My father-in-law is Kangxi

Here at the main office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the fourth elder brother thanked him and did not leave immediately. Instead, he told the ninth elder brother: "If Yonghe Palace sends someone over again, just follow the rules and don't get involved."

Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Don't worry, fourth brother, I'm smart."

The fourth elder brother looked at the twelfth elder brother again.

The twelfth elder brother only works in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not the general manager, and the matter cannot be blamed on him.

The fourth elder brother left.

The ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother said: "Stop asking people to inquire about the head office and Yonghe Palace. We only need to know about it, and let go of the rest, so as not to ask too much and reveal our whereabouts."

Brother Twelve nodded.

Brother Jiu took out his pocket watch and took a look, and he was convinced.

At this time on weekdays, I would be home early.

He left in a hurry, but instead of asking people to leave the city, he walked down Gulou Street and passed by the fresh fruit shop to buy a few baskets of early-ripening sweet apricots.

The reward Shu Shu received from the North Garden yesterday was apricots.

Not only the children love to eat these sweet and sour apricots, Shu Shu also loves to eat them, but the quantity is limited.

When Brother Jiu saw this, he took it to heart and came over to buy some today.

When they arrived at Beiwu Institute and saw the ginkgo apricot as big as a child's fist, Shu Shu was really happy and said: "This apricot is really good."

Brother Jiu said: "If you like it, eat less. The apricots hurt your stomach..."

Shu Shu nodded in agreement and told Bai Guo: "Pick out a few and steam them for Fengsheng and the others, then wash a plate and send it to Ah Mou."

Ginkgo responded and went down to prepare.

Brother Jiu had already washed himself briefly, looked at Shu Shu with twinkling eyes and said: "Come, come to the study, I will tell you something rare..."

Seeing him gloating about his misfortune, Shu Shu thought of Yuqing Palace.

Did the prince make a mistake again?
Immediately he felt something was wrong, and Kangxi returned to the palace to fast, but the prince did not follow him back and was still in the West Garden.

She couldn't think of anything else for the moment.

The little girl washed the apricots in the twelfth lunar month and brought them to her. Shu Shu took them, took the fruit plate and followed Brother Jiu to the study.

There is an ice basin in the study, which is very cool. It is a place where Shu Shu spends time during the day.

Brother Jiu sat cross-legged on the kang, took a white apricot, took a bite, and said: "I found out that Concubine De's mother is not very smart. It's really strange. Who is the fourth brother, Xiaojiu and Lao Si? She is not stupid. How could Concubine De give birth to a child like this if she was like her? Fortunately, the unworthy mother..."

Shu Shu also picked up a white apricot and ate it. The flesh was very plump and the apricot core was only a little big.

It is normal for a son to be unworthy of his mother.

The fifth elder brother and the ninth elder brother are not like Yi Fei.

Really speaking, if the two litters of children are swapped, they will fit better.

Then, Brother Ninth told what happened this afternoon.

Shu Shu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said: "Even if the palace doesn't like beating and scolding the palace people, don't be afraid of it being like this. Isn't it abuse or anything else?"

To put it bluntly, even if he was really beaten, who would really blame Brother Fourteen?

Not to mention it was just an accidental injury, it was an accidental killing, and there was no reason for the prince to pay for his life.

Although Kangxi used "unkindness" to convict the deposed concubine Dong, he would not use "unkindness" to convict the Fourteenth Prince.

If the prince is unkind, will the royal family be glorious?
Will outsiders think that all royals are like this?

This matter will only turn a big thing into a small matter and turn it into a trivial matter.

The fourteenth elder brother usually seemed quite smart, but his response today seemed a bit stupid.

Brother Jiu said: "Because the person injured is not an ordinary palace maid, but a palace servant under the name of Concubine De, or a personal servant who often travels on behalf of Concubine De..."

Shu Shu somewhat understood what Brother Jiu meant.

This is the world situation reflected in "A Dream of Red Mansions". The servants around the elders should be respectful.

It was like she and Brother Jiu were more polite to the maids of Yikun Palace.

This also involves filial piety.

Shu Shu doesn't have a good impression of Brother Fourteen, but it's hard to say he dislikes him.

It can only be said that when people are unlucky, everything goes wrong.

"Fourteen was still talking to me, saying that he was unlucky because of Tai Sui. I think he was indeed unlucky, but it was his bad intentions that caused the disaster. To say it, he was not innocent. To say he was unlucky would hurt his face. The palace is so unlucky..."

Brother Jiu hummed softly.

Shu Shu looked at Ninth Elder Brother, this could be regarded as Ninth Elder Brother's beautiful character.

Be proud of your superiors but not your inferiors, bully the strong but not the weak.

Who was the last person with such a beautiful character?

Shu Shu felt weird.

These two people are completely unrelated to each other.

Brother Jiu saw that she was silent and said: "I think Fourteen is not clear-headed now. He makes stupid mistakes again and again. Concubine De's mother is also..."

Shu Shu said: "I just need to mention it to me. In front of my fourth brother, don't mention Concubine De from now on. If others say anything about your concubine in front of me, whether it is good or ill-intentioned, will I be willing to listen to it?"

Brother Jiu shut his mouth, thought for a while, and said: "Then who should we decide? If you tell me, I will definitely be willing to listen. We are a couple and a family. My wife is the mother-in-law of several people, and we are one family. Not from a small family..."

Shu Shu: "..."

There is a difference between inside and outside, but I have learned it.

Although the truth is this, it does not conform to the current mainstream view.

Shu Shu said: "I also said that I said it in front of you. I am not the fourth sister-in-law, so don't say this in front of the fourth brother."

Brother Jiu's words were blocked by his own reasoning.He glanced at Shu Shu and said: "Humph, you seem to be a fool. Don't you understand that there are differences between closeness and distance? It's because you think too well of people and think that Concubine De's partiality is the empress's partiality. But I don’t know that there are parents who regard their children as enemies..."

He has seen a lot more, not only from the Ministry of Punishment's death row prisoner files, but also from the time when Tong Guogang wanted to kill his parents and children.

If Concubine De's partiality was just like that of his own empress, the kind of partiality that weighs more than three melons and two dates, then he would not be idle and meddle in the affairs between mother and son in Yonghe Palace.

"Fourth brother has already thanked me specially. Today, it's a good thing that I was nosy and wanted to take the lead. Otherwise, fourth brother would have fallen into a trap. Not only would he have to wipe the butt of Fourteenth, he would also be accused of being 'unfilial and unfriendly'... "

Speaking of this, he felt a little sympathetic and said: "Such a cruel mother is rare outside. The fourth brother is unlucky. As long as he is not Tong Enie's adopted son, he comes out of Tong Enie's belly. There is no need to be so embarrassed..."

Shu Shu was noncommittal.

If the fourth elder brother is really born by Empress Tong, he will be just the second tenth elder brother, and he will not be given a chance to display his talents.

For the sake of the stability of the court and the royal family, Kangxi would only suppress his fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother has his biological mother, so he is not as eye-catching as the prince and the tenth elder brother, nor can he be compared to the eldest son, the eldest elder brother. In terms of status, he is similar to the fifth elder brother, so he is not as eye-catching.

After Brother Jiu finished speaking, he remembered what Shu Shu said the year before last.

His actions not only represent himself, but also implicate his wife and children, as well as his biological mother and brothers.

He sighed and said to Shu Shu: "At Fourteenth, I guess Khan Ama will still discipline him. After all, he has been hurting the youngest son for many years. From now on, let's just show it on our faces. Let's watch him and Fourth Brother They are separated, but in the eyes of outsiders, they are one..."

*
Four Baylor Mansion, main house.

The husband and wife are also sitting opposite each other, and food is placed on the Kang table.

Brother Si asked someone to serve wine. The wine he served was not soju, but sweet wine that was not easily intoxicating. Instead of sweet-scented osmanthus, it contained wolfberry. It looked red and white, and the color was very beautiful.

Si Fujin had been husband and wife with him for more than ten years, and it was the first time that he saw such complicated emotions in him. He seemed to be very happy, but also seemed to be depressed; he seemed to be relaxed, and he seemed to be tense at the same time.

It looks a little contradictory and a little weird.

It's just that Si Fujin knew Si Age's awkward temperament. The more he asked, the more he became like a clam shell and would not like to speak.

On the contrary, if he acts as if he is unaware and indifferent, Si Age himself will not be able to hold it in any longer.

He doesn't talk much in front of others, but he is talkative behind others.

To be honest, the 24-year-old Fourth Brother still has a moody temper, but he just obeys the rules and is stable and calm in front of others.

Sure enough, when half a bowl of wolfberry rice wine was drunk and half a plate of sesame sauce radish skin was on the table, Si Fujin didn't ask, Si Age couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Today is a good day, I am very happy..." Brother Si said with a raised corner of his mouth.

"Oh, what's wrong?"

Sifujin was very happy.

However, she couldn't help but murmur in her heart.

Is this joy?

I really want to show Brother Si a mirror.

The circles under his eyes were red, and he spoke with a vibrato.

Brother Si nodded, and drank half the bowl of sweet wine in his hand boldly, and filled another half bowl for himself.

That's right, this is not served in a wine pot, but in a sea bowl. It's heated fermented rice with frangipani in it. It doesn't taste like wine, but like sweet porridge.

He looked at Sifu Jin and said: "I have been taught by Khan Amma since I was a child, and I am willing to imitate Khan Amma in my actions..."

Si Fujin nodded and said softly: "It's the same for a son and a father. In Honghui's heart, the one he admires the most is also my master. He loves me no matter how he walks or talks."

Fourth Brother shook his head and said: "That's different, it's not like learning this..."

Khan Amma's parents are not closely related, he is very good to his mother-in-law, and he also loves his brothers. When he has a son, he will try his best to be a good Amma.

Fourth elder brother also followed his lead before.

Even if his biological mother is not close to him, he does care more about his late adoptive mother, but he also thinks of filial piety.

It's not for others to see, it's because he is demanding in his heart, hoping that his biological mother will one day see his filial piety and dedication, and see that he is an outstanding son.

Today, he thought about it!
Some people are just confused and can't understand.

If you insist on fussing with people like that, you will become stupid yourself.

His longing for his biological mother's approval turned into being picky about her character.

Compared with Enie, the biological mother is just an ordinary foolish woman.

Unjust, without compassion, short-sighted, short-sighted, and without self-awareness.

Even the fourteenth elder brother, who was pampered by his biological mother, became an irresponsible and stingy prince.

It doesn't show when I'm a child, but when I show it when I'm older, I can't handle it.

Humph, he claims to be both civilized and military, but he is just a naughty kid with only arrogance and no pride.

Not to mention compared to the thirteenth elder brother, even compared to the always quiet twelfth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother can't compare.

He should remind himself not to act like his biological mother, being so selfish and confused.

Brother Si felt that he was a little detached today and became a bystander.

Si Fujin watched him drink bowls of wine and couldn't help but look at Si Age's belt.

I've drank more than half of the bowl, isn't my stomach full?

You know, this big bowl is quite filling, just like a small basin.

The fourth elder brother's face turned red, showing an attitude of "I am sober when everyone is drunk", and there was a look of disdain on his face that he did not usually have.

Si Fujin's mouth twitched.

Okay, this man drank too much again...