[Qing Chuan] Five elder brothers intermittent salted fish

Kangxi 24 years

The Forbidden City in March seems to be the same as the Miyagi in April and May. The vermilion and gold cornices and the square sky are still nothing new.

Concubine Yi sat on the cushion in the courtyard, looking up at the blue sky beyond the four corners, but there was a gentle smile on the corners of her eyes and brows, it was not like looking at the sky, but more like looking at a fairy in some cloud in the sky.

The viburnum trees transplanted in the palace garden grow luxuriantly along the palace wall, with white stamens dotted among the lush green leaves, and only at this time do you feel that the palace garden is full of vitality.

However, this peaceful time did not last long. The Eleven Elder Brother Yinhu in the palace felt so noisy and cried a lot. However, the rules in the palace were the most unreasonable. Not close.

If the mother of another family was changed, the youngest son who was born not long ago would not be able to be hugged or kissed, I don't know how depressing it would be!But the master of Yikun Palace seemed to be a normal person, he just gave a few words to Yinqiao, the maid of honor, and then went back to enjoying the beautiful scenery of the palace.

But Yinqiao stood aside and said hesitantly: "Madam, in a while, Mr. Liangshan should come to pick up our fifth elder brother and return to the Queen Mother's palace, but fifth elder brother doesn't know where to go to play now, we are Don’t you have to send two people to look for it? If you delay the time to go back to eat, it’s always bad to make the Queen Mother angry.”

The fifth elder brother Yinqiao was talking about was none other than Yifei's first child, Yinqi. Although he was the eldest son of his own, this child was sent to be raised in the Empress Dowager's Palace not long after he was born.

This is also because of the rules in the palace, those who are below the status of concubines are not qualified to raise their children by themselves.In addition to the fifth elder brother, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen was raised by the imperial concubine of Chengqian Palace since childhood, and the seventh elder brother Yinyou and eighth elder brother Yinhu were also raised by Concubine Hui of Yanxi Palace since childhood.

Compared with the eldest elder brother who was raised in the family of Galu, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the third elder brother who was raised in the family of Chuoerji, the minister of internal affairs, the other elder brothers who were raised in the palace are not with their mothers, but they are still not far away. too far.

Not to mention that the fifth elder brother was raised in the queen mother's palace, whether it was food and clothing or the emperor's favor, he enjoyed the first favor.I don't know if it's because of this first piece of favor that Concubine Yi, a mother, doesn't have so much to worry about.

Concubine Yi propped her chin and said with a faint smile: "Even though Xiao Wu used the banner every time to say that he came to see Concubine Mother, this man! Before entering the gate of Yikun Palace, he turned to find Xiao Qi to play with. Brothers from my compatriots are not as good as being close to Xiao Qi. I think next time, don’t ask me to pick up Xiao Wu from Liangshan, and go directly to Xiao Qi’s place to pick him up!"

Concubine Yi always had a gentle smile on her face when she spoke, she never put on airs of a master, even she was very accommodating to court ladies and eunuchs.

Presumably because of this, Yinqiao, the court lady who was close to her, was more courageous, and replied directly with a smile.

"You are also big-hearted. We can see fifth elder brother several times a month. This is a hard-won mother-child blind date, but you let fifth elder brother play around." Yinqiao lowered her head calmly and blinked slightly. She looked at Concubine Yi with a hint of naughtiness.

He said again: "Do you really miss our Fifth Elder Brother?"

Concubine Yi only looked at Yinqiao, with a reproachful smile in her eyes but before she could open her mouth, the father-in-law Liang Shan, who Yinqiao was talking about, walked in hurriedly.

He looked anxious to get angry, as if his eyebrows had been scorched by fire.Although it was a hasty etiquette, it was still considerate. Liang Shan knelt down when he saw Concubine Yi, invited An Fang and asked, "Sister Yinqiao, don't you tell the servant that the fifth elder brother is not in the palace right now. Lia!"

As he spoke, he did not forget to lift up his sleeves and wipe the sweat off his face. Liang Shan, who was young and immature, had a small round face that was as red as a ripe apple. Everyone could see Liang Shan just by looking at him like this. It was all the way.

Yinqiao sent someone to make tea, and then smiled and said: "Hey! Mr. Liangshan, don't be in a hurry to drink tea slowly, this fifth elder brother has always been restless... I will be back after a while, and you ……hold on!"

As soon as Liang Shan heard this, his eyebrows drooped instantly, and his face was full of pain and suffering.Even ignoring the maid who was holding the tea, she knelt down again with a plop, only looked at Concubine Yi and said: "Ms. Concubine Yi, I really have something urgent to do today!"

Concubine Yi glanced at Yinqiao, Yinqiao understood and stepped forward to help Liangshan up, Concubine Yi said again: "I can see, how can you not see that you are in such a hurry? Take a sip of tea and talk slowly Whatever you say, I'll give you some pointers!"

Concubine Yi held her chin and tilted her head to look at Liang Shan. This young father-in-law, Liang Shan, is the chief eunuch in the palace of Yinfei. Although he is thoughtful and smart, but after all, he is so young that a few words can make him frown. of.

"Thank you for your tea, I still feel sorry for your servant!" Liang Shan drank the cold tea that had been dried this morning in one breath, and then sighed in satisfaction before saying, "To tell you the truth, there is a distinguished guest from the Empress Dowager's palace today. , Lord Horqin Baylor Bakshigul is here! You also know the relationship between Lord Baylor from the grassland and the Queen Mother. If the fifth elder brother is late today and ask Lord Ba to wait, wouldn’t it be a slave’s life? !"

"Come on, go to the imperial dining room to find it! If you continue talking, I will deliberately make things difficult for you and kill you!" Concubine Yi intentionally teased him, but Liang Shan immediately knelt down in fright, and said, "What's the matter with your mother?" ? Apart from the queen mother and the fifth elder brother, you are the one who takes care of the servant the most, and if the servant has such a little thought, it must be thrown out and fed to the dog's conscience!"

Yinqiao grabbed some golden pistols from her pocket and handed them over, she said with a smile, "I know you are rich, can our master be deceitful to you? Take good care of Fifth Elder Brother, your days of happiness will come later! That's enough." That's enough! Hurry up and find Fifth Elder Brother! It's too late, this young master doesn't know where he went again!"

"Ai ai ai! Thank you, ma'am, thank you, ma'am!" Liang Shan hastily took over a handful of golden pickles, and thanked Yinqiao before leaving Yikun palace.

After finally knowing the whereabouts of the fifth elder brother, Liang Shan took a breath, only looking at the little eunuchs who were supposed to serve the fifth elder brother Hou in front of Yikun Palace, he was angry again.

After all, being teased by a five-year-old child and disappearing without a trace, isn't it just another errand messed up!

Yinqiao in Yikun Palace sent Liang Shan away, and ordered the palace to prepare dinner, but Yifei still sat on the cushion and asked curiously: "Yinqiao, why do you think this Horqin Baylor came to Beijing?" gone?"

"Maybe Horqin Baylor misses the Queen Mother? He came here specially from the Mongolian grasslands? Didn't Master Ba be the son of the Queen Mother's older brother?" Plates came out.

Concubine Yi curled her lips, and said indifferently: "This palace is not any other place, if you want to get together with relatives, it will not be a mess, I'm afraid something happened in the Horqin Grassland!"

Yinqiao placed the washed fruit in front of Yifei, and said with a smile: "Our mother just loves to worry, Horqin Grassland is thousands of miles away from us! You! Why don't you just think about what to have for dinner tonight! "

"Is it a charcoal stove mutton pot? I can already smell it!" Concubine Yi suddenly became interested when she heard Yinqiao talk about the food.

It is the rule of the Manchus to only have two main meals a day. Although it is breakfast and dinner, the time for the dinner is not the right time. Now it is high noon, the sun is shining in Lao Gao's imperial dining room, but it is a busy time .

All the recipes for imperial meals are drawn up by the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the masters of each palace always have something they want to eat today, or they add dishes or order dishes to be cooked separately, which makes the busy The imperial dining room became more and more flustered.

During this time, no one noticed how the two radish-tall little masters slipped into the imperial dining room.If it weren't for Liu Sheng's sharp eyes, those boys wouldn't even see their elder brothers climbing up the stove.

"Fifth Brother, Seventh Brother, why did you two come to this imperial dining room?" Liu Sheng knelt in front of the stove, looking at the two young masters who were sitting on the stove. No fire was fired, if someone got burned, his head would definitely be moved today.

However, the two little masters on the stove, one was holding the pastry and eating vigorously, and the other was shaking with his short legs like swinging on a swing.Seeing this, Liu Sheng quickly knelt and stepped forward, stretching out his hands for fear that this pink and jade-carved fifth elder brother would fall off.

Unexpectedly, the little brother above giggled, "Get up, get up! I'm not angry, you're kneeling and hurting! Um... us! No! It's me who wants to eat roast chicken."

The little elder brother speaks Chinese upside down, coupled with his soft voice and milk dumpling-like appearance, it looks even more cute.

Although he was almost six years old and was about to enter the study room, Yin Qi learned only a little Chinese from Liang Shan privately. He was raised in the Empress Dowager's Palace on weekdays, and he didn't even have the chance to speak Manchu as well as Mongolian all day long. There are many, let alone Chinese.

Speaking of Yinzhen, he turned his head slightly to look at Yinyou, the seventh elder brother, and asked in a low voice in Manchu: "Really? Want to eat roast chicken?"

Yinyou, who buried his head in eating the buns, nodded when he heard the sound, unintentionally spilled a lot of milky buns in his mouth, and he picked up some crumbs and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Yeah! It's roast chicken! Father-in-law? Can we eat roast chicken?" Yin Qi blinked his round grape eyes and asked, the appearance of red lips and white teeth is not pitiful, it is so cute that Liu Sheng wants to soften heart.

But Liu Sheng, the cook, really doesn't understand how he has become a father-in-law, but thinking about it, this little brother has never been out of the inner city since he was born, let alone the Forbidden City. Apart from his father, Long Live, a man is not his father-in-law.

At this moment when Liu Sheng was in a daze, Liu Sheng's apprentices brought over the roast chicken, and Yinyou, who was at the side, smelled the fragrance and pointed out: "Fifth brother, roast chicken!"

Yin Qi licked his lips, then looked at the stove, it was up just now, but now it's not going down.He blinked his eyes, then looked at Liu Sheng with a smile, pouted his mouth and said pitifully, "Elder-in-law, can you carry me down?"

The little person was born fair and pink, and he was so cute when he was used to acting like a baby.Liu Sheng was a little dazed when he saw such an easy-going, easy-to-talk, and coquettish little elder brother, and said: "I... have oil all over my body, it's very dirty..."

"No!" Yin Qi suddenly stretched out his small hand, and said Nuo Nuo: "Elder-in-law is delicious! It smells sweet and fleshy, I want to hug him!"

After finishing speaking, Yinqi opened his hands and looked at Liu Sheng expectantly.

The little apprentice Baoguan in this room took two steps forward and whispered: "Master, the water chestnut honey ham you just made, isn't it sweet and meaty? This little elder brother has a good nose!"

The author has something to say: Good luck opening the pit!Dear readers, please collect, comment, and click!

Our coquettish little milk group, Baby Yinqi, is now open for business!Brothers and sisters, please love me!

Do you want to know how Baby Yinqi came to the Imperial Dining Room?Want to know who can help Baby Yinqi?Do you want to know where baby Yinfei is going?See you tomorrow!

By the way, the habit of the Manchu people is to eat only two main meals a day. Breakfast is at □□ in the morning, and dinner is at [-] to [-] pm. In fact, it is not enough!After all, my little niece and nephew can eat better than me hahaha!As for the other reasons for coming to the imperial dining room, I will talk about it later!