(115) Knock to your majesty
"Hyuk, why are you here? Urgent? Jiang Xi'an asked again.
The relationship between the two of them is really good, and they call their names in private.
"Yesterday, the mother concubine asked me to enter the palace, saying that it was the meaning of the queen's mother, and in two days of the begging festival, I want to hold a banquet to welcome the third sister, the rules of the palace, everyone knows, and it is impossible to have any showy shows, just say that the food can be special, I will come to you to see, what fresh ingredients there are." The second prince said.
"Today's begging festival is so low-key? I remember that at this time of year, the harem will hold some activities, and the unmarried eunuchs in the capital will be invited, and my eldest brother will come every year, I thought that I would finally not have to go this year, why did I cancel the event? Jiang Xi'an said.
"If it weren't for the fact that there is one more third sister this year, there will be no banquet here, you think, the princes' marriages have been decided, and there is really no need for the palace to continue the Qiqiao Festival banquet, but I heard that the eldest princess's mansion has a banquet on the Qiqiao Festival this year. Do you want to participate? I can help you get an invitation. The second prince said.
"I'll forget it, you say the ingredients, I have some fresh sea bass, and live crabs, nothing else special." Jiang Xi'an said.
Jiang Xi'an was very puzzled in his heart, he didn't think that the second prince liked to be a matchmaker before, why did everyone have to discuss marriage with him today. The pain of a single dog is really not being single, but dealing with the kind urging of people close to you every day.
"Forget the fish, I'll take some crabs, the crabs in Huangzhuang today are not well raised, and they are still very small, and I haven't eaten them in June Huang." The second prince said.
"How much do you want, I'll send it directly to your house tomorrow." Jiang Xi'an said.
"Okay, let's have fifty, I'll take them into the palace first and let the mother and queen taste them, they think it's good, I'll tell you again." The second prince said.
"Okay, I promise to deliver it to your house early tomorrow morning. Are you leaving? Jiang Xi'an looked at the second prince who got up and was about to leave.
"Yes, something happened in my Zhuangzi, I want to deal with it, and I'll come back to you in two days." The second prince said.
Several people all got up, ready to send off the second prince, the second prince, paused, and said to Yun Xiangrong: "Third sister, don't be nervous, my father won't eat people, I will see you tomorrow is to go through the process, no matter how you say that you recognize a new daughter, you will also meet each other." Now in the harem, the concubines who have a bit of status are all swept by the big waves, and they are all very sober, so you don't have to be cautious everywhere, no one will stumble on you. They're more life-threatening than you. ”
"Second brother, thank you." Yun Xiangrong said sincerely.
"You're welcome, we will be brother and sister in the future, and the horse will call the second brother when he sees me." The second prince said.
Originally, Jiang Qingchen was also very grateful for what he said to Yun Xiangrong, but as a result, the painting style changed abruptly, and all gratitude was gone.
"Colt, I didn't say you. After so many years of mixing in officialdom, haven't you learned to hide and tuck? You look at yourself, look at my third sister's strong affection and honey, I really can't stand it, you yourself once told me, in the royal family, no matter how much you like someone, you must control yourself, don't show too much, or it will cause trouble, why can't you do it to yourself? The second prince continued.
Jiang Qingchen was stunned, it was not that he didn't understand the kindness of the second prince, but these words were said to the drunk second prince a few years ago, he always thought that the second prince was really drunk and thought that he was Jiang Xi'an.
Today, it seems that the second prince was not drunk at all, did he deliberately say it to himself, so that he could find an opportunity to help him?
If that's the case, the city of these two princes is deep enough.
"Second Brother Xie advises." Jiang Qingchen said.
rushed to the second prince's city, and the second brother did not scream in vain, although Jiang Qingchen was two years older than the second prince.
Jiang Qingchen immediately thought that some time ago, the second prince was ordered to see Young Master Yun, which was a secret matter, but he let Xi'an know, this should also be a deliberate arrangement of the second prince, he couldn't tell Xi'an in person, that would break the rules, and he could only use this roundabout way.
"By the way, third sister, I almost forgot, at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, Master will return to Beijing, I am going to hold a reception banquet in the house, I have already told Haihua, he said that he must arrive, you and the horse come together." The second prince said.
"Okay, second brother, I must be there." Yun Xiangrong said.
Everyone understood, the master that the second prince said was Qin Huai.
Several people sent the second prince away.
At this moment, it was basically lunch time, Jiang Xi'an asked the guy to serve the food, he hastily ate a bowl of rice, and went downstairs to get busy. Jiang Qingchen and Yun Xiangrong finished lunch, and Jiang Qingchen sent Yun Xiangrong back to the Hou Mansion first.
Yun Xiangrong originally said forget it, Jiang Qingchen had a lot of things, let him go back to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion and go back to Changping Houfu by himself. But thinking that there are so many things on my body today, it is safer to let my cousin send them.
Jiang Qingchen didn't know that yesterday afternoon, a bunch of eunuchs and palace maids came to the palace to help Yun Xiangrong try on clothes, which was the princess dress that the face saint would wear tomorrow. So Yun Xiangrong knew the time of the face saint.
This princess dress has basically no requirements for the figure, the difference is that the length of the mopping is only.
But at this time, it was already July, which was the hottest season of the year, and wearing at least three princess dresses lined with them, Yun Xiangrong felt that if she wore this dress, she would definitely suffer from heat stroke when she stopped outside.
Yun Xue suddenly thought that there was a shop in the capital, which was dedicated to selling cool shirts, and the main target group was the officials of the previous dynasty, because even the dog days officials had to wear court clothes to the court.
Changping Houfu does not have people who go to court every day, so I haven't bought a cool shirt, I have to buy it for Yun Xiangrong, and the little guy bought one back, saying that it was one hundred taels of silver, and Yun Xiangrong felt pain when he heard the price.
This kind of store has too high requirements for the customer base, and it can't sell a few pieces a year, and of course the price will be very high.
However, the effect of wearing it is very good, this material is not close-fitting, and it does not absorb sweat, so it feels a lot cooler.
Yun Xiang Rongxin said, when he finishes wearing this time, let the second brother see if the Yun family can make this material, if it can be done, produce more, not to make money, but to come to each person a few sets in the summer.
That night, Jiang Qingchen did not return to the Hou Mansion, but the next morning, he returned to the mansion to pick up Yun and wanted to enter the palace to face the saint, and the time was after the saint went down and down.
Jiang Qingchen looked at Yun Xiangrong dressed as a princess. The first feeling is not that it is beautiful or not, but that it is distressing, the golden hairpin at this end is too pressing, and then look at this princess dress, full of embroidery, it looks very thick, will this be heatstroke?
Men also need opportunities to grow, and Jiang Qingchen's growth rate is okay.
The two got into the carriage to enter the palace, and an ice basin had already been placed on the carriage to cool down, otherwise it would be too hot.
Because it was ordered to enter the palace, there was already a small sedan chair prepared by the eunuch just after arriving at the palace gate, Yun Xiangrong got on the sedan chair and went directly to the door of the imperial study.
The eunuch also knew that it was too hot, so he kindly arranged for the two of them to wait under the eaves, so that the rules would not be broken, and the two of them could be more comfortable.
"Rongrong, you're tired, aren't you, or I'll help you take off a few of the golden hairpins on your head first. I'll put it on for you later. Jiang Qingchen said.
"No need, cousin, I'm fine, don't fan me, you see you're sweating, don't I don't have heat stroke, you have heat stroke first." Yun Xiangrong said.
"I'm always sweaty, and that's fine for me, as long as you're comfortable." Jiang Qingchen said.
These words were heard by the emperor in the imperial study, he didn't eavesdrop on purpose, but it was too hot, and Bu Yuan didn't go to the main door, but entered the imperial study through the side door, Jiang Qingchen had always cared about Yun Xiangrong, so he didn't pay attention to the sound in the imperial study.
However, even if you pay attention, it is difficult to judge, because there are eunuchs in the imperial study room.
The emperor felt that the queen said before that Jiang Qingchen wanted to marry her because he thought that Yun Xiangrong was simple and beautiful, but now he thinks that this is not the case, with Jiang Qingchen's temperament, he must find a girl he likes.
The eunuch announced that the two of them came in.
"Erchen, I would rather want to be Rong, I have seen my father, and my father is healthy." Yun Xiangrong said first.
"Erchen, Jiang Qingchen, I have seen Your Majesty, Your Majesty is healthy." Jiang Qingchen said.
"Get up, all of you, and sit down." The emperor said.
"It's hot today, give the princess and the concubine a cold pulp." The emperor said.
"Thank you". "Thank you, Your Majesty." Both said at the same time.
Yun Xiangrong felt that the saint was a very kind person, so he was not so nervous in his heart.
"Xiangrong, you and my father and daughter, according to the rules of my court, I will reward you with ten Zhuangzi, these land deeds are with your mother, and she will give them to you when the time comes. Now there is one more thing, that is, the princess's mansion, and now I have ten idle mansions in my hands, you can pick one. The emperor said straight to the point.
After speaking, he opened the map of the capital on the desk.
"Erchen, I don't know anything about this matter, so it's better for Qingchen to make a decision." Yun Xiangrong said.
This is something that the two of them discussed in the house before.
"Okay, then you can choose." The emperor said.
Jiang Qingchen walked to the desk, glanced at it a few times and said, "Just the mansion on Anshun Street." ”
The emperor's face changed slightly, he is a democratic father, and each of his children is a mansion chosen by himself, but no one chooses this, because this mansion is very large, not a big house, but a large garden, and the cost of rebuilding is very high.
This money is all from the emperor's private treasury, and the emperor is not a very wealthy emperor, so everyone knows not to choose here.
"Your Majesty, our palace is willing to pay half of the cost of repairing the mansion here." Jiang Qingchen continued.
This is different, you are willing to pay, everything is easy to talk about, and the repair of this mansion is one and a half times that of ordinary mansions, so that Changping Houfu is willing to pay, and the emperor saves money, of course he is happy.
But the emperor is not a stingy person, and he can't lose the royal system for a little money, so he said: "It's not necessary, the royal princess's mansion is still better paid by the royal family." ”
"I have discussed with my father and mother that after the minister and the princess get married, they will live together in the princess's mansion, so the money should be paid." Jiang Qingchen said.
The emperor said in his heart, this Jiang Qingchen is getting more and more in trouble, living in the princess's mansion, then he is the son-in-law of the inverted door, although this is different from the previous situation when the princess got married, but in doing so, the royal family has a lot of face.