The daily life of Jiufu Jin in Qing Dynasty

Brother Nine has always attached great importance to affection and loyalty. For him, as long as he approves of people, he can even stab the other side, but this does not mean that he will tolerate the other party's fooling him like a fool.

The brotherhood between Brother Jiu and Master Ba began when Brother Jiu entered the study room at the age of six, and it has been 13 years. Brother Wu Ye, who is a brother of the same father and mother, has to be even more heart-wrenching.

There are many people in the palace with red tops and white people who tend to be in power. Because of the humble background of Ba Ye, life was not easy when he was a child. Although it is said that Concubine Hui is a foster mother, Concubine Hui has her own son. The adopted son is naturally not as good as Empress Xiaoyiren treats the fourth master, and cares about everything.

But Brother Nine is different, he is still a big kid, but he already knew how to write the word "loyalty", seeing that the palace people dared to look down on his starling, and even dared to pass things off as good ones to him, justice The overwhelmed Ninth Brother immediately gave him a starling.

One must know that when he was a child, Brother Jiu was in poor health, so it can be said that he was favored by Concubine Yi, who loved his son eagerly. It can be said that he was the most arrogant and domineering prince when he was young.

The reason why I can't compare with the Crown Prince is because the one who dotes on the Crown Prince is Kangxi, but the one who dotes on Brother Nine is Concubine Yi. No matter how much Yi Concubine loves Brother Nine, she won't teach him to dare to offend the Emperor and the Crown Prince at will. .

So when he was a child, Brother Jiu never offended Kangxi and the prince casually, well, he never offended them casually.

Closer to home, it is precisely because I have seen Ba Ye live a difficult life since I was a child, so although Brother Jiu is a younger brother, he often acts as a protector in front of Ba Ye.

When he was young, Brother Jiu was worried that Ba Ye would be bullied because of his low status. When he grew up, he was worried that Ba Ye would be bullied because of his good temper. There are no other shortcomings besides being bad and being too good-tempered.

Bad family background is something that Eighth Master can't choose, but what about a good temper?

When I was young, it was obvious that those palace people did wrong things first and neglected Ba Ye. After Brother Jiu stood up for him, he pleaded for them. Since slaves dared to disrespect their masters, they would naturally have to bear the consequences.

But looking back on those things now, was it really because of soft-heartedness and kindness that Eighth Master did this back then?

Brother Nine doesn't want to doubt Ba Ye, and he doesn't want to be misled by himself, but since he was spotted several times intentionally or unintentionally by Brother Ten, Brother Nine can't help but look at the brotherhood between himself and Ba Ye with a scrutiny. .

The more he examines, the more Brother Jiu feels that there is something wrong everywhere. Is this his suspicion of neighbors stealing the axe?Or has he been blind all this time?

So Brother Jiu did one thing. In fact, he knew that Zhizhou of Pingyang Mansion was from the Eighth Master. Because of his close relationship with the Eighth Master, the disciples of the Eighth Master were not so vigilant towards him. Gao, the other party accidentally slipped up during a banquet.

Because he knew it, it was inevitable that elder brother Jiu would also pay attention. He didn't think about what to do, he just thought that he belonged to Lord Ba, and it happened that elder brother Jiu also had business in Shanxi, so he would naturally pay attention to it. up.

With this attention, the people of Brother Jiu noticed that the Zhizhou of Pingyang Prefecture was caught by Ga Li and brutally blackmailed.

Nine elder brothers knew that eighth master definitely didn't want to reveal his identity, otherwise he wouldn't have kept him and tenth elder brother a secret before, but he didn't know how eighth master would deal with this matter without revealing his identity thing.

In fact, it is most convenient to seal it with money, but where does the money come from?

So that day knowing that Kui Xu was also in Ruyi Building, Brother Jiu and Brother Ten went there together, and even deliberately showed his face in front of Kui Xu to let him find him.

Brother Nine knows that it is not good to test Ba Ye like this, but if the result is that he misunderstands Ba Ye, then he apologizes and will no longer doubt whether his brotherhood towards him is mixed with various interests and uses.

Although apologizing is a very embarrassing thing, Brother Jiu has never been the one who wants to apologize as much as he is now, because this at least proves that he has not misunderstood the person.

Unfortunately, the result disappointed him.

Brother Jiu looked at Ba Ye, and then said: "You tell me first that you helped me seal Kui Xu's mouth, and then you mentioned the matter of Gali blackmailing the magistrate of Pingyang Prefecture. In fact, you hope that I will cover this for you. fee?"

"Ninth Brother, what do you mean?" Eighth Master frowned slightly, looked at Jiu'er Brother with a bit of surprise and puzzlement, and said, "I'm just complaining to you, you know Among so many brothers, I have the best relationship with you and the tenth brother, now you think I came here today to claim credit with you?"

Speaking of this, Ba Ye's tone was a little excited, and he even said with a bit of disappointment, "Ninth brother, we have been brothers for many years, is this how you see me?"

"I don't want to look at you like that, Mynah." Brother Jiu looked at Eighth Master without blinking, and then said, "But I also know that you know how I am, Mynah, do you think that according to the way we used to get along? Situation, if you open your mouth to mention this matter to me, won't I take care of it for you?"

Yes, and definitely will.

Because Brother Jiu has done this kind of thing many times. To be honest, although he is called the God of Wealth Nine, if you count it seriously, he doesn't have a lot of liquid money that can be turned around now, because he has earned money over the years. Almost half of his money was spent on Ba Ye.

Nine Brothers knew that Ba Ye had ambitions, and as a brother, he naturally supported him, and the way he supported him was very simple and rude, that is, to give him whatever he asked for in terms of money.

Although Ba Ye didn't show up now, his reputation as a virtuous king has spread in the court, and Ba Ye is good at making friends, so the expenses are not small, and all of this is paid for by Brother Jiu.

It can be said that half of Ba Ye's current reputation as a virtuous king was piled up by Brother Nine with money. It is said that it doesn't hurt to sell his father's land, but when it comes to Ba Ye, he becomes a brother who doesn't feel sorry for spending money.

It would be a lie to say that Brother Jiu didn't feel bad when he distributed money for Ba Ye. He naturally didn't care about some small money, but the money he distributed to Ba Ye was not just a little money, Rao Jiu Such a generous person will inevitably have some flesh pains.

But even if the flesh hurts, did Brother Jiu shrink back when it was time to give it to Ba Ye?

He didn't, but he gave them all, that's because he sincerely regarded Ba Ye as his own brother, so since he needs money, and he can make money, then why not give him the money he makes?

It can be said that Brother Nine has devoted his heart and soul to Brother Ba Ye both emotionally and financially, but has his heart and soul been exchanged for the sincere treatment of Ba Ye?

Brother Nine thinks it's not necessarily so.

Ba Ye was a little speechless by Brother Jiu's words, because he couldn't deny what he said, he really knew who he was, if he denied it, he would say it repeatedly He himself has no confidence.

But Ba Ye didn't understand, it wasn't the first time something like this happened, why did Brother Jiu react so strongly this time?

"In the end, you still think I'm here to ask for credit and receive a reward." Eighth Master looked at Brother Jiu and said, "Ninth Brother, you and I have been brothers for so many years, can't you see clearly whether I am sincere or false to you? ?"

Does Eighth Master have sincerity towards himself?

Yes?Brother Jiu thought to himself, after all these years, if Ba Ye was just playing tricks on him, how could Brother Jiu be cheated by him for more than ten years?

But are they all sincere?

Not necessarily, because I have examined the brotherhood between myself and the eighth master, so the ninth elder brother has no way of convincing himself that he had no purpose at all when he approached himself and the tenth elder brother in the first place.

At that time Concubine Yi was favored, and Concubine Wen Xi was still alive, so Brother Nine and Brother Ten were the sons of the favorite concubine and the son of the noble concubine. If Eighth Master had a good relationship with them, life would definitely be much easier.

Brother Jiu didn't want to show any sense of superiority in front of his starling, but that was the truth.

"It's boring to talk about that." Brother Nine waved his hands, "That's it, we'll just treat each other like ordinary brothers in the future."

"Ninth brother!" Ba Ye said, "I don't know if someone whispered some gossip in your ears, but have you forgotten our relationship for so many years? You also forgot that we once said that we would be good brothers for life ?"

"Did I forget? I forgot that I will give you money to buy people's hearts? I forgot that I will let the tenth brother help you expand your network? Who is the person who forgot?" Brother Nine stood up from the chair with a hoo , His reaction has been calm since talking to Ba Ye, until now he broke the mask of calm, "Mynah, if I don't say something, it doesn't mean I don't understand."

"Gali is just asking for money from the magistrate of Pingyang Prefecture. Indeed, he is a big open mouth, but can he afford the money? Or can you not afford it? Half of the money that the prefect of Pingyang Prefecture has corrupted will be paid. That's enough, even if you don't take it, as long as you reveal your identity, myna, a smooth person like Ga Li will definitely not ask you for any more hush money."

"But how did you do it?" Brother Nine directly expressed the true thoughts of Master Ba in a chiluoluo way, "You don't want to pay the money, and you don't want to reveal your identity, you just want me to clean up this mess for you, Your money is money, isn't my money money?"

"Brother, you can't be so selfish. You only want to get benefits, but you don't want to pay. How can there be such a good thing in the world? I'm willing to give you money because I treat you as a brother, but what about you?"

At the end, Brother Nine was a little disheartened. He said, "After all, it's a brotherhood, and I don't want to make it too harsh. Anyway, in the future, you will follow your Yangguan way, and I will take my single-plank bridge."

After finishing speaking, Brother Jiu said without giving Ba Ye a chance to speak, "He Yuzhu, let Ba Ye go out."

Brother Jiu has already talked about this, and it is naturally not good for Ba Ye to stay any longer. He took the cloak handed over by He Yuzhu, glanced at Brother Jiu and said: "No matter what, in my mind you He and tenth brother are still my most important brothers."

After finishing speaking, Ba Ye went straight out, and after hearing what he said, Brother Nine sat back on the chair again. He was not untouched by what Ba Ye said.

For the ninth elder brother, the eighth master and the tenth elder brother are also his most important brothers. Although I feel sorry for the fifth master and the eleventh younger brother who share the same mother with him, the ninth elder brother is indeed related to the eighth master. Elder Brother Ten has the deepest affection.

But in the next second, this touch was suppressed by Brother Jiu with his rationality. He didn't want to think too badly of Master Ba, but he couldn't help but think——

Is he trying to kidnap him with emotion again?

Brother Jiu never thought that he and Master Ba would come to this point, but once there is a crack in the relationship between people, it is impossible to keep it intact, just like how Brother Jiu treats Master Ba now.

"What are you doing?" Rou Jia walked into the study and saw Brother Jiu sitting on the chair in a daze, motionless, and said immediately, "I just told you a few more words of the truth , are you like this?"

"Why are you here?" Upon hearing Roujia's words, Brother Jiu came back to his senses. Seeing that Roujia was only wearing a cloak, he frowned and said, "What's wrong with Putao and the others? I don't even know how to give you the hand stove Take one, what if it's cold?"

While speaking, Brother Jiu got up and walked towards Roujia, reached out to hold her hand, as expected, felt her hand was cold as soon as he touched it, and immediately grabbed both of her hands into his own Cover her with your hands.

"Aren't you afraid of the cold? What are you doing in the study all of a sudden?"

"It's not because Putao and the others saw that I made you angry, and they were afraid that I would fall out of favor while pregnant, so they asked me to come here to apologize to you." Rou Jia hummed twice, pretending to be unhappy, and said, "I don't know if it's my girl or your girl."

Rou Jia's words made Brother Jiu couldn't help laughing. If it was the past, he would probably believe that Putao and the others would persuade her to come and apologize to him, but now?

Don't think he doesn't know that the servants in the main courtyard have become accustomed to it.

So Brother Jiu didn't believe a word that Rou Jia said. As for why she came to the study, he thought it was probably because He Yuzhu sent someone to the main courtyard to rescue soldiers?

Brother Jiu's speculation is not groundless, and in fact it is true. He Yuzhu, who is Brother Jiu's close attendant, knows how good the relationship between Brother Jiu and Master Ba is.

But at this moment, elder brother Jiu and master eight had such a quarrel that they almost had to cut off their robes. Of course, He Yuzhu had to find someone to put out the fire if it was so serious, and the person who put out the fire must be Rou Jia.

The kind with no second choice.

But elder brother Jiu didn't expose it, but followed Rou Jia's words and said: "Then apologize, sir, listen."

Hearing this, Roujia looked up at him, and seeing Brother Jiu actually put on an attitude of listening attentively, she was so angry that she wanted to pull her hand out of his palm: "You are still fat if you say you are fat!" Are you out of breath? I think He Yuzhu made a mistake in his judgment. See if you need comfort at all? Let go, I'm going back to my main courtyard."

"Go back to the main courtyard, come here." After being scolded by Rou Jia, Brother Jiu, who was in a better mood, complained that he was probably sick, but at the same time grabbed Rou Jia's hand and refused. Let it go, not only don't let it go, he also lowered his head and kissed Roujia's hand, and then said, "Shall we eat your favorite pickled fish in the study tonight?"

"Think you can keep me with delicious food?" Roujia snorted disdainfully, and then said, "I want to eat boiled fish."

"Okay, then eat boiled fish."

"Put more soybean sprouts."

"can."

"There are also shrimp dumplings."

"no problem."

"Then I'll stay tonight." After all the conditions were met, Rou Jia let go, and then ordered Brother Jiu to say, "Hurry up, it's hot in the room, help me take off the cloak."

Brother Jiu was also very good, he let go of Roujia's hand and untied the cloak for her, handed it to Xiao Beizi, and then took her to the rest room a little further inside, where Roujia asked him: "Are you okay now?" Do it?"

In fact, there are, but Brother Jiu is not in the mood to do it, so he said: "It's important to accompany you."

Roujia made a "cut", thinking to herself who is accompanying whom now?But considering Brother Jiu's mood, it was rare for her not to hate him, but said: "Then lie down with me, my back is sore from sitting."

Brother Jiu is naturally fine. After letting Putao and the others come in to tidy up, Brother Jiu and Rou Jia lay down on the couch together for a short rest, because Rou Jia's stomach is already big now, so she can sit or stand It is easy to feel backache when you are lying down, and you have to lie on your side when you lie down, otherwise you will feel very uncomfortable.

Brother Nine also approached Rou Jia sideways, reached out to hug her from behind, his hand landed on her stomach, and then smiled: "Your belly is so big, you think you are pregnant with twins, right? "

As soon as Brother Jiu said that, Rou Jia gave him an elbow directly: "What? Do you think I eat too much?"

"Where is it?" Brother Jiu said, "I just think twins are pretty good, whether it's a boy and a girl or two boys, two girls, they can all grow up together."

Rou Jia knew that elder brother Jiu said this because of a quarrel with Ba Ye, so she just had an idea for a while, but...

"Give up, the imperial doctor said that I only have one child in my stomach."

Although her stomach is indeed a bit bigger, but...but...but isn't that because she ate too much?

Speaking of which, Roujia was also lucky, this child didn't make her suffer anything, at most it was lethargy and eating a little bit.

"Don't you know how to say something nice to coax me?" Brother Jiu's tone was a bit aggrieved, but Rou Jia didn't like him at all. Fortunately, Brother Jiu didn't really feel wronged or anything. Lying quietly for a while, Brother Nine suddenly said, "I used to think that I, my tenth brother and my starling could be good brothers for a lifetime."

It turned out that he was thinking too much.

"Fortunately, I always thought I was very smart, but I didn't expect to be regarded as a fool for so many years." Brother Jiu's tone was a bit self-deprecating and sad, and he didn't feel happy after seeing the true face of Ba Ye. of.

Because they have been brothers for more than ten years. From entering the study to now, it can be said that he has spent more time with Ba Ye than with his mother and brother.

Obviously at the beginning, Rou Jia also thought about breaking up Brother Jiu and Master Ba, but after they really broke up, Rou Jia who heard what Brother Jiu said said: "My elder brother also has feelings for you."

"Maybe." Brother Nine said lightly, "But it doesn't matter anymore, anyway, we have parted ways now."

If it wasn't important, he wouldn't be reacting like this now, but Rou Jia didn't say anything, but was a quiet listener.

With Rou Jia's attitude, Brother Nine immediately had the desire to confide in him, and he talked to Rou Jia about his relationship with Ba Ye.

"I never thought that we would come to this point. In fact, just now I really wanted to ask my brother if he regarded me and my tenth brother as brothers, but I held back."

"I'm afraid he will say no, and I'm afraid he will say yes, because you know what? If he says yes, I'm afraid I will doubt whether his answer is true or not."

"I set up such a game to test mynah. In fact, I regretted it. It's rare to be confused in life, but it doesn't work. Some things stick there like a thorn."

"It's good to make it clear now. Anyway, I'm not just his brother, so let's just treat it as if I haven't known people well for more than ten years. Besides, the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. It's better to be cheated for more than ten years than to be cheated for decades." That's good, so I don't seem to have lost too much?"

Now that Roujia is sure, brother Jiu must be very sad, otherwise he would not be incoherent, let alone say such things over and over again, not for anything else, just to find himself a person who can not talk to others. Such a sad reason.

but……

"Are you willing?"

Rou Jia's words directly pierced Brother Nine's pretended calmness, he took a deep breath and said, "My lord is willing to be a fart!"

As he said that, Brother Jiu sat up from the couch, "People say that having a dog has feelings, let alone a person? But what about him? What did I get for him with all my heart and soul? It's his insatiable desire." , is his insatiable greed!"

"As long as he is willing to pay the money, if it is not enough for the grandfather to make up for it, the grandfather will not be so angry. Even if he tells the truth to the grandfather, it is better than him engaging in this kind of thing. Why? Want to get benefits but don't want to ask for help, even want to let others go Hurrying to send the money to him? Isn't he..."

Do you still need to set up a memorial archway when you become a biaozi?This sentence is too ugly, so Brother Jiu refrained from saying it, and finally just said, "I'm really mad at you. Over the years, more than half of the money I made has been spent on him. I have even complained about it." Since he said he is a brother, why can't he be more sincere?"

Brother Nine doesn't blame anything, he only blames Eighth Master for fooling him by treating him like a fool.

"What did you say?" Originally, Roujia wanted to be a quiet listener, but listening to it, she seemed to have heard something terrible. She had a big belly, but now she was very flexible. He got up from the couch, looked at Brother Jiu with a serious face and asked, "You said that more than half of the money you earned over the years was spent on Myna?"

Brother Jiu, who didn't realize that something was wrong, nodded subconsciously and said, "Yes."

yes?

How dare he admit it?

Rou Jia, who was so angry that she stretched out her foot, kicked Brother Jiu off the couch: "I let you do it!"

Brother Jiu, who fell to the ground freely, felt the sharp pain from his buttocks, and looked at Roujia in a daze.

What, what's wrong?

The author says:

Brother Nine: Didn't you just gently comfort his wounded heart?Why did you switch from gentle mode to violent mode all of a sudden? ? ?

Prosperous, in a trance, brother Jiu is dead!