Chapter 228: Little Rice Cake and Eighth Prince (Part 1)
Chapter 228 Little Rice Cake and Eighth Prince (Part 1)
Author: Eunice
After sending the dog Emperor off respectfully, Concubine Mi couldn't help but said: "The Emperor has gone too far. What does this have to do with you?!" - The Emperor was dissatisfied with the Queen Mother, so he went to find the Queen Mother! It was too unreasonable to come to the imperial concubine to vent!
Shu Jin glanced at Hongxin and said, "Don't say this in front of the child."
Concubine Mi hurriedly said seriously: "Don't worry, although Hongxin is small, he will never make any noise."
Shu Jin: I'm afraid you'll teach the children bad things...
He hurriedly changed the subject: "Although Concubine Xi is not favored, the emperor will occasionally go to her Yinghui Palace to sit for a while."
Concubine Mi showed a bit of disdain, "She has so many young and pretty beauties in the palace, and they can always seduce the emperor."
Yes, even Yongzheng, an emperor who was not very lustful in history, was still a man after all.
At this time, Xiao Yantai, the eunuch below, came to report that the fifth elder brother had come to say hello. Shu Jin glanced out of the west window and saw that the sun was already setting in the west.
Hong Zhou was extraordinarily lively today, walking more briskly, "My son wants to say hello to his mother, and to his mother-in-law!"
Concubine Mi immediately smiled kindly and said, "My fifth brother has grown taller again." As she said that, she couldn't help but touch her son's little head, "Why don't you call me brother."
The seventh elder brother was very obedient. He quickly bowed his hands and sweetly called "fifth brother".
Hong Zhou smiled widely, and picked up Hong Xin, weighed him twice, and spun him around several times. This brat was quite strong.
Hongxin was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but giggle. He seemed to like this kind of game very much.
Seeing that the two elder brothers were so close, Concubine Mi couldn't help but smile: "When the emperor came up just now, Hongxin was so frightened that he didn't dare to express his anger. Now he finally smiled."
Hong Zhou was stunned, "Ama Khan is here?" His face instantly became a little embarrassed.
Shu Jin covered her lips and smiled: "I left a long time ago!"
Hong Zhou then breathed a sigh of relief and put his brother down with a smile, "Khan Ama is becoming more majestic."
Isn't it? Shu Jin couldn't help but sigh, glanced at the time on the Western pendulum clock, then smiled and said to Concubine Mi, "Let's stay and have dinner together."
Concubine Mi nodded happily.
In Fu Chun Palace, the night was as cold as water. Looking at the fat and healthy child on the little bed, Dun Fei Nian couldn't help but smile brightly, "My eighth elder brother, you have to grow up quickly."
At this moment, Concubine Dun was as loving as a biological mother.
At this time, the eldest palace maid Zhilan came forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, the emperor turned over tonight... the sign that Chun promised."
Concubine Dun's pretty face turned cold, "Concubine Mao... I originally thought that Concubine Xi was the only shameless old woman in the palace, but to my surprise - she has also learned how to raise a little vixen!"
Zhilan quickly comforted her and said, "But I heard that if I promise this spring... I may not be able to actually sleep with you even one of the three times."
Concubine Dun frowned and said, "That's all, she's just a cheap maid playing tricks. What's more important is the Yinghui Palace. You should keep an eye on me carefully!" - Wu, this bitch, was captured by the noble concubine.
After being kicked out of Danning Hall, I thought I could tidy up slowly, but I didn't expect that I was trapped by Concubine Xi! This Concubine Xi really dared to take in anyone!
"Yes, I understand!"
Zhilan paused for a moment, and then said cautiously: "I heard that Concubine Xi got a lot of good beauty and nourishing things for Ning Guiren, so she rewarded her with two taels of pearl powder."
Concubine Dun couldn't help but sneer: "I want that bitch to keep a good face so that she can compete with me for favor!!"
Zhilan quickly complimented her: "They are just talking nonsense! Ning Guiren is not as pretty as the empress even before she is pregnant."
Concubine Dun caressed her radiant and delicate face, she was naturally not as beautiful as she was now...but she would always have her beauty fade with old age.
Concubine Dun took another look at the child sleeping soundly and sweetly on the bed, so she wanted to win a child for herself before her love faded.
"Does the imperial concubine have any rules for the eighth prince's hundred-day banquet?" Concubine Dun suddenly asked.
Zhilan said: "Eunuch Zhang, the chief eunuch of Danning Palace, said that there is still time, and Rong Hou will handle it according to the rules of his ancestors."
Concubine Dun narrowed her eyes and said, "Ancestral rules? The concubine is all-rounded and exquisite, so naturally she won't make mistakes..." But the Eighth Prince's 100-day banquet must be more grand and lively than others.
It was a beautiful spring day, and Shu Jin was looking through the accounts of the harem. Needless to say, Fu Chun Palace’s expenses were increasing day by day. Even Yinghui Palace received a lot more makeup than last year. Although concubines have their own rules, there are always people who want to take more.
Shu Jin would usually agree to something as long as it was not excessive.
Anyway, it's all the dog emperor's money, and she doesn't have to pay out of her own pocket.
Lan Ruo couldn't help but remind: "This month's expenses..."
"It doesn't matter." Shu Jin said calmly, "The emperor has few concubines, and the expenses of the harem are much less than those of the late emperor."
Lan Ruo smiled bitterly: "Having said that, Concubine Dun... is too arrogant."
As a beauty, she naturally spends a lot of money, and the dog emperor doesn't feel sorry for her. She feels sorry for a ball of yarn?
At this time, the emperor sent word that the emperor would be arriving later, so Shu Jin spread the accounts out on the desk before going to prepare to welcome him.
There was a furnace of excellent agarwood incense burning in the Danning Hall, and Yinzhen took the Mingqian tea offered by the imperial concubine Geng. Unexpectedly, he caught a glimpse of the account book, and Yinzhen was doing the work of apportioning people into acres.
, of course, I know very well about things like accounts.
But I just ignored it and didn't take it seriously.
"The harem has been peaceful recently, and even the queen's body has improved." Shu Jin said with a smile.
Yinzhen said "Hmm", "It shows that the imperial concubine manages the harem well."
Shu Jin smiled: "I am just a housekeeper. The emperor does not mind that the expenses under my rule are increasing day by day."
Yinzhen smiled faintly, "If there are more women, the expenses will naturally be higher." - Yinzhen didn't take the expense of the harem seriously.
Okay, although the emperor is a scumbag, as a man, he is still quite generous.
Shu Jin smiled and said: "The emperor's magnanimity is a blessing for the sisters in the harem."
Yinzhen put down the tea cup and immediately said: "Eighth Prince's Hundred Days Banquet——"
Shu Jin hurriedly said: "I am already making preparations." - This is purely an excuse, Ma Dan, there is still time, why should we prepare it early? If we prepare it early, it will only make more rice cakes.
Have time to be picky.
Yinzhen pondered for a moment, "I was thinking that it would be better to ask Mr. Nian to organize the Eighth Prince's 100-day banquet by himself."
Shu Jin was stunned, Xiao Nian Gao took care of it??
She rolled her eyes and asked with a smile: "But what does Sister Dunfei mean?"
Yinzhen coughed and said, "I see that she is also very kind to the eighth elder brother. Don't worry, she is just organizing a hundred-day banquet. Concubine Dun has no other intentions."
Shu Jin didn't know if the small rice cakes had any other meaning. Anyway, the emperor didn't have that meaning.
Shu Jin smiled and said: "Sister Dun Fei wants to share my worries for me, but it's too late for me to be happy. When I turn around, I will send the regulations for the hundred-day banquet to Fu Chun Palace and let her look at the arrangements." -
—Anyway, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a fixed amount of funding. If you want to make the event more grand and luxurious, well, then just pay it out of your own pocket!
Yinzhen's brows stretched, "The imperial concubine has a generous heart. If she were the queen, she might still be making trouble with me."
Shu Jin secretly thought: The Queen is also stupid!