"The royal brother is going to send my mother over, but I can't persuade him." Zhao Defang shook his head: "Together with the imperial sister-in-law, he sent his mother to the Great Xiangguo Temple, put on the pillar incense, and then returned to the palace." ”

The emperor of the Great Song Dynasty seems to like private interviews in micro-service. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin left the palace at three or five o'clock, either to have a meal at Zhao Defang's place, or to find Zhao Pu for a glass of wine, or simply take the guards around the street for a day. When I arrived at Zhao Dezhao, in addition to the first year of filial piety, I had to find a time to go out for a walk during the New Year's holidays, really watch the sumo competition, preside over a juju competition, take the queen to enjoy the lanterns, and keep the frequency of leaving the palace twice a month.

Jiao Wanwan was a little speechless, but she also felt that this was very good, and when she walked into the people, she could better understand what the people wanted, and she could be a good emperor.

"Okay, let's go to the palace early in the morning, and then go together." Jiao Wanwan nodded and said, after finishing the business, Jiao Wanwan remembered the idle matter again: "Brother Huang really plans to choose a concubine?" What do you mean by the imperial sister-in-law? On the side of the Imperial Historical Tower, is it really for the sake of the emperor's brother's heirs, or was he picked up by someone? ”

Zhao Defang glanced at him: "Even if it is plucked, this meaning is also the meaning of Yushitai itself." ”

Jiao Wanwan blinked, the emperor can't make his own decisions if he accepts concubines?

"The emperor has no family affairs, the imperial brother has no heirs, and everyone in the court is anxious." The most important thing is that Zhao Dezhao is not in his twenties, he is almost thirty, he is thirty years old, and he doesn't even have a son, where can he stand up? If he is just an ordinary person, who cares if he has a son or not, but he is an emperor, then whether he has a son or not has become a matter of the whole Song Dynasty. Now it's just the courtiers to say it, and in two years, even the people should say it.

"Then the matter of choosing a concubine is true?" Jiao Wanwan asked, and Zhao Defang nodded: "□□ is not far from ten, but this matter has nothing to do with us......"

Jiao Wanwan frowned: "Why doesn't it matter, we don't have a son now." According to the rules she got from watching novels and TV, but whenever it is a draft, half of the final result is to enter the harem, and half is to be married, Zhao Defang is the prince, and according to the regulations, there can be two side concubines. It just so happens that at this time, filial piety is out, and you can take a concubine, and you can't enter the harem of the official family, and it is also very cost-effective to enter the backyard of the prince.

"It doesn't matter if I have a son or not." Zhao Defang thought about it, the corners of Jiao Wanwan's mouth twitched, if he didn't have a son in ten years, maybe he wouldn't be able to say this. Even in modern times, there are many people who can't give birth to sons, and many of them choose to divorce or cheat. What's more, in this ancient world, it is a great unfilial piety to have no queen.

"What do you mean?" Jiao Wanwan frowned and asked, Zhao Defang raised her eyebrows and touched her chin: "Speaking of which, my mother really likes you." ”

Jiao Wanwan didn't understand, Zhao Defang smiled and said: "When I entered the palace today, my mother said, you don't have a son-in-law yet, and the matter of this draft has nothing to do with our house." In fact, it was Zhao Dezhao who mentioned it first, and the thinking of men and women must be different.

In Zhao Dezhao's opinion, his younger brother is only such a princess, and he is a little wronged, so he thinks that during the draft, he will choose a few lovely people for his younger brother to serve. But the Empress Dowager Song is a woman, she understands a woman's mind too well, so she quickly stopped her, of course, half because she likes Jiao Wanwan, and feels that Jiao Wanwan has not yet given birth to a concubine, so it is not good to let the side concubine enter the door, in case the eldest son is born first, it will be a precursor to the restlessness of the family. The other half is for Zhao Defang, if the son likes anyone, he will be brought into the door in the future, and now the draft is mostly for the emperor's harem, what if he loses the election?

Although Jiao Wanwan didn't know the inside story here, it was a fact that the Empress Dowager Song had helped a lot, and she was immediately moved and happy: "Mother really said that?" ”

"Why should I use this to fool you?" Zhao Defang said with a smile, Jiao Wanwan hurriedly got up and rummaged through the cabinets, Zhao Defang was curious: "What are you looking for?" ”

"My mother feels sorry for me like this, I always have to find something to please my mother." Jiao Wanwan said with a smile, and rummaged again: "Doesn't my mother like jade the most?" I remember that I had a piece of mutton fat jade, which entered the palace the day after tomorrow and brought it to my mother, where did I put it? ”

Zhao Defang thought for a while and asked, "The mutton fat jade bracelet in your dowry?" ”

Jiao Wanwan nodded: "That's it, I remember I didn't bring it." ”

She actually doesn't like to wear jade bracelets very much, the habit she developed at that time in modern times, she likes it very much, jade jewelry, no woman can refuse. But she has to use her hands often, so what if the expensive bracelet is bumped?

There's no way, forgive her for being a small citizen, and I really don't dare to bring tens of thousands of bracelets at will. Therefore, after crossing, there are more gold inlaid jade or gold and silver, and jade is mostly held and appreciated, and rarely taken out.

"Didn't you let people put it away last fall?" Zhao Defang reminded, and Jiao Wanwan nodded: "I know it's put away, but where did I receive it?" ”

Ancient people were very particular about bringing jewelry, bringing gold in winter, jade in summer, and what jewelry to wear in what season. It's early spring, and the jade hasn't been taken out yet.

"Ming'er asked Lamei to help you find it, it's not too early today, don't be busy anymore." Zhao Defang watched her turn back and forth several times, helplessly put down the teacup, dragged the person who passed by him again, and reached out to pinch her arm: "Didn't you say you were tired when you came back?" Aren't you tired now? ”

Jiao Wanwan was reminded, and hurriedly made a weak look: "Tired, too tired, it's really not easy to hold a banquet, I think, let's do less of these things in the future, I don't think it's really necessary, it's just a group of people getting together to eat and drink or something......"

While talking, she secretly looked at Zhao Defang's expression, she really didn't want to have these parties, a bunch of people got together to gossip, what's the point? If you have this time, you might as well write more words and read a book. However, it seems that in ancient times, this kind of gathering between women was more important, and most importantly, it was possible to find out all kinds of news and help men do something.

Zhao Defang pondered for a moment and nodded: "If you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself, it's just that you occasionally need to respond to other people's posts." Why don't you do it once a year? If you make a name for yourself, you don't need to do this in our house. ”

It is impossible to completely eliminate that, only to reduce the number of times.

Jiao Wanwan instantly remembered what happened once a year in various novels, thought about it, and nodded reluctantly, she is not a child anymore, she really can't hide herself in the mansion and not show up, since she is married to Zhao Defang, she has to take responsibility, what she just said is a little too irresponsible.

"Lang Jun is the best, I know that you love me the most. Then I look back and think about it, set a day every year, and do it once. Jiao Wanwan smiled and raised her hand to wrap her arms around Zhao Defang's neck and coquettishly: "Maybe in the future, I can still leave my name in the history books." ”

Zhao Defang couldn't cry or laugh: "If you hold a banquet, what name can you leave in the history books?" ”

Jiao Wanwan pouted: "That's not accurate." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about this, aren't you worried that there will be people in our house? Then if you gave me a son earlier, wouldn't you be able to silence those people? Zhao Defang took the person in his arms, bowed his head, kissed him, and looked at Jiao Wanwan with a smile: "Out of filial piety, we should also have a child." ”

"Okay, then let's have a baby." Jiao Wanwan was not ashamed, her hand was propped up on Zhao Defang's chest, pinched, there were muscles, and further down, there were abdominal muscles. The figure is first-class, the appearance is first-class, and to meet such a husband, he may have used the good fortune of eight lifetimes.

Zhao Defang grabbed the two claws that were messing around on his body, leaned forward, and held the pink lips. After a while, Jiao Wanwan was a little confused, her body was also soft, she couldn't stand on her own, so she simply lay in Zhao Defang's arms, tilting her head and letting others kiss her.

When I woke up the next morning, it was as if I had been run over by a car, and it was difficult to turn over. There was no one around him, although he knew that Zhao Defang was going to go to court, he was still a little lost in his heart, and thought about it hypocritically - is this just to throw it away after going to bed? But in the end, he was not a sad person, and he knew that it was a bit unreasonable to think like this, so he threw away these thoughts and reached out and tugged at the small bell outside the bed curtain.

A few maids hurriedly came in, and Lamei said with a smile while helping her get dressed: "The prince ordered before leaving, don't make noise to the mother, let the mother rest more, and let the kitchen prepare porridge, there are sweet porridge and salty porridge, what flavor does the princess want to drink?" ”

"Sweet." Jiao Wanwan hesitated: "White fungus lotus seed porridge, make a few more side dishes." By the way, I was looking for my mutton fat jade bracelet yesterday, but I didn't find it, you go back and look for it, I want to use it. ”

Lamei hurriedly responded, and when Jiao Wanwan finished dressing up, she went to get the key in person and opened the box to find something.

Jiao Wanwan stood outside for a while, the weather was good today, it was warm, so she called Aunt Li over again: "Dry those fur clothes and put them away, I look at the weather, I guess I can't wear them, those little girls don't know the severity, and I have to ask my aunt to guide them, don't break the things." ”

There is also a trick to drying fur clothes, and exposing them all to the sun is going to ruin things, so you have to have experienced people to go out in person.

Aunt Li responded, and took a few little maids to move boxes, pull ropes, and build wooden frames, and the yard was full of people, and it immediately became lively. Jiao Wanwan looked at it with a smile for a while, hey, spring is a good season, and when I come back from Daxiangguo Temple, I have to pick a day to go out to live up to this spring.

Jiao Wanwan woke up in the morning, as before, she reached out to Zhao Defang and touched it, unlike before, this time she actually touched the warm body, and she was stunned for a while before she reacted, today is Xiu Mu, Zhao Defang does not need to go to court.

"Do you want to get up?" The hand in the quilt grabbed Jiao Wanwan's fingers, pinched them, and a voice with a little smile sounded in her ears: "If you don't want to get up, just sleep for a while, don't rush into the palace, my mother has to clean up at least noon." ”

Jiao Wanwan hurriedly sat up: "I still don't want to, I'd rather go early than later, maybe I can help if I go early, what about you, do you want to follow me into the palace for a while or wait and see?" ”

"I'll go with you." Zhao Defang hesitated, then got up, helped Jiao Wanwan take the clothes at the end of the bed, dragged the bell next to the bed, Lamei hurriedly came in with a few little maids, poured water from the basin, dressed and folded quilts, dressed up, and the house was busy.

When it was cleaned up, breakfast over there was also put on the table, hot porridge, hot buns. Yesterday, Jiao Wanwan said that she wanted to eat shrimp buns, and what she prepared today is shrimp, with some pink shrimp meat inside the slightly transparent bun skin, which makes people have a great appetite.

Jiao Wanwan ate two in a row, and then lowered her head and took a sip of porridge, today it is salty porridge, simple preserved egg pork bones, especially delicious.

"Is lunch going to be used at Daxiangguo Temple?" Daxiangguo Temple is in Bianliang City, starting from the palace, it is also an hour's journey, Jiao Wanwan asked herself and answered: "It should be used in Daxiangguo Temple, I heard that the vegetarian food of Daxiangguo Temple is very famous, I suddenly found that I haven't tasted it, this time I went to live for a few days, I must taste it all, but I can't eat meat for several days." ”

Zhao Defang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Never tasted it?" "It shouldn't be, the Jiao family's time in the capital is not short, two years must be there, although the old lady of the Jiao family believes in Taoism, it is impossible to say that she has never been to the Daxiangguo Temple once.

"Yes, I haven't stayed in Daxiangguo Temple for too long before." Jiao Wanwan is straightforward, who said that you have to eat if you go?

"Did you send us there and leave?" Jiao Wanwan diverted the topic, and Zhao Defang wanted to shake her head: "Accompany you and your mother to live there for two days, okay, I'm full, what about you?" If so, let's go into the palace now? ”

Jiao Wanwan put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and then got up. When they arrived, the Empress Dowager Song was directing people to pack up the packages, don't look at it just to go to Daxiangguo Temple to live for a few days, but there are really a lot of things to pack, from bedding and pillows to teacups and jewelry, and there are clothes, calligraphy and paintings in the middle, and even plan to take a guqin with you, in case you can use it to pass the time?

Zhao Defang couldn't cry or laugh, and hurriedly persuaded the Empress Dowager Song to rest assured of the guqin: "Even if my mother wants to play the piano, Daxiangguo Temple also has these things, as well as this ink, paper and inkstone, Daxiangguo Temple has everything, and my mother really doesn't have to bother to take it." Moreover, the palace and the Great Xiangguo Temple are not far away, if the mother is missing something, can't you just go back and let people come to get it? It's not about traveling far, three or five days of hard work, very quickly. ”

Empress Dowager Song sighed: "I have chosen some beds, changed places, if even the surrounding furnishings have been changed, I will definitely not be able to sleep well at night, with these, in the end, I can have some comfort." ”

"Just bring a few of them." Zhao Defang said, stretched out his hand and nodded: "Bring this incense burner over, doesn't my mother like to light incense at night?" With this, it can also play a calming role, and this, this. ”

The orders were all big, and Jiao Wanwan didn't say anything on the side. Anyway, she doesn't have to move it herself, just watch the things get into the car.

After tossing for more than half an hour, the queen brought someone over, wearing clothes from the palace, and saluted the Empress Dowager Song, and said with a smile: "I have already packed up over there, and I can leave the palace at any time, can my mother clean up here?" ”

Empress Dowager Song smiled and nodded: "Just packed up, then let's leave now?" ”

Because of the noble status of the Empress Dowager Song and the Queen Mother, plus a Jiao Wanwan, it can be said that in the entire Great Song Dynasty, the three most noble women all came over, so the Great Xiangguo Temple began martial law the day before yesterday, and the front hall can still enter, but the back hall is no longer allowed to enter and exit at will.

The old abbot stood at the door with the monks in the temple to greet him, and the Empress Dowager Song was busy helping her and said with a smile: "The monk must not be polite, I am here to pray for blessings, and the monks only think that I am an ordinary person. ”

"The Queen Mother is lenient and kind, and she is a person of great blessings, and God will definitely treat the Queen Mother well." The abbot said with a smile, leading the Empress Dowager Song to go inside, the queen followed closely behind the Empress Dowager Song, and Jiao Wanwan was one step behind the queen.

Walking and walking, Zhao Defang reached out and pinched Jiao Wanwan's arm, and when Jiao Wanwan turned her head, she raised her chin and gestured to the side, Jiao Wanwan followed his line of sight and looked over, a forest, nothing out of the ordinary.

"Passing through this forest, it is the release pond of Daxiangguo Temple, do you want to take a look later?" Zhao Defang saw that she didn't understand, so he lowered his voice and explained: "There are red lotuses planted in the pool, and the red lotus in Daxiangguo Temple is famous. ”

Jiao Wanwan was about to nod, but suddenly it occurred to her that it was only February, even if the red lotus was famous, without modern technology, it would be impossible to bloom in February, right?

In Jiao Wanwan's silence, Zhao Defang also thought of this problem, couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his nose, coughed lightly, and diverted the topic: "On the other side of the release pool, there is an apricot blossom building......

Jiao Wanwan muttered softly: "Isn't this Great Xiangguo Temple a monk temple?" And a restaurant like Xinghualou? ”

The corners of Zhao Defang's mouth twitched: "It's not a restaurant, where did you hear that Xinghualou is a restaurant?" ”

Jiao Wanwan hurriedly shook her head and made a curious look: "What kind of place is Xinghualou?" ”

"Bianliang is the capital, the triennial spring, students from all over the Song Dynasty have to enter Beijing to catch the exam, inns and restaurants often can't find empty rooms to live, and not everyone can rent a house, this apricot forest building, is for the students, free stay, but also free food, there is only one condition, calligraphy, painting and poetry, as long as there is one, can beat others." Zhao Defang explained slowly.

Jiao Wanwan was surprised: "There are such rules? Who sets the standard for outperforming others? Moreover, there is no first text, just this word, Yan Ti Liu Ti Wang Ti cursive script regular script, where can I distinguish one, two, three? There is also this painting, the characters, landscapes, flowers, birds, ghosts and gods, who can distinguish between high and low? ”

I didn't control the volume for a while, and the abbot in front also heard it, turned his head, folded his hands, and explained with a smile: "What the princess said is very reasonable, there is no first, no one can say that their own is the best, this Xinglin Building, in fact, there are no such standards, as long as you are willing, you can leave Mobao." ”

Empress Dowager Song was also a little curious: "Who can leave Mobao?" ”

"Yes, there is a special room in Xinglin Building for these things, if you want to take a look, someone can take you around later." The abbot said with a smile, the Empress Dowager Song is actually not very interested in these, the abbot didn't say anything, so he didn't ask, and turned his head to talk to the queen about other things: "Ming'er got up early, you go to this head of a stick of incense, ask for a sign, and then invite the first bottle of water in the Bodhisattva Yujing bottle, listen to the Buddhist scriptures in the morning, and go back in the afternoon. ”

The queen nodded hurriedly: "I listen to my mother, and Ming'er will definitely catch up early." ”

It's just that the Empress Dowager Song doesn't say it, the queen also plans to come like this, now she just hopes that she can get pregnant as soon as possible and have a child, even if she is still a little princess, as long as she can give birth, the emperor will give her a few more years, after all, it is a young couple, and the emperor will not have any friendship.

When I arrived at the apse, it was almost time for lunch, the Empress Dowager Song was older, and after lunch, she was a little unenergetic, Jiao Wanwan was busy serving the Empress Dowager Song to rest first and take a nap.

She herself was quite energetic, and came out to find Zhao Defang: "Just go to Xinglin Tower to have a look at this time?" I want to accompany my mother in the afternoon, I'm afraid my mother doesn't like to see these things. ”

Zhao Defang was also idle, so he accompanied Jiao Wanwan over. Xinglin Building is a small four-storey building, and it is naturally impossible for students to live in this small building, but to live in Xinglin Garden next to the small building. At noon, besides, it is not the time of spring, this apricot forest building is very clean, except for the little monk guarding the door, there are only Jiao Wanwan and his wife.

There was a basket at the door, and there were mahogany sticks in the basket, and the little monk smiled and motioned for them to take four each: "If you like it, put the wooden sticks in the jar in front of you." Count once every other year, get the most wooden sticks, you can continue to keep them in the Xinglin Building, and if the number of wooden sticks is small, you have to put them away in the next room. ”

Jiao Wanwan raised her eyebrows, smiled, and dragged Zhao Defang in. The first floor is for words, the second floor is for paintings, the third floor is for poems, and the fourth floor is for words. On the three walls, there are densely hung papers, and there is a row of shelves below, corresponding to the number on the paper, and the corresponding number is pasted on the altar.

I always feel that I seem to have entered the vegetable market, and I just need to pay for it, Jiao Wanwan can't help but laugh when she thinks about it.

"If it can be retained after a year, then this person is famous." Jiao Wanwan said with a smile, Zhao Defang nodded: "So this Xinglin Building is also very lively, and there will always be people who will come to observe." It's naturally good to be able to leave Mobao, and those who can't stay can also participate in some experience. ”

There seem to be a lot of celebrities in the Great Song Dynasty, which of those great gods is from the early Song Dynasty? Do you want to look for it, collect some calligraphy and paintings or something when the great god is not famous, and wait for the price to increase in the future?