Late Tang

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The golden black falls in the west, and the jade rabbit rises in the east.

The red sunset slowly disappeared in the mountains to the west of Dengzhou City, the western sky was dyed crimson red by the afterglow of the setting sun, a new moon had already hung in the sky, and the smoke from cooking was curling up over the city in the evening.

As night fell, the lights of thousands of houses in Dengzhou City gradually lit up.

When it's time for dinner, the city is filled with the smell of a meal, as well as the faint smell of soot from burning briquettes.

The New Year is approaching, and a snowstorm is brewing in the cold air.

The sky is getting dark, and the dogs are barking...

In the evening, I had dinner with my mother and the whole family at home. Li Jing sat in the upper room with Mrs. Han for a while, and talked to her for a while. After dozing off for a while, Li Jing got up and left.

According to the schedule set by the wives and concubines today, Li Jing should be resting in Guiniang's room.When he passed by, Gui Niang had already made preparations.The house was very clean, even the kang was warmed up, and my daughter Baochai was taken to the courtyard wing by the nanny.

The room was even incensed, and when Gui Niang saw him coming in, she immediately stepped forward to take off the cotton robe for him, being gentle and considerate.

"Why did you take Baochai to the wing room? Wouldn't it be better to put it in this room at night, so that you don't have to worry about it all the time?"

Gui Niang raised her head and glanced at Li Jing, then turned her gaze away, and neatly took out the quilt from the cabinet and spread it on the bed. "Girl always cries at night, afraid of disturbing your rest."

"The crying girl is also my daughter!" Li Jing smiled, grabbed Guiniang's hand, and pulled her to his side. "Let's chat together."

"The little fairy doctor came here today." When Guiniang said this, her tone was a little disappointed.

Li Jing was a little surprised, what is the little doctor Lin Yueru doing?

"The one from the west courtyard is here!" Gui Niang pouted, although she also wanted to have a good relationship with the other concubines.But in fact, up to now, apart from being on good terms with Wan'er, all the other women have treated her a little coldly. They seem to respect her on the surface, but in their hearts, few of them really regard her as their regular wife.Although I also understand in my heart that with my husband's current status, it is normal to have more concubines, but seeing that the identities of those concubines are all superior, now except for the newcomers who have not given birth to sons, the others have all given birth to sons. Son, their attitude towards her was even more direct.

The one in the west courtyard was Wang Wanjun, who was pregnant again in less than a year after giving birth to her first child.Li Jing knew that Guiniang didn't like Wang Wanjun in her heart, and Li Jing also knew that the third lady in the back house was the most cunning.She was born tall and the most beautiful, and she also gave birth to the eldest son, and now she is pregnant again, if she has another eldest son, I am afraid that Guiniang will really not be regarded in the future.

He knew that once such backyard affairs were mentioned, there would be no head.It is difficult for an upright official to break up housework. Li Jing has many concubines. Although he intends to help his wife more, he can't do too much.The affairs of the back house have to be handled by these women themselves.Therefore, he nodded his head and understood.

Li Jing half leaned on the quilt, "Next time the fairy doctor comes over again, you ask her to check up on the whole family. I will prescribe some ginseng soup and deer antler soup for your mother, you, Wan'er and the others. Take care of yourself."

Liaodong three treasures, ginseng, mink fur, deer antler.These three things can be regarded as the special products of Liaodong. The use of ginseng in the Tang Dynasty was at its peak. Many doctors used ginseng in their prescriptions, and ginseng can cure all diseases.There are even quite a few pharmacies that already have their own ginseng gardens.

The couple chatted casually on the pit, and Gui Niang half leaned in Li Jing's arms, feeling very peaceful for a moment.Although the other concubines are much better than her in terms of background and beauty, and they all gave birth to sons, but as long as her husband does not dislike her, she will feel very sweet in her heart. .

It took a long time before she remembered that she should pour a cup of tea for her husband.She poured a glass of boiled water, added a spoonful of Huai Mi and put it in front of Li Jing. "Today Wan'er heard from A Niang and Mrs. Han that she plans to take Yuniang into the house."

Li Jing didn't find this strange, Xiao Yuniang was the daughter of the Xiao family and the youngest daughter of Mrs. Han.If it had been two years earlier, Li Jing would not be worthy of her at all.But now, the situation is reversed.Whether it is Li Jing's status or power influence, he is extremely high in the entire Tang Dynasty.Especially now that they have almost boarded Li Jing's ship, there is an urgent need to strengthen the relationship between the two.

At present, not only a large number of children of the Xiao family in Lanling are serving in the army in the town [***], but also a large number of civilian officials in 26 counties.As for Xiao's shop caravan, the relationship with the town [***] is getting closer and the cooperation is extensive.Under such circumstances, it is not uncommon for them to use marriage to strengthen this relationship. The aristocratic family just likes this.

For Li Jing, there are too many people who want to marry their daughters to him now, not to mention the rich and powerful businessmen in Dengzhou, even the top famous families and princes and princes in Datang.Even Li Zhengai, Yu Jingxiang and the others came here to discuss this matter with Li Jing.They all felt that being married to these families who intend to marry would be of great help to Li Jing and Zhen [***].Anyway, as long as you are a concubine, it won't have much impact on Li Jing's backyard.In this regard, Li Jing is also in favor of it. It is still helpful to get more people's support through marriage.

However, hearing Gui Niang's meaning now, it seems that she is not opposed to this, so she can't help but feel a little strange.

Seeing her husband's unsurprised face, Gui Niang knew that he must have known about it long ago.There was a burst of soreness in my heart, but I could bear it again after a while.The two Mrs. Han mentioned this matter. The husband has always been filial to his mother, so he will definitely not object.What's more, Xiao Yuniang, a cousin, has stayed in Dengzhou for almost two years. She is good-looking, has a strong surname, and has skills.The quilt and clothing workshop run by the princess and the junior sister and sister Wang Yueying has now become the largest weaving, dyeing, tailoring and garment making workshop in Dengzhou.Their workshop has more than 10 workers, and there are more than 3 looms alone.

Sometimes, she also envied them very much. Although she said that she was a little public, she actually started such a big business, which was better than many men.Although she knew that the biggest boss of this workshop is actually her own man, but after all, they have been taking care of it.

Agreeing to Xiao Yuniang's entry, at first she couldn't stop her, if she really wanted to speak out against it, not only would it be useless, but she would end up being called a jealous woman.Secondly, she even suspected that there was something between her husband and Xiao Yuniang.After all, although the matter between Princess Xihe and her husband has not been made public, many people know about the affair.And the husband's younger sister, Yu Youniang, has lived in the Li family for more than a year.I don't know why, living like this, who doesn't know what my junior sister is thinking.

Since blocking is useless, it is better to agree.With Xiao Yuniang's background and ability, she might be able to share the favor of the third room.I am neither beautiful nor have I given birth to a son, so I can't compete with that fox girl, so I simply let Xiao Yuniang get started, and let these concubines compete.Anyway, she also figured it out, as long as her husband doesn't dislike her and try hard to give birth to a son-in-law, no one can shake her status.

Li Jing didn't know that Guiniang already had so many thoughts, so she just laughed it off and avoided talking about it.

"I think Mrs. Xiao is an excellent person, with a good appearance and strong handling skills. I just think about it. After she gets started, I will let her help me take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard. Although it is said that there is a third lady to help But she is already pregnant, so I won’t bother her with family affairs in the future, and let her take care of her baby with peace of mind.” Gui Niang said.

The corner of Li Jing's mouth twitched slightly, almost laughing out loud.Unexpectedly, the battle in the inner courtyard is so interesting, whoever said that Gui Niang is just a country woman doesn't understand anything.This trick is quite beautiful. In the past, Guiniang was the main wife, but after all, she was a country girl like Wan'er, she couldn't read or count, although now she can barely read a few words, not many.After Li's mother had a daughter-in-law, she gradually let go of family affairs.In fact, the affairs of the inner court have been managed by Wang Wanjun, and Gui Niang just nodded or shook her head.

Right now, Guiniang is proposing to let Xiao Yuniang take over the affairs of the family.Xiao Yuniang is not easy to mess with, if Xiao Yuniang and Wang Wanjun fight, maybe Wang Guiniang will benefit the fisherman.Wang Wanjun is a restless person, after being scolded by Li Jing last time for meddling in military and political affairs, it is much more true.Concentrate on housework during this time, if Xiao Yuniang snatches the housekeeper's right, I'm afraid she won't be reconciled.

But after thinking about it, this is also good, there is always a rule in things.Since Wang Wanjun did not hold any position, he is not suitable to participate in political affairs.Let them fight, and save her from thinking about it all the time.

"Family and everything is prosperous, you have to be the master in the backyard, the specific housework can be left to other people to take care of, just don't go too far." Li Jing said something indifferent, but he already agreed with Wang Guiniang's words up.

Li Jing took a sip of honey water from the cup, "I may be going to southern Liaoning in a few days, and there might be a war, so you should pay more attention to yourself and take care of my mother and Baochai for me."

"Are there going to be wars again?" Gui Niang asked in surprise, "Didn't you say last time that you plan to wait until next summer before dispatching troops? Why is there going to be a war again when it seems that Chinese New Year is coming?"

"War is not like this. This time it's not fighting Liaodong. It is possible to send troops across the sea to Youzhou. It may be done years ago, or it may not be done until after the year. Let me tell you first, and you don't want to say it. As long as there are numbers." Li Jing replied. (To be continued.)