Compared with the joyful mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in Yikun Palace, the atmosphere here in Changchun Palace is solemn.
After the Eighth Blessings paid their respects, they were also given a seat, which was a round stool.
She looked at her nose with her eyes and her mouth with her nose, looking very demure and dignified.
Aunt Jin was waiting behind.
The good concubine couldn't help but frown when she looked at Ba Fujin's hair.
The first time I paid my respects, it was just a return. I had not been in the palace for a year and a half, and I didn’t know what was fashionable in the palace now. The second time I didn’t change my makeup, it made sense. This woman’s jewelry requires effort, whether it is purchased or customized.
This is already the third time.
Ten days have passed, and if I want to clean up, I can do it quickly.
The good concubine suppressed her anger, glanced at the nanny behind Ba Fujin, and then said softly to Ba Fujin: "It's better to follow the crowd when it comes to dressing up."
Bafujin raised his head, looked at the good concubine, and said, "Is the queen going to teach her daughter-in-law how to dress?"
The good concubine saw the scar on her face, looked away, and said: "Every time I greet you, several princes Fujin are there. It's better to just follow the crowd."
Ba Fujin lowered his eyes and said, "My wife-in-law will follow your Majesty's instructions and tell Ba Ye after she returns home."
The good concubine glanced at Bafujin and felt unhappy.
What is this word?
It’s as if the Eighth Prince treated her harshly...
Tens of thousands of taels of silver in the box, seven or eight marriages, and two pieces of jewelry, and the eighth prince has to pay for it?
But the good concubine also knew that Aunt Jin was a conservator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a member of Anjun Prince Fujin, so she couldn't complain.
There was a complete silence between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
I guess it's almost time, and the chariot is ready outside.
The good concubine brought Bafujin out.
He and his concubine Guarjia were already waiting with the nobles from the apse.
Seeing this, Bafu Jin politely blessed Fu and said, "Please be safe, my concubine."
He and the concubine moved away, without receiving the full ceremony, and said: "Good morning."
There was no need to delay the greetings, so Changchun Palace and his party set off.
When they left half a cup of tea, there was also movement in Yikun Palace.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are also preparing to leave.
Several rough eunuchs were waiting outside, and three chariots were placed on the ground.
In addition to Concubine Yi's own chariot, she also had two others prepared.
Wu Fujin had a look of shame on his face and said, "It's all my daughter-in-law's whim that caused trouble for the empress."
Concubine Yi said: "You are being filial, what's wrong with that? Even if you don't come, the Queen Mother and I will send someone over to see you..."
Shu Shu took Wu Fujin's hand and said, "I want to thank my sister-in-law. If my sister-in-law hadn't come and my mother-in-law had called the carriage, I wouldn't have dared to sit, otherwise there would be news that I was seriously ill tomorrow..."
Wufu Jin hurriedly said: "Tong Yan Wu Ji!"
Shu Shu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.
Concubine Yi glanced at her and said angrily: "There is no taboo, I dare to say anything!"
Shu Shu quickly admitted her mistake.
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got on the carriage and drove slowly.
At around three o'clock in the morning, the group arrived at Ningshou Palace.
Concubine Rong, who was in front, had just gotten off the chariot. When she saw this, she stood up and went in with Concubine Yi.
Shu Shu, Wu Fujin and San Fujin lag behind.
San Fujin grabbed her wrist, a little annoyed, and said: "I haven't heard of anyone who lost weight during confinement, so just mess with yourself!"
Shu Shu smiled and said, "You touched the wrong place. If you touch your belly and waist, it's still a circle of flesh."
Seeing that she still had the energy to speak, San Fujin's expression improved and he said, "It's your own body anyway. It's up to you to take care of it, but there are many people waiting to become a cheap stepmother for 'Xiang Rui'!"
When Shu Shu heard this, she felt unhappy and said, "I'll show them my heroic posture when I pull the Shili Bow. Who dares to shamelessly daydream and just cry!"
Sanfujin hummed and said, "With your dry appearance now, don't be beaten to tears again."
Wu Fujin watched the sisters bickering and didn't interrupt.
But she had also heard rumors from outside, which were quite wicked.
Because this fifth elder brother was very worried, he even talked to Wu Fujin privately several times, thinking that his younger brother had become successful because he married Shu Shu; if he really became a widower, it would be really unthinkable.
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After a while, Qi Fujin also arrived in the chariot on Concubine Hui's shoulders.
She took Shu Shu's hand, touched it up and down several times, and said, "There's nothing we can do. I guess I'll have to nurse him back in autumn and winter."
Summer is not the time to replenish meat, and Shu Shu has a hard time in summer.
Shu Shu pointed to her tuanhua and earrings and said, "I'm wearing new jewelry, and I'm also wearing new clothes. Sister-in-law Seven, please praise me..."
Qi Fujin then looked her up and down and said, "Why is she dressed like this? Don't you feel shy about pink?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "That was before, when I was young and loved to pretend to be an adult. Now that I am a child, I am still a few years younger..."
It was almost time to say hello, and the sisters-in-law said a few words at the palace gate and then went in.
Behind each of the concubines and concubines, there are small stools.
The position of Ba Fujin is still behind Concubine Hui.
As soon as Shu Shu and Wu Fujin came in, everyone's eyes were on them.
The news is going crazy now. At the end of February and the beginning of March, news about the Ninth Prince's Mansion came one after another.
It didn't stop abruptly until Jiu Fujin gave birth to "Xiangrui".
There are many unfavorable speculations about Jiu Fujin outside, and they feel that there is more danger than good, and the same is true in the palace.
But they were all said in private, and no one dared to reveal it in front of others, including Concubine Yi.
If you really want to be caught, there will be no good results.
When I met people today, everyone knew that the rumors outside were untrue.
Although he has lost a lot of weight, Jiu Fujin's vitality is still there.
After a while, the Queen Mother brought out the Crown Princess and Shi Fujin, and also looked behind Concubine Yi first.
When she saw clearly what Wu Fujin and Shu Shu looked like, she smiled with peace of mind.
Now the fourth concubine is not in charge of palace affairs, but only takes care of the affairs of each palace, and Zhaoxiang's office.
The Queen Mother didn't ask any more questions and only told Concubine Hui a few words about Zhaoxiang's affairs.
The eighteenth prince's birthday is at the end of May. According to the rules, he was supposed to move to Yikun Palace after "catching the week". Since he was going to Changchun Garden after the Dragon Boat Festival, he had to move to the palace before.
The candidates for Changchun Garden have also been decided.
Among the four concubines, besides Concubine Yi, Concubine Hui also went to the garden.
The two young princes around Concubine Yi had no time to spare and needed a concubine to take care of the affairs of the concubine. This time it was Concubine Hui.
Above the remaining concubines, there are Min concubines, He concubines, noble concubines including Wang Guiren, Chen Guiren, Gao Guiren, as well as Wang Concubine and Liu Concubine, and eight others from Qianqing Palace.
Some of these candidates are familiar, and some of them sound unfamiliar to them.
The concubine Wang is from Chuxiu Palace, the mother of the Sixteenth Princess, and she moved from Changchun Palace to Chuxiu Palace with Minbi.
Concubine Liu is from Zhongcui Palace and is the mother of the Seventeen Princesses.
The young nobles looked at each other, confused.
The four concubines were all old men in the palace, and they exchanged glances, mostly knowing what they were doing.
This is because the emperor is looking forward to having children in the harem.
In the past two years, although the emperor did not exclusively favor concubines, he still favored the concubines most of the time. The remaining ones were Wang Guiren, Min Concubine and Yi Fei, and the others did not come around every two or three months.
As a result, there was no news about the concubine's happy birthday in the past two years.
This time I ordered Concubine Wang and Concubine Liu. They were the concubines who planned to have sex with each other and wanted to ask for a child.
Everyone was speechless. The prince was eighteen years old and there were more than a dozen grandsons. He actually wanted to ask for the prince...
After a while, the Queen Mother left Yi Fei, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law behind, and the others dispersed.
Everyone turned to the East Room. The Queen Mother first took Wu Fujin's hand and looked her up and down. Her eyes fell on her belly for a long time. She was a little worried and asked Yi Fei: "Is this belly small? Do you want to raise the child?" keep?"
She has never given birth, so it's hard to judge.
Concubine Yi shook her head and said: "It's not small, it's almost the same size. It only grows in the first three months."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother felt relieved and told Wu Fujin: "Not only must you raise your children well, you must also raise yourself well. Only then will you be happy. It will be good to have more children in the future."
Wufujin nodded and said, "Don't worry, Imperial Grandmother, my granddaughter-in-law will take good care of her baby."
After the Queen Mother told Wu Fujin, she looked at Shu Shu, took a closer look, and said, "My sister is dressed up well today. She looks Shuiling and looks like Xiaojiu."
Concubine Yi stood by and said with a smile: "When it comes to birthdays, these two sisters-in-law, Jiu Ge Ge is the bigger one."
The Queen Mother pulled Shu Shu closer and said: "What does the imperial doctor say? When will it be repaired? Don't follow the example of those outside and think about whether you are thin or not. Your body should be strong and strong. To be blessed."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "My granddaughter-in-law has been suffering for a long time. She won't be able to raise her until autumn. She pretends to be a little girl first, then goes back to the garden and wanders around with her ninth sister."
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "Okay, when the time comes, I will send errands to you to go to each royal garden to deliver messages and gifts..."
Knowing that Shu Shu was going to Haidian in a few days, the Queen Mother didn't say anything else. She warned Wu Fujin once more and asked them to go back...
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Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Brother Jiu stood there and felt that his neck was stiff.
Have you been standing here for two quarters of an hour?
Have you been caught with any pigtails recently?
Brother Ninth looked suspiciously at Brother Seven next to him.
Brother Qi will not be idle. He will write down his early departure every day on the book, right?
Brother Seventh noticed his eyes and looked back, seemingly asking.
Brother Jiu frowned and stared, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Kangxi sat on the kang, his face as sinking as water, but his right hand was retracted into his cuff, and his fingertips felt numb.
No one knows his anger.
He claims to have good ears and eyes, and is not the kind of emperor who is put on a high pedestal. Unexpectedly, he was tricked by his own slave Hu.
In addition to being angry, he was also worried.
He had read Brother Seventh's book before.
It has been more than ten days since the ninth elder brother and the seventh elder brother mentioned the "hole" in the accounting department, which was enough for the seventh elder brother to investigate the Gao family in Yufeng Building.
It turned out that as early as thirty years ago, the Gao family was privately involved with the Hesheli family.
The Gao family is still a common people, but they have a daughter who is married to a concubine of the Fucha family.
The two families had secretly become in-laws many years ago.
This Fucha family is Suo'etu's uncle's family.
Soetu, the Hesheli family...
Kangxi felt a little cramped in his heart, but he endured it to keep from losing his temper.
Did Suo'etu make his own decision?
But the Gao family belongs to him, Suo'etu deserves death!
He was annoyed when he saw Brother Jiu winking and said coldly: "What are you doing?"
Brother Ninth immediately became honest.
The old man has some evil fire, and he has some injustice.
While he was complaining, Kangxi was already staring at him and said: "Okay, why do you think of Cha Yufeng Tower?"
Brother Jiu glanced at Kangxi and said: "My son was ordered to marry Jiugegequan, so he wanted to see if there was a suitable one in Xi'anmen Nei Street first, and did not choose Di'anmen Nei Street. These two places have the best business." , the rent for official shops is also high, but when I saw the annual rent of forty-eight taels of silver, I was shocked..."
Kangxi snorted coldly: "It's just business. If you dare to rely on your status to find fault with other merchants for the sake of your Fujin shop, be careful of me!"
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "You underestimate your son too much. Your son remembers the holy teachings of Emperor Shizu really. How can he compete with the people for profit? Besides, my son is not short of money now. The future of the shop is still high." With the income from my son Fujin’s marriage, there is no problem in leaving two or thirty thousand taels of silver a year in total. After fifteen years, Akdan’s family’s money and Ni Guzhu’s dowry have all been saved!”
Kangxi said unhappily: "It's not the best. If you lose the dignity of the royal family, I won't care about saving your dignity!"
Brother Jiu was confused after hearing this, hesitating whether to report the bank's affairs first, so as not to attract others.
Kangxi saw this in his eyes and pondered: "Is there anything that would make people find fault with you?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "How could it be? My son is familiar with the Laws of the Qing Dynasty, and he also knows the Eight Banners Sparse Regulations by heart, so he won't give others a chance to criticize him."
"Then what are you guilty of?" Kangxi asked.
Brother Jiu felt that now was not a good time to talk about money banks.
The one on the left had to wait for the incident in Xiaotangshan, and he could only make plans with the remaining money in his hands. He said: "My son is just calculating the accounts in his mind, wondering if he can save enough money to separate the family and get married without adding Fujin's dowry to his income." …”
Kangxi frowned and said, "You are just thinking about these things when you are not doing your job all day long?"
Hearing this, Brother Jiu sighed heavily, glanced at Kangxi, and said: "My son, isn't he frustrated? After two years of tossing and making a lot of troubles, I thought that the source of income was gone, but it was more or less. It’s just a small achievement, but in the end... oh... my son wanted to calm down a little bit, and if he continued to make more money, he became a big shopkeeper who made money for the slaves, and it became a big joke!"
Kangxi's eyes fell on a few books, which came up together with the seventh elder brother's zhezi, and the two pages of forms written by the ninth elder brother.
"What did you use to estimate the rent for this shop?"
Kangxi asked.
Brother Jiu said: "I didn't compare with other places, I only compared with the streets outside Di'anmen. Nowadays, the imperial city's access control is relaxed, and the Eight Banners soldiers and civilians are not restricted from entering and exiting. The streets inside Di'anmen are no less prosperous than those outside Di'anmen. Then comparing Xi'anmen Nei Street and Di'an Mennei Street, Xi'an Mennei Street has more passengers. However, the rent of official apartments has always been cheap. My son did not convert it according to the market price, but calculated it according to 50% of the previous years' rent. This rent The price was checked from the red deed of the Eight Banners Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs. This is subject to tax. The rent reported to the Yamen will only be less, not higher, so it will not be overestimated..."
The current reported annual rent for the three hundred official shops in the imperial city is only 10,500 taels.
If compared with the rent price on Di'anmen Street, it can be directly increased by fifteen to twenty times...
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It's the middle of the month, so I'm asking for monthly tickets, ^_^.
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