Xiuyun was really exhausted last night, Yuzhu was considerate enough not to wake her up immediately, he got out of bed first.
As soon as Yuzhu's feet landed, he saw Xingrui appeared in front of him neatly dressed.
Under Xingrui's service, Yuzhu entered the clean room and started washing.
By the time Yuzhu had finished packing and returned to the room, Xiuyun had also stood up and was changing clothes under Xingjiao's service.
Women, and women who have had sex, are definitely different.
Yuzhu sat aside drinking tea, smiling and admiring his wife's unique style of dressing. Hehe, it's quite interesting.
Xiuyun clearly didn't look at Yuzhu, but a suspicious redness appeared on her snowy cheeks, and it became increasingly redder.
Yuzhu couldn't help but smile. His wife obviously knew that he was looking at her and was always staring at her. This was because he was shy.
At this time, Hanshuang came in. She walked to the bedside and saw two blood-stained white silk handkerchiefs. She couldn't help but turned her head and glanced at Xingrui in surprise.
Aunt Liu didn't come with her, so collecting the Yuan Pa became Han Shuang's task.
Xingrui was standing next to Xiuyun, and she naturally saw Hanshuang's surprised look.
How should I put it, Yuzhu always has a wife or concubine by his side.
Even if Xiuyun is no longer willing to add a woman to Yuzhu, when her mother-in-law Li Si'er can't bear it anymore, she will definitely reward her with a house or a concubine.
When Li Si'er rewarded the woman and came over, Xiuyun was no longer easy to control. She couldn't be beaten or scolded, so it was a big deal.
Under the strict etiquette, Xiuyun, the daughter-in-law, had to respect even a cat next to Li Si'er and not dare to show any slights.
In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Mrs. Wang's confidants, from Zhou Rui's family, are more respectable than Aunt Zhao.
Not to mention others, even Wang Xifeng, who holds the real power of the housekeeper, has to give Zhou Rui's family a bit of a thumbs down.
While Lin Yaner was the only woman beside Yuzhu, Xingrui grabbed the position first, so it was difficult for Li Sier to interfere in his son's room.
Moreover, after Xingrui takes the lead, no matter how lustful Yuzhu is, he will be embarrassed to have another room or concubine in the short term.
This is the experience that Irgun Jieluo passed on to Xiuyun.
This kind of experience is very unfair to women. However, this is the way the world is. When Xiuyun cannot resist, she can only obey the changes.
To put it bluntly, after Xingrui became Yuzhu's woman, Hanshuang had no hope for the time being.
As long as Xiuyun and Xingrui work together to keep Yuzhu around them, the hope of giving birth to a legitimate son will be greatly increased.
Time, in fact, does not need to be too long, two years is enough. If by that time, Xiuyun still cannot give birth to a legitimate son, then she can only blame her bad luck.
This is a positional battle in the back house. There is no blood, but it is full of wisdom for survival.
Xiuyun is almost twenty years old, Xingrui is also over eighteen years old, and her body is fully developed.
Hehe, this is a big bargain for Yuzhu.
After packing up, Yuzhu led Xiuyun out to meet Tong Guowei, the ancestor of the mansion.
When Tong Guowei saw the graceful Xiuyun, he couldn't help being surprised and subconsciously looked at Yuzhu.
Yuzhu had long since cultivated the profound skill of concealing his emotions and anger, and his face was always as calm as water, so that Tong Guowei could not see the pride in his heart at all.
After bidding farewell to Tong Guowei, Yuzhu and Xiuyun took separate carriages and sedans and wandered to the palace.
If it were normal times, Yuzhu would have entered the palace through Donghua Gate. Last night, Xiuyun was tortured so hard that he was obviously not good at what he did.
So, Yuzhu simply used his privileges and handed the sign directly to the palace through Xihua Gate.
It would be too eye-catching to hand out the royal badge of Qianqing Palace outside Donghua Gate, and it is not necessary.
Yuzhu led Xiuyun directly into Qianqing Gate and stood under the platform of Qianqing Palace.
Xiuyun had learned a whole set of etiquette when she was drafting girls. She naturally knew what it meant to go straight outside the Qianqing Palace?
Yuzhu was much more favored than Xiuyun had ever imagined, which was something she never expected.
With Wei Zhu's secret help, Kangxi immediately knew that Yuzhu and his wife were coming.
When the emperor has people around him, it is easier to do things. This is an iron rule.
The 10,000 taels of silver that Yuzhu secretly gave to Wei Zhu played a big role. The initial generosity has now reaped rich fruits.
Kangxi did not keep them waiting for long, and summoned them in after about a quarter of an hour.
"Honored scholar of the Hanlin Academy, my minister Yuzhu, respectfully greets you."
"I am a respectful person of the fourth rank, and I, my concubine, are of the Fucha clan. I sincerely wish you the holy peace."
"Yili."
Wei Zhu saw clearly that the smile on the emperor's face actually solidified after seeing Xiuyun's appearance clearly.
Hey, a woman with such peerless beauty was actually left out during the female selection, and she got Yuzhu's advantage in vain!
Wei Zhu understood everything, but could only sigh secretly and dare not say a word.
"Have you ever read a book?" Kangxi put aside the jade pillar and asked Xiuyun directly.
Because she had to enter the palace to express her gratitude, Xiuyun wore a five-inch-high flower pot bottom. When she squatted down to perform the blessing ceremony, she moved like clouds and flowing water without any hindrance.
"Returning to the emperor, I have read the Female Commandments and the Analects of Confucius. Among them, the most insightful one is the Female Commandments." Xiuyun cleverly highlighted the Female Commandments, showing the meaning of submission.
"Well, my aunt has actually read so many Chinese books, which is very good. Wei Zhu, reward her."
Following Kangxi's instructions, Wei Zhu extremely cleverly brought out a set of five rings inlaid with various gemstones.
"I kowtow to express my gratitude to the emperor for the generous reward." Xiuyun knelt down and kowtowed three times. The etiquette was quite in place.
"Yuzhu, are you satisfied with my gift of marriage?" Kangxi turned to ask Yuzhu.
Yuzhu kept smiling and said: "I am extremely satisfied. Long live the Lord really feels sorry for me."
"Well, it's good to be grateful."
Just when Yuzhu thought the summons was about to end, who would have thought that Kangxi actually brought a memorial and ordered Wei Zhu to hand it to Yuzhu.
"Let's take a look." After Kangxi ordered, he picked up the tea cup and waited for Yuzhu to express his opinion after reading it.
Yuzhu opened the memorial and saw that it turned out to be Cao Yinshang's secret certificate. Hey, there were more than two thousand words, and they all said one thing. Jiangning Weaving had another serious loss.
According to Yuzhu's understanding, it is normal for non-competitive monopoly government-run enterprises to suffer losses. If they do not lose money, it would be a miracle!
In fact, as long as Kangxi was still alive, no matter how much money Cao Yin lost, the emotional Kangxi would take care of him.
However, since Kangxi put Cao Yin's loss problem in front of Yuzhu, Yuzhu must find a way to solve it.
Otherwise, the inherent impression that economic development relies on jade pillars would not be able to form a conditional launch in Kangxi's mind.
"Your Majesty, although Cao Yin is my father-in-law, I still have to tell the truth. He is not suitable to continue to be a Jiangning weaver. If weavers want to produce high-quality products at low prices and save expenses for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they must introduce them to the private sector.
Weaving factory..." Yuzhu didn't care about Kangxi's prejudice against merchants, and analyzed in detail the benefits of using private merchants.
"Your Majesty, if more than three private firms participate, I can guarantee that the expenses will be reduced by at least 80%." Yuzhu spent some time in Jiangning's General's Mansion and was close to the Cao family. His words were quite interesting.
Persuasiveness.
"If private merchants are involved, wouldn't the palace weaving skills and forbidden items be spread out?" Kangxi always distrusted low-ranking merchants and believed that they were all profit-seeking people with extremely despicable characters.
Yuzhu smiled slightly and said: "To be honest with the emperor, the spread of weaving skills will be a matter of time. However, as long as there is competition, I will have what others don't have, I will be new to others, and I will be superior to others, so why should I be afraid?"
"Besides, as long as we are allowed to communicate with Western merchants, the best products are supplied to the palace, and the defective products are sold to the West, we can earn at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. At the same time, the Jiangning Weaving Yamen only needs to check the acceptance process.
That's it. Thousands of redundant staff in the yamen can be eliminated, and at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can be saved every year. Each in and out is equivalent to a million taels of silver." Yuzhu is reasonable in discussing the level of the economy.
There is evidence that Kangxi cannot refute at all.
Seeing that Kangxi only nodded but remained silent, he was obviously deep in thought.
Yuzhu lowered his head and smiled. This was the effect he wanted. He was determined to be a gentleman in the Kangxi Dynasty.
"Well, this matter is not urgent. Let me think about it carefully." Kangxi could not make a decision for a while and chose to postpone it.
Yuzhu had expected this result a long time ago, and he was not in a hurry. Anyway, Kangxi spent too much money in his later years, and he would always be short of money.
"Kneel down."
"嗻."
"Oh, by the way, Mrs. Fucha should come less often to the palace in the future, lest the concubines look at her and become jealous of her. Don't be afraid of Huang Enie, I will explain it clearly in private." Waiting for Yuzhu to lead his wife quickly
When he retreated to the palace gate, Kangxi suddenly gave strange instructions.
Yuzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Kangxi's instructions seemed unkind, but in fact, he was very protective of him.
Xiuyun, who is like a fairy, always comes to the palace. If one day she arouses the emperor's evil thoughts, it will be troublesome.
Damn, my wife is so beautiful, beauty is a disaster!
"Thank you for the emperor's grace. I will definitely repay the emperor's kindness to the death." Yuzhu knelt with unusual sincerity, sincerely thanking Kangxi for his restraint and noble hand.
Of course, this is also closely related to Kangxi's special need for Yuzhu's sword and his help in making money.
To put it bluntly, if Yuzhu were to eat Yue Xing'a and wait for death, he might not be able to keep the fairy's wife.
When leaving the palace and boarding the sedan, Yuzhu took a deep look at the majestic Forbidden City and secretly made a decision in his heart.
My cousin's name is "Jingqing", and he will definitely not call me "Jingqing" in vain. One day, he will enter this place in a legitimate way.
Not to mention anything else, even if it is to protect your own woman, you must protect her.
After returning to Xianchang Courtyard, Yuzhu had just sat down and had a sip of hot tea when Hanshuang came to report that the tailor master came with more than a dozen needlework ladies.
Within two months, Yuzhu made three series of official uniforms, which is considered an unusual number.
From the sixth rank, to the fifth rank, and now to the fourth rank Jingqing, it takes no effort at all.
(PS: It’s really hard work to keep updating the code words. How many monthly passes will I be rewarded with?)