Chapter 550 Why is Emperor Kangxi like this?
Emperor Kangxi, having eaten and drunk his fill, was in the mood to examine the gifts his sons had brought him. After glancing through them all, he frowned and said, "Prince, you should go to the Ministry of Revenue more often. Take a good look at its old accounts and the prices of various goods among the people. If you have some free time, go and see more among the people. You don't have a deep understanding of the people yet, so don't let them fool you."
Prince: “…Yes.”
"Second brother, as a prince, understanding the people's livelihood is fundamental. You don't even know the current price of grain, right?" Prince Zhi suddenly laughed.
Emperor Kangxi said, "Boss, you still have the nerve to criticize others. You need to write two more policy papers and send them to me tomorrow morning. Let me see what you wrote."
Prince Zhi: “…Yes.”
The prince raised an eyebrow and said, "Brother, after all these years, why do your policy proposals always have problems?"
Prince Zhi was so angry that he gritted his teeth and didn't know what to say for a long time. His face turned red from holding it in.
"Haha, big brother, I asked you to talk about the second brother, now it's your turn." The third master smiled.
Emperor Kangxi silently shifted his gaze to the Third Master. "Third Master, you need to improve your horseback riding and archery skills. You've learned all the pedantic things of the scholars. You can't even lift anything with your hands or carry anything with your shoulders. Do you think you're a woman? Don't forget, our Qing Dynasty was conquered on horseback."
Third Master: “…Yes.”
Prince Zhi: "...I let you gloat over my misfortune, now is your retribution?"
Third Master: “…”
"The fourth master..." Emperor Kangxi now shifted his gaze to the fourth master, and the people who had just been scolded immediately looked over.
Emperor Kangxi looked at the Fourth Master for a long moment and said, "You have a stern face all day long. Can't you even smile?"
Fourth Master: “…Yes.”
Third Master: "..." That's it? That's it?
As he spoke, he rolled his eyes at the Fourth Master and turned his gaze directly to the Fifth Master.
"Fifth Brother, stop reading those Buddhist scriptures. Go to the restaurant with your ninth brother more often, see how the people live, and meet more people. And Seventh Brother, stop staying in the house all day carving that wood. You're almost turning into wood. Do the same as your fifth brother and go out for a walk with the ninth brother."
The Fifth Master and the Seventh Master looked at each other and clasped their fists, saying, "Yes."
"Old Eight, you need to practice your calligraphy more when you have nothing to do. Keep your mind calm and don't be impetuous. And horseback riding and archery also require some effort. Go back and practice with your third brother, okay?"
Eighth Master: “Yes.”
"Nineth Brother, stop acting like you're obsessed with money. You're hanging out with the tenth brother and the other two all day long, not doing your job. Spend more time with your fifth and seventh brothers these days and see how they keep their composure."
Jiu Ye: “…Yes.” Why don’t you do your job properly when you can earn money by yourself?
"Tenth Brother, you're really strong in body but simple-minded. You can't do anything except fighting. Go back and go with Twelve, Thirteen, and Fourteen to hang out with your... your Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother, you take care of their homework. If they don't behave, just beat them up."
Speaking of which, the fourth brother's calligraphy and painting are not the best, but they are the most suitable.
No one could beat that brat, Old Ten. There were people who could beat him, and the eldest son could barely do it, but his calligraphy wasn't much different from Old Ten's, so trying to teach him was difficult.
Besides, Little Fourteen is also a troublemaker, and no one can deal with him except the Fourth Brother.
After arranging everyone out like this, Emperor Kangxi suddenly felt like a huge stone had been lifted from his heart.
He was in a very good mood and waved his hand: "Let's go back."
"Thank you, Father Emperor!" Tenth Master's eyes lit up. Finally, he could let Fourth Brother beat him openly!
The twelfth and fourteenth masters were different. They were complaining bitterly, and their good days seemed to be over.
The Thirteenth Master looked innocent, and he didn't know how he was assigned to this team by the Emperor.
"Wait a minute," Emperor Kangxi suddenly remembered something: "The fourth one will stay, and the rest of you can go down."
The princes disappeared in the blink of an eye, and only the Fourth Master and Emperor Kangxi were left in the hall.
Emperor Kangxi stared at the Fourth Master for a long time and asked: "What's that on your face?"
The Fourth Master touched it and said, "This is the face towel Jiuer made for my son."
Emperor Kangxi: "Well, not bad."
He didn't say much, but sat down immediately and said casually, "Do you know that there have been rumors these past few days that if people drink multi-grain porridge while standing upside down, they will be able to have many children..."
When the Fourth Master heard this, the veins on his forehead jumped twice, and he immediately said, "Father Your Majesty, I plead guilty. It was all just a joke, but someone overheard it and took it seriously. I am willing to accept the punishment."
He immediately frowned and said, "I will find a way to resolve the rumor as soon as possible."
Emperor Kangxi frowned and stared at the Fourth Master for a while: "Solved?"
Fourth Master: "I will immediately deploy and will dispel this rumor within three days."
Emperor Kangxi paused holding the teacup and said, "Well... I'll leave this matter to you."
"Yes." The Fourth Master immediately responded with a fist salute.
Immediately afterwards, the air turned cold, and the father and son looked at each other for a long time without saying a word.
Fourth Master: "Father, your Majesty... then I shall take my leave."
Emperor Kangxi: "No rush."
Fourth Master: “…Yes.”
There was another long silence.
"Would you like some tea?" asked Emperor Kangxi.
Fourth Master: "...Thank you, Father Your Majesty, I won't need it.
Emperor Kangxi: “…Hmm.”
Fourth Master: “…”
The air grew colder again.
Emperor Kangxi: "Are the children all right?"
Fourth Master: "...all good."
Emperor Kangxi: "Is Miss Wen feeling well?"
Fourth Master: “…Yes.”
Emperor Kangxi: "...Is Aunt Gui adapting well?"
Fourth Master: “…Yes.”
Emperor Kangxi: "Li Dequan..."
"Father!" The Fourth Master suddenly looked at Emperor Kangxi seriously, "Do you have something to tell me?"
Emperor Kangxi laughed and said, "Haha, what's the point of giving orders or not giving orders?
Um……
I just want to ask, what is the secret to giving birth to so many sons?"
Fourth Master: “…”
After going through so much trouble, it turns out that this is what the Emperor wanted to ask?
After a while, the Fourth Master said quietly:
"Father, you have more sons than ministers. Do you have any secret?"
Emperor Kangxi: "How can they be the same? You gave birth to so many children in one pregnancy, while I have many women."
Fourth Master: "If my son said he didn't know, would you believe him?"
Emperor Kangxi stared at the Fourth Master for a long time, then suddenly coughed and said, "I was just joking. Please go away."
The fourth child, this stinky boy, actually kept secrets from his own father. He really deserves to be punished.
Fourth Master: "Yes."
Emperor Kangxi: "Tomorrow is the baby's third-day baptism ceremony, please pay more attention to it."
Fourth Master: "Yes."
…
"Concubine, the prince is back." Dashao ran back from Qingliang Pavilion and replied.
Wenjiu immediately took out the mask she had made and waited for the Fourth Master at the door.
As soon as the Fourth Master entered the room, he saw Wen Jiu coming up to him and immediately frowned: "Stop, don't come over!"
Wen Jiu was stunned: "Master, let me change your face towel..."
The Fourth Master took off his cloak and gave it to the servant: "Put some charcoal on it and warm it up. I have a cold air on me, and you will definitely feel uncomfortable if you touch it. Stand away quickly."
"Okay," Wen Jiu blinked and immediately ordered, "Eunuch Su, quickly take the master's face towel and have it washed properly."
This time the Fourth Master did not refuse.
At least the annoying little underwear on the Fourth Master's head was finally taken off, and Wenjiu felt like the heavy stone in his heart had fallen halfway.
Seeing that the Fourth Master was almost done baking, he came forward and said, "Master, this is a new face towel made for you."
The Fourth Master held the cloth in his hand and poked Wenjiu's head. "It's just a face towel, why should you be so concerned about it? The one you gave me at noon is the best. I'll just wear that one."
"No, Jiu'er's man deserves more." Wen Jiuxin said, just to prevent you from remembering to wear this again in a few days!
Now she has prepared several masks of various styles for the Fourth Master to choose from.
I hope he will never think of the one he brought today.
Sure enough, the next morning, when the Fourth Master woke up, he was indeed wearing the mask that Wen Jiuxin had made for him.
The heavy burden of warming the wine had finally been put down. Today was her sons' third-day baptism ceremony, and if the Fourth Master still wore the same "face towel" from yesterday, she would really be letting her sons down.
However, she didn't know that a bigger "surprise" was waiting for her.
On the morning of his son's third-day baptism ceremony, the princes came together. After warming the wine and getting dressed, they welcomed everyone in the main hall of the warm room.
The moment she saw everyone, she was stunned again.
"What are you guys talking about..."
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