novelonline Chapter 1987 Strong Tea
Chapter 1987 Strong Tea
Chapter 1987 Strong Tea
After leaving the Fifth Prince's Mansion, the Third Prince originally planned to go to the Ministry of Rites.
When he was about to reach Qipan Street, he changed direction.
You can't go back like this.
The Fifth Prince is not just the Fifth Prince, behind him are the Empress Dowager and Concubine Yi, and further back, there are the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince.
If the Fifth Prince holds a grudge against me, then in the future...
The third prince went directly to the Lifanyuan Yamen.
Pounced empty.
He patted his forehead. With the Ninth Prince's small body, it would be strange if he didn't go home to stay lazy after traveling back and forth to Haidian today.
He went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
When he arrived at the gate of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, he dismounted and did not ask anyone to knock on the door directly. Instead, he looked around.
Four Prince Palaces...
Living next door to each other...
This is a geographical advantage. It would be great if my palace was here...
Thinking of this, he glanced at the Eighth Prince's Mansion with disdain.
The Eighth Prince built his mansion next to the Fourth Prince at that time, and later encouraged the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince to come over. He did not have good intentions and was trying to "form a clique".
Fortunately, there was Guo Luoluo to hold us back, otherwise, who knows, Old Eight’s plan would have succeeded.
The Third Prince withdrew his gaze and asked the guard to knock on the door.
When Cui Baisui heard the noise and opened the door, he recognized that it was the Third Prince. He sent someone inside to pass a message while respectfully inviting the man to the living room.
This person is of noble status and is the master's elder brother, so he must not be neglected.
The Third Prince looked at the four plates of steamed buns on the coffee table and felt a little hungry.
It's time for dinner.
He picked up a piece of bread and put it down again. He didn't want to eat the hard bread, but kept his stomach empty for the good food.
The Ninth Prince was puzzled when he heard the news. He said to Shushu, "My heart is pounding. This guy is not someone who would just sit around and do nothing."
Night owls come into the house and come for everything.
Judging from the way the third brother behaves, even if something good happens, it won't be given to his brothers, which means there will be no good thing at all.
Shushu was a little worried.
As the Third Prince's reputation grows, he may have to start winning over his brothers.
He has no brothers from the same mother. Among all his brothers, he is closer to his brother-in-law, the Ninth Prince.
Shu Shu said, "I'd better go and see what the Third Master wants to do first. If he wants to befriend me, I'll just know what's going on. I have the same status as him, but I'm younger and my rank is one level lower. I just need to be presentable."
The Ninth Prince guessed, "Could it be that he wants to ask about the concubine mother's relocation? He can't ask the master, so it would be better to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask the Twelfth Prince directly..."
He couldn't think of any other reason, so he went to the front living room with confusion.
The Third Prince drank two cups of Longjing tea, which made his stomach fatter and made him feel even hungrier.
Seeing the Ninth Prince coming in, he said, "It's time for dinner. If you have anything to eat, ask the kitchen to bring some. Let's eat..."
The Ninth Prince didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You are a distinguished guest, so you are here to eat for free?!"
The Third Prince said, "Isn't this just in time?"
The Ninth Prince did not have lunch either, so he asked He Yuzhu to go to the kitchen to serve the dishes.
After a while, He Yuzhu and his men came over with lunch boxes.
The main dishes for lunch today are stewed pork ribs with yam, braised loach, celery with peach kernels, scrambled eggs with leeks, magnolia slices with wolfberries and stir-fried kidney.
It is served with multi-grain porridge and cornmeal steamed bread.
The Third Prince was stunned and asked, "Is this what you usually eat?"
There are meat and vegetables. I can’t say it’s bad, but it just doesn’t look right.
The Ninth Prince then saw the dishes clearly and looked a little unnatural.
Fu Jin is really something. She is doing fine, why does she need any help?
The Third Prince came to his senses and couldn't help but look down at the Ninth Prince's waist.
Seeing that he was not steady, the Ninth Prince was unhappy and asked, "Where are you looking?"
The Third Prince coughed lightly and said, "Ninth brother, don't be too stubborn. 'One drop of semen equals ten drops of blood'. Your health is more important..."
The Ninth Prince rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry about it. These medicinal foods are seasonal and not all of them are for kidney tonic."
Even if it can nourish the kidneys, so what?
This is all the love that Fu Jin shows to herself.
snort!
The Third Prince shook his head and said, "You are still young and already have four children. Why are you in such a hurry? It would be foolish to fish in a dry pond..."
The Ninth Prince waved his hands and said, "Stop, stop, stop. You are also a brother. Stop worrying about your brother's bedroom affairs. Let's talk about something serious!"
The Third Prince felt bitter in his mouth when he heard this, and his appetite decreased a bit. He immediately picked up his chopsticks and said, "Let's eat first, and then we'll talk..."
The Ninth Prince didn't care and just picked up the chopsticks.
The loach has spit out mud for two days and then been soaked in egg liquid, so it doesn't have any earthy smell when eaten.
The Ninth Prince ate several of them.
There are also kidney slices, which are also cleaned and taste crispy.
Seeing this, the Third Prince's appetite also increased and he rushed over for the two meat dishes.
When they had finished eating, the Third Prince put down his chopsticks and said, "These look like side dishes, but they taste quite refreshing and go well with rice better than stewed chicken or duck."
The kitchen of Prince Cheng’s Mansion serves mostly standard dishes that come from the palace.
Stew chicken and duck every day, and eat greasy food.
The Ninth Prince said proudly, "The meals in our mansion are all seasonal and nourishing. My wife has put a lot of thought into it."
The Third Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said with envy, "'A good seedling brings half the harvest, a good wife brings half the happiness'. Among our brothers, you are the only one who has the blessing of a wife..."
The Ninth Prince wanted to nod, but then he thought that this would be seen as a sign of dragging others down and would easily lead to jealousy, so he said, "Same, same, my brothers are all wives appointed by Khan Ama, there is nothing bad about them..."
The Third Prince exhaled and said, "Since there is no one around, Ninth Brother, please stop saying these empty words."
The Ninth Prince said, "These are all true words. I don't interact much with my sisters-in-law, but my wife interacts with them a lot. When she mentions my sisters-in-law and brothers and sisters, she always praises them, without a single bad word."
What he said was true, so the Third Prince did not think he was talking nonsense. He just said, "That's because my sister-in-law has a good temper and knows how to talk. She doesn't say bad things..."
The Ninth Prince said, "It's all thanks to my father-in-law and mother-in-law's good teachings. Not only my wife is like this, but my brothers-in-law are also honest people."
The Third Prince nodded. Compared with the men in the Duke's Mansion, the young men in the Governor's Mansion seemed to be very honest, and he had never heard of anything bad about them.
Feeling sleepy after a full meal, and seeing that the Third Prince was not talking about business, the Ninth Prince hesitated whether to serve tea and see him off.
Fortunately, the Third Prince finally remembered his purpose and started to complain to the Ninth Prince.
"Seeing the fifth brother getting angry, I feel sad too. Who could have thought that there would be such bad consequences? I lost my eldest daughter and implicated my nephew. Even the Khan Ama has remembered me. Although Tian gave birth to a prince, he has been abandoned. The Khan Ama said that no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, they are not allowed to be given a title..."
The third prince held the teacup and wanted to drink.
There was no alcohol with lunch.
The Ninth Prince put away his nonchalance and said indignantly, "Shouldn't Fifth Brother be angry? It's because Fifth Brother is kindhearted that he always thinks Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law are pitiful for losing their daughter. If it were me, I would have gone to the Prince's Mansion to make a scene long ago!"
It would be strange if he didn't give the Third Prince a beating.
Third Prince: “…”
"You have reason to be angry with me, but if you say I have bad intentions, then God has struck me down. Now that things have come to this, I don't know how to make amends..." The Third Prince said helplessly.
He was not much different in age from the fifth brother, and they grew up together in the study room. Their relationship was deeper than that of other brothers, but he did not expect that there would be such a rift between them.
The Ninth Prince was very annoyed when he saw him like this, and asked, "How can you apologize? It's been half a year, and you just remembered to apologize? Because of you two, the Fifth Prince's family will never have a peaceful life in the future. They also forbid the second child from entering the upper study room and forcing him to marry a concubine. Aren't these all because of this?"
The Third Prince rubbed his face fiercely and said, "I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious. I just thought it would be fine after the flowers appeared."
He had originally thought that the incident in the study was a punishment for himself.
Later I guessed that something bad happened to my nephew over there, but I still held on to some hope.
Who would have thought that you could still get better after surviving smallpox?
At most, he would just have a few more pockmarks on his face, which was no big deal for a boy.
The Third Prince did not think about epilepsy, but thought about brain damage.
The most common sequelae of high fever in children is that they become stupid.
To the royal family, this was a "scandal" and must be covered up.
Otherwise, if it was mentioned outside, people would inevitably use it to criticize the royal family for being "punished by God".
He looked more frustrated and said, "I would rather give a son to Lao Wu, but Lao Wu doesn't lack sons, he only lacks a legitimate son..."
The Ninth Prince said, "You know it clearly, don't you? Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying these empty words. If you want to apologize, you should say something real."
No matter what shops or royal farms, setting aside a portion of them to compensate for the loss and ensure the young prince's future livelihood would be a sign of sincerity.
The Third Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "This..."
If it was any bastard's son, he could have taken the farm or the shop as compensation, but that was a legitimate son, and money could not make up for it.
If you really mention money, it would be like looking down on others.
The Ninth Prince snorted softly. It was really not surprising.
Anyone who is willing to sacrifice his own flesh and blood would not be the Third Prince.
The third prince's mouth became more bitter, and he took the teapot and ordered He Yuzhu: "It's strong, another pot!"
He Yuzhu agreed and went downstairs to make another pot of tea and brought it up.
The Third Prince drank it, with a hesitant look on his face, and said: "How about I buy a few boxes of 'Yanzi Pills' for the Fifth Prince? And the tiger whip wine I prepared earlier..."
If the Fifth Prince had another legitimate son, would this matter be over?
The Ninth Prince looked at the Third Prince.
This brother looks smart, but is he actually stupid?
The emperor assigned the concubine to the Fifth Prince's Mansion. What did that mean? He didn't understand.
The Third Prince was still drinking tea and did not notice the Ninth Prince's surprise.
He was thinking about Tian and their two children.
At the latest after the confinement period, Tian should be sent to the farm.
If the fifth brother had a legitimate son, perhaps things would have changed; but for his family, there was no way to turn the page.
The life of the eldest princess was at stake, and the third prince was also worried about the third wife taking care of the two children.
No one is a saint.
People in the inner house would only harm others if they did not harm the children; if the stepmother did not like them and wanted to torture the two children, she had plenty of ways to do so.
The Third Prince felt like he had lost his parents, and the Ninth Prince didn't even want to criticize him anymore.
Seeing the Third Prince drinking cup after cup of bitter tea, the Ninth Prince grimaced.
Is this “using tea to relieve sorrow”?
The best Longjing tea was wasted like this...
The Third Prince drank a pot of tea, went to the bathroom, and then returned to the Ministry of Rites.
The Ninth Prince returned to the main courtyard and told Shushu about his conversation with the Third Prince. He said, "What did the Third Prince mean? I thought about it for a while, why does he look like he wants me to pass on the message?"
Shushu thought for a moment and said, "That sounds like it to me. They're afraid that Fifth Brother will bear a grudge against them..."
In fact, the punishment given to the Third Prince by the Emperor was meaningless to the Fifth Prince.
The Ninth Prince frowned and said, "He's already in his thirties, but sometimes he's so careless. My master suggested that he give some of his property to compensate the Fifth Brother, but he's thinking about the 'Yanzi Pills' and 'Tiger Whip Wine'. Even if the Fifth Brother has another legitimate son, it won't be the first one..."
Shushu nodded and thought of the Seventh Lady.
When the Seventh Lady's eldest daughter was sick, she planned to have a second child.
If the Fifth Lady could be like the Seventh Lady, she would have gotten close to the Fifth Prince after the Younger Prince got into trouble and she might even have gotten pregnant with her second child.
That is really a way to break the deadlock.
For the royal family, offspring are the most important.
Wu Fu Jin had done some inappropriate things before, but as long as she could give birth and have many children, the elders in the palace would give Wu Fu Jin respect for the dignity of the emperor's grandson and granddaughter...