After coming out of the back room, Brother Jiu took the two of them to Ning'an Hall.
Da Gege is awake, lying on the carriage, trying hard to reach the colorful small gourd hanging on it.
Just looking at the fleshy little hands and the lotus-jointed arms, they have completely different styles from the two little brothers.
Even though the twelfth and thirteenth elder brothers have seen less children, you can still tell that Da Gege is stocky and almost as big as the eldest elder brother and the second elder brother combined.
Plus this look...
Brother Thirteen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Is Brother Ninth also so fat when he was a child?"
Da Ge Ge seemed to understand Brother Thirteen's words, looking at him and waving his little arms.
Seeing that his precious daughter didn't look upset, Brother Ninth picked her up and brought her close to Brother Thirteen.
Da Ge Ge reached out with his small hand and accurately grabbed the red tassel on the thirteenth brother's hat.
Seeing this, Brother Jiu said: "Let go, the things are dirty, there is dust on the outside..."
"Wow... wow..." Da Gege grinned and began to howl, and the demonic sound immediately filled his ears.
Brother Thirteen was startled and said hurriedly: "Brother Ninth, don't stop me, just drag me..."
As he spoke, he took off his straw hat and held it in his hand so that he could pull the red tassel easily.
Mrs. Bo was also alarmed. She came from the east room and said, "Okay, why did you recruit her?"
Da Gege has stopped crying, holding her red tassel and grinning, revealing her pink gums.
Brother Jiu said helplessly: "You little rascal, you only know how to scare people. You will still have to teach him a lesson in the future."
Mrs. Bo stretched out her hand to take it.
Brother Jiu was worried and said, "It's too heavy. Don't be tired."
The uncle said: "It's okay, I can still hold you..."
As she said that, she reached out and took it.
Shushu was also a fat girl when she was a child, and she only had sex when she was older.
This big girl's appearance resembles that of the ninth elder brother, but her temperament is very similar to that of Shu Shu when she was a child.
Da Gege still held on to Hongying and wouldn't let go.
Mrs. Bo was well prepared and waved a colorful tassel in front of Da Gege's eyes. She honestly put down the red tassel and went to grab the colorful tassel.
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Because it was getting late and we still had to eat, Brother Jiu and the others left Ning'an Hall and went back to the front yard after seeing Da Gege.
The dining table has been prepared. The main course is sesame cold noodles, as well as spicy pork ribs, dry pot sausage, braised liver tips, Sixi meatballs, six meat dishes of boiled fish and spicy chicken, and two vegetarian dishes of lying eggs and sweet and sour cabbage. , four side dishes: cold shredded kelp, cold koji vegetables, glutinous rice lotus root, and preserved egg tofu.
The two younger brothers, one fifteen and one sixteen, were at the age when "a half-grown man would defeat me".
Except for Brother Jiu who picked out a few bites of shredded kelp and preserved egg with two teeth, the rest of the dishes were eaten by the two brothers.
The twelfth elder brother originally thought that he had a bland taste and was not used to such heavy-flavored dishes, but after being brought by the thirteenth elder brother, his appetite also increased and he couldn't let go of Kuai Zi.
When they waited for the CD, the faces of the 12th and 13th elders turned a little pale.
Brother Jiu was very helpless when he saw it, and hurriedly told He Yuzhu: "Go to the dining room and ask for hawthorn water..."
This is overwhelming.
The twelfth brother just paid it off. The five dining rooms are not complete. What happened to the thirteenth brother?
"Didn't I bring you food? There are many meat dishes, why are you still so greedy?" Brother Ninth looked at Brother Thirteen and said.
The Thirteenth Brother sneered and said: "It's not delicious to eat alone, so I divided most of it out at Yongding River..."
Especially the eldest brother, who has to lead the clan to supervise the work there, has to live in a tent, which looks very embarrassing.
The thirteenth elder brother and the fourth elder brother have quite different paths.
The ninth elder brother looked at the twelfth elder brother again and said: "You may not be used to such strong tastes if you don't eat them on weekdays. I will tell you later that you may have diarrhea. Don't worry. Just drink millet porridge for two days to nourish your stomach."
The twelfth elder brother's face turned red and he nodded.
After a while, He Yuzhu brought hawthorn water over. Brother Jiu watched the two of them drink it and said, "When you return to my brother's place, don't rest too early. Walk around a few more times to relieve your appetite."
The two agreed.
The time was almost up, and Brother Jiu didn't keep them, so he ordered Erhe to take the people and send them to the gate of the palace. He also prepared some convenient food and brought them big and small bags.
It's getting dark now, and the time to close the palace gate has been moved from Youchu in winter to Youzheng.
The brothers returned to the palace a quarter of an hour before closing the city gate.
The fourteenth elder brother was walking around in the Shenwu Sect. When he saw the two of them, he immediately greeted them and said, "How is the ninth brother?"
Brother Thirteen said: "Looks fine, not too angry..."
"Huh?"
The fourteenth elder brother was surprised and said: "How could it be? Before now, wasn't the ninth brother so angry that he was half-dead?"
The Thirteenth Brother thought about how the Ninth Brother couldn't let go of the child, and said: "Maybe he can't care about it? I see that the Ninth Brother is thinking about a few children right now!"
The fourteenth elder brother did not expect this answer, and he was confused and said: "But since ancient times, hasn't it been the case that men take charge of the outside and women take charge of the house? Even if someone wants to take care of the children, it should be the ninth sister-in-law?"
Brother Thirteenth thought of Shu Shu's weight loss and said, "Brother Ninth must feel sorry for Sister-in-law Ninth. Sister-in-law Ninth seems to have lost a lot of weight, and she probably needs some time to recover."
The fourteenth elder brother felt awkward and said: "Then you admit it like this? Are you being bullied for nothing? Even if you don't beat the third child in turn, isn't it still a big scene?"
It was like making a big fuss in Qianqing Palace in February.
At that time, Prince Zhuang and Prince Xin didn't fight directly, but the cheap father-in-law and brother-in-law didn't get along, which really made everyone grind their teeth for a while.
Brother Thirteen said, "Don't worry about it. In Brother Ninth's heart, Sister-in-law Ninth and the children must be more important."
Brother Fourteen couldn't help complaining and said: "This is too mother-in-law. Aren't grown men supposed to make contributions and put their career first?"
Brother Thirteen said: "Sister-in-law Ninth treats Brother Ninth well. Brother Ninth should be more considerate of Sister-in-law Ninth at this time."
Brother Fourteen stopped talking, his eyes glued to the food box in the eunuch's hand, and he said excitedly: "There is something delicious, and I haven't eaten yet..."
*
At the boundary of Zhenghongqi, Sanbeile Mansion, the main house.
San Fujin looked at several posts and felt baffled.
The people in my mother-in-law's family are okay. They are in-laws, they have always been in contact with each other, and they come to say hello during the holidays. Why are there other families like the Wuya family, the Wei family, and the Zhang family?
They are all respectable people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they are the empress of the throne.
Seeing that it was the Dragon Boat Festival, it was reasonable to say farewell at this time, but there were also people, and these families had not had any contact with them before.
It just so happened that they came in droves this afternoon.
San Fujin called the accountant at the front and asked, "Have you sent people to deliver gifts to these three houses before?"
The accountant shook his head and said, "I have never heard of this."
San Fujin couldn't guess it.
It doesn't feel like a good thing. These people all have princes and grandchildren, and there is nothing they can do to ask for the third elder brother.
She was entangled, but it was not easy to deal with these matters alone, so she could only wait until the third brother came back.
Fortunately, the third elder brother didn't come back very late, he came back around the same time.
"Sir, all these families have submitted notices. The girl will come over tomorrow to pay her respects. Are you able to do this?"
San Fujin handed over the post and asked San Age.
The third elder brother accepted the post, looked at it carefully, and said with pride on his face: "Isn't it the Dragon Boat Festival? Giving greetings and giving gifts is not the proper meaning..."
As he spoke, he said with regret: "It's a pity that my birthday is in February, I missed it..."
Having said this, he thought about the new legitimate daughter in the first month and said, "When will Da Gege turn 100 years old?"
San Fujin glanced at him and said, "The day has passed..."
Because Da Ge Ge was weak, he couldn't do "100 years old".
After visiting Shu Shu and hearing about the benefits of breast milk, Sanfujin asked people to inquire among his subordinates and found out that there were indeed several young wives who gave birth in March and April. Back.
Seeing that Da Ge Ge was getting hard, she chose a younger wife from among Bao Yi's mouth to replace Da Ge Ge's nanny.
She still remembers that this daughter made her subject to criticism and doubt.
Raising a solid baby eliminates the possibility of premature birth, which is good for the child and good for her reputation.
After hearing this, the third elder brother was not happy. He looked at San Fujin and said, "I really can't give birth. It would be better if I delay it for a few days!"
Sanfujin was confused and depressed, and said: "Can you rely on others? How can there be such a truth that a ripe melon is not allowed to grow, and you have to choose another good life?"
The third elder brother said: "It's a pity that my birthday is in February; your birthday is in the winter month, but luckily I didn't miss it all."
San Fujin was confused when he heard this, and said: "What exactly did you miss?"
The third elder brother was sitting by the kang. He was not in a hurry to answer. He picked up the tea and took a sip, then said slowly: "Three birthdays and two birthdays. I have become the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
San Fujin looked at the third elder brother, surprised at first, and then hesitantly said: "Is there something big going on in the Ministry of Internal Affairs? The ninth elder brother is not enough, so why did you call me over?"
The third elder brother raised his eyebrows and said with pride: "It's not that Lao Jiu is unsteady and lazy. If the Holy Master is not in the capital, he won't be able to work properly. He was used by the censor to establish his power, so I took advantage of it." !”
Sanfujin couldn't help but be happy after hearing this.
After leaving the palace, I learned about the art of showing favors and courtesy.
Let's not talk about it. It's a normal human relationship.
This flag is also given to them as a gift of "three festivals and two birthdays", and it can only be entered but not exited.
Although the money did not fall into her hands, she had seen the account books and found that she had received several thousand taels of silver in a year.
That's just a banner family and a few left leaders.
Being appointed as the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs requires the filial piety of various yamen under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Many people are involved, and the amount of filial piety will not be less.
As for Brother Jiu's incompetence, San Fujin forgot about it.
He didn't steal the job from Brother Jiu. There was still a sequence of events, so the censor should also be blamed.
"I'm so smart. This is really a big vacancy. There are more than one or two people who are looking at this vacancy..."
San Fujin couldn't help but praise with a smile.
The third elder brother hummed and said: "Of course, I got the news and went to the Qianqing Palace without delaying for a moment. If I miss it, I might be able to take advantage of that little bastard of the twelfth elder brother..."
