Shu Shu looked at Ba Fujin and said: "Right is right and wrong is wrong. You can't be the first because of the fault of the eighth sister-in-law, and the ones behind me don't count. Today I accepted the apology from the eighth sister-in-law and also gave it to the eighth sister-in-law. Apologize and let bygones be bygones."
Bafujin's lips moved but he said nothing, only nodded slightly.
When leaving the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Ba Fujin was a little confused.
When she returned to Babeizi Mansion, she looked at Aunt Jin and said, "Dong E's family is different from what I thought..."
She thought Dong E would be very proud.
The two married into the royal family in the same year. One gave birth to "Xiangrui", the couple was loving, and was loved by the elders; the other lost his flesh and blood, the couple was in love, and was rejected by the elders.
Aunt Jin said: "Fu Jin and Jiu Fujin didn't have any big grudges at first. They were just quarrels between the young sisters-in-law. Now that they are both grown up and their minds are at peace, there is nothing to argue about in front of them. They are all the faults of each family." Everyone’s day.”
Speaking of this, she looked towards the south and said: "No matter what Fujin thinks in his heart, in this world, heaven and earth are divided, there is yin and yang, and the royal family is a husband and a wife. If Fujin wants to be smooth, he must not only be right to If you bow your head to relatives, you should also bow your head to Master Ba..."
Bafujin looked in that direction, but his heart felt cold...
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Ninth Prince's Mansion, go to the upper room.
Brother Ninth left early again.
He was worried about Shu Shu's hospitality, fearing that Ba Fujin would be unkind and also worried that Ba Fujin would pester him to look after the child.
What if after seeing a few babies, I get mad with jealousy, and then secretly pinch the child behind anyone’s back?
Shu Shu is looking at the holiday list.
They used to accept them from subordinates of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but now they are preparing to send them out.
The princes' mansions, Dong E's house, Prince Kang's house, Prince Yu's house, Prince Gong's house, Ma Qi's house...
There are also three places in the palace.
The main thing is the rice dumpling gift box. This one comes directly from the pastry shop, which makes eight flavors of rice dumplings.
There are also sachets from the rouge shop.
Tea leaves from the tea shop.
There is also Baiweizhai’s lotus leaf roasted chicken.
They are all products from my own shop. The cost is not high, but they look very decent and thoughtful.
The daily exchanges between relatives are different from the three-level gifts in the yamen. The Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are inherently small gifts.
Even if the annual rites are heavier, there are still reciprocal rites, which are almost the same.
In this way, there is no waste in the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.
The remaining New Year gifts from relatives totaled five to six thousand taels, but what came back was about the same.
Shu Shu felt that after one year, there would be a lot of savings.
Brother Jiu saw that everything was quiet at home, so he was not in a hurry to mention Ba Fujin. He watched Shu Shu sort out the gift list and said, "You will bring the wedding gifts from the palace directly the day after tomorrow?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Your Majesty loves to eat sticky food, so Yikun Palace will have two more boxes of rice dumplings; the 18th brother will return to Yikun Palace soon, and with the 17th brother's two children, two more boxes of sachets will be added..."
The sachets repel mosquitoes and can be worn with you or hung in the tent.
"The imperial grandmother loves roasted chicken, and since the two concubines are here, the roasted chickens in Ningshou Palace will be doubled and eight will be served as a tribute; there will also be two more boxes of sachets for Jiugege..."
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Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Then Qianqing Palace just needs a few more boxes of rice dumplings. If Khan Ama can't finish them all, he can reward the guards..."
Shu Shu said: "The old man is back. He has not come here, and I have not paid a visit to him. How should we pay respects in the future? Should we ask the empress for an idea?"
If it had been changed before, Brother Jiu would have stopped him and felt that there was no need to do anything unnecessary.
Brother Jiu now feels that Guo Luoluo's family is not important, but his wife's mood is.
If the empress felt uncomfortable because they ignored Guo Luoluo's family, it would be a loss outweighing the gain.
Also, the Guo Luoluo family cannot be left alone. Who knows what they are doing in private.
For people like Guidan, it is impossible to turn back to two sweet dates and be an insider.
Brother Jiu said: "It depends on what the empress means. Even if we ignore her, in the eyes of outsiders, she is still a relative of the half-emperor!"
After talking about the festive etiquette, Brother Jiu asked about entertaining guests today.
Shu Shu told Bafujin about his apology, and he also apologized.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu was not very happy and said, "What if she climbs along the pole? Or she can go out and tell the truth, so that irrelevant people will hear it and think you are really at fault."
Shu Shu said: "It will be good if things are settled. I did have something wrong at the time."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "If we are to say that we are at fault, we should not have spoiled her. We should have scolded her when she was rude for the first time. We should have been honest!"
It all happened before, Shu Shu felt there was no need to find fault.
Since the Tenth Prince and his Twelfth Prince brought fish over a few days ago, they often go to the fish market to buy food in the dining room of the Prince's Mansion. There are several grass carp in the fireproof water tank at the door of the dining room. , black fish.
Today's lunch included a fish fillet with peppercorns. But as soon as the table was set, there was movement outside.
Brother Shi came with Shi Fujin.
"Ji Hong sent people to Beijing with a Western tonic called 'Chocolate'. I heard that it is popular in Europe. It nourishes Qi and nourishes the stomach. It just so happens that Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister-in-law can use it..."
Brother Ten said, taking a wooden box from Wang Ping'an.
The wooden box was opened, and inside was a wax-sealed silver box with an angel embossed on it.
When the wax seal on top is opened, there are black chocolate pieces inside.
"It's a hundred yuan in total, and it's all here..."
"Replenishing qi?" Brother Jiu looked at it, became interested, and asked: "Is it hot or cold? Can your Sister-in-law Ninth use it?"
The tenth prince took out a folded leaf and said: "Look at the eight-flavored ingredients, there is cinnamon in it, it looks like it is hot. Why don't you ask the imperial doctor first?"
Brother Jiu has also read "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the past two years and took over the folded pages.
Seeing Shu Shu looking over, Brother Jiu read: "Cinnamon, Qin Jiu, Xuetang, Gao Gao, Vaniliya, Anis, Ajuote, Mo Gajuche..."
Shu Shu listened and asked, "What's behind?"
It was also the first time that the ninth elder brother knew these names and looked at the tenth elder brother.
Brother Ten pointed at the wooden box in Wang Changshou's hand and said: "These are spices from overseas. They are all prepared here. Come with the chocolate. Put these and the chocolate into a copper or silverware and grind them into powder. Then pour in the sugar water and mix it to make medicine..."
Brother Ninth is in trouble.
Stones from other hills, can learn.
However, the efficacy of this medicine was unknown, so he did not dare to ask Shu Shu to try it.
Shu Shu swallowed.
chocolate?
It doesn’t have to be so troublesome.
Hundreds of years later, this is still used as medicine, and people who take it can feel happy.
Shu Shu looked at Brother Ninth and wanted to compile a childhood idle book, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
She said to Brother Jiu: "It looks like a brick of tea, and the way to drink it is similar. Why don't you make a simple milk tea and try it first to see what the chocolate tastes like?"
Of course Brother Jiu had no objection and nodded: "Then try it first. It must be good stuff that comes from across the ocean."
Bad things can't be sold at a high price.
Shu Shu said to Walnut: "Boil it directly with the milk. Once it's boiled, take out eight bowls. Four bowls with sugar, four bowls without sugar, and then bring a sugar bowl..."
Walnut responded, took the tea bowl and oil paper, carefully picked up four pieces of chocolate from the box, and carried it to the dining room.
Shi Fujin sat next to Shu Shu and asked curiously: "Isn't it a medicine from the West? It can also be drunk as tea?"
Shu Shu said with a smile: "Give it a try. I just don't like taking medicine, so I don't want to add those seven spices. It would be great if I could drink it as tea."
Shi Fujin also had a taste for sweets and was afraid of bitters. He nodded with a look on his face and said, "The medicine doesn't taste good. I feel extremely nauseous every time I drink it."
The chocolate chunks are pressed from chocolate powder and cook quickly.
While he was talking, Walnut and Xiaotang had already come in carrying trays.
"There is no sugar in the walnut hand, but there is sugar in the slave's hand..." Xiaotang said.
In the bowl is brown chocolate milk.
Shifu Jin said: "It really looks like tea, the color is the same..."
Shu Shu knew the bitterness of dark chocolate, and was afraid of leaving a shadow on the three of them, so she said: "Try the one with added sugar first..."
Milk, chocolate, sugar...
Shu Shu took a sip with anticipation, but then she felt something was wrong and uncoordinated. It still had a strong bitter taste and the sweetness was suppressed.
Xiaotang was conservative.
Whether it's dark chocolate or black coffee, it tastes better when you add more sugar.
In later generations, this kind of food changed from a drink to a lump. Everyone loved it, and it became popular.
Shi Fujin's brows knitted together.
The brothers Tenth Prince and Ninth Prince looked at each other.
Judging from Shu Shu's pause and Shi Fujin's expression, the taste of the contents of this cup is not very exciting.
Shu Shu put down the chocolate bowl, took the sugar bowl, and put in two and a half spoons of sugar.
When the sugar was almost melted, she took another sip.
Familiar taste.
hot chocolate!
The ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother all watched Shu Shu's reaction eagerly.
Shu Shu smelled the aroma of chocolate, and her expression felt comfortable.
Shi Fujin swallowed his saliva and imitated Shu Shu's movements in putting sugar.
The first two spoonfuls were full. When it came to the third spoonful, she hesitated between a half spoonful and a full spoonful, and chose the full spoonful.
When the stirring was started, Shi Fujin drank a large spoonful of it.
She can always trust Sister-in-law Jiu when it comes to delicious choices.
After finishing the sip, she also had a smile on her face. She immediately held the bowl to Brother Ten and said, "It's so delicious! Try it quickly!"
Brother Ten smiled and nodded, took the spoon and drank half of it.
The mouthfeel is silky smooth.
It seems bitter and sweet.
Seeing that Shi Fujin was still waiting for his feedback, Brother Shi smiled and nodded: "It's indeed delicious."
Shifujin smiled happily and said: "Then let's add some sugar too..."
Brother No. 10 nodded, but he didn't add so much sugar, only a spoonful. After stirring it, he tasted it, and then he stopped adding half a spoonful.
Brother Jiu was standing by, looking at Shu Shu with a little resentment.
Shi Fujin was thinking about Brother Ten, but his own Fujin seemed to have forgotten about it.
A series of chocolate recipes were appearing in Shu Shu's mind.
Chocolate cookies, chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream...
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