The fifth elder brother has a generous personality, but he is also the prince's elder brother. He is angry in his heart and is very rude to Prince Horqin.
"Brother Jiu doesn't want to see him anymore, so what other reason could there be for him? Didn't you bully him first? If you don't have an attack, it's already for the sake of the royal grandmother, so what else can you do?"
Prince Horqin was anxious.
It’s not just a matter of buying medicine.
But he really offended the ninth elder brother.
Behind him was a beloved concubine, and his half-mother, Lord Beile.
Some people started to complain to Princess Duanmin’s father-in-law, King Dalhan: “Go and apologize quickly, don’t implicate others... The princess’s palace is confident, but others still have to be embarrassed...”
King Darhan had no choice but to offend all his cousins, so he had no choice but to come forward in person and block the ninth elder brother outside the yamen.
He was also sad in his heart.
In just one month, Prince Ninth was no longer the bald prince ranked low in the rankings, but the acting general manager in charge of the royal house.
"Master Jiu..."
King Darhan did not put on the airs of his elders, and his attitude was more respectful than before.
Brother Jiu glanced at him and did not ignore him as King Darkhan expected. He responded lukewarmly: "Your Majesty..."
King Darhan smiled apologetically and said: "A few days ago, the dogs were drunk and rude, and they made light of Master Jiu. I'm coming over..."
Brother Jiu listened impatiently, looked him up and down, sneered, and turned away.
King Darkhan just felt baffled and he just said one sentence. Which word was wrong?
The confidant who was following him hurriedly reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you must have an attitude towards this apology. It's not good to talk in vain like this..."
King Darhan was puzzled: "Didn't I send you a gift a few days ago?"
Although there were not many gifts, they followed the trend and sent birthday gifts to Jiu Fujin and Tenth Prince.
Naturally, it is not in the name of the princess palace. Princess Duanmin calls herself the eldest princess and only has human relations with the East Palace. She is normal to other princes and elder brothers and does not show courtesy.
It was in the name of Prince Darhan's palace that they gave him skins, birthday noodles, etc., which made up the four-color birthday gift.
Originally, Brother Ten was supposed to be in the first place, and Jiu Fujin was in the second place.
Even if you are interested in easing the relationship with Brother Jiu, the two times are almost the same as the etiquette.
The confidant said: "Your Majesty, this code is the same code... That gift is a favor. Listening to Wu Beile's words, it is a grudge... It is better to dissolve enemies than to end them. Besides, if we really want to argue, how many of you can do it?
Tai Ji is not reasonable...I heard that many tribesmen are looking for Brother Jiu, trying to get the golden belt, but none of them can do it...Now those people in the Haraqin tribe are secretly enjoying themselves...the one with the belt
The order, Ninth Age, was handed over to the Internal Manufacturing Office... That was the Internal Manufacturing Office. If it hadn't been through Ninth Age, who among the Mongolian princes would have such dignity..."
I used to think that this prince was greedy and his money-grabbing attitude was disgusting, but now I can't tell who is taking advantage.
King Darhan felt a headache: "Then, do we need to prepare another gift?"
Even though he respects these princes on the face, he also compares them in his heart.
In terms of status, he is the hereditary Prince Heshuo; in terms of seniority, he is the uncle and cousin of the princes.
Even if the princes were decent and had high status, they could not overpower him, a Mongolian vassal king.
He didn't care about the golden belt incident before. In fact, what he was watching was not the Ninth Prince, it was for the emperor.
Who told the eldest princess to be disrespectful and offend the emperor at that time?
He, the prince-in-law, can only make up for it.
It is not the prince who is respectful, but the emperor behind the prince.
Then he prepared a special apology gift, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
The confidant hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, think about the Taijis and the little brothers of the grandchildren..."
At that time, the marriage will be arranged in the capital, and the princes and grandchildren who have no title to inherit will have to go to the capital to fill the vacancy.
Even if you can't beg the other party, you still have to guard against the other party causing mischief.
King Darhan was a practical person, otherwise he would not have lowered his dignity and made love to his wife in front of the emperor.
I was confused for a while, just because of the seniority issue.
After he figured it out, he asked someone to open the boxes he brought out and picked out a few valuable items.
Gold ingot lamp with the word "Fu", white jade Buddha's hand, sapphire "good luck and longevity", hundred sons in auspicious ink jade pendant.
Plus one tiger skin, two silver fox skins, two wolf skins, and two rolls of sable skins.
There were eight-colored gifts in total. I asked the palace chief to take them with him and personally deliver the gifts to the ninth elder brother's residence.
It's still in the name of birthday gift.
What else to do?
People talk too much, so they can't really accept it as an apology gift.
Ninth Brother is not here, Shu Shu is taking "Materia Medica" and thinking about warm and tonic ingredients.
Seeing the beginning of winter, her throat felt a little itchy.
Coupled with the cold and humid air in the mountains, there are some signs of illness.
Now in the retinue, it would be troublesome if the hospital was alerted.
Shu Shu asked someone to make "Mi Li Pu".
Last winter, it worked for her, and her symptoms were relieved in three or four days.
This year, perhaps because we are in the mountains, it is not as humid and cold as in Beijing, so it is not very effective.
She thought about changing the recipe.
If it doesn't work, we can only use the name of "rubella" and stay behind closed doors, but in the end this is the worst policy.
When Walnut came to report that it was the chief minister of the Darkhan Palace who wanted to see him, Shu Shu was a little surprised.
A few days ago, there were a lot of people giving gifts, but they were all gone.
Come to your door now...
Shu Shu changed her clothes and went out to meet the guests.
Chang Shi was a Confucian scholar in his fifties. He looked very respectful and polite, and said: "Our prince heard about the great fortune of the Jin Dynasty, and sent his ministers to congratulate him..."
Shu Shu didn't reply immediately, and she couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Could it be that I have mistakenly remembered that when Jiubu sent birthday gifts before, Prince Darhan did not send them?
She glanced at Walnut, who made a six.
Shu Shu remembered, this was a birthday gift of four sixes.
Six red fox skins, six pieces of damask, sixty longevity peaches, and sixty handfuls of longevity noodles.
It looks very comprehensive, but in comparison, it is not as valuable as the birthday gifts of other tribes.
Red fox is an ordinary leather, damask is not a rare clothing material, longevity peaches and longevity noodles are just a few.
Chang Shi had already stood up, holding the gift list in both hands.
Shu Shu's face dropped: "No reward for no merit. I have already accepted the birthday gift from the prince. There is no reason to accept it a second time. I would like to ask you to express my gratitude to the prince on my behalf..."
After saying that, she picked up the tea cup.
Chang Shi's hands and feet were numb and he did not dare to go rogue, so he could only respectfully retreat.
I didn't expect it to be rejected.
I have heard before that the Ninth Prince is greedy for money, and the reputation of this Ninth Prince is polarized. Some say that he has a gentle temperament that makes people feel like a spring breeze, while others say that he is a proud girl from a high family and is as violent as a living king of hell.
Now it seems that this bad reputation is not groundless.
How could Shu Shu pay attention to Chang Shi's slander and complained to Walnut: "What did you do earlier? I just thought about giving gifts..."
Regarding the Horqin Department, Brother Jiu has already told Shu Shu about his plans.
At Brother Jiu's place and Shu Shu's place, the entrances were blocked first.
He forced Prince Horqin to beg the fifth elder brother and give the favor to the fifth elder brother.
When there are comings and goings, the ties between them will become deeper.
Shu Shu felt that Brother Jiu's calculation was a bit naive.
If the fifth elder brother becomes powerful, even if they don't do these little tricks, the Horqin tribe will still use the name of the empress dowager to try to get close to the fifth elder brother.
If the fifth elder brother loses power, it will be a different situation.
Relying on this tie, it can only be a beautiful vision to make the Horqin tribe become the fifth elder brother's backer and provide him with protection.
However, she did not pour cold water on Brother Jiu and was still willing to cooperate.
It's rare for him to be sensible, take responsibility, and take the initiative to plan for his brother. It's better to just follow him and be happy.
Growth always takes place little by little.
*
When Chang Shi returned to the royal camp, King Darkhan felt a little numb.
When he picked out the gifts before, he felt contempt in his heart. He felt that Brother Jiu was deliberately showing off and wanted to take the opportunity to extort money.
He just thought that he had provoked a villain, so that he could lose money and avoid disaster.
I didn't expect this situation.
"You didn't look at the gift list and just refused it?"
King Darhan was puzzled.
People do not blame.
Moreover, he is not an ordinary Mongolian prince, he is from the Horqin tribe, and he is also the uncle of the princes.
Changshi frowned and said: "I have inquired carefully. This prince Fujin is of noble birth and has a rich dowry. He should be rich in money... The birthday gift in front of me is a bit simple. I am afraid that this prince is already annoyed..."
King Darkhan frowned.
Women are petty-minded, have no overall perspective, are difficult to deal with, and are most unreasonable.
He felt his head hurt even more.
Chang Shi said: "Your Majesty, it would be better to start from Wu Beile... I have inquired about it, Brother Jiu is arrogant, but he serves his mother with utmost filial piety and treats his brothers with respect..."
What can King Darkhan do?
It is better to resolve enemies than to make enemies. You can never really have a grudge against the prince.
"Go and post, I'll be hosting a banquet for Five Belles tomorrow..."
King Darkhan rubbed his forehead and said.
*
The next day, a banquet was held in King Darhan's camp in honor of the fifth elder brother.
Several Tai Ji from the palace came forward to plead guilty.
The fifth elder brother said sternly: "It's okay to admit your mistake, but you shouldn't apologize to me, you should apologize to my ninth brother..."
The princess's eldest son, who was about the same age as the fifth elder brother, was able to put down his stature and apologized: "We also wanted to apologize to Master Jiu, but Master Nine was missing..."
The fifth elder brother looked at several people and asked seriously: "Do you want to sincerely apologize?"
Several people, following the instructions of the royal father, did not dare to cause any more trouble. They nodded hurriedly and said: "Sincerely, sincerely..."
The fifth elder brother looked better and ordered the eunuch beside him: "Go and invite the ninth brother, saying that some Tai Ji want to apologize to him..."
The eunuch responded and went to pass the message.
Several Tai Ji looked at each other, and the big Tai Ji looked at the fifth elder brother and said hesitantly: "Master Baylor, is this disrespectful..."
How can there be such an apology?
If you don't come to the door and don't say anything, you still have to sneak someone over?!
Isn't this another offence?
The fifth elder brother nodded: "It's disrespectful, you should go..."
Having said this, he turned to look at King Darhan who was in charge: "But the prince is here too, so it would be more convenient for Lao Jiu to run around..."
King Darhan didn't dare to ask for help. He couldn't sit still, so he stood up and said, "I don't dare to trouble Lord Nine. Otherwise, I'll bother Lord Baylor and take my father and son over to make amends..."
The fifth elder brother glanced at King Darhan, then looked at several Tai Ji, shook his head and said: "Forget it, the yard is not spacious even with the nine younger brothers and sisters..."
Darhan and his son remained silent.
Is it for this reason?!
Isn't it respecting the elders and respecting the seniority of King Darhan?
The fifth elder brother said bluntly: "When several Taijis go over, the nine younger brothers and sisters can't see each other; when the prince goes over, it's hard not to come out to meet the guests. It's going to be troublesome..."
The father and son were all a little confused.
It is said that Mongolians are straightforward, but who are the Mongolians?
At this moment, the fifth elder brother's chamberlain has returned, followed by the ninth elder brother in regular clothes.
"Fifth brother..."
Brother Jiu lowered his hands, bowed slightly, and called people respectfully.
The fifth elder brother stood up, stepped forward and pulled the ninth elder brother, and said: "These Tai Ji know that they are wrong and want to apologize to you. See if you forgive them..."
The ninth elder brother's expression was still respectful. When he looked at the Taijis, his face dropped, but he didn't even bother to say a word. He only looked at the fifth elder brother and said: "Brother, listen to the fifth elder brother..."
The fifth elder brother hesitated, with a look of confusion on his face.
According to his original intention, he felt that it was okay to admit his mistakes and correct them.
But my brother didn't seem to want to see them.
The fifth elder brother didn't want to force his younger brother, so he whispered: "If you are still angry, forget it, don't let them apologize, let's go back..."
Brother Jiu seemed to nod after hearing this.
Dadaiji was close enough to hear it clearly, and he hurriedly said sincerely: "Master Jiu, our brothers were so petty that we were deceived and did stupid things. Now Master Jiu is in front of you and we can beat or punish you as you please. I just ask that you don't care about it."
A villain lives..."
After saying that, he knelt down on one knee.
Several Tai Ji followed and knelt down.
Brother Ninth narrowed his eyes, "Bewitched"...
The fifth elder brother felt uncomfortable. Seeing that everyone was half short, he looked at the ninth elder brother with some confusion.
The ninth elder brother said nothing, but still looked at the fifth elder brother and said, "What do you think?"
The fifth elder brother thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, let them pay for a few boxes of old ginseng?"
He had asked the imperial doctor before, and his brother's body was better than before after several months of strengthening his body.
Autumn and winter are just the right time to warm up.
Ginseng can be used as medicine, right?
You can't suffer a loss in vain.
King Darkhan and several Taiji all looked at Brother Jiu.
Brother Ninth nodded honestly: "I listen to Brother Five..."
But when he looked at the Taijis, he still said with a cold face: "Forget it this time, I don't care about you when I see the fifth brother's face! You are the daughter of a princess, not ordinary people, how dare you
So stupid? The Nine Tribes Alliance gave a banquet, and in front of the princes of other tribes, you are so rampant, how dare you plot against the prince's elder brother?! If this elder brother did not take the overall situation into consideration and refused the toasts of the Horqin tribe, then it would be this elder brother who would be ashamed.
, or you Horqin people?!"
The faces of several Tai Ji blushed, but they did not dare to bear the charge of disrespecting the prince.
Da Taiji was still hesitating, while Si Taiji, the youngest, was quick to speak and was already bald: "Jiuye, our brothers are indeed bewitched by others. It was Prince Cheng who told us that we were too close to Wu'a before.
Brother, I’m afraid I’ve made you unhappy, so I vented my anger through the golden belt or something, so that we can treat you more respectfully..."
I can't touch it usually.
How to show respect?
Apart from the toasts during the banquet, there is nothing else.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows with a smile on his face: "Then... is this a misunderstanding?"
Sitai Ji hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it was just a misunderstanding... I am really respectful when I am respectful, and I am really petty when I am petty. Now I sincerely admit my mistake..."
Other Taiji also nodded in agreement.
Brother Jiu nodded and looked at King Darkhan.
King Darhan stood up with an embarrassed look on his face: "Nine Masters, I have no idea how to teach my son..."
Brother Jiu looked incomprehensible and said: "A few Tai Ji are upright and very good. Since we hate each other, we will see less of each other in the future... If anything happens, you can just go to my fifth brother..."
At this point, his voice turned cold: "The birthday gift of 'Sixty-Six' is really enlightening, and we appreciate it. Who is the junior..."