Brother Jiu is not someone who can hide his thoughts, he shows them on his face.
When the tenth elder brother saw him, he felt a little worried.
"What's wrong, Ninth Brother? What did you remember?"
Although they are all true brothers, the ninth prince feels that these words are not easy to say, otherwise it would be like speaking ill of the eighth prince.
And these are all unfounded things, just random guesses.
He said: "It's nothing. I just thought that we had prepared so much food before that we couldn't keep it all. We have to go back and discuss with your sister-in-law to send it to various places..."
"When the Holy Emperor sets out on his journey, we will be the only ones traveling. When the time comes, we will call it the dining room system whenever we think of it..."
Brother Ten saw that he was not telling the truth and was puzzled, but he did not press him.
The ninth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother came out.
The thirteenth brother said: "Brother Ninth, go back and tell Sister-in-law Ninth that you can make do with the rest, so I will prepare an extra portion of Yi noodles and some meat sauce for my brother. It will definitely be better to eat that one when the weather gets cold."
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These are all small things, Brother Jiu nodded in agreement.
However, he still muttered: "You should eat seriously and you should not be too picky, otherwise you will not grow taller..."
With that said, the ninth elder brother looked at the height of the thirteenth elder brother and found that he was a fist shorter than himself.
"Forget it, just eat whatever you want. If you look stupid, what do you do if you are stupid..."
Brother Thirteen smiled sullenly and said nothing.
There is no need to talk specifically about height.
No matter whether it is Ninth Brother or Fifth Brother, it is not easy to compare with others.
When they returned to the courtyard, Brother Jiu sent someone down and started talking to Shu Shu about the issue of title.
"I haven't thought about the difference before, but the difference between these twelve assistant leaders and six assistant leaders is too much..."
Brother Ninth said with a tongue-tied tongue.
In the Qing Dynasty, the clan did not divide the land and seal the territory, but the zuoliang could be passed on to future generations.
As long as the title remains unchanged.
If the title is reduced, the number of subordinates will also be reduced accordingly.
"Then after a few generations, it will be no worse than an idle clan..."
Brother Ninth became worried.
Shu Shu couldn't laugh or cry.
How many more generations?
Let’s get through the second generation successfully first.
It’s just that Brother Ninth Prince didn’t have the ambition to become a prostitute. The title was passed down in one sentence and one sentence in the west.
"There were two county princes before, and now there is only one left. It is not good to show the eldest son. Some people are talking about the eldest son of the emperor and thinking about the merit of following the dragon..."
"The third child is the same. When he succeeds, he becomes arrogant, let alone learn from the fourth child..."
"The fourth child is not without merit. As expected, he was brought up by Tong Anie, who is somewhat unfazed by honor and disgrace..."
Shu Shu was very surprised when he heard this.
It's rare that this person can praise Fourth Brother.
But this nagging seems to make him feel uneasy.
Shu Shu said casually: "We don't compare with others. It doesn't matter if we have more assistants or less assistants... The advantage of having fewer people... Nowadays, the Imperial Hospital has all kinds of health-preserving medicines. The emperor has a long life. Let's just take care of it."
Just rely on your elders..."
On the last sentence, she lowered her voice.
Brother Jiu looked like a little rabbit, with a frightened face, looking at Shu Shu speechless.
When Shu Shu saw this, she felt a little regretful, as if she had said too much.
Brother Jiu came over and lowered his voice: "Okay, why are you thinking about this? How come it seems to have got into my heart..."
Shu Shu said softly: "I just think it's better to be a prince... Just look at the situation of Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong's Palace... I mean, no matter what, Ama is still Ama, but the brothers are far apart...
"
Brother Jiu didn't speak for a while, but got up and walked to Shu Shu's dressing table.
The above Mongolian doctor's notes have been put away, and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" is still left.
Brother Jiu took the "Compendium of Materia Medica", walked back to Shu Shu, and whispered: "This is a connection between hearts, I think so too... Whatever you work hard for, when you can rely on it, just rely on it... Don't sweat it."
Ama lives longer than Peng Zu. As long as he lives as long as Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty and Taizu of the Ming Dynasty... By then we will all be in our forties and have grandchildren. It is time for us to have sons and we can still live a happy life..."
As for this son, I can't tell whether he gave birth to his own son or whether he was given birth to him by Lao Shi.
No matter what, he decided to discipline him well and let the brat know what filial piety is.
Shu Shu couldn't help but stretched out her hand and pinched Brother Jiu's face.
No one can describe "gnawing at the old" and "gnawing at the young" so fresh and refined.
But this is better, it is better than overestimating one's ability and getting involved in seizing the direct descendant.
The ninth elder brother felt a little heavy when he thought of the eighth elder brother.
"Speaking of which, it's better for me and Lao Shi to be knighted a few years later. Otherwise, Lao Shi will be crowned the county king directly and overwhelm Bage. I'm afraid Bage will feel uncomfortable..."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "This is also human nature. Brothers are in order. The elder brother must hope that he can be the pillar of support and protect his younger brother... Just like the fifth brother, he always wants to supplement us, but is unwilling to take advantage of us.
We are cheap, this is the friendship of being an elder brother, and it also involves the dignity of being an elder brother... It is probably the same for the eighth master. He is used to being the elder brother, and he definitely hopes to stand at the front and support him and his tenth brother.
, instead of relying on my brother..."
Brother Ninth was a little irritated: "In the final analysis, he is just too strong... What's wrong with relying on his younger brother? I wish that Old Ten could be the prince directly. When the time comes that our salary is not enough, we will just go with him..."
Shu Shu did not add fuel to the fire, only said: "Maybe I'm overthinking it. The Eighth Master looks tolerant and open-minded, and doesn't look like a careless and stingy person..."
Brother Jiu frowned and nodded: "Bago is naturally good, but isn't this a 'pillow trend'?! Bafujin is so proud, looking down on this and that, she talks about it every day, who knows?
What happens next..."
Shu Shu was silent for a moment and asked: "Then I will take the tenth brother with you, but the eighth master will follow suit. I will also treat the eight blessings as I treat my mistress, will you be happy with it?"
Brother Jiu reached out and touched her forehead: "You don't have a fever, why are you talking nonsense? Brothers are brothers, not superiors and subordinates, why do you have to rely on one? Besides, if I really want to do that, you are so
Ao, don’t make a big fuss..."
Shu Shu took his hand and said, "That's what I said..."
Brother Jiu shook his head: "Don't think about this. Now is different from the Taizu Dynasty. Khan Amma will not be so cruel. He will divide his sons into three, six or nine grades, and let the sons with bad births be given to those with good births.
A son should be a human being..."
Before he finished speaking, his expression changed and he realized something was wrong.
"This...is pretty much the same..."
The third elder brother was assigned to assist Dong Gong, and the eighth elder brother had the same position as the eldest elder brother because his adoptive mother was Concubine Hui.
After a while, he whispered to Shu Shu in a low voice.
"I originally thought that Khan Amma was only partial to the prince. He wanted to get close to the first few elders because they had been together longer. Now it seems that Khan Amma has really divided his sons into three, six or nine grades..."
Because the Holy Driver will leave tomorrow.
All the people in the Imperial Guard who are accompanying him must follow him.
Brother Ninth went to the Yamen to hand over some errands.
As a result, the news spread that Jiu Age and his wife were staying temporarily.
On that day, heads of various departments came to give birthday gifts.
Shu Shu didn't see it in person, so he asked Walnut and Sun Jin to come forward to see him.
Shu Shu here ordered Xiaotang to pack up the food he had eaten before and send it to various places.
On the Emperor's side...
The Queen Mother's side...
Yifei's side...
Over there with the eldest brother...
Fifth elder brother's side...
Thirteenth Brother’s…
Shu Shu thought for a while, then added the third brother and got ready.
If people were divided into far and near, that would not be a situation Kangxi would like to see.
As for the seventh elder brother.
The road is far away and Qi Fujin is still pregnant, so she still needs to be careful about what she eats.
In addition to distributing these meals, Shu Shu also asked Xiaoyu to take people to pack their luggage.
When Brother Ten recovers and they set off, it would be best to travel lightly and simply.
Many unused luggage can be sent directly back to Beijing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs' car, or directly entrusted to the fifth elder brother and followed by the large army.
After a while, Brother Jiu came back from his errands, sat down and drank two sips of tea, and walked in the dining room to the acting chief.
They are Aunt Walnut's cousins.
He is a smart man, and he is very attentive to his superior brother Jiu these days.
He specifically came to report to the ninth elder brother. It turned out that since last night, the third elder brother had not eaten enough rice.
The food in the dining room can be brought back just as you brought it there.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu couldn't help but frown, and said to the man: "I understand, you are good, do your best... Follow the rules, don't take things you shouldn't take, and if your handle is exposed, your position will be secure...
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The man immediately knelt down: "Don't worry, Master Jiu, I will not dare to break the rules and embarrass Master Jiu..."
Brother Jiu nodded and took the teacup.
The man withdrew.
Only then did Brother Ninth tell Shu Shu: "The third child is so fake because he is afraid that others will not know that he is on a 'hunger strike'..."
Otherwise, even if you don’t eat the master’s special dishes, the people below you can share them, so why do you need to send them back?
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "Sanbeile is not a child. If he can come up with the 'bitter plan', he is sure that this method will work... Master, let's just watch..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "Does he take himself too seriously? I don't believe that someone who has been hungry for a day or two can starve him to death. The Holy Driver will leave tomorrow, how can we delay for him..."
Shu Shu didn’t know what the next step would be.
It feels good to be prepared.
Otherwise, if the third elder brother's "hunger strike" was successful, Kangxi would feel sorry for his son, and he would start to wonder about the cause.
The brothers were fighting, and the culprit was the ninth elder brother.
The fifth elder brother took the initiative to provoke the fight, and he was not innocent.
The eldest brother and the tenth brother are obviously at odds.
This time, that time.
Yesterday the emperor might have thought that the third elder brother was vicious and disrespectful to his brothers; tomorrow he would have changed his mind and might suspect that the other sons were secretly colluding to exclude dissidents.
Shu Shu leaned close to Brother Jiu's ear and said: "Master, it's hard to hide this, we have to ask the emperor to make the decision... But I can go there first to confirm, so as to avoid any mistakes.
It seems that I am just like the rain..."
Brother Jiu stood up and said, "Let me go over and take a look..."
Shu Shu thought of Tian Gege and stood up: "I will go with you. After all, there are still female relatives here..."
The third elder brother is recovering from illness, and Tian Gege is the master. She cannot be allowed to come out to entertain the ninth elder brother.
Brother Jiu nodded, and the two of them went to the front.
There was silence in Third Brother's courtyard, and all the eunuchs were holding their breath and concentrating.
The chief eunuch heard the commotion outside and came out to welcome them. He met the two people politely and bowed: "Our master is still resting..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "I heard that Third Master hasn't eaten a drop of rice since yesterday. How can you, a slave like you, serve me?"
The leader eunuch said with a bitter face: "I also persuaded you, but the master doesn't want to eat, so I really have no choice..."
"Well, let me go over and take a look. You can't just starve like this..."
Brother Jiu said and walked up to the upper room.
The chief eunuch still wanted to stop him, so Shu Shu said: "After our master visits the third master, he will report to the emperor..."
The eunuch then changed his words and led Shu Shu and Brother Jiu to the upper room.
Tian Gege picked up the curtain and came out, standing in the corridor with a drooped face.
If she were the eldest brother, she would be afraid and would not dare to say anything.
A bald brother with teeth still behind him, what does she have to be afraid of?
Just as she was about to speak, Jiu Age bypassed her and entered the house without even glancing at her.
Just as Tian Gege was about to call someone, he was stopped by Shu Shu's cold gaze.
Tian Gege trembled.
This person is famously sour-faced, and she really doesn't dare to be presumptuous.
At this moment, Brother Jiu had already entered Dongshao Room.
The third elder brother was half sitting and half lying down, his face full of gloom.
However, in just one day and one night, he had black and green stubble on his mouth and chin. He looked several years older and a little shabby.
Brother Jiu went in and sat directly by the kang.
"Third brother, I heard that you have a bad appetite. Is there anything you want to eat? Otherwise, ask the imperial doctor to prescribe a prescription for you..."
The third elder brother's face was filled with frost and a bit ferocious: "Okay, Lao Jiu, you are here to add insult to injury..."
Brother Jiu has lectured several times from yesterday to today, and he has been convinced by himself.
He sighed and looked at Third Brother, as if he were looking at an ignorant child: "Third Brother, what do you want to do, don't be angry... The body is yours, and it's not worth it if it gets damaged..."
The third elder brother fell down in anger.
It really doesn’t hurt my back to stand and talk.
Also, it was me who was demoted and received bad reviews, not him.
The third elder brother said disgustedly: "I bet I'm angry. You can go somewhere to cool down..."
Brother Jiu sighed and said, "What's the point of being angry? Let me tell you the causes and consequences..."
As he said this, he told the story of "misunderstanding" that he presented in front of the emperor yesterday.
"The third brother complained that I was close to my eldest brother and not to you... But if you think about it carefully, are they all the same when they first came out of Beijing, and then changed..."
The third elder brother was confused when he heard this.
"Is there still such a thing?"
Oh my conscience, he really didn't know that the palace steward dared to look down on the prince's elder brother.
I didn’t know that even the eldest and seventh children were secretly trying to be good brothers.
Brother Jiu said confidently: "That's why my brother thought that the third brother must despise me, otherwise he would be indifferent and just want to stay away from you..."
The third elder brother was stunned.
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