Here at Yuqing Palace, after everyone had a round of tea and the gossip was almost done, the Thirteenth Prince and his wife also arrived.
The way they greet each other is the same as the twelfth elder brother and his wife, there is no difference.
The Fujins and Princesses all saw the bride yesterday, but this is the first time for the uncle to see the bride.
But it's just a general look, and it's hard for anyone to look at his face.
There are only a few young brothers-in-law, so there are not so many taboos, and it looks more real.
The eighteenth elder brother also opened his mouth and said: "Gao..."
Thirteenth Fujin was already tall and wore flag shoes, so he looked only one inch shorter than Thirteenth Brother.
Such a stature is truly one of the best among the sisters-in-law.
Thirteen Fujin smiled and listened, and said softly: "Uncle Eighteen, eat well and he will be as tall as me when he grows up."
The eighteenth elder brother listened with a little hesitation on his face, shook his head and said: "I don't want to eat..."
He still uses a wet nurse, but he has also started to increase complementary foods.
Everyone laughed.
Sure enough, when the typical dishes were laid out, even the children couldn't stand it.
After the first meeting ceremony was over, everyone came out of Yuqing Palace.
The fourteenth elder brother took the thirteenth elder brother's arm and asked: "Thirteenth elder brother, the Holy Master will go to Nanyuan tomorrow. Are you delaying your return?"
Brother Thirteen shook his head and said, "I'll go there tomorrow afternoon."
The fourteenth elder brother put down the thirteenth elder brother's arm and said sourly: "Khan Ama really loves you. I have to follow you for a few days!"
Brother Thirteen said helplessly: "How many months have you been following me this year? How much have you delayed your homework? Ansheng should go to school, there is only one year left..."
Brother Fourteen drooped his head and said, "Okay, I understand!"
This year, the date for the yamen sealing is the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, which is tomorrow. All yamen are still busy today.
Except for Thirteenth Brother, the groom's official, who had a day off today, all the other adult princes went to the Yamen.
Prince Fujin has also completed his errands here and left the palace to go home.
The end of the year is also busy with housework.
After Shu Shu returned home, she sent people to Changping and asked them to deliver half a truck more food in a few days.
The other princely residences also have hothouses, and the dishes at Dutong Mansion have been prepared in advance.
Of the extra half a car, half is for the Babel Mansion, and the other half is divided among the families in the back yard.
Participating in weddings and weddings is the most tiring thing.
But luckily that's the end of it.
The happy event posts I received have come to an end.
Shu Shu changed her clothes, freshened up briefly, and went to Ning'an Hall.
Ni Guzhu stood on the kang, holding on to the window sill, looking at the window eagerly, but could not see anything.
The windows here are made of open tiles and are not transparent.
Seeing Shu Shu come in, Ni Guzhu ran over "kick, kick, kick, kick".
Shu Shu caught it.
Ni Guzhu put his arms around Shu Shu's neck and put his face close to hers: "Eni, Eni..."
Yesterday, Shu Shu went out early and came back late. She didn't see many children. I came over before going out this morning. Ni Guzhu was still awake.
Counting the mother and daughter together, they haven't seen each other for two days.
Shushu held her little buttocks, sat down on the edge of the kang, and said, "Miss you, Enie? Enie misses you too!"
Ni Guzhu still refused to let go.
The uncle said: "I'm just waiting for you to take her out. She hasn't gone out for a walk this morning."
Ni Guzhu said: "Pick persimmons, pick persimmons..."
Mrs. Bo listened and said with a smile: "No, it's easy to get sick when it's cold or hot. Wait until it's warm before picking."
Ni Guzhu is not willful, but he is droopy and not as happy as before.
Shu Shu, my own mother, was not doing well, but Mrs. Bo couldn't bear it any more, so she asked Shu Shu in a low voice: "Is there any plant planted in a pot that can be moved directly to the house?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Some, let's move them!"
Mrs. Bo sent the girl to the greenhouse.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a pot of persimmons was brought in.
I specially selected it, and there were three red persimmons as big as a child's fist, and four or five green ones.
Ni Guzhu raised his eyebrows and smiled, pointing with his little finger, insisting on getting off the kang.
Shu Shu took her soft-soled shoes and put them on for her.
Ni Guzhu went to pick persimmons by himself.
Mrs. Bo looked at it with a smile and couldn't move her eyes away.
Shu Shu reminded: "Green persimmons are poisonous. When she picks the red ones, you can send someone to send them back later. Don't keep them in the house."
After hearing this, Mrs. Bo immediately became alert and said, "I'll ask someone to carry it back in a moment. You can't leave everything to the child..."
Shu Shu hummed softly.
I can see that this is a pet peeve.
After coming out of Ning'an Hall, Shu Shu looked at the greenhouse not far away and paused.
Do you want to bring a plate of persimmons to your two sons so they can pick and play?
Is this fair?
It was also the first time for Shu Shu to do Agnirosis, and she was always afraid of making any omissions.
However, it seems strange to let Fengsheng and Akdan play what Ni Guzhu wants to play.
The three children are independent individuals, and their different temperaments and behaviors can be seen from an early age.
There is no need to make them exactly the same.
Shu Shu put down this idea and went to the back room.
Compared with Niguzhu, Fengsheng and Akdan are relatively quiet.
But children also need to practice walking.
When Shu Shu came here, she guided her two sons to walk more or less.
Akdan doesn't like to move, but he is a filial baby who listens to Shu Shu more.
The mother and son dragged the little duck doll with rollers around from east to west for a quarter of an hour. It took them several steps before they finally stopped.
By the time Shu Shu finished her family time and returned to the main room, she was very tired.
When Xiaosong saw this, he said: "I'll give Fujin some help..."
Shu Shu lay down on the kang and let Xiao Song start from the shoulders and press them again.
She felt more comfortable now and said to Xiaosong: "Master won't be back at noon, so you can eat with me. Is there anything you want to eat?"
Due to the sealing tomorrow, there will be more errands for the Ministry of Internal Affairs today, and Brother Ninth will not be back until the afternoon.
Xiaosong said happily: "There is noodles and sausages in the dining room today. I like this the most. I want it fried until fragrant and dipped in minced garlic..."
Shu Shu was so greedy after hearing this, she ordered Ging Guo: "I want this fried noodle sausage, and I want some blood sausage, put it in the pickled cabbage pot, and I want some buckwheat cat's ears ready."
Ging Guo responded and went down to deliver the message.
Shu Shu saw that she still looked innocent and bright, but she had a pair of Baifu gold bracelets on her hands, which were one of her engagement gifts.
"Xiao Chun is already in Nirvana. Have you thought about the days after getting married next year?"
Shu Shu asked.
Xiaosong smiled and said: "After giving birth to a baby, I will be my in-laws with Sister Xiaochun in the future!"
Although the Xing family is Shu Shu's dowry family, Xiaochun's husband Xing Jiang is now a guard of the Prince's Mansion and will have a bright future in the future.
After all, there is still a surplus of guards in the Prince's Mansion.
Whether it's for the sake of the Xing family's affection or for Xiao Chun's face, I will give him some dignity.
By that time, when the Xing family opened an account, the two families would be on par.
Shu Shu heard this and breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Xiaosong's appearance, although she is not yet emotionally enlightened, she does not hate getting married and having children.
Nowadays, it is different from three hundred years later. People like Xiaotang who decide not to marry or have children are considered different in the eyes of the world.
With Shu Shu here, I can protect them, but I still hope that their lives will go well.
A man gives up and doesn't want to get married, but it doesn't matter if he regrets it when he is older. If a woman delays her regret until she is older, she won't have much choice. She is basically a stepmother, and her life is even more uncertain.
After a while, the dinner table was set and Xiaotang came.
In addition to the pan-fried noodle sausage and sauerkraut blood sausage pot, there is also a plate of grilled glutinous rice blood sausage.
They were busy at the end of the year, and it was rare for the master and servants to get together to talk, so Shu Shu asked Xiaotang and Bai Guo to sit down.
As for Xiao Chun, she is still sending New Year gifts outside.
There are only three days left for the Little New Year, and all the New Year gifts will be given out in these days...
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At the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, meals are also being laid out in the duty room.
Brother Jiu is treating us to a treat at noon today and sends Sun Jin the table he ordered from Baiweiju.
In addition to the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother, Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baoshu were also called.
"The seal will be sealed tomorrow. Lao Gao will go to Nanyuan with me. Mr. Zhang will just arrange the formal notice for the Yamen. If anything happens to the Yamen down below, just send someone to the twelfth elder brother to make an idea..."
Brother Jiu explained.
All three listened.
Brother Jiu asked everyone to take their seats.
They were all familiar with each other, so they should have been less reserved, but because Brother Ninth had scolded Gao Yanzhong a while ago, Gao Yanzhong was very respectful now.
Brother Jiu didn't say anything when he saw it. He only said to Gao Yanzhong: "Your in-laws have chosen well. He is a cautious person. By the end of next year, if there are no mistakes in his work, he should be able to resume his job."
This is about Gao Yanzhong's neighbor and in-laws, Zhong Guoding, a member of the Guangzhou Prefecture Department.
Gao Yanzhong said gratefully: "Let Master Jiu take the trouble."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. He is smart and did not make any mistakes in the rules."
At this point, he glanced at Gao Yanzhong and said: "On the other hand, you yourself have suffered a lot in the past two years as a retinue, always working as a foreigner. You also picked two people to teach, and prepared a replacement. You are not young after all."
Already."
Gao Yanzhong is forty-eight this year.
In the past few years, I have had a lot of errands and travels, and I have been exposed to wind and rain, so I look a lot older.
Gao Yanzhong nodded and said: "Well, I'm thinking about this too. I'll look at it in two years and we'll have to pick two reliable people."
Compared with Gao Yanzhong, Zhang Baozhu seems to be a generation younger.
In fact, Zhang Baozhuo is also a young man, but he has always been a civil servant and has less to worry about. He looks like he is around thirty.
Zhang Baozhu felt a little ashamed as he listened to the conversation between the two.
What he does as a doctor is a writing-type job.
But he also knew that he had an additional identity as the prince's father-in-law, so he could not be a foreigner running errands and following orders. He could only be raised as a noble person, and he would not be able to share the worries of his ninth elder brother.
Brother Jiu saw Zhang Baozhuo's reaction and said nothing.
Earlier, he had the idea of promoting Zhang to keep a hand and make the fifth brother more respectable. In the past two years, he has not had such thoughts.
The emperor's father was so protective of the calf, but he didn't even mention it. He had his own intentions, and he didn't need to add any unnecessary extravagance.
The twelfth elder brother glanced at Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baoshuo, and asked the ninth elder brother: "Ninth elder brother, can we choose the yearly minister and the minister in charge of the court from our Yamen?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "This is a step up. It should be that the emperor has appointed a high-ranking guard or official to take up the post."
Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baozhu were only among the fifth-grade doctors, and their grades and qualifications were insufficient.
The exception is Brother Twelve, whose identity is here...