It was a two-story building, which is why many Manchu bannermen now want to follow Yinzhen.
The common people in the surrounding area were keeping a close eye on the managers of Yinzhen's various shops.
As long as a shop under the Prince Yi's residence is hiring, you can apply regardless of the job.
At this moment, Sherry summoned some servants to arrange the banquet's procedures.
He also sent messages to the Crown Princess, the Third Prince's wife, and the Fourth Prince's wife, asking them for help.
The gift was delivered, highlighting the importance of shamelessness.
The sisters-in-law smiled helplessly when they saw Shirley's letter, and then they got together in advance.
When they left, they took several more suitcases with them, all gifts from Sherry, who was very wealthy.
The old saying is true: it's never wrong to be overly polite!
Five days later, the "Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet" began.
Shirley sat with her sisters-in-law for a while, drinking milk tea and eating dessert.
Sherry led everyone to appreciate the plum blossoms.
This includes flowers in greenhouses and hydroponics housed in transparent glass containers.
There were also palace maids dressed in Western dresses performing Western musical instruments, which was mainly for novelty.
Not to mention the wide variety of Chinese and Western cuisine, as well as various crosstalk, double act, ventriloquism, acrobatics, and theatrical performances!
Sherry chatted with everyone, and she was praised and complimented for a long time.
On the other side, Lao Jiu had already been plied with alcohol and was completely drunk!
Shirley asked several of her sisters-in-law for help before going to see Yinzhen.
The couple lay together, staring at each other.
"Are you pretending to be drunk?"
"If I don't pretend to be drunk, I'm finished today!"
"Is it not a good idea for us to hide here?"
"No, Fifth Brother and Seventh Brother are watching!"
"Alright then, this weather is perfect for a long nap!"
"Exactly right! Exactly right!"
"..."
The two hosts hid away and slept soundly, while their brothers and sisters-in-law, unable to bear it any longer, kept busy for most of the day.
The Lunar New Year is just around the corner.
In the 46th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1707), on the 22nd day of the first month, the Kangxi Emperor embarked on his sixth southern tour.
Meanwhile, Sydney is two months pregnant with twins! It's nothing, she's been planting seeds too frequently!
Shirley ate and slept, and slept and ate; her mental and physical condition was good.
He would tease Tana whenever he had free time.
The one who suffered the most was Yin Tang, who vomited so violently that even Xue Li felt sorry for him.
As a result, Yinzhen arranged for someone to take medicine that would prevent him from having an heir, since he already had enough children.
If he had known how difficult pregnancy would be, he would have only had one child at most!
He didn't understand why things were going on with him now when everything was fine before.
The imperial physician said that couples who live together for a long time will gradually start to look alike. The husband's severe reaction during his wife's pregnancy was simply because he felt sorry for his wife and subconsciously wanted to take her place.
Yinzhen was very satisfied with this explanation! He was just that good! But even when he felt nauseous and couldn't eat, he still looked pitiful.
Shirley was pregnant, and all the pickled plums she had prepared were eaten by Yinzhen.
Every time he paid his respects to Consort Yi, Yin Tang felt so wronged that he almost cried.
Consort Yi felt inexplicably guilty, but it wasn't her fault.
Sherry didn't dare to laugh out loud. It wasn't that she was afraid people would think she was gloating; she was just afraid that Yinzhen would cry.
Crying in front of your child, aren't you ashamed?
It was the kind of crying at the top of one's lungs.
Every time Tana saw her father's aggrieved look, she would pat his face with her little hand and look at him with disgust.
If Kingsoft has a slightly naive and innocent vibe, then Tana is more like someone who is mature beyond her years.
With his little arms and legs, he still had to walk with his hands behind his back; he learned this from Emperor Kangxi in the Yikun Palace...
In the same year, the "Kangxi China Fenjiu Poetry Gathering" also took place.
Poetry leaders and renowned poets gathered in Beijing for a grand poetry gathering and banquet, with famous liquors such as Shanxi Fenjiu as the designated wines.
Poets created many poems praising the wine served at banquets, and these poems were later included in the Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries).
Thanks to the management of the Yellow River in recent years, major floods in history have been effectively avoided.
Historically, the Yellow River has experienced major floods, displacing millions of people.
When Emperor Kangxi learned of this, he was furious because the Ministry of Revenue was short of funds and grain and could not allocate funds and grain for disaster relief in time.
In this situation, Yinzhen was sent to Henan to provide disaster relief, and successfully coerced Ren Bo'an and other officials and wealthy households to donate money by intercepting the Ninth Prince's letters, thus raising funds for disaster relief.
Emperor Kangxi highly praised Yinzhen's disaster relief work, but this also sparked controversy among other princes and ministers.
Including the historical conflicts between Yinzhen and Yintang!
After all, historically, Emperor Kangxi rejected the plan proposed by Ashan and others to dig a new canal, believing that the project would be too difficult and would not be able to effectively drain floodwaters.
The root cause is an empty national treasury!
At this time, thanks to the investment from the Ninth Prince's Mansion in dredging new rivers and building dikes, the Yellow River floods have been effectively controlled, and more and more people are living along the riverbanks. In recent years, droughts have also decreased in various places.
The common people have a very high opinion of Yin Tang!
Sherry arranged for people to divert attention and suppress the praise.
After all, it wouldn't be right to hurt Emperor Kangxi's feelings, would it?!
In early September of the same year, Sydney gave birth to twin sons.
There's nothing else to it; if his son takes over in the future, he'll have his brothers to help him.
Even siblings born of the same mother are not the same.
Moreover, it effectively silenced Emperor Kangxi and Consort Yi!
Consort Yi had mentioned rewarding Princess Yinzhen, but Yinzhen refused, so she tried to persuade Xue Li.
Sherry plans to let Kangxi get pregnant on his own after he finishes his stroll!
When you're busy, you don't have time to think about other things.
As a result, we waited for more than half a year.
Emperor Kangxi truly had a penchant for young and beautiful Han women; those concubines in high positions were merely sleeping.
Sherry has revealed the truth!
They were too embarrassed to look at Consort Yi anymore, after all, she had inadvertently stumbled upon the emperor's secret.
So, the great demon is still the most beautiful!
At least, when the great demon was the principal empress, it didn't stop her from messing with Emperor Kangxi.
Of course, the fact that she doesn't like him because he's old is another matter.
Looking at the lingering, resentful look in Consort Yi's eyes when she mentioned Emperor Kangxi, Shirley felt that Consort Yi was just being nosy!
That makes sense, after all, Kangxi's sons were all grown up, and it's true that he was afraid.
He used to be quite close to Yinzhen.
Ever since Yinzhen brought back potatoes, looms, and Western printing technology, Kangxi has remained indifferent to him.
He doted on Hongcha and Jinshan and Yinshan.
Jinshan was lively and cheerful, which won him many rewards from Consort Yi.
Yinshan was lazy and listless. If it weren't for his good grades, people would have thought he was blatantly sleeping in broad daylight.
Of course, except for the first few days after Sherry and the others returned from the West, when Yinshan was a bit clingy.
Now things have returned to normal...
He sleeps with his eyes open, always looking like he's never fully awake.
Sherry didn't think there was anything wrong with him; he wasn't stupid and was healthy.
Emperor Kangxi wanted to teach the little guy a lesson, but the boy was well-educated and had a sharp mind.
I know everything, I'm just lazy...
Among Consort Yi's grandsons, the Fifth Prince's side is spoiled beyond measure, while Hongcha is focused on making money. Doesn't that make Yinshan, who is good at studying and doesn't cause trouble, seem more lovable?
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