Second house, upper room.
Xiaochun came back and told about the situation in Yikun Palace, saying: "My slave is watching, and the empress is very happy."
Shu Shu felt relieved.
Although she and the ninth elder brother had already said that they would be filial to Concubine Yi, they had not been hasty and had put the wedding of the tenth elder brother first.
Nearly missed.
Immediately, Shushu became happy thinking that she would be able to go home tomorrow and see Amma and Enie.
She looked at Xiao Chun and said, "Do you want to rest at home for two days and then come back?"
The Holy Emperor set out on the third day of the second lunar month, and several months passed since he left.
Xiaochun shook his head and said, "I just went back a year ago. No need. We'll talk about it when we come back from the trip."
Shu Shu called Xiaoyu again and said: "Pack your things and go out. There happens to be a two-entry house near Gulou Street, which is empty. But you, a girl, can't stay out, so you'd better go home first." On."
Xiaoyu hesitated and said: "Fu Jin, I haven't taught you Guiyuan yet..."
Shu Shu pointed at the two half-pins on the dressing table: "These tin-heads save trouble and don't hurt the scalp. They will become more popular in the future. It's time for our shop to open up. You can go to the Silver Building more often." , if you don’t understand anything, please ask shopkeeper Hou for advice..."
Shopkeeper Hou is the boss of Shushu's dowry business, Shun'an Silver House, and is also in charge of Qianjinfang opposite.
Xiaoyu responded and said: "Where are the servant sister-in-law and Sister-in-law Lin?"
These two were Shu Shu's eldest girls when they were young. Later, one married the grandson of Jueluo's wet nurse Wu Maman and became Xiaoyu's sister-in-law; the other married the son of Shu Shu's wet nurse Lin Maman.
When Shu Shu got married, Xiaoyu's brother and sister-in-law and Lin Maomao's family became her companions.
Now the Wu family and his wife are responsible for the shops and houses in the city, while Lin Maomao and his family are responsible for several cosmetic fields.
Shu Shu and the eldest girl married into the Zhou family. She is Grandma Zhou's granddaughter-in-law. She had lost her health due to childbirth a few years ago and was very sick, so she did not work as a companion.
Shu Shu said: "You have the final say here at Rouge Shop. According to our previous plan, we will only do business with women and not entertain male customers..."
In addition to face creams, hand creams, and hair oils, there are also various gadgets.
Eyebrow clip, powder puff, hand mirror.
Speaking of this, Shu Shu thought of the two shops separated by Qianjinfang, which he planned to keep as a teahouse.
Now think about it, next to it is a cheap jewelry store, and opposite is a high-end jewelry building. In fact, it is the most suitable place for women to do business.
Shu Shu said: "There's no need to choose another shop. The one next to Qianjinfang is just right. It's a small two-room front and the upper and lower floors are enough."
Xiaoyu and Xiaochun visited the shop once last year. She remembered the place and said with a smile: "That location is really good."
Shu Shu said: "The capital recognizes Jiangnan's makeup. Later you ask your brother to go out and inquire about it."
Even if you open a store, you will definitely not be selling just a few homemade products from Xiaoyu.
The best powder nowadays comes from the south.
Xiaoyu wrote everything down carefully.
Shu Shu looked at Xiaotang and Xiaosong again and said, "Are you going back with me tomorrow?"
Xiaotang shook his head and said: "I won't come back. I will accompany my grandma to take care of Ruyi."
Shu Shu looked at Xiaosong again.
Xiao Song smiled and said, "I want to follow you back and buy two Zhao's roast chickens to serve as a drink for my father. He loves roast chicken..."
Xiaosong's father was the head nurse of Dutong Mansion. After losing his wife, he did not remarry and lived in the front yard of the mansion.
Shu Shu smiled and nodded: "Buy some more buns. The buns we had last time were not bad, especially the assorted ones, which are more delicious than the ones stuffed with meat."
Xiaosong nodded.
Shu Shu looked at Xiao Song carefully.
It's so careless, it's not time to wake up yet.
In fact, Xiaosong's father had an apprentice who was also a subordinate of Dutong Mansion.
After his father died and his mother remarried, he became a poor little boy.
When Xiaosong's father saw that the boy was in good health, he told Qi Xi to accept him as his apprentice.
Shu Shu felt that Xiaosong's father was more like a "child adopted son-in-law".
If Xiaosong grows up and is willing to marry in the future, he will be a ready-made uncle.
If Xiaosong is still thinking about her mother's death in childbirth and doesn't want to get married, then there will be "senior brother" and many people to look after her.
All have the heart of a loving father.
The master and the servant discussed what to bring tomorrow.
Walnut and Longan came over to ask Shu Shu for instructions.
It turns out that they wanted to join in and ask for a seat in the dining room tonight to practice it for Xiaoyu.
Of these two people, one loves to learn and consulted the four maids many times, and Xiaoyu was no exception.
One was Xiaoyu's half-disciple, someone who followed him to learn his skills, although he didn't learn them all.
When Xiaoyu went out this time, her name was removed from the palace register and she would not enter the palace again.
Shu Shu said with a smile: "You can go and do things on your own, you have nothing to do today..."
The walnuts and longan were gone.
Shu Shu thought about the household division in Fusong.
I need to tell Enie tomorrow that I can ask someone to do it, so as not to go back and cause trouble.
In the afternoon, Brother Jiu came back early.
He Yuzhu and Sun Jin followed behind, carrying large and small bags in their hands.
"I went to the Tai Hospital..."
Brother Jiu said with a bit of pride: "I had to ask him to grind out two good ginsengs and two packs of top-quality angelica... The rest are a few boxes of prescriptions, Ganoderma powder, and donkey-hide gelatin, which are all for replenishing blood and qi. I'll give them to you tomorrow." My mother-in-law is taking it with me.”
Shu Shu's smile was a little helpless, and she reminded, "Did I forget something?"
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "A gift from father-in-law? I can't think of anything that suits my needs at this moment. I can't ask Khan Ama for a royal bar anymore?"
Shu Shu pointed in the direction of Yikun Palace and said, "There is also the empress. These tonics are also suitable for the empress."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "I just need to send someone to the Imperial Pharmacy to pick it up, why should I keep this? The inventory recorded in the Imperial Pharmacy will only be better than what I have on hand."
Shu Shu knew that the truth was this, but it was still the same saying, don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality.
If you send someone to the royal pharmacy to ask for it, can it be the same as your son's filial piety?
Brother Jiu's supplements were not obtained from outside, but directly from the hospital. Who could they hide them from?
When the time comes, others will not say that these are always available in the imperial pharmacy and that Concubine Yi can use them for convenience. They will only say that Brother Jiu married a daughter-in-law and forgot about his mother. He only knows how to honor his mother-in-law, but not his biological mother.
She made the decision: "Divide it into two portions, each portion should be quite large."
Brother Jiu sat by the kang, rubbed his forehead and said, "Didn't I forget about my wife, or did I think it was unnecessary? We are all members of our own family, so we need to be vain?"
Shu Shu said: "I'm talking about comparing my feelings with others. If our little brother knows how to give things to his father-in-law and mother-in-law in the future, without the share of the two of us, will I feel uncomfortable?"
Brother Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "You little bastard, you have to pretend to be more filial, or else I'll break his legs!"
Shu Shu couldn't help laughing.
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes at him and said: "Okay, I know, you are the thoughtful person, I am not as smart as you!"
Shu Shu didn't waste any time and brought back something that could be divided into two.
Then, she packed two packages with one box of ginseng, one package of angelica root, two boxes of Ganoderma lucidum powder, and two boxes of donkey hide gelatin, and said, "It would be disrespectful to send them to you when I come back tomorrow, I will send them to you right now."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Go, go, and be your filial daughter-in-law..."
Shu Shu did not leave in a hurry, but showed him the two half-money coins on the dressing table and said, "This is a reward from the empress. It is a banknote and jewelry. We can't just accept it and not give it away... It's just right." Today, when the items ordered from the bank were delivered, I sent them to the queen, saying it was my filial piety to me..."
Brother Jiu was stunned: "I gave them all away, how old are you?"
Shu Shu nodded and said, "It's better to be respectful once you show your filial piety."
Brother Jiu smiled bitterly and said, "But this is the first time. What if the empress takes it as an example?"
At that time, he will not only be a passing god of wealth, but also suffer losses every year.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "No, when the empress knows that I still want to 'respect' you, you will know what the difficulty is for me..."
Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu and said with hatred: "Are you a little more thoughtful? Don't think that the empress loves us the most because she has rewarded us with something. With the fifth brother and the fifth sister-in-law in front, no matter whether this thing in your belly is Gege or Brother, this old man must be very sharp-minded. When the time comes that the empress’s private room cannot be taken out, we will suffer a loss!”
Shu Shu knew that Brother Jiu was just talking about it, but if he really wanted to stop him from being filial, he would stop doing it himself.
She suggested with a smile, "Otherwise, go back and take the 'Nian Jing' from the Emperor's side, and tell the Emperor, the Emperor won't care..."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu felt that it was just what he wanted. He smiled more and said: "This is good, one share of money, two shares of filial piety! Otherwise, we should pay 50% of the original filial piety to Khan Amma, and add It’s prepared for Lao Shi by the Empress, so we worked for half a year last year in vain, and we still have to put money into it.”
Shu Shu smiled, with encouragement in his eyes.
In this way, such filial piety does not need to be publicized to the outside world, which saves the fifth elder brother and the fifth prince from having to do it. However, it is better to tell Kangxi openly than to hide it.
Otherwise, when Kangxi saw how lavishly they spread their wealth, he thought they would have much left.
Husband and wife agree.
Shu Shu got up and changed her clothes before going out, took Xiao Chun and Xiao Song with her, and headed to Yikun Palace again.
It was originally the time of spring sleepiness, and because Concubine Yifei was a little pregnant and her body was heavy, it was the time for lethargy.
When Shu Shu came over, Concubine Yi woke up and looked at her with sleepy eyes.
"Why are there big and small bags again?"
Concubine Yi saw what was in Xiaochun and Xiaosong's arms, with anger on her face.
It is a good thing for a daughter-in-law to be filial, but being too filial can also be a sweet burden.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "There is nothing I can do. It was Master Jiu who urged his daughter-in-law to come... Master Jiu went to Tai Hospital at noon, asked about supplements during pregnancy, bought some tonics, and divided them into two when he returned to my elder brother's office. Urge my daughter-in-law to send a copy to the empress..."
Concubine Yi had a look of disgust on her face and said: "I really think that it comes out one after another. It is medicine that is three parts poison. Why should I prepare these well?"
Shu Shu smiled and listened but did not answer.
Yifei said helplessly: "Then I'll keep it, and you should go back quickly. You'll have to deal with it several times a day."
Shu Shu said respectfully: "Then, my wife, have a good rest. My daughter-in-law will go back first."
When Shu Shu went out, Concubine Yi's face drooped, and she complained along with Xianglan: "This bastard Lao Jiu has really been raised in vain. He is thinking of ways to please his mother-in-law, and I'm all following him!"
Xianglan said with a smile: "I'm afraid even Mrs. Dutong won't be happy either."
Yi Fei sneered and said: "Yes, who can send medicinal materials well? There is no taboo!"
In the past, Concubine Yi would definitely have warned her.
Today, I feel sour and don’t want to be reminded.
She said angrily: "Huh, I can see it. It's useless to count on your son. It's better to count on your daughter-in-law..."
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Note: The companion room in the front is a bit chaotic. There are three sisters-in-law Zhou, Lin and Xiaotang. They are unified into Lin's and Xiaotang's.
There is an extra alliance leader dad, I will update from time to time tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, ^_^.
