Following the voice, Grandma Zhou came in from the door with a cane and an angry look on her face.
Grandma Liu was scolded and her expression turned ugly, but she still got up from the stool after seeing clearly who was coming.
Who told the Eight Banners to "respect the elderly" and "respect the elders"? This old woman is not only older, but also senior.
"I'm just kindly mentioning Fujin... Mammy is also from Baoyi's family. She should know the relationship between Baoyi and her master. If the master is lenient, the subordinates will be loyal; if the master is mean, the subordinates will not blindly obey..."
Aunt Liu is still eloquent.
Aunt Zhou frowned and said: "Master Fujin, above, there is the concubine, the empress dowager, the serious mother-in-law, and the grandma-in-law didn't say anything. It's not your turn as the 'nanny' to speak! Or do you think you have breastfed my brother?
After a few years of service, you entrust Dachong to act as an elder and expect Fujin to be as obedient as your daughter-in-law? Isn't this just a daydream?"
Grandma Zhou looks serious, and her words are as sharp as a knife.
Grandma Liu couldn't hold back her smile.
If these words get out, how can it be better than a slave like her?
How could she dare to admit it? She had a look of grievance on her face and wiped away tears: "It's wrong, it's wrong... The old slave was just afraid that Fujin had just arrived and didn't know the rules in the palace, so he said a few words, and the loyalty was offensive..." The latter sentence,
But he said it while looking at Shu Shu.
Aunt Liu looks old, but in fact she is not very old. She just dresses older and wears a purple robe every day.
But in the palace, there are fixed standards for selecting nipples.
Between the ages of fifteen and twenty, the wrapped woman gave birth to her third child, the breast prince gave birth to a daughter, and the breast princess gave birth to a son.
In this way, Grandma Liu is about thirty-six or seven years old. She wears a thick gold bracelet with a loach back on her wrist. When she straightens her back, she is still a respectable woman. However, she looks like she is crying and wiping her tears.
Stiff, obviously not used to this.
Shu Shu lowered his eyes and did not answer, only looking at his fingernails casually.
Before getting married, Xiaoyu dyed her nails with impatiens flowers, rouge color.
A few days passed, and new nails grew out, and there were little crescents, which looked cute and cute.
Aunt Liu didn't expect Shu Shu to react like this. She didn't know whether to cry or make a fuss, and her expression was a little stiff.
Aunt Zhou had a serious face, with a hint of impatience on her face: "The rules in the palace?! The rules in the palace are that anyone who disobeys the master will be beaten to death! Whether it's a wet nurse or a nanny, it's just an errand, it's not a matter of relying on your seniority. You get paid by the month.
Money and food..."
Aunt Liu couldn't figure out Shu Shu's temper, so she didn't dare to be overbearing. She stiffly stopped crying and stood more respectfully.
Shu Shu then raised his head, still smiling: "As soon as grandma comes back, I will go and get the key to the box in front... The summer is long, and I asked me to look through the box, see the treasures, etc., to pass the time...
"
When Grandma Liu heard this, her face froze and she forced a smile and said: "This old slave is careless, I will give you the key to the house..."
Shu Shu raised her eyebrows: "Oh? You're in charge? There's no spare key. Just one key for each lock?"
Aunt Liu apologized and said with a smile: "These... are all gifts from God. They are precious and will not be good if they are touched... I didn't expect Fujin to see them. The spare ones are also at home..."
Shu Shu smiled: "Mom, there are really a lot of things that I didn't expect... Don't worry, I'll go and dig it out... I just can't find it, so what, it's just a waste of a few locks... Master
The dignified prince, brother, is not short of these few expenses..."
Grandma Liu's face turned gray and her body was stooped. She smiled and said: "I can find it, I can find it..."
After Nanny Liu walked out in despair, Nanny Zhou changed her face and said with a bit of sincerity: "Fu Jin, although this old guy is hateful, after all, he gave me a hard time, so I just need to tidy up and obey.
It’s not good to kick him out directly…”
"Um!"
Shu Shu nodded.
How could she not understand the principle that slow things down make things easier?
In just a few days, I have expelled a nun from the stove, and set a target for my elder brother. Even if the ninth elder brother takes the initiative to take the blame, it will inevitably cause gossip.
If you are too busy, you will be annoying.
Thinking of the barley tea she asked Xiaotang to prepare, Shu Shu went back to the study and took out paper and pen.
Not wanting Sun Jin to pass on the message, she picked up a pen and wrote a few words, including the reason why barley tea nourishes the stomach, and asked Jiu Age to watch and drink it.
In the remaining time, Shu Shu continued to take out the tea schedule, and it was not difficult to convince the ninth elder brother. The difficulty was that the ninth elder brother did not have the manpower.
People like Guidan are not capable of good deeds.
Guidan is Brother Jiu’s haha bead...
Brother Nine’s haha beads?!
The haha beads chosen by the fifteenth brother are eight people...
Shu Shu noticed something was wrong.
Why is there no one available?
What about the seven people?
Shu Shu didn't get the answer to this question until Brother Jiu came back from school.
Today Brother Ninth came back neither too early nor too late, around the time of Youzheng.
Because there was a mistake in ordering last night, Shu Shu asked someone to prepare noodles and porridge that were ready to be melted.
The two of them were going to have dinner later, but Shu Shu was still worried that he was not feeling well, so she took him out to eat.
Shu Shu asked about Haha Pearl.
"In the early years, there were eight people. Later, one of them got sick and moved out and did not come back. One family came to investigate and the whole family restored the lord as a slave... There are six left. In addition to Guidan, there is also a cousin who is also from the maternal grandfather's family.
The people over there followed their grandfather back to Shengjing at the beginning of the year... The remaining four, one from the clan and one from Jueluo, all went home to prepare for the bodyguards; there were two more, one was a branch of the Hesheli family and the other was Tong.
Shun Anyan of my family is not close to my father, so he goes home and waits for his family to fill the gap..."
Brother Jiu felt a little unhappy when he mentioned this.
Even if half of the eight haha beads are prepared, they will not end up with no one to use them.
Shu Shu was quite surprised when he heard this: "Shun Anyan? The eldest grandson of the second roommate of the Tong family?"
"Well, it's just that he...is used to pretending, like a pretty boy..."
Brother Jiu said, looking at Shu Shu with confusion: "What? Did you know this Uncle Shun before?"
Shu Shu shook her head: "I've only heard about it once... I'm the eldest grandson of my uncle and the nephew of the queen, but I didn't expect that he is also my companion..."
"They're just snobs. I'm afraid they don't look down on us younger brothers, even the fourth brother, but they know how to find opportunities to flatter the boss... Huh, I can't even flatter..."
Brother Jiu was still angry when he mentioned this person.
But Shu Shu knew that this man had another identity, Princess Wen Xian's consort.
Princess Wen Xian, the fifth princess of Kangxi, is now the ninth daughter of the emperor. She was the daughter of the concubine De who was raised by the Queen Mother and the sister of the fourth elder brother.
Shu Shu didn't say much. You must know that throughout the Kangxi Dynasty, the Tong family had a transcendent status.
Brother Jiu thought of today's barley tea and couldn't help but raised his lips: "Today's tea tasted good, and Old Ten also said it was fragrant... I went back and wrote the recipe, and I will find an opportunity to pay tribute to Khan Ama... It's not just Khan A
Ma, I think the Queen Mother and the Empress will also like it..."
Shu Shu was not surprised by this result.
What is the name of the palace diet? Meat is the main food, and pork is the main meat. It is strange that it is not greasy.
"Actually, in addition to barley tea, there is also rice tea, which can also help with digestion... but it's not suitable for me, so I didn't ask anyone to comment... The one tastes more fragrant. After drinking a few cups of tea, the rice is soaked and you can eat it.
, more suitable for the Queen Mother and the Empress than barley tea..."
Shu Shu said.
Having lived in the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, she was the apple of her parents' eye and did not have such a deep understanding of dignity.
In the past few days since entering the palace, I have been deeply impressed.
There are rules for dressing and eating, and you can't go beyond them at all.
If Brother Jiu really offered the barley tea recipe to Kangxi, he would not be able to use it to honor the Queen Mother and Concubine Yi. He might as well offer another kind.
Brother Jiu also became interested: "Then I will make some and try it later. The food in the palace is monotonous. The imperial tea room supplies loose tea every day. However, in addition to making milk tea, the taste is ordinary when brewed directly. The empress does not like the bitter soup."
son……"
Shu Shu remembered the taboos in the palace that she had heard several times and hesitated: "The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are here to give you the prescription or the finished product..."
Brother Jiu was asked and thought for a while: "There are no taboos with the Queen. If you want to be filial when eating, just be filial... Queen Mother, why don't you find a chance to ask the Queen? There are many dining rooms in the palace, but there are 'respect dishes'
'The precedent for this is limited to the dining rooms of your ladies and queens... Here in the prince's dining room, the elder sister-in-law always behaves according to the rules, and the princess enters the palace late, so there is no such precedent..."
While the two were talking, there was movement next to them.
"Brother..."
Aunt Liu came over from the front yard with a cry in her voice.
"Mommy, why don't you rest for two more days?"
Brother Jiu greeted her and noticed something strange about her: "What's going on? Is there something going on at home?"
Aunt Liu cautiously glanced behind Brother Nine and flinched: "No... I'm fine, I'm okay..."
Brother Jiu turned around and looked at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu had a faint smile on her face, this grandma was very interesting.
She was thinking that things would go smoothly if she took things slow, but the other party couldn't wait any longer. Is this "eye candy" in front of her?
She did not avoid it and looked at Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu's expression also faded, he moved his eyes away and said to Grandma Liu: "Grandma, take a rest earlier. If you feel uncomfortable, send someone to ask for the imperial doctor..."
"I'm worried about my brother..."
Grandma Liu touched her tears and said with sobs: "I heard that no one is left on duty at night. What if I get hungry and thirsty at night..."
Brother Jiu thought about the "fun" the two had at night and how he would be happy to have someone listen to the room. He quickly waved his hand: "With Fujin here, I don't have to worry about this..."
Grandma Liu was stunned and looked at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu still didn't even look at her. She was standing next to the fish tank in the yard, looking down at the goldfish inside.
Aunt Liu turned around and went back to the front yard with a smile on her face.
It wasn't until the two of them returned to the room that Brother Jiu asked, "Why are you here? My father is not here today. Is there another story at home?"
"My father asked me to go to the front yard to open the box. I asked my grandma for the key... but she said she didn't bring it with her and the spare one was at home. What's the point? I'll just bring it with me when I'm on duty tomorrow. It's not a big deal.
Son... even if you lose it, it will be a waste of a few locks, and our family is not short of the money..."
Shu Shu didn't hide anything, nor did she add any fuel to the fire. She directly talked about today's situation: "Mommy was worried that I wasn't familiar with the rules in the palace, so she muttered a few words about the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Dealing with people easily ruined the benevolence of the master, so Grandma Zhou listened and said a few words, she probably thought too much..."