In the corridor, the ninth elder brother urged the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother to go back to the study.
It's not lunch break yet, it's just a break from classes, so it's almost time.
The two of them were very obedient this time and went back to the study obediently.
Brother Jiu stood in the corridor, hesitated for a moment, and instead of going back to the second house, he went south.
After leaving Daqingmen and passing Qipan Street, he headed east.
Go to Qintian Prison.
Qintianjian Yamen is located between Honglu Temple and Imperial Hospital Yamen, at the southeast corner of Hubu Yamen.
The current prison guard of the Qintian Prison is Xu Risheng, a Portuguese.
Qin Tian Jian was originally a government office that observed astronomical phenomena and issued calendars. The stargazing techniques of Western missionaries are now more accurate.
Therefore, starting from the time of Emperor Shizu, the Qintian Supervisor and Supervisor were all Westerners.
Although Brother Jiu was wearing regular clothes, he had a yellow belt hanging around his waist.
As soon as he entered Qin Tian Prison, a clever clerk reported to the prison.
Xu Risheng came out of the house and saw Brother Jiu. He smiled and said, "It turns out that His Highness is here."
He is in his fifties, blond, with a big beard, but he is wearing a patchwork suit from the Qing Dynasty.
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "If you have nothing to do, come over here. Where is Mu Jingyuan?"
Mu Jingyuan is a student of Xu Risheng and is also Portuguese.
Brother Jiu has been to Qintian Prison several times in his early years. He likes to look at those Western stargazing objects and learn Western languages.
His Latin and Latin teacher is Mu Jingyuan.
Xu Risheng said: "He is in the church, is His Highness looking for him?"
Brother Ninth said: "If you don't want to look for me, I'll look for Deputy Supervisor Zhang..."
Deputy Supervisor Zhang is a Huoju Taoist and a descendant of Zhang Tianshi, who is good at doing good things, such as praying for blessings, eliminating disasters, seeking children, fortune telling, etc.
Before, Ninth Prince sent someone to choose an auspicious day, and the person in charge was Deputy Supervisor Zhang.
When the two passed by, Vice Supervisor Zhang was drawing talismans.
He is in his forties, dressed as a Taoist priest, with a bun on his head, a green Taoist robe, and a beard. He looks a bit like a master.
After meeting Brother Ninth and Xu Risheng, Vice Supervisor Zhang put down his pen and held his hand in salute: "Your Highness, Your Excellency..."
Xu Risheng nodded in courtesy, said something to Brother Jiu, and left first.
Brother Jiu entered Deputy Supervisor Zhang's room and looked around without speaking in a hurry.
Every time I came to Qintian Prison before, I followed a few foreigners and had no interest at all in Daozong disciples.
I regret it now.
If you study the "Book of Changes" earlier, you might be able to pray for your own blessings and choose good luck.
But thinking about the obscurity of the "Book of Changes", Brother Jiu felt a headache again.
"But what was inappropriate about the previous auspicious day?" Deputy Supervisor Zhang asked.
The previous four auspicious days for relocation came from Deputy Supervisor Zhang.
Brother Jiu said: "No, it has been handed over to the emperor. I came here this time to ask for advice on a private matter."
Vice Supervisor Zhang said: "Your Highness, please speak."
Brother Jiu said: "I heard that it is not suitable to move to a new place because of the fear of frightening the fetus god. Is there any way to solve this problem?"
Vice Supervisor Zhang thought for a while and said: "We need to choose auspicious times. The position of the God of Divination on that day cannot be blocked..."
"The move must be completed before noon, which means Yangzheng..."
"Those who are reborn should stay away for the day and wait until the new house is settled properly before entering the house. Do not enter the house empty-handed. You can enter the house with gold utensils in hand. Spend a lot of money to ward off evil spirits. The best is your wish..."
"To ensure safety, put the five elements and eight trigrams to protect the house and avoid the evil feng shui of the new house..."
"We can wear the Five Elements Bagua amulet to protect the noble and the fetus. The Five Elements Qi will not be dispersed and move smoothly, and the soul will be stable, safe and auspicious..."
Brother Jiu listened carefully, took notes one by one, and finally said: "Can the auspicious day chosen earlier be used directly?"
Deputy Supervisor Zhang said hurriedly: "No, we have to pay attention to the right time, place and people. It is more complicated than choosing auspiciousness for ordinary moving. It is best to correspond to the birth date and the lunar calendar."
Brother Ninth asked: "What about the house-holding talisman and the amulet?"
Vice Supervisor Zhang said: "I can do my best on this..."
Brother Jiu asked: "What about the fetal safety talisman? Do you want to prepare it too?"
Vice Supervisor Zhang said: "Your Highness, be careful and it is indeed better to be prepared."
Brother Jiu said: "Then please trouble Mr. Zhang and help prepare one as soon as possible..."
Deputy Supervisor Zhang bowed and responded.
Brother Jiu turned and left.
Let’s choose auspicious times again...
As soon as I came out of Qintian Prison, I saw the fourth elder brother and the tenth elder brother standing at the gate of the yamen.
The ninth elder brother bowed to the fourth elder brother and said: "Fourth elder brother..." and then said to the tenth elder brother: "This is repaying the gods with ears..."
The Zongren Mansion Yamen is also in this area, just north of the Hubu Yamen, separated from the Hubu Yamen by the Libu Yamen.
Brother Ten smiled and said, "Brother Ninth, isn't this a 'ban'? When it came out, some people were surprised, so they told my brother!"
The fourth elder brother also looked at the ninth elder brother angrily and said: "Isn't it because I forgot?"
Now that you have enough money, you are in a good mood?
So idle all of a sudden.
Brother Jiu coughed lightly and moved his eyes away.
I really forgot.
He hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, I was just thinking of finding you. Isn't this just a coincidence..."
Fourth Brother raised his eyebrows, waiting for him to continue.
Brother Jiu was a little unable to speak, as he seemed to have asked the wrong person.
Concubine Wei and Concubine Zhang were granted imperial edicts in the 28th year of Kangxi's reign, and Concubine Tong entered the palace in the 29th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. At that time, the fourth elder brother was still a young elder brother and was not a prince who had become a married man.
If you want to prepare promotion gifts for the concubines and concubines in the harem, you can only ask the eldest brother.
Brother Si saw his confusion and asked, "What's going on?"
The ninth elder brother said: "Isn't it the case that Concubine Tong and Concubine Wei are moving to the palace? At that time, noble Guarjia will also be moved to the palace. When they enter the back hall of Changchun Palace, they have also prepared internal management personnel to take charge of the population. …”
After hearing this, the fourth elder brother realized that this was the nobleman Guarjia who wanted to be a concubine.
But what's so difficult about this?
What does the imperial father's harem have to do with these princes?
Brother Jiu then said: "Do I need to prepare this gift? How can I prepare it? There is no regulation for this. I wanted to ask Fourth Brother... I just thought about it. Fourth Brother, you should have no precedent for this. I don't know. Twenty-eight How did my sister-in-law prepare for that time..."
The tenth elder brother said from the side: "It's better not to ask my eldest brother about this. It's not appropriate."
When the time comes, I will also mention the old events of Dafujin, so as not to make people feel uncomfortable again.
This married couple is also different from the married couple.
Not to mention the noble status of the eldest brother, it is common for ordinary men outside to renew their relationship after a hundred days after losing their first wife.
Like the eldest brother, who insists that he will succeed Fujin in three years, it is considered a love affair.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Well, don't ask. It would be more convenient to ask Thirteen to send someone to ask my concubine..."
Fourth Brother glared at him and said, "Nonsense, how could anyone ask like this?"
Zhang Concubine's example at that time may not be the normal rule in the palace.
He muttered: "You don't have to ask about these things blindly. With the pandemic, things will happen..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Okay, then I won't worry about this."
No matter what the past examples were, as long as there are examples to follow now.
His ranking is determined here. The big brother in front of him, whether he gives gifts or not, is not his turn to take the lead.
Seeing that the ninth elder brother didn't look like anything was wrong, the fourth elder brother went back to the household department.
The tenth elder brother refused to return to the clan mansion and returned to the palace with the ninth elder brother.
He lowered his voice and said, "Did the nobleman Guarja rise too quickly?"
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said, "What's so strange about this? Everyone knows that she is Khan Amma's new favorite..."
Right and left have nothing to do with them.
The tenth prince frowned and said: "In the years since Khan Ama ascended the throne, he has been very careful about the promotion of the harem. In these years, except for a few of his relatives, others have been promoted several times at a time. The only two exceptions are the concubines. Mother and Concubine De’s mother..."
Speaking of seniority, Concubine Yi, like Concubine De, was later than Concubine Hui, Concubine Rong and others.
However, both of them have the tendency to come from behind.
Before Concubine Yi entered the palace, she had received grace, but bringing a daughter from her family into the palace was already treated like a concubine.
The virtuous concubine was granted the title of concubine alone, and she also got a place when the fourth concubine was named.
Now there is one more Gualga family.
Brother Jiu still disapproved and said: "So what, she is not a concubine of the Jin Dynasty. Even if she is promoted to a concubine, she will still be behind the empress."
The tenth elder brother said: "But if a prince is born, then our little eighteen will no longer be a youngest son!"
Brother Jiu said: "Without Guar Jiagui's life, there are other lives, Khan Amarongma's spirit, how can we have less girls here? If not, it's not. Look at Fourteen, how he was spoiled before, these two Only when you are new can you learn to be more polite..."
Seeing that the ninth elder brother was really not in a hurry, the tenth elder brother also let go of the matter.
That is to say, Ninth Brother is naive and thinks that the harem has nothing to do with princes like them.
But everyone can see that the favored nobleman Guarja still has an impact on the harem.
The ones who had the greatest influence were Zhang Bin and Wang Guiren, followed by Yifei, a well-established favorite concubine.
But Ninth Brother is right. Guarjia is just a concubine of Jin, not a concubine of Jin, so there is nothing to worry about.
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The second house is the main room and the second room.
There are several brocade boxes placed on the kang, which contain golden Ruyi pieces that are half a foot long.
Because he knew that Guizhen Gege was engaged to the guard of Shu Mulu's family, Shu Shu asked someone to send a message to Shun'an Silver House to prepare the money as he wished.
At that time, I thought that the good news of Jiugege was coming soon, so I made two more pairs.
In addition to the ones prepared for Jiu Gege, she also kept a pair for herself.
It's golden and looks very cute.
Shu Shu feels that she is just a vulgar person, and she is willing to be more vulgar.
It’s a perfect gift. In addition to its weight, the craftsmanship is also exquisite. The hollow filigree makes it hard to get hold of it.
The ones I keep for myself are much simpler in style and are for fun, so they are more primitive.
When Brother Jiu came in, he saw Shu Shu holding Jin Ruyi and making gestures there.
Brother Jiu was puzzled: "What is this gesture?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "It's not like you want to ask for help. Let me see if I can really treat it as an itch..."
Brother Jiu also laughed and said: "You're stupid, who really uses this to scratch an itch, it's not enough to tire your arms..."
Shu Shu did feel a little heavy. This was a solid piece of gold, heavy in weight, so she just laid it on the kang.
Brother Jiu remembered what Deputy Supervisor Zhang had said and looked at Ruyi.
Spend a lot of money to ward off evil spirits, and wishful thinking comes first.
It's just right...
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Thank you for your concern. I took medicine last night and went to bed early. I felt better and returned to normal. I just had bronchitis and had a slight fever. I took antibiotics and antipyretics and now it is back to 37, ^_^. Everyone should also take care and be careful.
