Brother Ninth smiled brightly.
But the fourth elder brother heard something was wrong, frowned and said: "Nonsense, that is the old man who has been used by my concubine for ten years. Even if I have to change the management of the servants, I still treat it as my concubine speaking. Why are you interrupting?"
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said, "No trouble, no trouble. It's my brother who didn't think carefully. Then forget about the favor. I'll ask Thirteen for it later!"
Yifei smiled and shook her head and said: "Children, they think very carefully."
But when Xiao Chun mentioned this, she gave up the idea of leaving the palace to escape the summer heat immediately after the full moon.
At first, I only thought about the coolness, but I forgot about the coolness of the water, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to bear it.
During this confinement period, she felt that her body was not as good as before and a little weak.
She said: "I understand, just tell me what I said, and ask her to come over and talk to me the day after tomorrow."
You can escape the heat later, but you must take a shower and wash your hair!
So this confinement, thirty days is enough.
Xiaochun responded and went out.
Concubine Yi then told Peilan: "Go to the imperial doctor's room in the afternoon and ask him what he said. If it's not appropriate, just wait forty days before leaving the palace..."
Eighth elder brother:
The fourth elder brother glared at the ninth elder brother and said, "If you encounter problems in the future, don't be impatient. Discuss it with a few adults. Always think about it first. Even if you have good intentions, you must think twice. You must know Everything is no longer a trivial matter after it passes before the emperor."
Brother Ninth Brother was beaming with joy and was in a good mood, but he was fed cold water one after another and became impatient.
He made a face, raised his eyebrows, and said: "This is my younger brother's responsibility. If I find something wrong, shouldn't I report it to Khan Ama? Is it okay to let the concubine Xi bully the concubine Wei? That would be considered prudent. , I have a good reputation, I really don’t care about it! Humph!”
After that, he raised his chin, "kick, kick, kick, kick" and strode away.
The fourth elder brother turned livid with anger and complained to the eighth elder brother: "I thought I was making progress, but in the end I still have the same donkey temper and won't listen to advice!"
The eighth elder brother smiled bitterly and said: "Ninth brother is trying to point me out. It's because I'm careless and I don't know that my mother is in a difficult situation."
The fourth elder brother waved his hand and said: "The concubine lives in the inner court. You, an adult prince, cannot see her once a year. How can you know this..."
Speaking of this, he felt a little angry when he thought of the Eight Fortunes.
The ninth elder brother glanced at the fourth elder brother angrily and said: "Look at what you said, it seems that my younger brother is a 'dog biting a mouse and meddling in his own business.' Isn't there a reason for this? Concubine Wei's subordinates The servants in charge of Concubine Zhang and I have all had masters before, and were also managed by others in the meantime. If you don't obey, wouldn't it be a good idea to change the servants to new ones while we are moving the palace?"
How do you become a daughter-in-law?
The Eighth Prince got married in May last year and moved out of the palace in late November. During the six months before and after, he didn’t notice the situation in Qixiang Palace?
*
Brother Jiu's expression didn't turn around until he got on his horse and was far away from Changchun Garden.
Oops!
Looks like I'm in trouble!
Could it be that all the confidants of Concubine Wei were eliminated? !
Then he thought about it.
Love as he pleases, it is his duty anyway.
I am motivated by public interests and not selfishly, so why should I cover everything?
Having said this, he looked at Ba Age and said: "Bag, I asked around first. Most of the people in charge of Qixiang Palace listen to Concubine Xi, so isn't Concubine Wei at a loss? Just when Khan Amma was talking about the renovation of Changchun Palace, my brother kindly mentioned it..."
As long as Khan Amma thinks he is doing the right thing, that's all.
He calmed down and snorted softly.
The fourth elder brother also taught him a lesson here. In the future, he should not scold his younger brother all the time. He should scold him twice and praise him once, so that he won't be annoyed or don't like to hear it.
By the time he returned to the palace, he had forgotten this matter and thought only about the Dong E family's title.
Without the rightful owner, no one mentioned the lawsuit.
Now that the matter of the title is settled, I can ask Lao Shi to urge them and kill the Fuhan brothers directly.
It just so happened that my father-in-law hadn't come back yet, so no one else could say anything about him.
Otherwise, it would be as if the uncle was cruel and refused to reconcile with his nephews.
After returning to the Second Institute, he announced the good news to Shu Shu: "The title has been decided. My father-in-law will replace him at the same level. The previous title will be retained, or he will be replaced by a son!"
After hearing this, Shu Shu also felt happy and said, "That's great."
He saw that the eighth elder brother did not look grateful, and the fourth elder brother seemed to have objections, so he carefully adjusted the order and changed the specific mention of this matter to unintentional.
It can only be said that the current civil nobility system is still a bit chaotic. The emperor does not interfere with the candidates for the title, but the emperor has the final say on how to seize the title.
Otherwise, according to the default inheritance, the son of Peng Chun's first-class Duke should be the second-class Duke of Jiangxi.
In this way, a duke can be passed down for more than ten generations.
But in fact, Zengshou only attacked a third-class man.
According to this succession method, the next generation is Hou.
Unless the imperial court re-discusses the succession of the founders of the country and establishes hereditary succession, only then can he remain the Duke of the country.
The title of the Shu Shu family can still be maintained at the same level if it falls on Qi Xi, but if it falls on Zhu Liang, it is unknown how many levels it will be downgraded.
Brother Jiu was a little dissatisfied and said, "If the two titles are added up, wouldn't it mean that he would be a third-class marquis?"
The basic unit of the people of the Qing Dynasty was "Tuosalahafan", commonly known as "Half a Future".
Qi Xi's original Spyge was accumulated from three "Tuosalahafan", which is the fourth grade. Under normal circumstances, his descendants can inherit the fourth grade once, the fifth grade again, and the seventh grade three times, and then take the seventh grade as the official title. custom made.
Brother Ba's face was troubled and he said: "There are some who are disobedient, but there are also old people who are used to being used by me..."
If the two titles are merged, the third rank will be added to the second rank, that is, the first rank, the first rank plus a Yunqiwei, to the third rank.
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "It's inappropriate."
If Qi Xi himself had made outstanding military achievements, it is unlikely that he would have received such grace.
But in fact, he is the governor, an internal affairs officer, and has no outstanding military exploits, so it is just right to seize the title according to the rules.
Brother Ninth just said, "Anyway, we feel at ease, and there is no need to rush to tell others. To avoid causing trouble, I will tell Lao Shi this afternoon and ask the Zongren Mansion to close the case as soon as possible. There is no need to wait for my father-in-law to come back." .”
Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "It's better not to say anything. There is no need to talk about this, and it is not necessary to work hard in the past few days."
"What about my father-in-law's reputation?" Brother Jiu hesitated.
Shu Shu said: "As long as the crime is judged according to the law, Amma will be criticized by others, so there is no need to hide her ears."
Brother Jiu asked: "What will happen to Zengshou and the others in the future? Have they cut off all contact with my father-in-law?"
It's not that he underestimates them, it's just that there really isn't anything he can do.
Brother Jiu said grandly: "That's nothing. Isn't it just an errand? Brother Bage, please write a list to your brother. There are so many errands in and outside the palace. A servant and not a high-ranking official can't arrange anything. I will tell my brother later." Just go down, it won’t affect the livelihood of the slaves..."
There will never be a situation like the old generation with many stars.
Shu Shu said: "We won't be as close as when my cousin was alive, but we won't stop contacting him either. That's the clan leader. It's probably just an ordinary clan relationship..."
It's like the interactions between my own family and my second roommate.
Brother Jiu once again talked about the summer vacation in the suburbs and said: "When the time comes when the queen moves, we will move there too and live in the Xinwu House outside the West Garden..."
Shu Shu was a little surprised and said: "Isn't that given to the elder brothers above?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Khan Ama said that from the example of Hechi No. 4, I will ask Lao Shi and the others if they want to move there too..."
Now it has entered the ambush, and it is different from the dry heat before, it is muggy.
Sprinkling water doesn't work anymore.
There is ice in the house, which makes people clammy and cold, but it is hot and humid outside.
One is cold and the other is hot, making it easy to catch a cold.
Eighth elder brother:
Shu Shu has begun to restrain herself from spending all day in the study.
Yifei was born on May 28th and was full moon on June 27th.
Shu Shu felt that her mother-in-law, who had a mysophobia, estimated that the full moon would be the limit, and she would not continue to sit for forty days or two months.
But Changchun Garden is full of water.
The Huifang Villa where Concubine Yi lived during the first month of the year was located between the two lakes. Even though it was not adjacent to the lake, there were other water systems nearby.
Shu Shu said: "I will go to the Imperial Hospital tomorrow to ask if it is appropriate to live near the water in your situation. If it is not appropriate, I would rather recuperate your body later."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Well, I'll ask. I never thought about this before."
Shu Shu then told Xiao Chun: "Go to Yikun Palace and bring two boxes of baked seaweed crispbreads so that the empress can have a try. Then ask Miss Peilan how long the empress plans to confine herself. The imperial doctor is there. I mentioned forty-two days before..."
Xiaochun made a mental note and answered.
Brother Jiu said: "If the Queen's place is full for forty-two days, then we will move there on the tenth day of July. Then we will probably be able to live there until Khan Amma's northern tour, just in time to survive the dog days..."
Brother Jiu looked at him seriously, looking really responsible.
Shu Shu also looked forward to it and said, "The fish should be fatter in summer, right?"
Brother Ninth shook his head and said: "It's not fat, it smells like earth. Brother Fourteen was talking about it last time."
*
Yikun Palace, back hall.
Yifei looked droopy.
In this hot summer weather, I sweat every time I move, and I sweat every time I don't move.
And because the weather is so humid, my hair cannot be dry-cleaned, otherwise it will look smudged and dirty.
Fortunately Shushu also gave me a hair brush at that time.
Use this with a coarse cloth to comb your hair and also have a cleaning effect.
Now, Peilan used a head brush to help Yifei clean her hair.
He said: "There are not many of them. I will ask E Niang later before I trouble my ninth brother again."
Concubine Yi looked at her hair with disdain and said, "Does it all stink?"
Peilan hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, why don't you put some floral dew on the brush so that it will smell good?"
Concubine Yi hurriedly shook her head and said: "Don't, it will make the smell worse if mixed with it. Just bear with it, it will be fine the day after tomorrow."
Peilan still wanted to speak, but someone came in from outside and said, "Master, Miss Chun from the Second Residence is here."
Concubine Yi frowned, not wanting to see her.
"Take him to the next room to talk, don't let him in!"
she ordered.
After a while, Xiao Chun was taken to the second room and said across the Duobao Pavilion: "New food has been prepared in the dining room. Fujin sent a slave to bring some for the queen to taste, and then asked Miss Peilan how long the queen had been sitting there. Confinement..."
Concubine Yi raised her eyebrows and said, "Okay, why do you think of asking this?"
Xiao Chun said: "Master Jiu just returned from Changchun Garden and mentioned the matter of the empress leaving the palace to escape the summer heat. Fujin was worried that it would be easy to catch a cold when the water comes..."
