The princess has the skills to keep her face [clear wear]
Chapter 117 (1)
The first to receive filial piety from Qionghua was the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.
According to the original history, the empress dowager should have passed away at this time, and the empress dowager also became old and weak, shrinking in the harem and not caring about world affairs.But now, with Qionghua personally recuperating their bodies, the two old people are in excellent health, and their spirits are no worse than they were eight years ago.
As the masters, the empress dowager and the empress dowager are the most able to feel the changes in their bodies. As the bitter juice made by Qionghua is poured into their stomachs bit by bit, they feel that their bodies seem to be better than before. Days are getting a little better.Eight years ago, even if they went to Xiangshan to enjoy incense, they had to be carried up in soft sedan chairs.But now, they feel that they have endless energy all over their bodies, even if they hike to climb Mount Tai, there is no problem.
When the body gets better, the mood will naturally get better.Nowadays, the queen mother goes to the palace of the empress dowager from time to time to talk with the empress dowager and relieve her boredom.When the palace is really busy, the two old people will pick up some of them from Empress Tong and help them out. Anyway, they are idle anyway, so it is better to find something to do.
Now that Fifth Prince and Jiu Gege are grown up, there is no need for the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother to worry about them all the time. They naturally have the energy to do more things.Because Empress Tong has always had a good impression of the two old people, and because of Qionghua's affection, the two old people are very partial to Empress Tong, and they helped Empress Tong a lot when Empress Tong just took over .Now, Empress Tong has firmly taken the position of queen, but if she encounters something difficult to decide, she is willing to come and ask the two old people.
It can be said that among the entire harem, the Empress Dowager's Compassionate Palace and the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace have the most relaxed atmosphere.
Qionghua watched the queen mother swallow the soup she prepared, and hurriedly stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth to relieve her suffering, and praised her: "The imperial grandmother is so good, she drank it in one breath. No Like the ancestors, they would not drink it because of bitterness."
After speaking, Qionghua looked at the Empress Dowager with a small look of disdain.People say that old children are old children. Over the years, the ancestors have become more and more like children, and they even have to be coaxed to drink medicine.Looking at such an old ancestor, I can't imagine her shrewd and sharp demeanor eight years ago.
"Emperor Niang, this is Jiaojiao's improved version for you. Compared with the previous medicinal soup, it is not so bitter. You have to drink it while it is hot. If it is cooled, it will not have such a good effect. "The empress dowager knew that perhaps because of her loneliness, the empress dowager liked to watch the juniors coax her. In this way, she would feel that she was valued by the juniors.Therefore, after Qionghua coaxed her, she followed suit.
Fortunately, although the empress dowager has a temper like a child, it is not difficult to take care of her in general. After being coaxed by her daughter-in-law and great-granddaughter alone, she picked up the medicine bowl and began to drink the medicinal juice for conditioning her body.After finishing drinking, as soon as she put down the medicine bowl, she began to look at Qionghua eagerly.Qionghua understood, and hurriedly handed another candied fruit to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was satisfied.
In the past, Qionghua was very satisfied with her kind, dignified and doting great-grandmother, but now looking at her great-grandmother who needs her doting, Qionghua feels very novel.At the same time, whenever she fulfilled her great-grandmother's request and saw her smiling, she would feel a sense of satisfaction in her heart.Qionghua thought, probably, this is the fun of pampering people.
"Old Ancestor, Grandmother, I'm here today to deliver skin care products to you. The first batch of skin care products prepared before was not much, so you must have used them up long ago? For this skin care product, I will carry out It has been improved, the effect is better than before, and the smell is better than before."
As Qionghua said, she took out four or five exquisite porcelain vases from her sleeves, and at the same time, Xinrui, the servant girl behind her, also took out two or three porcelain vases from her sleeves.Qionghua sorted these porcelain vases into categories and handed them to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager as if they were presenting treasures.
"The things made by our Jiaojiao must be good." The Queen Mother opened the bottle cap and sniffed lightly, only to see a fresh fragrance of plants rushing towards her face. The effect of soothing the spirit makes people feel more comfortable.As soon as the queen mother smelled it, she fell in love with the smell. She handed the porcelain bottle to the empress dowager's nose: "Emperor mother, you can smell it too."
"Well, it's the smell that Aijia likes. Jiaojiao is getting better now."
Qionghua smiled and said: "The old ancestors and the emperor's grandmother praised me. I made this skin care product, but I asked my younger sister to make the fragrance. I have my own specialties. I never like to do these delicate tasks. This kind of work has to be done by someone as careful as Jiumei. I will remember what you two said about the fragrance, and I will learn it from Jiumei later. If Jiumei knows that the fragrance she made will win you I'm afraid I don't know how to be excited by the compliments from the two of you."
The queen mother was even more happy when she heard this, and she was a little proud in her joy: "Aijia said, this fragrance is a little familiar, and Xiao Jiu'er tuned it with you. Since it is her, then Don't brag, don't praise her, her tail is up to the sky, she is still far behind you, when she has half of your calmness, it will not be too late for the Ai family to praise her."
Her seemingly humble but proud appearance was immediately exposed by the Empress Dowager.Although the empress dowager said that her temper is becoming more and more like a child, her eyesight has not deteriorated. She pointed to the empress dowager and said: "Look, you also said that Xiao Jiu'er's tail is going to go up to the sky. Look at me, my tail is going to go up to the sky!" The one who goes to heaven is clearly her."
As she said that, the Empress Dowager said seriously: "Little Jiu'er has always been shy, no better than other princesses. When it's time to praise, don't begrudge the words of praise. It's best to give Xiao Jiu'er some confidence and let her know that she is the best!" As the princess of I love Xinjueluo's family, she is no worse than anyone else! You and Concubine Duan always like to scold her and don't like to praise her, which made her develop the temperament she is today. Although you are also for her good, but this The way of education should also be changed appropriately.”
"Yes, I will follow the Queen's mother's will. Now that Xiao Jiu'er is accompanied by a reliable sister like Jiaojiao, my daughter-in-law is not worried at all."
As soon as Qionghua was mentioned, the Empress Dowager also changed her tone of pride and said: "Jiaojiao is naturally the best. She can respect the elders at the top, teach the younger brothers and sisters with friendship, she has the ability, and she can also help me. Great Qing brings blessings... Xiao Jiuer is able to get close to Jiaojiao, that is Xiao Jiuer's blessing." Every sentence made Qionghua feel a little embarrassed.Although Qionghua had known for a long time that the Empress Dowager had a very thick filter on her, she did not expect that the filter would be so thick.
Could it be that in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, she has no shortcomings?
Qionghua is seriously suspicious.
In order to prevent the empress dowager from continuing to praise herself, Qionghua changed the topic: "Okay, ancestors, grandma, please try the efficacy of this new version of skin care products. If there are any shortcomings, I will have to pay back later." Adjust it again."
The Empress Dowager heard the words and looked at the small bottles in front of her: "It seems that there are more than last time. Do the skin care products in these small bottles have the same effect?"
"Naturally different. This time, when making the product, I divided the functions of each skin care product into more detailed ones. Although it is more troublesome to apply than the previous skin care products with several effects combined, each skin care product The effect alone is better, you two might as well sit on the recliner, and I will personally apply it to you, and by the way, I will let sister Fangyun and sister Yingti who are beside you follow along, so that they can help you The two are taking care of you every day."
After hearing this, the empress dowager and the empress dowager who wanted to stop her were afraid that her great-granddaughter would be tired.
Speaking of which, Qionghua hasn't given them facial care for quite a while, the technique is really comfortable, and more importantly, this is Qionghua's filial piety.After Qionghua, Fang Yun, who was next to the Empress Dowager, and Yingti, who was next to the Empress Dowager, had done facial treatments for their master many times, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager always felt that it was not as comfortable as what Qionghua did.
It has to be said that this is also one of the manifestations of elder filters.Because of their outstanding skills, the two court ladies who were specially selected to serve the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager couldn't be as good as Qionghua who seldom used to do it herself?It's just because, in the hearts of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, no one makes them more comfortable than the younger generation serving them in person.
Layer after layer of care, patting and massaging again and again, the face feels moisturized, the fragrance of grass and trees around the nose, and the busy great-granddaughter is in front of her... The empress dowager relaxed, almost Fell asleep.
It wasn't until Qionghua finished her facial treatment and turned to the queen mother that the queen mother opened her eyes and carefully observed Qionghua's movements.
The queen mother was worried that Qionghua would be tired if she did it for the empress dowager just after finishing it, and asked Qionghua if she wanted to take a break before doing it, she was not in a hurry.Qionghua smiled and said no.Then, she used the same method as before to give the Queen Mother a complete set of facial care.While doing facial care, there was a slight green light emitting from her hands. This green light soaked the queen mother's skin and made her more soothing.
The eight-year-old Qionghua has been able to control the wood-type abilities in her body very well, and at the same time, her wood-type abilities have increased several times compared to when she was a baby.It is not painful or itchy at all for her to use it up a little at ordinary times.
The queen mother who was treated like this naturally felt comfortable all over, and the place where Qionghua's little hand touched was a little warm, and the queen mother also showed the same expression of enjoyment as the queen mother.
After giving the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager a facial treatment, Qionghua walked up to them with a bronze mirror: "Old Ancestor and Grandmother, take a look, are you two satisfied with the results this time?"
"Satisfied." With the wood-type ability to moisturize, the quality of this facial treatment is really nothing to say.
The Queen Mother recalled her conversation with Qionghua two days ago, and asked, "Jiaojiao, do you want to sell this skin care product to wives?"
"Yes, when the time comes, when I earn money, I will order people to buy snacks for the ancestors and the imperial grandmother. Well, there are also Han Ama, Er Niang, the prince's brother and the fourth brother..." Qionghua counted them one by one with her fingers: "It seems that I have to work hard."
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager laughed when they heard the words: "Are we going to eat snacks, or are you going to eat snacks?"
"Of course—to eat together." Qionghua buried her small head in the Empress Dowager's chest and rubbed it, which made the Empress Dowager chuckle.
The Empress Dowager embraced her affectionately, thinking that Qionghua was really a child at heart.However, Qionghua wanted to buy them something even if she made some money. If she didn't say anything else, she just said this kind of heart, and they couldn't help being moved.
That's good too, Qionghua did these things out of filial piety, and presumably there would be no short-sighted people scolding her for "competing with the people for profit".
Qionghua didn't know what the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were thinking, she simply felt that it would be a waste to have such an ability and not make good use of it.
She is not a person who likes to be law-abiding by nature. There are many things she wants to do, and she can't do it without financial support.Moreover, she was looking forward to seeing the expressions of Empress Tong, Kangxi and others when they received the "red envelope" from her!
Of course, Qionghua's business of skin care products is not just for making money. When she trades with concubines, she never uses yellow and white things as transactions, but uses contacts, real estate and other things that cannot be bought with gold and silver. As a transaction, you can know.
The prevalence of skin care products in the palace has brought a lot of convenience to Qionghua and Queen Tong invisibly.After all, the real thing to win over the concubines and make them use for oneself, or at least not against one's own side, is not to rely on emotional cards or the constraints of palace rules, but on interests.As far as the current situation is concerned, the benefits that Empress Tong and Qionghua's mother and daughter can bring to the concubines are much greater than opposing them, and no one will provoke them at this time.
Didn't you see Concubine Hui, Concubine Rong and others who have always disliked Empress Tong's mother and daughter the most have all stopped recently?
Qionghua felt that with this exchange of benefits, at least the harem could live in peace for a while.Until all the princes grow up and the families who intend to compete for the throne take action one after another, this kind of peace will probably be broken.
However, that's for later.Now that Khan Ama is in the prime of life, who would do such a thankless thing?
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After delivering the skin care products to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, they also reserved the share for Queen Tong and several aunts in advance, and the rest can be distributed to the concubines.When allocating, the concubines are first divided according to their status. Higher-ranking concubines are eligible to trade with Qionghua first. If they can offer a price that satisfies Qionghua, the deal can be made, otherwise. However, if the price they offer cannot satisfy Qionghua, the right to trade will be extended to the next concubine whose status is lower than theirs...
As the saying goes, the first time is born and the second time is cooked.This is not the first time that Qionghua has dealt with various concubines in the harem, so she has a tight face and looks extraordinarily sophisticated.If outsiders saw a child discussing business with a group of adults in such a decent manner, they would definitely want to laugh.
However, if anyone underestimates Qionghua because of her age, Qionghua will make them pay a memorable price in the following negotiations.
During this process, Empress Tong did not participate in the whole process, she just sat quietly on the side, watching Qionghua and the concubines with a smile come and go.Ever since she discovered that her daughter was very young, but she had a good plan for doing things, she seldom intervened directly in her daughter's affairs, and only helped her daughter a little when she needed help or advice.
The first to discuss with Qionghua were the two noble concubines.Concubine Niu Gulu has always liked Qionghua, and Niu Gulu's family showed love to Tong's family early in the morning. Concubine Niu Gulu took advantage of this convenience to hug Qionghua, lick Qionghua's head again, and then drive out It's her price tag - her shop in Beijing.
Concubine Niu Colu smiled and said: "I heard that the eighth princess intends to open a store in Beijing to sell these skin care products. It happens that there is a shop under the name of the palace, which can be handed over to the eighth princess. The location of this shop is not good. It is the best, but there is a lot of traffic, and I think the eighth princess will be satisfied. I want to use this shop to buy skin care products from the eighth princess for the next five years. How about the eighth princess?" Then, Noble Concubine Niu Colu He also told Qionghua the detailed address of the shop and the current situation.
Naturally, Qionghua is not losing money by exchanging shops for skin care products. Although she has been living in the palace, because she has been pestering Kangxi to inquire about the prices outside, Kangxi specially sent some palace people to do statistics in this regard, so It can be said that Qionghua is very clear about the value of that shop.The shop is worth at least two or three thousand taels of silver, and usually they will open a shop on that street. They are either rich or expensive, and they can't find a way to buy a shop on that street.Therefore, the actual value of the shop may be higher than the theoretical value.
Although Qionghua's skin care products are currently regarded as ancient luxury goods, they only sell for a few dozen taels of silver at most. Ladies spend a hundred taels of silver a year, and they can get it done.
Concubine Niu Colu used such a shop to make a deal with her, and only asked her to supply skin care products for five years, which can be said to have given Qionghua a lot of profit.If it's just a small shop worth a few hundred taels, Qionghua will accept it as soon as she accepts it. She can't just take such a big bargain, if she takes it, she will sign the favor of Concubine Niu Colu.Since ancient times, the hardest thing to repay is favor.
This time I owed the noble concubine Niu Colu, who knows how to repay it next?
Therefore, Qionghua repeatedly shied away, and finally agreed with Concubine Niu Colu to change the year of supplying skin care products to ten years.
Anyway, soon, Qionghua will open a shop outside the palace. When the time comes, the baby will be born outside the palace, and it will be brought directly into the palace for Concubine Niu Colu. Qionghua doesn't have to do it herself, so she has nothing to work hard on. A sense of urgency to pay off debts.
After watching the transaction process between Qionghua and Noble Concubine Niu Colu, many concubines said that it was an eye-opener.
Since ancient times, doing business has always wished to get as many benefits as possible. This is the first time they have seen a scene where both buyers and sellers are so considerate of each other, for fear that the other party will suffer losses.
Seeing Concubine Niu Colu's great generosity, some concubines couldn't help but began to wonder if the price they gave was too low—they were almost ashamed to take out such a little thing.However, not everyone can be as rich and powerful as Concubine Niu Colu.There are not a few concubines in the palace who have ordinary family backgrounds, mediocre financial resources or even financial difficulties, especially those who are not from high backgrounds and are not considered favored.
Hey, sure enough, the skin care products made by the eighth princess are not easy to get, so they can only watch it?
After finishing the deal with Concubine Niu Colu, it was Concubine Yi's turn.Concubine Yigui has always been good at dancing with long sleeves in the palace, and she is very tactful. After Empress Tong became the successor, she walked more and more with Changchun Palace. It's not a very good relationship, but there hasn't been any major conflicts.In addition, many low-ranking concubines have received the favor of Concubine Yi, and are willing to speak well for Concubine Yi. Therefore, Concubine Yi has always had a good reputation in the palace.
In the early years, Concubine Yi Gui had always been one of Kangxi's most beloved concubines.Even now, Concubine Yigui is getting older, and the days of being favored every month are gradually not as good as in the past, but Kangxi will go to her three or four days every month, and most of the concubines who entered the palace with her have fallen out of favor. The new concubines don't understand Kangxi's intentions as well as she does, and few of them can be favored for a long time, which shows how powerful Concubine Yigui is.
Qionghua always felt that if the seemingly neutral Concubine Yi became their enemy one day, it would be more troublesome than Concubine Hui who showed her emotions, Concubine Rong who was impatient, and Concubine De who became more and more reckless.It is precisely because she acts cautiously that it is difficult to catch her. At the same time, her influence on Kangxi is much higher than that of Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong who have long fallen out of favor.
Fortunately, right now, Concubine Yi doesn't seem to have any intention of confronting them.Of course, if Concubine Yi's son wants to become a great treasure in the future, or chooses to stand in line, she, the mother-in-law, will definitely take action.
Qionghua remembers that in history, Prince Jiu, the son of Concubine Yi, and Prince Ten, the son of Concubine Niu Colu, were both Eighth Master-Dang.Now in the upper study room, the eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother are getting along really well because of their similar ages, and the eighth elder brother is better at homework than the ninth elder brother, and the other brothers and sisters have their own specific help objects Under the circumstances, the eighth elder brother chose to take the initiative to help the ninth elder brother, which also made the ninth elder brother and Concubine Yigui have a little more affection for the eighth elder brother.Now Concubine Liang has already surrendered to Empress Tong, and the eighth elder brother has a good relationship with the fourth elder brother and Qionghua. I don't know if he will participate in the succession as he did in history when he grows up, and whether the ninth elder brother will not Will continue to stand on the eighth brother's team.
As for the tenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, they can be ignored for the time being.The tenth elder brother fights wits with homework every day, and is caught by the prince from time to time to make up lessons. The relationship with the ninth elder brother and the eighth elder brother can only be said to be mediocre. Let Qionghua judge it, and there is not even a relationship between the tenth elder brother and the prince. The sadomasochistic love (?) between them is impressive.As for the fourteenth elder brother, there is nothing to mention about a little radish who has not entered the upper study room to study.Today, the fourteenth elder brother is not raised by the concubine De, who has been favored in history, but by the embittered concubine De, who is always on the verge of making troubles. It is hard to say what kind of fourteenth elder brother will be taught. Well, if he learns a little bit of pettiness from Debi, I'm afraid the first few elder brothers will all look down on him.
The topic is a bit far away, in short, Qionghua will always be more cautious when facing Concubine Yi, it is better to be more casual when facing the other concubines.Even though Concubine Yi always had a gentle smile and looked harmless to humans and animals, how could there really be a high-ranking concubine who was harmless to humans and animals in the harem?
"Since sister Niu Gulu has settled the matter with the eighth princess, it's my turn next, right? I heard that the fourth elder brother has been looking for a good horse that suits his wishes, but he can't find it anywhere. It just so happens that my family, Guo Luoluo, recently acquired a sweat-blooded BMW. Although it is only a small pony, it should be kept well, and it can be used by the fourth elder brother in a few years. I would like to exchange this horse with the eighth princess for eight years. skin care products, I wonder how the eighth princess would like it?"
Concubine Yi's business is obviously not like Concubine Niu Colu's, buying skin care products at a price that is obviously much higher than the real thing, in order to show her favor to the Eighth Princess and Queen Tong.The price offered by Concubine Yi during the transaction was a price she thought was more appropriate after referring to the transaction between Concubine Niu Colu and Qionghua.
The sweat and blood BMW, in terms of value, may be higher than the shop given by Concubine Niu Colu, but that is the value of an adult sweat and blood BMW. Since what Concubine Yi Gui gave is only a pony, then in terms of value Naturally, there will be some discounts.Therefore, Concubine Yi chose skin care products with a slightly lower number of years than Concubine Niu Colu.
Eight years, two years less than Concubine Niu Colu.
Not only does it mean that she does not want to surpass Concubine Niu Colu, but it is also a statement of Concubine Yi herself - the Guo Luoluo family will not spend all their time trying to please Empress Tong and the Eighth Princess. If the price is right, the two parties can cooperate. But it is only an equivalent exchange.
Qionghua sensed Concubine Yi's emotions while using her knowledge to analyze it.
Even if it was just a deal with the concubines in the harem, Qionghua and Queen Tong could read a lot of information from the different performances of the concubines.
Of course, Qionghua will be very tired afterwards.So, she doesn't like dealing with these concubines.
But there is no way, in the harem, there are some things that cannot be lazy.Qionghua can only control the frequency of dealing with them at most.
"Concubine Yi's suggestion is even reasonable. She is indeed a meticulous person. I can't find any problems. Let's conduct the transaction according to Concubine Yi's advice."
Concubine Yi smiled and nodded: "Then in the next eight years, there will be the Eighth Princess Lao. The eighth princess really has a deep love for the fourth elder brother and sister. She always thinks about the fourth elder brother."
"Where is it, the relationship between the sixth sister and the ninth brother is not as good, and the sixth sister is always thinking about the ninth brother." Qionghua returned with a smirk.
Liu Gege was born of the nobleman Guo Luoluo, and his biological mother was not the lord of the first palace, so naturally he had no right to raise Liu Gege, so Liu Gege was raised by Concubine Yigui, who was also from the Guo Luoluo family.Concubine Yigui's treatment of Liu Gege is naturally not as good as her own son's, but it's not bad. Liu Gege has always respected Concubine Yigui and cared a lot about Brother Jiu.
Of course, when it comes to closeness, it can't be compared to Qionghua and fourth elder brother who are no different from brothers and sisters.
Originally, if Concubine Yigui didn't emphasize the brother-sister relationship, Qionghua wouldn't bother to bring out the Liugege siblings, making it seem like she was showing off.But if Concubine Yi Gui insisted on praising her for some reason, she had no choice but to praise her back. As for whether Concubine Yi Gui would feel embarrassed when she heard it, that was beyond Qionghua's control.
Fortunately, Concubine Yi didn't have any special reaction after hearing Qionghua's words, but the smile on the corner of her mouth seemed to deepen a bit.
In the process of dealing with Qionghua, the two noble concubines showed the strength of their families and the powerful intelligence network in the palace.It is also a skill for them to find out what Qionghua and his elder brother Si Age need recently, and to match what they like.
At least many of the concubines below were shocked by their methods, thinking that they deserved to be noble concubines, and they made a good deal.
Compared with the two noble concubines, the means and connections of the concubines below are more than a star and a half behind.For example, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, although the things used for trading are also precious, they are obviously not as good as what the two concubines prepared to suit Qionghua's wishes, and the value is also not as good. Four years of skin care products.
It's not that they don't have better things, but they don't intend to show them.Qionghua thought, most likely they were unwilling to establish a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with Changchun Palace.From the struggle between these two concubines and Queen Tong eight years ago, it can also be seen that these two concubines and Queen Tong had conflicts of interest and struggled.If this really caused a conflict, it would be hard to say whether Qionghua could still supply them with skin care products as scheduled.Even if Qionghua was willing to supply skin care products as scheduled, would they still dare to use what Qionghua sent over when there was a big conflict?
I am afraid that the real peace period is only now.
This is the information Qionghua got from the words and deeds of Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong—although they follow the trend and plan to cooperate with Qionghua, they are not prepared to cooperate for a long time and are ready to betray the water at any time.
Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong are followed by Concubine Ping and Concubine Min—they were all concubines who were promoted when the Six Palaces were sealed off.
Concubine Ping is from the Hesheli family, she has always kept herself safe and has enough qualifications, promoting her is also showing kindness to the Hesheli family. Although Concubine Min does not have a prominent family background, she is used to being alert and can see the situation clearly. She is Queen Tong's confidant, and it is reasonable to promote her to the top.
As for Concubine Liang, it's not that Empress Tong is unwilling to promote her, but the position is limited after all, and Concubine Min, who has followed her longer and is more trusted by her, will naturally be given priority. What's more, Kangxi doesn't like Concubine Liang very much at all. Empress Tong said good things for her, she couldn't even get a concubine, so don't expect to be promoted in a short time.If the eighth elder brother can make some achievements in the future, maybe Kangxi will make a face for the good concubine because of the eighth elder brother's face, but that is a matter of the future.
Fortunately, Concubine Liang didn't show any dissatisfaction, she was such a docile woman, as if no matter what fate others arranged for her, she could accept it calmly.
It's the eighth elder brother, Qionghua vaguely remembers that she saw him unwilling.
Everyone believed that there would be no concubine Liang in the list of being promoted to concubine, so when the list came down, concubine Liang did not have any emotional fluctuations, and some palace people around her whispered behind her back, "That's true", "If it is There is no accident, our master is afraid that he will stay as a concubine for the rest of his life."
At that time, Qionghua really saw his unwillingness in Ba Prince's eyes.
I don't know if his thinking now is different from eight years ago, or is he still thinking about it eight years ago?
Qionghua knew clearly that although there were many concubines in Kangxi's harem, he would not allow too many concubines to sit in high positions. It becomes more complicated, which is not conducive to the stability of the harem.If the confinement of the harem eight years ago was carried out now, Qionghua would have a certain degree of confidence in pushing Concubine Liang to the concubine position. After all, Empress Tong has already secured her position and can provide some convenience for her own people. Concubine Rong There is indeed a lot to criticize.
Concubine Rong can't be favored, and concubine Liang can't be favored either. Both of them have bad family backgrounds, and they have children under their knees. If they have the support of Queen Tong, concubine Liang can compete with Concubine Rong.However, now that the deal is done, it is useless to say anything.The position of concubine is limited, unless someone dies or is flattened, the people below will not be able to rise up. If they die, they may be posthumously concubine.
The transactions with Concubine Ping and Concubine Min went smoothly, and the Hesheli family intended to make friends with the Tong family. Therefore, Concubine Ping chose a model similar to that of Concubine Niu Colu during the transaction, with an obvious higher priority than skin care. Since Qionghua did not accept Concubine Niu Colu's proposal, it is naturally impossible to accept Concubine Ping's proposal. After the two bargained, they finally set the price at a position acceptable to both parties.
But Concubine Ping, as a concubine who is not valued by the Hesheli family, her intelligence resources are obviously not as good as Concubine Niu Colu's. Therefore, the things that Concubine Niu Colu gave are very suitable for Qionghua's wishes, while those sent by Concubine Ping are worse up some.
As Queen Tong's confidant, Concubine Min knew Qionghua's thoughts quite well, but she didn't have a strong mother clan, and her resources were quite limited, so she only chose some people who were liked by Queen Tong But the value of jewelry is not very expensive - of course, it is not very expensive and it is only compared with the shop of Concubine Niu Colu and Concubine Yi's hard-earned BMW. Those jewelry are said to be made by Concubine Min herself. Two 300 taels of silver can be regarded as quite intentional.
Noble Concubine Niu Colu wanted to please Qionghua herself. Concubine Yi chose to go around and please Qionghua by pleasing the fourth elder brother. What Concubine Min did was essentially the same as Concubine Yigui, except that the fourth elder brother was replaced by Queen Tong.Concubine Min, who has spent a lot of time with this mother and daughter, naturally knows what kind of weight Empress Tong holds in Qionghua's heart.If Queen Tong could be pleased, Qionghua would be happy too.
Concubine Min wanted to exchange these jewelry with Qionghua for a two-year supply of skin care products, Qionghua thought about it, agreed, and did not give Concubine Min any special treatment in front of many concubines.
Anyway, Qionghua and Empress Tong also knew what the situation of Concubine Min was like, how to do it or how to do it on the bright side, the big deal is that they gave Concubine Min more skin care products in private, the treatment of their own people and outsiders is always the same. are different.
"Emiang, do you like this hairpin?" After completing the deal with Concubine Min, Qionghua specially ran to Empress Tong, took out the newly acquired jewelry, and made gestures in front of her.
Empress Tong smiled and looked at the girl who was so courteous in front of her: "I like it."
Not to mention, the jewelry specially made by Concubine Min was made according to Empress Tong's wishes. Empress Tong liked Qionghua's filial piety alone.She took the hairpin that Qionghua handed her, and inserted it into her temples on the spot.All the concubines knew that Concubine Min was Queen Tong's confidant. Seeing that Queen Tong was so willing to make faces for Concubine Min, they couldn't help but their eyes flickered, and each of them felt a little bit concerned.
After the concubine transaction is over, there are concubines, concubines Cheng, concubines Liang, concubines Duan, concubines Tong, concubines An, concubines Jing, and...de concubines.
Among these people, some successfully concluded business with Qionghua, such as Cheng Concubine and Duan Concubine, who both gave corresponding bargaining chips, and exchanged with Qionghua for two or three years of supply of skin care products.The price that the concubine Liang can give is not high, but for the sake of Empress Tong and Yinhu, Qionghua will not embarrass her, meaning that the price is just a number, and the big face is treated according to the rules. In private, no one can control how Qionghua takes care of her own people.
Qionghua was not satisfied with the bargaining chips offered by Tongbi and Jingbi, and their attitudes were too perfunctory. In order to show that he was a stylish seller, Qionghua rejected Tongbi and Jingbi.Concubine An held her chips, and looked at Qionghua nervously. She also belonged to the poorer concubines, and it was impossible to offer too high a chip. Fortunately, Qionghua saw her carefully inquired about her preferences. ——Although the things he inquired may not be accurate because the news is not so well-informed, at least his attitude is sincere, and he finally agreed to deal with her for a year.
As for the remaining concubines——Qinghua thought of all the teasing and teasing she had heard a few days ago, and didn't want to talk to her at all.She is a seller, she is capricious, and she has the right to choose her "customers".Debi is fine, she always wants to jump up and down a few times, looking for a sense of presence, Qionghua doesn't want to be attached to her.
Therefore, when Debi had figured out how to make a deal with Qionghua, how to speak, and how to play the emotional card so that she would give him more discounts, Debi found that Qionghua was walking by her side without looking sideways. walked past...
Until Qionghua started to make deals with the nobles below, looking at those
According to the original history, the empress dowager should have passed away at this time, and the empress dowager also became old and weak, shrinking in the harem and not caring about world affairs.But now, with Qionghua personally recuperating their bodies, the two old people are in excellent health, and their spirits are no worse than they were eight years ago.
As the masters, the empress dowager and the empress dowager are the most able to feel the changes in their bodies. As the bitter juice made by Qionghua is poured into their stomachs bit by bit, they feel that their bodies seem to be better than before. Days are getting a little better.Eight years ago, even if they went to Xiangshan to enjoy incense, they had to be carried up in soft sedan chairs.But now, they feel that they have endless energy all over their bodies, even if they hike to climb Mount Tai, there is no problem.
When the body gets better, the mood will naturally get better.Nowadays, the queen mother goes to the palace of the empress dowager from time to time to talk with the empress dowager and relieve her boredom.When the palace is really busy, the two old people will pick up some of them from Empress Tong and help them out. Anyway, they are idle anyway, so it is better to find something to do.
Now that Fifth Prince and Jiu Gege are grown up, there is no need for the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother to worry about them all the time. They naturally have the energy to do more things.Because Empress Tong has always had a good impression of the two old people, and because of Qionghua's affection, the two old people are very partial to Empress Tong, and they helped Empress Tong a lot when Empress Tong just took over .Now, Empress Tong has firmly taken the position of queen, but if she encounters something difficult to decide, she is willing to come and ask the two old people.
It can be said that among the entire harem, the Empress Dowager's Compassionate Palace and the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace have the most relaxed atmosphere.
Qionghua watched the queen mother swallow the soup she prepared, and hurriedly stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth to relieve her suffering, and praised her: "The imperial grandmother is so good, she drank it in one breath. No Like the ancestors, they would not drink it because of bitterness."
After speaking, Qionghua looked at the Empress Dowager with a small look of disdain.People say that old children are old children. Over the years, the ancestors have become more and more like children, and they even have to be coaxed to drink medicine.Looking at such an old ancestor, I can't imagine her shrewd and sharp demeanor eight years ago.
"Emperor Niang, this is Jiaojiao's improved version for you. Compared with the previous medicinal soup, it is not so bitter. You have to drink it while it is hot. If it is cooled, it will not have such a good effect. "The empress dowager knew that perhaps because of her loneliness, the empress dowager liked to watch the juniors coax her. In this way, she would feel that she was valued by the juniors.Therefore, after Qionghua coaxed her, she followed suit.
Fortunately, although the empress dowager has a temper like a child, it is not difficult to take care of her in general. After being coaxed by her daughter-in-law and great-granddaughter alone, she picked up the medicine bowl and began to drink the medicinal juice for conditioning her body.After finishing drinking, as soon as she put down the medicine bowl, she began to look at Qionghua eagerly.Qionghua understood, and hurriedly handed another candied fruit to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was satisfied.
In the past, Qionghua was very satisfied with her kind, dignified and doting great-grandmother, but now looking at her great-grandmother who needs her doting, Qionghua feels very novel.At the same time, whenever she fulfilled her great-grandmother's request and saw her smiling, she would feel a sense of satisfaction in her heart.Qionghua thought, probably, this is the fun of pampering people.
"Old Ancestor, Grandmother, I'm here today to deliver skin care products to you. The first batch of skin care products prepared before was not much, so you must have used them up long ago? For this skin care product, I will carry out It has been improved, the effect is better than before, and the smell is better than before."
As Qionghua said, she took out four or five exquisite porcelain vases from her sleeves, and at the same time, Xinrui, the servant girl behind her, also took out two or three porcelain vases from her sleeves.Qionghua sorted these porcelain vases into categories and handed them to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager as if they were presenting treasures.
"The things made by our Jiaojiao must be good." The Queen Mother opened the bottle cap and sniffed lightly, only to see a fresh fragrance of plants rushing towards her face. The effect of soothing the spirit makes people feel more comfortable.As soon as the queen mother smelled it, she fell in love with the smell. She handed the porcelain bottle to the empress dowager's nose: "Emperor mother, you can smell it too."
"Well, it's the smell that Aijia likes. Jiaojiao is getting better now."
Qionghua smiled and said: "The old ancestors and the emperor's grandmother praised me. I made this skin care product, but I asked my younger sister to make the fragrance. I have my own specialties. I never like to do these delicate tasks. This kind of work has to be done by someone as careful as Jiumei. I will remember what you two said about the fragrance, and I will learn it from Jiumei later. If Jiumei knows that the fragrance she made will win you I'm afraid I don't know how to be excited by the compliments from the two of you."
The queen mother was even more happy when she heard this, and she was a little proud in her joy: "Aijia said, this fragrance is a little familiar, and Xiao Jiu'er tuned it with you. Since it is her, then Don't brag, don't praise her, her tail is up to the sky, she is still far behind you, when she has half of your calmness, it will not be too late for the Ai family to praise her."
Her seemingly humble but proud appearance was immediately exposed by the Empress Dowager.Although the empress dowager said that her temper is becoming more and more like a child, her eyesight has not deteriorated. She pointed to the empress dowager and said: "Look, you also said that Xiao Jiu'er's tail is going to go up to the sky. Look at me, my tail is going to go up to the sky!" The one who goes to heaven is clearly her."
As she said that, the Empress Dowager said seriously: "Little Jiu'er has always been shy, no better than other princesses. When it's time to praise, don't begrudge the words of praise. It's best to give Xiao Jiu'er some confidence and let her know that she is the best!" As the princess of I love Xinjueluo's family, she is no worse than anyone else! You and Concubine Duan always like to scold her and don't like to praise her, which made her develop the temperament she is today. Although you are also for her good, but this The way of education should also be changed appropriately.”
"Yes, I will follow the Queen's mother's will. Now that Xiao Jiu'er is accompanied by a reliable sister like Jiaojiao, my daughter-in-law is not worried at all."
As soon as Qionghua was mentioned, the Empress Dowager also changed her tone of pride and said: "Jiaojiao is naturally the best. She can respect the elders at the top, teach the younger brothers and sisters with friendship, she has the ability, and she can also help me. Great Qing brings blessings... Xiao Jiuer is able to get close to Jiaojiao, that is Xiao Jiuer's blessing." Every sentence made Qionghua feel a little embarrassed.Although Qionghua had known for a long time that the Empress Dowager had a very thick filter on her, she did not expect that the filter would be so thick.
Could it be that in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, she has no shortcomings?
Qionghua is seriously suspicious.
In order to prevent the empress dowager from continuing to praise herself, Qionghua changed the topic: "Okay, ancestors, grandma, please try the efficacy of this new version of skin care products. If there are any shortcomings, I will have to pay back later." Adjust it again."
The Empress Dowager heard the words and looked at the small bottles in front of her: "It seems that there are more than last time. Do the skin care products in these small bottles have the same effect?"
"Naturally different. This time, when making the product, I divided the functions of each skin care product into more detailed ones. Although it is more troublesome to apply than the previous skin care products with several effects combined, each skin care product The effect alone is better, you two might as well sit on the recliner, and I will personally apply it to you, and by the way, I will let sister Fangyun and sister Yingti who are beside you follow along, so that they can help you The two are taking care of you every day."
After hearing this, the empress dowager and the empress dowager who wanted to stop her were afraid that her great-granddaughter would be tired.
Speaking of which, Qionghua hasn't given them facial care for quite a while, the technique is really comfortable, and more importantly, this is Qionghua's filial piety.After Qionghua, Fang Yun, who was next to the Empress Dowager, and Yingti, who was next to the Empress Dowager, had done facial treatments for their master many times, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager always felt that it was not as comfortable as what Qionghua did.
It has to be said that this is also one of the manifestations of elder filters.Because of their outstanding skills, the two court ladies who were specially selected to serve the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager couldn't be as good as Qionghua who seldom used to do it herself?It's just because, in the hearts of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, no one makes them more comfortable than the younger generation serving them in person.
Layer after layer of care, patting and massaging again and again, the face feels moisturized, the fragrance of grass and trees around the nose, and the busy great-granddaughter is in front of her... The empress dowager relaxed, almost Fell asleep.
It wasn't until Qionghua finished her facial treatment and turned to the queen mother that the queen mother opened her eyes and carefully observed Qionghua's movements.
The queen mother was worried that Qionghua would be tired if she did it for the empress dowager just after finishing it, and asked Qionghua if she wanted to take a break before doing it, she was not in a hurry.Qionghua smiled and said no.Then, she used the same method as before to give the Queen Mother a complete set of facial care.While doing facial care, there was a slight green light emitting from her hands. This green light soaked the queen mother's skin and made her more soothing.
The eight-year-old Qionghua has been able to control the wood-type abilities in her body very well, and at the same time, her wood-type abilities have increased several times compared to when she was a baby.It is not painful or itchy at all for her to use it up a little at ordinary times.
The queen mother who was treated like this naturally felt comfortable all over, and the place where Qionghua's little hand touched was a little warm, and the queen mother also showed the same expression of enjoyment as the queen mother.
After giving the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager a facial treatment, Qionghua walked up to them with a bronze mirror: "Old Ancestor and Grandmother, take a look, are you two satisfied with the results this time?"
"Satisfied." With the wood-type ability to moisturize, the quality of this facial treatment is really nothing to say.
The Queen Mother recalled her conversation with Qionghua two days ago, and asked, "Jiaojiao, do you want to sell this skin care product to wives?"
"Yes, when the time comes, when I earn money, I will order people to buy snacks for the ancestors and the imperial grandmother. Well, there are also Han Ama, Er Niang, the prince's brother and the fourth brother..." Qionghua counted them one by one with her fingers: "It seems that I have to work hard."
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager laughed when they heard the words: "Are we going to eat snacks, or are you going to eat snacks?"
"Of course—to eat together." Qionghua buried her small head in the Empress Dowager's chest and rubbed it, which made the Empress Dowager chuckle.
The Empress Dowager embraced her affectionately, thinking that Qionghua was really a child at heart.However, Qionghua wanted to buy them something even if she made some money. If she didn't say anything else, she just said this kind of heart, and they couldn't help being moved.
That's good too, Qionghua did these things out of filial piety, and presumably there would be no short-sighted people scolding her for "competing with the people for profit".
Qionghua didn't know what the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were thinking, she simply felt that it would be a waste to have such an ability and not make good use of it.
She is not a person who likes to be law-abiding by nature. There are many things she wants to do, and she can't do it without financial support.Moreover, she was looking forward to seeing the expressions of Empress Tong, Kangxi and others when they received the "red envelope" from her!
Of course, Qionghua's business of skin care products is not just for making money. When she trades with concubines, she never uses yellow and white things as transactions, but uses contacts, real estate and other things that cannot be bought with gold and silver. As a transaction, you can know.
The prevalence of skin care products in the palace has brought a lot of convenience to Qionghua and Queen Tong invisibly.After all, the real thing to win over the concubines and make them use for oneself, or at least not against one's own side, is not to rely on emotional cards or the constraints of palace rules, but on interests.As far as the current situation is concerned, the benefits that Empress Tong and Qionghua's mother and daughter can bring to the concubines are much greater than opposing them, and no one will provoke them at this time.
Didn't you see Concubine Hui, Concubine Rong and others who have always disliked Empress Tong's mother and daughter the most have all stopped recently?
Qionghua felt that with this exchange of benefits, at least the harem could live in peace for a while.Until all the princes grow up and the families who intend to compete for the throne take action one after another, this kind of peace will probably be broken.
However, that's for later.Now that Khan Ama is in the prime of life, who would do such a thankless thing?
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After delivering the skin care products to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, they also reserved the share for Queen Tong and several aunts in advance, and the rest can be distributed to the concubines.When allocating, the concubines are first divided according to their status. Higher-ranking concubines are eligible to trade with Qionghua first. If they can offer a price that satisfies Qionghua, the deal can be made, otherwise. However, if the price they offer cannot satisfy Qionghua, the right to trade will be extended to the next concubine whose status is lower than theirs...
As the saying goes, the first time is born and the second time is cooked.This is not the first time that Qionghua has dealt with various concubines in the harem, so she has a tight face and looks extraordinarily sophisticated.If outsiders saw a child discussing business with a group of adults in such a decent manner, they would definitely want to laugh.
However, if anyone underestimates Qionghua because of her age, Qionghua will make them pay a memorable price in the following negotiations.
During this process, Empress Tong did not participate in the whole process, she just sat quietly on the side, watching Qionghua and the concubines with a smile come and go.Ever since she discovered that her daughter was very young, but she had a good plan for doing things, she seldom intervened directly in her daughter's affairs, and only helped her daughter a little when she needed help or advice.
The first to discuss with Qionghua were the two noble concubines.Concubine Niu Gulu has always liked Qionghua, and Niu Gulu's family showed love to Tong's family early in the morning. Concubine Niu Gulu took advantage of this convenience to hug Qionghua, lick Qionghua's head again, and then drive out It's her price tag - her shop in Beijing.
Concubine Niu Colu smiled and said: "I heard that the eighth princess intends to open a store in Beijing to sell these skin care products. It happens that there is a shop under the name of the palace, which can be handed over to the eighth princess. The location of this shop is not good. It is the best, but there is a lot of traffic, and I think the eighth princess will be satisfied. I want to use this shop to buy skin care products from the eighth princess for the next five years. How about the eighth princess?" Then, Noble Concubine Niu Colu He also told Qionghua the detailed address of the shop and the current situation.
Naturally, Qionghua is not losing money by exchanging shops for skin care products. Although she has been living in the palace, because she has been pestering Kangxi to inquire about the prices outside, Kangxi specially sent some palace people to do statistics in this regard, so It can be said that Qionghua is very clear about the value of that shop.The shop is worth at least two or three thousand taels of silver, and usually they will open a shop on that street. They are either rich or expensive, and they can't find a way to buy a shop on that street.Therefore, the actual value of the shop may be higher than the theoretical value.
Although Qionghua's skin care products are currently regarded as ancient luxury goods, they only sell for a few dozen taels of silver at most. Ladies spend a hundred taels of silver a year, and they can get it done.
Concubine Niu Colu used such a shop to make a deal with her, and only asked her to supply skin care products for five years, which can be said to have given Qionghua a lot of profit.If it's just a small shop worth a few hundred taels, Qionghua will accept it as soon as she accepts it. She can't just take such a big bargain, if she takes it, she will sign the favor of Concubine Niu Colu.Since ancient times, the hardest thing to repay is favor.
This time I owed the noble concubine Niu Colu, who knows how to repay it next?
Therefore, Qionghua repeatedly shied away, and finally agreed with Concubine Niu Colu to change the year of supplying skin care products to ten years.
Anyway, soon, Qionghua will open a shop outside the palace. When the time comes, the baby will be born outside the palace, and it will be brought directly into the palace for Concubine Niu Colu. Qionghua doesn't have to do it herself, so she has nothing to work hard on. A sense of urgency to pay off debts.
After watching the transaction process between Qionghua and Noble Concubine Niu Colu, many concubines said that it was an eye-opener.
Since ancient times, doing business has always wished to get as many benefits as possible. This is the first time they have seen a scene where both buyers and sellers are so considerate of each other, for fear that the other party will suffer losses.
Seeing Concubine Niu Colu's great generosity, some concubines couldn't help but began to wonder if the price they gave was too low—they were almost ashamed to take out such a little thing.However, not everyone can be as rich and powerful as Concubine Niu Colu.There are not a few concubines in the palace who have ordinary family backgrounds, mediocre financial resources or even financial difficulties, especially those who are not from high backgrounds and are not considered favored.
Hey, sure enough, the skin care products made by the eighth princess are not easy to get, so they can only watch it?
After finishing the deal with Concubine Niu Colu, it was Concubine Yi's turn.Concubine Yigui has always been good at dancing with long sleeves in the palace, and she is very tactful. After Empress Tong became the successor, she walked more and more with Changchun Palace. It's not a very good relationship, but there hasn't been any major conflicts.In addition, many low-ranking concubines have received the favor of Concubine Yi, and are willing to speak well for Concubine Yi. Therefore, Concubine Yi has always had a good reputation in the palace.
In the early years, Concubine Yi Gui had always been one of Kangxi's most beloved concubines.Even now, Concubine Yigui is getting older, and the days of being favored every month are gradually not as good as in the past, but Kangxi will go to her three or four days every month, and most of the concubines who entered the palace with her have fallen out of favor. The new concubines don't understand Kangxi's intentions as well as she does, and few of them can be favored for a long time, which shows how powerful Concubine Yigui is.
Qionghua always felt that if the seemingly neutral Concubine Yi became their enemy one day, it would be more troublesome than Concubine Hui who showed her emotions, Concubine Rong who was impatient, and Concubine De who became more and more reckless.It is precisely because she acts cautiously that it is difficult to catch her. At the same time, her influence on Kangxi is much higher than that of Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong who have long fallen out of favor.
Fortunately, right now, Concubine Yi doesn't seem to have any intention of confronting them.Of course, if Concubine Yi's son wants to become a great treasure in the future, or chooses to stand in line, she, the mother-in-law, will definitely take action.
Qionghua remembers that in history, Prince Jiu, the son of Concubine Yi, and Prince Ten, the son of Concubine Niu Colu, were both Eighth Master-Dang.Now in the upper study room, the eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother are getting along really well because of their similar ages, and the eighth elder brother is better at homework than the ninth elder brother, and the other brothers and sisters have their own specific help objects Under the circumstances, the eighth elder brother chose to take the initiative to help the ninth elder brother, which also made the ninth elder brother and Concubine Yigui have a little more affection for the eighth elder brother.Now Concubine Liang has already surrendered to Empress Tong, and the eighth elder brother has a good relationship with the fourth elder brother and Qionghua. I don't know if he will participate in the succession as he did in history when he grows up, and whether the ninth elder brother will not Will continue to stand on the eighth brother's team.
As for the tenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, they can be ignored for the time being.The tenth elder brother fights wits with homework every day, and is caught by the prince from time to time to make up lessons. The relationship with the ninth elder brother and the eighth elder brother can only be said to be mediocre. Let Qionghua judge it, and there is not even a relationship between the tenth elder brother and the prince. The sadomasochistic love (?) between them is impressive.As for the fourteenth elder brother, there is nothing to mention about a little radish who has not entered the upper study room to study.Today, the fourteenth elder brother is not raised by the concubine De, who has been favored in history, but by the embittered concubine De, who is always on the verge of making troubles. It is hard to say what kind of fourteenth elder brother will be taught. Well, if he learns a little bit of pettiness from Debi, I'm afraid the first few elder brothers will all look down on him.
The topic is a bit far away, in short, Qionghua will always be more cautious when facing Concubine Yi, it is better to be more casual when facing the other concubines.Even though Concubine Yi always had a gentle smile and looked harmless to humans and animals, how could there really be a high-ranking concubine who was harmless to humans and animals in the harem?
"Since sister Niu Gulu has settled the matter with the eighth princess, it's my turn next, right? I heard that the fourth elder brother has been looking for a good horse that suits his wishes, but he can't find it anywhere. It just so happens that my family, Guo Luoluo, recently acquired a sweat-blooded BMW. Although it is only a small pony, it should be kept well, and it can be used by the fourth elder brother in a few years. I would like to exchange this horse with the eighth princess for eight years. skin care products, I wonder how the eighth princess would like it?"
Concubine Yi's business is obviously not like Concubine Niu Colu's, buying skin care products at a price that is obviously much higher than the real thing, in order to show her favor to the Eighth Princess and Queen Tong.The price offered by Concubine Yi during the transaction was a price she thought was more appropriate after referring to the transaction between Concubine Niu Colu and Qionghua.
The sweat and blood BMW, in terms of value, may be higher than the shop given by Concubine Niu Colu, but that is the value of an adult sweat and blood BMW. Since what Concubine Yi Gui gave is only a pony, then in terms of value Naturally, there will be some discounts.Therefore, Concubine Yi chose skin care products with a slightly lower number of years than Concubine Niu Colu.
Eight years, two years less than Concubine Niu Colu.
Not only does it mean that she does not want to surpass Concubine Niu Colu, but it is also a statement of Concubine Yi herself - the Guo Luoluo family will not spend all their time trying to please Empress Tong and the Eighth Princess. If the price is right, the two parties can cooperate. But it is only an equivalent exchange.
Qionghua sensed Concubine Yi's emotions while using her knowledge to analyze it.
Even if it was just a deal with the concubines in the harem, Qionghua and Queen Tong could read a lot of information from the different performances of the concubines.
Of course, Qionghua will be very tired afterwards.So, she doesn't like dealing with these concubines.
But there is no way, in the harem, there are some things that cannot be lazy.Qionghua can only control the frequency of dealing with them at most.
"Concubine Yi's suggestion is even reasonable. She is indeed a meticulous person. I can't find any problems. Let's conduct the transaction according to Concubine Yi's advice."
Concubine Yi smiled and nodded: "Then in the next eight years, there will be the Eighth Princess Lao. The eighth princess really has a deep love for the fourth elder brother and sister. She always thinks about the fourth elder brother."
"Where is it, the relationship between the sixth sister and the ninth brother is not as good, and the sixth sister is always thinking about the ninth brother." Qionghua returned with a smirk.
Liu Gege was born of the nobleman Guo Luoluo, and his biological mother was not the lord of the first palace, so naturally he had no right to raise Liu Gege, so Liu Gege was raised by Concubine Yigui, who was also from the Guo Luoluo family.Concubine Yigui's treatment of Liu Gege is naturally not as good as her own son's, but it's not bad. Liu Gege has always respected Concubine Yigui and cared a lot about Brother Jiu.
Of course, when it comes to closeness, it can't be compared to Qionghua and fourth elder brother who are no different from brothers and sisters.
Originally, if Concubine Yigui didn't emphasize the brother-sister relationship, Qionghua wouldn't bother to bring out the Liugege siblings, making it seem like she was showing off.But if Concubine Yi Gui insisted on praising her for some reason, she had no choice but to praise her back. As for whether Concubine Yi Gui would feel embarrassed when she heard it, that was beyond Qionghua's control.
Fortunately, Concubine Yi didn't have any special reaction after hearing Qionghua's words, but the smile on the corner of her mouth seemed to deepen a bit.
In the process of dealing with Qionghua, the two noble concubines showed the strength of their families and the powerful intelligence network in the palace.It is also a skill for them to find out what Qionghua and his elder brother Si Age need recently, and to match what they like.
At least many of the concubines below were shocked by their methods, thinking that they deserved to be noble concubines, and they made a good deal.
Compared with the two noble concubines, the means and connections of the concubines below are more than a star and a half behind.For example, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, although the things used for trading are also precious, they are obviously not as good as what the two concubines prepared to suit Qionghua's wishes, and the value is also not as good. Four years of skin care products.
It's not that they don't have better things, but they don't intend to show them.Qionghua thought, most likely they were unwilling to establish a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with Changchun Palace.From the struggle between these two concubines and Queen Tong eight years ago, it can also be seen that these two concubines and Queen Tong had conflicts of interest and struggled.If this really caused a conflict, it would be hard to say whether Qionghua could still supply them with skin care products as scheduled.Even if Qionghua was willing to supply skin care products as scheduled, would they still dare to use what Qionghua sent over when there was a big conflict?
I am afraid that the real peace period is only now.
This is the information Qionghua got from the words and deeds of Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong—although they follow the trend and plan to cooperate with Qionghua, they are not prepared to cooperate for a long time and are ready to betray the water at any time.
Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong are followed by Concubine Ping and Concubine Min—they were all concubines who were promoted when the Six Palaces were sealed off.
Concubine Ping is from the Hesheli family, she has always kept herself safe and has enough qualifications, promoting her is also showing kindness to the Hesheli family. Although Concubine Min does not have a prominent family background, she is used to being alert and can see the situation clearly. She is Queen Tong's confidant, and it is reasonable to promote her to the top.
As for Concubine Liang, it's not that Empress Tong is unwilling to promote her, but the position is limited after all, and Concubine Min, who has followed her longer and is more trusted by her, will naturally be given priority. What's more, Kangxi doesn't like Concubine Liang very much at all. Empress Tong said good things for her, she couldn't even get a concubine, so don't expect to be promoted in a short time.If the eighth elder brother can make some achievements in the future, maybe Kangxi will make a face for the good concubine because of the eighth elder brother's face, but that is a matter of the future.
Fortunately, Concubine Liang didn't show any dissatisfaction, she was such a docile woman, as if no matter what fate others arranged for her, she could accept it calmly.
It's the eighth elder brother, Qionghua vaguely remembers that she saw him unwilling.
Everyone believed that there would be no concubine Liang in the list of being promoted to concubine, so when the list came down, concubine Liang did not have any emotional fluctuations, and some palace people around her whispered behind her back, "That's true", "If it is There is no accident, our master is afraid that he will stay as a concubine for the rest of his life."
At that time, Qionghua really saw his unwillingness in Ba Prince's eyes.
I don't know if his thinking now is different from eight years ago, or is he still thinking about it eight years ago?
Qionghua knew clearly that although there were many concubines in Kangxi's harem, he would not allow too many concubines to sit in high positions. It becomes more complicated, which is not conducive to the stability of the harem.If the confinement of the harem eight years ago was carried out now, Qionghua would have a certain degree of confidence in pushing Concubine Liang to the concubine position. After all, Empress Tong has already secured her position and can provide some convenience for her own people. Concubine Rong There is indeed a lot to criticize.
Concubine Rong can't be favored, and concubine Liang can't be favored either. Both of them have bad family backgrounds, and they have children under their knees. If they have the support of Queen Tong, concubine Liang can compete with Concubine Rong.However, now that the deal is done, it is useless to say anything.The position of concubine is limited, unless someone dies or is flattened, the people below will not be able to rise up. If they die, they may be posthumously concubine.
The transactions with Concubine Ping and Concubine Min went smoothly, and the Hesheli family intended to make friends with the Tong family. Therefore, Concubine Ping chose a model similar to that of Concubine Niu Colu during the transaction, with an obvious higher priority than skin care. Since Qionghua did not accept Concubine Niu Colu's proposal, it is naturally impossible to accept Concubine Ping's proposal. After the two bargained, they finally set the price at a position acceptable to both parties.
But Concubine Ping, as a concubine who is not valued by the Hesheli family, her intelligence resources are obviously not as good as Concubine Niu Colu's. Therefore, the things that Concubine Niu Colu gave are very suitable for Qionghua's wishes, while those sent by Concubine Ping are worse up some.
As Queen Tong's confidant, Concubine Min knew Qionghua's thoughts quite well, but she didn't have a strong mother clan, and her resources were quite limited, so she only chose some people who were liked by Queen Tong But the value of jewelry is not very expensive - of course, it is not very expensive and it is only compared with the shop of Concubine Niu Colu and Concubine Yi's hard-earned BMW. Those jewelry are said to be made by Concubine Min herself. Two 300 taels of silver can be regarded as quite intentional.
Noble Concubine Niu Colu wanted to please Qionghua herself. Concubine Yi chose to go around and please Qionghua by pleasing the fourth elder brother. What Concubine Min did was essentially the same as Concubine Yigui, except that the fourth elder brother was replaced by Queen Tong.Concubine Min, who has spent a lot of time with this mother and daughter, naturally knows what kind of weight Empress Tong holds in Qionghua's heart.If Queen Tong could be pleased, Qionghua would be happy too.
Concubine Min wanted to exchange these jewelry with Qionghua for a two-year supply of skin care products, Qionghua thought about it, agreed, and did not give Concubine Min any special treatment in front of many concubines.
Anyway, Qionghua and Empress Tong also knew what the situation of Concubine Min was like, how to do it or how to do it on the bright side, the big deal is that they gave Concubine Min more skin care products in private, the treatment of their own people and outsiders is always the same. are different.
"Emiang, do you like this hairpin?" After completing the deal with Concubine Min, Qionghua specially ran to Empress Tong, took out the newly acquired jewelry, and made gestures in front of her.
Empress Tong smiled and looked at the girl who was so courteous in front of her: "I like it."
Not to mention, the jewelry specially made by Concubine Min was made according to Empress Tong's wishes. Empress Tong liked Qionghua's filial piety alone.She took the hairpin that Qionghua handed her, and inserted it into her temples on the spot.All the concubines knew that Concubine Min was Queen Tong's confidant. Seeing that Queen Tong was so willing to make faces for Concubine Min, they couldn't help but their eyes flickered, and each of them felt a little bit concerned.
After the concubine transaction is over, there are concubines, concubines Cheng, concubines Liang, concubines Duan, concubines Tong, concubines An, concubines Jing, and...de concubines.
Among these people, some successfully concluded business with Qionghua, such as Cheng Concubine and Duan Concubine, who both gave corresponding bargaining chips, and exchanged with Qionghua for two or three years of supply of skin care products.The price that the concubine Liang can give is not high, but for the sake of Empress Tong and Yinhu, Qionghua will not embarrass her, meaning that the price is just a number, and the big face is treated according to the rules. In private, no one can control how Qionghua takes care of her own people.
Qionghua was not satisfied with the bargaining chips offered by Tongbi and Jingbi, and their attitudes were too perfunctory. In order to show that he was a stylish seller, Qionghua rejected Tongbi and Jingbi.Concubine An held her chips, and looked at Qionghua nervously. She also belonged to the poorer concubines, and it was impossible to offer too high a chip. Fortunately, Qionghua saw her carefully inquired about her preferences. ——Although the things he inquired may not be accurate because the news is not so well-informed, at least his attitude is sincere, and he finally agreed to deal with her for a year.
As for the remaining concubines——Qinghua thought of all the teasing and teasing she had heard a few days ago, and didn't want to talk to her at all.She is a seller, she is capricious, and she has the right to choose her "customers".Debi is fine, she always wants to jump up and down a few times, looking for a sense of presence, Qionghua doesn't want to be attached to her.
Therefore, when Debi had figured out how to make a deal with Qionghua, how to speak, and how to play the emotional card so that she would give him more discounts, Debi found that Qionghua was walking by her side without looking sideways. walked past...
Until Qionghua started to make deals with the nobles below, looking at those
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