PFC Chapter 2108 Walking on Thin Ice
Chapter 2108 Walking on Thin Ice
Chapter 2108 Walking on Thin Ice
After receiving the confirmation, Zhang expressed her gratitude.
Shu Shu said, "None of my sisters-in-law need a manor, it's just that my manor happened to be right in front of you, so there's no need to be so outrageous."
Before the gardens are given to each family, the manor in Baiwang Mountain would be nice to use as a small clubhouse.
Shushu thought of her family.
After the royal family's turn comes, she wants to pick a day to invite her father-in-law out, and then invite her aunt and A-mu as well.
The younger generation can also include the cousin-in-law, Princess Kang, and the cousin, Princess Guizhen.
Zhang said, "Our master has been secretly asking people to look for land nearby recently, hoping to buy some for the eldest and second princesses as dowries, but there is no one idle."
Shu Shu said: "In recent years, the emperor has been staying in Changchun Garden for longer and longer periods of time."
Even the princes and ministers moved to Haidian.
The land price around Changchun Garden has long been priceless.
An opportunity like the one Shushu had in 1937 is hard to come by.
Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, my family also asked about the land in Haidian, and finally found a piece of land, which is next to Changping."
Shushu agreed with this.
If she had not been the wife of a prince, and if half of the farm under her name had not been gifted by Prince Kang's palace, she would not have been able to keep those thousands of acres of land, as someone would have come and forcibly bought it from her long ago.
The land in the nearby Haidian Town cost more than twenty taels of silver per acre.
However, although it is said that one mu of land costs twenty taels of silver, in reality it cannot be bought with thirty or forty taels of silver.
Zhang didn't stay long. After finishing her business, she stood up and said goodbye, "Our prince has been on duty in the garden for the past two days. He will take the eldest prince home for lunch today. I will leave first."
Shushu delivered it personally and asked Baiguo to go to the kitchen to get a basket of cherries and a jar of honey orange jam.
Zhang pointed at the honey orange marmalade and said, "Our Fourth Princess loves this the most. She was just talking about it and wanted to ask Aunt Nine for it."
Shu Shu said: "After you finish eating, just send someone to get it. It's not a rare thing..."
Zhang got on the carriage and slowly left.
Shushu stood there for a while before turning around and going back to the fifth building.
Zhang didn't have a good hand, as she was a step-concubine and stepmother.
The original wife and the eldest prince were a well-known loving couple.
It can only be said that Kangxi had some genuine feelings for his eldest son, the eldest prince. Zhang's family background was upper middle class, not bad, and her character was kind and non-confrontational, making her more suitable to be a step-wife.
If those selected from the talent show had any shortcomings, they would have quit long ago.
Shushu thought of several sisters-in-law who were not from the talent show, the Crown Princess, the Fourth Lady, the Eighth Lady, and the Tenth Lady.
Some entered the family earlier, some later, but all of them were engaged when they were in their teens, and they were considered child brides of the royal family. Except for the spoiled Eighth Lady, the other three were all good, so the excellence rate was quite high...
At noon, the Ninth Prince came back and brought guests with him.
It was the twelfth prince who came from the city.
"Mammy has agreed to come out, but I don't know how to prepare for the manor. I came to ask Brother Nine and Sister-in-law..."
The twelfth prince followed the ninth prince into the main room and told his brother and sister-in-law the purpose of their visit.
The Ninth Prince recalled the magic trick performed by Nanwusuo yesterday, which Niguzhu could not forget.
People always say "old child", "old child". Aunt Su Ma is over 90 years old, so she should be like a child, liking novelty and excitement.
He suggested: "Now there are musicians singing long tunes in the village, and people playing the violin and singing epic poems. It's a bit thin. How about adding some magic tricks?"
The Twelfth Prince listened but did not nod and looked at Shushu.
Shushu thought that Madam Su Ma had been worshipping Buddha since the death of the Empress Dowager, and it had been nearly twenty years now, so she said, "Do you want to ask the foreign monks in the capital? Or the Zen masters in the temples in Xiangshan, to come and explain the secular life to Madam Su Ma?"
The twelfth prince was immediately moved and said, "Madam will definitely like this. I remember when I was a child, she once said that Changshengtian has never disappeared. He is the 'Brahma' of Buddhism..."
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows and said, "Mammy's age here happened to be the time when Shamanism and Yellow Sect coexisted on the grassland."
Changshengtian is the supreme god of shamanism.
Brahma is the supreme god in Buddhism.
In the early years, the Mongolians believed in Eternal Blue Sky.
Shu Shu said: "Then ask around. Whether it's the Yellow Sect or Buddhism, they all have the same origin."
If you want to please an elderly person, you must give him or her what he or she likes.
The twelfth prince smiled, thinking about the magic tricks that the ninth prince mentioned before, and said, "Add that too. When the time comes, when Mammy doesn't like to listen to vulgar talk, she'll just watch the magic tricks."
Shushu said, "Madam, make a list of what you like to eat and have someone prepare it in advance."
The twelfth prince said gratefully: "Thank you, sister-in-law..."
Shushu shook his head and said, "No need for external methods..."
At this point, she hesitated for a moment and said, "When passing by here, if Aunt Twelve wants to change clothes, just stay at home..."
As for going to the North Garden to pay respects to the Queen Mother, Shushu did not mention it.
The young couple should know what's going on.
It was fine if I was in the palace, but once I arrived in Haidian, I had to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager.
The twelfth prince nodded and said, "Well, I will come here before going to the manor. I may have to trouble the ninth sister-in-law..."
After lunch, the twelfth prince said goodbye.
The Ninth Prince also came out and said to Shushu, "The Imperial Household Department wants to build a workshop in Changchun Garden. They are selecting a site these days. I'd like to go with you to take a look."
Shushu knew that he had been focusing on clockwork ornaments recently. It should be that the clock shop also set up a workshop here in Haidian, otherwise, given the Ninth Prince's laziness, he would not have asked about it.
The Ninth Prince and the Twelfth Prince came out.
The twelfth prince said, "I heard that the winery has started to use butter to make wine. Are you going to make a new kind of milk wine, ninth brother?"
Mongolia has kumis, and there is also some in the palace, but its taste is not as good as good liquor and rice wine.
The Ninth Prince said, "Let's try. I guess we'll have to mix it with liquor in the end. Potatoes are harvested in June, corn in August. The winery is almost ready, and we can't just sit there for several months. Let's try brewing some sweet wine before we start cooking, just to practice..."
As the brothers were talking, they arrived at the gate of the police station. Just as they were about to turn the corner, they saw a large group of people coming up in front of them, surrounding a horse-drawn carriage.
The visitor also saw the Ninth and Twelfth Princes, and hurriedly dismounted, and asked the carriage to make way for them.
"Ninth Brother, Twelfth Brother..."
It’s the Thirteenth Prince.
The Ninth Prince glanced at the red-wheeled carriage and said, "Did you go to pick up your sister-in-law? You should have brought her here earlier. They are fine, and you can't keep living alone forever."
As for the princess being pregnant, she has a nanny and palace maids to take care of her, and she is also being taken care of by the mistress. How shameless is that?
Just ask a few questions and that's enough.
The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, "Yes, I should have come back a long time ago."
The Ninth Prince waved his hand and left with the Twelfth Prince.
When they were about to reach the fourth residence, the Thirteenth Prince did not get on the horse again, but sat directly on the shaft of the carriage.
The news that Shushu wants to invite the princes and their wives to visit the garden has spread.
The Thirteenth Prince hesitated for half the night and found an excuse to go back to the Ministry of Works this morning and pick someone up here.
Although the Emperor's father wanted him to be the Crown Prince's right-hand man, he might not be happy to see him get close to the Crown Prince.
As this goes on for a long time, what does the prince think of him?
If someone spread rumors in front of the prince, the prince would misunderstand that he had other intentions.
The Thirteenth Prince would feel guilty even if he didn't commit a thief.
In this case, his wife needs to be closer to the Crown Princess, which is also a statement to Yuqing Palace.
Also, he has to restrain himself and not get close to any of his brothers, but there is no problem with female relatives.
Whether it is the fourth sister-in-law or the ninth sister-in-law, they both act like the eldest sister-in-law and are kind to others, so my wife can get close to them.
The Thirteenth Prince's expression remained unchanged, but he felt tired in his heart.
The more he was in the presence of the emperor, the less presumptuous he dared to be.
The emperor gave him the opportunity, which was a grace but also the biggest risk.
The prince is in a situation where he is surrounded by enemies on all sides.
No one can tell what the chances are that the prince will be able to successfully inherit the throne.
In this case, the Thirteenth Prince has to think about his retreat.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the four schools.
The Thirteenth Prince personally helped the Thirteenth Lady down from the carriage.
The Thirteenth Lady looked in the direction of the Fifth House and said to the Thirteenth Prince, "I will go see Sister-in-law Nine later and ask about paying respects tomorrow."
The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "Well, let's ask..."
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The Thirteenth Prince went back to pick someone up without telling anyone else in advance.
But he didn't avoid people.
In the afternoon, everyone in Beisuo knew that the Thirteenth Lady had arrived.
No one else thought much about it.
Although it is already the third year since the Thirteenth Prince's wedding, realistically speaking, it has only been less than a year and a half, so it can still be considered a newlywed, so a short separation is better than a long one.
Only the Fourteenth Prince, who grew up with the Thirteenth Prince and knew him well, came over to see the Thirteenth Prince with a bit of gloating.
"What's going on? Thirteenth brother is scared?"
The Fourteenth Prince had a somewhat sarcastic air.
The Thirteenth Prince was surprised and asked, "What are you afraid of? What is Fourteenth Brother talking about? Are you talking about the tigers and leopards in the Tiger and Leopard Park? One of them almost jumped out of the cage a few days ago..."
The Fourteenth Prince snorted, "Everyone knows who, Thirteenth Brother, stop playing tricks on me. Are you unsure?"