Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 494

"Master, madam, please go over."

As soon as Pei Yunzhao returned from the front yamen to the back yamen, he was invited to the back yard by his wife's maid. As soon as he entered the room, before he could speak, a wonderful and quiet fragrance rushed straight to his forehead, clearing his mind that was a little heavy due to fatigue.Pei Yunzhao came from the Pei family in Hedong, he came from a noble background, so he knew the goods naturally: "It smells so good! Where did my lady find such a good smell?"

As he asked, he closed his eyes and inhaled gently and deeply, enjoying himself.Pei Yunzhao's wife, Wei Shi, smiled lightly and said, "Master also thinks this fragrance is good?"

"Yes, where did the lady get it?"

Wei Shi glanced at him, and said, "It's a boxing gift sent by His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

Pei Yunzhao said "oh", stopped talking, and just closed his eyes to enjoy the fragrance filling his nose.Webster hesitated and said, "We have nothing to return for such an important gift..."

Both the husband and wife are from aristocratic families, so they naturally know the value of good incense, which can be said to be rare.It turned out that there was no way to reciprocate the gift, no wonder his wife would bother him with these trivial matters. In the past, matters such as etiquette were all handled by Webster, and he never needed to ask.

After pondering for a while, Pei Yunzhao said: "I think His Highness doesn't care about these things, otherwise, he would never have given us such a heavy gift. It must be because of our friendship that he gave this gift. We will do our best."

Webster didn't say a word, he only looked at Pei Yunzhao with eyes that seemed to be pointing.Pei Yunzhao was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he couldn't help laughing: "Where is the lady going?"

Wei Shi still didn't speak, just looked at it like that, which made Pei Yunzhao flustered, and hurriedly said: "When I was young, I was a father, but I admired His Highness, but it has been many years, and His Highness and Consort Xue are in love with each other. And, we love each other, don't my wife and I also love each other? Why does my wife doubt it?"

Only then did Wei Shi snort: "Really? Didn't you lie to me?"

Of course Pei Yunzhao didn't do it: "Why do you lie to your wife for your husband?"

Wei Shi smiled slightly and reminded softly: "Where did the master and Yang Changshi go to drink yesterday?"

Pei Yunzhao was speechless.Wei Shi giggled, his small eyes were very proud, and his eyes moved around, quite like a young woman's coquettish feeling. Seeing Pei Yunzhao's eyes fixed, he quickly said: "I made a mistake for my husband, and my wife will forgive me, but my husband is not so messed up." , please enlighten my lady."

Wei Shi coquettishly said: "You just know that the master didn't really mess up, otherwise, you can wait until today?"

Pei Yunzhao admits defeat: "Young lady knows every detail, Yunzhao admires it."

The gesture was very sincere, which caused Webster to laugh again. After laughing, he remembered the purpose of today, and then said: "I heard that after the eldest princess took over as the governor of Taizhou, she asked the sage to build a navy. ?”

Pei Yunzhao took his wife's hand and went to sit down, said: "It's true, the sage also gave His Highness five large ships. Didn't there be a fleet of ships transporting military pay passing through Yuezhou at the beginning of the year?"

Webster rolled his eyes and asked: "Of course I remember it as a wife. The five big ships... didn't they also set off from Taizhou at the beginning of the year, and I don't know where they are going? Tell me, could this fragrance be obtained from the sea by this fleet?" ?”

Pei Yunzhao was startled, his eyes tightened, and he carefully discerned the smell of the incense, while slowly nodding his head, he said: "This fragrance smells like it is mixed with high-grade ambergris..."

After that, they fell silent.Webster pushed him, and said: "My eldest brother wrote from the capital, saying that the capital has a lot of good incense, especially ambergris and agarwood. Good fragrances are hard to come by, and every family has bought a lot. , my mother asked my eldest brother to buy some for us."

Pei Yunzhao was not in a hurry to answer, he was silent for a while before he said: "Let's see and talk."

Webster stopped asking, and changed the subject.

Talking like this, like this kind of caring person, the world does not know how many people are in the world. For a while, what the five big ships returning from Taizhou brought back.

When the big ship docked, there were soldiers guarding it, and no one else was allowed to approach. No one knew what was being moved on the ship, except the crew of the fleet and the subordinates of the princess commander.

Taizhou, Zhao's——

"Auntie!"

In the courtyard of Mrs. Zhao, the eldest son Zhao Da came hurriedly with someone.The old matriarch was eating bird's nest, when he saw the eldest son coming, he ordered someone to serve him a bowl, and said, "Try it, this is what His Royal Highness the eldest princess sent me as a gift a few days ago, compared to the bird's nest I usually buy, It’s a rare item.”

Zhao Da's heart moved, and after thanking his mother, he tasted a mouthful of the bird's nest first. Sure enough, it was better than the usual one. After finishing a bowl silently, he said: "This bird's nest is so good, I don't know where your highness bought it? Could it be today? A tribute from above?"

Mrs. Zhao paused, and said: "What do you want to say? You can talk about it as much as you want, and you don't have to go around with your mother."

Zhao Dalian hurriedly bowed his hands and said with a smile: "It's still Aniang who understands my son."

Mrs. Zhao snorted and said: "You were born to me, I can tell what you want to do if you lift your ass."

Zhao Da was a little embarrassed to be said so by his old lady at a young age, pretending not to see the servants beside him, and said in a low voice: "Mother, a few days ago, there were five big ships approaching the princess, do you know about it?"

Mrs. Zhao nodded: "I know a little bit."

Zhao Dao: "Yesterday, a sailor on a ship went to the store to drink and boasted when he was drunk. He said that during the voyage, the fleet went to a foreign country and exchanged the silk and porcelain for a lot of gold and silver jewels, and brought back treasures. Countless. They also said that His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess personally celebrated for them, and that the sailors each got a golden bean. It was said that the pilots also got houses and silk."

The old matriarch's half-closed eyes flicked slightly, but her expression did not show the slightest bit: "I don't know if the sailor was talking nonsense when he was drunk."

Zhao Dalian hastily said: "The manager of the store has noticed it. When he wakes up and asks again, the man backed away in a panic and refused to admit it. It should be somewhat credible. A Niang, His Highness the Eldest Princess gave birth to a daughter for three banquets. I asked you to preside over it, how about..."

Before he could say anything, he was interrupted by the old lady: "What's wrong? What kind of person do you think your old lady is? If it weren't for Taizhou, the princess's eldest daughter's three banquets, how could it be her turn to invite your old lady? If you I don't know who that eldest princess is, so I sent people out to inquire about it. An Guopingyang's eldest princess is also easy to take advantage of? Ignorance! Put your greed away, see clearly before talking about other things!"

Zhao Daben came here full of enthusiasm, but was reprimanded by his old lady, and retreated obediently, meeting the eager face of the steward who was waiting at the side, his face couldn't help twitching, and his eyes rolled: "Let someone stare at you first!" Let’s find out what’s on board the ship.”

"Here, sir, please tell the old lady about the matter with the princess..."

Zhao Da interrupted him angrily: "The old lady won't allow it, let's talk about it later."

When the hearts of the people in Wudi were fluctuating because of the return of the five large ships, in the city of Chang'an, the sage was watching the melody of Princess Pingyang and meditating.

(End of this chapter)