Although he did not see his son come to give gifts in person, Kangxi still felt happy and said to Liang Jiugong: "That bastard bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong. He is afraid of being scolded by the fourth elder brother, so he pretends to be honest."

Liang Jiugong said: "If the fourth master keeps a straight face, he looks very harsh, but it is not as gentle as the fifth master..."

Kangxi snorted coldly: "Is the fifth elder brother being lenient? He has been spoiled by the ninth elder brother since he was a child. He is not like a serious elder brother. He will not be able to teach his son well in the future..."

While complaining, Kangxi ordered all the birthday gifts to be sent to Qingxi Bookstore.

The golden crane incense burner weighing more than ten kilograms is not lacking in exquisiteness. It is eight or nine inches high and has auspicious cloud patterns on it. It looks simple and elegant.

A pair of longevity peaches, which are about the size of a child's fist, are not fancy and can be used as paperweights.

These two things are obviously not furnishings for the warehouse, but can be used on daily basis.

Kangxi thought of the filial piety he had received from Ninth Elder Brother in the past few years, and thought of Ninth Elder Brother's salary.

How much is the salary of the ninth elder brother?

No stipend.

It seems that the salary of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been confiscated before and has not been paid for several years.

The prince's fifty taels of silver per month seems to have been confiscated as a fine.

Kangxi held the heavy golden peach in his hand and felt a little sorry for his son.

This son is filial when he has money, and he is filial when he has no money. It gives people a different feeling.

Even if Brother Jiu was shameless and willing to take advantage of his wife's dowry, Kangxi, a father-in-law, was embarrassed to always take advantage of his daughter-in-law.

His eyes fell on the six sets of clothes again.

Two sets of spring shirts and four sets of summer clothes.

One set of spring shirts is royal blue and the other is maroon, made of Lu silk.

There are two sets of summer clothes in cinnamon color and two sets in water color, using Zhiluo.

The corner of Kangxi's mouth twitched, and he returned the spring shirt. It looked like it was a normal color. Was the summer shirt too bright?

The color of cinnamon is more like persimmon yellow, while the color of water is light cyan.

This is a color that young people like, but anyone with an older temperament would not wear it like this.

Liang Jiugong looked at Kangxi's reaction and joked: "This is definitely the color of the clothes chosen by Master Jiu himself. It is not common outside."

Kangxi shook his head and said: "It's just him. He only thinks about food and clothing all day long..."

The remaining antiques and curios were not very attractive to Kangxi.

However, when he looked at the ancient calligraphy and paintings in them, which were all of a long time, he knew that they were all good things. They were incomparable to the collections in the palace, but they were still worthy of being designated in the warehouse of the Prince's Mansion.

With such lavish behavior, Kangxi became more and more worried about Brother Jiu's livelihood.

Without a salary, he was at a disadvantage compared to his brothers.

Speaking of age, the ninth elder brother is actually only two years younger than the eighth elder brother. He is already twenty this year and has three children to raise...

*

When the household department was on duty, Ninth Brother felt his nose itchy and tightened his waistcoat.

The fourth elder brother seemed to be aware of it and looked at the ninth elder brother.

Brother Jiu raised his head and looked at the duty room. He was a little dissatisfied and said, "Fourth brother, what's going on? Why did the Ministry of Revenue choose this house for you to use as a duty room?"

This valuable room occupies the east wing.

You know, the east wing doesn't see the sun in the morning. It's cold in winter and hot in summer, so it's not comfortable to stay there.

The fourth elder brother did not dislike the ninth elder brother for being picky, but was worried about him, saying: "What's wrong? But I feel uncomfortable?"

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "My nose is itchy and I want to sneeze..."

The fourth elder brother was even more worried and hurriedly urged He Yuzhu: "Go to the tea room quickly and make a cup of ginger tea for Master Jiu."

He Yuzhu responded and went down.

Brother Jiu stood up, moved his arms and legs, and said: "This household department has only entered the courtyard, and there is no north room that can be moved out?"

The house for the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the best room in the north, which is warm in winter and cool in summer.

Brother Si thought for a while and said: "The room for the bachelor's office is in the north room, and there are no other north rooms available."

They came to the Ministry of Household Affairs to learn errands, not the princes and bachelors in charge of the Ministry, so naturally they couldn't occupy the valuable rooms there.

Brother Jiu said: "Then Fourth Brother, you are going to suffer a lot. I heard that the house in the east wing will only be renovated in the winter, but it will be even worse in the summer."

The fourth elder brother was frightened after hearing this.

He is most afraid of heat, and he gets prickly heat several times every year. This is because the hotel room is too hot and the ice distributed by the yamen every day is not used properly.

He glanced at Brother Jiu, feeling really worried.

He is like this, how can Brother Jiu survive the summer?

He actually had the idea of ​​​​exchanging a room...

*

The next day was the Wanshou Festival.

Although there was no need for congratulations, the prince, princes and ministers all gathered in Changchun Garden.

It's dawning early now, and it's already bright at Maozheng.

In front of Qingxi Bookstore, there is a crowd of people.

Brother Ninth stood among the brothers, with tears streaming down his face.

In order to come and schedule the shift, Yinzheng got up and Maochu left the city.

The tenth prince stood under him and glanced at the clan princes next to him.

Prince Xian was not among them.

On weekdays, I just pay off my errands, and when I'm sick, I take a rest.

I didn’t show up for Wanshou Festival today, I’m afraid I won’t get better.

The fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother also discovered the matter and each had their own thoughts.

Brother Jiu looked at Prince Kang.

Prince Kang was talking to Prince Yu, and looked familiar to Prince Zhuang and Prince Gong next to him.

The ninth elder brother glanced at the eighth elder brother next to him from the corner of his eyes and felt strange in his heart.

He also has a warm temperament, but Prince Kang is different from the eighth prince. He is a little less hypocritical and looks quite honest.

It seems like I have a little more confidence.

The eighth prince is a bit vain.

Yes, today's Longevity Festival, the eighth prince also went out of town to celebrate his birthday.

He didn't ask for an order, but no one stopped him.

After a while, the emperor's descendants, the first wave of people who went in to celebrate his birthday were the prince and the princes.

Today, except for the 19th prince who was born by Wang Guiren, all the other princes are here, including the young 17th prince and the 18th prince.

When everyone knelt down, the room seemed full, and there were several rows of people kneeling.

In the first row is the prince, wearing an apricot-yellow python robe, looking majestic.

The second row is from the eldest brother to the eighth prince. The eldest brother has started to grow a beard and looks like a middle-aged man. When he comes to the eighth prince, his face is less smiling and he looks more stable.

a bit.

The third row is from the ninth elder brother to the fourteenth elder brother.

The fourth row is from the 15th to the 18th elder brothers.

Kangxi was sitting on the kang, and he could see the expressions of the prince, his eldest brother, and others. As for the elder brother behind him, he could only see his head.

He raised his hands and shouted, and everyone thanked him and stood up.

There was only a round stool in front of the emperor. Kangxi glanced at the prince's clothes and said, "Prince, please sit down!"

The prince responded and sat down directly.

This is also common.

He has held a position in the imperial court since he was a child.

It's just that sometimes there is a position of eldest brother.

Not today.

Kangxi glanced at his eldest brother.

The eldest brother has no abnormal color on his face.

You must know that the fifth-grade guard who was sued in Guizhou official circles a while ago was the banner member of the eldest brother.
To be continued...