At this moment, there was movement in the yard again.
Brother Jiu and the others were originally talking in the East Room.
The ninth elder brother sat on the edge of the kang, the fourteenth elder brother sat on the other side, and the thirteenth elder brother sat on a round stool.
The ninth elder brother was very much like an older brother and told the fourteenth elder brother: "Then your yard is next to your twelfth brother's yard. He is a bookworm. He usually holds a book and reads it. Don't be too noisy on weekdays.
I disturbed him while he was reading. The walls of the courtyard here are thin, so if you talk in the courtyard, you can hear it from the next door."
These words were given to Fourteenth and also a secret reminder to Thirteen.
It's quiet here too, don't make any noise here.
It was because he thought that his brother was too old to tell him directly, so he took a detour.
The fourteenth elder brother sighed and said: "My younger brother wants to make a fuss, but he doesn't have the time. He goes to the study all day long and can't take a break for more than a few days a year."
"What are you talking about? So lively?"
The tenth elder brother picked up the curtain and came in, followed by the serious twelfth elder brother.
The house is brightly lit from the main room to the secondary rooms.
Seeing everyone in the east room, the tenth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother turned right.
The thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers were sitting, but they both stood up.
Shu Shu also placed the bonsai and came out from the room with walnuts.
Everyone looked into the arms of the twelfth elder brother.
His arms were bulging, as if he were holding a small quilt.
"Did you bring something to eat? Are you afraid of the cold?"
Brother Fourteen came forward and asked curiously.
The twelfth elder brother put the things on the kang in a leisurely manner, then bowed to Shu Shu and said: "Ninth Sister-in-law, An..."
Shu Shu avoided it, slightly bent his knees and said: "Twelve uncles, hello..."
The twelfth elder brother then opened the small quilt covering it, and there was a simple frame, revealing a green pot of narcissus inside.
Either a gem bonsai or a real narcissus.
The bottom is fine celadon, but the top is narcissus.
This is the most common flower in winter.
It doesn't look expensive.
This gift, at first glance, seems a bit thin.
He said politely: "I don't have anything else, so I gave this to Sister-in-law Ninth to keep and play with. It's just in season..."
Shu Shu took it with both hands, looked at it carefully, and praised sincerely: "The bulbs are fat and the leaves are green. They are the best among narcissus. Thank you Uncle Twelve..."
Daffodils not only look good, but also have a good meaning.
According to Shilin, narcissus has the appearance of an immortal and the virtues of a gentleman. Sending daffodils is an excellent compliment.
Shu Shu felt a little happy in her heart, and her affection for the twelfth prince increased a lot.
I never expected that despite looking so deserted, he could be quite good at pleasing people.
Brother Fourteen glanced at it several times: "There are no flowers here, what's so good about it?"
Shu Shu said with a smile: "Appreciating the leaves before they are in bloom, but admiring the flowers when they are blooming is the best of both worlds."
The fourteenth elder brother was a little disgusted.
He felt that the twelfth elder brother was unkind and deceptive.
That is to say, Sister-in-law Jiu is kind and not snobbish, otherwise, who would be willing to have a plate of cheap daffodils.
The face of the twelfth elder brother was calm.
Brother Ten smiled and said, "I thought that Twelve and I would go together, and also ordered two pots of spring greetings for Sister Ninth in the smokehouse. I estimate it will take a few days to deliver them, and the flowering period will be here by then."
There is also a greenhouse in the palace, which is dedicated to growing flowers and trees, and is called a "smokehouse".
The younger brothers all respected Shu Shu as sister-in-law and did not come empty-handed. The ninth elder brother was very satisfied and looked at the twelfth elder brother with a smile.
The fourteenth elder brother is here and quits.
He reacted belatedly, looked at the 12th elder brother, then at the 10th elder brother, and said: "That's not right, why do the 10th and 12th elder brothers only bring things to the ninth sister-in-law! What's our share?
?We are moving today. Isn’t this a ‘receiving feast’? How come you, the elder brothers, are all empty-handed?”
Brother 10 smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have already prepared it. I didn't bother here. You will go to the three schools tomorrow to choose..."
"Can I still choose?"
Brother Fourteen’s eyes were shining and he was gearing up: “What’s that like?”
Brother Ten said: "Each person has a Mongolian sword!"
Brother Fourteen rolled his eyes and said, "Did it come from Horqin or Aba Hai?"
Brother Ten glanced at him: "Aren't they all Mongolian knives? Why are you asking this?"
The fourteenth elder brother smiled and said: "If there are both, then I will choose Abahai's brother! Haha, the tenth brother is your noble son-in-law, and Abahai's side must be better prepared!"
The tenth prince hummed: "I don't have to choose, just one person!"
Abahai Taiji gave him a Mongolian knife.
The handle of the knife is made of gold, with the teeth of the Wolf King inlaid on it.
Brother Ten has already collected it and will not give it away.
If Ninth Brother wanted it, he would still think about it, and Old Fourteen would never even dream of it here.
The fourteenth elder brother was disappointed and said: "Okay, if you didn't choose, then you didn't choose..."
He looked at the twelfth elder brother again.
The twelfth elder brother said: ""The Law of the Qing Dynasty", one person has one set!"
Brother Fourteen's face stiffened, and he frowned and said, "Brother Twelve, are you joking? Okay, prepare these? It's enough for the master to talk in the study, why are you watching this?"
The twelfth elder brother couldn't help but glance at the ninth elder brother from the corner of his eye, and said with some seriousness: "It's not a bad thing, I won't suffer any loss!"
Unexpectedly, Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister-in-law have a relationship, just like a storybook.
The twelfth elder brother looks stable, but at this age, he also has some gossip in his heart.
Brother Fourteen became more and more confused after hearing this.
"What's the disadvantage? I'm Khan Amma's son. I'm going to suffer if I don't look at this."
Brother Jiu was there and thought it was a bit strange.
He is also the son of Khan Amma, so he suffers!
What did Twelve’s look just now mean?!
The twelfth elder brother looked calm, but actually he felt a little confused in the face of the fourteenth elder brother's disdain.
He really didn't prepare a gift. He mentioned this just now because he remembered that he had prepared two sets of "Qing Dynasty Laws", so he just mentioned that one.
The last sentence seems to say too much.
Brother Jiu won’t be annoyed, right?
The twelfth elder brother pursed his lips and refused to say anything.
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, the dining table is set, go and sit down."
After that, he led the way.
Seeing that Shu Shu didn't move, neither did anyone else.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "You guys go and eat. I've been coughing a lot these past two days. I'm afraid I'll have a bad reaction when I take medicine. I had some cake before..."
There is indeed a medicinal smell in the house.
It's actually Siwu Tang.
The tenth elder brother frowned and said worriedly: "Then what does the imperial doctor say?"
Shu Shu said: "I just watched the snow scene in the morning, went out to eat and had a cough. I took medicine for three days to make me sweat."
The fourteenth elder brother immediately said: "Brother, that one has persimmon frost, that one also relieves cough, it is better than taking medicine..."
As he said this, he couldn't wait any longer and ordered the eunuch who was following him: "Get them all!"
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "No, no, I don't cough much anymore."
Shishuang is a tribute, and it is not included in the prince's division. It must be provided by Concubine De to supplement her younger son. Why is Shu Shu so embarrassed to ask for it?
The fourteenth elder brother waved his hand to the people around him, and when he saw the people going out, he said: "Don't be polite to my brother. It's not a rare thing, it just happens to be available. Couldn't the ninth elder brother go to the imperial pharmacy to get it?"
When Shu Shu said this, it was hard to say anything.
The ninth elder brother glanced at the fourteenth elder brother.
It's a good habit to be generous and generous.
Brother Jiu then invited everyone to go to the West Room.
There is a round table on the ground.
It is already filled with dishes of all sizes.
There are various ingredients inside.
In the middle are two brass pots.
It's not the usual kind with holes in the middle, but like a soup pot.
The soup inside is slurping.
Brother Fourteen was shocked when he saw the number of dishes.
He just saw the simplicity of his brother and sister-in-law's food last night, and today he saw what luxury is.
He simply counted and said in surprise: "With more than forty dishes, Khan Amma's dining table is not so diverse, right? How much money does it cost?"
The status of princes is fixed.
Prince Fujin would not be so wealthy if he had more family members.
Then you have to pay for the food on the table.
Brother Jiu said proudly: "What's the point of this? Isn't it to catch the wind between you two? It must be delicious, no matter how much the money is?"
The Fourteenth Brother looked at several ingredients with confusion, pointed at them and said: "Ninth Brother, what are these?"
Brother Jiu took a look and said: "Bell rolls, vegetarian chicken, stuffed tofu puffs, frozen tofu..."
Brother Fourteen was unhappy and said: "Why are there so many kinds of tofu? I don't like tofu, I want to eat meat!"
Outside the door, Kangxi was a little worried at first, but now he relaxed.
Liang Jiugong quickly picked up the curtain and raised his voice: "Jiu Ye, Jiu Fu Jin, the emperor is here..."
Several princes from Xijijian came out.
Shu Shu, who was in the east corner, heard the commotion and came out with walnuts.
In fact, people from the second school went to the imperial dining room several times this afternoon, making big and small bags.
There's too much movement.
Someone talked about Yu Qian.
Kangxi was a little worried about his fourteenth elder brother.
After all, he is the youngest son, and now he has just been separated into a courtyard to live alone.
He wandered over with some curiosity.
Unexpectedly, it was just in time for the banquet to be held at the second restaurant.
After hearing more than forty dishes, Kangxi felt that it was a bit much.
In addition, Brother Jiu had just plundered a large amount of seafood ingredients from the warehouse of Qianqing Palace yesterday, so Kangxi treated it as a swallow-wing banquet.
Hearing the last sentence, he felt something was wrong and became more and more curious.
Kangxi remained calm and glanced at Shu Shu.
Wearing half-new homely clothes, looking clean and simple, he still came out of the east room.
Kangxi felt slightly satisfied.
The brothers all came out in the West Room and did not mingle together.
This is how it should be.
The fourteenth elder brother had already stepped forward, took Kangxi's arm and said, "Did Khan Amma come to see his son? He came just in time. Just now, my son was still thinking that it would be great if Khan Amma was here."
With his son so close and dependent, Kangxi nodded, feeling that the pain was not in vain.
Seeing that the twelfth elder brother was also among them, his expression did not change and he was quite surprised.
Lao Jiu has grown up, and after all, he is like an older brother and has not fallen behind in the fifth school.
Otherwise, what would happen if the four brothers here stick together and fall behind the five schools?
Brother Jiu felt sour in his heart and muttered: "Khan Ama, you are really partial to your younger son. When your son moved to the palace with Lao Shi, you didn't come over to have a look..."
Kangxi glared at him and said, "What's wrong with partiality? Who told you to be born in the middle, neither above nor below?"
The ninth elder brother was not convinced and wanted to remind him that the fourteenth elder brother was not his old son, but there were three more after him.
He is really ruthless. Who doesn't know that this old man has not been given a high position as a prince or concubine, but his name is often turned over.
As a result, the two sons born were wiped out?
The tenth prince said: "Khan Oma, please sit in your room and try the new style pot..."
During the days when he was recuperating in the paddock, he ate twice.
I think it's pretty good.
Kangxi was surrounded by his sons and entered the West Room.
Seeing the round table covered with dishes, Kangxi's face became a little gloomy.
extravagant!
When I saw what was in the bowl, I saw that it was not ready-made sea cucumber and abalone, but various ingredients.
He looked around calmly.
Is this more than forty plates?
There are seven or eight plates of various kinds of tofu.
A chicken is also divided into several plates with chicken skin, chicken and chicken gizzards.
The vegetables here include spinach, coriander, and small rapeseed. The remaining white radish slices, cabbage hearts, yam, and white cabbage are all commonly found in the imperial dining room.
It looked so full, but there were no valuable ingredients at all.
Lao Jiu was talking big words just now, and he thought that this meal would cost a lot of money, but this is what happened, just to fool an ignorant person like Brother Fourteen.
Five sets of bowls and chopsticks.
Kangxi glanced at his sons and saw that all the princes from the Fifth Academy of the West were here.
Dong E's is pretty good.
Although the Eight Banners do not have as many rules as the Han people, when a family eats, men and women do not have separate tables.
But after all, Mrs. Dong E is a new daughter-in-law, and there are ten and twelve elder brothers on the table. Her uncle and sister-in-law are about the same age. It is more reassuring for Mrs. Dong E to abide by the rules.
The same thing happened during the northern tour. She treated her two brothers-in-law very well and acted in a dignified and not frivolous manner, so both brothers-in-law respected her.
Looking at Shu Shu who followed him with a lowered eyebrow, Kangxi's expression softened and he said, "You can go and have a rest while I talk to my brothers."
Shu Shuba couldn't help but retreated for the sake of his body.
This is not the time to look for presence.
In fact, this is no longer against the rules.
If Kangxi came over, he should wait for his son in the front yard study while his daughter-in-law went to see him.
Instead of coming directly to the main courtyard.
That is to say, there are many brothers today. Otherwise, I don’t know what kind of dirty words could be made up if it reaches the ears of others.
Whoever calls him the emperor, he is the biggest rule.
Shu Shu returned to Dongshoujian, feeling a little regretful.
The banquet table should not be placed in the main room to show that the brothers are close to each other, but should be placed in the front.
Then she felt relieved.
Even if people in the palace liked to gossip, they would not dare to blame Kangxi.
*
In the west room, Kangxi was invited to sit down.
The left hand is the 10th Prince and the 12th Prince, the right hand is the 14th Prince and the 13th Prince.
According to the rules, the twelfth elder brother was supposed to sit next to each other on the right, but the fourteenth elder brother was the youngest son, so he sat next to Kangxi, so that was the order.
Brother Jiu, the master, sat down next to keep me company.
Xiaotang had already placed the spare dishes beside him.
In addition to the plates and chopsticks, there are four food dishes in front of each person, including sesame sauce, dried chili, mushroom sauce, and sesame oil and garlic.
The imperial dining room's pots are also available for fresh cooking, such as fish fillet hot pot.
This is the first time I have seen so many flavor dishes.
The twelfth brother, who had always been steady, became more curious when he looked at the row of small plates in front of him.
Wait until Kangxi moved his chopsticks.
Everyone started to move.
The tenth prince went straight to the red oil pan.
There are already a lot of cooked ingredients inside, including crispy pork, sausages, fried tofu, and blood tofu.
In the mushroom soup pot, there are cooked white radish, kelp, tofu soak, and fungus.
The fourteenth brother picked up two chopsticks from the mushroom soup pot and quit.
He wants to eat meat.
He held it to the red oil pan, and there were two pieces of crispy meat.
The overbearing fragrance fills the room.
The fourteenth elder brother felt that his saliva was all left in his mouth.
Just as he was about to put it directly into his mouth, Brother Thirteen hurriedly stopped him and said: "Wrap it in a sesame oil dish and eat it, otherwise it will burn your throat."
The fourteenth elder brother swallowed his saliva and followed the advice smoothly.
It looks red at first, but it's actually a little spicy.
Wrapped in sesame oil, the spiciness is not very obvious, but it adds more flavor.
The fourteenth elder brother's face showed satisfaction.
Kangxi remained calm, but he listened and picked up a piece of fried tofu with his chopsticks.
He dipped the tofu in sesame oil and took a bite, thinking it would be greasy, but it turned out just right.
At this moment, Xiaotang bowed his head and stepped forward, respectfully placing a cup in each person's hand.
Kangxi took a look.
It's probably not wine.
Eating is eating, and having wine is out of line. Mr. Dong E is well-informed and sensible, and would not make such an omission.
The fourteenth elder brother ate a few mouthfuls of the red oil pot. He felt it was a bit salty, so he thought it was plain water. He was disgusted and asked Xiaotang: "Is this plain water? How do you get it?"
Xiaotang said: "If I tell the Fourteenth Master, it's honey water. It's sweet and can relieve the spiciness..."
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