Shu Shu looked at Ba Fujin and said: "Right is right, and wrong is wrong. You can't be in the front because of the fault of the eighth sister-in-law, and the ones behind me will not be counted. Today I accepted the apology from the eighth sister-in-law, and I also apologized to the eighth sister-in-law.
Apologize and let the past pass."
Bafujin's lips moved but he said nothing, only nodded slightly.
When leaving the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Ba Fujin was a little confused.
When she returned to Babeizi Mansion, she looked at Aunt Jin and said, "Dong E's family is different from what I thought..."
She thought Dong E would be very proud.
The two married into the royal family in the same year. One gave birth to "Xiangrui", the couple was loving, and was loved by the elders; the other lost his flesh and blood, the couple was in love, and was rejected by the elders.
Aunt Jin said: "Fu Jin and Jiu Fujin didn't have any big grudges at first. They were just quarrels between the young sisters-in-law. Now they are both grown up and their minds are at peace. There is nothing to argue about in front of them. They are all the fault of each family."
Everyone’s day.”
Speaking of this, she looked towards the south and said: "No matter what Fujin thinks in his heart, in this world, heaven and earth are divided, there is yin and yang, and the royal family is a husband and a wife. If Fujin wants to be smooth, he must not only be right to
If you bow your head to relatives, you should also bow your head to Master Ba..."
Bafujin looked in that direction, but his heart felt cold...
*
Ninth Prince's Mansion, Shangfang.
Brother Ninth left early again.
He was worried about Shu Shu's hospitality, because he was afraid that Ba Fujin would not be kind-hearted, and he was also worried that Ba Fujin would pester him to look after the children.
What if after seeing a few babies, I get crazy with jealousy, and then secretly pinch the child behind anyone’s back?
Shu Shu is looking at the holiday list.
They used to accept them from subordinates of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but now they are preparing to send them out.
The princes' mansions, Dong E's house, Prince Kang's house, Prince Yu's house, Prince Gong's house, Ma Qi's house...
There are also three places in the palace.
The main thing is the rice dumpling gift box. This one comes directly from the pastry shop, which makes eight flavors of rice dumplings.
There are also sachets from the rouge shop.
Tea leaves from the tea shop.
There is also Baiweizhai’s Lotus Leaf Roast Chicken.
They are all products from my own shop, the cost is not high, but they look very decent and thoughtful.
The exchanges between relatives on weekdays are different from the three-level gifts at the Yamen. The Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are inherently small gifts.
Even if the annual rituals are heavier, there is still a reciprocal ritual, which is pretty much the same.
In this way, there will be no waste in celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.
The remaining New Year gifts from relatives totaled 5,000 to 6,000 taels, but what came back was about the same.
Shu Shu felt that after one year, there would be a lot of savings.
Brother Jiu saw that everything was quiet at home, so he was not in a hurry to mention Ba Fujin. He watched Shu Shu sort out the gift list and said, "You will bring the wedding gifts from the palace directly the day after tomorrow?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Your Majesty loves to eat sticky food, so Yikun Palace will have two more boxes of rice dumplings; the 18th brother will return to Yikun Palace soon, and with the 17th brother's two children, two more boxes of sachets will be added..."
The sachet repels mosquitoes and can be worn with you or hung in the tent.
"The imperial grandmother loves to eat roasted chicken, and there are two concubines here, so the roasted chickens in Ningshou Palace will be doubled, and eight will be served directly; there will also be two more boxes of sachets, for Jiugege..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Then Qianqing Palace just needs a few more boxes of rice dumplings. If Khan Ama can't finish them all, he can reward the guards..."
Shu Shu said: "The old man is back. He has not come here, and I have not paid a visit to him. How should we go about our ceremony from now on? Should I ask the empress for an idea?"
If it had been changed before, Brother Jiu would have stopped him and felt that there was no need to do anything unnecessary.
Brother Jiu now feels that the Guo Luoluo family is not important, but the empress's mood is.
If the empress feels uncomfortable because they ignore the Guo Luoluo family, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Also, the Guo Luoluo family cannot be left alone, who knows what they are doing in private.
For people like Guidan, it is impossible to turn back to two sweet dates and become an insider.
Brother Jiu said: "It depends on what the empress means. Even if we ignore her, in the eyes of outsiders, she is still a relative of the half-emperor!"
After talking about the festive etiquette, Brother Jiu asked about the guests today.
Shu Shu told the story of Ba Fujin's apology, and he also apologized accordingly.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu was not very happy and said: "What if she climbs along the pole? Or she can go out and tell the truth, and people who have nothing to do with it will hear it and think you are really at fault."
Shu Shu said: "It will be good if things are settled. I did have something wrong at that time."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "If we are to say that we are at fault, we should not have spoiled her. When she was rude for the first time, we would have scolded her. We should have been honest!"
It all happened before, Shu Shu felt there was no need to find fault.
Since the Tenth Prince and his Twelfth Prince brought fish over a few days ago, they often go to the fish market to purchase food in the dining room of the Prince's Mansion. There are several grass carp in the fireproof water tank at the door of the dining room.
, black fish.
Today's lunch included a fish fillet with peppercorns, but as soon as the table was set, there was a movement outside.
Brother Ten came with Shi Fujin.
"Ji Hong sent people to Beijing, bringing with him the Western tonic 'Chocolate'. I heard that it is popular in Europe. It nourishes Qi and nourishes the stomach. It just so happens that Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister-in-law can use it..."
Brother Ten said as he took a wooden box from Wang Ping'an's hand.
The wooden box was opened, and inside was a wax-sealed silver box with an angel pattern embossed on it.
When the wax seal on top is opened, there are black chocolate pieces inside.
"It's a hundred yuan in total, and it's all here..."
"Building qi?" Brother Jiu looked at it, became interested, and asked: "Is it hot or cold? Can your Sister-in-law Ninth use it?"
Brother No. 10 took out a folded leaf and said: "Look at the cinnamon in these eight-flavor ingredients, it looks like it's hot. Why don't you ask the imperial doctor first?"
Brother Jiu has also read "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the past two years and took over the folded pages.
Seeing Shu Shu looking over, Brother Jiu read: "Cinnamon, Qin Jiu, Xuetang, Gao Gao, Vaniliya, Anis, Ajiote, Mo Gajuche..."
Shu Shu listened and asked, "What's behind?"
It was also the first time that the ninth elder brother knew these names and looked at the tenth elder brother.
Brother Ten pointed at the wooden box in Wang Changshou's hand and said: "These are spices from overseas. They are all prepared here. Come with the chocolate. Put these and the chocolate into a copper or silverware and grind them into powder.
Then pour in the sugar water and mix it to make medicine..."
Brother Ninth is in trouble.
Stones from other hills, can learn.
However, the efficacy of this medicine was unknown, so he did not dare to ask Shu Shu to try it.
Shu Shu swallowed.
chocolate?
It doesn't have to be so troublesome.
Hundreds of years later, this is still regarded as medicine, and people who take it can feel happy.
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu and wanted to compile a childhood idle book, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
She said to Brother Jiu: "It looks like a brick of tea, and the way to drink it is similar. Why don't you make a simple milk tea and try it first to see what the chocolate tastes like?"
Of course Brother Jiu had no objection and nodded: "Then let's try it first. It must be good stuff that comes from across the ocean."
Bad things can't be sold at high prices.
Shu Shu said to Walnut: "Boil it directly with the milk. Once it's boiled, put out eight bowls, four bowls with sugar, four bowls without sugar, and then bring a sugar bowl..."
Walnut responded, took the tea bowl and wax paper, carefully picked up four pieces of chocolate from the box, and carried it to the dining room.
Shi Fujin sat next to Shu Shu and asked curiously: "Isn't it a medicine from the West? It can also be drunk as tea?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Give it a try. I just don't like taking medicine, so I don't want to add those seven spices. It would be great if I could drink it as tea."
Shi Fujin also had a taste for sweets and was afraid of bitters. With Yu Ji's expression on his face, he nodded and said, "The medicine doesn't taste good. I feel extremely nauseous every time I drink it."
The chocolate chunks are pressed from chocolate powder and cook quickly.
While he was talking, Walnut and Xiaotang had already come in carrying trays.
"There is no sugar in the walnut hand, but there is sugar in the slave's hand..." Xiaotang said.
In the bowl is brown chocolate milk.
Shifu Jin said: "It really looks like tea, the color is the same..."
Shu Shu knew the bitterness of dark chocolate, and was afraid of leaving a shadow on the three of them, so she said: "Try the one with added sugar first..."
Milk, chocolate, sugar...
Shu Shu took a sip with expectation, but then she felt something was wrong and inconsistent. It still had a strong bitter taste and the sweetness was suppressed.
Xiaotang was conservative.
Whether it's dark chocolate or black coffee, it tastes better when more sugar is added.
In later generations, this kind of food changed from a drink to a lump. Everyone loved it, and it became popular.
Shi Fujin's brows knitted together.
The brothers Tenth Prince and Ninth Prince looked at each other.
Judging from Shu Shu's pause and Shi Fujin's expression, the taste of the contents of this cup is not very exciting.
Shu Shu put down the chocolate bowl, took the sugar bowl, and put in two and a half spoons of sugar.
When the sugar was almost melted, she took another sip.
Familiar taste.
hot chocolate!
The ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, and the ten elder brothers all watched Shu Shu's reaction eagerly.
Shu Shu sniffed the aroma of chocolate and felt comfortable.
Shi Fujin swallowed his saliva and imitated Shu Shu's movements to put sugar.
The first two spoonfuls were full. When it came to the third spoonful, she hesitated between a half spoonful and a full spoonful, and chose the full spoonful.
When the mixture was stirred up, Shi Fujin drank a large spoonful of it.
She can always trust Sister-in-law Jiu when it comes to delicious choices.
After finishing the sip, she also had a smile on her face. She immediately held the bowl to Brother Ten and said, "It's so delicious! Please try it!"
Brother 10 smiled and nodded, took the spoon and drank half a spoonful.
The taste is silky smooth.
It seems bitter and sweet.
Seeing that Shi Fujin was still waiting for his feedback, Brother Shi smiled and nodded: "It's indeed delicious."
Shifujin smiled happily and said: "Then let's add some sugar too..."
Brother No. 10 nodded, but when adding sugar, he didn't put in so much sugar. He only put in a spoonful. After stirring it, he tasted it, and then he added half a spoonful and stopped.
Brother Jiu was standing by, looking at Shu Shu with a little resentment.
Shi Fujin was thinking about Tenth Brother, but his own Fujin seemed to have forgotten about it.
A series of chocolate recipes are appearing in Shu Shu's mind.