My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 2117: Showing Off and Showing Cowardice

There is a new princess in the palace, and there are various rules and regulations.

As brother and sister-in-law, the Ninth Prince and Shushu also had to prepare gifts for their stepmother and younger sister according to custom.

"what happened?"

The Ninth Prince felt sullen and could not help but complain to the Tenth Prince: "It's not enough to give you a prince, and now you're sending a princess over. The Third Prince is going to be cocky this time!"

The tenth prince whispered, "Not only for Rong Fei's mother, but also for Khan Ama's dignity."

Brother Ninth: "..."

He understood it in a flash, and couldn't help but "tsk tsk" twice, saying: "If you really want to be decent, you shouldn't have accepted this person last year. Now you have accepted this person, and you are still like this..."

He swallowed the rest of the words.

It's too cruel.

The Ninth Prince was a little distracted.

He had been in charge of the Imperial Household Department for several years and was well aware of the supplies for the concubines.

The concubines in the harem, except for the queen, are divided into two categories below the noble ladies: one is those who have given birth to princes and princesses, and the other is those who have never given birth.

Even if a concubine did not have a title, her daily supplies would be provided according to the rules for noble ladies, mainly because she had given birth to princes and princesses.

If you have never given birth, you do not have this grace.

This time, an exception was made.

But if you say that the emperor father has become ruthless, he treats Rong Fei so well.

Even though Rong Fei had lost her dignity after being demoted, she has largely restored her dignity now that she is over fifty years old and is raising the princes and princesses again.

It can be seen that whether one is ruthless or affectionate, it all depends on the person.

Thinking of this, the Ninth Prince couldn't help but feel fortunate that his mother was also a long-standing concubine like Concubine Rong. At the same time, he felt a little regretful. If his mother, the Imperial Concubine, was still alive, his Tenth Prince would not be just a leisurely prince.

The Tenth Prince was standing nearby and only saw that the Ninth Prince was distracted, but he didn't expect that he would think so much.

The Tenth Prince was alert.

The emperor's father seemed to have no love for his young daughter.

Otherwise, if he loved her mother, he would not have let her biological mother be buried without any honor.

It doesn't seem surprising.

In the royal family, the bond between family members is not that deep...

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Imperial city, Tong Mansion, inner hall.

Full of friends.

The wives of the princes who received the invitation also came.

In addition, there were the wives of various royal palaces and the wives of nobles who were related to the Tong family.

The Seventh Lady was sitting next to Shushu. When she saw Shushu frowning, she realized that she was bothered by the smell of makeup in the room, and she couldn't help looking towards the window.

The windows were tightly shut.

The Seventh Lady looked across at the Tenth Lady.

The Tenth Lady was plump, liked the cold and feared the heat, and her forehead was already covered with sweat.

Shushu noticed the Seventh Lady's actions and looked over as well.

There is no way, the guest has to follow the host's wishes.

Although the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, Madam Tong was already old, and the several old wives of the royal family who greeted her all had gray hair and were still wearing vests.

The Tong family's dignity lies here.

But when it comes to closeness, the younger generation of concubines do not have any close contacts with the Tong family.

The only exceptions are the Fourth and Eighth Concubine.

The Fourth Prince's Mansion has had constant contacts with the Tong family over the years, and the Eighth Concubine has been visiting the Tong family with her aunt since she was a child.

Old Madam Tong knew her own limitations, so she was closer to the two wives than to the wives of other princes.

When the banquet started, she apologized to the other princes' wives and took the Fourth and Eighth wives with her to accompany several wives of royal family members.

The remaining princes' wives sat at a separate table.

Everyone looked at the first wife.

Although the first wife was only the wife of a prince and her status was not as high as those of the wives of several princes, she was still the eldest daughter-in-law of the royal family.

It is both emotional and reasonable that we should show more respect.

Now if he is not invited to the seat of honor, it would be regarded as disrespectful.

The eldest wife looked calm and composed, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

If it were any other family, she certainly wouldn't be so calm.

But this is the Tong family, the emperor's in-laws.

Even the emperor respects him, let alone the younger generation like them.

However, the Third Lady, who was sitting below the First Lady, still had a smile on her face, but with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, she said to everyone with a smile, "Look, you can tell how close we are, as if we are not the granddaughter-in-law of the grandson?"

Regardless of whether the First Concubine was angry or not, the Third Concubine was angry.

Today is not a family dinner at the Tong Mansion, so we shouldn't talk about seniority, but rather the hierarchy.

But the Tong family's arrangement of the banquet was so weird that they even discussed family etiquette with the prince's wife, which was ridiculous.

Now the Third Prince is respected in the imperial court, and the Third Lady is a noble and honorable husband and wife, and is used to being flattered by everyone. But today she is just there to make up the numbers, so she is naturally unhappy and starts to complain half-truthfully.

The Seventh Lady saw a dish of pork ribs with preserved plums on the table, which was exactly her favorite. She was a little anxious that everyone was not eating it.

Seeing that no one responded to the Third Lady's words, the Seventh Lady said, "Isn't that better? We can use our own chopsticks and eat and drink more happily."

After that, she looked at the eldest wife and said, "Sister-in-law, let's start the meal. We have to go back to Haidian later."

The eldest wife smiled and picked up her chopsticks, saying, "Everyone, eat quickly!"

Everyone followed suit.

It was just a hot day, and there was a table full of delicious fish and meat, but not many people had such a big appetite as the Seventh Lady.

Even the Tenth Lady looked a little listless.

Shushu didn't have much of an appetite, but the table was full of meat, and even the cold dishes were all meat, so she just picked up a piece of smoked fish.

At this moment, the Third Lady also saw the dishes on the table and was surprised.

"Eh? Who prepared this feast?"

Everyone looked at the Third Lady.

The Third Lady coughed lightly and explained, "Nowadays, bird's nest and shark's fin banquets are popular in the capital. Even if the table is not full of bird's nest, shark's fin and abalone, there must be two of them. But this banquet is just chicken, duck, fish and meat. It was okay in the past, but now it's a bit..."

She said this with a hint of contempt.

This seems shabby.

It seems that the relationship between the two branches of the Tong family is not as good as it seems, otherwise if the lady had not given any advice, such a banquet would not have been held.

What the Third Lady could think of, the other Lady could naturally think of as well.

Shushu lowered her eyes.

Not only are the two branches of the Tong family at odds, but the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Old Lady Tong and Third Lady Tong, is also not very good.

Old Mrs. Tong had just returned to the capital and didn't know the local customs, but Third Mrs. Tong lived in the capital.

But it's not surprising.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are aunt and niece, but the aunt does not protect her daughter-in-law. Instead, she indulges her son in favoring his concubine and neglecting his wife, so naturally there is a lot of grudges.

As for the current title of the Tong family, although Old Lady Tong seems to want to secure it for her legitimate grandson, it is estimated that she is not sincere at all and it seems more like she is doing it for the illegitimate children to see.

After the banquet, when they left Tong's house, the Seventh Lady squeezed into Shushu's carriage.

"The Tong family has really made a big joke. They took advantage of their seniority and posted these messages, hoping to let everyone see the weight of the Tong family. But the result is this..."

The Seventh Lady couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Old lady Tong's behavior of taking advantage of her age makes everyone sick.

Then it comes to seniority and hierarchy.

Perhaps it was because Old Lady Tong was used to visiting high-class families, and she became snobbish towards the princes' wives, dividing them into different classes.

People like the Seventh Concubine were classified into the ninth class by Old Lady Tong.

Shu Shu let out a breath.

After being in the house for an entire afternoon filled with the smell of all kinds of rouge and pollen, I felt like I was being pickled all over.

She reached into her purse and took out two snuff bottles, handed one to the Seventh Lady, and unscrewed the other and held it under her nose to sniff.

This does not contain snuff but peppermint oil.

The Seventh Lady stopped laughing, sniffed again and again, couldn't help but hold it tightly, looked at it curiously, and said, "Whoever sees it gets a share. This one belongs to me!"

Shushu glanced at her and said, "What rare stuff is that? When you use it up later, just add peppermint oil yourself."

The Seventh Lady nodded and said happily, "Yes, yes, I'll make some sweet-scented osmanthus flavored ones later. That one smells better."

Shushu listened and couldn't help but move back.

The Seventh Lady was filled with a fragrant scent, which was the scent of osmanthus.

Looking at her hair, not a hair out of place, I wonder how much osmanthus oil she used.

The Seventh Lady couldn't help but put her hand on her hair and said proudly, "This is the sweet-scented osmanthus from Guangxi. The fragrance lasts the longest."

Shushu shook her head and said, "It's so hot, my hair tends to get oily. You don't mind it being annoying."

The Seventh Lady looked at Shushu's hair and said, "You still don't like to use hair oil, but why is your hair so black and shiny?"

Shushu did not hide her secrets and shared her hair care tips.

"I take good care of my hair. After washing it, I use honey and eggs to nourish it. It's not rough..."

(End of this chapter)