The next day, Shu Shu followed Da Fujin and Thirteen Fujin to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
Sure enough, as the eldest brother expected, the Queen Mother directly told Dafu Jin: "Don't think about settling in the province, just take a good rest. When the princesses and princesses come to court in a few days, you will be with them all day long."
Dafujin was not very good at speaking, so he just stood up and responded.
The Queen Mother looked at Shu Shu again and said: "While the children are not here, let's go out and play more with Brother Jiu. It's also loose and relaxed. Don't worry about me. It's very tiring riding in the car. I just have a few days to rest."
Shu Shu said: "Then granddaughter-in-law, I won't bother you anymore. If you have something delicious, please ask our father to bring it in."
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I'm looking forward to..."
The old lady was also very kind to Thirteenth Fujin, saying: "It's rare that you go out, don't be bored all the time, let Brother Thirteen take you to play..."
Thirteen Fujin also nodded shyly.
The old lady counted the days and said to Shu Shu: "Xiaojiu will be coming out of the house in a while. By then, the rain will stop and the road will be easy to walk..."
Shu Shu listened, and her heart trembled.
If Princess Wen Xian comes out at this time, will it coincide with her passing away?
If she needed to be reminded, she had already said it, and now she could only wait.
She considered it and said, "If we prepare to leave now, it will be almost the end of the month."
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "Just in time, Chunxi and Rongxian should have arrived at that time."
As for the third princess, because the Haraqin tribe is close to each other, she will come here in advance.
In the first year of the reign of Emperor Shengjia, he moved to the Rehe Palace and offered the Empress Dowager a place to escape the summer heat. After hearing the news, the several princesses in Fumeng all wrote documents asking to come to the court.
Kangxi also gave him grace, but the rest was that due to the distance, the time of coming to court varied.
Only the fourth princess is pregnant. The princess's mansion is in the west and far away, so she cannot make the trip this time.
The three sisters-in-law chatted with the Queen Mother for a while and then left.
Thirteenth Fujin went to pay his respects to Concubine Min, while Shu Shu and Da Fujin came out together.
When they arrived at the prince's courtyard, Dafujin took Shu Shu's hand and said, "Thanks to Uncle Jiu's favor, our house got two shops for free. Our master said that we should thank Master Jiu later."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "The emperor is looking for a reason to support his son. Our master is just a cover. You are too polite to say this."
Dafu Jin shook his head and said: "Anyway, our master knows it well. I think of Uncle Jiu's kindness, and I am grateful in my heart."
The eldest brother directly handed over the two shops here to Dafujin for preparation. One is to open a shop to buy furs, and the other is to open a medicine shop to buy some good medicinal materials.
This was going to be a dowry for several princesses, so Da Fujin, the stepmother, was asked to intervene because she believed in her character.
In this way, whether it is the officials of the county prince's palace or relatives and friends outside, they will have more respect for Da Fujin.
Dafujin also knows that his eldest brother is like the eldest brother and is not willing to take advantage of his younger brother. He talked about it several times at the wine table yesterday.
She just thought that some of the furs and medicinal materials purchased would be given to Jiubele Mansion.
But it was just a plan right now, so she didn't say much and said goodbye to Shu Shu.
In Shushu's yard, Brother Jiu is waiting for her.
Although we can't go fishing today, the couple has other arrangements.
In the northwest corner of the palace is a large river. On the bank of the river, a group of wild birds have been flying in these days.
The couple planned to go there to watch birds, collect wild duck eggs and pick some berries.
When the carriage was ready, Thirteenth Brother and Thirteenth Fujin came out of the palace just in time.
Thirteenth brother is here at this age, and even though he looks calm, he is actually a little more lively in the presence of acquaintances.
He was also familiar with Shu Shu, his sister-in-law, and he was no longer cautious, so he pulled Thirteenth Fujin forward and said: "Brother Ninth, Sister-in-law Ninth, you are going out to play, please take us with you..."
Seeing Xiaosong and Xiaotang carrying buckets, they were obviously heading for the ingredients.
Yesterday's small fish, Thirteenth Brother and his wife also sent half a bucket.
The fried river fish is crispy and fragrant and goes very well with rice.
Thirteenth Fujin was a little embarrassed and felt that it was not good to disturb him like this, but since Brother Thirteenth spoke, he didn't say anything.
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "Then follow, don't go far, and come back before noon..."
"Uh-huh……"
Brother Thirteen nodded happily.
Seeing that everything was ready, the ninth elder brother did not ask for another carriage. He and the thirteenth elder brother rode on the horse, and handed over the carriage to the thirteenth prince Fujin.
Thirteen Fujin got on the carriage and apologized to Shu Shu, saying, "I disturbed Sister-in-law Ninth."
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "It's nothing. A few years ago, our father was the king of children and often played with his brothers. In the past two years, he has been working as an errand, and it was only when we got together..."
The carriage walked for two quarters of an hour and arrived at the river.
By the time Shu Shu and Thirteenth Fujin got off the carriage, Thirteenth Brother and Ninth Brother had already dismounted and were standing by the river.
The wild birds swimming in the river looked familiar.
"Why does this look like a mandarin duck?"
The thirteenth elder brother was surprised and said: "So many mandarin ducks?"
There are many waterfowl raised in Changchun Garden, including mandarin ducks.
These things come in pairs, one is pale and the other has brighter feathers, making them easier to identify than other waterfowl.
Brother Jiu frowned when he saw it and said: "Hey, it's really a mandarin duck, not a wild duck, so how can we still pick up wild duck eggs?"
Thirteenth Brother: "..."
Shu Shu and Thirteen Fujin also stepped forward and saw a group of mandarin ducks swimming in the river.
Brother Jiu came over and said to Shu Shu: "With so many birds, there should be a lot of fish and shrimps in this river. I just don't know if it's easy to catch them..."
Shu Shu said: "Try it first..."
But Shu Shu wouldn't let Brother Jiu try.
This is different from the mountain stream in the forest yesterday. The one was crystal clear and only a foot and a half deep. This one is a river now. I don’t know how deep it is, so I still have to stay away.
The guards who know the water will lower the fishing nets by the river.
Shu Shu and Thirteen Fujin each carried a small bamboo basket and went to pick berries.
By the river at the foot of the mountain, there are several mountain grape trees and a patch of nightshade.
Shu Shu and Thirteen Fujin picked some of both.
Mountain grape is slightly sour and has seeds, but nightshade is sweet.
Shu Shu ate with satisfaction, Thirteen Fujin's tongue turned black after eating, and both sisters felt a little more lively.
The ninth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother found two pecan trees, and now they have green walnuts on them.
Although it is still early to ripen, green walnuts are still edible.
The ninth elder brother paid it back, while the thirteenth elder brother took two guards and climbed up the walnut tree to pick green walnuts.
I spent the whole morning by the river.
By noon, when everyone was hungry and ready to return, they had already harvested a lot.
In addition to the fish, shrimp and river mussels, Xiaosong picked up a bucket of wild duck eggs, and Xiaotang picked a lot of young bracken.
It's just that there is no road by the river, everyone's shoes are almost completely ruined, and the clothes on their bodies are also scratched a lot.
Shu Shu also saw mushrooms, but for safety reasons, she did not pick them.
This is still left to the professionals.
There was no time to prepare the meal carefully at noon, so she had to deal with it. Shu Shu invited the thirteenth elder brother and his wife to come over for dinner in the evening, and they could have a table of wild vegetables at that time.
Everyone was in a panic, so they made an appointment to meet for dinner and then went their separate ways.
There happened to be fish soup in the dining room, so Shu Shu and Brother Jiu freshened up and ate fish soup noodles.
After eating, the couple caught up on their sleep.
Although it was afternoon, the hottest time of the day, because it was cool here and the north window was opened, the draft didn't blow in, so I didn't feel the heat at all.
The couple slept comfortably.
In the palace, Kangxi invited his concubines to accompany him and also served crickets and tofu.
This is the cricket that the guard was asked to go to Crescent Valley to catch in the morning.
This dish looked pink and had a smooth texture. Sure enough, my wife and I liked it, and we ate half a bowl more rice.
Immediately, Kangxi noticed something strange about his concubine.
The concubine's eyes were filled with tears and she looked embarrassed.
"What's wrong?"
Kangxi said in confusion.
Delicious food, no matter how happy you are, won’t make you cry after eating it, right?
The concubine noticed that she was losing her temper, and quickly lowered her head to wipe her tears and said: "I didn't expect to be able to eat this. I am homesick..."
Hebi was not from the Beijing Banner, but from the Eight Banners of the Garrison, and her hometown was Ningguta.
It turns out that there are also crickets in Ninggu Pagoda, and this is how to eat cricket tofu.
Kangxi did not expect this to be the reason, and felt a little more pity, thinking that the distance from Ninggu Pagoda to Rehe was more than 2,500 miles.
If we send a message to let the concubines and their parents come to court, there will be enough time.
As for whether he was tired from traveling thousands of miles with his concubine's parents, he didn't have to think about that.
For the ministers, being allowed to come to see the emperor was a gift.
The father of the concubine and his family are stationed in Ninggu Pagoda, and he is a third-rank official. It is also a grace to get this will.
In the afternoon, after he and his concubines left, Kangxi also thought of his sons and called someone to ask them.
"The prince took Dong Egege to the palace and ordered a table of swallow-wing mats in the dining room. Wild boars came down from the Beishan Mountain. King Zhi brought his guards up the mountain and shot two leopards and a nest of wild boars. Sibeile
Following the people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Lifanyuan, they led people to level the residence of the Mongolian princes; Jiu Beile and Thirteenth Master took two Fujins to the river for fishing and hunting, and several young brothers were in class..."