Chapter 9: The Pearl of the Night
Now that he has spare money in his hand, Mingzhu began to renovate his home. In June, the temperature in the morning and evening is still a little cold, and if you don't cover a thin quilt, you may catch a cold, but there are two thick quilts for winter at home, and the cotton is covered with porcelain, and the hard stick is like a stone, so I simply discard it and replace it with a new one.
The tail of spring has just passed, and this is the time when cotton is cheap, Mingzhu simply played five ten-pound thick quilts for winter and five thin quilts for summer, and the outer layer was wrapped in dark blue cotton cloth to make face. I also pulled a few pieces of muslin back, intending to make them into underwear to wear.
As for those silk brocade silk and other pretending to be artifacts, forget it, Mingzhu is now afraid that others will know that he has become rich.
She discussed it with Eniang, and still lived according to the previous rhythm, cut the tattered quilt covered with patches at home, connected it to cotton cloth to make a quilt cover, and then nailed a few stitches to the four corners as a fix. So the bed was covered and soft and comfortable, but the tattered appearance of the quilt was freshly baked. Even if outsiders come, they can't see anything unusual.
The muslin cloth was cut into suitable pieces of cloth by Eniang, and then the two of them worked together to make several sets of soft and comfortable underwear, and put on homely clothes on the outside, no one would know the hidden mystery.
Mingzhu drew some pictures according to those simple wooden ornaments on the Internet, and then Antaige also had something to do in the day, buried himself in thinking, and no longer went out to cause trouble. The finished product can also be sold for a few dollars.
Mrs. Wu Ya watched the changes in her family little by little, and finally showed a comfortable smile on her face, the burden in her heart was relaxed, and the whole person was a lot more energetic.
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The thirteenth master took a box and went straight to the study with a happy face. As soon as I entered the door, I couldn't help but shout.
"Fourth brother, my younger brother recently found a hearty object and came to dedicate it to the fourth brother. Please also ask the fourth brother to appreciate and appreciate. After finishing speaking, he smiled and put the box on the fourth master's desk.
"Zhenri's hippie smile, what kind of system has it become, haven't you learned enough from what happened last time?" The man's face was dark, his sword eyebrows were constricted, and a pair of thin lips were pursed into a thin line, so that the originally handsome face was wrapped in coldness and dispersed in all directions.
The thirteenth master was trembling by the ice, and quickly corrected his attitude, last time it was because he couldn't hold his breath and couldn't control his mouth that he was almost implicated in the Suo Etu incident, and in the end, it was the fourth brother who punished him, so he fished himself out, thinking of the whip that the fourth brother hit on his body, the thirteenth master couldn't help but itch his back, and now the scar has not fallen off.
Seeing the crazy appearance of Thirteen, the fourth master was a lot more satisfied, and his brows were relaxed. Dropping the book he was looking at, he picked up the box and looked at it, flipping it open with his big hand.
"Is that worth your gaffe?" The fourth master raised his eyebrows, and looked at the thirteenth with a certain meaning in his eyes, which made the thirteenth master sit still. Even if the workmanship is a little exquisite, it won't be as excited as a fool who has never seen the world, right?
"Brother, don't worry, take a closer look." The Thirteenth Master stepped forward and blew out the candle with his right hand, and the room was suddenly a lot darker, and it was even darker in front of the desk.
In the darkness, the round light is very conspicuous, the beads the size of a fingernail at the top of the hairpin emit a faint green light, and the tiny pearls embellished with tassels also emit a fine halo, and the above reflect each other, which is extremely beautiful.
"Pearl of the Night?" The fourth master got up sternly, with a cold face, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.
"Where did you find it? This hairpin looks quite new, and it is not an old thing, I am afraid that it was made recently. The fourth master's brain circuit was suddenly linked to conspiracy. I haven't heard of any new master craftsmen in the capital.
Thirteen didn't dare to hide it, and hurriedly told everything that came out of the investigation.
"In this way, the flag people who produced that day in the entire capital have checked, but there are no such big children in the family. I couldn't find anyone, so my brother couldn't do it. I wanted to find something novel to give to my brother, but who still has so many things in it. The Thirteenth Master also looked remorseful when he said it. Recently, I have been really unlucky, and I have to find a day to go to the temple to put incense on the pillar and go to the mildew.
The fourth master was silent, and his face was illuminated by a faint ghostly light, which looked quite eerie. After a while, he called Su Pei to relight the lamp.
Throwing the hairpin into the box, he said to Thirteen in a deep voice, "This object can't be kept, I will send someone to continue to investigate, you just stop it for the time being, don't worry about this matter anymore." How's your errand? Is there anything you don't understand? ”
Seeing that the fourth brother changed the topic strongly, the thirteenth master had no choice but to talk about the troubles he encountered one by one.
That night, the fourth master came to Fujin's room, handed the box to Fujin, and then said slowly, "Tomorrow, you go to see Eniang." ”
"This is for E-Niang? It's beautiful. I think Eniang will like it. These days, the plain jewelry in the capital with better color has been almost found, and I also found some good ones for Eniang, but when I got to the master, I didn't have to see it. I'm afraid it's Dongzhu, right? When Fu Jin opened the box, he couldn't put it down and played with the hairpin, with a happy face.
"It's the pearl of the night, if you like it, I'll look for you too. This one is a little hot, you can hand it directly to Eniang tomorrow. The original impatient heart was relieved a lot under Fujin's flattery. For the generous Fujin is also more and more satisfied.
Thinking about the fork in the road just now, I also had a trace of dissatisfaction with the Li family in my heart, it seems that this kind of bearing is not something that anyone can have, and he is more and more ignorant of proportion.
Fu Jin chattered about Honghui, and the expression on the fourth master's face also softened, so he followed Fu Jin's retention, broke off the idea of visiting the Li family, and stayed.
Fu Jin helped the fourth master into the inner room, full of pride. However, daring to rob people in front of him seems to be big-hearted.
Thinking about it, a hint of an unpredictable smile appeared on Fujin's dignified face.
The hairpin of Sifujin was sent too timely, and Concubine De heard that it was the pearl of the night, so she happily ordered someone to accept it. He also rewarded Sifujin and Honghui with a lot of things. To give face to Sifujin is to give face to the fourth master.
Not to mention how the style of the hairpin pleases Concubine De and how to make her respond, let's just say that the day after the hairpin arrived, the news came that Prince Yu Fuquan had gone.
Concubine De was silent for a while, sighed, and then instructed the grandmother beside her, "Even this god helps the fourth, forget it, bring the hairpin, I will be in the limelight again today." "For the fourth child to send such a big gift inexplicably, Concubine De is also speculating in her heart, thinking about delaying it for a while and pretending to forget about it, who knows~~~~~
"Where, this is obviously the fourth master honoring you and wanting to earn you a lot of noodles, you take that hairpin out, and you can't be a lot higher than other nobles." The old lady smiled with a chrysanthemum on her face, and waved her hand to signal the little girl to take the hairpin and help her mother to go inside.
This year is an eventful year, in May, the Minister of the Interior Suo Etu was detained, looking for death in the forbidden place, did not wait for everyone to come back to their senses, this old guy who made most of the Kangxi Dynasty really went, Prince Yu Fuquan after a few months, also died.
It's the same dead person, but the treatment is much worse.
Suo Etu was looking for death with a crime, and he still carried that big crime after his death. He was a sinner until he died, and Kangxi did not forgive him because of Suo Etu's death, although he dug the prince out of it, but he ignored Suo Etu's death, and this funeral had to be done quietly.
Prince Yu Fuquan is Kangxi's brother, and he also played a great role in Kangxi's accession to the throne. At the most critical moment of the country, Kangxi also asked him to discuss politics, perhaps because Fuquan is a brother and can give Kangxi support that others can't give.
Fuquan is really heavy in Kangxi's heart.
Fuquan was sick, and Emperor Kangxi came to his house to take a look. Later, Emperor Kangxi went out to patrol the fortress and learned that Fuquan was seriously ill, so he specially ordered the princes to ride back to Beijing to see it. On June 24, Fuquan died of illness at the age of 51. Emperor Kangxi rushed back to Kyoto and paid tribute in person; At the time of the funeral, he came to the palace of Fuquan in person and wept incessantly. He also ordered Yu Shi Luo Zhan to build a tomb and build a monument for Fuquan in Huanghua Mountain, and stipulated that in addition to the perennial sacrifices, there were additional sacrifices.
When the news of Prince Yu's departure came, Kangxi Ye locked himself in the house for a long time, and finally ordered to go down and let Yinzhen, Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinqi, Yinyou, and Yinzhen all wear filial piety and go to Prince Yu's mansion to wait.
After that, Emperor Kangxi specially commissioned a painter to paint a portrait for Emperor Kangxi and Fuquan to sit side by side under the shade of Tong, showing the meaning of siblings and old age. Emperor Kangxi used this picture to express his heartfelt feelings for Fuquan.
Concubine De slipped around the harem, with ten o'clock in the evening, even if the candle was lit in the house, it was still dim, and the hairpin on Concubine De's head shook in the candlelight, which made Concubine Yi sour for a while.
What kind of economic affairs do you want to do with your own old ninety-thousand, what is the use of making more money, and your own wife is not compared.
So with the beginning of this filial piety period, the powerful families in the city began to look for the jewelry of the Night Pearl.