The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

After Brother Nine and Brother Ten left, they each went back to their own homes.

Yinzhen's Jiubeizi Mansion is located in the north of Iron Lion Alley.

The house is adjacent to Beixinqiao South Street in the east, the east entrance of Tieshizi Hutong in the south, Prince Gong's Changning Mansion in the west, and Fuxue Hutong in the north.

It's a golden location.

Brother Nine has a lot of Yingying and Yanyan in his family, so there are many side yards across the courtyard, and this time the one who is pregnant is his favorite concubine, Wanyan. She was pointed out by Concubine Yi. Yan Wangda's daughter.

Relying on his good background, being bestowed by Concubine Yi, Brother Jiu dotes on him, even though he is a concubine, he dares to contradict Jiu Fujin.

During this pregnancy, she had always wanted to give birth to an elder brother.

There are already three gege nine elder brothers in front of him, and he desperately wants an elder brother.

According to the usual practice, Nine Elder Brother went to see and finish Yan's family, but Wanyan's family actually made a request: "When my concubine is giving birth, can I invite Fourteen Baylor to make a bowl of chicken soup and dragon beard noodles for my concubine?" If so, the concubine may be able to give birth to an elder brother by chance!"

Brother Jiu was wrong when he heard this, and looked at Wanyan with a half-smile: "Who are you? How big of a face are you? How dare you let Master's fourteenth brother make noodles for you?"

Wanyan's face turned pale when she was told, and she burst into tears: "I just want an elder brother..."

"Forget it, you should be honest and raise your baby, don't go out in the yard." Brother Jiu got up and left without saying a word, and he went to Jiu Fujin's place, Wanyan was worried for a long time.

The next day, her yard was sealed off, the reason was fair and aboveboard, to raise her baby with peace of mind.

But from then on, brother Jiu never came to see her again until she gave birth.

And Wanyan's is also unlucky, she gave birth to a princess!

Looking at it this way, Liu Shi, who was favored earlier, gave birth to two princesses, Lang's gave birth to one princess, and with her princess, Brother Jiu had four princesses.

Concubine Yi had secretly laughed at Concubine Hui before, because Da Fujin gave birth to four geges in a row, but it ended up being a slap in the face, and her nine sons also gave birth to four geges.

Concubine De is the most proud one. Her eldest son, the king of the county, and her eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to an eldest son.

The youngest son's bowl of chicken soup and longxu noodles has become "auspicious noodles" in the minds of many concubines. Many concubines have quietly prepared gifts and plan to invite Fourteen Belle to visit.

Concubine Yi and Concubine De have been at odds for half of her life, and now she has to talk to Concubine De for the sake of her daughter-in-law and grandson.

Concubine De sighed with Elder Fourteen: "Poor parents in the world!"

"Emiang, that's all superstition, it's just a bowl of chicken soup and dragon beard noodles." Elder Fourteen scratched his head and complained to his Ernian: "In the future, my son will practice hard, so I will change the noodles for Huang Ama's birthday to one." The corn is ready, that one seems to be tastier."

Longxu noodles are not the thinnest, but a nest of silk is.

It is not easy to make a nest of noodles. First of all, the noodles can only be ground with wheat watered by the water of Guan Cen Mountain to have the strength.

The stretching technique is also very delicate, and it can't be mastered after a few years of kung fu. The fourteenth elder brother is practicing recently. Kangxi's birthday next year will be 50 years old. He thought, give him a different birthday noodle for Huang Ama.

For Concubine De's birthday, Elder Fourteen didn't make noodles, but he found a double yolk egg for Concubine De, which Sifujin made for Concubine De's birthday.

Since the fourth elder brother married Si Fujin, every year on the concubine's birthday, Si Fujin makes birthday noodles, a bowl of wide and long noodles, and a double-yellow poached egg.

"Then work hard!" De Fei was happy.

Kangxi also heard about the auspicious noodle legend of the fourteenth son's chicken soup and dragon beard noodles, and asked very curiously, "Is it true or not?"

Gu Chao knelt on the ground and replied: "It is said that it is true, Fourteen Baylor was asked to do this!"

"Please what? He doesn't have an errand either."

"It's Jiu Beizi and Shi Beizi who are going to ask Fourteen Baylor to ask Fourteen Elder Brother to make a bowl of Longxu Noodles in Chicken Soup when their Fujin gives birth." Gu Chao bowed his head and shoulders Suspiciously trembling twice: "The women in the harem have also prepared presents, and they plan to ask for the concubine Defei and Fourteen Baylor as well."

Kangxi was speechless for a long while, then quietly said: "Then on the Longevity Day, the noodles we ate...."

"I heard that the fourteenth elder brother is looking for someone to buy the wheat irrigated with the water of Guan Cen Mountain, and the flour is ground. This is something to make a nest of silk noodles." Of course, this is something for the daughter-in-law. It is convenient for Kangxi to eat again.

But Kangxi didn't want to lose the special treatment of his fourteenth son.

So, did the fourteenth son cook him a nest of silk noodles alone?

Kangxi finally felt relieved: "Well, go and get 100 taels of gold for Shisi, it's hard work for this child."

Gu Chaoxin said it wasn't so, King Yong gave Fourteen Baylor two baskets of dried prawns, and Ulanara's family gave Fourteen Baylor two big gold ingots and 1000 taels of silver as a thank you gift.

Lord Long Live rewarded Fourteen Belle, and some sour words disappeared.

Even the Empress Dowager praised Fourteen Baylor several times, saying that this child is the most filial, respectful as a brother and friend, and has a good relationship with his sisters-in-law.

Mainly in the Abagai part of Mongolia's Mobei grassland, in the annual gift sent to the capital by the king of Urjinga Lapu during the New Year, he prepared [-] sheep for Fourteen Baylor alone!

Fourteen Baylors were all sent to the hot pot restaurant. This is a fat-tailed sheep from Mobei. In the past, on the grassland, only the profuse can enjoy the delicious fat-tailed sheep.

This kind of thing is usually a tribute, and few grassland tribes would give it to others.

So as soon as it was launched, it made a lot of money. Even though the price was high, many people came to have a meal one after another, so the hot pot restaurant became popular again.

And Kangxi also made the icing on the cake. He asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pass on the meal with great fanfare, and asked his fourteenth son's hot pot restaurant to give him a meal.

Feed the emperor!

This is a great honor.

The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs brought them into the palace together. The hot pot is still the same hot pot, but the dishes are indeed better than those in the palace.

That day was the meal that fourteenth elder brother accompanied Kangxi.

"What is this?" Kangxi looked at the tea, half of which he didn't recognize.

"In the case of Huihuang Ama, this is duck intestines, and this is belly slices." Fourteenth elder brother introduced Kangxi one by one, and Kangxi never thought that they could be eaten.

Especially things like yellow throat, duck blood and pig brain.

To be honest, the royal chef in the palace would not cook these things for the nobles in the palace, especially Kangxi, this is the Long Live Lord, who would serve the Long Live Lord with pig brains and duck blood tofu?

But, Brother Fourteen dare you!

The table is full of things he is familiar with, such as mutton, beef, pig brain, crab sticks, louvers, yellow throat, fungus, enoki mushrooms, potato chips, cabbage, lettuce, chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, spinach, rapeseed, frozen tofu, fresh tofu, duck Blood tofu, pig blood tofu, bean paste, wide vermicelli, vermicelli, mixed noodles, sliced ​​noodles, fresh garlic, kelp, mushrooms...

Although it's been a cold day, there are quite a few vegetables in the palace dedicated to the Long Live Lord. There are some simple lettuce and Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum, which are enough for the Long Live Lord.

There are sesame paste, fermented bean curd, leek flowers, green onion and coriander in the small ingredients.

The fourteenth brother and Kangxi had dinner together, and they actually killed two plates of hand-cut mutton, a large plate of hand-cut beef, and a lot of other odds and ends, and the hot pot is good, the fourteenth brother served the dishes himself , More than half of a plate was poured in, and the eunuch in charge of serving the meal was not easy to serve, because Lord Long Live and Fourteen Baylor stretched out their chopsticks to fish it, and they didn't need to serve them.

Kangxi also noticed this, seeing his fourteenth son's complacent expression, he was instantly happier.

Because in this way, they don't have to care about the broken rule of eating three bites of any dish, and he can eat whatever he scoops out of a pot.

The dishes are still hot and the dipping sauce is delicious.

The fourteenth brother also told Kangxi about his plan to build a greenhouse and buy land in Xiaotangshan, just to have green vegetables for the hot pot in winter, and to provide some winter vegetables for the palace.

"You can do it if you want." Kangxi was very kind to his fourteenth son, seeing that he cared about his small business, he couldn't help but open the door: "If you have no money, talk to Huang Amati. "

"Definitely, definitely!" Elder Fourteen said cheerfully, "Huang Ama, you will be 51 next year. Longevity Day cannot be simple."

There is no way this year. The first is the southern tour, and the second is that we have encountered many things.

Kangxi's Wanshou Festival was very happy, but then he was unhappy. The chaos in the south of the Yangtze River was pacified, and the people's hearts were also lost a lot.

Fortunately, everything is fine now.

"It's past noon on fifty days." Kangxi couldn't help feeling: "I'm old."

"What's so old? Huang Ama lives a hundred years, and it's only halfway through." Elder Fourteen said very ordinaryly: "You'll be fine for another 50 years, take good care of yourself."

Kangxi felt much more at ease after hearing this.

This hot pot was presented to the Empress Dowager the next day, and the fourteenth elder brother was eating with him.

"I've heard that your hot pot is ready. Many people told Ai's family how delicious it is. Yesterday the emperor passed on the food. Today it's Ai's turn." The empress dowager looked at the man with satisfaction. The dish on the table: "Is this beef and mutton from Horqin?"

"Yes, the grandchildren are ready to eat, Huang Ama also tasted it, and after agreeing, do you dare to present it to Huang Ma?" The fourteenth elder brother said cheerfully: "This is a cow from Horqin. Mutton, mountain delicacies such as mushrooms and fungus from Shengjing, dried bamboo shoots from the south of the Yangtze River, Huang Ma, you have a try, this is fermented bean curd, it has a stronger taste, see if you like it or not."

The fourteenth elder brother personally served the empress dowager for this meal. The empress dowager is very interested in fermented bean curd. As she gets older, she likes to eat some heavy flavors. The fourteenth elder brother specially asked Nanjiangyuan to pay a tribute of one thousand The jar of fermented bean curd is given to Gong Litou.

The specially made ones are small earthen jars of two catties, and one thousand jars are two thousand catties. Don't look too much, but the consumption in the palace is also high. It's winter, and everyone likes to eat a little hot pot.

One hundred jars of stinky tofu were paid as tribute, but unfortunately, few people like to eat it, mainly because it is too tastey.

None of the female relatives liked to eat, but Kangxi secretly asked someone to bring it to him to eat, but he had to change clothes and rinse his mouth every time he finished eating.

Later, the fourteenth elder brother found out, and renamed the stinky tofu "Qingfang" in advance. When eating the stinky tofu that was a tribute to Kangxi, he would put four pieces in a small dish, and then pour half a dish of sesame oil. Mask the smell of stinky tofu.

Kangxi thought it was good, so he ate it.

Therefore, some people in the harem also tried to eat this way, and the taste is not bad, and the stinky tofu and oh, Qingfang are really good appetizers, but the female relatives still prefer fermented bean curd.

The empress dowager eats fermented bean curd mixed with sesame oil. It is very delicious to have a piece when drinking porridge.

The consumption of sesame oil in the palace also increased a lot.

This year's New Year's Eve is still very lively, many concubines in the palace have grandchildren, this time it is the turn of the fourteenth elder brother to give the children lucky money, he is so distressed!

Because there are too many nephews and nieces!

Kangxi couldn't help laughing at his pained look, "You've earned so much money, why do you still feel sorry for this bit of crushed money?"

"Huang Ama, my son has too many juniors, I can't give them here!" Elder Fourteen calculated: "At least a dozen, next year, it is estimated that there will be more than 20, and the year after that will be more than 40. In the future Ah, the son has to give it every year, and there is no less, because he is an uncle after all."

"You, you!" Elder Fourteen said this very lovably.

The empress dowager also said with a smile that he was a lucky person, and gave him 100 taels of gold, one tael of "successful" golden scorpions.

The fourteenth elder brother took it happily, it was his lucky money, and Concubine De also gave it to him, and also gave him a lot of exquisite purses, and he put golden scorpions in them.

Kangxi rewarded him with a lot of lucky beans, so he put two golden scorpions and one lucky bean in his purse, and distributed the purses to the direct juniors one by one.

However, the annual gift he gave to the elder brother of Yongjun Prince's Mansion was very special. In addition to the purse, there was also a dividend, which was half of the dry stock for the child. Sifujin was surprised when he saw this dividend, and hurried to tell him The fourth master said: "Brother Fourteen has too many pens, not to mention he has many businessmen. Is this... suitable?"

"If he gave the child, it's the child's. You just keep it for him as a mother-in-law. When you grow up, it will be his private house." The fourth elder brother smiled and said: "This kid, good luck, take it just like the master." Dividends for dry stocks."

Sifujin also laughed, and accepted this important gift with peace of mind: "When the child grows up in the future, he must be filial to his Fourteenth Uncle, otherwise, the concubine will not follow her."

"That's right." The fourth elder brother looked at his son sleeping in the car, this kid is good, he was born with a high status, and he has an uncle who can hold money to help him save money.

After the new year, the crown prince summoned all the princes and held a banquet in Yuqing Palace, saying it was to celebrate the new year, but in fact, he wanted to tell everyone about Kangxi's fiftieth birthday.

In ancient times, people paid attention to not celebrating birthdays. Kangxi is actually 51 years old this year, but one year later, he called his fiftieth birthday.

But this day was originally the fourteenth elder brother's birthday.