area51novel Chapter 2012: Every 9 (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
Chapter 2012: Every 9 (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
Chapter 2012: Nine (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
The Queen Mother did not stay in the Fifth House for too long. After about half an hour, the old lady prepared to leave.
When she stood up, she looked at Niguzhu, a little hesitant.
Niguzhu was leaning in the bosom of the lady, and when he saw the queen mother was about to leave, he came out of the bosom of the lady, came over and held the queen mother's hand, saying: "Mother Wuku, don't leave me behind."
The Queen Mother smiled and asked, "How about you stay at home for two days and then go to see Mother Wuku?"
Niguzhu stole a glance at Shushu, and seeing that she was looking at him unkindly, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "That won't work. I haven't helped Mother Wuku catch peacocks yet, nor have I massaged Mother Wuku's legs yet."
Holding this chubby little hand, the Queen Mother couldn't bear to let go, so she looked at Shu Shu and said, "Then I'll keep the eldest princess for two more days?"
Shushu felt embarrassed instead.
When is it not okay to discipline a child?
You shouldn't do this in front of the Queen Mother.
She said generously, "My granddaughter-in-law is eager to have some peace and quiet for a few days. Please stay as you wish."
The Queen Mother smiled.
However, Niguzhu didn't like to hear Shushu's disgust. She pouted her lips and looked at Shushu angrily.
Mrs. Bo also looked at Niguzhu with disapproval on her face.
Niguzhu pursed his lips and behaved himself again.
The tenth prince held Niguzhu in his arms, the ninth prince supported the empress dowager, and the rest of the people followed behind and sent the empress dowager out.
Once the empress dowager got on the sedan chair, no one was allowed to see her off.
"It's just a few steps away. No need to send me off. Let's go back!"
The Ninth Prince said to Lady Bo, Shushu, and the Tenth Prince, "Please stay. The Tenth Prince and I will see the Empress Dowager off and bring back some dumplings."
Lady Bo and the others nodded, and the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince sat side by side on the sedan chair and escorted the Queen Mother and Niguzhu to the North Garden.
In the corridor, the Third Prince stood in the distance and saw a group of people entering the North Garden.
Although the distance was too far to make out the facial features, he recognized the Ninth Prince's clothes.
It was a peacock blue robe.
It’s the Ninth Prince.
The thin, royal blue figure beside the Ninth Prince was no one else except the Tenth Prince.
By the time the Third Prince arrived at the gate of the North Garden, the sedan chair had already gone in.
The Third Prince stood here, feeling resentful in his heart.
I knew long ago that the Ninth Prince moved here early because of the Queen Mother, and it turned out to be true.
This is too overbearing!
The Fifth Prince did not come, and he did not allow others to show respect to the Empress Dowager.
He was so bold that he actually instigated the Queen Mother to leave the garden. He was not afraid of anything going wrong.
The third prince snorted and looked towards the prince's residence.
There were human figures inside the first and second cells, and there were traces of sweeping at the doors of the third and fourth cells.
No one is stupid.
Since no one came earlier, everyone was reluctant to move.
When they saw someone coming, they were unwilling to be left behind.
He went straight into the headquarter, called a man over, and said, "From the Fifth Prince's Mansion? When will your master come over?"
The steward saw that he was wearing a yellow belt and knew that he was an important person, but he didn't know who he was, so he hesitated and didn't answer.
It was the eunuch beside the Third Prince who said, "Our master is Prince Cheng."
The man replied, "I am from the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and our master is planning to move in tomorrow."
The Third Prince nodded and waved his hand to send the people away.
He also turned around and walked out of the office, gloating.
So what if they are brothers?
Lao Wu looks simple-minded, but actually he is just as cunning as other people.
The Ninth Prince is just smart in appearance. If he really confronts the Fifth Prince, he will only be fooled.
The Third Prince was looking forward to the two brothers fighting against each other, to see a lively scene...
At this moment, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince came out of the North Garden, each carrying a lunch box, and saw the Third Prince standing not far from the door with a sly smile on his face.
The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince looked at each other.
The Ninth Prince whispered, "This is not a good fart to hold back."
The Tenth Prince nodded and said, "I guess he heard the news and knew that the Empress Dowager had left the garden."
The Third Prince had already seen the two men coming out, and walked over, his eyes wandering over the lunch boxes in their hands.
He wanted to be magnanimous, but couldn't help but say, "What are you pretending to be? Did you get a reward from the Royal Grandmother? You guys are really something. You are so grown up, but instead of being filial to the Royal Grandmother, you are trying to take her things."
The Ninth Prince rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean by that? If your eyes are blurry, wear a mirror. What else can be in the lunch box besides food?"
In the past, the Ninth Prince would have certainly agreed with the Third Prince's words and deliberately angered him; but now the Ninth Prince has grown smarter and knows the Third Prince's behavior, and he knows that if he says that, the Third Prince will believe it and will start complaining again.
Third Prince: “…”
It seems to be a lunch box.
But no one has stipulated that lunch boxes should only contain food.
He muttered to himself, but he knew that the Ninth Prince would not lie.
He still said stubbornly: "That is also a good thing. It was given by the Royal Grandmother. Even if it is food, it is a rare thing!"
The corners of Ninth Prince's mouth twitched.
When did dumplings become a rare commodity?!
He was too lazy to argue with the Third Prince and said, "Yes, yes, you are right. Think about it slowly. The brothers will go back to eat first."
"Isn't this a coincidence? My brother caught up with me..."
The Third Prince quickly followed up and said, "No need to add more food, just eat one bite."
The Ninth Prince was stunned to laugh at what he heard. He looked at the Third Prince and said, "Third Brother, is this really necessary? My Third Sister-in-law is in Haidian. Can she still give you a bite of food?"
The Third Prince said, "Isn't it because the kitchen is not well prepared? They keep serving the same few dishes all day long."
Their princes, who have already established their own residences and live in Haidian, can also get vegetables and meat from the imperial kitchen, but they have to pay the bill.
Because their names were not on the daily food supply list.
If you want to save trouble, you can just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deliver it, otherwise you have to prepare it yourself.
The Third Lady was mad because the Third Prince had returned to the palace two days ago. How could she have the mind to ask people to fill up the kitchen?
The Third Prince was not lying when he said there was not much food in the South Second Prison.
The Ninth Prince couldn't help but glance at the Third Prince's face.
The Third Prince was a little puzzled and asked, "What are you looking at? Is there dust on my face?"
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I didn't see anything. I was just thinking about Third Brother's birthday, right?"
This not only makes me older, but also makes me more confident.
The Third Prince waved his hand and said, "It's still three years..."
At this point, he paused and said, "It's the Crown Prince, who is turning thirty this year."
The Ninth Prince did not respond to his words. He glanced at his face again and frowned, saying, "My brother remembered it wrongly. I thought it was the 'Ming Jiu' year of Third Brother, but it turned out to be the 'An Jiu' year."
The Third Prince felt uncomfortable after listening to this.
In the “Ming Jiu” year, it is easy to offend Tai Sui, which can be very dangerous; in the “An Jiu” year, the danger will be doubled.
The Third Prince felt his hair stand on end.
He has been unlucky in the past two years. Is it because of the “Nine”?
The Ninth Prince said, "Third Brother, please go to the Imperial Observatory twice more to ask how to resolve this problem. I seem to have heard that you should pray to Buddha for blessings, and help the poor. It seems that you should do nine good deeds. The more sincere your heart is, the better the effect will be..."
The third prince remembered something.
The prince is thirty years old this year. He was twenty-nine last year. In his ninth year, he fell seriously ill.
The year when the Empress was dethroned seemed to be the year she was forty-nine, the "Mingjiu".
The year when the eldest prince lost the battle and almost became the culprit was in the 29th year. The eldest prince was 18 years old, the year of "Anjiu".
The Eighth Prince was implicated by the Eighth Concubine and began to decline when he was eighteen years old, the year of the "Dark Nine".
The Third Prince felt his hair stand on end, not caring about eating, and said, "A man should not talk about strange things. Why do you believe in these things when you are still young?"
Then he said, "I have something else to do, so I'll go back first..."
Seeing the Third Prince fleeing in panic, the Ninth Prince was stunned.
He pointed at the back of the Third Prince and said, "Is the Third Prince so stupid? He believed everything I said casually?"
The Tenth Prince gave the Ninth Prince a thumbs up and said, "Ninth Brother is telling the truth. I even looked at his face twice. I guess he will go back and look in the mirror to see if his forehead has darkened."
"Hahaha……"
The Ninth Prince couldn't help laughing and said, "Has he become stupid from reading so much? He knows that 'A gentleman does not speak of strange things, supernatural powers, or demons', but he still believes this..."
The Tenth Prince also laughed and said, "I think he won't keep an eye on us anymore. He will think about how to buy peace with money."
The Ninth Prince snorted and said, "I'm helping him by persuading him to do good things. It's better than being jealous of everything..."
The Tenth Prince reminded him quietly, "The sayings of monks, Taoists, ghosts and gods can easily confuse people's minds. Ninth Brother, you should avoid mentioning them in front of others in the future."
"Uh-huh……"
The Ninth Prince responded and whispered, "Your Ninth Sister-in-law mentioned this in her early years. She said that Buddhism is about seeking the afterlife and a peaceful life in this life; Taoism is not good because it is easy to violate taboos..."
This is probably the reason why all the women in the palace believe in Buddhism instead of Taoism.
Taoist divination, incantations, etc. are all uncertain as to whether they are good or evil.
Since the Tenth Lady was in the Fifth Residence, the Tenth Prince followed the Ninth Prince here.
The children just came back from school, so the couple stayed there and had a reunion dinner.
Seeing the little prince holding a spoon and eating the dumpling skin with relish, the couple were speechless.
How can you need someone to coax you into eating?
He looked at his two cousins eagerly, pointing at whatever his brothers were eating.
A small bowl of egg custard, two chicken meatballs, four dumpling wrappers, and a few chopsticks of cabbage core, all eaten up...
*
The second south building is the main house.
The dining table has been set, but the Third Prince has not yet sat down.
He held a hand mirror and looked at himself in the mirror from different angles.
Seeing this, the Third Lady rolled her eyes.
"I've been looking at it for a quarter of an hour. What on earth are you looking at?"
she couldn't help but ask.
Is it because I’m too old that the little goblin dislikes me?
The Third Prince rubbed his brows, turned his head and said, "Look at my forehead, isn't it a little blue?"
The Third Lady looked at the Third Prince's dark circles and yellow face.
After resting for two days at the palace, I am almost exhausted and turned into medicinal dregs. It is only right that my complexion looks good.
She nodded randomly and said, "It's a bit wrong. Please be careful. After all, you are not young anymore..."
Learning from the previous experience of Prince Youyu, he still didn't know how to take care of himself, and he got sick again.
The Third Prince took the hand mirror again and looked at himself in it, feeling confused and uncertain.
Let Laojiu speak.
What disaster will I encounter...