The daily life of Jiufu Jin in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 125

So did Brother Fourteen disappoint Kangxi?

It really disappointed him.

After learning that Ba Ye was involved with Ga Li, the first reaction of Fourteenth Elder Brother was to wish that Ba Ye would get rid of his relationship with Ga Li as soon as possible.

Kangxi trusted Gali, it is one thing to use him highly, but what kind of person Gali is is another matter. In the eyes of the fourteenth elder brother, Gali is very greedy, and he is too greedy for his own selfishness. Unscrupulous, not a person who is easy to control.

And now who doesn't know that Gali's disaster is imminent, Chen Pengnian directly stabbed Kangxi in front of Kangxi for all the bad things he did when he was in Jiangxi and after he went to Jiangnan, making the emperor Longyan furious?

At this time, whoever receives the gift will be unlucky.

However, after Elder Fourteen went to visit Eighth Master, he changed his mind. Why?Because Ba Ye said: "Fourteenth brother, since ancient times, it has been easy to add flowers to the cake, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow. Yes, Gali is indeed in trouble now, but fourteenth brother, how do you know that he will not turn danger into safety again, and turn danger into good luck again?" ?”

"Again?" Elder Fourteen immediately grasped the key point in Ba Ye's words, and after he mentioned it, he remembered that it was not uncommon for Ga Li to have experienced similar things, and more than once, but every time he It is indeed turning danger into luck and turning danger into safety.

Not only that, even after being impeached every time, not only did Gali not fall down, but he went up to a higher level.

"Brother, do you mean that Ga Li will be fine this time?" If so, then Brother Fourteen has to think about whether he really wants to get Ba Ye to separate himself from his relationship with Ga Li.

If they don't get rid of it, and Gali's good luck happens to run out, then they will also be unlucky, but if they don't get rid of it, and Gali is still lucky enough to escape, then...

They will benefit greatly.

You must know that Gali had already made a lot of money (greedy) when he was in Jiangxi, and now he has been promoted all the way to the south of the Yangtze River and became the governor of Liangjiang.

If such a general joins their team of winning the heir apparent, it will definitely be like a tiger with wings added to the fourteenth elder brother, so at this moment, the fourteenth elder brother is in a tangle.

Is it to nip possible troubles in the cradle as early as possible?Or choose to seek wealth and insurance?

"I can't promise you this, but Gali is not an ordinary person." In the beginning, Ba Ye could only accept Gali's "gift" because he had no choice but to say how much he hated Gali.

After all, I have to say that the Kari brand money bag is indeed very useful, the only disadvantage is probably that he is not like the old brother Nine, who allows him to ask for it unconditionally.

But no matter what, Gali has already sent the letter to his mansion, so Ba Ye can't pretend that he doesn't know anything, and can't even take the opportunity to make trouble and try to get rid of Gali, because in this case, it is impossible to guarantee that he will not anger Gali .

For the eighth master, it is obviously not a wise choice to set up such an enemy for himself, so the eighth master said to the fourteenth elder brother: "Thirteenth brother, think about it, Kari is now in charge of the entire Jiangnan, and the official is the second. quality, won Huang Ama's trust..."

Can such a character be an ordinary person?

After the eighth master talked like this, the fourteenth elder brother changed his mind completely. If the fourteenth elder brother is stupid, he is not stupid. Does he know that the eighth elder brother works so hard to be a lobbyist? Surely there must be ghosts in here?

As for what the hell it is, Fourteenth Brother is not sure yet, but he didn't ask, because if he asks, it's hard to guarantee that Eighth Master won't ask him how he knew he was related to Kari, so Fourteenth Brother can tell the truth ?

Of course not.

No one likes being watched secretly by someone.

So the fourteenth elder brother doesn't ask the eighth master, and the eighth master doesn't ask the fourteenth elder brother deeply, so that the brotherhood between the two can continue to whitewash the peace.

Fourteenth brother knew that there was a ghost in it, but he was still persuaded by the eighth master. Why?Why else, left and right cannot escape the word greedy.

Although Jiuye's Mansion and Baye's Mansion are only separated by a wall, Rou Jia and the others don't know about the conversation between Eighth Master and Fourteenth Elder Brother, as well as their secret thoughts, except for the person concerned and the people sent by Kangxi.

After the sky was getting dark, Roujia's family of four... no, it should be a family of six who started to have dinner.

The capital city in November is so cold that people doubt life, but fortunately there is floor heating in the house, so no matter how cold it is outside, Rou Jia and others in the house don't have to dress like bears, and it's no problem to dress lightly.

As a southerner, Roujia doesn’t know much about floor heating and kangs. When she first crossed over, she wondered what would happen if there was no air conditioner in the capital?

However, what Rou Jia never expected is that the wisdom of the ancient working people is really amazing, so what if there is no air conditioner?People have floor heating technology.

It turns out that since the end of the Ming Dynasty, people in the palace have been heating in this way, but this technology uses neither water nor electricity, but smoke.

Buried the flue under the green bricks, as long as it is matched with a reasonable configuration of smoke windows, it can heat the green bricks in the house, making the temperature in the house warm.

Imagine how happy it is to be able to feel the warm temperature inside the house in the cold and snowy winter, and to sit with the family and enjoy a freshly baked, hot and delicious dinner matter.

Especially this hot and delicious meal also includes my favorite spicy chicken. As the saying goes, three catties of chili per catty of chicken, this kind of spicy chicken is the most authentic.

But Roujia is pregnant at the moment, even if she likes spicy food, the people below dare not let her eat such spicy food, they can only reduce some chili peppers on the original basis, but Roujia still eats very satisfied.

The diced chicken in the fryer is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. After absorbing the spiciness and numbness of dried chili, pepper, pepper and hemp pepper, every inch of the chicken tastes spicy and refreshing, and because it is sprinkled with sugar before it comes out of the pan The reason is that the skin of the chicken is coated with a little sugar, so it is slightly sweet when eaten.

A mouthful of spicy chicken and a mouthful of white rice, Roujia was very satisfied. Usually, because she had to eat with Hongjing and Hongtong, Roujia seldom served such a spicy dish on the table.

But recently because of her pregnancy, Rou Jia really couldn't control her mouth, and Hong Tong was also unable to control her mouth.

The little guy was coquettish since he was young, so Rou Jia and Jiu A Ge also unknowingly agreed that his whole body was coquettish, including his stomach, so at the same age, Rou Jia dared to give Hong Jing eats a little bit of spicy food, but he dare not even give it to Hong Tong.

But who knows that the delicate and delicate Hong Tong loves spicy food so much, Rou Jia only gave him a small piece of spicy chicken, and the little guy became addicted to it.

"Er Niang, I still want to eat it." Hongtong was so spicy by the spicy chicken, his heart was moved, is this too delicious?

"No, it's too spicy, you can't eat more." No matter how much Roujia loves the child, she won't make fun of the child's body.

"Then why can brother?" Hong Tong was unconvinced, obviously his brother ate one piece after another, but in the end he could only eat one piece?

This is not fair.

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"Because my brother is older." Hongtong has been like a little adult since he was a child, and it is rare to see him have such a childish side for a bite of spicy food. Rou Jia couldn't help but smiled and touched Hongtong's little head Said, "Our Hongtong is still young, so we can't eat so much spicy food."

"Emiang, I'm not young anymore." Hong Tong said, he is no longer a three-year-old child, he is already four years old (false age) this year, and he will be five (false age) after the Chinese New Year, so why is he still young?

"Not too young?" Brother Jiu looked at Hongtong, the little guy nodded repeatedly, and then heard him Ama say, "Since he is not too young, then you can go to the study with your brother in the spring of next year. "

Go to the study?

Roujia was curious: "Hongjing and the others are going to study in the study? Why didn't I know about this?"

"Huang Ama only mentioned it two days ago." Brother Jiu said to Rou Jia, "Originally, he would only enter the palace to study when he was six years old, but since Hong Tong said that he is not young, then we might as well come together."

Brother Jiu laughed and said, "If you want to study in the palace, then you have to live in the palace."

Hearing what elder brother Jiu said, Hongtong blinked, and then changed his words in a childlike voice: "I'm still young, Ama."

"Didn't you just say that you are not young?" Brother Jiu looked at his youngest son with a half-smile.

Hong Tong: "..."

Why is he so annoying?

Hong Tong glanced at Brother Jiu silently, and then said: "Ama, you remember wrongly, I never said that."

Hearing what Hong Tong said, let alone Brother Nine, even Rou Jia couldn't help laughing. Who would have thought that Hong Tong would open his eyes and tell nonsense at such a young age?

But what brother Jiu said just now was just to scare Hongtong. After all, he is too young at this age. Hong Jing is the only one who studies in Gong.

Hongjing is not afraid of reading or something, it's just...

"Ama, if I enter the palace to study, do I have to live in the palace?" Hongjing looked at Brother Jiu, "Wouldn't it mean that I won't be able to see Erniang and play with my younger brother in the future?"

How lonely is that mother-in-law, how boring is my younger brother?

"No." Brother Nine said, "You can go home every ten days, and your mother-in-law can also bring her younger brother into the palace to see you."

"Is it just me?" Hong Jing asked.

"There are also Hongxuan, Hongzhuo, and Honghui Hongqing in the upper study room, as well as your eighteenth uncle and twenty uncle." Brother Jiu said, "When the time comes, you will study together, and you will live together and play together at ordinary times. .”

Hearing that there are so many familiar friends in the palace, Hongjing didn't resist so much, it's just...

"If I go to the palace to study, what will I do when I miss Ama Erniang and my younger brother?" Hongjing has been close to his parents since he was a child, and his younger brother Hongtong can also be said to be brought up (bushi) by himself after he was born. So if he really wanted to separate from them, Hongjing was reluctant to part with them before they separated.

"When the time comes, Hongjing, just say that I miss Ama'eniang and my brother..." Rou Jia just said this, and Hongjing's eyes lit up, and she asked her, "Then Ama'eniang and my brother will Appear in front of me right away?"

"What are you thinking about?" Rou Jia laughed. Didn't she look silly after watching "Journey to the West"?She said, "This way the servant will know that you miss us, and will send someone to tell us, and then we will go to the palace to see you."

"Oh." Hongjing was a little disappointed when he heard it, but Roujia's words really solved the little guy's worries. After all, there is only one possibility for him not to be willing to study in the palace, and that is to miss his Ama Erniang and brother.

But this is all after the beginning of spring next year, Brother Jiu is just talking to Rou Jia and the others, compared to this, what is more imminent is the matter of entering the palace to attend the New Year's Eve banquet.

It's so cold now that people really don't have the desire to go out, let alone go out to eat. It's not that Rou Jia has never participated in the New Year's Eve banquet in the palace. Let alone the cold, it's not good to eat, no matter how much The delicacies of mountains and seas are not as good as the salted fish and cabbage at home.

Really, what is the happiest thing in winter?

Isn't it just a mouthful of hot food?

So every time she participated in the New Year's Eve banquet, Roujia felt as if she was suffering, and it lasted for more than one day.

Rou Jia is not the only one who has the same idea, Brother Jiu also feels that going out in the winter is too much to suffer, but he was born in the emperor's family, and this kind of entertainment is unavoidable.

However, not everyone is as lazy as the ninth elder brother, at least for the fourteenth elder brother, such an occasion is the time for them to perform, but this year the fourteenth elder brother and others are destined to not have a good mood to celebrate the new year .

Because after Gali went to Beijing to defend himself, Kangxi did not forgive him as before and let him escape. Instead, he asked Jiuqing to convict him, dismiss him for investigation, confiscate his family property, and send him to Heilongjiang.

As soon as Kangxi made this decision, not to mention the person involved, even the civil and military officials in the court were dumbfounded. Who doesn't know what kind of person Gali is?But it was because of Kangxi's reuse that he did all kinds of bad things but still had a prosperous official career.

At first, everyone thought that Gali's good luck would last forever, but who knew that this time he would capsize in the gutter?

Not to mention others, even Chen Pengnian, who personally stabbed Kangxi in front of the bad deeds done by Gali, did not expect this ending, but I have to say, this is really satisfying.

Chen Pengnian knew Gali's ability, so he went to Beijing this time to defend himself with the determination to die, but he didn't expect that things would turn around. He was fine, but Gali was in bad luck?

"Brother, this... didn't you say that Gali is very capable?" Brother Fourteen was completely dumbfounded when he heard the news.

Although at the beginning he really wanted to separate Ba Ye and Ga Li, but after Ba Ye lobbied, Brother Fourteen changed his mind, and now he has regarded Ga Li as one of them General.

As a result, this general has not had time to contribute to his career of seizing the heirloom. If he is shining and glowing, he will be in bad luck?

"And what happened to Huang Ama? Didn't he always use Kari very much?"

Not to mention the fourteenth elder brother, even the eighth master can't figure it out, and Kangxi dispatched Gali to Heilongjiang, so the possibility of him wanting to recover is very small. In this way, for the eighth master and the others Isn't it a big loss?

After all, it’s hard to say anything else, Gali is indeed very capable of making money, and Brother Fourteen and the others now not only need contacts, but also money to maintain them. Without the money bag of Gali brand, what do they want to do in the future, involving I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get money.

It's just that these are not important. For the current Eighth Master, the most important thing is to seal Kari and keep him steady. If he jumped over the wall in a hurry and planned to drag him into the water, wouldn't he be in bad luck?

Ba Ye, who knows that he has a bad impression of Kangxi, doesn't want such a thing to happen, and Brother Fourteen also doesn't want Kangxi to know that they have something to do with Ga Li, after all, now is the critical time.

It's just that Brother Fourteen and the others probably don't know that they have no so-called critical time.

Kangxi was greatly disappointed by the actions of the fourteenth elder brother. Although it was not until the last moment, no one knew who the superior person was, but on the way, Kangxi had already decided to kick the fourteenth elder brother out of the list of candidates.

But no one knows about this except Kangxi, so the fourteenth elder brother will naturally not know, especially in March after the new year, when Kangxi went to Wutai Mountain to pay homage, he did not bring the fourth master but took the fourteenth Brother, this made him more sure of his position in Kangxi's heart.

Of course, Kangxi didn't just bring fourteenth elder brother and one son with him when he went to Wutai Mountain to pay homage this time. In addition, there were third master, fifth master, eighth master, tenth elder brother and thirteenth elder brother.

Brother Jiu doesn't care about this at all, because Rou Jia is now eight months pregnant, and she is pregnant with twins, so there is a possibility of premature birth at any time.

So now Brother Jiu doesn't care about anything else, only cares about Roujia's belly, every time he sees her with a big belly, Brother Jiu gets flustered.

Generally speaking, pregnant women who are eight months pregnant have a big belly, not to mention that Roujia is pregnant with two, which is even bigger. In addition, spring has come, and the heavy clothes have been taken off, making it even more attractive. Joo Chia's belly is obvious.

It can be said that Brother Jiu was so happy when he found out that Rou Jia was pregnant with twins, but now he is so worried. Even Concubine Yi, who is far away in the palace, is always thinking about Rou Jia's belly.

No way, who made it extremely dangerous to have a baby now?It's just that Concubine Yi is a concubine, even if Rou Jia is her daughter-in-law, she can't go out of the palace to see her, let alone take care of her.

On the contrary, after Kangxi went to Mount Wutai, brother Jiu almost stayed at home and guarded Roujia without going anywhere.

The fourth master and the seventh master also understood, so the two elder brothers decided to turn a blind eye to elder brother Jiu's behavior of skipping work.

Fortunately, because they acquiesced to Brother Jiu's skipping work, he was able to accompany Rou Jia when she gave birth.

"Ama, how is Er Niang?" After all, Hongtong is still young, and he is the youngest child in the family, so he has never seen a woman give birth at all. Hearing Roujia's screams in the delivery room, Hongtong was frightened. Tong firmly grasped Brother Jiu's hand, his little face was full of panic.

"It's okay, it's okay, Er Niang is giving birth to a younger sister for you." As soon as Roujia started, Brother Jiu took care of her and forgot about Hongtong, so it's too late for someone to take him away now. She could only pick him up and explain to him, "It's enough for the mother to give birth to all the younger sisters."

Even though he said so, hearing Roujia's screams coming from the delivery room from time to time, not to mention Hongtong as a child, even an adult like Brother Jiu was flustered when he heard it.

Seeing Hong Tong struggling to get down to the ground to find Er Niang, how dare Brother Jiu let go?If he were to run in, it would disturb Roujia and the others, and even Hongtong would be frightened.

So Brother Jiu could only worry about Rou Jia while coaxing Hong Tong. Time passed by, and Brother Jiu didn't know how long it had passed until he heard two voices of "I'm giving birth, I'm giving birth" from the delivery room. ", his hanging heart barely fell to the ground.

I don't know if it's because the first child was born, so the second child was born very quickly, just like the front foot and the back foot.

After giving birth to the two babies in her stomach, Roujia felt that she was much more relaxed, but having two babies was so tiring that she didn't even have time to take a look at her newborn babies. It gradually becomes blurred.

But at the last moment before losing consciousness, Roujia couldn't help but think, this time, Brother Jiu asked for benevolence and was happy to mention a pair of little princesses. I don't know if he would be crazy with joy?