Wentang

Chapter 420 Gifts
Time flew by and soon the end of the year came, and the capital became more lively.

The streets and alleys are full of shoppers. At the end of the year, even those who live a miserable life will spend a small amount of savings to buy some new year's goods.

For Yue Shan, this year is busier than previous years, mainly due to socializing.There are mainly two types of people who come to visit him, one is the literary masters who come here for fame, and the other is the dignitaries in the court and China.

At the end of the year, officials from all over the country will go to Beijing to report on their duties and participate in the court meeting.Yue Shan's status is not what it used to be, and most of the officials who returned to Beijing will come to visit in person to make connections.

These two types of people cannot be rejected no matter which one they are, they must be interviewed in person.For this reason, he had to temporarily move from Sixingping to live in the Marquis's Mansion in the capital, just for the convenience of socializing.

Just after breakfast that day, Yue Shan asked the pregnant woman next to him, "Xiang Ning, have you prepared all the gifts I asked you to prepare last night?"

"Don't worry Dalang, it's already ready to be loaded into the car. There are nobles, big and small, in the palace, and I've already written the list. When the time comes, you can just send it according to the list." Xiang Ning put her hands on her hips and the other. He stroked his pregnant belly and said.

Since marrying Xu Shanying, she has let go even more, brought her shrewdness to the extreme, and she has taken care of everything in the house in an orderly manner.

However, there is also a sequelae, that is, she is more attached to power, and she has to personally intervene in every detail, for fear that someone will come out and take her position away.

Yue Shan didn't say anything about it, the Marquis Mansion itself was a half-empty shell, and the real property and confidential things were all in Sixingping.

What Xiang Ning grasped were the most peripheral rights, Yue Shan didn't take it seriously, as long as she could manage the people in the Marquis's Mansion well, it would be fine.

Besides, having her here really saved Yue Shan a lot of things.For example, presents are given to the empresses, princes, and princesses in the palace.The harem is a strange place, and ordinary courtiers who dare to give gifts to the harem will die prematurely.But if the status is enough, if you don't give gifts to the harem, you will offend others.So giving gifts to the harem is a great science.

If it is too expensive, it will not affect the effect, and if it is too light, it will not work.The gifts given by people with different identities can't be the same, and the gifts given by people with more noble identities should be correspondingly more expensive.

If the gift is reversed, the gift given to the person with high status is light, and the gift given to the person with relatively low status is heavy.

This matter is very complicated, the starting point of the Yueshan family is too low, no one is capable of doing this job, and they can't always count on Pei Shuying, so Xiangning fills in the gap.

After all, she is an elite who came out of the palace, and she is very clear about the ways of the harem. She remembers clearly when to give someone a gift, and will remind Yue Shan on time.

She was responsible for the gift giving to the harem when Yue Shan went to Dizhou.

It can be said that Yue Shan's popularity in the clan is so good, partly because he pulled everyone to make a fortune together, and partly because Xiang Ning worked hard behind the scenes.

Yue Shan is also well aware of this, which is why he has been tolerant of Xiang Ning's brutality towards other servants in private.

"That's good." Yue Shan nodded in satisfaction, and joked again: "Don't tire yourself out, otherwise Old Xu will fight me desperately."

"He dares." Xiang Ning stared at her almond-shaped eyes, and said angrily, "If you don't obey me, I will let his son be born without a father."

Uh... Yue Shan suddenly didn't dare to speak.Pregnant women are really aggressive, and they can't be provoked.By the way, three seconds of silence for Xu Shanying.

After leaving the door, Yue Shan rode a horse and brought four carriages into the palace.

Of course, it is not easy to bring so many things into the palace.He also obtained Li Shimin's permission and a warrant one day in advance, so that he could drive the carriage in.

Even so, it was turned inside out by the guards guarding the gate.

Afterwards, except for Concubine Yang, who was also Li Ke's mother, the other concubines did not go to Yueshan in person to give gifts, but asked the eunuch of the Lizheng Palace to deliver them on their behalf.

After all, he is already a 14-year-old man, so going to the emperor's harem to give gifts to concubines is just looking for trouble.He is Li Ke's master, and it's justified to send it to Concubine Yang in person, but there are some melon fields and plums left by other concubines.

Even so, he was accompanied by Li Shimin's eunuch Zhao Meng to go to Concubine Yang's place.

In fact, this job is usually done by the mistress of the family, but Yue Shanniang is obviously not suitable for this job, Li Lizhi... ahem, she is still a little loli, and the two are not married, so they are not suitable for the time being.

There is only one way to do this.

Coming out from Concubine Yang, Zhao Meng smiled and said, "Where is Yuehou going? I'll walk with you again."

"I'll go directly to my empress later." Yue Shan said politely.

Calling him eunuch directly is not a curse, but an honorific title.At this time, the eunuch is an official title, and only the top three or five eunuchs can be called eunuchs.Unlike later generations, calling someone a eunuch directly is a curse.

"I won't accompany you when you go to your mother's place." Zhao Meng immediately said sensibly: "Besides, the saint is used to my service, and I'm afraid that other brats will not be able to serve you. I don't feel relieved after leaving for a long time."

"The matter of the saint is more important, eunuch Zhao should go back quickly." Yue Shan also said along the way.

After finishing speaking, he seemed to think of something, and before Zhao Meng could speak, he said again: "Look at me, I'm so busy and confused. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I also prepared a gift for you, thank you for your kindness to me this year. care."

"Hey, what did Yue Hou say? I'm just a servant of the saint. You are the minister of the kingdom. It's you who support me." Zhao Meng said.

"Take care of each other, take care of each other." As Yue Shan said, he took a gift box and handed it to him, then tapped the gift box twice with his fingers and said: "It's not anything expensive, just some gadgets, for Eunuch Zhao's entertainment. of."

Zhao Meng's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum: "Then... I will accept it with the audacity, and wish Yue Hou all the best."

The words of wishing people are learned from Yue Shan. When Yue Shan met Concubine Yang just now, he said to wish her good health and all the best.

"Haha...then I also wish Eunuch Zhao a long and healthy life." Yue Shan said with a smile.

Then the two said goodbye and walked in the same direction.

Walking to a place where no one was around, Zhao Meng stopped and groped around where Yue Shan had knocked, and sure enough, he found a piece of paper in a fold. When he opened it, he found that it was a priceless salt guide.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.The salt guide issued by Yueshan is equivalent to real gold and silver. Even if you don't change the salt yourself, you can easily sell it on the market, and you can even pay a premium if you find a suitable buyer.

If you are lucky, you can sell for about 120 guan.

Yuehou is really generous, and he doesn't discriminate against eunuchs, so he wants to have a good relationship with him in the future.Zhao Meng carefully put away the salt lead, thinking about it in his heart.

On the other hand, just as Yue Shan entered the Lizheng Palace, he was fascinated by the beautiful woman who appeared in front of him, and was a little lost for a moment.

(End of this chapter)