Before the couple had finished packing their things, the front manager hurried in to report.
Brother Ninth is here.
Already coming to the backyard.
Today Qi Xi did not go to the palace for duty, but went to the palace.
After entering the winter moon, Peng Chun suffered from paralysis, and Qi Xi went to visit him early this morning.
Mr. Jueluo and Mrs. Bo looked at each other and stood up to greet him.
This is the prince's son-in-law.
There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. They are different after all and cannot be regarded as ordinary juniors.
Although Brother Ninth came here on an impromptu basis, he did not come empty-handed.
After leaving Sibeile Mansion, thinking about Shu Shu's usual routine, he walked around the East and West Streets.
I bought a prepared lamb at a mutton shop, a batch of chess pancakes, and about ten kilograms of various Dongzi dishes, which I packed in large and small packages.
I heard Shu Shu mention the food here in Dutong Mansion, as well as everyone's taste preferences.
I heard that my father-in-law was not at home, and Brother Jiu was not an outsider, so he went straight into the backyard to see his mother-in-law.
By the time Mr. Jueluo and Mrs. Bo left the house, Brother Jiu had already entered the main courtyard.
Seeing the two elders coming out, Brother Jiu quickly walked a few steps, lowered his hands and bowed to call people.
"Mother-in-law, hello, aunt..."
If it were before, Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Bo would have avoided being disrespectful.
After all, according to national etiquette, they still have to salute.
For now, I'll take it.
I just listened to the story between Nanny Qi and Walnut last night, and I know that Brother Jiu is now on good terms with his girl, and they are inseparable.
The two of them felt like mother-in-law.
Not to mention that the more I look at my son-in-law, the more I like him, and I feel that he is more satisfactory than before.
Introducing Brother Jiu into the room, the guests and hosts took their seats.
Only then did Jueluo speak, and the title was much closer, and he said, "Brother, why are you free to come here today?"
"I have something to trouble my father-in-law..."
The ninth elder brother responded honestly and told the tenth elder brother about the wedding ceremony tomorrow.
He Yuzhu followed behind, carrying a lot of bags and bags, and was already gasping for breath from exhaustion.
Jueluoshi looked over, hesitating or letting someone pick up the things.
Who knows what these are...
If it's fine for me, I'll just pick it up. If I bring it to the palace, will it be awkward if I pick it up?
Brother Jiu looked over and noticed He Yuzhu's embarrassment, and said, "What are you doing in the house? Why don't you send it to the kitchen quickly?"
He Yuzhu was dumbfounded.
Although he had followed his master several times, he still didn't know where the kitchen of Dutong Mansion was.
Seeing this, Mr. Jueluo asked someone to pick him up.
Brother Jiu explained: "I heard from Fujin that the family often eats shabu-shabu, so I bought some mutton, cucumbers, and radishes to add to the family... and chess piece sesame cakes, which I heard my brothers-in-law love to eat. Yes, I also bought a furnace..."
Jueluo's face became more serious as he listened.
Madam Bo also became less severe, and her eyes became gentler.
These things are all imported food, not expensive things. Even though Dongzi dishes are more expensive, about the same price as meat, they only cost two or three taels of silver in total.
What is rare is this kind of thought.
"Don't I have an errand with the Ministry of Internal Affairs now? If you have any orders next time, just send someone to pass the message. It's not someone else, so you don't have to go through all the trouble..."
Jue Luo Shi said very considerately.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "How can you be so busy? You should have come a long time ago. I have been busy these past two days. When Fujin came back, he was very worried about his mother-in-law..."
However, my mother-in-law's pregnancy was more than one month pregnant in August, and now it seems to be five months. Why is her belly not obvious?
Brother Jiu couldn't look at Jue Luo Shi, so he only looked at her face carefully, thinking that he could tell Shu Shu when he went back.
Jue Luoshi looked good, but her face seemed to be plumper.
Jueluo Shi saw it in his eyes and felt in his heart that he knew that this son-in-law had been trained.
However, she still said seriously: "When Fujin is at home, she is very pampered. She is the eldest sister. Usually, the younger brothers listen to her, and we also spoil her. If there is anything stubborn in daily life, my elder brother should be more considerate. One or two...come back and tell us when the time comes, and we will teach her well..."
Brother Jiu heard the implication of this statement.
That is to say, I don’t even let myself speak.
I always feel a little awkward, as if they are a family and I am an outsider.
But……
Brother Jiu understood in his heart that he and Shu Shu were now one family.
Ha ha!
The rest are either from the mother's family or the husband's family.
Needless to say, the married daughter has already become two families.
The husband's family will also be divided into many families in the future.
Just like the brothers and sisters-in-law who moved out, each of them now has a small family.
Thinking this way, he felt much more comfortable.
"My mother-in-law and aunt taught me well, and Fujin did everything right. From the Queen Mother, Khan Ama, our mother-in-law, to the little brother, everyone said good things about her... Even several sisters-in-law in the same generation also followed Fujin. We get along well, and look like sisters. It is thanks to your blessing that my son-in-law has such a good fortune. It is too late to cherish and respect him, so how can he find fault? Then he becomes a Hutu person..."
Jue Luo's expression was visibly soothed.
Mrs. Bo also nodded: "Brother, it's good if you know this. From now on, you and your wife will be together until old age. Regardless of the parents above or the children below, they will not last as long as a married couple... You guys are doing well. , we as elders have nothing to worry about..."
Brother Jiu thought about this and found that it had the same effect as what Khan Amma said.
But my uncle and mother-in-law were more sentimental.
Thinking about it, if Khan Amma's son gets married, his son is still a son, but he has an extra daughter-in-law.
In the Yue family, the pampered Princess was sent to another family.
Brother Jiu felt bad for them when he thought about it.
He said with relief: "The location of our mansion has been reserved, right next to Sibeile Mansion and Eight Beile Mansion in Beiguanfang. When the new year comes, my son-in-law will ask the emperor for permission to build the house. If it's quick, one or two It will take a year to move out, and it will be convenient for Fujin to return home..."
Mr. Jueluo and Mrs. Bo looked at each other with joy.
When people reach middle age, time flies by.
Even if Shu Shu gets married, no matter how reluctant they are to part with her, half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
In one or two years, it will be very fast.
Jueluo Shi smiled and said: "It's just right for Fujin to stay in the palace for a while, get the guidance of the elders, and learn the principles of being a wife and a daughter-in-law..."
Thinking about the prince's brother who used to be arrogant, he can now put down his posture and speak properly.
He just values his wife.
In the past, a daughter was married to a daughter, and there was no thought of having a son-in-law.
After all, he is the royal elder brother and his master.
Nowadays, some uncle-in-laws are acting like this.
Jue Luo wanted to stay for a meal, and Brother Jiu wanted to accompany Shu Shu to the inner hall, so he declined politely, explaining the reason.
When he mentioned this, he said: "I shouldn't have troubled my father-in-law, but I thought that Niu Hulu's family and the tenth prince were not very familiar with each other. On the contrary, in the past few days, the tenth prince and his father-in-law were more familiar with each other. I just wanted to ask my father-in-law to help support the scene..."
Of course Jue Luo wouldn't stop him.
This is the first time that the ninth elder brother is in charge of the prince's marriage. He is also a kind brother. If he wants to use his family, he must help support him.
Brother Jiu didn't delay any longer and hurried back to the palace.
Mr. Jueluo and Mrs. Bo sent it out and sighed: "I feel really relieved this time..."
Mrs. Bo expressed a bit of longing: "It will be nice to wait until we move out. By then, Shu Shu's body bones will have grown, and she can prepare to be pregnant and have a baby..."
Jueluoshi nodded, not worried about this.
Before, she was worried that her daughter would be too late to get pregnant with her, but now she feels much more at ease.
The ninth elder brother's "illness" is in front of him. He has been unable to conceive for three to five years, and no one will blame his daughter.
This kid.
Expensive essence is not expensive.
What's the use if your body is broken?
For example, Prince Fujin of Zhijun...
Everyone who is well-informed knows the reason why the prince and his brothers left the palace early to open their mansion.
Dafujin is just having a hard time.
I'm afraid it will be a sad year.
Someone is already eyeing the position of the Prince of Zhijun following Fujin...
Even Jueluo Shi was alert in his heart.
After she gave birth to her daughter in the early years, she also became pregnant one after another, and she was not idle for more than ten years.
If it weren't for the dedicated conditioning and maintenance, he wouldn't be much better than Dafujin.
Thinking about it now is just scary.
When you're not happy, it's nothing. When you're happy, it's like an old sow.
I hope the girl won’t be like this in the future.
The couple packed their things and asked Aunt Qi and the others to go back to the palace.
*
At the Second Institute, Brother Jiu sent Sun Jin back to deliver a message.
He said that he had already sent the post to the inner hall, and in the afternoon Shu Shu was going to follow Si Fujin to visit the mother and daughter of Abahai County Prince Fujin.
Shu Shu was relieved after hearing this.
There are four blessings in front, so nice and not eye-catching.
Shu Shu checked the time and saw that it was noon. It would be too late to wait for Brother Jiu to come back before going to Yikun Palace to report.
She sent Xiao Chun to Yikun Palace to see if it was convenient for Concubine Yi.
Xiaochun took the longan with her.
After a while, the two came back.
"Your Majesty is just idle, waiting for Fujin to come over and talk..."
Shu Shu had already changed her clothes for going out.
He wears a fragrant river silk mink fur coat, with filigree butterfly flowers on his head, and matching butterfly earrings.
In addition, he was wearing leather boots instead of flag shoes.
It doesn't look grand, but it's not simple either, just in line with the status of Prince Fujin.
Xiaochun and Guiyuan each held a bag and followed behind.
One bag contained a meeting gift prepared by Shu Shu for Borzigit Gege, and the other bag contained a fox fur cloak for extra clothing.
Although it has not yet entered the ninth lunar month, it has only been the past two days. It has been extremely cold this year, and the water outside has turned into ice.
When Shu Shu arrived at Yikun Palace, Concubine Yi was sitting on the Kang in the East Room wearing some old and new homely clothes.
Sitting on the kang was a little man with three heads and a body. It was Brother Seventeen who was half a year older.
In front of him were scattered a few ivory carved cows, horses, dogs, chickens and other small objects.
They are half the size of a finger and can be grasped by children. They look delicate and cute.
Sitting on the soft stool beside the Kang was a woman in her twenties wearing a flag.
This is Concubine Chen, the biological mother of Seventeenth Prince.
She is also a beautiful lady of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
She was originally a palace girl of Qianqing Palace. After she got pregnant, she moved to Yikun Palace and lived in the back side hall.
Now that Concubine Chen has made a contribution to giving birth to a son, she is treated like a noble.
However, because he did not have an imperial seal, he was not qualified to go to Ningshou Palace to pay his respects.
Shu Shu had met her before when she came to Yikun Palace.
Seeing Shu Shu coming, Concubine Chen stood up and knelt down to salute.
Shu Shu turned aside and nodded in return.
Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had something to say, Concubine Chen resigned and took Seventeenth Brother down.
Concubine Yi invited Shu Shu to sit down by the kang. She looked at Shu Shu's clothes for going out and asked curiously: "Are you going out?"
Shu Shu didn't reply immediately, but looked into the room.
Seeing that there were only Xianglan and the two people she brought with her, and no one else around, she whispered about the matter of the tenth elder brother coming to plead in the morning, and also the matter of the ninth elder brother sending someone to pass the message.
"My daughter-in-law is watching. Brother Ten is afraid that he was frightened by Ba Fujin, so he thinks more..."
Concubine Yi also sighed after hearing this.
"It's not a bad thing to think more about life in the palace..."
Poor motherless children.
When I was a kid, I was like a little bully.
Now I have to plan everything myself.
If the imperial concubine was still there, why would she need to be so careful?
As for Sifujin, she married into the palace as soon as she had her hair and grew up under everyone's eyes. She is young but behaves steadily. Concubine Yi has nothing to worry about.
She said: "Since Lao Shi has entrusted you, you should go with Si Fujin..."
At this point, I saw the baggage in the hands of the two girls.
"What have you prepared for the meeting?"
Shu Shu said: "Two pieces of golden satin with magpies on the branches, a pair of red double happiness flowers with filigree and beads, and a plate of beeswax beads..."
Concubine Yi nodded and said: "Okay, it's very appropriate..."
She ordered Xianglan: "Get those pair of gold watches..."
Shu Shu listened and couldn't help but think about it.
Nowadays, gold watches are all from the West.
The interior design department can make clocks, but they can't make more sophisticated pocket watches. At most, they can be repaired.
Therefore, the price of gold watches remains high, even in the capital.
The gold watch Shu Shu owns was bought by Amato in Guangzhou for his birthday last year.
Isn’t that okay?
Why add this?
Is this the gift I prepared?
When Xianglan took out the watch box, Yi Fei opened it and handed it to Shu Shu.
"They are filial piety from inside and outside April. Of this pair, who is it for you? When you go to see Sifujin, just take this with you. Don't mention me, just say it was a gift from you..."
Inside was a pair of gold pocket watches.
Above is a picture of a lotus. One is slightly larger in diameter and is a men's watch, and the other is smaller and is a women's watch.
They look like a pair.
Shu Shu took it with both hands and understood.
Yesterday, the Fourth Fujin persuaded the Eighth Fortune Jin to stay in Ningshou Palace, which was regarded as helping Shu Shu and the Fifth Fortune Jin.
Otherwise, based on Ba Fujin's nature, he would cause trouble with them and drag everyone along to make them embarrassed.
Concubine Yi is repaying her merits.
Shu Shu said: "My daughter-in-law does not dare to be greedy for credit. She is obviously loving and sympathizes with the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law who have worked hard for the tenth elder brother these past two days..."
Yifei raised the corner of her mouth and said nothing else, so she acquiesced to this statement.
Shu Shu had to go back and wait for Brother Ninth, and left after reporting.
Only then did Concubine Yi feel regretful and muttered to Xianglan: "This is the real smart person. It would be great if he could be evenly matched with Wufu Jin..."
Xianglan said with a smile: "Either we can say that there is a natural fate between people... When I saw Jiu Fujin's behavior, I felt close to him, as if I had seen the empress when she was young... It's not just about looks and eyebrows, it's just about this She is grand and majestic, not like the empress’s daughter-in-law, but rather like the empress’s own daughter…”
One sentence made Concubine Yi laugh.
"How old are you? You are so old-fashioned when you say this. When I was young...I didn't know, I thought you were my grandma..."
Xianglan counted on her fingers.
"The year when I was on duty, there was a shortage of people in the palace. The age limit was relaxed to eleven years old. I came in at a young age and was assigned to the empress. It has been thirteen years..."
When Concubine Yi listened, the smile on her face faded.
According to the rules, palace ladies leave the palace at the age of twenty-five.
If you get grace, you can be released to get married in advance.
A few years ago, I wanted to let Xianglan go and choose a suitable family for her.
Xianglan refused to leave and had no interest in getting married.
But when you reach the age and leave, you can only fill in the house and step into another wife if you remarry.
Concubine Yi thought for a while and said: "If you don't want to get married, just find an honest man to marry... Even though you have brothers, it won't matter if the household registration slip is released..."
Xianglan smiled and said: "I think so too. When the time comes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will find a family with many brothers and recruit an honest man. Then I will fill the vacancy and come in to serve the empress..."
Although Concubine Yi was reluctant to part with her master and servant for more than ten years, she also knew the inconvenience of a young woman entering the palace to serve.
It's okay for an older woman, and the couple has nothing to worry about, but it's not so good for a young couple.
It was hard to live together in those days.
This palace gate is inconvenient after all because of the extra access control.
Working shifts in the palace is also hard.
"When you go out, don't come in. It's more comfortable outside. When Lao Jiu and the others go out, you can go over and help..."
Xianglan thought that Jiu Fujin's temperament was not difficult to get along with, so she nodded and said: "It all depends on the empress. If my brother and Fujin need a slave, I will go over and join in..."
