When he entered the house again, Brother Jiu acted as if someone else owed him eight hundred debts, and no one paid any attention to him.

After staying up until dawn, seeing the older clan members starting to leave, Brother Jiu didn't waste a moment and returned home immediately.

Shu Shu went to bed early last night. She woke up after Brother Jiu simply washed himself and lay down on the kang.

I thought Brother Jiu would catch up on his sleep immediately, but instead he heard this man flipping pancakes next to him, tossing and turning.

Shu Shu opened her eyes and said, "Why aren't you sleepy yet?"

Brother Jiu looked at her sideways and said, "I am so frightened!"

Shu Shu sat up, puzzled.

Is this a wake-up call for fear?

There are so many people, clan members, servants of the royal family, and the Third Class Dojo, there are hundreds of people...

But after all, it was a dead person and an unfamiliar relative, so it was normal to feel scared.

Brother Jiu also sat up, put his chin on her shoulder, leaned into her ear, and whispered: "Khan Ama is so cruel!"

Shu Shu thought about what happened at Xin County Prince's Mansion yesterday and said, "You mean there are no sacrifices and rewards? Wasn't there a clan that didn't receive rewards before?"

When Prince Ping'ao passed away, there was no memorial ceremony, but he was given a posthumous title.

Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "That's not it. Yesterday, all the children and grandchildren of the Yutong County Prince were here, and I realized that this branch was withering badly. The Yutong County Prince was a great general who conquered half of the country, and his son had no heirs.

The king also granted three Baylor titles, but ended up banishing two of them. The one who was not banished died and his descendants surrendered to the Duke of Zhen. In this sect, apart from the title of the main branch, the highest one was only the Duke of Zhen...

"

This is why after the death of King Xinjun, he still had an uncle, two younger brothers and a bunch of cousins, but he did not dare to act as the mourner in the palace.

Either he was born in a respectable family, but he or his parents suffered some misfortune; or he was born as a concubine and had no title, or a low-level title, and was not qualified to do so.

When Prince Xin was alive, the succession was their business, so they still had room to worry about it.

When Prince Xin was really absent, everyone was as quiet as a chicken, for fear of disturbing the emperor's eyes.

After all, Prince Zhuang's younger brother had already found out that the reason why Prince Hui lost his title at that time was because he was worried about the title of Prince Zhuang. As a result, his ambition took over, which not only hurt the brotherhood, but also directly lost his sacred heart.

"I thought for a while in the middle of the night. The situation of this clan is somewhat similar to that of the An Wang brothers. The father's generation has made great contributions and benefits the children's generation. It can be regarded as another kind of favor. However, this favor is not guaranteed.

It can be reduced by just one reason..."

"We are also favored. This position is not secure, but I am not afraid. Now we are the prince, and we will be the king's brother and uncle in the future. But Fengsheng and Akdan are not guaranteed..."

"I didn't notice it before, but I realized after this comparison that there is a huge difference between favor and merit. Why Prince Lilie's children and grandchildren have the most titles? That's because when the country was founded, Prince Lilie brought his children and grandchildren to fight together, and the others did not catch up.

…”

Shu Shu didn't know how to answer the call.

Different positions and different ideas.

For Kangxi, it was necessary to weaken the power of the princes of the Eight Banners and strengthen the imperial power.

Unexpectedly, Brother Jiu's lips were numb and his teeth were cold, and he thought of his own family.

Brother Ninth had already thought more and said: "The level of the title is important, but how to pass it on is more important. I have thought about it. Even if I don't ask for a hereditary replacement in the future, I still have to accumulate merit and not lose it for three generations..."

He was gearing up and had some fighting spirit, and then he heard his stomach growl.

Seeing this, Shu Shu got up and ordered breakfast.

After the couple had breakfast, Brother Jiu began to feel sleepy, yawned and fell asleep.

As for Eighth Prince's little plan, he didn't even bother to talk to Shu Shu about it.

No good intentions.

If Brother Jiu is stupid and really wants to ask for favor from the emperor, it will hurt the relationship between father and son.

When the time comes, it will be the ninth elder brother who will be scolded, and the one who will be in trouble will be the emperor's father.

The Eighth Prince can find favor with him.

If the ninth elder brother doesn't go and the eighth elder brother says this, he will become the ninth elder brother who is cold-hearted.

Before the wedding, the ninth elder brother would not have been convinced by the eighth elder brother's fallacy; but now that he has grown a brain, not only is he a monkey spirit, but he is not that big fool anymore...

Why!

I just didn't expect that Eighth Prince would be stupid sometimes.

Everyone is getting older year by year, but his little calculations and tricks are still the same and there is no progress...

Brother Nine felt contempt in his heart.

*

Changchun Garden, Qingxi Bookstore.

Kangxi met the officials who turned over the signs, and it was time for breakfast.

He looked at the table full of food, but he had no appetite at all.

Prince Jianxiu was four years younger than him, and Prince Xin was one year younger than him. Both of them died before they were fifty.

A few years ago, Prince Kangliang passed away at the age of forty-four.

Now Prince Xian, who has signs of his next life, is less than forty.

Kangxi looked at his right hand, which looked as usual at the moment. Yesterday afternoon when he heard Prince An came to announce the funeral, he felt numb for a while, and his throat felt tight this morning.

He took a few bites of green vegetables, ate a millet steamed bun, and then asked people to clear the dining table.

Thinking about the symptoms of his throat, he ordered Liang Jiugong, "Place a pot of dendrobium tea..."

Liang Jiugong responded and went down to make arrangements.

Kangxi got off the kang and walked to the window. In front of the window, there were green bamboos.

Guanyin Bamboo...

At this moment, I saw a familiar eunuch approaching Qingxi Bookstore from far away.

After a while, the eunuch at the door came in and reported that Concubine Yi had sent the chief eunuch.

Kangxi was puzzled. Although he was living in the garden now, which was more convenient than in the palace, Concubine Yi had always behaved well and would not send people over easily if nothing happened.

When someone came in, it was to announce the good news to Kangxi.

It turned out that the concubine Gao was pregnant and was already three months old.

Kangxi was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Okay, okay, Concubine Yi, thank you for your hard work..."

Concubine Gao was the concubine of Yikun Palace. Later that year, she moved to Changchun Garden with Concubine Yi, and now she also lives in Huichun Villa.

Kangxi's half-day sullenness was swept away.

The prince Wang Guiren gave birth to last year was the nineteenth prince. If the concubine Gao gave birth to an prince, he would be the twentieth prince.

At the age of fifty, Kangxi was only happy to have a new prince...

When Liang Jiugong came back after serving dendrobium tea, Kangxi ordered him to open the warehouse and prepare rewards. Concubine Yi had done a good job in taking care of the concubine, and she was rewarded with a plate of coral beads, a pair of suet jade bracelets, a pair of tourmaline flowers, and a jasper incense burner.

The high concubine has a handle of sapphire Ruyi, a pot of pomegranate and gemstone flowers, four pieces of palace gauze, and four pieces of Gebu.

Liang Jiugong led a group of young eunuchs and headed to Huichun Villa in a mighty manner.

Concubine Yi took the concubine Gao to receive the reward, and prepared a high-quality confederation for Liang Jiugong to send him away.

Looking at the reward, Concubine Gao felt a little uneasy. She supported Concubine Yi's arm and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid..."

She was a girl from Jiangnan, but she was different from Wang Guiren in that she came from a scholarly family.

In the thirty-eighth year, the Holy Emperor brought her back to the capital during his southern tour. Because she was the daughter of a scholar, she did not become a permanent resident of the Qianqing Palace like other beauties from the south of the Yangtze River. Instead, she was placed in the Yikun Palace as a concubine.

This is already the fourth year.

Concubine Gao looked at Ruyi and the gem bonsai, and was afraid that she would give birth to Gege and live up to her holy will; she was also afraid that after giving birth to her brother, she would move out of Yikun Palace.

Over the years, she has become accustomed to the life in Yikun Palace and feels the kindness of Concubine Yi, so she does not want to move away.

Concubine Yi patted her hand and said: "Don't be afraid, you are at the right age to give birth. As long as you are happy, it will be a good thing whether it is brother or princess. Just look at Wang Guiren, this happy event will happen again..."

Concubine Gao was silent.

If she really had to choose, she would naturally look forward to giving birth to a prince, not because of any ambition, but because the princess wanted to marry far away.

But she was vaguely looking forward to giving birth to a princess. If she gave birth to a princess, she would continue to live in Yikun Palace; if she gave birth to an elder brother, as in the case of the 17th elder brother, she would have to choose another prince to adopt her. Then she, the biological mother, would also You have to change places accordingly.

Thinking about the peaceful days of the past few years, Concubine Gao felt a little restless...

After four years in the palace, there were countless days when I went out, but I also heard a lot about the temperament and temperament of the queen in charge of the palace, and I also heard about the concubines being controlled by the queen in charge.

There were many people in Changchun Garden. In addition to arranging for people to deliver rewards, the imperial hospital also arranged for two imperial doctors to specially ask Concubine Gao for a safe pulse.

As a result, the news of the palace concubine's happiness spread immediately.

In the West Garden, Tuoyuan Bookstore, the prince got the news that day.

He looked at the dark soup in front of him and his back felt cold.
To be continued...