The ninth elder brother left the matter to the fourth elder brother and stopped worrying about it.
But when he returned home, in front of Shu Shu, he couldn't help but utter a few words, saying: "It is said outside that the fourth brother is cold-tempered, but in fact the fourth brother is warm-hearted, and he has no relationship with the teacher. This is because he cares about the people next door.
What about face..."
Shu Shu listened and was noncommittal.
Ma Qi is the leader of the "Baye Party" on the surface, but his true identity is unclear.
Because of Kangxi's temperament, if Ma Qi really wanted to betray his master, he would definitely not be reinstated after being dismissed.
It's more like the imperial party pretending to be the "Ba Ye Party".
And even if this person is not connected with the fourth elder brother, he should have some preferences, otherwise he would not be relied on for more than ten years and become a minister who cares about the orphan.
As for whether it is the "Fourth Ye Party"?
Shu Shu can't say this well.
On the surface, those "Four Lords Party" were severely criticized during the Yongzheng Dynasty.
A few days later, the supervisor of that Jing warehouse was dismissed due to illness. The new supervisor also began to repair the old warehouse that had been reported for repairs in the past few years. The accounts also tended to be normal, and the outrageous losses no longer appeared.
The new warehouse there continues to be built.
Baitang A, who had previously neglected his duties, also continued to be employed, as if nothing had happened.
This incident passed without a trace.
However, in Brother Jiu's little notebook, this person's name was recorded.
I didn't deal with him right away because I was afraid of causing a stir and drawing attention to Jingcang here.
Just deal with him for nothing?
And what is that "private brothel"?
Why are you still in Shichahai?
Is there such a place where filth is hidden?
Brother Ninth Brother did not act immediately, but only told Cao Shun: "After the Dragon Boat Festival, arrange for a few people to go to the Infantry Command Yamen to inform them and have these places raided..."
In that case, no one would associate this matter with him.
Brother Jiu felt that he could not live in vain, and even if he wanted to deal with it, he did not have to show off.
Cao Shun took note of it, but instead of waiting, he went to inquire about the master behind it privately.
Those who can set up a separate courtyard in Shichahai are either princes or nobles, and they are all well-established figures.
On the Baylor Mansion side, we are not afraid of confrontation, but we have to know ourselves and our enemies...
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Shu Shu here, I don’t know that Jiu Age has “evolved” again, and has the tendency to evolve from a “venomous tongue” to a “venomous snake”.
She was looking at Ni Guzhu's chubby arms and worried.
It’s been unusually hot this year. It’s not even the Dragon Boat Festival yet, and it’s scorching hot in the morning and evening, just like the weather in midsummer.
The weather is getting hot, but whether it is a private cellar or an official cellar, the ice in the capital has not yet started to be used.
Shu Shu thought about making ice with saltpeter, but then rejected it.
The imperial court strictly controlled firearms, and buying saltpeter on the market could easily attract attention.
She wants a private ice cellar.
Then you can start using it as you like.
The ice cellars in the capital include official cellars under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, private cellars of merchants, and "house cellars" in the palaces of princes and princes.
Several of the palaces of princes in the capital have cellars. Three of them, Prince Kang's Mansion, Prince Xian's Mansion and Prince Xinjun's Mansion, have ice cellars. The ice cellars are not in the prince's palace, but outside the city, built along the moat, so that it is convenient to collect ice.
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However, according to the custom of the capital, the cellars are usually opened in early June.
Baylor's Mansion and Prince Kang's Mansion are related by marriage, but it's not easy to rush to ask for ice.
There are no elders or clansmen in this city who are so wealthy. If they show off for the sake of their children, their whole family will be chewed on.
Shu Shu held a parasol and walked around her Baylor Mansion.
There isn't much room left.
In order to store fresh fruits in winter, a cellar has been dug near the greenhouse.
The ice cellar occupies a large area, and Baylor Mansion has no room to dig it.
When Brother Jiu came back, Shu Shu asked him: "Sir, can the land outside Andingmen be bought and sold?"
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "It definitely won't work under the city wall. A new barracks has been built. I don't know if there is an owner if it is far away. Why buy land outside the city?"
Shu Shu mentioned the matter of the cellars and said: "I asked people to inquire. The ice cellar of Prince Kang's Mansion is on the west side of the moat outside Fucheng Gate. The ice cellar of Prince Xian's Mansion is on the south side of the moat outside Qianmen. The ice cellar of Prince Xinjun's Mansion is on Chongwen Gate.
To the south of the outer moat, we should also build an ice cellar outside Deshengmen or Andingmen, next to the moat, so that it will be convenient to use ice then..."
If you encounter such abnormal weather again, you can use ice in advance.
This ice cellar is indispensable. When the time comes, Dunjun Prince's Mansion, Wubeile Mansion, Dutong Mansion, etc. will also have some.
Brother Jiu said: "Then ask Cao Shunming'er to inquire about it. Even if you can't buy it, you can exchange it for a piece of land..."
It's just next year.
The weather is so hot, Shu Shu misses Haidian.
"Master, ask someone to clean up at my elder brother's house. Let's move there after the festival..."
Shu Shu said.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Yes, move!"
Haidian is much cooler than the city, and children don’t have to stay indoors all day.
Shu Shu told Mrs. Bo and asked people to start packing her luggage, preparing to go to Haidian for a short stay after the festival.
The ten princes and his wife will also go with them.
This day is the official day of the Dragon Boat Festival.
The first crop of watermelons has grown in the Daxing watermelon field.
Here in Bile Mansion, we make many kinds of rice dumplings. In addition to glutinous rice dumplings, there are also old yellow rice dumplings, some sweet and some salty.
In the courtyard of Ning'an Hall, Shu Shu asked people to build a pergola.
There is a two-meter-square wooden couch under the pergola, where Niguzhu and Fengsheng play in the morning and evening when the sun is not so bright.
Because it is a festival, dinner is served here.
Ni Guzhu loved pork rice dumplings the most, and she liked the red color of soy sauce. The scarf she ate was filled with rice grains, and her eyes were closed.
Feng Sheng loves to eat sweet rice dumplings with red bean paste and can eat two every time.
Akdan only eats white rice dumplings dipped in white sugar.
Both Mrs. Bo and Brother Jiu are not used to eating salty rice dumplings, so they eat old-fashioned red date rice dumplings.
Brother Jiu said: "It's funny how people from the south are different from us. Zongzi, Yuanxiao, and mooncakes are all salty..."
The uncle said: "I heard that their stewed meat is all sweet, which is really weird."
Shu Shu was very happy to hear this. After hundreds of years, no one understood this question.
She has a good appetite and loves to eat both sweet and salty foods.
Except for rice dumplings, the banquet mainly consists of light vegetarian dishes, and the rest are seasonal fruits and vegetables, with not many meat dishes.
It's hot and people are lackluster. No matter adults or children, they have little appetite.
At this moment, Cui Baisui came in a hurry and said: "Master, Fujin, Prince Xinjun has come to announce the funeral. Prince Xinjun passed away..."
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu looked at each other, showing surprise.
Isn't this person pretending to be sick?
Are you really sick?
At the end of March, I held a banquet at Baylor Mansion and sent a message to Prince Xin, but Prince Xin did not come because he reported illness.
Seeing that the two of them were not moving, Mrs. Bo urged: "Don't delay. Since the messenger is here, it's better to go there earlier..."
This is the flag owner of the Zhenglan Banner. Brother Jiu has been assigned to the Zhenglan Banner and is going to help with the funeral arrangements.
The Prince of Xin County only has one grandson and one son. They are not old enough to be in charge of funerals.
Brother Ninth got up, felt lucky, and said to Shu Shu: "Fortunately, I handed him over to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, otherwise I would have taken care of his funeral!"
Shu Shu said: "I will arrive at Xin County Prince's Mansion in a while. Master, please say a few words..."
The couple went back to the main courtyard to change clothes.
This is the prince who is the leader of this banner, that is, the identity of the ninth prince is Prince Baylor and a minor lord. Otherwise, according to the rules in the early years, there will be a distinction between superiority and inferiority.
When the two of them changed into plain clothes and came out, a carriage stopped at the door of Babele Mansion.
On the contrary, there was no movement at the gate of Dunjun Prince's Mansion.
When Brother Jiu saw this, he glanced over there.
Shu Shu said: "It should be the order of mourning. The lord of our banner is at the front. Let's go there first!"
Brother Jiu nodded and helped Shu Shu get into the carriage.
When the carriage at Babeile Mansion moved, they asked people to follow it.
When we arrived at the gate of Xinjun Prince's Mansion, it was a mess. The door was not white yet, and no one was handing filial piety belts at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
At this moment, the eighth prince had already got off the carriage and frowned at the scene at the door.
Seeing the ninth elder brother and his wife getting off the carriage, the eighth elder brother turned around, looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "Ninth elder brother, what should I do? It doesn't look like it, it's a joke..."
Brother Jiu asked: "Where is Prince An? Are you going to ask for an order from the emperor?"
For a mansion like Prince Xin, where the eldest son of the prince is not invited to be granted the title, and there is no clear person to preside over the funeral, it depends on the royal family's arrangements.
Either the clan government took the lead, or the Ministry of Internal Affairs took the lead.
The eighth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother and was surprised that he was more thoughtful than he thought.
Brother Jiu didn't think too much and just said: "Okay, why did you say that you died immediately? Did you check the cause first?"
Prince Xin is different from Prince Xian. Prince Xian has been ill since the twelfth lunar month of last year and has been ill for half a year.
Prince Xin has been ill for the past few years, but this has not stopped him from drinking and supporting himself as an actor.
At this moment, Prince An also arrived with Fujin.
Seeing the scene in Prince Xinjun's mansion, Prince An was also dumbfounded.
But there is no way. The Prince of Xin County has no mistress, no adult brother, and no close side branches.
As for the chief of ceremonies who was supposed to be a director, he was promoted to the rank of director in early April and is currently vacant.
It was the idea of the steward of Xinjun Prince's Mansion to announce the funeral for the prince of our banner.
As for this mourning thing, Prince Xinjun's Mansion had no preparation at all, so the steward was at his wits' end...