When the table was set, the side dishes were exquisitely prepared, with several kinds of pastries, a few kinds of fresh fruits, and a bowl of stewed bird's nest.
Si Fujin looked at An Xin and took his sisters out.
Aunt Yun sent it out in person, and came back and said to Fucha: "Sibeile's Mansion is to the east. Sibeile and Ba Ye were also raised together in Jingren Palace from childhood. They have the deepest friendship. Fujin will know it later. …”
Mrs. Fucha looked puzzled and said, "But isn't the Eighth Master raised in the name of Concubine Hui?"
"That happened after Empress Tong passed away. The Emperor was kind and pointed out Empress Yanxi Palace to be the adoptive mother of the Eighth Master. However, the Eighth Master was already old at that time and could not continue to live in the inner court. The renovation of the Fifth Ganxi Palace happened to be completed. I just moved the palace to my elder brother's house and never lived in Yanxi Palace..."
Grandma Yun said.
Mrs. Fucha listened carefully, took it to heart, and then said: "I also heard that the eighth master had a good relationship with the ninth and tenth elder brothers before..."
Mother Yun did not answer immediately. She thought about it and said, "It was true earlier. The elder brothers are of similar age and live next to each other in the elder brother's house. They are the closest to each other. They are no different from the brothers. It's just that After the eighth master and the ninth master got married last year, there were less people walking around..."
Mrs. Fucha glanced at Granny Yun.
Grandma Yun didn't mean to elaborate.
She has also been in the palace for more than ten years, so she naturally knows the rules.
You can say whatever you want in private, but publicly you cannot say anything bad about the master, otherwise it will be a fault...
Mrs. Fucha didn't want to ramble on forever, so she picked up the bird's nest.
When she saw clearly what was in the bowl, she had doubts in her eyes and looked at Grandma Yun, saying, "Mammy, this bird's nest..."
Wealthy people all know that bird's nests are nourishing.
The Fucha family also had a comfortable life. Although she was a concubine, she was raised by her aunt's mother, and she was supported like other sisters since she was a child.
Mother Yun looked ashamed as she said, "This year, the government has not been very financially prosperous. The emperor divided the property at the beginning of the year, but he lost a few properties over time..."
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In the inner courtyard, the banquets have been laid out.
The ladies take their seats.
The other girls were just going through the motions, but Shi Fujin was really looking forward to eating.
She is a "hot pot lover" and rarely has the opportunity to eat out, so she is looking forward to today's wedding banquet.
When it was time to eat, Shi Fujin was disappointed and his interest dropped a lot.
The other women looked at each other with strange expressions.
Leaders like Shu Shu and Si Fujin, who have clear accounts in their minds, can tell where the problem lies at a glance.
The banquet surface is the "swallow's wing banquet" which is popular in the capital. It looks decent, but the bird's nests are made from crushed swallows, and the shark's fins are also made from loose wings.
Si Fujin held back his expression without changing his expression.
When Shu Shu saw it, she didn't touch the two dishes.
The ingredients for the main course were lacking, and other ingredients were also a bit mediocre.
It looks like the face is shiny.
There are many plates and bowls, and the quantity is considerable.
But Prince Fujin is used to being pampered, so no one can see the shortcomings of this child.
The dissatisfaction of the sisters-in-law of Anjun Prince Fujin was clearly visible on their faces. Prince Yu Fujin and Prince Gong Fujin didn't say anything, but they didn't do much to Kuai Zi. They just drank from a bowl of sweet soup.
The women were reserved, and no one said anything even if they saw that the table was not appropriate, but the male guests in front became lively...
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"Is this bird's nest or mouthwash? Is it disgusting?"
A prince in his forties took a bite of bird's nest and was disgusted.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother happened to be at this table.
Brother Ten looked at the strange man and whispered: "Brother Ninth, who is this?"
It's definitely not Prince Heshuo and Prince Duoluo. There are countless princes in the clan, and all ten princes know them.
At such an old age, you can't say that you are "childlike", right?
But this is too casual.
There are so many people here and no one else has spoken yet. Is it his turn to be disgusted?
Brother Jiu whispered: "The Duke of Zhenguo Tunzhu..."
Brother Ten understood in his heart.
He couldn't deal with anyone, but he knew his name.
This one is the great-grandson of Prince Rao Yu, but he is not from the line of Prince An, but a descendant of another Wenliang Beizi family.
Although he is so old, he is the cousin of Prince An and the brother of all the princes in terms of seniority.
This attack is somewhat of a pretext.
After all, today's card is not much different from marrying his direct wife Fujin.
The uncles and father-in-laws in Prince An's palace had nothing to say, and they were probably all disgusted.
Tunzhu, Bafujin's cousin, came out to fight against injustice.
Before the change, Brother Jiu would definitely have retorted, but now he no longer has that interest.
He thought of Yaqib.
This old boy is really willing to die.
I have handed the evidence of his corruption to the fourth brother for several days, but the fourth brother has not touched it.
This is understandable.
Slow things down and things will go smoothly. It is easy to treat other people's slaves like they are not human inside and outside.
But today, except for Yaqib's handwriting, there was no one else at this table.
This is how greed is raised.
In the past, maybe it was just three melons and two dates, and I was more greedy in places where others could not see me. But after I got used to it, I felt that I was losing money if I was not greedy, and I dared to do anything.
After Tunzhu picked at the bird's nest, she went to pick at the shark's fin, and sneered: "This deserves to be called shark's fin, the fans are more uniform than this!"
No one refuted, but no one cheered.
Everyone looked at their bowls and wished they didn't have ears.
Tunzhu didn't know that he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk. Maybe he didn't feel the excitement, so he looked at the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, raised his eyelids and said: "Why don't you two speak? Could it be that what I said is wrong? Or does the palace only eat shark fin like this?"
Brother Jiu's face suddenly darkened and he said: "You also know that you are two masters in front of you, not a grandson? Why, if you want to know what kind of shark fin is in the palace, this is easy. You and I can go directly to Changchun Garden. Wouldn't it be faster to go to Khan Amma and ask him whether the shark fins he eats are whole or half?"
Tunzhu's face turned red and he said, "That's not what I meant..."
"That's not what you mean, why don't you shut up! Even three-year-old children know that 'eating doesn't mean talking'. Are you bothered by your endless blabbering?" Brother Jiu said unceremoniously.
Tunzhu was annoyed when he was told that he couldn't come to the stage, and said: "The table is bad, why don't you want to talk about it?"
The ninth elder brother wanted to speak, but was stopped by the tenth elder brother.
Brother Ten looked at Tunzhu and said, "You are a guest, and we are guests too. You have nothing to say to us..."
As he spoke, he raised his voice and called out: "Myna, myna, come here..."
The eighth elder brother was being accompanied by the eldest elder brother and the fourth elder brother, and they were toasting from table to table.
Just as they were paying respects to the first and second seats, a few people came over when they heard the noise.
The eldest brother smiled and said: "Old Shi wants to drink, is it because he can't wait?"
The tenth elder brother pointed at Tunzhu and said: "The Duke of Zhenguo has some opinions about today's banquet and wants to talk to the eighth brother..."
Several people looked at Tunzhu.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother were young and had not left the palace before, so they did not know much about Tunzhu.
The eldest brother and the others knew about this Tunzhu.
Although he is only the Duke of Zhenguo, the number of left leaders in his name is the same as that of Beizi.
Because his grandfather Jue belonged to Beizi and his father Jue also belonged to Beizi. In his generation, he and his two brothers were both Dukes of the country, and Zuo Ling also received half of it.
Last year, the emperor dismissed several clan members, including his younger brother.
According to the practice of the Eight Banners, his brother's prince was dismissed, but the left leader could not be returned to someone else, but had to be returned to his original owner.
It was still led by Tunzhu.
Therefore, Tunzhu is also a lord worthy of Zhenglan Banner.
Tunzhu looked stiff.
The room fell silent.
The Eighth Prince smiled and said, "Brother, what do you want to give me?"
Tunzhu waved his hand and said: "Nothing, nothing. I ate too much wine and chatted a few words..."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes, looking down on this coward who dared to do something but didn't dare to do it.
The tenth prince shut up and had no intention of beating the drowned dog. In that case, it would not be Tunzhu who would be embarrassed, but the eighth prince.
It happened to be our turn to toast, so the eighth prince raised his glass, and the wine table became lively again.
Brother Ninth was in a low mood.
He also saw what hypocrisy was.
When Tunzhu was picking on the banquet just now, no one spoke for Brother Ba.
Now they are all close relatives of flesh and blood.
He couldn't stand it, so he took a moment, pulled Fourth Brother out, and whispered: "Fourth Brother, inferior shark's fins and bird's nests are used in the banquet, how come you didn't notice?"
Fourth Brother's face showed surprise: "Why are good bird's nests and shark's fins inferior?"
Brother Jiu sneered: "I really guessed it. The bird's nests and shark fins on the first and second seats are normal..."
The first and second seats were occupied by the elders of the clan, guests seeing off their relatives, and the eldest elder brother and fourth elder brother who accompanied the guests.
The fourth elder brother's face was dark and he said: "How bad is it?"
Brother Jiu said: "The bird's nest is broken into pieces and looks like mouthwash; the shark's fins are also scattered and the color is blue-grey. Anyway, my brother doesn't dare to taste it..."
Brother Si was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "Is this what Tunzhu was complaining about just now?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "He kept talking about it, and finally he talked to me and Lao Shi. His words were disrespectful, so Lao Shi called someone over..."
Brother Si's face was livid, he was embarrassed in front of his clan members.
How much can we save on these bird's nests and shark's fins for dozens of tables?
Dozens of taels of silver are enough to last me to death, but this is so embarrassing.
"Okay, I understand..."
Fourth elder brother said.
As for Yaqibu's family, he originally thought about taking care of it slowly.
But, this is the disaster...
Brother Jiu filed a complaint and let the matter go.
But when he returned to the garden, he still talked to Shu Shu and said, "I found out. It's terrible that this slave is not commanded properly. He treats his master like a fool..."
Shu Shu remembered the embarrassment at the table and said, "Not many people are using Kuaizi. It's so embarrassing..."
Brother Ninth Brother said: "It's not like I've been around for a year and a half. I've been around for more than ten years, and Brother Bage still doesn't notice?"
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "Maybe I don't know anything. I guess I was thinking about 'when the water is clear, there will be no fish'. I thought it was just the small head that was greedy, but I didn't know that the appetite was fed little by little..."
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After five days, I still have a low fever, feel weak, and want to cry. I come here first, hoping that I will feel better tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
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