Chapter 1,146 (Monthly Tickets for Father, Son and Brother)
After hearing this, the ninth elder brother was very excited. He hugged the sixteenth elder brother and said, "Okay, our little sixteenth brother is not only smart, but also has good vision!"
Brother Sixteen nodded with a smile, his dark eyes were round and round, and he said with a milky voice: "Sister-in-law Ninth looks good, and she has delicious food!"
Brother Jiu glanced at his belly, patted it, and said, "Oh, it's already so swollen, and you're still thinking about food?"
Although they are brothers and are still two years younger, the sixteenth elder brother is heavier than the fifteenth elder brother. He has a round face, a baby bump, and a tight gown.
The sixteenth elder brother put his arms around the ninth elder brother's neck and said: "No one can live without food. The elder brother said that in the past few years, the vegetables brought by the Northern Patrol were cabbage stir-fried with lard, celery stir-fried with lard, etc.
It means boiling cabbage in white water, boiling celery in white water, or pickling vegetables. Since last year, the rules have changed. There are vegetables soaked in oil, spicy stir-fried ones, and crispy fish, which are delicious!"
Brother Jiu proudly said: "This is all my credit, the imperial kitchen does not dare to do anything casually."
The sixteenth elder brother said again: "The third brother also praised you, saying that the milk tea powder saves trouble and you can get it in just one shot!"
Brother Jiu raised his chin and said, "It's nothing, it's just carefulness."
The sixteenth elder brother continued: "The fifth brother said that you have become an adult, and it is all the credit of the ninth sister-in-law."
Brother Ninth didn't like hearing this, and shook his head: "Brother Five is wrong. I have grown so old in vain? Now that I am so old, my design is different from when I was a child. The credit for this... well... each person should get half of it!"
Brother Sixteen nodded and said, "Brother Eight said the same thing, and he also praised Brother Ninth for treating others with sincerity since he was a child."
Brother Jiu curled his lips, what do you mean?
Beat Xiao Chicheng, is he no longer Chicheng?
Can I still be a fool for the rest of my life?
However, Bage didn't mention Shu Shu in his words, but he seemed to be dissatisfied with Shu Shu. He had to remember this.
Seeing the sixteenth elder brother talking about the eighth elder brother without mentioning the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, the ninth elder brother felt uncomfortable.
How can this pull people down from the beginning to the end?
He said: "Where are your Thirteenth Brother and Fourteenth Brother? Did you say anything?"
Brother Sixteen nodded and said: "Brother Thirteen continued what Brother Eight said, saying that Brother Ninth is also sincere, kind-hearted and considerate of others."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Brother Jiu laughed and said, "Play with your Thirteenth Brother more in the future and see how well your Thirteenth Brother can talk."
Brother Sixteen said crisply: "Yeah, well, I'm also happy to play with Brother Thirteen. Brother Thirteen will take me to ride a big horse."
Brother Ninth asked: "What about your fourteenth brother? Are you here to praise me or to hurt me?"
After hearing this, Brother Sixteen became confused.
Seeing the situation, Brother Ninth said seductively: "Don't hide it for him. To be honest, Brother Ninth will give you two kilograms of dried meat later!"
The sixteenth elder brother immediately said: "The fourteenth brother said that the ninth brother is good, 30% of it is because of the 9th brother himself, and 70% of it is because of the 9th sister-in-law. He also said that it would be great if the 9th sister-in-law has a sister..."
The fourteenth elder brother happened to come out from washing. When he heard this, he patted the sixteenth elder brother's little head and said: "Okay, you forgot that I will take you to catch grasshoppers and roast rabbits. Two pounds of dried meat will kill my brother."
Sold!"
The brothers were not very close to each other due to their age difference in the early years, but after traveling together for a month and a half, eating and living together, they had already become acquainted with each other.
The fourteenth brother's attack was light and it didn't hurt.
Brother Sixteen was not afraid and said with a smile: "Then I will give one pound to Brother Fourteen!"
Brother Fourteen nodded and said: "Yes, then I'll wait."
The tenth elder brother was standing by, watching everyone laughing and talking, but did not answer anything. He only asked the fifteenth elder brother in a low voice about what he was doing along the way, the Mongolian princes who came to court, and so on.
At this time, Wei Zhu also came to send a message, and the brothers arrived in front of the emperor.
The other princes and elder brothers have also arrived. Not to mention those who are holding their breath and concentrating, few of the younger ones are so cheerful.
Kangxi looked at the young ones with more kindness in his eyes and said, "Now that we have arrived at the palace, let's go over and see the construction progress!"
The eldest brother said: "Looking outside just now, everything is almost healed. When Khan Ama comes back from his northern tour next year, he can take a rest at the hot spring."
Just took a dip to get away from the cold outside the Great Wall.
The third brother felt like his heart, liver, and lungs were twitching.
Don't dare to think, don't dare to think.
Others will come if they like, but he doesn't want to come anyway, otherwise, he will miss the ninety thousand taels of silver that he didn't get!
Ninety thousand taels, six thousand kilograms, enough to make a silver man the size of his body.
The fourth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother.
Regarding the main hall of the Hot Spring Palace, Brother Jiu had mentioned it to him in private.
Keeping it there is still considered as the prince's filial piety and it is also his order.
For the emperor's father, this was the best thing to do. Otherwise, it would seem like the prince and the princes were at odds with each other.
In the eyes of the clan and civil and military ministers, this filial piety is nothing to show off.
The father and son entered the palace. Just as Brother Jiu said, everything was built, and the rest needed to be repaired.
Therefore, you can probably see all the buildings.
Each palace has a bathing pool, whether indoors or outdoors.
There are two places, both indoors and outdoors.
This was something that the old palace did not have before.
Kangxi looked at his ninth elder brother.
Brother Jiu said: "I just wanted to soak in the hot spring indoors. I feel stuffy after a long time. It's much better outside. If it snows, it will be even better."
He had never seen this before. He only heard Fujin talking about it and it was recorded by ancient poets. Naturally, he thought it was good.
Kangxi wanted to reprimand him for being ridiculous, saying that bathing in hot springs outdoors and being naked would make you prone to colds and colds, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them.
Shu Shuneng cited scriptures in the book, and Kangxi naturally also read relevant records.
This geothermal hot spring is not only found in the north, but also in the southern provinces. They all have open-air hot spring bathing.
Although I haven’t personally soaked in one yet, thinking about soaking in hot springs while drinking fermented wine in the snowy winter is indeed a pleasant feeling.
The eldest brother said from the side: "The yard is good, next year I will also dig a soaking pool outside the house."
Brother Jiu said proudly: "Our hot spring courtyard has not been built yet, but we have also designed the pool outside."
In his and Shu Shu's yard, there was a pattern of two soups, inside and outside.
Third Brother said from the side: "It would look even better if we planted a few more clusters of bamboo on the side and selected some round river rocks as seats."
The ninth elder brother looked at the third elder brother and said: "You will say that you can say a few more words and ask the construction office to make the decoration according to this. The decoration will look good, and the Khan's mother will be happy to see it."
Third Brother said: "I just don't know if the bamboo from Hongluo Temple can survive here. The hot spring water contains sulfur, so it won't work. I might as well replace it with other seedlings."
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "The bamboos in the capital are not just Guanyin bamboo. Look back at the bamboos nearby. If it doesn't work, then settle for the next best thing."
Everyone left here and continued watching.
The fourteenth elder brother still remembered that this palace was everyone's filial piety, so he asked questions one by one.
Brother Jiu remembered it clearly and explained it one by one.
Halls, halls, residences, pavilions, pavilions and corridors are all complete in color.
The fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother followed everyone.
Fifteen-year-old brother is still an eight-year-old child, half grown up.
Here at Brother Sixteen, his feet are not touching the ground, and he is taking turns in the arms of his brothers.
Except for Ninth Prince and the younger brothers, everyone else is a generation behind him. Regardless of whether they are sincere or not, they are willing to show kindness to their younger brothers in front of the emperor's father.
Kangxi saw this, and his expression became kinder.
When he saw his fifteenth elder brother, Kangxi's eyes darkened.
This is also a younger brother, but he was despised by his nephew because of the prince's negligence.
He thought of the old events in Taizu's dynasty. Taizu was seriously ill and wanted to entrust his wife and children to Daishan.
As a result, before Taizu could speak, the concubine had already gone to please Daishan in private.
Kangxi thought of marrying his concubine.
Fortunately, there is no young leader in his harem, and there is only one concubine who is young.
Otherwise, it is impossible to say that there are really high-minded people who are going to the East Palace with all their strength.
It's not "adoption", but for future support.
After going around in a circle, less than half an hour passed.
Everyone left the palace, returned to the palace, and dispersed.
The third elder brother took the ninth elder brother and went to a secluded place and said, "Is there anything wrong with the Ma family?"
He had received letters from the capital a few days ago, from Ninth Brother's place and from Sanbeile Mansion.
Since I was about to arrive in the capital, I didn't write a reply.
Brother Jiu told the situation of the Shenxing Division and said: "It's summer, it's cool in the house, and you don't suffer, but in late autumn, how can you stand it when the house is cold and cold? If you don't have all the clothes, I'm afraid it will
If he couldn't survive it, the doctor had no choice but to go to his younger brother's place. Speaking of food and drinks, it didn't cost a few taels of silver. He raised his hand and replaced him. He didn't mean to embarrass anyone and hurt the third brother's face; but there were no clothes here.
The only solution is to wait for someone from outside to send it..."
The third elder brother nodded and said: "Yes, I understand. When I return to Beijing, I will go over and have a look. If there is no other evidence of crime, he will be punished as soon as possible."
He was a little unhappy.
To say that he was lucky at first, he was looking forward to the closure of Zhongcui Palace ending soon, but now he doesn't look forward to it anymore.
Imperial concubines and relatives not only complement each other, but also share weal and woe.
The emperor's father treated the Ma family like this without caring about the dignity of their mother and son.
Brother Jiu saw it and comforted him: "Third brother, please don't make mistakes, because the Ma family complains about Ama Khan. You can score well for this distant relative. Ama Khan is a sensible person, no matter what mistakes the Ma family has made."
, I won’t take my anger out on you, but if you have to tie yourself to your mother-in-law and blame Khan Ama instead, Khan Ama will not spoil you."
After hearing this, the third elder brother immediately became clear-headed.
With the prince's lessons learned from past mistakes, he can't make mistakes...
When the brothers separated, Brother Jiu hesitated and went to the imperial court.
Regarding the matter of going to Yuqing Palace to "collect debts", he was reluctant to go.
Although this year's birthday gift for him was a generous gift from Yuqing Palace, as well as a Latin dictionary and a Western globe, all of which were rare items that could not be found in the market.
The person who came to give the gift was not someone else, but the top steward of Yuqing Palace.
He was polite inside and outside his words.
But Brother Jiu could still feel that his politeness was arrogant.
It's like he glances at you lightly and doesn't want to argue with you.