The two are the people around the eldest brother and the fifth brother.
Each person was holding a brocade box, and they were all ordered to give birthday gifts to Brother Nine.
The eldest brother's gift was a pair of riding whips.
The old beeswax handles are one long and one short. The short one looks more delicate.
Fifth Brother's side is a pair of ancient Mongolian knives, one long and one short.
Brother Jiu opened it and looked at it, and said to Shu Shu: "They are all in pairs, whose birthday is it?"
Shu Shu smiled and said, "I am taking advantage of you."
People were coming and going in the east wing, and naturally both the upper room and the west wing were aware of the movement.
It's just not easy to come out rashly, for fear of any inconvenience.
Qi Fujin's hair has been let down and he needs to rest.
A nanny came in and whispered: "Fu Jin, I just heard something from the old slave corridor and it seemed that it was the birthday of the ninth elder brother..."
Qi Fujin immediately sat up and said angrily: "I forgot about this. It's really a waste of time."
There are certain rules for the relationship between people in the palace.
The birthdays of the elders and the birthdays of the peers have long been recorded in each blessing book.
The corresponding birthday gifts are also prepared well in advance.
I am afraid that I will be careless and impolite when I go out.
It's just that the ninth elder brother's birthday gift was two foreign books that the seventh elder brother had exchanged for a long time ago.
Nowadays, Qi Fujin has a lot of contacts there and is often taken care of by Shu Shu. He feels that this gift is a bit thin, but he can't get enough for the moment.
Qi Fujin thought about it and decided not to embarrass himself and decided to wait until Shu Shu's birthday to make up for it.
So, the nanny of Qi Fujin took the gift box and arrived at the door of the east wing: "Master Jiu, Jiu Fujin, our Fujin sent an old slave to give birthday gifts."
With such a small courtyard, the west wing naturally listened attentively.
There are three wing rooms, one with light and two with dark structure.
The tenth elder brother lived in the north room, and the thirteenth elder brother lived in the south room.
These days, following the two elder brothers, the thirteenth elder brother also thinks that he is an adult, leaving his nanny to watch the night and replacing him with a young eunuch to serve tea.
The Thirteenth Brother came out of the south room in his clothes and saw the palm-sized brocade box in the Tenth Brother's hand: "Has the Tenth Brother prepared a birthday gift?"
Brother Shi said with pride: "Of course! It was prepared as early as in the capital. What is the relationship between our brothers?"
Brother Thirteen did not reply as usual, but instead pleaded: "What should I do if I didn't prepare a birthday gift? Usually there is another nun in my yard watching these favors and giving gifts. At the beginning of the month, nanny was sick and asked for leave.
Gone home..."
The tenth prince knew that his previous anger towards the thirteenth prince was unreasonable, and there was no shortage of favorite concubines and concubines in the harem.
Without Zhang Bin, there are others...
In addition, Brother Thirteen is not old and his temperament is quite acceptable, so he is not that annoying when you come into contact with him.
The tenth elder brother did not take pleasure in others' misfortunes.
Nowadays, everyone has given birthday gifts, but Thirteenth Brother has not received any, which is really a bit embarrassing.
He then suggested: "Didn't you collect a lot of things these days? Just pick a few inconspicuous things. Who cares about this with your child?"
Brother Thirteen hesitated: "Is it too much to deal with?"
The tenth brother said: "It's okay, the ninth brother is short of gold now..."
Brother Thirteen was relieved and immediately returned to the room.
After digging out a medium-sized brocade box, he did not put a gold wrench or anything in it, but carefully dug out a few stones. They couldn't be said to be stones, but polished materials the size of pigeon eggs.
There are old beeswax ones, coral ones, agate ones, and turquoise ones, all of which look to be of good quality.
After a while, the brothers went to the east wing.
Brother Jiu looked at the two of them with suspicion and said, "I must have forgotten it a long time ago! I only remembered it when I heard the noise. Isn't it just a random thing?"
The tenth brother said dissatisfied: "What did the ninth brother say? I can forget other things, but how can I forget this? If I don't give a gift, how can I get it back from you?"
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "As long as you know this! Your birthday is in the future anyway, so don't think about teasing me!"
After that, he pulled the gift box from Brother Ten's arms. As soon as he took it, he felt something was wrong and said lightly: "What? It doesn't weigh much..."
Brother Jiu complained and opened the box.
There are only a few thin pieces of paper inside.
"The banker's ticket?"
Brother Jiu opened it with some excitement, but was stunned.
There are various deeds, land deeds, house deeds, and personal deeds of several people.
It's the shop at the front door.
Looking at the location on the deed, it is still a prosperous shop.
"this……"
Brother Ninth felt a bit hot: "Is it the property left to you by the imperial concubine's mother? If Brother Ninth takes it, forget about the shop, and the Niu Hulu family will be involved later..."
The inheritance of Concubine Wen Xi was all divided from the Niu Gulu family.
Nowadays, the tenth elder brother has not yet been ennobled and opened a mansion, and those in charge of the industry are all servants of the Niu Gulu family.
The ninth elder brother heard the tenth elder brother recite it twice, so he remembered this matter.
Brother 10 waved his hand: "No, I sent people out to buy it before..."
Brother Jiu knew that it was not easy to buy a new shop, so he wondered: "Isn't it a replacement with someone else?"
In March and April, he sent Guidan to buy real estate. Shops were in short supply and were priceless, not only in the inner city but also in several prosperous places in the outer city, especially near Qianmen Street.
Brother Ten said: "Brother Ninth, don't worry, I really bought it again at the end of March..."
At that time, the ninth elder brother lost the lawsuit, lost his shop, and nagged the tenth elder brother twice.
The tenth elder brother was about to prepare a wedding gift for the ninth elder brother. Hearing the ninth elder brother complain about the difficulty of purchasing property, he sent someone to keep an eye on the news of the official department to see if there were any officials who were going to be promoted to official positions or who were going to be sent abroad.
Many of these people had properties in their names, which were changed hands before leaving Beijing.
As a result, we stayed at this prosperous shop.
"You really bought it? Then you didn't lower the price, right? It's not good to turn it over and let Khan Ama know, it will be wrong..."
Brother Ninth is still worried.
"Is my brother the one who took advantage of that? In order to save a few bucks, why not take the blame? I bought it at the market price and it will be directly under the name of Ninth Brother. Ninth Brother will transfer it to Ninth Sister-in-law later, so that it will be easier to do things in the future..."
The tenth elder brother said.
After buying it at the end of March, he wanted to give it directly to Ninth Brother, but after hearing the news that Ninth Brother helped Guo Luoluo buy the property, he held it in his hands and postponed it.
However, after learning about the price of wedding gifts for his brothers, he chose to "follow the crowd" and did not seek the limelight.
Otherwise, the fifth elder brother would be put on fire.
Until now, everyone knows that the ninth elder brother is short of money, and the tenth elder brother thinks that this shop is a free gift.
Even if other brothers knew about it, no one would be embarrassed to say anything.
Brother Jiu then beamed, took the house deed and showed off to Shu Shu: "It's a prosperous shop at Qianmen! It's more prosperous than Gulou Street... We can open two restaurants, one in the inner city and one in the outer city...
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"Tavern?"
The eyes of the tenth elder brother shone brightly: "Brother Ninth, Sister-in-law Ninth, we have agreed that we will have to leave a private room for my brother when the time comes..."
Brother Ninth flicked the house deed and said, "If I don't take over your shop for free, I'll give you a 20% discount on the shares!"
After saying that, he realized something was wrong and looked at Shu Shu again, feeling uneasy.
Shu Shu smiled and nodded, naturally he had no objection.
Not to mention dry shares, even real shares are nothing.
The brothers on the left and right can't separate each other, so there's no question of whether they will be involved or not.
After spending the past two months together, Shu Shu discovered that the 10th prince was just like that to the 8th prince, not much closer than the other brothers.
The reason why they seem to be close is probably because he and his ninth elder brother are "always inseparable from each other, and Meng is never out of focus".
The Thirteenth Prince's eyes widened, he really didn't expect the Tenth Prince to be so generous.
Send an property directly!
With a bit of embarrassment, he handed his gift box forward: "Brother Ninth, I also wish you a happy life and a long life..."
Brother Jiu took it: "I wonder if you still think of this, so I will accept it and see what good thing it is..."
Seeing a box of pigeon eggs of various colors inside, Ninth Brother hurriedly said: "Forget it, forget it, they are all good things. I wish Ninth Brother took it. You can't be such a waste, you should keep it yourself, or give it to your concubine as a filial piety..."
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Although they are not gold gems, anyone with a discerning eye can see that these are no cheaper than gold gems.
Especially a pair of red corals, which are true red and have good luster. They are the best among coral materials.
Brother Ninth feels that he loves money and is not willing to deceive his younger brother about good things.
Brother Thirteen looked firm: "My dear brother, I kept it... This is for Brother Ninth, so Brother Ninth will keep it so that he can put a collar on Sister-in-law Ninth..."
The ninth elder brother was not happy. He glanced at the thirteenth elder brother and complained to Shu Shu: "How come it seems that it was agreed upon, and both of them took your share?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "It's just 'love the house and the bird'. It's because everyone loves me, so it benefits me..."
Brother Jiu felt a little uncomfortable: "What about 'love' and not 'love', it sounds weird..."
Brother Ten wanted to join in the fun, hooked Brother Ninth's neck, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Ninth is right, Brother Ninth, we all love you, haha, how rare it is..."
The ninth elder brother shuddered and pulled the tenth elder brother: "Go and have a rest and say a few more words. I'm afraid I'll have nightmares at night. Who cares about you?"
The tenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother went back.
Brother Jiu looked at several gift boxes and was satisfied. He said to Shu Shu: "The only thing missing is Khan Ama. He can't save it anyway! I will go to him tomorrow morning and we can't give this gold away for free.
I always have to get some more..."
Although Shu Shu felt that this way of asking for gifts was a bit unfashionable, she did not object.
It doesn't involve any major right or wrong. The Tian family father and son can be treated as ordinary father and son, and they can be a little extravagant.
Children who cry are fed milk.
Shu Shu felt that the reason why the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother were not favored before was due to Kangxi as well as their own reasons.
Kangxi had so many sons, but the two of them never moved forward, and others were ahead.
Birds of a feather flock together.
These two brothers can get along well because they have similar temperaments.
They may seem carefree, but they actually have a sensitive and delicate side, and tend to be passive in temperament.
"What about the Queen Mother?"
Shu Shu asked.
Looking at her these days, the old lady is not only a sensible person, but also has unique wisdom in life, which is worth learning.
