[Qing wear + Red Mansions] Guide to the Prince's Pampering Wife

Brother Jiu stood up with his hands on his hips and said, "Let go of my sixth brother! I'm the general manager, anyone who wants to buy books come to me!"

The children looked at Brother Jiu blankly: "Shall we buy it?"

"Of course," Brother Jiu simply asked someone to move his desk to the side of Yinzuo, stepped on it with one foot, and said with one hand on his hip, "It's not that I don't care about love, you don't know how much such a book is. Difficult, let’s just talk about this painting and this story, have you ever seen it? No! It’s a sum of money that my sixth brother asked someone to paint. It was just for our brothers and sisters, but now you want it. Sixth brother has to find the Ministry of Internal Affairs to print, do you know that printing takes a lot of time, engraving, manual work, and paper, which consumes too much money!"

Yin Zuo was stunned for a while, and the children were also stunned for a while, Brother Jiu sighed: "Our brothers only have so much money a month, if we give it all to you, we can only drink the northwest wind." Yes! Can you bear it?"

The children shook their heads ignorantly, and even Xiao Douding took off his collar and gave it to Yin Zuo, as if he was afraid that he would starve to death.

Yinzuo: "..."

Brother Jiu persuaded the children, so he asked the little eunuch to bring a pen and paper, sat down and said, "I know you don't have money now, and we don't have any books ready. Anyone who wants me to record it first, and wait for it to be printed." I will send it to you."

The children rushed forward, you squeezed me, I squeezed you, twittering and twittering, Brother Jiu couldn't stand it after barely remembering two, slapped the table and shouted: "Quiet! Be quiet! Line up and come one by one, those who don't line up No record, hurry up!"

The children were really overwhelmed by this voice, and with the help of the little eunuch, they started to line up.With a light push, Yin Zuo pushed Xiao Douding, who insisted on helping him, in front of Brother Jiu, who happened to be the first in line.

Brother Jiu asked his name and his Ama's name, recorded them one by one and asked, "How many copies do you want?"

Xiao Douding looked at Brother Jiu blankly.

Ninth elder brother is persuasive: "Do you have brothers, sisters, cousins, cousins ​​that you need to bring to them?"

Xiaodouding nodded, thought with his fingers for a while, and then stretched out a slap: "I want a hundred copies!"

Brother Nine: "...at most ten books, is there more?"

"No! I want a hundred copies!"

Brother Jiu squinted at Xiao Douding, Yinzuo thought he was going to beat up violently, but he just said in a low voice: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs can't print so many books in a short time, if you want a hundred copies for one person, the next one If people can’t buy it, what do you think they will do?”

"—Steal yours!"

Xiao Douding was taken aback, Brother Jiu nodded in satisfaction: "Why don't you buy ten copies first, and I'll keep them for you when you get them later, how about it?"

Xiao Douding quietly glanced at the eager queue behind, and nodded with tears in his eyes.

Yinzuo: "..."

There was a lot of movement here, and it quickly attracted the attention of the adults. Seeing that it was Brother Jiu who was selling books, he approached Shisi with great interest to have a look, and said with a smile: "This book is really strange, how many books are there?" One book for silver, and I will also buy two books for my study."

Yinzuo and Brother Jiu looked at each other: It's over!Forget about pricing!

Yin Zuo pondered for a moment, thinking that it was really not easy to print this book, and it shouldn't be too much to pay five taels of silver... right?

No matter, he is short of money now, so he can cheat as much as he can!He suppressed his guilty conscience and was about to speak, but Brother Jiu had already said before him: "One book is 20 taels of silver!"

Yinzuo: "..."

Yinzuo and the clan looked at him in shock, with 'He's crazy' written on the left cheek, and 'Where are you stealing money' written on the right cheek?

Even the prince and elder brother looked over.

Brother Jiu said without any guilt, "The price is already very low, if you think it's too expensive, why don't you forget it?"

He made a gesture to put away the pen and paper, and sure enough, when the children saw that the comic book in their hands was about to fly, tears filled their eyes immediately, and they were about to make a fuss on the spot.

Clans: "..."

where is this place?The emperor will come over soon, how dare they make their children make trouble on this occasion, they must compromise and say: "All right, all right, buy it if you want."

It's just that I have to feel a pain in the flesh. Although 20 taels of silver is not much, I still have to look at what I bought!

It's just a book!

Yinzuo silently closed his chin, and said with a smile: "Uncles, don't underestimate this book. It looks simple, but it is actually very useful. Not to mention, it has only been a few days since the Seventh Princess and the Thirteenth Brother got this book. , read all the words in the book!"

Everyone was amazed, but what about this effect?

The elder brother testified: "My family's two princesses used to be the least fond of reading, and now they are arguing every day to learn how to read."

Immediately, the clansmen stopped feeling distressed. I don’t know how much effort it took to get their children to read two more pages of books. If they can get them to take the initiative to learn, what’s the point of buying a book for 20 taels of silver?

They want to buy more copies!

Yinzuo and Brother Jiu looked at each other and smiled wickedly.

The excitement didn't stop until Kangxi came, and everyone returned to their seats to celebrate the New Year with Kangxi. After some etiquette, everyone began to eat, drink and talk.

Nine princes came to Yinzuo's side and handed over the paper recording the order to Yinzuo: "Look at the sixth brother."

After such a great effort, Brother Jiu has already calculated the total. Yin Zuo looked at the numbers above and excitedly held Brother Jiu's hand: "Brother Jiu, are you interested in selling other things?"

Brother Jiu's eyes lit up: "What does Sixth Brother want me to sell, Yan Ruyu's facial fat?"

Yinzuo nodded, what kind of books does such a person sell, sell facial fat to make money!

Brother Jiu is also very interested. He is not interested in noodles, but he cares more about selling things, and being able to sell things outside the palace makes him even more excited.Immediately nodded and said: "When I finish this wave of business, I will take care of that for you."

Yinzuo nodded again and again.

Brother Jiu suddenly thought of something: "Do you think we can sell this comic book outside the palace?"

Yin Zuosi and the popularity of comic books in later generations nodded with a smile: "There should be many people who like to read them, but I'm afraid no one will buy them for 20 taels of silver."

"Of course I won't sell 20 taels of silver outside the palace, and I'm not a fool!" Brother Jiu gave Yinzuo a surprised look, "It's the most you can sell outside the palace for [-] taels of silver."

Yinzuo: "...you take the clan as a victim, aren't you afraid that they will beat you?"

"How can it be said that they are being taken advantage of? They bought the first batch!" Brother Jiu said confidently, "When our comics become popular, there are so many people who can buy them in advance. Isn't it worth 20 taels of silver? ?”

Yinzuo: "..."

Brother Jiu is still brainstorming: "We can also make some special versions, such as adding annotations..."

Yin Zuo answered smoothly: "For example, the author's special signature, the author's message, or the binding is extraordinarily exquisite..."

"Yes! These don't need to be much, we control the quantity, so the price is set by us?" Brother Jiu said with bright eyes.

Yinzuo: "..."

Brother Nine slapped his chest: "Leave these things to me, Brother Six, you and the author... Hey, who is the author? You just get new books, don't worry about the rest, just wait It’s enough to divide the money every month!”

Yin Zuo was very moved, but still rejected Brother Jiu.

If it was someone else, it would be fine for Yinzuo to accept such a good thing for him, but the author of this comic book is Daiyu.No matter how much Daiyu doesn't stick to common etiquette, she is still a girl after all, so she may not be willing to make too much publicity.

It's not good to sell books to the clan just now, but brother Jiu moved too fast, Yinzuo can't stop him, but anyway, the scope is not large, so it doesn't matter if you sell it.But if you want to sell it outside the palace, you will be facing the people of the whole Qing Dynasty.

Yinzuo couldn't make such a decision for Daiyu, so he couldn't agree to Brother Jiu, so he could only go back and ask the author.

Brother Jiu was very sorry, and kept urging Yinzuo to ask quickly, not to delay the time to make money.

Yinzuo: "..." This man is a copper coin spirit who cannot be reincarnated.

When the palace banquet was over, Yinzuo was urged again by brother Jiu. After returning, he wrote to Daiyu, explaining today's events in detail, and asked if Daiyu intended to publish comic books.

Daiyu didn't expect the comics to be so popular, but she was very interested in Yinzuo's proposal. She didn't care about the [-]% bonus promised by Yinzuo, but thought it was very interesting that her paintings could be sold.

She was brought up as a man since she was a child, and she is extremely talented in reading and painting, but because she is a woman, she can only bury her back home, and learn so many things only for self-entertainment.Her father felt sorry for her all the time, why didn't she feel sorry for herself?Every time I correspond with the fourth princess, I will feel envious when I hear her talk about Fumeng Houtian Gao Renfei's life.

Daiyu was quite pleasantly surprised that the comics drawn by Yin Zuo were loved by the princes and daughters in the palace, how can she not be excited now that they can be published in the Qing Dynasty?

Just as Yinzuo thought, Daiyu was a woman after all, so she was worried that being discovered would affect her reputation.

Yinzuo is not worried about this, Daiyu's manuscripts will be handed over to him, and he will take them to print and distribute. As long as he doesn't say anything and Daiyu doesn't show her feet, there will be no problem.

And Yinzuo has Kangxi's backing, as long as he doesn't want to say anything, no one can dig something out of his mouth.

After thinking about it, Daiyu agreed, and at Yinzuo's suggestion, she took a pseudonym for herself.

Yinzuo was stunned when he saw Daiyu's nickname. He didn't expect that the time had changed, and Daiyu still took the word "Xiaoxiang", but in the original book, "Xiaoxiang concubine" meant tears, but today's "Xiaoxiang layman" It's more like the collective name of Xiaoshui and Xiangshui.

There is a saying in "Shan Hai Jing": "The emperor's second daughter lives here, and they often swim in the Jiangyuan. The wind in Liyuan meets the abyss in Xiaoxiang."

Yin Zuo felt that there was nothing wrong with this account, so he only asked Brother Jiu to discuss the issue of comic books.Brother Nine was very happy, and quickly agreed that 'Xiaoxiang Layman' would be responsible for the drawing, Yinzuo would pay for it, and Nine Princes would contribute.

After the matter was agreed, Yinzuo took the silver and gave it to Brother Jiu, and he didn't have to take care of the rest.Brother Nine was full of enthusiasm and had useful people under his command, and soon the comics were successfully published and sold.

The attraction of comic strips to children is self-evident. Because of its rarity, even many adults like it. "The Three Little Pigs" quickly became popular all over the capital and became the favorite of children. It even led to a trend of raising pigs in the capital.It wasn't until the release of the new book "Little Red Riding Hood" a month later that the enthusiasm for raising pigs subsided, but the children clamored for red hats again, and even raised wolves without mentioning it.

With the popularity of comic strips, the title of "Xiaoxiang Layman" is also widely known, and everyone is proud to own her special signed comic strips.Layman Xiaoxiang has quickly become the idol of many children, and there are countless calligraphy and painting lovers among adults who respect her quite a lot. Naturally, there are some acid words and derogatory words among them, but it is very inconspicuous when submerged in many praises.

Countless people are curious about this "Xiaoxiang Layman" who caused a new trend in the capital, and who he is, but no one can find out the details of the other party.I don't know how many people came to inquire with Yinzuo, but Yinzuo gritted his teeth and said nothing to anyone, even the prince didn't reveal a word when he asked.

No one would have imagined that the Xiaoxiang layman who was popular in the capital was actually a boudoir, not even the members of the Jia family would think so.

In their view, Daiyu's sketches were taught by a doctor, and even if the things a doctor knows are rare, they will not be unique. When they see this comic book, they will only think that other people can sketch, but they will not think that Daiyu is Layman Xiaoxiang himself.

Only Xichun was more proficient in painting, and said suspiciously: "I think the brushwork of this 'Xiaoxiang layman' is somewhat similar to that of sister Lin."

Daiyu calmly mentioned the reasons she had prepared: "There are only so many sketching techniques, and naturally everyone is similar in learning the essence."

Xichun accepted this reason, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Baoyu came up with a smile and said, "Sister Lin, please teach me too. I see that this sketch is quite unique."

Daiyu took two steps away from him, and said: "How can a trivial skill be a teacher, don't say this in the future, it will be a joke if people hear me, and I am arrogant."

Baoyu wondered: "Why can you teach the fourth sister but not me?"

Daiyu gave him a blank look and didn't bother to pay attention.Xichun and Daiyu have always been on good terms, so they understand her intentions, and just smiled to help her out: "Sister Lin is humble, but I am the best teacher, Second Brother wants to learn everything he can, come to me."

Baoyu was distracted, and Daiyu was relieved.On the way back, I complained to Zhu Ying: "I can always see him when I go back and forth these days, and I don't even want to come out. Does he not have to go to school anymore?"

Zhu Ying said: "I heard that the old lady felt sorry for him and pleaded for him. Now she only goes to school for half a day every day."

Daiyu didn't think much, just snorted softly, "You're too delicate."

……

Yinzuo still doesn't know that Daiyu is entangled by Baoyu, and he is now being entangled by the third elder brother.

The third elder brother has always loved calligraphy and painting, and he also likes the comic strips that are now very popular. Now he is pestering Yinzuo to inquire about the news of Xiaoxiang Layman.

Yinzuo declined politely: "Without the consent of Layman Xiaoxiang, I cannot disclose her information."

Brother San said: "Then you ask him, I'm just waiting for your news."

Yinzuo said: "I asked, but she doesn't agree to disclose the information."

The third elder brother squinted at Yinzuo: "You mean not to tell me?"

"It's not that I didn't tell the third brother, it's just that people can't stand without trust. If I break my promise and get fat and reveal the news about Lay Xiaoxiang, and she gets angry and refuses to paint again, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?" Yinzuo said earnestly.

The third elder brother thought that this is really the truth, thought for a while and said: "If not, I will write a letter to Mr., can you pass it to the head office for me?"

Yinzuo: "No! Layman Xiaoxiang doesn't like to be disturbed!"

The third elder brother said angrily: "You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Yinzuo sighed helplessly: "To tell you the truth, there are many people who have asked me about Layman Xiaoxiang these days, and many people want to send her letters, but even the prince has never asked anything from me. Come on, give it a try!"

The third elder brother choked, but the crown prince didn't ask, so it was impossible for him, even though he was a little unwilling, he could only leave in embarrassment.

Yinzuo breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked the prince from a distance. Since the prince was used as a shield, it has become easier and easier for him to send people away.

Although in fact the prince just asked casually, Yinzuo said he couldn't reveal it and then stopped asking, far from being so pestering like the third elder brother.

After the third elder brother left, Yin Zuo took the account book to look at it.The profit of the comic book is not as big as that of Fianzhi, but it should not be underestimated either. After selling it for two months, excluding the share for Daiyu and Brother Jiu, Yinzuo got enough money to buy a piece of glassware.And Daiyu will only be more than him.

Yinzuo's thinking drifted a bit: Lin's family is so rich, and Daiyu is an only daughter, plus she earned so much money by herself, Daiyu should be a rich woman now, right?

At least much richer than him!

Yinzuo felt sour, if he had so much money, wouldn't it be as much glassware as he wanted?There is no need to worry like now.

Just feeling sore, Deqing came in and reported, "Master, there are some changes in Jia's residence."

Deqing has been staring at Jia's mansion, and told about the fact that Baoyu has been pestering Daiyu recently: "I heard that the old lady of the Jia family wrote to Mr. Lin about the marriage between Miss Lin and Jia Baoyu a few months ago, but Mr. Lin After that, the old lady of the Jia family only let Jia Baoyu go to school for half a day. You know Jia Baoyu's temperament. Whenever he has time, he likes to hang out in the backyard and likes to talk to Miss Lin. The slave thinks that the old lady of the Jia family and the second wife seem to have ulterior motives. picture."

"It's just an idea to hit my junior sister because Jia Yuanchun has no hope! Is it an idea to make my junior sister like Jia Baoyu and confront Master Lin?" Yin Zuo snorted coldly, "We have so many little Jia Baoyu in our hands. Braids, it’s time to come in handy now, you go and arrange it.”

"Yes," Deqing bowed in response.

Yinzuo thought for a while and then asked, "How about Jia Yuanchun?"

Deqing hesitated, "Jia Yuanchun is pregnant..."

"Didn't she drink the hereditary medicine?" Yinzuo asked in surprise, "And didn't Longkodo listen to his concubine very much and never touch Jia Yuanchun?"

"That's right, the servant only knows that Jia Yuanchun used medicine to have sex with Longkoduo. As for why he was able to conceive..." Deqing thought for a while, "I'm afraid I lied to Empress Xiaoyi back then."

Yin Zuo opened his mouth: "Didn't she know that Long Keduo gave Queen Xiaoyi the elixir medicine?"

"I don't know, but if she was that capable, she wouldn't have fallen to this point," Deqing said, "Now she is clever but she is mistaken by cleverness."

Jia Yuanchun has been left out in the cold for a few months, and I'm afraid he's going to fight it out. He probably thinks that he's a husband and wife first, and that he's married for a night, and she's talented and good-looking. Long Kedo can still keep her in the cold. .It's even better to be pregnant. Even if Longkodo doesn't like her, he still values ​​her for the sake of the child, doesn't he?

Jia Yuanchun's calculation was good, but he didn't know that Longkoduo gave the medicine to Empress Xiaoyi, and she just exposed herself by being pregnant.No matter what kind of person Long Kedo is, he still has some affection for Empress Xiaoyi, his sister. Now that he knows that Jia Yuanchun has been lying to Empress Xiaoyi, he might have the idea of ​​tearing her apart.

What are children?Longkodo's main room had already given birth to the eldest son, and it was not seen that Longkodo had a bit of respect for her, and he did not hold the concubine to the sky.

Now that Jia Yuanchun has offended Longkodo, he is afraid that the little affection he has for Empress Xiaoyi is gone, and he must have offended that concubine Li Si'er, so it's no wonder the days will be better in the future!

Deqing said: "Just as the master thought, Li Si'er's methods are ruthless, and he must torture Jia Yuanchun carefully."

"Jia Yuanchun is not easy to mess with, it's just a dog bites a dog," Yinzuo asked, "Is there any movement from Longkodo's wife?"

"No," Deqing said, "Madam Tong San is quite mysterious. She only burns incense and pays respects to the Buddha every day, and rarely goes out. The slave asked someone to inquire, but her information seems to be blocked, and it is not easy to inquire about her."

"That's all, it's enough for now. Let people reveal the news about Jia Yuanchun to the old lady of the Jia family and the second wife, say more good things and less bad things, and let them only focus on Jia Yuanchun, and have no time to fight. Miss Lin has the best idea."

Deqing: "Yes."

Deqing's work was reliable, and when Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang received the news from Jia Yuanchun the next day, they were delighted not to mention it.

It was Xiumu that day, and Jia Zheng was strolling in the garden with some Qing guests, talking about poetry and history, and suddenly heard something strange in the nearby bushes.

Jia Zheng didn't want to hear it, but he heard Baoyu's name instead.

A soft and sweet boy's voice said: "Second Master Bao has always been generous in his actions, you have earned a lot of money these days, right?"

Another boy said: "Second Master Bao is generous, but he is not as rich as Uncle Xue. It is better to have more than that at that time. But Second Master Bao is a good person, I am happy to be with him, and I don't care about these vulgar things."

"Second Master Bao has a sweet and loving mouth, I envy you."

"Why are you envious, now that he comes to home to study less, we haven't had a place to play for a few days."

Jia Zhengyuan still didn't understand a little bit, and afterward they talked more and more dirty, so why didn't they understand?Immediately his face was livid with anger.

The cleaners looked at each other and left one by one. Jia Zheng didn't care about them and waved his hands to let them go. It's just that the movement alarmed the two teenagers behind the bushes. When Jia Zheng sent someone to look for them, they had already People went to the building and it was empty.

Jia Zheng thought of the family education mentioned in their words just now, so he sneered and said, "Let's go to the family school to see!"

Coincidentally, Baoyu was studying at home at this moment, but he didn't seem to be studying at all. While holding the hand of one boy, he was flirting with another boy.

Jia Zheng was about to go in immediately, but the servant stopped him and said, "Master, don't be impulsive. These two may just be friends of Second Master Bao. If you go in regardless, it doesn't matter if you wronged Second Master Bao. It's just a matter of tarnishing his reputation." So what should I do?" Jia Zheng was persuaded by some bad words.

Jia Zheng didn't leave either, but just watched outside. Seeing that Baoyu hadn't moved much, his high-pitched heart was slightly relieved.Unexpectedly, when it was time to rest, Baoyu went to the hiding place hand in hand with a young man. Jia Zheng followed quietly, and after a while, he heard a blushing and heartbeating sound coming from inside.

Jia Zheng's face was green and pale for a while, and he scolded angrily: "I'll kill you bastard!"