The brother below is very different in age from Princess Rongxian.
However, the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother all followed the Northern Tour the year before last year. When the princess came back the year before last, the sisters and brothers also met, and Princess Rongxian said a few words to them.
Only the younger brother, Twelveth Prince, has some connection with Princess Rongxian.
Before the twelfth prince entered the study, Princess Rongxian saw more of him.
Now, Princess Rongxian saw that he was quiet and shy, still the same character as when she was a child, so she softened her voice and asked: "Is your body healthy? How old is this old man?"
When she was in the palace a few years ago, Princess Rongxian accompanied the eldest princess to visit Grandma Su Ma.
People in their nineties who are not deaf or blind are really lucky.
Although she was born a slave girl, she followed the Empress Dowager to guide two generations of young emperors, and gained the respect of the royal family.
Not to mention juniors like them, even the Queen Mother and the Emperor have a little more respect for Mammy.
The twelfth elder brother stood up and said: "During the twelfth lunar month last year, my aunt was not feeling well for a while, but she got better later and is fine now. She likes to eat fried tofu."
Princess Rongxian nodded and said, "That's good."
There was a banquet at noon yesterday, and there will be a banquet today too.
But before the banquet started, Yuan Shanfang sent over some delicious dishes.
Kangxi gave him a dish of roasted leg of lamb, a dish of hotpot, a dish of pickled vegetables, a dish of flying dragon soup, a dish of chess sesame cakes, a dish of eight-treasure rice, and two jars of royal wine...
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Ninth Prince's Mansion, Ning'an Hall.
Shu Shu came over to have dinner with Madam Bo. Madam Bo said, "There is no banquet for Wanshou Festival tomorrow, so are you still going to Haidian?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "The Imperial Grandmother has arranged for the princess to have a family dinner at noon tomorrow. I have to go there."
The uncle said: "The emperor has spent more and more time in Haidian in the past two years."
In the early years, it was around the Lantern Festival, and then in May and June when the weather was hot, I stayed for a month or two, which added up to three or four months.
Now almost four festivals of the year are passing by. I spend more than half a year in the garden, but I spend less time in the palace.
The uncle said: "I can't live in my brother's place all the time. The place is too small. I wonder when the emperor will remember to give me a garden and land..."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Even if I think of giving it, I guess it won't be Jiu Ye's turn in the first wave, so wait."
The uncle said: "This summer in the capital is really difficult."
Shu Shu said: "If Shengjia never comes back, we will move there when the weather gets hot in April..."
Although the garden is not as comfortable as the Prince's Mansion, because there are so many bubbles in Haidian, the temperature in summer is several degrees lower than in the capital.
Because most of the buildings and walls in the capital are dark, they absorb heat very much and become a big steamer in the summer.
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The next day is Wanshou Festival.
The prince and his buddies went to Changchun Garden early and waited outside Qingxi Bookstore to congratulate the emperor on his birthday.
The birthday gift was sent to the emperor long ago.
In addition to the palace jointly signed by everyone, there are also birthday gifts similar to those every year.
No one is so stupid as to think that by giving Xiaotangshan Palace as a gift, this year's birthday gift will be saved.
After kowtowing and coming out, Brother Jiu thought about it in his mind and felt that he was at a loss.
One for Xiaotangshan, one for Daliu, and one for Jiangshan, which are three longevity gifts.
He was distracted when Si Age took his arm and wanted to pull him to a secluded place.
The eldest brother was a step late, looked at the twelfth brother and said: "Follow me!"
The third elder brother and the fifth elder brother live in Haidian. Things have been delayed for the past two days. They did not go to the Yamen and do not know the situation.
The third elder brother was curious and his eyes flickered.
The fifth elder brother was worried. He looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Are you in trouble again?"
The seventh elder brother looked around and knew what was going on. He said something to the eldest elder brother and turned around to leave.
The eighth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and thought of the rumors in the capital.
Although the tenth elder brother is not in the capital, the news is summarized every day, so he knows it well and can probably understand the ninth elder brother's intention, so he is not worried.
Brother Thirteen also returned to the household department yesterday afternoon. He knew about the rumors and was worried.
Who wants to have a bad reputation?
Besides, this designation is an injustice, and Ninth Brother is not short of money.
The ninth elder brother saw the fourth elder brother's sullen face, and the eldest elder brother's expression was also unkind. He almost jumped and said, "I didn't cause any trouble!"
He didn't do anything, he just waited and watched the excitement.
The front of Qingxi Bookstore was not the place to talk, so the princes still left the small east gate.
They were some distance away from the small east gate and the guards could no longer hear the voices, so everyone stopped.
The fourth elder brother asked directly: "Okay, what are you doing to transfer the property of your twelfth brother?"
The eldest brother also said: "Even if there is some inside information, you won't write down the transaction money and make a fuss. Is it nice to be talked about?"
The third elder brother's eyes widened. Seeing that the fifth elder brother was still confused, he asked the thirteenth elder brother, "What happened? What property was transferred?"
The Thirteenth Brother saw the Third Brother's faintly excited look, and the corner of his mouth twitched, and said: "Yesterday morning, the Ninth Brother arranged for someone to go to the Eight Banners Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs to transfer a house and two shops under the name of the Twelfth Brother. All transferred to my own name."
The twelfth elder brother was confused at first, but after hearing this, he realized that everyone had misunderstood, and said hurriedly: "I asked Brother Ninth to transfer the ownership. The restaurant of Ninth Brother's family is going to open a branch, and it happens to use the shop and the house."
The fourth elder brother still frowned, waiting for the ninth elder brother to answer.
If the twelfth brother's property is all shops, this is still true, but there is also a house, what kind of restaurant should he open?
It doesn't sound true.
The gossip outside spread widely, but the princes didn't believe it.
With millions of taels of wealth gone, why would you still be interested in the twelfth prince's three melons and two dates?
Regardless of the fourth elder brother or the eldest elder brother, they disliked the rough handling of the ninth elder brother's matter and asked others to talk about it.
Now is the time when the twelfth elder brother is about to get married. If the Yue family really thinks that he is a little elder brother who can bully everyone, then he will be treated with contempt.
Brother Ninth said from the side: "The twelfth brother is right, he is opening a restaurant, two branches of Baiweiju, and a private restaurant. Don't worry, everyone, don't take advantage of the twelfth brother. Let's go back to my brother's shop outside." Li Xun is about to turn around, and he won't let his twelfth brother suffer."
The eldest brother said: "Since it's a replacement, can't we do it all at once? There are rumors outside that you have become a black-hearted brother. Wait, the censor's impeachment will be released tomorrow. Today is the Longevity Festival. I want to It’s time to arrive now!”
Fourth Brother urged: "Transfer a few properties as soon as possible, otherwise this gossip will not be quelled!"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Don't turn it around! Let's wait for two months. If you turn it around now, people will still gossip. If I am greedy for the arrangement and will be cowarded later, it will only make it worse."
The fifth elder brother said: "Then why didn't you think carefully before transferring? It was you who made the decision alone. If my brothers and sisters knew about it, they would stop me and they wouldn't do it so openly."
Brother Jiu didn't deny it and said, "It's just a trivial matter. Let them talk about it."
The eldest brother said: "But isn't this just looking for trouble? The replacement is just a replacement, why do you need to transfer the ownership?"
The fourth elder brother said: "That's inappropriate. It's a wedding gift from Wan Liuha's family to the twelfth brother. It shouldn't have been replaced. We just rented it before."
The two of them believed that Ninth Prince opened a restaurant, because the menu of the Ninth Prince's Mansion was displayed there, and the business of the restaurant that was now open was also booming.
The third elder brother was almost listening. He looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Ninth elder brother, it's true. If the shop doesn't help, tell me. I still have a few idle shops and the servants will take care of them. The business will be dead." .”
It would be great if you could use the shop to directly invest in shares. Even if you don't buy shares, if the restaurant business is good, the rent will not be reduced.
Everyone was chattering, but the eighth, tenth, and thirteenth princes didn't speak.
The Thirteenth Brother asked the Tenth Brother in a low voice: "How many branches will the Ninth Brother open? I also have two shops here..."
The tenth elder brother said: "I am not in the capital right now, so I don't know the arrangements of the ninth elder brother."
The eighth prince was listening, frowning slightly.
Although the Ninth Prince's Mansion has many profitable properties under its name, such as silver houses, restaurants, pastry shops, rouge shops, etc., these are all properties under the name of Dong E's family.
The ninth elder brother has transferred the twelfth elder brother's shop to his own name and wants to open a restaurant with great fanfare. This is too eye-catching.
As a prince, he conducts business and competes with the people for profit.
This will also arouse criticism in retrospect.
The fifth elder brother understood the cause and effect, and also thought about the shop, and said to the ninth elder brother: "Whose family doesn't have ten or eight shops? Why do you want to talk to the twelfth brother? You can't be an elder brother like this. I'll pick a few later. Pass it on to your twelfth brother!"
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Okay Fifth Brother, please don't get confused. This is adding new words to others. In that case, others should say that you wiped my ass!"
"Bah, bah, bah!"
The fifth elder brother showed his disgust and said: "That's disgusting!"
There were so many people and it was hard for Brother Jiu to talk about Guang Shanku's affairs, so he said: "Brothers, just live in peace. The men of the Eight Banners have nothing to do. When the marriage decree comes out in a few days, no one will mention this. Don’t talk to them right now.”
When the fourth elder brother saw the ninth elder brother, he always tried to avoid it, but finally thought of Guang Shanku.
He knew that caring would lead to chaos, and he was a little impulsive.
These three properties were all given together by entrustment. After thinking about it, he somewhat understood the reason why Brother Jiu changed his hands.
This is because he cares for his younger brother and wants to preserve these properties, regardless of his own reputation.
So honest.
The current atmosphere in the capital is too bad. People are gossiping about royal matters, so they have to find a way to curb it.
Seeing that he knew what he was thinking, the eldest brother glanced at the twelfth brother and said, "Twelfth brother, what do you think?"
Brother Twelve said: "I listen to Brother Ninth."
The eighth elder brother was watching and couldn't help but glance at the twelfth elder brother.
The little elder brothers in the back, one by one, are all close to the ninth elder brother.
The third elder brother brought regrets.
The twelfth elder brother is also the first to get the moon. With Lao Jiu's looseness, the replacement property will only be more or less.
How come I haven’t encountered such a good thing...
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Here in the North Garden, the Queen Mother hosted a banquet for Princess Rongxian.
In addition to the royal family Fujin, the clan princes and princes Fujin also came together.
The banquet given to Princess Kejing last year was also of the same scale.
Both of them are Heshuo princesses, so it’s hard to distinguish between them, so I’ll just post according to last year’s rules.
There are many people, so everyone just makes up the number.
Shu Shu followed her sister-in-law, looking docile and well-behaved.
But what is the hot news these days?
It was news about the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Fujin, a relative of all clans, had to secretly look at Shu Shu...
