"Really? That's great, mother. Your daughter-in-law has prepared some jewelry for you. They're all suitable for your age. Do you like them?"
"Oh, why are you preparing something for mother again? Mother has received so many gifts from you these days. Do you have enough money to spend? Xiuyun, go and get five thousand taels of silver."
"yes."
When Xiuyun handed the banknote to Concubine Yi, Concubine Yi gave it to Mu Sili.
"What's this, mother?"
"You've just started a family, so you need money a lot. You often buy clothes and jewelry for me, so I can't take it for free. Take this banknote and buy something you like. Just think of it as a gift from me."
"Mother, you don't need to give your daughter-in-law banknotes. You have many places to spend money in the palace. It costs a lot of money to reward the palace maids frequently. Your daughter-in-law cannot accept your banknotes.
Besides, my grandfather is so good at making money, isn’t the money earned for my daughter-in-law to spend?
You are his mother, so you should spend his money honestly. When you go back, your daughter-in-law will send you some banknotes.
You can buy whatever you like when the time comes. If you run out of money, just tell your daughter-in-law and she will give you more.
You are a person who is spoiled by your son and daughter-in-law, and your son is so capable, so you should be the most generous person in the harem."
Concubine Yi was so moved by what Mu Sili said that Yinzhen really wanted to cry.
Others are thinking about their own families, or taking care of their parents' families, but his wife is so nice, she only cares about her mother-in-law!
Forget about Gu’s mother-in-law, why use his money to Gu? His money is to be used to build my business!
Forget it, just like Fu Jin said, isn't the money I earn meant for her to spend? Let her spend it, at worst I can just pick up a few more jobs.
I heard that my tenth brother’s cosmetics factory is doing pretty well. I wonder if it’s too late to invest in it now?
"Ninth brother's wife is very generous, unlike my sister-in-law. She wants to give something to my mother-in-law, but she doesn't know what to give."
The Fifth Lady suddenly interrupted, and the friendly atmosphere between Concubine Yi and Mousse Li was instantly broken.
Concubine Yi was somewhat dissatisfied. She really didn't like this daughter-in-law. It wasn't that she treated her differently, but she was just too petty. If she were more generous, she wouldn't look down on her.
She said she didn't know what gift to give her. She had been married into the palace for many years, but she had never given her anything!
All she did all day was compete with the concubines in Yinqi's mansion for his favor. It turned out that she came from a humble family. Even if she became the prince's wife, she couldn't change her temper.
"Ninth brother's sister-in-law, for the first month after Fifth Sister-in-law came into the family, she went to Yikun Palace every day to pay her respects to Mother and served her breakfast, rain or shine.
Ninth brother's wife is so loved by mother, I think mother is very happy to get along with you, right?"
The Fifth Lady suddenly mentioned the rules that Concubine Yi had set for her in the Yiku Palace, and everyone present looked at her as if she were a fool.
"I didn't ask you to come to Yikun Palace to pay your respects for a month straight. It was you who insisted on coming. Besides, you were still living in the palace at that time, so it was normal for you to go to Yikun Palace every day.
Now that Yinqi and Yin'er have both left the palace and established their own residences, I feel there is no need for Concubine Xiaojiu to come into the palace every day to make trouble.
My daughter-in-law was born noble, and Yinzhen did not marry her to serve me, his mother-in-law."
Concubine Yi's words made the Fifth Lady's face extremely ugly. She didn't understand why she was not favored by Concubine Yi.
We are both her daughters-in-law, so why can't I get a single kind word from her even though I am so cautious, while Mu Sili can easily win her favor?
Unfortunately, she was of humble origin and not favored by Yinqi, so even though she was angry, she could only bow her head and apologize.
"Mother, you misunderstood. That's not what your daughter-in-law meant."
"I don't care what you mean. Okay, you came to the palace so early in the morning and you must be hungry. Xiuyun, ask the kitchen to serve some food.
"Xiaojiu Fujin, mother asked someone to make your favorite crab shell roe. You can use two more later. The chefs in this palace make much better dishes than those in your mansion. If you don't believe me, try it later."
"Okay, thank you for your consideration, mother. I will definitely use two more later."
Yinqi glared at the Fifth Lady and ignored her. After they had lunch with Concubine Yi in Yiku Palace and left the palace, Mu Sili really had someone send Concubine Yi 20,000 taels of silver notes.
Yinzhen said that he was heartbroken, really heartbroken. How long would it take him to earn back the 20,000 taels of silver!
No, at the rate that Fu Jin is squandering money, even if I have a million dollars in wealth, it will all be squandered sooner or later.
It seems that I have to discuss this matter with my tenth brother as soon as possible. If I can buy shares, I will invest more and earn more in the future.
Otherwise, if all his wealth really came to an end, he was afraid that he would become a laughing stock among his brothers.
Originally, he was the richest among his brothers. If he really became the most destitute one, he himself would probably not be able to bear it.
When Yin'er mentioned this to Yin'e, Yin'e looked at him in confusion. Shouldn't he have just talked about this with Sister-in-law Jiu? Why did he take a detour and ask him to make the connection?
"What's that expression on your face?"
"Brother Jiu, don't you know that the business belongs to Sister Jiu?"
"What did you say?"
Yinzhen really didn't expect that the cosmetics business that made huge profits overseas belonged to his own wife. Since his wife was so rich, why would she cheat him?
"My brother said that the business belongs to Sister-in-law Jiu. He only found out when the money was divided. If Brother Jiu wants to join, just tell Sister-in-law Jiu directly."
"I understand. I'll go back and tell Fu Jin."
Yinzhen hurried back home. He had many questions in his mind that he wanted to ask Mu Sili.
I thought I was her support, but I didn't expect her to be so capable and earn so much money as a woman.
It’s not that he looks down on women, but that Fu Jin looks weak and doesn’t seem like someone who can accomplish great things.
"Didn't you go to look for your tenth brother? How come you're back so soon? I just want to meet the maids and servants in the mansion. Please come with me."
"Okay, Fu Jin, I have something to ask you."
"What is it?"
"Tenth brother said that the cosmetics business he invested in was yours. I want to know if it's true."
"This is true. I brought Tenth Brother along because we had a good relationship. I didn't expect him to make a fortune from it."
"Um...Fujin, I have something I want to discuss with you."
"Sir, let me be frank. I am your wife and will support you."
"I want to run this so-called cosmetics business with you. I see that we don't have these things in the Qing Dynasty. I want to open stores all over the Qing Dynasty. What do you think, Fu Jin?"
"That's a good idea, but I don't plan to sell it in the Qing Dynasty. It's more comfortable to earn money from foreigners to pay taxes. We have enough rouge and powder in the Qing Dynasty, and ordinary people can afford it."
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