Just when the entire palace was nervous, Shu Jin received a second book reward, this time a set of four books and two boxes of good Hui ink.
This matter did not attract the attention of everyone in the palace, after all, there was still no "sleeping".
Li Fujin is still the one who "attends the bed", and Li Gege and Guo Gege take turns, basically once a month for each person.
By the way, Prince Yong is only thirty-four years old. Isn't this frequency... a bit inappropriate?
Forget it, even if he really can't do it, what does it have to do with me?
Shu Jin was still as usual. In addition to getting up early every day to say hello, she would eat, drink, entertain her children, and occasionally receive other concubines who came to visit her.
As for reading and practicing calligraphy, I only spend half an hour a day on average, which is really not considered hard work. These four books are really meaningless to read. They are not as interesting as Three Hundred Thousand. At least they are catchy. In other words, life in ancient times was ordinary.
Being bored and having little entertainment, Shu Jin could insist on practicing a few big calligraphy letters every day.
Lan Ruo often persuaded her to do some needlework, not to ask her to make clothes and shoes for Tianshen, but to please her fourth uncle.
In this regard, Shu Jin said: "My female celebrities are mediocre to begin with. Not only am I not as good as Song Gege, but even Li Zefujin, Li Gege, and Guo Gege are much better than me, so why should I show them to embarrass myself?"
Lan Ruo felt very helpless. Gege was good at everything, but she was too unmotivated. Even if she couldn't compete with those few, why shouldn't she show off?
Even if it's not to win favor, you still have to do something so that the prince will remember you, right?
Alas, that's all, Princess has raised such a healthy and lovely brother Tianshen. If the prince is short of heirs, he will not forget about Princess and her son.
After several attempts to persuade her to no avail, Lan Ruo had no choice but to follow her master and die.
I have to say, once I lay down, it was really comfortable!
Gege has a lazy temperament, so those who serve her do not need to be too diligent. Gege eats richly every day, so there is a lot of leftover food. The servants also mix a lot of meat and fish, and they all become fat.
Get up. During festivals, Princess' rewards are always richer than others. Whenever a slave's birthday is celebrated, Princess will give an extra silver reward and ask the kitchen to make longevity noodles - where can I find such a good master?
ah?
"Twenty is a long life, so you have to have a good meal. Ask the kitchen to make a bowl of longevity noodles and add two meat dishes." Shu Jin smiled and asked Shuang'er to get some silver to reward today's birthday boy, eunuch Xiao Zhang.
"Hey, by the way, Xiao Zhangzi, what's your name?" By the way, everyone calls him Xiao Zhang, or little Eunuch Zhang, but I've never heard anyone call him by his full name.
This little eunuch has also gained some weight now, and the already pretty and pretty little eunuch looks even more cheerful.
Xiao Zhang hit Qian'er and said, "I come from a poor family, so how can I have a name? I am a slave in my family, so I am called Zhang San."
Shu Jin was stunned for a moment, and then he said shit.
Zhang San?!
Outlaws!!
The little eunuch was quite excited. When he saw this, he kowtowed quickly and said, "I don't want any silver reward, I just want you to give me a name!"
It's not that the name is valuable, but if you are given a name by your master, it means that you have caught the eye of the master.
Shu Jin smiled: "I should give you a decent name, but I also have to give you money."
Outlaws are no good. Shu Jin thought for a while and blurted out: "Just call it law-abiding! Zhang Shoufa." - Don't break the law or commit any crime for me!
Eunuch Zhang Shoufa kowtowed repeatedly in joy: "I thank my master for the name!!"
Another eunuch, Xiao Lizi, looked envious for a while, and then he also had an idea and knelt down, "Slave Li Ergou, please give me your name!"
Shu Jin: Ergou...
Shu Jin covered her face, and then she realized that her eunuch was either an outlaw or a bastard.
If she had known earlier, she would have changed it long ago.
"Then you can call me Shouzhong!" Shu Jin said casually. Although her naming skills were not very good, at least it was a personal name.
Xiao Lizi also kowtowed, as happy as the Chinese New Year: "Slave Li Shouzhong, I will serve Princess loyally!"
Shu Jin was also smiling from ear to ear, but suddenly he saw two girls, Shuang'er and Xue'er, looking envious.
Um???
Shuang'er couldn't help but said sourly: "Gege, I have been serving you for three years."
Xue'er also quickly said: "The same goes for my slave!"
There was longing in the eyes of the two maids.
Shu Jin was stunned for a moment: "Don't you two have pretty good names?" - Co-author Shuang'er Xue'er was not named by the original owner, Geng.
Shuang'er said: "Both slave and Xue'er are rewarded by the nuns of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who taught them good manners."
Shu Jin thought to himself, these days, children from poor families, regardless of gender, probably don't have decent names.
It's just that Shuang'er and Xue'er are both little girls, so it's not easy to act casually. Shu Jin murmured: "Let me think about it..."
Frost, snow...
Suddenly, Shu Jin had an idea and thought of an idiom, "Walking in frost and walking on snow."
It means having noble conduct.
Shuang'er and Xue'er didn't know a few Chinese characters, so naturally they didn't know the meaning of this idiom, but they had served people for a long time and were somewhat clever. Before Shu Jin could explain the meaning, they both knelt down and kowtowed.
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"The slave Hanshuang thanks the master for the name!"
"My slave is walking in the snow, thank you for giving me your name!"
Shu Jin asked them to stand up with a smile, and then explained the meaning a little. The two girls were even more happy. They thought they were just adding words, but they didn't expect it to be such a high-level word. Han Shuang and Lu Xue felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.
Sorry.
This makes Aunt Lan Ruo a little envious, but she can't ask for a name, because the name Lan Ruo was given by the prince.
After being given the name, Shu Jin unexpectedly discovered that the maid and eunuch's work enthusiasm was as high as ever, and the small yard was kept extremely neat both inside and outside.
But yes, of these four people, the oldest Zhang Shoufa is only twenty years old, Li Shouzhong is only nineteen, and Han Shuang Luxue is a minor, so they all have a somewhat childish mentality.
But they are all well-behaved, sensible people, and easily satisfied.
The autumn days are getting colder, and the courtyard built for the little rice cake is gradually taking shape. However, the current situation is serious, and it is not convenient to make a big fanfare for the wedding. This is a wealthy Jin after all, and he cannot just carry it in on a small sedan like his concubine, and everything will be fine.
Although the Nian family had been looking forward to getting in early, they didn't dare to push her too much.
Although Prince Yinfeng has been detained, so far there has been no official decree to abolish the crown prince, and many of the kings have also been deprived of their errands, which is like semi-imprisonment. At this juncture, no matter which family, they have to keep their tails low.
Any festive banquets should be avoided if possible. If not, they should be handled simply.
For example, Yuanshou's elder brother's Zhouzhu ceremony before the month was not even as grand as the full moon ceremony.
And Shu Jin's Tianshen Fatty's Zhou Zhou ceremony must be simplified...
However, at the end of September, the palace still held a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, but it was only held internally, and no invitations were issued to the outside world. It was just a celebration for the female relatives. The only person who came was the married daughter of the county prince Shu Yierha.