When they arrived at the right gate of Guangsheng, the couple separated.
Brother Jiu continued to walk north to Qianchao.
Here, Shu Shu enters the right gate of Guangsheng and enters the Sixth West Palace.
When they arrived at Yikun Palace, Concubine Yi was already dressed.
She wore a golden yellow silk and mink cloak and flat flag shoes on her feet.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law faced each other and looked at each other tacitly.
Dafujin was seriously ill and died. Since they knew this, they couldn't dress too brightly.
Although Yifei's identity does not need to be taboo, Shu Shu has no time to avoid taboos here, but there is no need to be so cold.
When paying greetings to the Queen Mother, you should not dress too plainly.
Wearing golden and fragrant colors according to status is the safest way.
Concubine Yi took Shu Shu's hand and said, "I heard that you were dragged by Lao Jiu for half the night the night before yesterday. Thank you for your hard work on this cold day..."
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "It's not hard work, this is what a daughter-in-law should do..."
Yifei smiled and said nothing else.
Human feelings are human feelings and principles are principles, but not everyone may abide by them.
Bafu Jinke showed his face.
Except for sending him off when his eldest brother left, he didn't show up at other times.
No one specifically asked the eighth prince why Fujin didn't arrive.
So I didn't give Eighth Prince a chance to make up any excuses.
Looking back, the news spread in the palace.
The performances of the two princes Fujin were completely different.
One person is still arrogant and rude, and the other is going to great lengths to do it.
To be honest, Shu Shu had the hard time on the 12th.
I was still following the route in the morning, and only returned to the second station at noon.
As a result, she did not take advantage of her hard work to avoid laziness, and the one who had been in the palace became more valuable.
If Concubine Yi knows it here, others will know it too.
I knew that Ba Fujin was someone who had no one to teach him the rules and would not be interested in him, but he just didn't know what Concubine Da and Dai Jia would think.
As for Wei Concubine, I'm afraid I won't be able to rest well for the past two days.
Shu Shu took the box from Xiaochun and handed it to Xianglan.
"Auntie, these are donkey-hide gelatin and sea cucumbers. Our father sent them to us. He sent someone to ask the imperial doctor and he said they are what the empress can use..."
Xianglan looked at Yifei, saw Yifei nodded, and bent her knees to accept it.
Concubine Yi joked: "Before, you were the youngest among the sisters-in-law, but among the princes and wives in the harem, you are the oldest. How does it feel?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "I have nothing to lose, and I am full of uneasiness... Now, my wife is looking forward to the ten younger siblings coming in, and having a companion in the future, otherwise she will be afraid of the day of greetings, and always feel stupid alone... "
Yifei said with a smile: "These days, slowly or quickly, two or three years will pass in the blink of an eye, and then some people will come in..."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted a few words.
Xianglan came over holding a cloak.
Concubine Yi did not sit on the chariot, but gave alms and walked.
"After riding in the carriage for more than half a month, my body has become numb, and my legs have become weak..."
Yi Fei smiled and said to Shu Shu.
Shushu was on the right side of Concubine Yi, and Xianglan was on the left side.
Both of them were tense.
There is no ice on the corridor, but it is also a bluestone road.
When Concubine Yi saw it, she smiled and shook her head.
Wherever you need to be so careful...
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Brother Ninth has already entered the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
He glanced at the doctors outside.
Coincidentally, there seems to be a gap.
It was only natural that the fifth brother's father-in-law came in at this time.
I just don’t know when Khan Amma sent people to instruct the staff, and when the staff issued orders.
Prince Fujin of Abahai County lived in the "inner hall", where the initial wedding ceremony was also held.
The male guests were fine here, but the female guests were too deserted.
When I first made the ceremony, the entire Dutong Mansion was filled with people’s approval.
Brother Jiu has already begun to think about how to get people.
Needless to say, the Niu Hulu family will all be pulled out at this time.
If you don’t make an effort at this time, when will you make an effort?
Banner people attach great importance to in-laws. If the uncle's family is established, what about the aunt's family? Where's my aunt's family?
Now that there is no eldest princess in Beijing, my aunt's family has no choice.
As for my aunt’s family?
The tenth elder brother has four aunts. The eldest aunt is married to Bahrain, Mongolia.
She is Sister Rongxian's mother-in-law.
The second aunt is Queen Niu Hulu, who has passed away.
The fourth aunt is in Beijing and married to the auxiliary Duke Yunsheng. The couple can make up the number.
My aunt is no longer here either.
It doesn't seem like a lot.
Brother Jiu took his idea to the Yue family.
Who asked Khan Ama to go on a siege this year and let Lao Shi Zhang hold the red flag camp? There is no intention of entrusting Lao Shi to hold the red flag.
It would be better to ask the father-in-law to bring his nephew to come forward and get close to Lao Shi, so that the two of them can form a good relationship in advance.
The ninth elder brother thought seriously, and the eighth elder brother came.
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing his serious appearance, the Eighth Prince felt a little strange as he was no longer the out-of-touch young man before. He was much more stable.
It seems that the separation was not four months, but four years...
This younger brother who he once could see through at a glance has grown up rapidly...
"Myna..."
Brother Jiu was a little happy: "What a coincidence. I was thinking of going to the Ministry of Industry to find myna later..."
The eighth prince smiled.
Perhaps it was the bleak winter that made him think too much and become sentimental.
This is still the younger brother who made Xiao Ai close to him.
"what's up?"
Interrupted by the ninth elder brother, the eighth elder brother put down his purpose and started asking.
It turns out that he came here today to ask about the third elder brother's demotion.
Brother Ninth asked the people next to him to bring tea, and asked Brother Eight to sit next to him, and then said: "I was about to tell Brother Eight that the day for the wedding ceremony has been decided, the day after tomorrow. We brothers will go there by then, so there is no need. The inner building is deserted..."
Brother Eighth smiled and nodded: "That's really good news. I will definitely go. This is what I should do..."
Tea is served.
The ninth elder brother poured tea for the eighth elder brother himself.
"Bago, are you coming in from outside? Then you saw... um... fourth brother didn't..."
The princes have been granted titles and opened palaces, and the inner court has become a taboo.
Unless it is by decree, the scope of activities is limited to the front.
The eighth brother was a little surprised: "I didn't go there, are you looking for trouble with the fourth brother?"
Brother Jiu patted his forehead and said, "My younger brother remembered it wrong. He thought the fourth brother was checking accounts in the Household Department. He forgot that the Punishment Department was on the other side..."
As he spoke, he told the reason.
"Isn't this the first engagement ceremony for Lao Shi? I'm thinking of asking the fourth brother and eighth brother to accompany Lao Shi..."
The eighth prince was surprised: "What about you? Are you paying special attention to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
During the prince's first engagement ceremony, the head of the Household Office will show up, as well as a chamberlain who leads the bodyguard and a chamberlain.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "It's not from the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
Thinking of this, he hesitated.
Myna is not an outsider...
But thinking of Ba Fujin, he swallowed the truth on his lips again.
Husband and wife, husband and wife...
After all, he had put so much thought into Lao Shi, and only one of the Eight Fortune Jins was guarded against.
The Eighth Fortune Jin is an elder. If he looks down on the Tenth Fortune Jin who comes from a foreign vassal and finds an opportunity to bully him, how can he make up for it?
When the time comes, it will be like my own family. If I feel offended, I will have to apologize.
"It's Khan Amma's order. Lao Shi is of high status, and he is marrying Princess of a foreign vassal. The first engagement ceremony should be treated like the first engagement ceremony for a prince..."
The eighth prince was shocked this time.
"What kind of waiting method?"
Brother Jiu said casually: "Khan Amma just gave an order, but did not make any regulations. It should be that the reward from Prince Fujin's parents is heavier, the prince Fujin's betrothal gift is larger, and then we add another person, it should be fine..."
The eighth prince felt a little sour in his heart.
I can’t tell what it feels like.
You should be used to it by now, right?
Even princes are divided into three levels.
The son of a noble concubine has been different since he was a child.
Even Lao Jiu, the son of a concubine, is different from him.
I took advantage of it.
If he hadn't caught up with this wave of knighthoods and was knighted at the same time as Lao Ninth and Lao Ten, Eighth Prince wouldn't dare to think about it.
After Brother Ninth finished speaking, he also understood that Lao Shi was a bit out of line.
Others will take a second look, but my brothers may not be happy with it.
He smiled and said: "Among our brothers, only Lao Shi is married to a Mongolian princess... Marriage between Manchuria and Mongolia is a national policy, and Lao Shi is half a brother-in-law..."
Brother Eighth, listen, this is indeed the truth.
When I pointed out Mongolian Princess to Lao Shi, I cut off the support of his wife and family.
In front of the prince, the concubine's son must give way.
On the contrary, their other brothers, except for the special situation of the fifth elder brother, the other brothers have decent wives.
However, Khan Amma is not cruel. He has always been kind to his sons, but he is probably soft-hearted and wants to compensate Lao Shi for this.
The eighth prince felt faintly sympathetic.
The eighth prince nodded and said: "Aren't you going to the Criminal Department? Let's go together..."
As he said that, he took out a purse and sent it to Brother Jiu: "Put this away..."
"what?"
Brother Ninth Brother answered it boldly.
Opening the wallet, there were actually several large banknotes inside.
They are all worth one thousand taels, and there are five of them.
Brother Jiu was unhappy and stuffed his wallet into his hand.
"Myna, what are you doing?"
The eighth elder brother said: "You first pay off the fifth brother's debt..."
Brother Jiu quickly waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about it. This time, my brother has been good and won the rewards from Khan Ama and our empress. I have already prepared to return them... Five thousand taels of them are the Ministry of Household Notes. I didn’t ask anyone to change it, it was only delayed for the past two days..."
The eighth prince still handed it over.
"Keep it then, your skins have all spread out, and you will be preparing for the New Year's gift soon, which is also an expense..."
Brother Ninth said with a bit of pride: "Bago, you forgot, my younger brother is on an errand...and this 'three festivals and two birthdays'...there is no shortage of new year gifts..."
"Then... where is Lao Shi's wedding gift?"
Brother Eighth said: "Why don't you keep it and provide the supplement to Lao Shi when the time comes..."
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "I won't give him this. He is a rich man and is richer than us. Why does he need our supplement..."
The eighth brother's smile was a little weak, and he nodded: "Yes, the tenth brother is a rich man..."
The ninth elder brother really refused to accept it, so the eighth elder brother had no choice but to take back his wallet.
The two brothers left the Ministry of Internal Affairs and headed forward.
After leaving the gate of the imperial city, the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry is to the east and the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment is to the west.
The two of them should part ways.
The eighth elder brother didn't stop, seeing what he meant, he wanted to follow the ninth elder brother to the Ministry of Punishment.
Brother Jiu saw this and stopped in a hurry.
He was not happy to follow the fourth child and talk softly in front of the Eighth Brother.
"Oh, Brother Bago, you can go and do your work. You don't need to accompany me..."
Brother Eight noticed his awkwardness and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not busy right now..."
The ninth elder brother refused, and pushed the eighth elder brother and said: "Don't delay if you are not busy, go and work hard..."
The eighth prince smiled and didn't insist anymore.
Brother Jiu waved his hand and walked briskly to the Xingbu Yamen.
The eighth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother's back and felt a little cold.
got windy.
He tightened his clothes and turned around...
At this moment, Brother Jiu had already entered the Xingbu Yamen.
The yellow belt around his waist is golden, and he bows forward to hit Qian in a clever pen-post style.
Brother Jiu said, "Where is Sibeile?"
The official was a clever man. He weighed the age of the ninth elder brother and asked tentatively: "But the ninth master..."
There are many yellow belts, but the golden ones are reserved for princes only, and they come in like this to look for people.
Brother Ninth nodded reservedly: "That's right, I'm looking for Si Beile if you have something to do..."
After this post, I personally took Brother Jiu to a side room.
Si Age is inside, sitting behind the big eucalyptus and reading the files.
Brother Jiu stood at the door and watched for a while. No one looked up, so he cleared his throat.
Brother Si heard the noise and raised his head.
Seeing Brother Jiu, surprise appeared on his face.
Brother Jiu didn't go in, but stood directly at the door and asked, "Well, Fourth Brother, I wonder if you are free the day after tomorrow..."
Brother Si stood up and asked without answering: "What happened the day after tomorrow? What's the matter..."
Brother Jiu then stepped in, thinking he was here to ask for help, but he was a bit more honest than usual.
"Prince Fu Jin of Abahai County came to court, and Khan Ama ordered that Lao Shi's first wedding ceremony be brought forward, that is, the last one..."
Brother Si heard this and understood the reason.
Everyone knows about Da Fujin's condition, which should be the reason for the rush of life.
He nodded and said: "I understand. When the time comes, I will accompany you and Lao Shi to the inner hall..."
Brother Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, and his voice was much lighter: "It's just trouble for Fourth Brother. When the time comes, you, Brother Baz, and younger brother, the three of us will go together..."
After hearing this, Brother Si hesitated and said, "Three people? Not two?"
Brother Ninth said in a loud voice: "Khan Amma said that Lao Shi is of high status, and he is marrying Princess of the foreign vassal. The initial ceremony will be held..."
The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "That's how it is. Khan Ama is kind and loving. This is how it should be..."
Brother Jiu agreed: "Yes, yes, Khan Ama has always valued Mongolia, and this is also a marriage... The eldest daughter cares for Mongolia, the title and dowry have to wait, let alone the prince..."
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