[Qing Chuan] Yongzheng's embarrassing empress

There are 81 gifts, each of which is exquisite and contains the heart of the giver.

Even if the queen mother doesn't like the eight blessings very much, for the sake of the gift, she has to change her opinion of the eight blessings.

Besides, it has been a long time since Fujin framed other sisters-in-law, and people are forgetful. At this moment, the queen mother feels that Fujin is doing well, and is willing to make excuses for Fujin.

Ba Fujin was young and ignorant at the time, but now he has learned the lesson and learned it!

The empress dowager and the emperor praised the eighth elder brother and the others, and the others echoed with a smile. As for what's in their hearts, it's inconvenient to elaborate.

The juniors can start the banquet after presenting the presents. All kinds of snacks and dishes are served like water, and the palace also prepares singing and dancing performances.

Everyone toasted in unison to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday. The Queen Mother smiled and took up the wine glass to drink with her descendants.

After the toast was over, everyone enjoyed the singing and dancing while drinking, looking relaxed, but in fact the food on the table was cold, which looked good, but in fact it was not delicious at all.

On the left of Shuwan is Sanfujin, and on the right is Wufujin.

Sanfujin pressed the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and she said in a weird way: "Among us sisters-in-law, the eighth younger siblings are the smartest! Look at them, with so many gifts, even a hard-hearted Empress Dowager will have to soften her heart."

Sanfujin felt a little resentful in her heart. Shuwan, Wufujin and Qifujin hugged together. Sanfujin felt that she and Bafujin were in the same camp. Every time she entered the palace, she would go to Bafujin's place to sit. As affectionate as a sister.

Now, in order to please the Queen Mother, Bafujin put her aside, and didn't remind her when preparing gifts. Of course, Sanfujin would feel uncomfortable.

As for Sanfu Jin's thoughts, Shuwan could somewhat guess a little bit.

She pursed her lips and smiled, "The eighth brother and sister are always smart. I still remember when the princess gave birth to little Gege, she sent people to give out porridge in the city. She always has a lot of good ideas."

Sanfujin smiled and said: "The fourth younger sibling is too modest! Your idea is not bad! If there is no eighth younger sibling, the presents prepared by the fourth younger sibling should be the Queen Mother's favorite."

"Hey, how can I compare to the eighth siblings? The things I prepared are just for a coincidence, and there is nothing unusual about them."

Sanfujin glanced to the right, and it should be Bafujin who was looking in the direction.

Sanfujin sneered: "Yes! We are stingy, how can we be willing to spend money like the eighth sibling?"

Shuwan lowered her head and sipped her wine without speaking, Wu Fujin listened with her ears open, even quieter than Shuwan.

Men and women sit separately, and children also have seats for children.

Kang Bao sat with the other emperors and grandchildren, and the children were more able to open themselves up, and they were not as defensive as adults.

They are cousins, and although they are not familiar with each other, they played together very quickly.

Children are naturally active, and the emperor's grandchildren ran here and there for a while.Kang Bao occasionally followed him for a few steps, but most of the time he sat on a small stool and ate obediently.

The emperor sat on it and could clearly see the situation below.

He suddenly came down from the top and walked to the side where the emperor's grandchildren were seated.

When everyone was eating and drinking, they also paid close attention to the emperor's movements. When they saw the emperor visiting the emperor's grandson, although everyone was still eating, drinking and joking, their hearts had already followed the emperor to the emperor's grandson.

The first thing the emperor cared about was of course the prince's son Hongxi, and then he cared about the children of the elder brother's family in order.

When it was Kang Bao's turn, under the signal of the eunuch, Kang Bao seriously saluted the emperor.

The emperor smiled and pinched Kang Bao's face, "Do you still recognize me?"

Kang Bao smiled shyly, then rubbed his fleshy face and shook his head.

The emperor smiled helplessly. Kang Bao was too young when he lived in the Yonghe Palace, so he must not remember him, but it is too sincere to answer directly, just like the fourth child.

The emperor smiled and asked: "I see you have been sitting here eating, is it true that the food in the palace is better than the food at home?"

Before Kang Bao answered, he turned his head to look for Ama. The fourth elder brother couldn't hear what the grandparents and grandson were saying, so he could only frown helplessly.

Kang Bao went to see E Niang again, but Shuwan couldn't hear what they were talking about, so she couldn't give him any hints.

The emperor made a straight face on purpose, "Why? You can't answer such a simple question, and you still have to look at your mother?"

Kang Bao pursed his lips and smiled, "I can answer, but I'm afraid of hurting you."

The emperor smiled, "I'm not afraid of you hurting me, just tell the truth."

"Your food is not good!"

"It's not good, you still eat so much?"

Kang Bao heaved a long sigh, "I can't help it, I'll be hungry if I don't eat, so I just barely live."

The emperor froze for a moment, then laughed out loud.

He rubbed Kang Bao's bare head, "Who did you learn from? Such a small talk is weird."

The little eunuch who followed Kang Bao was quite clever. He explained: "My elder brother speaks early. He could speak very long sentences when he was two years old. Now that he is older, he has more whimsical ideas. Speechless."

"Not bad, not bad!" The emperor thought for a while, took off the jade wrench on his thumb, and handed it to Kang Bao.

"This is your reward!"

The eunuch reminded Kang Bao to thank En, and Kang Bao put the thumb on his thumb.

The jade wrench was too thick, and it fit too loosely on Kang Bao's finger. He clenched his fist and raised his thumb up to ensure that the wrench would not fall off.

Kang Bao held his finger and saluted, "Thank you, can you give me a smaller one next time? I can't wear it."

The little eunuch was in a cold sweat from fright, my young master!Take the emperor's reward gratefully!No one else has it!How dare you dislike things!

The emperor didn't blame the child, he smiled and said: "Okay, next time I will give you one that suits you better."

When the emperor came back from the banquet of the emperor's grandchildren, everyone paid more attention to Kang Bao.

Wu Fujin smiled and said: "Congratulations to Sisao, the Emperor likes Kang Bao very much!"

Shuwan lowered her head and smiled, "It may be Kang Bao's first time participating in a banquet in the palace, so the emperor pays more attention."

Wu Fujin was right when he thought about it, that jade ring finger should be a greeting gift.

After watching the singing and dancing, the empress dowager and the emperor left first.After they left, the atmosphere in the palace became lively, and everyone relaxed, toasted and chatted with each other.

Shuwan picked up her glass and went to toast the princess.

The Crown Princess hurriedly held her back, "Since you left the palace, it has become more and more difficult for me to see you!"

Shuwan smiled and touched her face, "Oh, my charm is getting bigger and bigger, even you can't bear to part with me."

"Bah, what a shameful thing to say!" The princess laughed, "I was looking forward to you coming to relieve my boredom. Do you think I still miss you? You don't even look in the mirror to see your own virtue."

"Look in the mirror? I look in the mirror every day, I think I look good!"

The princess scratched her face with her fingers, "Shy, don't be shy!"

After a few jokes, the smile on the princess's face suddenly faded.She shook Shuwan's hand, and there were many depressing things in her heart, but she couldn't say anything.

One is that the occasion is not right, there are too many people here, and if you don't keep it together, let someone listen to it.Secondly, she and Shuwan are sisters-in-law. Although they have a good relationship, they are not real sisters. She can't tell Shuwan about the pain in her heart.

It's not that I can't trust Shuwan's character, it's just that if I let my sister-in-law know some things, I will feel ashamed and panic.

In the past two years, life may have been too comfortable, and the prince has changed a lot.

When the princess first married, the prince was diligent and capable, following the emperor as an example, studying and practicing martial arts every day, and handling the government affairs entrusted to him by the emperor.Although there are many concubines and concubines around him, the prince is very restrained when it comes to female sex.

But it's different now, the prince is much more lazy than before, not as diligent as before, and indulges in enjoying himself.

In the past two years, Yuqing Palace has accommodated a lot of gege, the crown prince hangs out with these gege, the princess tried her best to suppress it, but the atmosphere in the backyard is obviously getting worse.

The crown princess still wants to have another elder brother, but the prince hardly stays with her, so what will she do?

The princess turned her head and wanted to win over the concubine, but the child was already grown up and lived in the front yard, so it was too late for her to win over.

The princess patted Shuwan's hand twice, "Come and play with me when I have free time."

Shuwan could see that the Crown Princess obviously wanted to say something, but for some reason she swallowed it back.

She didn't ask, "Okay, I'll talk to you when I'm free later."

At this time, someone else came to toast, so Shuwan withdrew from the princess.

On the other side, the fourth elder brother also went to toast the prince with a wine glass.

The prince lazily clinked glasses with his younger brother, only touched his mouth, and put down the glass.

The fourth elder brother glanced at the glass, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

The prince snorted coldly, "On the Queen Mother's birthday, Lao Ba stole the limelight. Is it plausible?"

The fourth elder brother turned his head to look left and right, the prince really shouldn't be saying this here.

Fortunately, there was no one else around, they were all eunuchs serving the prince, if others listened to it, although the prince would not be punished, it would not be very good after all.

The fourth elder brother lowered his head halfway, and said very cautiously: "The eighth brother is careful and willing to work hard. It is normal for the empress dowager to like it."

The prince glanced at the fourth elder brother, "Since you have sent people to Horqin, why don't you make it better? Bring back some warm hats and sheep crutches, who cares about these things? You have wasted great opportunities!

You are my man, you have made yourself decent, and my face is also bright.In this way, Lao Ba took advantage of it.snort! "

The fourth elder brother was unhappy, he thought for a while and said forcefully:

"The prince has taught you a lesson. It's not that I didn't want to do something that can be put on the table. It's really powerless."

The fourth elder brother looked at the prince seriously, "The main reason is that I have no money. I spend a lot of money, and Fujin is not very good at planning. I can't be as extravagant as the eighth brother."

Prince: "... Where is the An family's money?"

"The money is almost gone, buy a house and land, burn some favorite porcelain, buy some jewelry and satin in Fujin, buy some favorite antiques... We didn't buy anything, and the money was gone."

The prince turned his head and pressed his forehead. Could it be that the fourth brother wants to ask me for money?

Heh, I live in the palace, and every plant and tree is given by Huang Ama.Although the furnishings in Yuqing Palace are good, they are all things from the palace and cannot be sold. How can I have money!

The prince waved his hand at the fourth elder brother, "Okay, you can go back! Live carefully, don't waste money!"

The fourth elder brother saluted with a straight face, and returned to his seat.

After the banquet, the family of four elder brothers went home together.

On the carriage, Shuwan held Kang Bao in her arms, and the fourth elder brother rubbed his forehead, it seemed that he had drunk too much.

Shuwan sneered, "Hey, isn't our Fourth Belle brave? Why don't you ride a horse?"

The fourth elder brother laughed and scolded: "I drank too much, and you still let me ride a horse, what a vicious heart."

Shuwan sneered, "Just drink it! If you dare to vomit on the carriage, I'll push you down."

She asked Kang Bao, "What did the emperor tell you?"

Kang Bao said childishly: "The emperor asked me if the food was good, and I said it was not good!"

Kang Bao even gestured and said that he told the story again, but unfortunately he explained too much detail and the plot was upside down, Shuwan and the fourth elder brother were stunned and didn't understand.

Shuwan hugged her son, "Okay, okay, no need to talk, Erniang understands."

I'd better go back and ask the little eunuch who followed you!

Kang Bao took out the jade wrench, "This is for Ama."

The fourth elder brother teased him with a smile, "You will give me such a good thing? Are you willing?"

Kang Bao waved his little hand, "Of course I'm willing! The emperor said to give me a new one!"

With the new, who cares about the old!

The fourth elder brother put the jade finger on Shuwan's place, "Take it back and find a place to put it away, and give it to him when he grows up and understands."

The carriage swayed and Kang Bao soon fell asleep.

Shuwan asked in a low voice: "The emperor gave Kang Bao this, isn't Kang Bao too conspicuous?"

The fourth elder brother joked that she loves to think too much, "The most eye-catching is Hongxi from the prince's family, that is the emperor's most important grandson, a jade wrench, what are you afraid of?"

Hearing what the fourth elder brother said, Shuwan felt relieved.

Immediately afterwards, Shuwan heard the fourth elder brother sigh.

Shuwan asked: "What's the matter? Is it because the eighth elder brother and the others stole the limelight, and you feel uncomfortable? It's also my fault, I'm too stingy, I finally sent someone to Horqin, I should get some good things back. "

The fourth elder brother shook his head, "I don't care about this. We give gifts to honor the elders. It's fine when the filial piety is reached. There is no need to deliberately steal the limelight. I am sighing for the prince."

"What's wrong with the prince?"

When it comes to the prince, the fourth elder brother gets angry, and he tells Shuwan what the prince taught him.

"What does the prince think of me? Anyway, I am a brother who works with him, and he touches his lips when I toast! That's all, he thinks that the old man is stealing the limelight, so he overshadows him. If he is not convinced, he scolds Go, old man! What are you talking about me for?"

The fourth elder brother said in his heart: The prince's behavior is really chilling.

The fourth elder brother said again: "I didn't give the prince any face, I just said it straight, I have no money, and I can't make a big show like the old eight."

Shuwan smiled, "Your words are really timely!"

"That's the truth! The old man is amazing, and he made 81 gifts. But how much do those things cost? I've used all my family money to give gifts. I'm going to drink the northwest wind tomorrow?"

Don't think that the empress dowager will subsidize them in return for the gifts they send out. If they receive gifts and give them subsidies, who will accept the gifts?Wouldn't it be nice to spend your own money to buy something?

Shuwan smiled and said: "The third sister-in-law also complains a lot about the eighth Fujin, they get very close, the eighth brother and sister have received such a compliment, the third sister-in-law is envious when she sees it."

The fourth elder brother snorted coldly, "Let the old eight be proud! Let them stand tall and be a living target!"

Shuwan tasted it carefully, and felt that Si elder brother's words were a bit sour!

She smiled and explained to the fourth elder brother, "Actually, the eighth elder brother and the others are so high-profile, it may not be a good thing."

"How do you say it?" Brother Si asked.

"As elder brother said, they are like living targets. The prince is jealous, and the third sister-in-law is also jealous. Think again, the queen mother celebrates her birthday, they give 81 gifts, what do they give when the emperor celebrates her birthday?"

The fourth elder brother laughed, isn't it!The queen mother has 81 gifts, and the emperor's birthday gift should not be simpler than the queen mother's.

"Those things are so precious! Doesn't anyone have gold and silver mountains, just give it once, do you give it every time you celebrate your life? This time, the eighth elder brother probably used the dowry of the eighth Fujin. The man who used the dowry of the Fujin, If you let others know, you will be laughed at."

The fourth elder brother smiled even more happily, he thought evilly, tomorrow I will find someone to spread the news, let everyone know that the eighth elder brother used the dowry of the eight Fujin.

Shuwan persuaded the fourth elder brother to be good, and the fourth elder brother reciprocated, and became concerned about Shuwan's business.

"Is the rouge shop of you and Wu Fujin open soon? I'll find someone to cheer you on!"

"Don't worry about it! It's a rouge shop, how can you support me as a big man? I will invite the ladies and ladies in the capital to attend the opening ceremony, so don't worry about it."

The queen mother's birthday is over, Shuwan and Wu Fujin hurry up to make arrangements for the opening.

A lot of goods have been made in the workshop, and the workshop is currently operating normally, and it is just waiting to open for sale.

On Wufujin's side, the store was also prepared, and the invitations were all sent out.

On the third day of the first winter month, Shuwan and Wu Fujin's shop officially opened.

Shuwan and Wu Fujin arrived at the store early in the morning, and their relatives and friends came to the store not long after.

Because it is a rouge shop, all the women who come to the door are female relatives.

The shop was facing the street, and the distinguished guests who came to visit got out of their carriages and entered through the main entrance. A young man led the coachman to the back entrance, and entered from there. There were stables and fodder inside.

The shop is a small two-story building. The lobby on the first floor is very spacious, and there are various bottles and jars on the shelves.

The maids in uniform light green clothes will lead the lady to sit on the second floor.

There are also many goods on the second floor, which look much more delicate than those downstairs.

There are many tables and chairs in the hall on the second floor, which are prepared for the visiting ladies and ladies.

There are snacks and fruits on the table, as well as hot tea, and a brazier is burning in the room.I don't know what kind of spice is smoked in the room, but it smells fresh and elegant, not greasy at all.

Shuwan and Wu Fujin greeted the guests with a smile, and San Fujin who lived outside the palace also came to join in the fun and gave a gift.

Shuwan thought: Although the third sister-in-law has a bit of a broken mouth, she is very generous in her actions.

San Fujin smiled and said, "You two are really interesting. The family can't spend all their gold and silver, and they still have to come out to do business. Fortunately, the seventh sibling is pregnant, otherwise they would have to come over and spend money."

Shuwan smiled and said: "Where can the seventh brother and sister hide? She doesn't have to come, but the gift must arrive. Third sister-in-law, I have prepared the best opera wine here. You can come out to relax and drink again. It's very pleasant." I should be thanking you."

Sanfujin smiled and said, "You are the only one! I will eat more today and eat all the presents."

"Please eat, please eat, you eat less, I will stuff it into your mouth!"

After speaking, Shuwan went to entertain others again.

Just when her natal sister-in-law and younger siblings came, Shuwan quickly let them sit down.

Shuwan's sister-in-law brought a gift, thinking that Shuwan was not cold and warm to the family members, she couldn't help stabbing her a few words.

"Fu Jin, it's not that my sister-in-law said sour words. You can't live comfortably. What kind of business do you come out for? If people find out, it's not good for the fourth elder brother! We women should stay at home, husbands and children are ours. Duty."

Shuwan didn't care much after hearing these words, she didn't care if she could make money or not, she just had money and just played, who could do anything to her?

My fourth elder brother doesn't care about me, I want you to take care of me!

Shuwan smiled and said: "My sister-in-law is right, but living a comfortable life at home every day is also strange and boring. My Lord Belle is considerate, and the child is obedient and sensible. I am really bored at home. I come out to do a small business, not for making money, just for It doesn't matter how much money you spend to make friends, Lord Baylor will subsidize me."

Shuwan pressed her sister-in-law to sit down, "You talk to everyone for a while, you are my own family, so I won't entertain you."

Shuwan's sister-in-law: "..."

Shuwan greeted the guests well, and then ordered someone to open the window.

The temperature is not too cold today, and the charcoal fire in the house is full, and it doesn't feel very cold.

Opposite is also a small building, and the second floor was temporarily converted into a stage.

Suddenly there was a melodious flute sound, and a group of women in lotus-colored gauze skirts on the stage began to dance lightly.

Their waists are soft, their arms are like willow branches in spring when they wave their arms, and their gauze skirts are fluttering like fairies in the sky.

At this time, the sound of the flute changed from melodious to lively, and the crisp sound of the pipa joined in, and a woman in white stood in the middle and danced.

She was holding a feathered fan, and the wind blew her dress up, as if she was going to ride the wind.

When the dance was over, all the female relatives sighed in unison, feeling lost in their hearts.

San Fujin sighed: "The fourth and fifth younger siblings will enjoy it. This is not a store opening, you are clearly here to invite us to watch a performance! Sigh, this little waist is twisted, tsk tsk, I'm tempted to see it."

Shuwan smiled and said, "How is it? The third sister-in-law came here, don't you feel it's a loss?"

Sanfujin smiled and said: "Who says it's not a loss? If it's just this, I will lose a lot!"

Wu Fujin hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, there's still a good show to come!"

After the dance, there is another play.Everyone looked at the costumes on the stage and listened to the lyrics on the stage, their heads were full of confusion.

Everyone whispered, "Which play is this, why haven't I heard of it?"

Shuwan thought: Of course you haven't heard of it, this is a new play specially invited by our Rouge shop to rehearse.

The plot of this drama is very simple, the main purpose is to highlight the goodness of the rouge and gouache in Shuwan's rouge shop.

The heroine blackened her entire face with an eyebrow pencil, then disguised herself as a man to go to the scientific research, and finally revealed her identity, she was a beautiful lady with makeup on.

The point is to portray the heroine's beauty with rouge. The plot is vulgar, but the advantage is that this is a new play. Everyone has never seen it, but they are serious about it.

Shuwan looked at it for a while and then covered her face in shame, what is this!This is the drama of placing advertisements!

She has to throw the blame first, she didn't rehearse this, she can't admit it!