Chapter 199: Filial Piety (Second update, please vote for me)
This is different from acting in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is a general manager and does not need to be handled personally.
This medicine-selling matter can be regarded as the first concrete job that Brother Jiu has taken after accepting the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Registered at the Imperial Palace.
Even if it cannot be done in the name of the imperial court and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it cannot be regarded as ordinary business behavior.
Shu Shu hopes to get off to a good start.
If you have a direction, you will have a bottom.
Sleepiness in spring and fatigue in autumn.
I got up early in the morning, and by noon, I felt exhausted and had nothing to do, so I had a good sleep.
When she woke up, Brother Jiu had come back, sitting by the kang and looking at her.
"I didn't say I won't come back for dinner today..."
Shu Shu turned over, a little curious.
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "I'm thinking the wrong way...I thought before that I should be more caring, more capable, and less affectionate..."
Shu Shu thinks this idea is not wrong and is very friendly to herself.
Even in modern society, no parents-in-law like to see their son have no future and stay at home with his daughter-in-law all day long.
Why did you change your mind after half a day?
The ninth elder brother continued: "But can you pretend for a day, for a month, and keep pretending? Are you tired?! Besides, I am already the prince's elder brother, why do you need so much ambition? Sell medicine well. , I have invested a lot of money in filial piety, why can’t I change it to Baylor? When the prince ascends the throne, he will be granted the title of brother, and the title will definitely be raised accordingly; when the next generation gets up, he will continue to raise it... Others are accustomed to eating hard, and we are still eating hard. No? Is it a loss or not..."
Shu Shu listened attentively and nodded in agreement: "I'm right..."
You still have to show off when it's time to show off.
It would be better to give people a deeper impression of having no city at all.
The principle of being strong without desire is almost the same.
Otherwise, if you are tactful and tolerant at all times, you will become the second eighth prince.
Will be suspected of "premeditated ambition"...
If you are willful without ability, you are a dandy.
Having the ability to be willful is personality.
Shu Shu thought about it, got up and got off the kang, handed the two pieces of paper she had written in the morning to Brother Jiu, and expressed her opinions.
Ganoderma spore powder is simple.
Similar to the effect of Liuwei Dihuang Pills, it is easier to do because there are already patent medicines.
The rest is a matter of packaging.
Gold foil, jade vase, brocade box, etc.
Don't be afraid of being cumbersome, just have one word in it: "expensive".
Brother Jiu couldn't help laughing after seeing it: "This is not a medicine worth one tael or two taels of silver..."
Shu Shu said: "Yes, since it is a royal medicine, it is not easy to sell it like I thought before..."
The same is true for cutting leeks, which was previously priced at one tael of silver or two taels of silver, and was targeted at noble families from various Mongolian tribes.
Middle class and above.
The upgraded cutting of leeks is priced at fifty taels or one hundred taels of silver, and its targets are limited to the richest princes.
Brother Jiu mused: "Besides Mongolia, there is another place that is richer..."
The couple looked at each other.
Shu Shu understood.
Jiangnan.
In Jiangnan now, the situation is more complicated than in Mongolia.
The world seems peaceful, but in fact there are many dark waves surging, especially in Jiangnan.
If you have money, there are people...
The imperial court has always been kind to Jiangnan in recent years.
Kangxi might not allow them to reach out to Jiangnan.
"Take your time, and when I see the benefits in Mongolia, it will be easier for the Emperor to say something..."
Shu Shu encouraged.
Brother Jiu nodded: "Don't worry, the money is all there anyway, just make it later..."
This confirms that Jiangnan is a big leek garden.
While the two were talking, Brother Ten's haha beads came.
A deer was brought.
The living ones are taller and thinner than sheep.
Shu Shu followed Brother Jiu and stepped forward to take a closer look.
Brother Jiu looked at two places carefully and said: "Seven or eight months old, he must weigh six or seventy pounds..."
Xiaotang followed beside him and said enthusiastically: "Fu Jin, the kitchen chef mentioned the deer blood tofu twice and said it was very delicious, tender and smooth..."
The deer's head is somewhat round, the face is long, and the big black eyes are like glass beads, and they look watery when looking at people.
Who can stand these cute little eyes?
Shu Shu's heart melted, and she immediately turned around and had someone pull the deer down.
The ingredients are still well prepared.
There is no need to deepen our ties to each other.
Brother Jiu was beside him and couldn't help laughing: "Can't bear it anymore? Then let's keep it and ask someone to raise it here..."
Shu Shu hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, I don't eat meat or vegetables on weekdays, how can I have such a bodhisattva heart... I'm just afraid that I can't bear to see too much..."
Brother Jiu held her hand and said, "That's good. I want to roast venison for you myself. It's more tender than mutton..."
After a while, the eunuch Shuda of Thirteenth Brother came over and brought a package.
I was also ordered to deliver something to Shu Shu.
Open it, and there are colorful bird feathers inside.
"Our elder brother said that these pheasant feathers are brightly colored and can be used to make shuttlecocks for Jiu Fujin..."
Eunuch Shuida bowed and said.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "I like being so old. Shuida thanks Uncle Thirteen for me..."
Brother Jiu asked: "Over there with my concubine, has Thirteen prepared anything?"
Eunuch Shuda paused and said, "No..."
Brother Jiu asked He Yuzhu to reward the savvy eunuch and send him down.
Shu Shu remembered something: "Thirteenth brother, I don't seem to be very close to Zhang Bin..."
Brother Jiu nodded: "The rules in the palace are that when the prince is born, he will be taken to Zhaoxiang to be raised. He will wait until he is one year old before arranging the principal to raise him...
Empress Zhang was still a concubine at that time and lived in the Yongshou Palace. When she was thirteen, she was also raised in the Yongshou Palace for two years and was educated by the imperial concubine's mother...
At the end of the twenty-eighth year, Empress Zhang was granted the title of concubine and moved to the back hall of Changchun Palace, and Thirteen followed her...
However, at that time, there was a little girl named Gege under Thirteen, and Zhang’s mother became pregnant again soon after, so she also took care of Thirteen...
On the thirteenth day of the thirty-first year, I was going to study, and I was old enough to move to the palace. But my brother had no room, so he moved back to Zhaoxiang Palace..."
Later novelists mentioned this incident over and over again, solidifying everyone's impression.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Zhang never lived in Yonghe Palace and had nothing to do with Concubine De.
If she can be regarded as an adoptive mother if she has been educated, then Concubine Wen Xi can be regarded as the adoptive mother of the Thirteenth Brother.
However, it is understandable that the prince's elder brothers do not have a deep relationship with their biological mother.
When I was a child, I didn’t remember things and didn’t talk about them anymore.
By the time I can remember, it was only two or three years of getting along with each other.
Among them, if Zhang Bin is pregnant and has a daughter, one year will be taken away, leaving even fewer days.
When the prince enters school, his education, food and daily life are all in the hands of the emperor, and the concubines are not allowed to interfere.
Apart from greeting each other, there was no chance for mother and son to get along with each other.
Saying hello is like a formality. You just ask about food and drink, but you can't do much else.
The alienated relationship between mother and child has become a common occurrence.
"Thirteen is not appropriate..."
The ninth elder brother is very much like an older brother, and he has become accustomed to taking the thirteenth elder brother under his wing.
No matter what happens, filial piety must be put at the forefront.
Even if it is something for children to play with.
Others don't care what the gift is, they only care whether it is delivered or not.
Shu Shu thought of Brother Ten.
The thirteenth elder brother needs filial piety, but doesn’t the tenth elder brother not?
The imperial concubine is not here, but there is also the emperor and the queen mother.
Shu Shu thought for a while and discussed with Brother Ninth: "Tenth brother should be more considerate here... The Emperor has so many sons and the Queen Mother has so many grandsons. The tenth brother has no mother, and the emperor can't even help him speak.
There are none, and if you hide behind it, it will become even more difficult to remember..."
Brother Jiu said angrily: "I was confused. I thought that thirteen years old should be more careful, and I forgot about the old ten..."
The couple discussed it and came to a decision.
Xiaolu directly asked Xiaotang to lead him to the dining room.
When it was time for dinner, all the masters in the business received the "recommended dishes" from the tenth prince.
Even the emperor has a copy.
Although there was a banquet from the Eight Banners today, it was just a small banquet. Kangxi did not show up and only sent a few princes and elder brothers to host the banquet.
Yuqian's dishes are still "eating with the best taste".
Since the tribute from the paddock has arrived, today we also serve game meat, sauced venison, and roasted deer tail as the main course.
Adding this deer blood tofu dish is not out of the ordinary.
Kangxi thought of his son who was holding the banner and sighed: "I looked at him like a child before, but this is too big..."
As he said this, he thought of Brother Thirteen: "Only the Eleventh Brother is serving the dishes, where is the Thirteenth Brother?"
Liang Jiugong took a brocade box next to him and said, "Master Thirteen also has filial piety, and I'm just about to report it..."
Kangxi was curious and ordered: "Send it up..."
Looking at the decent brocade box, inside is a colorful feather shuttlecock.
Kangxi looked at it several times, wondering whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand and said, "Keep it..."
Liang Jiugong flattered: "The tenth master is simple, the thirteenth master is lively, and both elder brothers are filial..."
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The Queen Mother's living quarters.
The Queen Mother fell in love with this "honorable dish".
It looks simple, just red and white deer blood tofu stewed with white tofu, but the taste is very good, and the chili oil is added to bring out the smoothness and tenderness of the deer blood.
"this is delicious……"
The Queen Mother ate more than half of the bowl. She remembered that the grandson of the Tenth Brother was a child without a mother. She became even more soft-hearted and told Aunt Bai: "If there is anything that the little brother can use, pack up a portion. Don't eat him in vain."
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Then he looked at the brocade box next to him, holding the feather shuttlecock, and said with a smile: "Prepare another one for Brother Thirteen, don't leave the little one behind..."
Aunt Bai responded and pulled out a pair of Mongolian knives. They had no blades, gold handles, and leather scabbards inlaid with precious stones.
The Queen Mother nodded: "It's not good to sharpen the blade, so as not to hurt your hand, let them be stubborn..."
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Yi Fei's place.
Concubine Yi happened to leave Zhang Bin to eat and talked about allocating manpower to Qifu Jin.
As a result, the tenth elder brother's "respect for food" and the thirteenth elder brother's filial piety have arrived.
Concubine Zhang's concern leads to chaos. She must ask people to go out and inquire about how the Thirteenth Brother gave the gift.
He is the youngest among the princes in the retinue, and this is the first time he gives a gift, so he naturally has to be more thoughtful, otherwise the one he leaves behind will offend someone...