The next day, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother went to the Yamen together.
Brother Jiu asked, "Have you two made any ideas about the treat?"
The tenth prince shook his head and said: "No, isn't this waiting for you? I'll definitely have the same number of people invited by then, it's just that the in-laws are different here."
Brother Jiu then said: "I plan to treat you for two days, and my brothers and in-laws will be treated separately."
This was not Shu Shu's suggestion, but Brother Jiu thought of it himself.
If we get together, how will we entertain them?
Everyone's status is also divided into three, six or nine levels.
I felt uncomfortable at that time.
Two days were divided, one day for brothers and clan relatives; one day for in-laws and maternal relatives.
Brother Ten touched his chin and said, "That clan is a group of people, can we invite them together?"
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "Your sister-in-law said the same thing, so as not to have to worry about it, we will invite them together when the time comes, the men on your side, and the women and children on my side. Wait until the next day, and we will each invite them for half a day."
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In addition to Niu Hulu's house, the Tenth Brother's house also has his aunt's house. At that time, he also showed up for his engagement and marriage. People from Abahai's department who came to Beijing for shifts also arrived in Beijing. He was his brother-in-law, and he also wanted to invite him.
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The tenth elder brother nodded and said: "That's good. It also saves the brothers trouble. Otherwise, we have to organize a dinner for the two families..."
Today is September 28th. If I want to treat you to someone on October 2nd, I will send a post tomorrow.
The brothers made an appointment to go back at noon.
When the ninth elder brother arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he had to do the errands of the Qing Palace.
The prince will leave for Shengjing at the end of next month, and the palace must be prepared to welcome him along the way.
Brother Jiu curled his lips, selected the relevant official documents, made a note, and said: "Send it to Manager He."
After all, he is a precious prince. When he has nothing to do, he can go out for a walk.
The post took the official document and went to receive the order.
The person on duty next door, He Yi, stood up and took the official document, feeling a little hesitant.
These days, he has trouble sleeping and eating.
I really didn’t expect that the prince asked him to go directly to the palace to attack the emperor after checking the ninth elder brother. He also didn’t expect that the ninth elder brother would be so tough and move out of the palace directly.
Since then, he has been trembling with fear, waiting for the prince's comfort, the ninth elder brother's censure and the emperor's anger.
As a result, there was nothing...
He stood up, wanting to apologize to Brother Jiu, walked to the door, and then stepped back.
how to say?
Saying that you have no choice but to do so is just following orders?
It feels even more annoying...
He returned to his seat again, with a bit of decadence, looking in the direction of Yuqing Palace, feeling unsatisfied in his heart...
The ninth elder brother had almost finished handling the official business, and then left the Yamen of the Internal Affairs Office and went to wait for the tenth elder brother outside the Yamen of the Zongren Mansion.
The tenth brother did not arrive, but Beizi Sunu came out.
Seeing Brother Ninth, he smiled and said, "Brother is having a great housewarming. When will the drinks be served?"
Brother Jiu laughed and said, "The elders are all busy, so it's not easy to disturb them..."
Su Nu didn't expect Brother Jiu's reaction to be like this. He laughed "Haha" and said, "Brother is considerate..."
The tenth elder brother happened to come out and listened to the conversation between the two. When Sonu left, he asked the ninth elder brother in a low voice: "Aren't you going to invite the clan members?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "No, there are so many clan members, who can we invite? We will send out the message, and they will not have time to come, so we feel uncomfortable; if they all come, we will accompany them..."
This is the disadvantage of the brothers not joining the flag, they have no sense of belonging.
Otherwise, the division based on the color of the flag would be the rough standard for family relationships, plus the two cousins of Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Gong's Mansion.
Brother Ten lowered his head and smiled.
My ninth brother is really adamant when he has no desires.
Even if this is the case, everyone is treated equally and no one can find any shortcomings.
When they arrived at the prince's residence, the ninth elder brother said to the tenth elder brother: "You are bringing your younger brothers and sisters over for lunch, and then we will discuss how to treat them together."
We are all brothers, so naturally we can feel comfortable.
Brother Ten agreed.
Brothers say goodbye for now.
Shu Shu was bored and was following Xiao Chun to cut clothes for Xiao Hua.
Shunxin and Ruyi both have small clothes, but Xiaohua does not.
Shu Shu was a lover of both sides, so she muttered a few words, Xiao Chun took a ruler, and the master and servant discussed how to make it.
Hearing that Brother Jiu was back, Shu Shu was overjoyed and said, "Is it so early today?"
Brother Jiu said: "I've finished handling the yamen affairs. I asked Lao Shi and Lao Shi Fujin to come over and have lunch together later."
After hearing this, Shu Shu ordered Walnut to say: "Ask the kitchen to add some dishes, cut two plates of beef shank, heat up two egg rolls, two plates of shredded milk tofu, and add two pancake platters..."
Brother Jiu asked: "What is the pancake platter?"
Shu Shu said: "The side dishes are still very tender. It would be a pity to eat them fried. They can be eaten rolled up with pancakes..."
Speaking of this, she thought of Brother Jiu's delicate intestines and stomach, and said, "Just take a few bites and try it. Don't eat more..."
After a while, Brother Shi and Shi Fujin came over.
Shi Fujin took Shu Shu's hand, glanced at her belly carefully, and said: "My brother arrived in the capital. In addition to beef jerky and milk tofu, he also brought a jar of pickled apricots. I asked someone to share half of it.
, put it in the dining room at the front..."
When Shu Shu heard the mountain apricot, her saliva started to secrete wildly, but she still endured it and said: "The princess prepared this for her younger siblings. My younger siblings should keep it well. I still have some food here."
Shi Fujin smiled and said, "I can't eat it this year. My sister-in-law catches up, so I will eat it."
As my grandma talked, she arrived at the Toji Room.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother went to the west room.
Shu Shu drooled more and more and glanced at Walnut.
Before the walnuts could be eaten, Xiaotang had already brought in a bowl of pickled apricots.
The apricot is not big, only about the size of a thumb, and is round.
Only salt was added, nothing else.
Take a bite and it will be salty first and then sour.
Mountain apricots are picked when they are young, and the almonds inside have not yet grown and can be eaten.
This sourness is tempered with a bit of bitterness.
Shu Shu ate four or five pills before putting them down.
Shi Fujin watched from the side and hurriedly asked Walnut to take down the small bowl, saying: "You can't eat them together, it will make your teeth sore..."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Well, we won't eat them consecutively..."
At this time, it was time to prepare the meal.
Although there were only four people, they were divided into tables.
Shi Fujin smiled happily when he saw the silken milk tofu and said: "I didn't expect that milk tofu can be eaten like this. It's more delicious than eating it directly..."
She had eaten it at Ersuo before and liked the texture and chewiness of the white sugar texture on the outside and the milk tofu texture on the inside.
Shu Shu said: "In addition to the sugar, it is also because the milk tofu has not been dried. I will ask someone to give you the recipe later. If you want to eat it, ask someone to make it."
Shi Fujin thought for a moment and said, "Then what gift should I give to Sister-in-law Jiu? I don't have any better food than here?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "There is no need to return the gift. If I have to say reciprocity, it would be the return gift from Shan Xing just now."
Shi Fujin whispered: "I, Ehe, told me not to take advantage of others, for fear of being looked down upon."
Shu Shu thought for a moment and said, "Well, you can't be too generous and let others take advantage of you."
She knew that Shifujin had many private houses and almost all foreign goods shops. Now she had more contacts outside the palace than in the palace.
Shi Fujin blinked and said: "I also said that I won't let others take advantage of me, so as not to be regarded as a big fool..."
Shu Shu smiled, nodded and said: "The princess is right, there is a kind of person who is not grateful for the help from others. Instead, he thinks it is his own ability. He wants to laugh at others, so he should stay away."
Shi Fujin said proudly: "Master Shi also praised me for being smart and knowing far and near! Hehe, who doesn't know this yet? If you treat us well, stay close; if you don't treat us well, stay far away!"
Shu Shu praised: "That's right, it makes the distinction straightforward and saves worry."
Shi Fujin smiled and took Shu Shu's hand and said, "Sister-in-law Jiu is the latest!"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Isn't it recent? They are all next to each other, just separated by two walls..."
After lunch, the ninth elder brother brought the tenth elder brother over and talked about the treat for the second day of October.
Hearing Brother Jiu say that the clan members were not invited, Shu Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's just right. Otherwise, many of the elders would be unfamiliar to us, and it would be uncomfortable to think about it."
Since there are no outsiders, there will be a small banquet on the second day of the new year.
Men and women were still separated, and the princes went to the Tenth Prince's house.
The tenth elder brother said: "There is an oven in the dining room. I will call a master chef from the inner restaurant to come back and cook the lamb..."
Brother Jiu said: "Then buy a few more cages of rabbits and bake them too, they will be tender."
Shu Shu thought of the texture of suckling pigs, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and said, "Ask Zhuangzi to send some piglets to be roasted..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Okay, I want a piglet under fifty pounds."
Shu Shu added: "You can also bake pies, stuffed with mutton and green onions..."
Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu and said, "It's not shameful. Why is it all meat?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Maybe I have become too vegetarian recently and want to eat meat..."
She has been eating a lot of beef these days, but because they are afraid that she will get a bad taste, everyone prepares lean beef for her.
Shu Shu wants to eat fat, which is similar to beef breast fat, chewy and bursting with fat.
Brother Jiu said distressedly: "Then there's no need to wait for the treat. Just ask someone to prepare a few more things in the evening."
Shu Shu thought for a moment and said, "I'll also steam a plate of bacon. I want the bacon, which is fat and thin."
Brother Ninth responded.
Shi Fujin was beside him, already drooling...
The next day, September 29, the posts from the Ninth Prince's Mansion and the Tenth Prince's Mansion were sent out.
Posts have been prepared from Prince Zhijun's palace down to the fifteenth elder brother.
It is jointly signed by the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince.
As for Dong E's family, Guo Luoluo's family, and Prince Kang's residence, the posts were made by Brother Jiu, and the treat time is the third day of October.
In Niu Hulu's house, Guogong's Mansion, and Abahai Department in the inner palace, there are posts from the Tenth Prince.
Because the Eight Banners attach great importance to in-laws, they basically include the uncle's family, the aunt's family, the aunt's family, and the Yue's family.
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Go to the study room.
Class break.
The fourteenth elder brother took the invitation sent by Sun Jin and looked at it over and over again, feeling a little curious.
This is the first time in his life that he has received an invitation.
It feels really different, as if I have grown up.
Brother Fourteen counted with his fingers: "Twenty-nine today, thirty tomorrow, the next one will be the first grade, and the next one will be the second grade..."
The thirteenth elder brother was a little worried and said: "Sun Jin said that the ninth elder brother has gone to the imperial court. What if Khan Amma doesn't give him leave?"