Early the next morning, Brother Jiu asked Shu Shu to turn over a deck of flower cards at home and picked out eight cards.
"I have estimated the expenses for those houses, and the expenses are quite high, ranging from a few thousand taels to more than ten thousand taels. If you really want to talk about it, the flowers, trees, lakes and stones that I want to pay homage to are the big ones. …”
Brother Jiu put the flower cards in the box, rolled up the drawings of the palace, and put them in the box.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "If I follow my plan, wouldn't it cost more? It's already very good now."
What Brother Jiu thought before was that he didn’t need to pay real money to the brothers, but just took it all in and put his name on everyone’s name.
Distribute it now and spend half the money.
"If you shoot the first bird, you will be fooled. This time you will learn a lesson..."
Brother Ninth curled his lips and said: "On the other hand, those old princes and generals from the clan are all embarrassed. They all have salary money. What do you think of borrowing money from my Dong bald brother?"
What this is talking about is that when the Yamen was first opened a while ago, several clan princes went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prevent him from borrowing money.
"My master is stupid. Giving them money is nothing. The Ministry of Finance can borrow money. If you really need money, you can just go to the Ministry of Finance to borrow money. There is no interest..."
Shu Shu touched her belly and said, "If you take advantage of the child, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop people who come to borrow money."
Not only Brother Jiu suffered from a loan crisis, but Shu Shu was not left behind either.
Ever since the news spread that the emperor gave the Ninth Prince half a million taels of silver, there were more and more people who wanted to come and visit the Ninth Prince's house.
Either the clan, or relatives and in-laws of the Dong E family.
Basically there is no human contact.
If you are dealing with a favor and are really short of money, you can send someone over directly and Shu Shu will not disappear.
Shu Shu saw no one.
You don't need to think too hard to figure out the intentions of these customers. People you have never contacted are attentive and have no other purpose than borrowing money.
Even the family members of Zhaojia Gege sent messages twice, wanting to pay their respects to Zhaojia Gege.
Zhaojia Gege only saw her once and then refused to see her again.
Either he was asking for money in a subtle way, or he was trying to get Zhaojia Gege to intercede with Brother Jiu and make up for her cousin's errands.
After breakfast, Brother Jiu came out of the house.
The tenth prince is already waiting outside.
The two brothers are both married and have careers, and they are still working in different yamen. When they can talk every day, they are on the road.
So unless something else happens, we still go in and out together.
Just as the two brothers were about to get into the carriage, the fourth brother rode over.
He was about to go to the Yamen when he saw the two of them about to take a carriage. He couldn't help but come over and asked: "It's already nine, why don't you change horses?"
In addition to the elderly princes and ministers, how many people in the Eight Banners ride in the car?
The emperor's father emphasized the clan's riding and archery assessment several times. Why didn't these two people take it seriously?
These are all old words, and Brother Jiu just pretended not to hear them.
The weather is warm, but it’s windy and sunny. Who wants to ride a horse?
The road is dusty and dirty.
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "Fourth brother came just in time, so you can take advantage of it, so that my brother will not have to go find you for a while..."
As he said that, he took the box from He Yuzhu's hand and said, "Come and take one..."
Brother Si looked at the box and said, "What is this?"
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "This is the filial piety of the brothers. Each person will share a palace in the Xiaotangshan Palace to expand the palace for Khan Ama. The less will cost more than 7,000 taels of silver, and the more will cost 10,000 taels. It just depends on luck!"
The fourth elder brother frowned and said: "Then what are you doing with these? The elders and younger ones are arranged in order, and each one is in one place according to the amount of money!"
Of course they also knew the news about Xiaotangshan.
Brother Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "If you say this, Third Brother should cry!"
The fourth brother was startled when he heard this, and then said: "Just come here, go to the third brother. I will talk to him when he comes back."
The third elder brother sent the ashes of the eldest princess back to Bahrain. He is not in the capital. It will take two or three months to come back.
Brother Jiu looked at the small box he had prepared and said, "But this is not fair. How filial and filial do you want the older brother to be? My younger brother's method is the fairest!"
The fourth elder brother said sternly: "We will use this method next time. This time it involves the construction of the palace and the royal family. Don't be such a childish person!"
Brother Jiu nodded sarcastically and said, "Okay, my brother will follow your orders."
Anyway, there are more and less, and the difference is not too much silver, just two or three thousand taels of silver.
Brother Si's expression softened slightly, he glanced at the carriage and wanted to speak.
Brother Jiu didn't need to guess, he already knew what was coming next. He took out his pocket watch and took a look at it, and said: "Hey! It's going to be late, and I have to send the palace drawings to Khan Ama..."
Brother Si's face turned dark again.
The ninth elder brother just pretended not to see him and pulled the tenth elder brother into the carriage.
The fourth elder brother snorted coldly and rode away first.
The tenth prince lowered the carriage curtain and gave the ninth prince a thumbs up.
The ninth elder brother scratched his ears and said: "My ears are almost calloused! It's true for fourth brother, we didn't persuade him to ride in a carriage, why does he always want to persuade us to ride a horse!"
Brother 10 smiled and said, "You have a cold face and a warm heart, but you also have good intentions."
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Others are lenient to others and strict with themselves. Our fourth brother is strict. If you just talk about this matter, he will make the decision. The eldest brother doesn't care about it. The third brother doesn't care about it." Brother, can you be happy? Working hard is not a thankless task. He is the one I’m talking about. We can’t learn from him in the future..."
The tenth elder brother smiled and said: "I can't learn from the diligence of the fourth brother. I heard that the Holy Master is going to patrol the Yongding River again, and the fourth brother has his share."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "What's so good about eating sand on the dam? We don't envy it, just take it with you if you like."
When they arrived at Qipan Street, the tenth prince got off the carriage and went to the clan mansion.
Brother Jiu took He Yuzhu and Sun Jin into the palace and went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Brother Twelve is already here.
He didn't have his own room, so Brother Jiu asked someone to set up a table and chairs for him in his room.
When the ninth elder brother came in, the twelfth elder brother was writing something at his desk.
Seeing the ninth elder brother come in, the twelfth elder brother stood up and said: "Ninth elder brother is very talented."
The ninth elder brother nodded and looked at the twelfth elder brother.
Even the fourteenth elder brother, who is three years younger, has begun to change his voice, and the twelve elder brother's voice has naturally changed as well.
It's just that he is taciturn and his voice is soft, so it doesn't sound real.
However, his stature is almost the same as that of Brother Jiu, and he looks almost like an adult.
Brother Jiu thought about his age and said, "By the way, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is going to hold a draft again. Did your grandma tell you anything?"
The twelfth elder brother didn't react for a moment and said: "Ninth brother, are you asking about the people who are leaving the palace around my mother and my mother? It seems that I haven't heard of anyone who is going to leave the palace."
Brother Jiu cleared his throat and said: "It's either the palace servant who wants to leave the palace, or the princess in your name."
The palace ladies named after the princes come of age are all selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Some are given by the imperial father, some are chosen by the adoptive mother, and some are chosen by the biological mother.
The twelfth elder brother shook his head and said: "No, mama said that my birthday is small, so there is no need to arrange the princess too early; my mother-in-law said to listen to mama..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Mommy is well-informed, so just listen to her
He was worried that everyone would forget about this incident.
Since someone remembered, he stopped asking, took the palace scroll, handed it to the twelfth prince and said: "Khan Amma wants to see it," you can send it to Qianqing Palace. If Khan Amma asks about the repair allocation, you Just say that according to the amount of money spent, the three of you will occupy the verandah together..."
The twelfth elder brother's feet did not move.
He looked at Brother Ninth, hesitated, and whispered: "Brother Ninth, can you count me out?"
Brother Jiu looked him over and said, "What are you talking about?"
The twelfth elder brother lowered his eyes and said, "You want to distribute the profits. Can my brother change the land and build a hot spring courtyard by himself?"
Brother Jiu nodded and shook his head, saying: "It's okay to change the place, or build a separate courtyard, but you still have to follow this one, don't you know how to follow the crowd?"
The twelfth elder brother did not answer, his expression showed reluctance.
Brother Jiu had no choice but to get up and step forward, whispering: "Are you stupid? You may not remember the price if you spend money, but if you don't spend it, you must remember it!"
The twelfth elder brother raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "Isn't that good?"
I couldn’t remember it earlier.
He was not a fool, so he could naturally feel the imperial father's disregard.
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "Do you really want to be a prince or a general? You are still a bald brother. If you don't fawn over Khan Ama now, when will you do so? You are stupid. Why are you so stubborn now? You are not a child anymore. , don’t let grandma and noble people worry about you!"
Brother Twelve lowered his head for a while, then nodded, took the scroll, and headed out.
Seeing this, Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Come back!"
The twelfth elder brother listened honestly and looked back at the ninth elder brother.
The ninth elder brother took out a small mirror from his purse, opened it, handed it to the twelfth elder brother, and said: "Look at your face now. It droops to your chest. It looks like you are attending a funeral. You are going to the imperial palace like this." , isn’t this looking for reprimand?"
The twelfth elder brother looked at himself in the small mirror and pursed his lips, feeling a little confused and uneasy.
He looked at Brother Ninth, his back slumped, and said, "Brother Ninth, why don't someone else send it to you?"
Brother Jiu patted him on the back and said, "Don't be a coward, this will happen one day!"
He thought for a while and said: "When the time comes, you should talk to grandma and noble people.
The twelfth elder brother was a little uncomfortable and looked at the ninth elder brother with a distorted expression.
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said: "You're so funny, you're so nervous. I'm not forcing you to smile playfully, but you can't be so stupid. You have to look like a child..."
This child is not talking about a lively personality, but an admiring heart.
"Khan Ama has a keen eye, and he can't hide anything from him. You should know the importance of it. If it really breaks the jar, I won't be embarrassed. It's up to you. But if you want to be sealed in a dignified manner in the future, Noble title, let the mother and the noble mother value the son, don't worry about you, then you have to learn to be a good son."
Brother Jiu said with some bitterness.
He is not a nosy person. He just looked at the twelfth elder brother and thought of his earlier situation, so he wanted to mention a few words about the twelfth elder brother...
