Although we have returned from a long journey, sailing is easier than walking on horseback, plus we rested in Nanyuan last night.
This night, the couple was a little less restrained.
I asked for water twice.
Near midnight, the couple hugged each other and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Shu Shu opened her eyes, feeling a little worried.
Then I thought that her menstrual period had just passed, so I no longer worried about it.
Brother Jiu was going to the palace today. Hearing the noise, he also opened his eyes.
"I went home and was lying on the kang, still feeling wobbly..."
Brother Ninth said.
Shu Shu said: "I have suffered a lot. Do you want to take leave and rest for a while?"
Brother Jiu heard his heartbeat, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's the Wanshou Festival. It's hard to take leave in these two days. If you ask for leave in a few days, it will be a bit of a leave."
Shu Shu thinks about it too.
The couple got married.
Brother Jiu's spring clothes had been made a long time ago. He chose a cinnabar-red uniform and put it on. He said to the full-length mirror, "These red clothes don't go well with a red purse."
Shu Shu took out a pair of black and gold-embroidered purses and said, "I've prepared them for you."
One purse contains various gold ingots, which are used as gifts; another purse contains ivory snuff bottles, which are used to refresh the mind and eliminate fatigue.
Today I can still wear regular clothes, but starting tomorrow I will wear supplementary clothes or a prince's python robe.
Before and after the Longevity Festival, auspicious clothes must be worn in the palace.
After the couple had breakfast together, Brother Jiu went out with the gift list.
In the front yard, Cao Shun is also there.
He counted the birthday gifts that needed to be sent to the palace in the morning and loaded the carriage.
This should not be neglected. If there is any damage, it would be considered disrespectful.
This street is adjacent to four princely residences, and carriages are also parked at the entrances of other residences.
The tenth brother was talking to Cao Shun, and when he saw the ninth brother coming out, he said: "The fourth brother is a birthday gift, and the same is over there, but the ninth brother is two cars."
Brother Jiu asked: "Have you prepared anything for your nephew?"
The tenth elder brother said: "I have prepared two things. Following the example of Hong Yu from my eldest brother's family, it would be eye-catching if I did not prepare them."
The brothers above are also the eldest sons or eldest sons of each family, so they have prepared birthday gifts.
Brother Jiu pointed to the third car and said, "I've put all the children on board here. I think I'll offend the brothers above."
There is an eldest son in the family of the tenth elder brother. It does not involve the other grandsons and granddaughters of the emperor, so the ninth elder brother did not think of telling him about the change of gift list.
As for the other families, Brother Jiu didn’t tell them either.
No one is rich.
After telling you this, you will only embarrass others, but you will not be able to show your own good side.
He wanted to look good to his children, so naturally he had some selfish motives.
Brother Ten: "..."
For a moment, he didn't understand Brother Jiu's intention.
Brother Jiu said: "I have to let Khan Amma remember Akdan, so that I can ask for grace when I send my children to study next year."
The tenth elder brother pointed in the direction of Sibeile's Mansion and said, "I don't think fourth brother has the same plan."
Brother Jiu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's really not necessarily the case. The fourth brother's legitimate second son is the third child, and there is also a second child above him!"
That Li Gege was not an ordinary concubine who had two sons and one daughter, one of whom had a stable marriage.
After all, it was someone else's business, so the brother put it aside and got into the carriage.
At the entrance of Ba Beile Mansion, Ba Age was sitting on a horse, listening to the guards approaching to report.
"Master, Jiubele Mansion's birthday gift brought two carts..."
The eighth elder brother was puzzled after hearing this.
Could it be that the longevity gifts prepared by Ninth Prince are all big items?
According to the rules of giving gifts in the palace, a group of nine pieces is called "one nine", and the most is "nine nine".
The princes followed the rules of the Zhijun Prince's Palace, and the Zhijun Palace had to refer to the etiquette lists of the previous princes' palaces.
Not too much, not too little.
But this pair of golden cups is a birthday gift, and a screen is also a birthday gift.
The eighth prince didn't think much about it. When he saw someone coming out of the door of Baylor's Mansion, he hurried forward.
It was the fourth elder brother who came out.
The two brothers go hand in hand.
The carriage stopped directly at Xihua Gate.
Birthday gifts from each government must be sent to Qianqing Palace first, and they must be seen before the emperor.
If the emperor likes it, it will be kept in the treasury of Qianqing Palace.
The rest was collected into the Treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The fourth elder brother got off the carriage and stood beside the eighth elder brother, watching the guards inspect the items on the cart.
Brother Ninth Brother's carriage has also arrived.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother got off the carriage.
Brother Si also discovered that there were three carriages behind them.
He thought that the birthday gift prepared by the eighth elder brother would be a big one, so he called two guards and said, "You guys can help the ninth elder brother..."
The eighth prince was beside him, a little hesitant.
He also wanted to send two people to help Brother Ninth, but he was worried that Brother Ninth would not appreciate it.
Brother Jiu had already seen the two of them. He stepped forward to say hello with a smile, and then said to the guard guard guarding the door: "Send someone to check the room and ask a few people to help me carry things. I will directly invite you to have a meal at Baiweiju...
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The guards in the palace all have long shifts.
One cycle of six days.
Six days of going to bed and six days of bathing.
However, they are not on duty all six days, they are all on duty, four hours a day.
When not on duty, the guards are on duty.
The guard leader also saw that there were a lot of things on the carriage behind Jiu Age, and it could not be moved with just a few guards from Jiu Beile Mansion.
As for the guards of Jiubele Mansion, they cannot enter the palace without palace cards.
The guard commander responded and sent a small school to call for people.
Only then did the fourth elder brother realize that the carriage of the ninth elder brother was full of broken pieces. Obviously, there were more than a dozen birthday gifts.
He asked directly: "Why are you so old?"
Because following the rules of the Zhijun Prince's Palace, the birthday gifts prepared by everyone are nine for their sons, four for the princes and princes, and two for the eldest son or eldest son of each mansion.
This adds up to fifteen pieces.
There must be more than these counted on the Nine Baylor Mansion carriage.
Brother Jiu cleared his throat and said, "You know that I treat all children equally. Except for Fengsheng, I also prepared a portion for other children."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
What should I do if I want to train someone?
Can this be treated equally?
Are you going to step on these brothers and show their faces in front of the emperor?!
But it seems that he has no position to teach people.
Everyone has the feeling of licking a calf.
The eighth prince was standing next to him, his smile a little shallow.
At this moment, the Military Guard School had brought a group of people over from the duty room.
The brothers took their people and birthday gifts to Qianqingmen.
Many people were already standing in front of Qianqing Palace, all waiting to present birthday gifts.
There are three Chengding elder brothers in the palace, as well as the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother who are relatively close to the Forbidden City.
Everyone was in the same queue, with a few guards behind them holding gift boxes.
When Brother Jiu and his party came over, everyone noticed the difference.
Behind Brother Jiu, there are quite a lot of people here.
The fourteenth elder brother blinked his eyes, wishing to ask questions immediately, but he learned a lesson and just shut up and looked at the fifth elder brother.
The fifth elder brother first greeted the fourth elder brother, and then met several other brothers, and then asked the ninth elder brother: "What are you preparing? Are there several pieces in one set?"
This box is more than twice the size of others.
The ninth elder brother shook his head, took out the gift list, handed it to the fifth elder brother, and said: "It's not too special, it's just that there are a lot of items, and there are children!"
The fifth elder brother took it and read it, and regretted a little: "You still need to take care of so many children? I didn't prepare so much, so I wrote about our eldest elder brother and second elder brother."
The fourth elder brother looked at the seventh elder brother and said, "Where are you, seventh brother?"
Brother Qi said: "I added three grids and five grids..."
Fourth brother is relieved.
He added two grids, which is not obtrusive.
The brothers below heard it, and they all added to the gift list.
The fourteenth elder brother glanced at the twelfth elder brother, and then at the thirteenth elder brother.
I hope that Shu Shujue and Luo will get a boy in one fell swoop.
If he waits until next year to offer a longevity gift, he will also have an eldest son on his side!
He thought like this and said: "Brother Twelve, Brother Thirteen, we are close in age, let's see who can have the eldest son first..."
The thirteenth elder brother laughed after hearing this and looked at the twelfth elder brother.
The twelfth elder brother raised his eyelids, looked at the fourteenth elder brother and said, "You won't get married until next year."
So what's the comparison?
How happy is it to give birth to a eldest son?
Brother Thirteen then said: "You are impatient. You have only been a man for a few days and you already want to be an Ama!"
The fourteenth elder brother puffed up his chest and said, "You haven't watched "The Romance of the Gods" at first sight. It's not good to have children at this age because you don't have enough energy and blood, so naturally it's better to have a baby early!"
Especially the case of Prince Yu.
Don't ask for a child until you are over fifty. Don't worry about the child first. This adult won't be able to bear it.
The Thirteenth Brother is a lover of reading miscellaneous books, and he has actually read "The Romance of the Gods". After listening to what the Fourteenth Brother said, I feel that there seems to be some truth to it.
It seems that he still wants to get closer to Fujin and give birth to more legitimate children as soon as possible.
The eighth elder brother was standing by, listening to the gossip of his younger brothers, and felt chilled all over.
He knew that Brother Fourteen had a bad mouth and would say whatever he wanted. He was not the type to make insinuations.
Right now, I'm just talking in a hurry, I didn't mean to say it to myself.
But he still felt heartbroken.
The fourteenth elder brother is seven years younger than him, has not yet got married, and only has two bedside attendants, Gege, and now there is news of pregnancy.
He has ten wives and concubines here, but he has no children.
The contrast is so obvious, one can imagine how the outside world will guess about oneself...