When Shu Shu returned to the second house, Brother Jiu was already waiting.
"Why have you been gone so long?"
Brother Jiu glanced at the clock. It was almost early afternoon, and it had been nearly an hour.
Shu Shu looked at Brother Ninth and didn't know what to say.
Seeing the Chinese New Year, I don't want to see him unhappy.
Brother Ninth Brother has already stretched out his hand: "Where is the banknote? Take out five thousand taels and give it to Brother Five, so that Brother Five can help us buy some things!"
Shu Shu got up and went to get it from the small box in front of the dressing table. She counted out a few pictures and asked curiously: "What should I buy?"
"Buy some of everything, jewelry, clothing materials, etc. Jiangnan is rich and there are many new styles..."
Brother Ninth said proudly.
Shu Shu originally wanted to hand over the banknote, but now he took it back.
Brother Jiu thought she was reluctant to part with it, so he said, "It's what you spend, and there will be more next year!"
Shu Shu took back the banknote: "Maybe you don't need to bother Fifth Brother..."
After hearing this, Brother Ninth hesitated a little and said: "If the third child goes, it's okay to ask the third sister-in-law. The third sister-in-law is indeed better at dressing up than the fifth sister-in-law, so you don't have to worry about it..."
As for the third elder brother's instigation and his previous defiance of the third elder brother, he had long forgotten it.
Brothers are brothers, and sisters-in-law are sisters-in-law.
Everywhere.
The third sister-in-law is Shu Shu's cousin. She comes from a royal family and is used to being rich and well-dressed.
The fifth sister-in-law is much simpler and does not like to dress up, so asking her to do the shopping may not be to Shu Shu's liking.
Shu Shu sighed and pulled Brother Jiu to sit down by the kang.
Seeing her solemn expression, Brother Jiu also stopped laughing: "What's wrong? Did the empress yell at you?"
Shu Shu shook her head and said that Concubine Yi asked for mercy and put herself on the list of escorts.
Brother Jiu suddenly jumped up and said angrily: "How can the empress do this? Okay, what should we do if we separate? No, I will go find her right now!"
Shu Shu hurriedly stopped her and said, "Master, your Majesty is thinking about us..."
Brother Ninth was furious and said with grievance: "Is this the bastard? I don't care, just want to be happy for myself?"
Shu Shu said softly: "I certainly believe in you, and I don't really doubt you in my heart. It's just that people's words are scary."
During these days of keeping filial piety, I never ask for water in the middle of the night.
But after the two masters washed up, they also left the basin there.
There was no maid or nanny spending the night in the main room.
The people below have some guesses, and it’s not unusual for them to tell a story.
Brother Jiu snorted coldly: "This palace is really uninhabitable! Everyone is full and full, and they arrange the master's gossip!"
Seeing that his anger had calmed down, Shu Shu said: "It didn't take long, just two months, and I came back in early April."
Brother Jiu was still unhappy and said dissatisfiedly: "It's been two months. When did we separate after our wedding?"
Shu Shu couldn't show too much excitement and sighed: "I resigned directly, but the queen didn't allow it, so I couldn't say anything else, otherwise it would really appear that I can't live without you... I just can't catch up with my tenth brother's wedding. It’s time for us to prepare more congratulatory gifts..."
Brother Jiu said: "You are my Fujin. Isn't it right to be inseparable from me?! Your Majesty just eats carrots and doesn't worry about it. We just have to live a good life. Others are willing to say more and less and let them go!"
Shu Shu said softly: "Didn't I just say that I should just go out? If I don't bear it any longer, I won't go out at the end of this year or at the beginning of next year."
Mentioning this, Brother Jiu frowned and said, "What a shame!"
It turned out that a few days ago, he went to Qianqing Palace to express his gratitude for the reward and asked for the construction of the palace. He said that it would be very expensive to exchange favors. As a result, Kangxi later issued an order to allow the prince's elder brother, Prince Congyu, who had already opened the palace, to open the palace that year. In accordance with the old practice at that time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs continued to support daily necessities for six years.
"Do you think Khan Ama is in harm's way?! He took pity on his son, but he didn't even say that he would take me with him. The annual salary and monthly salary were still confiscated! They were either county kings or Baylor. An family's money was given to them, and their property was also allocated. Every year there are still With the salary, where is the lack of money? Those who should be distressed are not distressed, and those who should not be distressed are distressed!"
Shu Shu listened and felt sorry for Brother Ninth, but he didn't want to add fuel to the fire, so he could only advise: "Maybe it's just a coincidence. Even if I don't mention this, the emperor feels sorry for his sons, so he has to compensate even if he can't help it."
Brother Ninth felt uncomfortable and said, "Fortunately, we don't have any money shortage, otherwise we would have vomited to death! Huh! I'm just biased and always think about those precious eldest sons no matter what!"
The more biased you are now, the harder it will be to clean up later.
Shu Shu was not envious and only said: "I only said that I am content this morning. Don't think about it now, lest you feel uncomfortable... When a prince opens a mansion, it's like dividing a family. This is the first year when the chicks leave the nest. , The Emperor is feeling uncomfortable..."
Brother Jiu hummed softly, came over and whispered: "This is a widower who regards himself as his mother! As long as he has a decent wife by his side, he doesn't have to sit idle and keep an eye on his son's house!"
Shu Shu pinched his waist and gouged out a look: "Stop, please!"
*
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi stood behind the big case, his nose itched and he sneezed.
Liang Jiugong saw this and said with concern: "Your Majesty..."
Kangxi also stood at the door for a while this morning, looking at the snow on the ground and looking up at the sky.
The sky is dark and it looks like it will snow.
There's an inch of snow this morning, so it won't be a problem.
If it rains thicker, be careful. If it rains for a few more days, you have to prevent the houses inside and outside the capital from collapsing.
He has already sent a message to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Shuntian Mansion Office to clear the snow more year after year to avoid snow disasters.
Sure enough, at noon, it started to snow outside.
"It's okay, just have a bowl of ginger soup!"
Kangxi put down his pen and ink and ordered.
Every yamen seals, he also seals the pens here, and no longer criticizes the seals.
Now I write the word "福".
This is to be given to the clan and civil and military ministers.
I write it every year at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. This year, due to the Northern Patrol, there was a backlog of government affairs, and there were various rewards and rewards for the Battle of Jungar, so I delayed it.
Nowadays, the "Fu" words from the governors in other places have been rewarded long ago, but those from the people in the capital have not yet been sent out.
Seeing that there were only seven or eight pictures in front of him, Kangxi lost his patience.
Thinking that due to the snow, the little elder brother in the study could not shoot arrows in the afternoon and had to be idle. Kangxi ordered Wei Zhu, who was waiting for the pen and ink next to him, to say: "Pass the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother!"
Then he thought that the ninth and tenth elder brothers were also idle, so he said to Liang Jiugong: "Send two quick ones to the second and third stations to pick them up!"
He didn't think of his twelfth brother, and Liang Jiugong wouldn't remind him without opening his eyes. He responded and went to the door to find someone.
At this moment, the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers had come with Wei Zhu.
Brother Thirteen remained silent.
The fourteenth elder brother pulled Wei Zhu, showed off a little, and raised his voice, saying: "What a great place in the east! There is a big pomegranate tree that has been there for more than ten years. I heard that the fruit is also sweet. I will look back." I’ll leave two for you!”
Wei Zhu smiled and said: "Then the slave will be waiting!"
The fourteenth elder brother said happily: "Don't worry, I am a man. He spits and nails every time. He is not a stingy person. He can coax people today and fall out the next!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Brother Thirteen.
Brother Thirteen didn't notice.
After listening to what the fourteenth elder brother said, he thought about the pomegranate tree in Dongtousuo, and guessed that it was just like the pomegranate tree in Xitousuo. It was planted by his eldest brother for his sister-in-law before the wedding.
The move was in a hurry, and it was winter again, so it was not the season for transplanting plants and trees.
Pomegranate has many seeds.
That sounds like a good sign.
The eldest sister-in-law also gave birth to one child after another.
But he decided not to plant pomegranates until the eighth prince and the others moved the flowers and trees in spring.
Or plant crabapples, bananas, etc.
Just being wealthy and safe is enough.
Otherwise, he will be like the elder brother in the future, and the couple will not grow old together, which is quite pitiful.
He had teenage worries.
The Fourteenth Brother stared at him angrily, thinking that the Thirteenth Brother was deliberately ignoring people, and felt extremely aggrieved.
Entering the Xinuang Pavilion, the fourteenth elder brother smiled happily: "Khan Ama'an!"
Brother Thirteen also immediately paid his respects.
Kangxi pointed to the big case and said: "You are idle, come and cut paper and grind ink for me!"
Before the thirteenth elder brother responded, the fourteenth elder brother had already said: "That son grinds ink for Khan Ama..."
There is still a lot of ground ink in the inkstone, and it is much easier to grind the ink along.
On the contrary, cutting paper is very troublesome, and it is difficult to hold scissors.
Seeing that the fourteenth elder brother was playing tricks on others, neither Kangxi nor the thirteenth elder brother said anything.
Even if the fourteenth elder brother wanted to use the scissors, Kangxi and the thirteenth elder brother would not let him.
With his son by his side, Kangxi felt much more comfortable when he picked up his pen again.
I wrote slowly and leisurely for a quarter of an hour, and finished a dozen pieces.
When Brother Thirteen, who had cut the paper, saw this, he removed it one by one and let it dry.
The Fourteenth Brother's hands were sore from grinding ink, and he lost his patience, so he said to the Thirteenth Brother: "Thirteenth Brother, let's change?"
The thirteenth elder brother didn't care about him. He took over from the fourteenth elder brother and continued to grind.
Before, Kangxi was worried that his two sons would get into trouble because of the move, but he was relieved to see that they were still getting along as usual.
Seeing his gentle look and good mood, the fourteenth brother blinked and said with a bit of flattery: "Khan Ama, I heard that the house in the second house in the east has been burned. Do you think the fifteenth brother is good?" Can you move the palace?"
In that case, he would have company.
It was as if he had to hold on to Lao Shisan.
Kangxi was still pondering, and someone at the door said: "I don't think so!"
It's Brother Ninth who has arrived.
There was an urgent message from the emperor. The ninth and tenth elder brothers were confused and did not dare to delay, so they came over in a hurry.
As soon as he came in, he heard the words of the fourteenth elder brother, and the ninth elder brother couldn't help but speak.
Brother Fourteen stared at him and said, "Why can't it be done? I can move, why can't Xiao Fifteen move?"
Seeing his selfish look, Brother Jiu didn't show any mercy to him and said: "Okay, why do you want to move? Is it a small matter for the prince to move the palace? You will move him if you just say a word? You have to match Shuda Eunuchs, we have to choose Haha Pearl eunuchs, and we have to fill up the number of people in our name..."
Nowadays, all the yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been sealed and are no longer working. Even if there is a written notice on duty, nothing can be decided. It is just a record of the relevant matters and they will be reported when the printing is opened later.
The fourteenth elder brother said disapprovingly: "We'll just make up for it in those years. Now that we have a nanny, let us ask our queen to assign two eunuchs to follow her. There will be no shortage of people to help, so we can deal with it for a few days!"
Brother Ninth snorted: "Why should I deal with it?! That's the prince's brother, just like you and me. It's not your haha pearl. It can be summoned by you..."
Brother Fourteen said with shame and annoyance: "Brother Ninth, what are you talking about?! I'm not happy that I'm getting close to Shififteen. Shififteen is raised in front of our mother-in-law. Isn't it okay for us brothers to have a blind date?"
The ninth elder brother shook his head and said: "It's better to save yourself this kind of closeness! In fact, the fifteenth elder brother has not lived in Yonghe Palace for more than two years. You are not ordinary people, so don't force yourself to get close. !”
After the fifteenth elder brother moved out of Zhaoxiang's residence, he moved back to Yonghe Palace.
Nominally he was raised by Concubine De, but in fact he was raised by his biological mother, the concubine Wang.
As a result, the concubine Wang gave birth to her sixteenth brother the next year. She was in confinement and unable to take care of her eldest son.
Just as the Crown Princess had entered, the fifteenth elder brother was sent to Yuqing Palace to be raised by the Crown Princess.
It wasn't until last spring that the Crown Princess met with a bride, and the fifteenth prince moved back to Yonghe Palace...
(End of chapter)
