My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 775 Bamboo Shaking

The Ninth Prince's Mansion, the main house.

The couple had lunch and rested together.

At the beginning of Shen, Shu Shu pushed Brother Jiu and said, "Master, I can't sleep anymore!"

Today is Fifth Elder Brother's birthday, and the birthday gift has already been dispatched.

It's fine if Brother Jiu doesn't come back, Shu Shu can't come to dinner like this; but Brother Jiu comes back, so it's hard not to show up.

Brother Nine reluctantly got up and said, "Hey, the food at Fifth Brother's house is ordinary..."

Shu Shu said: "It's not for eating. If it doesn't suit your appetite, please eat less and make up for it when you come back."

At noon, the two of them ate mutton soup, which used half-sized lamb. The soup was fresh and tender, with braised vermicelli and cabbage.

After putting on the end cap, brother Jiu felt uncomfortable standing in front of the mirror.

Everyone is like this.

I don't like to wear the same clothes as others.

He said: "Don't forget to ask someone to change the cloak to a new one, it just happens to be suitable for the New Year."

This refers to changing the blue silk surface of a bell to one that is as red as Shu Shu.

Shu Shu nodded and said, "I'll ask someone to change it today, and I can wear it tomorrow..."

The clothes that brother Jiu brought with him when he went out had to be sorted and cleaned.

Mink fur does not need to be washed, but the face of the clothes needs to be removed for washing.

Brother Jiu said: "I'll be passing by Dongsi Street in a while, do you have anything you want to eat?"

Shu Shu shook her head and said, "Everything in the house is complete, and a lot of New Year gifts have arrived everywhere."

Gifts are all about "following what one likes". Last year, Brother Jiu asked someone to buy Gong Yu, and this autumn Ji Hong sent fresh fruits, which were all in the eyes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Therefore, this year's New Year's ceremony, apart from the usual purses and clothing materials, there is a lot of food in it.

There are chilled fresh tributes from the Northeast, as well as tangerines and fragrant oranges from the south.

Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu's small face, and said: "Anyway, don't hold back what you want to eat, seeing you like this, my heart aches..."

Shu Shu nodded, and said: "With my master here, my meals are delicious, and my appetite will be fine."

Brother Jiu nodded and said, "We are the same."

After getting into the carriage, Brother Nine stroked his chin, but he hadn't settled the score with Brother Three.

I wanted to make a deal with Khan Ama before, but I was afraid of talking about my elder brother.

Now that he has returned to Beijing, he directly used the thirteen elder brother's carriage to come back, and his carriage was still occupied by the third elder brother.

He doesn't think that's all for it, does he?
He must take out the 100 taels of silver, if he refuses to take it out, then he will deduct it from the profit later, and in that case, interest will be calculated.

Before the carriage moved, there was movement outside, and He Yuzhu outside the carriage said: "Master, Ba Ye is back..."

Brother Jiu's expression remained unchanged, he picked up the curtain of the carriage and looked outside.

The eighth elder brother was getting off his horse, with eunuchs and guards behind him.

From the looks of it, he should have just returned from the Yamen.

After the winter, the eighth elder brother was appointed as an errand in the Lifan Academy.

"Brother..."

Brother Jiu said hello.

Seeing this, the eighth elder brother handed over the reins and whip to the attendants behind him, walked over, and said, "Are you back today? Are you going to the Fifth Brother's residence?"

"Yeah!" Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I entered the city at the beginning of the afternoon, and I want to go to Brother Wu's place for a while, do you want to go?"

The eighth elder brother nodded and said: "We are preparing to go there, let's go together..."

What can Brother Jiu do?

He got up and picked up the curtain of the carriage, and asked the eighth elder brother to get in the carriage.

Obviously he used to be a good brother who talked about everything, but now there is only awkwardness left.

Brother Nine felt strange.

It seems that when I was in the same car with the third elder brother, I was not so irritable.

The smoke cage under the carriage was turned off in the morning, and it would take time to re-light it in the afternoon, and it wasn't very hot yet.

This carriage is almost like an ordinary carriage.

The eighth elder brother showed hesitation on his face, he hesitated to speak.

As usual, brother Jiu had already asked.

Right now, he felt a little fuzzy, and he was a little more on guard, and he also remembered the picture of brothers getting along in the past.

It seems that starlings have this problem and don't like to cause trouble for others.

When encountering any embarrassing things, he doesn't like to make people worry, it's just this expression.

and then?
I asked questions on the pole myself, and took the initiative to "solve worries and problems" for myna...

At that time, Brother Jiu felt that this should be the case. Brothers should protect each other, that's the right way.

Starling has a tolerant temper, and he can't stand being wronged by him.

So, the one who flaunts his teeth and claws becomes himself, the one who is arrogant and rude becomes himself, and the starling is still the elegant elder brother who is praised by everyone.

The corner of Brother Jiu's mouth twitched, he was such a fool.

Seeing that his expression was wrong, the eighth elder brother was concerned: "What's the matter, but are you tired from going out?"

Brother Jiu patted his forehead and said: "No, no, I just remembered that when I prepared the birthday gift for Fifth Brother, I forgot to add a golden birthday star in it. Fifth Brother is always worried that we don't have enough money. If there is more subsidy, this will not grow old." Take advantage!"

I will let go later, if I want to make up for my brother, I can let my fifth brother and tenth brother first.

Since I was so stupid back then, I should have worried the two of them a lot.

The eighth elder brother heard this, and said: "There is no royal salary, it is indeed worrying, or the ninth brother should mention it to Khan Amati..."

Brother Nine waved his hands and said, "No need, it's better than the royal salary now, and all the supplies are paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There are more than a hundred of them, but it's not just more than 2000 taels."

The eighth prince frowned and said, "Is it because the coat is disobedient? I heard that the guards in your mansion have been halved, and the guards have not been completed yet?"

Brother Jiu felt that he was sick when he sat down.

Obviously these are words of concern, but he still took precautions first, worried that the eighth elder brother would send people over.

He said: "I have plans, and the guards are almost there."

Eighth Brother: "..."

He didn't know what to say.

It was as if I had responded to the phrase "It's not speculative, half a sentence is too much", and I felt like I couldn't continue.

He thought of Dong E's twins, and also thought of the emperor's grandson entering the study next year.

Empty by myself, childless...

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After a while, the carriage arrived at Wubeile Mansion.

Brother Nine and Brother Eight got out of the carriage.

Ninth elder brother said to He Yuzhu: "Go to the clan mansion and see if tenth elder brother is there..."

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Before he finished speaking, Elder Brother Ten had already received the news from Wubeile Mansion, and said with a smile: "Brother Ninth, my younger brother is here. I thought you would come over in the afternoon, so I came directly from the yamen."

Brother Nine said: "That's just right, let's go back together later..."

He didn't want to ride in the car with Eighth Prince alone, he felt uncomfortable all over, even if the three of them squeezed together.

"Who's here?"

Brother Jiu asked.

Elder Brother Ten: "Uncle Wang, Prince Xian, Fourth Brother, Seventh Brother..."

Without mentioning the title directly, then "Uncle Wang" is Prince Yu Fuquan.

Brother Jiu heard this, and thoughtfully said: "What do you mean? Then after entering the flag, the favor will be done according to the flag? Then we two don't have the flag, how do we count?"

When he celebrated his birthday this year, he was still in the palace, so naturally he didn't make arrangements.

It was after Elder Brother Ten's birthday, after moving, but at that time, the housewarming banquet was finished, so there was no further fuss.

Elder Brother Ten disapproved and said, "It's all courtesy and reciprocity, it doesn't matter if there is one more family or one less."

Ninth elder brother looked at eighth elder brother and said: "Then eighth elder brother, you have to continue to get close to Prince An's mansion..."

The patriarchs of the branch of King Xinjun are quite diverse, with ups and downs, and they don't like to associate with their clan members very much.

The other clans in the Zhenglan Banner are the Duke's Mansion and the General's Mansion, so they have no room to speak.

Brother Ba nodded and said: "It should be like this, it was our juniors who made more mistakes before."

Ninth brother was very lucky.

Fortunately, he did not enter the flag.

Otherwise, according to the examples of the older brothers, I would most likely also enter the Zhenglan Banner, and I would be bored to death by then...

When the brothers entered the living room, the ninth elder brother noticed the strangeness of the fifth elder brother.

He couldn't help taking a few more glances, and said, "Fifth brother, why are you so thin?"

Isn't it time to gain weight every winter?

Now it is rare.

The fifth elder brother took a handkerchief, wiped his nose, and said in a nasal voice: "I have a cold, I have cleaned my stomach for a few days..."

Prince Yu and the others had strange faces on their faces.

Brother Jiu understood that there was something tricky about it.

When he was seated, he whispered to Elder Brother Ten, "What's going on?"

The tenth elder brother lowered his voice and said, "Fifth brother went to Hongluo Temple, and got up in the middle of the night to toss about being tricked by the old monk to worship the head incense."

Brother Nine: "..."

Unexpectedly, the cause and effect is here, and I am doing my best.

It seems that he is also looking forward to his son-in-law.

"Then why does Uncle Wang seem to be blocked?"

Brother Jiu asked.

Even if the nephew's behavior is a little frizzy, shouldn't the elders just laugh it off?

Besides, Uncle Wang has a gentle temperament, and he is very kind and kind to the juniors.

The tenth elder brother smiled lightly and said: "Fifth brother is honest, almost wrapped up the bamboos in Hongluo Temple, and didn't keep all of them for himself. The palace sent a dozen or so bamboos to them. The remaining ones, uncle Wang, uncle Wang, and elder brother Both our family and mine have been delivered, and Brother Ninth’s family has also sent several plants..."

Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Gong's Mansion also have no legitimate sons.

Ninth elder brother was embarrassed, and said: "The cousins ​​are going to die of anger."

The older brothers in the two houses are married and have children. If they really want to have a son at this time, it will be exciting to watch.

Elder Brother Shi nodded and said, "It's somewhat embarrassing, or else there wouldn't be any of them here today."

After all, cousins ​​are closer than other sects.

Brother Jiu said: "They will understand later on. Fifth Brother's simple thought is that he is afraid that Uncle Wang and Uncle Wang will not get the bamboo."

Let's talk about whether you want to ask for a son-in-law. If you think about it, you will feel unlucky if you don't have bamboo.

Elder Brother Ten said, "Fifth Brother is thoughtful, Hongluo Temple is very busy these days, Prince Zhuang lives there directly, and asked someone to buy a separate courtyard next to Hongluo Temple!"

Brother Nine was surprised and said, "Isn't that breaking the rules?"

There are restrictions on the clan's departure from Kyoto.

It is said that no one cares about Shangxiang for a day or two, but this long-term residence...

Elder Brother Ten said: "After reckoning, I'll be on the pleading sheet. It's that kind of thing. It's a pity to have no children. Khan Ama can still stop him from asking for a child!"

Brother Jiu heard his heartbeat, and whispered: "Hongluo Temple is a little far away. It would be great if there is a spiritual temple in Xiaotangshan. The momentum of everyone's repairing other temples will be better!"

Brother Ten looked at Brother Nine and said, "This must be an ancient temple, right?"

Brother Nine squinted his eyes and said, "Master Huihui asked Gao Bin to inquire carefully..."

(End of this chapter)