Shu Shu did not stay in Changchun Garden for long. After telling Concubine Yi about the news outside, she stood up and left, returning the same way and coming out of the small east gate.
As soon as she left the small east gate, she saw Brother Jiu holding an umbrella and standing under the shade of a tree, attracting many people's attention.
After all, there is no concept of parasols yet, so holding one on a sunny day seems sick.
Everyone said that Mr. Jiu was in poor health, but now it was obvious that he was not in good health.
Seeing Shu Shu coming out, Brother Jiu came up to meet her, tilted the umbrella and said, "Come in quickly. I thought it was sunny outside, so I came to pick you up."
Shu Shu generously walked under Brother Jiu's umbrella and said, "Thank you, sir. I feel hot..."
The couple talked and walked side by side to my brother's house.
The guards guarding the gate looked on and winked.
It seems like I’ve discovered something amazing!
Brother Jiu loves Chongjiu Fujin very much!
This kind of attentiveness and carelessness is really disgusting!
It seems that it is not difficult to guess who is in charge of the Ninth Prince's Mansion...
*
When the couple was about to arrive at the elder brother's place, the ninth elder brother realized something was wrong, stopped and pointed to the ditch behind the elder brother's place: "Did the ducks come?"
It turned out that there was a group of ducks on the floating water, and they poked their heads into the water to eat tadpoles.
Shu Shu also stood down and nodded: "I brought it here on the first day of the afternoon. I asked people to rush into the ditch to have a meal. Now I have to rush it again. I have almost enough food."
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Brother Jiu said: "It was okay last night. I fell asleep, so I didn't pay attention to the movement."
Shu Shu said: "Just reduce it by half, and you don't have to kill them all. If there are no mosquitoes, there will be more. Just reduce it to about the same."
Brother Jiu said: "Although Haidian is cooler than the capital, it is still hot when it gets really cold, and there are many mosquitoes. I remember when I was in the paddock the year before last, it was really cool there and there were no mosquitoes."
Shu Shu thought of the summer resort, but hadn't started building it yet.
It should be soon.
It’s just a money-making model like Xiaotangshan, where you only need to make money once.
More suitable for official camps.
Just like the properties in the Imperial City, they were built into shops and houses and rented out directly.
When the time comes, Brother Ninth Brother will be able to think of this himself. There is no need to dwell on it, it will also be one of Brother Ninth Brother's political achievements.
The two of them talked and returned to the elder brother's place. Shu Shu told the ninth elder brother about the meeting with Yifei.
The Eighteenth Prince's "catch the week" is definitely not possible.
As brother and sister-in-law, they had already prepared the "Zhou Zhou" gift.
Just send it over when the time comes.
The ninth elder brother thought that there was only ten months difference between the eighteenth elder brother and Fengsheng and the others, and he couldn't help but laugh: "I don't think we really have to go to school in the same year, that would be fun..."
Shu Shu thought of the twenty-fourth elder brother in history. When was he born?
It seems that fifty-five years after Kangxi, he was in the same group as the emperor's great-grandsons.
She looked at Brother Jiu and said, "When Fengsheng and the others go to school, let's go to Hongluo Temple."
Akdan is too impressive, he is frail and small.
Even if we make up for it later, this impression will not change easily.
If he only had these two sons, Kangxi might not be at ease because he never knew when he would give them to others.
It would be better to have a younger brother, it would be different.
Brother Jiu thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, then we'll ask for it again when the time comes."
The two of them talked about Hongluo Temple, not because they were superstitious about the power of gods and Buddhas, but because they included the birth of a child in their plans.
Now the two of them are very affectionate, but they are also secretly trying to prevent pregnancy...
*
The clan's mansion, the third elder brother's place.
San Fujin no longer had the calmness and calmness he had when he came here yesterday, but looked at San Brother with anxiety and uneasiness.
She wasn't worried before because she was sure that even if the third prince was dismissed, he would be rewarded again.
There is also a mother-in-law in the palace. Her status is not the highest in the harem, but she is the most senior.
As a result, I heard the bad news today, which was a shock.
Sanfujin was so worried that he came to the clan mansion again under the guise of delivering food.
The third elder brother is as steady as an old monk, eating with a kuaizi.
The food is sumptuous, including his favorite sauce pork elbow, egg-filled pancakes and rice dumplings...
The third brother was depressed the past two days and didn't eat properly. Now he was really hungry. He ate a pork knuckle and two rice dumplings, and finally burped heavily.
Seeing him like this, Sanfujin looked a little weird.
To put it nicely, it means you have a big heart, but to say it badly, does it mean you are unfilial?
The biological mother was in trouble, but she didn't delay eating or drinking.
The third brother glanced at her and said: "Don't worry about it blindly. The relationship between the empress and Khan Amma is different. It is just for others to see at the moment. It will be fine after a while."
Sanfujin still frowned after hearing this.
She is not a fool. Does this look like she will be fine after a while?
If that were the case, there would be no need for the accompanying concubine and the Seventeenth Palace.
She hesitated for a moment and said: "Sir, if the Ma family's affairs are really implicating the empress, then should we ask someone to ask the Shenxing Department to see how much of the Ma family's deficit is left? Isn't this just a matter of time? Fifty thousand taels? If that can be used to make up for it and reduce the Ma family's guilt, will the situation on the mother-in-law's side also get better?"
The third elder brother looked at San Fujin and said, "Are you more generous? Are you really willing to give up?"
Sanfujin rolled his eyes at him and said: "Look, what I said is more important, money, or the empress's dignity? The empress has been the concubine for twenty years, will she sit behind Concubine Xianfu and Concubine Tong in the future?" "
Even if the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good, now is not the time for her to gloat.
At this time, if we don’t work together, how can we work hard?
The third elder brother knew that his mother's demotion this time was indeed related to the Ma family, but the most important thing was not the issue of money.
He said: "No, let's wait until I go out. As for the Ma family, let's wait until I go out..."
He thought of his aunt and became suspicious of her.
She was from Zhongcui Palace, so she really wanted to bite back, but the backlash was severe.
Who doesn’t have some secrets that are not well known?
E Niang has been in the palace for forty years, so she should be no exception.
San Fujin hesitated for a moment, then took off a purse from his body. The bulging contents contained the deed papers for the four shops.
"Sir, I thought about it and realized that this cannot be hidden from anyone. The shop is there, and my separate property and my dowry are all in the files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These few extra places, without investigation, It's better to go back, so as not to go back and find someone else to impeach the censor because of this..."
The third elder brother was silent.
After being locked up for two days and two nights, he thought a lot.
As for other times and other things, it would not be difficult for him to hide them from Yu Qian.
But a while ago, when the Ministry of Internal Affairs was in chaos, Khan Amma was paying attention. Zhao Chang, who was arranged by Khan Amma, was almost stationed in the Shenxing Department.
Even the confession from the Fucha family was first accepted by the Shenxing Division.
It seems ridiculous to seize these white contract shops by yourself.
I was so obsessed with money at that time that I couldn't even understand such a simple truth.
The third elder brother nodded and said: "Retreat, keep it in your hands, it will be a sin if you don't tell me next time."
Having said this, he looked at San Fujin and said, "I'm looking down on you. After all, you are the princess who was raised by the government and behaves in a grand manner..."
San Fujin shook his head and said: "Master, please don't praise me. I don't feel at ease. If you plan to use the 50,000 taels of silver to make up for the shortfall of the Ma family, I will use the remaining 150,000 taels of silver." I will leave ten thousand taels of silver in it; if I don’t need the fifty thousand taels of silver, then I will just leave ten thousand taels from there..."
She didn't even mention the extra share, and it would be useless if she did.
Could she still refuse to give it to her third brother?
The third elder brother looked at her and knew that this was settling a score.
At that time, the market price of the four shops was 15,000 taels. He converted it into 10,000 taels and gave it to San Fujin. He took Sanfujin 6,000 taels of silver and an IOU of 4,000 taels.
He looked at San Fujin and said, "That's a shop with a market price of fifteen thousand taels. If you return it, you will lose five thousand taels. Why don't you want to deduct fifteen thousand taels?"
San Fujin glanced at his third elder brother and said: "An extra five thousand taels will make me worry for a few years. Why bother? My dowry shop, a separate property under my name, requires people to keep a close eye on it. It will only last a year." A small income of 20,000 yuan is enough for any expenses..."
San Fujin also wanted to understand a lot during the past few days when San's elder brother was not at home.
There are a lot of jokes about Third Elder Brother outside, and they all make fun of his stinginess.
San Fujin felt shabby when he heard this, and then he came to his senses. He could not be led by San Age in the future.
Otherwise, within two years, I would be kidnapped and like the third elder brother, I would be said to be a female Pixiu.
As long as she guards her money and doesn't suffer losses, what's wrong with living a more leisurely life?
To put it bluntly, if the third elder brother really has something right now, she still has two sons, and her family can be established, so why bother with the princesses?
When she thought about it, her whole spirit was different, and she was no longer anxious and sharp as before.
Brother San looked at San Fujin and felt strange yet familiar.
This is what Fujin looked like when he first entered the palace...
*
The third building in the south is the main room.
Si Age and Si Fujin are also eating.
After being picked on by the ninth elder brother last time, the fourth elder brother has some doubts about rice and millet. Recently, all he eats is pasta, and tonight it will be pancakes.
He used to like to eat bean sprouts rolled in pancakes, but now there are no bean sprouts. Instead, he has stir-fried leeks with eggs, as well as spicy shredded pork, shredded beans, and spicy and sour shredded cabbage, all of which are suitable for eating in rolls.
After the dining table was removed, he told Si Fujin what was going on in the palace and said, "Tomorrow I will send someone to ask my aunt to come over. Tell my aunt that she can go to the palace to see the empress."
Si Fujin touched his belly, with a solemn look on his face, and said, "It's happening again and again this time. Master, are you okay?"
What this is talking about is that the Wuya family was ordered to pay back the money before, and later they arrested their cousins. Now it is Concubine De's turn to pay off her salary.
The fourth elder brother thought for a while and said: "It should be almost the same. However, since my uncle's room has been inspected and there is evidence, he should be severely punished and he will not be allowed to redeem his crime..."
Si Fujin hesitated for a moment and said: "Is it true from the Ma family as well? Or is it because Third Uncle offended someone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs before that others are targeting the Ma family?"
The fourth elder brother shook his head and said: "I think too much. Only Khan Amma can touch these relatives, and Khan Amma will not allow others to do so..."
So as long as he moved, there would be no room for maneuver. This was why he didn't plead for mercy on behalf of the Wuya family. First, he felt that he deserved it, and second, he knew that begging was useless.
Si Fujin looked at Si Age and whispered: "Master, I'm a little scared..."
The fourth elder brother shook his head and said: "Don't be afraid, I will be careful in front of the emperor and will not violate the mistakes of the third elder brother..."
