The prince does not fight for the heir

Chapter 68

Entering the palace the next day, Yoon Zuo really chatted with Fu Xuechen about the royal family's desire to buy out the secret recipe for making telescopes. Fortunately, under Fu Yuchen's reminder, Fu Xuechen had already received instructions from his parents, and he reached a consensus with Yoon Zuo very smoothly. Agreed on the conditions of cooperation with each other.

When the two go back to report to their families, the two young children will no longer have to worry about the follow-up matters. The parents behind them will take over and intervene. Their most important current task is still to study.

In Fu Xuechen's memory, she has been in school for more than [-] years in her two lifetimes combined, and she has been out of social work for less than two years. She has long been used to it, but she is also very bored. Fortunately, she only needs to replace Fu Yuchen for three years in this life. It's only a month, and it's been over a month, and there will be three days off for the Holy Birthday Festival.

Shengshou Festival is not a fixed holiday. Which day of the year it comes is determined by the Queen Mother's birthday. Every dynasty and generation is different, and it does not have to be celebrated every year, but once every ten years. .

In addition, there is the Emperor’s Birthday Longevity Festival, and the Queen’s, Imperial Concubine’s, and Crown Prince’s Birthday Qianqiu Festival. As long as people are alive, every tenth birthday must be celebrated, so that there will be many more holidays for the subjects of the world to rest and celebrate together.

During Fu Xuechen's time as a companion, the nearest holiday was the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday this year, and it was only seven days away from today.

There was excitement among the people, inside and outside the palace, in the court hall, all the relatives of the emperor, honored and high-ranking officials were thinking about how to give the Queen Mother a birthday present.

The birthday gift should be given in accordance with one's own status and status. It should not surpass people with higher status than oneself, but also be decent and not disrespectful. It should not be expensive, and it should be appreciated and remembered by the recipient. This is really a matter. It's a very brain-burning worry. Many people think about it for many days, but they may not come up with new tricks in the end, and they can only disappear from everyone.

Fu Xuechen can think of an interesting story about giving the Queen Mother a birthday gift. In the film and television drama of the previous life, He Shen gave a pair of birthday characters made of pearls in series, which was inlaid on the screen and was extremely luxurious. The other extreme is the so-called Ji Xiaolan, a poor literati, sent a birthday couplet.

As the birthday festival approached, the princes couldn't help but chat about it with their companions, not only to find out what kind of birthday gift the companions would prepare, but also to find inspiration for their own gifts.

Even Yun Zuo couldn't avoid it, and chatted with Fu Xuechen a few times between classes.

"The emperor's grandmother has always been kind to my mother and concubine. When I was young, I was even taken to her yard by the emperor's grandmother to raise me for a long time."

When Yoon Zuo mentioned this matter, he felt admiration for the queen mother, but it also made him quite annoyed: "In the past, the emperor's grandmother liked the birthday greetings written by my mother and concubine, and also liked the various essays and essays written by my mother and concubine. It's just that the emperor's grandmother's eyes have been a little blurred in the past two years, and she can't read very well. It would be inappropriate to give these things! Even if the emperor's grandmother doesn't mind, my mother and concubine are afraid that others will make irresponsible remarks about it. , Alas! It is so difficult!"

In ancient times, there were not many types of materials, and they were far from being comparable to those of later generations. Except for delicacies and dry goods, nourishing nutrition, gold, silver and jewelry, and classic calligraphy and painting, there are probably only antiques and rare ones left.

In addition to these, there are many technological products that future generations can choose to give gifts to the elderly!Before Fu Xuechen traveled, there were even companion simulation smart pets specially designed for the elderly, not to mention other electronic products that can help the elderly in their daily lives, such as chat robots, smart heaters, and so on.

"I'll give you a gift sample in two days!" Fu Xuechen thought for a while, and felt that he could help Yunzuo.

For Fu Xuechen, who has experienced the dazzling emergence of all kinds of rich materials in later generations, the fresh gifts are really several that can be thought of in the blink of an eye.

While advising Yoon-joo, she even thought of the birthday gifts her parents could give her, so she could go back and give her advice to her parents, I believe they would readily agree to her idea.

Yun Zuo was just complaining at first, and never thought that his companion could help out with any ideas, but when he heard Fu Xuechen's affirmative sentence, he was stunned: "What kind of gift?"

Fu Xuechen smiled: "It's a kind of pastime that is very suitable for the noble ladies in the back houses of rich and noble families."

Yoon Zuo was puzzled: "Leaf card?"

"It's almost the same, but it's not a leaf card. I don't understand it before I make it." Fu Xuechen didn't know if the Darong Empire had mahjong, so he had to find out first.

But most of them are not. The formation of mahjong in the previous life seems to be in the late Ming and Qing Dynasties. Before that, mahjong was not called mahjong, but leaf tiles. And eight flower cards, the total number of cards is not many, and the rules of the game are very simple.

Yun Zuo glanced at Fu Xuechen in amazement. In the Darong Empire, leaf cards are considered a very popular pastime. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, almost men, women and children can play it. He couldn't think of what else Fu Xuechen could do. His new pastime, can it be said that it is similar to the leaf card, but it is not the leaf card?

After all, the samples would be seen soon, so Yoon-joo didn't ask any more questions.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and on this day, Fu Xuechen successfully brought the sample mahjong into the palace, and handed it to Yun Zuo while he was free.

This is a pair of mahjong tiles made of sandalwood. The size, specification and weight are similar to the mahjong tiles of later generations. The front half is painted with white primer, which depicts various standard suits, and the back half is painted with dark red paint.

"This is called a mahjong tile, also called a sparrow tile. In order to draw a quick character, I asked someone to make it with small-leaf red sandalwood. If you want to pursue luxury and luxury, you can use emerald white jade or ivory to make it."

Fu Xuechen gave Yun Zuo a brief explanation first, and then carefully provided him with the basic rules of playing mahjong tiles, four people open a table, eat and listen, and the most basic rules of counting.

"There are many variants of how to play mahjong tiles. If you get tired of this one, I can provide you with other ways." Fu Xuechen concluded confidently.

After thinking about it, Fu Xuechen reminded again: "Because the rules of the game include counting chips, this thing, like Pai Gow, is very easy to be brought into the casino and become a new gambling tool. If you are too addicted, it can also It is best not to let this thing go to the people to let the family be ruined."

Having said that, the common people always like to imitate the nobles. If mahjong tiles are popular among the nobles, it will be difficult to prevent its playing style and shape from spreading to the low-level common people. Those who like to gamble can gamble on anything, and there is no mahjong They can play Pai Gow, which is very helpless. The problem of the century cannot be solved.

(End of this chapter)