Stir-fried Datang: The Strongest Daughter

Chapter 18 Entering the Palace
Cheng Xiaoer's children's shoes looked at Yang Xiaoran expectantly, and stretched out his hand to grab Han Niu's burden, but Han Niu slapped him, and Han Niu said solemnly: "Second Young Master, this is the money from my junior sister."

Holding his breath in his chest, Cheng Xiaoer felt that he would never love again, looked at Han Niu angrily, and said with the air of a nobleman, "Han Niu, take your hands away.

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"Ugh……"

Yang Xiaoran raised his head and sighed, "Let's give the stupid cow to the second brother. The second brother spends a lot of money, and money is indispensable for human relations on weekdays. Those girls in the brothel are all high-minded, and the second brother can't lose face. I don't need any money. Next time I really need to go with my mother."

Cheng Xiaoer's face turned green, and he immediately backed away a few steps, rubbing his hands and laughing, "Second brother was joking with you, how can a brother ask for money from sister?"

Cheng Chuliang slapped his chest loudly, "Don't worry, sister, the second brother won't ask for your money, and if you run out of money in the future, just tell the second brother."

Yang Xiaoran looked contemptuous, and left without saying a word.

"Hey, Xiaomei, where are you going? Wait for me! What's the matter with your expression?"

What else can happen?

Yang Xiaoran couldn't help rolling her eyes, she really wanted to say "I've never seen such a brazen person in my life"!

When the two brothers and sisters arrived at the door of the house, they found Cheng Zhong, the housekeeper, standing at the door anxiously. Their hearts sank involuntarily, and a bad premonition came to their hearts.

"Ouch, my ancestors, Second Young Master, you guys are back! Hurry, hurry, come in, the angel is here!"

"Angel?"

Yang Xiaoran didn't turn the corner for a moment, a cute creature with small wings and bare buttocks immediately appeared in his mind, but her face turned dark immediately.

Aren’t the angels of this age the eunuchs who proclaim the decree?
Also, looking at the housekeeper's appearance, could it be that the cheap mother is back?
it's over...

Yang Xiaoran felt a little weak in her legs and feet. These days, Pei Shi has been equated with the monster Glass in her mind. When she thinks of Pei Shi's roaring body, she can't help but feel sorry for her, and her eyes are dull: "This time I really can't survive..."

"I really can't survive..."

As soon as the words fell, Comrade Cheng Xiaoer immediately repeated it, and entered the room dejectedly like singing a duet.

Not long after walking, I saw a eunuch who announced the decree really standing in front of Mrs. Pei talking back from a distance.

In the Tang Dynasty, especially the big families, there is no wall on the south side of the main hall, even in winter, it is only separated by a screen. Most of the later ancient buildings in Japan followed this style.The lack of a wall on the south side of the main hall is also for the convenience of entertaining guests and enjoying singing and dancing. This is an era that emphasizes elegance, and it is always a bit unpleasant to eat dishes when they are served, so some singing and dancing have to be arranged.

Now the country has just experienced war, but as the saying goes, only the fallen dynasty has no family that has disappeared. The family can be passed down for thousands of years, but the dynasty is a fate that must be divided for a long time.Although the country is poor, the family is not poor. Most of them have gone through centuries or millennia, and it has become common practice to keep singers. Cheng Yaojin, a nobleman who has just been promoted, has to keep some singers at home to entertain guests for some favors.

As for how to entertain, this is rich.On the surface, it looks like singing and dancing, but if it is chosen by the guests to accompany the night, or even given away directly by the host, it is fine.Geisha belonged to the lowly family, most of them were ex-officials or the wives of criminal officials. Once they entered the workshop, they would no longer have personal freedom and human rights to speak of.

The Cheng family also had singers, and it would be unreasonable for the dignified government not to keep a few singers in captivity, and no one would criticize them. This is inhumane, and the practice of not caring about human rights is considered elegant in this era.It was common practice for ministers of the former dynasty to raise singing girls, and Tang inherited the Sui style, so such careful arrangements were made for this building.

Because of this special architectural style, Yang Xiaoran had a clear view of the situation in the main hall from a distance before he reached the verandah.

Seeing that the cheap old lady has a happy face and a peaceful heart, it seems that the old mother is in a good mood, and our family can be coaxed to pass the test by using the coquettish method later.

This matter felt settled, and another matter came to mind.

What is Master Angel doing at their house?
With doubts, the two brothers and sisters entered the main hall, "Mother, we are back."

Mrs. Pei chuckled, for some reason, it was clearly a hearty and warm laughter, but in the ears of the two brothers and sisters, there was a feeling of cold wind passing through, and they couldn't help trembling, their two hands were tightly pulled together, doing They look like brothers and sisters loving each other in harmony.

"Erlang, my lady, where have you been? Why don't you come to see the prince?"

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

The prince hurriedly waved his hands when he heard the words, with a smile on his face, he thought to himself: "How dare I be raised in Duke Lu's mansion! The three brothers of the Cheng family are not good friends, let him salute, and I will lose my life!"

Cheng Chuliang cupped his fists and said in a muffled voice, "Eunuch Wang, you're being polite!"

That looks like complete perfunctory.

Yang Xiaoran is new to the road, influenced by later generations of film and television works, always feel that eunuchs are insidious, dark representatives, the kind of people who like to sow discord in front of nobles and put eye drops on them.As the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain.She didn't dare to push her up like Cheng Xiaoer, but she greeted the eunuch well and avoided the eunuch again and again in shock.

I also saw that the little lady's eyebrows and eyes were quite similar to Pei's, but she had a unique temperament, which was different from the ladies he had seen. He saw her looking at him curiously, with a pair of big and watery eyes. The eyes were probing but there was no discrimination, and suddenly something in my heart softened inexplicably, and I couldn't help but praise: "The big girl Zhong Xiu is dignified, Mrs. Pei is really lucky."

Every mother likes others to praise her children, and Mrs. Pei is no exception. Hearing what the eunuch said, she couldn't help but smile on her face, but her mouth was still modest: "The prince has praised you, I'm sorry, this kid is very smart and can't bear to be praised."

The prince entered the palace since he was a child. How could he not be able to hear Pei's modesty with his exquisite heart?Thinking of the sage calling this girl into the palace in the name of the queen, he became more thoughtful, and said with a smile: "The person who can be praised by the sage and the empress is a very good person."

After a pause, he said again: "Mrs. Pei, it's getting late, and I'm planning to leave now, so let's go into the palace with the miscellaneous family, so that the empress won't be in a hurry."

"Yes, father-in-law, wait a moment, I will go to prepare."

"The eldest grandson wants to see me?"

Yang Xiaoran opened his eyes wide in surprise, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. Seeing Mrs. Pei waving to him, he consciously followed Mrs. Pei to the backyard.

Before he reached his Fuya Residence, Mrs. Pei heard a cold snort and said: "You are not allowed to mess around when you enter the palace later, and I will settle the score with you when you come back for sneaking out of the house today!"

The small face suddenly turned into a bitter gourd, and the villain in his heart widened his noodles, lamenting repeatedly: Having a mother is like this, it is also bitter!
Soon, Yang Xiaoran was dressed up by Mrs. Pei, and entered the palace with the eunuch.

Yang Xiaoran, who came to the palace for the first time, seemed very curious. Although he had been to the Forbidden City in his previous life, anything related to the royal family would always make people gossip.

At this time, the Daming Palace has not yet been built, and Li Shimin and all his concubines live in the Taiji Palace. Although it is not as splendid as the Daming Palace behind, the Taiji Palace was first built in the second year of Emperor Wen Kaihuang, and the emperor's residence is also very humane. Belittled.Yang Xiaoran is like a curious baby. Ever since he entered the palace, his little head has never stopped, and his eyes are staring all over the place, causing Pei to cough and remind him frequently, but this guy really can't hold back his curious and gossip Heart, my heart is still my heart.

After passing the Taiji Hall, he walked to the Zhu Ming Gate. There was a Liangyi Gate to the north of it. Yang Xiaoran saw a side street between Zhu Ming Gate and the Liangyi Gate, and heard the prince say: "Pass this Zhu Ming Gate. The Ming family is the inner court, please ask the madam and the young lady to clean up their appearance again."

After saying this, Yang Xiaoran understood that it turned out that he had just walked for a long time and was only in the outer court, after passing this side street, he could be regarded as entering the inner court, it could be regarded as going deep into the emperor's lair's lair.

The mother and daughter cleaned up their appearance again, then with their heads held high and their waists slightly straight, they followed the prince into the inner court and came to Yongxiang.

In Yongxiang's previous life, Yang Xiaoran always saw and heard it in film and television literary works, such as the most famous story of a certain faint king of the Han Dynasty riding a sheep cart to choose his concubine to serve as his bed.In her mind, this Yongxiang is probably the place where the low-class concubines live, but only after entering the inner court of the Tang Dynasty today, did she realize that she was wrong.

This Yongxiang is just a passage in the front and back rows of palaces. Its architectural scale is very large. In the south is the emperor's bedroom, and in the north is the residence of the empress and concubines.In the middle of the front row is the Liangyi Hall, which is also the emperor's office, but because of the inner court, usually only clan relatives and very few ministers can enter to discuss matters.

And in the middle of the north side of the horizontal street is the emperor's bedroom, which is the famous Ganlu Hall. On the left and right of the Ganlu Hall, there are Shenlong Hall, Anren Hall, etc...

Yang Xiaoran was a little dizzy. He just felt that the palace was too big, which made people panic. Thinking of the Daming Palace that was built in the eighth year of Zhenguan, its scale was several times this size, and he couldn't help thinking about it. How huge is that? !

After walking for a while, passed the Rihua Gate, arrived at the north side of Yongxiang, and arrived at Qingning Palace after a short walk. This is the place where the Empress lived. Taking care of Yang Xiaoran, said: "Just salute as your mother taught you on weekdays, don't panic, you know?"

"I see, mother."

Yang Xiaoran nodded obediently, feeling a little excited.

What kind of person is the grandson, the empress of the ancient sages?Is it really that beautiful?Li Shimin has a deep relationship with her husband and wife. She never stood up after her death. She built a high platform to commemorate her. She was so sad that she fainted many times. What kind of charm does this woman have?
Her thoughts suddenly drifted far away. There are too many legends about this queen. Now she is about to meet this legendary woman, the first lady of the empire. As a commoner in her previous life, she suddenly felt a little hard to control herself up.

The queen must have a lot of good things, right?Be sure to perform well later!

　Regarding the building of Tai Chi Palace, since there is not much information, and Wo is a person who has no sense of orientation, I can only try my best to speculate.In other words, I really want to go to Xi'an to experience the spiritual wealth left by the Tang people.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)