Chapter 905: The Preparatory Envoy Corps
After the envoys were decided, the people who were ordered to send the envoys were busy packing up, and they didn't know when they would be able to come back, so they not only had to bring the clothes they wore on weekdays, but also had to prepare clothes for the autumn and winter seasons.
Lu Wangfu was also busy with dotting, there were medicinal materials and clothes to be brought to the prince, and there were even gifts to be sent to Chu Mingxin's mother and son by the envoys.
Thanks to her henchmen, she tried to persuade her, "You can be relieved!" There are thousands of miles between Dongjing and Dayan, and the princess is also afraid that there will be no store after this village, and it is rare for an envoy to go to Dongjing, so she will remember to accompany the tenth aunt and grandmother more. ”
"Yes! The most important thing for the prince to return to Beijing safely is not it? "That's it.
Mrs. Shizi thought that her husband was far away in a foreign land and could not return, so she couldn't help but burst into tears, and everyone couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh when they looked at it.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Shizi is better than the second lady!
The prince has been recuperating for a long time in the small town at the junction of Qiang and Dongjing, and he should have fully recovered, but the second master is still missing! The second lady thought that the prince was going to die, and the title was finally going to fall to the second house! I couldn't be happier! Who would have thought that the second master would be taken captive in Dongjingguo, how could the second lady and the first lady bear this huge gap? Since the news came, she fell ill in bed, ignoring everything.
Finally, when the emperor was going to send an envoy to Dongjingguo, the second room was full of hope, hoping that the envoy could save the second master. After learning the purpose of the envoys, the second lady was so angry that she smashed everything around her to the ground.
The girls in the second room were so frightened by the second lady that they jumped up, and one of the little girls pointed to the broken gold-inlaid jade unicorn ornament on the ground in surprise and shouted, "That's Daddy's favorite unicorn." "The word of the second master of Chu is a jade lin, so he likes to collect jade unicorn ornaments, and this gold-inlaid jade unicorn is his favorite.
When the second lady heard this, she turned her head to look at it, only to find that she was so angry that she accidentally smashed her husband's most beloved thing, and her face immediately darkened, everyone was silent, and the needles in the house could be heard.
Several of the older servants muttered in their hearts. The second master's whereabouts are now unknown, and his life and death are uncertain. The second lady smashed his beloved object with her own hands, how could it feel like a bad omen? The second master, don't have three long and two short!
The movement of the second room naturally couldn't hide from Princess Lu and Mrs. Shizi, Princess Lu held her skinny fist and pounded the table angrily, "This is useless." Her man isn't dead yet! She can't wait to demolish the house! ”
The maids and servants all bowed their heads and did their work. No one dared to answer. Princess Lu sulked for a while, so she continued to work tirelessly, and her youngest daughter was far away in Dongjingguo. Although there is no need to worry about her life, she still needs to bring some medicinal herbs.
Mrs. Shizi couldn't help laughing when she saw the list made by Princess Lu, there are many medicinal materials on the list, and Dongjing also has them, and the quality is better than Dayan's, and her mother-in-law spent a lot of money to prepare these medicinal materials to go to Dongjing, but I am afraid that it will be a waste of silver.
Chu Mingxin is now the third prince and concubine of Dongjingguo, what good medicinal materials are there? Even if there is no palace in the palace, is there no palace in it? Will the king of Toyasukuni be stingy with this little thing? My own family sent these medicinal materials all the way over, but I was afraid that no one would buy them even if they took them out and sold them.
Because in Dongjing, people can buy better quality medicinal materials at a lower price, who would spend a lot of money to buy inferior quality goods?
It's better to give gold and silver directly to save trouble!
But she can't say this as a daughter-in-law, alas! "The second room is still noisy?"
"It's gone. However, many people in the house said that the second lady broke the second master's beloved thing, which seems to be a bad omen! Otherwise, there are so many things in the second lady's house, what is not good to smash, but which one is smashed? A servant woman shook her head and sighed.
"The second lady seems to have been hit by this, and fell ill again." It's not the second lady who is in charge, otherwise she can't stand it like this, and she fell ill at both ends in three days, and the house is not chaotic?
Mrs. Shizi shook her head with a smile, "Send someone to ask someone from the Golden and Silver Mansion to see if the unicorn can be repaired." ”
Everyone was stunned, "Madam, do you want to help fix it?" ”
"It's worth it!" Mrs. Shizi replied with a smile, and the servants thought about it for a while, and they also figured it out, and complimented one after another, "It's still Madame who thinks it through." ”
"It's still Madame's generosity."
Mrs. Shizi shook her head slightly, "After all, the second master is the son's brother-in-law, and he took over the son to go to Dongjing, so he can be regarded as preventing the disaster for the prince, right?" It's just to help repair an ornament, just a little bit of effort! ”
But in this way, the two concubines have an opinion, and Princess Lu naturally has to look up to the eldest daughter-in-law.
The envoy was envoy to the Ministry of Rites Xie Shilang after going down, and immediately found Du Xiang to ask him for help.
"Looking for my help? How can I help? Du Xiang pointed to his nose and asked, Xie Shilang smiled at Du Xiang unhurriedly, "I want to ask Xiangye to introduce Young Master Ling Sun Fuchang on his behalf." ”
"Looking for normalcy?" Du Xiang immediately thought of Chu Mingxin, who married far away and went to Dongjingguo, and is now a widow. "What do you want him to do?"
Chu Mingxin was full of turmoil in the city at the beginning, although in the end, the rumors turned around, and she married into the Yang family, but who she really fell in love with, who these old foxes in the court couldn't see, but it was not beneficial to herself to say it, so everyone avoided talking about it.
In recent years, the auction building has become famous, Du Yunxun and his brother-in-law Fan Anyue are disciples of Yan Chi, and they are naturally famous, Du Yunxun's paintings are deeply loved by the emperor, and the paintings he has made over the years have been circulated very little, and they were collected by the emperor almost as soon as they were completed.
Seeing that Du Xiang's eyes were full of vigilance, Xie Shilang couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Xia Guan just wants to ask the young master of Fuchang to help him pick some paintings and antiques from the auction building to give to the king of Dongjing." Seeing that the vigilance in Du Xiang's eyes was gradually fading, Xie Shilang said again, "You also know that the lower officials have not studied these art treasures, if they don't pick them well, wouldn't they be ashamed to go to Dongjingguo." ”
That's just as well. Du Xiang nodded secretly, and said to Xie Shilang, "Meng Xie Shilang will not give up, if there is a place where he needs help." Just send it. ”
Xie Shilang hurriedly gave a few words, and then went to Du Mansion with Du Xiang.
Du Yunxun was invited by Xie Shilang to accompany him to the auction building, Xie Shilang is the envoy of the embassy, if he goes to the auction building by himself, the shopkeeper in the building will naturally not dare to snub him, but as he said, he has not studied these works of art, and people show him whether it is good or bad. He really couldn't tell. Of course, the auction house did not dare to show him the defective products.
So it's a bit redundant for him to find Du Yunxun to come with him! Fan Anyue and Yan Chi come to the auction building almost every day, just look for the two of them if there is anything! Why go around in a big circle. Could you please introduce Du Xiang?
After reading the antiques and famous paintings prepared by the shopkeeper. Du Yunxun asked directly. Xie Shilang didn't expect Du Yunxun to ask him directly, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Actually, Xia Guan wanted to ask the second young master to make a painting." ”
"Who to draw?" Du Yunxun asked with an eyebrow. Unlike his grandfather, he didn't think that Xie Shilang would ask him to paint for Chu Mingxin, Chu Mingxin is now a widow, Da Yan and Dongjing both hope that she will stay in Dongjing honestly and peacefully to observe the festival for her husband, and ask him to paint for her, what if that woman is a nymphomaniac again?
"I want you to paint for my mother." Xie Shilang said, "My mother is very old, and she has seen the portrait paintings of the Yan family's calligraphy and painting shop before, and she likes it very much, so she ......."
Du Yunxun was stunned, but he didn't expect to ask him to paint for his mother, "It's inconvenient for me to paint for Mrs. Xie, but I can introduce a few teachers and nephews to Master Xie, they have more experience in making portrait paintings than me, I believe they will be able to satisfy Lord Xie's family." ”
Xie Shilang had to nod and accept when he heard this, Du Yunxun saw this, so he didn't take it to heart, and after separating from Xie Shilang in the auction building, he went to the calligraphy and painting shop, Shan Juecheng happened to be there, and he was very surprised to see him coming, because this junior brother rarely appeared here.
After learning of his intention, he saw that Shan Juecheng's face was a little strange.
"What's wrong?"
Shan Juecheng poured a cup of tea for him, then poured another cup of tea for himself, and said after taking a sip, "Xie Shilang's deceased younger brother has a widow, who has been weak since childhood, but he is a good seedling for reading. ”
Since you still find him, you mean that you haven't been able to do it?
"The old lady of the Xie family is used to being pampered, although she wants to ask someone for help, but her tone is not very good......
Du Yun understood in seconds, "Did you offend the master as a result?" ”
Shan Juecheng smiled bitterly and nodded.
"And what did you find me for?"
"Who made you have a good niece! He asked you to paint for his mother, and he knew that you would not agree, but he thought that you might recommend Xiao Niannian to go to Xie's house and paint for Mrs. Xie. ”
Du Yunxun laughed when he heard this, "He took it for granted, right?" "How old is Xiao Niannian? Even if she is good at painting, he will not let his niece and a little girl go to the house of someone he doesn't know to paint for others.
Shan Juecheng reminded him, "Anyway, when you go back, remember to remind your brother and your daughter-in-law that the nephew of the Xie family is the same age as your niece, and it is difficult to guarantee that the old lady of his family will not send someone to propose marriage." ”
After having a relative, Yan Chi can't always watch the little apprentice grandson be widowed in the future, right?
Du Yunxun nodded, and after he went back, he told Fan Anyang about it, thinking that it was nothing, and he didn't want Fan Anyang's face to change.
"Whose house are you talking about?"
"Ministry of Rites Xie Shilang, the envoy who sent Dongjing this time."
After Fan Anyang determined who it was, he jumped up angrily, "No wonder, I said that why did the old lady see Niannian's eyes turn green!" I see! ”
"What's going on?"
Only then did Fan Anyang tell Du Yunxun about Xie Shilang's mother, Mrs. Xie and Second Mrs. Xie's visit today.
Du Mansion is closed to thank guests, but the Xie family came to the door, saying that it was to thank Du Yun for his help, Wang Jinyuan knew that Du Xiang took Xie Shilang back to the house the day before, and deliberately looked for Du Yun, so he did not doubt him, so he let the Xie family come in.
It was okay at first, but Mrs. Xie's topic kept revolving around Xiao Niannian, and kept mentioning her grandson, Fan Anyang felt that something was wrong, didn't the Xie family say that they wanted to come to Xie Duyunxun? Why did he keep walking around Xiao Niannian and a grandson of the Xie family after entering the door?
Later, when Xiao Niannian came back from class, the old lady directly pulled Xiao Niannian to her, and kept looking at the child with a pair of eyes, seeing that Fan Anyang and the others were straight, or Wang Jinyuan spoke, and asked Xiao Niannian, who had just returned to the house, to go back to the room to wash, and Mrs. Xie let go.
After the Xie family left, Mama Fan said that Mrs. Xie and the others wanted to come to see Xiao Niannian, and Fan Anyang and Wang Jinyuan reacted, no wonder they wanted to tie that grandson and Xiao Niannian together!
But even if you come to see your granddaughter-in-law, you don't have to look at people with green eyes, right?
Du Yun came back and just gave her the answer.
"What's going on with this Xie family? If you want to ask someone to see a doctor, you just go directly to the door to ask someone to see a doctor, why do you go around in such a big circle? ”
Du Yunxun said, "I'm afraid that other people's ideas are more than this." "Xie Shilang's younger brother has passed away, what about his nephew Gao Cai? Are you frail and sick enough to survive the trials of the imperial examination? If he can marry Nian Nian as his wife, firstly, there is hope for cure, and secondly, he will be covered by Du Xiang, not only will he have a good future, but even his uncle will have a good future because of Du Xiang's in-laws. (To be continued.) )
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