The eight blessings are said
"Going through the motions" is really not the eighth brother of Hu Nong. On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, my elder brother's birthday was on the first and fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, and on the 100th day of the twelfth lunar month, Babeizi Mansion followed the trend and prepared gifts.
Although Ba Fujin still didn't show up, his sisters-in-law also knew the reason, but no one found fault. In addition, no one is friendly with her. She cannot come out and has little influence on others.
After all, Wubeile Mansion was different. Shu Shu and Brother Jiu couldn't really treat themselves as guests, so they got up early and went there in advance.
The two of them went directly to the main courtyard. The protagonist of today's 100-day banquet is wearing a red robe and is turning over on the kang.
The little brother Xiaofu has almond-shaped eyes. He looks pitiful and cute, and he also looks like a smaller Akdan. It's just that unlike Akdan's picky one, the younger brother has a quiet and well-behaved temperament, and is not picky. He is a child who loves to laugh, and his temper is like Fengsheng's.
Brother Ninth immediately picked him up and said, "I also want to take over my nephew's family. He looks so much like Akdan." This is his direct nephew, not someone else's child. Brother Ninth feels that he also understands what it means.
"Love the house and the bird", I think it's very cute when I look at it, only a little bit worse than Fengsheng and the others. The fifth elder brother laughed and said: "They all look like the empress..." Shu Shu stood by and told Wu Fujin: "When we go to the garden next year, the imperial grandmother and the empress will be able to see their grandson, and they will be very happy..." Wu Fujin said Fujin's eyes fell on the little brother, and he nodded and said: "I should have taken him to express gratitude a long time ago. The Imperial Grandmother and the Empress have rewarded me several times." Since the little brother landed in August, Ningshou Palace and Yikun Palace have rewarded him several times. Needless to say, even the nanny next to my little brother is a manpower arranged by Ningshou Palace.
The Queen Mother was thinking about her great-grandson, and Wu Fujin and Fifth Brother also wanted to take the child there as soon as possible, but they couldn't do it arbitrarily.
This is the difference between being in the palace and outside the palace. Although they are grandparents, no one can bring children into the palace without an imperial decree.
After a while, the guests came one after another. Shu Shu accompanied Wufujin to welcome and accompany the guests. The younger elder brother is the legitimate son of the fifth elder brother. If he stands, he will be the heir of this branch. Therefore, in addition to the brothers, the Hundred Days Banquet also invited Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong, as well as the clan with white flags.
The clansmen with white flags are basically the descendants of Prince Suwu Hauge. Currently, there is a prince's palace, a Baylor palace, and several princely palaces.
As the grandson of the emperor, his family was also a guest. As for Guoluoluo's family, no girls came here because Guidan's Enekin was still ill.
He became seriously ill in early October and it took two months. The fifth elder brother had already asked the imperial doctor to come over and see him, but he was just trying to survive.
In addition to these people, several princes of Horqin, Taiji, who were on duty in the inner hall, and who were familiar with the fifth elder brother, also received the post.
There were outsiders, as well as two elders, Prince Yu Fujin and Prince Gong Fujin. The sisters-in-law were all quiet, listening to everyone's gossip.
When the girls get together, their favorite thing to talk about is marriage between a man and a woman. At this time, everyone is talking about the draft next spring.
Girls waiting to be drafted from other places have arrived in Beijing one after another. After the New Year, the draft will begin. The fourth elder brother of Prince Yu and the fifth elder brother of Prince Gong have both grown up and are waiting for marriage in the palace.
The most popular candidates for this year's show girls are Fucha, the daughter of the great scholar Ma Qi, Zhaojia, the daughter of Mark Han, the Minister of War, Wusu, the daughter of Zhu Duna, the Minister of War, and Tong Jia, the daughter of Yingshu, the champion envoy. The surname is Zhang Jia, the daughter of Commander-in-Chief Zhang Haoshang.
These few princesses who came from decent backgrounds were all pushed around by others. As for the girls in the second room of the Dong E family, although they are favored by San Fujin and Jiu Fujin, their fathers and ancestors are from ordinary backgrounds. Even if they are married into the clan, they are from the distant branch with low titles. No one will expose San Fujin and Shu Shu in front of them. Let’s talk specifically about the noodles.
As for the prince Princess, according to the previous rules, she was selected from among the beautiful girls in the clothing industry, not from the beautiful girls under the Eight Banners.
Qi Fujin was sitting above Shu Shu. Seeing everyone gossiping in twos and threes, he also gossiped with Shu Shu: "In addition to the three princes, there is also a prince and a county king who want to choose Fujin..." Shu Shu Listening, I thought of Prince Kang’s Mansion.
Prince Kang is what Qi Fujin said
"A prince", as for the county prince, he is not someone else. He is Madam Bo's nephew, the current Prince Shuncheng.
The female Juan who can deal with them in the future are the three princes Fujin, the two princes, the county prince Fujin, and the two elder brothers Fujin who support the royal family.
Shu Shu knew the candidates for the eldest brother's successor, the twelfth brother, and the thirteenth brother. One of the two high-status people left was the future cousin-in-law.
It should be the Wusu family, because Juduna is the one with the red flag. Marriage within a banner is also a common practice among banner owners.
"The Zhang family's Gege is the oldest, but is her status too low?" Qi Fujin continued. This is about the candidate of Prince Zhijun to succeed Fuji Jin.
At that time, not only will the county prince succeed Fujin, but she will also be the eldest sister-in-law of all the princes Fujin, who will have to deal with her in the future.
Shu Shu said: "Fucha Gege has a high status, but he is young. He is only fourteen this year." Qi Fujin nodded and said: "That's right, he is too young and not suitable." Da Gege of Zhijun Prince's Mansion is thirteen this year. , only one year older than Fucha Gege.
If Fucha Gege really wanted to be the stepmother, there would be no way to raise several stepchildren. Qi Fujin thought about the dignity of the Thirteenth Brother in the past few years, and followed him three or four times every year, and whispered: "Most of them refer to the Thirteenth Brother, but I don't know that the Eighth Master and the Thirteenth Brother are other brothers." How are you going to get along with your brother-in-law in the future..." Shu Shu didn't answer, thinking about his twelfth brother.
Fuchagege is one of the Twelve Fortunes in the future. Given the taciturn nature of the twelfth prince, he would probably remain the same as before and would not pay attention to the eighth prince.
Fortunately, the twelfth prince's biological mother, the noble Wan Liuha, now lives in the Changchun Palace, and the title of honor is a good concubine.
The ninth elder brother once mentioned that the eighth elder brother had shown favor to the twelfth elder brother, but the twelfth elder brother did not respond. After finishing the 100-day wine at Wubeile Mansion, Shu Shu asked Bai Guo to prepare a birthday gift for the twelfth prince.
The twelfth prince’s birthday is on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month. Here at the Prince's Mansion, a new set of clothes, longevity peaches, longevity noodles, and four pairs of purses were prepared.
Make up four gifts. When the first fifteen brothers celebrated their birthdays, the gifts were similar, except that the portions of longevity peaches and noodles were reduced, and the weight of the gold ingots in the purses was also different.
The fifteenth elder brother is the younger elder brother, and the twelfth elder brother is already Cheng Ding's elder brother, and is still working under the ninth elder brother.
Others don't know it, but Shu Shu knows it. The twelfth brother has suffered a lot in the past year. So the birthday gift she asked people to prepare was very real.
The two pairs of purses contained a pair of gold peace cards and a pair of gold peace buckles, and the remaining two pairs of purses contained golden melon seeds.
In this way, it is convenient to save it for yourself and reward others. The twelfth elder brother received the gift, saw the gold in his purse, and got entangled.
These four pairs of purses add up to sixteen taels of gold, which can be converted into one hundred and sixty taels of silver. Entering the twelfth lunar month, it’s time to give out New Year gifts.
In addition to personal papers, there are also official affairs
"Three festivals and two birthdays". The twelfth elder brother was thinking about how to prepare for the New Year's gift of the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Over the past year, he has been eating and drinking along with others, and he doesn't like to take advantage.
But he couldn't decide how to send it. He was the only one walking around in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he had no one to refer to.
He asked Aunt Suma privately. Grandma Su Ma is eighty-nine years old, but she is neither deaf nor blind, and looks very energetic.
After listening to the words of the twelfth elder brother, she shook her head and said: "Someone else is giving gifts to Shangguan. You don't have to follow him. He is his real brother. When a few younger elders 'grab Zhou' in February, you should be well prepared." Just etiquette will do." This is how the bonds between people come about.
It doesn't mean that if you collect sixteen taels of gold today, you have to pay it back tomorrow. The twelfth prince has no brothers from the same mother, and he has no close brothers in the royal family.
Aunt Su Ma knew his temper and did not rush him. Now that he has a brother and sister-in-law who like to be close to each other, Grandma Su Ma also gave him some advice on how to maintain long-term relationships with relatives.
All the princes in the palace grew up under her watch. Brother Jiu is soft-hearted and honest with others. He is a good brother.
The twelfth elder brother always listened to the teachings of Grandma Su Ma, so he nodded and said: "Then I will listen to my aunt and not prepare for the New Year's ceremony, but prepare for the 'Zhou Zhou' ceremony next year..." Ninth Prince's Mansion, the main room.
In addition to Ginkgo, Shu Shu also has Xiao Song. Shangfang also added two girls, one named Shuangyue and the other named Twelfth Moon, but for now they can only help Gingguo.
Xiaosong was arrested and taken to keep accounts. One is a booklet for receiving gifts, and the other is a booklet for giving gifts. Among the three festivals and two birthdays in the officialdom, the annual ceremony is the most important by default.
The same applies to relatives, and the annual rituals are heavier than other festivals. The gifts given by various officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are similar to last year's, and there are no obvious changes.
Among Cao Yin's annual gifts made by Jiangning, in addition to various Ning silks, satins and silver seals, there were also four children's toys from Jiangnan and four pieces of Songjiang fine cloth.
This looks more thoughtful than last year. Shu Shu asked Ging Guo to count the items in the warehouse, and then asked Xiao Song to write this down.
There wasn't much, but it showed closeness and goodwill. When the ninth elder brother came back, Shu Shu showed him this and said, "Is it because of Cao Shun? Or is it because of Cao Gege?" Cao Shun is currently the third-class guard of the Prince's Mansion and was once Cao Yin's heir. Later, after Cao Yin got a biological son, Cao Shun, the nephew, returned to the clan. Now he follows the ninth elder brother, and his future is also promising.
As for Cao Gege, she is currently reading Fifteen Gege and raising her in the palace. Life in the palace is good or bad, it is the same if someone takes care of you and no one takes care of you.
Brother Ninth, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is now in charge. The ninth elder brother looked at the extra items and curled his lips and said: "Master Cao is a bit stingy..." Shu Shu said: "It's good not to attract attention, but if there are too many, it will be hot for me to keep." He took out a gift list from his sleeve and handed it to Shu Shu and said: "Look, what is this? Take good care of your eyes..." It turns out that Ji Hong, the son of the richest man in Jiangnan, went to Beijing and went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs today. This is presented to Jiu'a Brother’s New Year gift list...
