Four elder brothers take the script of salted fish

Yin Zhen had a whim.

Concubine Tonghuang really thought about it seriously.

Unlike eunuchs who were used until they were old and weak, court ladies could leave the palace and return home when they reached the age of 30.It's just that in this age of 20 or 30, when you can get engaged and get married at the latest at the age of [-], it is obviously difficult for a palace maid who is [-] years old and may still be sick to leave the palace.

Most of them who are valued by the master will choose to stay in the palace and become nuns by themselves, but there is a fixed number of nuns that are needed in the palace for a year, and the remaining maids will be sent home.

It is not easy to marry a court lady who is over 30 years old.

Even with the rewards from the palace and the rewards from the palace, being able to fill in the houses of officials and eunuchs is a good way out for palace ladies.No matter how bad it is, you can only find old bachelors with unsatisfactory families in the Eight Banners. The worst cases are those whose parents have passed away and only brothers and sisters-in-law are left in the family, or even left alone to be arranged by the clan. In all likelihood, they will be sent directly to the city. Live in the nunnery outside.

If these court ladies can learn a craft, maybe they can improve their lives?Concubine Tong's eyes were shining with starlight, she reached out and rubbed Yinzhen's head: "This method seems to be feasible, Er Niang."

After talking about Tonghuangguifei, she called Changlu, and asked her carefully if she knew any candidates.Changlu has always been a stable and generous character, but his eyes are red when he listens to the words of the noble master and the young master.She knelt down on the ground and kowtowed a few times: "Your servant thank you for your kindness!"

Concubine Tonghuang was taken aback by her reaction.

While motioning Chang Lu to get up, Concubine Tong Huanggui was still nagging: "How do you talk about grace? I'm asking you something!"

Chang Lu wiped the corners of his eyes: "Your Majesty, how can the maids in the palace not want to learn a craft? If the slaves say that the master's thoughts are released, all the maids in the palace must be grateful!"

Yinzhen and Concubine Tonghuang looked at each other.

Seeing the doubts of the two masters, Chang Lu turned to Aunt Bian Jia and said, "What do you think, Aunt?"

Mammy Bian Jia also had red eyes.

She rubbed the corners of her eyes, feeling very complicated: "If the servants say that this thing is really done, I am afraid that the maids in the palace who want to climb the bed will be reduced by [-]%."

If it is said that there is a dragon pool in the palace, then there is a tiger's den outside the palace.

At least in the palace, if you fight hard to become the master, even the smallest promise can lead a relatively comfortable life.After serving people in the palace for more than ten or twenty years, who would like to go outside the palace and still serve people?Anyway, there still needs a reason for beating and scolding slaves in the palace.

Not only Aunt Bian Jia and Chang Lu, but as the sighs of several older mothers sounded one after another, Imperial Concubine Tong felt the heavy responsibility on her shoulders for the first time.

As the saying goes, as much ability as a person has, he should take as much responsibility. Seeing that the fate of Changlu and others fell on her, Concubine Tong Huang Guifei gave birth to a sense of pride and ambition.In an instant, she lost her previous thoughts of teasing Yinzhen, and instead thought about how to make a business flourish and beautifully.

You can't do this by yourself.

The maids who leave the palace can involve various palaces. Concubine Tong left Concubine Niu Colu and Concubine Yi, and ordered people to invite Concubine De, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, and the four discussed this important matter together.

Find a way out for the maids?

Both Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong had weird expressions - Guifei Tong was the emperor's direct cousin, and the Tong family was one of the best, and she had never suffered a single grievance since entering the palace.

How could she think of this?

Just when the two were puzzled, they burst out laughing when they heard that Concubine Tong Huang mentioned the item of Concubine Cake.They looked at each other, and almost at the same time, they thought about the things that the elder brother/third elder brother's nanny came to report.

Big Brother/Third Brother took out the money box!

If you want them to talk about this, I'm afraid... Before they could speak, Concubine De who was sitting on the side spoke first: "Why does your master think of a way to make money?"

Concubine De's eyes were filled with brilliance, and the curiosity on her face could not be concealed.

"also?"

"Ah...it's Yinzuo and Fifth Elder Brother." Concubine De frowned slightly, showing a helpless smile: "These two children went to Yonghe Palace for lunch at noon, and they muttered all the way to make money as soon as they entered the door."

Yinzhen: ... Ah this.

Obviously the culprit or himself is not at fault.He felt guilty for a moment, and then he couldn't help being curious: "De Er Niang, what did the fifth and sixth brothers say?"

Just like the prince Yinreng, the elder brother Yinti, and the third elder brother Yinzhi, the fifth elder brother Yinqi and the sixth elder brother Yinzuo were also very distressed after hearing the expectations of the fourth elder brother.The two of them don't have their own private money like the three elder brothers, at most they only have a few golden melon seeds saved for the New Year-the amount is too small to be useful!

The two children were thoughtful.

They held hands and went to the Yonghe Palace for dinner and were still talking about this matter. Concubine De heard it was funny but she didn't disturb the two children's discussion, but signaled the palace staff to bring two cups of sago dew to the two children for entertainment. Cool off.

The heat has not gone away.

The sixth elder brother Yinzuo danced when he was excited, and with a wave of his hand, he swept the glazed cup on the maid's tray to the ground, and it shattered into pieces.

It is also normal to drop a bowl, plate and tea cup.

Neither Yinzuo nor the fifth elder brother Yinqi took this matter to heart, but Concubine De, who was sitting beside her, raised her eyebrows, and while the palace people were cleaning up, she stepped forward and flicked Yinzuo's forehead: "You still Want to make money? Just ask me not to waste it."

"I don't want to waste my son!"

"But just now I dropped a glazed cup."

"Glass cups are worthless, they are much older."

"Just the one you dropped on the ground just now, it costs 1000 taels."

The fifth elder brother Yin Qi and the sixth elder brother Yin Zuo were slightly at a loss.

How much is 1000 taels written in the ignorant eyes?

Concubine De couldn't help laughing out loud as she spoke.

She wiped the corners of her eyes and said to Concubine Tong Huanggui and the others: "Tell me, these two children who can't even figure out the money and gold, still want to make money? If you want the concubine to say, I'm afraid they are still alive after being sold." How about some money over there!"

Yinzhen broke out in a cold sweat: "...um, um."

Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong looked at the fourth elder brother faintly, and at the same time they were sure that it was the fourth elder brother who came up with the idea of ​​making money. I am afraid that there is a reason for his son to take the money box.

May I ask why the well-behaved elder brother took the money and ran away?

May I ask why the imperial concubine Tong changed suddenly?

There is only one reason.

It is the fourth elder brother who proposes the idea of ​​making money!

Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong vomited madly in their hearts, but kept calm and listened carefully to Concubine De's continuation.

Concubine De was born in a family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

She didn't have the condescending contempt of the Eight Banners nobles for making money, but she felt that it would be better to make it clear with the two little elder brothers to prevent them from being deceived.Concubine De explained with great interest: "Do you know how much is Master Tang's annual salary in the study? Guess it?"

"5000 taels!"

"1 taels!"

Fifth elder brother and sixth elder brother scrambled to shout out.

Besides, the glazed cups belong to the palace, and Master Tang has at least five or ten... Well, maybe hundreds of them are so important?After Yin Zuo replied, he was still complacent: "I once heard Han Ama say that Master Tang is his minister and the mainstay of the court. At least the price of ten glazed cups is right."

The fifth elder brother Yinqi suddenly realized.

His face was flushed, and he shyly touched his fingers: "Then I still guess less..."

"If you make a decision, you can't change it!"

"I have no intention of changing it!"

Seeing that the two children were about to quarrel like two little fighting cocks, Concubine De held down one hand and said in a deep voice: "Both of you are wrong."

"Wow! Is there 10 taels?"

"No! The annual salary of Master Tang in your study is only 130 taels. You smashed his salary for eight years."

Fifth elder brother Yinqi: ...

Sixth elder brother Yin Zuo: ...

The pupils of the two trembled, and they couldn't help exclaiming in unison.

Concubine De shook her head as she spoke of the reactions of the two elder brothers.

She babbled: "You said these two children, I'm afraid they will be cheated when they go out! By the way, Yinzhen, were you cheated the last time you went out of the palace?"

The son of Xungui's family went back to the street.

At least a dozen or hundreds of silver can be cheated, and at most, thousands of silver can be cheated. Thinking about Yinzhen bought so many snacks last time, all the people present looked at him in unison.

Yinzhen shook his head: "Your minister will not be fooled!"

Looking at the questioning eyes of Concubine Tong and others, he couldn't laugh or cry: "Really! Originally, there were a few vendors who wanted to blackmail Erchen, but the vendor next to him saw Erchen's cuteness and came out to help!"

Yinzhen was triumphant.

He just cocked his tail to show how cute he was.

Concubine Tong Huang: ...

She stretched out her hand to rub Yinzhen's face: "Look at your thick face, how can you say that? Let me tell you what price you bought it for?"

"Hmm... a bunch of candied haws costs a penny, vegetable buns cost a penny each, meat buns cost a penny each, candied noodle noodles cost a penny each, and a large bag of fried chestnuts costs ten pennies..." Yinzhen said cracklingly, wringing his fingers. After talking, the more I talked, the more I saw the strange expressions of the mothers and concubines.

"Stir-fried chestnuts in sugar for ten cents a pack?"

Concubine Hui was stunned: "The last time Yinti went out and thought it was delicious... Later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent several bags over, which can be said to be ten taels of silver a bag."

Yinzhen:…………

This is a hundred times worse than that black-hearted street vendor!

Concubine Rong also frowned and pondered.

Concubine Tong's complexion changed slightly, and she changed the subject instantly: "Elder brother and third elder brother both gave silver to Yinzhen, the two moneys are considered as shares for the younger sisters, how about it?"

Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong looked at each other.

Concubine De's grandfather used to be the supervisor of the dining room, and now he is also a highly valued existence in the House of Internal Affairs.If it's more serious now, wouldn't it be turning against Concubine De?A few thoughts flashed through the minds of the two of them, and then Ying Shi winked and said with a smile: "The concubine will go back to count the number of maids, so I will take my leave first."

After watching the two leave, the atmosphere in Chengqian Palace became a little more serious.Yinzhen looked at Er Niang, and then at De Er Niang, with doubts in his eyes: "This is... what's wrong?"

Concubine Tonghuang didn't speak.

As for Concubine De, she lowered her head and pondered for a long time, and finally raised her head to look at Yinzhen: "Yinzhen, Er Niang has something to ask of you."

Concubine De's rare serious appearance made Yinzhen a little nervous.

His muscles tensed, and his heart sank suddenly: "Mother De'er, tell me."

Concubine De's face was serious, but her voice was slightly trembling: "Yinzhen... When you go out of the palace next time, go and see the prices of vase cloth, tea, sugar, rice and grain."

This sentence made the hall fall silent.

Even if Yinzhen came back to his senses at this moment, his eyes widened instantly: "De Erniang means that someone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is suspected of corruption!? Wait, why does Concubine Huimu have to leave? Isn't she the one who suffers...? "

"E Shen, the head of Duyu Division, is Er Niang's grandfather."

Concubine De said softly: "Before that, he was in charge of the imperial dining room."

"..." Yinzhen was tongue-tied, and his heart was pounding for no reason—maybe his relatives would be sent in all at once?Although Wu Yaheqi, the head of Zhuangzi, has only appeared in front of him so far, but Yinzhen is not cruel enough to kill all his relatives...

Concubine Tong covered her mouth.

She couldn't help but whispered: "Sister, this matter—"

Concubine De twisted the pearl flower in her hand and shook her head.

Her face was solemn and dignified, and her eyes were like a deep pool with no bottom to see and no wind and waves to see. Concubine De said calmly and indifferently: "One drink and one peck are all deterministic. I can only hope that what they do can be worthy of my conscience."

Yinzhen:……

Imperial Concubine Tong: ...

There was a suffocating silence in the hall.

Immediately afterwards, Concubine De raised her eyes, revealing a bright and slightly sly smile?She said with crooked eyebrows: "The concubine is teasing the imperial concubine! Yinzhen, you can go and investigate it-it's okay to tell the emperor, Er Niang has confidence."

Yinzhen rolled his throat: "Really, really?"

Concubine De picked up a piece of pastry with two fingers, and nodded with a smile: "Emiang, can you still lie to you?"