Although they had to get up early, they should have rested early, but because they were afraid of being inconvenient outside, the young couple had to hang out for half the night. It was about the third watch and they finally rested in a daze, and they were called up again at the fifth watch.
The young couple yawned and struggled to get up.
Brother Ninth looked satisfied and raised his eyebrows at Shu Shu with a bit of pride.
Shu Shu was really angry and beat her hard twice before she felt relieved.
Is this a disease?
I'm afraid it's a disease of lust!
The luggage has been packed a long time ago. There are more than a dozen large boxes containing Shu Shu and Brother Jiu's bedding, clothes and belongings. Five or six boxes contain "street vegetables" prepared in advance.
In addition to the four girls, there were also two attendants, He Yuzhu and Sun Jin, plus two young eunuchs who were just learning to do errands.
There were five carriages allocated to the second house, three for people and two for luggage. They were not wealthy.
The 10th prince woke up and knew that Shu Shu had prepared "street food" here, so he prepared food that could be put in Sanshuo's car.
The tenth prince did not bring any women, but only a few eunuchs, divided into three cars, and the luggage he brought was not as cumbersome as the second house.
Brother Ninth was naturally not going to be polite to him, so he divided half of the luggage and went over, and the two teams also worked together.
In order not to alarm the people, the Holy Driver had to leave the capital in front of the city gate.
It was still dark, so the team set off in great force.
They left the imperial city through Shenwu Gate and Di'an Gate, and then instead of going all the way north through Anding Gate, they went all the way east, through Dongzhimen, and out of the capital.
There were tens of thousands of people, including royal family members, civil and military ministers, guards of the Three Banners, guards of the Eight Banners, plus all the attendants and servants, stretching for more than ten miles.
Shu Shu only felt it was novel at first, but became depressed after leaving the city gate.
Outside Dongzhimen is the imperial road, which is smoother than the ordinary official road, but the current carriages do not have shock absorbers.
Fortunately, due to the continuous queue, the speed of the carriage was very slow, and it didn't feel too bumpy, but it was also extremely boring. There were also the sound of wheels, the sound of horse hooves outside, and the dust brought up by the carriage and horses, which was really dirty and noisy.
Xiaosong followed in the car, looking like hair all over his body, muttering in a low voice: "This is too difficult for Fujin. How many days will it take to go to Shengjing?"
Shengjing would be Shencheng in later generations. Shu Shu calculated the distance from Shencheng to the capital. It was about 700 kilometers, or 1,400 miles. That was still a relatively short distance.
The Holy Spirit will take a detour from Mongolia to Shengjing, a distance of more than 1,400 miles.
I heard that the traveling speed is fixed, sixty miles per day.
It's just a one-way trip, which takes a month, not counting the stopover time in between.
The so-called "meeting" and pilgrimage will be carried out during the holy journey.
"Be patient, it will be fine when you get to the station..."
Shu Shu yawned and said, also bored.
Because the carriage was shaking, it was not suitable for reading, and it was so shaken that I couldn't sleep. I just felt that the time was extremely long.
The ninth elder brother, as the prince's elder brother, was not with Shu Shu. Instead, he rode with the tenth elder brother and followed the central army's orders.
But just in name, there are the eldest brother, third brother, fifth brother, and seventh brother, all princes who have been ennobled on duty, and they cooperate with several ministers in charge of the bodyguard to arrange everything properly.
As for the emperor, he did not keep the prince's elder brother, but the six ministers who followed him took turns to serve in front of the emperor.
Today is the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment. The two ministers are waiting in front of the emperor.
Two idlers, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, followed the imperial driver on horseback.
There was also a thirteenth brother beside him. He came out for the first time and was excited: "Brother Ninth, are we going north? Is Shengjing in the northeast of the capital?"
"I want to patrol Mongolia, so I walked through Miyun and passed through Mongolia..."
Brother Ninth had walked this road twice before in his retinue and remembered it clearly.
The Thirteenth Brother thought of the Queen Mother and the two concubines who were accompanying him: "Are you going to Horqin? There are so many tribes in Mongolia, is Horqin the strongest?"
Speaking of which, Emperor Shizu's descendants all have the blood of Horqin, and they are naturally close to Horqin.
As for the Abahai tribe where Princess Duanshun belongs, the Thirteenth Prince did not mention it.
That was the tenth prince's in-law family. What he said was wrong, as he was afraid of offending the tenth prince.
Brother Jiu nodded: "The sixteen tribes and forty-nine banners of the Mongolian Mongolia, Horqin occupies the four sixteen banners. It has the largest area, the largest population, and the strongest strength... If you include Mobei and Mongolia, the military strength is Second only to Khalkha Mongolia..."
Brother Thirteen was excited: "I heard that there is a 'Nadam' competition on the grassland, where they compete in wrestling, horseback riding and archery. It would be great if I could catch up..."
When Brother Jiu heard "archery", he inexplicably thought of the five-power bow used by Shu Shu, and turned back to look at the team behind him.
The convoys of several princes were following behind the imperial chariot, with the carriages of the Queen Mother and the concubines in between, and the red-wheeled carriages of the Second House could be seen in the distance.
The tenth brother had been upset and angry for a long time. He couldn't bear the chattering of the thirteenth brother, so he looked up at the sky.
Although it is said that it is the beginning of autumn, it is still hot.
We set off early and the weather was still cool. We had been traveling for two hours now and the sun was shining brightly.
"Brother Ninth, why don't you go back to the carriage and take a rest instead of basking in the sun?"
Brother Ten suggested.
Brother Jiu looked around, confirmed the approximate address, and said: "We are halfway through the journey and will take a short break soon...I will go back then..."
The tenth prince listened and swallowed his saliva.
We set off early in the morning and had an early breakfast, so I was already a little hungry.
"Then tell Ama Khan when the time comes, and my brother will send Ninth Brother to rest..."
Brother Ten said shamelessly.
Brother Jiu glanced at him without exposing him.
Brother Thirteen was still smiling, but he honestly shut his mouth.
He was not a fool, how could he not notice Brother Ten's displeasure?
But the tenth prince was born in a nobler family than him, and he also had the first teeth. How could he explain why he didn't like him?
After a while, the team took a break.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother also dismounted. They were about to go to the imperial court when Sun Jin trotted over.
"But something happened to Fujin?"
Brother Jiu couldn't help but worry when he saw this. After all, it was the first time for his wife to travel far away.
Sun Jin hurriedly said: "I don't know, but Master Fujin sent me here to deliver the message. If I have time, I can go there..."
Liang Jiugong was ordered to come, and when he came closer, he heard this sentence and also passed on Kangxi's oral instructions: "Jiu Ye, the emperor said that Jiu Fujin is going out for the first time, so he asked Jiu Ye to go and take care of him more, and there is no need to accompany the emperor..." "
Brother Jiu lowered his hands and listened, worried about Shu Shu, and immediately led his horse over.
The tenth elder brother couldn't keep up, and he ignored the thirteenth elder brother. He lowered his head to stroke his mount, a white horse, given by Yisang Fu, the bachelor of Wenhua Palace and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Ethan, after all, he is the uncle of all the princes.
His step-wife Hesheli was the daughter of Suo'etu and the cousin of Queen Xiaocheng.
However, although he was Suo'etu's son-in-law, they were similar in age and were known to have different political opinions.
Suo'etu was very wary of the Niu Gulu clan, so Yi Sang'e went in the opposite direction and showed favor to the prince's tenth prince, who was the son of the Niu Gulu clan.
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After leaving the imperial chariot, Brother Jiu got on his horse and arrived in front of Shu Shu's carriage in a moment.
"What's wrong? Is it motion sickness? Or do you want to go out?"
Brother Jiu got on the carriage and asked as he looked at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu didn't sleep well last night, so she was very sleepy and groggy, which was completely different from her usual energetic appearance.
The carriage was only such a big place. Shu Shu waved his hand and sent Xiao Song to the carriage behind. Then he pulled Brother Jiu closer: "It's okay. I just didn't sleep much last night and I'm a little tired... The sun is half high and it's sunny outside. My lord. Come ride with me in the car at noon..."
Brother Jiu realized later: "It turns out that you called me back because you were afraid of exposing me..." As he was speaking, he remembered Liang Jiugong's oral instructions just now and was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong?"
Shu Shu noticed something strange about him.
Brother Jiu spoke about Liang Jiugong's message and sighed: "Just now I thought that Khan Ama treated his daughter-in-law with kindness and kindness, but now that I think about it, he meant to send me back to take the car..."
Fatherly? !
Brother Jiu was not used to it, so he said with some disapproval: "I'm afraid he really thinks that my son is a useless person..."
Shu Shu married into the palace for more than a month and met Kangxi four times in total, which really overturned the established impression.
Perhaps it was because he was upright in his prime and had not yet reached the stage of paranoia and decadence.
Like a distant parent, serious yet considerate.
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu. His mouth really needed to be cleaned up. Even if he was cared for and taken care of, wouldn't he be grateful and be a good son?
What are you doing to offend?
Brother Ninth Brother was really tired, so he pulled Shu Shu to lie down: "I need to rest for an hour and take a nap..."
Shu Shu touched her stomach, feeling a little hungry.
She was growing tall, and even though she was sitting in the carriage, she was still hungry.
The box on one side contained pork jerky and dried plums.
Shu Shu wiped her hands, grabbed two pieces of pork breasts, put one piece into Jiu Age's mouth, and ate the other piece herself.
Before roasting, the pork breasts are brushed with honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds, which makes them taste salty and fragrant.
Brother Ninth ate with a smile on his face. After he had finished swallowing, he turned his head and glanced at the box: "How prepared are you for this? If there are more, give some to Lao Ten and Thirteen as cushions..."
"I've prepared a lot, but it's just for snacks, not full. I also have some spiced dried beans and pork dates, which are all in the car behind me. I asked someone to send some over..."
Shu Shu is very generous and willing to take care of small things.
There were ten elder brothers and five elder brothers in the retinue. When I was preparing to eat, I prepared a lot.
Brother Jiu sat up, picked up the carriage curtain and called He Yuzhu over: "Go to the car at the back and pack up a portion of spiced dried tofu, pork dates, pork jerky and so on, and send it to the Tenth Master and the Thirteenth Master..." He said As he sat there, he also thought of the other people without frowning: "Forget it, prepare two copies and send the other one to Fifth Brother..."
He Yuzhu went away immediately.
The ninth elder brother lay back in a state of boredom and complained: "If it weren't for the fifth elder brother, I wouldn't want to prepare it for them, and it would be a waste of good things... It's just that I landed a few years ago, was knighted, and just acted as the role one by one." Big tail wolf..."
