After a while, Cui Baisui came in with a food box.
Pastries include mutton buns, steamed radish cakes, crystal gold cakes, and jujube cakes.
In addition to the ready-made side dishes and braised pork platter, there are also two stir-fry dishes and a seaweed and egg soup that Brother Jiu mentioned.
There are also red beans and rice with side dishes, and pancakes with braised pork.
Wei Zhu's eyes fell on the two stir-fried dishes and said, "This slave is in a good mood."
It turns out that there were two dishes, one was cucumber slices and the other was stir-fried pumpkin flowers.
At this time of year, even the masters in the palace would not have access to such ingredients.
Brother Jiu took a look and said: "Isn't this just in time? Yesterday, Zhuangzi sent a basket of pumpkin flowers. I fried a plate yesterday, and the remaining plate should be here."
Wei Zhu didn't say anything grateful, wiped his hands and ate half of the food on the table.
Brother Jiu knew the rules and didn't ask anything else. He just asked: "Is the ice in the garden solid? Will the garden kitchen collect this year's lotus leaves?"
Wei Zhu thought for a moment and said, "The ice is frozen solid. It's been extremely cold this winter. I didn't know if the lotus leaves were collected or not. There is no lotus leaf chicken on the menu today."
Brother Jiu said: "It would be a pity if it was confiscated."
But even if the lotus leaves were collected in the garden kitchen, it would be hard for him to come and use them himself.
As he said this, he thought of how he had planted lotus flowers in his pond in Nanchizi.
This has been going on for two or three years. When next summer, I will arrange for someone to store the lotus leaves there.
He didn't find dried lotus leaves unusual, so he didn't think there was anything strange about them, but his family in Fujin loved to eat lotus leaf roasted chicken and rice dumplings wrapped in lotus leaves.
While the two were talking, the tenth prince came over.
It turned out that the tenth prince was in the Zongren Mansion today. When he returned from the Yamen, he saw a row of carriages parked in front of the Baylor Mansion, so he came directly over.
Hearing that the emperor came to pick him up, the tenth prince glanced at the ninth prince.
It's good. Ninth Brother doesn't have to have a headache to give it away.
Brother Ninth's heart moved and he said to Brother Ten: "I should send him off in person, but I'm sick and don't dare to go through the trouble. How about you send him off for me?"
The tenth prince rarely sees him alone.
How can there be any affection between father and son if they can't speak more than a few words a year?
Brother Jiu thought that today was an opportunity.
Their brothers will not participate in the fights between brothers, but they must also ensure that they are not bullied or implicated.
The status and title of the tenth elder brother are enough, but when the brothers in front are promoted, the title will catch up.
When the time comes, whether he and the tenth prince can be promoted will depend on the emperor's wishes.
The tenth prince shook his head and said: "No, Khan Ama has no will, so there is no need to bother."
The brothers looked at each other and understood what the other meant.
Brother Jiu sighed and said, "Okay!"
Because there would be a delay on the way from the capital to Haidian, Wei Zhu was ready to leave without delay when Seventeenth Princess and Nineteenth Brother finished packing their luggage.
Shu Shu asked people to dress the Fengsheng brothers and sisters carefully, and took the three of them to send Seventeen Princess and Nineteenth Brother out.
One of the husband and wife should have come forward to send the person to Haidian in person, but now it is inconvenient for both of them, so Cao Shun, the chief of ceremonies of Baylor Mansion, sent the person away, and Erhe, the captain of the guard, led fifty guards and followed the palace.
The guards and soldiers here will escort you together.
Wei Zhu brought a total of nine carriages, seven of which were for people and two for luggage.
The result was not enough.
Although the two children only lived together for a month and a half, because after the vaccination, bedding and clothes needed to be replaced with new ones, one was sent from the palace, and one was prepared here at Baylor House.
There are also various scattered knick-knacks packed in many boxes.
Fortunately, Cao Shun was thoughtful and asked someone to prepare a carriage in advance. Four more carriages were added before the things could be loaded.
The fleet size is larger.
Every household in the Beiguanfang area got the news, and they all knew that Jiubele Mansion seemed to be moving.
In the Babeile Mansion, the eighth prince had received the news early and knew that someone from the imperial court was coming to pick up the prince and the princess, so he was a little jealous.
Where can Brother Nine take care of people?
To say that he takes care of his younger brother and younger sister is just to put money on his face.
This is another kind of freeloading. Dong E's family is affected, and the credit falls on the ninth elder brother.
But when he thought of Ba Fu Jin, Ba Prince's jealousy disappeared.
No matter how capable Dong E is, he is only a housekeeper and a director, but he doesn't move much in diplomacy.
Guo Luo Luo is different.
Her family's surname is Zhenglan Banner, she is also a bloodline of Prince An's family, and she is close to Prince Rao Yu's family.
He also lowered the Zhenglan flag and placed himself in front of Ninth Prince.
In the future, the flag affairs of Zhenglan Flag will only be in my own hands...
Wei Zhu and his party hurried slowly and arrived outside the garden before Youchu.
The motorcade stopped directly outside the Dadong Gate and waited, while Wei Zhu's carriage stopped directly at the Little East Gate.
Concubine Yi was still in front of the emperor, holding in her arms Jin Niuer, the royal cat of Qianqing Palace.
Jin Niuer was cute and naive, and she liked to be quiet and not make noise. When she came back to Changchun Garden, Kangxi asked someone to bring her over.
"Your Majesty, I have brought back Seventeenth Gege and Nineteenth Brother. Cao Shun, the master of ceremonies of Jiubeile Mansion, and Erhe, the bodyguard, have come to see them off on Master Jiu's orders..."
Wei Zhu came in and reported.
Seventeen Princess was the youngest daughter of the emperor, but Kangxi did not have a deep impression of her.
I've only seen him a few times in total, and he's always been held by his nanny. I remember him as thin and small.
As for the 19th elder brother, he was carried to Zhaoxiang's house as soon as he landed. Kangxi had never seen him at all, and had only heard about him from Wang Guiren's words.
This person who loves houses and birds must be very close to Brother Nineteen.
Kangxi was moved by his fatherly heart and said: "Seventeenth Princess and Nineteenth Brother are here..."
At this point, he thought that Cao Shun and Erhe were both sons of old ministers, so he said: "Cao Shun and Erhe, please let them enter the garden and wait outside."
Wei Zhu responded and went down to deliver the message.
Kangxi looked at Concubine Yi and said, "I couldn't bear to see Shiqi Gege's pulse condition not being good in the past few years. But in the two years since she moved to Chuxiu Palace, she has gotten better. Concubine Min has taken good care of her."
Concubine Yi listened and cursed in her heart.
Who dares to neglect it?
It is more difficult to raise other people's children in the palace than to raise your own children.
If there is any oversight, the tongue can eat people.
However, Concubine Min is really good-tempered. Concubine Yi followed up by praising: "Concubine Min is generous and kind-hearted. The Emperor knows people well and has chosen a good person."
Kangxi thought that Minbi and her son were indeed worry-free, and nodded: "In the early days, I was worried that she would be paranoid and not know how to adapt. Fortunately, she is getting older and her temperament has become calmer."
Concubine Yi lowered her head and took a sip of tea, but did not answer Kangxi's words.
This refers to the relationship between Minbin and her natal family, which was estranged in her early years.
After all, the Zhang family gave Concubine Min to her uncle as an adopted daughter for the purpose of presenting her beauty, and there was no kinship with her.
Minbin is a sensible person, she doesn't like to be used and clung to by her family, and she is not close to her natal family.
But if Min Bin really puts her mother's family first, I'm afraid she won't be happy with it either.
Kangxi continued: "Brother Thirteen and Lao Jiu have a good relationship."
Only then did Concubine Yi answer the question and said: "Both brothers are next to each other in age. If we were different in age, we wouldn't be able to play together."
The emperor's concubine chatted about everyday things, and the atmosphere in the room was gentle.
Liang Jiugong stood by and admired Concubine Yi very much.
Among all the concubines in the palace, only Concubine Yi was so calm and composed in front of the emperor.
The number one favorite concubine is not a joke.
This happened several times. The emperor was depressed and wanted to talk to someone, but the person he answered was Concubine Yi instead of the young concubine He.
At this moment, Wei Zhu left and came back, bringing in Seventeenth Princess and Nineteenth Brother.
Seventeen Gege walked in on his own.
The nineteenth elder brother was being held by his nanny.
Seventeen Gege has already begun to learn the rules. Before coming in, the nanny whispered and told her to kneel down and bow down.
On Brother Nineteen's side, the nanny saluted him on his behalf.
Kangxi looked at his 19th elder brother first and was shocked by this fat boy.
Yifei sat on the chair and looked at the two children with a look of kindness on her face, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Just looking at the looks and physiques of the two siblings, one can tell that Brother Jiu and his wife take good care of them.
"Qika!"
Kangxi asked the two of them to get up, looked at Concubine Yi and said, "Has the Nineteenth Brother always been so fat? He looks like he is almost as fat as the Fifth Brother when he was a child..."
Yi Fei saw her when her 19th brother was arresting Zhou, and hesitantly said: "I saw her in August, but she is not so fat. She has put on autumn fat!"
Kangxi looked at the nanny of the 19th elder brother and said: "How many pounds does the elder brother weigh? How many times does he need to breastfeed every night?"
This is because I am worried that people around me may hurt the stomach and intestines of children by feeding them too much at night.
The nanny of the Nineteenth Brother said: "The day before yesterday, Jiufu Jin helped him to gain weight. He weighed twenty-five and a half pounds. He adds a snack at the beginning of every day and has stopped feeding at night."
Kangxi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this weight. He looked at Shiqi Gege and said, "Then do you know how much Shiqi Gege weighs?"
The nanny of Brother Nineteen said: "Twenty pounds and six ounces."
Very few children in the palace were fat when they were young. The fifth elder brother was the first exception, and the nineteenth elder brother was the second.
Even the weight of 17 Gege is not that eye-catching, but for little Gege, it is not too light.
Concubine Yi stood by and said with a smile: "Concubine Min and Guiren Wang should be relieved to see the two children this time."
Kangxi looked at the two children who were raising such well, and said: "It seems that the food is ready at Lao Jiu's side."
Concubine Yi glanced at Kangxi and said: "The emperor said it was easy, but he didn't want to think about how much trouble he had to take care of the children. If it weren't for Lao Jiu Fujin's hard work, he wouldn't have taken care of him so well."
Brother Nineteen is bold.
Now he didn't know anyone in the room except the nanny, so he wasn't afraid.
After hearing what Yifei said, he looked at Yifei and said: "Sister-in-law Jiu, sister-in-law..."
Seeing this, Concubine Yi called him forward, hugged him, and said, "Oh, my little nineteen can remember people. Who is my ninth sister-in-law?"
The Nineteenth Prince sat on Concubine Yi's lap and began to learn the language: "Sister... Zhuzhu... Fengfeng... Dandan..."
Not to mention Concubine Yi, even Kangxi was surprised.
A child who is less than one and a half years old can actually remember so many people.
Kangxi looked at the nanny and said, "Brother, how often do you see the emperor's grandson and his granddaughter?"
The nanny nodded and said: "Since the young master got vaccinated, he has been with the emperor's grandson and granddaughter every day. Jiu Fujin and the county master are also with him every time."
Kangxi nodded, this is why Brother Nineteen can remember so many people.
If I had only met once or twice, I wouldn't have remembered so many people.
Kangxi thought that Wu Fujin was unreliable, and couldn't help but said to Concubine Yi: "Old Jiu Fujin is good, I can't help her. I only thought about her being careful before, but I forgot that she is already a month old."
Yi Fei smiled and said: "Don't just praise me, go back and praise Lao Jiu a few words in front of him to make him proud..."
*
In the last half day, everyone was asking for monthly tickets