Shu Shu didn't speak, but stretched out his arms to hug Brother Jiu.
I don’t know whether it’s to remember my youth or to be touched by this moment.
Brother Jiu didn't move and hugged Shu Shu back for a while.
The two of them were like this, inseparable and their breathing could be heard.
Xiao Chun originally had something to report, so he saw it through the window and stopped quickly.
After a while, Shu Shu calmed down, let go of her hand, and withdrew from Brother Jiu's arms. With red eyes, she said sincerely: "It's okay, I just think I'm really nice... At that time, I proposed to marry you. Nedou was worried that he couldn't sleep well all night long, because he was afraid that I would not be favored by my master, and I would be angry and bullied... I was also uneasy and pretended to be calm... I just didn't expect that my master would be so good..."
"What's the point? Is it worth this?"
Brother Jiu said something disgusting, but he took off the veil and gently helped Shu Shu wipe away her tears.
Just two people, you look at me and I look at you.
Xiao Chun stood outside the door for a long time. When he saw the two of them sitting across the kang table, he came in with two boxes: "Master Shi sent someone and left something behind. He said he knew what it was."
Brother Jiu nodded and said to Shu Shu: "It's the old ginseng I asked for from Lao Shi..."
Xiao Chun placed the two boxes on the Kang table.
Shu Shu opened one of the flat boxes that was about two feet long. Inside was a prepared ginseng. The ginseng roots were intact and the head of the ginseng was about three inches long. It was indeed old enough.
"Good ginseng of this vintage is hard to come by..."
Shu Shu sighed: "We don't want to take advantage of this in vain. Let's ask people to inquire and go back to find someone similar to make up for Uncle Ten..."
Brother Jiu nodded with a smile on his face.
Is this the "tacit understanding" between husband and wife? !
They both had the same plan.
He looked at Shu Shu with a little excitement in his heart.
He could see that she was indeed a generous person. Whether it was towards Eighth Brother or Lao Shi, she was not stingy like ordinary women.
But……
Only for him...
In the beginning, I was always fussy and refused to give in a penny...
Was it because you fell in love with him at that time that you were unique?
How could Shu Shu guess what Brother Jiu was thinking?
She put away the ginseng and opened another box.
Inside are daggers and wrenches, a total of three daggers and four wrenches.
The dagger is slightly smaller than an adult dagger, not much different, but more delicate.
The wrench fingers are divided into two sizes.
It's all brand new.
Shu Shu looked at Brother Ninth: "Thank you..."
Not only thanked him for preparing these things, but also thanked him for preparing seven items, including not only the six cousins of Dong E's family, but also Fu Song's share.
Brother Jiu also saw clearly what was in the box and was not greedy for credit. He shook his head and said, "I asked Lao Shi for the old ginseng. I think Lao Shi prepared this himself..."
"ah?"
Shu Shu was quite surprised and hesitated: "Since it's Uncle Ten's, I'd better keep it properly... When my younger siblings come in from now on, I'll keep it in my thoughts..."
She just finished talking about this yesterday, and she didn't want to have a "double standard" herself.
Brother Jiu waved his hand: "It's okay, it's not from when he was a child. Looking at the style, it's from outside. It's probably from the Niu Gulu family..."
Shu Shu took a small ring and looked at it. The sapphire ring showed no signs of use.
Shu Shu was thinking about her younger brothers, and after receiving the kindness of the Tenth Brother, she couldn't help but praise: "The Tenth Uncle is a talented person, so considerate and thoughtful, and prepared all this..."
In the eyes of Ninth Brother, brothers are naturally good in every way, but hearing Shu Shu's praise, he still felt uncomfortable and hummed: "I think too much...it's not what I and Lao Shi were talking about...at that time, the 'initial wedding ceremony'" , Lao Shi didn’t catch up, so he started talking to me when he came back, so I talked about the situation that day, and also mentioned five brothers-in-law, cousin-in-law, cousin-in-law and so on..."
Shu Shu did not refute, and nodded with a smile: "Well, I am most grateful to you... I know it's thanks to Mr. Zhan. If Uncle Ten hadn't treated me sincerely, he wouldn't have prepared these..."
Only then did Brother Nine smile and nod: "Old Ten is an honest man..."
Shu Shu smiled and nodded, agreeing with this statement in his heart.
Even if this kind of sincerity is right, it is not wrong.
No one is a fool, so how can we be kind to others in vain?
Naturally, you are good to me, and I am good to you, reciprocating kindness, and there is always going on.
The homecoming gifts prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been delivered in the afternoon, with a total of four colors, four pieces of palace satin, four Ruyi purses filled with gold and silver embroidery, four boxes of palace cakes, and four boxes of tribute tea.
As for Ninth Brother's order to Nanny Liu to prepare, it was in vain.
Aunt Liu apologized sincerely, saying that she had been unwell during her vacation a few days ago and had neglected to remember this.
Although Brother Jiu was unhappy, he didn't say much.
When the young couple took stock of their things, they couldn't help but feel happy.
Fortunately, I had prepared it in advance, otherwise the Ministry of Internal Affairs' share would be so meager that I would really feel like I couldn't handle it.
This night, the two of them didn't make trouble too late, because they had to get up early the next day, which was quite hard.
As the saying goes, "You don't see your husband's tiles when you return home." As a rule, you have to leave before dawn, and your parents' family has to come to pick you up in a horse-drawn carriage.
Before leaving, the bride also needs to kowtow to her father-in-law and mother-in-law before leaving.
Two days ago, Dong E's family sent a message in, asking which gate in the imperial city to pick up people.
The north gate of the imperial city is Di'anmen, the south gate is Tiananmen, and the east and west gates are Dong'anmen and Xi'an Gate. On weekdays, people in the palace can go out of the imperial city through all four gates.
That is, Tiananmen Square in front has restrictions on palace visitors, and most of them are clan officials.
The identity of Ninth Brother and his wife can be from any family.
Except for Dong'an Gate, which is in the wrong direction, and because it is the transportation channel in the palace, it is quite messy.
Brother Jiu asked Shu Shu, and the two decided to go to Di'anmen. He also sent a message to Dong E's family, asking them to arrange to pick him up outside Di'anmen.
Just because we left the palace city, we could arrange a carriage to bypass Jingshan and go straight to Di'anmen. If we took Xi'an Gate, we would have to cross a bridge in the middle, which would be inconvenient for carriages.
In the early morning of the next day, when the sound of banging was heard at the fourth watch, the two of them woke up, changed into full auspicious clothes, took two chamberlains, He Yuzhu and Zhou Jin, and two palace maids, Xiao Chun and Walnut, and left the elder brother's house. Qianqing Palace.
The two of them didn't call anyone, they just waited outside.
Xinuan Pavilion is still dark, and Kangxi has not yet risen.
It was almost Yinchu, and the lights in Xinuan Pavilion came on.
Before Brother Jiu could call someone to announce the matter, a chamberlain came out to summon the two of them to see him.
Shu Shu was one step behind Brother Jiu and followed him into Xi Nuan Pavilion.
Shu Shu did not raise her head during the whole process, her eyebrows were lowered and she looked like a bride.
You don't need to do too much, just stick to the rules and don't get into trouble. She should be a good daughter-in-law who can be recognized by her elders.
Kangxi didn't say much. After Shu Shu kowtowed and told Brother Jiu "Go early and come back early", he sent the two of them out.
The young couple did not delay and hurried to Yikun Palace again.
There is not much time today. In addition to setting off before dawn, we also have to leave Dong E's house before noon.
On the way, including the time spent at Dong E's house, it only lasted three or four hours.
The lights in Yikun Palace were already brightly lit.
Concubine Yi was already waiting and received Shu Shu's kowtow. Without wasting time, she asked Xianglan to hold a few boxes and said to Shu Shu: "I didn't prepare anything, I just picked up a few things for you to achieve nirvana." Go back and reward people..."
Shu Shu solemnly thanked him before following Brother Jiu out.
When passing by the Fifth Qianxi Institute, Nanny Qi, along with Xiaoyu, Peanut and a few servants, were already waiting with their bags.
In addition to the "returning ceremony", there was also a change of clothes for Shu Shu and Jiu Age.
The group of people left the palace directly from Shenwu Gate. There were two carriages waiting here.
Cui Nanshan and a young eunuch stood beside the carriage and respectfully welcomed the two masters out. There were also twenty guards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs waiting with their horses.
Young Master Shu Shu thanked him, and then they got into the carriage with Brother Jiu supporting him.
Aunt Qi and Xiao Chun followed and got into the second carriage, and several other chambermaids followed on foot.
Cui Nanshan did not go with him. When he saw the carriage moving, he took the young eunuch and left.
The distance from Shenwumen to Di'anmen is not far. It's just over two miles away, and it only takes the carriage half a stick of incense to reach it.
Di'anmen is the north gate of the imperial city and is heavily guarded.
The main entrance is seven rooms wide, with the bright room and the second room in the middle for passage, and the fourth room for the duty room.
The access control time of the imperial city and the palace city are the same. The doors are opened at Yinchu and locked at Youzheng.
Therefore, when the carriage arrived at Di'anmen, the city gate was already open and the group left the imperial city.
Outside Di'an Gate, there were several carriages parked, and people were already waiting with lanterns.
Brother Jiu got off the carriage and was about to help Shu Shu get out of the carriage, but he was stunned: "Master Qi..."
Shu Shu was about to get out of the car when she heard the words and raised her head, her eye circles immediately turned red.
The person who came forward with a lantern was none other than Qi Xi.
"Why is Amma here..."
Shu Shu immediately got off the carriage and greeted him.
Qi Xi's forehead was dripping with sweat and his sleeves were wet with dew. He stood there for an unknown amount of time. Looking at his daughter, he couldn't bear to look away and grinned: "It's not that Amma misses you and is impatient to wait at home..."
Shu Shu supported Qi Xi's arm and choked with sobs: "My daughter misses Amma too...Why does Amma lose weight again..."
As early as when Shu Shu got married, Qi Xi had lost a lot of weight, and now he looked like he had lost a lot more weight, so thin that he looked a bit out of shape.
Qi Xi laughed "haha": "I haven't lost weight, just a bit bitter in summer, it will be better in autumn..."
Shu Shu didn't ask further, but she knew the reason.
What can you do?
She was just worried about her daughter who married into the royal family.
But in the past few days, she was busy "managing" the relationship between husband and wife, busy gathering her elder brother's family, and being a virtuous royal daughter-in-law. How many minutes did she think about her biological parents?
She is such an unfilial daughter.
Shu Shu's tears burst out.
Qi Xi looked at it, panicked and anxious, looking at Brother Jiu as if he was shooting a knife...
Seeing that he was being ignored by the father and daughter, Brother Ninth felt sour in his heart. However, when he caught the eyes of his old father-in-law and saw clearly the murderous intent in his eyes, he felt that he was going to die unjustly!
My wife has been very happy these days, with a smile on her face.
In other words, he would have to give less advice...
Even if you are not used to leaving your parents' home, you still have to restrain yourself when you see your family and you really miss them. How can you be like a child and cry whenever you want?
Isn't this misleading?
