"Come to the Lantern Festival in the first month, sonorous and loud." Lantern Festival, lovers meet.

On the morning of the Lantern Festival, Zhu Pingjin sat on his special throne in the East Pavilion, and Cao Sanbao waited beside him. He Youyi and Sun Hong sat at the bottom.

Zhu Pingjin asked Cao Sanbao: "Has Miss Luo arrived?" ”

Cao Sanbao replied: "Miss Luo came from Shuangliu County today, and it may take half an hour. ”

Zhu Pingjin said with a smile: "The first time she saw her in-laws, she was inevitably a little nervous. It's also possible to grind and grind. ”

Cao Sanbao and the two gentlemen both laughed. Cao Sanbao flattered: "Miss Luo is so smart and clever, I don't know how the princess will like it!" ”

Zhu Pingjin muttered in his heart: "I like a fart!" Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are born enemies, and they are rivals in love in two lifetimes! However, he didn't just say it, but just changed the subject with a smile:

"Can the affairs of the two gentlemen's family be arranged?"

He Youyi is famous, and he is a few years older, even if he enters the mansion a few days late, he still consciously ranks ahead of Sun Hong. He replied: "The minister doesn't dare to delay, he has already entrusted his family to the princess." ”

Zhu Pingjin knew that He Youyi was talking about family contributions. As the prince, Zhu Pingjin has opened a mansion like the king of the county, and can accept contributions independently. However, Zhu Pingjin took into account his fucking feelings, so he still arranged for He Youyi to enter the palace instead of the prince's mansion.

Sun Hong also replied: "There is Lao Shizi to worry about!" In the past few years, in order to make a living, students have become accustomed to walking around, just go out and say hello. ”

Zhu Pingjin said with concern: "You are not as good as Mr. He, he has some industry." What should I do if my husband goes to menstruation and the family has no money to buy rice? If the gentleman needs it, he may wish to ask. ”

Sun Hong hurriedly left his seat and saluted: "The students have left all the dowry gifts of the prince at home, and the rice and grain at home are safe. ”

Zhu Pingjin smiled: "It's so good. Cao Banban, how did you arrange your trip tomorrow? ”

Cao Sanbao hurriedly replied: "The princess asked her godfather to send a message to Liao Fu, saying that the son was benevolent and filial, and his mother was sick, so he inspected the Yazhou Tea House on his behalf. Futai is reasonable, but it is better not to fight the honor guard of the prince, and it is enough to pay a visit. Liao Fu also made a joke to his godfather, saying that it was difficult for the prince to go out, so he happened to go around. I heard that there is a lot of people there, and it is a great place to play. ”

Several people burst out laughing.

Sun Hong said: "I didn't expect this non-commissioned officer to be very interesting!" ”

Zhu Pingjin also smiled: "This son never causes trouble to people, what does he have to worry about?" ”

Cao Sanbao then replied: "The princess is afraid that there will be bandits on the road, so she wants thirty sergeants from Commander Liu to protect the prince's chariot. ”

Zhu Pingjin shook his head: "What good goods does Fat Liu have?" ”

Cao Sanbao said: "I heard that this time is different. Commander Liu was afraid that the prince would make a mistake, and he would lose his head, so all of them were selected to fight, and they were loyal, and they were all guards who had been passed down from generation to generation, only the one who led the team was not. The slave inquired, and the leader of the team was a deputy Qianhu named Song Zhensi. He is the cousin of General Song, who escaped from Qinzhou together, and looks a little like General Song, and he is just as fierce and daring to fight. ”

After listening to Cao Sanbao's words, Sun Hong left his seat and said: "The student thinks that the prince of the world is not allowed to bring outsiders up the mountain!" Although the left guard guarded the palace for three hundred years, he was married and funeral in Chengdu Mansion, multiplied, and there were countless people. The students are worried that after those people go up the mountain, it is inevitable that rumors will spread, and the villagers will use false rumors to damage the reputation of my palace! ”

He Youyi also left his seat and said: "What Mr. Sun said is extremely true! However, there is only one left guard in Chengdu in the Shu Palace, and the registered Ding has also multiplied from five or six thousand people when Taizu founded the country to tens of thousands now. If the guards can be eliminated and reorganized, and formed into an army, they will not lose a strong force! ”

Zhu Pingjin nodded, what these two said made sense. It is necessary not only to purify the ranks, but also to form a broad united front. This is a pair of innate contradictions, it depends on how to resolve them.

Zhu Pingjin said: "Except for General Xiao Song, the others stayed at the foot of the mountain. Cao Banban, who else is driving? ”

Cao Sanbao replied: "There are also three accompanying eunuchs, who also do book cases, all of whom are loyal people selected by the prince last time for the slaves. ”

This time, Zhu Pingjin shook his head: "They don't have to bring it, it's enough for this son to have Cao to accompany him, and besides, there are still four loyalists there." Miss Luo came back with words, your godson Li Sixian is very good! He worked hard in the rent collection house and did a good job...... People, only those who have worked for a long time can be of great use! ”

Hearing Shizi and Miss Luo praising Li Sixian, Cao Sanbao hurriedly replied: "The two godsons of the slave maid, the four sages are not as good as the four loyalties in terms of intelligence and cleverness, but they are loyal and willing to work, and the four sages are stronger." ”

He Youyi and Sun Hong also said: "The way of employing people in the world, the ministers (students) have been taught!" ”

Zhu Pingjin waved his hand and smiled: "Miss Luo is almost here." Cao accompaniment, waiting for the change! ”

The place where the prospective in-laws and the prospective daughter-in-law meet is set in the Changchun Palace, the princess's own bedroom.

The princess was originally going to meet guests in the palace garden. At the beginning of the new year, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the people's spirit is better, and the environment is more relaxed. But the scene of the Imperial City Dam left a shadow on the princess's heart, and she thought about it, and finally set the place of the official meeting in the majestic palace.

When the guard of honor arrived at Changchun Palace, Luo Yuhong pulled Zhu Pingjian's men out of the sedan chair. She couldn't help but scream: "Zhu Pingjin, your mother lives in a bigger house than you." Mansion! Absolute mansion! Your family is so rich, you still have the face to cry poor with me! Where does your dad live? ”

Zhu Pingjin pointed to the big hall in front of Changchun Palace and said with a smile: "My dad theoretically lives there, but he built a villa for himself." My mom and dad are rich, but I can't spend it, so I'm still poor. Hey, remember, be polite later, kowtow, don't call him by his name, don't talk and goof, this is the Ming Dynasty! ”

Luo Yuhong pouted and said, "I know, it's not the first blind date!" You think you're the only one who can pretend to be forced? When necessary, I'll pretend to be more like you! ”

The two of them held hands on the high platform of the dormitory, and the old eunuch Cao Yicheng left the palace early to wait for the marquis. Zhu Pingjin went to the hall first, and soon a voice came out to invite Miss Luo.

chose a hall like the court procuratorate to meet, Luo Yuhong knew the princess's intentions. However, there is an advantage to salespeople: they can quickly get closer to any kind of person. Luo Yuhong followed the palace maid who led the way, passed through the gate of the main hall, went left into the hanging flower door, and then passed through the two curtains, and saw Zhu Pingjin sitting on the soft couch in front of the window next to a middle-aged noblewoman, and the two were talking and laughing.

So old people still pretend to be tender and coquettish! Luo Yuhong despised it in her heart, but her movements were not slow, she smiled and knelt down to the princess and blessed her, and said to the princess.

The princess waited for Luo Yuhong to finish the ceremony, and then left the couch to help Luo Yuhong up and take a serious look. I saw that Luo Yuhong was wearing a brand-new green jacket skirt today, with a louvered skirt. The embroidered pink plum on the chest is the most eye-catching, elegant and quiet and secretly enchanting, and it is also lined with the current season.

The two sat on the couch affectionately holding hands, and Zhu Pingjin winked at Luo Yuhong and slipped out, waiting for the two women to speak by themselves.

Luo Yuhong said: "I heard the prince say that the mother is worried about the house, overworked, and can't sleep well at night. My father had an ancestral recipe for treating women's insomnia, so the folk girl made medicine according to the recipe and made it into a honey pill, which was brought to the princess today. ”

The princess despised it in her heart, if she was really from a doctor's family, she would not leave her profession in three sentences! It was already until Zhu Pingjin wanted to reveal the news of his insomnia to this little woman, and then offer medicine to please herself!

The princess thought in her heart, but she said, "Then the concubine will thank the girl for her heart." Does this pill have a name? ”

"This is called Black Chicken White Phoenix Pill."

The princess smiled and waved her hand, asking the palace maid to put away the things.

"It didn't work out as expected." Luo Yuhong's heart turned, and she immediately said: "The folk girl has another gift for the princess here." So saying, she went outside and came in with a brocade box five inches long, three and a half inches wide, and two inches high.

The princess smiled and asked, "What is this?" ”

Luo Yuhong handed the brocade box to the palace maid, blessed the princess and said, "This is called Baihua essential oil." It is the flower of a hundred flowers and then extracted from tens of thousands of petals. ”

The princess had never heard of any essential oil, so she asked the palace maid to open the brocade box. I saw a small milky white porcelain vase, quietly inlaid in soft brocade. Luo Yuhong picked up the porcelain vase with her fingernails and handed it to the princess with both hands.

The princess stared at the small porcelain vase on her fingertips and said, "This thing has to be extracted from tens of thousands of petals?" So precious? ”

Luo Yuhong replied seriously: "When the folk girl refines, it takes about 10,000 petals to refine a drop of essential oil!" ”

The princess was even more surprised: "Such a small bottle, I'm afraid it doesn't cost hundreds of thousands of flowers?" ”

Luo Yuhong replied: "Exactly! However, compared to picking flowers, refining is the most difficult. It took the folk girl a full ninety-nine eighty-one days to refine this bottle. This thing is applied to the face, and it is not tight at all this winter. As she spoke, Luo Yuhong took back the porcelain bottle, gently unscrewed the cork at the mouth of the bottle, and handed it to the princess: "You smell it, is it fragrant?" ”

The princess sniffed from the bottle and said, "This thing is really fragrant." There are roses, lilies, and ...... I can't tell you how many flowers are scented. It's valuable, isn't it? Miss Luo's dedication to this concubine is so heartfelt! ”

Luo Yuhong shook his head and said, "This thing has never been sold outside. The folk girl thought, this bottle must be sold for a few taels of silver, right? ”

The princess sneered: "The prince said that you are a shrewd girl, how can you become stupid!" This thing is originally expensive, and there is no one on the market, how can it only be sold for a few taels, at least fifty two hundred taels! There are also the ladies and daughters in the rich and noble families of the official eunuchs, what they lack is not money, but lovely things! If you take it out and sell it for a few taels, isn't that a slap in the face? Those who can't afford it at all, you give it to her for nothing, and she doesn't know what's good! ”

Luo Yuhong suddenly realized: "The princess is really amazing, why didn't I think of it?" Look, princess, even if you don't enter this palace, you will definitely be rich! ”

The princess said happily: "Before the concubine entered the mansion, she was doing business in Chongqing Mansion. My business is doing so big, it's big! ”

Luo Yuhong suddenly realized: "No wonder! How can the folk girl say that the mother is so familiar with the things in the business field? Mother, can you give me an idea? The folk girl wants to use this essential oil to make essential oil soap, and this essential oil soap ......"

Zhu Pingjin had slipped out to avoid the storm, but when he came back to investigate, he was surprised to see his prospective in-laws and prospective daughter-in-law holding hands with each other, and the two were talking and laughing happily, and they were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together. The princess also loudly instructed the palace maid:

"Each picked up a box of ten silk flowers and sent them to Princess Fushun and Princess Taiping, and remembered to tell them that this silk flower could be soaked in the essential oil of a hundred flowers. If they ask about the origin of this essential oil, they will only say that it is only sold in Furentang in the south of the city......"

A pair of profiteers!