inspire-indiana Chapter 298 I know you are a hypocrite
Chapter 298 I know you are a hypocrite
After his thoughts wandered for a while, Yin Xuan came back to his senses and saw the indescribable expressions on the faces of his Khan Ama and the Crown Prince. He scratched his head guiltily on the spot: "Why, what's wrong, why are Khan Ama and the Crown Prince looking at me like this?"
Can the Crown Prince and Kangxi say that it’s nothing, and that you just accidentally opened the door to a new world for them?
No!
Kangxi just looked fierce and said: "I asked you to come over to help, why are you still standing there stupidly?"
The prince waved to him gently, arranged a seat for him beside him, and personally handed him a pen and paper: "Come on! You have to finish writing quickly. Everything from the palace and the gifts from outside must be written down before noon. The time is short and the task is heavy. I urgently need my eighteenth brother to help me share the worry."
After confirming through their eyes that the second prince was someone who didn't need to be protected from explosions, nor did he need to be deliberately wooed. He was just an older brother who loved his younger brother, and Yinzhen's liking for him went up all the way.
Naturally, I am more well-behaved and obedient in front of him.
Hearing this, her big eyes smiled into small crescents: "Since Khan Ama and the second prince don't mind, then I will show my ugliness."
"Well, the ones I wrote will be posted in the Qianqing Palace, Yuqing Palace, Chuxiu Palace and the princes' residence. Any extra ones will be sent to the residences of the fourth and thirteenth brothers!"
[Well, I will try to write less, and try to keep people in the palace, not outside the palace. Otherwise, it will lower the level of all the princes, and it will not be good if others misunderstand that all the princes of the Qing Dynasty are like me.]
puff.
Kangxi and the prince both failed to hold back their laughter: "You kid, you are really..."
"Okay, okay, listen to my Eighteenth Brother. We should try our best to keep the best things in our own home and treasure them well."
Yinxuan's face turned red, and he quietly put calligraphy practice on his agenda.
In order to be worthy of the title of the best by the second prince, he has worked very hard.
Kangxi nodded in satisfaction. He was a diligent and studious child, and he really liked motivated children. However, Xiao Shiba was busy with the research and development of firearms and steam engines all day long, and also had to pay attention to the military affairs of the court.
He has been so busy that he has become like a spinning top. As the Khan's father, he is so distressed that he cannot bear to give him any extra work.
They all accepted the defeat as an excuse and allowed him to arrange his studies freely.
Now that he has a strong sense of collective honor, I want to practice calligraphy. I am pleased, but I can't help but advise him: "It's a good thing that you have this intention, but you still have to be careful and don't be too tired."
"Relaxation and tension are the way of both civil and military affairs. It's not good to be too tense and tire yourself out. You are still young, so there are some things that don't need to be rushed. Take your time, and don't push things too hard."
Kangxi swore that he was truly acting out of a loving father's heart.
I am afraid that the little guy will become a bad guy, or even...
But as we all know, the younger the child, the more he or she resists being treated as a child: "Khan Ama is talking nonsense. My son has grown two inches this year and is almost as tall as the second prince's shoulder. He is not small."
Kangxi smiled and teased, "Okay, okay, not too young. After the New Year's selection, Khan Ama will choose a little concubine for you, okay?"
Just one sentence made Yin Xuan's face turn red: "You you you...this this this...how can this be? No way!"
Seeing his little face turn into a monkey's butt, not only Kangxi, but even the crown prince started to have a bad taste in their mouths: "Oh! If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed it. Now that our little eighteen is this old, it's time to put the matter of selecting a concubine on the agenda."
Yin Xuan was shocked: "Brother Crown Prince, why are you fooling around too?"
The prince waved his hands. How could this be called nonsense? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. This is a matter of human ethics.
Yinzhen said that he was still young, so the prince cited his father and the fourth prince as examples.
One is twelve and the other is eleven.
Besides, arranged marriage is not a marriage. You can just pick a good girl first, prepare for two or three years, and then get married!
Kangxi nodded: "That's right!"
Good fellow, Yin Xuan exclaimed. If the two of them continued to sing the same tune, he was afraid that he would be caught and married on the spot.
In order to avoid being married off blindly, he quickly knelt down and said, "Since you've mentioned my son's marriage, as the brother in charge, I have a few words to say."
Seeing his tone suddenly become formal, Kangxi was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously, "What do you want to say?"
Of course we advocate freedom of marriage and reject arranged marriages!
Yinzhen said seriously, "When I was conferring the title, my son felt that he was too young to occupy a high position. Khan Ama said that my son was young but had made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty. If my son was not so young, you would have wanted to confer the title of Heshuo Prince directly on him. Is that true?"
Kangxi nodded and said yes, and the prince expressed his willingness to testify.
He also asked Yinzhen if he had figured it out. Although being a prince is good, being a prince is more honorable and has a higher status?
Yinzhen shook his head and said righteously, "Brother still feels that he has only done what a prince should and can do, and has not thought about any reward. Whether it is a prince or a county prince, they are just titles and external things, there is no difference."
In my heart, I was whining: “Actually, the difference is huge. The salary is half of what it used to be! But the tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The protruding rafters will rot first. I’m already blessed enough. There’s no need to add fuel to the fire and make the whole court jealous.”
Kangxi and the prince couldn't help laughing: I knew you were a double-faced kid!
But he sees the truth but doesn't say it out loud, and he is still a good father and a good brother.
After making a statement that was inconsistent with his heart, Yinzhen laughed again: "Although my brother did not take credit for it, Khan Ama spoke with all his heart and determined that my brother had made great contributions and deserved the title of prince. So..."
Kangxi raised his eyebrows: Here it comes, the main part of the play is here.
As expected, the brat knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times respectfully. Then he asked him seriously, "In this case, can I use the prince's position entrusted to me in exchange for my own marriage rights?"
Kangxi took a deep breath and said, "Since ancient times, marriage has been decided by parents and matchmakers. Marriage is a matter of personal choice. Are you trying to go against the will of Heaven?"
"The marriages of your brothers and sisters with the royal family members were arranged by me, I..."
Before he could finish his words about being experienced and having brought together countless good matches, he heard his little Eighteenth saying, "You randomly match people up and bring together countless bad matches! Tsk tsk, you still have the nerve to talk about my brothers and sisters-in-law?"
[Tsk tsk tsk, I won’t say more since my eldest sister-in-law is gone. Didn’t you notice how clear-minded and cold-hearted my second brother and his wife were? My fourth brother and his wife seemed to treat each other with respect, but in fact… my fourth sister-in-law died, and my fourth brother didn’t even go to see her, saying that he was afraid of adding to her sadness. But when Concubine Lian was seriously ill, he rushed back to Beijing overnight and accompanied her without attending court. After ascending the throne, he didn’t posthumously confer a title on his nephew Honghui, but made the funeral of Fuhui, the daughter of Nian, very grand. Even Qianlong’s eldest nephew was jealous, saying that his father loved Fuhui very much, and if Fuhui were still alive, he might not have a chance to take the throne.]
[The fifth sister-in-law is even more miserable, she has no children and no status. As the first wife, she still has to look at the mood of the concubine...]