"Anyway, Ninth Brother, just listen to your younger brother, take good care of Ninth Sister-in-law, and don't let others bully you!"
Brother Ten emphasized again.
He is a conscientious brother-in-law. Remembering the kindness of sending meals these days, he is happy to "reciprocate".
Although the meals are all prepared in the dining room and there is no need for the master to cook, it is not a matter of simply giving instructions. There is a huge difference between carefulness and meticulousness.
"Yeah! Yeah! I wrote it down!"
Brother Jiu also looked more serious, knowing that this hospital was too big and he couldn't go there rashly.
If Khan Amma ordered that it be kept secret from him, then he would not be able to find out anything if he went to ask.
Huh?!
Could it be that I am overthinking it?
If his medicine was really ineffective, how could Ama Khan and his empress be so calm?
Not to mention summoning the world, at least a few foreign officials in Beijing must be summoned to the palace!
Fujin "lost his composure" yesterday, maybe he just cares and causes chaos!?
She is looking forward to her little brother and little princess so much. She must hope that her body will recover soon. Knowing that Bafujin is causing trouble, isn't she anxious?!
Brother Jiu's eyes were shining, and he felt that most of the gloom in his heart was gone.
Maybe it's true that heirs are in trouble, but he is here and she is too.
As for the little brother...
The ninth elder brother looked at the tenth elder brother and made a small calculation in his mind.
Shu Shu is the legitimate daughter at home, and she is the legitimate wife when she marries him. She will not like concubines and concubines.
The relationship between the fifth brother and the fifth sister-in-law is estranged, and it is still unknown whether they will have a son, let alone a wealthy son.
Instead, Lao Shi is here...
"Tenth brother, from now on, follow the example of your elder brother and treat your own legitimate son Fujin well. When the time comes, not to mention the seventh son and eight son-in-law, you will have a full house of children and grandchildren, including two or three legitimate sons..."
Brother Jiu taught me very kindly.
The tenth elder brother raised his chin and said with pride: "You can say this to the ninth elder brother? My younger brother understands in his heart... As soon as Khan Ama's marriage decree was announced, I asked someone to prepare a gift. When she comes to Beijing at the end of the year, I will give it to her.
She..."
Brother Jiu thought of his behavior in the past few months. He knew not to talk about gifts after the wedding, but he also boldly said that he wanted to break off the engagement.
He couldn't help but feel ashamed: "What gift?"
"A little mare, kept in the village..."
Brother Ten showed off a bit: "This is called 'catching on to one's own preferences'! The gift is a horse, but not a horse!"
Brother Jiu felt guilty, as he seemed to have never bothered to prepare any gifts for Shu Shu except for the banknotes.
Not as good as Lao Shi!
*
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
The dining table was set up, and Liang Jiugong bowed in and said: "Master, the empress of Yikun Palace has something to eat. 'Your Majesty'..."
The six east and west palaces have their own internal dining rooms.
In addition to going out to appreciate vegetables in the Qianqing Palace, various palaces also have "vegetable tributes" from time to time.
Although there is no clear stipulation, it is actually assumed that only those above the principal position are eligible to "respectfully".
Even if this is the case, it is not the norm.
At present, in the harem, in addition to the four concubines Hui, Yi, De, and Rong, the only ones who go to Qianqing Palace to "pay tribute" in February or March are Concubine Tong and Concubine Zhang.
The status of the first four is there, Concubine Tong is the emperor's cousin, and Concubine Zhang is the favorite in recent years.
Others are more self-aware and will not bring trouble to themselves.
Concubine Yi has always followed the crowd in her behavior. She was like this when she was favored earlier, and it is still the same now.
No matter what happens, I will "serve food" once every two months, always in the middle of the month.
This is to avoid Concubine Hui.
However, it is still early in the tenth day of the month, which is not the time for Concubine Yi to "serve dishes" in the past.
"What are you paying homage to? Put it in front of you?"
Kangxi also thought of this difference in his mind and ordered Liang Jiugong.
It's a plate of small cakes, no bigger than a chess piece.
When the eunuch who tasted the meal tried it, Kangxi picked up a small cake and took a bite.
The outside is puff pastry and the inside is red bean filling.
There is no sugar in the red bean filling, only a little honey, so it doesn't taste sweet.
Kangxi ate three small cakes in a row. Liang Jiugong watched and admired Concubine Yi even more.
The emperor doesn't like to eat these sweet pastries on weekdays, so he only eats a few kinds of salt and pepper for snacks.
Kangxi looked away from the red bean cake, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and pointed to a bowl of stewed bird's nest on the table: "Reward Concubine Yi... pass on my oral instructions, summon Concubine Yi to accompany you to the Qing Palace in the early days of Youchu..."
Liang Jiugong responded, watched the eunuch serving as the eunuch prepare the bird's nests, and then took his people to Yikun Palace to deliver the order.
*
Yikun Palace, East Room.
Yifei was not dressed in an ordinary way, with a honey-colored spring silk shirt embroidered with twigs on the bottom, a goose-yellow tapestry waistcoat with a mandarin duck pattern on the outside, and half a mother-of-pearl on her head. Instead, her hair was braided in the style of a green young woman, with two butterfly love hairpins inserted. She was sitting in front of the makeup mirror with a smile, looking at a pink face in the mirror, and asked Xianglan: "Is this rouge color good? Is it a little thinner?"
Xianglan looked at it carefully and replied: "My servant looks just right, if there is something there or not, it matches the look of the queen..."
If it were any other concubine, she would have frightened to plead guilty because her son or daughter-in-law "got into trouble", or would have made a roundabout way of complaining about her grievances, or filed a blackmail, etc., but Concubine Yi would never do this.
She knew in her heart that even if she gave birth to a child in ten months of pregnancy, the emperor's contribution would be limited, but in the emperor's eyes, he was a noble prince, more important than concubines like them.
The emperor's son has the emperor to worry about; if the emperor chooses a daughter-in-law who is not satisfied, it is not his turn to talk.
What she can do for her sons is to secure her position as the "favorite concubine" and not hold them back.
When Liang Jiugong came over with the oral edict and the bird's nest, he saw such a radiant Concubine Yi.
After the oral message was passed, Concubine Yi turned towards the Qianqing Palace and said with a smile: "Even if the emperor doesn't pass on the message today, I still have to go to the Qianqing Palace shamelessly..."
Liang Jiugong bowed to listen, received a generous bounty and went back. Naturally, he "accidentally" mentioned Concubine Yi's joyful reaction when she heard the oral instructions.
Kangxi also started to look forward to it after hearing this.
*
Life needs a sense of ritual.
Even in "confinement".
After repeated reminders from Aunt Zhou and Xiao Chun, Shu Shu remembered that today is the Chinese Valentine's Day.
In fact, Shu Shu didn't like this day in her heart. It was not very auspicious to have to say goodbye for a whole year and then to have the "magpie bridge meeting" once a year.
Who told the world to believe this?
Unmarried girls should pray in the boudoir to marry a good husband, and married young women should also pray for a smooth marriage.
Now that Shu Shu understands it, he will naturally "do as the Romans do."
After copying the scriptures, she also wanted to prepare a surprise for Brother Jiu.
I have been ill these past few days, and Brother Jiu doesn't feel so at ease.
The wallet has been sent out.
It’s too late to make belts and undershirts.
Shu Shu couldn't help but smile as she thought about how Brother Ninth had been carrying his money for the past two days.
She remembered an old object and asked Xiaochun to open the east wing and find it.
A sapphire flat peach safe and sound sign.
The sapphire was not that smooth, and the carving looked ordinary, but Shu Shu cherished it very much.
This was the dowry of Princess Gu Lun Wenzhe more than a hundred years ago.
It has been passed down for several generations, and Amma and Eni are left to me.
They hope that they can live a long life like Princess Wenzhe and have many children and grandchildren.
I will definitely live up to their wishes, live a long life, and be full of children and grandchildren.
Ninth Brother is not sure.
Shu Shu hoped that this "Nothing Card" would bring him good luck.
In addition to this, Shu Shu also made the knot herself, choosing golden silk threads.
Her craftsmanship was ordinary, and she had a sense of "slow work and careful work". She took it apart twice before finally making a loop.
It's just that she can't make up a "heart" in Luo Zitou as she thought.
"Why!"
Shu Shu felt quite inadequate, and the knot in her hand was already pulled out.
It's Brother Jiu who is back.
With such a jade pendant appearance and such color, Brother Jiu thought that it was for him, and he felt embarrassed.
Are you too indifferent to your wife?
"Master is back..."
Shu Shu smiled and was about to get up. Brother Jiu reached out to hold her shoulders: "I have accepted these good things from you and haven't given you a gift in return? Is there anything you want?" He looked into Shu Shu's eyes as he spoke.
, with seriousness.
Actually Brother Jiu wanted to apologize.
The matter of the golden bowl...
Brother Jiu realized later and understood Shu Shu's concerns.
It’s not that she is scheming, nor that she wants to fool herself. She is not an ordinary nanny, she is an old man who has been by his side for more than ten years...
If it were Brother Ninth who found something wrong with Aunt Zhou or Aunt Qi, he probably wouldn't go beyond Shu Shu to deal with it. Instead, he would have to worry about hurting her face.
Shu Shu asked curiously: "Why do you think of giving me something?"
I have to say it’s because of “Chinese Valentine’s Day”…
Unlikely...
After all, it's not a big holiday, even Shu Shu would have to be reminded to remember it, not to mention that Brother Jiu is still a man, this is not a holiday for men in the first place.
The ninth elder brother couldn't say that he was "mentioned" by the tenth elder brother, so he only said: "Give it away if you want, what else could it be for?"
Shu Shu thought about it carefully: "Then I want to ask for something from you?"
"What?"
Brother Jiu asked.
Shu Shu did not answer immediately. Instead, he got up and fetched something and came back: "Do you want to see this?"
Brother Jiu answered: "What is it wearing on your head? Is it made like this? Then I sent someone to make it in-house..."
Shu Shu waved her hands with a smile: "No need... Think about it carefully, what did you say to me in the back office when the lawsuit was filed?"
It had only been a few months since the incident, and Brother Jiu was not forgetful, so he remembered it clearly and smiled while holding the bunch of flowers.
Now that I think about it, maybe this is the fate of husband and wife?
Brother Jiu recalled, his eyes involuntarily fell on Shu Shu's feet. Fortunately, she wore flat shoes at home.
Strangely enough, apart from Shu Shu's unruly eyes, the most profound impression at that time was those four-inch-high flag shoes.
Although I don't look up at others, I am definitely being compared.
"I'll trade this with you for that piece of coral..."
Shu Shu said softly.
Brother Jiu had already held the flower in his hand, and said with displeasure: "The one with the right hat is not as good as the one with the right color... I will find a good one later and change it..."
Shu Shu shook her head: "It's different, I just want that piece!"
Brother Jiu was so soft-hearted that he could not say no. He immediately ordered He Yuzhu to go to the front yard and come out.
Seeing Shu Shu collect the corals carefully, Brother Jiu made up his mind to find the best and reddest corals to make jewelry for his wife in the future, instead of dealing with them like this...