Walnut came in and reported: "Fu Jin, Empress Zhang Bin sent someone here..."
Shu Shu nodded and called in.
A nun in her forties arrived, Zhang's nanny, followed by two young eunuchs, holding two large packages.
Come in and say hello to Shu Shu and Qifu Jin.
Shu Shu bowed, stretched out his hand, and asked Walnut to move the seat.
This is respecting the elderly.
But there is no need to be as respectful as you are to the people around the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi.
Because the two people belong to the mother-in-law and the great-grandmother, they are different.
If Zhang Concubine is here, Shu Shu and Qifu Jin will only greet her respectfully.
The current etiquette and law do not clearly regulate the status of the palace concubine and the prince Fujin.
However, there is a general comparison in terms of uniforms.
Among the royal family members, the empress dowager, empress, and imperial concubines wear bright yellow, the crown princess wears apricot yellow, the concubines and concubines wear golden yellow, and the concubines and prince Fujin wear apricot.
In addition to uniforms, the rest also includes etiquette.
During the Shunzhi period, it was stipulated that "Princess Gu Lun mourned Prince Fujin", indicating that the status of the two was almost the same, but during the ceremony, the princess was ranked in front of Prince Fujin.
However, there are regulations. When a princess is canonized, she must not only salute the emperor and empress, but also bow to the concubines and concubines in turn.
This shows that Princess Gu Lun is lower than concubines in terms of etiquette.
This is talking about the concubines of the elder generation and the princesses of the younger generation.
When it comes to the generation of the eldest princess, like Princess Duanmin, there is another kind of regulation, which has been upgraded to a higher level: meeting the concubine with equal courtesy, and concubines without courtesy.
If the conferred Princess Gu Lun is like this, the bald prince is naturally similar.
Shu Shu asked Walnut to serve tea.
Auntie glanced at Qi Fujin and then said respectfully to Shu Shu: "These days, our concubine is very grateful to Master Jiu and Jiu Fujin. We always think about doing our best, but we don't know what to prepare. It happens to be a change of season.
Seeing the cold every day, I asked someone to prepare two cloaks, and today I asked the old slave to send them over..."
It is a gift given by the elders and cannot be declined.
Shu Shu politely declined and said: "My concubine is so kind, Master Jiu and I are ashamed of it. We will go back to express our gratitude to my concubine..."
Grandma gave her a gift and said goodbye.
Qi Fujin asked curiously: "Why do you want to give me clothes?"
Between the concubine mother and the concubine son, concubine daughter-in-law, giving this gift seems a bit intimate.
Shu Shu guessed the reason and said: "They must have heard about the delay in winter clothes here, and help has come..."
Qi Fujin listened in confusion, and Shu Shu told what happened to Xiang Lanti yesterday.
Qi Fujin felt embarrassed: "It's because of me... Concubine Yi is a loving mother, but my sister-in-law's place is just as good as mine. They both live in the mountains and don't go out to meet guests. Why should I use it in such a hurry..."
Shu Shu said: "The holy driver is marching, and the sewing people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are following him. They have sealed the clothes of the fifth sister-in-law and yours. Even if they send someone to deliver them, they will not delay you from wearing them...otherwise this
You are not comfortable being the one who leads the way, the one who escorts all the way, the one who mobilizes troops and mobilizes the masses, and the queen also finds it annoying..."
Qi Fujin nodded, knowing that this was a cheap strategy, and just sighed: "Next time you go out, you have to ask around and prepare everything. In this wilderness, if you want to make up for the food and clothing by yourself, you can't.
Let’s organize a place..."
Shu Shu also had lingering fears.
Her clothes are ready until the end of October.
But the end of October in Beijing is different from the end of October outside the customs.
It's only mid-September now, and she's already wearing a fur vest, and she'll need some sweater clothes at the end of the month.
By the beginning of October, it will be time to buy a lot of clothes.
So the tailoring of this winter coat is really stressful.
The two sisters talked and opened two packages.
One contains a sapphire blue satin sable-lined cloak with longevity characters, and the other contains a fragrant tapestry sable-lined cloak.
Shu Shu smiled, this Zhang concubine's behavior was similar to hers.
That is, as if he is afraid of taking advantage of others, every time he receives any favor, he always returns it in full.
I got a tortoiseshell bracelet with gems inlaid at the beginning of my northern tour, and today I got two more cloaks.
Not only is the sable fur of high quality, but the surface used is of the best quality.
Qi Fujin's needlework was long, and he paid a little attention to this. His eyes fell on the sapphire blue satin material with longevity characters: "This material is fully embroidered with large and small longevity characters... This work is also exquisite, it doesn't look like
Rushed out in a hurry..."
After hearing this, Shu Shu thought for a moment, understood, and said with helplessness: "I'm afraid I have removed the birthday gift for my thirteenth brother..."
The work done by Zhang Bin was either Kangxi's or Thirteenth Brother's.
At this time, this color scheme should be prepared for the Thirteenth Brother.
Thirteenth Brother’s birthday is in mid-November.
But it should have been made by the needleworker in her name, otherwise she wouldn't have appropriated this as a gift.
Even though there is a difference of more than ten years, the concubine and the married prince still have to avoid taboos.
Qi Fujin had admiration on his face and murmured in a low voice: "These empresses in the palace are all smart people, and none of them are simple... In this place, everything is under the eyes of the emperor..."
Not to mention giving away two cloaks, even giving away ten cloaks is not a loss.
I got a few good deals.
The thirteenth elder brother is also the emperor's son, so he can't double the amount to Zhang Concubine later.
Shu Shu didn't think too much, and just said: "Just accept what the elders have given you, don't think too much..."
Let’s go back to Brother Thirteen.
This is what Zhang Bin must have thought in her heart.
There is no need for concubines in the harem to interact with princes who are not their biological sons and prince Fujin.
When Xiaotang came back with two snacks, Brother Jiu and his brothers also set up the oven outside.
Qi Fujin originally wanted to go back to sleep, but when he saw this, he couldn't move.
"I want to eat this too..."
She took Shu Shu's arm and prayed in a low voice: "Okay Shu Shu, help me think of something... I just took a look at the deer blood yesterday, and there was no deer meat, so the dishes in the dining room were changed.
…”
Venison and deer blood are dry in nature, so pregnant women should not eat it.
Shu Shu shook her head: "I couldn't eat yesterday, and I can't eat today either..."
At this point, seeing Qifu Jin wilting, she still couldn't bear it and said: "I'll roast the ribs for you later... and bake some vegetables..."
Qi Fujin got angry again: "I don't want to eat grilled pork ribs, grilled pork belly, the kind that are sizzling and oily..."
Shu Shu nodded in agreement: "It will take a while, it will take half an hour, my sister-in-law will go back and send someone to deliver it to you..."
The main reason is that Qi Fujin is here, and Jiu Age and the others have to avoid it, which is inconvenient.
Qi Fujin snorted softly, stretched out his hand and tapped his forehead, saying: "You have become an old sister-in-law..."
A sister-in-law is like a mother, so naturally she has nothing to avoid with her brother-in-law.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "I've tried my best to take care of you for two months, but I still can't become an old sister-in-law. That's not a loss..."
Qi Fujin nodded: "That's right. It's all thanks to you this time..."
After joking for a while, Qi Fujin took Haitang back.
Shu Shu personally sent it out, and then ordered Xiaotang to go to the dining room to prepare other things to be baked.
In addition to the pork ribs mentioned earlier, there is also the pork belly specially ordered by Qi Fujin, and the rest is a variety of seasonal vegetables.
"I want eggplant, beans, cucumbers, and squid. You can choose a few others as you see..."
Shu Shu ordered: "I want some chili powder, cumin powder, Sichuan pepper powder, and salt...ask the pastry room if there are peach cakes, and if so, prepare some, as well as cooked sesame seeds..."
She was thinking of the all-purpose barbecue ingredients of later generations.
Xiaotang is gone.
Over there, the charcoal fire has started.
Next to the oven, there are several tables with half a fan of venison on them, a few daggers, and two pairs of copper chopsticks with upper parts made of wood.
Seeing Shu Shu seeing off the guests, several elder brothers also stood up and greeted Qi Fujin.
After Shu Shu gave Xiaotang instructions, he also sat over.
Looking at the two sauce plates, one with pepper powder and salt, and the other with chili, I smiled at Brother Jiu.
The ovens at this time were naturally not the long ovens of later generations, but disk-shaped.
The base at the bottom is like an incense burner, with carbon inside. The grate above is round and movable, with a groove around it to catch grease, so as to prevent it from falling directly on the carbon fire and causing smoke.
He Yuzhu took the tenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother's attendants to help. There were wash basins and towels nearby.
Fresh venison, no need to marinate, just slice it and put it on the grill.
It was the first time for these brothers to do this by themselves, and they all had a great time.
Cut the meat when cutting it, turn it over when it's done, and sprinkle the seasoning when it's done.
Had a great time.
Shu Shu Le has to make a ready-made meal.
However, thinking about the "honoring dish" of the 10th elder brother and the shuttlecock of the 13th elder brother yesterday, she asked the ninth elder brother in a low voice: "Where is the emperor and the queen mother..."
Brother Jiu pointed to the food box in the corner next to him: "How can I forget this..."
When the first batch of barbecue came down, it was a bit miserable.
Brother Jiu hesitated for a moment and said: "Why don't we serve it after the next batch, or let's try it first... once it's raw, but then it's cooked..."
The tenth elder brother shook his head and said: "Young man is far away from the chef. This is just right..."
After that, he ordered He Yuzhu to put it on the plate.
Each plate is not much, just seven or eight pieces of barbecue.
The Emperor, the Queen Mother, Concubine Yi, Concubine Zhang, and the two concubines placed a total of six plates.
By the time I finished the second set, the color was slightly better.
Brother Jiu couldn't help but took a bite and tasted it. After the heat was over, he felt a little nervous. He immediately put down his chopsticks and said hurriedly: "This time, give it to the brothers..."
The tenth elder brother also took a piece, took two bites, spit out the meat in his mouth, and said with a smile: "That's right, that's right, there is an order of hierarchy..."
Brother Thirteen was nearby, also holding back his laughter.
There were also two nobles in the retinue left behind, plus the eldest brother, the third brother, and the seventh brother. They packed five plates and sent a bunch of them away.
By the third set, the brothers had gained experience and knew how to control the heat.
There was also a sense of propriety when sprinkling the ingredients, and the venison slices were roasted to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, full of the aroma of charcoal fire.
In addition, Shu Shu asked someone to prepare all-purpose barbecue sauce with peach cake and sesame seeds, which was the icing on the cake.
Several people had a great time eating.
The aroma of barbecue also spreads everywhere.
"It's still roasting..."
There was movement at the door, and the eldest brother came, showing some interest: "It's really coming..."