The guards along the way were respectful and the guards were obedient. Shu Shu seemed to be concerned about that side as well.
Brother Jiu was a little hesitant and discussed with Shu Shu: "It's hard to travel in winter, why don't you give me some money as a reward?"
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "It's not appropriate. I'd rather not do it than do more..."
Brother Jiu was a little disapproving.
The eunuchs and maids of the Second Palace rewarded them several times a year, and rewarded their guards once. What happened to the guard vests?
It's not without reason.
The tenth brother explained: "Brother Ninth, it's different. These are Khan Amma's people... kindness comes from above, but it can't come from our side. When we go back to the imperial palace, let's say more nice things to Khan Amma."
that is……"
Brother Jiu is not paranoid and can listen to what others say.
He thought about it for a moment and realized the worries involved. He looked at Brother Ten with hesitation.
"We should be so careful when we act? We are not the prince, nor the boss..."
Even a bald guy, if he still has to worry about these things, might he be thinking too much?
The tenth elder brother nodded and said: "There is no rule without rules. There is no need to create misunderstandings..."
Besides, there is no difference between them and the prince or the boss.
The difference is that the storage space seems to be out of reach for them.
The offensive and defensive sides of the reserve are currently limited to the eldest brother and the prince.
But there is no difference in that they are also the sons of Khan Amma.
If both the first two lose, it's hard to say what situation will be left...
Shu Shu listened with a smile, and gave a heartfelt thumbs up to Brother Ten.
Understand people.
She wanted to pinch Brother Jiu again.
It's really not good for such a brother to be kidnapped into a ditch.
The next day, October 13th.
Shu Shu's sixteenth birthday.
For example, on the birthday of the 10th prince, breakfast for three people was plain noodles.
Just after finishing the meal, the tenth brother said to Shu Shu: "Sister-in-law, you have a rest today, I and the ninth brother will go out for a walk..."
Shu Shu had no objection and just looked at the two people's outfits and said: "It's cold outside, so let me wear a vest. If it's cold, put it on, and if it's hot, take it off..."
There were also hats and gloves, all ready-made, and they were put on by the two of them.
Only then did she let the brothers out.
Brother Ninth was confused and was pulled out by Brother Ten: "It's so cold, why are you hanging around?"
Brother Ten smiled and said: "Isn't it my sister-in-law's birthday? Let's also go to the temple and Taoist temple to give blessings..."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "Why do you still have to worry about this? I sent He Yuzhu away... The day before yesterday, I was inexperienced. I poured cool air outside by myself, and your sister-in-law almost suffered from a cough..."
Brother Ten: "..."
Somewhat worried.
"What did Ninth Brother do? Offer longevity tablets to Master Qi Xi and Mrs. Dutong in the name of sister-in-law?"
The ones enshrining living people in temples are called Immortality Amulets, and those enshrining dead people are called Rebirth Amulets.
The day before yesterday, Shu Shu and the ninth elder brother, in the name of the tenth elder brother, set up death and longevity tablets for Concubine Wenxi and Kangxi in the temples and Taoist temples they passed.
Brother Jiu nodded: "Yes, don't worry, I won't get confused..."
Brother 10 shook his head quickly: "It's not a confusion, it's because I'm afraid that there will be less money..."
As he said that, he also hesitated: "Are we going to offer Mrs. Dutong as well? She has been kind to your sister-in-law in raising her..."
"I brought down Khan Amma and Yi Fei's mother..."
Seeing that he was unclear, Brother Ten spoke directly.
Brother Jiu frowned and resisted: "You celebrate your birthday, it's not my birthday, so why do you do this? It's too flattering... It's a bit fake..."
The tenth elder brother hummed softly: "Could it be that the ninth brother didn't sign the longevity tablet from my sister-in-law's parents..."
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Your sister-in-law married me, and I am the legitimate eldest son-in-law of the Dutong Mansion. Of course I have to sign the contract..."
At this point, he finally understood.
"Hey, I've discovered it a long time ago. Khan Ama is a bit narrow-minded..."
Once you know this, you must be careful.
"Forget it, let's add Khan Ama and Empress..."
Brother Jiu said with a bit of helplessness.
Earlier, when the couple offered the death talisman to Concubine Wen Xi, they brought Kangxi's longevity talisman because they thought of this.
I forgot that old Ama would not only compete with his son’s biological mother, but also with his son’s father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Brother Jiu whispered: "Like a child, you will have to be coaxed from now on..."
The tenth prince agreed with a sullen smile.
"Yes, so Ninth Brother, please be more patient in the future..."
Seeing that Ninth Brother and Khan Amma are closer than before, Ninth Brother can only be happy for him.
They don't care about this position, nor do they love power, but they just want some fairness, not far behind other princes and elder brothers.
When we arrived at the temple, we completed two longevity tablets.
Brother Jiu looked at Qi Xi's longevity card and sighed.
"What's the use of being a princess? If you cry to your death, you still have to marry into someone else's family..."
The tenth elder brother said: "Why is it useless? Don't you have a good son-in-law like Ninth Brother?"
In his eyes, Ninth Brother is good in everything.
Whether it's a good marriage or a good sister-in-law, I hope Dong E's family will treat Ninth Brother better.
In Brother Jiu's mind, he could see his father-in-law's eyes dripping with tears, and he quickly shook his head.
"Forget it, forget it, giving birth to little Princess, pampering and raising her for sixteen or seventeen years, and then marrying to someone else's family would be like having your heart removed. I can't stand that..."
As he said this, he had an idea: "If a little Gege is really born, it will be a marriage. You can't look at other people's faces..."
The tenth brother laughed when he heard this: "Although no one in the world likes my uncle, but if they all keep their daughters from getting married, then now the ninth brother, you will not have a good fortune..."
Brother Jiu hummed softly.
"That's not necessarily the case! If that's really the case, I can just go get married if I can't help it!"
Speaking of this, he started to complain.
"Khan Ama is the same. He didn't follow the rules and left. He could feel happy or angry as he pleased... He was punished once for the first time, and I accepted it... There was a second time later, and the monthly salary was also deducted. This was forced.
My son eats soft food..."
Speaking of this, he had a bad smile on his face: "When I return to Beijing, I will go to Dutong Mansion every now and then. Let's see what Khan Ama says... If he sacrifices his face to let his son bite his father-in-law, then I will go
Chew it..."
The tenth elder brother thought about how Khan Ama always behaved, and gave the ninth elder brother a thumbs up.
"Brother Ninth, this method is sure to work. Who knows, Master Qi Xi will also be able to follow suit and get a reward..."
Brother Jiu's face showed pride.
Immediately, he started to calculate the small accounts.
"The fifth brother is fined for one year, which is 2,500 taels; the boss is fined for half a year, which is also 2,500 taels; here, the fine is based on the monthly salary for three years, which is 2,190 taels... This is a penalty,
If it doesn’t stop, then where did the salary go?”
If the salary is suspended, the Ministry of Revenue will directly stop this expenditure.
If the fine is paid, will it be taken back after it has been paid?
"Did it go into the inner treasury, or somewhere? It seems like it went into Khan Amma's pocket..."
Brother Jiu thought about it.
The tenth brother waved his hand and said: "Brother Ninth, what are you doing thinking about this? Who cares where it goes? How can you go to Khan Ama and break it up? Money is tight, so I told my brother that he still has some left outside.
Yinzi, I’ll get you some banknotes when I get back to Beijing…”
Brother Jiu was a little moved after hearing this, and then shook his head.
"Forget it, I am an elder brother, I should have given you pocket money... I borrowed two sums of money from Fifth Brother before, and your sister-in-law has been nagging at her for several times. I can see that she is very high-spirited, and deep down.
Ao, I would rather be taken advantage of than take advantage of others..."
The tenth elder brother said: "Congratulations to the ninth brother, my sister-in-law has a rare character. I heard that many women outside are greedy for money, and they get into trouble a lot. It's better to be like my sister-in-law..."
Speaking of this, he also expressed a bit of yearning: "When Borzigit comes in, I will let my sister-in-law take her with her and give her more advice. It will be my blessing to learn half of my sister-in-law's way of doing things."
…”
Brother Ninth agreed with all his might.
"What's the point? It's just a matter of words. If your younger siblings don't obey, let your sister-in-law teach them well!"
Here at Jiu Age, there is no sense of "estrangement or intimacy".
Besides, in his eyes, brothers are the closest ones, while younger siblings are the distant ones.
He has always been accustomed to double standards.
I didn't realize anything was wrong.
This is true for the eight blessings who have already been married, and the same is true for the ten blessings who have not been married.
Even in front of Shu Shu, he said this.
Shu Shu gritted her teeth and did not bother to discuss the issue of distance or distance with him.
Maybe there's no need to break it off.
Shu Shu didn't know whether to be disappointed or relieved.
What's disappointing is that I may not be in front.
Fortunately, this guy is quite nostalgic and does not show the tendency to "like the new and hate the old".
The rest of the journey was uneventful.
On October 18th, the group of people hurriedly and slowly arrived in Shengjing.
There were guards who had gone ahead to inquire about the Holy Driver.
Knowing that the Holy Spirit arrived on the 14th of October in the suburbs of Shengjing.
On October 15th, he stayed in Fuling, Hua.
On October 16th, we entered Shengjing City.
On October 17, the emperor led all the kings and ministers to the Long'en Hall of Fuling to pay their respects.
Fuling, the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Taizu.
Today, the emperor, kings, ministers and others went to the Long'en Hall of Zhaoling to pay their respects.
Zhaoling, the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Taizong.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother did not delay and went to Zhaoling to meet the driver.
Shu Shu here took the servants directly to the palace.
Before being resettled, she had to visit her mother-in-law.
Xianglan came out and reminded her in a low voice.
"Just now, the eldest wife of the Guo Luoluo family came. She mentioned the noble man who was recovering at home and also talked about the eldest daughter of the Jin family who was at Zhaoxiang. The empress was not very happy..."
When Shu Shu heard this, she couldn't help being surprised.
A palace girl from a relative's family would naturally not make Concubine Yi unhappy.
The focus should be on “noble people who are recuperating at home”…
I felt something was wrong before.
When the retinue first came out, there was news about noble Guo Luoluo, but then there was no news.
It turns out that she was sent back to her parents’ home in Shengjing in advance?!
She was a concubine, even if she was not of high rank, she was still the emperor's woman.
Actually sent back to her parents’ home?
That's a noble person, it's not Concubine Yi's place to make the final decision.
To be able to do this, it must have been with the emperor's permission.
There is no such sin as this.
What is the mortal sin?
Shu Shu's thoughts were complicated and she didn't show it on her face. She just nodded, shook Xianglan's hand, and thanked her for the reminder...