Emperor Tong's Concubine Tong in Qing Dynasty

Affected by this incident, the fourth elder brother did not drive out those who came to visit for protection.Picking and picking, I found some income that I could see clearly.At the same time, he stepped up the training of his own manpower, and wanted them to play the same role as those in the General Secretary's Yamen to spy on news and carry out assassinations.

So during this period of time, he was not busy in the yamen, and he was very devoted to his own affairs, and he had just carried out a failed reform, so that his popularity was extremely poor.

There are weddings and funerals in other people's homes, and the fourth elder brother doesn't take the initiative to go. Their family relies on Sifujin to support their appearance and socialize with the outside world.

As long as Si Fujin came forward, and Si elder brother didn't come to the door, others would assume that all their family members came.

After a few incidents, the fourth elder brother did not participate in social activities at all. Unless it was a particularly close relationship, an ordinary clan or an ordinary clan, he would treat everyone he met on the road as if he hadn't seen anyone.

But in Kangxi's eyes, this son was even more withdrawn, and he was unwilling to associate with other members of the family.

The two people who give Kangxi a headache are the fourth elder brother and the eighth brother.One of these two people is staying at home, unwilling to go out to socialize with others, and they don't know what they are busy with every day, anyway, their eyes are black and black, and they are exhausted.

The other one is that he likes to socialize with people very much. There is no one in the capital who can speak ill of him. He always has a smile on his face. Umbrella out.

But in comparison, Kangxi is the most worried about Lao Ba.After all, he couldn't understand what this son was doing. It was like throwing a net all over the world to have some kind of friendship with everyone.

The more friends you have, the more you can get involved with others, and the more complicated your interpersonal relationship will be.He could be involved in anything in the future, but Kangxi didn't care so much about his sons' laissez-faire attitude.

As he said before, the road is one's own, and it can be whatever it is.

The fourth elder brother is not willing to go out, except for the yamen, it is home, and he goes to the palace every now and then to say hello, if the brothers meet in the palace, the relationship will not be as good as before.

The fifth and seventh brothers would take the initiative to come forward to talk every time, and the fourth elder brother answered a few times with a straight face and according to his mood.

Over time, the brothers were not as active as before.The brothers also discussed in private that it was wrong for the fourth elder brother to preside over the reform. The brothers pulled him and told him to rein in the precipice, so as not to rush forward and fall to his death under the cliff, but he didn't care about it and didn't appreciate it. .

He was rarely invited to attend parties organized by the two brothers. For example, Wu Fujin was finally pregnant, and the fifth brother was so excited that he called the brothers over for a drink.After all the people came, they sent someone to call the fourth child.

When the fourth child heard it, you all drank it before I waited. It was clearly not sincerely asking me to go. Since you are not sincere, I will not go.

As a result, the fourth brother didn't come, and the fifth brother greeted the brothers to eat and drink while having mixed feelings in his heart. When he was drunk by three points, a few people discussed behind his back that the fourth child was getting more and more unreasonable as he got older.

However, you don't need to participate in these things. There is one thing that requires the fourth elder brother to come forward to greet the brothers.

That means it's autumn again, this year the emperor won't go outside the Great Wall, Tian Mi will celebrate her birthday in the garden.According to a part of birthday celebrations in previous years, after the whole family got together, the fourth elder brother would come to toast the brothers.

The fourth elder brother doesn't have a good face towards the older brothers, but he is very kind to the younger brothers. From the eleventh elder brother down, he usually takes good care of him.

On the day of Tian Mi's birthday, the Shengping Department sang a big show, and the princes sat below, watching the show while drinking, and the fourth elder brother brought up the jug and wine glass, and thanked them one by one for coming to congratulate Er Niang on her birthday.

Even Brother Nine, who likes to talk back and disobey, wouldn't talk nonsense. After all, Concubine Yi also had her birthday, and everyone was very restrained at each other's mother-in-law's birthday banquet.

Even at this time, the brothers are all talking auspicious words, and the atmosphere is very relaxed, but they all know that they can't go back to the past.In the past, the fourth elder brother could sit in the group of brothers and follow along to express opinions, but now he just stands at the table and toasts everyone a glass of wine, turns his head and leaves.

Everyone can see the state of the fourth elder brother. In all fairness, this brother is still able to work except for this and other stinky problems.

The prince secretly thought in his heart: This is the fourth brother who has not let go of his anger last time, but this brother is also doing things sincerely.Look at these scammers, maybe only the fourth child will be willing to work in the future, it is better to promise him that he will be king in the future, and then slowly win him over.

Thinking of this, the crown prince asked someone to invite the fourth elder brother to Yuqing Palace for a drink, "Fourth brother, it's your fault. Look at you, the third one can't even invite the fourth one. What are you doing at home?"

"Besides teaching the children to read, my brother has nothing else to do, so he can only idle at home."

Honghui is about to turn four years old. Although the two girls in the family often get sick, it is not easy to support them until now.Since the fourth elder brother returned to the capital and stabilized, the two princesses in the family have also become pregnant successively, and the family will have another baby next year.

The prince drank a glass of wine, and he didn't understand the joy of the fourth child teaching his two daughters to read at home.

"Don't blame my brother for speaking too directly. Are you still angry because of the tax collection last time? My brother is also doing it for your own good. Do you know how much you offend people by doing so?"

The fourth elder brother held the wine glass and looked at the prince. When he was young, including the past few years, he was always in awe of the prince.At this time, there was a kind of disdain, and an idea of ​​"I can replace it" was born.

Fourth elder brother drank the wine in his hand and asked in a low voice: "Does the prince know that this matter is not related to the country?"

The prince smiled slightly, picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for the fourth elder brother, "It's not as serious as you said, and it's not as terrible as you and Huang Ama thought. You all say that the reason for the dynasties is because the land has been annexed and the people have no land to grow. There were several rebellions due to lack of food, but this is not the case when we read carefully.”

The prince put down the jug, stretched out his left hand with five fingers spread out, and pressed one finger of his left hand into the palm of his hand with his right hand: "The Qin Dynasty died because of sexism, and the Han Dynasty died because of its military aggression. Let's not talk about the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins and Five Chaos China. After the unification of the Sui Dynasty, it was also because of the tyrannical government. In the Tang Dynasty, the vassals supported their own soldiers. In the Song Dynasty, they died at the hands of the Jin people. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a feud with the Han people, let alone the pre-Ming. Things happened decades ago, and they must be alive. Those people in the Ming Dynasty all knew about factional disputes and eunuchs meddling in politics. The most important thing is that their emperors did not live up to expectations, and carpenters liked to raise ferocious animals... It doesn’t matter if you don’t mention it, in short, land matters are not a big deal.”

"Does the prince think so?"

"It's not that Gu thinks so, but it's the fact."

The fourth brother sighed, "I toast to the second brother."

The prince was proud of himself, but he didn't know that the fourth elder brother only talked about brotherhood at this time, and did not mention the superiority and inferiority. He already had the heart to challenge the prince.The prince thought he had subdued this brother, so he was so happy that he drank the fourth elder brother and clinked the glass.

The two of them got closer after drinking this time. The crown prince is not young. For so many years, he followed Kangxi to learn how to deal with political affairs, and he handled certain places very skillfully.The fourth elder brother watched and studied carefully.

Analyze how the prince weighs the pros and cons. Although the prince has various shortcomings, it is undeniable that he is somewhat capable among the brothers.

The fourth elder brother got close to the prince, which made the boss look down on him a little bit.As the year approached and the weather became colder and colder, he got a gazelle from there. After cooking at home, he distributed part of it to the women's family and children in the backyard, and kept the rest in front to enjoy with his brothers.

Not all the brothers came to him, the only ones who ate and drank together at the moment were the eldest and the eighth.

The boss sat on the kang, because the kang was hot and he drank some wine, so he took off his coat and wore it very thin.Holding the chopsticks in his hand, he pawed a few times on the plate, and asked the eighth brother, "Have you talked to the fourth child recently?"

The eighth brother didn't know what the eldest brother meant by asking this question, so after thinking about it, he answered very casually: "Look at what the elder brother said, the fourth brother has a rather stubborn temper, and the relationship between the two of us is not good, and he has been following me every day lately. Prince, he knows that both of us are from Zhongcui Palace, so don’t talk about talking together, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen him.”

At this time, the boss shook his head, stuffed a chopstick of cold vegetables into his mouth, and thought about the fourth child while chewing.

"To tell you the truth, I have a high regard for the fourth brother. What's the matter with the other brothers if he is capable? This kind of person can only befriended, not offended."

"Look at what the elder brother said, why doesn't it hinder the brothers or anything, the older brothers he tossed about last time almost paid taxes together!"

"You don't understand, this is also for the ancestors. If he is for himself, I will be the first to spit in his face, but to put it bluntly, he is for the foundation of our family. I didn't expect him to take the lead in doing such a thing , the second child is hiding behind, the second child is a coward, he just hides, and he turns his head and bites the fourth child. The fourth child is also a disrespectful person, everyone is like this, why do you still go up to follow Did he collude together?"

The eighth elder brother picked up the jug and poured the eldest elder brother a glass of wine, "So the eldest brother appreciates the fourth brother."

"Appreciate, I think the fourth child is better than the third child, the fifth child, and the seventh child. The seventh child is also a good boy, but he just likes to fight against me. The third child has been abolished, and the fifth child is no good. I see that the second child is not only a queen Nothing can compare to the fourth child." After speaking, he shook his head, "Eighth brother, brother, I called you here today because I have something I want you to do for me."

"Just as you tell me, my brother will never hesitate to die."

"It's not that serious. What brother means is that you invite the fourth child out, and we brothers will drink some wine in private and contact each other."

"Ask him...in private?"

"Isn't the prince watching closely? If you want to make big things happen, such a person will definitely be needed in the future. If you win over earlier, you can achieve things sooner than if you win over in the future."

The eighth elder brother agreed, "Yes, the eldest brother is still thoughtful. Since the eldest brother wants to bring the fourth brother over, the younger brother might as well give you another idea."

The eldest brother motioned him to speak quickly.

"Fourth brother's family is simple. Now he and fourth sister-in-law have a younger brother, but they are raised by their mother in the palace. They have a good relationship. If fourth sister-in-law blows a little bit, fourth brother will definitely consider it. How about Let Hong Yu and the fourth sister-in-law of the eldest brother's family get in touch more, and the children are close, and they are willing to go to other people's houses to play, so that the relationship between the two families will be better after coming and going, and the prince can't say anything, can he?"

The eldest brother thinks this idea is very good, and wants to implement it in two ways.

After he went back, he told Da Fujin to let her take her own children to have more contact with the fourth family.

Then let the eighth child invite the fourth child out for a drink.

The relationship between the fourth child and the eighth child is not good, and it is not a day or two that the two have a temper tantrum.The eighth child knew that the fourth child would not have much contact with him, but these days it is not only the eldest who has coveted the throne, he also has this idea.But I have to admit that the boss is right, the fourth is indeed a good candidate for work.

When Lao Ba was riding back on the road, he thought about what position he should put Lao Si in if he became the emperor in the future.

It is very likely to work for himself like the current Prince Jane, Yabu, dragging his sick body to Huang Ama. Thinking of this, Lao Ba asked Lao Jiu to come over.

"The task given by the elder brother has to be accepted, but we offended the fourth brother when we were young. It's not like you don't know the ninth brother. The fourth brother is narrow-minded, and the sesame mung bean is a small thing that can be remembered." lifetime."

Brother Jiu put the tea cup in his hand aside, "What do you mean myna? Let tenth pass? Old ten is reckless, and he and fourth can't pee in the same pot."

"I didn't say to let him go. How can my brother not know what kind of temper he is? What my brother means is that it's better to ask Fifth Brother to come out."

Brother Nine shook his head, others didn't know, Brother Nine knew that the relationship between fifth brother and fourth child was broken.The reason why she knew so clearly was because of Er Niang's nagging.

The reason why Erniang was nagging was because the fifth sister-in-law was at the side to encourage her. The fifth sister-in-law felt that she should have a good relationship with the fourth child, but Erniang didn't think it was necessary, so she just let nature take its course.The two said a few words because of this.Fifth Brother naturally protected his wife, and Er Niang remembered it in her heart, and said a lot in front of herself and Eleven that raising a white-eyed wolf was disobedient and so on.

But although the fifth brother is protecting his wife, in fact, the relationship with the fourth brother has not warmed up again.Er Niang also felt that this son still listened to her, and felt that the scolding a while ago was a bit ugly, and she was planning to make up for Fifth Brother these two days.

"Fifth brother can't do it, seventh brother can't do it, let alone third brother!" Ninth brother thought for a while, "It's better to let thirteen and fourteen pass by."

The eighth elder brother can do it when he thinks about it, so he went to the palace and talked about his interests with Shisi, but Shisi didn't want to mess with him, so he didn't go!

The eighth elder brother was angry, and the fourteenth had a stubborn temper, yelling: "If you don't go, you won't go."

Eighth Prince was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

As long as Er Niang is not around, the two brothers wish they could fight, but as soon as Er Niang comes back, they immediately become close to each other.

So when Concubine Liang came in, she saw her two sons sitting together and talking affectionately.

She was also very happy, "I didn't expect the two of you to come together today, Er Niang made clothes for you, and you all came over to have a look."

The two can only continue to act.

Fourteen is disobedient, the relationship between the eighth and the thirteen is average, and the relationship is not good in general, and the thirteen runs back to the Yanxi Palace after school. The Yanxi Palace is the territory of Tong Concubine, and Tong Concubine is different. .

People entering the palace may be rushing to revitalize the family or gain favor.She is not interested in these two things, she just wants to live happily, so she has always been unwilling to flirt with others, she talks to people when she is happy, and stays in the palace when she is not happy.

Because Lao Ba thanked the maids in the palace for their care on behalf of Concubine Liang, he had some face-saving affection, but he had no friendship with Concubine Tong from the beginning to the end.

And the Fujin at home can't be counted on, and the side Fujin Xi Tara is unwilling to talk to him, so that today the two of them don't have ten words in total. And the relationship with the sisters-in-law is not good.

As a last resort, he could only think of a way again.

Big brother's other team, that is, Da Fujin and his children, went very smoothly.

At the party celebrating Wu Fujin's pregnancy, Da Fujin had a conversation with Si Fujin.

At that time, Da Fujin looked emotional, "Speaking of these masters, the fifth master is considerate. When we were pregnant, who sang operas?" And he sang several times at once, wishing for a month Celebrating once makes people dumbfounded.

"Isn't it? At that time, we shyly asked people to send a letter to the palace quickly, and then began to have a baby."

Speaking of this, Da Fujin couldn't help asking: "How is Honghui these days? Have you gone to see it?"

"Look, the palace is busy these few days, busy moving back from the garden, Honghui left him alone, leading people to have fun in the garden, chasing his uncle's dog and running around, I see His body is healthy, and he didn't get sick when the season changed, so he came back after looking at it."

Da Fujin started to frown as soon as he talked about getting sick in different seasons. His little elder brother had already coughed a few times, and he might have caught a cold.

They've been sisters-in-law for so many years, and it's okay to say some things. Da Fujin saw that there was no one around, and covered his mouth with a handkerchief, "The empress in the palace has always wanted to hug our elder brother. I pray that the emperor will not agree, it's not that I'm talking behind my back, the empress raised our master and eighth master. But... But I'm still a little worried."

Si Fujin can understand, after all, it was born by him after ten months of hard work, and he is not at ease in handing it over to anyone.

It's not that Da Fujin is so worried, but that the two masters raised by Concubine Hui don't seem to be tolerant.It's not that she can't take care of children, but that she can't raise children.But I can't say it too clearly, I can only acquiesce that I am worried that my son will not eat well or wear well when he is sent to the palace.

The relationship was closer, so she invited Sifujin at this time, "Our big princess is about to celebrate her birthday, she shouldn't have a big banquet when she is young, but she is my first child after all, I feel sorry for her, when the time comes Let people sing a small opera at our house, and your aunt will also come, and bring your two little princesses too."

Si Fujin didn't think much about it, and agreed.

But after going to Ge Ge's birthday banquet, Da Fujin refused to let him go. Seeing that it was getting dark, Si Fujin wanted to take the children away, but his sister-in-law stayed, and several girls from his family also took the family away. The two girls inside insisted on staying for dinner.

It took a long time to eat this meal, it was completely dark, Si elder brother was waiting at home, and couldn't wait for Si Fujin and the two children, so he had to take a carriage to pick them up.

The eldest brother is waiting for the fourth elder brother at this time.He took the fourth elder brother to the house and opened a jar of wine, and the two of them drank.

Since the fourth elder brother came, he saw that the boss seemed to have something to say, so he asked Fujin to be safe and wait for everyone to go back together, took off their shoes and got on the kang, the two of them sat cross-legged, talking while eating.

After a few glasses of wine, the eldest brother did not hide his ambition, "Fourth, tell me what is the ability of his second child? He is more noble than everyone else? Isn't it because he was raised by the queen?"

The fourth child held the peanuts with his chopsticks, "Brother, he is indeed from a nobler family than us. You and the third brother don't know, but my brother, I have experienced it. I have been looked down upon since I was a child, and I know that although we are all princes, the princes It's different from the prince."

"You mean you don't plan to work with your brother?"

The eldest brother knew that the fourth child had a tough temper, and he couldn't be moved by two or three words, so he was not in a hurry, let alone angry, and the two of them still drank together as usual.

"Why do you feel so emotional? No one in the palace dares to roll their eyes at you. Speaking of which, you are the only one of our brothers who is noble except for the prince. You were raised by the imperial concubine. To put it bluntly, the Holy Mother The empress dowager prefers your mother-in-law to be the queen, and Huang Ama is also willing, all because of her Hesheli's interference. If it weren't for this, would it be the prince's turn to show off among our brothers?"

The fourth child shook his head with a smile, raised the wine glass in his hand, and the two drank a glass, "Brother, it's different, so what if Emiang is the queen, and my younger brother is not the biological son of Emiang. Shun, don't say so much. The younger brother already knows what the elder brother thinks, don't worry, the younger brother is definitely not the kind of talkative, today I will pretend that the younger brother has never heard of it."

"Fourth brother, you have to think about it. You promised today, and in the future, big brother will never treat you badly. Even if you don't care, you should think about it for Hong Hui."

The fourth elder brother yawned, "Brother, it's getting late, so my younger brother will leave."

"Think about it carefully."

The fourth elder brother is about to get off the kang, "Brother, it's useless even if you think too much, it's still up to Huang Ama. The old man will pass on his things to whomever he likes, we have no right to say."

The carriage wobbled out of the eldest brother's house, the fourth elder brother was sitting in the deepest part of the carriage, and the two daughters lay in his arms.

Usually everyone went to bed early, but at this time, because of the full meal and the heat from the brazier, the father and daughter were all three staggering and falling asleep.

When the carriage was approaching the door of the house, Sifujin gently lifted the curtain of the window and looked out, "Don't sleep, you're almost home, wait until you go back and wash before going to bed."

The fourth elder brother opened his eyes and hugged the two daughters in his arms. The elder brother might not be able to bear it anymore, and he would open his fangs and bite the prince soon.

As the saying goes, the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. What I want to do is the oriole, not the praying mantis and the cicada.

The fourth elder brother told himself not to be in a hurry. Once he was in a hurry, he would not get anything, and he could not reveal his thoughts. Once he showed his feet, he would be guarded by his brothers.

At this time, in addition to accumulating strength to improve his image in front of his father and consolidate his position, there is one thing that must be grasped as soon as possible.

That is the issue of Honghui's education. It is a good thing for Honghui to be in the palace now, but it is not a good thing when you think about it carefully. upbringing.

Thinking of this, he looked at the two daughters who were rubbing their eyes, and said to Si Fujin, "Pack up something today, and let's go to the palace to see Honghui tomorrow."

Si Fujin resoundingly agreed, and the two girls in Si elder brother's arms couldn't help being happy, and hugged him, "Ama, we also want to see brother."

"Let's go together, let your mother-in-law dress you up beautifully tomorrow, and Ama and mother-in-law will take you there."

Early the next morning, the fourth elder brother came to the palace with his wife and children, which made Tian Mi a little uncomfortable. After all, this son has been a workaholic since he went out to work. He came here every afternoon, in a hurry to drink Take a cup of tea and look at your son, say a few words with yourself and leave.

It is really rare to go out for a day without working and take your wife and children for a day.

Honghui was very happy, and ran all the way to the gate of Chengqian Palace with a smile, and threw himself into Sifujin's arms, "Emiang!"

His son yelled loudly, and Sifujin quickly squatted down and hugged his small body in his arms, "Honghui has gained weight recently, and Erniang can hardly hold her anymore."

The fourth elder brother watched from the side, and couldn't help frowning. If Honghui was a prince's son, it would be fine to be spoiled when he was young, but if he was a future monarch, then he would not be able to do so.

The purpose of his coming today was also to discuss Honghui's education with Er Niang, and he took a look at the mother and son who were hugging each other and turned into Chengqian Palace.

Holding the old cat in her arms, Tian Mi asked the fourth elder brother, "Why are you so free today?"

"There's not much going on in the yamen, so I didn't go there so often. Today I came here to see Erniang. It's cold, and my son also came to ask Erniang if there is anything missing here."

"Don't worry, there is no shortage, no one can miss me here. Sit down, it's almost Chinese New Year, your sister's wedding day is getting closer, as a brother, you must add some good things to make up, Are you ready?"

The fourth elder brother just remembered that Jiugege was getting married soon, so he nodded quickly, "Don't worry, everything is prepared in advance, my son has prepared two pots of gemstone bonsai, and there are a bunch of other bits and pieces The items will be delivered in a few days."

Tian Mi nodded.

Si Fujin saw Si elder brother lift his chin towards her, the husband and wife made an agreement before going to bed yesterday, and they came here today to discuss something with the empress.Sifujin quickly held his son's hand and stood up.

"Emiang, my daughter-in-law wants to go to Honghui's room to take a look. These children haven't seen each other for several days, and I want to take them there to play together."

Tian Mi nodded, and when Si Fujin left, Si Age stood up, peeled an orange and put it on the table next to Tian Mi.

"Honghui is not young, what is Erniang planning?"

"How else can I plan? Just like your brothers, send it to the study when you are old."

"According to reason, the son should not doubt the knowledge of the master in the palace, but... the son always feels that Hong Hui can't stay in the palace all the time, he should go out to see it often."

Tian Mi stroked the cat a few times, "Then what do you mean?"

"Er Niang must pay close attention to his education, and let him know the hardships of people's livelihood early... and also know that every thread is hard-won."

The words were tactful, and Tian Mi could hear it, but Tian Mi didn't intend to release her grandson early, "I know what you think, and Er Niang can guess some of what you plan, but Er Niang wants to tell you It is said that he is still young and cannot be forced too tightly. When did you become enlightened? So you have to let him go out after he is more than ten years old to experience the hard-won bits and pieces you said. Otherwise, he is too young and you give him Too much indoctrination, he won't judge for himself in the future, it's a disaster."

Renjun must think independently, if what others say is what it is, it is really not far from subjugation.

The fourth elder brother lowered his head and thought about it, and felt that what E Niang said was quite right. He was wandering around the palace before he was more than 10 years old. Now that he thinks about it, he was really a bullshit age.He cares about every little thing, and there is no big pattern at all.

Sometimes it is not a good thing to overthrow the seedlings and encourage them to grow, such as the prince.He has been educated by the prince since he was a child, and he has been raised up to now.

"Then my son will rely on Erniang, and Erniang should let him study more now, for fear that he won't be able to keep up with school when the time comes."

"Don't worry, your son has already memorized hundreds of surnames and thousands of characters, and I have also taught a little simple arithmetic. When he comes over later, you can test him."

Honghui was not afraid of the exams, he didn't learn these things seriously, he learned them all when he was playing, and Tian Mi read a sentence and he recited it, so he was deeply impressed.When he was two years old, he knew how to recite multiplication formulas. When he was three years old, Tian Mi was doing calculations, and he could compare his speed with the abacus.

After the exam, the fourth elder brother was very satisfied, exceeding his expectations, and even had the idea of ​​sending his son in again.

Of course, he also knew that this idea was just a thought, and Hong Hui had such an honor because he was the eldest son.Even Fujin's other sons may not be able to send them in.

For a while, he also felt much more pleasing to Honghui's acting like a baby around his mother's and grandmother's legs.

After school in the afternoon, a group of little guys ran in with Yang Dan, and they were overjoyed to see the fourth elder brother here.

I also heard that the fourth elder brother was leaving, and a group of children insisted on asking the fourth elder brother to take them out to play, and then let the fourth elder brother take them back at night.

These little guys have grown into mischievous teenagers, and when they make a fuss, they become very noisy.Tian Mi rubbed her forehead and asked the fourth elder brother to take them away quickly, otherwise her ears would explode.

It was already dark when Kangxi came, and Tian Mi was sitting on the kang reading with Honghui in her arms. On the small square table on the kang was a stack of ledgers.Kangxi came over and looked through it, "Why is there such a big difference in the account in the second half of this year?"

"Lao Jiu is going to get married, Lao Shi is also preparing to spend money, Jiu Gege is going to marry, and there are more grandchildren..." Tian Mi paused at this point, "Speaking of grandsons and granddaughters, Lao Ba There is no movement in their house!"

Kangxi raised his head and glanced at Tian Mi, and closed the ledger, "Concubine Hui doesn't care?"

Back then Concubine Yi was so anxious that she made a joke, didn't Concubine Hui remind her?

Tian Mi wanted to make Concubine Hui and Lao Ba make a fool of herself today, so she shook her head.

"I haven't heard of it."

Kangxi felt a little angry in his heart, thinking back when the eldest couple had no sons, Concubine Hui almost pointed at her daughter-in-law's nose and scolded her.

The reason why Kangxi didn't mention Concubine Liang was because in Kangxi's eyes, Concubine Liang was not qualified to control Lao Ba.Concubine Liang's son is equivalent to giving it to Concubine Hui for free. He also learned lessons from Tian Mi and Concubine De about the adoptive mother and biological mother.

At that time, because De Concubine and Tian Mi were fighting for a son, he was a little partial to De Concubine in the end, so he gave the fourth elder brother to Tian Mi to raise him, and also made De Concubine and the fourth elder brother inextricably linked. The two women fought bloody storms in the palace. , with the example of the fourth elder brother in the front, the good concubine cannot intervene in the affairs of the eighth brother.

You can't interfere with good things, but if the eighth child does something bad in the future, Concubine Liang will definitely be implicated.Sometimes Kangxi is so unreasonable.

Seeing that although Kangxi was angry, he didn't get angry, Tian Mi knew how to let it go.He closed the book and coaxed Hong Hui to go down and move around, and coaxed his grandson out to play, then sat up and patted the cushion behind him, "Let's not worry about this too much, don't the old fifth and his wife have children now?" Is it? Wait slowly."

Kangxi sat down, "Don't worry so much, it's useless to care so much. When it comes to Lao Jiu getting married, what does Concubine Yi say?"

"What can I say, what can Lao Wu do? Lao Jiu can also do what she wants. She has three sons. Lao Wu was indeed a little anxious at the time, but Lao Jiu is much more stable now."

Concubine Yi didn't make any extra requests, and she didn't even care about her son's marriage.

Tian Mi also felt that something was abnormal, so Tian Mi called Concubine Yi over the next day.

"Lao Jiu's house has been cleaned up, and his daughter-in-law is about to marry in. Do you have any requests? I have requests. I will send someone to do what you request right now."

"Hey, the empress has promoted the concubine, what can the concubine ask for? You can do whatever you want, and the empress will not treat him badly anyway."

Concubine Yi kept her word, saying that she would leave Lao Jiu alone if she didn't care about him.Don't even let Guo Guiren ask about it.

After all, she has been an acquaintance for so many years, and Concubine Yi didn't hide it, which can be regarded as revealing part of the truth.

"Let's take care of these elder brothers once they are sent to study. The master will take care of them when they are sent to the upper study room, and the emperor will take care of them when they leave the study room. They are too much in charge. They don't want to listen, and the emperor doesn't like it either. ,So be it."

Tian Mi couldn't help but shook her head, "We don't interfere with other things, but you still need to say something about getting married. Look at Concubine Rong, and then Concubine Hui. They will ask for any color of tablecloth you want." If you want to ask, it's good for you, let go and don't care about anything."

"The tablecloth is a trivial matter. If we like it, they may not like it. There is no need to care about such a small matter. We can't handle major matters, so why bother to show it off and annoy the children? That's it, the courtiers don't ask questions, as long as there are many." Theirs will do."

Tian Mi let go of her hand and let the Ministry of Internal Affairs take care of Brother Jiu's marriage. During this process, she couldn't just let Yifei not care about the marriage, so that she could get by in this marriage.

Tian Mi sent people to inquire about the wedding process over and over again, but each time she got the same report: "Ba Ye said..." "Ba Ye took over..."

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Lao Ba is really a very enthusiastic brother, even more enthusiastic than Lao Wu.No matter what this wedding is, it is considered from Lao Jiu's side, arguing back and forth with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.It is bound to use the best things for his brother.

And it's rather ugly. Take tablecloths as an example. When other people get married, there is a certain number of accessories that should be matched with underwear.The other ladies will make up for it in private, so there may be four or six tablecloths on a table, and these princes can use them for ten or eight years.

The things configured by the House of Internal Affairs are based on the fabrics sent by the Weaving House in that year. If the quality of the fabrics in that year is better, it must be a good thing.If the quality delivered is average, it is average.Many of the offerings sent to the palace are of acceptable quality.Whether it's good or mediocre, the slight difference doesn't make much difference.Many people will care about the color, but don't care about the thickness of the fabric.

But the eighth elder brother can't, the eighth elder brother must use the best for his younger brother, and personally went to the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to search for materials.

How to do it is indeed a bit of a loss of identity, but it has gained a reputation.Everyone in the capital said that Lao Ba was a friendly brother.For the sake of his brother, he didn't even care about his face. He took root in the warehouse for a day, saw a lot of fabrics, touched a lot of silk and satin, and got a lot of good things for his brother.

Lao Ba raised his reputation to a new level through this incident.On the contrary, the fourth elder brother, because of his stern face and unwillingness to adapt, has a bad reputation to a certain extent.

But the fourth elder brother didn't care about it at all, and did whatever he had to do.The eighth elder brother was not complacent because of the compliments along the way, and still had a modest smile on his face.

The two of them have far surpassed the prince and elder brother in terms of temperament alone.It has already embodied the idea of ​​not taking pleasure in things and not sorrowing oneself