The reason why Brother Ninth was in trouble was not because he felt it was troublesome, but because he was worried that Concubine Tong was seriously ill. If that really happens, the follow-up will be very troublesome.
"No matter, tomorrow I will go to Yuqing Palace to see the Crown Princess and ask..." The palace affairs are currently in the hands of the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess has the right to check Concubine Tong's pulse, and it is also convenient for people to go to Yongshou Palace.
Shu Shu said: "Perhaps it's because of the change of seasons that I feel unwell. Concubine Tong is young, so there should be nothing wrong with her." This person was also a long-lived person in history.
It’s just that the current situation is completely different from that in history. At this time in history, the imperial concubine should be given the title of concubine, becoming the highest position in the palace for more than 20 years after the Kangxi Dynasty.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Well, I guess it's mostly a mental illness. I just feel a little pitiful. I hope I can think openly." People in the Tong family are all arrogant, and this Concubine Tong is no exception.
Brother Jiu still thinks that this illness has something to do with his concubine moving into the Qian Palace. The next day, the first day of August, the ninth elder brother took a rest.
The couple went to Fucha's house to send birthday gifts together. Ma Qi is already a bachelor, but he behaves very respectfully and does not arrange his wife's birthday gift.
But who knows the rules of officialdom? Before the official day, there was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages delivering gifts in front of Fucha's house.
When Shu Shu and Brother Jiu's carriage arrived, it took a quarter of an hour to move to the door of Fucha's house.
Brother Jiu got off the carriage, helped Shu Shu down, looked at the various parked carriages, realized something was wrong, and said, "It's my birthday, why haven't those grandsons from the Ministry of Internal Affairs made any move this year?" He said Having said that, Shu Shu also remembered that people started giving gifts at the end of July last year.
Shu Shu thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure yet, just wait and see..." During the Dragon Boat Festival, half of the gifts from the Prince's Mansion were collected.
The remaining half was sent to the third elder brother. Now that Brother Ninth's birthday is approaching, everyone probably doesn't know how to give gifts.
If you give too lightly, you will offend someone. There are examples of concubines belonging to other people. I gave away too much, and at this juncture, I was worried about being stared at.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a censor's office. I haven't been idle in the past few months, and I have caught a lot of borers. It was not arranged by Brother Nine, but dog bites dog.
Just like the previous dynasty, sometimes the censor was the sword, and the sword was in the hands of the emperor or the courtiers.
The censor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also made people discover the wonderful use. For example, a while ago, there was a vacancy in Guang Chu Treasury's doctor, and several principals were on standby. Then a series of corruption scandals broke out, and two principals were arrested.
Brother Jiu watched the excitement and did not interfere or stop it. This was the purpose of introducing the imperial censor into the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was to wind up these coats.
Brother Jiu supported Shu Shu and whispered: "Oh no, we won't give it away, our income will be less in the future." Shu Shu smiled and said: "It's not short of the money, it's okay. "It would be a great thing if the Ministry of Internal Affairs really became clean, but it is unlikely.
I have been greedy for several generations, and even if I have been frightened for several months, some problems cannot be corrected. At this moment, Mrs. Ma Qi had already received the report and knew that Jiu Age and his wife were coming, so she personally greeted them.
"Jiuye, Jiufujin..." Mrs. Ma Qi stepped forward and saluted. Brother Jiu avoided it, Shu Shu helped Mrs. Ma Qi to stand up and said, "Master, please get up. There is no need to be a heretic." Ma Qi followed him and was no longer in the capital.
The older sons of the Fucha family have all gone out, and the younger ones are still studying at Banner School. The ninth elder brother was accompanied by a member of the Fucha family and went to the living room.
Shu Shu was welcomed into the main room by Mrs. Ma Qi. Today is not the official birthday day, and Mrs. Ma Qi has no foreign guests here. Only a few daughters-in-law who have separated have come to help.
Except for Fu Qing's wife, Shu Shu was not familiar with the others and seemed very reserved. However, since Brother Jiu and Ma Qi are known as teachers and students, Shu Shu is also somewhat polite to Mrs. Ma Qi.
Mrs. Ma Qi was from an ordinary background, but she had outstanding appearance, behaved in a very grand manner, and was close to her daughters-in-law.
Shu Shu socialized around and finally met Fucha Erge, her future sister-in-law. Father Xiao... Shu Shu's expression did not change, and she was already very surprised.
Not to mention her appearance, which is only 70% of Mrs. Fucha's side, but is she also a little fat in stature? Plumpness is not popular among Eight Banners, but rather dignified and polite. Girls tend to have flatter figures.
Shu Shu's eyes turned around Fucha Gege. New clothes, new shoes and socks. Gege, from a wealthy family, lives at home and has no such rules, so she meets guests dressed in brand new clothes.
Then there is only one possibility left. The clothes I wore earlier can no longer be worn, so just in time for the change of seasons, I have all new clothes.
She gave him a gift, which was a coral bracelet she had prepared before. Fucha Gege had a round face and glanced at Mrs. Maqi. When she nodded, she accepted.
"Sister looks shy at An Jing..." Shu Shu said to Mrs. Ma Qi. Mrs. Ma Qi smiled and said: "The master is very spoiled and ignorant, and he doesn't expect to marry well..." Shu Shu knew it in his heart. This is a daughter who is afraid of being cheated. She is guarding against next year's draft.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have any effect. There were fourteen princesses who pointed to marriage, and Shu Shu could guess what Kangxi meant.
Pity the weak. A prince whose biological mother is of low status should find a decent father-in-law. Fucha Gege should have been decided before the draft.
Brother Ninth had to go to the palace, and Shu Shu and Mrs. Ma Qi had nothing to talk about. They just went through the motions, put down the gift list and left.
Brother Jiu was already waiting in front. Mrs. Mazie brought her daughters-in-law and sent them out again. The two families were relatively close. Brother Jiu sent Shu Shu back and went to the palace.
Here, Shu Shu also changed into homely clothes, but she thought of her twelfth brother. The prince's brother is really not someone everyone wants to marry.
Especially a powerful old fox like Ma Qi is not willing to marry his daughter into the royal family to get into troubled waters. I hope that after the wedding next year, Fucha Gege can figure it out. Otherwise, how will he live in the future if he is so unwilling?
After a while, Cui Baisui came. Finally, the person who gave the gift came over, and it was the doctor of the Shenxing Division and the director of the Imperial Kitchen who signed the signature.
These two people took the lead in sending birthday gifts. Shu Shu took the gift list and looked at it. It was similar to last year's birthday gift, with no additions or subtractions. It cost about eighty taels to one hundred silver.
She ordered the walnuts to be put away and said: "You can sort them out later. If there are any differences from last year, list them separately." This is indeed a bad habit in officialdom. The annual salary of a fifth-grade doctor is only that much, but
After "three festivals and two birthdays", the amount of silver needed for the ceremony will be several hundred taels. Layer by layer, when it comes to the officials and petty officials below, if they don’t have the money to show their filial piety, they can only use their hands to get rich.
Shu Shu knows this truth, but who doesn't know it from top to bottom? Shu Shu leaned on the kang, thinking of the famous person in later generations.
"Raising honest silver" means that the money is not taken from the court, but from the people.
The share of money that "returns to the public". This is not suitable for trial implementation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Every penny of the Ministry of Internal Affairs belongs to Kangxi. Take Kangxi's money.
"Nurture integrity" is a joke. *Outside Yuqing Palace, Brother Jiu came over in person and asked to see the Crown Princess.
It's not good to ask the eunuchs and subordinates to come over, it would be too disrespectful. When the princess got the news, she didn't delay and brought her nanny and eunuch out to meet the guests.
"My brother wants to ask about the concubine of Yongshou Palace. The concubine has informed the imperial doctor three times, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also going to report to the imperial court..." Brother Jiu got straight to the point.
The Crown Princess nodded, not surprised by Brother Ninth Prince's intention. She frowned lightly and said: "I went to visit my concubine yesterday in person. I knew that my concubine was suffering from sleeplessness at night. The imperial doctor also prescribed medicine, but it didn't work. Her figure was thin, and the nuns beside her mentioned that she was suffering from insomnia. Mother misses her relatives..." After hearing this, Brother Jiu was a little surprised and said: "How could it have reached this point?" It's not like giving birth, and you need your mother's family to accompany you during the birth. If you are sick, you have to mention your mother's family. That's probably because you have a child. Signs of the world.
However, if Concubine Tong is just a
The symptoms of "sleepless nights" can be cured by prescribing some tranquilizers for half a month. The Crown Princess looked at the Ninth Elder Brother and said: "My concubine is not thinking about food and tea, and her illness is getting worse. This is the request of the Concubine..." Neither the Crown Princess nor the Ninth Elder Brother has the right to reject it. They can only go to Gozenden.
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Isn't it true that there is also a prince, and they are also blood relatives, and they are invited to enter the palace?" This is the Erundai couple, and over there are Concubine Tong's cousins and cousins.
He was a little wary, fearing that Kangxi would be really soft-hearted and ask Tong Guowei and his family to return to Beijing. The Crown Princess glanced at Brother Ninth and said, "My mother told me not to bother my relatives..." Brother Ninth snorted and didn't want to speak.
So why did Concubine Tong accept the filial piety that she paid to the palace in the past six months? At this time, I remembered that we were relatives.
He was a little impatient. He looked at the Crown Princess and said, "Then we can only report it to the emperor?" The Crown Princess nodded and said, "If it is inconvenient for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I will have to give in." Brother Jiu shook his head and said: " It should be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even if you say this, you will have to hand it to the emperor along with the pulse." If it is to pretend to be sick, shouldn't it be more pretending?
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"Sleepless at night" feels a bit overwhelming. After Brother Jiu asked about the business, he stood up and left. After coming out of Yuqing Palace, he walked into the Qianqing Gate, went to the imperial doctor's room, and checked Concubine Tong's pulse.
Then he returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and wrote a letter. Yes, it's a letter, not a lie. The book needs to be recorded and many people need to be alarmed.
Brother Ninth still felt that it was childish to pardon his parents' family and return to Beijing just because the palace concubine was sick. But who said this is the Tong family.
If the emperor's father felt pity and asked Tong Guowei's family to return to Beijing, it would be possible. He started by sending three messages to the imperial doctor from Yongshou Palace, and then to today when he asked to see the Crown Princess. He carefully wrote the message from the Crown Princess, then sealed it and sent it to the Ministry of War.
The twelfth elder brother saw his frown and said, "What are the ninth elders worried about?" The ninth elder brother glanced at the twelfth elder brother and said, "I am afraid that the elders are not healthy, but I hope everyone is well..." Ten The second elder brother asked: "Is Concubine Tong's mother sick? It seems that the concubine's mother is not very healthy..." The ninth elder brother asked unexpectedly: "Has the imperial doctor been taught? Why haven't you heard about it?" The twelfth elder brother said: "No. The imperial doctor sent someone to the Imperial Pharmacy to pick up two boxes of Xiaoyao Pills..."
