The children were all asleep in the stroller, and there was nothing interesting to see.
The ninth elder brother knew that his wife was most concerned about the second elder brother, so he looked at the second elder brother a few more times and saw that he was sleeping peacefully, and he felt reassured.
Then, he took the twelfth elder brother out of the back building, went to the main courtyard, and sat in the west room.
After the two of them had simply freshened up, meals were prepared in the dining room, and Xiaotang brought someone over to prepare the meal.
Because I was in a hurry to prepare them, they were all convenient dishes.
Two side dishes, assorted cabbage rolls and dry-fried river fish.
Two small stir-fries, stir-fried green beans and roasted eggplant with minced meat.
Two soup dishes, beef radish and chicken soup yuba.
Two staple dishes, red bean rice and millet noodle steamed buns.
There is no big meat, no big chicken or big fish, they all look like home-cooked side dishes, not eight plates and eight bowls of noodles.
Brother Jiu pointed at the cabbage roll and said, "Do you want this recipe? Try it and see if it tastes the same as what Wu made..."
The twelfth elder brother nodded and waited until the ninth elder brother made a quick move before picking up a cabbage roll.
The outside is blanched cabbage leaves, the inside is stuffed with carrots, carrots, cucumber shreds, and coriander segments, and the outside is drizzled with mixed soy sauce.
Brother Twelve dipped it in and ate it.
After he had swallowed it all, he said: "The one at Ninth Brother's is still delicious."
Brother Jiu looked proud and said: "Of course, I changed it several times later and asked the kitchen to fill you with a few bottles of sauce. This is vegetarian. It will taste good with any vegetarian dish..."
Brother Twelve wanted to decline politely, but after hearing the last sentence, he changed his mind and nodded: "Thank you, Brother Ninth..."
When you bring something to your brother, you can't really just pack a bottle of sauce.
Brother Jiu then ordered He Yuzhu to go to the dining room and send a message to prepare more food.
After a while, after the brothers had had a long meal, the dining room was ready.
It was a bamboo basket in total, with several jars and several oil paper bags inside.
In the jar are various side dishes and various cooked sauces, all of which are durable.
The oil paper bags contained fried noodles, lotus root starch, almond tea, black sesame seeds, etc. There were also several bags containing roasted pork breasts, pork floss, dried fish, and dried chicken.
Brother Twelve was a little embarrassed when he saw me.
This comes with food and drinks.
And it seems that he even ate a solitary food.
"Don't you need to leave some for the thirteenth and fourteenth brothers?"
Brother Twelve asked.
Although the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince are in the garden now, they still have to follow the Emperor when he returns to the palace.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "No, they are greedy. They won't lose their mouths, they will make things happen on their own."
Only at Wusuo, there seems to be no precedent for adding anything from the imperial kitchen.
For the same prince, the twelfth prince is only one year older than the thirteenth prince, but his savings are several times that of the thirteenth prince, which shows that he lives a frugal life.
Brother Jiu didn't say anything, but privately ordered He Yuzhu to put a box of small silver ingots in a bamboo basket for food.
When the brothers arrived at Shenwu Gate, the ninth elder brother told the twelfth elder brother: "You send these back first, and then go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I will go to Xihua Gate."
The twelfth prince agreed, got off the carriage, took two eunuchs with him and entered the palace from the Shenwu Gate.
Brother Nine's carriage passed through the imperial city and arrived at Xihua Gate, where he entered the palace.
He checked his pocket watch and found that it took him fifteen minutes less to walk around the imperial city than before.
When they arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, everyone congratulated Brother Jiu again.
It's just that unlike the guards' congratulations yesterday, today everyone was a little more deliberate.
Brother Ninth noticed something was wrong. He always felt that the smell of "congratulations" was weird, and the eyes of these people were a bit mean. They kept looking at his face, as if their expressions were a bit complicated.
He then told Xing He and Baoshan: "Go out and ask around to see if there is any news. Pay attention to anything related to me..."
Xinghe and Baoshan responded.
Brother Jiu looked at Sun Jin again.
Sun Jin had many connections in the palace and was a well-connected person.
Sun Jin also said: "I also went out to talk to my fellow villagers."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Be generous and don't be stingy about tea money."
When Sun Jin went out, Brother Jiu looked at He Yuzhu and said, "My face is blooming. Why do you look at one and both of you twice?"
He Yuzhu was the one who served beside him. Master and servant got along with each other day and night. He looked at Brother Jiu up and down, but he couldn't tell the difference: "Master, he looks very good. He is neither thin nor fat..."
Zhang Baozhuo happened to come over to deliver the official document, and he also looked at Brother Jiu a few more times.
This was not considered an outsider, so Brother Jiu called them over and asked him directly: "What are you looking at, Mr. Zhang? Is there anything wrong with your face?"
Zhang Baozhu was embarrassed.
He is an honest man.
I don’t know how to lie, but I don’t know how to imitate other people’s words.
The twelfth elder brother happened to come in. Seeing Zhang Baozhu's difficulty, he came to the rescue and said, "Ninth brother, I know, let me tell you!"
The ninth elder brother knew that there was indeed something going on, and it was not a trivial matter, so he sent Zhang Baozhu away. Seeing that the twelfth elder brother had done something bad, he said: "Okay, if I don't ask Zhang Baozou, why don't you say yes?"
?Someone outside said something bad about me? What did they say?"
Brother Twelve shook his head and said: "I'm not talking about Brother Ninth..."
Speaking of this, he hesitated and said: "Some people say that Sister-in-law Jiu is not in good health..."
When Brother Ninth heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Which bastard is spitting shit and cursing Sister-in-law Ninth?"
The twelfth elder brother shook his head and said: "I don't know. It is also said that Bago Fujin doesn't show up in front of others because he has a serious illness..."
Brother Jiu became more and more impatient and said: "Who is so worried? It's okay if you don't like to go out?"
The twelfth elder brother was silent for a moment and said: "They also said that the Crown Princess of the East Palace is ill and that the heir will be difficult..."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said: "This nonsense is getting worse and worse. The Crown Princess is in charge of the palace, why is she not in good health? Little Princess has given birth, why is it so difficult?"
"They also said that the seventh sister-in-law had a poor heir, which is why she gave birth to the inappropriate little princess..."
Brother Jiu couldn't bear hearing this and said: "It's not over yet, is it? How do you arrange them one by one? When did the evil wind blow?"
The twelfth elder brother thought for a while and said: "Not before the year, but after the year..."
He glanced at Brother Jiu and said, "It seems to have started at the end of February..."
Brother Jiu's face turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Where is the villain causing trouble? I want to dig out this gutter rat who is pulling my wife's tongue!"
He was very angry, but it was not easy to discuss this matter with his wife.
He was worried that Shu Shu would be angry after hearing these gossips.
These words are too vicious, and they are all directed at the girls of each family.
Brother Jiu thought for a while and then left the palace to check in at Luan Yiwei.
The seventh elder brother is here sometimes.
It just so happened that the seventh elder brother had just returned from the garden, so the ninth elder brother was stuck in front of him.
The ninth elder brother sent people out, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, and told the rumors that the twelfth elder brother had just mentioned.
The seventh elder brother was calm and calm after hearing this.
When Brother Ninth saw this, he almost jumped up and said, "Brother Seven has heard of this?"
The seventh elder brother glanced at him and nodded.
Brother Jiu was so angry that he almost slammed the table and said, "Then why don't you tell your brother? What kind of bastard is looking for trouble and makes up these disgusting words?"
The seventh elder brother did not answer immediately.
Brother Jiu pointed at him and said: "I'll go back and complain to Sister-in-law Seven. It seems that Brother Seven is dissatisfied with Sister-in-law Seven, so he allowed others to make up the nonsense!"
The seventh elder brother glared at him and said: "Don't cause trouble, it has nothing to do with us!"
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Why doesn't it have anything to do with us? Husband and wife are one body. What's the difference between cursing my younger brother's Fu Jin and cursing my younger brother?"
The seventh elder brother rubbed his forehead and said: "The gossip is directed at the Crown Princess..."
Brother Jiu was surprised and said for a long time: "Who has the Crown Princess offended? She made up this vicious slander?"
That is the Crown Princess of the East Palace, and the Crown Prince has no legitimate son yet.
What do you want to do when you say that the Crown Princess cannot give birth?
"It's not the Li family that's jumping around, is it?"
Brother Jiu sneered and said: "What big dream is there again, that you think you can elevate that Li family to a nobleman or a crown prince again?"
The palace regulations of Yuqing Palace are on file and are also kept at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
That Li Gege was not officially canonized, but because "mother is more valuable than son", he had already been given a higher priority in terms of supply.
There was no grading in the Yuqing palace maid roll before. There were only two classes: the crown prince and the maid under the prince's name. This Li Gege became a separate class, the same as the nobles in the harem.
But that was what happened before. Last year, Aktun got into trouble one after another, and Li Gege was also demoted. Now she is an ordinary palace girl.
The Li family members were evicted as early as July last year.
The seventh elder brother said nothing.
Brother Jiu looked dissatisfied at him and said: "You don't protect Sister-in-law Seven and let others talk, but my brother wants to protect Fujin. If you don't tell me, I will investigate it myself and target the Crown Princess."
Except for the family named Li, which is probably the Hesheli family, there is no one else..."
The seventh elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said helplessly: "Since you know to go to Yuqing Palace, why are you getting involved? Can't you just watch from the side?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "No! Who told them to drag so many people into trouble with nothing to do? I, Fujin Jingui, have their turn to talk."
Speaking of this, he was a little confused and said: "Why are you criticizing the Crown Princess for no reason? She is the Crown Princess selected by Khan Amma himself. She is from a high family and has a noble character. How can she be removed from the position for slandering her?"
Seeing his confusion, Seventh Brother reminded: "Next year is the year of the Eight Banners draft. In the second half of this year, the local Eight Banners show girls will leave for Beijing..."
Brother Jiu frowned, still unable to figure out the reason.
The seventh elder brother said: "If the crown prince has trouble with the heir, Khan Amash will select a decent and beautiful girl to be the prince of the East Palace..."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, which family is thinking about chickens and dogs ascending to heaven? Let's just go and try to get their wealth. Why do you want to use us brothers to grind your teeth?"
He also read "Thirty-Six Stratagems" in his study room, and knew what "fishing in troubled waters" meant, what "attacking the east and attacking the west" meant, and what "false ways to attack Guo"...