Chapter 863: Dog barking in the middle of the night (two-in-one thanks to all book friends)
After coming out of Ningshou Palace, Kangxi did not go back to Qianqing Palace, but went directly to Yikun Palace.
Although there was a lot of buzz outside the palace about Ninth Prince's "qi disease", and another piece of news was added in the afternoon that "Ninth Prince may be bad", the inner court was quiet.
Yifei has never heard of it.
She was preparing to use it later.
It's rice dumplings.
Cabbage leaves, coriander, green onions, and radishes were all brought in by the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
In addition, I asked the kitchen to prepare rice, egg sauce, a plate of fried diced chicken with sauce, and a plate of braised radish. I didn't prepare any soup, so I just used rice soup.
When the saint arrived, he looked at this down-to-earth late arrival.
Kangxi looked at it and moved his index finger.
I was bothered by the Ninth Prince all morning, so I didn't eat well at lunch. In the afternoon, I drank tea for a long time at the Ninth Prince's Mansion and scratched my stomach. I seemed really hungry.
When Concubine Yi saw this, she smiled and said: "I remembered the rice dumplings I used to make when I was a child. It happened that the ninth daughter-in-law asked someone to bring Dongzi dishes, so she asked them to prepare them. The emperor also tasted them to see if they taste the same as before."
With that said, she took a clean towel to wipe Kangxi's hands, and signaled to Peilan to refill the bowl.
Kangxi was not in a hurry to say anything. After all, it was a mixed blessing. Concubine Yifei had a good relationship with her two daughters-in-law, so she would not be unable to eat anymore.
He quickly took the bowl and signaled that he should eat first.
Yifei also wiped her hands and made a rice bag herself.
There are cabbage leaves at the bottom, a layer of rice on top, then a layer of diced chicken fried in sauce, and sprinkled with coriander, green onions, and radish tassels on top.
The wrapped rice dumplings were not big, just the size of a small bowl. Kangxi ate one and felt it was a bit lacking.
Seeing that Concubine Yi wanted to take action again, Kangxi waved his hand and said: "I will do it myself..."
This time he did not put diced chicken, but replaced it with egg sauce, and also removed the radish tassels, leaving only coriander and spring onions.
This time, he felt that the taste was authentic.
He pointed to the diced chicken, braised radish and radish tassels, and said, "The rice dumplings in the palace don't have these things. Is this the way to eat it in Shengjing?"
Concubine Yi nodded and shook her head, and said: "Shengjing rice dumplings don't put diced chicken, but make radish sauce and put them in it. I put the radish tassels myself. They look tender and raw, so it's just right to eat..."
Kangxi paid great attention to health preservation, so he always ate less during this late meal.
A rice bag as big as a child's fist is enough for two children.
Yifei ate two of them, which was a bit insufficient, but she restrained herself and signaled for the table to be removed and barley tea served instead.
Drinking it this night will not affect your sleep.
Kangxi took a sip of tea and thought of Jiu Fujin.
This was made when Jiu Fujin was in the Second Institute. Not only the Yikun Palace uses this tea at night, but also the Qianqing Palace also serves this tea at night.
It clears the mouth, relieves tiredness, and is just right to drink.
He put down his teacup and said, "I'm here to tell you the good news. Lao Jiufujin gave birth to two boys and one girl this afternoon. Mother and son are safe..."
Concubine Yi, who had been sitting across from him before, was dumbfounded when she heard this.
She thought about this sentence twice before she understood it, and stood up immediately: "This...concubine, did you hear it correctly? Your Majesty, did you mean two men, or one woman?"
Kangxi couldn't help but laugh and said: "You heard me right, all of them, two elder brothers, one Gege, and Lao Jiu has three more legitimate children."
Among the princes who got married, the ninth prince is now considered to be successful. The number of legitimate children is second only to the eldest prince and on par with the third prince.
Concubine Yi was surprised, her eyes were red, and she stroked her chest and said, "I never expected that Lao Jiu would be so lucky. It's all thanks to the emperor's grace, which pointed him to a good fortune..."
Didn’t I mention two at the beginning?
Why did it change to three?
Concubine Yi had given birth herself, so she knew that the fetus was conceived in the womb.
In a place of about the same size, it would be scary to have twins, but how much smaller would it be to have three?
She simply didn't dare think about it.
She endured her shock and just smiled and said: "Jiu Fu Jin has made great achievements, so he has to take good care of himself this time, which is not easy."
Kangxi nodded and said: "Lao Jiu Fujin is good. Although he is less than a month old, little Gege is five pounds and one tael, the elder brother is four pounds, and the second brother is slightly smaller, also three pounds and two taels."
He can read the pulse and perform more than thirty rounds of amma, so he knows the weight of the baby's birth.
Three pounds and two ounces is indeed light, but the other two weights are enough.
Especially little Gege, who is older than the average child.
When Concubine Yi heard the weight, she felt relieved and said happily: "Let's not talk about the two brothers, this little princess is heavier than her eighteenth uncle..."
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The Fifth Prince's Mansion, the main room.
The fifth elder brother is also telling Wu Fujin the good news about the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Wu Fujin has never given birth, and she has not been to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to raise her baby at home in the past two months, so her reaction is different from Si Fujin's.
It can only be said that ignorance leads to fearlessness.
She actually thought it was a good thing, so she didn't talk about having a son and a daughter, but she also had an extra son.
She is already a little pregnant, but it's not obvious yet.
She said: "My siblings are so lucky..."
The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "It is also Lao Jiu's blessing. Khan Ama also gave three imperial grandchildren, and the imperial granddaughter gave her a nickname..."
Wufu Jin was startled when he heard this.
With her delicate heart, she could tell that something was wrong.
Not to mention that Prince Fujin gave birth, even if the empress in the palace gave birth, I didn't hear that the emperor went to watch over her.
She couldn't help but clutched the handkerchief tightly and said, "Did something happen to my ninth brother and my sister and I got fetal gas?"
The only person who can move the emperor is the prince himself.
Especially the body of Ninth Brother, who suffered from two illnesses the year before last.
The fifth elder brother didn't want to mention this to Wu Fujin. After all, it was not a glorious thing, but after thinking about it, he couldn't hide it, so he told what happened today.
From morning to night, a lot of things happened.
Therefore, when he heard that the Ninth Prince's Mansion was going to use an imperial doctor, the Emperor was worried and went over to take charge.
Wu Fujin was stunned, not knowing whether to say that Prince Zhuang was arrogant or that Brother Jiu was squeamish.
She felt a little sorry for Shu Shu, and couldn't help complaining to the fifth elder brother: "My ninth brother is already eighteen, so I can't teach him properly. I always let my younger brothers and sisters worry about him. When will he be the boss in the future?"
Even if you are angry with Prince Zhuang, you cannot make trouble at this time.
Listening to this, it gives people chills down the back, it's so dangerous.
The fifth elder brother struggled and said: "It's useless to fight novels until now. Khan Ama has taught him a few times now. If he could pull it over, he would have done it long ago! It's better to forget it. Now he has Lao Shi by his side.
, I won’t suffer a big loss; in a few years, my nephew will grow up, and he will be raised by his younger siblings. If he is good enough, he will be able to support the family..."
Wu Fujin looked at Brother Wu: "..."
She thought her husband was joking, but the man said seriously: "This is also Lao Jiu's blessing. He is a bit of a fool, but it saves worry and he has good people around him..."
Wufujin: "..."
Worry free?
The only one who has peace of mind is Brother Jiu, but there are a lot of things to worry about.
It's just that she is a sister-in-law, so it's hard to say too much, otherwise it seems like she is talking about her brother-in-law being bad...
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Ninth Prince's Mansion, at the gate.
Two small bows and six small arrows hang on the left side, with the arrows pointing outward, and a red ribbon hangs on the right side.
The small bow and red ribbon have been prepared long ago.
Two small bows and two pieces of red silk.
Banner families attach great importance to newborn gifts, and this custom of hanging objects is also one of them. In addition to wishing good luck, it also means to ward off evil spirits.
Therefore, even if the Ninth Prince's Mansion has not sent out posts everywhere to announce the good news, everyone around him is aware of the good news.
No wonder it was someone from the Zhenghong Banner Realm. It turned out to be Jiufu Jinsheng.
Who would dare to think?
I actually gave birth to three children directly!
This news was mentioned at many people’s dinner tables that day.
The most touching thing is the neighboring Eighth Prince.
The eighth prince has been at the Yamen today and will not return until sunset.
Therefore, the news is much slower than others.
As a result, as soon as he got off his horse, he saw many people in front of his door pointing and saying something to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
He couldn't help frowning when he saw this, and was about to reprimand, but a steward came up and reported in a low voice: "Master, Jiu Fujin has launched, two brothers and a princess have been born, and the emperor is here this afternoon..."
The eighth elder brother, like Wu Fujin, immediately thought of the ninth elder brother.
The royal father disciplined his son very well, but he was also a loving father when he cared about his son.
He was worried, so he threw the riding whip into the steward's hand and strode to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
But standing at the door of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, looking at the bows and arrows and red silk hanging on both sides of the door, he hesitated again.
He clenched his fists, actually feeling a bit embarrassed and angry.
Brother Jiu, who is two years younger than him, has children...
What will others think of him?
Is Brother Ninth also proud?
Brother Eighth smiled bitterly, stood for half a stick of incense, then turned around and left...
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Third Prince's Mansion, Shangfang.
The third elder brother was ordered to send the ashes of Princess Shuhui back to Bahrain, but he has not returned yet.
Sanfujin has already given birth and is living a life of wantonness.
Her greatest pleasure now was to look forward to the day when she would go to the palace to pay her respects and see her husband and wife together, even if it was to compare new clothes or something, it would be better than now.
But yesterday was the day to enter the palace to pay respects, and there were only three of her, Qi Fujin and Shi Fujin.
Not only the fifth Fujin took a leave of absence, but the Fourth Fujin also took a leave of absence.
Needless to say, Wufujin is already three months pregnant and everyone knows it.
Unexpectedly, there was also movement in Sifujin.
This should be less than three months.
Thinking of this, San Fujin couldn't sit still and ordered: "Go to the greenhouse and carry the two pots of bamboo to the upper room..."
These two pots of bamboo are the same two pots given by Fifth Brother last winter.
The third elder brother said that he was throwing away the money, but he still asked someone to take care of him carefully.
Sanfujin was already pregnant at that time and couldn't care about anything else, so he ignored it.
Now that she thought of Si Fujin's pregnancy, she thought of the two pots of bamboo.
There is no guarantee that the two legitimate sons will be born. If Sifujin gives birth to a legitimate second son, he will be able to compete with her.
She really wanted to be one of the sisters-in-law.
Then ask for a legitimate son.
When the time comes, no matter how virtuous Sifu Jin pretends to be, the heirs will not be as smooth as hers.
As for Shu Shu, Sanfujin didn't take it to heart.
The younger brother is the younger brother. The older brother at the back is not of the same weight as the older brother at the front.
This husband has a noble wife, and the prince behind him, Fujin, is not as good as the one in front.
She came to understand this after more than a month of confinement, and there was no need to get into trouble with sisters-in-law like Shu Shu and Shi Fujin in the future.
After a while, the girl who went to the greenhouse came back empty-handed, with a very ugly face: "Fu Jin, the bamboo is no longer in the greenhouse..."
San Fujin sat up and turned pale with anger: "I asked someone to move it to the west courtyard?"
Living in the west courtyard is Tian Gege, the third elder brother's favorite.
The girl nodded and said: "I moved one pot and moved the other pot to Wang Gege's yard..."
Sanfujin stood up immediately and sneered: "Okay, I have been in confinement for a month and I have become deaf..."
The ones next to it can be given away, but where can I give in to this bamboo?
Although she doesn't believe this in her heart, she won't let others take advantage of it.
Especially these two bitches, one of them died while the other was a brother, and they were so sneaky behind the scenes that they couldn't wait to pin the blame on her.
Pooh!
A wrapped seedling, even if it is planted, is still a bastard.
Is it worth it for her to plot?
Sanfujin had already suppressed his evil spirits, so he called the principal's maid and mother-in-law, and headed to the west courtyard in a mighty manner.
In the main room of the west courtyard, Tian Gege held a watering can and was carefully watering the bamboos.
As the weather gets warmer, the color of the bamboo also turns green.
A poem came to Tian Gege's mind, "The bamboo shadows and poems are thin, and the plum blossoms are fragrant in dreams."
I don’t know how long it will take for Third Brother to return to Beijing. It’s 1,300 miles away.
It has been more than a month since Third Brother left Beijing.
Without the third elder brother here, the house would be deserted and miserable.
It's pity that her second elder brother died. If he had stood down, he would have been three years old and would have been half as tall as this bamboo.
Hearing the footsteps outside, Tian Gege felt anxious.
Ever since the third elder brother left, this Fujin has not been idle. He sent people over every once in a while to ask her to copy scriptures and do needlework. It was like treating her like a palace lady.
Third brother was not at home, so Tian Gege had no choice but to pretend.
When she saw the bamboo, she didn't dare to delay and hurriedly went out to greet it.
As a result, it was not the nuns and girls from the main courtyard who came, but San Fujin with a slumped face.
Tian Gege hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Fu Jin'an..."
San Fujin glanced at her and walked inside.
Tian Gege became anxious and stretched out his hand to pull San Fujin.
San Fujin sneered: "Presumptuous!"
Tian Gege hurriedly said: "Okay, what are you doing?"
Sanfujin snorted: "What are you doing? Find out the stolen goods!"
The bamboos from Hongluo Temple are priced at 2 or 300 taels per plant outside, but there is no place to buy them yet.
Whose bamboo is not prepared for his direct descendant Fujin, or will it be taken over by Ge Ge?
No matter how many children you have, you are still a concubine. What's so strange about it?
Tian Gege said with shame and anger: "How can Fujin slander others? That was the bamboo sent by the third master!"
San Fujin sneered: "I am Fujin, and you are Fujin? Are you worthy of bamboo?"
"Why don't you deserve it?"
There was a voice at the door, and it was none other than the third elder brother who was tired of his travels.
He looked at San Fujin and frowned: "It's a good day, what's the fuss about?"
Sanfujin fell down in anger, pointed at his third elder brother and said, "I really raked him down, why did I make such a fuss? Can't I ask about the bamboo?"
The third elder brother gave her a disgusted look and said: "Okay, let's save our lives. We have already given birth to three children, and we still plan to have three babies? The bamboo was given by me, why can't it work? Tian and Wang each gave birth to a little elder brother.
, I’ll give them a little brother, shouldn’t I?”
San Fujin was trembling with anger. Third brother was impatient and looked at the girl in the main courtyard. The mother-in-law said: "I am not at home, but you are causing trouble. Is this a house raid?"
The girl and the mother-in-law were so frightened that they trembled and did not dare to answer.
The third elder brother scolded: "Hurry up and help Fujin down..."
Being embarrassed in front of so many people, San Fujin almost fainted, but he did not dare to confront San Age head-on, and let the women help him down...
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Ninth Prince's Mansion, back room, east room.
Shu Shu woke up from hunger.
Not only was I hungry, I was also thirsty and my throat felt dry.
There are also three urgent needs.
Because of this, when her attention went downwards, she felt pain again.
She moaned and opened her eyes…
Brother Jiu was right next to him, also squinting, but he didn't dare to sleep properly. He woke up immediately when he heard the noise.
Shu Shu also saw Brother Jiu and saw him lying next to him with his clothes on, and felt a little moved.
Although he was the one who suffered, and Brother Ninth couldn't share anything, if he really just stood back and watched, he would feel sullen.
Brother Jiu held her arm and asked with concern: "Do you want to eat or change clothes? I will help you..."
Shu Shu's emotion immediately disappeared and she said: "Go and help me look at the food, and let Xiaochun and Walnut help me change clothes..."
Brother Jiu refused to let go, with a look of displeasure on his face.
Shu Shu said seriously: "I'm here, I don't worry about you, how can I have a good rest? I just feel sorry for me, right?"
Today is only the first day of confinement, so it is not embarrassing. The days to come will be long, and she does not want to get used to the ninth elder brother's problem.
Everyone likes beautiful things, but she didn't want her embarrassment to be seen by her ninth brother.
Brother Jiu looked like a puppy and said pitifully: "But I don't trust you..."
Shu Shu said: "With Eni and Amou here, what's the point of not worrying about it? But sir, the imperial doctor has prescribed medicine, and I need to take a good rest for a few days."
Brother Jiu wanted to say something more, but Mrs. Jueluo and Mrs. Bo heard the commotion and had already come in.
Qi Xi has returned to Dutong Mansion, and Jueluo will stay here for ten days until Shu Shu stops breastfeeding before going back.
The two of them looked at Brother Ninth and felt embarrassed.
It's not a bad thing that this young couple has a good relationship, but for the sake of a long-term relationship, they can't be left to their own devices.
Not only was the confinement period easy and inconvenient, but I was also afraid of scaring my ninth elder brother.
It would be troublesome if the couple did not dare to get close to each other in the future because they were afraid of having children.
Jueluo Shi sighed and said: "I know that my brother is worried about Fujin, but Fujin really can't afford to delay here, and it's hard to waste his time. Please be considerate of me..."
Brother Jiu lowered his head, nodded, and said, "Well, my son-in-law knows that I will see Fujin return to the front yard after eating..."
Everyone retreated, only Xiaochun and Walnut came in, helped Shushu change clothes, and then helped her back to the kang.
After a while, Xiaotang brought over the dining table, with several bowls of soups, sea cucumber soup, pig's trotters soup with oily starch, and crucian carp soup, all for promoting lactation.
Next to it are sesame salt, a plate of boiled eggs, and a bowl of brown sugar millet porridge.
Shu Shu looked at the dining table and remembered her current identity.
It’s time to reach nirvana.
"Amo, Enie, where are the children? Aren't you going to feed them?"
she said.
She thought of the six spare nannies and felt disgusted.
She didn't want anyone else to feed her children, who were the three big babies she gave birth to with all her strength and endured the pain.
Don't want anyone to get their hands on it.
The uncle said: "I am asleep, my confinement baby, and I can sleep. I wake up when I am hungry..."
Shu Shu was really hungry too, and she was also worried that the children were hungry, so she started to eat.
Although she is not a medical student and does not understand the principle of breast milk production, she has a guess.
That is, what really promotes lactation may not be the nutrients in the soup, but it may be the water.
She drank the soup as water, looked at the millet porridge in Nianhu Lake, and said to Xiaotang: "There is no need to prepare such a thick soup. Next time, just keep it the same as before..."
Xiaotang agreed.
After eating two eggs, two bowls of soup, and half a bowl of porridge, Shu Shu put down the fast food.
In front of Mrs. Jueluo and Mrs. Bo, she did not complain.
When the elders went out, she couldn't help complaining to Brother Jiu: "It's just a piece of sesame salt, what's the use? I've worked hard for these little ones. If anyone is disobedient later, I have to teach him a lesson."
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Brother Jiu couldn't bear to part with her taboo food and said, "Can't you feed her a few days less?"
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "Let's see if I don't feel at ease and feel even more uncomfortable..."
While the couple was talking, there was movement outside.
Although the children are also in the back building, in the west room, in order to prevent their crying from disturbing Shushu's rest, the three partitions in the middle are all made of wool felt, which provides good sound insulation.
It was Aunt Qi who brought the child over.
The little ancestors woke up...
Brother Jiu refused to leave, but Shu Shu couldn't tolerate him, so she pointed at the door and drove him away...
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When he returned to the main room and was lying on the kang alone, Brother Jiu felt a little like an Ama.
He is so awesome!
She actually gave birth to Xiangrui!
Although most of the hard work belongs to Fujin, he also takes a small amount of credit!
Brother Jiu rolled on the kang twice and then got up.
He Yuzhu happened to come in, holding several medicine bowls in his hands.
"Master, it's time to take medicine..."
Brother Nine bared his teeth and said, "Why are you so old?"
He Yuzhu said: "That one is to soothe the nerves, that one is to soothe the liver, and the remaining one is to calm the fire..."
Brother Jiu stuck out his tongue and licked it around in his mouth. There were blisters all over, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Forget it, let's drink it to save Shu Shu from worrying about herself.
He also felt sorry for her.
He drank the fire-suppressing drink and the liver-soothing drink, which made him feel a little overwhelmed. He glared at He Yuzhu and said, "Can't you be smarter? You wish you could use a sea bowl to fill the medicine. Are you going to kill me?"
He Yuzhu looked at the normal medicine bowl and honestly admitted his mistake.
It was indeed neglected.
To others, he can drink three bowls; to his master, it is really embarrassing.
"Slave, do you want me to boil it again to collect the juice?"
He Yuzhu bowed and said.
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I'll start drinking this again tomorrow. It doesn't matter if it's one day earlier or one day later..."
He Yuzhu agreed and took the medicine bowl down.
All the girls in the main house followed Fujin to the back building.
He Yuzhu picked up the small package and came over to watch the night, waiting for Brother Jiu to wash his face and feet before resting.
Brother Jiu thought he would fall asleep, but he couldn't.
There was the sound of banging in the distance outside, and it was the fourth watch.
Brother Jiu was a little anxious. If he couldn't sleep anymore, he would be out of energy tomorrow, and Fujin would have to worry about it then.
He sat up and wanted to ask He Yuzhu to heat up the bowl of soothing medicine.
Before calling anyone, I realized something was wrong.
There seems to be movement in the southeast, and there are dogs barking...
"Woof woof woof woof..."
Brother Jiu put on his clothes, walked to the door, opened the door and came out.
I heard it right, there was indeed movement in the southeast corner.
there……
greenhouse……
Someone stole food...
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