novelraw Chapter 74
Chapter 74
Shuwan has a good idea?Of course you have to give it a try!
After marrying Shuwan, the fourth elder brother has never seen her practice martial arts, but her martial arts skills have not fallen, there must be a simple and quick way.
The fourth elder brother smiled and held Shuwan's hand, "Do you have a good idea? Tell me!"
Shuwan smiled and said: "You have to practice riding and archery every day. The main thing is to practice basic skills and exercise your body. At least you must make sure you have the strength to draw the bow and hold the sword. I know you like to be quiet and not to move. But there is no shortcut to martial arts training. When you are tired from dealing with official duties, you can get up and move around, which can not only loosen your muscles and bones, but also practice basic skills."
Shuwan straightened up and took off her outer clothes, "I'll show you."
Shuwan only wore her underwear, and tied up her loose trouser legs and sleeves with strips of cloth.She placed the stool in the room casually, jumped on the stool with her feet and began to practice boxing.
Her boxing skills are perfect, tenacious and powerful, and when she walked to the side of the fourth elder brother, the fourth elder brother seemed to feel the wind of the fist.
She took off the bottom of the flower pot and tossed and turned on the stool in her socks, like walking on flat ground.
After finishing a set of punches, Shuwan withdrew her momentum and walked in front of the fourth elder brother.
"You see, just punching a set of punches makes your whole body warm up. If you don't like martial arts, it will definitely be troublesome to take time out to practice, and you don't want to practice. Taking the time to do it in this way can not only save time, but also achieve the goal. .”
The fourth elder brother was a little disappointed, the method was a good method, but he thought that Shuwan's tutorial was for lazy people, the kind that could achieve results by lying down, but he didn't expect to have to practice by himself in the end.
The fourth elder brother smiled and nodded, pretending to agree, but Shuwan saw that he was just perfunctory.
Shuwan lowered her head and smiled, "Let me show you how I usually train my arm strength."
She jumped up, grabbed the bar of the inner-outer partition, and did a few pull-ups.
"See? As long as you want to practice, these things in the room are enough. Brother, do you want to try?"
The fourth elder brother shook his head disinterestedly, "No, you are born thin and weak, so it's okay to hold on to the beam. I'm too heavy, and I'm afraid the beam won't be able to bear it."
Shuwan smiled and took his hand, "Oh! I can't help the beam, I have another way. You come! Let's exercise together!"
Shuwan dragged him to the bed, Si elder brother was reluctant at first, but became active while sitting on the bed.
This exercise method is good!Although a little tired, but happy!
The fourth elder brother put his arms around Shuwan's waist and was about to kiss him, but Shuwan covered his mouth and pushed him aside.
"Wait, I'm not ready yet!"
Hearing the word preparation, the fourth elder brother understood that he must be playing something again today.
he likes!
The fourth elder brother put down the bed curtain and lay on his back on the bed.
"Okay! You just go and prepare, I'll wait here, and I will never peek!"
Shuwan pursed her lips and smiled, then quietly backed away, and changed into a narrow-sleeved dress that she only wore when exercising.
After a while, Shuwan got dressed, stood by the bed and shouted: "I'm ready, brother Si can open the curtain."
The fourth elder brother excitedly opened the curtain, he saw Shuwan was tightly wrapped in a strong dress, and the smile on the corner of her mouth disappeared.
"Tsk..."
The fourth elder brother was very displeased, he thought that Shuwan would dress up like a goblin to seduce him, but in the end she was dressed so tightly that her wrists and ankles were not exposed, so it was not worth seeing.
But... the belt is tied well, and the waist is thin.
The fourth elder brother was not very satisfied with Shuwan's attire, and Shuwan bent over with a smile when she saw the fourth elder brother's attire.
This master is naked on the upper body, but wearing pants on the lower body, but he is too obvious!
Shuwan pointed at the fourth elder brother and said with a smile: "It turns out that when I was changing clothes, elder brother was hiding on the bed and was not idle, hahaha!"
She stretched out her fingers to scrape her cheeks, "Dudiu, don't be shy!"
Brother Si blushed a bit, "What's wrong with me changing clothes on the bed? Did I break the law?"
Shuwan hung up the bed curtain, "No, no, it's more suitable for exercising like this. Brother, this is great, I really like it!"
The fourth elder brother grabbed the underwear to wear, but Shuwan grabbed it and threw it on the ground.
She climbed onto the bed and threw out all the clothes that Brother Si had taken off, and then pressed Brother Si on the shoulder to make him lie down.
The fourth elder brother struggled to get up, but Shuwan held him down.
"Don't be naughty, I'm going to teach you martial arts! You have to study hard!"
Shuwan got down on the ground, with her feet shoulder-width apart, and her hands pressed next to the fourth elder brother's cheeks.
She lay down and did a push-up, then kissed Brother Si on the mouth, then lay down and kissed again.
The fourth elder brother put his hands neatly on both sides of his thighs, and his pants were wrinkled by him.
Shuwan did a few push-ups, her forearms stuck to the bed, and her elbows supported her body on the fourth elder brother.
"How is it? Handsome little man, have you learned it yet?"
The fourth elder brother turned over and held Shuwan down, "It's too simple, you can learn it once you learn it!"
The fourth elder brother and Shuwan discussed the essence of martial arts in bed. After a night of double training, the fourth elder brother's martial arts improved a little.
The next day, the fourth elder brother went out to work early, and Shuwan didn't wake up until mid-morning.
Xia'er helped her comb her hair and wash her face, and she said casually: "You are the only one in this house who can persuade Lord Belle well. Yesterday, Lord Belle came back with a sullen face, and everyone was terrified. Su Peisheng has been reprimanded for serving Lord Belle personally for so many years." , I didn't expect Fujin to persuade him, and Master Baylor's mood will be improved."
Chun'er echoed: "Yes! Fujin is the most powerful. Master Belle went out happily this morning. Compared with last night, it looks like two people."
Xia'er asked: "Fu Jin, is it difficult to persuade Lord Belle? The servant told you quietly, who in our house is not afraid to see Lord Belle? The few of us were worried all night yesterday."
Shuwan waved her hands and said calmly: "Baylor is not scary at all. He works hard outside, and it is inevitable that when he is in a bad mood, he throws a face and loses his temper. Everyone just needs to be considerate. Lord Baylor is a very A man who is easy to talk, it is not difficult to persuade him at all."
Shuwan supported her waist, persuading people is not difficult, but it is a bit exhausting.
Although exercising in the house is good, it is easy to go off track while practicing, and eventually develop into a fight with goblins, so the fourth elder brother gave up the double and repair path, and went to the martial arts field next door to exercise with Shuwan according to the normal method.
It is impossible to see results quickly when exercising, so we can only do it step by step in a down-to-earth manner.
Seeing that it was almost fifteen, Shuwan handed over a sign to the palace, ready to enter the palace to greet Concubine De.
Ever since Shuwan became pregnant, she hadn't entered the palace, but occasionally sent Nanny Ning to visit Concubine De in the palace on her behalf.
Now that Shuwan is out of confinement, it's time to resume paying her respects, otherwise Concubine De might be unhappy.
On the fifteenth day, Shuwan went out early to the palace to pay her respects, but this time she did not bring Kang Bao with her.
Although Concubine De's attitude will be better with Kang Bao, but Kang Bao is still young and doesn't understand many rules, there are no taboos in speaking, and he is very courageous, if he is mischievous and does something wrong, it will be bad.
Unlike when he was just born, he didn't understand anything, he only knew how to eat, drink and mess, even if he pissed on the emperor, no one would blame him.
When they arrived at the palace, Shuwan went to greet Concubine De first.
Seeing her daughter-in-law, Concubine De did not have a good face.
"Get up, Belle Fujin! You have given birth to a little elder brother again. He is a meritorious person, so you can't perform such a big gift."
Shuwan hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Emiang was joking, I absolutely dare not take credit for it. It's all due to Emiang's magnanimity, she spared my greetings, and let me raise my baby with peace of mind, otherwise how could my childbirth be so smooth?"
Concubine De looked at Shuwan, smiling on the surface.
"You are still as good at talking as before, and you are more and more perfunctory! You live outside the palace, and I can't control you, so you can do things according to your own temperament. In the twelfth lunar month, you ran around with a big belly, and you were born prematurely. Blame yourself. Fortunately, God blesses you, and the emperor's heir is fine."
These words were really ugly, and the smile on Shuwan's face faded.
"What Er Niang said is absolutely correct." Shuwan raised her head to deliberately anger Concubine De, "It may be that my daughter-in-law has done many good things in her previous life, so no matter what happens, she can turn bad luck into good luck."
Concubine De sneered, the daughter-in-law here is really getting worse the more she looks at her!
Shuwan smiled hypocritically, this mother-in-law became more and more annoying the more she looked at her!
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law haven't seen each other for a long time, and the first confrontation was a draw. You stab me, I stab you, and neither of them takes advantage.
When they arrived at Ningshou Palace, Shuwan knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother.
"It's been a long time since I came to pay my respects, my grandson kowtows to the Queen Mother."
The queen mother was very happy to see her, "Oh, it's not important if you don't ask for your greetings, the most important thing is that you take good care of the fetus! Although I have never given birth, I know that a pregnant person can't be bumped or ride in a carriage."
The queen mother said to everyone: "As long as you spread the branches and leaves for the royal family in peace, it's fine if you don't come to pay your respects."
Concubine De smiled and said: "The Empress Dowager is kind and caring for the juniors, but the juniors are willing to serve you, and it is their heart."
Concubine Yi smiled and teased Concubine De, "Sister De Concubine, for the Empress Dowager, the greatest filial piety is to spread branches and leaves for the royal family. Sister De Concubine still has a chance, you have to work hard!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing, Concubine De's ears turned red, "My sister made fun of me again!"
She really wanted to give birth, but the emperor didn't come to see her to sleep with her anymore!
Shuwan took her seat while everyone was distracted, and Wu Fujin looked at her with a smile.
She whispered: "Sister-in-law Si, it's really not easy, we finally met!"
After speaking, the little hand reached out, wanting to shake hands with Shuwan.
Shuwan smiled and hooked her fingers together, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they looked like thieves.
It's inconvenient to talk when I ask you to be safe, so Shuwan and Wu Fujin held hands to say hello.
The concubines in the front dug pits and tested each other, and the concubine De blew a wave of stories about how she cared for her daughter-in-law.
It is nothing more than not letting Shuwan enter the palace to pay her respects, and let her sit for a longer period of confinement to take good care of her body.
Shuwan cooperated with the performance of the deep love between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She acted crookedly, and others watched it crookedly.
After the false greeting time was over, Concubine De asked Shuwan to follow her to the Yonghe Palace.
"I was in a hurry to say hello just now, and I didn't have time to say something. How is Kang Bao and the newborn second elder brother?"
Shuwan was stunned for a moment before she realized that the second elder brother that Concubine De was referring to was Xiaobao.
"Thank you, Er Niang, for your concern." Shuwan said quickly, "Both Kang Bao and the second brother are fine. Kang Bao is learning the rules, but he is too naughty and slow to learn the rules, so I dare not bring him into the palace for fear that he will Mischievous and unruly make people laugh.
The second elder brother is also good, this child is more delicate than Kang Bao, and he can't make a sound when he sleeps, and he will cry loudly when he is a little unhappy. "
After all, she has never met Xiao Bao, and Concubine De still likes Kang Bao better.
"Kang Bao is still young! Don't rush to learn the rules, don't be too rigid about him! It's just a child, even if there is something wrong, no one will laugh at him, you are too careful."
Concubine De is still very regretful that Kang Bao did not enter the palace.
After saying this, Concubine De changed her words again.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't come to the palace, you have to be careful in what you say and do in the palace, Kang Bao is bound to enter the palace!"
Shuwan guessed that Concubine De would miss Kang Bao, so she brought things in.
"Erniang, please read this." Shuwan took out a folded piece of paper from her bosom, "I'm teaching Kang Bao to recognize some simple characters, which were written by Kang Bao."
Shuwan handed the paper to the maid, and the maid presented it to Concubine De.
Concubine De took the paper with a smile, the smile on her face was completely different from when she greeted her, and she could tell it was from the bottom of her heart.
Children's intelligence has not yet developed, Kang Bao can only write some simple characters, such as 'big', such as 'yong', and there are a few characters missing arms and legs.
The most complicated thing is the word "grandmother" in the middle, which is actually written correctly.
Concubine De's eyes were almost wet when she read this word.
She praised repeatedly: "Good, good, good boy, really well written, really talented, just like his Ama."
Shuwan: "..." It wouldn't be such an exaggeration, would it?
Concubine De was about to cry, "My good grandson, he didn't forget me even after he left the palace."
Shuwan hurriedly said: "If Kang Bao forgets, I will never forget you! After all, you brought him up alone! In the past, Kang Bao was always with you, and I was like throwing away my hands. , I realized how hard it is to take care of children."
Concubine De felt a little happier after hearing this, her daughter-in-law was a bit annoying, but she was sweet and talkative.
"Oh, you guys! If you don't raise children, you don't know your parents' kindness!"
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who had become estranged after a year, eased again, and Concubine De began to mention Shuwan.
"This year is the empress dowager's [-]th birthday. Although the empress dowager's birthday is in the second half of the year, you should start preparing now. Don't take my words seriously. I listen to the emperor's words, and he will give the empress dowager a good birthday. "
The people in the palace all look at the emperor's face, as long as they follow the emperor's pace, they will never make mistakes.
Since the emperor has shown that he attaches great importance to the queen mother's birthday, everyone must also pay attention to it.
Shuwan nodded again and again, "Thank you, Erniang, for reminding me, my daughter-in-law remembered it!"
At this time, it reflects the benefits of having a favored mother in the harem. It is impossible for the prince to see the emperor every day, especially the prince who has moved out of the palace. It takes a long time to see the emperor, and it is difficult for news from the palace to spread to the palace. outside.
But the emperor went to the harem almost every day, and the concubines in the harem thought about the emperor's thoughts when they had nothing to do, and they had better news than the princes.
If there was no concubine De reminded, Shuwan would at most be two cents thicker than in previous years when preparing the Queen Mother's birthday gift.But now that Concubine De reminded her, Shuwan had to go back and think about how to prepare a sincere and not shabby gift.
After ordering the serious business, De Concubine Liu Shuwan had lunch in Yonghe Palace, and then sent her out of the palace.
It was not easy to go to the palace, and there was no chance to chat with Wu Fujin and Qi Fujin.
Shuwan is also anxious to go home to look after the child, and can only wait for the next opportunity.
Back home, Shuwan told the fourth elder brother about the Queen Mother's birthday.
The fourth elder brother is also very troubled. If he wants to make a good gift, he has to spend a lot of money to collect novel and expensive items, or make it himself, which seems sincere.
The couple couldn't think of a good way for a while, so they could only send someone out to inquire about any rare treasures outside.
Don't worry about the queen mother's gift, there is still a long time anyway, so you can prepare it slowly.
But it's time to prepare the housewarming gifts for Wu Fujin and Qi Fujin, and the two families have moved out of the palace.
After moving home, Wu Fujin posted a post asking everyone to go to Wubeile's house for dinner and a show.
Shuwan was very happy when she got the news, she dressed up specially for the banquet.
This time the prince and princess did not come, in the eyes of the prince, there is no need for the fifth elder brother to win over.
He can't speak Chinese well, and his ability to do things is only average, so the prince looks down on him.
Wu Fujin became a spinning top all by herself, and only when everyone was concentrating on watching the play, she could have a leisurely moment and talk to Shuwan and Qi Fujin.
"Oh, I'm exhausted from moving once." Wu Fujin straightened his back and secretly beat his back.
"Usually I don't think so, but I only found out when I moved, why there are so many things in this yard! I have to pack things and prepare for the housewarming party, but I'm exhausted."
Qifujin echoed: "Sister-in-law Wu is very right. I just moved out the day before yesterday, and I haven't cleaned up my things yet! My Lord Baylor thinks I'm slow in cleaning up, so he doesn't even look at it. His things are enough for me to return. Whole.
I can't throw my hands away and leave all the work to the people below. They just need to stuff the things up. Who cares where you put the things before, and when the time comes, you can't find them. Our master will have to blame me again. "
"Hey, we are the same!" Wu Fujin asked Shuwan, "Sister-in-law Si, did you do the same when you moved?"
Shuwan smiled and waved her hands, "This...no, the things belonging to our master Baylor are ordered by his subordinates to clean up. I just need to clean up the things in the main courtyard."
Wufujin and Qifujin were extremely envious.
Qi Fujin clapped his hands and said: "Look at other people's men, they put their own things away by themselves, not like the two of us, that's really a man, he doesn't care about everything, he looks for a wife for everything!"
Shuwan didn't want to show her affection, she quickly explained: "Our master has a lot of demands, I can't do it, so I can only let him trouble himself."
Wu Fujin said: "Our father also demands a lot, and he still has to push the matter to me. It's really disgusting!"
Shuwan didn't want to hear about the love-hate relationship between Wu Fujin and Fifth Elder Brother, she pointed at the stage and quickly changed the subject.
"The troupe invited by the fifth brother and sister is not bad! Look at the appearance and figure, they are all very good."
Qi Fujin smiled and said: "I'm just talking, but fourth sister-in-law has sharp eyes and good ears."
Qi Fujin asked Wu Fujin, "Which theater troupe is this? When I hold a banquet, I will invite this as well."
"Jiqing's troupe is pretty good." Wu Fujin suggested that Qifujin invite another troupe, "I heard that their plays are better, you can send someone to see them."
Qifujin asked the maid beside her to help her write down the name of the theater troupe, "I'll send someone to see it when I get back."
Wu Fujin sighed: "It cost a lot of money to hire a theater troupe! I was very happy when I saw An's money, and felt that I had made a fortune, but it's only been a few days! I panicked, it cost too much to move out of the palace." Yes, the An family has a lot of money, but I don’t think it’s enough! The first few years can support me, so what can I do in the future?”
Qi Fujin hurriedly said: "Really? 12 silver is not enough?"
Shuwan persuaded them to take it easy, "Although it costs a lot, it won't make you down. If we are all down and out of money, the officials in the capital should all live in pigpens."
Shuwan shared her own experience, "You can buy some properties. In the future, the land will be profitable and the house will have income, so you won't be afraid to sit and eat. Besides, the emperor will not watch his son suffer and suffer, so you just put your heart on it." In the belly!"
Qi Fujin smiled and said: "I understand what Sisao means. If you can eat and drink as much as you want, you can't calculate a poor life. Now that you are out of the palace, it depends on our ability to calculate and live!"
Wu Fujin complained in a low voice, "Our master doesn't seem to be calculating."
When talking about gold, silver and money, Shuwan suddenly had an idea.
"We have some dowry money more or less in our hands. I don't know if it is feasible to use it for business?"
Wu Fujin said: "I have two shops under my name, and the business is just lukewarm. There are profits and losses in the business. Without a good shopkeeper, the business is not easy to do. It's better to buy more land!"
Qi Fujin also thinks the same way, they can't go out to show their faces, and they still need a reliable person to guard their business, and they don't have such a person around them.
Although Wu Fujin and Qi Fujin disapproved, Shuwan became more and more moved by thinking about it.
"It's not hard to find the shopkeeper. I'll ask our Lord Baylor to help, and I'm sure I can find the right person. I don't plan to invest a lot of money, so I just take my private money and play for fun."
Wu Fujin asked: "What kind of business does Fourth Sister-in-law plan to do?"
"Hmm..." Shuwan thought about it casually, "The business of rouge gouache? I like to make rouge gouache at home, as well as various ointments. They are all made according to ancient recipes, and the effect is not bad."
Qi Fujin said: "I have seen those rouge powders used by my sister-in-law, and you gave me a few bottles. Sister-in-law, don't blame me for pouring cold water. Those rouge powders are good things at first glance. They are all high-quality materials, but the cost is too high. I'm afraid It's hard to sell, isn't it?"
The best rouge and gouache on the market now only costs about one or two taels of silver. Shuwan's cost may be worth one or two taels of silver. She will definitely set a high price. Who would buy it?
Shuwan said: "I can also make cheap things, but the materials are not good enough. The expensive things are sold to the wives and ladies of dignitaries. They are sold at a very high price, and the price has never been lowered. Whoever uses my rouge in the future will be a symbol of status." , so they will always buy it?"
Wu Fujin concluded: "I understand, Sisao is just taking advantage of you! I also follow Sisao, we do business together, and I also like to take advantage of you!"