Chapter 1380: Timid or bold (rolling and asking for monthly votes)
Brother Ten said: "But Brother Ninth, this is not a long-term solution. If you do this twice, you won't be able to hide the matter."
The ninth elder brother is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Who believes that he has nothing to do with him?
Last year, the Accounting Department was hit by Third Brother and took the blame. Can we find someone to take the blame this time?
Brother Ninth Brother knew that he was worried, so he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Khan Ama said not to let me get involved, and Fourth Brother also told me."
Brother Ten: "..."
I feel more and more worried.
He said: "Brother Ninth, you don't need to tell others about this kind of thing."
Brother Ninth Brother said: "Don't worry, apart from your Sister-in-law Ninth, I will tell you and Brother Four."
Brother Ten had no choice but to refer to others besides himself and Sister-in-law Ninth, but Brother Ninth obviously didn't see it that way.
So unprepared, hey!
The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.
Brother Ten could only think of making amends, and said, "How about telling the Censor Yamen the information? Let them lift the lid?"
Brother Jiu blinked and said: "It shouldn't be needed. Jin Yiren is about to die, and Khan Ama asked Zhao Chang to check him. Isn't this a coincidence?"
A ready candidate to take the blame.
If this matter is connected, Khan Amma will probably make use of the waste.
Brother Ten: "..."
What do others think of this?
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is in a big hole!
He Yi, Third Brother, Jin Yiren...
It really takes one off a year.
Brother Ninth Brother said: "I am not a fool. I know that all the senior officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are secretive. How can I still charge into the battle on my own? Don't worry. Since it is a vacation, just take your brothers and sisters to climb the mountain. Your body will be well-conditioned and you will be able to do it by yourself."
Sister-in-law, let me tell you Fujin how to prepare for pregnancy. Your sister-in-law Ninth has read a lot of books."
The tenth brother was drinking tea and almost choked, so he hurriedly said: "No, no, no need to trouble Sister-in-law Ninth!"
The fate of girls here is a matter between husband and wife, and I have never heard of outsiders getting involved.
Ninth Brother was too open-minded about his words. There was no need to tell him whether Ninth Sister-in-law read more or less books.
Also, what book did Sister-in-law Jiu read?!
Even the brothers who grew up spanking little naked didn't talk about the bed.
The 10th Prince interrupted his conversation and said: "According to the time of the calendar year, the beautiful ladies who stayed in the palace before the Longevity Festival will leave the palace, right?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Well, when I leave the palace on the 15th, the marriage will be arranged after the Wanshou Festival."
The tenth elder brother said: "I heard that Concubine Hui's mother met the Princess of the Tong family?"
A total of twenty beautiful ladies stayed in the palace.
Concubine Yi accompanied the emperor to live in Changchun Garden. Concubine Hui, Concubine De, Concubine Tong and Concubine Xianfu were also present in the palace.
However, Concubine Tong and Concubine Xianfu were not qualified to summon the beautiful women.
The only ones who could be trusted by the emperor to intervene in the talent show were Concubine Hui or Concubine De.
There are records here at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The ninth elder brother said: "Not only Tong Gege, but also Zhangjia Gege, Fucha Gege, Zhaojia Gege, Guarjia Gege and the two princesses from the Dong E family..."
Having said this, he added: "Yonghe Palace has also summoned several princesses, probably five or six..."
The two brothers looked at each other and felt something was wrong.
If what Concubine Hui saw was what the royal family wanted to point out to the prince, were there too many people?
One is successor Fujin, two princes are Fujin, and one is Yuqinggong Gege. These are four people.
How come there are seven candidates?
Except for Yuqing Palace, even if the palaces of other princes refer to people, they would not refer to the Eight Banners Showgirls, right?
According to the previous example, they are all beautiful ladies from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Brother Jiu thought deeply: "Did you also look at the palaces pointed to Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong's Palace?"
Those two are considered close relatives.
Moreover, neither government has any candidates they are optimistic about in advance.
The tenth prince nodded and said: "Maybe that's the case. The one with more people should also be from Yuqing Palace. There are two princesses in Yuqing Palace."
Who said that the heirs of Yuqing Palace looked weak now?
One is destroyed, the other is crippled, and only the dull one remains.
Seeking a child is imminent...
After the two brothers finished chatting, Brother Jiu returned with a bucket of fish.
Brother Shi took Shi Fujin to go fishing in addition to mountain climbing.
In addition to asking the kitchen to make crispy fish, there are also some live ones that are raised to make grilled fish.
When Brother Ninth returned home, he took the fish bucket directly to the main room.
Shu Shu saw Huan Xi and said, "It's black fish. This is good. Let's eat boiled fish at night."
Brother Jiu said: "There are several here, you can eat whatever you want."
Shu Shu said: "Then boil the fish today and grill the fish tomorrow..."
For dinner, the couple ate boiled fish with tender meat.
Mrs. Bo's taste was light, and Ning'an Hall also had a small dining room, so Shu Shu asked the dining room to make smooth fish fillets and fish porridge and send them over to add dishes.
The young couple finished giving the gifts and put them in the back of their minds.
Although there is filial piety here, it's not much, it's more of a routine matter.
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In Qingxi Bookstore, Kangxi felt that he was ironing his papers.
He didn't praise anything in front of the ninth elder brother, but after the ninth elder brother retired, he didn't ask anyone to put away the Jiangshan bonsai, but asked Liang Jiugong to place it on the flower stand under the window.
When it was time for dinner, he specially ordered someone to go down and bring some old ginger.
The old ginger in the garden dining room is also divided into three, six or nine grades, and the ones used in the imperial meal are all of the highest quality.
Not to mention anything else, just the completeness, it is very gratifying.
So what Kangxi saw was just a few lumps of ginger.
He held it and compared it with the bonsai, and it turned out to be lifelike.
The color doesn't match the edge, but the shape has that meaning.
Kangxi said to Liang Jiugong: "Ruyi looked the same in the first year, and there are more and more tricks every year. I want to see what else he can come up with next year."
Liang Jiugong said: "I don't know what Brother Jiu is going to offer to the emperor, but I know what Lord Jiu can reward me!"
"oh?"
Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "What did you promise?"
Liang Jiugong took out an object from his purse, one inch square, held it up and said: "Master Jiu didn't say anything, it was just a slave's guess. Master Jiu is considerate and will reward you generously."
Kangxi looked at it, dumbfounded, and said: "This bastard is really turning around!"
It turns out that it looks like a golden cake, with circles and circles.
Liang Jiugong pointed up and said: "The emperor has misunderstood. It's not that. It's a little fat snake."
It's a coiled snake, and it's chubby. At first glance, it looks like a lump of rice.
Kangxi shook his head and said: "He did it deliberately."
This year is the Year of the Snake, and it is normal to make zodiac utensils to reward people, but doing it like this is just to deliberately tease people.
Liang Jiugong said with a smile: "Anyway, I guess Master Jiu will reward me with a pony next year. With the emperor's favor, I will make a fortune once a year."
Kangxi hummed and said: "Who do you think he followed because of his courage? The normal 'three festivals and two birthdays' in the officialdom, he was not able to accept it safely. He insisted on sending it to the imperial court, and others couldn't wait to find excuses to accept it more times.
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In Kangxi's eyes, since the ninth elder brother was the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and did not reach out to make money, these normal official gains should be collected steadily, instead of thinking about adding longevity gifts to himself, or privately subsidizing Concubine Yi.
Liang Jiugong did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment and said: "Master Jiu acts fairly in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He must be worried that he has lost his integrity by accepting these filial piety!"
Eaters are short-tongued, and predators are soft-handed.
As long as Brother Jiu opens his mouth, there will be more people who want to camp in front of Brother Nine.
Like now, it's a routine thing, and what you receive is routine. You don't have to touch your own hands. No matter it's up or down, your back is straight.
Kangxi glanced at Liang Jiugong and said, "So you are being soft on others? Are you trying to say good things to Brother Jiu in a different way?"
"Slave talks too much!"
Liang Jiugong hurriedly patted his mouth, then patted his hand, and said: "This slave has short-sighted eyes. When he saw this golden thing, he didn't want to push it out."
Kangxi said: "Okay, don't act with me here. Just know what you can and can't accept."
Liang Jiugong bowed and said, "I will definitely remember this."
Wei Zhu stood nearby and watched Liang Jiugong act.
Gee, this old guy is really impeccable.
As soon as I got the reward, I passed the show.
But is Master Jiu really timid?
The emperor was used to throwing money away like this.
Needless to say, both Liang Jiugong and himself were rewarded generously. Even if an ordinary eunuch went to spread the word, he would start with two silver ingots...
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The next update will be around 12 noon on August 14th