It was still the same route out of the palace as on the wedding day, except that there was no need to change the carriage.
After leaving the Shenwu Gate, two carriages were waiting outside. Everyone got in the carriage and left the imperial city directly. The guards who followed on horseback had also been given instructions early and were wearing regular clothes.
It was still early, but at noon, the group arrived at the gate of Dutong Mansion.
The older sons have all gone to school, leaving Qi Xi, his wife and Xiaoliu alone at home, having breakfast.
Upon hearing the report from the concierge, Xiaoliu immediately got off his stool and ran out.
Shu Shu naturally had nothing to be afraid of when she returned to her home. At this moment, she had already reached the main courtyard.
Xiaoliu came out, rushed over, and ran into Shu Shu's arms: "Eldest sister, eldest sister..."
Shu Shu bent her knees and stretched out her hands to take over.
Brother Jiu took the lead and grabbed Xiao Liu.
No matter how big a brother-in-law is, he is an eyesore.
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu's hen guarding the food and glared at him: "How old is Xiaoliu..."
"Seven years old, a big boy!"
Brother Jiu cleared his throat and said, "Isn't that right, Shou Shan..."
Shoushan is a famous Xiaoliu person.
There is no typesetting when naming the banner people. Otherwise, it is directly a Manchu name, or it is a Chinese character with a good meaning.
Xiaoliu was pouting unhappy at first, but after hearing this, he pursed his lips and puffed out his chest like a little rooster: "Of course, I'm seven years old, I'm not a child anymore..."
Qi Xi and Jue Luo also came out and couldn't move their eyes away from their daughter, looking at her from beginning to end.
In less than a month, a lot of news came out.
Even though they didn't know all the news in the palace, the couple still heard some vague information, and they were all worried.
Different from the last time he "returned home", Shu Shu lost weight obviously after the torment of these dog days, even though he didn't lose weight, it affected his appetite.
Qi Xi turned to Brother Jiu and couldn't help but get lucky.
Jue Luo Shi raised the corner of his mouth and smiled even brighter, but his eyes were a little cold.
Brother Jiu put down Xiaoliu honestly and greeted him with lowered hands: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law..."
Jue Luo Shi nodded in return and took two steps forward to hold her daughter's hand: "Why did you come back so suddenly and didn't send anyone back to let you know..."
Qi Xi guessed the reason and his eyes brightened: "Will there be nine elder brothers in the retinue tomorrow?"
Shu Shu smiled and nodded: "Not only Master Jiu, but also our empress will take me with her..."
"Haha! Your Majesty is kind, okay, okay!"
Qi Xi was overjoyed. He was also among the retinue. In the next few months, there would be more opportunities for father and daughter to meet each other.
When Shu Shu saw it, she secretly regretted it.
She should have sent someone back to say something long ago, because there were a lot of things going on in the past few days and there were a lot of people watching what was going on in the second house. She thought that more things would be better than less things, so she didn't send people out of the palace.
There were some things that were difficult to ask in front of Brother Jiu, so Jueluo took his daughter to the next room.
"What's going on? Did you offend the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess in the palace with the gossip you made earlier? Is it still the same thing as last time, and the Crown Princess feels uncomfortable?"
Jue Luo was full of questions.
As early as the rumors about Jiu Age and Ba Fujin came out, the couple felt something was wrong.
From the ninth prince's engagement to the wedding, the couple also dealt with the eighth prince, who was very gentle and considerate. It can also be seen that although the two princes' elder brothers are half-brothers, they are no different from full brothers.
The ninth elder brother has no palace and can see through it at a glance. He is not someone who peeps at his brother's fiancée. The eighth elder brother will not be so confused and just sit back and watch his brother put a hat on him without any grudge.
So where does this unhealthy trend come from?
When the couple called Fusong to inquire carefully, they found out the inside story. They did not suspect the clan of Zhenglan Banner, but directly suspected the Taifujin Hesheli clan.
After all, this kind of defamation based on the relationship between men and women is too vicious and crude, like a feud in the back house.
However, following the line of Taifujin, Qi Xi found out about Suo'etu Mansion and felt uneasy.
You must know that Tai Fujin's personal behavior is just an old fool venting his anger. If Suo'etu is behind it, then why?
This is not just a matter of words, Ba Fujin alone, and even the ninth elder brother was dragged into the mud.
The couple were also confused and worried for many days, thinking about their daughter's previous actions, fearing that this would make the prince unhappy.
The prince is the next emperor. If this young couple is offended, the future life will be difficult.
Shu Shu couldn't express her suspicions in front of Brother Jiu, but of course she didn't hide it in front of Jue Luo.
"When it comes to offending the prince and the princess, there is nothing... There is no need to deal with it at all. If you want to offend, there is no place to offend... The prince is too arrogant. I am afraid that he does not take the younger brother in his eyes at all. Even if he has to worry about it, it is a big deal. Brother... there is only one thing that is strange..."
Shu Shu started with the incident in the dining room where the elder brother lived, and then the ninth elder brother traced the past events of the death of the eleventh elder brother, and the subsequent "rumors" and the ninth elder brother's heat stroke.
Jueluo's face became serious as he listened: "Although it may be just a coincidence, I should note in my heart that I won't make any big mistakes..."
"It just makes people confused. If we are really worried about our queen being favored, we shouldn't be thinking about dealing with the fifth or ninth elder brother. What is the use of the youngest eleventh elder brother?"
Shu Shu was just suspicious, and the reason he couldn't identify was also because of this.
Just like there was the fifth elder brother in front of him, and the ninth elder brother will not be awarded a high title after that, the eleventh elder brother is still alive, that is, the second ninth elder brother, what is there to be afraid of?
Or is it because the Fifth Prince’s current lack of understanding of Sinology is due to his own fault?
Ningshou Palace is not my brother's place, so many pairs of eyes are staring at it.
As for the fifth elder brother, he is indeed different.
He is completely different from other hard-working children who are as hard-working as social animals.
Even if a grandmother loves and dotes on her children, she doesn't do it this way.
If she was really so unreasonable, the Queen Mother would not be respected by Kangxi for most of her life.
But maybe it was because of Shu Shu's dark thoughts. She felt that Fifth Prince's "alternativeness" was more like Kangxi's handiwork.
Kangxi was afraid of Mongolia and would not allow the fifth elder brother, who was raised by the Queen Mother and was naturally close to Mongolia, to have the slightest chance to rise to power, so he let him not learn.
"It's different! Think about why the two red flags are in such aloof positions? It's just because of the strength of the people. These two are the prince and nephew of Prince Lilie, so they naturally stick together... The current prince, even if he does not have the power of the founding king, is Prince Congyu. , Prince Gong, for example, it is unusual for a prince to be granted the title of Prince Heshuo, let alone the son of a beloved concubine... Three princes Heshuo, born from the same mother, with the support of the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi from the harem, what a situation, really Hard to say……"
The Jueluo family has experienced two dynasties. Even if he did not witness it personally, he heard a lot of clan gossip when he was a child.
The royal family and the clan both complement each other and are at odds with each other. They look at the family on the surface, but the private fights never stop.
If nothing else, let’s talk about the emperor’s fear of the two red flags.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population of several other flags has been replenished, but the two red flags have never been replenished.
It's hard to see anything now, but over time, the two red flags will change from the flag with the most people to the flag with the least people, and their power will definitely not be as strong as before.
It's just that this kind of soft knife is used to grind meat, and no one can say anything.
After all, the emperor did not interfere in the affairs of the two red flags. In terms of the situation of the two red flags, it was better than the other three flags.
The mother and daughter looked at each other, feeling heavy.
Regardless of the person behind the scenes, Suo'etu or others, they are enemies of life and death.
If the other party can harm Brother Eleven, he can also harm Brother Nine. You can't avoid him even if you want to.
Concubine De's youngest son also died. Is it really an accident?
Still have doubts? !
After all, Concubine De was also the favored concubine of the harem, and she gave birth to three children one after another, including three princes from her compatriots.
"Step by step……"
Shu Shu was also helpless: "He is not smart, nor is he outstanding in civil or military affairs. As long as he doesn't bother himself, he will be fine for the time being..."
Jue Luo's brows furrowed: "That can't be done haphazardly. If Suo'etu really did it, with the prince's reliance on him, then the princes would probably be sad after he ascends the throne..."
Shu Shu said nothing.
Originally, she sympathized with the prince and felt that the reason why he stepped down was simply because "the father is strong and the son is strong", and the reason he was attacked by the brothers was because he was a natural target.
But……
When it comes to the power of life and death, no one is willing to sit still and wait for death.
"Watch the fifth elder brother and seventh elder brother more. Compared with other elder brothers, these two elder brothers are generous. They should be the most blessed among the princes..."
Jue Luo said.
Shu Shu nodded, thinking the same thing in her heart.
Don't mix anything, survive the "Nine Dragons Seizing the Progeny" safely, and start well and end well. Aren't these two people blessed in the future?
In the hall, Qi Xi was also asking about the grudge between Brother Jiu and the prince.
"The Emperor values the Crown Prince and has already decided on the throne. If Master Jiu has any quarrel with the Crown Prince, he should find a way to resolve it..."
Qi Xi has a clear mind, and of course he will not blame Brother Jiu for the previous rumors. Instead, he sincerely raises some points.
Brother Jiu quickly shook his head: "What's the problem with someone who can't be beaten with eight poles? It's not me who is attacking this time..." After saying that, he told the situation of his investigation and what he reported to the emperor. I said, Suo'etu is too domineering... If you really have the ability, you will be aggressive with the boss, but it is just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong... Let's see how Khan Ama handles it. If the prince really sits back and watches Suo'etu bully the prince, then we brothers will also Not vegetarian!”
Seeing the ninth elder brother sharing the same hatred and advancing and retreating with the eighth elder brother, Qi Xi felt his temples pounding.
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
Isn't the ninth prince also assigned to Zhenglan Banner? !
Zhenglan Banner has the clan of King An, the clan of King Yu, and Prince Gong. The eighth prince joins the banner alone, so it is inevitable that he will be weak.
If that were the case, wouldn't the ninth elder brother also be on the side of the eldest son of the emperor?
Qi Xi only felt toothache: "Maybe it's just a misunderstanding, it depends on how the emperor responds..."
The impression of Qi Xi crying when "Guining" was too deep, and the ninth elder brother had already told a man's most unspeakable secret, made him feel less distant from his father-in-law, and felt closer to his father-in-law. He complained in a low voice: "Khan! In Ma's eyes, the prince is a treasure, so how can he be punished if he throws himself into a trap? Most of the time, big things are reduced to trivial matters..."
