Chapter 1444: Replacing flowers and trees (asking for monthly votes)
Qiandongtousuo, front courtyard hall.
Brother Fourteen was walking around on the ground like a headless fly.
He bit his nails and wanted to cry without tears.
This year is not the year of birth, so why is it the year of Tai Sui?
Or does his zodiac sign conflict with this year?
It was the same time in the first month of the year. I was just angry that Yuqing Palace was rude and wanted to make Brother Akedun look bad, so he lost his life.
This time too, he just wanted to show off his temper and let the empress know his dissatisfaction, so he hurt someone.
Woohoo...
He really wanted to cry.
Seeing him like this, Concubine De couldn't help but feel distressed and said, "Don't worry, I've already gone to call Brother Si over."
After hearing this, the fourteenth elder brother became even more unsure and said: "The fourth elder brother is definitely going to scold me, and the ninth elder brother is really going to do it. What are you really doing? You can't give the queen face and let her leave the palace first. I don't believe it." When the eunuchs of Yuqing Palace go out to 'recuperate', they follow the rules!"
Concubine De was also annoyed that the Ninth Prince did not give him face, but when she saw that the Fourteenth Prince was treating palace girls as eunuchs, she was afraid that he would not understand the importance and make trouble again in the future, so she had to remind her: "Official girls are different from eunuchs."
Eunuchs who are lowly and without roots do not need to ask for permission from the emperor to leave the palace.
Official women are servants of the royal family, and they can straighten their waists when they go out.
Not to mention that the fourteenth elder brother is just the prince's elder brother, even if he is the chief concubine, he is not in the mood to beat the palace maids.
This was the crime for which Dong had dethroned his concubine.
The fourteenth elder brother muttered: "I know that officials and women are just small promises. If Khan Ama takes a fancy to him and can promote him to a big promise, then it will be very valuable..."
Seeing his disapproving look, Concubine De felt her temples pounding and lowered her voice, saying: "The official woman was born in the imperial family. This Forbidden City is the emperor's Forbidden City, and it is also the imperial palace's Forbidden City!"
The total number of masters in the royal family is only about a hundred, but there are thousands of servants on duty in the palace.
The Three Banners of Baoyi are self-contained and closely related to each other. Many of the official women under the name of the chief empress are the daughters of assistants and leaders.
If you treat someone lightly, it will lead to resentment.
When the time comes to be surrounded by wrappings, who can feel at ease?
Even the emperor doesn't just punish Bao Yi, but mainly comforts him in everything.
After hearing this, Brother Fourteen raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly: "They are just used to it. They forget their dignity and inferiority. They are slaves and bullies their masters. They all become big-hearted..."
At this point, he no longer blamed Brother Ninth, and said: "Fortunately, Brother Ninth is clear-minded and can see that they are all a nuisance. The rules are very strict and do not allow those descendants of the relatives to dominate and do harm, otherwise they will forget one by one." Forgetting your duty as a slave, you really think you are a relative of the emperor!"
Concubine De: "..."
The fourteenth elder brother continued: "In the future, when I open a house, I don't want to be dressed in a fancy dress, but I want a serious Eight Banners showgirl, so I can save a few cheap uncles..."
Concubine De looked at the fourteenth elder brother, held back her anger, and said: "There are established examples. The princesses who teach the princes in human affairs are all beautiful women from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the prince is no exception."
They are both bannermen and servants of the emperor, so the Eight Banners are more noble than the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
That's nonsense.
The fourteenth elder brother thought about the way the palace lady was kneeling outside with her neck straightened just now, and felt disgusted, and said: "She is just an official woman, how can He De be the prince?"
Concubine De couldn't listen anymore and scolded: "Be careful! I also entered the palace as an official woman, and you also came out of the belly of a coated woman!"
Brother Fourteen hurriedly said: "You know my son doesn't mean that..."
In fact, he was still a little unwilling.
The biological mother's title is not low, but her family background is not as good as that of the prince and the tenth prince, and her maternal family is a noble Manchu noble.
And because the biological mother is the lord of the first palace and is qualified to raise the prince, he does not have a higher-status caregiver, not as good as the fifth elder brother and the fourth elder brother.
He is still the youngest son. In the eyes of outsiders, when the Prince of Yonghe Palace is mentioned, the fourth elder brother will be seen first.
There is nothing better than knowing a son like a mother.
Even if the Fourteenth Prince denies it, how can Concubine De not guess what he is thinking?
She thought of her fourth brother and felt doubly embarrassed.
There is also Jiu Gege, who was raised by the Queen Mother and married into the emperor's uncle's family. Does he also dislike her as his biological mother?
Concubine De's heart was blocked and her anger was boiling...
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At the door of the elder brother's house, the fourth elder brother stopped, looked at the ninth elder brother, and motioned for him to stay outside.
Brother Jiu said: "Fourth brother, aren't you deceiving yourself? With so many people watching, even if you don't go in, my concubine will know that I'm here."
The five courtyards of the elder brother's house were built next to each other. The front part was separated from the inner court by a wall and had a separate corridor.
There are doors on both sides of the corridor, guarded by guards.
The head office is next to the imperial garden, and there are also the guards and guards of the imperial garden.
Therefore, the movements here cannot be hidden from others at all.
The fourth elder brother frowned, but if he wanted to say more, the ninth elder brother had already pushed him through the door.
Neither brother saw the entrance to the corridor, where the twelfth elder brother was still standing.
Seeing the two brothers in front entering the Tousuo, the door of the Tousuo was not closed, so the twelfth elder brother quickly walked a few steps and followed the others in.
The fourth elder brother and the ninth elder brother turned around when they heard the noise, and saw the expressionless twelfth elder brother.
When the fourth elder brother saw this, he saw that both of them were disobedient and wanted to punish them.
The ninth elder brother saw something moving in the front yard, and the little eunuch had already gone to the house to report it, so he whispered to the fourth elder brother: "Everyone has come in, that's it!"
He had stopped the twelfth prince from following him before because he didn't want him to offend Concubine De.
But it all showed up.
Even if you are really going to offend, there is nothing to worry about.
The concubine De has no palace rights.
The noble biological mother of the twelfth prince is not in Yonghe Palace and is not under the control of Concubine De.
If Concubine De took it out on her twelfth brother, the imperial concubine would not tolerate it, and Aunt Su Ma would not watch.
Fourth elder brother also thought of this and said nothing more.
The front yard has not been cleaned up yet. The target is hung on the south wall next to the gatehouse. There are arrows on it. There is a bow on the ground. There is also an arrow stuck in the gap between the green bricks next to the bow. Next to the bow, there are scattered dark arrows.
Red blood stains.
The three brothers took a look at it and had a rough idea.
Brother Si was furious when he saw the arrow shot on the ground.
Okay, who's going to shoot an arrow into the ground?
Those blood stains...
Did you shoot at someone?!
Damn thing!
Brother Ninth also looked bad.
Could it be that he really shot the palace maid?
That would not only be a crime, but would also implicate the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs!
There is no place for dead people in the palace!
Except for the emperor and the empress, no one was allowed to live in the palace and had to move out.
In the past few years, there have been a lot of gossips about Yuqing Palace. They only said that the prince had a bad temper and occasionally beat eunuchs, but there was no news of beating people to death.
The twelfth elder brother still had a wooden face and no reaction.
When the fourteenth elder brother heard the report, he knew that not only the fourth elder brother was here, but also the ninth elder brother, so he hurriedly came out of the house.
When they got to the corridor, before calling anyone, they saw the two of them looking at the blood stains on the ground, followed by a twelfth brother.
The fourteenth elder brother's words came to his mouth without shouting out, and his steps were a little hesitant.
The ninth elder brother was worried about someone's life. When he heard the noise, he looked over and saw that it was the fourteenth elder brother. He hurriedly said: "What's going on? Did you hurt someone's life?"
The fourth elder brother looked at the fourteenth elder brother, his eyes were also cold.
The fourteenth brother had a guilty conscience and was a little confused after hearing this. He hurriedly retorted: "No, no, it just hurts his face..."
Brother Jiu was relieved after hearing this.
There is no big deal except life and death.
If lives are not involved, then the situation is controllable.
The fourth elder brother glared at the fourteenth elder brother and said, "Why do you hurt people?"
"Unjustly accused..."
The fourteenth elder brother immediately said: "It's not my fault. I was just shooting well. When someone came in to interrupt me, I thought it was a slave of the head office, so I threw the bow and smashed it. The result..."
If there wasn't that arrow on the ground, this statement would still be accurate.
With that arrow pointed at someone, it would be a lie to say that he thought he was a slave of Tousuo.
Seeing that he was stubborn and shirking responsibility, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but said angrily: "Do you dare to say this in front of Khan Amma?"
The fourteenth elder brother was also annoyed and said: "Okay, why do you want to talk to Khan Amma about this? There are many national affairs that Khan Amma cannot handle, and he still needs to worry about me?"
At this moment, Concubine De couldn't stay in the room any longer, so she picked up the curtain and came out, glaring at the fourth elder brother and saying: "Are there any elder brothers like you? When my younger brother is in trouble, you don't say you protect him or help him deal with it, but instead
I'm going to ask you to accuse me when you come up, you bastard, you are unfilial and unfriendly!"
This was the biological mother. As soon as Concubine De showed her face, the fourth elder brother took a step back and bowed to say hello.
After hearing what Concubine De said, Si Age's face turned red and he clenched his fists tightly.
The ninth elder brother came here because he was afraid that the fourth elder brother would be bullied.
Who can bear the charge of being unfilial and unfriendly?
Brother Ninth immediately said, "Mother-in-law, my fourteenth brother is already very flustered when encountering such a thing. Why do you still scold him?"
Concubine De was interrupted and looked at Brother Jiu, not understanding the relationship for a moment.
Wasn’t she training Fourth Elder Brother?
Or was Brother Jiu eavesdropping at the door just now and heard the mother and son talking?
Brother Ninth was vague and said: "I believe Fourteen has a good temper. The designation today was not intentional. He is also filial to Khan Ama and respectful to his brothers. He is also respectful to Brother Fifteen and Brother Sixteen.
Brother and others are also friendly..."
After hearing this, Concubine De calmed down slightly and nodded: "That's it. Brother Fourteen didn't do it on purpose. He has lived in Zhaoxiang for five years and Touzhuo for three years. When did he hurt anyone?"
The fourteenth elder brother was in the middle of the game. After listening to the ninth elder brother's words, he felt that this was his real brother. His eyes were red and he said: "Ninth elder brother, I am guilty of Tai Sui this year..."
Brother Si's emotions were agitated and he had not yet calmed down. His face turned from red to white, and he felt like he was getting cold.
The twelfth elder brother was a bystander, but he could see that his ninth elder brother had "improperly replaced the old one" and made the virtuous concubine scold the fourth elder brother, and made the virtuous concubine to scold the fourteenth elder brother.
If that "unfilial and unfriendly" person goes out, people outside will think that he is scolding Brother Fourteen.
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "If it's an ordinary matter, it's just a trivial matter. Just get some plaster from the Imperial Pharmacy. However, these days are the days when Khan Amma is fasting, so we have to guard against villains talking."
The fourteenth elder brother took the ninth elder brother's arm and said as if he had been rescued: "Yes, yes, ninth brother, I'm so scared. Khan Ama hasn't calmed down yet. I've been involved in all the troubles here. I'm sure to be banned."
Endless...wuwu..."
At the end of the sentence, he was so scared that he choked up and said: "If I keep you in jail, I will be locked up stupidly. What should I do..."
Brother Jiu said: "You are in the fifth place. Whoever comes here can be seen clearly by the guards beside the corridor. Who comes and who leaves, probably can't be concealed from anyone at any time. Otherwise, if there is someone, haha
The beads are here, just push them out and punish them with a meal. You are also confused. Why did you alert the concubine to come over? You can't wait until the evening when the sky is dark to send people back, and then go back to the concubine to report the daily damage. Who will pursue it?
"
After hearing this, the fourteenth elder brother's heart sank and rose again.
He looked at Concubine De.
Concubine De held the handkerchief in her hand and looked at Brother Si with unkind eyes.
Brother Fourteen frowned.
He knew his biological mother's previous plans and wanted to ask Si Age to take over the matter.
But that is only possible when there are only mother and son. In front of the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother, even if the biological mother opens her mouth, the fourteenth elder brother cannot express her gratitude.
Otherwise, how would the brothers view him?
When he arrived in front of the emperor, he was afraid that the emperor would be even more disgusted with him.
If fourth brother can't do it, the only one left who has the weight to take on this matter is...
"Empress..."
The Fourteenth Prince looked at Concubine De with a mixture of panic and misery...