Brother Jiu was thinking about all kinds of illegal things in the Guo Luoluo family.
Just for a moment, I couldn't find my direction.
Shu Shu, who was watching clearly, immediately delineated the general range.
Everyone will weigh the pros and cons.
Concubine Yi would rather wrong her ninth elder brother and end up in a lake. That must be because a thorough investigation of the matter would do more harm than good.
What's more serious than plotting against the prince's elder brother and causing harm to the prince's body...
It's death.
The death of Brother Eleven?
Shu Shu immediately rejected the idea.
If that were the case, Concubine Yi would not be so rational.
Shu Shu has never been a mother, but she never underestimates a mother's love for her son.
In the palace, the only people with higher status than Concubine Yi are Kangxi and the Queen Mother.
But in the early years, what about the harem after the 16th year of Kangxi's reign?
It seems that I have passed the stage of giving birth to my elder brother and dying of my elder brother.
At that time, there were many people in the harem who had a higher status than Concubine Yi.
He was succeeded by Niu Hulu.
Imperial concubine Tong Jia.
What is related to the successor Niu Hulu is the death of the successor.
What is related to Concubine Tong is that the concubine died in infancy of giving birth to a daughter.
For a while, Shu Shu didn't know which thing was the work of the Guo Luoluo family.
It's just that she knows that she can't fight against the fire at this time.
Perhaps Yi Fei was partial to her two sons, and her stance was different from Jiu Age's, but the relationship between mother and son was mutually prosperous and mutually destructive.
If something happens to Concubine Yi, even if the fifth elder brother is implicated, the impact will not be great because the Queen Mother is still there to protect her.
Brother Ninth, it’s hard to say.
She whispered her guess.
Brother Jiu was startled: "Why are you involved in these?"
In fact, Brother Jiu only thought about the concubine, prince and daughter of Yikun Palace, and did not think about that much at all.
Shu Shu whispered: "I was just thinking about that. The big things at that time were just these few... Even if they are not related, they can still serve as a direction... Things will get better as time goes by. I have taken charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so I will slowly investigate...
"
Brother Jiu frowned: "But the Guo Luoluo family became prosperous because of the empress, and they are different from the natal families of Empress De Fei and Concubine Rong..."
Concubine De's natal family has been working as servants in the imperial kitchen for several generations.
Concubine Rong, on the other hand, "chickens and dogs ascended to heaven" came even earlier. Around the tenth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, she rose to prominence with the help of her daughter.
Shu Shu felt that she was a little confused, nodded and said: "Maybe I'm thinking too much..."
Brother Jiu shook his head.
He thought for a while and said: "There was indeed something wrong back then. The empress was not chosen to enter the palace..."
Xiaoxuan enters the palace in February every year.
Concubine Yi was appointed to the palace by Kangxi in the first month of that year, and she was also allowed to bring a daughter into the family.
This is a treatment only given to concubines and above.
Half a year later, Concubine Yi, who had no merit in giving birth and whose time of service was short, was granted the title of concubine together with other senior concubines.
There is also the noble Guo Luoluo. She is a widow, but she can enter the palace with her sister and serve as a concubine.
If it hadn't been for the emperor's personal appointment, who would have had the courage to send the widow into the palace?
The Guoluoluo family is suspected of offering beauty...
The couple looked at each other.
At that time, the Guo Luoluo family had not yet prospered. They were just a middle-class family in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They had been in Shengjing for several generations and were not in the capital at all.
In the fifteenth year of Kangxi's reign, did the emperor come to Shengjing?
At that time, the San Francisco Rebellion was in full swing.
If the emperor did not come to Shengjing, but met the Guo Luoluo sisters in the capital, who was the puller?
Even if it is to show beauty, it is not something that the Guo Luoluo family can do.
Brother Jiu's face was tense. He really couldn't accept that there might be another master behind Guo Luoluo's family.
Seeing this, Shu Shu said: "Why don't we let it go first, and I will think about this again after I go to Guo Luoluo's house... Maybe we are worried in vain, and there is nothing else at all. It's just that the queen doesn't want the matter to escalate, so as to avoid others criticizing Guo Luoluo."
The Luoluo family has affected Fifth Brother and Master..."
Brother Jiu was noncommittal, nodded briefly, and said: "Let's go first..."
Shu Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
She suggested this not because she expected Brother Jiu to actually ask the Guo Luoluo family anything.
Instead, it gave Brother Jiu a process of soothing his emotions.
After being together for half a year, Shu Shu couldn't say that he knew everything about Brother Jiu's temperament, but he knew almost as much.
He seems arrogant, but in fact he is a bit reserved and doesn't like to change his life status.
When he calms down, he will make a more rational decision.
"Then send someone over and tell them that we will go visit the boss in the morning..."
When Shu Shu saw this, she discussed it with Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu nodded, then shook his head: "Let's see what arrangements are made by Khan Ama first. Seeing as it hasn't stopped in the past few days, I don't know what else will be planned for tomorrow..."
At this moment, there was movement outside.
It's the fifth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother who are here.
The fifth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother several times and said worriedly: "Why are you so low energy? Is it because you are tired from traveling? Isn't the imperial doctor..."
Brother Jiu shook his head: "It's okay, I got up early this morning, just take a rest..."
Mainly because I'm tired.
After hearing this, the fifth elder brother believed it and told him: "Then go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow morning Khan Amma will go to Taizu Taizong's palace, and we all will go with him... But it should be fine before noon. Then you can
Take your younger siblings to your grandfather’s house, or take a walk around Shengjing City..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said nothing else.
The fifth elder brother then smiled at Shu Shu, turned around and left.
He came here specifically to give these two instructions to his brother.
The Thirteenth Brother noticed that the Ninth Brother's mood was not right, stood next to Shu Shu, and asked in a low voice.
"Sister-in-law Ninth, what's wrong with Brother Ninth? It doesn't look like he stayed up all night..."
Shu Shu replied softly: "I was just trained by the empress, just take it slow and it will be fine..."
After being separated for more than half a month, the thirteenth elder brother originally had something to say to his brother and sister-in-law, but at this time it was hard to say anything.
He greeted Shu Shu softly.
"Then my brother is going back now. I'll talk to Brother Ninth tomorrow..."
Shu Shu nodded.
Brother Ninth is still distracted.
Brother Thirteen quietly went out.
When he got to the door, he happened to catch up with the tenth prince.
Seeing the tenth brother about to go in, the thirteenth brother stopped him.
"Tenth brother, don't go now. Ninth brother is feeling shy right now. He probably doesn't want to see anyone..."
Brother Ten stopped.
He also came to check after someone reported that something was wrong with Brother Jiu.
"I was scolded by Concubine Yi's mother, and I don't know why. Anyway, my face was drooping, and my whole body looked dejected..."
Brother Thirteen whispered.
It was about Concubine Yi, so Brother Ten did not force himself to go in at this time.
But he was also uneasy because he couldn't guess why the mother and son had a dispute.
Isn't it because of yourself?
In order to take care of himself, Brother Jiu was delayed on the road and did not follow Suihan Amma to worship the tombs of Taizu and Emperor Taizong...
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In the room, Brother Jiu had already woken up.
Seeing that only the couple was left, he lost his scruples and whispered his guess.
"Behind the Guo Luoluo family...could it be the Hesheli family..."
"The day when the empress entered the palace happened to be before Concubine Niu Hulu was crowned queen..."
The person who can really influence the harem is never the natal family of the fourth concubine.
But those few real royal relatives.
Judging from the harem structure at that time, Brother Jiu quickly identified the suspect.
Shu Shu felt a little weird.
The two people's ideas collided again.
This is "spiritual communication". It doesn't feel surprising, but makes people slightly uneasy.
She didn't show anything on her face, she looked like she was thinking, nodded, and said: "It's possible..."
The Niu Hulu family is a huge family.
After the title of Concubine Niu Hulu, the person with the greatest influence was the East Palace.
If she gives birth to her elder brother, the crown prince's position will be in danger.
Brother Ninth touched his chin: "Department of Construction, it is impossible to say that the interests of the Hesheli family and the Guo Luoluo family are involved, otherwise the embezzled money cannot be appropriated by the Guo Luoluo family..."
He suddenly became enlightened.
It's just that his face looked even uglier.
If Queen Niu Hulu had not died...
Or Concubine Tong gave birth to a little brother...
The palace is now in a different situation.
These, however, cannot even be checked.
But he doesn't want to be confused.
He gritted his teeth and said, "You're right. I'm already in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Everything I've done has traces. I don't believe they can do it flawlessly..."
That night, both the Queen Mother and Kangxi came down with rewards.
The Queen Mother's gift was a box of old ginseng brought in by someone from below.
On the Kangxi side, there is a special dish, pickled cabbage and white meat pot.
The Queen Mother's reward is just a reward.
Kangxi's rewards are not necessarily rewards.
Brother Jiu frowned, looked at the pot, and sneered: "Does Khan Ama think of me too kindly? Is it possible that at this time, I still want to mourn Guo Guiren?"
Shu Shu remained silent and did not take the initiative to pick up food for him.
The joys and sorrows of human beings never communicate with each other.
Love and hate may not need to be too clear.
No matter how the noble Guo Luoluo died, in Kangxi's eyes, he was a person who did not need to worry about anything.
Brother Jiu picked up a piece of pork belly and put it into his mouth. Looking at it, it was almost like eating the flesh of an enemy.
The couple had their dinner quietly.
An imperial eunuch came to deliver a message and told Kangxi about his itinerary for the next day.
At the first meeting of Emperor Kangxi's reign, he took all his elder brothers to the imperial palace.
Brother Jiu estimated the time, and it would be about an hour at most, so he told Shu Shu: "It's almost time to come back at the beginning of the year. Then you can pack up here, and we will set off directly..."
Shu Shu nodded in agreement.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Brother Jiu put on the prince's python robe and went to the imperial palace.
Here, Shu Shu thought for a moment and put on the rather solemn autumn-colored Prince Fujin Jifu.
She sent someone to the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi to ask for their time.
The Queen Mother needs greetings and thanks.
Here, Concubine Yi, I have to go and tell you in person about my visit to Guo Luoluo's house today.
When everyone from both places came back, they found out that the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi had time to meet people in the morning.
Shu Shu took people to the Queen Mother's side.
On the Queen Mother's side, the dining table had been removed and she was sneaking around the room to eat.
Seeing Shu Shu coming, she sat down by the kang with a smile, and called Shu Shu to come forward and talk.
"Good boy, thank you for your hard work... You are tired. Let's have a good rest for two days and then we can go home..."
Shu Shu smiled and nodded: "I'm looking forward to it. It's been too long since I've been out, but I still feel that life in the palace is soothing..."
The Queen Mother showed approval on her face, nodded and said: "Isn't that right? The only errands you have to do all day long are eating, and when you have free time, you can talk, touch cards, and live a comfortable life. People who come out of this, from morning to night, are very
It’s tiring…”
Look at Walnut holding two boxes in his arms.
The Queen Mother was curious: "What did you bring here? It's food..."
Shu Shu took the brocade box and opened one.
Inside are some fine black pieces.
It had a fishy smell.
"Deer blood?"
There was disgust on the Queen Mother's face: "This is not for dispensing medicine. What are you doing with this? It's not for food..."
Shu Shu said: "Royal Grandma, this is not ordinary deer blood, it is deer heart blood. This stewed bone can strengthen the muscles and bones and cure leg pain; stewed with this old hen, it nourishes yin and nourishes the skin... Before we come out, shoot
I caught a deer once, and the imperial doctor happened to be there, so I prepared some deer blood... I got three boxes in total, you have two boxes, and the remaining one goes back to my granddaughter-in-law to honor our mother-in-law..."
The so-called strengthening of muscles and bones is actually supplementing calcium.
As people age, their legs and feet become less flexible.
This is true even for someone as noble as the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment and said: "Then you don't have anything left. How about I keep a box and you can take the rest back..."
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "My granddaughter-in-law is only a little older. It's hard to make up for this, or she will pass... Just eat it first. If it is delicious and useful, then tell the paddock to prepare it..."
Only then did the Queen Mother accept it.
We still had to go to Concubine Yi. Shu Shu didn't sit still for a long time. She accompanied her and said a few words, then got up and left.
When she arrived at Yifei's side, Yifei's mood had calmed down and she was no longer as violent as yesterday.
Knowing that her son and daughter-in-law had decided on a time to go to Guo Luoluo's house, she only gave one instruction.
"Just going through the motions, I don't have anything to say..."
Shu Shu agreed.
She paid tribute to the deer's blood.
Yifei heard that it "nourishes yin and nourishes the skin", so she asked several questions carefully, and there was no trace of yesterday's haze...