Brother Ninth Brother was not one who could hide his thoughts, he showed them on his face.
When the tenth prince saw him, he felt a little worried.
"What's wrong, Ninth Brother? What did you remember?"
Although they are all true brothers, the ninth prince feels that these words are difficult to say, otherwise it would be like speaking ill of the eighth prince.
And it's all unfounded, just random guessing.
He said: "It's nothing. I just thought that we couldn't keep all the food we prepared before. We have to go back and discuss with your sister-in-law to deliver them everywhere..."
"When the Holy Emperor sets out on his journey, we will be the only ones traveling. When the time comes, we will call it the dining room system whenever we think of it..."
Brother Ten saw that he didn't tell the truth and was puzzled, but he didn't press him.
The ninth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother came out.
The thirteenth elder brother said: "Brother Ninth, go back and tell Sister-in-law Ninth that you can make do with the rest, so I will prepare an extra portion of Yi noodles and some meat sauce for my brother. It will definitely be better to eat that one when the weather gets cold." …”
These are all small things, Brother Jiu nodded in agreement.
However, he still muttered: "You should eat seriously and you should not be too picky, otherwise you will not grow taller..."
With that said, the ninth elder brother looked at the height of the thirteenth elder brother and found that he was a fist shorter than himself.
"Forget it, just eat whatever you want, whatever you want to do if you look stupid and tall..."
Brother Thirteen smiled sullenly and said nothing.
There is no need to talk specifically about height.
No matter whether it is Ninth Brother or Fifth Brother, it is not easy to compare with others.
When they returned to the courtyard, Brother Jiu sent someone down and started talking to Shu Shu about the issue of title.
"I haven't thought about the difference before, but the difference between these twelve assistant leaders and six assistant leaders is too much..."
Brother Ninth said with a tongue-tied tongue.
The clan of the Qing Dynasty did not divide the land and seal the territory, but the auxiliary collar could be passed on to future generations.
As long as the title remains unchanged.
If the title is reduced, the number of subordinates will also be reduced accordingly.
"Then after a few generations, it will be no worse than an idle clan..."
Brother Jiu became worried.
Shu Shu couldn't laugh or cry.
How many more generations?
Let’s get through the second generation successfully first.
It's just that Brother Ninth Prince didn't have the ambition to be a prostitute. The title was passed down in one sentence and one sentence in the west.
"There were two county princes before, and now there is only one left. It is not good to show the boss. Some people are talking about the eldest son of the emperor and thinking about the merit of following the dragon..."
"The third child is the same. He goes wild when he succeeds, let alone learn from the fourth child..."
"The fourth child is not without merit. As expected, he was brought up by Tong Ernie. He is somewhat unfazed by honor and disgrace..."
Shu Shu was very surprised when he heard this.
It's rare that this person can praise his fourth elder brother.
But this nagging seems to make him feel uneasy.
Shu Shu said casually: "We don't compare with others. It doesn't matter if we have more or less assistants... The advantage of having fewer assistants... Nowadays, the Imperial Hospital has all kinds of health-preserving medicines. The emperor has a long life, so we just need to take care of him." Just rely on your elders..."
She lowered her voice on the last sentence.
Brother Jiu looked like a little rabbit, with a frightened face, looking at Shu Shu speechless.
When Shu Shu saw this, she felt a little regretful, as if she had said too much.
Brother Jiu came over and lowered his voice: "Okay, why are you thinking about this? How come it seems to have gotten into my heart..."
Shu Shu said softly: "I just think it's better to be a prince... Just look at the situation of Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong's Palace... I mean, no matter what, Ama is still Ama, but the brothers are far apart... "
Brother Jiu didn't speak for a while, but got up and walked to Shu Shu's dressing table.
The above Mongolian doctor's notes have been put away, and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" is still left.
Brother Jiu took the "Materia Medica", walked back to Shu Shu, and whispered: "This is a connection between hearts, I think so too... Whatever you work hard for, just rely on it when you can rely on it... Don't sweat it." Ama lives longer than Peng Zu. As long as he lives as long as Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty and Taizu of the Ming Dynasty... By then we will all be in our forties, we will have grandchildren, and we should have sons, so that we can still live a happy life..."
As for this son, I can't tell whether he gave birth to his own son or whether he was given birth to him by Lao Shi.
No matter what, he decided to discipline him well and let the brat know what filial piety is.
Shu Shu couldn't help but stretched out her hand and pinched Brother Jiu's face.
No one can describe "gnawing at the old" and "gnawing at the young" in such a fresh and refined way.
But this is better, it is better than overestimating one's ability and getting involved.
The ninth elder brother felt a little heavy when he thought of the eighth elder brother.
"Speaking of which, it might as well be that I and Lao Shi become knights a few years later. Otherwise, Lao Shi will directly confer the title of county king and overwhelm Bage. I'm afraid Bage will feel uncomfortable..."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "This is also human nature. Brothers are orderly. Those who are older brothers must hope that they can be the pillars and protect their younger brothers... Just like the fifth brother, he always wants to supplement us, but is unwilling to take advantage of us. We are cheap. This is the friendship of being an elder brother, and it also involves the dignity of being an elder brother... It is probably the same for the eighth master. He is used to being an elder brother, and he definitely hopes to stand at the front and support him and his tenth brother. , instead of relying on my brother..."
Brother Ninth was a little irritated: "In the final analysis, he is just too strong... What's wrong with relying on my younger brother? I wish that Old Ten could be the prince directly. When the time comes when our salary is not enough, we will just go with him..."
Shu Shu didn't add fuel to the fire and just said: "Maybe I'm overthinking it. The eighth master seems to be tolerant and open-minded, and he doesn't look like a careless and stingy person..."
Brother Jiu frowned and nodded: "Bago is naturally good, but isn't this a 'pillow trend'?! Bafujin is so proud, looking down on this and that, she talks about it every day, who knows? What happens next..."
Shu Shu was silent for a while and asked: "Then I will take the tenth brother with you, but the eighth master will follow suit, and I will treat the eighth blessing Jin like my mistress. Is that okay with me?"
Brother Jiu reached out and touched her forehead: "You don't have a fever, why are you talking nonsense? Brothers are brothers, not superiors and subordinates, why do you have to rely on one? Besides, if I really do that, you are so Ao, don’t make a big fuss..."
Shu Shu took his hand and said, "That's what I said..."
Brother Jiu shook his head: "Don't think about these things. Now is different from the Taizu Dynasty. Khan Amma will not be so cruel. He will divide his sons into three, six or nine grades, and let the sons with bad births be given to those with good births. A son should be a human being..."
Before he finished speaking, his expression changed and he realized something was wrong.
"This...is pretty much the same..."
The third elder brother was assigned to assist Dong Gong, and the eighth elder brother had the same position as the eldest elder brother because his adoptive mother was Concubine Hui.
After a while, he whispered to Shu Shu in a low voice.
"I originally thought that Khan Amma only favored the prince, and stayed close to the first few elders because they spent more time together. Now it seems that Khan Amma has really divided his sons into three, six or nine grades..."
Because the Holy Driver will leave tomorrow.
Everyone in the Imperial Household Office who is accompanying him must follow.
Brother Ninth went to the Yamen to hand over some errands.
As a result, the news spread that Jiu Age and his wife were staying temporarily.
On that day, heads of various departments came to give birthday gifts.
Shu Shu didn't see it in person, so he asked Walnut and Sun Jin to come forward to see him.
Shu Shu here ordered Xiaotang to pack the food he had eaten before and send it to various places.
On the Emperor's side...
The Queen Mother's side...
Yifei's side...
Over there with the eldest brother...
Fifth elder brother's side...
Thirteenth Brother’s…
Shu Shu thought for a while, then added the third brother and got ready.
If the distance is divided, that is not a situation Kangxi would like to see.
As for the seventh elder brother.
The road is far away, and Qi Fujin is still pregnant, so she still needs to be careful about what she eats.
In addition to distributing these meals, Shu Shu also asked Xiaoyu to take people to pack their luggage.
When Brother Ten recovers and they set out, it would be best to travel lightly and simply.
Many unused luggage can be directly sent back to Beijing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs' car, or directly entrusted to the fifth elder brother and followed by the large army.
After a while, Brother Jiu came back from his errands, sat down and drank two sips of tea, and walked in the dining room to the acting chief.
He is Aunt Walnut's cousin.
He is a smart man, and he is also very attentive to his superior brother Jiu these days.
He specifically came to report to the ninth elder brother. It turned out that since last night, the third elder brother had not eaten any rice.
The food in the dining room can be brought back just as you brought it there.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu couldn't help but frown, and said to the man: "I understand, you are good, work hard... Follow the rules, don't take things you shouldn't take, and if you expose the handle, your position will be secure... …”
The man immediately knelt down: "Don't worry Master Jiu, I will not dare to break the rules and embarrass Master Jiu..."
Brother Jiu nodded and took the tea cup.
The man withdrew.
Only then did Brother Ninth tell Shu Shu: "The third child is pretending, because he is afraid that others will not know that he is on a 'hunger strike'..."
Otherwise, even if you don’t eat the master’s regular dishes, the people below you can share them, so why do you need to send them back?
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "Sanbeile is not a child. If he can come up with a 'bitter plan', he is sure that this method will work... Master, let's just watch..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Does he take himself too seriously? I don't believe that someone who has been hungry for a day or two can starve him to death. The Holy Driver will leave tomorrow, how can we delay for him..."
Shu Shu didn't know what the next step would be.
It feels good to be prepared.
Otherwise, if the third elder brother's "hunger strike" was successful, Kangxi would feel sorry for his son, and he would start to wonder about the cause.
The brothers were fighting, and the culprit was the ninth elder brother.
The fifth elder brother took the initiative to provoke a fight, and he was not innocent.
The eldest brother and the tenth brother are obviously at odds.
This time, that time.
Yesterday the emperor might have thought that the third elder brother was vicious and disrespectful to his brothers; tomorrow he would have changed his mind and might suspect that the other sons were secretly colluding to exclude dissidents.
Shu Shu leaned close to Brother Jiu's ear and said: "Master, it's hard to hide this, we have to ask the emperor to make the decision... But I can go there first to confirm, so as to avoid any mistakes. It seems that I am just like the rain..."
Brother Jiu stood up and said, "Let me go over and take a look..."
Shu Shu thought of Tian Gege and stood up: "I will go with you. After all, there are still female relatives here..."
The third elder brother is recovering from illness, and Tian Gege is the master. She cannot be allowed to come out to entertain the ninth elder brother.
Brother Jiu nodded, and the two of them went to the front.
There was silence in Third Brother's courtyard, and all the eunuchs were holding their breath and concentrating.
The chief eunuch heard the commotion outside and came out to welcome them. He met the two people politely and bowed: "Our master is still resting..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "I heard that Third Master hasn't eaten a drop of rice since yesterday. How can you, a slave like you, serve me?"
The leader eunuch said with a bitter face: "I also persuaded you, but the master doesn't want to eat, so I really have no choice..."
"Well, let me go over and take a look. We can't just starve like this..."
Brother Jiu said and walked up to the upper room.
The leader eunuch still wanted to stop him, so Shu Shu said: "After our master visits the third master, he will report to the emperor..."
The eunuch changed his tune and led Shu Shu and Brother Jiu to the upper room.
Tian Gege picked up the curtain and came out, standing in the corridor, with a drooped face.
If she were the eldest brother, she would be afraid and would not dare to say anything.
A bald brother with teeth still behind him, what should she be afraid of?
Just as she was about to speak, Brother Jiu walked past her and entered the house without even glancing at her.
Just as Tian Gege was about to call someone, he was stopped by Shu Shu's cold gaze.
Tian Gege trembled.
This person is famously sour-faced, and she really doesn't dare to be presumptuous.
At this moment, Brother Jiu had already entered Dongshao Room.
The third elder brother was half sitting and half lying down, his face full of gloom.
However, in just one day and one night, he had black and green stubble on his mouth and chin. He looked several years older and a little sluggish.
Brother Jiu went in and sat directly by the kang.
"Third brother, I heard that you have a bad appetite. Is there anything you want to eat? Otherwise, ask the imperial doctor to prescribe a prescription for you..."
The third elder brother's face was filled with frost and a bit ferocious: "Okay, Lao Jiu, you are here to add insult to injury..."
Brother Jiu has lectured several times from yesterday to today, and he has convinced himself.
He sighed and looked at Third Brother, as if he were looking at an ignorant child: "Third Brother, what do you want to do, don't be angry... your body is yours, and it's not worth it if you suffer it..."
The third elder brother fell down in anger.
It really doesn’t hurt to stand and talk.
Also, it was me who was demoted and received bad reviews, not him.
The third elder brother said disgustedly: "I bet I'm angry, you can go somewhere to cool down..."
Brother Jiu sighed and said: "What's the point of not being angry? Listen to my brother explain to you the causes and consequences..."
As he said that, he told the story of "misunderstanding" that he presented in front of the emperor yesterday.
"The third brother complained that I was close to my eldest brother and not to you... But if you think about it carefully, are they all the same when they first came out of Beijing, and then changed..."
The third elder brother was confused.
"Is there still this matter?"
Oh my conscience, he really didn't know that the palace steward dared to slight the prince's elder brother.
I didn’t know that even the eldest and seventh child were secretly trying to be good brothers.
Brother Jiu said confidently: "That's why. My younger brother thought that Third Brother must despise me, otherwise he would be indifferent and just want to stay away from you..."
The third elder brother was stunned.
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