Qing Dynasty through Sanfu Jin

He couldn't say anything about Er Niang asking the third sister-in-law to take care of him, but there was nothing to hide the purpose of the two of them coming here, even though the ten elder brother was not interested in chatting, he still said: "It's nothing, it's not that Er Niang passed away for a few days , the third brother came to see me."

Since the imperial concubine was buried, the brothers have all come to visit the ten elder brothers one after another, including the prince and his wife from Yuqing Palace and the first elder brother and his wife who left the palace.

Ninth elder brother obviously didn't believe it, "Didn't the third brother come here just now? Old ten, we are brothers who grew up wearing a pair of pants. Don't hide anything from me if you have something to do."

The third brother is a smiling fox who is actually very cold-blooded. He said that he came to see the tenth Thaksin for the sake of face, but he always felt that it was abnormal to be so diligent.

"Tenth brother, third brother is full of heart and soul, ten of you together may not be his opponent. Brother has no other intentions, just worried that you will be cheated by him."

Among these brothers, only the third brother and the eighth brother love to laugh, but their smiles are different.In the eyes of Brother Jiu, Mynah is as gentle as jade and gentle.third brother?It was a smirk at first glance, and my heart was full of bad water.Old ten is so stupid, if the third brother wants to lie, he must be the first choice.

Elder Brother Ten was in a bad mood and didn't hear what Brother Ninth said. He pulled himself together and thought about it, and said, "Brother Ninth, Brother Third isn't as scary as you said, is it? Besides, my tenth brother is alone now, and I don't know what to do." What is there for him to deceive?"

He admitted that he really couldn't see through the third brother, but he believed in his mother-in-law.If the third brother's conduct is not good, Er Niang will definitely not let the third sister-in-law take care of herself.And Khan Ama, Khan Ama knew about this and didn't say anything, it can be seen that Khan Ama also recognized the third brother.

Brother Ten is not smart, but he understands the basic principles.

As he said, he has nothing, even if the third brother lied to him, he is not afraid.

The ninth elder brother and the eighth elder brother looked at each other, and said in their hearts that there is nothing worth lying to. Look at you now, and you have started to speak for each other.

The eighth brother sat on the other side of the tenth brother, with a proper smile on his face, "We are all very sad about the death of the imperial concubine. But tenth brother, you are not alone, you still have me and ninth brother, what do you know? Let me know, Brother Jiu and I will definitely find a way for you."

Ninth brother said instantly: "That's right, we are our own people. If you have something to do, brother ten, just say hello, there's no need to bother an outsider."

Tenth brother Nuonuo, he wanted to say that the third brother was not considered an outsider, but seeing the look in the eyes of the ninth brother, he swallowed the words again.

Forget it, if he said it, brother Jiu would nag again, he really doesn't have the energy to play around now.

Seeing that Elder Brother Ten was not in good spirits, Elder Eight stopped Elder Ninth who wanted to say something, and he was pleased with Elder Ten again, and took Elder Ninth away.Walking out of the tenth elder brother's yard, the ninth elder brother couldn't help but said: "Brother, what do you mean by the third brother? Could it be that he intends to take this opportunity to win over the old ten, then he is too despicable."

Everyone knew that the tenth brother was good to them. Although they didn't want to participate in the fight between the crown prince and the eldest brother, because the starling was raised under the name of Concubine Hui, they were naturally regarded as the elder brother's people.

The old ten just lost his mother, and it was a time when he was vulnerable. At this time, he would be moved to a mess with the old ten's heart.Didn't the youngest's mouth win him over with just a few words?

Don't think he doesn't know that the third child has won the fourth child for the prince.

If the third child usually wins him over, it doesn't matter, but at this time, the imperial concubine is gone, so he can't wait, it will only make Jiu elder brother despise him even more.

The eighth elder brother's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with disapproval on his face: "Ninth brother, don't say this again in the future, so as not to cause trouble for yourself. Third brother," he deliberately paused for a while, and then said in an uncertain tone , "Third brother should not be like this."

It's fine if he doesn't say that, the more this is the case, the more Brother Nine feels that Brother Three is taking this opportunity to win over Old Ten.He spat on the ground and said angrily: "It's okay for the prince, he has always been arrogant and despised our brothers. The third son is really an eye-opener."

The eighth elder brother sighed, "Ninth younger brother, don't be like this, everyone has their own helplessness when they are born in the royal family. Third brother maybe"

Maybe he didn't say anything later, Brother Jiu understood what he meant after thinking about it for a while, and he despised him even more after thinking about it, "So what if he worked hard for the prince. I heard that the prince recommended the fourth brother to Khan Ama. I want my fourth brother to enter the court early."

Nine princes didn't know that the prince recommended four princes was the meaning of three princes.The third elder brother didn't want to be stumbled by the errand, so he urged the prince to draw the fourth elder brother closer to this vortex in advance to share the burden for himself.He just thought that the prince looked down on the third elder brother, so he wanted to replace him with the fourth elder brother.It's not without reason, the third elder brother helped him like that before, but now?

In the next year, the third elder brother was arranged by Khan Ama to go to the Ministry of Rites.

What does the Ministry of Rites care about?

In charge of cultural and educational etiquette and some foreign affairs.From this point of view, it is clear that it is a 'Qingshui Yamen' with no money to fish for.

If the crown prince really valued elder brother San, would he be sent here?

At the very least, it should be departments with real power such as the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials, right?

The crown prince had clearly given up on him, and he still went out of his way to help the crown prince. Yinzhen didn't know whether to call him smart or stupid.

The eighth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother amusedly, "Why, the ninth brother is fighting for the third brother again? I didn't know that the ninth brother was so enthusiastic?"

Brother Nine cut out, "Although they are all brothers, they are worthless if there are too many brothers. In my heart, I only recognize the eighth brother, the tenth brother and the fifth brother. I will let him die for the rest."

The fifth elder brother is his biological brother, but he is ranked last. I don't know how the fifth elder brother feels.

The heart was relieved, and the eighth elder brother said: "If the ninth brother is afraid that the third brother will deceive the tenth brother, it's easy to handle. We live close to the tenth brother, so we just need to pay more attention."

The eighth elder brother is not the tenth elder brother. The tenth elder brother keeps saying that he has nothing, but the eighth elder brother disagrees.The imperial concubine is gone, but the Niu Hulu clan is still there.Not to mention Yin De, the younger brother of the noble concubine, Niu Hulu's family also has A Ling'a, who also won the trust of Khan Ama.

It is said that it was because of the power behind Empress Xiaozhao that the Empress Dowager chose Hesheli, who was born under the Five Banners, as the Empress of Yuan Dynasty.A family that even the Empress Dowager feared, how could he take it lightly.

The eighth elder brother is different from the ninth elder brother. Because of his humble background, he vowed at a very young age that he must be a human being, so that those who look down on him and his mother-in-law will regret it.He wants to prove himself, to prove that he is no worse than anyone else.

Taking a look at Brother Jiu who was only half a step ahead of him, he lowered his eyes.

It's a pity, it's a pity that he has too little power behind him, so he has to rely on the ninth brother, and also has to win over the tenth brother.

The third elder brother didn't know that he just went to the tenth elder brother's small courtyard, and the eighth elder brother took such a big blame.He looked at Wan Ning who was frowning, and reached out to help her smooth the wrinkles between her brows.

"What? Still worrying about the tenth brother? Don't worry, the tenth brother is not stupid, give him some time and he will figure it out. You see, today is a big step forward."

Brother Ten who didn't eat or drink before is now willing to eat, which is a good sign.After eating, people can survive, and he can always figure it out later.

"He's already thirteen, he's not a child, even if you accept the concubine's entrustment, you don't need to work so hard. Tell yourself, how much thought have you put into getting your tenth brother to eat these few days?" These thoughts It should have been spent on him.

Thinking of this, the third elder brother is a little sad.

Wan Ning burst out laughing, she stretched out her hands and pinched the third elder brother's cheeks and pulled them to both sides, she leaned close to sniff him, "It's so sour, why, are you jealous?"

She thought the third elder brother would not admit it, but she didn't know that the other party nodded.

"Yes, it's me, Fujin. You don't want to care about me, but you care about the tenth brother. Can I not be jealous? You only see that the tenth brother has lost weight, but you don't see me too?"

Yin Zhi dislikes Wan Ning being so sad, this kind of expression is not suitable for Wan Ning, Wan Ning should be carefree and happy all her life.As long as Wan Ning is happy, let alone admitting to being jealous, she can eat anything.

The third elder brother stared directly at Wan Ning, and from those eyes, Wan Ning saw her own reflection.She shyly shifted her gaze, "Don't make trouble, Brother Ten needs someone to take care of him right now. We don't need to worry about him when he comes out of the shadows."

The third elder brother lowered his head and thought, as long as the old ten walks out of the shadows, it will be all right?

He suddenly thought of a good way.

Coming out of Qianqing Palace the next day, the third elder brother walked side by side with the crown prince, he asked, "Did your Highness visit the tenth younger brother in the past few days?"

tenth brother?The prince looked him up and down, and said bitterly: "First it was the fourth brother, now it is the tenth brother, third brother, are you planning to be a good brother and comfort all the brothers?"

He suddenly missed the past very much. The third brother in the past belonged to him alone, and he followed him in everything, and he would only tell him what was on his mind.It's good now, I'm not satisfied with the fourth brother, and now I'm going to care about the tenth brother.

So what if it's the imperial concubine's entrustment?The tenth brother has hands and feet, no matter how bad the ninth brother is, how can the third brother take care of him?

With that in mind, he said it.

The third elder brother laughed, he suddenly realized Wan Ning's mood yesterday.

"Second brother, I don't mean anything else. Didn't you say that even if the fourth brother will help in the future, he will still be busy? You have seen the fourth brother's ability to handle government affairs, but he has a fatal weakness in martial arts. The tenth brother just Contrary to him, he may not be able to handle political affairs, and his martial arts are even better than the fifth brother."

"I'm not thinking about bringing in the tenth brother. In the future, Wen will have the fourth brother to help you, and Wu will have the tenth brother. Brothers are better than others, and you can relax."

That's right, this is what the third elder brother thought of, let the prince train the tenth elder brother.

He sees the ability of Elder Brother Ten, and if he develops it well, he will definitely be the next Batulu.Cultivate brother ten so that he has no time to be sad; in addition, it also saves everyone from staring at him and sending him to the battlefield at every turn.

The more Yin Zhi thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

It's a pity that the crown prince didn't follow his tactics, "What about you? Whether it's the fourth brother or the tenth brother, after all, you are not as trustworthy as you."

This is different from the one behind him since he was a child. The prince trusts the third elder brother, but he doesn't trust the fourth elder brother with all his heart.Not to mention that Lao Ten was still entangled with Lao Ba and Lao Jiu.

"Naturally, I also help the second brother. Second brother, you also know that I don't like to fight, but you have also seen that the Qing Dynasty has a vast land and rich resources, and there are always some people who are eager to covet it. We can't let it go."

The prince disagreed, and the third elder brother was not discouraged.He and the prince meet every day, if it doesn't make sense today, they will say it again tomorrow, if it doesn't work tomorrow, it will continue the day after tomorrow.Finally he got impatient with what the prince said.

The prince couldn't help giving him a kick, "You bastard, third son, get lost, go to your ritual department and never come out. Hurry up and get lost."

The prince rolled several times, showing how impatient he was.

The third elder brother didn't take it seriously, he patted his butt and really rolled.That agile effort not only failed to coax the prince well, but made him even angrier.

This scene was seen by the eighth and ninth elder brothers not far away.Brother Jiu clicked his tongue, "See, this is our moody prince. If you say that the third child treats him well, look at him. If the public says he's going to slap his face, he slaps his face."

The two were far away and didn't hear what they said. They only saw the prince's face was not good, and they kicked at the third elder brother.

No matter how bad the third elder brother was, he was also the royal elder brother, his own brother.In front of all the servants, the prince kicked as soon as he said, did he consider the feelings of the third elder brother?

The eighth elder brother looked indifferent, "Ninth brother, don't be like this, we didn't hear what they said, maybe it was a misunderstanding. Even if it wasn't, the prince is different from us, he is a king after all."

There is a saying, "The king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die", isn't that what it says?

Brother Jiu sneered, and he said: "The prince who is so defiant still wants my support? My support for him is not as good as my support for you."

Originally it was just a casual sentence, but Brother Nine didn't notice the joy in Brother Eight's eyes, and then he heard Brother Eight's duplicity: "Ninth Brother, don't talk nonsense."

He does have this idea, but now is not the time to blow it out.

Now the battle between the elder brother and the prince has just begun, if he takes the lead at this time, he will definitely be crushed to death by the two of them.Therefore, he could only pretend that he didn't care, and slowly develop behind his back.When the battle between the two is coming to an end, he quietly makes a move, being the capable fisherman.

Apart from the fact that the three of them are about the same age, there is also a part of the reason for his friendship with the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother.

Whether it is the ninth elder brother or the tenth elder brother, neither of them has the temperament of being disadvantaged, and those servants who are with them dare not treat him too much.Moreover, they grew up together, and they will be able to rely on the influence of the Guo Luoluo and Niu Hulu clans in the future.

Lao Jiu is fine, he is sincere to him.Although Old Ten was close to him, he was not as devoted to him as Old Ninth.

Therefore, when he saw the third elder brother contacting the tenth elder brother, he would be anxious.

Seeing the third elder brother being 'beaten' now, he gloated a little.

Wan Ning didn't know that the third elder brother was going to throw him to the prince in order not to let her control the tenth elder brother, and even caused the ninth elder brother and the eighth elder brother to misunderstand.

Today's rare good weather, Wan Ning, who has been busy for a while, decided to go to Zhongcui Palace to find Concubine Rong to bask in the sun.

Ask the maid to move two imperial concubine couches, covered with soft fur, people go up to it, and then take a small thin quilt to cover the legs, not to mention how comfortable it is.

Wan Ning is good at tending flowers and plants, and the seeds of melons, fruits and vegetables on her farm are cultivated by herself.In this lean season, there are not only fresh vegetables to eat, but also strawberries.

The strawberries sent by Zhuangzi were still red, Wan Ning tasted a few and thought they were good, she shared some with the empresses in the palace, and put the rest in baskets and brought them to Zhongcui Palace.

A small table was placed between the two imperial concubine couches. On the table were not only strawberries brought by Wan Ning, but also other dried fruit snacks.The two sat on the imperial concubine's couch and chatted one after another.

"Your strawberries are pretty good, did you give some to the Empress Dowager and Yuqing Palace?" There is a way of survival in the palace, afraid that Wan Ning will not understand, Concubine Rong began to teach, "As a junior, you must be the first to get something. Send it to the elders. Whether they eat it or not is their business. If you don’t give it away when you have something good, you will be unfilial. Although the prince is not an elder, he is the heir. If you don’t send it to Zhongcui Palace, remember to leave a copy for Yuqing Palace.”

Wan Ning listened carefully, and waited for Concubine Rong to finish speaking before she said: "Don't worry, Er Niang, the Empress Dowager and Yuqing Palace were sent by her daughter-in-law herself. Even the other empresses in the harem, the sons and daughters are not left behind."

Her mother-in-law had taught her these principles before she got married.She won't be caught on this front.

Although the things were given, except for a small plate given by Yuqing Palace and Compassion Ning Palace, she was only mean about the rest.

As long as the etiquette is up, it doesn't matter how many concubines there are.

After she finished speaking, she sighed, "Actually, there are quite a few vegetables and fruits specially grown in Huangzhuang, but the yield they grow is small, not as sweet as yours. Let's just talk about this strawberry. I only got it in a month at the best time." Half a plate."

As she spoke, she gestured to the size of the dish with her hand.

How many strawberries can there be in half a plate, less than twenty. "That's it, and I still have to be soured by those noble people."

As a concubine in charge of palace power, she only has such a little, so it can be imagined from the little concubine.

Pick up a strawberry and put it in your mouth, the sweet taste lingers for a long time.

At that time, she wished she could save the strawberries and eat them slowly, but now her daughter-in-law filially brought a basket, so she no longer had to be so careful, and could eat them openly.

She not only ate it herself, but also gave some to the little concubines who lived in Zhongcui Palace.

Humph, don't think she doesn't know, because her family is less rich than other concubines, and they often joke behind her back that she is stingy.Now she will let the other party see who is stingy and who is really generous.

Wan Ning also understood the pain in Concubine Rong's heart, she said: "The daughter-in-law next to me dare not say anything, just tell me what my mother wants to eat, as long as I have what I have, I will never lose my mother's portion."

She counted on her fingers, strawberries can still be eaten for more than a month, and when the strawberries are withered, the melons she planted are almost ready, and after eating the melons, there will be watermelons.Not to mention the apples, peaches, and pears after that.

Wan Ning is a person who likes to enjoy. Everyone in the Duke's Mansion loves her. As long as it is something she likes to eat, they will try their best to get her some seeds and seedlings.