Chapter 492: Brother Yiyi (first update, asking for monthly votes)
The Crown Princess has a soft heart.
She didn't speak, but was thinking about what she had just mentioned to Shi Fujin.
Because of the emperor, the couple and their concubines promised to respect him, not to mention the prince and prince Fujin.
What did the prince do before the result?
The distinction between king and minister is superior to that of brothers.
What does the emperor think?
After a moment, she smiled and nodded: "Okay!"
"Second sister-in-law!"
Shi Fujin's title was concise and intimate. He took the Crown Princess's hand and said: "From now on, I will follow Master Shi and call the Crown Prince 'Second Brother'. I don't want to call him 'Second Uncle', as if he calls me uncle!"
The princess has no choice but to make the decision.
The princes were more respectful than close to the prince.
This is a habit that has been cultivated since childhood, and it is also the emperor's advice.
Maybe someone used the term "Second Brother" once or twice when I was a kid, but it definitely doesn't exist now.
She said kindly: "This, you listen to Uncle Shi..."
At the banquet outside, Brother Ninth knew himself well and did not show off his strength, so he pushed several cousins forward.
Even the twelfth elder brother, he did not fall behind. He patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said: "Drink well and watch well. Follow the example and learn as fast as you can. You will be around the year after tomorrow..."
The twelfth prince is fifteen years old, the thirteenth prince is fourteen years old, and the fourteenth prince is twelve years old. He should also be named Fujin before the draft in the 40th year of Kangxi's reign.
The twelfth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother, hesitated, and asked: "Ninth elder brother will leave Beijing at noon tomorrow?"
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "Yeah, don't be envious, study hard. Who told you that you are not a mature man now? Just go to the study next year..."
At this point, thinking that he would go out and his younger brother would not be in the palace for two months, he said again: "Brother Fifteen, please keep a close eye on me. If someone is ignorant and bullies Shoushan, please help me."
I'll scold you back!"
The twelfth elder brother knew that he was the ninth elder brother's brother-in-law, and said: "Anyone who can make haha beads has been taught the rules at home."
Brother Jiu glanced in the direction of the East Palace and said, "It's not like there are too many people now!"
This is talking about the enrollment of the eldest brother in Yuqing Palace.
The twelfth elder brother was like a clam shell and immediately fell silent.
Although he is the prince and the grandson of the emperor, in the eyes of the courtiers and the clan, his status cannot be compared with that of the eldest brother of Yuqing Palace.
Brother Jiu took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was almost the beginning of the month of Xu.
Because of my brother's wedding banquet tonight, the closing time of the Shenwu Sect will be later.
Seeing everything in front of him was red and bustling, he took He Yuzhu and walked back to the second house.
Today, in order to celebrate the marriage, he is also the best man, wearing a bright, sapphire blue robe and walnut-colored vest.
He changed his clothes and put on a light gray squirrel-colored robe, and took off the big red purse from his waist.
He Yuzhu was standing by and said, "I am going to Sibeile's Mansion to give Sibeile an apology?"
Brother Jiu nodded and sighed: "I never expected that I would be sad if I said I was sad."
Although he is actually three years old, the second elder brother of Sibeile Mansion is actually less than his second birthday.
Even though Ninth Brother has been there several times, he has never met in person.
To talk about the relationship between uncle and nephew is nonsense.
But thinking about the scene when he met the fourth elder brother this morning, the ninth elder brother couldn't bear it.
He followed He Yuzhu and said: "I don't have a son to look forward to. If I have a son, I still have to worry about him. I'm sorry for Khan, my eldest brother is also pitiful, and now my fourth brother is also quite pitiful."
This reminds me of the incident in the early years when the emperor's father lost seven of his ten sons, and the eldest brother and his wife gave birth to daughters one after another, just to seek a legitimate son.
He Yuzhu was silent.
He is a man, and he is looking forward to inheriting his bloodline, right?
He is a rootless person, so he doesn't need to worry about this.
I only hope that my master and Fujin will be able to get along well in the future.
Because he was in a hurry, Brother Ninth did not go to the guard office to call the guards, but directly ordered a few guards at Shenwumen to follow him, and rode to Sibeile Mansion.
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Sibeile Mansion, front study.
Brother Si is sitting behind the desk, copying the Ksitigarbha Sutra.
Sandalwood was burning in the room, which made it look like a Buddhist chamber, adding a bit of Zen feel.
According to the current rules, there is no grave or monument for a deceased young child, and he or she can be buried directly somewhere.
The younger brother has been buried in a large village in Haidian under his name.
Although the relationship between father and son is shallow, the fourth elder brother still plans to fast for three days, copy scriptures, and hope that his son will have a good reincarnation.
At this moment, a boy from the concierge came in and said: "Master, Master Jiu is here."
The fourth elder brother was quite surprised, and then he frowned.
It's already the time to hold the lanterns, and it's also the time for my brother to open the banquet. If you don't stay in the palace at this time, what are you doing out here?
He didn't move. Just when he was about to ask someone to bring Brother Nine over, Brother Nine had already come over on his own.
"Fourth brother, fourth brother..."
Brother Jiu came in lively, and the room suddenly became noisy.
The fourth elder brother felt noisy and wanted to reprimand him. When he saw what the ninth elder brother was wearing, his heart softened and he changed his words: "Why are you coming out at this time? Shouldn't you accompany me to the banquet?"
Brother Jiu pulled up a chair and sat down, saying: "Don't worry, Fourth Brother, we have arranged for people. Prince Uncle, several brothers from Prince Uncle's residence are here..."
When he saw the written scriptures on the table, he didn't know what to say.
He didn't have a son either, and he really didn't know what would happen if he lost his son, but he still lost his younger brother.
The pain of losing a loved one should be similar.
He thought about it for a while, thought of some words of comfort, and said: "Fourth brother, if this nephew is really weak, he will be better off sooner than later."
Fourth Brother glared at him, is he this comforting person?
Brother Jiu coughed slightly and said, "It's better to raise the child for two years than to raise it to more than ten years old, right? When the child suffers, the adults won't be able to bear it either."
To put it further, for example, their cousin from Prince Gong’s Mansion died when he was sixteen years old and was about to become a male in half a year.
Speaking more closely, there was Brother Eleven, who was already twelve years old when he died.
The corners of Brother Jiu's mouth were drooped, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
He is a brother, if that's the case, what about the empress and Khan Amma?
Brother Si felt sad when he saw him talking, and said with helplessness: "I know this truth, but I feel uncomfortable and want to be quiet. It will be fine in a few days."
Brother Jiu sighed and said, "Being a parent is not easy. Khan Ama is so pitiful."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
He rubbed his forehead, not understanding Brother Jiu's unreasonable thoughts, and only warned: "In the future, whenever it involves Khan Amma, just think in your heart and don't say it out loud!"
No matter what the intention is, if you say it, it will easily become an excuse and be criticized by others.
Brother Jiu had already gone out on an errand and knew that this was a good thing, so he nodded reluctantly.
The lights were already on in the house, and it was getting dark.
The fourth elder brother urged: "Go back to the palace early, and eat less wine at night. We have to travel tomorrow."
Brother Jiu didn't move his buttocks. He glanced at the clock and said, "It's still early to lock up at the beginning of the day."
The fourth elder brother could not see his procrastination and said: "Then go back, I have to see off the guests on behalf of the tenth brother."
This was his job, but leaving it to Brother Nine was already worrying, and Brother Nine ran out again.
The prince's position is not easy to change lightly, and the cousins in Prince Yu's Palace and Prince Gong's Palace also have low titles and insufficient status.
Brother Jiu stood up reluctantly, but he thought of Sifujin.
Sifujin is a good sister-in-law and treats Shushu as a close friend.
Brother Jiu was biased in his heart.
He said: "Fourth brother, you are in trouble, don't think about comforting Gege just for this, and then have a bastard or something. If you want to have another brother, you should go to the fourth sister-in-law. It is better for your son to be a legitimate child...
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Brother Si's face turned dark and he yelled: "Shut up!"
It's becoming more and more unreasonable!
A younger brother actually gives advice on his elder brother's inner house?!
Seeing that he was angry, Brother Jiu knew that he had gone too far and showed pity, saying: "What if my brother has no son? At that time, I won't be able to adopt a nephew. Anyway, I don't want a bastard."
Brother Si couldn't bear it anymore and felt a little soft-hearted. He waved his hand and said: "Stop talking nonsense and go back quickly!"
Prince Zhuang is fifty years old, but he is still visiting Yizi's concubines all over the world. How old is the ninth prince to say this?
Brother Jiu hurriedly walked out.
Si Fujin just happened to bring bird's nest porridge over. When he walked to the door of the study, he heard Brother Jiu talking, and it was hard to come in.
When the ninth elder brother saw him, he grinned and whispered: "Fourth sister-in-law must hurry up and add an elder brother..."
After saying that, Si Fujin quickly walked away without waiting for anything to say.
Sifujin stayed where he was, his heart filled with tenderness.
Originally, she thought that her fourth brother would be uncomfortable, so she persuaded him to go to Li Gege.
Having someone with you makes you feel better.
Now, she doesn't want to persuade...
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Brother Ninth came and went in Sibeile Mansion in a hurry. When he returned to the Second Mansion, it was not yet Xu Zheng, so he had to change his clothes and go there to continue to support him.
He didn't return to the second house until it was nearly the beginning of the year, after seeing off the guests.
snort!
That's all he said.
I don’t really want to adopt the little brother from Sibeile Mansion.
Not to mention Sibeile Mansion, even the son of the tenth elder brother and the ninth elder brother have given up their thoughts.
Too many people is troublesome.
The main reason was the files read by the Ministry of Punishments, which had a great impact on him.
Some of them were family feuds, and several of them were related to adoption.
Among them, there are many cases where the heirs abuse their elderly parents and are constantly involved with their biological parents.
There are also brothers who continue to adopt children among their brothers, who imitate the same example and find ways to kill their brothers so that their sons can continue to adopt children.
There are all kinds of things, all for money.
Those were just gentry and merchants, fighting for hundreds of acres of land and a few shops, and they were fighting to the death.
How much title and property does a prince's mansion leave behind?
In the early years of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, there were rumors of heir selection.
After all, he does not have a biological son, but he has two younger brothers and nephews, especially his younger brothers. There are many descendants there, there are only four of them, and there are only three legitimate sons.
His younger brother originally had the title of county king, but later he lost his title because of his career, so he was deposed and became an idle clan member. His sons lost their futures.
For this reason, they naturally focused on the position of heir to the royal family.
Prince Zhuang seemed to have a quarrel with his younger brother, and he didn't want to adopt his younger brother's son, so he still begged for a son.
Brother Jiu thought it was too troublesome.
Neither he nor Shu Shu likes trouble.
Therefore, he no longer only cares about the adoption of this daughter.
The nonsense I talked about in Sibeile Mansion just now was just to "reciprocate a favor" and say that Sifu Jin was good.
Brother Jiu was soaking his feet and thinking about sending someone to the south study room tomorrow morning.
According to Shu Shu's habit of writing one letter every ten days, isn't it time for a reply?
If you haven't, you've missed it.
A night of silence.
The next day, the ninth elder brother waited for the twelfth elder brother, and the two brothers went to Yuqing Palace together.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are not in the palace, and Concubine Wen Xi has passed away. Today's "meeting ceremony" for Brother Ten and Shi Fujin is only in Yuqing Palace.
On the way, the ninth elder brother remembered that the twelfth elder brother behaved well yesterday and obeyed orders obediently. He was also a good younger brother, so he said: "They say that Jiangnan is prosperous. Do you have anything you want? I will buy it for you when the time comes."
The twelfth elder brother thought for a while and said: "They say there are many ancient temples in the south of the Yangtze River. If the ninth brother goes, please help me buy two strings of Buddhist beads..."
Having said this, he paused and said: "Next year is my aunt's ninetieth birthday. If it's convenient for Ninth Brother, I can help my brother provide some lamps to my aunt."
This aunt is his adoptive mother, Aunt Su Ma.
Aunt Su Ma was born during the Wanli period and is eighty-nine years old this year.
Brother Jiu listened and was about to nod when he remembered the trip from Paddock Road to Shengjing last year.
At that time, we passed temples along the way and they also offered lamps.
He said to the twelfth elder brother: "Since you are filial, you can't just offer lamps to Aunt Sumama, but also Khan Ama and the nobles."
Otherwise, it is easy for others to pick on you.
Especially Khan Amar's side. He has many sons, and he won't take it seriously if he forgets one. But if that son leaves him behind, he will be unhappy.
Brother Jiu felt that he had mastered the trick to make the emperor happy.
As for the "noble person" he mentioned?
In the first month of the year, concubine Wan Liuha, the mother of the twelfth elder brother, and concubine Dai Jia, the mother of the seventh elder brother, were promoted to noble status along with the concubine Wang, the mother of the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother.
Although in terms of daily supplies, these people have long followed the rules of the nobles, but without the title, their names are not upright, and they are not qualified to go to Ningshou Palace to pay their respects.
It will be different from now on.
Brother Twelve obviously didn't expect this.
After hearing the reminder, he thought for a while, nodded and said: "Then just pay for everything. My brother will send someone to send the money to the second house later."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you first, and I'll settle the score with you later."
It's not that he is stingy as an elder brother and is reluctant to part with dozens of taels of silver, but that this is the filial piety of the twelfth elder brother, and naturally he still has to be counted on the twelfth elder brother.
Otherwise, it will be his offering.
However, this also reminded Brother Jiu that after arriving in Jiangnan, he planned to find a temple with effective incense and offer it to Concubine Yi.
In fact, he didn't believe it in his heart.
But what if it works?
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In the Yuqing Palace, there is a side hall at the front.
The princess has come out.
Because the Four Fortunes have arrived.
The princess followed him out and talked to Si Fujin.
She expressed her worries to Sifujin.
No matter whose belly it came from, it was the son of Si Age and his wife.
For Sifujin, it was uncomfortable to have a bastard who was just three months short of his eldest son.
But there is such a huge difference between the direct descendants and the concubines that it doesn’t matter.
With this concubine here, Sibeile Mansion seems to have less weak heirs, which is better.
Si Fujin sighed and said: "I was in poor health earlier, so our master specifically asked for help to suppress it. Unexpectedly, he was still very sad..."
Daimyo...
The princess felt a little confused.
The eldest brother of Yuqing Palace has already started to go to the study room to study, but he hasn’t officially been named yet. Why?
The Crown Princess knew clearly.
The prince is waiting, and so is the emperor.
She looked down at her belly, feeling a little out of breath.
How many more years will be left for her?
You can't wait until your eldest brother Aktun becomes a Ding.
She didn't know that because of her, Kangxi was not happy with the two grandsons born by Li Gege.
He felt that the biological mother of the two royal grandchildren was not of good character and was suspected of colluding with Aunt He to murder the mistress.
It's just that Kangxi didn't mention this to the prince.
There are only three elder brothers in the East Palace now, and the one from Li Gege occupies the first two, and he is already standing there.
If Li Gege's fault is investigated at this time and the murder of the Crown Princess is revealed, not only will the Crown Princess have a difficult future, but the Crown Prince will also have to bear the reputation of "doting on concubines and destroying wives".
The prince had no idea that the emperor's father was not interested in murdering the royal bloodline because he was investigating old affairs in the palace during the twelfth lunar month.
Even though Li Gege didn't have any evidence related to Grandma He, Kangxi had already remembered it.
What Kangxi was waiting for now was not the birth of the crown princess, but the arrival of another elder brother in the East Palace.
If you don't have it yet, you have to wait until the third elder brother of Yuqing Palace stops to see what his qualifications are.
Nowadays, there are many princes and elder brothers in the palace, and not many came to attend the "approach ceremony" today.
There are a few little transparent princesses, the fifteenth brother, the sixteenth brother, and the seventeenth brother.
Then there are the prince and his wife, the fourth elder brother and his wife, the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother.
Yesterday was so noisy that Brother Jiu didn't even look at the bride.
After reading it today, I felt that there is a huge difference from when I got engaged. I can’t say that it’s like a different person, but it’s almost the same.
From Shushu's two adults, Shushu's one and a half adults.
She doesn't look too fat, standing on the right side of Brother Ten, looking cheerful and happy.
Shi Fujin also looked at the people in front of him. The prince was fair and good-looking, but he was too thin and had thin eyebrows and eyes, which made him less powerful.
I've met Fourth Brother before, and he doesn't seem to have changed much from last year.
I also met the twelfth elder brother yesterday, and he seemed to be sturdier than the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother.
None of the little brothers are naughty, one is more well-behaved than the other, like a little girl.
A few plaids...
Each one is slender and delicate, like a beauty in a painting.
When Shi Fujin greeted them, he involuntarily took a breath to make his waist look smaller, and also lowered his volume, fearing to disturb them.
The prince and fourth elder brother were also very satisfied with her lively and well-behaved appearance.
Although they were both eldest sons-in-law and could not easily get along with their brothers and wives, they were all a little scared when Guo Luoluo was here.
It's too noisy.
Even if it didn't happen to them, it still made the royal family a joke.
The relationship between the royal family and the clan became sensitive and tense.
After the Shifu Jin Dynasty, but the Mongolian vassal tribe, it is better not to cause trouble...
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At Qinghekou Pier, the southern patrol fleet set off from the shore and headed for Huai'an Prefecture.
Compared with the turbulent and bumpy crossing of the Yellow River the day before yesterday, it can't be said that we are walking on flat ground now, but it is much better.
Shu Shu was sitting in the cabin, holding Brother Jiu's letter in her hand, with the corners of her mouth raised.
The two had been married for half a year and quickly became like an old married couple. This time, they parted ways and sent letters to each other, which created a bit of novelty and affection.
But when she saw the content of the letter clearly, Shu Shu's face dropped.
Two "Qianjinfang", is the Eighth Prince seriously ill?
Is this his method, to find trouble and send his nanny sister to Brother Ninth?
If it hadn't been for the incident where Brother Ninth Brother beat Yaqib, the plan might not have been half completed.
Shu Shu was so sick...
What a waste of time. When he started using these methods, he was already mostly out of the game.
Shu Shu touched the still moist ink pad, and felt for the first time that Kangxi's all-round monitoring of his son was sometimes not a bad thing...
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I’m 31 again, so I’m asking for monthly tickets...