Chapter 1,255 (Monthly Pass for Appraising Treasures and Characters)
Si Fujin couldn't answer the question, so he listened with a smile.
There is no such argument.
If I have to say whether it is a loss or not, it is Shifujin's side who is at a loss.
The princes are young, and in the past few years there has been news in every family. Either an elder brother was born, or a princess was born, and then the "washing three", "hundred years old" and "grabbing Zhou" are three gifts.
Shifujin can only go in and out.
Today's small banquet, the sisters-in-law did not hesitate to join in, probably for this reason.
Since Shu Shu was with Jiu Gege, Shi Fujin accompanied Wu Fujin and Qi Fujin.
Wufujin returned the favor without saying much.
Qi Fujin directly said to Shi Fujin: "If we still want to have a Yan Chi banquet, let the kitchen make dumplings, otherwise we won't be full."
This is how it is in the capital. Whatever is popular, people flock to it.
Since the beginning of winter, there have been so many guests having dinner banquets. I wish every family had a feast of swallow wings. I really have enough to eat.
Shi Fujin smiled heartily and said: "Sister-in-law Qi, don't worry, today is not a 'Swallow Wings Banquet', but a 'Bazhen Banquet'. But just in case you don't have enough to eat, I also asked the kitchen to prepare dumplings with leek and egg fillings and mutton and carrot fillings."
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When Qi Fujin heard this, he felt greedy and said, "The leeks at this time are delicious. Are they from the greenhouse of the Ninth Prince's Mansion? I'm going to get two bundles before I go home in the afternoon."
Shi Fujin nodded and said, "Sister-in-law Jiu and I cut it ourselves yesterday..."
As she said that, she looked at Wu Fujin and said, "Sister-in-law Wu, is there anything you want to eat?"
Wu Fujin shook his head slightly and said: "It would be nice to have dumplings. What are the Bazhen Banquets? In recent years, people pay more attention to food outside, and the Bazhen Banquets are divided into several types."
Before she got pregnant last year, Wu Fujin went out to restaurants several times with her fifth brother, and also saw the Bazhen Banquet once. It was "Hai Bazhen". The main dishes were also bird's nest and shark's fin, which were quite similar to the "Swallow Fin Banquet".
The food is heavy and I’m not used to it.
Shi Fujin smiled and said: "They divided four kinds, 'Mountain Bazhen', 'Hai Bazhen', 'Qin Bazhen' and 'Cao Bazhen'. I looked at the menu and picked it up, thinking about my sister-in-law.
Usually our taste is bland, with few other ingredients, but there are quite a few 'cao bazhen'."
Wufujin heard this and said: "This is good. Apart from white fungus and day lily, there are also few other 'caobazhen' on the market. It is really rare."
While talking, the group of people left the Shenwu Sect.
Shu Shu got on Jiugege's carriage, and everyone else got on their own and went to the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
Along with the accompanying girls and guards, there were more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages.
When everyone got off the bus and entered the mansion, people in the Beiguanfang area also got news that the Tenth Prince's mansion was hosting a banquet today.
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Babeizi Mansion, the main room.
Bafujin is looking in the mirror.
On the fourth day of October, the old doctor from the Sores Department of Taiyuan Hospital cut open her previous scar, removed the brown scar on the skin, and then applied Panax notoginseng powder.
By October 15th, the scab on the injured area fell off, and there were red marks inside.
Next, she kept taboo, ate only sparingly, got up early and went to bed early, and stayed indoors to avoid exposure to the sun and dust.
Now, another month has passed, and the previously red marks are lighter in color.
According to the imperial doctor, it will return to shallow marks in three months.
If you want to recover better, you need to take care of yourself for six months.
Bafujin still remembers the coldness and pain of the knife cutting his flesh.
After suffering a serious crime, it is natural to try to do the best.
She had made up her mind not to go out for half a year.
So whether it was a banquet at the Tenth Prince's Mansion or an outhouse in Nancheng, she could regard it with indifference.
Grandma was by the side and saw that Ba Fujin was in a stable mood and praised: "Fu Jin just needs to look away. Nothing is important. Only by putting yourself first can you live a smooth life."
Ba Fujin put down the mirror, looked at his grandma, and said, "In the eyes of others, I am already a disgusting person. I was supposed to be retiring in the royal palace, but my aunt gave it to me. Aren't you annoyed?"
Mammy shook her head and said: "Fu Jin was young and straight-tempered before, and there were no old people around him, so he will get over it. From now on, Fujin will be fine. In three to five years, no one will mention the old things again. In this capital,
The news changes every day, no matter how big the issue is, everyone will talk about it for three to five days and it will be overwhelming..."
Bafujin also looked away.
All embarrassments come from taking yourself too seriously.
In fact, she doesn't weigh that much.
So what's there to be embarrassed about?
From now on, just follow the crowd in your wife's house, eat your own food, and don't have to look at anyone else's face...
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The main building of the Gonglu Mansion in Niu, Qianjie Street.
After hearing about the banquet hosted by the Tenth Prince's Mansion, Wu Ya's face became irritated.
"What an ungrateful old Mongolian. My mother and uncle don't even know the truth?"
She was a princess and the biological sister of Concubine De. She often visited the palace to pay her respects in her early years.
But the year before last, she was ordered not to enter the palace because of the deployment of people there.
This is not only about visiting the Yonghe Palace to pay greetings on weekdays, but also a series of greetings during the Holy Shou Festival and New Year. She, the father-in-law, is not allowed to enter the palace.
No one said anything to her face, but everyone laughed behind her back.
It was like this in the palace, and everyone followed her up and down, and the noble lady was involved in social interactions, so everyone forgot about her invariably.
Now the only one who can hope to break the situation is the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
Because of this, the gifts they sent to the prince's mansion this year were rich and complete, and they did not miss out on three birthdays or two.
Just hoping to be able to communicate with each other.
As a result, it ended like this.
The nun who was listening around advised me: "Madam, don't be upset. It seems to be a small banquet. We only invited the princes Fujin and the fifth princess, and no outsiders were invited."
Wu Ya said angrily: "Which aunt is an outsider? Since the guests at the banquet are Prince Fujin and the princess, isn't this a serious guest?"
Grandma was speechless.
Not to mention that the two houses are not in a relationship with each other as guests. Even if that were the case, Shi Fujin would only invite his sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law this time, and he would not invite an elder to accompany him.
Wu Yashi rubbed her handkerchief, feeling like a trapped animal.
Her eldest daughter's future is already ruined, but she still has her second daughter and her third daughter. They are still young now, but if she cannot turn over, it will inevitably affect her two daughters.
She didn't know who to blame. She hated Concubine De for taking care of herself and only scolded her instead of asking for mercy in front of the emperor. She also hated Jiu Fujin for making a fuss out of a molehill and not mentioning Yao Zicheng, and didn't care about the face of the tenth prince at all.
Send the person to the Punishment Department.
Thinking of old things, she sat by the kang with a look of depression on her face.
She has always been smart and is very capable of being a daughter-in-law, so she cannot deceive herself or others.
The emperor temporarily changed the candidate for Jiufu Jin, but in the final analysis, it was still her origin as Eni.
For this, the eldest daughter complained to herself, the second daughter, and the third daughter were also bewitched by her sister. Looking at her nirvana, she often had doubts...
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Gongfu Back Street, Yinde Mansion.
Yin De and Dong sat across from each other, both husband and wife had nothing to say.
Based on their status, even if they are not alienated from the Tenth Prince's Mansion, they can only serve in the Mansion.
At first, I didn't think there was anything good about being a staff member of the prince's palace. One of them was the son of a prince, and the other was the daughter of a governor, so they had a somewhat aristocratic air.
Even though they were suppressed by Aling'a before and were unable to advance to the third-class bodyguard level, the couple didn't take it too seriously.
With a separate property and a generous dowry from Mr. Dong, he lived a calm and peaceful life.
However, after last year's incident, the prince's palace chief Shi was dismissed, and the bodyguards could not return.
They also know what the world is like.
Mrs. Dong looked at Yin De and said: "If the guards can't make up for it, just make up for the flag. If the flag can't be made up, just find an opportunity to release it..."
What else to do?
Just like this?
What will happen to the children in the future?
It will only be more difficult than Yin De.
Yin De was like a clay sculpture, and he nodded after a long while.
It would be great if there was a medicine for regret in this world...
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The Tenth Prince's Mansion, main room, west room.
Brocade boxes are placed on the north and south Kangs, as well as on the long table against the west wall.
On the long table, there are all Western jewelry, including two-layer and three-layer pearl necklaces, gold bracelets inlaid with seven-color gemstones, sapphire brooches the size of pigeon eggs, amethyst earrings, etc.
Not only Sanfujin, who loved jewelry the most, couldn't move, but the others were also looking at it intently.
Jiu Gege looked at the seven-color gemstone bracelet and found that there were several kinds of gemstones that she had never seen before. She couldn't help being curious and asked Shu Shu, "Does Sister-in-law Jiu know what gemstones they are?"
Shu Shu looked carefully and could only recognize five types: ruby sapphire, emerald, amethyst, and aquamarine. The other one was milky white and the other was light red, but she couldn't see it either.
San Fujin's eyes looked at them one by one and landed on the amethyst earrings.
During her southern tour last year, she bought a bunch of amethysts at Ji's Wanbao Pavilion and changed them into rhinestones. The color of these earrings is similar to that one.
It's just hard to speak.
If you were satisfied with looking at the store in Shifujin, you would just buy it directly; when you get here, if you say you want to buy something, it seems like you are asking for it.
She just endured it and waited to see other people's reactions.
Seeing the seven-color gemstone bracelet that Jiugege had been looking at for a long time, San Fujin stepped forward and said, "Sister, do you like it? This is the first time I have seen such a bracelet. It is not ordinary for wealth and wealth, but it is rare."
Jiu Gege glanced at San Fujin and put down the bracelet.
Shi Fujin was standing by and said: "I have been taking care of my sisters-in-law and fifth sister for more than two years, so I just want to show my feelings, so I put this out. Whatever my sisters-in-law likes, you can choose it yourself. You are not polite. If you take it back, it will be given to you."
It’s divided among everyone…”
Everyone looked at Shifujin.
There is not only a row of jewelry in this room, there are also some Western ornaments on the north kang, all kinds of Western velvet materials. On the south kang is the treasure just brought back from the palace today, a jewel-inlaid chain given by Yikun Palace.
A gold box, a ruby necklace gifted by Ningshou Palace, a set of exquisite white jade balls and gem buttons gifted by the two concubines, and a set of gold and gem-set combs given by the concubine.
The rest are the gifts brought by the six guests today.
Sanfujin’s is a Western antique object, a gold sailing ship ornament.
The one in Sifujin is a gem bonsai with pomegranate flowers in bloom.
Wufujin is a lotus and purple gold incense burner.
Qi Fujin’s is a set of ruby nail sets.
Shu Shu Here is a hollow gold Ruyi inlaid with red coral.
The Nine-Gate Grid is a pair of long hairpins inlaid with precious stones for Wan Fu and Longevity.
Shi Fujin smiled and said: "I prepared this for everyone. I was afraid that if I gave it away directly, it would not be in line with my sisters-in-law's wishes, so I arranged this..."
As she said that, she pointed to the things everyone brought and said, "If the sisters-in-law don't choose two things, I won't be able to accept everyone's gifts..."
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