Besides, it was not the twelfth lunar month of winter. It was just a few days after the beginning of autumn. It was the time of "autumn tiger" and the weather was still hot.
Shu Shu restrained her smile. After hearing Brother Jiu's words, she didn't feel there was anything suspicious about it.
What would you do to a little brother who is ranked so low?
No matter what you do, there must be a purpose.
"Didn't you say that the emperor would check the prince's elder brother's pulse regularly? Since Uncle Eleven is seriously ill, the diagnosis and prescription are all recorded in the Imperial Hospital, and the imperial doctor should also be dispatched. There really is nothing wrong with it and nothing can be found... …”
Shu Shu expressed his thoughts.
"But Shiyi was fine when he was in Yikun Palace. Although he was born prematurely, he was treated carefully and was almost like an ordinary child... Why did he get sick every once in a while after moving out of the palace? When he arrived at my elder brother's house? The homework of Shangshufang I can't bear it anymore. Every year in the twelfth lunar month, I get seriously ill and my body gradually becomes weaker..."
Brother Jiu fell into memories and felt more and more suspicious.
Even when Shu Shu listened, she didn't dare to be sure that everything was fine.
She held Brother Ninth Brother's hand: "Isn't there a nanny? And a chief eunuch? If there was something really wrong with Uncle Eleven's illness back then, others could hide it, but not these two people."
"The leader of the nannies is the Meng family. He was dismissed from his job because he failed to serve his elder brother... The leading eunuch is called Liang Chuanqing. He was sent from the Qianqing Palace in the early years. After leaving on November 1, he was assigned to the Cining Palace to look after the house..."
Brother Ninth's eyes were sharp: "I just hope that I will think more about it... If someone really harms Eleven, I will definitely seek justice for Eleven!"
Shu Shu's heart lifted.
If someone really tried to kill the prince and succeeded, it would be a huge event.
The man behind the scenes...
Shu Shu really couldn't guess.
After all, this eleventh elder brother was of no importance in history. He was one of the many princes of Kangxi who died in infancy.
Brother Ninth Brother felt really uncomfortable and shook Shu Shu's hand back: "When Khan Ama goes to the outside of the Great Wall, I will take you out of the palace to see the 11th..."
"Uncle Eleven... was buried in the imperial mausoleum?"
In today's world, when children die, no graves are erected or trees are planted, and most of them are buried with their clan members.
Shu Shu remembered the location of the Qing Dong Tomb, but it was not close to the capital, more than two hundred miles away.
Also, the location is too sensitive. If Ninth Brother goes there privately, it will be a taboo and he will be impeached.
Brother Ninth shook his head: "Eleven, like the elder brother who died young, is buried in Prince Pinggu Rong Cemetery."
Shu Shu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Speaking of which, Pinggu wasn't too close, it was only two hundred miles away.
But if you leave early and come back early, there won't be any blind emissaries criticizing the prince's elder brother here.
Both of them lost their interest in being funny, but because they were preoccupied with it, they had a restless sleep as they tossed and turned.
The next morning, Shu Shu sent Brother Jiu out as usual.
Brother Jiu thought of yesterday's dinner and said, "Why don't you have a meat meal and a vegetarian meal? Japanese melon and yam are both considered as a dish? Fried yam is quite refreshing, but what's so delicious about Japanese melon with batter?"
"It's all nourished slowly... there's no harm in taking a few bites..."
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "What the imperial doctor said? It's not a precious thing, so why is it nourishing?"
Shu Shu couldn't tell him anything about "polysaccharides", "amino acids", "carotenoids", etc., nor could she tell him "enhancing immunity", so she recalled the records in "Compendium of Materia Medica" and picked them out. : "Japanese melon is warm in nature, sweet in taste, calms the liver and stomach..."
Brother Jiu curled his lips: "Okay, it's just Japanese melon, just don't steam it directly next time... Eat this Japanese melon directly, it smells like urine..."
Shu Shu felt sick after hearing this.
Yesterday night, there were no yams or Japanese melons on her dining table.
Both are high-carbohydrate vegetables and can gain weight. Shu Shu specially arranged them for Brother Jiu.
"Perhaps it was not stored properly, and the inside is broken... It will be the same if I eat it with other dishes, this one is not bad... I will wait until the new Japanese melon comes out, and then I can make pork ribs Japanese melon stew and Japanese melon bean paste cake with different ones for me. …”
Shu Shu said.
Brother Ninth nodded, and Brother Ten, who walked to the door, listened attentively and said quickly: "Sister-in-law Ninth, don't mess with me... I can eat sweet or salty, I'm not picky about food..."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Yes, I understand. Don't worry, Uncle Ten, I won't leave you behind..."
"Haha! Then Lao Shi is just waiting... After living in the palace for so many years, he has been looking forward to breakfast and dinner for the past few days..."
The tenth prince said happily.
The head office next door.
Ba Fujin sent the eighth elder brother out and walked to the front yard. He happened to hear this sentence and stopped and whispered to the eighth elder brother: "What did I say? Laojiu was hiding. He pushed Dong E's family forward and caged him. Zhuo Lao Shi... is just good at coaxing people with his words, but Mr. Sheng is sincere and just pretends that he doesn't hide his adultery..."
The eighth elder brother smiled bitterly and said: "You misunderstood, the ninth brother wouldn't..."
Bafujin sneered and said: "Why not? Lao Shi is a straw bag, but Niu Gulu's family is not a straw bag!"
"Orb!"
The eighth elder brother called his wife by name, with disapproval on his face: "It's better not to say these speculations in the future... I grew up with the ninth brother, and I don't know what he is like?! Treat others with sincerity, and the most disrespectful Scheming people..."
Bafujin was immediately angry, with a cold face: "What? We are all your good brothers, but I am an outsider? I can't say what he did? What happened yesterday? I went to ask, can you ask me something? The truth? The servant disobeyed and made a false alarm? He was embarrassed to say it! In order to protect Fujin who just came in, he even gave up his nanny... This is not a dismissal, it is an execution. The whole family is not on the criminal record... This He is so lustful and ruthless, but he is what I call a good brother! But I don’t want to think about it, he regards the Dong E family as a treasure and ranks first in the queue. If he can let go of the nanny today, he can let go of me tomorrow..."
The eighth prince's face was dark, his brows were knitted even tighter, but he said: "Maybe there is something inside, so it's not appropriate to speculate..."
"Hmph! If I weren't afraid that I would suffer a loss, who would care about these rotten things!"
Bafujin just thought her husband was stubborn and became more and more annoyed. He turned around and went back to the inner courtyard without saying anything.
The eighth prince's face showed concern.
How big of a deal could have happened, even hiding it from yourself? !
They are all brothers who grew up together. Brother Ninth is not good at lying. Yesterday, he sang with Eleven. How could he not see anything wrong?
I just know in my heart that if I cover it up like this, there must be something bad to say to others.
Even so, he felt uneasy after all.
That's my brother.
Think about Brother Ninth's guilty conscience and lack of confidence...
The eighth elder brother did not go out immediately, but went to see the manager of the head office: "quietly inquire whether there is someone acting as a monster between the young couple, which is why these troubles are caused, otherwise I am really worried..."
Although the troubles caused by the two institutes seemed to be over to the outside world.
In fact, neither Kangxi nor Concubine Yi was worried.
Here at Concubine Yifei, because she had previously warned no one to seduce the elder brother's wife, it was hard to talk back now, and it was hard to ask people to inquire about the news from the second house.
Otherwise, it will be the turn of others to make guesses.
Fortunately, Shu Shu was considerate and sensible and sent someone called "asking for leave", which actually explained her brother's daily life in detail.
I slept peacefully and could still go to the study room to study as usual.
Yifei didn't say anything on her face, but she was even more satisfied with her daughter-in-law.
*
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi also received news from the two authorities, who told them everything Shu Shu had done throughout the day.
Looking through books in the study, taking notes, and coming up with new recipes...
He didn't arrange for anyone to take over the errands of Grandma Liu, nor did he ask anyone to continue taking inventory of Brother Ninth Brother's private room. He spent the whole day thinking about meals.
After finalizing the ingredients, she also sent the eunuch to take the order to the Imperial Hospital and ask Imperial Doctor Yin to see if it was available.
Imperial Physician Yin was the old physician that Kangxi pointed out to the Second Institute yesterday and was responsible for regulating the body of Ninth Prince.
The old doctor also made a prescription, which is a health-preserving soup that nourishes the stomach and spleen.
However, this soup is hot and not suitable for drinking in the hot weather. It can only be used when the hot weather is out.
Brother Jiu's current health is mainly about dietary supplements.
Imperial Physician Yin approved Jiu Fujin's ingredient list and these meals, and even helped to add a "rice oil", which is also good for the stomach.
Seeing this, Kangxi showed a look of satisfaction on his face.
Although he had confessed the day before yesterday that he would leave his son's physical conditioning to his daughter-in-law, he was not completely at ease.
He was afraid that Jiu Fujin would be angry or feel wronged and not be devoted to his son.
I am also afraid that she is young and will be pampered by her parents and will not be able to take care of others.
I didn't expect that Dong E would reach this point, knowing the importance and being very generous and thoughtful.
Kangxi was relieved this time and thought of his other sons.
If no one else is worried, they are worried about Lao Qi and Lao Twelve.
The birth of these two concubines...
Lao Qi is rigid and reserved. If he won't tolerate big things, he won't be willing to publicize small grievances...
Twelve, following Sumala’s style, neither angry nor happy, nothing comes to mind...
*
The study room.
After morning class, the master went out.
The tenth elder brother couldn't wait to take the ninth elder brother outside to wait for breakfast.
It was still Sun Jin who delivered the meals, with two powerful eunuchs and two large food boxes.
Several snacks were put out, and the aroma filled the room, making the tenth prince's mouth water.
Palm-sized pancakes, honey twists not much longer than your fingers, longan buns, and pure meat patties.
The porridge that goes with it is millet porridge, and the soup that goes with it is pork ribs and lotus root soup.
There are four other dishes, including stir-fried green beans, mashed yam, roasted chicken with chestnuts, and braised pork and carrots.
Brother Jiu frowned after looking at it, and looked at Sun Jin with doubts: "Is this really the menu prepared by Fujin?"
Yesterday's breakfast was a bit greasy. Brother Jiu only treated him as his wife to catch up on his sleep. He was not familiar with the rules of the dining room, so he was not picky about anything.
Seeing this is still the case, I am very dissatisfied.
Sun Jin nodded: "To tell the master, it was Fujin who drew up the order himself and gave it to Miss Tang..."
"Fu Jin also eats this?"
Brother Jiu was confused. A few days ago, he said that he was not used to eating greasy food for breakfast, so he changed it to a lighter recipe. Why did he change it back?
Brother Jiu realized it later and reacted.
What can you do?
It must be for him...
Brother Jiu was still moved and didn't see Sun Jin hesitate to speak.
Brother Ten took a bite of the fried cake, looked at it, and asked curiously: "Sister-in-law Ninth, did you eat something else? Come on, tell me, what are they?"
