi had an impression of him and knew that he was a down-to-earth and capable minister.
He looked like a capable middle-aged man a few years ago, but now he looks a little old.
"Are your family and Ding Zaobao's family related by marriage?"
Gao Yanzhong replied respectfully: "Yes, my second sister married into the Ding family, and Lord Ding is my second brother-in-law."
The Ding family, like the Gao family, was a family of officials among the bannermen, but they fell into poverty after the older male head died in his prime.
Both families are from Liaoyang and have old relatives.
Ding Zaobao's father was a successful candidate in the Eight Banners Examination. He once worked in the Imperial Study and was a companion to Emperor Kangxi, who was then a prince.
When Ding Zaobao was a few years old, he also served as Kangxi's haha beads.
But later, when Emperor Shizu passed away, Kangxi was promoted from a prince to an emperor, and the positions of his companions and his concubines became more and more precious.
Not long after, Ding Zaobao left the palace due to illness and lost his position as the king of Hahazhu.
Ding's father also came out of the Shangshufang and filled a vacancy in the Imperial Household Department, but he died of illness within a few years.
It was too long ago that Kangxi had already forgotten about these two people.
In the past two years, I have been thinking about my childhood, and I think of this father and son again.
Kangxi had no impression of Ding Zaobao, who was the same age as him. He just remembered that he was a listless boy.
But he was deeply impressed by Ding's father, who accompanied him in reading for several years.
When Ding's father died, he had just gotten married. He was very sad at the time and mentioned the Ding family to Empress Yuan.
As for Ding Zaobao, Hahazhuzi's experience is unknown to the world. He has been in the position of chief for decades and was only promoted to doctor two years ago.
Thinking of Haha Zhuzi from his childhood, Kangxi felt closer to Gao Yanzhong and asked, "Who arranged this marriage?"
Gao Yanzhong said truthfully: "It was arranged by my father before he died. The Ding family and my family are old relatives. My great aunt is the grandmother of Lord Ding."
Kangxi knew that Gao Yanzhong's father had been a prefect in Fujian when the Three Feudatories still existed, so he sent many officials from the Imperial Household Department to serve as officials in the Three Feudatories.
Since you are going to be sent away, you must resign.
Kangxi knew that he should have met Gao's father as well.
It's just that it was too long ago, about thirty or forty years ago, and before he took power, so I really have no impression of it.
Being able to become a third-rank provincial governor means he is an outstanding figure among the bannermen.
He said to Gao Yanzhong: "Do your job well..."
Gao Yanzhong responded and followed the Ninth Prince to retreat.
After leaving the imperial court, the Ninth Prince asked curiously, "Ding Zaobao, the doctor of Qingfeng Division? Why did Khan Ama think of this person when everything was fine?"
The Gao and Ding families were in-laws, so Gao Yanzhong naturally knew the Ding family's background, so he told them that both the Ding family father and son had worked in the upper study.
The Ninth Prince was shocked when he heard this: "Hahazhuzi when Khan Ama was five years old, so isn't that older than Cao Yin? There's no movement outside..."
What is the current situation of the Cao family?
What day is it at the Li family?
Among the bondservants of the Imperial Household Department, these two families were not in the capital, but they were still considered respectable families.
If Emperor Kangxi hadn't mentioned the Ding family today, the Ninth Prince would have had no idea that this family had such qualifications.
I guess outsiders don't know, otherwise Ding Zaobao wouldn't have stayed in the position of chief for more than ten years, until the Ninth Prince took charge of the Imperial Household Department, when he was promoted to Yuanwailang and then to Langzhong.
Gao Yanzhong was silent for a moment, then said, "The Haha beads that my second brother-in-law left vacant were repaired by Cao Zhizao."
Brother Ninth: "..."
This is the bad lawsuit from the early years.
Even if there are grudges, they are between the Cao family and the Ding family, and have nothing to do with the Gao family.
The Ninth Prince put the matter aside and said with concern: "Khan Ama has started to miss the past two years. Thinking of Ding Zaobao at this time is not a good thing for you..."
As Maska is still seriously ill, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has to appoint a new chief steward.
The Ninth Prince originally thought that Gao Yanzhong's appointment as Chief of the Imperial Household Department was almost within his grasp.
It’s hard to say if you pull out such a person…