When it was getting dark, the tenth prince entered the city.
The carriage stopped directly at the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
The concierge Cui Baisui saw him and hurriedly came forward to greet him and welcome him inside.
Anyone else who came over would have to wait for an announcement, but the 10th Prince didn't.
The tenth brother said: "I won't come in anymore, so I'll ask someone to unload the truck!"
Cui Baisui called for people and ordered them to pass the message inside.
Before the cart of game was unloaded, Brother Jiu also got the news and wandered over from the main courtyard.
"So early? I thought you had to come back tomorrow!" Brother Jiu said.
"I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I came back early."
The tenth brother said, pointing to the piles of things unloaded on the ground: "Over there are the thirteenth and fourteenth ones, and the rest are the younger brothers'."
The 10th Prince didn't hunt much game by himself, but when he went with his bodyguards and escorts, he captured a lot of money.
Brother Jiu looked around and said, "It's too much. There must be six or seven deer and a dozen roe deer. How can we finish all the food?"
The tenth elder brother smiled and said: "Isn't there still Mr. Qi? You can ask Fu Song to take some back. If you can't finish the rest, you can make preserved meat."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "That's okay. Your Sister-in-law Ninth doesn't like to eat now, so she can't eat beef all the time..."
The tenth elder brother said: "Then you have a rest. My younger brother will go to the fourth brother's house. The two younger ones have prepared some for the fourth brother."
Brother Jiu thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you. Fourth brother caught a cold yesterday from all the hard work. He's keeping it at home."
The tenth prince said unexpectedly: "Are you in a hurry?"
He knew that Si Age came back yesterday about potatoes.
I didn't expect it to be so frustrating.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "That's not true. The clothes on my body were too thick and I was too embarrassed to take them off in the house. I didn't notice it at the time. I was sweating and went to the garden twice..."
The two brothers talked and moved to the door of Sibeile Mansion.
When the concierge here came out, the tenth elder brother said: "The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother brought the game here. I brought it here and asked someone to carry it away!"
There was one car in total and it was unloaded quickly.
Si Fujin got the news and rushed out, saying: "Excuse me, Uncle Ten..."
The tenth elder brother said respectfully: "You're welcome, my brother went back first and hasn't washed himself yet."
Si Fujin nodded and said to Brother Jiu: "Thank you to Uncle Jiu for the medicine. Our father drank it and sweated, and he is feeling better."
Brother Jiu said happily: "I still have some at home, I just don't have enough to send someone to get them."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two brothers left the door of Sibeile Mansion.
The ninth elder brother looked at the tenth elder brother and whispered: "Why didn't you prepare some for the fourth elder brother? It's not troublesome to add two things like the thirteenth..."
Even if we didn't interact with each other before, now that we live on the same street, there will be constant interactions.
Everything is ready-made and there is no hassle.
The tenth elder brother whispered: "No, if my brother is making good friends everywhere, someone should go to the imperial palace and talk nonsense to Yuqing Palace!"
Brother Jiu was dissatisfied and said: "Khan Ama expects his son to be respectful to his brothers and sisters, so why do he treat him differently?"
As long as Khan Amma doesn't care about the son of a noble concubine or not, others will look at him indifferently.
Brother Ten smiled and said, "I'm not impatient to socialize either, so I just want to be friendly with Brother Ninth."
Brother Jiu said distressedly: "But this restraint is not a thing. How about we discuss it with Khan Ama another day?"
If you don't want to confer no title, just don't confer it. It doesn't matter if you don't allocate the population of the banner, it will save the dispute.
But if the normal interactions between brothers would make the prince jealous, then the prince would be too petty.
Brother 10 shook his head and said, "No, it's pretty good now. Life is simple and it saves worry and effort."
Brother Jiu couldn't help but feel worried when he thought about himself, and said, "If my popularity is so good now, will the prince be afraid of him?"
He truly feels that he is the most popular among his brothers.
The one above respects his elder brothers, and the one below also loves his younger brother.
The tenth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother: "..."
This is still his ninth brother, who has been so confident since he was a child.
Looking at Brother Jiu's expression, it turned out that this was not a joke, but he really thought so.
The tenth elder brother said: "As long as the ninth elder brother does not enter the court and does not contact the courtiers, it will be fine..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Okay, then I will guard the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I really want to go to the Sixth Department to learn errands. If I get together with the third brother, he will probably harm me, or he will harm him. Forget it, the fourth brother is impatient.
He is impatient, but also very diligent; Fifth Brother is quite good, but I am afraid that Khan Ama would not like us to learn the same job..."
If he meets the Eighth Prince, it will be even more difficult for him.
I saw that the sky was getting darker.
The two of them didn't say anything else, and the tenth prince went back to his house.
Brother Jiu had a deer picked out and two roe deer sent to Dutong Mansion.
There is a curfew at midnight, and it is still early in the morning.
He divided another deer and asked someone to send it to Ma Qi's family, while Zhang Tingzhan and Gao Yanzhong's family sent someone to send a roe deer to their family.
He asked the dining room to keep the rest.
When he arrived at the main room, he asked Shu Shu: "Lao Shi came back from the paddock and brought a lot of game. Are you going to roast a plate of venison tonight?"
After hearing this, Shu Shu felt a little greedy and said: "Sprinkle more half with chili pepper."
Brother Jiu nodded, and Walnut went to the dining room to send a message.
Brother Jiu said: "The bulk of it was given by Old Ten, and some were captured by Thirteen and Fourteen today. I heard that they didn't even keep them themselves, but sent them to us..."
The tenth elder brother kept Gan Ran here, but the younger brother gave it to him. The ninth elder brother wanted to return some gifts, so he said: "There is so much meat that I can't finish it all at once. I will ask someone to roast it into dried meat and make snacks for them."
Bar?"
Both brothers are prone to hunger when they are smoking.
Brother Ninth also came here at this time.
Shu Shu naturally had no objection and said: "Bake some peach cakes too. The ones last longer and are quite filling. They're perfect for eating with milk tea."
After the meal was over, Xiao Chun, Walnut and the others went down, and Brother Jiu said to Shu Shu: "I don't even want to serve food to Khan Ama anymore!"
This was so senseless that Shu Shu was stunned for a moment, then thought of Brother Ten and said, "What's wrong?"
Brother Jiu sighed and said: "Ahma Khan thinks that the prince is valuable, so if he lifts the prince up, everyone will think that the prince is valuable; Ama Khan thinks that the eldest son of the emperor is good, so there will be a lot of people surrounding the eldest brother; Khan
Amma feels that Lao Shi, the son of a noble concubine, is different from us and is alienated and wary, so Lao Shi should socialize less and stay away from others..."
From this point of view, the brothers were divided into three, six or nine levels, and the "culprit" of the dispute between the heirs was not others, but the emperor himself.
Shu Shu said: "My tenth brother doesn't like to hang out with friends. Don't think too much about it. Even here, I am lazy. People who don't like to socialize don't socialize."
There is no need to put the tenth prince in a pitiful situation.
The tenth prince is really smart.
As soon as Suo'etu died, some serious demons and snakes wanted to attack the East Palace.
Kangxi asked the prince to "tour eastward", which was also a warning to those people.
The prince is noble and his position is stable.
At this time, it is most appropriate for Brother Ten to avoid him.
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "Being too lazy to socialize is not the same as not being able to socialize..."
Seeing him like this, Shu Shu reminded him: "From now on, I don't want to be angry in front of my tenth brother. If others listen, they will think that I am instigating my tenth brother."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "I know, if I don't talk about this outside, I just talk to you about it..."
*
The Tenth Prince's Mansion, the main room.
There is also a roast venison dish at Tenth Brother's side.
Shi Fujin smiled happily after eating and said, "It's delicious. This is my first time eating this."
Brother Ten said: "I have several of them left. Since I like to eat them, I will keep them in the ice cellar and eat them slowly."
Regarding Sister-in-law Jiu's meat-eating theory, Brother Ten was also a little concerned.
It would be great if it could satisfy your appetite and not gain weight.
Shi Fujin blinked and said: "Then...can you give one to the inner hall? I want to ask my brother to try this..."
Brother Ten shook his head and said: "No need to send them away. I entered the city from Nancheng today. When I passed by the inner hall, I asked someone to unload a deer and two roe deer..."
In fact, the tenth prince knew that he had never eaten venison in Fujin, but Abahaitaiji should have.
Because in these years when the Holy Emperor was patrolling the north, the Abahai tribe would go there to form an alliance and would follow them to encircle them.
But Brother Ten still asked someone to send it away...
*
Sibeile Mansion, main room.
The couple was eating.
It's millet porridge, milk steamed buns, a plate of garlic cucumbers, a plate of sweet and sour radish skin, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, and a plate of minced meat and eggs.
It suits Si Age's taste, it's very light.
When the fourth brother saw it, he frowned and said, "Why is it so bland? Isn't there meat? Why don't you order two plates of meat? Don't worry about me..."
The couple also ate together at noon, which was very light, and it is still the same now.
Si Fujin smiled and said: "I don't like eating meat very much..."
Brother Si shook his head, looked at her and said, "Liar, who was not used to the food in the dining room and wanted to eat roast chicken?"
Si Fujin's face suddenly turned red and he said angrily: "It happened eight hundred years ago, how can I still remember it?"
How old was she then?
Twelve years old, just married into the palace, still a child.
The prince's dining room was not fully equipped at that time, and the special dishes on the stove were inedible.
She just relied on rice cakes and milk tea, and lost several pounds in half a month.
The wet nurse felt sorry for her, so she asked someone to bring outside food in.
The fourth elder brother knew about it at that time, but he was not happy and scolded her.
For a twelve-year-old child, it is time to show off.
Si Fujin was so angry that he didn't even eat a bite of the roasted chicken.
The fourth elder brother was a little embarrassed when he thought about what happened back then, and said: "I didn't say anything about you at that time because I thought you were greedy..."
Si Fujin said awkwardly: "Stop talking, it's all over."
The fourth elder brother continued: "Those in the palace like to be picky. I was afraid that they would say something bad about you, and the elders would also find fault with you, so I only spoke against you once."
Si Fujin lowered his head, his eye circles feeling a little warm.
Although seven years have passed, it feels like just yesterday.
She was so ashamed at that time.
From then on, she acted with caution in everything she said and did in the palace, not daring to break any rules.
At that time, she really thought that Si Age said he disliked her because he was worried that she would embarrass him.
Now that they have been married for many years, she understands the temperament of Fourth Elder Brother. He is cold-faced and warm-hearted. Even though he means nice things, he doesn't say them well.
She looked at the fourth brother and said with a smile: "Then when I get better, I will get a roast chicken and I can eat it with me..."