My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 2105: Cherish Blessings
The Third Lady was trying on new clothes in the mirror when she heard the Third Prince's laughter and turned around to give him a cold look.

Who?
Whose uncle is gossiping about his aunt behind her back, and is gloating over her misfortune?

The Third Prince noticed her gaze and fell on the Third Lady. He frowned and asked, "Making new clothes again? Is this the finest Ning silk?"

This kind of material cannot be produced in a silk shop.

Such good material, why don't you keep it for gifts and just make clothes out of it?

The Third Lady looked down at herself and said, "Isn't it the changing of seasons? Take out your new clothes and try them out with the jewelry."

This was the material purchased by the Ninth Prince's Mansion from Jiangning. It happened to coincide with the Third Lady's birthday at the end of February, so Shu Shu took four pieces as part of the birthday gift.

They are all bright colors. The Third Lady likes them very much and asked the needlework craftsman to make clothes for her last month.

The day after tomorrow is the day for paying respects. When the sisters-in-law get together, they may not compete with each other for beauty, but at the same time they cannot be worse than others.

The Third Prince curled his lips and said, "You are so old, and you are still wearing apricot pink? Isn't it shabby?"

After hearing this, Sanfujin's expression changed immediately. She turned around and asked, "Why can't you wear it? Your Majesty wore silver powder a few years ago."

I was in my forties at that time.

Third Prince: “…”

I really don’t know this.

Throughout the year, the only days he could see his biological mother were either New Year's Day or both mother and son's birthdays, and they both wore auspicious clothes.

The Third Prince said stubbornly, "How can the clothes you wear everyday be the same as the ones you wear when you go out? Look at your eldest sister-in-law. She is several years younger than you, but she always dresses up solemnly in front of others. When has she ever been so frivolous?"

The Third Lady was so angry that her heart ached.

She looked at the Third Prince, sized him up and down, and sneered, "You seem steady, and look like my uncle, except without the beard."

The Third Prince was not annoyed, but happy. He walked to the mirror, looked left and right, and said, "Isn't it? I look steady..."

Although he was in his prime, he was still too young in the eyes of court officials.

If you have no hair on your mouth, you will not be able to do things well.

Especially in the Ministry of Rites, what is most lacking is old scholars.

The third prince counted on his fingers and looked forward to the day when he could grow a beard.

Sanfujin: "..."

What the hell is steady!

Your mouth is getting more and more chattering, like a chattering old lady!
I am running out of energy, maybe I will have to take medicine in a few years...

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South Institute 2 and South Institute 5 are separated by two courtyards, and the sound from over there was already faint when it came over.

But here in the South Fourth Institute, everyone heard it clearly.

For this reason, after sending off several sisters-in-law who were sending off their children, the Fourth Lady came to invite the Eighth Lady to her home to avoid any quarrel.

The Eighth Lady said, "How can that be the case? What's wrong with having more fun? It won't bother anyone."

The Fourth Lady said, "Although we are both little princesses, we are too old to stay in the house. It would be strange if we didn't make noise. Just think of it as keeping me company and come with me for half a day..."

Having said that, she didn't wait for the Eighth Lady to refuse and came up to pull her arm.

Seeing this, the Eighth Lady was a little helpless and said, "The fourth sister-in-law brought her daughter, and she became more lively."

She did not struggle and followed the Fourth Lady out.

The fourth lady smiled and said, "You are not a clay or wooden statue of a bodhisattva, why don't you be more lively? In a few days, when the eldest daughter of my ninth sister-in-law's family invites us to dinner, we will go to my ninth sister-in-law's manor. Then I will show you my skills. I can ride a horse, shoot arrows, throw pots, and throw rings. I am good at them all!"

The Eighth Lady's heart moved, and she said, "Isn't it the little sister who's treating us? Why are you going so far?"

The Fourth Lady said, "My Ninth Brother's sister-in-law has some fun things on her farm, and she wanted to take us there to have a look."

The two sisters-in-law had already heard everything about the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince's outing in the company of the Empress Dowager.

Today, Shushu came to see someone off and mentioned that he wanted to host a banquet at the farm.

The Eighth Lady listened with a sense of loss, and said, "I also learned to ride a horse when I was six years old. Guo Luomafa prepared four ponies for me, two of which were chestnut and two were snow-white..."

The Fourth Lady said, "You are more fortunate than me. I also learned to ride a horse at the age of six, but I didn't have my own pony. I rode my nephew's horse."

The sisters-in-law looked at each other and fell silent.

Compared with other sisters-in-law, they are all poor children.

The Eighth Lady had no parents and grew up in Prince An’s Mansion.

The Fourth Lady was not much better off. Although she was a princess of the royal family and the daughter of a high-ranking official, she lost her father before she was a year old, and her uncle's family had no title either.

Even if the clan government later granted her grace, her half-uncle, who was the head of her maternal family, would only be regarded as a general guarding the country, not much better than an idle member of the royal family.

The Fourth Lady thought about the days before entering the palace and found nothing to miss.

She looked at the Eighth Lady and sincerely advised: "With such an imperfect background as yours and mine, it is only thanks to the grace of the Emperor that we have the life we ​​have now. It is better than marrying into a noble family."

The Eighth Lady did not respond.

This is the difference between her and the Fourth Lady.

Although her parents were unreliable, the Eighth Concubine still had a dowry and an uncle.

If she had not been assigned to the Eighth Prince and instead sent to the royal palace of the imperial clan, life would have been completely different.

Seeing that she didn't agree, the Fourth Lady said, "Is it easy to be a royal concubine? Not to mention those far away, just look at the sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law in Prince Yu's and Prince Gong's mansions. How can they live as freely as we do?"

Above them are the legitimate mother-in-law, biological mother-in-law, sisters-in-law of the same generation, and also younger sisters-in-law and younger brothers-in-law.

Thinking about the boredom of paying respects at Changchun Palace every day, the Eighth Lady nodded quickly.

Before, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met a few times a month, which was uncomfortable, let alone living in the same house.

That is to say, the royal family, even if the family is divided, there is no need to separate the mother-in-law.

It seems that she is unable to be a filial daughter-in-law.

The more she looked forward to the days after her wedding, the deeper her resentment towards Concubine Liang.

Having been alone for so long these years, she thought carefully about the days since she entered the palace. Naturally, she understood that she was not innocent in her current fate, but the fault was not entirely hers.

Half of the fault lies with Liangpin and her son.

If I had a different mother-in-law who taught me the rules well, I wouldn't make the same mistake again.

In the final analysis, it is just "overpraising".

He used his reputation of being "domineering and arrogant" to establish the reputation of being a good husband for the Eighth Prince and became a stepping stone for the Eighth Prince.

This is similar to what they did back then when they used the reputations of the Ninth and Tenth Princes to establish the Eighth Prince's reputation as a good brother.

She has a nice face, but a black heart.

The Eighth Lady was really scared.

The Eighth Lady immediately said, "Fourth Sister-in-law is right. I should cherish my blessings."

Because her father-in-law Kangxi disliked her, the Eighth Lady had no respect for him. She even felt unfair for her uncles and thought the royal family was unfair.

His uncles were conferred titles of prince and beile because of Guo Luomafa's outstanding contributions.

Now that she has experienced so much, she has also realized that her uncles may not really like her. They were nice to her in the early years just to show off to Guo Luomafa, and they were nice to her later just to show off to the palace.

If she really treated me as her own daughter, my dowry would not be misappropriated.

After all, my uncle is the real head of the palace...

*
The little show at South Fifth Institute is still going on.

The eldest prince came back from Changchun Garden and stood at the gate of the Tousuo. He looked towards the Nanzuo several times with a smile on his face.

The eldest and second princesses could not be persuaded. They were too old and would not come out to play even if they were asked to.

The third and fourth princesses can still relax for a few more years, as they will have good relations with their cousins ​​in the future.

Children should get together and have fun.

The eldest prince recalled that when he was a child, his brothers were studying and there were all kinds of Haha beads around them, as well as his cousins ​​and brothers in the royal family who were granted the privilege of studying.

When he returned to the main room, the eldest prince looked at Zhang with more tenderness in his eyes.

There were also many concubines in charge of other princely mansions. Not only did they quarrel with their stepchildren, but few of them lived in harmony.

There was no dispute in the Prince of Zhi's Mansion.

Zhang has been married for three years and has been very sensible in her actions.

If she had been a bit calculating and mean, life in the palace would not be so peaceful.

Zhang was serving tea to the eldest prince. Seeing him staring at her, she was a little shy and asked, "What are you looking at, sir?"

The eldest prince's eyes fell on Zhang's head and said, "This pearl flower is good, it sets off you, but the pearls are too small. I will ask someone to find bigger pearls to make a head ornament for you later."

Zhang shook her head and said, "Southern pearls are scarce these years, and it's hard to find them. If you find some, give them to the eldest and second princesses as dowries, and I'll just wear something else."

The eldest prince said, "It's not a rare thing. Just spend more money. We have it all, we have it all."

Zhang smiled and didn't say anything to refuse.

The eldest prince said, "I heard that there are fun things to do at my ninth brother's wife's farm. I'll borrow it from them for a day. We'll also pick up the eldest and second princesses, as well as Hongyu, and the whole family will go there to have fun for a day..."

He had not thought of this before. That was his sister-in-law's farm, not his brother's. Even if he was curious, he was too embarrassed to speak up.

But today, after hearing something that the twelfth prince and the ninth prince had borrowed the farm, the eldest prince was tempted.

If the younger brother can borrow, the older brother can also borrow.

At worst, I can prepare some more thank-you gifts for my brother and sister-in-law.

Every year, the first crop of peaches from his own peach orchard must come from the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, and this year the amount can be doubled.

To be honest, the family can only be reunited for a few days throughout the year.

Not only can I pick up my eldest daughter and second daughter, but I can also ask for a day off for Hongyu.

Zhang's eyes lit up and she said, "Master, have you heard about it too? Seventh brother's wife has mentioned it several times. I thought she could go there to see the world with the help of the Third and Fourth Princesses. It would be even better if she could borrow them for a day. The First and Second Princesses have rarely been out of Beijing."

The eldest prince also knew that the little princesses took turns to treat each other, and said, "Well, everything else is fine, but I just want to see what a pig sty with hundreds of pigs looks like. We will build one on our farm later."

If you don't become a householder, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.

The eldest prince is the Prince of Duolo, a title higher than his younger brothers, but he also has to support more people than his younger brothers.

The salary of the prince is not enough to cover his expenses.

Now the money for dividing the family property has begun to be used.

Zhang smiled and said, "I heard that there are several hundred acres of forest land dedicated to orchards, and more than ten kinds of fruit trees have been moved there..."

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