Chapter 1562: Do whatever you want (rolling and asking for monthly votes)
Seeing Xiao Si acting like this, Fu Song couldn't bear to refuse.
Unless a kid from Beijing seeks employment outside the country, he will never have the chance to go outside in his lifetime.
He asked: "Have you almost learned all your homework? Your grades in Chinese and Mongolian are both average and above average?"
Seeing him relenting, Xiao Si nodded quickly and said, "We have learned almost everything, but now there are more Eight Banners disciples specializing in imperial examinations. Even if they end up next year, they will be in the fifth or fifth grade. It is safer to take the next subject."
Fusong nodded, looked at Qi Xi and Jueluo Shi and said, "Amma, Enie, Xiaosi wants to go out and see the world. After that year, let him go out with his son for a tour, right?"
Jueluo frowned after hearing this.
After bowing his head to marry a wife, Fu Song went to Tongcheng to pay birthday wishes to his future mother-in-law. This was nothing.
If someone really needs to be followed here in the Dutong Mansion, it should be Fusong's elders.
After all, at Fusong's age, he is considered an adult according to the Manchu rules, but according to the Han people's calculations, he has not yet reached the crown.
It's a pity that Qi Xi is an official, and he is still involved in housework here and cannot travel far.
Qi Xi directly reprimanded Xiaosi and said: "Since your brother is here to celebrate his birthday, he is also pressed for time on the way. If your brother is tired and delayed because of you, how can you help yourself?"
Jueluo Shi also looked at Xiaosi and said, "I'm not a kid anymore. I'm sixteen in the next year. I have to be responsible for myself. Do I have to go out this time? Isn't this going to cause trouble for your brother!"
Xiao Si stood up and listened, a little unsure of his decision.
But he also knew that if he missed this time, he wanted to go to Jiangnan, but he didn't know if he would be able to make the trip within ten or eight years.
He thought for a while and said: "Then the son is responsible for his own journey, and he also brings a few more people from home. If there is really a delay on the way due to acclimatization or something, he will wait there and wait for his brother to return and then meet up...
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Among the children in the family, the twins and Xiaowu are in the middle, and they usually talk less.
After finally speaking, Fusong and Qi Xi and his wife nodded in agreement.
If it were a naughty child, he would definitely not get used to it, but if he breaks some small rules and is sensible, it will be painful.
Xiao Si was overjoyed.
The waiter and the waiter were also envious.
When Xiaowu met, he also developed a longing for Jiangnan.
There are many banner camps in the south of the Yangtze River. When he becomes an official in the future, he can seek vacancies. At that time, not to mention the brothers, even Amma and Ernie can go to the south of the Yangtze River to see it.
Xiao Liu is not very interested in Jiangnan. He wants to go to the northwest.
Nowadays, within the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the northwest has the most troops, and there is no telling when the war between the Qing Dynasty and Zhungeer will break out again.
As a disciple of the Eight Banners, who doesn’t want to go to the battlefield and make contributions?
Although he will have a more stable future in the future, he can wait until his fifteenth elder brother opens the palace and directly serve as a guard for the prince's palace, but before that, he still wants to go to the northwest.
I just hope that the Northwest War will end a few years later, and wait until he comes out of the study room...
The sons of Dutong Mansion first determined to see the vast world outside, not just in the capital.
The princes in the palace also finished attending the feudal banquet and went to their respective homes.
The ninth elder brother did not leave immediately, but took the tenth elder brother to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
There is also a "Palace Concubine Banquet" tonight in Qianqing Palace, and there is also a New Year's Eve Banquet in Ningshou Palace.
Brother Jiu asked the chief on duty and found out that the tables, chairs, dishes and dishes needed for the two banquets had been counted and delivered, and the wine needed for the evening had also been shipped out. So he felt relieved and left the palace.
When they got to the carriage, Brother Jiu said: "Look, even the concubines are eligible to sit at this Qianqing Palace night banquet, but we, the children, are not among them!"
Even though it was Prince Chengding who opened the palace, they never participated when they were young.
It can be seen that the Forbidden City is only the Forbidden City of the imperial father. The princes and the imperial daughter raised in Ningshou Palace are all passers-by.
Brother 10 said: "Okay, brother 9, why are you bringing this up?"
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "At the feudal banquet in the afternoon, Khan Ama came out and had two cups of wine with everyone before leaving. I was worried that the old man was not feeling well. How did it turn out? The night banquet at Qianqing Palace was as usual. Recharge your batteries just to stay up late with your concubines..."
The tenth elder brother knew that he was soft-hearted and filial, so he said: "Ninth brother, don't worry. If Khan Ama is really unwell, he won't force himself to hold on. The feudal banquets year after year have become a mere formality. Khan Ama also had it in his early years." When I leave the table first."
"Really? In the past few years, it has been at least half time..."
Brother Jiu has only participated in the past few years, but he didn’t pay attention to the early years.
Brother Ten nodded and said, "Yes, I heard Brother Seven mention it."
Tonight, he happened to be sitting at the same table with Seventh Prince. When he saw Shengjia leaving early, he also paid attention to it, and Seventh Prince said a few words.
Brother Jiu heard this and said, "That's because I'm short-sighted and don't know this..."
It turns out that there is a precedent, so his worries are unnecessary...
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Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi was lying on the kang, with his upper body naked, and next to him was a gray-haired imperial physician who was performing moxibustion on the emperor's body.
Moxibustion can dispel cold, unblock meridians, nourish yang, and prolong life.
In the autumn and winter of these two years, the emperor would perform moxibustion.
Maybe I have been out a lot this winter, and the cold in my body is heavier than in previous years. I developed paralysis during those few days in the Zhai Palace, and it only started to show up today.
Liang Jiugong and Wei Zhu were nearby, both looking at the old doctor.
The old doctor's hair was all gray, his eyes looked cloudy, and his arms looked weak.
The two of them had to worry and did not dare to stay far away, for fear that the old lady's medical hand would be unstable and burn the dragon's body.
Kangxi closed his eyes and felt the heat on the acupuncture points on his back.
Whether it was the moxibustion or psychological reasons, he felt that his originally stiff body relaxed and felt a little warm.
After a set of moxibustion, less than half an hour passed.
Kangxi tidied his clothes, sat up cross-legged, and listened to the imperial doctor's instructions.
You can't take a shower for three hours, you can't see cold wind for two hours, etc.
This was all what Kangxi had long been accustomed to hearing.
No other imperial physician would dare to be so verbose in front of the emperor.
But this old doctor is too old. He is over 70 years old and has a bad memory. Although he is summoned every month, he has to talk about it again every time.
Kangxi was lenient and not upset.
Just looking at the old doctor's old and confused look, he felt a lot in his heart.
This is what people look like when they get old, pitiful and disgusting.
When the old lady went to the doctor, she was trembling even when she walked. Kangxi couldn't bear it and said to Liang Jiugong: "Let's do moxibustion next time, let someone else do it!"
Liang Jiugong bowed and responded.
It’s long past time for a replacement!
If the dragon's body is really scalded, whose fault is it?
It's just that although there are many imperial doctors in the imperial hospital, there are only a few who are qualified to treat the emperor personally.
The emperor is nostalgic and will not replace the imperial doctors easily unless they are really at fault.
Today's old doctor has been serving the emperor for more than 40 years. However, because he has been in the imperial palace and has not become an official, he is still on duty in the hospital.
Seeing Kangxi's depressed mood and lack of interest, Liang Jiugong said: "Your Majesty, the chief butler has brought the seating plan for tonight and is waiting to present it to the Emperor for his decision..."
The seats of the imperial concubines should have been fixed.
At the imperial concubine's family banquet, even if some of the favored concubines and concubines were favored, they did not move their seats in advance. Most of them were just appreciating the dishes.
The reason why the butler came to ask for the order was not because it was unnecessary, but because he was unsure about the positions of the concubine and the noble king.
You must know that the concubines in the harem, their status and the level of dining and table furnishings they enjoy are all customized and cannot be confused.
The concubine has a green dragon plate on a yellow ground, the concubine has a yellow dragon plate on a blue ground, the noble has a purple dragon plate on a green ground, and he often wears a multicolored red dragon plate, so he promised to use only porcelain plates of various colors.
Nowadays, concubines enjoy the status of concubines, but there is no decree to seal them as concubines. The same is true for kings and nobles, who enjoy the daily necessities of concubines, but there is no decree to seal them as concubines.
In the early years, the etiquette system was incomplete, promotion in the harem, and conferrals and conferments were the same.
Just like the Xianfu Palace Concubine, she has always been orally conferred and has never been officially canonized.
There are also sensitive concubines and good concubines. Ten years before they were canonized, half of the internal control was divided and they were decreed to be concubines.
The concubines and the royal nobles, one is favored and the other is meritorious, they both enjoy higher-level daily necessities.
However, unlike the Xianfu Palace Concubine, the sensitive concubines and the good concubines are still different. The concubines are still half of the internal control of the population, and the Wang nobles have no internal control of the population.
Kangxi nodded, motioned for the butler to come in, and looked at the seating plan.
Needless to say, the current rankings are all based on the status of the palace concubine and the order in which you are seated.
Kangxi's eyes fell on the names of He Bi and Wang Guiren.
The concubines are at the bottom of the four concubines, while the nobles and nobles are already at the head of the nobles.
As early as when the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother entered the study room one after another, the king's seat moved from the last among the nobles to the first among the nobles.
In the past, Kangxi would have chosen to remain seated.
Giving dignity to the concubines who have children also gives dignity to the sons.
At this moment, Kangxi felt somewhat rebellious.
This is his Forbidden City, and he is the only master. He does not need to care about the opinions of the princes.
If they are really dissatisfied with him as Khan Amma because of some trivial matters, that would be unfilial.
He wanted to see how many of his sons were filial and how many were unfilial.
Kangxi said: "The king's seat remains unchanged, and the concubine's position has been moved to that of Xianfu Palace Concubine..."
Having said this, he paused and said: "The position of Xi concubine has been moved to behind Min concubine..."
Originally, the four concubines were ranked as the Xi concubine, the good concubine, the sensitive concubine and the harmonious concubine.
In this way, they become harmonious concubines, good concubines, sensitive concubines and Xi concubines.
This move not only affects the position of the Imperial Concubine’s Banquet tonight, but also the ranking of Ningshou Palace in the future.
The head butler agreed, took the seating plan and went down to prepare.
Liang Jiugong was nearby and thought of the good concubine.
I'm afraid the good concubine won't be able to eat well tonight.
Although they are both the second among the four concubines, it is quite different to have an old concubine and a young favorite concubine above them.
There are also concubines, who have become more and more crooked in recent years and have weird tempers. They dare not provoke the concubines above them, but they are very rude and rude to the concubines below, and they often talk to the noble concubines in Qixiang Palace.
There is harsh treatment.
The emperor was just too lazy to clean up. This time he caught up and cleaned up together.
Before the start of the new year, the concubines from each palace came dressed up and gathered in Qianqing Palace.
You must know that there are a lot of concubines and concubines in the palace. Those who are favored can have the opportunity to see the Holy Master every month, but the concubines who are not favored can only see the Holy Master once a year, today.
Different from the bustle of previous New Year's Eve banquets, there was silence before the banquet started today.
It is still a two-person seat, with Concubine Hui and Concubine De in the east seat, and Concubine Yi and Concubine Xianfu in the west.
The second seats in the east are Concubine Tong and Concubine Liang, and the second seats in the west are Concubine He and Concubine Min!
The palace concubine's position has been guided by someone, so naturally there will be no mistake.
The concubine moved her position and took the place behind Concubine Tong. Is this an imperial concubine?
Not to mention that the nobles and concubines were shocked, even several older concubines looked at each other in shock.
Long before she gave birth to a daughter with her concubine, she moved the main hall of the Qiangong Palace and provided daily necessities according to the concubine's regulations, with the attitude of becoming a concubine.
But she gave birth to an emperor's daughter, and the emperor's daughter was still in mourning. The principle of "giving birth to a child is meritorious" cannot stand anymore.
The matter of conferring a concubine was also settled.
It’s been almost half a year and it’s going to be closed again?
The good concubine smiled and squeezed the handkerchief tightly.
Even if she is not given the title of concubine, she can still be promoted to the head of the concubines.
If he really wanted to seal the throne with his concubine, he would have to move one place back, instead of still being ranked seventh as he is now.
The good concubine could still remain calm, but the concubine Xi was already shaking.
She went from being the first of the concubines to the last of the concubines, dining with the nobles...
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I wanted to persevere last night, but I didn’t write it down. I won’t give any notice other than asking for leave from now on. The third update will drop from time to time, so I’ll give you a guarantee.
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