Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 126

Spring Appreciation Pavilion in the backyard garden of Yuwang Mansion.

Concubine Li sat in the Spring Appreciation Pavilion.Beside her, sat more than a dozen noble ladies.

The nobles and noble ladies in the capital like to get together when they have nothing to do, listening to music, playing hemp hanging, and admiring flowers.

These days, the chrysanthemums in the garden of Prince Yu's Mansion are in full bloom. Concubine Li specially set up a "chrysanthemum appreciation feast" and invited more than a dozen imperial orders and noble ladies to drink and appreciate chrysanthemums.

Bai Xiaoyan's godmother - the wife of Zhao Dudu, the former military governor's mansion, is a second-rank imperial order, and has always had a good relationship with Concubine Li.She also sat in the "Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet".

Sitting beside Madam Zhao was Bai Xiaoyan. She got up and said to Concubine Li: "Princess, I have found a new goddaughter. My goddaughter is Bingxue and smart. I made my own decisions and brought it to our Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet. Please also invite Princess Don't be offended."

Concubine Li smiled: "Old Madam Zhao, what are you talking about! My ineffective younger brother is now working in the former military governor's mansion of Governor Zhao, and he will need Governor Zhao to take care of him in the future."

Concubine Li turned her head to look at Bai Xiaoyan, and asked Mrs. Zhao, "Is this your goddaughter?"

Bai Xiaoyan stood up and greeted Concubine Li with a blessing: "Princess, Bai Xiaoyan, a commoner."

Mrs. Zhao said from the side: "Princess, my godson-in-law is currently working in Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town."

Concubine Li became interested: "Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi? What kind of official position do you have?"

Bai Xiaoyan replied sweetly: "Princess Wang, the husband of the civilian woman is He Liu, the Fusi of Jinyiwei North Town, inspecting hundreds of households!"

Concubine Li became even more enthusiastic after hearing this.She pulled Bai Xiaoyan to her side: "Can you play hemp?"

Bai Xiaoyan nodded: "I understand a little bit."

Concubine Li said to Mrs. Zhao: "That's great. We have another best friend in front of the hemp hanging table!"

Mrs. Zhao said: "My goddaughter has prepared some small gifts for the princess when she met the princess for the first time."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zhao clapped her hands towards the servants waiting outside the pavilion.

The servants carried three red lacquered wooden boxes to the Spring Appreciation Pavilion.

Bai Xiaoyan got up, walked over to open the wooden box.

The first wooden box contained three pairs of emerald jade bracelets, the second wooden box contained a fur hat, and the third wooden box contained a white porcelain medicine bottle.

Concubine Li walked to the wooden box.She is the side concubine of the palace, what good things have you never seen?
Concubine Li picked up a pair of bracelets, stroked them and said, "This is the finest Burmese jade, extremely rare."

Bai Xiaoyan said: "If the concubine likes it, it will be a blessing for the women!"

Concubine Li stroked the fur hat and asked: "The fur of this hat is very soft. I don't know what kind of fur it is?"

Bai Xiaoyan replied: "This is a sea dragon fur hat. Sea dragons are also known as sea otters, and they live on the coast of the East China Sea. It is extremely hard to find. There is more than half an inch of white fur on its neck, which can be used to make hats."

Concubine Li was speechless: "One sea dragon has more than half an inch of white fur? Wouldn't this hat require dozens of sea dragons?"

Bai Xiaoyan nodded slightly: "In winter, if you wear this sea dragon hat, you won't get cold even if you stand in the cold wind."

Concubine Li caressed the sea dragon hat fondly, and said to Bai Xiaoyan, "It's rare that you have such a heart."

Concubine Li asked again: "What kind of rare treasure is contained in this porcelain vase?"

Bai Xiaoyan smiled without answering, but only looked at the dozen or so noble ladies around him.

What kind of smart person is Concubine Li?She smiled and said, "Come forward and tell me quietly."

Bai Xiaoyan clung to Concubine Li's ear and said a few words.Concubine Li immediately pursed her lips and smiled.She flicked Bai Xiaoyan's head and said, "You girl, you are very clever!"

In this porcelain vase is a strong fetish -- the "Eight Treasure Silver Spear Pill" made from the whip of a sea dog!
Prince Yu married Princess Chen at the age of 12, and summoned more than a dozen beautiful servant girls.Because the thing about Wushan was too early, it hurt the male root.But he is good at matters of yin and yang, so sometimes he is unable to do what he wants.Therefore, he is addicted to taking this kind of elixir for strengthening his body.

Whether it is a woman in the folk or a noble lady in Beijing, everyone likes to discuss things in private.

One time Concubine Li drank too much wine and told Mrs. Zhao that Prince Yu had recently called two Taoist priests into the mansion to refine medicine for him.

Seeing Concubine Li happy, Bai Xiaoyan said without losing the opportunity: "Now the concubine is the eldest son and side concubine of the emperor, if she gives birth to a grandson for our Ming Dynasty, she may be a queen in the future."

The concubine Chen in Yuwang's mansion has a weak personality and is getting old, her beauty is no longer, and she is not favored by Yuwang.When Bai Xiaoyan said this, she was not afraid that it would reach Concubine Chen's ears.

Concubine Li was very happy to be coaxed by Bai Xiaoyan, and said to Mrs. Zhao: "You goddaughter, you are really eloquent and full of cleverness."

Turning around, she asked Bai Xiaoyan: "Although your husband only has the title of a hundred households, he is also an official of the sixth rank. You should also have an imperial order, right? Why do you still call yourself a civilian woman?"

Bai Xiaoyan replied: "The woman is the wife of the husband. Therefore, there is no imperial order."

Concubine Li said: "This is easy to handle. I will ask the prince to greet Taichang Temple another day, and give you the order of a sixth-rank safe person."

Gaoming is a conferment granted to the mother or wife of a senior official during the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties.The first to sixth ranks are ordered, and the seventh to ninth ranks are granted imperial orders.The wife is from the husband level.It is a symbol of a woman's status to order the wives to have a salary but no real power.

Among them, the first-rank and second-rank official wives are called "Madam", the third rank is "Shu Ren", the fourth rank is "Respectful", the fifth rank is "Yi Ren", the sixth rank is "An Ren", and the seventh rank and below are "Sweet People". children". . . .

Mrs. Zhao said: "Concubine Li really dotes on my goddaughter! As soon as I came up, I rewarded a sixth-rank Anren. Goddaughter, haven't you thanked the princess?"

Bai Xiaoyan knelt down and said, "Thank you, Princess."

The Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet began, and the servants presented one after another delicious delicacies in the Spring Appreciation Pavilion.

After drinking for three rounds, Concubine Li whispered to Bai Xiaoyan: "Mr. He An, come with me to wash your hands."

Concubine Li and Bai Xiaoyan came out of the Shangchun Pavilion, Concubine Li asked several maidservants who were serving her to step down.She said to Bai Xiaoyan: "My lord despised your family He Baihu a few days ago. It was because someone slandered you in front of your lord. The lord was bewitched, and there was a gap between your family He Baihu. You go back and tell He Baihu Baihu, just say that the prince said it, now he has found out that the slander is false, please congratulate Baihu not to hold grudges."

As soon as Concubine Li spoke, she saw Bai Xiaoyan tearing up.

Bai Xiaoyan knelt down to Concubine Li: "Princess! Datong collaborating with the enemy, there is actually another hidden story! What my husband did in Datong is to protect the dignity of Prince Yu!"

Concubine Li was surprised and said: "What hidden secrets, tell me."

Bai Xiaoyan ordered Gao Gong to instruct Zhao Jianzhi to sacrifice the city. In order to prevent the case from being involved in King Yu, He Liu secretly interdicted Zhao Jianzhi and turned the case of collusion into a non-existent case. He told Concubine Li about it.

After hearing this, Concubine Li said seriously: "Ren He An, your husband is a loyal minister who is loyal to the emperor and the prince! Loyal to the prince is actually loyal to the emperor! Don't worry, I will explain to the prince. From now on, as long as I am here , none of the officials under Lord Yu will dare to touch your husband!"

(End of this chapter)