In the Yikun Palace, wontons were also placed on the small tables in front of the fifth elder brother and the ninth elder brother.
The two sons are adult princes, and there are also young concubines in Yikun Palace. It is difficult for Concubine Yi to keep her sons for meals, but they can still eat a good meal.
Biological mothers and children can only see each other three times a year.
Concubine Yi looked at her two sons without moving her eyes.
After waking up early in the morning, the two brothers were already hungry after working hard all morning.
Children's Fist's large wontons are filled with pure meat, and each one has small meatballs.
There were ten in a bowl. After the fifth elder brother finished eating, his stomach was still empty and he looked at the bowl of the ninth elder brother.
Brother Ninth's appetite was small, and half of the wontons were left.
Brother Jiu had no nerve to let his brother eat his own leftovers. He quickly moved his wonton bowl away and said to Peilan, "Auntie asked the kitchen to cook another bowl for Brother Five..."
Aunt Peilan agreed and turned to go out.
"Just cook two bowls, forget it, just three bowls, it won't be enough..."
The fifth elder brother hurriedly added.
Aunt Peilan paused, responded, and went out.
Concubine Yi looked at the fifth elder brother, frowned slightly, and said: "Is this...does this mean you eat like this on weekdays?"
The fifth elder brother did not respond or deny, saying: "I woke up too early in the morning and ate less than usual. I am a little hungry."
Brother Ninth looked at the half of the wontons left in his bowl, then looked at Brother Five's belly and said, "Brother Five, fullness damages the spleen, and deficiency of the spleen produces dampness. This is not in line with health preservation!"
The fifth elder brother glanced at him and said, "You're not an old man, what do you want to do for a living?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "It's better to keep in good health sooner or later? My brother is here to live until he is an old man, so it's natural to keep in good health early! It's the same for you here, you can't waste your body by eating too much!"
During the Chinese New Year, the fifth elder brother didn't want to talk about life, old age, illness and death with his younger brother, so he turned his head and ignored him.
Seeing that Concubine Yi was still worried, the fifth elder brother said: "Don't worry about your son. My son has had a better appetite than the other brothers since he was a child. In his early years, when he was in the study room, he only served the meals in the dining room of the Qing Palace, and the others ate one bowl."
My son needs at least three bowls of rice..."
At this point, he looked at Brother Jiu and said: "Like Lao Jiu, his stomach is all hungry, and his appetite is like bird food. It's not a man's appetite. He's already twenty-one, and he's still as numb as a stick."
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Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "What are you talking about, Brother Five? What's bird food? I came out in the morning and brought snacks. I ate a lot of beef jerky and peanut cakes, and I'm not hungry at all..."
Concubine Yi looked at her eldest son and then at her second son. Both of them had wrong appetites.
The custom of raising children in the palace is that they are brought up hungry.
The ninth elder brother's case was caused by the mischief of the nanny, who ate late night food and hurt his spleen and stomach. The fifth elder brother's case was caused by the Queen Mother's connivance. Both brothers were different from other princes.
The ninth elder brother’s stomach was hurt by eating, and the fifth elder brother’s stomach was enlarged.
The fifth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "Who is still eating snacks at such an old age? I think you just eat too many snacks and that's why you don't eat properly!"
After saying that, he looked at Brother Jiu's waist and said, "Where are they? I don't know how to share it with me. How can I be my younger brother?"
Brother Ninth said: "We are so far apart, how can I share it with you? I ate half of it, and the rest was given to Brother Seven and Brother Twelve."
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The fifth elder brother said: "You still haven't thought about me, just hand it to me before scheduling your shift!"
Brother Jiu said helplessly: "You should have a serious meal! Don't eat snacks, and don't delay your meal. That way the amount of food will be doubled."
Concubine Yi felt helpless as she watched the two sons of Amma bickering.
Not to mention any of them, they don't look like adults.
On the other hand, the younger son who was sitting next to him looked at him like a grown-up. He was quiet and didn't interrupt, just listening to what his brothers were saying.
The ninth elder brother also saw the eighteenth elder brother who was sitting upright, and said to Concubine Yi: "The eighteenth elder brother will divide the palace next year. At that time, he should choose a courtyard between the first one and the fifth one. What do you have in mind here?
No, my son will tell Twelve later..."
Nowadays, the ten courtyards of the elder brother's residence are full, but the prince's mansions of the 12th elder brother, the 13th elder brother and the 14th elder brother are also under construction.
The fourteenth elder brother has not yet gotten married and will not move out of the palace. The ones who vacate the courtyard are the twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother. The vacancies are the five somersault houses where they live.
Concubine Yi thought for a while and said: "If we choose between these two places, choose five, and we will live next to Xiao Qi, so we can take care of each other."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "That's fine. No one passes by in the five corridors, so it's the cleanest..."
The fifth elder brother glanced at the eighteenth elder brother and said, "Xiao Shiba is going to be divided into palaces now? Why does it feel like he is still very young?"
Concubine Yi touched her youngest son's head and said, "He is five years old, and he can only live in Yikun Palace for one more year."
The fifth elder brother said: "The fifth institute is close to the Sixth Palace in the West. It will be convenient for the empress to send people over to visit when the time comes."
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Brother Jiu asked: "Isn't there still a little twenty? At the end of the year, little twenty will leave the Zhaoxiang Institute. Will he still be raised by the queen?"
Concubine Yi shook her head and said: "I have raised five children successively, which is enough."
The fifth elder brother said: "Yes, you should also enjoy a few days of purity."
Brother Jiu had nothing to do, so he asked casually: "Which concubine and concubine will raise the little twenty? This time, it should be the turn of the concubine and concubine of Xianfu Palace, right?"
Concubine Yi recalled that she had been escorted to Qianqing Palace several times. Kangxi always liked to mention the events of that year, and even mentioned the first prince born to Concubine Rong.
She knew it in her heart.
Most of these twenty elder brothers will be assigned to Zhongcui Palace.
Concubine Rong has lost her vitality and will be better off with the prince by her side.
But now there is no trace of the matter. Concubine Yi just pretended not to know, shook her head and said: "I don't know, there is no elder brother in Chengqian Palace and Yongshou Palace."
At this time, the cooked wontons arrived.
The fifth brother ate all three bowls of wontons and burped before putting down his chopsticks.
The eighteenth elder brother was stunned and couldn't move his eyes away from the fifth elder brother's belly.
The fifth elder brother couldn't help laughing when he saw this, and said: "You should also eat well and don't be picky. You will be as strong as the fifth elder brother when you look back."
Brother Jiu curled his lips at the side.
Is it strong?
Shouldn't it be fat?
The two brothers couldn't stay in Yikun Palace for too long, so they took their leave now.
Brother Jiu thought of the wontons he had just eaten and felt sour in his heart. He said, "They are all stuffed with meat. I prepared them specially for your precious eldest son..."
The fifth elder brother glanced at him and said, "Isn't this reasonable? Whose wontons don't contain all meat?"
Brother Jiu said: "No one's family makes all-meat ones. The wontons in the palace are divided into vegetable and meat ones and whole-meat ones!"
The fifth elder brother said: "Then have you told the queen that you like to eat meat and vegetables?"
Brother Jiu remained silent.
The empress didn't ask him either.
Seeing him like this, the fifth elder brother couldn't help but punch him and said: "How old are you? If you want to compete for favor, you can't compete with me. Just compete with Xiao Shiba!"
Brother Jiu rubbed his arm and said, "Did you do this on purpose? Are you swinging your fist or hammer?"
The fifth elder brother was speechless and said: "It doesn't take much effort..."
The two brothers left the palace, but the fifth elder brother did not go back directly to the palace, but went to the Imperial Hospital.
He came over to see Wufujin's pulse.
Today, after he asked people to help Wufu Jin return home, he also sent people around him to the imperial hospital to ask for an imperial doctor...
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Changchun Palace, Dongci Hall.
The palace servants and eunuchs were sent away, leaving only the mother and son in the room.
The good concubine and the eighth prince, mother and son, are less affectionate and more tense.
"You are the prince, and the honor comes from the emperor, not from me, the mother-in-law. Your son is the emperor's grandson, the elder brother of Baylor Mansion, and the honor comes from you..."
The good concubine said these words over and over again with great sincerity.
I tell my eighth brother not to look down on Gege and his concubine, who are both from ordinary backgrounds. They are both exposed to rain and dew, so they can't just count on the Fucha family.
Fucha's biological mother gave birth to only one daughter.
The female is like a mother, which shows that she is not a body suitable for pregnancy.
The eighth prince lost his composure and became a little anxious, saying, "Why are you saying these things? My son has never felt that there is anything wrong with your mother's background, and he is not picky about anyone. It's just that the heir came late!"
The good concubine's eyes were red and she said: "I don't know about you. You have always wanted to be strong since you were a child. Now there is a rule that only one grandson can be sent to the palace. You must not be happy for the eldest son to be born as a concubine..."
Although the Han people have a rule of monogamy.
But according to the old custom of the Eight Banners, Fu Jin was also his wife, and the children he gave birth to were legitimate children.
The eighth elder brother breathed out and said: "So the empress left Fucha to preach and asked her to arrange for her son to be exposed to both rain and dew?"
The good concubine lowered her eyes and said, "I was afraid that she would be domineering and you would prevent Ma Qi from speaking directly to her, so I just mentioned a few words."
The eighth prince looked at the good concubine, suppressed his irritation, and said: "My dear, this is a taboo. Do you think Concubine Hui ever interfered in the affairs of my eldest brother's house?"
The good concubine said: "Why didn't you intervene? Didn't the eldest maid next to her become the boss? The emperor is partial. I didn't recommend anyone for you in the election last year. I plan to choose two maids for this year's election. Then I will teach you the rules.
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The Eighth Prince couldn't listen any more. He stood up and said, "Don't make any more trouble. If the news reaches Khan Amma's ears, neither you nor your son will be fine. Khan Amma will not allow the concubine to interfere in the affairs of the prince's palace."
Yes, my eldest brother was an exception that time. In the past, the eldest palace maid also took care of her grandchildren on behalf of her mother..."