It is not the usual single or double seats, but a large round table.
The ninth elder brother, the birthday boy, was pushed to the main position. On the left are the eldest elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, the fifteenth elder brother, and on the right are the fourth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother.
Brother Ninth is in a happy mood.
Over the past ten days, he has also figured it out.
If another brother takes over, it will be beneficial to you.
The prince was arrogant, not very close to the queen mother, and was also unkind to the concubines in the harem.
If he was in power, he would not win over his brothers, but would look like he was promoting his relatives and distant clan members.
When other older brothers become more powerful, they will also be given high titles in order to appease their brothers.
What he did was not to get involved or offend anyone to death.
Even the third elder brother is very friendly towards the back.
When the time comes when you are granted the title of king or prince, you don’t want to gain power, you just want to be the younger brother of the happy king.
He raised his fruit juice, stood up and said: "Today is a good day, and it would be even better if you are here. I would like to toast to you all!"
He just had a drinking binge a while ago, but no one forced him to change his drink, so they all raised their glasses.
The fourteenth elder brother looked at the fruit juice in front of him, then looked at the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother.
Does this mean that he is treated like the fifteenth and sixteenth elder brothers again?
When he wasn't treated like this before, it made him feel panicked; now that he was treated the same way, it also made him unhappy.
Before dinner, he realized that several brothers had met to make an appointment for dinner before leaving in the morning; when they arrived at his place, they only called before the dinner started.
Even the eldest brother treats himself as an adult, comforting and comforting; but the ninth brother always repeats himself.
Brother Fourteen pursed his lips and swallowed the words on his lips.
He thought of the eighth prince's situation.
He doesn't want to become the second eighth prince.
From now on, he will talk less in front of everyone, so as not to offend anyone again.
There is also the warning from the thirteenth elder brother, the ninth sister-in-law protects the shortcomings and still holds a grudge.
The fourteenth elder brother is not making trouble, and the atmosphere at the table is relaxed and comfortable.
Even the eldest brother, who is a heavy drinker, can only concentrate on eating when there are a bunch of younger brothers and no one who can drink with him.
The eldest brother ate the grilled fish with spicy garlic paste and nodded: "This is your house's seasoning recipe. You can't make it like this outside."
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "Of course, this spicy black bean sauce is the only one in our house, as well as the method of frying the minced garlic in it. They are all secretly made."
When the eldest brother saw him with his tail raised, he knew he was showing off his fortune again. He looked at the small jug in front of him and said, "It's just that there's not enough wine!"
Brother Jiu said: "Today I mainly eat vegetables, guard Chaohe River, Baihe River, and ready-made river fresh food. How much can I drink if I want to drink when I return to Beijing?"
He looked at his eldest brother and remembered what Shu Shu once said.
The originator of the figurines.
The eldest brother is the initiator of the heirloom.
At least that's how it seems to the world.
When Khan Amma pushed him into this situation, did he think about his future?
The eldest elder brother saw that the ninth elder brother's eyes were straight again, and said in confusion: "Isn't that too much without drinking? Did it smell to you?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said with a smile: "I just thought that the return journey would be slow, so why don't I ask someone to send two barrels of fish back?"
The eldest brother had no choice but to say: "Those who raise troops and mobilize people should be carefully scolded by Khan Amma. There is also a fresh fish market in the capital, so you can't afford to lose your mouth!"
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Yes, forget it. Wait until October, and the frozen food from the Northeast will also arrive."
Compared with river delicacies, the people in the capital love river delicacies more.
Fourth brother doesn't like meat, but he loves fish. What he likes to eat is the more refreshing fish fillets in tomato sauce.
He and the Fourteenth Prince were sitting next to each other. He was staring at the Fourteenth Prince because he was afraid that the Fourteenth Prince would disappoint him. Seeing that the Fourteenth Prince was being honest, he ate steadily.
The ninth elder brother looked at the fourth elder brother and said: "I have made the fourth elder brother worry these past two months. I should thank the fourth elder brother properly. When the fourth elder brother is born, I will prepare a good gift for the fourth elder brother."
One sentence made everyone curious.
Fourth Brother shook his head and said: "I didn't do anything, so there is no need to express my thanks."
Brother Jiu said: "Don't be polite. It's long past time to repay this debt of gratitude."
The fourth elder brother still wanted to refuse, but the fourteenth elder brother couldn't help but asked: "Ninth elder brother, what kind of gift are you..."
As he said that, he paused, thinking about Brother Si's preference for Buddhism and Taoism, and said, "What kind of antique Buddha statue is it? Or a Buddhist scripture or something like that?"
Anything that can be called a "good gift" by Brother Jiu is definitely a good one.
Brother Jiu smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes. It's boring to say it now."
When everyone saw this, they stopped asking questions.
Brother Fourteen saw that everyone else was concentrating on eating, so he had no choice but to follow the crowd.
The thirteenth brother also couldn’t hold his head up after eating.
As for Ninth Brother’s gift…
His birthday is also in October, but he can't compare with his fourth brother.
After coming out of Rehe, the fourth brother took more care of the ninth brother, but he did nothing on his own side.
However, before he returned to the palace, he planned to tell Brother Ninth to ask for two bottles of spicy sauce and use it to make grilled fish at Brother's place later.
In front of Brother Fifteen and Brother Sixteen, in addition to fish balls, there are also fish tofu and fish sausages, all of which are boneless.
Everyone was satisfied with their meal. The ninth elder brother glanced at the fourteenth elder brother and his tense spirit relaxed.
Fortunately, no one was disappointed and there were no accidents.
In the past, when the brothers got together, they were only happy; now, they are frightened, and they are always worried about breaking up.
As for the bad mouth of the fourteenth elder brother before, that is to say, because of his young age, any adult prince will receive not only a beating, but also two slaps...
*
The palace is so big, and the princes are having dinner together, so everyone above and below is naturally aware of the news.
The prince saw a few extra dishes here, but he has always been picky about his diet, so he picked out the best-colored perilla fish fillets and took two bites of them, leaving the others untouched.
When the dining table was down, Ming Sheng couldn't help but suggested: "Master, Jiu Fujin is related to the empress by marriage, and he is very close and respectful to the empress. Can I get closer to Master Jiu in the future?"
The ninth elder brother himself is not good at literature or martial arts, but there are fifth elder brother and tenth elder brother behind him.
The tenth prince was impeached twice, both for standing up for the ninth prince.
For a person as good-tempered as the fifth elder brother, if he attacks the third elder brother or the eighth elder brother, it is all for the sake of the ninth elder brother.
It happened that these two people had an ordinary relationship with the prince.
If the ninth elder brother is close to the prince, then he is not so distant from the other two.
The prince looked at Ming Sheng, shook his head and said: "If I want to win over Brother Jiu, I have to offend Lao Shi. There is no need. This is enough for now."
Now that there is already a boss and a third brother standing in front, there is no need to give the tenth prince a reason to let him go.
Mingsheng was a little confused and said: "This... master is close to the ninth master, isn't the tenth master the nian master?"
The prince shook his head and said: "Lao Shi is not close to the mother clan or the wife clan, and has a cold relationship with other brothers. He is only close to the ninth elder brother. If I try to win over the ninth elder brother, Lao Shi will be regarded as a provocation by Lao Shi. He is not old.
, but he is a smart one."
He is obviously the son of a noble concubine and should be the most eye-catching, but he follows the ninth elder brother and follows his lead.
The Tenth Prince is mentioned outside as a reckless idiot prince, but in reality?
When Suo'etu was alive, the people he feared were not only his eldest brother, but also his tenth brother.
However, the eldest brother's Qianxi Tou and the forehead pictures were all installed with ears and eyes, but the tenth elder brother's Qiandong Sansuo was as big as an iron barrel.
The prince has never looked down upon his tenth elder brother.
However, seeing that the 10th elder brother had no intention of forming a faction, and was just trying to protect himself, the prince did not insist on forcing this younger brother to become his enemy.
Mingsheng had never had any dealings with the Tenth Prince, so he didn't quite understand why the prince would say such things about the Tenth Prince.
As a confidant, he became even more worried after hearing what the prince said.
If Brother Ten really wants to hide his clumsiness, what will happen when he doesn’t hide his clumsiness?
Considering the relationship between the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, he will definitely side with the tenth elder brother.
At that time, if the tenth elder brother really has other thoughts, he will become an enemy as powerful as the eldest elder brother.
Seeing his worried look, the prince smiled and said, "Don't worry about things in vain..."
At this time, the more you do, the more mistakes you make.
Now that the offensive and defensive momentum has been established, how many people are waiting to catch his shortcomings.
All he has to do is hold steady.
Thirty-year-old prince...
It cannot be said to be as stable as a rock, nor can it be said to be so easy to shake...
*
In Kangxi's office, the dining table has been removed.
He picked up the greeting cards for several of his sons, and the princes and eighth princes who had entered the South Study Room respectively picked up the greeting cards and asked to be picked up.
Kangxi thought for a moment and then gave his approval, ordering the third, seventh and eighth elder brothers to pick him up in Shunyi.
When the fold was closed, there was movement at the door.
Liang Jiugong came in and announced: "Your Majesty, the concubine and his wife have arrived."
It turned out that he thought of He Bi and turned over the He Bi sign.
Kangxi nodded and said, "Pass it on."
Liang Jiugong responded and went down to bring in his concubine.
The concubine looked at Kangxi with joy and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty..."
Although Liang Jiugong reported that there were four additional dishes at the concubine's house, there were no sweet and sour fish balls.
Fish balls are doing troublesome things, only the emperor and the queen mother have them, and no one else has them.
Kangxi still enjoyed the dishes and went down.
“Are the fish balls delicious?”
Kangxi asked.
The concubine nodded and said: "It's delicious, there's no fishy smell at all, and it's so chewy that I ate the whole plate..."
Kangxi said: "Today is the birthday of the ninth elder brother. Everyone has served dishes. Is it okay to eat the others?"
He Bi thought for a while and said: "There is a dish of dry-fried crucian carp that is salty and fragrant. It tastes good and the fish bones are crispy. I just tried the other three dishes. I still like fish balls..."
Kangxi nodded and said: "Since I love eating fish, I will leave more for you when it comes to the palace this year."
The concubine glanced at Kangxi, did not refuse, and said with expectation: "Then I will be waiting..."
Since the concubine's brand has been turned over, it is inevitable to be indifferent.
By the time he called for water, he and his concubine had fallen asleep, but Kangxi was tossing and turning.
As early as more than ten years ago, when Changchun Garden was first built, 20 large balconies were placed inside.
Going back twenty years ago, the Empress Dowager once conducted a small selection and selected forty people to be sent to Qianqing Palace.
Nowadays, it is completely different.
Kangxi lowered his head and looked at his concubine's black hair, which was why he didn't like to look at the brands of older concubines.
Everyone is old...
He valued He Bing more and more, just because being with He Bing made him feel young and he didn't have to miss the past...
