After hearing this, everyone looked at Sonu.
Sonu's face lost the warmth it had before, and he looked a little coldly at the Nala family.
"Okay, let's do the math carefully..."
As he spoke, he ordered the eunuch next to him: "Go to the counting house to find the betrothal gift list for twenty-one years. Bring it over and compare it with the dowry list."
The twelfth elder brother was still ignorant, but several elder brothers who were already married understood that many of the dowries of the Nala family were filled with betrothal gifts.
Come to think of it, for a seventh-grade official, even if my grandfather had a higher rank at the time, the dowry he could buy would be limited.
The Nala family members looked at each other, obviously they had not thought of this before coming.
Brother Jiu felt that it was boring. It turned out that Beizi Mansion was not bullying others, but a barefooted man who lived in a poor family and was not afraid of wearing shoes.
He looked at Lao Jiu in Beizi Mansion.
This is also the son-in-law of Dong E's family and his cousin-in-law.
Brother Jiu said: "Don't be angry, you will suffer a loss in vain. The property of a married woman cannot be taken back by her mother's family just by saying 'break off the relationship', so what's the point? That's yours." You take it as a matter of course..."
But Lao Jiu had no intention of changing his words, and said: "It's better to pay it back, it will save trouble!"
Brother Jiu stopped persuading him.
If it were Brother Jiu, he felt that he would not take advantage of the other party like this.
If the other party doesn't care about family affection, then even if the money is scattered casually, it won't make the other party happy.
At this time, the sixth child spoke up and said to Sonu: "Amma, on the other side of the ninth child, the two elders of the maternal family are here. Returning the dowry can be regarded as fulfilling filial piety on behalf of my aunt; on the son's side, Guo Luomafa is with me. Mother Guo Luoma was gone, so the dowry her son had collected was also asked to be checked. Those belonging to the Nala family were sold directly, and the money was given to Guanghua Temple to pray for Eni and the elders... …”
The expressions of everyone in Nala's family changed.
I would rather give it to the temple than return it to the Nala family.
Brother Jiu glanced at the sixth man. This was Le Xiheng, the step-wife's only son.
Le Xiheng...
The name sounds familiar.
Come to think of it, this man was the eighth prince's haha bead in his early years, and he fell ill within half a year of entering the palace.
Now I see some pockmarks on his nose. Was his illness that year caused by flowers?
Why didn't you go back later?
If it's just flowers, you won't lose the companion reading, right?
This is the step-sibling. How come he was so quiet before and so few people mentioned him?
Sunubeizi looked at his son and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"
The sixth man nodded and said, "I've made up my mind."
Su Nu nodded and said, "Then it's up to you."
He is a yellow-belted kid, and what he has to worry about is never a poor family like the Nala family. He was polite before, but he was just caring about the dignity of his two sons.
Now that the sons have an idea, Sunubezi will naturally not spoil them.
So, after the eunuch who had taken the betrothal gift list and dowry list came over, he was sent to the counting house by Sonu.
Sonu did not hand the betrothal gift list and dowry list to the Nala family for inspection, but handed them directly to the seventh elder brother.
Since the seventh elder brother came here, he was entrusted by the Nala family to act as a middleman.
The seventh elder brother didn't look at it and directly pushed the order to the ninth elder brother.
Brother Jiu picked it up, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but smile.
The dowry list's utensils, as long as they are more expensive, are more valuable than the betrothal gift list.
What's not on the betrothal gift list is just bits and pieces.
On the step-wife's dowry list, apart from the betrothal gift, the most valuable items were eighty acres of land in Haidian and a shop on Chongwenmen Nei Street.
On the dowry list of the third wife, there is no shop, but a small village of 120 acres in Fangshan.
Brother Jiu curled his lips, put down the order, and said: "Isn't this quite clear? Then let's analyze it clearly according to this. Don't take advantage, and don't suffer a loss. Tsk tsk, if someone really blackmails Beizi Mansion, then But it’s really big news!”
A farce that ends in an anticlimax.
Seeing the meal, Ninth Brother felt that the excitement was almost over, so he said to Seventh Brother: "If you are not busy, let's go directly to Di'anmen to eat out?"
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The seventh elder brother nodded.
Brother Jiu stood up and said to Sunu: "Brother, we brothers will not watch the rest of the excitement. You can figure it out for yourself. I don't care about others. I just can't suffer the loss. Otherwise, I will go back and put some semen in my pocket." Being poor and eating your wife’s dowry is a big worry..."
Sonu looked at Brother Ninth and lost his temper.
I had heard that this person had an innocent temperament, but I didn't expect him to be like this.
There really is something to say.
The tenth elder brother seems to be a sensible person, but why is it that only the ninth elder brother is following his lead?
Qingqing came here today just to watch the fun.
He then stood up and said, "Excuse me, Master Jiu, please come over for a walk."
"You're welcome..."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and called the brothers to come out.
Sunu and his son did not ask for help and sent him outside Beizi's house in person.
The people from Nala's family also came out tremblingly.
He stepped forward to thank the seventh elder brother again in the same writing style that he had previously answered with the ninth elder brother.
The seventh elder brother nodded slightly after hearing this, but had no intention of speaking.
The four of them got on their horses and left Beizi Mansion with their guards and soldiers.
The ninth elder brother wanted to ask the seventh elder brother, but when he saw the guards on the left and right, he still did not speak.
After waiting outside Di'anmen and entering Baiweiju, Brother Jiu asked the shopkeeper to book two tables for the guards in the lobby downstairs, and then went to the private room upstairs with his elder brother and younger brothers.
As soon as he entered the house, Brother Ninth couldn't wait to say: "Brother Qi, why are you still joining in the fun? Did Sister-in-law Qi's family say hello?"
The seventh elder brother said: "Someone complained to Khan Amma. Sunubeizi Mansion has acquired a lot of new properties in recent years, and the source of the money is unknown. Khan Amma asked me to investigate the source of their money."
The Qing Dynasty was founded less than a hundred years ago, but if you really want to talk about it, the internal fighting among the Eight Banners has never stopped.
This noble family also has its ups and downs.
Brother Jiu's mind was quick and he thought of the third wife of Sunu's maternal clan, the Dong'e family, and his first wife, the Huerha family.
"Is it possible that Sonu has deprived himself of a fortune?"
The family fortunes of those two families in their early years should have been pretty good, as they both produced governors and deputy governors. Now, except for the hereditary left leader, the only official in the two families is Sesame Mung Bean.
Brother Seventh said: "I don't know, I need to check."
Brother Jiu said in shock: "This is someone adding insult to injury! Su Nu has no biological brothers. What he attacked was the title of his Arma, not his ancestor's, and it didn't involve the title. What was that for?"
The seventh elder brother didn't say anything because he didn't know either.
It only took a few days before the Sonu family was sued before the imperial court after something bad happened.
The seventh elder brother knew that the Nala family planned to go to Beizi Mansion, so he found an excuse to get together with his brother-in-law and brother-in-law twice, and "by chance" met the Nala clan members who asked for help.
The ninth elder brother couldn't think of the reason for a moment, so he looked at the tenth elder brother and said, "If it's not for the title, then it's for power? Is it because Sunubeizi is jumping up and down in the clan's house and disturbing people's eyes?"
The tenth elder brother thought for a while and said: "In the whole clan, Sunubeizi is the most progressive, and the others are mostly just dawdling."
Brother Jiu said: "Then who did you offend? If you dare to complain to the emperor, this should be proven, but I don't know how much more money you have?"
He looked at the seventh elder brother, but the seventh elder brother had no intention of speaking.
At this time, the shopkeeper brought the waiter to serve the food.
Today, there happened to be a big fat-headed fish in the store. The portion was about ten kilograms, so I immediately served one fish and ate it four ways: fish head soaked in cakes, boiled fish, spicy fish tail, and dried fish offal.
Served with a few seasonal side dishes, the brothers had a full meal.
Brother Jiu ate well. Thinking that Shu Shu likes to eat fish belly meat, he told the shopkeeper: "Let someone inquire about it tomorrow. If there is such a big fish again, send it to Brother."
The shopkeeper said hurriedly: "I have sent it to Lord Jiu. I bought two this morning. I kept this nine-pound one and a big one and sent them to my brother's house."
Brother Jiu nodded appreciatively and said, "That's it. If there are any fresh ingredients in the future, just save a portion."
He signaled He Yuzhu to release the reward and then came out of the restaurant.
The tenth brother said: "Brother Ninth wants to eat big fish, then ask someone to catch it in Fuhai. The sea there is big, there are designated big fish, and the water is clean."
Brother Jiu's heart was moved, and then he shook his head and said: "Forget it, isn't fishing prohibited over there? Then just abide by the rules..."
Speaking of this, he thought of Hongluo Temple and said: "Over there at Hongluo Temple, I heard that the trout grow well and taste tender. They are fish from the stream and have no earthy smell."
I heard someone say this while burning incense last summer, but they were vegetarians at the time and didn't pay attention to food.
Now that I think about it, I might as well give it a try.
The tenth elder brother said: "Then when we go to Hongluo Temple, my brother will bring back two barrels of fish."
When they arrived at Xihua Gate, the brothers parted ways.
The ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The construction manager is already waiting.
The renovation of the two palaces started in September last year and stopped at the end of October. It started again in mid-February this year and has been completed so far.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "I understand, these two places are not places that can be cleaned. I will send someone to check if I have no choice but to send someone to check. If there are any shortcomings, you can make up for it in a hurry. Don't talk to the accounting department." It seems like it’s a big deal.”
The doctor hurriedly said: "I don't dare. I have already checked it. It is indeed repaired and can be inspected."
Brother Jiu said: "Well, as long as there is a record, just put the file here!"
The doctor responded and left the files on the renovation of the two palaces.
The ninth elder brother directly signaled He Yuzhu to hug the twelfth elder brother and said: "Take a good look. Tomorrow I will go to ask for the order. If Khan Amma sends someone down then, you will bring someone over to check; if he doesn't send someone, Just go and see for yourself.”
This is serious business.
The twelfth prince stood up and responded.
When we arrived at Shenchu, the tenth prince came over.
The two brothers left the city leisurely.
Brother Jiu asked: "Could it be that King Xin was taking revenge? Wasn't he in charge of the clan house before? He didn't dare to attack Prince Jian, so he used force on Su Nu?"
Brother Ten shook his head and said: "It doesn't look like that, that person is not a power seeker, otherwise he wouldn't have left all the affairs of the clan's mansion to the hands of his subordinates without even bothering to do so when the clan order was hanging."
Brother Jiu was still curious and thought there was a villain.
When he returned to his elder brother's office, he mentioned the matter to Shu Shu and said, "I hate this person who files a black complaint the most. It's better to go to court. At least there is room for a defense. This person who has been accused of a criminal complaint also has a chance to defend himself." I don’t know, it’s so confusing…”
Shu Shu felt that Kangxi was not from Hutu, so he would not believe others' criticism.
Her focus was on the silver, and she thought of a possibility.
This Sunubeizi was a die-hard "Ba Ye Party". When he was later questioned, he was also charged with "flattering Prince An Yue Le like a slave."
Now there is no "Eighth Prince Party" in Prince An's palace, but there is the "Princeling Party" of Prince An, Tai Fujin.
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu and said, "Sir, the Guo Luoluo family's ginseng silver..."
