novelraw Chapter 90
Chapter 90
The fourth elder brother read the gift list and threw it on the table.He is not interested in what happened to Fujin recently.
He said to Shuwan: "You can accept these things with peace of mind. From now on, it's enough for our two families to get along not far or close."
Shuwan smiled and said: "You don't need to tell me, I know of course. Bafujin is a smart person, so she should know it too. What she has done cannot be easily revealed by giving a generous gift."
The fourth elder brother nodded, "That's the truth."
Shuwan thought for a while and then said: "Where is the eight blessings... I will return a gift!"
The fourth elder brother is a bit stingy, he doesn't want to return the gift.
"There's no need to return the gift, it's a waste to give her a return gift."
Shuwan persuaded: "Let's return a copy! Our return gift is not for Bafu Jin, but for outsiders."
Although Ba Fujin and Ba Age broke up, in the eyes of outsiders, they are still husband and wife.Now that Ba Fujin apologized and showed his kindness, from the outsiders' point of view, it was their husband and wife who apologized to Si Age and his wife.
Fourth prince and Shuwan certainly have the right not to forgive, but the emperor definitely hopes that their brothers will be harmonious.
"Let's return a gift and treat it as a way to make the emperor happy."
There must be a name for the return gift. Shuwan's annual gift for relatives is still in preparation, and suddenly the preparations are not complete.
Shuwan thought that after Bafujin fell ill, she was so close and didn't go to see it, so she might as well give a gift and treat it as a visit.
Shuwan called Nanny Ning in and told her to prepare things.
"Since it's a gift for a visit, it doesn't need to be too rich, just some fabric purse. The most important thing is not to give medicinal supplements, lest she feel uncomfortable after eating and rely on me."
Nanny Ning smiled and said: "This servant knows the seriousness, so Fujin can rest assured. Then... are you going to visit the sick in person? Or is this servant going on your behalf?"
Shuwan flatly refused, "I won't go! You are not allowed to go either! You can just find two clever nuns and send them to the next door.
Heh, it's very generous of me to accept her apology, if I go to visit her in person, then I'd be too embarrassing to her!I have to let Ba Fujin and the outsiders know that it is okay to maintain a superficial kindness, but there is no way to completely forgive her!I also have a temper! "
After listening to this, the fourth elder brother was thoughtful, and Shuwan was right, their husband and wife also have tempers.This matter had to be found a way to reach the emperor's ears, and he had to hint to Huang Ama that they were willing to live in harmony with the brothers, but the brothers couldn't do whatever they wanted just because their husband and wife had a good temper.
The servants of Sibeile's mansion were very efficient in handling affairs, and before noon, the gifts for visiting the sick had already been delivered to the eighth elder brother's mansion.
Bafujin also met the two nuns of Sibeile Mansion when he was ill, and expressed his solemnity.She was lying on the bed, separated from the nuns by a screen.
Ba Fujin looked at the gift list, "Thank you Fujin for me, I'm not seriously ill, it's just that the weather is cold, and I accidentally caught a cold, so it's hard for her to bother thinking about me."
The mother smiled and said: "Our Fujin wanted to come here in person, but we are busy with family affairs, so we really can't get away. Don't blame the eighth Fujin."
Ba Fujin sneered, "I know she's busy!"
The maid blinked at her, and Ba Fujin quickly changed his tone.
"Ahem, I know Sisao is busy, and she has to decide on the affairs of the whole family. What I have is a minor illness, and Sisao doesn't need to come to see me, so as not to get too sick. There are children in your house! Be careful!"
The nanny quickly praised the eight blessings for being considerate of others, and said a good word.
After the two nuns left, the maid helped Eight Fujin and put two pillows behind her.
"Fujin, what do you think Sifujin means?"
Ba Fujin sighed: "It means to accept the apology. From now on, the two families will not communicate with each other, as long as they can save face."
This result was similar to what Bafujin had expected, and she didn't expect Sifujin to forgive her.
The gift she gave Shuwan was not an apology to Shuwan, but an apology to the eighth elder brother.
Many things in this annual ceremony were filled in by her out of the dowry.She is sending a reconciliation signal to Ba Prince.
You see, I already knew I was wrong, I apologized to Si Fujin, and I will be a qualified virtuous Fujin in the future.
Ba Fujin suddenly sneered and said: "The next thing is to see if our good elder brother will forgive me, hum!"
Shuwan's guess was right, unless she was in a desperate situation, Fujin would not bow her head.
What changed Bafujin was not a sudden event, but everything that happened these days.
After the eighth elder brother and the eighth Fujin had a big quarrel, the two started a cold war.
Brother Ba decides not to be used to Fujin any more, and Fujin refuses to admit his mistake.
In order to change Bafujin's temperament, Ba Ge has been resting in Wang Gege's yard these days.
Although Wang Gege had just had a miscarriage and couldn't take care of him, the eighth prince would stay with Wang Gege even if he was chatting.
After experiencing the miscarriage, Wang Gege has also changed a lot.
She no longer looked up at Fujin humbly as before.It is no longer like before, facing the accusation and punishment of Ba Fujin, and accepting it.
She almost learned to fight for favor and pester Eighth Prince almost without a teacher.
Wang Gege used to be a servant of Bafujin, but she is also a person.
She will always remember the pain of losing her child, as well as the despair that her body was getting colder and bloodier.
Wang Gege has served Fujin for many years, and she is almost the person who knows Fujin best.
Moreover, she has seen the way of getting along between Fujin and elder brother. In this marriage relationship, elder brother was in a weak position at the beginning. He always subconsciously tolerated Fujin and kept making concessions for Fujin.
Wang Gege only knew a few words, and she didn't have much insight.Intuitively, she turned herself into a weak and helpless dodder, slowly entwining Eighth Brother like a vine, making him pay for herself and make him feel sorry for herself.
Eighth Prince is a proud prince after all, and he found the feeling of being needed in Wang Gege, which is completely different from his feeling in Eighth Fujin.
Originally, he asked Wang Gege to be the side Fujin just to frighten Fujin. Originally, he lived in Wang Gege's yard to make Fujin admit his mistake, but now, Ba Age is full of love for Wang Gege.
He asked Wang Gege to become a side Fujin, and the time to stay with her became longer and longer.
Ba Fujin couldn't accept this result, she wished she could tear up this side Fujin immediately.
Wang Zai Fujin wished that Fujin would harm her, so that Brother Ba would feel sorry for her even more, but it was a pity that Fujin did not lose his mind after all.
The bad things in the mansion made Ba Fujin fall ill. She reflected on herself in the hospital bed. After a long period of psychological construction, she finally decided to lower her noble head and apologize to Ba Prince for peace.
No matter how unwilling Bafujin is, it's useless, her natal family has lost power, and the eighth elder brother doesn't care about the old feelings. If she still refuses to bow her head, she will never turn over again.
An annual gift made Eight Prince feel the change in Fujin's attitude. He stretched Fujin for a few more days, and finally returned to Fujin's main room.
The couple sat down and talked peacefully, neither of them mentioned what had happened before, but they knew each other that they could never go back to the past.
The eighth elder brother can write a thick house fighting novel in his back house, and the fourth elder brother can also write a novel in his back house. Please Men Go Away".
The fourth elder brother who was invisible in the back house didn't want to become invisible in front of the emperor, he secretly thought about how to tell the emperor about the New Year's gift of the Eight Fujin.
He has just established a good relationship here, and the eighth elder brother has also followed suit.
For Ba Prince, the idea of letting the emperor know about this matter is even more urgent.He even asked Fujin to apologize, so it's time for Huang Ama to change his attitude towards him!
Today, the emperor was a bit tired from reviewing the memorials, so he took a rest, drank tea, and chatted with the eunuchs around him.
Liang Jiugong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there is an interesting incident recently, I wonder if you know it."
The emperor asked him nonchalantly, "What's interesting? Tell me about it."
Liang Jiugong: "There is still some time before the Chinese New Year. Eight Fortunes have already delivered the New Year's gift to the fourth elder brother's house. It is said that this New Year's gift is enough to get married."
"Oh? So many gifts?" The emperor laughed, "It seems that the eighth couple are apologizing to the fourth."
Eight princes and their husbands and wives acted like a mirror in the emperor's heart, but Liang Jiugong had to pretend not to know.
After all, the eighth elder brother is not honest, and he, a slave, cannot comment on the eighth elder brother's right or wrong.
"Apologize? The eighth brother and the fourth brother are fine! Why do you apologize properly? The slave doesn't understand."
The emperor pointed at him and smiled, but did not expose him.
Liang Jiugong stopped talking after mentioning this matter, the emperor thought about it for a while and asked.
"What is the attitude of the fourth brother and his wife?"
Liang Jiugong said with a smile: "I heard that Si Fujin has received something, but he hasn't returned the gift yet!"
He obviously took advantage of the eighth elder brother, and he also spoke to the eighth elder brother.
Liu Jinzhong, the deputy chief eunuch, said with a smile: "I heard that although Sifujin didn't return the annual gift, but Bafujin was ill, Sifujin gave a gift to visit him."
The emperor: "Did she go to visit the sick?"
Liu Jinzhong: "No, I sent two nuns there."
The emperor nodded, "The fourth daughter-in-law has a bit of a temper!"
Liang Jiugong took a look at Liu Jinzhong, "The slaves are not as well-informed as Eunuch Liu, I really haven't heard of this."
The emperor put down the teacup with a smile, picked up the ink pen and continued to write the memorial, watching Liang Jiugong and Liu Jinzhong fight each other with their eyes.
The art of controlling people lies in balance. If the people below compete with each other, they will have no time to make trouble.
And there is competition to make progress!
This is what happened today. If he only listened to Liang Jiugong alone, it would be biased. Liu Jinzhong also joined in, and he could see the whole picture of the matter, and he could also see the thoughts of the two sons from the side.
It seems that Liang Jiugong took the advantage of Lao Ba, and Lao Ba deliberately told the amah that he had already apologized.
As for whether Liu Jinzhong took the fourth elder brother's things, he was not sure.Maybe it was Liu Jinzhong who deliberately opposed Liang Jiugong, and it is hard to draw a conclusion on this matter.
After dipping the pen, the emperor held the pen holder and looked at the memorial, but his mind was not on the memorial.
Lao Ba is smart, but he is a bit too smart, and his mind is not fully focused on business. He often analyzes his own thoughts and ponders the thoughts of other officials.He is good at doing what he likes, and always wants others to think of him.
The emperor felt a little displeased, he was an emperor, and he didn't like others to speculate on his thoughts.If Lao Ba is willing to put these small thoughts on the business, he will definitely do more.
Besides, Lao Ba completely guessed his mind wrong this time, and he apologized, so what?How long has it been since I apologized now, what did I do long ago!
The emperor also disliked Lao Ba's Fujin. As a wife, she always wanted to overwhelm Lao Ba.Can't be the help of the old man, but always drag the old man's hind legs, and even tease the old man, sow the relationship between their brothers, it is simply hateful!
The emperor sighed and drew a circle on the memorial.
He stopped writing and thought of the fourth child, who had been stubborn since childhood and often lost his temper for no reason.Since he got married, he looks much stronger than before.
The emperor felt that it was Sifujin's influence. This time, Sifujin decided to accept the things, and the fourth child did not lose his temper.
If it was in the past, the fourth child would have to scold Fujin and throw all the gifts at the gate of Ba Age's mansion.
It seems that marrying a good wife is very important!Also doting on his daughter-in-law alone, the fourth child's family is much more harmonious, and the fourth child is becoming more and more stable outside, while the eighth child is far behind.
The emperor also appreciated Shuwan's behavior of sending someone to return the gift, but not visiting the doctor in person.
She didn't owe Lao Ba and his wife, and she was already broad-minded enough to accept the apology.If she came to visit sick without temper, the emperor would still look down on her, thinking that she was a hypocritical posturing.
After thinking about this, the emperor bowed his head to review the memorial, planning to go to the Yonghe Palace tonight and chat with Concubine De.
The matter of Bafujin sending the New Year gift and apologizing just passed away, Shuwan didn't take it to heart at all.
The end of the year is approaching, and she is much busier than usual.It's time for the house to buy things for the New Year, and the store has a wave of year-end promotions, selling old products at a discount, preparing to withdraw funds, and launching new products in the New Year.
Adhering to the purpose of defrauding the rich, the new products in the store are replaced with more beautiful packaging, and the contents inside are similar to the old products.
Wu Fujin felt that his conscience was disturbed, and he felt that this was too perfunctory for customers.Shuwan advised her to get rid of her conscience as soon as possible, who can develop new products every day?How tiring!
In the midst of being busy, the New Year is here in the blink of an eye.
New Year's Eve was still the same as usual, and on the first day of the new year, Shuwan and the fourth elder brother brought Kang Bao to the palace for a banquet again.
Kang Bao first followed Er Niang to the Yonghe Palace to kowtow to the concubine De Fei, and then the little eunuch sent him to the fourth elder brother in front.Kang Bao couldn't wait to go, there were several cousins there, and Kang Bao couldn't wait to play with them.
Immediately afterwards, Shuwan accompanied Concubine De to the Ningshou Palace to kowtow to the Queen Mother.
The Ningshou Palace was full of people, and everyone kowtowed to the Queen Mother and gathered in small groups to talk.
The crown prince was with the queen mother, and there were many people around the queen mother, some from the clan Fujin, some from the clan Gege.
They seldom enter the palace, and it is rare for them to enter the palace once. Of course, they have to gather around the queen mother to say hello.
Shuwan sat beside Concubine De, chatting with Qifujin one after another.
At this time, Bafujin came over.
"Sister-in-law four." Ba Fujin took the initiative to come over to say hello.
She took the initiative to talk to Shuwan, which shocked a group of people's jaws.Everyone in the palace knew that the relationship between Sifujin and Bafujin was not good, and when going out for a banquet, the host had to find a way for them to sit separately.
Shuwan smiled and nodded, "Eighth brother and sister! Are you Daan?"
Bafujin smiled softly, "Thank you Sisao for always thinking about me, my illness is cured."
Sanfujin saw it, and came over eagerly to watch the excitement.
"Hey, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. When you become neighbors, the relationship between the two of you will become closer."
Sanfujin pulled Wufujin and Qifujin over, "You two, you have to be careful! We all know that you two are good with the fourth sibling, be careful that the eighth sibling snatches the fourth sibling away!"
Wufujin and Qifujin laughed dryly, "How can the third sister-in-law speak so seriously?"
Shuwan pointed at Sanfujin and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law San, don't be too busy laughing at others, you are the one who should be more careful. The eighth sibling snatched me away, so I won't love you anymore!"
Everyone laughed, and Sanfujin threw the handkerchief at Shuwan, "Bah! Who wants you to hurt?"
Shuwan nodded again and again, "Yes, yes! Sister-in-law will naturally let the third brother hurt her!"
Everyone laughed loudly, Sanfujin blushed with embarrassment, rolled up his sleeves and was about to pinch Shuwan's face, making everyone else look over.
When the queen mother saw it, she hurriedly asked, "What are you talking about? Why are you still making a move?"
Shuwan smiled and said: "I don't want to hurt the third sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law is annoyed, and she is playing petty temper with me!"
The queen mother knew that they were joking, so she didn't want to care about it.
She said with a smile: "The fourth daughter-in-law is too bad, you just love your sister-in-law, and put her in your arms! This is a New Year's Eve, what a pity!"
Shuwan opened her arms to Sanfujin, "Come on! Sister-in-law San! Come quickly into my arms, I love you so much!"
Sanfujin was angry and laughed, pointing at Shuwan, speechless.
The maid beside the Queen Mother asked the Queen Mother in a low voice, "Queen Mother, do you want to remind Si Fujin and the others to restrain themselves?"
The queen mother smiled and waved her hands, "All the people who come today are from the clan, there are no outsiders, so there is no need to be restrained. This is a Chinese New Year celebration, so it's good to be so lively and lively!"
The princess also said: "The elder brothers, Fujin, understand the rules, and they will definitely calm down after a few words of mischief, so there is no need to send someone to remind them."
The princess expected well, the sisters-in-law quickly calmed down, and returned to their ladylike appearance, drinking water slowly with a teacup.
Ba Fujin took the initiative to stir up the topic, talking about Shuwan and Si Fujin's rouge shop.
When she spoke, she whispered softly, and she no longer saw the arrogant look she used to have.
"The rouge shop opened by the fourth sister-in-law and the fifth sister-in-law is very good. I sent someone to buy the new products that are newly launched this year. Not only are the things easy to use, but the packaging is also very innovative."
Shuwan said politely: "Hey, you are too out of touch. If you want to use rouge and gouache, you can just go to the cabinet and get it. It's too stupid to send someone to buy it!"
Ba Fujin smiled and said: "I know that my sister-in-laws are small businesses. I just sold a wave of low-priced sales a few years ago, so there must be no profit. Your business is just for fun and relaxation. Give this today and that tomorrow. How can I take advantage of my sister-in-laws?"
Wu Fujin smiled and said, "Siblings are too polite."
After chatting for a while, the palace maid informed Ba Fujin that Concubine Hui was looking for her, and Ba Fujin left.
Sanfujin didn't see the excitement, and was very disappointed.
She sighed, "Oh, the eighth siblings have changed a lot compared to before!"
Qifujin echoed: "That's right! The eighth younger siblings used to speak kindly, but they still had the tendency to look down on others. Now it's different. They speak and act very kindly, and they don't see the arrogance they used to."
San Fujin gloated, "It's different now, her natal family is not like before, and Eighth Prince also has a more desirable side Fujin, so she naturally has to restrain herself."
Qi Fujin nodded slightly, if Ba Fujin was always proud, how could she look down on others!
Sanfujin felt that he could chat with Qifujin, so he dragged her to the side, leaving Shuwan and Wufujin to sit and talk together.
Wu Fujin doesn't like Ba Fujin, but she doesn't like gossip either.
It's the same with Shuwan, it's fine to say bad things to the fourth elder brother, but not to the sister-in-law.
Except for Wu Fujin, she couldn't trust the other sisters-in-law.
Ba Fujin just mentioned the packaging of new products, and Wu Fujin also talked about this topic.
"Sister-in-law Si's idea is great. The New Year's gift boxes we made are very popular. When the New Year is approaching, we make [-] small packages and put them in a big box. Then let people unpack each gift box. All are different.
This packaging is so innovative, I gave one to Concubine Yi when I entered the palace this year, and it was the first time that my mother-in-law liked it! "
Wu Fujin was a little excited, everyone likes Yifei who is so difficult to please, let alone others!
Shuwan quickly explained: "That's not my idea, I'm just picking up people's teeth."
These are all new ideas thought up by merchants in the previous life. Shuwan is using this as a reference, but she dare not say that she invented it herself.
Wu Fujin didn't believe it, "There is no one smarter than Sister-in-law Si. Why haven't I seen other shops in the capital make gift boxes? I haven't heard of such a novelty in Jiangnan either. Sister-in-law Si, please don't lie to me. It's a good idea you came up with!"
Wu Fujin didn't listen to Si Fujin's explanation.
Wu Fujin also felt that Shuwan should take over the management of the shop.
"You must be much better at running the shop than me. You always have a lot of new ideas!"
Shuwan thought: Good guy, you still want to push all the work to me!
"No, no, no! I'm good at making ideas, but I can't manage people. I'm far worse than you! I have an idea, and you implement it. It's a pleasure for us to work together!"
Shuwan kept putting a high hat on Wu Fujin, and Wu Fujin really felt ironic after hearing this.
She thought to herself, it seems that I also have advantages, and I can help my sister-in-law too!
"Alright then! I will manage the shop from now on!"
Shuwan took the opportunity to mention the matter of opening a branch, "Our shop is developing well, and I want to open a branch. This branch! How about opening it in the south of the Yangtze River? To be honest, I opened a branch to make more money, and I also wanted to arrange a branch in my house. My maid. She is clever, but unfortunately she is getting old, and she will marry after all. I think marriage is good, but it is not as good as being the shopkeeper of a branch. She also thinks the same."
Wu Fujin said: "The fourth sister-in-law is really kind to the people under the opponent, and she thinks so much about her. I don't mind opening a branch, but it's just throwing money into it. It's just that the girl has to think about it. The female shopkeeper is not good. Right."
"This is just a general idea, I haven't thought about it yet! Even if it's not for the maids, I would like to open the shop to the south of the Yangtze River. There are salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are very rich. There are so many female relatives in the salt merchant's family. Open the shop to the south of the Yangtze River, isn't it a fortune!"
Wu Fujin swallowed, it's good that Shuwan didn't mention it, but she was crazily moved by mentioning it.Who doesn't want to get rich!