Prince Zhuang's mansion, the upper room in the inner courtyard.

Sixteen Fujin sat on the kang with a soft face and his right hand on his lower abdomen.

She began to show her pregnancy, but it was not obvious because she was fat in her winter clothes. She has already made a wish in front of the Buddha, as long as this birth is an elder brother, she will let go of all resentment, and eat fasting and chant Buddha in the second half of her life to repay the Buddha's kindness.

Not far from her, there was a small grid carved in pink and jade, holding a rattle, playing lively, which was exactly the four grids produced by the Sixteen Fujin.

Sixteen Fujin looked at Si Gege, and his face was even more loving.

She has been married to the sixteenth elder brother for more than ten years and has six children, only this bit of blood and bones is left in front of her eyes, and it naturally hurts like eyeballs.

"Only when there are women and children can the word 'good' become a 'good', if I am blessed...... After this time, I can finally die......" Sixteen Fujin lowered his head, touched his stomach, and whispered to himself.

Sixteen Fu Jin was pondering, and Xiao Gege had already raised his rattle, staggered to his feet, and wanted to pounce on her. The nurse who was taking care of her next to her was startled, hurriedly stopped her, and held her in her arms.

Sixteen Fujin raised his head and saw his daughter waving her little arm to let her hug, and couldn't help but sigh, just about to speak, he heard footsteps from the yard, mixed with the sound of greetings.

At this moment, I saw the sixteenth elder brother frowning and hurrying in from outside.

Sixteen Fujin got up to greet him, and when he looked at his husband, his body was stiff. The sixteenth elder brother looked at her with a little coldness and inquiry.

Sixteen Fujin was a little relieved, and scenes of the old past flashed in front of him. Back then, when she first married into her brother's office, the person in front of her also looked at her with this kind of eyes.

The sixteenth elder brother stared at her, his gaze slowly moved from her face to her stomach, and all the doubts settled down and turned into silence.

"Ama ......" Si Gege stared at the big black eyes, looked at the sixteenth elder brother, and the immature voice broke the depression of the room.

The sixteenth elder brother did not take his little daughter over and tease her as usual, but waved his hand and motioned for the nurse to hold Sigege and retreat.

Sixteen Fujin has already relieved himself, and his heart is uncertain.

In another half a month, it will be Hongpu's wedding period, and the palace will be busy. Only she, the hostess, explained all the errands, and asked the two Shufujin to take care of it, so that she could raise the fetus with peace of mind.

Could it be that it was because of this that the sixteenth elder brother was annoyed?

Sixteen Fujin thought of this, her heart was not sour, it was not that she was sincerely lazy, she was a little tired a few years ago, she had a tire gas, and she almost had a big accident, so she had to be careful.

No matter how good the name is, it can't compare to his own flesh and blood. She had already mentioned it to her husband, and she thought that he would be sympathetic.

Seeing that she was silent, the sixteenth elder brother let out a long breath, calmed his tone, and said, "What is going on with those industries in Qingyuan City?" ”

When the Sixteenth Fujin heard this, his body trembled, his face turned pale, his eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look at the eyes of the Sixteenth Elder Brother.

Although the sixteenth elder brother was anxious, he took care of her body and couldn't be frightened, so he stepped forward, helped her to sit down by the kang, and said softly: "That's the ninth brother's industry, right?" Is the ninth sister-in-law begging you, or is Concubine Yi begging you? ”

Sixteen Fujin already had red eyes, raised his head, and said for a while: "It was my aunt who begged me, I wanted to tell my grandfather...... But ......"

Although he was not surprised by this result, hearing his wife Qingkou admit this moment, the sixteenth elder brother still had a trace of hidden anger in his heart.

He thought that husband and wife were one, so he put this family in the hands of his wife, but he didn't expect her to hide it from herself and stop such a big job.

"But what? But I am the emperor's dog, in order to flatter, I am afraid that I will not help Brother Jiu, but will hand over Brother Jiu's property to the public? Or is it that the world is difficult now, not only is the life and death of the ninth brother unpredictable, but even the fifth brother's side is also walking on thin ice. Except for you, a good niece, no one can help Concubine Yi anymore? Brother Sixteen said lightly.

He has been in the palace for many years, and he has seen Concubine Yi's good eloquence. He just didn't expect that his wife would hide this matter, and he kept it a secret for two years.

Sixteen Fujin heard the dissatisfaction in her husband's words, but she didn't know how to defend herself.

Concubine Yi's words were tactful, but the approximate meaning of Qi was what the sixteenth elder brother said.

I saw her crying and said: "It's all concubines, I know that my lord doesn't want to have anything to do with my aunt and cousins, and I took this hot yam." The master also knew that as a concubine, she was not qualified to be the prince Fujin, and thanks to her aunt's arrangement, the concubine became the wife. The concubine had just entered the palace for a few years...... It was really difficult, and it took care of my aunt to survive......" In the end, I couldn't cry.

Seeing that she was excited, the sixteenth elder brother took her hand and said, "Okay, don't cry." It's because I thought wrong, your surname is Guo Luoluo, blood relatives and kindness, and you have always thought of others, since she opened her mouth, where can you refuse? ”

Sixteen Fujin sobbed, looked at the sixteenth elder brother with a heavy face, and said, "Did you cause trouble to the master?" What my aunt said was really pitiful, she only said that it was stored in my name, and begged me to take care of it for a few years, and if the ninth brother could survive this catastrophe safely, she would give him this property, so as to save the family from chewing; If it's the ninth brother...... In case of a case, these industries will add makeup to Dagege...... The concubine doesn't have the idea of greedy for money, but it's just that this is too pitiful......"

Although the sixteenth elder brother was irritable in his heart, he didn't say much, and only asked: "That Mao Renxing of Qingyuan is the slave of the ninth brother?" ”

Sixteen Fujin nodded and said, "I heard my aunt say that it was a slave that Brother Jiu collected outside in his early years, and because he had never entered Beizi Mansion, he was not known. is the concubine's side, if I hadn't heard my aunt mention it, I would have thought that he was a slave of the old prince. ”

The sixteenth elder brother gritted his teeth and said: "Since it is the person chosen by the ninth brother, it must be used." ”

Sixteen Fujin didn't notice anything wrong, and Ying He said: "The concubine has seen her twice, and she looks like a clever one, and Manager Cui has also praised him twice." ”

The sixteenth elder brother lowered his eyes, covered the different colors, looked at the belly of the sixteenth Fujin, and said softly: "Okay, these things will be handed over to the master in the future, you can only raise the fetus with peace of mind, and give birth to a little elder brother safely, which is the blessing of you and me!" ”

Sixteen Fujin originally thought that her husband would be angry, but she didn't expect it to pass so lightly, she only felt overjoyed, and nodded vigorously: "Well, it's all up to the master!" ”

The sixteenth elder brother smiled and found an excuse to go back to the front yard.

As soon as he came out of the second gate, he saw Cui Houwen, the second head of the palace, coming over in a hurry.

This person is Cui Hongwen mentioned by Xie Tianlai and Cao Hao, and he has been renamed "Houwen" because he avoided the name of the two little brothers

Seeing the sixteenth elder brother, Cui Houwen hurriedly stopped and bowed down to say goodbye.

The sixteenth elder brother's face was like frost, and he said: "Fujin must recuperate, and you are not allowed to disturb Fujin with things outside in the future!" ”

Cui Houwen was shocked when he heard this, and his eyes couldn't help showing a little anxiety.

The sixteenth elder brother didn't look at him again, but said, "Come with the master!" ”

Cui Houwen cautiously followed the sixteenth elder brother to the flower hall in the front yard.

As soon as he sat down in the flower hall, the sixteenth elder brother raised his voice to call people, and then pointed at Cui Houwen and said, "Pull it down, fight!" ”

Such a shocking change made everyone in the front yard worried.

Zhao Feng, the chief housekeeper, was sealing the Boxing Rite in the warehouse, and when he heard the movement, he also rushed over.

He is a eunuch, and it is inconvenient for him to show his head outside, Cui Houwen, the second head of the palace, is actually used as the chief manager by the sixteenth elder brother.

Cui Houwen was knowledgeable and knew that Zhao Feng was an old man who had been waiting for the prince for half his life, and he could not compare, so he was very respectful in front of Zhao Feng. For this reason, the personal relationship between the two in the past two years is not bad.

By the time he arrived at the flower hall, Cui Houwen had already been beaten dozens of boards, and the blood stains on his lower body had seeped out through his cotton clothes.

I haven't seen the master get so angry for many years, Zhao Feng didn't think of interceding for Cui Houwen, and then he was angry. In his opinion, there was something wrong with Cui Houwen, which caused the master to be angry.

He glared at Cui Houwen fiercely, looked at the few stewards with shocked faces around him, and said: "Without the order of the prince, whoever dares to spread the word to the inner house and alarm the master of Fujin to raise a fetus, it will be a death!" ”

Several people hurriedly responded, and Zhao Feng entered the flower hall lightly, seeing that the anger on the face of the sixteenth elder brother had not subsided, he said in a low voice: "It's just a minion, if there is any disobedience, it will be sent away from afar, why should the master be angry with him?" ”

"...... far away," the sixteenth elder brother repeated, ordered to stay outside, and dragged Cui Houwen up.

Cui Houwen knelt on the ground, his face was bloodless, and his head was covered with cold sweat.

"Qingyuan's letter!" The sixteenth elder brother snorted coldly and said.

Cui Houwen shuddered and took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

The sixteenth elder brother asked Zhao Feng to take it, opened it and looked at it, which also said Mao Renxing's case, but it was to put more fault on Zhu Zhilian, the prefect of Baoding, and asked the palace to come forward as soon as possible, so as to protect Mao Renxing, save the dog from jumping off the wall in a hurry, climbing and biting casually, and losing the face of the palace.

The sixteenth elder brother sneered in his heart, what kind of master, what kind of slave to raise, it is really true.

Brother Jiu is now in the northwest, which is regarded as house arrest, and a servant in charge can become a local tyrant.

"Since you are loyal, this matter will be handed over to you to dispose of, take a few people down, and put the 'industry' of Fujin together." The sixteenth elder brother said lightly.

When Mr. Cui heard this, he hurriedly raised his head, a little puzzled, and asked in a low voice: "What does the prince mean is to let the servants protect Mao Renxing......"

"Bastard!" The sixteenth elder brother glared at him and said, "From now on, Mao Renxing has nothing to do with the palace!" ”

Even if his wife stopped this trouble, even if he said that he was innocent, few people believed him, so he should return to the wicked...... Since the sixteenth elder brother had a life, Cui Houwen was beaten by dozens of boards, and he also took a carriage on the same day and rushed to Qingyuan.

When he arrived in Zhili, the officials sent by Baoding Mansion to Shuntian Mansion to inquire about whether Mao Renxing had re-flaged also returned. Mao Renxing was a citizen in his early years, and in the first year of Yongzheng, he was transferred to a flag registration and was clothed under the door of Zhuangwangfu.

Zhu Zhilian had no choice but to transfer the case to the Zhili Council Hall with a black face.

In the Governor's Palace, Cao Hao received the handwritten letter of the Sixteenth Elder Brother from Cui Houwen.

Although the sixteenth elder brother spoke in a relaxed tone and a little ridicule, Cao Hao frowned at it, sighed for a while, and said in a low voice: "Sixteenth master, the love is getting softer and softer......"

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(To be continued)