Brother Jiu rolled around on the kang twice. He felt more and more uncomfortable and sat up.
He simply put on his clothes, pulled on his shoes and walked out.
The light in the west wing was still on.
Aunt Qi was counting beans in front of the Buddha statue and mumbling something.
She still hoped that Fujin's life would go smoothly. As the prince Fujin, if he couldn't give birth to a child, the future life would be difficult.
Walnut and Peanut were on duty all night. Instead of staying in the backyard, they stayed with Grandma Qi.
Hearing the movement in the main room, Walnut stood up and looked at Nanny Qi.
Peanut followed suit.
Aunt Qi said: "Master Jiu didn't say hello, so don't pay attention."
After that, she told Peanut: "Go to the backyard and take a look. If those two come out when they hear the noise, just stop them."
Peanut responded and went out.
After listening to Grandma Qi's arrangement, Walnut felt much more at ease.
Not to mention that they are still convinced, even if they are not convinced, Brother Jiu and Fujin have always been in love, so they still have to go to the backyard to find those two?
If there really was a monster in the backyard, Fujin wouldn't be able to tolerate it without Fujin opening his mouth.
What worries me the most is not the present, nor is it what my brother is getting into.
After my brother comes out of service, beware of anyone fawning over you.
There are many rules in the palace, and the maids will not be frivolous and seduce their masters, but what about outside?
If someone offers you beauty, you can't even defend yourself against it.
Walnut knew in her heart that leaving her to look after the house this time was also Fujin's test of her.
If she passes, she will be the housekeeper like Xiao Chun from now on.
After leaving Kaifu, he also has a place.
Even if they get married, they will most likely be chosen among the staff of the prince's palace.
If you can't pass the test, it's hard to say.
Maybe he would also be working as an errand, and wait until a few years later to be granted permission to go to their house in advance.
As for sending it directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Walnut thinks it is unlikely.
Fujin sometimes looks tough, but is actually quite soft-hearted towards women.
Knowing that ordinary palace maids are not allowed to leave the palace until they are thirty years old, most of them will still take them out.
Assigned to the Prince's Mansion as an errand, it will be much easier to be released when the time comes.
The footsteps outside gradually faded away.
Hearing the noise, he was heading forward.
Walnut still breathed a sigh of relief.
This should be the third one.
That's good, Master Ten is here, he is a stable one, and he will never persuade Master Nine to find Princess at this time.
*
In three houses.
The tenth prince was telling the manager about the gift list, which was prepared for Prince Fujin of Abahai County.
After marrying his daughter in early March, Prince Fujin of Abahai County will return to his hometown with his son.
"Mongolians like to be gorgeous. I will go to the in-house shop tomorrow and ask someone to make a set of Mongolian-style collars, and then make two gold belts inlaid with coral and beeswax. One is about three and a half feet, and the other is richer. According to the four Come here with a foot and a half..."
The ninth elder brother pulled his shoes over and heard what the tenth elder brother said. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Is Prince Abahai fatter than his son?"
Taiji is a typical Mongolian, with big shoulders and round waist.
He is not very old, but his waist is as thick as Jiu Age and a half.
The tenth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother's makeup and said, "Ninth elder brother, it's still cold outside..."
Isn't this looking for illness when I come here with my robes wrapped randomly and my feet bare and wearing shoes?
Brother Jiu's face drooped, he sat down by the kang and said, "It's just cold, no one cares about it anyway."
Brother Ten couldn't laugh or cry, and joked: "Then tomorrow I will send someone to deliver a letter to Sister-in-law Ninth, saying that Brother Ninth are you sick?"
Brother Jiu heard his heartbeat, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's rare to go out for fun. I don't know when Khan Ama's next tour to the south will be."
The tenth elder brother told Wang Ping'an: "Go find a clean footbath and bring hot water."
This is to let Brother Jiu soak his feet to ward off the cold.
Brother Jiu counted with his fingers: "There are all serious masters on the ship. The Queen Mother is the elder, so she has to give way; the fifth brother and the fifth sister-in-law are in front, so they still have to give way; Xiaojiu is still young, so I guess they have to give way. , Your sister-in-law Ninth is pitiful, I’m afraid it’s not convenient to use foot washing water.”
Brother 10 couldn't stop laughing and said, "Brother Ninth, don't worry. There are people from the imperial kitchen following us, so we won't run out of hot water."
Brother Jiu added: "I saw the layout of the Queen Mother's ship before. There are only fifteen rooms in total. The Queen Mother takes up the majority. The remaining two rooms for Sister-in-law and Xiaojiu are good."
Having said this, he looked around at Brother Ten's house and said, "The two rooms combined are not half as big as this one. How can we live there?"
Immediately, he came to his senses, touched his head, and gritted his teeth and said, "Grass is going to grow on my head, and your sister-in-law will definitely drag the girl to sleep with her!"
The tenth elder brother laughed "haha" and said: "It makes no sense for Ninth Brother to be so bitter. She is the girl who was beaten by Sister-in-law Ninth, just like He Yuzhu and Sun Jin beside Brother Ninth. If you put it this way, wouldn't Sister-in-law Ninth also want it?" Jealous?"
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said with pride: "I can't blame her for being stingy. She asked someone to clean up the bedroom in front of me and asked me to move to the front. There is no girl in front!"
Brother No. 10 is thinking about Buyin Gege and wonders if he will be jealous.
If Ninth Sister-in-law is jealous, she will manipulate Ninth Brother. If Buyin Gege is jealous, what will she do to herself?
Brother Jiu leaned back and said, "Hey, I'd better move to the front tomorrow. I can't sleep in the main room..."
It started to rain outside.
The rain pattered.
Brother Jiu stood up, listened at the window for a while, and muttered: "I don't know if it's cold in the cabin..."
With that said, he couldn't stay any longer and directly ordered: "Go and get some paper and pen. I want to write a letter to you Fujin..."
*
Near the ridge, the Queen Mother is on the boat.
Shu Shu rubbed her wrist and put down the brush.
On the table, a dozen pieces of paper were spread out.
Ink doesn't like to dry when it's cold, so it needs to dry for a while.
Shu Shu counted and wrote a total of twelve pages.
Four pages were written about her longing. From the moment the boat set off, she looked at Brother Jiu on the shore and felt so sad and reluctant to leave.
Then the boat sailed on the canal, and she also sat there, worried that her ninth brother would ride back to Beijing, fearing that he would catch a cold in the wind.
After the ship docked, she looked towards the capital, wondering whether her ninth brother had arrived in the capital.
Later in the evening, the Queen Mother gave her some fried fish, which reminded her of the fishing trip with Brother Ninth on the Northern Patrol Road.
There are four pages written with nine grids of lovely and pitiful characters. I felt seasick today and felt better after taking a walk on the shore.
There was also the kindness of the Queen Mother, who rewarded each person with a box of golden melon seeds, and everyone played cards.
Wu Fujin was also warm and considerate. Knowing that she was afraid of insects, he brought two boxes of medicinal incense specifically to fumigate the house.
Finally, she mentioned the generosity of the fifth elder brother and her small mistakes today.
Because she was ridiculed by Bafujin and even Jiugege, she couldn't suppress her anger and complained to her fifth elder brother.
It seemed like he was in trouble.
And then, that's it.
After washing the ink marks on her fingers, Shu Shu lay down on the bed and said to Xiao Song, "Come on, I've been waiting for a long time!"
After half an hour of full-body massage, she felt so comfortable that she no longer wanted to move her fingers.
It was Xiao Chun who helped her take off her clothes and tuck her into bed.
In order to keep warm, I brought out a thick quilt this time, which was heavy and heavy on my body.
There were two smoke cages in the room, one was next to the bed, and Shu Shu ordered it to be moved to the outside.
The sound of rain outside fell on the cabin, like a lullaby.
Shu Shu fell asleep quickly.
As for Brother Ninth, well, it seems that I thought about it when I wrote the letter...
*
At the post station near Jinling, someone was suffering from misery.
It was the eighth prince and his wife who were on their way back to Beijing.
The Eighth Prince asked for a carriage and twenty guards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then returned with the Eighth Prince.
As a result, less than half an hour after leaving the pier, it started to rain.
We can only find a nearby inn to rest.
The eighth prince's face was dark.
He originally planned to travel all night, arrive in the capital almost tomorrow morning, send people back, and then catch up with the southern patrol team.
Delayed by the rain, it will probably take two or three days.
Bafujin's face turned pale and his body was shivering.
Even though there was a heated kang in the guest room of the inn, she still couldn't get warm.
The journey was in a hurry, and she had no chance to go to the ship to pack a change of clothes. Now she was sitting by the kang, her clothes were wrinkled, and she was in an awkward state.
The eighth prince looked at her like this, but he couldn't sympathize with her.
Because he's not much better.
No one expected delays on the way.
The eighth prince said: "Have a good rest."
He could only pray that the rain would stop tomorrow.
Otherwise, we may have to travel in the rain.
After that, he went out.
Bafujin looked at his back with a dull expression. After a while, he turned his head and said, "Mom, what should I do?"
Mammy choked up and said: "Gege, please be good, bear the anger in your heart, don't show it on your face, take good care of your body, wait until my brother comes to visit Nan, and you will have another baby, and you will be fine after giving birth to the little brother. Just look at Dafujin and Sanfujin..."
After the death of Dafu Jin, he was mourned and honored. The emperor personally gave him a Dharani Sutra and he was buried in it.
San Fujin has two young brothers to support him. Even though his mother-in-law doesn't want to see him, he still has a strong back.
After persuading her to this point, the nanny was also afraid that she would not be able to get pregnant by then and would be disappointed, so she said: "There is still a crown princess, and there is no little brother, so her identity is safe."
Bafujin smiled bitterly and said: "I laughed at them before. They all lost their rigidity and only knew how to pretend to be virtuous. In the end, I was wrong..."
The harem has no owner, no queen, but there are two mothers-in-law, Concubine Hui and Concubine Wei, as well as a great mother-in-law.
Many elders have to be flattered.
The emperor is just an emperor, not an ordinary father-in-law.
An ordinary father-in-law would not interfere in the affairs of his son or daughter-in-law, but a royal father-in-law can order his son to divorce his wife...
Bafujin is really scared.
Everyone else has their natal family, but is Prince An’s palace her natal family?
She wants to go back to Guo Luoluo's house!
Her mother also has property in her name.
But very early on, her uncle made the decision. Except for the share reserved for her, the rest was given to her two concubine brothers.
As for her share, she thought it was her biological mother's dowry.
Bafujin was stunned.
That was her home, why would she let it go to gain the advantage of two bastards?
*
The next day, Shu Shu woke up early.
It was quiet outside and the rain had stopped.
As soon as she moved, Xiaotang woke up.
Shu Shu said: "It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."
Xiaotang refused to sleep and said, "I'll go to the kitchen and have a look. If there is enough hot water, Fujin can wash up first."
Xiaochun and Xiaosong also woke up.
Shu Shu opened the window and saw the light outside.
There were already figures walking on the shore.
Walking in the direction of the dining room, the lights are brightly lit, and the people in the imperial dining room should be preparing meals.
Not only the morning meal, but also the lunch boxes are sent to various ships.
This is probably the schedule every day.
Xiaosong muttered in a low voice: "It's not as interesting as the Northern Patrol..."
During the northern tour, I had to drive half a day every day, and there was a palace on the way, so the atmosphere was much more relaxed.
This time we took the boat, even if it was anchored, the only place where everyone could go in and out was in front of the ferry. The other areas were much more tightly guarded by several layers of guards and troops.
Shu Shu consoled him: "It will be fine in a few days. Then we will have a palace..."
How can you feel comfortable when you are on the road at this time?
Following the holy cavalry team, there are about a hundred or so people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' logistics, which is already much more convenient.
Their prince Fujin's regular dishes are less than when he was in the palace, but they are also cooked by the imperial kitchen, which is better than the food in the prince's dining room.
Shu Shu looked at Xiao Chun and said, "I'll ask Aunt Bai in private if I need a reward in the dining room. If so, let's add one too..."
Xiao Chun responded and said: "The water supply was delayed last night. The eunuch in the kitchen said that we will install two more stoves this afternoon."
Shu Shu said: "The eunuch loves money very much. Since he is a discerning man, he should reward him every three to five times. Don't be stingy with money..."
Xiao Chun agreed.
She was influenced by Shu Shu and also felt that problems that could be solved with money were small problems...
(End of chapter)
