Chapter 426: Leisure
The sun sets in the west, and autumn is cool. A breeze blew, and a few fiery red maple leaves fell on the water, fluttering with the waves.
In mid-March, autumn is already in the middle of March, because the altitude is slightly higher, and after a drizzling autumn rain, the temperature in the suburbs of Chang'an has dropped a little.
Xu was just pregnant, and her physical fitness declined a little, and the cool breeze blew, and Concubine Li Yina felt a chill, and subconsciously tightened the sleeves on both sides with her hands.
"Xiaohuan, go and bring my plain cloak and put it on for Concubine Xian."
Observing the performance of Concubine Li Yina, Queen Wu Lingxuan said with concern: "The weather has been cold recently, my sister should pay attention to maintenance on weekdays, and ask the attendants around her to prepare two more coats when she goes out, so as not to accidentally catch a cold and hurt her body." ”
"Her Royal Highness Queen Xie cares, and the concubine remembers."
Li Yina took the cloak handed over by the maid, draped it on her body, and thanked the queen: "When the sun came out in the afternoon, the sun was just right, and the concubine thought that the summer had just passed, and the temperature in Chang'an City was not much different from the previous few days, so she didn't let the maid prepare a coat to protect against the cold." ”
"The climate in Chang'an is suitable, and the temperature drop in spring and autumn is not very obvious, but after all, my sister is pregnant for the first time, and her physical fitness has decreased slightly compared with ordinary women, so when you go out in the future, you still have to pay more attention to weather changes."
The queen, the concubine, the virtuous concubine, and the five daughters of Ying'er and Xiaolan, who were included in the harem by Li Mingyuan and canonized as concubines and concubines respectively, sat around the round table in the pavilion by the lake according to their different statuses.
The queen is the lord of the harem and is responsible for the management of the harem concubines and palace maids, so she pays more attention and care to the virtuous concubine who has just become pregnant.
"Concubine Xian has been in the palace for a year, according to the Chinese etiquette system, Concubine Xian's mother should also be canonized as Mrs. Fate, but, after all, the system of the country is different from that of the Qing court, the original nine-grade official system was abolished by His Majesty, and the previous first, second, and third grades of different levels of the Lady system no longer exists, so although my sister married into the harem, the issue of rewarding my sister's relatives has not been implemented for a long time."
Concubine Li Yina was born in a different race, and she was alone in the Han Kingdom, and it was impossible to threaten the status of Wu Lingxuan and her son, so it was necessary to show her concern for her and strive for some due benefits for Concubine Xian's relatives, which could win the hearts of the people, and show the queen's virtuous and generous bearing, which had practical benefits for stabilizing the status of the lord of the harem and the prince of his son.
"Her Royal Highness Queen Xie is kind, but the concubine's family fled from Brazil and received many graces and rewards from Your Majesty, and the concubine and her father and mother are very grateful for Your Majesty's kindness, and they dare not think about it more."
Li Yina didn't know whether the queen was true or tempting, so she hurriedly excused herself.
"My sister married into the royal family, and she has His Majesty's blood, and it is the right thing to give her relatives, so my sister doesn't have to rush to resign."
After nearly ten years of environmental influence, Wu Lingxuan gradually adapted to thinking as a queen, and chuckled: "Although the system of the lady no longer exists, the system of canonizing relatives as nobles according to the rules has continued. Therefore, I intend to suggest to Your Majesty that Your Majesty first canonize my sister's father as a non-hereditary nobleman, and then find a suitable opportunity to persuade Your Majesty to grant my sister's family the status of hereditary nobility after my sister gives birth to a prince. ”
The issue of the canonization of hereditary nobles is very important, even the queen has no power to intervene in it, and the canonization of non-hereditary nobles is different, although the dominant power of the canonization of non-hereditary nobles related to relatives is still in the hands of the emperor, but as the queen in charge of the harem and the affairs of relatives, Wu Lingxuan has the right to speak on this matter.
"My sister stays in the palace to raise the baby with peace of mind, as for the canonization of my sister's family, I will personally discuss it with Your Majesty, so I don't have to worry about this matter."
Wu Lingxuan didn't give Li Yina a chance to refuse, and made a decision.
"It has always been a tradition in China to seal the relatives, and my sister can obey the queen's arrangement with peace of mind, so there is no need to worry about other aspects."
Concubine Zhang Baoyi sat next to Li Yina and persuaded.
The queen was kind enough to plan for her family, and Li Yina couldn't refuse again and again, so after sincerely thanking her, she accepted the other party's arrangement. …………
The sun is gradually sinking in the west, and the fiery red remnant sun shines on the delicate glazed tiles, reflecting colorful streamers.
The five daughters of the harem chatted and played for a while in the back garden, and then on the way back, they met Li Mingyuan, who had returned from the next dynasty.
"Queen, Baoyi, Concubine Xian, Ying'er, Xiaolan, you are all here."
Li Mingyuan said with a smile.
"The weather is very good today, so the concubine invited her four younger sisters to the back garden to play and chat."
The queen bowed, then took two steps forward, walked to Li Mingyuan's side, and told the other party what she had just thought.
"The queen has a heart, and I have also considered the matter of canonizing the relatives of Concubine Xian recently, but I haven't had time to discuss it with you yet."
Li Mingyuan nodded approvingly and continued: "I originally planned to wait for a while, after General Silva completed the task assigned by me, he was in place again and directly carried out the hereditary noble title canonization ceremony, but now that I have listened to the queen's opinion, I think it is more appropriate to grant a non-hereditary title first, and then promote it to a hereditary noble." ”
Li Mingyuan pondered for a moment and made a decision: "General Silva has just arrived in the homeland, and it is not appropriate to grant too high or too low a title, in my opinion, for the time being, I will grant him a non-hereditary viscount, in this way, the Calaveras family will regain their nobility and send an envoy to the Brazilian Empire as a Han noble, which can also let them see the sincerity of the Han cooperation." ”
"Is Han trying to restore friendship with the Brazilian Empire?"
Hearing that her father was about to enter the Brazilian Empire as a representative of the Han Kingdom, Li Yina couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, although the Han and the Brazilian Empire had conflicts and misunderstandings earlier, there was no hostility towards the Brasakcan family, and now the Brazilian Empire is divided into two because of domestic rebellion, and the northeastern region of Brazil ruled by the Han and the Brasakcan family is not bordering, and at the same time has a common enemy, so, at this time, the two sides have a natural soil for cooperation, and according to the current international situation, cooperation between the two parties is more beneficial to the Brasakcan family, I believe that Empress Isabella will not refuse the opportunity to restore friendship with Han. ”
After the division of the Brazilian Empire, the main enemy of the Brazilian Empire became the Brazilian Republican Government, which always wanted to unify the whole of Brazil, and the original great enemy, the South American Han State, became the only force to contain the Brazilian Republic.
The hostility and cooperation between the countries will change with the change of the current situation, and Li Mingyuan understands the changes in the relationship between the two countries, and the Brazilian royalists on the other side should understand who is the primary enemy of the royalists after experiencing the internal rebellion of the republicans.