Chapter 1,239: You shouldn’t choose this time to go out (monthly ticket)
At noon the next day, Zhao Chang arrived with two imperial doctors.
He was accompanied by ten guards.
Zhao Chang went to the palace to pay his respects to Brother Jiu and also sent Kangxi a reply.
Brother Ninth was already impatient with waiting, so he immediately opened the letter and read it.
Seeing that Zhao Chang was asked to go to Karaqin to visit the princess, he handed the piece of paper signed by the director to Zhao Chang.
Zhao Chang was born as a eunuch from Haha Zhuzi, and he could read. After reading it, he couldn't tell anything from his expression.
This is not counting outsiders. Brother Jiu told the reason why he sent people to Karaqin to buy food. Because the food prepared by the palace manager was less, there were a hundred more guards coming, so there was a gap. Food was transferred from outside the customs.
, it was difficult for such a large number to leave customs, and they had to go to the Ministry of War, so they arranged for people to go to Haraqin.
Zhao Chang nodded and wrote down the matter. He knew it was interesting and did not ask who was the person who handled the trip to Haraqin.
After having lunch at the palace, Zhao Chang and his party continued their journey to Haraqin.
Only then did Zhang Tingzhan and Cao Yueying find out that Princess Duanjing was ill.
Cao Yueying felt that she had some idea of what Brother Nine was doing. On the surface, he looked a bit arrogant and dandy, but in fact he was a considerate and benevolent person. No matter how sincere he was, the emperor would definitely like such a son.
Nowadays, the princes all have the eighteenth elder brother. It is not unusual for the ninth elder brother to be so attentive. With this, he can gain some dignity in front of the emperor.
Zhang Tingzhan had no choice but to praise Brother Ninth Brother again with Cao Yueying, saying: "Although Lord Ninth Brother is at the back of the throne, he is friendly to his brothers and sisters and has a pure heart, which is most rare."
Cao Yueying was noncommittal, but she just felt that there were few people like Zhang Tingzhan who were simple-minded. I was afraid that more people were like her and had an idea of the true character of Brother Nine.
Great wisdom is like foolishness, nothing more than that.
It’s just that there is no interest involved, and no one wants to reveal the true face of Brother Jiu.
No matter what, we will set off back to Beijing tomorrow, and everyone is a little eager.
I went out on the fourth day of October, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
With Cao Shun and Gao Bin watching over them, all the luggage was packed for departure.
Gao Bin and Fu Qing still set off one day in advance to arrange things on the road.
That afternoon, the palace animals, the remaining sheep, and some hunting deer and roe deer were gathered in several stables and slaughtered.
Now that the weather is starting to get cold, the slaughtered meat can be frozen directly to make it easier to carry.
As for those pigs, in order to save feed, they were all killed a few days ago and they have run out of food.
For dinner, Shu Shu had sheep tripe hotpot, which was stewed with vermicelli and sheep blood.
"It's as delicious as the sheep in the canyon, the meat is tender and not smelly..."
Shu Shu was satisfied after eating and said to Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu said: "Every winter from now on, I'll send people here to bring two carts of sheep shells back, so that I can eat them slowly."
Shu Shu calculated the distance in his mind and said, "It's better to ask someone to get it outside the mouth. Three hundred and eighty miles away, it's closer than here."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu said: "No, I have to find a way to ask about the ranches outside my mouth. The old princes and nobles over there have ranches. There are thirty or forty ranches in total. We don't have them at home. It's too big."
It’s inconvenient, and we can’t always ask my father-in-law to buy cows and sheep from there as a favor.”
In fact, Dong E's family also has a farm outside the mouth, which is an industry under the government.
However, Qi Xi had an awkward relationship with the government in the past two years. The cattle and sheep he bought before were not bought from Dong Gong's ranch, but from Prince Kang's ranch.
Outside the entrance, the prince's ranches with different flags are all next to each other, and the ones with the red flag are all in one place.
The total radius of Zhenghongqi Prince Ranch is more than 700 miles, of which Prince Kang’s Mansion occupies a radius of 300 miles, Pingjun Prince’s Mansion has a radius of 140 li, Dong Gong’s Mansion has a radius of 120 li, and there are two other families.
pasture.
These pastures are the private property of the noble princes of the Eight Banners.
Shu Shu said: "Where is the prince above? Isn't he assigned a pasture?"
Brother Jiu said: "The breeding pastures are allocated to the Shangsiyuan Pasture. The eldest brother and the others who officially opened the mansion were divided into two herds of horses, 500 cattle and 5,000 sheep. However, these are all classified in
In the royal pasture, only the cattle and sheep that are born every year can be used..."
When he and the 10th Prince came here, since they were not formally ennobled and opened a mansion, there was no such thing as a herd.
Shu Shu said: "The cost of cattle and sheep is only a few hundred taels of silver in a year. There is no need for me to say anything specifically. It's worth it to me."
The couple went off topic and inevitably talked about Princess Duanjing.
Brother Jiu said: "It's really not something to be taken lightly. It's not something that's serious. Khan Ama is not easy to discipline."
Shu Shu couldn't help but said: "Let me tell you, it's just too much. Except for the first few princesses, the following princesses are too restrained. They can't stand up. If they marry far away, I don't know what the situation will be like."
If she was as tough as the princess of Taizong Dynasty and kept her husband and her husband's family in good condition, then the prince-in-law would not dare to have a child, and it would not be the princess's turn to be depressed.
Brother Jiu heard this and said, "Look, please pay more attention and ask someone to look at the people around the sisters. If there is anyone who is controlling the master, kick them all out."
Otherwise, getting married would make people worried.
They were slighted and bullied, and they also lost the dignity of the court and the royal family...
One night passed, and the next day everyone broke camp from the palace and returned to Beijing.
Traveling ninety miles a day, we arrived at Gubeikou and entered the customs in two days.
However, as the snow continued to fall, the group rested at Miyun Palace for two days and waited until the snow stopped before continuing to set off.
As a result, it was only the fourth day of winter that we arrived in the capital. It took a full month and one day before we left the capital.
The carriages and horses entered the city before noon. When they arrived at the Prince's Mansion, Shu Shu let out a deep breath.
That's enough.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
When I was accompanying the retinue, I felt that I had little freedom. I listened to the arrangements of the accompanying officials and looked forward to the opportunity to travel alone.
As a result, I personally experienced it this time, and my hair almost fell out.
There are too many things to worry about.
When she saw Mrs. Bo, Shu Shu didn't want to let go.
Mrs. Bo frowned, touched her wrist and said, "Why did you lose weight even when you went out?"
Shu Shu sighed and said: "The return trip is just in time, and I was separated by heavy snow and dense clouds for two days. I have a cough and didn't sleep well. It's not going well anyway."
Now that she was home and there was nothing she couldn't say, she couldn't help but regretted: "I didn't choose the right day. If June or July passes, it will still be the most comfortable time to relieve the heat."
The uncle said: "It's a beautiful thought. In the summer, there are fewer mosquitoes in the lush vegetation. You followed the eastward patrol the year before last, and you don't have a long memory?"
Shu Shu doesn't want to remember.
We set off at the end of July the year before last. When we first left Beijing, the smelly eldest sister flew into the house in a hurry. When we got to the grassland and changed the tent, we were hard to guard against the dense moths.
Shu Shu immediately became honest, hugged Mrs. Bo's arm and said, "It's better to be at home."
Mrs. Bo urged her: "Come and freshen up quickly and take a look at Ni Guzhu. If you don't look at it again, I won't be able to think of you."
Shu Shu didn't delay, immediately freshened up and went to Ning'an Hall.
Brother Jiu also changed his clothes and came with Shu Shu.
Ni Guzhu is eight months and a few days old.
It seems that he likes to be active rather than quiet, he has already started to get down on all fours, and he can crawl very fast.
The two nannies were watching closely to prevent her from falling off the kang.
Hearing the movement at the door, Ni Guzhu raised his head and looked over. His mouth was open, and he could see the small white teeth underneath.
When Brother Jiu saw it, he was filled with fatherly love. He hugged Ni Guzhu in his arms, looked at it curiously, and said, "Our big princess is really amazing. She has already started to grow teeth in just one month."
Ni Guzhu looked at Brother Jiu, his eyes flickering.
Brother Jiu couldn't help but use his fingers to pick up Lani Guzhu's little lips and show Shu Shu his head: "Look at how powerful our big brother is, how white and neat his teeth are."
Shu Shu also got a little curious and saw small white spots on her upper gums, so she asked her uncle, "Ah Mou, is it also growing on my upper gums?"
Mrs. Bo nodded and said: "Well, it's half out. It started when it snowed heavily a few days ago, and it burned for a whole day..."
"Hey young!"
Brother Jiu was surprised and made a sound.
It turned out that Ni Guzhu had bitten Brother Jiu's finger.
Mrs. Bo was also startled, and hurriedly took the Nigu bead from Brother Jiu's hand, saying: "Don't bite it, be careful as your teeth will break!"
"Cackle, cluck..."
Ni Guzhu saw a familiar person. He put his chin on Mrs. Bo's shoulder and smiled happily.
Shu Shu wiped Brother Jiu's hands with a handkerchief and saw the marks of two millet teeth.
"It's so strong. Does it hurt?" Shu Shu asked.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt, it's just a shock."
There were so many things going on on the road, and he still had to go to the imperial court to see him.
After seeing Ni Guzhu, the couple returned to the main courtyard, had a brief lunch, and Brother Jiu went to the palace.
Shu Shu, there is no need to enter the palace in advance. Tomorrow is the day of greetings on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. You can enter the palace normally.
She was leaning on the kang. She was holding a booklet compiled by Walnut in her hand. It was about ten carts of things she brought back this time. There were three categories in total.
One type is frozen deer meat and roe deer meat.
These were all hunted while traveling in the palace, there were too many.
Especially on the days from the 21st to the 26th, when everyone had nothing to do, they hunted the forty miles around the palace.
Then no one likes to eat meat anymore.
The several kilograms of meat each person had the previous day were gone, and everyone was somewhat injured.
There were only six cars left, which Tuyi brought back.
Also, I ordered two trucks of fish and shrimp from Miyun fishermen and brought them with me when I came back.
Then there are the vegetables from the greenhouse in Changping. After about twenty days, another crop of vegetables has arrived, and two carts have been loaded.
In this way, it would be easier to arrange.
In addition to what was reserved in the palace, the rest was in the Dutong Mansion and the Prince's Mansion. Each house had two baskets of game, fish, shrimp and vegetables.
Shu Shu made a rough distribution, looked at Walnut and said: "You have to work hard for two more days, and you will enter the palace soon. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, go to the Dutong Mansion and the princes' mansions to deliver things to Master Jiu and me..."
Walnut knows that this is grace.
Going out for a walk on weekdays is all Grandma Xing's errand.
Who would let someone who specializes in giving gifts like this come back empty-handed?
At least I will be rewarded with a first-class seal.
This is to give her a fat job before she leaves the house, so that she can get some reward money to build a private house.