Tomorrow is July 15th, the day when the palace ladies go to Ningshou Palace to pay their respects.
Shu Shu was "grounded" before and didn't show up on the fifth or tenth day of the lunar month. It was because of the successive changes and she wanted to suppress it and reduce the discussion.
Now that Brother Jiu is ill, Shu Shu feels that maybe she should show up to save others from making assumptions.
Otherwise, both of them would stay behind closed doors, and what they passed around would just be some kind of trick.
It's just that it was Yifei, the mother-in-law, who had the say in the previous "no-shows". It was not up to her to decide whether or when she could show up.
Shu Shu was just thinking about whether to send Nanny Qi to Yikun Palace when Xiao Chun came in and reported: "Fu Jin, Aunt Xianglan is here..."
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu, glanced at him, and hesitated.
When Xianglan came over, it must be that Concubine Yi was worried about her son and sent someone to check on him.
Brother Jiu's new clothes are not suitable for meeting guests.
But there are differences between master and servant, and it would be too serious to change clothes just for Xianglan.
Brother Jiu didn't have this consciousness, so he said to Shu Shu: "I'm not worried about it, so I asked Aunt Xianglan to come over and take a look. Please come in..."
Xiaochun didn't move, but looked at Shushu.
Shu Shu's eyes fell on Brother Jiu again. His clothes were past his elbows and his pants were past his knees, so he nodded to Xiao Chun.
Xiaochun then picked up the curtain and went out.
Brother Jiu glanced at Shu Shu: "Your girl is loyal..."
Young Master Shu Shu couldn't help but cheer: "The people around me are the same, whether He Yuzhu or Yao Zixiao, they don't just listen to me..."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "I'm not as stingy as you. What's yours is yours, what's yours is yours, and what's yours is not my... You can use it if you want. It's not like you haven't used it before..."
"Yes, even I belong to me, why can't I control him?"
Shu Shu said softly.
Brother Jiu was about to speak when he heard footsteps, so he stopped and sat astride the kang.
Xianglan followed Xiaochun in, but she still squatted down first to greet him, as if she hadn't seen Brother Jiu's "fancy clothes".
Immediately, she took a brocade package from the little palace maid behind her: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs presented bird's nests and sea cucumbers to the empress. The empress asked the servants to come over and give some to my brother and Fujin..." At this point, she turned to Shu Shu: "The empress said Now, the bird's nest Fujin continues to stew and eat, no need to be frugal... The sea cucumber asked the imperial doctor what season to eat, and put it in the dining room for multiple dishes..."
Shu Shu lowered her hands and listened, and took it personally: "Excuse me, aunt, but I have chosen the best things for your Majesty..." After saying that, he motioned to Xiao Chun: "Go and get the recipe I compiled before. It is a tribute to your Majesty..." …”
It is a recipe for red bean milk tea and pudding milk tea, as well as an improved method for chess piece sesame cakes.
"I was lazy the past two times and didn't go to pay my respects to the empress. I miss you a little bit... tomorrow is the day to pay my respects..."
Shu Shu handed Fang Zi and said after considering it.
Xianglan's eyes flashed and she couldn't help but smile: "The empress was also talking about Fujin... When she sent the servant over, she also asked her to take a good look at Fujin's face. If Fujin is in better health, he should go out for a walk tomorrow and show his face..."
In fact, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law only met yesterday. How can this be the case?
Just thought of it together.
Shu Shu said calmly: "Then I'll go to my office this afternoon and ask my eighth sister-in-law if I want a companion tomorrow..."
Not to mention Xianglan, even Brother Jiu was stunned.
Xianglan couldn't say anything, so she just smiled, took the prescription and left.
As soon as she went out, Brother Jiu couldn't wait to hold Shu Shu's hand and stared at her face.
Shu Shu glanced at him: "What's wrong? Don't you recognize me anymore?"
Brother Jiu had a look of surprise on his face: "We know each other, but we've changed a lot! You don't want to see her, so why do you still want her company?"
"Didn't I say before that we apologized in the past, but now that it's hard for me to come forward, it's not appropriate to delay the matter any longer."
Shu Shu said.
Brother Jiu was very unhappy: "If I don't accompany you there, what will you do if she embarrasses you? She usually speaks in a shady manner, and there is not a single good word in her mouth!"
Shu Shu's tone softened: "No, she hopes to quell the 'rumours' more than I do, and won't fool around at this time..."
From the previous rumors, Bafujin was the one who suffered the most.
It is difficult to explain this kind of scandal about the relationship between men and women.
There is no way to officially refute the rumors, otherwise it will only get darker and darker.
There are always those people who do not believe in so-called "refutation of rumors" or "evidence" but only believe in selfish speculation.
At this time, Shu Shu took the initiative to "reconcile", which was also a helping hand to Ba Fujin.
It's not that Shu Shu has a heart attack, nor does she want to protect Brother Ninth Brother's character from being questioned, but mainly because he wants to downplay his previous behavior.
My personality seemed too sharp before.
Now the Ninth Prince is encountering problems one after another, and Kangxi and Concubine Y need a daughter-in-law who can stand up to support them.
In the past period of time, this impression of sharpness and strength has become disgusting at best.
After all, no one likes their son to be dominated by his daughter-in-law. Most of them prefer a virtuous and gentle daughter-in-law.
Who doesn't like broad and harmless people?
I have a bad temper, and sometimes I can't stop it, so I can say "it's extenuating".
Not holding grudges, and being able to correct your mistakes when you recognize them is also a beautiful character.
Brother Jiu never thought that Shu Shu had begun to wear the cloak of "Niu Co Lu Shu Shu", thinking that he was just trying to preserve his reputation and was so moved.
He held Shu Shu in his arms and said in a muffled voice: "I don't treat you well. I yelled at you before... and even talked to Brother Ba about how much you care... Why do you treat me so well?"
Shu Shu smiled and listened, flipping through the small ledger in her mind.
I won't forget every single stroke, I will remember them all.
As for why you are so nice to Brother Nine?
Nonsense, Kangxi and Concubine Yi will pay attention to the current situation of Ninth Prince. Taking good care of him at this time can not only train Ninth Prince, but also please those two people. It is a good thing to do one thing and get two things.
Even if I don’t want to admit it, the objective conditions are like this.
Whether Shu Shu's life is good or bad depends on her close relationship with Brother Jiu.
Otherwise, if the two of them "respect each other as guests", Shu Shu will be just the second Wufujin if he wants to live a free life. He will be a loser in the eyes of the world, and his parents and family will also be worried.
Shu Shu was not a procrastinator. Since she decided to add a character of "not holding grudges" and "knowing the general situation" for herself, she asked Aunt Qi to go to the place and tell her that she wanted to pay a visit. Ask Bafujin when it is convenient.
Otherwise, if you just come to the door without saying hello, you will become a bad visitor.
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Head place.
Bafujin was bored, sitting in front of the dressing mirror, playing with the various jewelry in front of him.
It is a custom in Beijing that not only clothes should be in season, but also jewelry should be in season.
The uniform time of officials is not fixed. The Ministry of Rites will select a day around March 20 based on the weather and the records of Qin Tianjian, and they will uniformly wear straw hats.
It is also at this time that the official family members’ jewelry is replaced with jade hairpins and jade bracelets.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the same thing happens. On selected days, the cool hats are replaced by warm hats, and the jewelry worn by officials and family members is also replaced by gold jewelry.
Bafujin doesn't like jade jewelry because he thinks green jade is old-fashioned and white jade is plain. He still likes gold jewelry inlaid with precious stones, which is rich and gorgeous.
Last night, because she was touched by what she saw and heard in the Second Institute, she took the initiative to lower her head and said that she would go to Qixiang Palace to pay his respects. She was grateful to the Eighth Prince, and the couple made love to each other tenderly all night long.
The more this is the case, the more unhappy Bafu Jin becomes.
This also proves that the eighth prince was still worried before!
He blamed her for not going to say hello to Wei Concubine.
Bafujin was holding back his anger, but he did not have an attack.
The more loving a couple is, the more they worry about gains and losses.
My husband, who has been married since he was a child, has loved her for so many years, and naturally looks forward to love and beauty.
Others, on the contrary, are secondary.
This morning the eighth prince went to the Ministry of Industry, while the eighth prince was hesitant.
Those are the two grids in the backyard.
She knew that she was "deceiving herself". They had been in the institute for the first two years, and even if she didn't have tea, they would have already belonged to the Eighth Prince.
It's just that I feel uneasy in my heart.
It was obvious that he and his eighth brother had played together when they were young, and their marriage was kept in the open when they were still in their teens.
But those two people entered the elder brother's house first and became the eighth elder brother's women...
But who can you blame?
Even if she hates getting married, it still depends on the royal family's arrangements.
The marriages of the fifth and seventh elder brothers were delayed, and the eighth elder brother was ranked last, so there was only delay.
If she had a choice, she would rather be like Si Fujin and marry first and wait until she has hair extensions to consummate the marriage, so that she would have less regrets.
"Call the two at the back to come over and serve tea!"
Bafujin made up his mind. Compared with the concubine Wei's mother-in-law who didn't like him, these two princesses were nothing, so he casually ordered the nanny.
Nanny hesitated: "That Wang..."
Bafujin said scornfully: "Not to mention the in-laws who are eight poles away, even if the daughter of the Wei family enters the palace and is from Xin Zheku, should she be a slave or a slave..."
Grandma was puzzled: "That Princess was worried about this before..."
Ba Fujin hummed and said: "If I'm not annoyed? Are you still trying to please me? Are you supporting two mothers-in-law? Then you and I will no longer be human beings... It is said that cultivating kindness is better than giving birth to kindness. But Ba Ye was raised in Zhaoxiang House when he was a child. Later, In Jingren Palace, when Empress Tong passed away, she was raised under the name of Empress Hui. How old was she? They all moved out of the palace... It can be said that the favor is great. Empress Hui is the first of the four concubines and the mother of the emperor's eldest son. , can I be negligent? I have to offend someone, my biological mother-in-law, and she will not take my anger out on Master Ba... If I offend someone who is not my biological child, even Master Ba will not be able to please me..."
Ba Fujin had always been arrogant and strong-willed. Even in front of his mother-in-law, he could not say that he was not liked by his mother-in-law, so he changed his excuse.
If her mother-in-law had a high position and was critical of her daughter-in-law, she would not be able to endure it.
But Xin Zheku was born and named "Concubine", but it was just a seal of approval. She was not officially canonized, and she could not legitimately be the master of the palace. She could only live in the back hall. Instead of being humble and respectful, he wanted to pick her out. What's wrong with you?
You must know that Wei concubine was just a noble person before, and the reason why she was granted the title of concubine was because "the mother is more valuable than the son."
Why can "mother is more valuable than son"?
The final analysis is because the Eighth Prince married into Prince An's Mansion!
