Cao Shun, who was traveling with his ninth elder brother, returned to Beijing first.
"Yu Zhou passed Tianjin Wei yesterday, so he sent his servants to disembark, buy seafood, and come back directly by land. Yu Zhou will go directly to Yangcun today..."
Cao Shun's face was covered with dust.
It is not easy to transport seafood at this time.
It’s not like winter, it’s just chilled, which is easier.
Even if they keep hurrying, the shrimps and crabs are dying.
Fortunately, the errand was completed, and Cao Shun breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, it would be too miserable to work hard for two days and bring back rotten fish and shrimps.
Shu Shu said: "Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you half a day off. Come back when Master comes back tomorrow..."
Speaking of this, she told Dongyue: "Go and tell Sister Hui that her father is back and give her half a day off so that she can go home."
Cao Hui now lives in the west wing of Ning'an Hall. She doesn't take the initiative to go home on weekdays. Shu Shu is afraid that she will be cautious and homesick, so she gives her a holiday every ten days.
Dongyue responded and went down to deliver the message.
Cao Shun said with gratitude: "My daughter is here, please ask Fujin to take care of her."
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "I didn't do anything. The county manager usually takes care of the two children."
Cao Shun said: "Then I will kowtow to the county lord."
Shu Shu said: "Okay, when the county lord's birthday comes, you can go over and kowtow."
Cao Shun went down.
Shu Shu's face showed excitement and she couldn't help but get up and go to the coat mirror to look at herself in the mirror.
One and a half months of corseting has ended, and my body shape looks about the same as before giving birth.
Ging Guo was standing by and said, "Fu Jin, do you want to wear two new clothes? The honey-colored one and the goose-yellow one both look good on Fujin's face..."
Shu Shu said: "Just the honey-colored one, I have to go to the palace tomorrow to pay my respects!"
The goose yellow is too light and does not look dignified enough.
The Holy Emperor will stay at Nanyuan tonight, and Brother Jiu will be back tomorrow morning.
This trip lasted for two months, but I made a round trip to Jiangnan. Why isn't this worrying?
It's such a rush on the road.
Traveling both by land and water, the journey is five or six thousand miles round trip.
The southern tour in thirty-eight years took three and a half months, but this year it only took two months.
Shu Shu was afraid that Brother Jiu would not be able to bear it.
When Cao Shun said that Brother Jiu only suffered from seasickness for two days when he went out to Jiangning, he was fine afterwards and had no other symptoms. She was relieved for the most part...
*
Outside the Nanyuan Palace.
The eldest elder brother, the third elder brother, the eighth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother were ordered to come to pick him up.
The third elder brother felt both honored and uneasy.
Today, only the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother are left in the South Study Room.
The eldest brother looked at the smoke and dust in the distance.
It seems that starting from the past two years, every time the emperor returns to Beijing, he must send a message to the prince to pick him up.
Deep love between father and son?
The eldest brother thinks it’s a bit fake.
Is that for others to see?
The eldest brother is in a very complicated mood.
The eighth elder brother looked at the elder brother's back and thought a lot.
Both the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother are highly valued nowadays. In contrast, the eldest elder brother is a bit weak.
The emperor's father must have known what he was doing, and that's why he ordered himself to greet him today.
Next, is it time to reuse yourself?
Brother Ten was looking down at his pocket watch. It was already the second quarter of the Lunar New Year.
With the sound of horse hooves, the Holy Driver and his entourage also arrived at the palace.
The royal chariot has arrived.
Headed by the eldest brother, the princes and ministers who came to greet the Holy Driver knelt down to greet the Holy Driver.
Kangxi got off the carriage with a tired look on his face.
He stretched out his arms and asked everyone to stand up, his eyes sliding over his sons.
The eldest brother has a beard and looks like a middle-aged man, with deep Sichuan lines between his eyebrows.
The third elder brother was in high spirits, and he was kind-hearted and a little proud.
The eighth prince is still humble, his eyes are downcast, hiding his ambition.
The eyes of the tenth elder brother were looking behind the imperial chariot. Without asking, he knew that he was looking for the ninth elder brother's location.
Kangxi looked around and called to his eldest brother: "Talk to me!"
The eldest brother responded and followed Kangxi into the palace.
The third elder brother looked at it with a stiff smile.
this……
If the imperial father summons his son for questioning, shouldn't he also bring him with him?
What has the boss been doing these past two months?!
Did nothing.
On the contrary, I was managing politics in Nan Shufang and did not dare to slack off. I lost more than ten kilograms in two months.
The eighth prince also looked thoughtful, but his fists were clenched tightly.
They are both princes, but the title difference is only one level, and that is due to the age difference.
Why should I be the deputy?
The tenth elder brother ignored the different expressions on his brothers' faces and walked quickly behind the royal chariot.
In the middle, he happened to meet the prince head-on.
The tenth elder brother stepped back and let go: "Your Majesty, please..."
The prince glanced at him, nodded in return, and walked past him.
The ninth elder brother had already got off the carriage and saw the tenth elder brother. He waved his arms and greeted: "Old Ten!"
"Brother Ninth..."
The tenth elder brother turned around and greeted him.
"Ha ha……"
The two brothers reunited after a long absence and hugged each other as a gift.
After bowing, the two brothers looked at each other.
"It's okay, it looks the same as in the first month..."
Brother Ninth said.
Brother Ten smiled and nodded, saying: "Brother Ninth is clear."
Brother Jiu said: "This is already good. I have lost my appetite recently and everything I eat tastes delicious. I was seasick a while ago and was really sick. I wish I could get off the boat and change to a carriage."
While the brothers were talking, the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother also arrived.
The two of them also said hello to Brother Ten.
The third elder brother and the eighth elder brother also came over.
After the pleasantries passed, the brothers were divided into two groups.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother went to the palace residence to freshen up.
The third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, and the eighth elder brother talked about the news in the capital in the past two months.
The thirteenth brother went to the palace to check in, and he still had errands to do.
"Why is there Laoba every time..."
The ninth elder brother left everyone and whispered to the tenth elder brother: "What do you mean? Does Khan Ama still cherish him?"
The tenth elder brother is very kind-hearted and feels that the four sons chosen by the emperor are for outsiders to see. In fact, the only one he really wants to pass on is the eldest elder brother.
But there is no need to tell Brother Jiu about this.
He said: "Maybe I want to reuse..."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "We won't let him be the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, right? Don't we have Ding Zaobao?"
The tenth prince thought about the academy and said: "There is no one in the Hanlin Academy, so there is no way I will go to the Hanlin Academy."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "That's just a decoration. It's a leisurely Yamen."
The tenth elder brother picked and said: "Now that the third brother is very famous, it is not good for one family to dominate. Lifting up the eighth brother is also a check and balance."
The ninth elder brother listened thoughtfully and said: "The eldest brother checks and balances the prince, and the eighth brother checks and balances the third brother. Then who checks and balances the fourth brother? It can't be the fifth brother and the seventh brother, right?"
The tenth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother and said, "Can't it be the ninth elder brother?"
Brother Jiu was stunned and said: "How come it's my turn? There are really checks and balances, shouldn't it be you too?"
The tenth elder brother shook his head and said: "I have always been in the clan's mansion. I can't interfere in the affairs of the ministry, and I can't check and balance the fourth brother."
The royal father would not give him that chance.
The tenth prince also looked away.
This is good, it saves himself and won't implicate Ninth Brother.
Brother Ninth felt his tooth hurt and said, "It's better not to use me to balance Brother Four, there's no way to compare."
He is self-aware, not a diligent person, and does not care about the country and the people.
The tenth elder brother smiled and consoled him: "Don't worry, ninth brother. It's okay. It's the third brother who can really check and balance the fourth brother. It's just that it's not easy to show this openly."
Brother Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good. I just want to watch the fun and overpower Lao Ba. As for the brothers above me, I don't want to compete with them. The trouble is not worth it."
Because of the Fourth Brother, the Ninth Brother thought of the Thirteenth Brother again and said: "The Fourteenth Brother is a step too late. If he wants to catch up with the Thirteenth Brother, unless he has great achievements, he will follow behind."
The tenth prince nodded and said: "Yes, but he is still young. As long as the title is the same, there is no difference."
The fourteenth prince has not got married and will not leave the palace, but his prince's palace was built together with the prince's palaces of the twelfth and thirteenth princes, and they are almost complete.
The ninth elder brother thought of the twelfth elder brother, touched his chin and said: "Khan Ama won't feel sorry for the thirteenth elder brother, and won't let the thirteenth elder brother leave the palace, right?"
The 19th prince and the 20th prince are young, and it will take several years before they move to the palace.
Over at the elder brother's place, all we need to do is make room for the eighteenth elder brother.
The tenth elder brother said: "That shouldn't be the case. The thirteenth elder brother is also a grandma. The place where the elder brother lives is small..."
*
At the fourth elder brother's place, the third elder brother and the eighth elder brother are both there.
The third elder brother said: "The holy emperor has returned to Luan, and it is time to deliver the longevity gift to the palace. Unfortunately, this year there is still no banquet, and there is less excitement."
The fourth elder brother said: "Khan Amma does not like extravagance, but there should be some kind decree."
The third elder brother said with regret: "It's a pity, this is the year of spring, otherwise Enke would definitely be killed."
The fourth elder brother calculated in his mind and said: "When Khan Amma reaches his sixtieth birthday, which is not his right year, he should be given grace."
The third elder brother shook his head and said: "That's still ten years..."
The eighth prince was standing by, listening to the two people talking without interrupting.
The fourth elder brother looked at the eighth elder brother and said: "Ding Zaobao has been given Grace's bodyguard this time. He is a very mature and prudent man, and Khan Ama also values him..."
After hearing this, the eighth elder brother knew what he was talking about.