When they arrived at Shenchu, Shu Shu pushed Brother Jiu and said, "Master, we can't sleep anymore!"
Today is my fifth elder brother’s birthday, and the birthday gifts have been sent out long ago.
If the ninth elder brother didn't come back, Shu Shu wouldn't be able to come to the house to have a meal. But when the ninth elder brother came back, it would be hard not to show up.
Brother Ninth got up reluctantly and said, "Hey, the food at Fifth Brother's house is ordinary..."
Shu Shu said: "It's not like I went there to eat. If it doesn't suit your appetite, just eat less and make up for it when you come back."
For lunch, the two of them had mutton soup, which was made from half-sized lamb. The soup was fresh and tender, with vermicelli and cabbage stewed in it.
After putting on the hood, Brother Jiu felt uncomfortable standing in front of the mirror.
Everyone is like this.
I don’t like to dress the same as everyone else.
He said: "Don't forget to ask someone to change the cloak into a new one. It will be suitable for the Chinese New Year."
This means changing the blue silk surface of a bell into the same red as Shu Shu.
Shu Shu nodded and said: "I'll ask someone to change it today, so I can wear it tomorrow..."
The clothes that Brother Ninth takes with him when he goes out must be sorted and washed.
Mink fur does not need to be washed with water, but the clothes need to be removed and washed.
Brother Jiu said: "I will pass by Dongsi Street in a while. Is there anything you want to eat?"
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "Everything in the house is complete, and there are many New Year gifts from everywhere."
When giving gifts, we must pay attention to "catching up to the person's liking." Last year, Jiu Prince asked someone to buy tribute gifts. This autumn, Ji Hong sent fresh fruits, which were appreciated by everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Therefore, this year's New Year's gift includes not only the common purses and clothing materials, but also a lot of food.
There are chilled ones from the Northeast, as well as tangerines and oranges from the south.
Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu's little face and said, "Anyway, don't hold back on what you want to eat. Seeing you like this makes me feel sad..."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "With you here, I feel better when I eat. I just want my appetite to follow."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "We are all the same."
When he got on the carriage, the ninth elder brother touched his chin, but he had not yet settled the accounts with the third elder brother.
I wanted to make a deal with Khan Amma before, but I was afraid of exposing my eldest brother.
Now that I'm back in Beijing, I directly used the Thirteenth Prince's carriage to come back, and my carriage was still occupied by the Third Prince.
He doesn't think that's the end of it, right?
He must pay for the one hundred taels of silver. If he refuses to pay, then he will deduct it from the interest later. In that case, interest will also be calculated.
Before the carriage moved, there was movement outside. He Yuzhu outside the carriage reported: "Master, the eighth master is back..."
Brother Jiu's expression remained unchanged, he picked up the carriage curtain and looked outside.
The eighth prince was getting off the horse, with eunuchs and guards behind him.
From the looks of it, he must have just returned from the Yamen.
After winter, the eighth elder brother was assigned an errand to manage the feudal clan.
"Myna..."
Brother Jiu said hello.
Seeing this, the eighth elder brother handed the reins and riding whip to his followers, walked over and said, "You are back today? Are you going to the fifth elder brother's house?"
"Yes!" Brother Ninth nodded and replied: "I entered the city at the beginning of the afternoon and wanted to go to Brother Five for a visit. Would you like to go?"
The eighth prince nodded and said: "I'm about to go there, so let's go together..."
What can the ninth elder brother do?
He stood up and lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked the eighth prince to get in the carriage.
We were obviously good brothers who talked about everything in the past, but now they are just awkward.
Brother Ninth felt strange.
It seems that when I was in the same car with my third brother, I was not so irritated.
The smoker under the carriage was turned off in the morning, and it would take time to light it again in the afternoon, as it was not very hot yet.
This carriage is almost like an ordinary carriage.
There was hesitation on the eighth prince's face, and he hesitated when he wanted to speak.
Normally, Brother Jiu would have asked the question a long time ago.
At the moment, he felt fuzzy, a little more wary, and recalled the scenes of brothers getting along in the past.
It seems that mynas have this problem and don't like to cause trouble to others.
When encountering any difficulties, I don't like to make others worry, I just have this look.
Then what?
He went up to the pole to ask questions, and took the initiative to "solve problems" for the myna...
At that time, Brother Jiu felt that this was how it should be, brothers should protect each other, this was the right thing.
Ba Ge has a forbearing temperament, and he cannot bear to be wronged by him.
As a result, he became himself who was arrogant and arrogant in front of others, and Bage was still the elegant elder brother that everyone praised him for.
Brother Jiu's mouth twitched, he was really a big fool.
Seeing that he looked strange, the eighth prince asked with concern: "What's wrong? Are you tired from going out?"
Brother Jiu patted his forehead and said: "No, no, I just remembered that when I prepared the birthday gift for Brother Five, I forgot to add a golden birthday star in it. Brother Five was always worried that we didn't have enough money, so if we had subsidies, it wouldn't be okay.
Take advantage!"
If I loose my grip in the future, if I want to supplement my brother's support, I'll go after my fifth brother and my tenth brother first.
He was so stupid at the beginning, which should have worried the two of them.
The eighth elder brother heard this and said: "Without a salary, it is really worrying. Otherwise, the ninth brother will still mention it with Khan Amati..."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "No, no, it's better than the salary now. All supplies are paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There are more than a hundred people, which is more than two thousand taels."
The Eighth Prince frowned and said, "Is it because Bao Yi is disobedient? I heard that your palace's guard army has been reduced by half, and the bodyguards have not been replenished yet?"
Brother Jiu felt sick when he sat down.
Obviously these were words of concern, but he still took precautions first, worried that the eighth prince was going to send some people over.
He said: "We have plans, and the guards are almost there."
Eighth Prince: "..."
He didn't know what to say.
It really seemed like I had responded to the saying, "It's not enough to say anything without speculation." I felt like I couldn't say anything anymore.
He thought about Dong E's twins, and also thought about the emperor's grandson entering the study next year.
I feel empty and childless...
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After a while, the carriage arrived at Wubeile Mansion.
The ninth elder brother and the eighth elder brother got off the carriage.
The ninth elder brother said to He Yuzhu: "Go to the clan mansion and see if the tenth elder brother is here..."
Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will come.
Before he finished speaking, the tenth elder brother had already received the news from Wubeile Mansion and said with a smile: "Ninth brother, my younger brother is here. I thought you would come over in the afternoon, so I came directly from the Yamen."
Brother Jiu said: "That's just right, let's go back together later..."
He didn't want to sit alone in the car with his eighth brother. He felt uncomfortable all the time, and it didn't matter if the three of them were crowded together.
"Who's here?"
Brother Jiu asked.
The tenth elder brother: "Uncle Wang, Prince Xian, fourth brother, seventh brother..."
Without mentioning the title directly, the "Uncle Wang" is Prince Yu Fuquan.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu thought thoughtfully and said, "What do you mean? Then after entering the flag, the favors will be treated according to the flag? Then how can we count since we don't have the flag?"
When he celebrated his birthday this year, he was still in the palace, so naturally he didn't make any arrangements.
When the eleventh elder brother's birthday came, it was after the move, but the housewarming party had just been held at that time, and there was no further preparations.
The tenth prince said disapprovingly: "It's all courtesy. It doesn't matter if there is one more family or one less family."
The ninth elder brother looked at the eighth elder brother and said, "Then, eighth elder brother, you have to continue to get close to Prince An..."
The family heads of Prince Xin's branch are quite diverse, with ups and downs, and they don't like to interact with their clan members very much.
The other clans in Zhenglan Banner are all in the Duke's Palace and the General's Palace, and there is no room for discussion.
The eighth elder brother nodded and said: "It should be like this. It was our juniors who were more at fault before."
The ninth prince was lucky to be born.
Fortunately, I didn't fall into the flag.
Otherwise, according to the example of the previous brothers, I will probably join the Zhenglan Banner, and then I will be bored to death...
When the brothers entered the living room, the ninth elder brother noticed something strange about the fifth elder brother.
He couldn't help but look at it a few more times and said, "Brother Wu, why have you lost weight?"
Don’t you gain weight every winter when you are not trying to gain weight?
Now it is rare.
The fifth elder brother took the handkerchief, wiped his nose, and said with a nasal voice: "I have a cold, I have to clean my stomach for a few days..."
Prince Yu and others had a strange look on their faces.
Brother Jiu realized that there was something fishy in this.
When he sat down, he asked Brother Ten in a low voice: "What's going on?"
The tenth elder brother lowered his voice and said: "The fifth elder brother went to Hongluo Temple and was fooled by the old monk into offering incense to his head. He got up in the middle of the night and was doing it."
Brother Ninth: "..."
I never expected that the cause and effect was here, and I worked hard.
It seems that he is also looking forward to his legitimate son.
"Then why is Uncle Wang so worried?"
Brother Jiu asked.
Even if the nephew behaves a little irritably, wouldn't the elders just laugh it off?
Moreover, Uncle Wang has a gentle temperament and is very kind and kind to the younger generation.
The tenth elder brother chuckled and said: "The fifth elder brother is so sincere that he almost rounded up the bamboos in Hongluo Temple. He didn't keep them all for himself. The palace sent a dozen of them to him. The remaining ones were Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, and elder brother.
They were delivered to our family and mine, and several plants were also given to Jiu Ge’s family..."
There are no legitimate sons in Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong's Palace.
Brother Ninth was so embarrassed that he said, "My cousins are going to be so angry."
The two elder brothers in the family are already married and have biological children. If they really want to have a legitimate son at this time, it will be very exciting.
Brother Ten nodded and said, "It's a bit embarrassing, otherwise I wouldn't be able to have no one here today."
After all, cousins are closer than other sects.
Brother Ninth Brother said: "Looking back, they will understand. Fifth Brother's thinking is simply that he is afraid that Uncle Wang and Uncle Wang will not catch the bamboo."
It doesn’t matter whether you want to ask for a legitimate son or not. If you do, it will be unlucky to have no bamboo.
The tenth elder brother said: "The fifth brother has thought carefully. Hongluo Temple is very lively these days. Prince Zhuang lives there directly and asked someone to buy a separate courtyard next to Hongluo Temple!"
Brother Jiu was surprised and said: "Isn't that a violation of the rules?"
There are restrictions on clan members leaving Kyoto.
To say that no one cares about burning incense for a day or two, but this long stay...
The tenth prince said: "I guess he got a confession after that. It's just like that. It's pitiful to have no children. How can Ama Khan stop him from asking for a child?"
Brother Jiu heard his heartbeat and whispered: "Hongluo Temple is a bit far away. It would be great if there was a spiritual temple in Xiaotangshan. It would also be better for everyone to build other temples!"
The tenth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "This must be an ancient temple, right?"
Brother Jiu narrowed his eyes and said, "I'll ask Gao Bin to inquire about it later..."