Chapter 126: Birthday Present
It is said that when the wise king saw his wife who was different from usual, he couldn't help but feel emotional, and said affectionately: "You must not think like this. It's because I'm wrong. I only care about those false ethics and ethics, but ignore your feelings. I will never It won’t happen again.”
After hearing this, Shen Lijun shed tears in her eyes and cried: "I don't blame you, it's my greed for life that can't let go of my two children! You don't have to persuade me, I've made up my mind."
As she spoke, Shen Lijun took out a pair of scissors from the small basket on the side and said, "Now that I have said this in front of the Bodhisattva today, I will not change it again." After that, she pulled a strand of hair from her head. , it needs to be cut off.
The wise king was so panicked that he hurriedly snatched the scissors and said, "Don't do this now. This matter is destined by God. What's your fault?"
Shen Lijun refused to listen and still stepped forward to grab the scissors. Xian Wang hugged her and threw the scissors far away.
However, Xian Wang, who was wearing thin clothes in the summer and with a beauty in his arms, felt that Shen Lijun's breasts were plumper than before, and smelled the faint fragrance exuding from her body. Xian Wang couldn't stop it. He became distraught and anxious.
When Shen Lijun struggled to grab the scissors again, Xian Wang picked her up, walked to the side room, put her on the bed, and pressed her down.
In Shen Lijun's various struggles, the two finally achieved good things.
Afterwards, Shen Lijun said bitterly: "It's all you who disturbed my Qingxiu! If you do such things in the Buddhist hall, you are not afraid of being blamed by the Bodhisattva."
The wise king was still thinking about it. Hearing the words, he smiled and said: "Since you have broken the precepts, why do you still bring up the matter of becoming a monk or not? How could the Bodhisattva blame you? Since I am the person destined by destiny, the Bodhisattva will also do it for me at this time. Close your eyes."
Shen Lijun snuggled into the arms of the wise king and said with a chuckle: "If the Bodhisattva blames you, I will go to heaven and earth to accompany you."
The wise king was moved and hugged his wife tightly. Shen Lijun also felt the wise king's emotions, and couldn't help but secretly rejoiced in her heart: If it was neither broken nor established, the deadlock was finally broken.
From then on, the two got along as well as before. Everyone in Prince Xian's palace once again learned about the pros and cons of Shen Lijun. They have been married for many years, but they didn't expect that she is still so favored. The married couples had to hide their thoughts secretly. He only wants to please and flatter his mistress.
Besides, Shen Qiujun actually made a lot of money by opening a cosmetics store. Because his parents usually gave them some clothes and shoes made by themselves on their birthdays. If they were given so many times, it would be cliché. If we talk about giving some outside. The good things I bought were all spent with the family's money. It was really boring to use the left hand instead of the right hand. Now that I have money on hand, I really feel rich and rich, and the feeling is different.
Last time, I found an antique through my brother and gave it to my father as a birthday gift. Now that my mother’s birthday is coming, I naturally can’t favor one thing over another. I have to find good things.
But he still couldn't find the right one. In the midst of depression, the sixth prince learned about the situation and said: "You have been locked up at home all year round. Where can you see anything new? Why don't you tell me what you want, and I will help you." Please pay attention to it."
Shen Qiujun hurriedly smiled and said: "I'll trouble you then. I couldn't think of anything to give you at the moment. They are just some women's accessories. But you, a man, don't pay too much attention to this. By chance, I saw someone If it fits your purpose, just tell me. As for the price, it’s probably around a thousand.”
The Sixth Prince opened his eyes wide and praised: "I didn't expect that you could get a thousand taels with just one move. In addition to the antiques given to Marquis Shen last time, it is estimated to be much more than a thousand taels. Can't you see that little The powder shop is quite profitable. In less than half a year, it has earned at least two thousand in interest. Sister Yu is really a female Tao Zhu."
If it was Shen Qiujun's own idea and was so praised by the Sixth Prince, she would naturally accept it all. But now that it was plagiarized from Li Yaoqin, she felt a little guilty and said with a guilty conscience: "That's the rouge gouache they made." Well, my family contributed some capital and provided the shop, so I got a ready-made one. Besides, I didn’t earn as much as you said. The initial capital contribution from my family was not included, and my income over the years was also included. Where’s the pocket money?”
The sixth prince suddenly became unhappy and said: "No matter how much you earn, I'm not greedy, so why are you crying about poverty in a hurry? When I celebrate my birthday, I don't have to live up to your parents' standards, and I have to ask for a thousand A gift of two silver coins. You must have a lot of cloth in your treasury. Just take a piece of cloth and make me some clothes and shoes. It won’t cost you much."
Shen Qiujun opened his mouth and almost said: When did I promise to give you a birthday gift?
Fortunately, I shut up in time, so I got to know him well, so I could give him a gift on his birthday. Since he didn't ask for a price, it would be great.
Seeing that Shen Qiujun didn't say anything against it, the Sixth Prince couldn't help but said happily: "Although my birthday this year has passed, you have nothing to do now, so you can make up for it, and prepare next year's by the way. I don't have anything to do either. If you are greedy, just make a set of robes, a pair of shoes and a pair of socks."
Shen Qiujun couldn't help but sweat when she thought of busy sewing on a hot day. She smiled quickly and said, "I'm afraid it's inappropriate. I've always worked slowly and carefully, but now that I've made up my mind, you can too I can’t put it on. Why are you growing so fast now? Last autumn you were a head shorter than me, but now you are two inches taller than me.”
Hearing this, the Sixth Prince hurriedly pulled Shen Qiujun to stand upright. After a comparison, he was indeed a little taller than Shen Qiujun. He couldn't help but smiled proudly: "That's true! Why hasn't Sister Yu grown this year?" When he saw Shen Qiujun's face, he was already a little taller than Shen Qiujun. With displeasure, he hurriedly smiled and said: "Although Sister Yu is not as tall as me, among women, Sister Yu is still tall."
Shen Qiujun smiled and said: "You grow up too fast and I can't make it in time. How about this? I'll make a sachet for you. I'll put more effort into it and it will be so exquisite that no one can compare."
The sixth prince was not very satisfied. Before leaving, he muttered: "The richer you are, the more stingy you are. A piece of cloth as big as your palm wants to send me away."
Compared with Shen Qiujun's method of making money, the finances of Prince Xian's Mansion are really stretched to the limit.
As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will want to change. The wise king finally made up his mind and came to talk to Shen Lijun.
Shen Lijun was stunned for a moment and asked: "My husband just said that he wanted to take the daughter of the Wen family from Hedong as his concubine. Is this true? Her family is just a merchant, and her family status is too low."
The wise king sighed and said: "Now you and I, together with the annual salary and the output of the land, are only two to thirty thousand taels of silver. Although it is very considerable, for the great cause, the expenses are increasing year by year. Even your dowry is not enough." We are almost losing money, and if we don’t think of ways to increase our income now, we will really not be able to survive in the future.”
Shen Qiujun also sighed: "It's all my fault that I don't understand those business methods. Otherwise, I can help you solve your problems. Let's not talk about it. I just said that Fuyu opened a makeup shop a few months ago. I heard my mother say that it is now profitable. There are more than a thousand taels of silver."
The wise king said sternly: "Businessmanship is a lowly profession. How can you do this as a royal princess? Your sister is willing to degenerate and compete with the people for profit. How can you imitate her? I have already made an agreement with the Wen family. In addition to the dowry from the Wen family, his family will give at least another ten thousand taels of silver every year to help me. When the great cause is achieved, the Wen family will not be granted a high position, but they can reward the Wen family with an official title."
Shen Lijun couldn't help but nod, as if she was in the Tian family again. She lowered her head and thought about it secretly, and said with a smile: "Although I am a housewife, I also know that the overall situation is important. I wonder when my husband plans to accept her into the house?"
"It's just a concubine. You don't need to be so particular about it. Just pick a day in the next two months to bring her in." The wise king said nonchalantly.
Shen Lijun hurriedly asked: "Can you wait for a few months until the rent or salary in the autumn is collected? Now the family has limited money. Even if they take a concubine, they still have to pay a bride price. Since her family is so supportive of her husband, they will naturally have to pay a bride price." To give the Wen family some face."
The Xian Wang said: "The prince's money for taking concubines is limited. Once the Wen family comes through, the money will arrive. We have already agreed, so it would not be good to change it."
Shen Lijun breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Forget it, I will just take a set of jewelry and pledge a few hundred taels for the time being. I will use the silver to do this first, and the rest will be used for daily use until the couple comes in. I won’t mention the dowry money again for another month, lest the Wen family look down on us and think that we rely on her family to make a living."
The wise king held Shen Lijun's hand tightly and said: "With such a virtuous wife, what more can a husband ask for? I will remember all the sufferings you suffered with me in my heart, and I will never forget them in the future. I will make full compensation." "
Shen Lijun stroked her husband's face and said with a smile: "If you talk about compensation, it's a natural separation. You and I are one husband and wife, both prosperous and destructive. How can I just watch you feel sad and ignore it?"
The wise king looked at Shen Lijun gratefully and said: "Put away all your pawn notes. You must pawn them alive. When you are rich in the future, you will redeem them one by one."
Shen Lijun smiled and said: "I have a sense of discretion here. Don't worry, just use some bulky gold jewelry as gold. If it has some meaning, you must keep it well and put it away when you have more money. ”
After Shen Lijun said that, she got up and opened the box, took out a jewelry box, walked outside and called a reliable person in the house to come over, and told him to go to the shop where she often went, and temporarily deposited the jewelry in the box. , be sure to pay for it, and warn the shop that nothing should be lost, but it will be redeemed in two or three months.
The man hurriedly took the brocade box into his arms and was about to exit. Shen Lijun stopped him again and said: "It's the same as before, don't let anyone know that it's from Prince Xian's Mansion."
Within a few days, the sixth prince came to Shen Qiujun happily and told her that he had found a good set of jewelry.
Chapter completed!