The ninth elder brother was his biological brother and had nothing to hide, so the fifth elder brother expressed his worries.
"Nanyuan is quite miserable. I wonder if the Liu family can survive it?" he said in a muffled voice.
The ninth elder brother looked at the fifth elder brother and said: "Fifth elder brother, if you continue to break up, you will suffer the chaos. Is there any better way? Speaking of suffering, of course they are not free, and they are not allowed to work hard. They only need to think freely. If you are a little bit stubborn, you will get used to it; if you are stubborn, big-hearted, and mess around, won't you harm Hongsheng by taking him back to your home?"
The fifth elder brother took a long breath and said: "I don't know how to be stupid, it's just... we have lived together for five or six years, and I can't bear it..."
Brother Jiu said: "Anyway, you can watch it yourself."
This dispute between concubines and concubines has never ceased.
For example, the brothers and sisters of the Guo Luoluo family are not close. The main reason is that they have different mothers.
Thinking of this, the ninth elder brother reminded the fifth elder brother: "The title dispute between the brothers of the Niu Hulu family and the discord between the brothers of the Guo Luoluo family in the past few years are all lessons learned from the past. If you want your family to live more peacefully, , it’s better to follow the rules, and don’t always think about being soft-hearted.”
The fifth elder brother shook his head and said: "I didn't think about picking her up, I just thought about sending someone over with some money to make her life more comfortable."
Brother Jiu shook his head hurriedly and said: "You don't plan to pick her up, so it's better to do more than to do less. This person's heart has been raised. Let her live in peace and reflect, which is the real way to preserve her."
The fifth elder brother listened and said nothing. He just stood up and said, "Then I'll go back first. Guidan is the eldest grandson, so he has to go to the funeral with him, right?"
Brother Jiu said: "Well, that's according to the rules."
He didn't have any guests, he had just received a funeral report, and he didn't want to eat or drink, so even if he had guests, he would just have vegetarian noodles and the like.
By the time Brother Ninth returned to the main room, Shu Shu had already removed all the hairpins from her body, her water-pink home clothes had been changed into plain blue-gray ones, and the bamboo-green curtains in the room had also been changed into off-white ones.
Brother Jiu sat on the kang and said, "I really want to ask him if he regrets it. If he wants to die, how can it be so easy?"
The minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is still highly regarded by the royal family. If he is associated with the nobles of the Three Banners, it can be said to be ancestral and normal communication; if he is colluded with the prince of the Five Banners in private, the meaning is different.
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "Although the Eight Banners are divided into flags according to their colors, if you really want to talk about it, the bloodlines of the various Jurchen tribes outside the Pass can't be truly separated."
For example, the Sanguanbao family is Baoyi, and they actually come from the Zhanhe tribe, but they are not from the Yang Shu branch, a descendant of the country's leader, but just an ordinary tribe's population.
This is why later interpretations often set Yi Fei and Ba Fu Jin as aunts and nephews or clan aunts and nephews.
The ancestors of the two Guo Luo Luo families did come from the same place, and they can be said to have the same origin.
The couple looked at each other and somewhat understood how the Guo Luoluo family was related to Prince An's Mansion.
Shu Shu said: "It would be a worry-free thing if all the money that the old man had exchanged for these years was in Prince Anjun's Mansion."
The four Prince An brothers were granted high positions at a young age and could be said to be free-spirited people, not people with any long-term plans.
Otherwise, Prince An's Mansion would not have to do anything because of Tai Fujin's affinity with the prince, and would just be a "princeling" with peace of mind.
If the money was there and Kangxi took it after his death, he would be less depressed.
Brother Jiu said: "Over there at the Dutong Mansion, please send someone over tomorrow to let us know. We will have full authority over Fusong's affairs there."
Shu Shu nodded.
The next day, news of Concubine Yi's father's death spread in the capital.
Daobao and Guidan had already reported to the Dutong Yamen of Xianghuang Banner and left the capital for Daling River.
Along with the father and son, there was also a coffin.
Sanguanbao bought this for himself a few years ago. It is a single-board coffin. He bought it after his fifty-fifth birthday.
It was brought from Shengjing to the capital and painted with a layer of bright paint every year.
When San Guanbao's family was sent out of Beijing, nothing was left with them, and the coffin was left behind in the capital's mansion.
This time the father and son went over to attend the funeral, so they brought this with them.
Seeing that Guo Luoluo's family didn't look like it had completely collapsed, relatives and friends began to show their condolences again.
It's just that Gui Dan and his son are not here. At Guo Luoluo's house, it was Gui Yuan who brought the family members to cook and also offered food to the deity for relatives and friends to express their condolences.
Not only the relatives and friends of the Guo Luoluo family came, but also relatives showed up.
Even here in the Dutong Mansion, Qi Xi also brought Fu Song and Zhu Liang over.
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West Garden, Tuoyuan Bookstore.
Akedun and Hongxi have both withdrawn from the upper study room, and their companions have also returned home for the holidays.
The brothers must observe filial piety for their biological mother for a hundred days.
On this day, the prince met his two sons.
Both of them put on plain clothes, looking thin and pitiful.
When a young man loses his mother, the pain is unbearable.
Akedun's eyes were red and swollen, and his expression was blurry; his face was still full of tear stains, and he looked a bit sad.
When the prince saw it, he glared at Aktun with disgust.
If Aktun hadn't been stupid again and again last year, Li wouldn't have been implicated.
He still has feelings for raising a kitten or puppy, let alone a woman who has been with him for more than ten years.
Before, he complained about Mrs. Li's boldness and harmed the Crown Princess's legitimate son; now that she is gone, he feels better about it.
There was also the Crown Princess's arrogance which made the Crown Prince uncomfortable.
He had already thought about it, if he really wanted to have a legitimate grandson, he would not be able to raise it himself due to the high regard his royal father had for the princess.
At that time, as a prince, he would be superfluous.
The prince looked at Hongxi and said with concern: "Taking care of your body, hair, and skin is what you receive from your parents. This is filial piety. After going to the Beiding Empress Temple, you can return to the palace to observe your filial piety without worrying about anything else."
Hong Xi choked and nodded.
When the prince saw it, he felt pity and said, "Don't worry, Amma will protect you in the future."
"Yes." Hong Xi responded trustingly, pulling on the prince's sleeve involuntarily, his eyes full of admiration.
The prince touched his shoulder, and his eyes became kinder when he thought about himself.
Akdun lowered his head and clenched his fists vigorously.
He was used to being treated differently like this, not just once or twice.
Seeing him like this, the prince became even more unhappy. He frowned slightly and motioned to the eunuch in charge to take the two of them down.
Although Mrs. Li has lost her honorary position and is now just an official woman, death is a serious matter. For the sake of her two sons, the prince still ordered people to conduct funeral arrangements for Mrs. Li with the courtesy of a noble person.
The coffin was also sent to Beiding Niangniang Temple for temporary burial.
He will be buried in the imperial mausoleum later.
Now the two imperial grandsons are going to the Beiding Empress Temple to worship their biological mother...
Within two days, news came out from the Shenxing Department that Concubine Rong's brother also died of illness.
Here in Changchun Garden, everyone fell silent.
The sisters-in-law all stopped.
Although I am not convinced, now is not the time for socializing and feasting.
Here at Beiwusuo, Fusong came over personally.
In addition to telling Brother Jiu about the funeral at Guo Luoluo's house, he also wanted to meet Shu Shu.
Tomorrow is his engagement day, and he is very sorry that his sister and brother-in-law cannot show up.
"Let's make a reservation a few days in advance..."
Fusong rarely showed his childishness and complained to Shu Shu.
It's not that they want to take advantage of the prince and prince Fujin's influence, but that the siblings have a good relationship and want Shu Shu to witness life events.
Shu Shu said: "It's hot and I'm impatient to move. You also know that I'm the most afraid of strangers... I'm getting an advantage this time. I'll take care of you when you get married next year..."
Fusong said: "I plan to decorate a new house in the auxiliary courtyard later."
Shu Shu was also happy to live next to each other and said, "That's good. We can move in when we can no longer live together. With Mr. Zhang as our neighbor, it will be more comfortable for my younger siblings to pass by each other."
Fusong looked at the babies waking up and felt a little expectant.
Later, he got married, and like his sister, he had children and the family became lively.
Brother Jiu said from the sidelines: "What do you mean by Prime Minister Zhang? How long can you stay in power?"
Fusong shook his head and said: "I can't ask, but it looks like it will be the end of this year or the beginning of next year..."
By the end of this year, Zhang Ying had been ill for a year. In addition, she had already handed over a retirement brochure, and one more time would be enough.
Or keep it again and submit it for the third time early next year.
Brother Jiu whispered in a low voice: "What do you mean by making such a fool of yourself?"
Although he didn't know much about government affairs, he also knew that this situation was wrong.
You must know that Zhang Ying was a popular minister in the imperial court in his early years, and he was more respected than his teacher.
As a result, although he entered the pavilion, there seemed to be nothing left of the Sacred Heart.
When there is a rift between the monarch and his ministers, all that remains is face-saving and wanting to start well and end well.
However, this change of favored ministers is also common.
Just like the concubines in the harem, there were one after another; the important ministers of the previous dynasty also came in one after another.
Except for the royal relatives like the Tong family, the Niu Hulu family, and the Hesheli family, who could still stand firm, ordinary officials of the Eight Banners rose and fell, not to mention the ministers of the Han Dynasty.
The imperial examination is held every three years to select scholars, and there is a constant stream of reserve officials, so there is no shortage of people.
Fusong said nothing, but thought of something.
Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi.
In addition to serving as Minister of Rites, Prime Minister Zhang also supervised the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu.
The Hanlin Academy is the place where books are compiled and imperial edicts are compiled. There are no taboos. The Ministry of Rites is also the yamen of the Qing Dynasty. The only thing left that is hard to say is Zhan Shifu.
Is this the reason why Prime Minister Zhang was idle?
This official appointment is also a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.
Fusong glanced at Brother Jiu but did not say anything.
There is always a dispute between the Emperor and Yuqing Palace. The Prince's Mansion is still the same as it is now, controlling the Ministry of Internal Affairs and following the Emperor's wishes.
After Fusong had lunch here and returned to Dutong Mansion, he saw an uninvited guest.
His mother brought her stepmother over and wanted to attend the engagement party tomorrow.
Jueluo refused with a straight face and said without hesitation: "There is no such rule. We have agreed before that Fusong's important affairs will be handled here, and you are not allowed to interfere..."
Why?
When the family was separated, they didn't have any property, just to stay away from their stepfather and stepmother.
Fusong didn't use the gift from the other side, he just wanted to save worry, so that the other side wouldn't interfere with the couple's future life by relying on their status as parents.
Even with the Zhang family, they explained the matter, but when it came to the end, they wanted to become father-in-law or mother-in-law, delusional...
