On the first day of March, the Empress Dowager was given a boat to cross the river.
Shu Shu was sitting in her cabin, with Jiu Gege sitting next to her.
She looked as usual, looking at the scenery on the river outside.
This is the Yellow River.
It feels more yellow than the Yellow River I saw in my previous life.
It shouldn't be an illusion.
Jiu Gege looked a little nervous, and his face was a little pale.
Unlike the soothing flow of the canal, the turbulent waves of the Yellow River are heart-stopping.
Seeing this, Shu Shu hurriedly handed over the porcelain box at hand and said, "Eat some fruit and squeeze it."
Jiu Gege took it, pinched a piece of dried apple and put it in his mouth, saying, "It's not that I feel uncomfortable on my body, but I'm just more scared."
In order to cross the river, the emperor also came over.
Shu Shu comforted: "The fleet chose this time and this place to cross the river. It must be safe and worry-free."
Otherwise, the emperor, the queen mother, and several princes are on the fleet, and if something goes wrong, it will become a joke.
Jiu Gege stroked his chest, his body swaying slightly with the turbulence of the ship, and he said pitifully: "How long will it take?"
Shu Shu said: "Quickly, I chose a place where the Yellow River is narrow. The distance between the two banks is less than one mile..."
In order to divert Jiu Gege's attention, she changed her words and said: "Today, the first day of March, Buyin Gege's dowry is due to enter the palace."
Girls, especially those of marriageable age, are very concerned about these.
As expected, Jiu Gege diverted his attention and asked curiously: "Are the dowries in Mongolia the same as those in the capital? Do they also pay attention to the number?"
Shu Shu didn't know the details, so after thinking about it, he said: "There should be a difference. There are a lot of dowry furniture and daily necessities in Beijing, but the main ones in Mongolia should be gold and silver utensils. If you want to raise the number, I don't know the prince Fujin." How will it be arranged?”
According to the rules in Mongolia, no one will be picky.
It makes sense if you do as the Romans do.
After all, Prince Fujin had been preparing for his marriage in Beijing for several months.
Jiu Gege remembered something and said: "I remember hearing the concubine mention it to the imperial grandmother last year, saying that she was married to a horse and a mule..."
Shu Shu also remembers this.
But it seems that there are other arrangements for the ownership of this dowry.
Shu Shu said: "The customs in Mongolia and Manchuria are similar. They all marry generously, and the dowry is more than the bride price. That's why there is an old saying, 'If you can afford a wife, you can't afford a girl'..."
Jiu Gege smiled and said: "From this point of view, it is better to have a son. He can wear armor, eat food, and save a dowry."
Shu Shu also laughed and said: "Then we have to give birth to several children. I have a bunch of younger brothers and a bunch of naughty boys. I have been disturbed for a long time and have a headache. I regret having too many children."
This regret is not just words.
The present situation is different from the past. In the past, the world was uncertain, and men of the Eight Banners had to wear armor. It cannot be said that life and death were uncertain, but life and death were uncertain.
Having more sons is also a guarantee for family reproduction.
But now that the world is at peace, there is no life and death crisis, no large-scale battles, and the only thing to consider is the issue of food.
There are many sons, but the property and worldly duties that can be distributed in the family are fixed.
The palms and backs of these hands are full of flesh. The biological parents naturally hope that each son will be better.
Shu Shu thought of the title and worldly position of the uncle in a very unkind manner.
For the Dutong Mansion, it can be regarded as a solution to an urgent need.
After all, Zhu Liang is already fifteen years old and will be a teenager next year. The twins below are only two years apart, so it is time to make arrangements for their future.
Jiu Gege had met Xiao Liu and praised him: "Shou Shan is really a sensible and decent boy. I think he is more sensible than Brother Fourteen."
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "What's wrong? Brother Fourteen is more delicate because he is the youngest son. It would be better if he was older."
When did Wang Guiren give the order to become a concubine?
Nowadays, due to the lack of status of the birth mother, the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother are still two little transparent ones.
In the palace, it is emphasized that "son is more valuable than mother" and "mother is more valuable than son".
This is all about concubines and above.
The fourteenth elder brother is twelve, and he is still treated like a young boy.
Wang Guiren, do you want to wait until the eighteenth brother is born?
That elder brother left a mark in history. He was brought into the bodyguard by the Holy Emperor at the age of eight. He was the youngest prince among the bodyguards in the entire Kangxi Dynasty.
Because of his death, it became the trigger of "a useless prince".
Although Wang Guiren did not come from behind, she still became one of the most favored concubines in the late Kangxi years.
Thinking like this, Shu Shu became a little distracted.
She found that Kangxi was very nostalgic.
Since entering the palace, Wang Guiren has been favored for more than thirty years.
My mother-in-law, Concubine Yi, had a longer life, more than 40 years, and until the end of Kangxi, she was still the one who received the most rewards among the concubines in the harem.
There is also Concubine Hui. The eldest brother is behind her, but Concubine Hui's position has not wavered.
Kangxi was mean to his sons, and in the later period he was a bit like a "tiger dad", but he was kind to the harem...
*
Forbidden City, Qianxi Sansuo.
At the beginning of the morning, Buyin Gege's dowry entered the palace from Di'anmen.
Under the arrangement of Abahai Fujin, he followed the local customs and changed the dowry to one hundred and ten in total.
There are no large utensils that are common in the capital. Even if there is some furniture, the quantity is not large, and there are more gold, jade and gems.
And there are all kinds of fur.
Except for the furniture that was placed in the house, everything else was in the yard, laying out the whole yard.
These dowries will not be stored in the warehouse until noon, after the dowry has been dried.
Following the dowry, Buyingge's wet nurse and two girls came in first.
Brother Jiu was watching in the yard, remembering what happened before his wedding last year.
He somewhat understood why Fifth Brother was in a good mood last year.
This Shifujin is a sensible person.
If she relied on her status as feudal lord Princess to be so strong that she could perform one hundred and fourteen moves and compete with Shu Shu, then she would not be happy in her heart.
The fourth elder brother was beside him, with a bit of satisfaction on his face.
It's not that they are greedy for money, but the amount of the dowry also represents the importance Abahai attaches to the marriage.
I thought that if the horses were given away, there wouldn't be much dowry left, but I didn't expect that to be the case.
Calculated in this way, it is almost equivalent to two dowries.
The tenth prince was standing by, and he understood this in his heart, and was deeply moved.
Then, there is uneasiness.
When Abahai reached this point, he expressed his surrender to Khan Amma and his love for his daughter.
Despite the cheerful appearance of Prince Fujin, after all, he was worried about his beloved daughter marrying far away.
The tenth prince is worried that he has not done well and will make Ge Ge feel wronged.
Immediately, he saw Brother Jiu and felt relieved.
There are also Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister-in-law here.
If you don’t know something, just follow what others are doing.
In the future, we will move out and live next to each other, and life will be better.
Brother Jiu saw at the end several boxes of gold and silver bricks. After a while, he finally remembered what he had forgotten.
He hurriedly told He Yuzhu: "Go back and bring a few people to carry the gifts from the study. I've been busy hitting the back of the head with my feet for the past few days, so I forgot about them."
He Yuzhu responded.
The tenth elder brother and the fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother, wondering what he had forgotten.
Brother Jiu was not in a hurry and said calmly: "You will know in a moment. It is an extra gift that Fujin and I prepared in private..."
After hearing this, Brother Ten was moved and helpless.
What is touching is that I seem to have won the favor of my brother and sister-in-law.
Is it still "private" to say such a helpless thing in such a loud voice?
How can Brother Si care about this?
Just like the tenth elder brother, he was also speechless towards the ninth elder brother.
Since it was prepared by Dong E's family, it should have been done long ago, but it turned out that Brother Jiu, who was unreliable, could forget all this. If it was delayed for another day, the wedding would have been held.
After a while, He Yuzhu brought a few rough eunuchs and carried two boxes over.
Brother Ten was shocked when he saw it.
How many things must be packed in such a big box?
Brother Jiu opened it and said: "Your sister-in-law asked Yinlou to prepare it. I was worried that you Fujin wouldn't have enough money to reward people when you came in, so we really prepared it."
The gold and silver that Buyin Gege brought in as a dowry were all large bricks of gold and silver, which were really not suitable for daily appreciation.
"This box is full of purses, fifty pairs each in red, blue, and cyan. They contain gold and silver razors, which are convenient for giving gifts; the other box contains gold and silver collars, longevity locks, etc., which are used for daily favors. There is a list written on it in detail..."
Brother Jiu said with a bit of pride, "They are all from Shun'an Bank, which is under the name of my sister-in-law. The fancy design of this dart is what I and Fujin thought of..."
There are red dates, peanuts, longans, lotus seeds, persimmons and small ruyi.
This is to wish Brother Ten and Princess Shi to have a son soon, and everything goes well.
Brother Ten looked at the two boxes and was very moved.
The day before yesterday, Brother Jiu said "Aiwujiwu". Now this is Aiwujiwu, right? !
Because Sister-in-law Ninth treats Brother Ninth well, she is also willing to treat herself well.
For their own sake, they also thought carefully about Ge Ge.
If Brother Ninth and Sister-in-law hadn't helped prepare this, when Princess came in and rewarded the servants, something might have gone wrong.
The fourth elder brother was beside him, feeling a little sad.
He also wants such a brother!
When he got married, why didn't anyone prepare another gift "privately"?
But thinking about the two princes and elder brothers in front of me, I was different from others when I was young.
Others can't say that they all live alone, but neither of them get tired of being together all day long.
Now he plans to go out for fun in the name of "welcoming the driver". It is not an exaggeration to say that he is "complicit in committing adultery".
snort!
Go out and play...
The fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Have you reported the matter to Concubine Yi's mother about leaving the capital?"
"ah?"
Brother Jiu looked dull and said: "Brother forgot..."
I thought it was too early to leave the house, so there was no need to rush to report.
Now there are only two days left before departure.
But Shengjia was not in the palace, and even if it was his biological mother and son, he could not easily go to the inner court. He could only tell He Yuzhu: "Go and talk to grandma, and ask grandma to go to Yikun Palace and tell the empress about my going out." .”
In the past two days, the Second Institute was busy packing, and Nanny Qi and Walnut also knew that he would be leaving with his 10th Prince and his wife on the third day of junior high school.
He Yuzhu went.
Fourth Brother frowned and said, "I said it that morning."
Brother Jiu also knew that there was an oversight, and said sarcastically: "I didn't think of it for a moment."
The tenth elder brother was nearby, not showing it on his face, but feeling a little worried in his heart.
Will Concubine Yi be angry?
Brother Ninth's intention is too obvious.
You can still fool others by saying it's to meet the driver, but I'm afraid Concubine Yi's mother won't be fooled.
I went there just for Sister-in-law Nine.
*
Yikun Palace, Dongci Room.
Concubine Yi was wearing loose clothes and leaning on the south Kang.
She was already six months pregnant and already struggling.
Huilan was sitting on the little Wuzi and was talking about Xianglan's new home.
"The yard is kept clean and decent, her man seems honest and loyal, and there are no difficult relatives there..."
Xianglan left the palace in mid-February.
The wedding is also scheduled for these days.
Huilan was not on duty yesterday, so she went to put on makeup.
Yi Fei nodded, letting go of her worries.
When she saw Huilan, she said: "Earlier, if you didn't go out, there was no need to avoid using this name. Now that you have to go out because of Xianglan, this name is inappropriate."
The eldest palace maid will appear on behalf of Yikun Palace, and when the time comes to mention her name, it will appear disrespectful.
No one in the palace cared about this earlier, but now as the emperor promotes Confucianism, there are more and more rules.
The word "Hui" in Huilan is emphasized in the title of Concubine Hui.
Huilan said: "Then I will reward you with a new name..."
Concubine Yi said: "Cymbidium is also called Peilan, so just change it to Peilan."
Huilan knelt down and received her new name, and from then on she was called Peilan.
While the master and servant were talking, someone came in from outside to report that Granny Qi and Walnut from the second house had arrived.
Yi Fei was a little surprised, sat up and nodded to Peilan.
If someone comes at this time, what trouble did that bastard Lao Jiu get into?
It is said that if you raise a child for ninety-nine years, you will always have the worries of a hundred years old.
Moreover, the ninth elder brother is only a teenager and has not yet matured in Yi Fei's heart, so he is not a reassuring person.
Peilan knew that Aunt Qi was Jiufujin's nanny, so after receiving the signal, she went out to welcome her in.
After hearing the message from He Yuzhu, Nanny Qi came with the walnuts.
This is because I am afraid that there is something unclear.
"Old slave (slave), please be in peace..."
After entering the second room, the two of them paid their respects to Concubine Yi.
"install!"
Concubine Yi raised her hand and shouted, "Move a stool!"
Perrin moved the small stool,
Aunt Qi only did half of it and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Master Jiu sent this old slave here to report to your Majesty about the sunrise in Beijing..."
Concubine Yi frowned and said, "You have a new job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, why are you so busy? Going out at this time?"
Isn't there a "first meeting ceremony" between the ten elder brothers and Shi Fujin the day after tomorrow?
Now that the Queen Mother and the Emperor are not in the palace, and most of the Prince has gone away, only uncles, sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law of the same generation are left to meet for the "first meeting ceremony".
The tenth elder brother has no brothers, and the ninth elder brother is the closest brother, but he is not here, which is very rude.
Aunt Qi told the story about how the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother and his wife went out of Beijing to "welcome" at noon on the third day of the lunar month.
Yi Fei gritted her back molars and resisted the discoloration on her face.
"When did you request the order?"
She was annoyed in her heart, but she also knew that Brother Jiu's character was not really lawless or wanton.
Aunt Qi said: "When we were in the garden, Master Jiu reported it in front of the emperor."
Concubine Yi felt her heart congested and said, "What about Brother Ten and Fujin?"
Aunt Qi replied: "Master Ten is not worried about Master Nine going out of Beijing alone..."
Yi Fei was immediately laughed out of anger.
So you just follow along and mess around?
Fei Yi felt tired and nodded: "Yes, I understand. I told my brother to go well and come back well. Don't delay on the way."
Grandma Qi stood up and listened, repeated it again, and remembered not a single word wrong, then she took the walnuts and left.
When the two of them went out, Concubine Yi's face drooped, and she gritted her teeth and said, "You bastard, you look so worthless, you are so worthless!"
I really can’t wait.
If you want to envy your brothers for following the southern tour, it is not a fault to think about following the second half of the journey in the name of "welcome" early, but why is it so urgent?
We will set off at noon on the third day of the lunar new year!
Peilan sent Nanny Qi back, and when she saw her making trouble, he said, "Don't worry, Madam. The Tenth Master is here, and there are guards and soldiers following, so there is nothing to worry about."
Yi Fei's eyelids drooped and she said, "Who cares about him so much? Go away, I can worry less..."
Her mood is very complicated.
I couldn't stand how anxious my son was, but I also felt a sense of hope.
There is no good news this time.
Shu Shu's health was already in good condition, and Brother Jiu's medicine had been stopped for a while.
Just toss it.
As long as there is good news, there is nothing to be angry about.
But thinking about Fifth Elder Brother and Wu Fujin, she became worried again.
By the time she got pregnant, there was no movement there, so Wu Fujin was afraid that Wu Fujin would be more worried.
The fate of women here is sometimes unclear.
Sometimes the more nervous you are, the harder it is to get what you want...
(End of chapter)
