Dutong Mansion, the upper room, the second room.
The night is already deep, but the lights are still brightly lit.
Qi Xi sat on the Arhat bed, holding his forehead with his wrist, but his tears were falling down.
"Amma..."
Shu Shu looked at it, feeling sour in her heart.
If she married into an ordinary family, it would be normal for her aunt to return to her parents' family. But if she married into a royal family, it would be difficult for the father and daughter to see each other again unless they opened a palace.
"When you first landed, you were only a foot and a half long and red... Amma was holding you, her hands were trembling, and she felt strange looking at your swollen eyelids... In the blink of an eye, you were about to leave. Go home, this is your old Ama’s flesh... Wuwu..."
Qi Xi said, his face became more and more expressionless, and he couldn't help but sob.
Shu Shu's tears also fell, and there were frames in his mind.
When he was two or three years old, he would ride on Qi Xi's neck and go to temple fairs. When he was four or five years old, he would be taken out to eat and listen to operas. When he was six or seven years old, he would start studying by himself. His old father would keep an eye on him, fearing that he would get tired from sitting and drink. Hungry.
Of the six children in the family, she was the only one who was treated like an eyeball.
There is also Jueluo family. Although they gave birth to children one after another, they did not treat Shu Shu badly, their eldest daughter.
Ever since she was young, she, the eldest daughter, would always get the first share of any good things at home.
Because of the "Eight Banners Draft", bannermen's aunts are noble, and many families expect their daughters to climb high and pull their brothers from their parents' families. However, Qi Xi and Jueluo never mentioned it. Instead, they taught their sons not to live in chaos. From now on, I will support my sister, and I will not embarrass my sister by doing anything else.
Shu Shu couldn't bear to leave such parents: "Brother Ninth is sixteen, and it's time to open a mansion in two years... Then we'll see if we can find a way to choose a mansion in Xicheng..."
Qi Xi sniffed and thought carefully: "The Prince's Palace of Zhijun and Prince Cheng are both on the border of Zhenghong Banner... Five Belles are on the border of Zhengbai Banner... Four Belles and Eight Belles are on the boundary of Xianghuang Banner... It can be seen that the prince opened his mansion , the location is not certain... Prince Zhi and Prince Cheng have both joined Xianglan Banner, but there is no suitable place in Xianglan Banner... Ninth Prince will open his mansion when the time comes, maybe next to Babeile, there are many official offices in Beicheng. , easy to renovate...or it may be next to Wubeile, it may not be able to separate the boundary of Zhenghongqi..." As he spoke, the corners of his mouth drooped again.
"When the time comes, we can't say whether it will be a straight yellow flag or a red flag. It will only be an extra two miles away from our home by carriage... They are all in the inner city. The furthest we can go... When the time comes, my daughter will go back twice, Ama. If Nie has to make two trips, what's the difficulty in meeting him in three or five days?" Shu Shu hurriedly advised.
The Eight Banners all live in the inner city, and the total area is as big as that.
It's about eight kilometers from north to south and six kilometers from east to west. You can travel by car, so the journey only takes half an hour longer.
Qi Xi hesitated for a moment: "How many times have you met Ninth Brother? Did Ninth Brother ask about Zhenghongqi? Eighth Brother is going to join Zhenglan Banner. Will Ninth Brother join Zhenghongqi?"
Thinking of this possibility, Qi Xi didn't know whether he should hope that Brother Jiu would join the Zhenghong Banner or not. If he joined the Zhenghong Banner, there's no chance that the emperor would transfer his family's Zuoling to it, and then he would become a subordinate of the flag. What's more? With the title of master and servant, it is not easy to support my daughter.
But things have pros and cons. Zhenghongqi is an old in-law of the Dong E family. If the ninth elder brother wants to gain a foothold, he will only get closer to the Dong E family and dare not neglect his legitimate wife.
Shu Shu shook his head: "I never mentioned this... There are many elder brothers under the emperor's knees. They were knighted one after another. The ninth elder brother failed this time. It is estimated that he will have to wait until the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers get up before they can all be knighted... When the time comes to flag, it should not be two red flags..."
At this point, she lowered her voice: "If the emperor wants to suppress the clan, he cannot suppress all five flags, otherwise the eight flags may be unstable... The two red flags are descendants of Prince Lilie's nephew, and they are naturally close and united. The two blue flags and the white flag in front are enough for the emperor to encroach on, and he will not easily interfere with the affairs of the two red flags..."
Qi Xi looked at his daughter with regret, and couldn't help complaining to Luo Shi: "It's all your fault that Shu Shu was born a girl? If he was the eldest son, he wouldn't have to marry off and separate his family... Our family can have more than one pillar of support... …”
Jue Luoshi couldn't laugh or cry: "Yes, yes, it's all my fault... I have nothing to do with the master... The master hopes for a son, but I don't regret giving birth to a girl... What's wrong with the girl? Isn't she more considerate than the brat? The master likes to drink, and his drinking capacity is still light. , the girl found an ancient recipe and asked people to brew a thick wine that was lighter than rice wine... She did not use glutinous rice, but replaced it with ordinary old yellow rice. It was sweet and delicious. Drinking it in the summer not only relieved the master's alcohol addiction, but also used It is cool to relieve the heat after being chilled... Not to mention the master, my uncle loves it so much now that he can't live without it... My sister-in-law said that my uncle loses a few pounds every year in the bitter summer. This year, I used this sweet wine to nourish myself, and not only did I not lose weight, , and gained two pounds..."
Qi Xi's eyes were red, but he couldn't hide his pride: "That's because my girl is filial, and my eldest brother is taking advantage of it..."
There was a sound of banging in the distance, and it was already the middle of the night.
Jue Luoshi stood up: "Okay, I have to work hard for a day tomorrow, and the master is also interested. I will spend the night with the girl..."
Qi Xi stood up immediately and held up a lantern: "I'll give it to you two..."
In just a few steps, a family of three went to cross the courtyard.
After watching his wife and daughter enter the room, Qi Xi still stood at the door of the yard before sighing and turning around.
Shu Shu and Jue Luo Shi simply freshened up and then lay down.
Tomorrow, in addition to Shu Shu as the rightful owner, Qi Xi and Jueluo, as the parents of Prince Fujin, will also enter the palace to get married, receive the evening banquet, and then leave the palace.
The curfew in the capital is a restraint on the subjects and the people, and it has no control over the royal family.
Calculated in this way, there is no need to get up early and leave the house at dusk.
Shu Shu could not sleep, not only because she was reluctant to leave her parents, but also because she was uneasy.
No matter how careful the plan is, there will inevitably be some omissions...
That's the palace...
Although I had seen it once a few months ago, it was just a formality...
I really want to become Prince Fujin in the future...
Luo felt that Luo was less tempered than her husband. Seeing Shu Shu tossing and turning and not sleeping, he patted her twice and said, "Sleep well. Is it okay if you doze off tomorrow?"
There was a smile on Shu Shu's lips, and she didn't mind the heat. She leaned close to Jue Luo and said, "Enie coaxed me to sleep...singing "Hunting Ballad"..."
"How old are you? Still causing mischief!"
Jueluo was annoyed, but he hummed softly: "In September, there are foxes and in October there are wolves. At the beginning of winter, raccoon dogs have long fur. The land is blocked by light snow and there is no way to make a living. I have to clean up and beat Lao Huang..."
Shu Shu's eyelids became heavy and he fell into a drowsy sleep.
When Shu Shu opened his eyes again, the sun had already reached three levels.
Mrs. Quanfu has arrived, and the person she invited was Prince Jian Fujin, who took the initiative to invite her.
In addition to serving as Quanfu's wife, Prince Jian Fujin also served as the send-off wife for Qingru's mother, Mrs. Bo, and Peng Chun's fourth stepwife.
There was already a woman who knew how to be polite, waiting to show Shu Shu's face.
Shu Shu is here at this age, her face is pink and tender, and the hair is soft. She doesn't feel pain when she twists her face. Even when she twists her eyebrows, the feeling is more obvious, but it is still within the tolerable range.
"Tweezer……"
Shu Shu looked at herself in the mirror and at the various small boxes on the dressing table. She felt a little familiar and her mind was a little distracted.
Maybe my own silver shop can have multiple counters to make some gold-plated and silver-plated cosmetic gadgets?
There are already procedures for the prince's wedding, and Dong E's family has already had officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Etiquette come over to explain it.
There is no rule for the prince to welcome the prince in person. Today, two ministers leading the bodyguard came to escort the wedding sedan to welcome the prince. They brought 20 officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and 40 people from the army to welcome the prince Fujin.
Qi Xi and his wife, as well as their relatives and friends, will see off their relatives and enter the palace to receive a banquet.
Shu Shu was wearing the Prince Fujin's wedding dress issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As soon as he obeyed the court dress, the dragon coat was changed from the autumn fragrance color to pure red, with four embroidered dragons with five claws, one on the front and back shoulders.
On his head, he wears a three-layer gilded imperial crown, decorated with East beads and corals.
There is a gold covenant pressed on the neck, made of engraved gold and decorated with East beads, red coral and lapis lazuli.
One ear has three pincers, and she wears gold earrings with beads. On her chest are three plates of beads, one plate of coral, and two plates of beeswax.
It only took less than half an hour to put on this outfit.
After Shu Shu finished dressing, she was already covered in sweat.
Xiaochun had prepared ice cubes, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and stuffed them into Shushu's hands to relieve the fever.
Xiaoyu also held a few plain cotton handkerchiefs in her hands and carefully wiped them on Shushu's face.
Shu Shu was very happy. Fortunately, when she put on makeup before, she was very determined and only applied facial cream instead of powder. Otherwise, she would probably have a stained face now.
The process went through one after another. Shu Shu covered her head and was led to say goodbye to her parents without caring about her emotions. She was then carried on Zhu Liang's back and boarded the sedan chair.
Shu Shu held the vase and apple in his hands, swaying, and it seemed that after a long time, the sedan stopped.
Next, it seems like an immersive game.
When Shu Shu got off the sedan chair, her eyes were filled with bright red, and in her ears was the sound of "Qilin Sends Off His Son" played by an ensemble of sheng, flute, and small gong.
There were already two clan members wearing azure robes waiting for him. They helped Shu Shu cross the saddle and went to the heaven and earth table to salute.
The only thing Shu Shu could see was the corner of the golden-yellow embroidered dragon gown. Needless to say, it was the ninth prince.
When the getting-to-be wife shouted "husband and wife bow to each other", Shu Shu was turned around and bowed to the other person.
The distance between the two was more than two feet, and they were calm at first, but someone pushed him from behind Brother Jiu, causing him to stumble forward, and the two of them bumped into each other.
Shu Shu had a vase in one hand and an apple in the other. He couldn't free his hands to hold things up. The bottom of the flower pot was still four inches high under his feet, and he saw that it was unstable and about to fall.
It was Brother Jiu who was quick and held him in his arms, so he didn't fall down.
"Laojiu, be gentler, be gentler..." This is the man's joke.
"Brother Ninth is blushing... Haha, it's really rare..." The young man's voice was in the stage of changing his voice.
"Ha ha……"
"Ha ha……"
Amidst all the teasing, there was also a man's whisper: "Fourteen, don't hold back!"
Next to Shu Shu, she had already exchanged her clan title and was helped along the red carpet into the wedding room...
