The young couple were talking, and there was movement outside.
Aunt Qi reported through the door: "Fu Jin, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is here..."
Shu Shu looked at Brother Ninth, who thought for a while and said: "It should be sent here. According to the rules, you can have eight palace ladies under your name. In addition to the ones brought by your family, there are still four missing...
"
Shu Shu nodded and motioned for Grandma Qi to bring someone in.
A middle-aged man in official uniform came in and bowed with a thousand salutes: "Hei Shou, a doctor in the accounting department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has met Jiu Ye, Jiu Fujin..."
Brother Jiu nodded: "Get up..."
Behind them came a row of palace maids, all dressed in the same color, green half-length gowns, loose-leg trousers and long braids.
The taller ones are sixteen or seventeen years old, while the shorter ones have childish faces and look like they are twelve or thirteen years old.
Shu Shu looked around and saw that the facial features of the first person looked familiar, and his eyebrows seemed familiar.
She narrowed her eyes, and a person flashed in her mind, Guidan.
The palace maid's eyebrows are vaguely similar to Guidan's, they are not very outstanding, but they are also pretty.
Shu Shu sneered in her heart, this couldn't be Yifei's arrangement, it was probably the Guo Luoluo family or the Jin family who made their own decisions.
Is this really because Brother Jiu is a fat man and wants to come over as a palace maid first, and then what?
Can this relative's relative be treated as a real slave?
This is Yifei's sister-in-law's natal family, and they always look at Yifei's face.
Shu Shu knew that this kind of thing was inevitable, but she still felt disgusted and looked at Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu didn't look at the maids at all, but as if he was remembering something, he asked Hei Shou: "Is there anyone in charge of the seventh house of Zhengbai Banner?"
"This Wang Sanniu's family is led by the seventh internal manager of Zhengbai Banner..."
Hei Shou pointed to the last palace maid.
Brother Jiu turned to Shu Shu and said: "This inner tube collar is wrapped in the name of the empress..."
Shu Shu thought about it and understood Brother Jiu's intention.
Although they are biological mother and son, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, their life in the palace is in the eyes of others. It is just a bridge to be prepared.
"Listen to me, keep this girl..."
Shu Shu said, skipping the familiar palace maid at the beginning, choosing the second one, the third one, and the one with round eyes in the back.
The palace maid "Xiao Xuan" is thirteen years old, and these sixteen or seventeen are considered old people, who can just make up for the shortcomings of Xiao Chun and others.
There are two little ones left. If they are trained well, they will save themselves from having to deal with problems in the future.
The original names of palace maids are mostly Danniu, Erniu, etc. They need to be renamed.
Shu Shu said to the two older ones: "Your two names are Walnuts and Peanuts... Follow Aunt Qi first..." Then he said to the two younger ones with round eyes: "Your names are
Longan…”
The remaining three girls are called "Hazelnuts".
Two younger ones were doing odd jobs beside Xiao Chun.
The four of them kowtowed to acknowledge their master and retreated.
Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu with contempt on his face: "You didn't just read one "Qing Dynasty Law" to show your face, but you didn't read the other books, right? You can't even give a girl a name.
Flowers and grass, what can’t be named? Peanut, hazelnut, what a serious name! It can be seen that I forgot to cover up for a moment, which exposed my shortcomings, and I am a greedy person!"
"The flowers and grass are too delicate, so I named them Nuts..."
"Nuts? Hard fruits...what and what..."
Brother Ninth still disapproved and shook his head in disgust.
Shu Shu just looked at him, so disgusted?
Which grandson was like a dog that saw meat and bones last night?
If you have the guts, don’t go to the kang tonight!
The ninth elder brother didn't know what Shu Shu was complaining about, but he was a little bit offended, so he said a soft word: "You are smart if you know how to learn Mongolian in advance... The fifth sister-in-law is too dull-tempered, you
Look for opportunities to mention her more..."
Shu Shu had a good impression of Wu Fujin, so he was naturally willing to help.
Brother Jiu raised his chin again and became proud: "That's what I learned. I'm stumbling. Serve a cup of tea and I will teach you..."
Shu Shu didn't hold back at this time and directly brought the teacup to Brother Jiu's mouth.
Brother Jiu looked surprised, drank the tea with Shu Shu's hand, and asked: "How do you know you are obedient?"
Shu Shu put the teacup into his hand and handed the teapot: "Do you respect me too? If you don't understand the "Qing Dynasty", I can give you some advice!"
Brother Ninth immediately exploded: "Who are you looking down on? I still need your guidance? I just learned it late. I was not interested in this before, so I just learned French and Italian..." At this point, his eyes lit up: "Come on, come on
Learn this from me. If you even learn this, I will only obey you..."
With that said, Brother Jiu called He Yuzhu in and ordered: "Go to the study in the front yard and bring over the French Codex and the Italian Codex. On the desk, there is one covered with blue cloth and one covered with grass and silk...
"
He Yuzhu responded, and Brother Jiu remembered something: "It is more convenient for eunuchs to walk in this palace... I will assign Sun Jin and Li Yin to you..."
These two people are also the personal attendants of Brother Ninth, ranking behind He Yuzhu.
Shu Shu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "I only laughed at me, and didn't talk about myself... This name is not straightforward..."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "The people I command, I just need to call them smoothly... What's the matter, you are still thinking about trees, fruits and so on, so you have to change your slave's name..."
"It's good. No need to change it. This name sounds auspicious!"
Shu Shu said with a smile.
Brother Jiu couldn't help laughing, but then he calmed down and said, "I forgot, you are also a money addict..."
Shu Shu told the truth: "How many worries in this world come from money... With enough money, most of the worries can be solved. Isn't it more worry-free..."
Everyone disdains talking about money and thinks it is vulgar. This is the first time Jiu Age has heard such talk.
Apart from other things, Brother Jiu is not very old, but he already knows the benefits of having more money, and he can't help but doubt the financial situation of Dong E's family.
It seems that the Dong E family's prosperity is all on the outside, and it must be really poor on the inside, otherwise Dong E's family would not have such feelings.
Little did he know that Shu Shu was just used to financial freedom. Ever since she recalled the memories of her previous life, she was not used to asking for money, whether it was from her parents, relatives, or her husband, Jiu Age, who shared weal and woe.
While he was talking, He Yuzhu carefully brought in a few books.
"Master, there are two volumes in total with silk-covered books, both in foreign languages. I brought them both."
He Yuzhu said, carefully placing a few books on the kang table.
Shu Shu lowered his head and looked at it. It looked quite quaint, as if it was dated.
Brother Jiu also carefully flipped through it and handed it to Shu Shu: "These are all notes left by the missionaries of the previous dynasty. They last for decades at least... If you can learn it, I will make a copy for you..."
Shu Shu took it and looked familiar.
It's French mixed with Latin.
Although Shu Shu is not proficient in it, he has learned it simply and feels at ease.
There are five rooms in the main room, and a study room is also located in the west room.
The young couple moved over and sat down on the Kang by the south window, their heads touching each other. There was a small table in the middle, covered with pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
Brother Jiu was timid in front of Shu Shu because of the "Qing Dynasty Laws", and he always wanted to make up for it. Now he was very excited to be a teacher, and even prepared a ruler. He clapped his palms and said: "Master, you are a teacher."
Master Yan will show no mercy..."
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu with her charming eyes.
You little guy, if you really want to take action, who is afraid of whom?
Brother Ninth had already begun to read French aloud. He was sincerely embarrassed and said a short sentence directly.
Shu Shu had a hard time hearing the strange accent, but she could still tell that it meant "what's the weather like?"
Seeing Shu Shu being serious, Ninth Brother raised his eyebrows: "Don't think that reading "The Laws of the Qing Dynasty" is anything special. Learning French is much more difficult than that..."
Shu Shu did not answer, but spoke slowly in French.
Perhaps because the pronunciation of French in later generations is different from today's, there are only five points of similarity.
Even so, Brother Jiu was shocked and couldn't help but repeat it again.
Shu Shu looked at the shape of Brother Ninth's lips, remembered the key points of his pause, and followed suit. This time, there were seven or eight points that were similar to Brother Ninth's accent.
Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu with wide eyes: "Have you ever learned it?"
Shu Shu had no choice but to lie shamelessly: "It was because of my careful teachings that I just followed the words. In fact, I was just parroting the words without understanding the meaning..."
Her entire life had been in the capital, and she had never had any contact with missionaries, so she had nowhere to learn from them.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "I didn't realize it, but you really have some talent. You are almost as good as me..."
Before he finished speaking, there was movement at the door.
Cui Nanshan raised his voice and said: "Master, Fujin, the emperor sent someone to reward the vegetables..."
Shu Shu raised her head and glanced at the clock in the study room. It was already late and it was dinner time.
Because they had a late breakfast and were not hungry yet, they forgot to pass on dinner.
The two of them stood up, and a eunuch in blue in his forties came in following Grandma Qi at the door.
"When the emperor saw this plate of Si Xi Shaomai with the word "Fu", he thought about Jiu Ye and Jiu Fu Jin, so he sent his servant to bring it..."
The eunuch bowed and smiled, offering the food box with both hands, while glancing at the book on the kang table.
Brother Jiu took the suitcase with both hands: "Excuse me, Liang Shuda..."
According to the rules of the palace, everyone who comes down from the imperial court must be given a high-ranking title. Cui Nanshan had already prepared it, but when he heard the address of Brother Jiu, he changed the prepared purse and sent it out personally.
When everyone left, Brother Jiu introduced to Shu Shu: "That is the imperial eunuch Liang Jiugong, the eunuch of Khan Amma. He has just become the deputy general manager of the Qianqing Palace... Be more polite in the future, there is nothing wrong..."
No wonder Brother Jiu has restrained his arrogance and is so polite. It turns out to be him.
This was the most prominent eunuch in the middle and late Kangxi period, and he had been famous for many years.
When the dishes arrived, Shu Shu also asked people to pass on the food.
Although I mentioned in the morning that the prince's dining room would take orders from now on, it was so messy today that I didn't even bother to take care of it, so what was served was still the regular dishes.
This time there was more chicken, and the stewed duck was replaced by stewed chicken, braised pork, glutinous rice duck, braised mutton, and the vegetarian dishes were roasted mushrooms, mustard cabbage, fried celery, and garlic rapeseed.
Two kinds of dim sum, pork and cabbage buns, and golden flower rolls.
One portion of soup, spinach and egg soup.
One portion of rice, white rice.
This was sent here on Shu Shu's behalf.
Because eggs and mutton are the daily portions of Prince Fujin.