The dog barking from the garden in the early morning was naturally heard by someone in the back building.
Shu Shu was sleeping when Brother Jiu came over.
However, he still told Mrs. Bo and Jue Luo about the matter, just because he was afraid that Shu Shu would be worried if he asked about it later.
When Shu Shu woke up, she knew that her house had been robbed and she almost lost the bamboo. She also knew that it was someone from Prince Xinjun's palace.
Xin County Prince's Mansion belongs to the Zhenglan Banner, which is separated from Shu Shu's natal family by a banner, and the two families have no contact with each other.
But they are all members of the clan, and Mrs. Bo also knows some of the conditions there.
Prince Xinjun is very old, one year younger than Kangxi, and is forty-six years old. He is also a wife. His first wife and stepmother are gone, and now his wife is the third successor Fujin.
He had four sons, all of whom were concubines. The second, third, and fourth sons all died in infancy. Only the eldest son survived. He was not in good health. He was about the same age as Prince Zhi. They had been married for more than ten years, and they had only been married a few years ago. News, a grandson was born.
In recent years, I have not heard any news about the county prince's request for a son.
As for Prince Xin's third successor, Fujin, Shu Shu had met Fujin at his funeral, and he looked younger than the grandma in the palace, around twenty-five or six years old.
The relationship between the two families was that of a well and a river, but asking someone to steal bamboo in the middle of the night was too much.
Especially after Brother Ninth went to the palace to complain, this was simply a slap in the face.
Now after listening to the words of the nanny of Prince Kang's house, Shu Shu did not hide anything and told the story of catching the thief at home, saying: "I sent her to the Shenxing Department. She will wait until the palace is in trouble. Even if she comes, I won't be able to see her as a guest." It’s just that my aunt has to deal with this kind of person.”
In terms of elder and younger, Taifujin is the cousin's sister-in-law; in terms of superiority and inferiority, Taifujin is Prince Fujin of Heshuo.
It is also rude for Wang Fujin of Xin County to block the door and act like this.
The nanny in Prince Kang's Mansion got the message and went back to resume her duties.
West courtyard of Prince Kang's Mansion, upper room.
Tai Fujin glanced at the clock, and half an hour had passed.
Prince Fujin of Xin County was hesitating and hesitant, but he didn't say a word of truth.
Tai Fujin was impatient.
She glanced at Xinjun Prince Fujin's belly. Before, she thought he was just another man who wanted a son and a devil.
After all, it is difficult to be a stepmother, and it is even more difficult to be a stepmother who is younger than the stepson.
Tai Fujin is also a step-in-law himself, and he had some sympathy for the younger brother and sister in the next room.
But being so lazy and chirping without saying the right thing is also offensive.
Prince Fujin of Xin County is twenty-five or six years old. He is of medium height, slightly plump, and has somewhat wandering eyes.
She didn't dare to tell the truth for fear of being kicked out.
But she didn't dare to go back like this. She was still crying and waiting at the palace.
She has several brothers in her natal family, but the only one who shares the same mother is Xikui. This time they stole bamboo for her sake. If there was a mistake, Eni could tear her apart.
At this moment, the nanny who went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion came over, and she came to Tai Fujin and told her about the "thief" in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Taifu Jin fell down in anger.
If she hadn't been cautious, she would have brought Xin County Prince Fujin to the Ninth Prince's Mansion. What would others think?
It's as if she doesn't distinguish between close friends and strangers, favoring outsiders, and intervening in the lawsuit between Prince Xinjun's Mansion and the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
She looked at Prince Fujin of Xin County, and her expression changed. She looked up and down and said, "It seems that you are not unjust. Do you know that your brother has become a thief?"
Prince Fujin of Xin County hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, it's all a misunderstanding. It was my brother who was tricked by someone and drank wine, so he did what happened..."
Tai Fujin sneered and said: "Jiu Mengzi can wander from the south city to the north city? He can also enter the prince's mansion with a wall ten feet high. Who are you going to do? Don't worry about the prince's mansion. I'll send him to the punishment department. Think about it." If you want to ask for mercy, go to the emperor and ask for it!"
After hearing this, Prince Fujin of Xin County softened, slumped down in his chair, and slumped down.
Seeing that the person was about to fall, the grandmother beside her hurriedly caught her.
"Fujin, Fujin..."
When she saw the appearance of Xinjun Prince Fujin clearly, the nanny was so frightened that she lost her mind.
It turned out that Prince Fujin of Xin County was pale, his teeth were clenched, his eyes were closed, and he had fainted.
Tai Fujin touched his chest and was shocked. He quickly called for the doctor.
She is not young anymore. The palace has a doctor here to take care of her on a daily basis.
When the doctor came over, the result was speechless.
Prince Fujin of Xin County is pregnant. He has been pregnant for two months and his pulse is obvious.
Now he was in a state of confusion, and he fainted after having fetal qi.
Taifu Jin let out a long breath and ordered his mother: "Go ahead and tell the prince about this, and ask the prince to send someone to invite the prince!"
It is a big deal when it comes to heirs. If it is not handled properly, what is reasonable will become unreasonable.
Tai Fujin was extremely depressed and regretful.
For such uninvited guests, we should simply turn them away and not give them a good look.
Now that he has caused trouble for his son, Prince Xin is not a generous person.
She has never had any legitimate children in her life, and now that her stepwife is having trouble, if something goes wrong, she will probably hold a grudge against her...
*
Zongren Mansion, prison.
Brother Ten came over and first took a look at the details of Shi Gui found in the Zongren Mansion.
Shi Gui was originally a commoner. His family ran a grocery store. He was an old householder in Nancheng and was used to doing business.
His girl had been married once, and she was married to a well-matched family, from a small family, with a large number of children, and she had two in three years.
Later, he met an outside steward of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, and knew about Prince Zhuang's request for a son. He also knew that the first two princesses' biological mothers were of low status, and that the other one was chosen from one of Wangzhuang's married women, and had a son with a horoscope. , he had the idea to make peace with his daughter, and spent money to send it to Prince Zhuang's mansion.
Sure enough, his daughter gave birth to Sangege, and she became a concubine and the second daughter in the backyard of Prince Zhuang's residence.
Sangege was also brought up in the palace and was more respectable than her two sisters.
Shi Gui also used his connections to join the Baoyi Banner, became a Baoyi under the Wangfu, and moved from Nancheng to the inner city.
In recent years, he has successively taken all the shops in Prince Zhuang's Mansion into his own hands, becoming the chief steward of the Prince's Mansion, and even held ceremonies.
The tenth prince sat in the hall and asked someone to drag Shi Gui up.
Shi Gui's wrists and ankles were covered with iron chains as thick as an arm, and he looked very embarrassed.
Sangege is already fifteen this year, and Shi Gui’s grandfather is certainly not young either, he is also in his fifties.
After more than ten years of pampering, he had been locked up in this prison for two days. Now kneeling on the ground, he looked a bit old-fashioned, his hair was gray, and he looked a little bit flinching.
He was scared to death.
I really can’t believe that with my status, how could I be admitted to the prison of the clan’s mansion?
Having lived in the inner city for more than ten years, he certainly knew who was imprisoned in the prison of Zongren Mansion.
Not to mention that he is an old man, even if Prince Zhuang comes in, he may not be able to get out completely.
Seeing his cowering look, the tenth elder brother sneered: "Are you timid now? You were jealous of the 'Baiweju' business, and weren't you very brave when you plotted against my ninth brother?"
He was wearing sapphire blue uniforms with a yellow belt around his waist. His age and such a title made people guess his identity.
That Shi Gui kowtowed and said: "Master Shi, it's unfair, it's unfair, it's all a misunderstanding!"
Brother No. 10 snorted, not bothering to listen to his sophistry, and directly ordered the guard next to him, "This slave has no rules. Let's fight twenty times to learn the rules!"
The guards immediately pulled Shi Gui down, pulled up his pants, exposed his buttocks, and beat him with "crackling" sounds.
Shi Gui was dumbfounded and struggled to scream, but his jaw was removed and a rag was stuffed into his mouth.
"Woooo..."
When the real board went down, Shi Gui's tears and snot flew everywhere.
The tenth prince was unmoved.
Next door, Prince Jian and Sonu looked at each other, but they had no intention of stopping them.
Everyone knows that the tenth elder brother and the ninth elder brother have a good relationship. It is normal for them to vent their anger first.
After the twenty boards were finished, the guard pulled the rag from Shi Gui's mouth and pushed it up to his chin.
Shi Gui inhaled in pain.
"Tell me? Why do you have the courage to scheme against the 'Baiweiju' business? But what did Prince Zhuang say?"
Brother Ten asked coldly.
Prince Jian and Sonu next door changed their expressions after hearing this.
Is the Tenth Brother trying to involve Prince Zhuang?
If it really gets involved, then it is not the slave who offends the ninth elder brother, but Prince Zhuang who bullies the prince by "using the big to bully the small".
Shi Gui's expression changed and he was speechless looking at Brother Ten.
The tenth prince sneered: "Don't think you can take on this matter yourself. You are so disrespectful to the prince that you will be hanged! If you want to die a whole corpse, that is just a dream. I will feed your rotten meat to the dogs, which is also called this capital." Your slaves know who can and cannot be offended!"
Shi Gui's teeth chattered.
This is the prince's elder brother, so don't scare him.
He didn't want to be buried in a dog's belly.
He hurriedly said: "It's my slave Hu Tu who was instigated by others. He felt that Jiu Fujin was opening next to our restaurant. He didn't take our prince seriously, so he wanted to get involved..."
So not only did he bribe Guanshi Lin to let Qingde Ban go to Baiweiju to perform, he also arranged for a lot of local ruffians to go to Baiweiju to occupy seats.
As a result, because there were many scholars in Tianjing City and Baiweiju's business was good, the place was full before their people could pass by.
Brother Ten's face became even more gloomy, and he said: "Then you didn't ask, whose property is the restaurant? It was a wedding gift from me to Brother Ninth. Brother Ninth gave Sister-in-law Ninth as a gift. What's the matter? I chose the restaurant to give gifts. , still have to avoid your Prince Zhuang’s Mansion?”
Shi Gui flinched even more. If he inquired, wouldn't there be nothing going on later?
He took a long breath, not daring to delay, and said: "It's Yaqibu, the steward of Babele Mansion. The shop his daughter used to manage, Pengcijiu Fujin's business, was smashed by Jiu Ye's people, and the shop was destroyed. , I had a grudge in my heart, so I provoked the younger one and said a lot of small things. The younger one was so obsessed at the time that he came up with these methods..."
Brother 10 looked at the writing style recorded next to him and said, "Let him draw it!"
In response, he took the confession and asked Shi Guihua to pledge it.
"You really don't want to do Prince Zhuang's business?"
The tenth elder brother continued to ask, his expression was like a statue, unable to distinguish between joy and anger.
Shi Gui shook his head like a rattle and said, "I really don't want to do it. Your Majesty has never bothered about financial matters. He doesn't even know that the two restaurants are next to each other..."
