The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 3 Haha Beads
At three o'clock in the morning, when it was still dark, "Master, it's time to get up." Yinyou, who was still sleeping soundly, was gently awakened by Nanny Zhang.

As usual, Yinwei turned over and squinted for a while, then yawned and slowly sat up from the bed.

While Nanny Zhang was helping Yinyou get dressed, Chunxi, the little palace maid who was on duty last night, walked quietly to the door and opened it lightly.

I saw a row of more than a dozen young palace maids standing at the steps outside the door.

The leading palace maid was holding a large copper basin filled with steaming hot water for washing face.

The palace maids that followed included some holding large white handkerchiefs, some holding mouthwash cups, some holding tea cups, and some holding jade combs.

From the moment he got up, Yinyou only had to raise his arms to be fully dressed.

At this time, Chunxi brought a round stool and Chunjiao brought a wooden basin for rinsing mouth.

Yinyou sat on the round stool, picked up the jade toothbrush from the tray, dipped it in green salt, and began to brush his teeth carefully.

This jade toothbrush has a jade handle and dozens of small holes drilled on the brush head, which are filled with horsehair.

Normally, all kinds of items in the palace were under the management of the Imperial Household Department.

In order to enjoy himself better, Kangxi issued a separate decree to set up the Yangxin Palace Manufacturing Office.

In terms of work functions, the Yangxin Palace Workshop was similar to the Imperial Household Products Research and Design Institute, while the Imperial Household Department Workshop was a mass production workshop for the Imperial Household Products.

However, if the two workshops wanted to make anything, the minister in charge of the Imperial Household Department had to ask for permission from Emperor Kangxi before they could start production.

Yinyou was not as favored as the eighteenth prince, and he was also afraid of trouble, so he simply asked the fifth prince Yinqi to provide the jade and asked the craftsmen from the Fifth Prince's Mansion to help make a few jade toothbrushes.

Among the many princes, except the crown prince, the eldest and the third were conferred the title of prince, and the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth were all beile.

All the princes from the ninth prince onwards, including the tenth prince who was of noble birth, had no titles.

After washing up, Yinyou followed his old habit, walked into the bathroom, sat on the red lacquered toilet, and took care of his physiological needs.

When his soul first traveled through time, Yinyou was really not used to having a palace maid waiting to wipe his butt when he was squatting on the toilet.

However, after a long time, Yinyou felt at ease.

Privileges are something that, once you’ve truly enjoyed them, almost no one would be willing to give them up!
After feeling relaxed, Yinyou washed his hands with the sandalwood soap specially made in the palace.

Seeing this, Chunxi quickly raised the tray in her hand high to Yinyou's side.

Yinyou raised his hand as usual and picked up the large white handkerchief from the tray, turning it over and over in his hands several times, turning his wet hands into dry ones.

After Yinyou sat down at the kang table, he looked up and saw that the exquisite enamel teacup had been placed in the upper right corner of the table, which was his usual position.

While Yinyu was drinking tea, Aunt Zhang squatted down and said, "Master, the Taiping cakes have been brought."

Yinyou smiled silently. He was a little distracted when he was squatting on the toilet today, which wasted some time.

Aunt Zhang was hinting to him in disguise, "My Lord, it's getting late, you should go to school!"

Taiping Bobo is the name used in the palace, while people in Beijing generally call it wonton.

Before the morning court session, no minister dared to eat anything soupy or watery. Because, who would dare to say they have a stomachache and want to go to the toilet when they are in front of the emperor?
The princes were different.

In the Shangshufang on the left side of Qianqing Gate, students from the nine-year-old Seventeenth Child to the twenty-something Ninth Child all sat in the same classroom.

If so, the Seventeenth Prince could not help but wet his pants due to his young age, it would definitely be a disgrace to Kangxi.

Therefore, the princes who were studying in the Shangshufang were allowed to take a quarter-hour break every half hour. Yinyu was already a grown man, and he was not afraid of making a fool of himself by wetting his pants when he ate wontons with soup.

Yinyou tasted the mutton-filled wontons, paired with the old chicken soup that had been simmered for more than ten hours, particularly delicious.

The only drawback was that there was no trace of chili peppers either inside or outside the palace.

This is a pity for Yinyou, who loves spicy food!

However, given Yinyou's status, as long as he was willing, he could still find a weakened substitute for chili pepper, dogwood oil.

In the palace, there are many types of kitchens, for example, the imperial kitchen of the Qianqing Palace, the imperial kitchen of the Ningshou Palace, the inner kitchen, the outer kitchen, and so on.

Except for Prince Eighteen who lived in the Qianqing Palace, all the princes living in the Prince's Residence were provided with meals by the "Prince's Dining Room".

The prince's dining room only provided two meals, morning and evening. The time for breakfast was set after Kangxi's "imperial hearing".

If he felt hungry during the journey, the fruits and various kinds of pastries that he could not finish would be enough to fill his stomach.

After everything was ready, Yinyou went out to the courtyard and saw a young eunuch named Sura kneeling in front of the stirrup.

Yinyou stepped on the back of the young eunuch Sura and successfully rode onto the horse. He took Wulin and several other personal eunuchs to the Shangshufang to study.

In front of the gate of the Imperial Household Department on the west side of the Qianqing Palace, even though Yinyou was a prince, he had to dismount and walk.

On the right side in front of Longzong's gate, Yinyou's Haha beads and jade pillars were waiting eagerly.

Yuzhu was the second son of Longkodo, a first-class guard, and his biological mother was Li Si'er.

Logically speaking, since her biological mother had served both her father-in-law and son-in-law, she was not qualified to be Yinyou's Hahazhu.

However, due to Kangxi's special favor to his cousin Longkodo, Yuzhu stood out from the many candidates of the Eight Banners.

According to the rules, the sons of the Eight Banners nobles who were always ready to serve the prince were called "Hahazhuzi".

"Greetings, sir." Yuzhu stepped forward quickly and very cleverly greeted Yinyou Zhaqian on the side of the road.

"Get up." Yinyou didn't look at Yuzhu and walked straight into Longzong Gate.

After Yuzhu stood up, he took the heavy school bag and pencil case from Wulin's hands, and trotted to catch up with Yinyou.

When Yinyou stepped down the stairs, he saw Grand Secretary Ma Qi being stopped by two guards with swords, who were searching him carefully from head to toe.

Even for a hereditary prince, he could not avoid the treatment of being searched in the palace.

However, if the princes were searched in public, it would be extremely embarrassing and would greatly undermine the dignity of the royal family.

However, in a brick-based society, the emperor always had workarounds to ensure his personal safety.

Although the prince could not be searched in public, it did not affect his condition at all. When he was changing clothes in the guard room, guards with swords stood in front of him with a fierce look in their eyes.

When Yinyou walked into the study, he saw Old Thirteen, who was sitting at the desk, yawning several times in succession.

Alas, I have to come to the Shangshufang to study at the beginning of the Mao hour (5:15 in the morning). It is so hard!
In order to avoid making loud noises and alarming the emperor, the princes did not need to greet each other in the Shangshu Room and could just sit in their seats.

Yinyou sat down at his desk, Yuzhu bent over, and placed his frequently used study items and books on the table one by one.

After Yuzhu stepped down, Yinyou picked up the "Wei Ji Volume 9" of "Zizhi Tongjian", turned to the bookmark, and began to read quietly.

(End of this chapter)