Beautiful step by step

Chapter 110

Concubine Shu's insinuation was to get to know Ah Tong better and to hire her as Concubine Duan?
Not only did Yan Heng not believe this, even Wei Wei thought it was impossible.It's not that Ah Tong is bad, to be honest, Ah Tong is good-looking, and her strong scholarly spirit is outstanding among women. Although she comes from a poor background, she is well-versed in poetry and books, and can use it on important occasions.Even if the dowry is not generous enough, the position of princess is not out of reach for her in this era when men are preferred to women after marriage.

But the problem is that King Duan is just too good.The prince who is also a prince, in the case of the same father's family, the mother's family becomes an important basis for judging the standard of origin.Needless to say, Concubine Shu's background is a family of historians that stretches over three surname dynasties.Unlike other great families in Dai Viet that have existed for hundreds of years, the Ban family of Wen Shi Hou Fu was never a dog leg who surrendered to the new king when the country was subjugated.Holding a historian's pen in hand, the Ban family of all dynasties has always established itself in the court with a clear and meaningful image of straight writing.

Not to mention that King Duan had such a noble mother and concubine, and he was born with a dignified appearance, although he would occasionally make ridiculous things about the recipes, but these things never involved big things, and even didn't affect his status in Emperor Qinglong's heart at all.

Originally, Wei Wei thought that such a King Duan would be enough to blind everyone's eyes.But what did Yan Heng say just now?Although the young and weak King Duan has opened a mansion, his surroundings are clean and he doesn't even have a concubine.

In the era when monogamy was stipulated by the law, there were still many people who were proud of having a mistress. At the dinner table, they secretly compared whose mistress was more beautiful and who had slept with a famous celebrity.Time goes back hundreds of years. In this era when polygamy was reasonable and legal, it is absolutely no problem for such a noble family to raise a hundred or eighty women, and they can be so pure and clean.

"This... Could there be something wrong with Prince Duan?"

Liu Xiahui was also scientifically reasoned as not to lift, which was the most reasonable reason Wei Wei could think of.

Picking up another cloth towel to wipe off his body, Yan Heng put on the middle coat brought by Wei's mother.His upper body was softer than before, and he let out a satisfied sigh from the bottom of his heart.

"It's muslin spun from this year's new cotton."

"Really? Let me touch it."

Grabbing his sleeve, Wei Wei felt the texture of the middle coat: "This is not the same as what I used to wear, not only me, but also the new clothes you made in the capital."

"It's not the same," Yan Heng raised his sleeve: "Look again, the thread used to spin cotton cloth is thinner than the thread used to wear it before. Cotton is also afraid of staleness. Once it is left for a long time, the spun thread will not be so strong. Too If it is too thin, it cannot be stretched, so it can only be spun a little thicker, and such a thin thread must be the new good cotton this year."

"You understand all this?"

Wei Wei's eyes widened, she really didn't know anything about this.And the thread that weaves is so thin, who can tell if it is thicker or thinner!
"It's normal that Ah Mao can't see it. The business in the capital is so developed that ordinary people don't have to weave their own cloth. Jiuquan County is different. I helped my mother weave cloth when I was young. She taught me this."

It turned out that this was the case. Wei Wei thought of the courtyard in the capital: "My family also has a spinning wheel, and my mother also learned weaving when she was young. But later the emperor opened up and allowed merchants to have their own exchanges. The things in the capital have become abundant and can be bought with copper coins. Everything, she doesn't need to worry about that."

Thinking of this, Wei Wei had sincere admiration for Emperor Qinglong. Although he was a feudal emperor, he was also an extremely enlightened emperor.If it weren't for him to promote business exchanges, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion would not have paid special attention to Mama Wei, who was good at doing business, when Mrs. Wei was pressing every step of the way 15 years ago, and she would not have the comfortable and prosperous life she is today.

Thinking of Emperor Qinglong, she couldn't help but think of the emperor's wonderful son, is Prince Duan really all right?

Poking Yan Heng's chest, she asked, "Let's not talk about this, I just asked you about that..."

"What's the matter?" Yan Heng was taken aback for a moment, and then realized: "Don't worry, this grandma, the royal family will eventually pass away, and the imperial physicians are also very skilled in this area. The master of the palace will ask for a safe pulse every ten days. Just look at it. Even if you keep it quiet, in order to whitewash the peace, the emperor will not allow His Royal Highness Duan Wang to delay the marriage."

That's right, Wei Wei nodded.There have always been 72 concubines in the Sixth Court of the Emperor's Sangong. With so many women, they should have a professional andrology doctor.

"Prince Duan does not take concubines or maidservants, this is too perfect..."

Duan Wang, who is already so perfect that he can blind people's eyes, if he adds such a unique self-cleaning, the blinding index will directly rise from a hundred-watt light bulb to a one-kilowatt searchlight.So she still thought at the beginning that it wasn't that Ah Tong was not good enough, but that Duan Wang was too good.

Even if there is no difference between cloud and mud, the distance between low-stratocumulonimbus clouds and high-altitude cirrus clouds is farther than clouds and mud.

Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly there was a coughing sound next to him. Wei Wei looked at Yan Heng with concern: "I don't feel well? Did you get an infection after being burned?"

Puzzled, she put her hand on Yan Heng's head, the temperature was normal.

"Ah, did you forget something?"

What can she forget?Wei Wei was at a loss.

"No concubines," Yan Heng pointed to his nose, "As for the maidservants, you brought all the maidservants in our family."

Seeing his aggrieved look, Wei Wei couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips: "Ah Heng is the best in my heart, not only do you not keep concubines or maidservants, you also rushed to such a dangerous place and snatched everything your mother bought. come out."

After a pause, she touched her waist, stroked the carp pendant, picked up the jade ring, and touched the jade ring on Yan Heng's waist.

"If you can tell me something first in the future, it will be perfect, the kind of perfection that is even more perfect than Duan Wang."

Being warmed up by her praise, Yan Heng nodded without thinking: "It's good that Ah Mao is not angry, I will tell Ah Mao whatever happens in the future."

He was still thinking about what made her angry!Wei Wei pouted and raised her little finger: "You said that, then let's pull the hook."

The little fingers were hooked together, and the fingerprints of the thumbs were tightly attached to each other. A charming smile appeared on the corner of Wei Wei's lips: "Those who repent will be commanders for a lifetime."

"Uh, what's the point of this?"

"Because I suddenly remembered who helped my mother and me to separate from the Wei family. This person is not the eldest son, he may be the current Zhenbeihou. I vaguely heard from my mother that she had a good relationship with Zhenbeihou before."

Yan Heng knew about this, and he even knew that the current Zhenbei Hou Chuying had thought of marrying Wei's mother.After learning about this, he felt emotional, as expected of being raised by Beihou of the old town. Compared with the current heir, Chu Lian, Chu Ying is daring and affectionate, which is indeed admirable from the bottom of his heart.

"According to his age, Master Hou should have grown up with Mother."

"It seems so."

Yan Heng was puzzled: "Then what does Ah Mao mean?"

"The acting commander and Marquis Zhenbei... think for yourself, it's getting cold, you should get dressed quickly, okay, I'll go out first."

Looking at her back, Yan Heng belatedly remembered that the commanding envoy is the third rank, and the Zhenbei Hou Chaopin.If he was a commander for a lifetime, wouldn't he be forever inferior to the son.

Opening the tent door and walking out, there was a bonfire in the open space not far from the tent.There was a fire in Youzhou City, and the families did not bring out the kitchen utensils in a hurry, so they had to collect from the people in a hurry.

The number of officials is always smaller than that of ordinary people, and it is sure to be able to make up a complete set in the usual way.However, when Shengjia arrived, Emperor Qinglong had already issued a death order, not to disturb the people for no reason. After the order was issued, he set an example. Every day, the imperial meal was cooked with his own kitchen utensils, and the ingredients were also locally sourced. Eat what you have.

They set up camp on the spot and ate the same food as the people affected by the disaster. These seemingly insignificant things were all seen by the people of Youzhou. food.The Mongolian herdsmen who drove here not only brought milk tea, but also some fat and strong cattle and sheep.

Being so close to the open space, Wei Wei felt particularly strongly.Yesterday, the open space was still a little bit depressed, but today it is already a bustling scene.

Seeing her leave the tent, Gu Yu greeted her with joy.

"Madam, come quickly, we are almost buried by the things everyone sent."

Led by Gu Yu, she walked to her own fire, and saw A Yun who had just hit her waist surrounded by four sheep in front of a pile of rice, flour, grain and oil half a person's height.The little Ayun who was so dark just now has been washed clean, but because he was too close to the bonfire, his little face was covered with black ash, and he looked like a wheat-colored sesame dumpling.

"Sister Ah Mao, those well-dressed uncles brought a lot of things to Brother Batu, and even gave me a little lamb."

The circle surrounded by the four sheep dispersed, and Wei Wei found that A Yun in the middle was holding a lamb that was all white.The lamb was still very young, its fur was very tender, and its body hit Ayun's knees.Seeing her walk by, the little lamb raised his head, opened his big watery eyes and let out a soft "baa".

"What a cute little sheep."

Wei Wei couldn't help touching the lamb's head, it seemed that it had been groomed specially, the wool was clean and soft.

After hearing her praise, Ah Yun's face was full of pride: "Sister Ah Mao, I just took a bath and washed it with the remaining water. The little sheep is so obedient, obediently let me wash it."

"Ayun is amazing."

Wei Wei was full of surprise. Anyone who has pets knows that these animals on land are naturally afraid of water. If you want to bathe them, you must be prepared to be splashed with water.

"This sheep is specially raised by the Mongolian noble family as a pet for the noble lady."

A sudden voice sounded, Wei Wei looked back, and it was Batu who spoke.Compared with two months ago, he has grown a little taller, and the boy who is twelve or thirteen years old is now as tall as her, which makes her surprised by the gap in talent.What surprised her even more was that Batu, who was struggling with Chinese before, could speak Mandarin fluently after two months.

Language talent is one aspect, which is also inseparable from his own efforts.Although we don't see each other often, Wei Wei also knows how hardworking Batu is. The servant at home told him that Batu chanted Chinese in his mouth when he was sleeping.

"I forgot to congratulate Batu. Today, the Holy One said in the oral order that your father is a Mongolian warrior."

(End of this chapter)