Hearing that Cheng Fang said "Daochang Sun", the sturdy young man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he still kept a straight face, and the intention of chasing away the guests was very obvious: "Daochang is not here, please go back!" ”

Cheng Fang is such a shrewd person, as soon as he saw the appearance of the young man, he knew that these people must have some troubles, so Fang came here incognito. If what the guys from the Rejuvenation Fang said is true, these people should have been in Pengze for four months.

Although the door wall of the Daiwang family is high and thick, because of the many years of exile and the fact that there are no nobles in Beijing, the soldiers on duty at night must not be a little negligent, and it is normal to doze off and drink a little wine. Those villains are extremely fierce, they attack without their lives, they see blood with swords, and their weapons are also excellent, which shows which dignitaries and dignitaries raised the dead.

Seeing that the garrison is lax, there is no reason to wait for the day when the guards are heavily guarded, and then have a life-and-death struggle with you. Maybe Pei Xi's front foot just arrived, and these dead soldiers also came with their back foot, and the difference would not be more than a day. In terms of time, the suspicion that these teenagers and the so-called Sun Laodao "colluded with gangsters" in front of them can be regarded as dispelling most of them. It's just that Cheng Fang was suspicious and didn't let down his guard, and when he heard the words, he showed a little eagerness, and actually pleaded with this young man who was only eleven or twelve years old: "Cheng also knew that this move was very presumptuous, and Cheng's brother was fighting with others, and unfortunately he was seriously injured. If they are not saved, it is fine, they are saved, but they just don't have the herbs...... Cheng, Cheng's heart ......" In the end, his eyes were already red.

Cheng Fang has a straight nose and a square mouth, his eyes are blazing, and he looks like a decent gentleman. He had read a few books, knew a few words, had seen everything in the world, and his bearing was completely different from that of ordinary country people. It's not so much that he is a flat-headed commoner, but that he is like an official. Nowadays, this man who makes people feel good at a glance, and unconsciously gives birth to a little bit of friendship, choked up, almost wanted to cry, and the sturdy young man saw it, and he was a little flustered, and his indifferent face couldn't be restrained, and he stammered: "I, I ......"

"Third brother-" The charming young man known as "Little Six" dragged a broom and walked over, frowning slightly, and said with some embarrassment, "Our medicinal materials are not enough, eldest brother, second brother and fourth sister...... If the Taoist Master doesn't have much to gain today, the medicinal materials we have stored will only be enough for two days. ”

The young man was hesitating, but when he heard Xiao Liu say this, he made up his mind, and looked at Cheng Fang with some guilt: "I'm sorry, the matter of medicinal materials also involves our brother's life, and the medicinal materials are all purchased by the Dao Master, and we have no right to dispose of them." ”

This kid is young, and he looks weak, but he talks and acts like this...... Cheng Fang was vigilant in his heart, but the disappointment on his face was overflowing, and he still asked a little unwillingly: "Cheng Mou's purchase at three times the price of Rejuvenation Fang, isn't it okay?" ”

"This ......" The sturdy young man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head very reluctantly and said, "The kid doesn't know." ”

Hearing him say this, Cheng Fangru heard the immortal sound, and hurriedly said: "That is the case, when Daochang Sun comes back, I hope that the two of you will tell you one or two, and I will come again tomorrow." If the Taoist can help, Cheng ...... Appreciate! ”

After all, he really turned back three times in one step, disappointed and expectant, and reluctantly left.

The matter was not done, and after coming back, I naturally had to talk to the acting king.

Qin Ke treats people and things, and has never avoided Qin Wan, let alone Shen Man, except when the husband and wife discuss matters in Beijing. Therefore, when Cheng Fang returned, the three members of the Wang family were there.

When Cheng Fang retreated, Qin Ke was a little strange: "This place is remote, and the hundred opera troupes can't come a few times a year, let alone the opera troupe?" ”

Cheng Fang said, looking at the appearance of the two teenagers, they are very outstanding, and they are like people who know some words and understand some truths. Even Nanchang County, the county governor of Yuzhang County, may not be able to cultivate such talents. Shen Man supported his sick body and said slowly, "His eyesight is not bad, he shouldn't make mistakes in such things, the origin of these people is very problematic." ”

Qin Ke was silent for a moment before he said: "Jiangnan has always been rich, all kinds of opera troupes, all kinds of famous actors are extremely outstanding, and it is not uncommon to be recruited into the imperial capital to perform or even enter Taichang Temple. Sage...... Occasionally, one or two actors are lucky, but it makes their hearts bigger. ”

Although there are many opera troupes in the world, there are very few who can really walk to the palace and climb onto the dragon bed, and it is inevitable that countless troupes are fascinated. Besides, it is extremely convenient for popular opera troupes to enter and exit the homes of the powerful, and it is easy for the actors who are held by the powerful to know a lot of things. The Jiangnan family has always been suppressed by the three major family groups of Guanlong, Qingxu, and Heluo, and it is indeed not uncommon to want to take this road.

"Sage-" Sensing the meaning of Qin Ke's words, Shen Man asked with some uncertainty, "Favored the play?" ”

"Not really."

"If so, why are you ......?"

When Qin Ke heard this, he smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "Although she is not a good actor, but the daughter of the concubine is also ...... When Asahi said this, my face almost didn't lift, but I hated that I didn't get the wrap away and let her hear these dirty things. If it weren't for that, he would have avoided his daughter no matter what he said when talking about this kind of thing.

When Shen Man heard this, his face turned green.

What is a concubine?

The families of the powerful usually keep some girls who can sing and dance, and have good colors and arts, and let them sing and dance at the banquet, and accompany the guests to drink. If the guest has a need, there is a room next to it to solve the problem.

The life and death of these women are in the hands of the master, and she can accompany whoever she is asked to accompany, and if the master wants them to accompany her, then she can't refuse. After three or five years, when the younger and more beautiful newcomers are on top, they can only nest in the house, mingling with grooms, small servants, stewards, etc. When the child is born, the male continues to be a slave and maid, leading horses and working, and is not even a child born in the family; As for the woman, if she attacked her mother's appearance, she would naturally take her job after more than ten years, and if she was born coarse and mediocre, she could only be a rough maid - the daughter of the concubine, who was lower than the maid bought from outside, and it was impossible to think of serving by the side of the master's mother, the little lady and the gentlemen.

Although the acting king's mother was only a kabuki, it was specially cultivated by the king of Xiang in order to win over his brother. Out of this consideration, the biological mother of the king, Ye, is clearly recorded in the household registration of the official government, and she is a good citizen. Even if everyone knows that she is a kabuki, in black and white, she still can't be denied. If it weren't for that, how could this lucky and unfortunate woman be posthumously named one of the nine concubines?

When the saint was still a prince, there was naturally nothing wrong with his younger brother giving him a woman from a low background. Left and right is a plaything, who serves the master happily, and gives him some gold, silver, and jewelry; Making the owner unhappy, or beating or killing or giving away, or changing hands and selling, is just a matter of one sentence, but saints are different. The saint is the honor of the Ninety-Five, and the woman who has been fortunate enough to give a title is rarely given, a woman who is born as a lowly maid and whose father is unknown, just because she is favored, can be in a high position, so that everyone can salute?

Just imagining that scene, Shen Man was so angry that his voice trembled a little. She managed to maintain her composure and asked, "The woman...... What is the position now? ”

"This topic, Xu Zhi didn't talk much about it." Qin Ke frowned, and said with some distress, "He mentioned it, saying that after the death of Empress Mu, some powerful people wanted to offer beauties to the sage, but the sage did not allow it at first, and then the prince once angered the sage, and the sage agreed to Zhumei to enter the palace and accept some newcomers." This Lan family is not obvious and leaky, no one has paid attention to her before, but in the past two years, she has directly promoted from a woman with no name and no points, no pregnancy and no appearance to a beauty of the fourth grade. ”

Shen Man also realized the severity of the matter.

Today's saint is an extremely rational king, although his harem is somewhat according to his own preferences, but more often it is a meritorious person who has given birth to children, or a person with an outstanding family background, or an old man who has followed him for many years. Take the third lady of Zhengyipin as an example - Concubine Zhang Shufei was born in a famous family, and she was an old man who followed the saint when he was in the palace, and gave birth to the second prince King Liang and the fifth prince King Wei; Concubine Bai Defei was born in the first family in Jiangnan, the Bai family of Wujun, her mother is a princess of the Southern Song Dynasty, and her grandmother is a princess of Nanliang. Concubine Xuanxian's background is a little lower, just a good citizen, once a female official in the palace, and was later given by the queen to the saint who was still the prince at the time, although she was quite favored by the saint, she also gave birth to the three princes King Qi and the eldest princess to become a virtuous concubine.

If it is said that the position of the third lady is too far and too difficult, and it is too unattainable for a woman from a humble background, then say from a close distance: "Xiangcheng and Xincai's biological mother, because of her daughter's meritorious service, how can this Lan family become a beauty at a young age?" If she stays up for a few more years and becomes nine concubines, won't we have to salute her? ”

The Great Xia harem imitates the Zhou system, except for the four concubines who added from the first product, the rest are according to the rules of the first queen, the third lady, the nine concubines, the twenty-seventh wife and the eighty-one royal wife. Jieyu is the third product, and the beauty is the fourth product, each of which is nine, all of whom are members of the twenty-seventh woman.

The saint has always been cautious and rational in the harem, and it is almost never possible to favor a woman in such an exceptional way. As for Empress Mu...... She is the original wife and comes from a famous family, and everyone can say at most that she is jealous, and no one will really take it to heart.

Qin Ke knew that his wife was extremely fierce, but some things still had to be explained clearly, so he said helplessly: "This is not over yet!" Although Lan's biological mother is no longer there, she has an older sister, who is also a concubine. Without the care of this sister, it would be impossible for the Lan family to preserve their innocence and live until they entered the palace safely. Because of this, the Lan family cried and cried, saying that he wanted to give his sister a title, but the sage refused on the grounds that the law of the country could not be violated. ”