Brother Jiu also felt strange when he heard this.
Has the news from the capital already reached you?
Does this mean that everyone knows that he has sued the Eighth Prince's shop? Does everyone know that there is something wrong between the brothers?
The ninth elder brother glanced at the eighth elder brother.
The eighth prince looked back with helplessness on his face.
Myna is really awesome.
Looking at his expression, he still looks innocent.
The ninth elder brother raised his chin, feeling annoyed again, and called the fifth elder brother and the tenth elder brother: "Let's go!"
As for the Seventh Brother, he had just got off the dragon boat, and without stopping, he went to the dock to camp, and did not get involved in everyone's lawsuit.
The fifth elder brother and the tenth elder brother followed the ninth elder brother without saying anything.
The fifth elder brother is the elder brother, and a nod to the eighth elder brother is considered a greeting.
Here, the tenth elder brother only glanced at the eighth elder brother, his face was paler than usual, his eyes were more scrutinizing, and he didn't even say hello.
The Eighth Prince looked at the backs of the three of them and did not move.
On the dragon boat, Kangxi stood at the hatch and looked at the situation of several princes and elder brothers on the shore.
The eldest brother stood nearby, a little confused.
What's so cool about this?
They are all so old, and whoever dislikes whomever is displeased with them, why can they just start a fight?
Kangxi raised his chin and said, "What do you think of Eighth Prince's usual behavior?"
The eldest brother looked at the shore and was stuck for a moment. He really didn't have the right words to describe this eighth brother.
He seems to be close to me on weekdays, but there is no actual interaction with him. He is just warm when he meets her.
If nothing else, he just said that he was mourning at home a few years ago and his children were young. The eighth prince should have been closer to him than other uncles, but it was common for people to express favors and gifts.
In comparison, it was not as good as the fourth and ninth places. The two sisters-in-law prepared it carefully. They didn't say anything, but they remembered it in their hearts.
Kangxi glanced at him and said, "He is raised in your mother's name. Why don't you get closer to him on weekdays?"
"There's a difference in age, and it's not like we grew up together..."
The eldest brother did not mean to modify it: "Not only the eighth elder brother, but also the other elder brothers. The son is the eldest, five years older than the third elder brother, and six years older than the fourth elder brother, let alone the lower ones!"
If he had become an Ama early, his son would be as old as the thirteenth and fourteenth princes.
Kangxi didn't ask any more questions, just said: "What about Brother Ninth, what do you think?"
The eldest brother's face was speechless. He remembered that his reward had shrunk from two thousand five hundred taels to one thousand taels, so he chose a similar word and said: "The ninth brother has a more cheerful temperament and is honest with others."
Can you be dishonest?
If you do good things, talk about it; if you do bad things, talk about it.
Normally when I look at it, I just want to kick him.
There are only so many people in the Southern Patrol retinue, and everyone is keeping an eye on the news from the emperor.
Many people know what caused Khan Amma's anger today. It is estimated that Brother Jiu himself is still pretending to be innocent, thinking that he can hide it from others.
To say that this is also a good intention is to act without fear.
Kangxi's expression softened a lot, and he said, "He's a thief, he's petty, and he loves to hold grudges. If you want to offend him in the future, remember to coax him early!"
It's not okay to act like an elder brother like the Eighth Prince without sincerity.
After this time, the brotherhood cannot be bridged, and there is no way.
Kangxi was hesitant before whether to interfere, but later decided to let nature take its course.
The eldest brother nodded and glanced at Kangxi.
He heard that the emperor's father was just complaining, and his words were full of intimacy, which was completely different from when he mentioned Eighth Prince just now.
Now that we have many sons, is there a saying that we “like the new and hate the old”?
The eldest brother's expression remained unchanged, but he had some realization in his heart.
You should also be aware that the preference you get is not fixed.
There is also the matter of Lao Jiu.
The act was reckless, but the starting point was to protect the reputation of the emperor's father.
No matter how imperfect you are, it doesn't matter for this reason. He is a good and filial son.
The eldest brother thinks that there is some truth in the saying "when three people are together, there must be one who is my teacher".
This kind of admiration can be learned.
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The three brothers, Ninth Prince, have already arrived at the Queen Mother's ship.
The fifth elder brother turned around, looked at the ninth elder brother, frowned and said: "Lao Ba, you still have a decent appearance, otherwise you look stingy."
Having said this, he said to the tenth brother: "You too, you can't look at your ninth brother for everything. It's so rude to ignore others like you did just now."
Brother Ninth Brother is already annoyed. Yesterday he could say hello with a smile, but today he is willful again.
He nodded and said: "I understand, I won't do it next time."
The tenth elder brother also looked like he was being taught, and said: "Well, I was negligent for a moment, and I won't do it again in the future."
After hearing this, the fifth elder brother relaxed his brows, waved his hands to the two of them, and got on the pallet.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother continued to move forward.
The ninth elder brother looked at the tenth elder brother and said, "Listen to the fifth elder brother and do whatever you want in the future. Otherwise, we will fall into the eyes of others and mean that we don't understand the truth and are unruly and look down on our elder brother!"
Brother Ten did not answer immediately, but said: "Brother Ninth, find a quiet place to talk."
Brother Jiu stopped, looked at him suspiciously, looked at him several times, and said, "Why is your face so ugly?"
Brother Ten was not in a hurry to speak, but looked towards the edge of the pier.
There is an empty pavilion.
The brothers moved over.
Brother Ninth felt a little uneasy, it was rare to see Old Ten like this.
He was a little worried. Was it because he complained yesterday?
He is not stupid, he was just deceiving himself in the first place.
He also knew in his heart that he was the "culprit". I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before all the people in his entourage would know.
Brother Jiu felt uneasy.
Brothers have the same temperament and temperament, and they also have similarities in their natural behavior.
He knew that Lao Shi was just like him in that he avoided trouble. He was either afraid of something or just lazy and didn't like trouble.
It seems that I have grown up over the past year, but the troubles I have caused have also come one after another.
"From now on, Ninth Brother should stay away from Bage!"
The tenth prince said solemnly.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows, is this it?
With such a serious look, what did you think you were going to say?
He nodded and said: "You don't need to remind me, I have the same plan. I finally figured it out. Brother Eight is warm-faced and cold-hearted. He is not as good as Brother Seven."
Brother Ten thought for a while and said: "He should make amends to Brother Ninth in the next few days. When the time comes, Brother Ninth, you..."
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said, "I already apologized yesterday. I think you can probably guess how I made the apology!"
"It was an oversight. The servant was rude and didn't know about this..."
Brother Ten said, and his guess was not bad at all.
Brother Ninth smiled bitterly. This time it was his turn to look at Brother Ten and said, "Tell me, Old Ten, have you already seen Brother Eight as being dishonest?"
Brother Ten was silent for a moment and said, "He is too strong."
Brothers get along freely, and it doesn't mean that no one has to hang around the other.
Even if Ninth Brother didn't care, he didn't bother to care about it. Among the three of them, Eighth Brother was the leader.
But that was when I was a kid.
Now that we are older, they are all the same prince and elder brother, so there is no saying who is in charge.
Just like him and Ninth Brother, they are both brothers side by side, and Ninth Brother doesn't say anything to suppress him. This is the way for brothers to get along for a long time.
The ninth elder brother was also disappointed and said: "Last year I was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I was very proud in front of my elder brothers, but I never mentioned this in front of my eighth elder brother."
It was because the eighth prince was angered by the emperor's father because he was rude to Ningshou Palace and lost his job in the household department.
The tenth elder brother said: "It's good that Ninth Brother knows what's going on. In the past, Ninth Brother didn't go to the imperial court, but Eighth Brother was very dignified in front of the imperial palace. Now that the situation is reversed, I'm afraid he feels unfair."
Regardless of Yun Haitang or Qianjinfang, no matter how innocent the eighth prince's words are, the tenth prince will not believe them.
What angered him the most was this choice.
If the "honey trap" at that time had been successful, what would others think of Ninth Brother?
After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the old girl who has not married for a long time is more like the eighth prince's favorite.
Whenever Ninth Brother makes a mistake, he is suspected of "stealing his wife".
Even the suspected sister-in-law who didn't even have a concubine.
"Anyway, you have to remember that he is not doing well now, and he may not be happy to see Brother Ninth doing well. I have been a brother for more than ten years, and you should also know him. He is the strongest at heart. I heard that he was working diligently a while ago, and half of Yue has traveled thousands of miles, and everyone is biased. I am afraid that in his heart, he does not feel that it is all Bafujin's fault, and he should also blame Sister-in-law Jiu..."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come up with a "honey trap" to alienate Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister-in-law.
The corners of Brother Jiu's mouth drooped. He also knew this and was discouraged.
"Why is it so crooked? People who were good in the past are now at a loss and acting like the third child!"
He couldn't help but mutter.
The tenth elder brother said very fairly: "When I was a child, there was no conflict of interests. It was not difficult to step back and be magnanimous and say nice words to coax my brothers. When I grow up and work as an errand, I have interests. People who are motivated will Naturally, I hope to be the best!"
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "Isn't that nonsense? Don't say that he has Ba Fujin holding him back now. Even if he doesn't, he still can't compare to the few darlings in front of him!"
Brother Ten said: "Maybe it's because of this that I become more motivated!"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "I can't think about it. I'm tired from all the tossing. Let's not daydream like that!"
The tenth elder brother nodded and said: "Well, my younger brother is just like the ninth elder brother, contented!"
Brother Jiu smiled and said, "Let them fight for it, we'll just have fun!"
If Suo'etu is not dead, then Brother Jiu's heart will not be at ease.
He was also angry at Yuqing Palace and was not willing to submit to the crown prince.
But after Suo'etu died, the resentment in his heart disappeared.
Where the prince is, let him go.
When the prince comes up, he will be the emperor's younger brother.
Other brothers went up, but he was still the emperor's younger brother.
Even if he doesn't take him seriously, he can still enjoy his leisure by holding on to his title and not having to go out on errands.
At that time, I could take Shu Shu around in the name of health care and treatment.
He was very curious about Guangzhou and wanted to see Western cargo ships.
Seeing him like this, the tenth elder brother felt relieved.
Otherwise, I’m really worried.
After the two brothers finished speaking, they left the pavilion.
When the ninth elder brother's boat came to the side, the ninth elder brother remembered Shu Shu's arrangement for extra meals, stopped and looked at the tenth elder brother.
The tenth prince is also at the age of drawing a strip, so he looks weak.
Especially walking with Shi Fujin, it was a bit uncoordinated.
Shi Fujin has lost a lot of weight and is much wider than Shi Age.
He coughed slightly and said: "Your sister-in-law is worried about my health and hopes that I will gain weight. Now there is a snack in the morning and afternoon. There are eggs and other things in the morning, milk in the afternoon, and fried noodles with oil." Tea, lotus root starch, soft pastry..."
The tenth elder brother listened and glanced at the ninth elder brother.
It's weird, there's no intention of showing off on your face, so why are you saying this?
Seeing that he couldn't react, the ninth brother reached out and grabbed his arm and said: "You are as thin as a stick, and you are not suitable for the tenth brother and sister. He turned around and asked Wang Changshou to come over and talk to Xiaotang. When you get food, you should also add meals at this time to keep yourself fat!"
Only then did Brother Ten realize what he was talking about. He nodded and said, "Well, then we'll have to trouble Sister-in-law Ninth. Fujin is complaining about being hungry. It's a long boating day, so he'll just have a warm meal at noon."
After hearing this, Ninth Brother was a little worried and said: "But this is for fattening. Your Ninth Sister-in-law doesn't dare to eat the same thing as me for fear of getting fat. My younger siblings have finally lost some weight, so eating like this with you, isn't it okay?" Have you gained weight?"
The tenth prince smiled and said: "My younger brother doesn't want her to lose weight. It was fine before."
If he really wanted to keep losing weight, he would be worried that he would be beaten when the Abahai tribe came again at the end of the year.
The ninth elder brother was just about to look down on the tenth elder brother, but then he thought about the changes in his wife in the past six months.
Plump is better than plump.
It’s not easy to talk to outsiders.
He said: "It's up to you, it's up to you..."
The two brothers separated and boarded the boat.
Shu Shu was sitting next to the table, with pens, ink, paper and inkstones on it, and Xiao Song was grinding ink beside him.
I have been busy these days, and I haven’t memorized these notes from the south for several days.
Taking advantage of the daylight, Shu Shu made a note.
She wrote carefully, and Xiaosong was also attentive in polishing the ink.
Not only the cabin, but also the aisle outside was covered with wool felt, making walking silent.
Therefore, when Brother Jiu came in, neither the master nor the servant noticed it.
Brother Jiu walked over, stood next to Shu Shu, and looked at her letters.
Shu Shu wrote "Wanbao Pavilion". The Western utensils were exquisite, and the merchants there also traveled far and came to the Qing Dynasty, which was thousands of miles away.
I wonder if anyone in the Qing Dynasty went to the West to see the Western style.
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "This is really a tacit understanding!"
Only then did Shu Shu realize that he was there, put down his pen and said, "I also gained something from the 'Wanbao Pavilion'?"
Brother Jiu sat next to him, poured a cup of tea, moistened his throat, and then said: "I just thought that the Qing Dynasty was short of money. If they took all the money away, wouldn't it be even worse? It would be best? The best way is, no matter what they earn from the Qing Dynasty, or from the East and Nanyang, as long as it is money, it is best to keep it in the Qing Dynasty!"
Shu Shu's eyes showed admiration.
Now, the official foreign trade organization of the Qing Dynasty, the Guangzhou Thirteenth Bank, has been established.
It's just that it hasn't reached the "one-stop trade" period yet, so it's not very conspicuous.
There are now a total of four customs offices responsible for foreign trade and customs collection, namely Guangzhou Customs in Guangdong, Zhangzhou Customs in Fujian, Ningbo Customs in Zhejiang and Yuntaishan Customs in Jiangnan.
Below the four customs offices, there are more than a dozen customs ports.
In the middle of Qianlong's reign, the "one port for trade" policy was implemented, with only Guangzhou Customs retained and all other customs and customs ports closed.
The Guangzhou Thirteenth Bank also became a monopoly business and ushered in a glorious period of nearly a century.
They say men at work are handsome, and Brother Jiu is really good when he wants to get down to business.
Everything related to the economy has been handled well.
She didn't say any words of praise, but the praise was reflected on her face.
The corners of Brother Jiu's mouth were raised, with a bit of pride, but when he thought about going to the dragon boat just now, he felt that he still had to remember it.
He pointed at Shu Shu's note and said: "I seem to have offended someone. We are not sure if we will have more enemies. Please make a note at the back. I will ask for the list later and see who they are. Don't bring them in." Down."
If there are people who are blindly thinking about revenge, then let them learn what the prince's brother's temper is.
Shu Shu felt uneasy when she heard that. Why was there an enemy?
How many more?
"Is there anyone else buying stones at Jijiahu Stone Factory?"
She thought about what happened yesterday and wondered if it was a follow-up incident.
After hearing this, the ninth elder brother burst out laughing, thinking about how embarrassed the third elder brother had just been.
That cup was smashed accurately!
Ha ha!
fine!
Khan Amma’s bad temper was not just for him!
This is only fair, the palms and backs of the hands are all meat!
He smiled and said: "I guessed half of it right, it is indeed related to the Ji family, but it is not the Lake Stone Field, but the 'Wanbao Pavilion'!"
As he spoke, he repeated what the emperor's father had said when he questioned the third elder brother and what he had said in defense to the third elder brother.
After hearing this, Shu Shu felt that the third elder brother was a little unjust.
The Ji family is the richest family, and its big tree attracts the wind.
The accounts of these seven or eight people are wrong, which adds up to a lot of money. This is not the decision of the young master's family. It should be the intention of the head of the Ji family.
Spend money to buy peace.
It also means taking advantage of the east wind and enjoying the shade under the big trees.
The third elder brother, the dignified prince, has always been flattered by others, so he probably didn't take him seriously.
With his status, this also gives the Ji family a chance.
Otherwise, if other merchants wanted to show filial piety, they would not be able to show filial piety to him.
Brother Jiu said with disdain: "You still claim to be good at studying, but you don't even want to lose your face. If you want to talk about other foreign goods, such as desk clocks, pocket watches, etc., the price can still be vague, so just accept it. For a layman, I don’t know how much the purchase price was, but those three big gold bracelets weighed ten taels of gold and were bought for thirty taels of silver each. Isn’t this shabby?!”
Shu Shu thought of her big gold bracelet. Because she insisted on paying 80% of the selling price, that one piece cost two hundred and eighty taels of silver.
That's because the diamond center stone in the middle is larger.
Others are inlaid with pearls, garnets and amethysts.
The pearl was not big, and the color of the garnet was ordinary. However, the amethyst was also large, and the purple color was richer. The price was fifty taels more expensive than her diamond one, which was a full four hundred taels.
The purchase price was just over two hundred taels.
It was indeed shameless to take down thirty taels.
It's better not to spend any money at all, and still count it as filial piety.
Taking advantage in this way, but pretending that you haven't taken advantage of it is going too far.
Thinking that the fifth elder brother and his wife also went to "Wanbao Pavilion" with the third elder brother and his wife yesterday, Shu Shu hurriedly said: "The fifth elder brother and the fifth sister-in-law are not involved, right?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "This time, Sister-in-law Five was outstanding. She noticed that the price was wrong, so she reminded Brother Five when she went back. Brother Five asked someone to send money back to make up for it."
Shu Shu was relieved.
Brother Ninth gloated: "The third child was not only embarrassed this time, he was also fined a year's salary, and the two thousand taels he was rewarded yesterday was also taken back!"
Shu Shu couldn't help but laugh.
She could still imagine the angry look on the third elder brother's face. It was obviously to save a few money, but in the end he suffered a big loss.
Her guess was indeed correct. On Concubine Rong's ship, in the cabin of Third Prince and his wife, the couple were fighting fiercely with each other.
The third elder brother pointed at San Fujin and said with annoyance: "I only put on makeup and powder all day long, and I don't have the style of my direct descendant Fujin. Look at other people, and then look at yourself. You are so stupid. I am so stupid." It’s bad luck, I’ve pointed you to Fujin!”
The third elder brother was ashamed and annoyed. He came back in anger, but he saw San Fujin sitting in front of the makeup mirror, wiping the perfume one by one and smelling it.
San Fujin turned his head, also unhappy, and said: "Where does this evil fire come from? Whoever provokes me, I will talk to whomever I want to talk to!"
The third elder brother said angrily: "There is no one else except you, a prodigal woman!"
As he said that, he saw several brocade boxes placed in front of the dressing table, which were the three Western bracelets from "Wanbao Pavilion".
What's this?
This is proof!
Twelve taels of gold each?
Because it was a woman's thing, he didn't pay attention at all at the time, and he didn't know how many taels of gold it was.
He took two steps forward, took out a box, opened it, and saw a rich purple color.
Purple is expensive.
His expression changed, and he picked up the bracelet. It was a flat bracelet. It looked thick and clumsy, but it felt really heavy in his hands.
Ten ounces of gold!
He glared at San Fujin and gritted his teeth: "I didn't pay attention at the time and didn't know the weight of this bracelet. You already got it, don't you know?"
San Fujin said unhappily: "I'm not a scale, how can I know its weight?"
The third elder brother sneered, but came over suspiciously, looked at San Fujin and said: "When did you ever look at such a thick thing? I don't think the bracelet is heavy on weekdays, and I only wear filigree ones, but you think your wrists are sore in two ounces." , can you look at this?"
San Fujin licked his temples and said with pride, "Isn't this because I picked up a big leak because others didn't know the goods? This circle is full of amethyst, the size of the thumb cap, and it's still the same color. I'll go back and pick it off." , with some beads, you can decorate your head and face!"
Shu Shu really has no discernment. Instead of choosing such a good thing, he chose diamond. It looks like big glass. What's the benefit?
Nowadays, all kinds of gemstones are focused on color.
The third elder brother raised the bracelet and wanted to throw it to the ground.
Just pick it up, this is 4,500 taels of silver!
It wouldn't even cost that much money to hire another direct descendant, Fujin!
But this heavy feel.
This rich purple.
This is a rare good thing.
It can be worth a few hundred taels.
Third Brother put down his hand again and picked up the other two boxes.
The one inlaid with pearls, the beads are not big, just slightly larger than the rice beads, but these are pink pearls.
All around is pink.
Looking at the remaining one, it is inlaid with "Ziya Wu", and the color is also the most gorgeous burgundy among "Ziya Wu".
The jewels from these three bracelets were removed and inlaid by craftsmen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They were then put on consignment at some silver shop, each of which could earn several hundred taels of silver.
The third brother felt more comfortable and hugged all three boxes.
"What are you going to do?"
San Fujin stood up and stopped, "Where are you going to get it?"
The third elder brother sneered: "I can take the money wherever I like!"
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I didn't dare to stop because I was afraid that if I did, the third chapter would be delayed again as soon as I took a break. Good night everyone, ^_^.
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