Qi Fujin sat on top of Shu Shu and looked at San Fujin's position, feeling curious in his heart.
When everyone was talking to Si Fujin, she asked Shu Shu in a low voice, "Is the Crown Princess sick?"
Didn’t you just come to Haidian yesterday?
With the princess's temperament, she would not complain of illness if she was not feeling well.
If he was really seriously ill, would they want to visit?
Shu Shu whispered: "The emperor's grandson is ill, and the princess has returned to the city."
Qi Fujin nodded, with a slight smile on his face.
She was also the aunt-in-law, so she would have to worry about her concubine if she became seriously ill.
In an ordinary family, the legitimate wife and the legitimate mother can be more wanton. If the natal family is confident enough, there is no need to take these concubines and concubines seriously.
But not the royal family.
The Eighth Fortune Jin was sitting at the bottom of the Four Fortune Jins, and the Tenth Fortune Jin was at the top, eating chicken breast meat, which tasted like chewing wax.
It was hot and she didn't want to eat meat, but she followed the crowd in front of everyone.
She knew that no one might pay attention to whether she ate or not, but she couldn't stand being looked at.
That's good...
As one of the princes, Fujin, she sat in the crowd...
Before, she was outstanding in everything because she was afraid that others wouldn't see her; now, she is afraid that others will see her...
Shifujin feasted on the delicious food. What he ate was not mutton or chicken, but roasted quail.
The grilled skin is crispy and tastes delicious.
Everyone was seated separately, and after finishing her portion, her eyes fell on the table next door.
Bafujin did not touch the roasted quail.
Although Shi Fujin is acquainted with her, she is also different from others. She hurriedly moved her eyes away, looked to the opposite side, looked at Shu Shu and said: "Sister-in-law Jiu, when will Zhuangzi come over to deliver food?"
Shu Shu said: "Anytime is fine. It's close to here. Whatever you want to eat, I can ask someone to deliver some tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Shi Fujin nodded hurriedly and said, "That's great. Sister-in-law Jiu will leave some quails for me when the time comes. I want to fry them and eat them, so that I can chew the bones together."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to catch some for you."
The Queen Mother heard this and said, "What else?"
Shu Shu said: "There are also turtle doves and pheasants, but they are not fat now and will be better in autumn. Wild boars are available all year round, but the big pigs cannot be eaten because they taste bad. If you want to eat them, you can catch the smaller ones. .”
After hearing this, the Queen Mother hurriedly said: "The wild boar is very powerful. I heard that even the tiger and the blind bear are no match. If you are careful to hurt people, it is best not to let others catch you."
Shu Shu explained: "It's not that we catch them specially, but there are crops at the foot of the mountain. Wild boars like to go down the mountain to look for food. There are many traps dug at the foot of the mountain. If you don't catch them, the crops will be ruined. They will come down in groups. It can damage dozens of acres of land at night..."
The Queen Mother said: "Then we must catch him quickly."
What Shu Shu mainly thinks about is that wild boars are all lean meat, so if they are bred with domestic pigs, the second generation of wild boars will become lean pigs, which is one more choice.
San Fujin glanced at Shu Shu and said, "Are the eggs you are sending around the place from Zhuangzi?"
Shu Shu's expression remained unchanged, and she nodded with a smile.
Sanfujin felt unhappy when he saw her refusing to dodge, and said, "Then how come everyone else has a share, but not our yard?"
Shu Shu had an innocent look on her face and said: "I don't know, it was arranged by our master. Maybe he knows that there is no shortage of third brother and third sister-in-law!"
San Fujin frowned and said: "Whether we are short or not is ours, whether you give it away or not is yours. We are still cousins, don't you want to say something?"
Shu Shu thought for a moment and said, "Then I will go back and give our master some advice?"
San Fujin was dissatisfied and said: "It's obviously something that belongs to your village, but you still can't treat it as your own?"
Shu Shu apologized and said, "Master Jiu has the final say on everything in our house."
Sanfujin hated the fact that iron could not become steel, and said: "That's your dowry, it's not his property, but he has long hands?"
Shu Shu touched her temples and said, "Our master also has good intentions. I haven't cared about anything for the past six months, so I just gave up."
Seeing that San Fujin wanted to talk more, Qi Fujin interrupted and said, "Are the watermelons in Daxing about to be ripe? Are there any other products besides watermelons this year?"
Shu Shu said: "It will be good in another ten days, and there will also be a batch of early-ripening cantaloupes."
Qifu Jin immediately said: "It's agreed, and according to last year's calculation, we can send people to pull it out by then. There are many children in our house, and they don't like to eat in summer, so they have to bear fruit every day."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "You are too polite. How much is the total?"
Qi Fujin shook his head and said, "It's because I don't have much money that I won't take advantage of you. Otherwise, I'll look petty and have a big advantage later. I'll take advantage of you!"
This is similar to what Jue Luo Shi taught Shu Shu since she was a child.
People in the Eight Banners often have this kind of upbringing. They care about face, for fear of appearing vulgar and being looked down upon by others.
Not only do men care about appearance outside, but women also care about their appearance.
San Fujin was standing by, his face was a little hot, and he always felt that there was something in Qi Fujin's words.
She looked at Qi Fujin, feeling puzzled.
Didn't you offend her?
Shu Shu is not biased like this.
Qi Fujin looked back and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, what are you looking at me for? Is it because I have a softer face?"
San Fujin's attention was suddenly diverted. Looking carefully, she saw that it was indeed tender and rosy. She couldn't care less and immediately asked Qi Fujin about her maintenance...
Bafujin was sitting on his seat and couldn't even eat the chicken breast.
egg……
Yesterday, she heard someone reported that people from the Ninth Prince's Mansion sent things to the First and Third Houses, but she didn't take it to heart.
Is this all given away?
Didn't you send Third Brother and them here?
What would the elders think?
Haven't you already made amends?
Bafujin felt a little uncomfortable.
When they came out of the North Garden and everyone dispersed, she and Si Fujin walked back together. She couldn't help but ask Si Fujin: "Sister-in-law Si, Brother Ninth and the others didn't give us eggs either..."
Of course Si Fujin knew this, but it was actually not easy for Ba Fujin to mention this matter, so he just pretended not to know.
But now that she brought it up, she could only say: "Uncle Jiu has a child's nature. He will remember everything he has done well or misbehaved. As long as he is gone, it will be fine. Don't take it to heart."
Bafujin was silent.
In the early years, when she first got married, the thing she couldn't stand the most was that the ninth elder brother was clinging to the eighth elder brother. He had to go to the eighth elder brother for everything big or small, and he was as clingy as a child.
Since when did it stop sticking? !
Last year, or the year before...
*
North Garden, at the Nine Grids.
Shu Shu looked at her face carefully, with concern.
Jiu Gege's eyes were red and swollen, his nose was also red, and he kept coughing. It looked like a reaction to a pollen allergy.
At today's little lunch banquet, not only the Crown Princess was not there, but Jiu Gege was also not there.
So when everyone dispersed, Shu Shu took a step late and came to visit Jiugege.
"I was fine yesterday, but why did I start coughing? What did the doctor say?" Shu Shu was worried.
Physical allergies are themselves a manifestation of low immunity.
Jiu Gege covered his mouth with a handkerchief, coughed twice, and said: "I was reading a book a few days ago and rested a little late. I got up early yesterday. When I came here, I was a little tired. I walked in the garden in the afternoon. After a few steps, I looked at the roses and started coughing. The doctor said it was rubella..."
Although she prescribed the prescription and took the medicine, she still kept coughing and did not go to anyone.
Sifujin came here early and had already visited once before.
Shu Shu said: "Although there is no ringworm on the face, the symptoms are similar to 'peach blossom ringworm'. From now on, my sister should stay away from those flowers and wear a mask when going out for a walk."
Jiugege said in surprise: "Is it because of the roses?"
Shu Shu said: "That may not be it. Anyway, it is related to vegetation. From March to May, poplars and catkins come in turns. Most other trees bloom at this time. These tree flowers have pollen, which is blown away by the wind. This is where spring ringworm comes from; the flowers of plants and trees are similar, some are blown away by the wind, and some are picked up by small insects, which also carry pollen around, making people cough easily..."
After hearing this, Jiu Gege breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good to have a reason. I'm still feeling guilty. Is it possible that the wind won't blow in the future?"
Shu Shu grabbed Jiu Gege's wrist. He couldn't be said to be skinny, nor was he much stronger.
She shook her head and said: "When you get better, you have to move more. You can't stay like this anymore, and you can't stay up late at night reading anymore..."
At this point, she pointed at herself and said: "Look at me, what I looked like before and what I look like now. I've been working on it for more than two months, but I'm still at a loss..."
Jiu Gege looked at Shu Shu's look and felt fearful.
She is not a little princess who doesn't understand everything. She is similar in age to the sisters-in-law behind her.
She thought that her sisters-in-law were all good, each with their own strengths, but after marrying into the royal family, it seemed that only one of them would have a son.
Even the ninth sister-in-law is not exempt from the vulgar request for a child.
An innocent and innocent person like Shi Fujin would not be happy for two years.
She lowered her eyes and whispered: "Sister-in-law Jiu, I'm afraid of this. Can I give birth a few years later?"
Shu Shu: "..."
It was really hard to say this from her mouth.
In this era of having many children and bringing many blessings, contraception is a treason.
She sighed and said: "It's a matter of course for this man and woman to get married, get pregnant and have children..."
At this point, she paused and said in a low voice: "Most of the idle books out there are family rumors. They can't be taken as true, and you shouldn't believe them either. You have to ask the imperial doctor about this. I don't know if the imperial doctor has a way..."
Jiu Gege blushed and said, "I'd better take good care of myself..."
It's such a shameful thing to say. My friends can just say it in private, but the imperial doctor has to take a pulse. I don't dare to think about it...
*
Forbidden City, the main office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
When the third elder brother came over, he asked someone to get the official book.
He planned to select Jiugege's marriage property and go to Changchun Garden to see him in the afternoon.
hey-hey……
The emperor's father will also give you food when the time comes.
After receiving the instructions, I went to the Accounting Department and brought the booklet over.
The third elder brother looked through it and felt sad in his heart.
After all, it was the Queen Mother who raised her. Not only was she the only one among the princesses, she also overshadowed their brothers.
They divided their properties early last year, and none of them had a rent-collecting shop in the imperial city.
Good things come in pairs, at least there are two shops to choose from, and there are also two small courtyards of official houses in the inner city that are easy to collect rent.
In the imperial city, the most lively places are Xihuamen Inner Street and Di'anmen Inner Street. Third Brother will look at these two places first.
When he saw "five old shops with a rent of 48 taels of silver", the third elder brother had the idea of harming others and not benefiting himself.
Then he shook his head. This job is also a double-edged sword. If you do it well, you will get a lot of success with one stone, and you will be sold to many companies. If you don't do it well, you will get many complaints.
Such records were recorded one by one, and the locations were too vague. He looked at them unrealistically, so he decided to go there in person and pick out two prosperous shops to add to the nine-gege dowry list.
He is so attentive when doing errands.
He stood up and saw the yellow belt around his waist. He called the eunuch in and asked for a belt to put on.
This makes me feel more comfortable and avoids attracting attention...
