Yuqing Palace.

After receiving the report from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Crown Princess was indeed in a difficult situation.

Although she has been in charge of palace affairs for three years, she has always been known for her thoughtfulness and tolerance. Not only did the masters have nothing to say about her, but even the people below her had nothing but praise.

It's not a big deal for Jiu Fujin to return the nun to Zaoshang. There are many servants in the palace. If you don't use it smoothly, just replace it with another one.

It can be handled according to palace rules...

Disobedience to the master, forty boards...

A middle-aged woman with forty bucks would probably lose her life...

But if you don't follow the palace rules, you will be criticized.

It is even more wrong to protect a slave instead of trying to support my sister-in-law.

Because her niece was betrothed to Shu Shu's younger brother, the Crown Princess was actually close to Shu Shu in her heart.

Not only are they related by marriage, but their sisters-in-law are both the great-great-granddaughters of Prince Lilie. The mother of the Crown Princess is the great-granddaughter of Prince Lilie, and the grandmother of Shu Shu is the granddaughter of Prince Lilie, so to speak. Cousins ​​of the same generation.

The Crown Princess sighed, but also knew that she could not seek perfection everywhere, so she told the people in the Internal Affairs Office: "Just listen to Jiu Fujin and deal with it according to the palace rules... At the same time, Zhao's husband's family and her mother's family were investigated, and all those who worked in the palace were dismissed. …”

*

In front of Qianqing Palace, in the study room.

Brother Jiu took a stroll and came over, it was time for a nap between classes.

There was a young eunuch with quick eyes who saw the ninth elder brother and immediately reported it to the tenth elder brother.

The tenth prince was bored, and when he heard the news, he wanted to jump up.

"Brother Ninth, you are here, my brother misses you so much..."

Although the princes all studied in the Shangshufang, because of their different ages, they were divided into early and late schools, so they were divided into groups.

The eighth elder brother above the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother are two years older than them, so they are not from the same group; the twelve elder brothers below are two years younger than them, so they are not from the same group.

Therefore, they are the only two brothers in this group.

As for the twelfth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother, they are the other two groups, in other rooms.

Originally, with the emperor's grace, the princes of the nearby clan could also send my elder brother to study in the minister's study.

But no one would be so ignorant, and all the children and concubines were sent over.

Most of them are the eldest sons. If there is no one of the same age as the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, there will be no increase in the number.

The two brothers kept company with each other on weekdays, and each had eight haha ​​beads, so it was quite lively.

However, due to his wedding, Brother Jiu temporarily withdrew from the study room and left the palace with Haha Pearl.

Here at Brother Ten, apart from himself, the only one left on duty was Haha Zhuzi, who was definitely depressed.

The ninth elder brother didn't feel the same way. He only felt that he was being implicated by the tenth elder brother, and he complained a little: "It would be great if you also got married this year. We brothers wouldn't have to come to Shangshufang to order mao..."

The tenth elder brother was not happy: "What's so good about a wedding? Look at you and the eighth brother... This sister-in-law didn't come in. She blocked the small door first... It's not convenient for me to go and find you..."

The brothers lived next to each other. Didn't they run around all day long before they became adults?

Brother Jiu remembered the scene at that time with a nostalgic look, but he said: "You don't have to have a family and start a business when you grow up... How can you be with your children, always thinking about how to be naughty..."

The tenth brother listened impatiently and rolled his eyes: "The ninth brother has only been married for a few days, so he treats himself as an adult..."

Brother Jiu thought of his wife and how the two of them were in love, and he quickly drank two sips of tea.

What are you not an adult?

Is it still a matter of children playing house?

"Which gentleman is on duty? Master Zhang? Or Master Xu?"

Brother Jiu thought about borrowing "The Laws of the Qing Dynasty". In addition to borrowing the book, he also wanted to tell the gentlemen to add this subject.

Otherwise, what would happen if he learned this by himself?

Everyone has learned it, and it will save them a lot of trouble when they go out and encounter Dong E who opens and shuts up the "Law of the Qing Dynasty" like this.

Look at how thoughtful he is, very much like an older brother.

"No one is here, Fahai is on duty today..."

Brother Jiu was surprised when he heard this: "Isn't he walking in the Nan Study Room? Why did he come to the Master Study Room?"

Fa Hai is no one else, he is a real relative of the emperor, the second son of the late Zhongyong Gong Tong Guogang, the emperor's cousin, and the cousin of all the princes.

It's just that the Manchus valued their legitimate concubines, and their legitimate concubines were considered to be noble and valuable. Real concubines were treated like slaves.

Fahai's situation is well known to be embarrassing. He was born to a girl with no name and no status. The father does not regard him as his son, his brother does not regard him as his brother, and his brother does not regard him as his brother.

When Duke Zhongyong died for his country, his eldest son Orundai inherited the title and regarded his younger brother as a slave.

Fahai was very ambitious, and with his true talent and practical knowledge, he was awarded the Jinshi title in the 33rd year of Kangxi's reign, and entered the Hanlin Academy as a common scholar. Later, he was favored to be summoned to the imperial court and ordered to "walk in the south study room".

"Khan Amma pointed him out to be Shisan's teacher...it's just his first day here..."

The tenth prince curled his lips, feeling unfair.

The prince's elder brothers all have their own dedicated teachers. The elder brother before them had one, and the elder brother after them also had one, but they two brothers didn't have one. What's not partiality?

It's not that Brother Ten is careless, but it's very obvious.

Among all the elder brothers, needless to say, the prince is the first one.

The remaining eldest brother, the eldest son, is also important.

The emperor also carefully taught his two older sons, Third Elder Brother and Fourth Elder Brother.

As for the fifth elder brother...

Needless to say anything else, just seeing how he fulfilled his filial piety under the Queen Mother's knees and was the eldest son of his doting concubine, I could only see him being gentle and loving.

Otherwise, the emperor, who had already been angry for a long time, would personally teach his son a lesson because of the fifth elder brother's poor homework.

When it comes to seventh brother...

That's called being careful... for fear of being wronged...

When it comes to Eighth Prince...

He didn't praise Concubine Wei very much, but rather avoided suspicion, fearing that people would say he was greedy for beauty... But he never hesitated to praise his son, Eighth Prince...

When the ninth elder brother and his two brothers arrived, they became the ones who made up the numbers!

I can't get close to my own son, and I've never been close to him...

Brother Ten felt sour in his heart, but he also understood that Brother Ninth had been implicated by him.

He is the son of a noble concubine, and the Niu Colu family is a top noble family, and their power is not comparable to that of the Hesheli family.

After all, the Hesheli family produced civil servants, and the real power of the Eight Banners lies in the military.

Only by suppressing himself could Khan Ama keep the Niu Gulu family in peace so as not to threaten the prince.

The ninth elder brother and his class are in the same class, and they study together. You can't praise one, alienate the other, and ignore them together.

How could the ninth elder brother have thought that the tenth elder brother would denounce the emperor's favoritism? He just thought that he also despised Fahai's background and advised: "If you really want to talk about it, you are also an elder. Whether you like it or not, be more polite when we meet in the future...

…”

The tenth prince sounded confused, but he still nodded: "I'm not stupid, that's the Tong family! The Tong family can be picky as they want, but Ama Khan will not allow others to pick on the Tong family!"

Brother Jiu didn't waste any time and stood up and said, "Then I'll go see Mr. Tong and come back to see you in the afternoon..."

The tenth prince curled his lips and nodded.

Brother Jiu went to Master Shang Shufang's room and met Fahai.

Fahai was awarded Jinshi in his twenties. He is still in his early thirties, but he is somewhat refined.

Seeing the ninth elder brother coming in, Fahai stood up immediately: "Ninth elder brother..."

When the prince's master sees the prince, he does not need to pay homage to him, nor does he need to call him "slave". Fahai just bows to him.

Brother Jiu glanced at several places and cases in the house, but there were not many books: "Master Tong, is there a copy of "The Laws of the Qing Dynasty" in the study room? I want to borrow a set and take it back to read..."

He asked without having much hope in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Fahai nodded, leaned over and took out a stack of large books from under his seat, which looked a bit shabby.

“Is this the Law of the Qing Dynasty?”

Brother Jiu was very surprised: "Shouldn't it be revised after entering customs? Why does it look so broken?"

"This is a three-year-old edition of Shunzhi. It is quite old and follows the "Ming Law"... However, relevant regulations are added and deleted every few years based on examples, so this is not the complete version..."

Fahai explained.

Brother Jiu's eyes widened, he never expected such a result.

"Then the yamen will act based on this, right?"

Brother Jiu asked.
To be continued...