Xi Zhu's face turned pale and he was speechless.
He didn't know whether Mrs. Uncle's treatment of him was cruel or not.
The day passed by. He thought he would be kicked out by his wife, but he was not. He also thought he would be strictly guarded, but he was not.
As a noble eldest daughter, she had never looked directly at him.
Brothers Fuhan and Fuhai felt that his reaction was inappropriate.
"Brother Zhu, you are now a man, not a child. Now that your uncle is gone, you should stand up..."
Fuhan said tentatively.
Fu Hai was playing the sidelines and said: "Yes, yes, even if your background is flawed, you are my uncle's only flesh and blood. There should be room for discussion between this heir and the candidate for the title."
Xi Zhu looked at the two brothers in a daze.
Fuhan patted his shoulder and said: "You are aggrieved. My aunt has always loved the brothers in the Dutong Mansion. If it weren't for giving away the title, she would not expose the family scandal. She had to report your aunt to the clan. Manfu, I’m afraid you’ll have a hard time in the future…”
He is a "child born out of adultery", and his biological mother is the sinner who murdered her husband.
As if seeing a life-saving straw, Xi Zhu pulled Fu Han and said: "Second brother, what should I do? I don't need this title. I just want to keep the property in my name. My body can't live without medicine..."
He was crying as he spoke.
Fu Han endured his disgust and said: "There must be truth in this world, and you still have a biological uncle."
Xi Zhu stiffened.
He still remembered clearly that on the day his Ama passed away, his second uncle came over and learned about what happened before Ama passed away. He looked at him as if he were looking at a dead person.
His body was shaking and his face was pale.
Fuhan narrowed his eyes and said, "What's wrong? Second uncle hit you?"
Xi Zhu coughed. He remembered the old housekeeper's kick, which left no energy at all. The bruise on his chest had not faded yet.
Fu Hai was nearby and noticed something strange, so he stepped forward to take off Ba Xi Zhu's clothes.
Now that spring and summer are changing, clothes are thinner.
There are only two pieces inside and outside.
Xi Zhu was startled and tried to struggle, but the result was no better than two brothers in their early twenties?
His clothes were immediately pulled apart, revealing the bruises on his chest.
Fuhan's eyes became more excited, and his breathing became faster, and he said: "Uncle Qi's beating was too cruel, wasn't it?"
Xi Zhu quickly tied up his clothes and lowered his head without speaking.
I didn't see the two brothers looking any more excited.
When Fu Han and Fu Hai came out, the brothers left the uncle's house.
After finding a secluded and uninhabited place, Fuhai became more enthusiastic and said, "Brother, this is an opportunity!"
Fuhan's face turned red, and then he shook his head and said, "Amma won't allow it."
Fuhai lowered his voice and said, "Then without Amma..."
To be honest, the two brothers were of noble birth. Their biological mother was Peng Chun's stepmother, the daughter of Prince Mandahai of Xun.
However, their biological mother is deceased, and the title of the uncle's family has lost its royal title. Now it has been passed down to their cousin's generation, which is a dukedom of the country, so the mother's family can't borrow much power.
Unexpectedly, Peng Chun's four first wives before and after were all from high families, and five of his seven sons were legitimate sons. The two brothers could not rely on each other.
They are all in their early twenties, and now they have no serious future, they are just walking on the flag.
Fu Han hesitated and said, "It may not be possible. There is still a prince in Dutong Mansion..."
Fuhai said: "What's that? It's just my bald brother, our prince's son-in-law is a noble..."
The two brothers were greedy and made a decision.
Fuhai said: "Second brother, just pretend that you don't know about this and don't get involved. Amma will only punish me if it succeeds."
Fuhan's eyes were red and he said: "If I get the title, I hope my uncle and nephew will succeed me!"
Fuhai was surprised and said: "Brother..."
Fu Han said: "I don't have any children, so I would like to take my eldest nephew as my son..."
Fuhai became more and more enthusiastic and said, "Brother, just wait!"
*
Jiangning, Zhizao Mansion.
A few days passed by in a hurry while shutting up in Shu Shu.
On this day, the Holy Emperor went to pay homage to the Ming Taizu Mausoleum, and Brother Jiu was also ordered to accompany him.
Shu Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought she was fine, but Brother Jiu still circled her like a puppy, for fear that she was forcing a smile.
He didn't move for several days.
Today I had to go out, so Brother Jiu kept talking for a long time, then turned around and left.
Shu Shu feels more at ease and welcomes guests.
Jiu Gege brought Cao Gege over to talk to Shu Shu.
"Brother Ninth made a special detour this morning and said that he would be out all day today. He was afraid that Sister-in-law Ninth would feel uncomfortable being alone. He also promised to send me a thank-you gift later..."
Jiu Gege said with a bit of joking.
Shu Shu asked someone to serve tea and said to Jiu Gege: "I told you eight hundred times in the morning, for fear that I would cry again. There are so many tears!"
Seeing that her mood improved and she felt more relaxed, Jiu Gege said with a smile: "I never expected that Brother Jiu would still be so reliable..."
Shu Shu also smiled and said, "Go back and tell your ninth brother what I said about my sister. He will definitely be happy."
While my sister-in-law was talking, Cao Gege just sat quietly on the round stool next to her.
Shu Shu looked at her for a few times, then said kindly, "Are you starting to learn the rules?"
Cao Gege is eight years old, with snow-white skin, willow-leaf eyebrows, and almond-shaped eyes. She already has the shadow of a little beauty.
Although the Cao family was in Banner, Xu was in Jiangnan, so she did not shave her head like the children of Banner people, but had already started to grow it.
This movement and silence are all the rules of the palace.
Sit, hold your head high, and smile.
Cao Gege stood up and said: "When I return to Fujin, at the beginning of the year, my slave Ama invited Yan Mo, who retired from the palace, to make offerings and teach the slaves the rules."
During this standing response, it was already very impressive.
Shu Shu and Jiu Gege looked at each other.
What Shu Shu was thinking was, had Kangxi already told Cao Yin to give his daughter a future?
Are you planning to marry Nersu at this time?
Nine Gege is based on the following several Geges. The Fifteen Gege, born to Zhang Bin, is nine years old this year, and it’s time to choose a reading partner.
In front of Cao Gege, my sister-in-law did not tell the truth.
Shu Shu asked Cao Gege to sit down.
When Xiaochun brought tea and snacks, everyone ate.
Shu Shucai said to Xiao Chun, "The weather outside is perfect, so don't stay bored in the house all the time..."
Then she said to Cao Gege, "I wonder if I could trouble you to take my girl to the back garden?"
Cao Gege stood up and said crisply: "I followed Fujin's instructions. The peonies in the back garden happened to be blooming. I took my sisters to pick flowers for Fujin and the princess!"
This Yuxue looks cute, but she talks in adult language, which is very interesting.
Shu Shu's heart softened when she saw it.
I think of a joke often mentioned in later generations: cheating to give birth to a daughter.
This is the case with Cao Gege.
When Xiao Chun led Cao Gege down, the aunt and sister looked at each other.
"A companion reading of Fifteen Gege?"
Jiu Gege expressed his guess: "Khan Ama is really friendly to the Cao family. I heard that he has rewarded Sun Moji twice with things in the past few days..."
Shu Shu felt that something was not quite right.
Isn’t it the right thing to be a favor to a minister who is showing favor to his disciples?
After all, in the eyes of the world, the son is the family inheritance.
Especially here in Cao Yin, Cao Ke is still the only son.
Why is the Cao family so favoring the girl?
"Did you reward Cao Zhizao's son with a knighthood?"
Shu Shu asked.
She has been staying behind closed doors for the past few days, and even her ninth brother has been tied up, so she doesn't have much information.
Jiu Gege shook his head and said: "No title is awarded casually, and I haven't heard of any outstanding achievements made by Cao Zhizao..."
Shu Shu expressed her doubts: "But if it's a favor, wouldn't it be given more to my son?"
Jiu Gege had not thought of this before, but now he thought about it and said, "In this case, shouldn't the position of accompanying the first prince of the Cao family fall to Cao Zhizao's son?"
Shu Shu also thinks that is more reasonable.
The prince's accompanying reading means that the guard is scheduled to have a future.
But there is another possibility.
That is because Kangxi wanted to make Jiang Ning Zhicheng a "official", so he did not arrange for Cao Tempo to go to Beijing.
Shiguan means that the father, grandson, father and son of a family hold the same official position.
"Haha, beads are different after all. It's just a matter of friendship. Your ninth brother has a bad temper and has offended everyone. No one is left..."
Shu Shu sighed.
When they opened the office, they were really short of manpower everywhere.
Shu Shu arranged for a Fusong from her mother's family, and also asked for a Heishan. It would be difficult to recruit other people from Dong E's family, otherwise it would not look like him.
I previously thought of using Xing Quan and his son, but now that there are doubts about Xi Zhu's life experience, and even their character and behavior have to be re-examined, it is difficult to use them directly.
Jiu Gege smiled and said: "Anyway, Brother Ninth and Sister Ninth are incomparable. These girls around Sister Ninth are so good. Grandmother even praised them twice and asked me to follow Sister Ninth to learn how to take care of the girls..."
Shu Shu thought of the maid next to Jiu Gege, who was not close to her, and wondered, "How come these two people around you don't look like old people?"
Jiu Gege suppressed a smile, rubbed his handkerchief and said, "They were assigned here just a year ago. The two previous palace servants were sent away by the Shenxing Division during the twelfth lunar month..."
Shu Shu was surprised, this was the first time she heard about this.
She frowned and said, "But there are some irregularities in the daily service, or there is suspicion of greed and theft..."
He frowned, feeling a little depressed, and said, "There are some properties that I can't explain clearly."
Shu Shu clapped her hand and said, "Sister, don't feel bad. It's a good thing to find out early. Such people who are testing each other's minds are not worthy of my sister's nostalgia."
As for the theft, it was probably all started.
Shu Shu remembered clearly that the cleanup in the palace two years ago and after had something to do with the Hesheli family and the Tong family placing people in the palace.
Behind Concubine Yi's entry into the palace was the beauty of the Hesheli family.
I wonder if Concubine De is the candidate arranged by the Tong family to have a child.
It was still a coincidence, but Kangxi found an adoptive mother with a noble family background for his fourth brother on a temporary basis.
Jiu Gege took a long breath and said: "One of them is from the Wuya family, my niece, who has been with me for seven or eight years..."
Shu Shu felt that her guess was incorrect.
The Wuya family is related to the Tong family...
*
Ming Taizu Mausoleum.
After personally offering sacrifices to Ming Taizu, Kangxi mentioned to the clan, civil and military ministers that he wanted to visit the descendants of the Ming Dynasty, grant them worldly duties, and observe the rituals for the rest of their lives.
"The forty-eight banners of Mongolia in this dynasty are all descendants of the Yuan Dynasty, and I still care for them; future generations of the Ming Dynasty should follow this example!"
Kangxi spoke plausibly.
Immediately some great scholars responded and sang praises.
The ninth elder brother stood behind the accompanying elder brother, lowering his head to hide the strange feeling in his heart.
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This "Third Prince Zhu" has killed many people...
After returning from the Mausoleum of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the Holy Master visited the Jiangning Banner Camp again.
It's more reluctant.
There is no hint of cowardice, but it is very different from Hangzhou Banner Camp.
Kangxi endured his anger and went to see Jiangning's Green Camp again.
Kangxi was furious and issued a decree: "Immediately assess the officers and soldiers of the Green Camp one by one. Those who fail the bow and horse will be ordered to serve in Hegong."
