Brother Jiu immediately thought of Dong E's appearance, and couldn't help but feel disgusted.
He is too tall, like a bamboo pole...
The face is dry...
My eyebrows are thick and my skin tone is not fair...
The look in his eyes is hateful, and he looks like a thief...
The little mouth "Ba Ba" can say...
Where is the virtuous and tenderness of a lady...
The highest-status among these beauties is Niu Gulu, the daughter of the first-class male Aling'a, a foreign relative. Concubine Yi and her son had also talked about this in private before. According to the emperor's previous instructions, the marriage would fall to Niu Gulu's family.
On the grid's head.
During the draft, Yi Fei also called Niu Gulu Gege several times. Except that she was slightly younger, only fourteen years old, there was nothing to fault about her appearance and character.
The Niu Gulu family is not only a descendant of the family, but also the mother clan of the tenth elder brother. The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother have a good relationship, and they do not object to getting married there.
No matter how talented the Dong E family is, no matter how old they are, with the third elder brother in front, the power he can get is limited, let alone the fact that a lawsuit has just been filed, and the candidate for marriage is Dong E!
That unruly, cunning, money-grubbing girl Jianzi is going to become his direct descendant Fujin?
This is probably a nightmare!
Concubine Yi was an exquisite and plump beauty. She looked no more than thirty years old and said slowly: "The emperor chooses a daughter-in-law who is of high bloodline. Her father's family is like this, and so is her mother's family. The sister of Niu Guluge's biological mother, Concubine De, is called Xichu."
, it’s actually a registered name, given by Teng Concubine, I guess the emperor just thought of asking someone to check it..."
Where are the secrets in the palace?
Tong Guowei was in charge of the internal affairs minister, and he was checking the files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Naturally, the news could not be hidden from several concubines who were from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Not to mention Concubine Yi, I am afraid that several other concubines may also know about this.
Concubine Yi had a cheerful temperament. Although she was the most favored by the saints, she was not arrogant because of her favor. She knew that the emperor was taboo and did not interfere in the marriage of her two sons.
She had no objection to the emperor's selection of Niu Gulu before; now she still has no objection to Dong E's selection.
Both families have well-established surnames, and it is more respectable to be from the maternal side of the family.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu didn't feel happy, but felt tight in his chest. The emperor chose his daughter-in-law based on her bloodline and parentage. What about the pair of sons?
Among all the princes, except for the Crown Prince and the Tenth Prince, who are the sons of noble empresses, the other princes and elder brothers are all the sons of concubines!
The emperor looks down on the blood of bastards?!
It doesn't seem strange. After all, since the time of Emperor Taizu, the sons have been divided into two grades, Fujin. The son of Fujin is called the "eldest brother" to give a ranking. The sons of the other younger brothers are called "little brother".
There isn't even a ranking.
The same was true for Emperor Taizong and Emperor Shizu. Among them, Emperor Shizu also called Prince Rong, the fourth son of Xuzhi, as the "first son", ignoring the concubine in front of him.
Dong E didn't take Guidan seriously, did he think that Guo Luoluo was lowly and came from a "Manchurian servant"?
What about myself, the prince?
Pretending not to know the identity of his elder brother and not paying homage to him, how can there be any respect at all?
The ninth elder brother became more and more angry as he thought about it, and he kept saying: "There is no one else? Why did you choose her? She is a descendant of the country's lord, an old noble daughter, and has been married to the prince's palace for generations. Will she look down on my bald elder brother?"
Concubine Yi was startled and hurriedly reprimanded: "What did you say? This is the emperor's grace. He has always loved you, so he chose such a good Fujin for you... Don't worry, my mother saw her in person during the election. She is a gentle and gentle man."
A good boy, not as good as Sanfu Jinjun, but also handsome and charming..."
Brother Jiu sneered and said: "Quiet and gentle? The Dong'e clan has always been 'well-educated' and respects Chinese studies, but in fact it is just pretending..."
Concubine Yi didn't know why her son was so stubborn, so she glared at him: "Isn't it good to be gentle and gentle? That is the character and magnanimity of the direct descendant of Fujin! Anyway, the date of the initial ceremony has been set, it will be half a month later. It's up to you to decide whether it's good or not. Go and see..."
Brother Ninth has always been filial and does not talk back, but he is just filled with anger.
When he returned to the second residence of the fifth residence in Qianxi, Brother Ninth was still very angry.
That girl's temperament is obviously rebellious, but she pretends to be "quiet and gentle" in the palace. Is she trying to climb high?
If you look down on yourself, who do you look down upon?
Khan Amma?
Or the prince?!
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Since it was such a big event, in the evening, the Shushu family gathered again.
In addition to my own family of nine, three members of the uncle's family next door also came over.
The second-class Bo Xindali is Qi Xi's brother and Shu Shu's eldest uncle. He is the one who inherited the title of their clan. Due to his weak health, he has never been enlisted in the army or served as an official, so he lives with his title. .
Madam Bo is the great-granddaughter of Prince Lilie and the head of the Shuncheng County Prince's Mansion.
The couple have been married for thirty years and have no children. They only have a son, Xi Zhu, who is a concubine and is half a year older than Shu Shu.
Today, after receiving the marriage proposal, Qi Xi looked excited and grateful, but felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.
Like Shu Shu, he also regretted it. He might as well have chosen Chun Tai as his son-in-law. He was his nephew, and as his uncle, he was still qualified to discipline him. If it was his ninth elder brother, the girl would be wronged. I can't protect myself either.
On the contrary, the uncle was sitting on the kang, looking very excited: "There are two princes in the same family, Fujin, and this is one of the nobles. I never expected that I would be so kind!" Tears came out as he spoke.
Qi Xi could only echo: "Yeah, I never expected it... I'm afraid my cousin will be shocked..."
The cousin Qi Xi mentioned was Peng Chun, the current patriarch of the Dong E clan. He had outstanding military exploits and was one of the most respected military generals in the dynasty. He was now the Mongolian capital of Ren Zhenghong Banner and the father-in-law of the third prince.
"We Manchus have the greatest military merit, but I am weak and unable to establish a family. The future of our army depends on you alone. We are weak... It took a lot of effort to get to where we are today... But the tin pillar should not be used. Zhu Liang and his brothers are still young... With the son-in-law of a prince from this family, the two generations of descendants will have the support of their in-laws, so they can finally breathe a sigh of relief..."
The uncle was very sad, but he didn't care for his niece: "I have never seen a child smarter than Shu Shu. If nothing else, why don't you just live a peaceful life with a pinch in your hand? Turn around and stare at Zhu Liang and his brothers. If you become a talented person, you can also support Shu Shu..."
Qi Xi gritted his teeth and looked at the row of young men sitting on small stools. He was determined to train these bastards, but how many years would it take to train them to be the backers of his daughters?
If you count on them, why not count on yourself to live a few more years?
He is forty-two this year, so he has set a goal to reach eighty.
Brother Jiu is a prince now, can he still be a prince forever?
There will come a time when we become a clan, and even if there are restrictions on respectability, we won't be as constrained as we are now.
The female family members were in the west room. Mrs. Bo held Shu Shu, with distress in her eyes, but comforted Jue Luo: "Shu Shu looks like this. It would be a pity for Shu Shu to marry into the Duke's Palace. It would be a pity for him to marry into the General's Palace... He is now the prince Fujin, so he can't occupy it." Elder, there is nothing to worry about if you don’t take the direct descendant..."
Jueluo Shi sighed and said: "I'm just worried about her rules...I didn't think about marrying high before, and I'm used to being undisciplined at home...I have to be strict..."
After hearing this, Shu Shu couldn't help showing her anguish, and quickly prayed: "Uni, please don't... There will be many days of observing the rules in the future, so just take it easy these few months..."
If you can enter the palace draft, you have learned the basic rules, and you can be more casual about the rest.
The date of the first wedding ceremony has been decided, and the day of marriage is not far away.
Jueluo Shi hummed and said: "If nothing else, you are not allowed to pick up needlework... It's good to be a primary school student. If you put it down, you put it down... I don't expect you to do any big work, but you can embroider a purse and make a fan cover.
The forehead wiping and other things must be done exactly the same..."
Shu Shu couldn't help but feel ashamed. It seemed that since she awakened the memory of her previous life, the pace of life had become faster. She thought about "health and fitness" and "financial freedom", but did not do a good job and be filial to her elders.
It was clear that when I picked up the needle and thread, I promised a bunch of things to go out, including fan covers for Amma, socks for Eni, Amou, and Fusong, Zhuliang and their wallets, but I left them all behind after a serious illness.
If Jue Luo Shi hadn't mentioned Nv Hong today, Shu Shu wouldn't have been able to remember it.
Mrs. Bo couldn't bear Shu Shu's discomfort, and when she saw this, she persuaded her: "Wherever there are people with all kinds of colors, Shu Shu is already very good... He can calculate accounts well, and he can manage people... He also arranges food and other things properly... There is a
Two shortcomings are not a bad thing..."
However, Jueluo insisted on his own opinion: "She is not required to be proficient, but there is no need to expose this shortcoming and let others talk about it..."
Shu Shu asked in a low voice: "Then...I will learn bead embroidery from Amo..."
Mrs. Bo also said: "That's right, don't learn from needlework. Those are all delicate jobs, which are hard on your hands and hard on your eyes... I will go to the east courtyard every morning starting from tomorrow, and I will learn bead embroidery with me..."
Jue Luo is her biological mother, not her stepmother, so she naturally loves her daughter: "Sister-in-law, please don't waste money, don't waste good things... I will send someone to buy a few boxes of beads for her later..."
But Mrs. Bo was not happy to hear this: "I have to leave all my things to Shu Shu, why are they wasted?"
The two are called sisters-in-law, but they are sisters of the same race. They have known each other for many years and have always had a deep relationship.
The uncle had no biological children and was not willing to raise a concubine. The Jueluo family gave birth to children one after another. Shu Shu was taken to the uncle's house next door to take care of her for a long time. She was an aunt in name, but in fact she was also considered an adoptive mother.
Shu Shu's dowry had been prepared a few years ago, and the valuable antique ornaments and the gold-inlaid and white jade Ruyi inside were all gifts that the uncle had received one after another over the years.
If you take out any of those things, you can exchange them for several boxes of gold beads and so on.
When Jueluo thought of this, he didn't know what to say. He just scolded: "Sister-in-law, just let it go... How dare you spend money... A few days ago, I bought a cloth shop in Gulou with the New Year's money from these years..."
But Mrs. Bo could only praise: "It's rare to find a shop in the city... I just gathered the warehouse, it would be a good idea to rent out the shop..."
Shu Shu nodded incessantly: "Amu is exactly what he said. Isn't this a rare encounter?"
If Guidan hadn't used Jiu Age's name to lower the price and put the owner in a difficult position, he wouldn't have happily changed hands.
It's just that this shop has Fusong's hard work. It's not easy to return it directly to the public, nor to directly put it under Fusong's name. It's inevitable that Shushu will stay in his hands temporarily and make money.
Before dinner, Zhu Liang called Shu Shu outside and whispered: "Sister... Cousin Chun Tai gave me two ancient books a few days ago... I'm still hesitant about how to give them to you..."