Up ahead, the eldest brother also greeted the fourth and eighth brothers. The Lan brothers are back on the road. Although the official path is broad, there is no unreasonable rule.
So, the eldest brother and the fourth elder brother rode together, while the eighth elder brother fell behind.
"The errand of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been handed over, and you have returned to the household department again?" the eldest brother asked casually.
"Hmm..." The fourth brother responded and said: "Brother, are you going to Yongding River again?" The eldest brother nodded and said: "At the end of the month, I still have to make a trip..." The river worker of Lanyongding River , is a major event this spring, people gathered there, and the Ministry of War also transferred a lot of people to serve on the mission.
The eighth prince followed behind, listening to the intermittently, and couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He glanced back.
The third elder brother didn't know when he got off the horse and got on the ninth elder brother's carriage. There was more gloom in his eyes.
When did they reconcile? Didn’t we have some grudges the year before last? Lan but nothing seems to be happening now.
The ninth elder brother has always been petty, but he has no intention of arguing with the third elder brother. Why does he bother with himself?
It would be fine if none of the brothers got married. Now that they are all married and have careers, and each has their own errands, they always feel that there is a layer of separation between them.
He wanted to bend down and apologize, but he didn't know where to start. I always feel that Mr. Dong E has no good intentions towards me.
Is it because Guo Luoluo is angry with her, or because she prides herself on being a noble girl? In the carriage, the third elder brother was complaining to the ninth elder brother.
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"Five years ago, I gave me two pots of bamboo. I asked people to take care of them carefully, and they all came to life. This is great. I snatched them up..." The third elder brother thought about Wang Gege's rotten peach eyes and felt sympathy. He said: "It's all my fault. This direct descendant is so valuable that Wang Gege can't ignore it. My fourth elder brother who was born a few years ago died on the same day. It's very pitiful. After all, he was an old man who had served me for a long time... ..." The ninth elder brother sounded awkward and said, "That's not right. Isn't your favorite one named Tian? The one who followed the Northern Patrol the year before last, why did he change the person?" The third elder brother glanced at him and said, "What? The one who is favored by others but not by others is that my brother is a man, these are weak women, and they are in my name, so they must take some responsibility." Who is like Lao Jiu, a soft-footed shrimp, without the stalwart appearance of a man.
There are only two princesses in total, and one was sent to the Shenxing Department. What is this? It is simply speechless.
Brother Lanjiu said: "That's your second favorite. What's the problem? You don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality. If you send both pots to the third sister-in-law, how dare they compete with the third sister-in-law?" The third elder brother: "..." He glanced at the ninth elder brother. It didn't seem like he was lying. It seemed that he really didn't care about them having another legitimate son.
The third elder brother said: "Isn't it too dense? I gave birth three times in four and a half years. I'm afraid it will hurt my body, just like my sister-in-law..." At this point, he paused and said: "I gave birth to you." The third sister-in-law was so competitive that she wanted bamboo, so she brought back the bamboo from Wang Gege's place..." Brother Jiu didn't like San Fujin's sharp tongue, but he also knew how to deal with the world.
First, outsiders rarely get involved in the couple's affairs, and it is easy for them to be different from each other inside and outside. The second thing is that San Fujin came from Dong E's family after all, so he can't slap San Fujin in the face.
He looked at the third elder brother and said: "Third brother, you want bamboo? The younger brother can only be stingy. If he really wants to give it to him, then the third elder sister-in-law will still complain that I can't tell the distance? If you want to help that Gege beg? Zi, we don’t need bamboo, why add fuel to the fire? Let’s be quiet for half a month, recharge our batteries, and then try ‘Yanzi Wan’, and that’s almost it...” He has read medical books in the past two years and can understand some yin and yang. way.
The third elder brother is twenty-four this year and is in the prime of life. In the past, many wives and concubines in Sanbeile Mansion were pregnant, so it was not difficult to have children.
The third brother's eyes flickered, and he lowered his voice and said: "'Yanzi Pill'? Has the ninth brother tried it?" The ninth brother nodded and said: "Of course, the medicine is effective, don't worry... "The year before last, I tried it once. When I was on the northern tour, I worked hard for half a night and my back was sore for two days.
"Yes!" The third elder brother nodded, but he moved his eyes away, opened the carriage curtain, and looked outside, with sympathy on his face.
What kind of professional man can use it?
"Yanziwan"? ! No wonder Lao Jiu wasn't tough in front of Fujin, and the backyard was deserted. There was nothing he could do about it.
Weakhearted. Otherwise, the age of seventeen or eighteen is the time when you are full of energy. This man needs to be tougher.
Brother Lan San felt faintly proud. It’s not surprising. I am a man of civility and martial arts, and I am in good health; I am like a weak chicken, and it is normal for me to have a weak waist... When I was about to arrive at Changchun Garden, there was another movement behind me.
It's the fifth and seventh elder brothers who have arrived. Brother Jiu gave way again, and several people gathered into a team and arrived at Changchun Garden.
The chief historians and chief ceremonial officers of each government followed. When the princes entered the garden, they handed over the birthday gifts to the people in front of the emperor.
It's still early in the night, not even early in the morning. Everyone was waiting in the check-in room outside Qingxi Bookstore. Shengjia was not in Qingxi Bookstore, but went to pay her respects to the Queen Mother in the North Garden.
The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother both came over to the ninth elder brother, and the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother also came over.
"Brother Ninth, Brother Ninth, when will the drinks be served? When can I meet my nephews and nieces?" Brother Fourteen couldn't wait to ask.
The ninth elder brother glanced at him and reminded: "It doesn't matter whether there is wine or not, the etiquette must be missing!" The fourth elder brother nodded happily and said: "Don't worry, there will be no shortage. We are just curious. Why is my niece the third child? Isn't she the eldest?" Brother Jiu said, "It's okay to be the last to be born. Being a younger sister is more enjoyable, and being an older sister has to take care of the younger brothers..." He was thinking of his wife. A cousin should not be used. There is a cousin from outside, and all the brothers in the family are younger brothers.
How much worry. When Thirteenth Brother saw that Ninth Brother's face was glowing and there was no trace of sadness, he knew that mother and son were both safe. He also smiled and said, "I wonder if my niece will follow Ninth Sister-in-law..." Ninth Brother thought of Da Gege's appearance and was a little confused.
The fifteenth elder brother said from the side: "If we don't serve wine, can we go see the ninth sister-in-law? The Crown Princess is also thinking about the ninth sister-in-law..." Brother Lanjiu thought for a while and said: "Your ninth sister-in-law needs to recuperate. Two months later, you can come whenever you want after these two months..." The sixteenth elder brother said from the side: "The eldest niece is called Ni Guzhu, what will the second niece be called, that Danzhu?" Ni Guzhu is the sixth niece. Ten, that Danzhu is seventy, both are common names for little girls.
The ninth elder brother touched the forehead of the sixteenth elder brother and said: "I'm afraid it's not suitable. It's almost the same name as our mother-in-law..." But if they really take ten years to recuperate, they can add a little daughter who is like a wife. , that is really a blessing.
There are a few little ones here, chattering. The eldest brother and the others next to them were also watching the excitement here. Brother Lan and Fourth Brother praised: "It's different now that I'm an Ama. I look like an adult." Brother Four nodded and said, "I'm more patient than when I was a child. I've grown a lot." If he hadn't been kind to his younger brothers, he would have grown up a lot. The little ones will not all surround him.
In addition to these four, there were also the smiling Tenth Brother and the silent Twelfth Brother sitting next to them. I never expected that the Ninth Prince, who was detested by people in his early years, would now become the most popular prince.
The third elder brother looked around and said, "The sixteenth elder brother is here, so why don't the emperor's grandsons come?" The room became quiet.
Everyone looked at the third elder brother. The third elder brother felt uncomfortable and said, "Aren't we all studying in the garden? It's convenient!" As he said that, he looked at the eldest elder brother.
The eldest brother looked away and did not answer. The third elder brother looked at the fifth elder brother again. The fifth elder brother said: "The rules of the past years do not include the emperor's grandson!" Naturally, whether the emperor's grandson wishes to celebrate his birthday or not, he must follow the rules.
Lanyi is the example of Yuqing Palace. Who says the grandson of Yuqing Palace is old... But the grandson of Yuqing Palace is a concubine prince, and it has never been said that the emperor's father gave honor to the princess.
Without the precedent of the emperor's grandson congratulating him on his birthday, naturally everyone would not look for trouble. It may not be a good thing for five or six-year-old children to learn all the rules.
If you accidentally break the rules and make the emperor displeased, that will be uncomfortable. The third elder brother glanced at the fifth elder brother and stopped talking.
Later he felt that Lao Wu was selfish. Wu Fujin is pregnant, and Lao Wu doesn't like to promote the eldest son of the concubine. Otherwise, if you don't succeed in everything, wouldn't it be a waste of time to study in the palace?
After a while, there was movement outside. Kangxi, dressed in auspicious clothes and a crown, walked from the south, followed by a group of eunuchs and guards.
All the princes got up, left the duty room, and waited outside. Kangxi approached, slowed down, and looked at his ten sons.
Except for the prince and the seventeenth and eighteenth elder brothers who did not enter the study room, all the other princes are here.
The fifteenth and sixteenth elder brothers are still immature, and the remaining princes, even the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers, are similar in stature to their brothers and look like young men.
Above the twelfth prince, there are ten princes who have grown up and nine princes who have got married. Except for the Eighth Prince and the Tenth Prince, all the other princes have grandsons and granddaughters.
The first wave of emperors and grandchildren have also become enlightened. Kangxi felt inexplicable. At this time, the prince arrived late and sat in the chariot.
It was rare for all the princes in Lan to see the prince again. Kangxi nodded to his sons and entered Qingxi Bookstore. After a while, Liang Jiugong came out to send a message and said: "Prince, County Prince, Sirs, the Emperor has uploaded..." Only then did everyone file in.
Kangxi sat cross-legged on the kang, looking at everyone with a warm expression. Headed by the prince, all the princes stood in two rows, knelt down and said in unison: "I wish Khan Ama longevity as long as Nanshan and happiness as far as the east sea..." The birthday greetings are the same every year, but this year Kangxi felt that It's harsh.
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"Qika..." He raised his arms without showing any emotion on his face. Next, the princes presented birthday gifts.
Starting from the prince. Wei Zhu took the gift list and read beside it: "One piece of coral, one piece of lapis lazuli malachite, one piece of Qinnan Fragrant Mountain, one piece of white jade mountain, one volume of water control map, one volume of Shanyin map, one volume of Tang Yin's calligraphy and painting, one volume of Dai Jin's landscape painting Two scrolls, a golden tripod, a golden longevity star, a golden stove, a golden plate, a pair of golden pots, a pair of golden tea buckets, a pair of golden cups, two golden saddles..." A total of sixteen birthday gifts.
As Wei Zhu was chanting, a young eunuch came in carrying birthday gifts and showed them to the emperor one by one. Lan Kangxi looked at Qinanxiang Mountain. Compared with the four-foot-high coral and the three-foot-high Malachite Mountain in front of him, this one was smaller.
But the price is not less than those two... Yuqing Palace has a lot of money, but there is no shortage of rare treasures, and the internal treasury is rich.
Not only the rewards from Kangxi in his early years, but also the contributions from local governors and governors in recent years...
