After leaving the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, Brother Jiu entered the palace again and went to the guard room.
It's not yet noon, and Brother Seven is here.
In front of this elder brother, the ninth elder brother was much more honest and did not dare to smile playfully, so he simply talked about the enrollment of the emperor's grandson.
Qibele Mansion is not in a hurry, because Hongshu, like Honghui, is one year younger than the other cousins and will not enter school until the year after.
After hearing this, the seventh elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Thank you."
Brother Jiu sneered and said: "You're welcome, I just happened to catch up, and Khan Ama sent my brother to run an errand and pass on a message..."
The seventh elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother, but did not answer. He was incomprehensible.
Brother Jiu interrupted and said, "Brother Seven, Sister-in-law Seven must hurry up when she wants to go to Hongluo Temple. If she really wants Aunt Wang to entertain her grandson, she must give birth to a nephew."
After hearing this, the seventh elder brother couldn't help but frown, looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Don't worry about anything!"
Brother Ninth looked at Brother Seven and said, "Brother Seven, don't be confused. Don't follow the example of Brother Five. It's like you've been drunk. You can't even sort out everything at home..."
The seventh elder brother didn't want to speak, so he waved his hand to the ninth elder brother.
Brother Jiu snorted lightly, didn't bother to lecture anymore, and came out of the guard room.
The only one left is the third elder brother.
If we wait for Third Brother to return to Beijing, it will have to be at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. Time is too short.
Brother Jiu thought for a moment and then told Sun Jin, "Go and tell San Fujin about this."
Sun Jin went as ordered.
*
Sanbeile Mansion.
Sanfujin was in low spirits, and he knew that Brother Jiu had sent someone over to tidy things up before he passed on.
When she heard that the emperor's grandson would be enrolling in school next year, she showed joy and told the people around her: "I will reward you with a high-class title. It's hard for my little father-in-law to make a trip in such a cold weather."
Sun Jin hurriedly said: "Thank you Sanfu for the reward..."
San Fujin was already seven months pregnant. Not only was she bloated, she also had a double chin. She asked, "How are you, Fujin, lately?"
Sun Jin bowed and said, "Master Fujin is fine."
San Fujin thought about Concubine Yi's generosity and the love of Qi Xi and his wife, and felt bored, so he casually asked his mother to see off the guests.
I am also pregnant, and there is a "joy of twins" over there, and I am...
San Fujin felt that this baby did not look like a baby. It was different from when he was pregnant with Hongqing's brother. The belly was also smaller than that time.
Because of this, my parents’ family raised many questions.
The brothers and daughters-in-law didn't say anything to her face, but they were very angry in front of her mother-in-law. They all suspected her of lying and insisted on labeling her as unfilial.
San Fujin was so disgusted that he knew they did it on purpose.
He obviously wanted to curry favor with her, but he was unwilling to do so and insisted on belittling her.
But if these words come from her mother's family, what do outsiders think?
As if she had received confirmation, people outside looked at her strangely when they saw her.
Sanfujin has been feeling uncomfortable for the past two months, but she hopes that the child in her belly will be born soon.
She is a direct descendant of the Fujin family. If she really gets pregnant during the filial period, it will not only be unfilial, but also appear to be frivolous and unstable.
Now the emperor's grandson enters the study...
Sanfujin felt refreshed.
When the time comes, I have to choose a reading partner. I have several nephews who are of the right age. What do they think of them this time?
They have to take back what they said before.
Otherwise, she would rather choose someone from the Ma family than from the Dong E family...
*
Because he was told once in front of the emperor, Brother Jiu left the palace today without Shen Chu. After dilly-dallying for a while, he estimated that he would not leave the palace until the second quarter of Shen Chu.
When he returned to the Prince's Mansion, Shu Shu was not in the room.
Xiao Chun was here and said: "I followed the county boss to pick vegetables..."
Brother Jiu nodded, left the main room and went to the greenhouse.
In the greenhouse, Shu Shu and Mrs. Bo were there, followed by Xiao Song and Hazel who carried the vegetable basket.
Shu Shu wore a mask and covered it tightly, and was happily instructing Xiao Song to pull out radishes.
At the end of September, all we ate were radish leaves, but now the water radish underneath has grown.
Each one is about the length of a hand, the thick one is nearly an inch in diameter, and the thin one is as thick as a thumb.
Seeing Brother Jiu coming in, Shu Shu pointed at the water radish and said, "When it's grown, you can go to the palace to honor it!"
Not only the water radish is like this, but the Chinese cabbage has also grown into Chinese cabbage. The leaves have spread out and are as big as one and a half palms.
"The cabbage leaves are now big enough to make rice dumplings. Let's eat rice dumplings tonight..."
Shu Shu said to Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Come out as soon as you finish picking. You will sweat after being in there for a long time, and you will catch a cold if you go out again..."
Shu Shu responded, but he personally picked three cucumbers and six small peppers before coming out of the greenhouse.
These are just beginning to mature, so let’s try them today.
When the dinner was served, Brother Jiu discovered that in addition to the cabbage leaves and beef sauce used for wrapping rice, there were also two small plates on the table, which contained cucumbers and peppers cut into strips.
The couple each had a plate in front of them, and Brother Ninth's plate had half as much shredded chili pepper.
The number of cucumber strips for both people is the same.
Brother Jiu couldn't help but laugh. Sometimes Fujin also had cute persistence.
Always be fair, not because you are afraid of yourself suffering a loss, but because you are worried about accidentally causing others to suffer a loss.
So we pick cucumbers and peppers in multiples of three, and that’s with Mrs. Bo’s share.
As for the missing green chili shreds, it was because of consideration for Brother Jiu's stomach.
Brother Jiu's heart is soft, that is, he met himself, and he is so considerate and knows that he feels sorry for her; if it were another person who took advantage and acted like a good boy, what would his life be like?
If Shu Shu hadn't pointed it out to him...
He shook his head, no if.
Shu Shu had already made a rice bag and handed it to him: "Try it..."
Brother Jiu took it, took a bite, and said, "It smells good!"
Shu Shu listened with a smile on his face.
In this cold winter, eating rice dumplings like this is completely different from summer, more refreshing and delicious.
The two of them just ate this, and just finished the dishes without touching them.
The braised steak was awarded to Zhaojia Gege, the tripe pot was awarded to Manager Cui, and the braised beef in sauce was awarded to Grandma Qi.
When they got down from the dining table, Brother Jiu told him about accompanying his troops to visit the mausoleum.
After hearing this, Shu Shu also became worried.
It's the last day of the "19th", and we will start on the 14th, which is on the "29th".
If you go back and forth for half a month, it will be "Two Nine" followed by "Thirty Nine"...
Winter is different now than it was hundreds of years ago.
According to later generations, we are still in the "Little Ice Age", especially in North China, with bitter cold in winter and little rain in spring and summer.
But the prince's retinue is full of grace...
Shu Shu said: "Then you have to prepare carefully and pack up the carriage for your trip..."
Brother Ninth also doesn’t like to endure hardships.
Although I said it loudly in front of my fourth brother, who would be willing to suffer if he could enjoy happiness?
"In addition to fumigating the cage, how else can we clean it?"
Brother Jiu asked curiously.
Shu Shu thought about the current regulations on carriages and said: "It should be better to add a layer of wool felt to insulate it from heat and cold."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "This is okay."
Shu Shu added: "You can put a smoker cage under the seat, and the smoke exhaust outlet of the smoker cage is directly under the carriage."
In this case, there is no need to worry about the unsafeness of the sealed compartment, and the fumigation cage can be larger.
"In this way, a carriage can hold up to three smoke cages..."
Shu Shu said.
Brother Jiu said: "That means it's warm, but it's easier to catch a cold when you're out of the car, right?"
Shu Shu said: "I still have a lot of the mink skin I got last year. I can make a full-length cloak for me. I can put it on when I get out of the car..."
Brother Jiu couldn't help but curl up his lips and said, "Then let's make the same thing, and you can make one too..."
Shu Shu looked down at her belly.
Nowadays, blouses are becoming looser, and a one-piece cloak is indeed more convenient.
She nodded and said, "Okay!"
When winter first came, she asked someone to prepare some duck down.
I originally wanted to make a coat or something for Brother Jiu, but now it seems that it is not as warm as mink fur.
In the current weather, which is estimated to be around minus 20 degrees, only big sweaters are the warmest.
She planned to have someone make eiderdown cushions and put them on the carriage.
Brother Jiu remembered his duties, and the next day he asked someone to simply modify his carriage according to Shu Shu's ideas.
After adding a layer of wool felt, it is much better.
Brother Jiu drew inferences from one example and added it to the third level.
Three layers of wool felt are sandwiched between two layers of waterproof linoleum paper.
In this way, it not only blocks the wind, but also provides good sound insulation.
Sitting in the carriage, the sound of the wind outside could not be heard, and the sound of the carriage's wheels on the ground was also much quieter.
Brother Ninth was so happy that he directly asked people to drive the carriage to the construction department, and asked the craftsmen here to renovate each carriage for the holy tour according to this standard.
The carriages of the princes can be directly modified, but the imperial carriage must be modified if desired.
Brother Jiu asked the construction department clerk for paper and pen, made a simple sketch, and headed to Qianqing Palace.
Just as the eldest brother came out, the ninth brother said: "I was about to send someone to tell you, take a look at this..."
With that said, he showed the sketch of the carriage to his eldest brother and said: "Your carriage is at the palace. Send someone to the Construction Department to have it changed."
The eldest brother took a rough look, pointed at the two grooves on the west side of the carriage and said, "What are these for?"
Brother Jiu took a look and said: "There is a smoker cage underneath to keep warm, and a kettle and pastry are placed above."
The eldest brother nodded and said: "Yes, then I will ask someone to send it over later."
Brother Ninth said proudly: "With my brother here, I will make everyone travel comfortably."
The eldest brother praised: "Okay, then we will wait."
When he arrived in front of the emperor, the ninth elder brother also said the same thing, saying: "Khan Ama has a body of thousands of gold, and the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother are also young, so my son thought that it would be better to travel with less suffering."
Kangxi looked at the drawings and said nothing.
There was already a fumigation cage on the carriage, but it turned out to be one, located in the carriage.
Now there are two more, plus two more layers of wool felt outside the carriage.
They are all trails.
I'm just afraid of hardship.
Kangxi was very dissatisfied and wanted to criticize the ninth elder brother, but thinking that there were thirteenth elder brother and fourteenth elder brother here, they were also friendly little brothers, so he said: "Well, let's modify it according to this...