Nanjing City has had a warm winter this year, and it seems that it has been 16 years since Chengtian, and there have been no snowflakes. But the drizzle outside the window never stopped, and there was a dripping rain curtain under the eaves.

When Li Xiaomei went to sit at the Empress Dowager this morning, the old lady complained, saying that the weather is worse now than when it snows. The winter in Jiangnan is already cold, and although the temperature is a little higher than in previous years, it is more humid and humid. Also, Chen Ding, who was named the king of Luoyang, his daughter-in-law, is in the main house, and now she is pregnant with her second child. There are no snowflakes in this Nanjing city this winter, and the more humid and cold weather is not a good thing for pregnant women.

Li Xiaomei also felt that this winter was not good, no matter how uncomfortable they were as masters, they would not be offended, and it was the underground slaves who really worked hard.

In the rainy weather, there was no way to dry the laundry, so they could only be dried in the baking room. And it's raining, going in and out will inevitably be stained with water stains, and Li Xiaomei, the person outside, doesn't know how to deal with it, anyway, in the palace, the most frequent time to change clothes is rainy days and summer.

Winter clothes are not the same as summer, and to be honest, it's really hard to do laundry in this weather.

It takes more effort to dry wet clothes.

I don't know where I learned the method, Li Xiaomei was dumbfounded when she first knew how they dried their clothes.

The emperor was generous, and he didn't say anything to the harem concubines.

The cloth of the clothes was always the highest, and the slaves and maids in the palace did not dare to wring it when they washed it, but spread it flat on the coarse cloth, and then covered it with layers of coarse cloth to suck the water vapor away. I don't know how many times I have to do it, and then I dry it in the oven in the oven.

The brass incense burner of the eldest was half a man high, the size of a grinding plate, and the prepared anthracite coal was lit in it, and spices were added, and the slaves and maids hung their clothes on thin bamboo poles above the incense burner until they were dried. A winter coat would take two or three hours. If it's not enough to spoil the ingredients, that's a big sin.

Of course, in addition to this method, there is another method, which is to use the soup woman to roll back and forth on it. The so-called soup woman can be regarded as an ancient version of a hot water bottle. But it's also tiring to bend over and move constantly.

Anyway, this era is like this, every time it rains and can't dry clothes, the slaves and maids in the whole palace have to be busy for a while. Including the eunuchs in the palace.

Chen Ming also knew this, he once thought of a way to use a wall of fire. This method does save time and effort, but an old problem has come full circle and come back - this is ruining the material.

The rainy days also passed quickly. There was bad news from the Empress Dowager in the Yanshou Palace.

That's a great thing.

The status of the Empress Dowager determined the importance of this matter, and Nanjing reported to Xi'an at a speed of 100,000 urgently.

The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager both moved to the Empress Dowager's residence, and the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager personally fed the soup and medicine, day and night.

The occasional illness of the concubines in the palace will not cause much repercussions, and sometimes no one will know that they are even dead. But can they compare to the emperor's own grandmother?

The emperor has been out all year, and the result is not good for the queen mother, if this is to blame, many people can't afford it.

Although the Empress Dowager is eighty-four years old. This is the time to die, is there such an old saying, seventy-three, eighty-four, Hades does not take himself. At such an age, death is also a joy and mourning. Of course, no doctor dared to say such things openly. All they can pray for is that they will survive this catastrophe in peace.

The Chen Han royal family respects them on weekdays, although the official position is no different from that of the Manchu Dynasty, but the status is indeed higher.

They only hope that the 'love' of the royal family can still be preserved at this juncture.

It's just that Mrs. Huang's age is really too big, in a sentence of later generations, her body functions are on the verge of exhaustion, and the oil is running out.

Now the biggest task of the imperial doctors in Nanjing is to give the old lady a sigh of relief, wait for the emperor to get the news, and rush back to Nanjing from Xi'an.

Chen Hui's face is as black as the bottom of a pot these days, and the entire Yanshou Palace, the entire palace and the people in the palace, are cautious up and down, and they don't dare to pant loudly. Even the Praetorian Guards in the barracks outside stopped blowing trumpets every day, and ran outside the city.

No one is going to die at this juncture.

It's just that Chen Ming still didn't have time to see his grandmother in this life, and he received an obituary when he ran to Xiangyang. This time is too fast, from the onset of the disease to the death, it is less than ten days.

The whole city of Nanjing cried, and the whole city was silent. Officials, officials, soldiers, policemen, everyone has white on the top of their hats, and the materials used are so large that the price of white cloth in Nanjing has skyrocketed by six or seven percent.

Chen Ming also thought back to the more than 20 years he had traveled over at night, and this old lady really hadn't filled in any mess for him, and even helped a little. Although her sense of presence in Chen Han's political arena is not very high, several old people of her generation, such as Chen Ming's uncle, such as the seventh uncle and the ninth uncle, have already swallowed their last breath.

The old lady lived to be eighty-four years old, which was really a joy and mourning.

But people have feelings, more than 20 years of 'family affection', Chen Ming's 'family affection' even if it is marked with an quotation mark, it is not shallow.

It's much deeper than the old neighbors of more than 20 years, right?

The old lady's love for her grandson, he can feel it.

Therefore, at the funeral, Chen Ming's double dragon eyes really shed tears of sadness. Well, then the Huang family's Huang Song was given the Seven Crowns and Five Chapters that only the Duke of Guo can enjoy.

It is impossible for Chen Ming to promote Huang Song's title, he is already a marquis on his head, and if he is promoted to a duke, the merits of the Huang family cannot match it.

This kind of 'emotional' Chen Ming will not do. But if you give Huang Songguo a robe and a crown, it won't be a problem. Just like the kings of Joseon back then, they are also county kings according to their grades, and they can still enjoy the princely ceremony?

The whole city of Nanjing, the whole south of the Yangtze River, and the whole of China are in a state of vegetarianism. This New Year was very peaceful, and there was no sound of joy or laughter, and it is said that even the sales of department stores were greatly reduced compared to previous years.

The supremacy of the Chinese imperial family can be seen from this.

The vast majority of foreigners in China are concentrated in the port areas of the eastern seaboard. They are well aware of how important the Chinese New Year is to millions of Chinese.

As a result, a bad news came from Nanjing, and the big red silk, lanterns, and red balls of the whole city were taken off, and then everything turned white.

In particular, those government departments with huge powers, as well as those state-owned and private enterprises with deep backgrounds, have not only turned completely white, but even lowered their flags to half-mast.

These usually talk about their own kings are just respectful maritime sailors, which is a complete eye-opener.

When have they ever seen 'the whole city's vegetarian'?

It wasn't one or two people wearing filial piety, nor was it a family with two families hanging up white lanterns, but the whole city. From the city to the township, from the township to the port area, whether it is on the street or on the back street, all of them are white.

In the past, the theaters and red mansions, which were rain or shine, were all closed.

Even the drinks on the market are cheaper in an instant. Because this New Year's festival is destined to be no longer blatantly drinking.

"This is the power of the Chinese emperor. Everything in this vast empire, from the point of view of power, belongs to him. ”

Luis Paolo Ribeiro shook the goblet in his hand, and the brownish-red wine liquid dangled in the glass. Ribeiro's voice was a little dark, and he didn't know if he had regretted his choice in the past thousands of days and nights.

Over the years, Ribeiro's business has returned to China, and because of the connections left behind back then, the voice of the Ribeiro family has developed very well. Especially high-end red wines.

This liquid, which is directly called wine in China, has become more and more popular in the Chinese market in recent years.

In particular, the Chinese royal family buys a batch of the best quality wines in Europe every year, and it is said that not many people in the Chinese imperial palace like to drink this, not even the emperor himself likes to like it, but he just likes to buy it. After buying it, it is directly put in the cellar, which is completely a collector's gesture.

"Fortunately, our family's business is only for the Chinese royal family and a limited number of families." The Ribeiro family has acquired top wine estates in France, Italy, and Spain, which are large wine-producing countries, and at least half of the best part of the products that can be given each year will be bought by the Chinese royal family, and then one-third will be purchased by the Chinese elites, and only a small part of the top red wine in the European and Chinese markets will be produced.

Ribeiro is getting old. This year, he took his second son to 'return' to China, to his home in Macau, which was still an old house, but the world was different.

Ribeiro is very interested in the trade line with the Chinese royal family, which is completely a business card made of gems, and with the gimmick of the Chinese royal family, the Ribeiro family's winery has rarely released top red wines to the European market, but its fame in Europe has grown rapidly.

And even Ribeiro himself's social status in Portugal has improved greatly.

So Ribeiro is very grateful to Rodonny, who has passed away.

It was he who brought the line to Ribeiro, and the only reward he asked for was for the Ribeiro family to provide a batch of red wine to the heirs of the Roche estate every year for twenty years.

Why didn't Ribeiro thank Rotoni?

Now Ribeiro still remembers Rotoni's appearance at that time, the whole person is thin and old, his face is full of wrinkles, and he walks a little. The hair is completely gray, the eyebrows are also gray, and when the frown is furrowed, the deep ravines can trap all the mosquitoes, except that the eyes are still sharp, so I really can't see that this person who may die at any time is the tall, tough, and energetic chief civil affairs officer of Macau.

Ribeiro's second son had a name that was very common among the Portuguese - Philippe.

He is 27 years old and already has two sons, two daughters, and four children.

Previously, he was in charge of the development of the Ribeiro family's winery in the European market, and it is important to know that no matter how top a wine estate is, it is impossible to produce only the best wines in a year. Just like a factory that is not sophisticated, it is impossible to achieve 100% qualified products.

In addition to first-tier brands, some wineries also operate second-tier brands. Just like the famous Château Lafite, in addition to Château Lafite, there is also the Lafite Treasure (Petit Lafite) red.

Philip's job is to sell his winery's second-tier and even third-tier products all over the world.

The day-to-day production of the winery is managed by Philippe's eldest brother, Ribeiro's eldest son.

In the traditional European view of inheritance, most property is inherited by the primogeniture. The second son either took a little money and started his own world, or he followed the eldest son to eat. It's similar to China's inheritance tradition.

Like the Chinese royal family, it is not just one son who inherits the main property, and the rest of the sons are attached to it, eating and drinking.

If you want an equal distribution among future generations, it is impossible.

But the Ribeiro family's estate dictates that they must hand over key positions to someone they can absolutely trust. For example, the production of a winery, there must be a person of your own who is watching. And then there's the line of their deal with the Chinese royal family, which is so eye-catching. It can also be said to be one of the roots of the Ribeiro family, and it is on a par with the wineries everywhere.

Ribeiro had previously handed over the winery to his son, and then he had to tore tirelessly on the sea. And now it's time for him to turn over his shift.

As long as his eldest son can maintain the high quality of the winery, and as long as his second son can grasp the deal with the Chinese royal family, then the Ribeiro family will continue to prosper.

He didn't want to let other wines take over his family's products.

The Ribeiro family has some of the best wines in the world, but such wines are not exclusive to the Ribeiro family. Just like the old French Château Lafite, although after the death of three generations of the head of the Xigang family, Lafite property rights have entered a relatively chaotic historical period, but the quality of Lafite wine still does not disappoint. It's just a layer of dust on the gemstone.

The Ribeiro family wasted a lot of money to snatch Château La Tour from the Chicon family, and the death of Marquis Nicholas, a prince of wine, in 1755, put the family into a period of chaos. Ribeiro wanted to buy the more famous Château Lafite, but when he was not satisfied, he retreated to Latour and chose Latour. The original transaction used half of Ribeiro's family property. But Ribeiro was lucky that he won the bet.

Today, Château Latour is one of the top châteaux in the Bordeaux region, and its fame throughout Europe has caught up with that of Lafite. The influence of the Chinese royal family can be seen.

Philippe, the Ribeiro family's pioneer in the European market, is well aware of how much convenience the words 'Chinese royalty' have brought to their family. He had recognized the influence of the Chinese imperial family before, and now he saw the supremacy of the Chinese imperial family.