Who in the Forbidden City dares to attack the prince's brother?
You can guess the answer without even thinking about it.
Shu Shu didn't say anything, but went out, called Xiaosong to get the medicinal wine, and then ordered Walnut to go to the dining room to get ice cubes and soju.
It's cold now, so there are some homemade ice cubes in the dining room.
After a while, ice cubes and soju were brought.
After bringing all the things, my mind will be clearer and more comfortable.
Whether it's medicinal wine or soju, I won't use it for the time being.
Shu Shu wrapped a towel around the ice and placed it on Brother Jiu's injured area.
Brother Jiu laid down as ordered and was shocked by the ice. He asked curiously: "Shouldn't we use medicinal wine or soju to mix it up? How to use ice?"
Shu Shu moved gently, unable to explain the problem of capillary wall damage to Ninth Brother, and said: "We have to rub it, but we have to wait for two days. If we rub it now, the bruises will disperse, but the symptoms will not change."
It’s light, it can’t be more serious.”
Brother Jiu seemed to understand, but his face was a little confused: "Is this also the truth in the book?"
Shu Shu couldn't explain clearly, so he changed his words and said angrily: "You don't even remember the principle of 'a small stick is for suffering, a big stick is for walking'? I had to take this blow. Fortunately, it was on the shoulder blade, and the top is the head."
, down to the ribs..."
Brother Jiu muttered: "I don't know this truth yet? You haven't seen it. With such speed, the inkstone fell from the sky, and I didn't even have a chance to dodge..."
Speaking of this, he said with regret: "A piece of Jiulong Yun Cong Duan Inkstone from the former Dynasty fell into pieces. What a pity! There is no place to look for one or two thousand taels of silver outside. If I had been smarter, I could have caught it.
, you don’t have to suffer this, you can still make a lot of money..."
When Shu Shu thought about this scene, she couldn't bear it and felt angry.
How can you do it?!
The third elder brother, the "unfilial brother," was not beaten, and the eighth elder brother, the "unfilial son," was not beaten. The ninth elder brother was good, so he received this beating in vain.
Seeing that Brother Ninth was heartless and careless, Shu Shu couldn't laugh or cry.
It’s true, I’m usually petty, but this time I’m more open-minded and don’t bear grudges when I should!
Shu Shu's hands became heavier and pressed hard on his bruised area.
"ah……"
Brother Jiu screamed out all of a sudden, with tears coming out of his eyes.
Either she was crying, or she was just excited.
He looked at Shu Shu with tears streaming down his face, gritted his teeth and said, "Are you going to murder your husband?"
Outside the main room, there were walnuts and pineapples.
The two of them stayed outside and did not dare to go back to the side room, fearing that the main room might give orders.
Hearing the noise, the two looked at each other with worry.
Shu Shu is the mistress, and Brother Jiu is also the male mistress.
From last night to today, things happened one after another, and this one hurt another one, and they all became uneasy.
"Sister Xiaochun, why aren't you back yet?"
Komatsu muttered.
Walnut said: "It's today, I guess I'll be back in the afternoon."
If you come back in the morning, you should come in after breakfast.
I haven't arrived yet, I probably had lunch at the mansion before going back to the palace.
Just as he was talking, another groan came from the room.
This time it was not Shu Shu's hand, but Brother Jiu who wanted to get up and pull the person, and happened to stretch the bruised area.
At this moment, Xianglan brought the little palace maid in and listened attentively.
Her expression remained unchanged and her steps became a little heavy.
This morning, the two masters won't cause any trouble, right?
Even if it's at night, it's hard to hide it from others in broad daylight.
Seeing Walnut and Xiaosong standing in the corridor, she looked at them several times.
The two of them were generous and open-minded, not shy or evasive.
Xianglan knew that she might have thought wrong.
Walnut has already raised his voice: "Aunt Xianglan, are you here?"
Xianglan glanced at her, nodded and said, "Your Majesty sent me here to deliver something."
In the west room, Shu Shu and Jiu Age also heard the noise outside.
Brother Jiu reminded him in a low voice: "Remember to file a complaint. We can't go against the Empress of Yonghe Palace. Let our Empress speak out!"
Shu Shu glanced at him, dipped the handkerchief in the soju, and dabbed it at the corner of his eyes.
Tears burst out immediately.
Brother Jiu opened his eyes wide and looked at Shu Shu with disbelief.
Shu Shu closed Brother Jiu's shirt loosely, leaving only the bruised shoulder, and whispered: "Don't be ashamed, please show off your flesh..."
Brother Jiu glared at her, but did not say any words of rejection.
Shu Shu wiped her eyes, stood up, walked out, hoarse her voice, and forced a smile: "Auntie is here..."
Xianglan's expression did not change, and she was horrified in her heart.
There was a lot of commotion here, and all the palaces naturally got the news.
It's just that it's not conveyed very clearly.
It can be said that he is also the fourteenth elder brother.
I didn’t say what happened to the Ninth Prince and his wife.
Shu Shu's eyes were so irritated that she had tears in her eyes even as she spoke.
Xianglan couldn't pretend not to see it, so she could only whisper: "What's wrong with Fujin? Is there something wrong with my brother, and I have wronged you?"
But the one I just called was Brother Jiu!
Could it be that the young couple got into a fight and took action?
Fujin's stature does not look weak, and she is the daughter of a general, so she often shoots bows and arrows.
Xianglan felt uneasy.
Shu Shu lowered his head and wiped his eyes, choking and saying, "Even if my aunt doesn't come, I'm planning to go find my empress to make the decision..."
Xianglan became more and more uneasy.
Is this really a quarrel between the young couple?
Shu Shu didn't say anything else, but led Xianglan to the west room.
Seeing is believing, hearing is believing.
Then, in Xianglan's eyes, it was Brother Jiu who was sitting on the kang disheveled, with tears on his face.
It turned out that Brother Jiu thought of the sentence "Children who cry are fed by milk" and imitated Shu Shu's actions.
But it was too much soju.
The tears kept flowing and the inside of the eyeballs were red.
He has no love in his life.
At this moment, Xianglan saw the bruises on Brother Jiu's body and her expression changed.
Shu Shu sat directly by the kang, lowered her head and wiped her tears: "Auntie also saw it, a good person was smashed like this, I feel wronged for our father..."
"Brother Fourteen came over in the middle of the night, and we took care of him. He called the imperial doctor, and he was busy trying to cool down the fever. He worked hard all night, and there was no credit but hard work. How could this be possible?"
"The Empress of Yonghe Palace came here and asked us to take care of Brother Fourteen. I and I are still young and can't see him!"
Shu Shu complained without hesitation.
"Anyway, we don't dare to take over. Brother Jingui, the fourteenth brother, is fine. Our master has suffered this. If he loses a hair, we will pay for it with our lives!"
She did not lower her voice, and she was not afraid of these words reaching the imperial court.
Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction.
If I endure it silently, there is no chance that there will be another time.
Brother Jiu was standing by, listening quietly, feeling depressed.
These days, Shu Shu strives for perfection in everything, and can be called a good daughter-in-law and a good sister-in-law.
What happened today could have been reduced to a minor matter.
Speaking of herself, it was just bruises, no skin broken or bleeding, but in her eyes it was a big deal.
The good daughter-in-law did not speak out her resentful words.
Before, the ninth elder brother felt that he was older and did not need to compete with the younger elder brother for favor, but now he is still sour.
Forget it, he doesn't want to be sensible anymore.
Xianglan understood the cause and effect, but it was hard to say anything.
Can I scold the emperor or blame Concubine De?
These words were spoken to her, not to her.
She took a small jar from the hands of the little palace maid and said: "My Majesty just got this. I usually drink it to moisten my lungs and relieve coughs. My Majesty sent a slave to bring a copy."
Brother Ninth Brother thought of Concubine De's partiality towards others, and asked by mistake, "Did Brother Five keep her?"
Xianglan nodded and said: "Keep a jar and bring it back when the eldest son, Wu Fujin, enters the palace."
Brother Jiu nodded.
Although the empress did not favor him, compared with Concubine De, this kind of equal treatment was not bad.
Maybe every mother has her own ideas.
Anyway, my empress is much stronger than Concubine De.
Xianglan didn't stay long and went out after delivering the things.
Just before going out, she glanced at the second room from the corner of her eye.
At this moment, Brother Jiu's eyes were swollen.
Shu Shu was helpless and asked Walnut to bring some water.
"How much did you wipe?"
Shu Shu asked him to wash his eyes directly.
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "Isn't this what I learned from Old Fourteen? You said that noisy spirit, if anyone else had been scolded or beaten, what about him? He was unscathed! I can see it, but he can't be too sensible!
"
“I’ll treat this good boy as whoever he likes, but we’ll treat him as the ignorant one!”
"The ignorant son, even if he gets into trouble, still has to worry about being frightened and coaxing... This sensible son, no one will pay attention to him at all..."
He remembered that time in the paddock, when the brothers were fighting and fighting. Not everyone was at fault, but they were punished harshly.
The same thing happened to Bage, who got up early and worked late to do his errands. He didn't even say a word of praise and couldn't discipline his wife, so he just yelled at him as an "unfilial son" and even quit his errands.
Brother Jiu whispered: "I have noticed that the more sensible and promising my son is, the harsher Khan Ama will be, and if he has any shortcomings, it will be a big mistake; on the contrary, if he is ignorant, he will be tolerant. It is simply
It makes no sense!”
Shu Shu felt that there might be some truth to this.
The first son placed high hopes on him, more like training his ministers, hoping that they would become "virtuous kings" one by one, so he asked for more.
The later son, that is, the son, does not have too much discipline, nor does he have too many expectations, so he can grow up.
Brother Ninth was originally from the latter group, but he became too active in the past six months and became the former group.
Kangxi probably didn't do it on purpose.
Thinking about the next twenty years, Shu Shu felt that Brother Jiu made the right decision.
The ninth elder brother talked about the twelfth elder brother again: "This is too biased. When I arrived at my elder brother's place, I didn't even say to go and take a look..."
Shu Shu nodded.
It's partiality. Over time, the relationship between father and son has faded.
Brother Jiu said: "In the future, let's forget if we don't have children. If we do, we must not do this..."
The couple has a tacit understanding, and the game of elder brother and elder sister-in-law is over.
“I’m just looking forward to the beginning of spring!”
As soon as Brother Jiu lay down, he couldn't wait to move the house.
Shu Shu thought of the cause of last night's farce and said, "Have you found anything in the past?"
She still suspected it was a wind whistle.
Brother Jiu held her hand and said, "I didn't find anything just now, but I think this is an opportunity. I might as well find something."
Shu Shu couldn't figure it out, so he asked, "How can I check it?"
Brother Jiu said: "Isn't it haunted in the middle of the night? Then let's go there in the middle of the night! There are people in the four houses from last night to today. Even if we want to eliminate the traces, it is too late. It is impossible to say that we will really find anything..."
Shu Shu had no objection.
Some deceptions require a thread to be uncovered.
*
In Yikun Palace.
After listening to Xianglan's story, Yifei looked solemn.
This is the emperor, beating her son for someone else's son.
There is also Concubine De, who pretends to be honest but is most stubborn and selfish.
In the name of brother and sister-in-law, they had to arrange for their son to be taken care of by others. This was just to bully Brother Jiu and Shu Shu, who were young and tender-faced and could not easily refuse.
The prince and the princess are also brothers and sisters-in-law, why didn't she entrust them to him?
The corners of Yifei's mouth were drooped, and she was already thinking about how to deal with Concubine De when she paid her respects the day after tomorrow.
If she wants to control her son, does she think that her mother is dead?
After Xianglan said this, she was silent for a while.
She hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Madam, although Fujin and my brother live in separate rooms, they still live, sit and sleep in the same place, and the girls also avoid..."
She didn't want to slander her, but she was really worried that the young couple would have a strong relationship, and if something happened, they would get caught.
After hearing this, Concubine Yi was also worried.
The young couple wouldn't be afraid if they got closer, but now that Brother Jiu's medicine has stopped, it would be really troublesome if she got pregnant.
If you don't want it, you won't be able to bear it.
If you want to, giving birth to a child during the filial period means that your character is defective and you will offend your eldest brother.
Brother Ninth is an adult son, and Shu Shu, the daughter-in-law, is a well-behaved daughter of a noble family.
It's okay to remind her once, but if she reminds her again, it's like she slapped her daughter-in-law in the face.
Yifei counted the time and found that it would be nearly three months.
She murmured in a low voice: "It would be great if there was a way to separate the two of them for a period of time to pass the period of filial piety..."