Both Shu Shu and Brother Jiu thought that the matter in Beizi Mansion was over and had nothing to do with their family, so they could just forget about it.
Brother Jiu wrote another letter to Cao Yin here, urging him to arrange for people to come to Beijing quickly and strive to start the sheep cloth factory in the second half of the year.
When the time comes, we will choose a site near Tongzhou Pier, where it will be more convenient to use direct water.
Shu Shu here is preparing for his brother-in-law's "Zhou Zhou Ceremony".
Yifei doesn't plan to take care of it anymore, but one of her own people has to show up.
When Wufujin was there, Concubine Yi sent Peilan over and prohibited Wufujin from leaving the city again.
It's been seven months since I've seen it, and it's time to stay at home. Having to travel dozens of miles to and from the city is uneasy.
Shu Shu lives right next to the garden, but if he is blocked, he will be separated. He must go.
There was also Princess Kejing, who handed over the certificate and received permission to move to the fifth southern institute.
The house over there is now being swept and dried.
We should move here before May 28th.
As a result, on this day, the people from Beizi Mansion approached the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The person who came was none other than Leqin, brother-in-law of the ninth elder brother.
His face was haggard and looked droopy.
Brother Jiu was very puzzled.
Is there a relationship between the two of them?
After all, the people in Beizi Mansion knew the origin of the late Seventh Madam.
Before the death of the seventh lady, Leqin had never clung to her.
This person is gone and you want to cling to him?
"Master Jiu, Ama has sent this servant to ask you to come over..."
Leqin paid Qian, and upon seeing the gift, his attitude was very humble.
Brother Ninth was unwilling to move.
Although I didn't go into ambush, it was almost noon and it was very hot outside.
What's there to do?
He didn't like to be perfunctory with others, so he told the truth: "Our two families don't have much contact, right? When I went back, I accompanied my uncle Fujin. I have nothing to do. What do you, Ama, want to do with me?"
No matter what I do, I don’t want to go.
Leqin said with a bitter face: "The Nala family went to Beizi Mansion and wanted to find out about the early death of the two ladies..."
"ha?"
Brother Jiu was surprised and said: "Did you say I called you? Then why go to Beizi Mansion? Shouldn't you go to Zongren Mansion?"
Leqin said hurriedly: "It's all false rumors outside. My servant Ama has thoroughly investigated the matter. One of the two ladies is dead due to cold and high fever, and the other is dead after childbirth."
Brother Ninth Brother still refused to move, as steady as a mountain, and said: "Then why do you ask me to come over? I asked a middleman to mediate, but I can't find me?"
Leqin was sweating profusely and became even more clumsy.
There was movement at the door, it was Brother Ten.
Brother Ten came here after getting the news. When he saw Leqin, he asked directly: "If the other party doesn't come to the clan house, it means there is no evidence or there is room for it. What does the other party want after all this trouble?"
Leqin said in a low voice: "It looks like he wants his dowry back..."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "Those two nephews deny it? It's true that the dowry came from the Nala family, but didn't they give birth to a child?"
The tenth elder brother was not surprised by this request and said: "My family is in decline. I can't care about anything else. Benefits are important."
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "Those two families are arguing, what did I do in the past? I'm using my power to scare people, and I've had enough..."
Leqin wiped his sweat and said: "The Nala family somehow invited Qi Beile to come forward, and my Amma was also in trouble. The dowry of the two ladies had been given to me as early as when the slave Sixth Brother and Ninth Brother got married. Leave it to them.”
If the Nala family wants to get their dowry back, they have to take money from their pockets. Sunubeizi will definitely not be happy, and neither will these two elder brothers.
But now that Qibele has come forward, Sonu doesn't want the situation to be awkward.
I thought of Brother Ninth. After all, this trouble was caused by Brother Ninth's nonsense.
Seven Belles...
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother looked at each other, and the two brothers knew something was wrong.
Is my seventh brother the nosy person?
There's something fishy about this.
What's wrong with Beizi Mansion?
The imperial father wants to investigate Beizi Mansion?
Brother Jiu frowned, still looking unhappy.
The tenth brother advised: "The seventh brother is here, how about we go and take a look?"
Brother Ninth coughed lightly and said, "It's not like the Nala family has evidence and witnesses. Otherwise, why would they invite Brother Seven?"
The tenth elder brother said: "If we can't protect everything, go over first and listen to what the seventh elder brother has to say."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Then go and have a look."
After saying that, he stood up and planned to come out.
"Brother Ninth..."
Seeing that someone was about to leave, Brother Twelve hurriedly shouted, with a bit of expectation.
The three people who walked to the door turned back.
Brother Jiu said: "Twelve, is there something wrong?"
Leqin was startled, only to realize that there was such a person. Hearing the title of Ninth Brother, he hurriedly made a thousand gestures and said: "I have seen the Twelfth Master, so I spoke in a hurry. It's rude."
The twelfth elder brother waved his hand and didn't take it to heart. He still looked at the ninth elder brother.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Follow me and see the world."
With the addition of the twelfth elder brother, the ninth elder brother asked the guards in Yishigong to follow him, and the brothers followed Leqin to Beizi Mansion.
Sunubeizi's face looked a little ugly.
If the seventh elder brother hadn't been there, he would have kicked out the Nala family long ago.
He is so easy to memorize words that all kinds of monsters and monsters dare to come to his door.
His second wife and third wife come from the same family and are a branch of the Nala family.
After all, he was the Duke of the Kingdom at that time, and his first wife was gone, leaving only four legitimate sons. Who in a family with a better family background would be willing to let their daughter come in to become a stepmother?
Therefore, they were all found by relatives. The first stepmother was the daughter of the left leader, and the third stepmother was the stepmother's cousin, a princess from a seventh-rank official family.
On weekdays, I come to Beizi Mansion to enjoy the autumn breeze during holidays, but at this time, I got a kick out of my nose.
However, Qi Beile is like Tai Sui, who doesn't say a word when he comes in.
Sunubeizi always showed his kindness to others and did not want to fall out, so he could only send his son to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to invite the ninth elder brother.
What I was thinking about was the prince versus the prince.
It saves him from taking things lightly and seriously.
Seeing the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother coming together, Su Nu stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Nine masters, tenth masters..."
When he saw the two brothers followed by a yellow belt, Sunu felt unfamiliar and didn't know how to call them, so he couldn't help but get stuck.
Seeing this, the ninth elder brother said: "This is the twelfth elder brother, who is studying errands in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Only then did Su Nu remember that there was such a grown-up prince brother in the palace, who was raised by Grandma Su Ma, and he also said hello.
"Seventh brother..."
The three brothers paid tribute to the seventh elder brother again.
Brother Seventh had a sullen face and nodded in return.
The ninth elder brother sat directly next to the seventh elder brother and whispered: "Seventh elder brother, what's going on?"
Brother Seventh glanced at him and didn't respond.
Brother Jiu shut his mouth, knowing that there was something going on inside and it was hard to tell in front of others.
On the way here, Brother Ninth thought about the relationship between the Nala family and Brother Seven. Maybe someone from the Yue family came forward to invite someone and was too embarrassed to refuse, or maybe he had other errands as he thought.
He looked at the men of Nala's family and said, "Have you read the "Qing Dynasty Code"? It is also clearly written in the "Eight Banners Sparse Regulations" that you are not allowed to accept the dowry of a married woman as you please. , let alone dowry, when a man dies, as long as he does not remarry, his husband's family's property will be inherited in full. This is the precious thing about our Manchu aunt. You want to make an exception, what are you daydreaming about?"
This is because the Manchus conquered the world in their early years and many soldiers of the Eight Banners died, as well as many widows.
It is true that the Manchus had adopted step marriages before, but it was a consensual situation.
Anyone who is unwilling to remarry and wants to keep his son alive or choose another heir to inherit the family should inherit his husband's full share of the property, and no one can stop him.
Neither the mother's family nor the husband's family are allowed to interfere.
Otherwise, who can fight with peace of mind on the battlefield?
When Brother Jiu said this, he was either meddling in other people's business, or he didn't want the Nala family to take advantage of it.
In that case, tracing back to the source, it seems that it was wrong for the Dutong Mansion to take back the dowry, so we can go back to the Beizi Mansion and go to the Dutong Mansion with a grudge.
He was so rude, and several men in the Nala family showed their guilty consciences.
Originally they were sitting, but when the three princes arrived, they all stood up and gave up their seats.
Then no one asked them to sit down anymore, so they all stood.
The leader, who was in his forties, said pitifully: "Nine masters are kind, and I have two generations of elders in my family. I am getting older, and I am spending a lot of money..."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said: "I haven't heard yet, which family in the Eight Banners can starve to death? What does the left leader do? Where is the deputy leader and the commander-in-chief? The whole family really has no income, that's it. The strong man is dead? Isn’t there still pension money and food that can be collected? "
The man was so ashamed that he said: "The servant has made up for the shortfall, which is only three taels and three cents of silver per month, which is not enough for expenses."
Brother Jiu calculated in his mind that three taels and three cents a month would be forty taels a year. This is an eight-grade writing style.
He was speechless and said: "If you don't have it, think of other ways. What's the point of asking for someone else's? Can you imitate the Dutong Mansion? My aunt is dead and has no grandson. It's taken back according to the rules. What do you want?" Follow my example, the nephew must die first, and then the nephew’s wife must die, and there must be no young children, and no income, so that the dowry can be recovered. Are you here to remind me? "
The man's face turned red and he said hurriedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare..."
The ninth elder brother wanted to say more, but saw the tenth elder brother wink.
Brother Jiu stopped talking.
I was happy to say it for a while, but I said too much.
That’s it for now.
He lowered his head to take the tea and took a sip.
The seventh elder brother was sitting on the upper hand. Seeing how smart the ninth elder brother was, he raised the corner of his mouth.
Brother Jiu saw this and became more and more curious.
He looked at the men from the Nala family, but none of them looked familiar.
That's really weird. It's not like the brother-in-law or brother-in-law asked for help, so why is seventh brother getting involved in this?
Seeing the embarrassment of the Nala family, the sixth son of Beizi Mansion could still sit still. He was in his twenties and had already participated in the clan examination and was awarded the title of third-class general of the country.
Lao Jiu and Jiu Age are of the same age. He is eighteen this year and has not yet reached the age to be admitted. He is thin-skinned and feels embarrassed. He stood up and looked at Sonu and said: "Amma, my son doesn't want Enie's dowry. This is Just break off the kiss..."
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