Brother Nine saw that Hajilan was in a bad mood, so he asked her to be busy for the birthday of the Queen Mother, every year on the third day of October, the Queen Mother's Holy Birthday, Brother Nine is with Concubine Yi or Brother Ten Gifts together, but this year he opened a house and started a family, what will the Queen Mother's 60th birthday give? Follow? Dream? Novel wwwlā

Seeing this, Hajlan chuckled and said, "I thought of this birthday gift a long time ago, and I have prepared for it. Then he ordered a set of four newly made glass inkboards to be taken, and said, "Look at what is on this?" "Brother Jiu took a closer look, why is the picture of the characters on it so familiar?

It turned out that Hajlan had already begun to prepare for his birthday as early as February. She found a stack of "Plugging Layman's Pleasure Pictures" from the paintings of the imperial painter who accompanied the Queen Mother on her tour last time. The painting depicts the emperor entertaining the Mongol princes, or the children of the Manchu and Mongolian nobles riding horses, archery, baking fires, drinking, singing, dancing, and wrestling. Among them, four of the best paintings were selected and handed to Mr. Xu, so that he could find a good glass workshop, burn the scenes on the paintings into a glass inkstone, and then make a base with Huanghuali wood, which was simple and decent.

Looking at the pastel-colored figures on the inkstone screens on all four sides, Hajlan nodded with satisfaction. The craftsmanship of this glass workshop that Mr. Xu found is really good, but the fee is more expensive, but a few hundred taels of silver is already very cost-effective compared to the expenditure during the New Year's ceremony, and it seems that it can be patronized for a long time in the future.

Brother Jiu also nodded with satisfaction, and then Hajlan pulled him to think about what else he had to add. A few days ago, she was a guest at the Fourth Elder Brother's Mansion, and saw Sifujin ordering people to hold a birthday ceremony, and there was a list densely packed with it. Sifujin also gave her a few words of advice in private. It was then that she learned that she couldn't just give one or two birthday gifts. In the end, the couple agreed to burn a few more study utensils and add some other items. After the charter was decided, Hajlan sighed loudly, it was different if someone discussed it. What kind of gift did she give for public relations before, but she has been troubled for several nights, how can it be so fast?

Seeing this, Brother Jiu carefully rubbed the corners of his forehead for her, and said softly: "Tired, right?" Recently, I've been working hard for you for the affairs of the house. ”

Hajran sneered, "What are you talking about?!" This is also my home, hard work is deserved, you are not right!

Brother Jiu hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I said something wrong, please punish Lan'er." ”

Hajlan glanced at him: "Come less, flamboyant." ”

Brother Jiu laughed for a while, and then asked, "I wasn't at home before, did the people below make trouble for you?" If anyone is disobedient, teach him. Whether it was with me in the past or sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, don't be polite to them. ”

Hajlan smiled faintly: "Don't worry, I rectified a few, and now they are all obedient." ”

She said that she said it lightly, but in fact it took a lot of effort. It's okay on the side of the Internal Affairs Office, it's just that they want to take advantage of it, they want to be decent, this kind of family has it, even if they are as powerful as the Eniang Nalan clan, they can't completely suppress the psychology of the servants under their name who want to be greedy and cheap, and show off. Those people can ask for power and money, but they can't go too far, and they must obey her will, otherwise, if they are sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will they do anything to her? She placed several male servants in the roommates in different positions, so that they gradually gained a certain prestige. Then she took care of a few whimsical guys, and sent them back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and promoted a few people who were not reused before, and the people below were much more restrained. She also made the two grandmothers of the Internal Affairs Department understand the benefits of obeying the wishes of the housemother, and if she got them done, the others would not be a problem. Of the four maids waiting in the inner courtyard, Hajlan only asked them to do needlework and clean the rooms outside the main house. At the very least, let their ambitions be defeated. As for the others, she handed it over to Mr. Xu, and she just asked him for the result. Both this man and Mr. Luo are capable and reliable.

The birthday ceremony is in full swing, but Brother Jiu is gradually getting busy. Before the Queen Mother's Holy Birthday Festival, Hajlan had prepared all the birthday gifts, in addition to the inkstone, there was also a pair of newly burned landscape paperweights, a flower and bird pen holder, a lotus frog pen wash and a pair of Fu Lu Shou Samsung's arm rest, all of which were glass. In addition, there is a set of tea sets woven with gold and colored porcelain, a hibiscus stone longevity peach ornament, a pair of Xuande jars, a longevity copper furnace, and twelve silk jackets and robes purchased when sending people to the south of the Yangtze River, as well as a pair of backrest mattresses embroidered by Hajilan himself.

Hajlan sighed as he looked at the more than two thousand taels of silver spent on the ledger. She found that it may be because of the large number of people who give gifts to the Queen Mother's birthday, many shops have increased their prices. This time she learned another lesson, there are many opportunities to give gifts all year round, maybe she should take advantage of the low price in the "off-season" to "buy", so as to reduce costs.

On the day of Saint's Day, you have to wear a big dress to worship during the day, and then you have to go home to change into auspicious clothes to participate in the birthday banquet in the evening. Fortunately, she got the reminder of Sifujin, sent a few small things to Concubine Yi to please her, and got a grace, she could enter and exit the palace from the Shenwu Gate, and was able to take a shortcut, rush back to Beizi Mansion to change into a big red clothes, comb her hair again, and rush back to the palace.

This year's Queen Mother's Holy Birthday Day is the 60th birthday, so the birthday banquet is also quite grand. In the main hall, I don't know how many banquets, Hajlan sat on the women's table, the position can only be regarded as the middle of the front, and the place in front of the head is a zhang away, which is the seat of the imperial concubines, the crown princess and several princes and princes. The eunuchs reported the list of birthday gifts sent by various governments all the way, and Hajlan listened all the way and breathed a sigh of relief. Although the gifts given by their husbands and wives cannot be compared with those given by the crown prince and the previous princes, the amount of gifts is also medium, which is a good match for the identity of the ninth elder brother.

The performance before the opening of the banquet, there are songs and dances, there are also hundreds of operas, Kangxi made "Longevity Without Borders", the book is dedicated to the screen, the princes except for the third elder brother who made a fu, and a little emperor grandson of the prince recited a few poems to the emperor and asked for a good fortune, there are no other members of the royal family who come out to perform, let alone the female dependents. The performers are all professionals, I don't know if it's the legendary teaching department, the palace maid who specializes in learning dance, or the folk team found from outside?

I don't know how long it took before the feast officially began. At this time, most of the dishes on the table, except for the stews, were cold, and only the top tables were warmed by the stove. Hajran ate those half-cold dishes, and he didn't know what it tasted like. However, the cuttlefish soup and sand plate chicken tasted good, it was still hot, and she tasted a few more bites. However, there are many types of dumplings, and the variety is also fresh, and her favorite is the golden cake roll, bergamot and pea yellow, and she doesn't know how the chefs make it, so she decides to try the latter when she goes home.

After eating, they still have to drink, and although the men drink fiercely, the women also toast each other, but it is gentler. Hajran's friendship is not extensive, but he was forced to drink a dozen glasses by others, and he only felt a sudden pain in his temples. When she went home at night, because she wanted to follow the crowd, she still went out through the main palace gate in front of her. Almost as soon as he got into the carriage, he collapsed there. She knew that Brother Jiu was still busy tonight, and she would not be able to go home with her, so she had to reluctantly tell the coachman to set off. After walking a short distance, the car stopped, and she was wondering, when the curtain was lifted, Brother Jiu got in, and there was still a cold air on his body.

"Why are you here? Isn't there something else? Hajran asked.

Brother Jiu stuffed a purse over and said, "Secret recipe, hangover medicine, remember to take it with hot water before going to bed, one is enough." I'm going to spend the night in the palace tonight, so you don't have to wait for me. When we're done with this, we'll be able to spare a few days. After saying that, he laughed and went down, and Hajlan was stunned, and it took a while to react. Looking at the purse containing medicine in her hand, her heart was sweet, and even her headache became much lighter. xh:.29.50.23