This can be regarded as a family scandal for the Dong E family.
The publicity has started, whether Amma continues to take the blame or the truth is completely revealed, it will not be a good thing for the Dong E family.
The Dong E family will become a joke and be talked about for a long time.
Even the marriages of the younger members of the Dong E family will be temporarily affected.
Especially my younger brothers.
This is also the custom of getting married nowadays.
When choosing a daughter-in-law, one should look at the character of the mother-in-law.
When choosing a son-in-law, one should look at the character of the father-in-law.
She said helplessly: "If I really want to make a fuss over this, the most embarrassing thing would be the Dong E family... It's hard for Amma to explain, otherwise my cousin will be offended..."
It's obviously to help others, but the hard work in the front is also a waste of effort. If you talk back later, even the good things in the front are wiped out.
Brother Jiu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.
He stood up hurriedly and said: "I have to find a way to stop the third child's mouth... Otherwise, his mouth is as loose as the old lady's belt, and he will definitely be bald when he sees others..."
After saying that, he hurried away.
Walnut brought tea in and looked at Shu Shu, but he hesitated to speak.
Shu Shu looked past.
Walnut whispered: "Do you want Fujin to go to the empress to apologize?"
Shu Shu understood what she meant. The Guo Luoluo family was so arrogant and rude that it was not easy to publicize it. After all, respect was about respect and inferiority, and favor was favor. There was still a "long" one there, and she had a "little one."
To be honest, Shu Shu, as a junior, is also rude.
If he took the initiative to go to Concubine Yi to apologize, it would be considered as erasing the past.
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "No need. From now on, I will go over and tell my mother-in-law about all matters related to the Guo Luoluo family, and I will not get involved..."
It is difficult to be careful about everything.
Moreover, it also concerns Concubine Yi's natal family. The son is reluctant to express his anger, but the daughter-in-law has no scruples.
If Shu Shu wants to be a perfect daughter-in-law that her mother-in-law can't fault, it's not that she can't do it, it's just that it's too tiring and laborious, so there's no need.
The relationship between people is like this.
Blindly bowing your head and retreating may not lead to harmony and tolerance, but may result in more pickiness.
Keeping a certain distance, retaining imperfections, and learning to tolerate each other may be a better way for mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to get along.
After hearing this, Walnut stopped talking.
Shu Shu calculated the time and found that today was already the 19th. The Holy Spirit set out to return to Luan on the 21st, so tomorrow would be the only free day.
She looked at the clothes on Walnut.
Walnut is wearing a light brown palace silk cotton-padded jacket, which is uniformly issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The palace silk used is made from walnuts.
As a palace lady, she gets one piece of palace silk, one piece of royal silk, one piece of yarn, and two kilograms of kapok every year.
This year’s example is not too rare and decent.
You must know that women from a family like Xiaosong, Xiaotang and others only have one piece of cotton silk, and the rest is one piece of dark blue cloth, one piece of summer cloth, two pieces of woolen green cloth, and two pounds of kapok.
These pieces of silk and gauze are used to make eight garments, which are replaced every season.
Along the way, even the masters were nervous about getting their winter clothes made, so naturally they didn't have the grace to go to the palace.
But it still takes more than half a month to travel from Shengjing to the capital.
It's already past early winter, and it's the middle of winter.
Wearing only a cotton-padded coat and running around outside is a bit of a torture.
She called Xiaoyu: "Take someone to roughly measure the length of everyone's clothes, make a list, and go out to the clothing store tomorrow to buy some small sweaters..."
Xiaoyu agreed and went to get ready.
Shu Shu thought about it and felt it was inappropriate, so she called Walnut again.
"Go to Wufujin and talk to Wufujin about our arrangements, and ask Wufujin if they want to go shopping together tomorrow..."
Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality.
Even if they are not married to the same elder brother, they are all members of the palace who came out together, so comparisons in private are inevitable.
Shu Shu is considerate of the people around her, but she has no intention of trying to push others under her feet.
The walnuts are gone.
Shu Shu then ordered Sun Jin to go to the eldest brother's place and the third brother's place to mention it to the eunuch in charge.
Anyway, I told you everything.
As for the Tenth Elder Brother's Department and the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Department, she can decide. Later, she can send Xiaoyu to go directly to count the number of people and their measurements.
Suddenly, everyone became busy.
When Walnut came back, he brought someone with him, the eldest wife of the Guo Luoluo family.
The eldest wife of the Guo Luoluo family, on the order of the boss, went to the palace to give gifts to Concubine Yi and the two Fujins.
Shu Shu's face was droopy, and she didn't mean to be polite to others.
Looking at Mrs. Guo Luoluo, it was like looking at dust.
Mrs. Guo Luoluo did not dare to talk about relatives and kowtowed.
Shu Shu accepted it calmly.
Mrs. Guo Luoluo smiled apologetically and said: "It was the slaves who couldn't speak, which made Fujin unhappy. When our old man found out, he scolded us and asked someone to prepare gifts to make amends..."
Shu Shu raised her eyebrows and said, "The gift from the Guo Luoluo family is three copies?"
The eldest wife of the Guo Luoluo family nodded and said: "Fujin, don't worry, you don't dare to break the rules. In addition to the empress, you and Wufujin will have a share..."
Shu Shu sneered: "Then I only have one here?! What kind of apology gift is this?! Isn't this a reciprocity of courtesy... You haven't taken advantage of your feelings enough. One gift, but two excuses... Then our master prepared it in advance
What’s that? With a few years of monthly money, I collected these old things and sent them over, but they won’t catch your eyes..."
Mrs. Guo Luoluo's face turned red as she was squeezed, but she did not dare to defend herself.
This guy's temper is a bit scary,
My second younger brother and sister have always been arrogant, and they have lost all face with dozens of mouths. They are pretending to be sick to hide their shame in front of their sisters-in-law and younger members of the family.
If he was attacked in the palace, there would be no need for this old face.
Shu Shu showed impatience and picked up the tea cup.
Mrs. Guo Luoluo retreated sarcastically. She really didn't expect that she was giving a gift to apologize, so why did she get a lesson from her again?
Could it be that I am really being rude?
Should I prepare two gifts?
Shu Shu's expression has returned to normal.
Walnut took the gift list from Guo Luoluo's family and handed it over.
Shu Shu took it and looked at it.
There are two main things: skins for human participation, and banknotes of two thousand taels.
There are not many types of things given away, but the quantity is gratifying.
Ginseng, twenty boxes.
Half of them are 20 years old, and the rest are of higher vintages. Two boxes are already 50 years old.
Ginseng alone is worth two or three thousand taels of silver.
Four carts of furs, two carts of sable furs, and two carts of silver fox furs.
It just looks like good quality leather, and it's expensive. It's not as expensive as ginseng, but it's not much different.
The total price of these two items, plus the banker's ticket, is no less than five thousand taels of silver.
Guo Luoluo's family was bleeding heavily.
Shu Shu put down the gift list, pointed to the fifty-year-old ginseng on top, and ordered the walnuts to be fetched.
The walnuts went out, and the young master came out holding a brocade box.
One and a half feet long.
Shu Shu opened it and saw a well-prepared old ginseng.
The ginseng on top is in good condition, it is indeed fifty-year-old ginseng.
Shu Shu didn't feel happy, but felt heavy inside.
You should know that the ginseng the Queen Mother gave her was only for thirty years.
That's still Shengjing's Halloween tribute.
The Guo Luoluo family spent all their efforts to buy gifts and apologize?
Shu Shu didn’t believe it.
Does that mean you are showing off your wealth without knowing it?
Or did you deliberately bring out good things to let the prince's elder brother and prince Fujin see the strength of the maternal family?
Either way, it's extremely stupid.
If you think about Guidan's behavior, you will also know what the Guo Luoluo family's family tradition is like.
Arrogant, domineering, greedy for money, and ignorant of the law.
Xiaotang came in and saw the ginseng box. He looked around curiously and couldn't help but be speechless.
"Is ginseng popular as a gift here? I always thought it was a rarity, but I didn't expect there are so many outside the customs..."
When she said this, she was a little excited: "Fu Jin, pick a young one. I will go to the Taiyuan Hospital and ask... Now is the time to nourish and maintain health. If it works, just stew chicken with ginseng slices every day. It will also work."
Replenish your energy..."
Shu Shu naturally had no objection and nodded in agreement.
Xiaotang went down to pick ginseng.
Shu Shu remembered Xiaotang's words.
This is too much ginseng.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the three gifts sent by Guo Luoluo’s family this time.
She should be about the same as Wufujin, that is, twenty boxes of ginseng.
The number on Concubine Yi's side will only be more than them, not less.
Because she and Wufujin could be regarded as "apologising" or "reciprocating gifts", but Yi Fei was the real backer of the Guo Luoluo clan, and there would be no shortage of "filial piety".
If it is doubled, there will be another twenty boxes of ginseng.
Did the Guo Luoluo family collect ginseng privately?
Shu Shu felt a little unsure.
*
Ninth Brother arrived at the palace campus again.
It's a step too late.
Just looking at the sympathetic eyes of the eldest brother and the worry of the fifth brother, he knew that the third brother had "kindly" told the brothers.
The eldest brother saw him coming and gave him an instruction.
"Tell Mr. Qi Xi to stay away from the Third Brother these days, so that the bastard doesn't ask questions in front of others and makes it difficult for Mr. Qi Xi to get off the stage..."
After that, the eldest brother left.
The fifth elder brother also came over and said: "Don't quarrel with your younger siblings, and stop them..."
The ninth elder brother gritted his teeth and agreed, pushing the fifth elder brother and said: "Brother, I have already written it down. You can go to the Queen Mother's side. You are about to go back and see if the queen mother has any other instructions..."
The fifth elder brother also left.
Brother Ninth looked around for people.
Third elder brother, where is the grandson?
Hiding?
The tenth brother was a little frustrated and felt that he could not live up to the ninth brother.
He really wanted to stop him, but as a result, he made a mistake and failed to keep an eye on the right person, and the matter was "publicized".
Thinking that the third elder brother had acted like a good brother just now, the tenth elder brother regretted not directly gagging him.
She acts like a girl and is too stingy.
The Thirteenth Brother also had Yuji's heart, and asked the Ninth Brother to complain: "I just went after Khan's Ama. Isn't he telling Khan's Ama this too..."
Brother Jiu smiled after hearing this.
"Things that harm others and do not benefit oneself are not long remembered. It is better to let him talk about them and not leave them behind..."
*
In front of the emperor.
Listening to the third son chattering about the "privacy" of Qi Xi's family.
Kangxi's face turned dark immediately.
When the third elder brother saw this, he was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was admonishing and a little regretful.
"Khan Ama, don't be upset. Even if there are flaws in Qi Dutong's character, it's just a trivial matter... He is just a little bold. Eight Banners household registration is so important... As the Dutong, he knows the law and breaks the law. After all, he has failed Khan Ama.
of importance..."
Kangxi looked at his third elder brother and felt his head was "buzzing".
He thought about the happy scene between the brothers just now. Both the tenth and thirteenth elder brothers treated this elder brother with respect.
But this brother, can’t he be a good brother?
He rubbed his temples and said coldly: "In your opinion, how should I deal with Qi Xi..."