Chapter 159 – Qing Transmigration Tale (68)
Ninth Prince wiped his face. He was not in the mind to care that Princess Consort had sprayed him in the face. He had just asked her whether she liked him, did she have to react so violently?
“Ye, let’s not frighten people? What happened?” Ninth Princess Consort felt that her ye had received some provocation. “How about calling the palace physician for a visit?”
“Ye is asking you whether you disdain Ye and not like Ye any longer? Do you have to be like this?” Ninth Prince felt very wronged.
Ninth Princess Consort rolled her eyes.”May we not talk about such unreasonable things?”
Unreasonable? How was this unreasonable? So for all these years, Princess Consort had not liked him at all. For Ninth Prince, this was a great blow.
Ninth Princess Consort had people make calming tea. “Drink this first. After drinking it, I will talk with Ye.”
Ninth Prince drained the tea. Ninth Princess Consort thought, how come he looked like he lacked cunning? Otherwise, why would he fall for this so easily?
It seemed that if he was not better tomorrow, she had to call the palace physician to look at him.
The next day, the palace physician did not come, and Ninth Princess Consort first invited Tenth Prince.
“Tenth Brother, I leave our ye with you. It was so sudden last night, I was so frightened all night I could not sleep.” Ninth Princess Consort looked very fearful.
When Ninth Prince woke up, he saw Ten’s familiar face. “How come you are here?” It was almost the end of the year, the new year gifts had been delivered. He had also prepared the gifts for the palace for him already. He could not recall if there was anything that he had to prepare for Ten. Sometimes he would think, he worried so much for Ten, even if Noble Eniang Niohuru was alive, she may not have put in as much effort as he did.
He sat up and asked first, “Did you forget to send new year gifts to your princess consort’s family this year?”
The Mongolians did not have such traditions. Tenth Princess Consort would never send things to her paternal family at year’s end. It was always Tenth Prince who arranged for this. If he remembered this year, he would say a word. If he forget the next year, the servants would arrange it. He would not have to worry at all.
He first said, “Did you think of something missing? Just tell the servants to do it for you. What are you doing? Coming here so early in the morning.”
Tenth Prince snickered. “Ninth Brother, my ninth brother, what did you ask my ninth sister-in-law last night that you frightened her to call for me before the sun even came up? I had to wait until the sun came up to visit. With Ninth Brother’s personality, what could have happened?”
Heartless! He had worried so much. If something happened to him, he could not rely on this person.
He got up to wash and dress before saying, “You gave the good idea. Ye spent a day with Four yesterday.”
“He did not kick you out?” Tenth Prince felt it was very shocking. He had just said it, but he did not think that Ninth Brother would have such daring.
Ninth Prince rolled his eyes. “Ye yesterday was truly pulled…… Into the gully.” Why would he have asked Princess Consort such things? Thinking about it now, not just Princess Consort would feel that something was wrong with him, he felt that something was wrong with him when recalling his actions.
“What happened?” Tenth Prince asked curiously.
Ninth Prince looked at the fires of gossip in Tenth Prince’s eyes and shook his head. Even with the closest of brothers, he could not say anything, much less matters between husband and wife, and such an embarrassing thing.
Even on pain of death, he would not say anything.
“It is fine! But Ye does not want to go again.” Ninth Prince seemed to grind his teeth.
But soon, he found he had to go to Si Ye.
The next morning, Si Ye entered the palace.
He had taken the homework that Ninth Prince had finished yesterday to meet the emperor. Last night, he had thought for a while. He had to sincerely do this. In his eyes, while some brothers were closer than others, in the emperor’s eyes, they were the same. He would hope for an heir who would treat his brothers kindly.
But people had their likes and dislikes. It was too difficult for him to have fraternal love for Eight. But Nine and Ten, in Princess Consort’s words, were people who could taught to be better. He could not just judge them and abandon them. Nine did not want to be too close to Eight, and wanted to get close to him to wash himself clean. He would fulfill Nine’s wish.
Kangxi looked at the two pages that Si Ye presented. He put on his spectacles and looked closely. “Nine has such abilities?”
Si Ye smiled and said, “Yesterday, this son does not know why, but he spent a whole day at this son’s place? He did homework together with Hong Shi, he likely wanted to show off, and wrote this to fool the children. This son sees that this does have some style, and have brought it for Khan A-ma to see. If he has such skill, he should not let it go to waste. Nine is not young anymore, could he just do business all the time?”
His intention to get a position for Nine was very obvious.
Kangxi naturally knew why Nine went to Four. He had been cheated by Eight and thought of such a bad idea. Could Four not know the meaning involved? But he knew. When he saw Nine’s talent, he ignored the past, and reported this honestly like he was very comforted that Nine had such skill.
He felt much more comfortable about this. People could be split up into parties and camps. But not these sons. They would split his heart into pieces.
Four like this was very good!
At least, he had breadth of mind to tolerate him.
Kangxi had thought that this may just be an act. But since Four was able to say this, he had announced his attitude. Once his attitude was stated, he usually would not go back on his word.
He looked at the sheets of paper on his hand. After thinking for a moment, he asked, “What are you thinking?”
“This son and subject thinks that the Court of Colonial Affairs has no one to supervise it, and for Nine to go there.” Si Ye whispered in a low voice, “Nine is not willing to take a loss. With him overseeing such a place, he will not be willing to do unprofitable business.”
The words were a bit teasing, but it spoke of the awkward matters of the court. The court sometimes paid too great a price in the affairs of Mongolia.
Kangxi nodded, which could be considered to agree with Si Ye’s words.
In the afternoon, the emperor’s imperial edict suddenly came, and almost gave Ninth Prince a big fright.
Supervising the Court of Colonial Affairs!
Yesterday, Hong Hui said such a thing. Today, the edict came.
If this had nothing to do with Four, he would not believe it.
Ten had asked the eunuch of the palace and learned that Four had entered the palace today, and the edict had left the palace right after Four.
Then it was almost certain that Four had worked on this in the background.
Also, the eunuch in the palace who came to announce the edict said this. Without any hints, no one would dare to say such a thing. The emperor wanted the eunuch to pass on this.
They had all grown up in the palace. They started to comprehend hidden meanings from the time they started to learn to talk and eat. Of course they would not misunderstand.
“Ninth Brother, this is happy news.” Tenth Prince said. Do not look like you have received a great blow.
Nine said in a low voice, “Ye has to thank for the favor, and then go to Four’s establishment.” He owed a great favor.
Before he even went out the door, he saw Fifth Prince arrive. “You go to the palace first. I will go on your behalf to Fourth Brother’s establishment. In the future, you have to pay more attention.” How come Eight did not get a respectable position for you? Without a position, you would not have merit. Without merit, you would not get a title. Right now, their father was on the throne. Without a title, they were still sons of the dragon. No one dared to look down on them. But once the person on the throne changed, the emperor would become their brother.
Ha-ha! Then it really was not the same.
While his a-ma was vicious in heart, he would not kill them if they made mistakes. If this was their brother, would they not kill?
If they did not use the time to get a title, when the throne came to the hands of their brother, would you be able to get elevated in position if you wanted to?
Without a title, your sons and grandsons did not have protection. Even if not for oneself, they had to worry more for the descendants, and work hard.
It was rare for people to give his stupid brother a hand up. Fifth Prince truly felt that he should be very grateful.
The other brothers who learned the news, especially Eight and Fourteen, had strange expressions.
Fourteen immediately started jumping. “He gave such a good position to Nine, why does he not think of Ye?”
He wanted a position. But before he could speak, Nine came up. When were Four and Nine on such good terms?
He had always felt that his older brother was not likable. Among the brothers, not many liked him.
But in reality, after Thirteen, there was now Nine?
Did Nine not have Five and Ten behind him?
Thinking about this, he was alarmed. Thinking about it, it seemed that other than him and Eight, everyone else had good relationships with his older brother. At least, they never got angry with each other.
When did Fourth Brother become so capable?
He had not detected it at all?
Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, and the younger brothers. While their relationships with Fourth Brother were ordinary, they were on good terms with Hong Hui and Hong Yun. Because they were of similar age, the uncles and nephews were able to comfortably interact.
He counted on his fingers, and broke out in a cold sweat. he felt some regret, but now it was too late because Fourth Brother did not seem to lack good brothers at all.
Eighth Prince and He Zhuo sat facing each other. He appear very popular recently and very glorious, but in reality, he was under pressure.
Four’s rearrangements for Nine were completely beyond his expectations.
Honestly speaking, Nine was a person who cared greatly about brotherhood and loyalty. If you were a bit good to him, he would want to repay you ten times over, a hundred times over.
Four was like this to Nine. It was not too much to say that it was recognizing his talents and giving him employment. With Nine’s personality, no matter what he said, he likely would remember Four’s good to him.
Eighth Prince could not help but grimace……
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