[Qing Chuan] Yongzheng's embarrassing empress

The emperor thought he heard it wrong, "What did you say?"

The fourth elder brother held back his shame and said: "When I beg the emperor to go to the south of the Yangtze River, I will use the things from the Ningzhuang Pavilion when rewarding me."

The emperor was silent, and the fourth elder brother's scalp was numb.

It is really embarrassing to ask such a request for my wife and Huang Amati.

The emperor was silent for a long time, and finally he asked: "What is Ningzhuang Pavilion?" It sounded familiar.

Fourth elder brother: "...that is the rouge shop jointly opened by my son Fujin and the fifth younger siblings. Recently opened a branch in Jiangnan, but it has just opened, and the business is not as good as in the capital."

Not only is it not good, but there is no business at all. People in Jiangnan don't recognize this brand at all, and think their things are expensive.

The emperor had no choice but to support his forehead, and the fourth child did things in a down-to-earth manner without being obsessed with power. This is a good thing.But what's the matter if he begged in front of him for a little business from his wife?

"What kind of dignity!" The emperor said dissatisfiedly, "It's just a rouge shop, and it's worth your asking me?"

The fourth elder brother was speechless, for the emperor, the rouge shop was indeed a trivial matter.It's also his fault that he was dazzled by the beauty last night, Shuwan pestered him in every possible way, and he agreed indiscriminately.

Originally, he wanted to break his promise. It's not like he hasn't done such hurtful things as cheating on his wife, but this morning Shuwan told him that she would find a way to find out. If he didn't tell the emperor, she would go to see the emperor herself.

The fourth elder brother has no choice but to fulfill his promise.

The emperor's mood is also very conflicted. If the fourth elder brother came here to marry Fang Fujin, the emperor would not like him obsessed with power.He came here for the rouge shop, and the emperor felt that he was worthless, so he might as well beg him for marrying Fujin!

"You Fujin and the old fifth Fujin are free in the back house, and I don't care about doing business to earn some pocket money. If you don't do serious things, is it an honor to meddle in the affairs of the women in the back house?"

The emperor said the titles of several books and asked the eunuch to go to the study to find these books.

"Take it home and study hard, do more business, and think less about what you have and what you don't have."

The emperor scolded the fourth elder brother and drove him out of the palace.

He complained to the eunuch beside him, "It's true that the older you get, the more you go back. It's not as sensible as when you were young."

Liang Jiugong remained silent with a smile on his face, while Liu Jinzhong, the deputy chief eunuch, smiled and explained for the fourth elder brother.

"Your Majesty, Sifujin's natal brothers were demoted a few days ago, and their nephews were sent to the military camp to suffer. It is said that it was all arranged by King Yongjun!"

The emperor: "Oh? And this?"

"Some people say that Sifu Jin made King Yongjun angry, and some say that Sifu Jin's natal family did something wrong."

The emperor is the one who likes to think too much, and Liu Jinzhong's two or three sentences let him make up all the thoughts of the fourth elder brother.

Thinking about it, Sifujin's family must have done something that made the fourth child unhappy. In order to warn them, the fourth child took some action to teach them a lesson.

But you can't tell the women in the back house about the affairs of the officialdom in too much detail. Even if you explain it, the women in the back house may not understand it.

The fourth daughter-in-law must have had a quarrel with the fourth child. For the sake of family harmony, the fourth child can only bear the burden and enter the palace to seek some benefits for the daughter-in-law.

The emperor was very satisfied with the plot made up by his brain, he nodded and sighed: "Fei Yanggu is gone, Si Fujin's natal family is not as good as before, and it is not easy to be the fourth child."

The emperor asked Liang Jiugong to write it down, "Order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to contact the Ningzhuang Pavilion, and add the things from the Ningzhuang Pavilion to the things rewarded by Jiangnan."

Liang Jiugong quickly agreed, "Yes, the servant has recorded it."

Liang Jiugong was the best at trying to figure out what the emperor was thinking. If he received money, he would speak for the person who gave the money and help them change their impression in front of the emperor. If there was no money, he would talk about topics that the emperor was interested in.

At this moment, the emperor was in a good mood, and he brought up the Ningzhuang Pavilion again, so he continued to talk about this topic.

"Your Majesty, speaking of it, the items in Ningzhuang Pavilion are really good. The Empress Dowager, Empress De Concubine and Empress Yi Concubine all use products from this shop. Younger nobles also like these, but it's a pity that they can't buy them when they live in the palace."

The emperor shook his head and laughed, "These two daughters-in-law are too picky, good things are only given to the queen mother and mother-in-law."

The emperor was just joking, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not short of money, so he wouldn't be able to take advantage of his daughter-in-law in terms of cosmetics and money.

Liang Jiugong also laughed and said: "Your Majesty! The two Fujins want to give it away, but unfortunately they can't afford it! The things in Ningzhuang Pavilion are so precious that ordinary people can't afford them."

He drew a circle as big as the mouth of a teacup with his hands, "Such a small box of rouge, the cheapest one costs one tael of silver, and the most expensive one costs five taels of silver!"

The emperor often travels, he knows the prices outside.

"It's so expensive! Five taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to spend for a month, and you can still eat meat every meal, and there are polished rice and white noodles for every meal."

Liang Jiugong smiled and said: "There is a reason why you are expensive. The things in the Ningzhuang Pavilion are all real materials, with many precious medicinal materials added in them, and fresh flowers are used in the rouge. It's okay to say in spring and summer, but there are no new ones in autumn and winter." Flowers are more expensive.”

The emperor couldn't help complaining, "The cost is high, and it's so expensive, no wonder the business is not good."

Liang Jiugong shook his head, "Your Majesty! You have really underestimated women's love for beauty. The business of the Ningzhuang Pavilion in the capital is very good. When it comes to new products, every household will queue up overnight for buying, for fear that they will not be able to grab them. Some are limited. The version of rouge and lip balm will be gone when sold out, and will not be released again in the future.

In the beginning, the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital only went shopping to please Prince Yong and Wubeile, but now they all go for the name of Ningzhuang Pavilion.Although the cost is high and the profit may be thin, it will not lose money! "

The emperor nodded, unexpectedly, the fourth and fifth wives were quite capable.

The emperor changed his mind about the fourth elder brother, but the fourth elder brother didn't know it.He is still upset now, he shouldn't have agreed to Shuwan's request and messed around with her, Huang Ama must think that he is not doing business.The image he worked so hard to build is ruined.

The fourth elder brother returned home with the homework assigned by the emperor, and saw Shuwan coming out to welcome him. His nose is not a nose, and his face is not a face.

Seeing that the fourth elder brother looked unkind, Shuwan guessed that he must blame herself.She could only be careful and coax him with a smile all over her face.

"Brother is back!" Shuwan pinched her throat, her voice was so sweet that it was about to leak honey, "Brother, are you tired, can I squeeze your shoulders and waist for you? I guarantee that the fatigue will disappear after I squeeze it!"

Shuwan stretched out her hand to touch his shoulder, Si elder brother brushed it aside casually, "No need, I can't afford to be Si Fujin's servant."

Shuwan froze for a moment, her eyeballs rolled, and the smile on her face became sweeter.

"Brother, don't be angry with me."

The fourth elder brother sat on the chair with his feet crossed and ignored her.

Shuwan cursed secretly in her heart, tsk, the little white face is much favored by me, so she started to push her nose on her face!Really bad tune, teach!

The fourth elder brother was going to lose his temper, and he couldn't be coaxed well. Shuwan didn't bother to talk to him, and asked him how things were going.

This question always needs to be asked, if you ask him after coaxing, he will be irritated, and asking now is also irritating, why not irritate him first, and then coax him together at the end!

"Has the emperor agreed to the matter of the shop?"

The fourth elder brother frowned tightly, "How could Huang Ama agree? It's all your fault for messing around, and I was also reprimanded!"

Shuwan smiled and kissed the fourth elder brother on the face, "I'm sorry, I have wronged you, it's fine if the emperor doesn't agree, I will cook for you today, can I make amends for you?"

The fourth elder brother pushed her away, "I miss you cooking."

The fourth elder brother refused to accept Shuwan's apology, and Shuwan didn't bother coaxing her.

"It's fine if you don't want to eat. I'm not a cook at all. The food I cook is barely edible."

Fourth elder brother: ...I just took Joe, are you getting impatient?Can't you coax a few more words?

The fourth elder brother was even more angry, but he still didn't know how to accuse Shuwan.

Shuwan dug out a basket from nowhere, which contained shredded tobacco and paper, and she rolled a cigarette for herself.

She tossed a cigarette to the fourth elder brother, raised her eyebrows, and signaled him to light a cigarette for her.

Four elder brothers:  …

The fourth elder brother doesn't know how to describe his mood at this moment. If he is proficient in the vocabulary of later generations, he will know that at this moment he should call Shuwan a scumbag, and want to throw it away without even coaxing him when he runs out!

Although he was angry, the fourth elder brother still lit a cigarette for Shuwan.

Shuwan took a puff, unbuttoned the first button, raised her neck and exhaled.

Her white eyes curled up, her fair and slender neck was hidden behind the light blue smoke, and her snow-white skin revealed a little from the collar, which was very seductive.

Shuwan was sitting next to the fourth elder brother. She also crossed her legs and her sitting posture was very irregular, but she attracted people's eyes for no reason, which made people feel tempted.

It wasn't until Shuwan's cigarette was almost finished that the fourth elder brother sneered and said, "You are seducing me."

Shuwan pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't speak so harshly! We old couples, how can we use such serious words as hook and lead?"

Shuwan took another puff of the cigarette, and blew smoke rings at the fourth elder brother, causing the fourth elder brother to cough twice.

Shuwan couldn't help smiling, "It's so innocent! Little brother, have you never smoked before? Sister taught you!"

After finishing speaking, Shuwan took another puff of cigarette, grabbed Si elder brother by the collar, and put it in his mouth.

There was a unique bitter taste of tobacco in Shuwan's mouth, and this puff of smoke made the fourth elder brother's nose sore.

Shuwan pressed Si elder brother's neck and kissed him forcefully, wishing to tear his flesh off.

After the kiss was over, Shuwan wiped her lips, shook off the cigarette ash, and poked the cigarette butt on the table to extinguish it.

"Tsk, little brother, it tastes good!"

After she finished speaking, she buttoned up her coat, opened the door, and went straight out.

The fourth elder brother looked at the cigarette butts and ashes on the table, wiped his cheeks and ran to Shuwan's dressing table to get the vanity mirror from Xiyang.In the mirror, his cheeks were flushed, his lips were moist, and his eyes were watery, as if he had been severely bullied.

The fourth elder brother snapped the mirror on the table, and was so angry that he paced back and forth in the room.

"Shuwan! Very good! You, you are finished! Just wait!"

After punishing the fourth elder brother, Shuwan happily went to see Xiaobao.

Chun'er asked cautiously: "Fu Jin, the fourth elder brother looked very angry just now, are you sure you're okay?"

"It's okay! He was angry about the rouge shop just now, but I have diverted his attention."

Chun'er was relieved, she unconsciously asked, "How did you persuade elder brother?"

"It's very simple, just do something that makes him more angry!"

Chun'er: "..."

You are really a tiger who plucks the hair on his butt, you will die!

How the fourth elder brother retaliated that night is not detailed here.As for whether Shuwan is very royal in bed, it is inconvenient to go into details here.

The fourth elder brother begged the emperor to fail, so Shuwan could only find another way to save her shop.

Wu Fujin heard that they were in the south of the Yangtze River and used the flowers in the south of the Yangtze River to make rouge balm, so he ordered them to transport the things to the capital.

It is much more convenient to transport balm and powder than fresh flowers. Although it also increases the cost, as long as the things can be sold in the capital, it is not a loss.

Moreover, these flowers are not available in the capital, so they can earn a lot of money as new products.

As for the local market in Jiangnan, we still have to find another way.

Shuwan is thinking about getting in touch with the family members of officials in the Jiangnan area. Based on her and Wu Fujin's face, the officials in Jiangnan should be willing to advertise for Ningzhuang Pavilion.

Just asking those female relatives to promote, Shuwan and the others are equivalent to owed a favor, and the debt of favor is the most difficult to repay, and it may involve the affairs of the fourth elder brother, Shuwan is really unwilling to go to this step.

Time passed quickly, before Shuwan and the others could act, the emperor had already set off for Jiangnan.

What's more unusual is that originally there was no fourth elder brother in the entourage, but before departure, the emperor ordered the fourth elder brother to accompany him.

The accompanying people this time are the prince, the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother.Shuwan hurriedly packed the luggage for the fourth elder brother, and told him to take good care of himself on the way and not to be brave when encountering things.

The fourth elder brother agreed with a smile, and said that Shuwan was just worrying.

After the fourth elder brother left, Shuwan felt that the house was deserted.She ordered the people below to guard the door, and she seldom went out.

The fourth elder brother and the others set off in September. Shuwan thought it would take at least three months to go back and forth, but she didn't expect the fourth elder brother to come back in October. After returning home, he looked unhappy.

Shuwan asked him what was the matter, but he refused to say, he just used the hard journey and his seasickness as a perfunctory excuse.

"Traveling on a boat is suffering. I have been staggering between square inches, and even good people will get sick. I am just unwell. I can just ask the doctor in the mansion to prescribe some medicine and take two doses. There is one good thing. Let me know."

The fourth elder brother didn't want to tell the truth, and Shuwan didn't ask the bottom line.The fourth elder brother wanted to change the subject, so Shuwan continued what he said.

"What's the good thing? Are you going to get promoted and get rich?"

"Although he has not been promoted, he is not far from getting rich! The prince fell ill halfway, and the emperor returned to the palace halfway in order not to delay the prince's illness, but he did not forget about the rouge shop. He sent people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy rouge in the south of the Yangtze River. Then give it to Jiangnan officials, and your rouge shop will be making a lot of money in a short time!"

Shuwan cheered excitedly, "Really!"

She held the fourth elder brother's shoulders and shook them back and forth, "Long live the emperor! We are going to get rich!"

The fourth elder brother pushed her hand away helplessly, "Don't shake it, I'm already seasick."

Shuwan quickly withdrew her hand, "I'm sorry, I was just too excited."

She clasped her hands together and bowed in the direction of the palace, "Your Majesty is so kind, my daughter-in-law will honor you all her life."

The fourth elder brother sneered and said, "You don't need such filial piety."

What kind of filial piety is there to be filial?

Shuwan excitedly said to the fourth elder brother: "I invested a lot of money in the Jiangnan branch, and there is money from my fifth sibling, and the shopkeeper who manages the store is Xia Er. If I can't make achievements, I will have no face to face my fifth sibling!

When you went to Jiangnan, I was not idle at home.I even told Xia Er!You try your best to persevere, and I will find a way here.Xia'er also said that she is also trying her best to attract customers, and some customers have come to the door recently, and they all used things and thought they were good.After making word of mouth, the business will naturally improve.

But how can I afford to wait?Now that the emperor is helping us, we are the royal rouge, which is much more prestigious than any time-honored brand! "

Seeing her triumphant look, the fourth elder brother relaxed a lot.

"You! It's just a small business, but is it worthy of your pride?"

Shuwan glared at him, "There are some things you don't know, so I don't blame you."

After speaking, she grinned and went to look through the cabinet, and took out an account book from the bottom of the box.

"You have always looked down on my small business, and today I will show you how powerful my small business is."

Shuwan opened the account book and showed the fourth elder brother the running water in the shop.

The fourth elder brother was shocked after reading it, "There are so many!"

Shuwan said proudly: "What is this? The shop has just opened, the investment is too large, and a branch in the south of the Yangtze River is also opened. If it is steady, in ten years, I can earn money from the An family."

"Hiss, it's just a rouge shop, how can it make so much money?"

"You don't understand this! The female relatives of high-ranking officials use our things, one is easy to use, and the other is to save face. Only by using such expensive things can we reflect our status.

The purpose of my business with Wu Fujin is to cheat rich people out of their money, and rich people are willing to be cheated by us, because I will bring them the ultimate experience and add luster to their status.

What they buy is not just a rouge, but a sense of satisfaction. "

The fourth elder brother couldn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.

In the end, he could only mutter, "There are so many people in the world who have been taken advantage of."

Shuwan's ears were sharp, and she immediately retorted when she heard this sentence: "You are not right to say that! I said that I cheated money to make fun of myself, but it does not mean that I am really cheating money. Let me give you an example! In other Rouge Ladies from the Eight Banners disdain to go to the shop, because the clerk is a man.

The ladies in my shop are willing to go, because all the girls serve them.Not only is he handsome, but he can also recite poems and prose.They will tell the ladies about the usage and taboos of rouge, and they can also use poems to describe the beauty of this rouge.You can even talk about your reading experience with the ladies.

You just buy things elsewhere, but what you buy in our shop is experience.Walking out of the gate, when everyone saw these noble ladies, they almost all walked around.They knew that the noble lady who came out of this shop was something they couldn't afford. "

The fourth elder brother still couldn't understand, but he was convinced.Regardless of whether it is a real scam or a fake scam, if Shuwan can earn so much money, the fourth elder brother will obey her.

The fourth elder brother didn't buy rouge, nor did he experience the atmosphere in the shop, so Shuwan couldn't reason with him.

She didn't force the fourth elder brother to understand, and she had a more important thing to say.

"The emperor's fiftieth birthday next year, we have to prepare a birthday gift, I have an idea, I don't know if my elder brother agrees."

The fourth elder brother knew that Shuwan had always been very creative in gift giving. "What do you think."

Shuwan asked the fourth elder brother to come over and whispered a few words in his ear.

The fourth elder brother hesitated, "Can this work?"

"I think it's okay, but it still depends on elder brother's opinion."

The fourth elder brother sighed, "There are still some days before Huang Ama's birthday, let me think about it again!"

After Emperor Luan drove back to Beijing, the capital became quiet.

The well-informed people became low-key, and Shuwan's business was affected.

Wu Fujin came to Yongjun Palace as a guest, she played with Xiaobao for a while, Xiaobao liked Aunt Wu very much, and was a little tired from playing with aunt, so the nanny took the child down to rest.

Wu Fujin sighed, "The capital is too quiet, this is the first time I have experienced this kind of atmosphere!"

Shuwan frowned and said, "My fourth elder brother also told me to keep a low profile recently and not allow me to go out casually. This year, don't push the New Year's gift box. Don't be too lively, so as not to be eye-catching."

Wu Fujin hurriedly said: "I even want to cancel the promotion at the end of the year!"

"Then...then cancel it!" Shuwan gritted her teeth and said, "There is no rush to make money, wait until the rumors pass."

Wu Fujin asked in a low voice: "What happened in the capital?"

Shuwan waved her hand, telling all the servants to go out.

There was no one in the room, so Shuwan whispered: "Since the emperor came back from the south of the Yangtze River, something is wrong with the capital. Brother Si doesn't tell me about the outside world, but I guess it has something to do with the prince."

"Prince?" Wu Fujin was stunned, "That's right, you should be more careful when it comes to the prince. It's a shame that Brother Wu refuses to tell me anything, and I don't dare to go out and inquire about it."

Shuwan told her, "Just pretend you don't know, just live your life as before. I didn't hear the news from my fourth elder brother, it was when my mother-in-law came to visit from her mother's house."

The fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother have the same virtues, but they just ask their wives not to go out, keep a low profile, and refuse to say what happened outside.

Fortunately, Shuwan's mother-in-law is the old Fengjun, and the sons are willing to discuss matters with the old mother.

"I told you, don't go outside and talk about it. The prince fell ill in Dezhou, and the emperor immediately called Suo'etu to take care of him. The emperor went to Mount Tai and ordered the thirteenth elder brother to sacrifice to Mount Tai."

Wu Fujin opened his mouth wide, and there were problems everywhere with just these two things.

If the prince is ill, there will naturally be an imperial doctor to take care of him, or he can summon the emperor's grandson to attend to the sickness!How can I get Suo'etu to come?

Besides, Brother Thirteen is only 16 years old, right?There is no meritorious service, how can I let the thirteenth elder brother come to worship Mount Tai?

Wu Fujin didn't dare to inquire anymore, "Forget it, sister-in-law, let's not talk about it, let's live our own lives in peace, and let the men worry about the outside things."

In the end, she sighed again, "If you don't live in the palace, you won't have good news."

Shuwan shook her head, "I don't know some news about living in the palace. There are some things that the emperor doesn't tell the harem, and the ladies can't find out. We are more free outside the palace!"

Wu Fujin thought to himself that freedom is also limited, and in order to survive, it is better not to inquire about it.