Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 173 Slug
Zeng was a little embarrassed and said: "This hair is so precious, how dare I accept it?"

Chen Wenxin took Zeng's hand and said, "As long as my sister-in-law likes it, it's not considered precious, we deserve it with a family like ours."

These complex heads and faces are all made of pure gold, and a set weighs three to five catties.Most of them are worn in ceremonies, and they are not usually worn.

Chen Wen felt that these things were heavy, so he would never wear them unless necessary.

However, the emperor rewarded him a lot, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also offered gifts from time to time.

There are many sets stored in the warehouse of Yikun Palace, thinking that there are mothers and elder sisters-in-law at home, they might like it, so they picked two sets that did not exceed the limit and brought them back.

Zeng was both fond of it and fearful at the same time.

The joy in her eyes cannot be concealed, Zheng Shi was once young, how could she not know her emotions at the moment?

She gave her eldest brother a wink, and Chen Wenren stepped forward to persuade Zeng Shi softly: "After thinking about it, don't refuse. If you like it, accept it."

The Chen family is not happy with the way of pushing back and forth, it seems very polite.

Zeng accepted it, and said shyly, "Then thank you, aunt."

What she gave to Chen Wenren was a precious sword. The Chen family has been good at using swords rather than knives since Chen Xihai.

This sword is about two feet long, the whole body is black and reflective, and only the fringe of the sword is tied with a little vermilion.

That cold light seemed to allow people to see what kind of sharp sword body was hidden in the scabbard.

In front of the elders, women and children, Chen Wenren did not dare to open the scabbard.

He said with a smile: "I always give gifts like that sword, and I have never seen Nian Nian like this."

When he spoke, he pointed to the wall, and everyone saw that there was a beautiful long sword inlaid with gemstones hanging above it.

Such a sword is for decoration, and the scabbard may not even be sharpened.

And the sword Chen Wenxin gave is a real weapon.

She smiled and said: "This sword is made of black steel. It is heavier than ordinary swords, but it has the power to cut iron like mud. I know that my elder brother is not used to using the green army saber. I will give this to my elder brother as a close-up weapon." It couldn't be more appropriate."

What she gave to Chen Wenli and Chen Wenxin's younger brothers were the same as the elder brothers, the Four Treasures of Study brought back by Jiangnan.

Chen Wenli and eldest elder brother are the same age, just at the age when the status of a boy changes, from a child to a teenager.

Boys in this age group are generally thoughtful and like to keep their words in their hearts. In contrast, Chen Wenxin, who is nine years old, is very talkative.

Chen Wenxin exclaimed: "Wow, this is the same as the Four Treasures of the Study used by brothers!"

In the elder brother's office, the things used by the elder brothers are naturally the best.

They are just waiters and never dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with brothers.

Chen Wenli wondered, "Why does the third sister have the same four treasures of the study as my brothers?"

She chuckled, "Because my brothers gave it to me from my third sister."

In the end was Chen Wenyi. She personally picked up a large square wooden box and handed it to Chen Wenyi.

"Second brother, open it and have a look, you will definitely like it."

The wooden box was also engraved with Western characters, so one could tell it was a Western tribute.

He opened the gold-encrusted clasp on the box, only to see a crooked, pitch-black object lying in the box, with two deep black tubes.

"Is this... a musket?"

Chen Wenyi was surprised: "Has Xiyang already made short-handled muskets?"

His complexion changed, and Chen Wenxin hurriedly explained: "Although it is shorter than our Daqing muskets, it is easier to carry. But there are also shortcomings, so don't worry, second brother."

Chen Wenyi knew in his heart that if the gun was not as good as the Qing Dynasty, Chen Wenxin would not have given it to him.

"Second brother is now forming a shotgun team in the green battalion. I think it is not enough for soldiers to learn how to use shotguns, but also to improve shotguns."

Chen Wenyi sighed: "The shotgun has been handed down from the Ming Dynasty to the present, and it has been more than [-] years. How has it been improved?"

On the contrary, the body of the gun was changed to be longer and longer, fearing that the sons of the nobles who used the gun to hunt would injure themselves because of fire.

And this kind of improvement is very disadvantageous in war, because the longer the gun body, the more inconvenient it is to carry.

Maybe a soldier who turns around will bump into the soldier next to him, which will delay the military plane.

Even though he has the heart, he doesn't have the strength yet.

Chen Wenxin also understood that those noble children who used shotguns to shoot birds, how could they think of the situation on the battlefield?
"The emperor doesn't care about this short-handled musket that was a tribute from the West. I think that my second brother needs it, so I can learn from each other's strengths and improve the shotgun to be suitable for use on the battlefield."

In her heart, she admired Chen Wenyi's idea of ​​forming a shotgun team. Historical experience made her understand how important firearms were to the Qing Dynasty.

The era of cold weapons will soon pass, and the world will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Now the Western countries that kneel three times and kowtow nine times to the Qing Dynasty will blow up the smoke of war in the Central Plains.

At that time, I regretted not developing firearms as soon as possible, and it was too late.

Although the emperor agreed with Chen Wenyi's idea, he did not give much attention and support to it.

At this time, he was even assigned an errand to expand the Tsinghua Park, which slowed down the progress of the Shotgun team.

Doesn't he really value firearms from the bottom of his heart?

It's as if he stubbornly believes that Xiang Ming's opening of the customs is a deviant theory.

Chen Xihai had been looking at the original painting of Huai Su, and when he heard this, he turned to Chen Wenyi and said, "Your Majesty asked you to oversee the expansion of the Tsinghua Garden, so you should handle it well. It's not too late to think about the shotgun team after this is over. , after all, the world is peaceful at this time, and there is no war.”

Hearing this, Chen Wenxin quietly stuck out her tongue at Chen Wenyi.

Chen Wenyi only pretended to be serious, and said to Chen Xihai: "Yes, my son understands."

The small table came in and said: "Master, the emperor ordered the palace to bring food, where should it be placed?"

Chen Wenxin looked at Chen Xihai, he thought for a while, and said, "Nian Nian is also tired from shopping, isn't it? Why don't we have lunch in Ting Yu Pavilion today, so as to save the tiredness of walking around."

"Very good. Just follow my father's advice."

The small table led out, and not long after, the eunuchs came in one after another holding food boxes, and placed dishes on the table where the gifts had been placed just now.

Bai Lu and others watched from the sidelines, preventing these little eunuchs from bumping into Chen Wenxin.

Mrs. Zheng suddenly remembered something, and said: "I was just saying that I forgot something. Ying'er must be waiting to see her sister. Why don't you call her in now."

Bai Lu didn't mention it, but kept thinking about it in her heart.

It's just that when Luanyu was greeted, none of the servants in Nianxin Garden showed up, and she couldn't see Yinger either.

Now hearing Mrs. Zheng mentioning it, she smiled humbly, "Madam, why should you take such trivial matters to heart? The master is not in a hurry to leave, we sisters can always see each other."

Seeing that she was so sensible, Mrs. Zheng took her hand and said with a smile: "My good boy, let Yinger take care of your master during these days in the garden. So that you two sisters can see each other more."

Bai Lu quickly saluted and said, "Thank you, madam."

When the lunch was set, besides Bai Lu who served beside Chen Wenxin, four other maids from the garden came in.

One of them was a girl with an oval face and lowered head, her facial features were somewhat similar to Bai Lu's.

"Is this Ying'er?"

Chen Wenxin asked Mrs. Zheng, Mrs. Zheng nodded and said, "Yes. Look, isn't it somewhat similar to Bai Lusheng's?"

When Yinger saw and asked, she stepped forward and gave a Wanfu gift.

"Slave servant Ying'er, please concubine Jin An."

Her voice is clear and tactful, just like a yellow warbler out of the valley.

"Get up and come forward."

Ying'er came forward, she nodded to Bai Lu.

Bai Lu was slightly taken aback, the master wanted to reward Ying'er.

But she is Ying'er's older sister, how could she be ashamed to reward her younger sister for the master?

Bai Lu has served in the palace for a long time, although she is embarrassed, she still understands the rules.

She is not Ying'er's sister now, but the master's close maid.

Bai Lu took a step forward, took out a palace purse from her sleeve, and put it in Ying'er's hand.

"This is what our master rewarded the girl."

Ying'er slightly raised her head and glanced at her sister, Bai Lu reminded her in a low voice, "Hurry up and thank you."

Ying'er hurriedly sleeved the purse, and saluted again, "Thank you, my servant, for your reward."

Chen Wenxin smiled and nodded, "Excuse me. It's good to learn the rules, just like your sister."

Except for Ying'er's reward alone, Chen Wenxin had already ordered the small table to reward all the servants in the garden, and handed it over to the housekeeper sent by the Chen family's mansion.

Her two sisters were serving at the table, and everyone in the Chen family was sitting around the table. At one moment, a young eunuch brought in an iceberg and a four-sided golden fan.

"Returning to the master, the emperor ordered the iceberg to be taken from the nearest ice bank in Tsinghua Garden. The emperor also said that during the days when the master lived in Nianxin Garden, according to the rules of the palace, the iceberg can be taken from Tsinghua Garden at any time. .”

Chen Wenxin said lightly: "Understood."

If she remembers correctly, at Concubine Hui's birthday banquet yesterday, because Ding was always arguing with Concubine Yi, the Emperor had already gone to her to use the iceberg at any time.

Why did you just say it yesterday, but backtracked today?
The ice bank in Tsinghua Garden was built last autumn when the emperor said it was going to be built.

The emperor said that Guanlan Pavilion, accompanied by water, is a good place to escape the heat in summer.

The ice bank is built in autumn, and ice cubes are stored in winter. The ice bank has just been put into use this summer.

I don't know if the emperor will come to escape the heat this summer.

Everyone saw the emperor's continuous grace, and the plaque of Nianxin Garden bestowed by the emperor, and they knew the profound meaning of the name as soon as they heard it.

Blind relatives are the reliance of all concubines, and there are even concubine-level items such as gold-topped goose yellow embroidered phoenix Luanyu.

Another thing is to send Lu Zong to wait on her veins, another to enjoy the palace meal, and another to send icebergs...

There is no sign of falling out of favor in this, it is still the same honor as when she was first conferred as Qin concubine.

Chen Wenxin was a little sullen, and didn't seem to appreciate it.

As the head of the family, Chen Xihai coughed and said, "Let's eat."

(End of this chapter)