In the Imperial Garden, Shi Fujin followed Ba Fujin, and the two sisters crossed the Imperial Garden towards Ningshou Palace.
It's just that the two of them are standing together, and the gap is too big.
The Eighth Fortune Jin is taller than ordinary people, and the Tenth Fortune Jin is shorter than ordinary people. Now it's like an adult has a fat baby.
The eight blessings are as if they are wandering in the sky, but the ten blessings are not visible.
The eyes of the tenth Fujin could not help but look at the feet of the eighth Fujin.
Bafujin walked steadily on his three-and-a-half-inch-high flag shoes.
Shi Fujin glanced at his feet, which were one-inch high boat-soled flag shoes.
She grew up wearing boots and was not used to wearing flag shoes. Although she had followed the local customs in the past few years, her ability to do so was limited.
She mentally compared her stature with Bafujin's.
Bafujin is already half a head taller than her, and with the difference in the flag shoes, the difference is more than half a head.
This is really tall. It looks like she is an inch taller than Sister-in-law Jiu...
When Shi Fujin was in the third palace, the palace servants told the nuns that Ba Fujin had a bright appearance and was one of the best among the princes.
Now...
Shi Fujin saw the beauty of Ba Fujin, but saw the flaws on the flowers, and felt a little sad.
She would look at her head and feet without even glancing at her. In the past, Ba Fujin would have been annoyed, but now she just turned her head and looked at Shi Fujin calmly and said, "Is it ugly?"
There was a flesh-pink scar from the right corner of her mouth to her ear. Even if she applied thick powder on her face, it could not be completely covered.
She didn't know whether it was because she was afraid of disturbing the scar or something else, but the smile disappeared from her face and she looked a little nervous.
Shifu Jin immediately shook his head and said, "It's not ugly, he's still better-looking than ordinary people."
In order to cover this scar, Bafujin put on thicker powder, painted her eyebrows more heavily, and applied lipstick to her lips.
Otherwise, just applying powder will look weird.
She now has a plump figure and a round oval face. Her eyes no longer have the wildness before, only an indescribable calmness.
Ba Fujin looked around. The flowers were blooming and the willows were green. It seemed that the palace was eternal.
Or is this just aging?
With the vivid Shi Fujin in comparison, she could better understand what she had lost.
Bafujin didn't speak during the rest of the journey.
Shi Fujin's eyes became honest and he stopped looking around.
The couple arrived at Ningshou Palace.
Before the palace concubines came to pay their respects, Aunt Bai was already outside to greet Shifujin.
The tenth prince is different. He lost his biological mother and has no adoptive mother.
The Queen Mother also shows more affection to the Ten Princes and his wife.
This is true for the elderly, and she doesn't blame anyone who has a mother-in-law.
Seeing the Eighth Fortune Jin coming with him, Aunt Bai's expression remained unchanged, and she still greeted him according to the rules, but she did not lead the Tenth Fortune Jin in directly as usual.
When she reached the door of the main hall, she stopped and said to Shifujin and Bafujin: "Two Fujins, please wait a moment while I go in to report."
Shifujin nodded, then realized something was wrong and looked at Bafujin.
Bafujin no longer looked as arrogant and reserved as before. Instead, he lowered his eyes and said politely: "Excuse me, mama..."
Aunt Bai said respectfully: "You're welcome..."
Then, Aunt Bai turned around and went in.
The Queen Mother was talking to the Crown Princess in the next room, and she was talking about the ice cellar in Ningshou Palace.
"There is an ice cellar in the North Garden. I stored ice last winter. When I go there after the festival, I can just use the ice there. If I don't come back for two or three months, I won't be able to use the ice in Ningshou Palace. I will go back. When the weather gets hot, you can move the ice in Ningshou Palace and add ice to the harem..."
The Crown Princess said: "The Imperial Grandmother is kind, but when the time comes that the Holy Master will move to the garden, the brothers will also have to go with him, as well as the concubine's mother and the promises of Qianqing Palace. As a result, the palace will also have a lot less money." Ice, there is a lot of surplus..."
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "Anyway, it's good that you know what's going on. It's better to be more relaxed than to let others choose."
The princess felt sour and numb in her heart and said softly: "My granddaughter-in-law is unfilial and makes you worry..."
The Queen Mother held her hand, her eyes full of love, and said: "It is difficult for women in this world. Compared with the daughters-in-law of ordinary families outside, the royal family is not all shortcomings. They only look forward to the good and only think about the good. This life can only Stay with it..."
"Well! My granddaughter-in-law is contented, Khan's Ama believes in her, and the royal grandmother loves her dearly. These are all blessings for her, and she will cherish her blessings..." the princess said softly.
The Queen Mother nodded slightly and said nothing more.
The Crown Princess acts in a grand manner, and as long as she doesn't get into trouble, she can live a calm life.
It's just a pity.
In this harem, there is a difference between having a son to support you and not having a son.
Aunt Bai stood at the door and stopped when she heard the voice. Then she came in and reported: "Mother, the Eighth Fortune Jin and the Tenth Fortune Jin have arrived. They are waiting at the door..."
When the Queen Mother heard about Ba Fu Jin, it took her a while to wake up. She looked at the Crown Princess and said, "Why is she here?"
The Crown Princess didn't know the reason, so she could only say: "I may have recovered from my illness and wanted to come over to pay you respects..."
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "But I told her not to let her come the year before last!"
A few days ago, the news about Yaqib came out, which was widely spread in the palace, and the Queen Mother also heard about it.
Although she felt pity for Ba Fujin, she was still too lazy to deal with it.
She didn't have Lao Hutu yet, but she could remember clearly how the Eighth Fujin was relying on his status and looked down on the Fifth Jinn.
Husband and wife are one body, and if you despise Wu Fujin, you are despising the fifth elder brother.
She already had an unpleasant temperament, but if she still behaved like this, she disliked Ba Fujin even more.
With her current status, people who don't like her don't have to socialize with her.
If Bafu Jin came in with a sign, she would definitely pass on the message and not let him in.
But when the person arrived outside Ningshou Palace, it was the prince Fujin after all, and the dignity of the eighth prince was also involved. The Queen Mother finally relented and said to Aunt Bai: "Call in..."
Aunt Bai responded and retreated.
After a while, Aunt Bai led the two people in.
Shi Fujin had a better memory this time and was not in a hurry to speak. He took half a step back from Ba Fujin and waited for Ba Fujin to act accordingly.
Bafujin no longer looks downcast.
She raised her head, not looking at the Crown Princess, but at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at Bafujin with a straight face and said firmly: "Didn't I tell you not to come to Ningshou Palace?"
She was getting older, her eyesight was not as good as that of young people, and she could not clearly see the scars on Bafujin's face.
Even if she saw it, she wouldn't take it seriously.
It's not like he's missing arms or legs, or there are other mutilations on his face, it's just a scar that's more than an inch long, which really doesn't bother him.
Ba Fujin knelt down with a bang, put his hands on the ground, and said: "My granddaughter-in-law is unfilial, and I have come to apologize to you..."
The Queen Mother was startled by her reaction and looked at the Crown Princess next to her.
The Crown Princess had just said that she was unfilial, but that was just a polite word. Ba Fu Jin was truly unfilial.
Is it too late to apologize?
It happened the year before last, and you just thought of asking for forgiveness?
The Crown Princess was originally sitting on the stool next to the Kang, but now she couldn't sit down anymore, otherwise she would seem to have received half a courtesy from the Eighth Fortune Jin, and stood up and retreated to the Tenth Fortune Jin.
Shi Fujin pursed his lips and breathed less.
She realized something was wrong.
No wonder the Eighth Prince asked Bafujin to enter the palace with her!
Eighth prince is bad!
Aunt Bai didn't bring them in directly just now because the Queen Mother didn't like Ba Fujin!
Shifu Jin was so angry that he wanted to go to the eighth prince to settle the score.
You've lost your face in vain, and your actions are too dishonest.
Even if you want to ask someone for help, you should talk to the end. Where is this?
The Queen Mother valued her to give Master Shi some dignity.
If the Queen Mother doesn't like her because of this, will she also like Master Ten?
Shi Fujin began to worry about gains and losses, and regretted not asking Shi Age more.
The Queen Mother looked at Ba Fujin's appearance and didn't know where to start.
Ba Fujin looked at the Queen Mother and said: "My granddaughter-in-law lost Amma when she was in Eni's womb, and she lost Eni when she was three years old. Guo Luo Mafa pitied her grandson's loneliness and pampered her, but she would not look at it. My face, I grew up arrogant and domineering, but later Guo Luomafa passed away. My granddaughter-in-law was afraid of being bullied, so she bluffed. She didn’t know there was still flattery in this world..."
At this point, she paused and said: "When I married into the palace the year before last, my sisters-in-law's family background and character were much outstanding. My grandson's daughter-in-law was also afraid of falling behind and being looked down upon by others. She also showed her teeth and claws. I was jealous of Jiu Fujin, who was born in a famous family, loved by his parents, and had a generous dowry. Later, he became competitive and lost his dignity, so he took his anger out on the fifth sister-in-law. In the final analysis, he was just bullying the weak and fearing the strong..."
"Before the wedding, no one taught my granddaughter-in-law how to be a prince, Fujin; after the wedding, no one taught my grandson-in-law how to be a prince, Fujin."
"The fifth sister-in-law and the ninth sister-in-law will ask for forgiveness..."
"Now, grandson-in-law wants to learn to be a decent prince Fujin..."
"Please forgive my granddaughter-in-law for this time because she is lonely and ignorant..."
Ba Fujin, with red eyes, spoke to the end, and then kowtowed heavily.
She has always shown herself arrogant, when did she bend down?
Not only is he bent now, his attitude is also very sincere.
The Queen Mother sighed, she was not a cruel person.
She thought for a while, looked at Ba Fujin, and said with a bit of solemnity: "You have to really admit your mistake. If you try to trick me, I will be very annoyed..."
Bafujin raised his head, tears rolling down his face, and nodded: "My granddaughter-in-law really knows that she is wrong..."
The Queen Mother nodded, looked at Aunt Bai and said, "Help the Eighth Fortune to rise!"
Aunt Bai stepped forward and helped Bafu Jin up.
Seeing Ba Fujin's restrained appearance, which no longer had the smoothness of the past, the Queen Mother called her to sit down and said: "Since you know you are wrong, you must understand that when you are in the world, you must not go out of your way. You must abide by the rules. You must abide by the rules." If you follow the rules, the rules will protect you; if you don’t follow the rules, the rules won’t protect you either..."
Bafujin thought about what he had done after entering the palace, and the most criticized thing was his treatment of good concubines.
At that time, she was angry and felt that she could justly ignore her mother-in-law, but she was not completely confused in her heart.
Now after listening to the Queen Mother's words, Bafujin also understood the meaning of the old lady's advice, and said shamefully: "My granddaughter-in-law was wrong. I will never do it again..."
If she hadn't made the mistake in the first place, would Eighth Prince dare to treat her like this?
The fifth elder brother had a disagreement with Wu Fujin and his wife before, and he did not say that he had hurt Wu Fujin's dignity.
Even if the fifth elder brother really wants to "pamper his concubine and destroy his wife", the elders in the palace will not watch.
The Queen Mother's advice was correct. Her identity could only be relied on by etiquette and rules.
She abides by etiquette and rules, and her prince Fujin's identity is rock solid.
She jumped up and down and turned herself into a joke. The identity of Prince Fujin was also in name only and shaky.
But besides this identity, what else does she have?
The aunt of the Guo Luoluo family?
I'm afraid her uncle and aunt hate her to death.
The niece of Prince Anjun?
If the uncles were not in trouble right now, they would probably wish to stay far away from her, and would not arrange for grandma to come over.
Now I'm afraid it's the last chance.
If she didn't struggle, there would be Fujin on the eighth prince's side.
The Queen Mother looked at Ba Fujin's face and saw that she really listened. Her expression softened and she said: "There is an old saying on the grassland, 'People with good-looking faces are not beautiful, but people with good hearts are truly beautiful.' After suffering, , it’s not a bad thing, you will cherish sweetness. Since your parents don’t love you anymore in this world, you should love yourself well..."
"Um……"
Bafujin nodded slightly, with firmness in his eyes...
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In the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Brother Jiu still remembered Guixiangzhai’s shop, so he directly sent someone to tell Zhang Bao to come over.
"Find the shop files on the street inside Di'anmen as well..."
Zhang Baozhuo didn't say much and went down to look for files.
After a while, he sent the dossier over.
Brother Jiu didn't look anywhere else and turned directly to Guixiangzhai's shop. It wasn't forty-eight taels of silver, but it wasn't much, it was ninety-six taels.
This is still the price in Shunzhi Dynasty.
What was the situation?
The Eight Banners had just entered the pass, and the war was still ongoing. No one knew whether they could gain a foothold in the pass.
Brother Jiu went directly to see the tenant, the Dong family.
From the Shunzhi Dynasty to the present, there has been no price increase or rent cancellation for more than 40 years.
The food here is better than the one at Yufeng Tower, but not much better.
Dong family...
It used to be a personal name under the name of the Empress Dowager.
Later, the Empress Dowager passed away, and the internal management leadership under her name was transferred to the Empress Dowager's name.
The concubine Dong who was deposed before Changchun Palace was the Dong family.
The current inheritor of the Dong family is Dong Dianbang, the manager of Changchun Garden's kitchen, who is Dong's nephew.
Brother Jiu and he met in Changchun Garden last year.
Why did you forget this person? !
Dong Dianbang, who was previously in the Accounting Department, was transferred to the Yuan Shanfang in May last year.
It's not just the Dong family that has people in the Accounting Department.
There is also Li Xu’s third brother, who also works in the accounting department...
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