The emperor came to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha, and starting from the next day, he began to visit various temples.
The prince and several princes also accompanied him.
Brother Jiu felt that his legs were getting thinner.
Although spring has arrived in the capital, the mountains are still covered with ice and snow, and the wind is blowing every day.
Brother Ninth couldn't help complaining to Brother Thirteen: "Why are the temples so densely built, with several on the top of a hill?"
When the emperor comes in person, he is obliged to offer incense in the main hall, and all the princes who follow him follow suit.
At the end of the day, I have to visit several houses.
The Thirteenth Brother didn’t believe this in his heart, but he didn’t feel as miserable as the Ninth Brother. He followed him away and said: “This is only the first day. According to this itinerary, there are still five days to worship Buddha. If the Ninth Brother
I feel tired, so I will find a reason to stay at the palace tomorrow morning..."
Brother Jiu was bitter and resentful, and said: "Forget it, I have traveled more than a thousand miles back and forth. I still have to endure these few days. Otherwise, all the hard work has been in vain. If I think about it later, I will teach you a lesson."
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Brother Jiu felt that he had been thoroughly smoked.
In addition to burning incense and worshiping Buddha, I also met many eminent monks along the way.
It's just that the ninth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother both lacked a bit of Buddha nature, and they were not as able to listen as the prince and the fourth elder brother, so they both retreated from the imperial court.
The ninth elder brother thought that the prince's eloquent way of mentioning Buddhism felt strange, so he asked the thirteenth elder brother: "That's the prince, would you like to learn Buddhism?"
What to study?
Learn that everyone is equal?
If you don’t go to hell if you follow me, who will?
The prince's unruliness seemed to have calmed down, and he became taciturn.
It always feels weird.
Compared with the high-spirited prince before, the gloomy one in front of him was even more frightening.
Brother Jiu wished he could avoid it.
The thirteenth elder brother thought for a while and said: "Khan Ama knows all three religions. The prince has always been knowledgeable, and it was Khan Ama who taught him personally."
The ninth elder brother again thought of the sandalwood beads on the fourth elder brother's wrist, and said: "Anyway, I had never heard that the prince studied Buddhism before, but the fourth elder brother had heard in his early years that he loved to go to Xishan Temple to listen to Zen."
The Thirteenth Brother has had a lot of contact with the Fourth Brother in the past two years, and nodded: "That's true. I heard that Tong Enie also worshiped the Buddha during his lifetime. It's probably because of the influence of his eyesight!"
The ninth elder brother said: "That's the same as the twelfth elder brother..."
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Haidian, North Second Institute.
"What a fool..."
Following Shi Fujin's joyful voice, the card in hand was pushed.
The Qifu Jin at the top said: "It's really strange. Isn't the God of Wealth in the due west today?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Shi Fujin smiled happily.
Today is the day when Qi Fu Jin organizes the game and opens the card table.
The four sisters-in-law who lived in Beiliu Suo had moved here for a long time and had not even gotten together, so they accepted the invitation.
Shu Shu glanced at Qi Fujin and said, "Let's take a rest after playing half a circle. It's almost noon."
Although Qi Fujin is not pregnant yet, she is still pregnant and should not sit for long periods of time.
Qi Fujin also accepted Shu Shu's kindness and said with a smile: "Okay, we will stop after half a circle. The next person brought Kaihe fish. Let's have fish soup wontons for lunch..."
Kaihe fish has no fishy smell. It is fried in peanut oil and then boiled into fish soup. It is milky white. Qi Fujin loves to eat it, so he thought of sharing it with his sisters-in-law.
After playing two more games, everyone closed the card table.
A woman came in and whispered something in Qi Fujin's ear.
After hearing this, Qi Fujin looked surprised and glanced at Wu Fujin and Shu Shu.
Wufu Jin said: "What's wrong?"
Qifu Jin said: "It was the concierge who came to report that it seemed that the concubine's mother had gone to the North Garden."
Instead of focusing on Changchun Garden, you have to pass by Beiliusuo when going from Changchun Garden to North Garden.
Wu Fujin was surprised when he heard this and looked at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu also had a look of confusion on her face, and felt puzzled in her heart.
It stands to reason that when the Holy Driver goes on a tour, all the concubines and nobles who follow him to the garden will have to return to the palace. However, perhaps the tour to Wutai Mountain is a "short distance" and the Holy Driver spends most of his time in Changchun Garden, so this time the Holy Driver is on patrol, so it is appropriate to
The concubine and the concubines who were living in the garden with the concubines did not return to the palace.
This situation also happened before when the Holy Emperor went on short-term tours, and the concubine rarely left Changchun Garden.
Qi Fujin thought about the most popular thing in the palace and said: "Isn't it the beautiful lady of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who has chosen it?"
Since the harem has no owner, it is difficult for the Crown Princess to interfere in the selection of girls, especially the matter of going to various princes' palaces to reward people.
When the candidate is chosen, he still has to be summoned by the palace concubine.
Shu Shu looked at Qifu Jin and said, "Maybe I asked Sister-in-law Qi to say it."
The one who really refers to people is Kangxi, but after all, it involves female family members, and most of them are based on the Queen Mother's decree.
In the harem, those who are qualified to report to the Queen Mother are Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui.
Concubine Hui was involved with the eldest brother again, and Kangxi probably wouldn't let Concubine Hui get involved in this matter.
Concubine Yi has few connections here, so it is not surprising that she was asked to take charge of this matter by the emperor.
Wu Fujin felt a little nervous after hearing this.
Shifu Jin also knew that the beautiful girls who were gifted with clothes should not be treated as maids and concubines. If they did not have children, they would not be given the jade certificate. When they gave birth to the emperor's grandson or granddaughter, they would be given the jade certificate.
She muttered: "Then it would be best to have a child who is younger, two years later, and separated by years from our eldest brother."
Wufujin remained silent.
She thought of Liu Gege. Although he acted rampantly later, at the beginning, he looked at Wen Wen Xiaoyi and coaxed the fifth elder brother into a circle.
If there is another such wrapped princess, even if it is not as good as Liu Gege who has the eldest son and eldest daughter, I don’t know what will happen to Baylor House in the future.
Qi Fujin touched his belly.
The emperor has always given dignity to the seventh elder brother, and this will not leave the seventh elder brother behind. He only hopes that there will be someone who is worry-free and sensible, and his belly will not be like that. One after another...
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North Garden, Queen Mother Palace.
Concubine Yi drank half a bowl of milk tea and said with a smile: "Mother, the milk tea here is more delicious than other places..."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "My two jars of tea are made by Shu Shu Xiaojing, with jasmine flowers in them. After drinking them, your mouth will be fragrant."
Concubine Yi said: "You are a filial person. I also got two jars of rose ginger tea. After drinking it, my hands and feet are warm, and I don't suffer from menstruation."
The Queen Mother said: "It's rare for a young couple to be harmonious and beautiful. They live a comfortable life and have time to think about this."
Concubine Yi said: "It is said outside that Prince Yu's eldest son, Fujin, is from Quanfu. According to me, Laojiu Fujin is not bad at all. It is rare that she has a calm temperament and does not compete for the limelight."
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Yi and said: "It's also good luck. I happened to point it out to Brother Jiu, who is also a good boy with a sincere heart. The young couple will go smoothly. It's good to have two good things combined into one..."
Yifei smiled and said: "Not only is it good luck to point out Brother Jiu, but it is even better to meet a grandma like you."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "And you, a good mother-in-law, are also one of the best."
Aunt Bai was standing by, looking at the list in Yi Fei's hand.
The Empress Dowager is just playing a trick for Concubine Yi. If the Emperor has not rewarded the ninth elder brother, Concubine Yi will not reward him, so as to save the young couple from having too many middlemen to interfere.
How can you show your love for your grandson-in-law?
The same goes for my own granddaughter.
Concubine Yi felt sad in her heart.
You know, the Queen Mother always only cares about the fifth elder brother's affairs and does not interfere in the affairs of other juniors. Today is an exception.
The emperor didn't reward anyone, so could he be an evil mother-in-law?
When Concubine Yi drank the remaining half of the bowl of milk tea, she said: "Your Majesty, now ten people are left to learn the rules in the palace. In a few days, they will stay in the palace for half a month. The emperor wants to reward them."
"How many are there at Old Five? Are there any at Brother Ninth?"
The Queen Mother looked a little concerned.
Concubine Yi said: "There is one person in the name of the fifth elder brother, but the ninth elder brother is not in the wheel."
The Queen Mother told Concubine Yi: "I heard that they are all from noble families, so you have to inquire carefully and choose someone with a soft personality to avoid being naughty."
Concubine Yi said: "She is a steward's daughter, and she is the one who belongs to Ningshou Palace."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned a little and said: "Then you can send someone to give you a few words of warning later, and you are not allowed to be naughty because of your status, otherwise I will not tolerate it."
Concubine Yi stood up and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I'll send Peilan over later."
The Queen Mother then asked about the others and said: "If you don't mean that ten people will learn the rules when entering the palace, how will the rest be distributed?"
Concubine Yi said: "Two people from Yuqing Palace, two people from Zhijun Prince's Palace, two people from Sanbeile Palace, one person each from Wubeile Palace, Qibele Palace, Tenth Prince Palace, and Qianxi Tousuo..."
The Queen Mother was silent after hearing this.
This is the first time that Yuqing Palace and the Prince's Mansion have the same arrangement.
According to the previous rewards, the prince would be ranked first.
Yifei also found this distribution method surprising.
Even if Prince Zhi follows the same rule, why does Sanbeile Mansion also follow the same rule?
There is also the Thirteenth Brother, whose wedding was less than two months ago. He had two princesses before, and this time he was rewarded with one more.
There was no one else in the room, so the Queen Mother whispered in a low voice: "It's not easy for the Crown Princess..."
Concubine Yi felt sad.
This list was sent by the emperor. Among Chengding's princes, the fourth, eighth, ninth and twelfth princes did not receive rewards.
To say that these people are not favored is really not the case.
The fourth elder brother has always been valued by the emperor, and the ninth elder brother is also known as the "loved son".
How was this list assigned?
Among the first wave of princes, the fourth prince should not be left behind.
Yi Fei was kind-hearted and thought about the four elder brothers, the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother, and then she understood.
The Fourth Fujin and Shu Shu were both praised by the Emperor, and the Eight Side Fujin and the Twelfth Fujin had a good Amma who gained the Sacred Heart.
This Ministry of Internal Affairs draft is a reward for the princes, but a "punishment" for the princes and princes...