Chapter 1,683 Old Love (Walling for Monthly Tickets)
Princess Chunxi was born in the 10th year of Kangxi's reign. She is thirty-two years old, one year older than her eldest brother. She is the eldest sister of all the princes and princesses.
When she proposed to get married, it was already popular for noble girls of the Eight Banners to marry late, so they did not get married until they were twenty-nine years old.
Brother Ninth was eight years old at the time and had already been in the study for three years.
When the couple was welcomed into the house, the guests and hosts took their seats.
Princess Chunxi talks about ancient times with Shu Shu.
"The naughty person back then wanted to go to the house to unveil the tiles, and kept looking around. Even the fine koi from Ningshou Palace were fed three times a day, and they were all strangled to death..."
"By chance, we all took the puppies from the cat and dog room to feed them. He is dishonest. He is also the prince. I am so worried about it. In an ordinary family, I would be beaten three times a day and still not be relieved..."
"My hands and feet are not honest. On the first day I went to the study, I was thinking about the Western clock. I found a group of people to practice riding and shooting, and then I ran back and dismantled the pieces..."
Princess Chunxi only remembers the naughty years of her younger brother Jiu Age.
Another impression is that the legendary "dandy prince", when the siblings met in the thirty-seventh year, they only met briefly and didn't get along much.
Shu Shu couldn't help laughing as she listened.
No wonder Brother Jiu developed such a temper in the past few years. It was because he didn't break the rules when he was a child.
I'm afraid that the Western clock can be disassembled but not installed.
The couple had been together for several years, and Shu Shu also knew that Brother Jiu's hands-on ability was average.
Princess Chunxi continued: "Khan Amma is frugal by nature, and she hates this the most. I thought the craftsmen could put it on properly, but I don't know how the little ancestor did it. He couldn't put it back alive and dead, and Lao Jiu was almost punished.
, but the tenth brother stood in the way, and he only said that he had taken a small part and dropped it, which made Gui'e Niang mend a Western clock from the Changchun Palace, and then it was settled..."
Western objects come across the ocean and are expensive.
Even in the palace, not every master has one.
Brother Ninth was listening with great interest. He was not ashamed but proud of it and said: "Old Ten is really good. He has known how to cherish his brother since he was a child."
As for dismantling a Western clock by yourself, that is not an ordinary naughty thing, it is a matter of studying knowledge.
Although I didn't know how to pretend, I worked in the interior design industry for three months and figured out how the hands of a Western clock moved.
Princess Chunxi pointed at him and said, "How do you feel embarrassed to be an elder brother? Obviously you were born more than a month earlier than Lao Shi, but you seem to have been born later."
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "This is a good brother. I love him, and he also loves and protects me. We have come and gone, and this friendship will last forever."
He and the tenth prince lived next to each other, and the brothers were as close as before. The couple came out, and the two sons were raised directly in the prince's mansion of the tenth prince.
They are just brothers, that's all.
Princess Chunxi nodded and said: "You are a paper tiger, but you have a soft temper on the inside. You are reckless on the outside, but you know what you are thinking. Now that you have a family and a career, you can still be as close to each other as you were when you were a child. This is also your fate."
Brother Jiu pretended not to have heard what Paper Tiger said and said: "We will be good brothers for life, don't worry, eldest sister!"
In the thirty-third year, the imperial concubine passed away and the tenth prince lost his mother. Several of the sisters who cared for him asked people to bring things to comfort the tenth prince.
Whether it was because he really cared about his young brother who lost his mother or it was for the emperor's father to see, the ninth elder brother appreciated it.
Princess Chunxi looked at Brother Jiu and said, "I used to listen to the news from the capital a lot. No matter how much I heard, I still felt uneasy. Now I can really put my mind at ease."
Brother Jiu looked at Princess Chunxi with a hint of sadness and said, "Don't worry too much. You still have to worry about it. In the past few years, the imperial court has been recuperating and has stopped fighting. The river work has also been improved."
Eighth, when the Ministry of Finance saves money, it may be necessary to build Mongolian post roads and stations. When the time comes, the eldest sister will return to Beijing with less bumps."
Princess Chunxi listened and said with longing: "That's what I'm looking forward to. I didn't say it when I was young. When I get old, I will return to the capital to take care of myself..."
Shu Shu was by the side, listening to the two siblings talking without interrupting.
Princess Chunxi, on the other hand, acted thoughtfully. She talked a few words with Brother Jiu, and then talked to Shu Shu, saying: "I heard that you like to eat beef jerky, Naipizi, and that milk tofu, and that's all.
I have no shortage of it, you can bring some back later."
Knowing that the couple was going to visit Princess Rongxian and the third princess, Princess Chunxi did not prepare any meal, but only ordered a lot of snacks to be prepared, which was quite large, and planned to ask the two of them to take them away.
The beef jerky is just for public taste; the milk tofu contains dried wild fruits, which neutralizes the sourness of the milk tofu and gives it a fruity aroma.
Now it is displayed on the small table.
Shu Shu took a bite and tasted it, saying, "It's dried Shaguo!"
Princess Chunxi smiled and said: "That's it. There are few types of fresh fruits in Horqin. The most common one is this sand fruit with different flavors."
Brother Jiu said: "The road to the back has been repaired. I will send someone to deliver fresh fruits to eldest sister."
He thought that all his oranges could be transported to the capital, so sending a few baskets to Horqin would only cost some money.
Princess Chunxi listened with a smile and did not take it seriously.
Horqin traveled 1,600 miles to the capital. No matter how good the fruit was, it could not withstand the wear and tear on the road.
Shu Shu thought of tomatoes and said, "Has eldest sister been to the hot pot restaurant on South Street?"
Princess Chunxi shook her head and said, "I'm impatient to go out to eat. I've never been there. They say the pots there are delicious. I asked someone to order two tables for them. It's really not bad. Everything tastes delicious."
Shu Shu said: "When I return to Beijing, I will prepare some persimmon seeds for my eldest sister. I will plant them in the flower bed so that I can see them and eat them."
You know, tomatoes have been introduced to China for a hundred or two hundred years, and they are always grown as flowers.
The palace had this in its early years.
Princess Chunxi smiled and said: "Okay, now I like to plant flowers and plants. When I left the capital, I brought more than a dozen kinds of flower seeds with me..."
Unfortunately, only a handful of them survive.
One side of the soil and water supports the other side of flowers and trees, most of which are not acclimatized to the soil and water.
Since they had to go to two more houses, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu sat here for half an hour before taking their leave.
Princess Chunxi took Shu Shu's hand and sent it out personally.
"Not to mention anything else, I asked someone to buy that ginseng cream a while ago. After using it for more than half a month, my face is fine and my hair is fine. Horqin is very windy and sandy. I need this most. When you ask someone to send the seeds to the inn, you will also help.
I’ll bring some more of that.”
Shu Shu naturally agreed.
Princess Rongxian's residence is in the back yard.
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu did not get on the carriage and walked over.
Princess Rongxian is already waiting.
After seeing the ceremony, she said to Brother Jiu: "I know you are here too. I should have asked my husband-in-law to come and talk to you. But today, the third brother-in-law is holding a banquet for Prince Wengniute, so he invited his husband-in-law and his eldest brother-in-law."
It's not a coincidence that I used to be a guest."
Ninth Prince bared his teeth.
"It's just a good time to be away. I really don't know my second brother-in-law very well, and I have nothing to talk to."
Princess Rongxian: "..."
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu.
"Didn't I say that my second brother-in-law was working in the capital in the early years, and later returned to Bahrain..."
Brother Jiu said: "That was more than ten years ago. I was in the study all day long. Before and after the wedding, I followed Brother Eight and Lao Shi to Ningshou Palace for a look. At that time, I felt that my face was kind, but the difference was in age.
I can’t even get in touch with him.”
Shu Shu thought about the appearance of the two-fronted consort, with his thin eyebrows and narrow eyes, he was really kind-hearted.
Er'e's grandmother is the granddaughter of Taizu, and his mother is the great-granddaughter of Taizu. She is the fusion of Manchuria, Horqin and Bahrain.
There is a "royal characteristic" between the eyebrows and the eyes.
Princess Rongxian also laughed after hearing this and said: "When the imperial grandmother passed down the prince's consort to the palace, our empress also said that she had a good appearance."
Brother Jiu said: "It's strange. The compatriots, Prince Bahrain and Santaiji, have different looks. It's better to be friendly to my brother-in-law."
Princess Rongxian smiled and said: "The third elder brother was arrogant at the time and complained to me privately, saying that among the three brothers, this one was not handsome and he asked me to catch up..."
Brother Jiu said: "It's not bad. Second sister, you are good-looking yourself, so I don't like this appearance, so I guess you won't be picky..."