Chapter 688 Daily Life Before the Year (Part 1)
Not long after the twelfth lunar month, the government sealed its doors and entered the New Year state.
Shao Xun rarely rested for a few days, and then he would go out for a surprise visit.
I won’t be visiting Chenliu this year to express my condolences. I will go to Puyang in the north instead.
A few days before leaving, he tried his best to spend time with the sheep.
“You dare to let me go out?” Yang Xianrong was so happy that he couldn’t help but tease Shao Xun.
The Princess Pei of the East China Sea has become the "Mrs. Pei" of the Shao Mansion.
It is so bold to take the former mistress as your pillow partner! But if it was a queen, that would be so exciting.
When Shao Xun heard this, he just smiled and said, "What's the difficulty in walking in the sea of sand?"
Yang Xianrong no longer embarrassed him and stroked him gently. abdomen.
This is her second child. When she was a teenager, she had a princess with the late emperor and she was already married. The child in the belly is already six months old, and in a few months he will be able to meet his father and mother. He is very happy when the sheep is presented, and people have become much more tolerant.
“I have been hunting for so long, but I still don’t know how to hunt down prey.” There is no wind today, the sun is warm, and it is particularly comfortable to shine on people. Yang Xianrong carries his body and leans confidently into Shao Xun’s arms Inside, let him hold her gently and said: "Don't force the prey into a desperate situation and let them fight as trapped animals. And don't let them feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, and then hug together."
Shao Xun listened and nodded repeatedly.
A few days ago, he went to sleep with Ms. Cui. Cui's statement is different from Yang Xianrong's. It is completely based on the theory that scholars are the pillars of the country.
Shao Xun was greatly disappointed after hearing this. He felt that from now on he would only have perverted sexual desire for Ms. Cui and nothing else.
In fact, he felt that he should try to reduce the number of times he went to see Cui as much as possible to avoid being plotted against. After all, it’s completely different whether something is brought up or not, and people’s hearts will change.
Women like Yu Wenjun, Pei Lingyan, and Yang Xianrong sleep soundly and peacefully.
It is really not easy for politicians to have some sympathy.
"Do you know who is better now?" Yang Xianrong closed his eyes and murmured: "You were so poor back then that you didn't give out dried meat, candied fruits, or rice at the end of the year. If I hadn't been in Guangcheng If you grow rice and raise livestock, you are probably the most stingy uncle in the world."
"My family has never grown alfalfa. Later, I went to Guanzhong to look for seeds and asked someone to teach me. Do you know how much it cost. What's the matter? When I was in Xuchang, all of your soldiers were so full of food and so loyal to you that you didn't even come to see me in Guangcheng Palace."
"When I was disappointed, I was thinking about why I still miss you. I, the daughter of the Taiyang clan, am a queen, why should I let you ruin me? Later, thinking about it, it was probably the things you did in times of crisis that moved me so much. But if you still avoid suspicion and turn a blind eye to me, I will probably leave you eventually."
"Just be proud. Someone from the Yang family came to me and told me nonsense. There are many people who are dissatisfied with you now. If I don't help you, you won't be able to live in peace."
Shao Xun gently smoothed Yang Xianrong's hair and secretly said that Yang Chen really didn't say much on that day.
As the Right Sima of the Shogunate, his nominal position is lower than that of the Left Sima. But Shao Xun knew that Chen Yougen was not as good at playing officialdom as Yang Chen, and a lot of power was seized by the other party.
During the pacification of Qingzhou, Yang Chen led the army with determined command and a very organized manner. Even Jin Zheng did not contradict him a few times, which shows that he is indeed unique.
The credit is great, and the strength and popularity are also very good, but he was careful not to say anything, and his intention to hide his clumsiness was very obvious.
Is it because of this child? Shao Xun gently stroked Yang Xianrong's belly.
If this is the case, then continue fishing until their mouths are bent, so that these great noble clans cannot form a joint force and cannot get together.
He also needs to keep operating.
“Let’s go out for a walk.” Shao Xun said softly.
Yang Xianrong didn't speak, only stood up gently, then took Shao Xun's arm and walked out of the main entrance of Huang Nu Palace.
“The name of this gate is ‘Changqiu’, which is your name.” Shao Xun pointed to the tall gate tower behind him and said.
“When did you get it?” Yang Xianrong asked in surprise.
"Just now." Shao Xun smiled.
"What about the other two gates?"
Huang Nu Palace is surrounded by walls. The east side shares a gate with Lichundai, the south side is the main gate, and there are also gates on the west and north sides.
"Let's call it 'Yingchun Gate' or 'Yu Dong Gate'."
"Where is the building?"
"You come up with a name."
"I'll think about it carefully." Yang Xianrong happily leaned his head on Shao Xun's shoulder and looked at the lotus pond not far away.
The pond was artificially dredged and connected to the sand sea swamp. There is a pavilion in the pond, called the "Lotus Picking Pavilion", and two boats.
There are many fish in the pond, and you can also collect water chestnuts in summer - this is the request of Shao Xun's parents.
Most Cailing people are "sinners", which can be understood literally.
For example, when Ji County was conquered, there were still many women who were not rewarded and were basically sent to Liang Palace to do menial work. In fact, this is equivalent to Ye Ting, but Liang Guo is not yet able to set up such an institution, and it is managed by other departments (cao in the palace).
For now, most of the captured enemy generals, wives and daughters of our own criminal officials in Yeting are doing everything from washing clothes to doing farm work and doing chores. They are an important source of labor in the palace—— "The wife and daughter were expelled from Yeting" has been a common punishment since the Han Dynasty. Some little girls even grew up in Yeting and knew nothing about outside affairs.
Yeting women are not without opportunities to make a comeback.
Sometimes the emperor is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he just wants a bite of farm food, or he wants to play with the wives and daughters of his enemies. This is an opportunity.
Sometimes, some women from Yeting were released, such as on the emperor's birthday, changing his Yuan Dynasty, or conferring a title, and asked them to leave the palace and choose their own husbands. After all, the emperor only has a gun and cannot play with so many women. It is really rare for Sima Yan to pack up the entire Soochow palace and go home, so that there are more than 10,000 women in the harem waiting for his blessing. It is really rare.
Perhaps, only Qin Shihuang, who had the concubines, princesses, wives and daughters of nobles from the six countries, could compete with Sima Yan. There are people busy in the Lotus Picking Pavilion right now.
Shao Xun took a look and saw that some of them looked familiar. They were probably the female relatives of Shi Hu, Kong Dou and Zhao Lu who were captured by Ji County.
Cao's guards in the palace were watching.
This is a good job, seeing beautiful women every day, Shao Xun secretly complained.
"Liang Palace is really quite impressive." Yang Xianrong said with emotion.
Yang Xianrong saw the harem, while Shao Xun saw various institutions.
The department is constantly improving, and Liang Guo from more than a dozen counties has become familiar with its operations. It is actually a very good internship process.
He is not even in a hurry to let the Turtle Emperor step down. It is very good to expand and devour it bit by bit.
"See Ming Gong." Shi Wuli, Cao Ling in the palace, came over and bowed in salute.
When he saw the sheep Xianrong, Wu Li's brain was a little down. He didn't know what to call him for a while, and finally said directly: "See Mrs. Sheep."
"Mrs. Sheep" is called "Mrs. Sheep". The sheep presented themselves with joy and smiles.
Shao Xun hugged her gently.
I don’t like to be called “Queen Hui”, I just want to be called “Mrs. Sheep”, what else is there to say.
Wu Li is one of the Cao Zhulings in the palace, an eighth-rank official, in charge of the palace gardens - this does not refer to the garden, but actually the fish pond, livestock farm, vegetable garden, orchard in the palace. .
Wu Li is the eldest grandson of Wu Qian. He knows Braille, but not much, and was born in Taixue (in name only).
In contrast, the other He Li (son of He Lun) with the same name does not need to be named Taixue. He is from a noble family and has many connections. He is currently working under Liu Anzhi, Cao Shangshu of the Fifth Army. , in front of the commander in charge of military registration.
We are all our own people inside and outside the palace.
The large-scale influx of Donghai Township Party members into Liang Palace is what happened in the past year.
For example, the newly appointed Taiguan was introduced by his uncle Liu Shan. He heard that he was doing business in his hometown and almost went bankrupt. But he had certain management capabilities, so he directly promoted Xiaolian from Lanling County, next to Donghai, to come to Liang Palace to take charge of meals.
If you are not one of your own, you won’t feel at ease when using it.
Shao Xun is also a mortal body. If he eats the poisonous cake, he will be ruined. Don’t tell me, the aristocratic family is quite good at doing this. He can’t beat you head-on, so he will do it under the wall. It is not impossible for people to engage in private affairs. It can only be said that the conflict has not reached this stage and it is unnecessary.
"Wu Lingshi has a lot of rules for managing the orchard. I've heard it from others." Shao Xun said, "I cultivated a peach. What is it called?"
"'Liang Baitao'." Wu Li said in surprise.
Actually, this peach is native to Guangchengze and is indeed artificially cultivated. It was not called this name before, but it was changed after transplanting here to flatter it.
The reason why Shao Xun knew this was because his mother told him.
“You can promote it as appropriate, good things cannot be hidden in the palace.” Shao Xun said.
“Yes.” Wu Li bowed in response.
Shao Xun nodded to him and continued walking with Yang Xianrong.
As the two walked, their fingers slowly intertwined and then held tightly.
Yu Wenjun especially liked this, and enjoyed it endlessly, like an innocent little girl. Unexpectedly, Yang Xianrong also liked it.
A tall figure appeared in front of him. Shao Xun subconsciously wanted to let go. Yang Xianrong's face dropped and he looked at him with unhappy eyes.
Shao Xun smiled awkwardly, took Yang Xianrong's hand and walked over.
Wang Huifeng stood by the pool, bowed, and then continued to look at the cold lake in winter.
Yang Xianrong was a little displeased when she saw Wang Huifeng's detached and independent appearance. She became ill-tempered and almost asked Wang Huifeng to call her "mother queen". However, she had divorced Prince Minhuai a long time ago, but she had no reason to do so, so she gave up.
Shao Xun held Yang Xianrong's hand tightly.
This little vinegar jar often makes my lungs explode with anger. Sometimes Shao Xun is troubled, and sometimes he is very satisfied. People always like to feel needed.
If Yang Xianrong was no longer angry, he would feel lost again - one word, "cheap"!
"I heard that people will be sent to Xin'an tomorrow after spring?" Just when Shao Xun thought that Wang Huifeng couldn't speak, the other party suddenly asked.
"How do you know?" Shao Xun asked curiously.
“As you said, I am the ‘Taiwei Assistant to the Government’.” Wang Huifeng said with a smile.
Yang Xianrong raised his head in surprise and looked at Wang Huifeng.
This sentence is not Wang Huifeng's calm and temperamental style. When did she laugh and joke?
Thinking of this, his hand suddenly exerted force and pinched Shao Xun.
Shao Xun had rough skin and thick flesh, and his expression remained unchanged. He looked at Wang Huifeng and said, "It is true. Xin'anye is one of the great dynasties of the country, and I want to restore it."
Wang Huifeng took out a book and handed it to Shao Xun.
“Are you waiting here specifically for me?” Shao Xun was stunned.
Wang Huifeng hummed.
(End of this chapter)