First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 424 Zhang Jieyu Cries Poor

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Hearing Zhang Jieyu's words, Yin Defei shrugged and smiled, noncommittal.

Both of them are Li Yuan's favorite concubines at present, so they are fighting openly and secretly. After all, there is only one emperor, and if others love him more, he will get less.

But thinking of the letter brought by her father Yin Ashu, Concubine Yin De had no choice but to put away her little girl's thoughts, and waved her hand and said, "This is the high-quality fur donated by Liaodong last time, and it was specially given to my sister. It is to be disgusted."

Zhang Jieyu was slightly taken aback, now that it's hot summer, you gave me a fur... The corners of her mouth twitched, and she thanked her happily with a look of joy on her face: "Then thank you very much, sister, this is a rare item."

In terms of scheming, Zhang Jieyu, who was born in a wealthy family, was far better than Concubine Yin De, a woman who was born in the market. With a roll of her eyes, she immediately took out a white bead from her bosom.

"This is the orb of the South China Sea. It emits a faint white light at night. It is just a playful object. I gave it back to my sister. It is not a respect. My sister should not refuse."Zhang Jieyu said very sincerely, but a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

Seeing the moon-white orb, Concubine Yin Defei's eyes lit up immediately, and she reached out to take it, "It's really a orb, thank you sister."

It's such a good deal to exchange an unwearable fur for a rare orb, Concubine Yin Defei was secretly happy, laughing that Zhang Jieyu didn't know what to buy.

"I don't know what orders my sister has here?" Zhang Jieyu poured tea for Concubine Yin De and said respectfully.

Concubine Yin De put away the beads, covered her mouth and smiled: "My sister didn't mention this, but I almost forgot."

After clapping her hands, the maid brought up a small box, opened it, and found that it was full of gold and jewelry.

Zhang Jieyu covered her mouth and asked in surprise, "Sister, is this?"

"Prince Qi gave this to my sister," Concubine Yin De said directly.

Zhang Jieyu was shocked when she heard the words, she hurriedly looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone back down, you didn't hear anything."

Seeing this, Concubine Yin De also knew that she had made a slip of the tongue just now, and said with a smile: "Your sister should be more cautious."

Zhang Jieyu cursed inwardly: Stupid woman, harming others and herself.

"Sister, what's the meaning of this?" Zhang Jieyu looked terrified, "Why, why did King Qi send you over here?"

That's too much?Concubine Yin De laughed secretly, what King Qi gave was a box, but the one delivered by her was just a small box.

Concubine Yin De sounded the entrustment in the letter, she weighed her words, and said slowly: "I heard that the good land in my sister's house was taken away by King Qin the year before last?"

Zhang Jieyu was a little surprised when she heard this, and then she lamented, "This is the gift of the saint's favor, and the King of Qin has made outstanding achievements. If you need it, you can take it, and there is no question of whether you can take it or not."

Concubine Yin De said indignantly when she heard the words: "Sister, this is wrong. After all, it was a gift from a sage to your family. How can King Qin just take it away? He didn't take you seriously."

"It's been such a long time, let him go." Zhang Jieyu sighed bitterly. After the words fell, she keenly felt that something was wrong. "Sister, why did you bring this up again?"

"Sister, why don't you mention this matter to the saint again. If it belongs to your family, then it belongs to your family. His Royal Highness and King Qi will support you when the time comes," Concubine Yin De leaned over and said in a low voice.

Zhang Jieyu was startled when he heard the words, "His Royal Highness? Isn't he?"

"What? My sister thinks that the master of the East Palace and the crown prince of the country are just child's play, and that position cannot be changed." Concubine Yin De laughed lightly: "Since His Highness the Crown Prince respects our sisters so much, do you think we should be more sensible?" Woolen cloth?"

Zhang Jieyu's heart beat wildly when she heard that, the crown prince, the king of Qi, and Concubine Yin De in front of her, these three people were not people whom Jieyu could offend, so she could only slightly nod her head in response, "In that case, my younger sister will naturally obey."

Concubine Yin De was very happy when she successfully completed the task. She stood up and patted Zhang Jieyu on the shoulder, "Our sisters should advance and retreat together, so as not to be looked down upon by others. Is this the reason?"

"Sister said yes", Zhang Jieyu nodded, and said very obediently.

Yin Defei left contentedly, Zhang Jieyu's respectful attitude made her very useful.

After leaving Chenxi Hall, after a short walk, I saw her chamberlain's servants approaching her.

"Concubine De, this is the South Sea Orb given to you by King Qi", the servant said in a low voice, carefully taking out the orb from his bosom and presenting it to Concubine Yin De.

It needs to be explained here that the concubines of the Sui and Tang Dynasties did not have the title of empress, and the harem directly called them titles, and titles were respectful titles.

At this time, there was no honorific title "You", and the word "You" did not appear until the Jin and Yuan dynasties when Chinese and Altaic languages ​​merged and developed.

Concubine Yin De's eyes narrowed, and she quickly took out a bead from her cuff, comparing the two beads, they were exactly the same, they were actually a pair.

Concubine Yin De's complexion suddenly darkened, and she was very annoyed that the King of Qi had split a pair of orbs and presented them to the two of them separately, but he didn't tell her, but that bitch Zhang Jieyu was also pretending to be stupid and bewildered. Do not know.

Throwing the orb casually to the servant, Concubine Yin De went back to the bedroom angrily.

Here, Zhang Jieyu had already planned in her heart. Originally, she was afraid of King Qin's power and did not dare to oppose him, but now the Crown Prince, King Qi, and Concubine Yin De have joined together.

As a result, Zhang Jieyu's courage suddenly increased. What Concubine Yin De said made sense, the prince is still a prince after all, those properties... Zhang Jieyu is very concerned about it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jieyu had a plan in mind.

That night, Li Yuan happened to come to Chenxi Hall to stay overnight, seeing Zhang Jieyu, who used to be bright and moving, actually looked sad today, Li Yuan was very puzzled.

"Why is my concubine so sad?" Li Yuan hugged Zhang Jieyu, "Seeing you like this, my heart really hurts."

The Gyeongju incident was resolved perfectly, and Li Yuan got rid of one of his concerns, and his mood improved.

Zhang Jieyu covered her mouth and sighed, and said sadly: "Everyone loves my concubine a lot, but this matter, my concubine is really, really shameless to speak up."

Concubines in the harem, servants and other close people usually call the emperor Da Da, and outsiders don't need to call him like that.

Li Yuan frowned, "But it's okay, if you are bullied, I will make the decision for you."

"This, it's really hard for me to teach my concubine." Zhang Jieyu wanted to cry. Seeing Li Yuan's eyes burning, Zhang Jieyu had no choice but to say: "Today, my father wrote a letter. The family is short of money, and I have cut down on food and clothing. All my concubine's gold beads and jewelry are all It is inconvenient for the royal family to subsidize the family, so it hurts."

Hearing this, Li Yuan frowned, his face gradually sank, and he asked: "Your family's property should not be less than a thousand mu, how can it be insufficient to support the family? But your father and brother are extravagant and have ruined the family property?"

While talking, Li Yuan's face was already a little severe. It is true that he dotes on beauties, but he is not stupid, he will not blindly indulge.

(End of this chapter)