Chapter 123: Horse Hanging
The team participating in the autumn hunt were all resting in the garden, and Youyi sat in the carriage all day but did not feel tired at all. First, the inside of the carriage was very comfortable, and secondly, Shang Que and Wei Ru talked and laughed along the way, and there was no boring feeling, just felt that they had arrived at the place after eating, drinking, and sleeping.
Shang Que is here for the second time, and he knows the situation of the other garden very well.
"You can't get close to the middle hall lightly, there are countless bright and dark whistles, and you will die if you don't wait for you to explain!" She solemnly instructed the two of Youyi, "Behind the middle hall is the residence of the queen mother and all the concubines, and on the east and west sides are the princes and princes. I'll take you to my aunt in a moment, but I'm just going to wronged two of my personal maids who pretend to be me. But just like that, anyone can see the temperament of my sister and my sister. ”
The investigation is so strict along the way, and multiple checkpoints are checked layer by layer, how can a person from an unknown source be allowed to get in? On the bright side, Shang Que brought the two of them in private, pretending to be the girl, but in fact, Shang Que crossed the Ming Road, but I don't know who gave this Ming Road.
Youyi and Wei Ru nodded and changed into the clothes Shang Que had brought. Although they are just ordinary girls, they both have a special charm, and their temperament is not inferior to that of a businessman. Anyone with some eyesight can see it, and they can't hide it if they want to.
Before they could go out, the second prince and An Jiahe came over, and they were accompanied by two sons and brothers from Yushu Linfeng. The sword eyebrows and Danfeng's skin color are more wheat than the prince of Rui, that is, Shang Que's aunt and cousin.
This prince is only sixteen years old this year, and he has been cultivating both civil and military since he was a child, although he did not take the imperial examination to enter the office, it is not a problem. I heard that this prince has been engaged, and the wedding date is scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival in the second half of the year. The other is a side branch of the merchant, who seems to be Chu Shizi's follower.
Shang Que saw Youyi and the two standing aside like real girls, and hurriedly smiled and said, "It's all my own people here, my sister and sister don't have to be like this." Sit down, and we'll talk as we please. ”
"I've heard the second prince mention the two girls a long time ago, and I've also heard about the girls, it's really fate to meet today." Chu Li obviously knew the true identities of the two.
Wei Ru replied with a smile when he heard this: "Actually, it's not a big deal, just because our sisters are women." ”
Although Miss Wang's words are simple, they have great meaning. Since the beginning of historical records in the Central Plains, it has been the supremacy of male power. Women are just husbands and children, and three obedience and four virtues are fundamental. However, I consulted the ancient books and came across a notebook that recorded some strange things. At the beginning of the opening of heaven and earth, there was chaos everywhere, and later Nuwa created people, and even praised his father to die day by day and turned into mountains and rivers. But the people were not civilized, and the men wanted to hunt wild beasts, but they died without weapons in their hands, so they had to rely on the women to pick wild fruits. Women gradually became the dominant society at that time, and men began to stay in the Lord, staying in the cave to do housework and take care of children.
Later, people learned to drill wood for fire, and they found sharp stones as weapons, and slowly they were able to hunt some weak animals. Later, they used wood and animal fur and bones to make bows and arrows, and adult men gathered together to hunt, and they could hunt fierce and large animals such as tigers and brown bears. Gradually, men became the main force in society, and women began to take care of the housework and children.
Although the name of the book is unknown and I don't know where it went, according to my analysis, I think there is some truth. It can be seen that women are not blindly husbands and children. Moreover, since the founding of Dayu, there have been many stories of women heroes. The girl doesn't have to be presumptuous because she is a daughter, as long as she is talented and courageous, she will definitely be able to make a great career that shocks the world. ”
Wei Ru couldn't help but nod when he heard this, "The prince really has a lot of books, but unfortunately, I can't find that strange book, otherwise I must give up my face to borrow it and read it." ”
"It's better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles. I know that Miss Wang has a wide range of knowledge, and what she has seen with her own eyes must be more vivid and real than what is written in the book. Chu Li didn't mean to laugh at Wei Ru in the slightest, "I know that the girl's footprints are all over the mountains and rivers of Dayu, I don't know if the girl has been to the place where the Fengxian clan lives?" I heard that the Fengxian clan still follows the form of a matrilineal clan, and the child only recognizes his uncle but does not know his father. ”
"The place where the Phoenixes live is extremely secretive, and it is not easy to reach between the mountains. Once I accidentally rescued a girl, who happened to be the daughter of the patriarch of the Fengxian clan. She sincerely invited me to be a guest in the clan, and I couldn't refuse, so I went to live for half a month. The Fengxian clan is just like the prince said, and still retains the most primitive state of life. In fact, it doesn't matter who is in the house and who is outside, what I feel most in the Fengxian clan is 'freedom'. They worship freedom, follow their hearts, and are never bound by any worldliness. It is precisely because they are different that they are incompatible with the world, and they have no choice but to live in a remote corner, let alone communicate with the world. However, because they do not associate with foreign races, they can only intermarry within the same clan, so that the more fools appear in their clan. If this development continues, it is estimated that it will not be long before the Phoenix Immortal Clan will disappear from this world. ”
"Oh? Do you also believe in the 'nonsense' that consanguineous marriages have a bad effect on children? Chu Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, obviously he was interested.
It turns out that this Chu Li likes to read the most, and he especially likes to read some miscellaneous books that are considered "improper" by the master. There is a large library in the Dayu Palace, and the upper and lower three floors are full of all kinds of books. He liked to soak in it since he was a child, and he had read almost all the books in it over the years, and even the eunuchs and palace maids who took care of the library were not as familiar with the location of each book as he was. The ancestor emperor is a far-sighted holy monarch, he opened up the territory to conquer foreign races, but attaches great importance to the culture of various ethnic groups, never kills scholars, and does not destroy and burn classics, but collects them into the Dayu Palace. After three generations, the palace library has a large number of books, and there are many kinds of books, and various cultural ideas are intermingled.
Chu Li had to come into contact with these strange customs and culture when he was reading a lot of books, and his heart was full of curiosity
His heart was full of curiosity, but because of his identity, he couldn't stay away from the capital, so he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. When I met Wei Ru today, I heard that she had even been to the place where the Fengxian clan lived, and her insights were clever, and my heart couldn't help but jump.
Wei Ru had promised the patriarch of the Fengxian clan that he would not reveal the place where their clan lived, and it was okay to just talk about some culture and folk customs. Chu Li didn't want to disturb other people's peaceful lives, just curious.
They talked very happily, and Youyi was not idle, they made up a table to play horses. This thing came from the West, and it was only a year or two when it came to the capital, and Youyi had only heard of it but had never seen it with her own eyes.
It seems that Shang Que is a lot of fun, and it is quite addictive. Her hands rubbed the cards on the table, and in the blink of an eye, she stacked them neatly.
"The horse crane is very easy to fight, with your cleverness, you can see it. When you learn it, you won't be uncomfortable when you miss one. Shang Que asked Youyi to sit next to him, wanting to teach her to play a dozen.
Shang Que sat Chu Yi at the top, the girl put the chair between them, and Youyi sat down.
"Wouldn't it be half-hearted to learn from you? I'll be a free teacher once to ensure that famous teachers are apprentices! Chu Yi chuckled and said, and then pushed the card in front of him, "It's confused." All the big three dollars, give silver! ”
Shang Que glanced at it a few times, and pouted unconvincedly to give the silver, "It's just good luck." ”
"Playing cards is secondary, the key is to be skillful, and a bad hand can turn defeat into victory. Even if you can't win, it will minimize the opponent's winning chance. The commodity crown said with a smile, "The second prince has won a lot of times when he plays cards with us, and he only loses a few taels of silver." Miss Jin has the teaching of the second prince, I am afraid that she will also become a master, it seems that our purse is destined to hold back. ”
This Shang Que's cousin is very good at talking, and he is not annoying, no wonder he can follow the prince. Only Youyi has seen those who are close to the second prince include An Jia and Commodity Crown, both of whom have their own strengths, and they are outstanding in terms of family background and knowledge. The outside world said that these two princes were disgusted by the saints for not doing their jobs, he never paid attention to the government and had no ambitions, he spent all day drinking and pretentious, and he was a role model for the sons of gentlemen. Now it seems that Youyi can't agree.
How could a real gentleman let An Jiahe and the commodity crown loyally follow him? Moreover, from the details inadvertently revealed by the second prince, it is not difficult for Youyi to find that he is a person with knowledge, ideas, strategy, and heart. How can such a person be just a man with no ambitions?
"It is said that the more people who can't play, the more popular they are. I'm afraid there's only one card left in my paste, so you can help me touch it. The second prince looked at Youyi and said.
Youyi hesitated for a moment, reached out and touched a card, glanced at it and handed it over. She only knew that there were a few circles on the card, and she heard them say that it was called five cakes, and it was unknown whether the second prince wanted to win the card.
"Sure enough, it's good luck, that's it." The second prince gently pushed the card and said with a smile, "I will give you all the money you won in this game." ”
"How many taels of silver? It seems that he can't go up to the table without a few hundred taels of silver. Youyi glanced back.
Hearing this, the second prince stood up and gave up his seat, "You come, you win and take it, and the loss is mine." ”
"Great! I've never won the second prince's silver. My sister hurry up and sit down, and be sure to play a few more laps. Shang Que was very happy to hear this, sat down according to Youyi, and urged him to start.
Youyi had no choice but to sit down and ask the second prince every time she played a card. These two princes are good masters, and they teach the young rites almost as soon as they get down. Although the card skills are not very good, it is really smart enough to learn a tiger skin color in such a short time.