Xue Chongxun's left eyelid jumped straight up early in the morning, and he vaguely remembered that according to superstition, his eyelid jumping was a harbinger of disaster, but he didn't believe in this kind of thing.

Glancing at Yao Wan who was serving him next to him, he came up with an idea: Could it be that this girl can't figure it out and doesn't think that I am kind to her, but thinks that I killed her father and ruined their family, and wants to take revenge on me?

This thought just flashed through my mind, and probably it didn't make any sense...... It's impossible, it's just my own whimsical thoughts.

Yao Wan on the side is still a novice, and he doesn't know how to serve people, so he stands there stupidly and doesn't know what to do. She used to be a famous lady, the only daughter of the prime minister, and the ancestor of the Yao family was also a scholar class of more than three generations in the eunuch family, so it was strange what housework she would do. So Xue Chongxun didn't care, and said while dressing himself: "You go out to get a basin of water and come in, I want to wash." ”

Yao Wanying walked out of the living room, she also couldn't figure out the way, she was not familiar with this place, and she had never done such a thing. At this time, a small and beautiful lady appeared at the door and greeted kindly: "Are you the new sister?" ”

Yao Wan saw that she was well-behaved, and the melon seeds looked at her face with white skin, so she nodded kindly and said, "My name is Yao Wan." ”

Pei Niang said with a smile: "It's good for my sister to call me Pei Niang...... There is hot water on the stove in the room next to it, and it was charcoal that was added last night, and the sister should remember to add charcoal when she is on duty in the future, otherwise it will be too late to boil water when Lang Jun wants to drink tea. He didn't say that he wanted to get hot water to wash, then just scoop a basin of cold water into the water tank, and the branches soaked in the water should also be ......" Pei Niang chattered a lot.

Yao Wan couldn't help nodding and said, "It's still quite cold, take cold water?" ”

Pei Niang said: "Lang Jun likes to use cold water, you believe me, don't worry that you won't be scolded." ”

After hearing this, Yao Wan walked into the miscellaneous house on the side, and sure enough, he saw a red stove, which also contained water steel, firewood, charcoal and other things. She looked left and right to find the copper basin and the wooden scoop, and when she stretched out her smooth hand, she saw her white hand, which had never done rough work, and her heart was sour.

The dignified daughter of the Yao family actually wanted to do such a thing, and a sense of shame came to her heart. At this time, there was no such thing as the glory of labor, and the saints taught their children not to work.

She has mixed feelings, knowing that being the man's servant is not just as simple as serving tea and water, sometimes she has to go to bed, waiting for others to untie their clothes and even their underwear to help people wash, she naturally witnessed what her father's maids had to do in the past. It's just that she didn't pay attention to them at the time, but now it's her turn.

Although I am not disgusted with Xue Chongxun, as a slave and maidservant and a spouse are completely different things, sleep with others, and see that the man's wife has to accompany him to be careful and whisper, there is no dignity, it is really not a human life!

Thinking that his father was about to be beheaded, but he was doing such a lowly thing here to make a living, Yao Wan really wanted to die headlong.

When the news of the defeat in Luoyang came home, my father's wives and concubines were like hanging themselves to avoid humiliation, Yao Wan thought about it herself, but no one forced them to commit suicide at that time, and in the end, no one had the courage to do so, and they still lived unbearably. Women are less courageous than men, even if they are very picky in good times, once they are down, that kind of wolf bèi unbearable life is not to be lived.

She couldn't find death at first, and she naturally can't do it now. I was stunned for a moment, remembered that the beautiful little girl looked skillful, and smiled very happily, and said in my heart: Why can't I do what others have done?

As soon as she was angry, she picked up the wooden scoop and began to work. Her fingers were very dexterous when she wrote and played the piano, but she was clumsy in her work, but she was doing such a simple chore, so that her sleeves and skirt were soaked, and the wet sticking to her skin made her shiver and tears came out.

Finally got a basin of water and went into the house, and saw that Xue Chongxun had already dressed and combed his hair bun, and he looked radiant in a brand-new purple ball of flowers.

The copper basin was placed on the bookcase, Xue Chongxun was stunned and didn't say anything, took the porcelain cup and went to scoop water and brush his teeth. Xue Chongxun was silently busy washing, while Yao Wan didn't know what to do, so he stood there.

Xue Chongxun brushed his teeth and washed his face, then took the neat ornaments placed at the head of the bed and put them on his body, goldfish bags, jade pendants, knives, gravel and so on. He didn't look back and said, "Change your clothes for a while, don't get caught in the cold." ”

Yao Wan pinched a handful of wet sleeves, and her heart warmed slightly when she heard this.

Xue Chongxun said again: "Since I didn't bring breakfast, I will buy some on the way to the court." I will bring the breakfast I made in the kitchen later, you and Pei Niang can eat together, enough food for the two of you, don't waste it. ”

So he put on his hat and hurried out.

The east is white and bright, the sky is very clean, and you can definitely see the sun for a while. At this time, the air is not polluted, it is not rain or snow, it is mostly sunny. Sometimes there are dark clouds, but the kind of long-term gray haze is relatively rare at this time.

Especially after the rain just yesterday, it was as if the heaven and earth had been washed, giving people a very fresh feeling. Even if the yard is a little foggy, it does not affect the clarity of the sky.

Xue Chongxun's eyelids were still jumping, and it was not a problem to rub them, and a little problem in the early morning made him feel unhappy, even if he was not a superstitious person.

When they walked to the gate of the Neifu Cave, they saw Sun and Li Yan'er standing there with a group of slaves and maids, and when they saw Xue Chongxun coming, they all bent down to salute and said, "Don't worry too much about Lang Jun's affairs in charge of state affairs, come back early." ”

There was no such red tape before, and it was only after the Sun family took power that it was concocted. Xue Chongxun said in his heart: Go to the Linde Hall to eat, drink, watch beautiful women dance, and handle the state affairs of a fart.

But naturally he couldn't say that on his face, there were many slaves and maids beside him, and the majesty of the master still had to be maintained to some extent, so he said: "Go back, I can come back before dinner." ”

The auspicious fart outside ran over and shouted, "Lang Jun is out, go and ask Pang Er to drive the car to the gate and let the guards from the kingdom set off." ”

In the morning, everyone worked hard to do their duty, and a large group revolved around Xue Chongxun, who was the head, maintaining the status and rights of Xue Mansion in the court and even in the entire Tang Empire, and then the interests of a large or small group of people in Xue Mansion could be guaranteed. Although most of these people are not related to Xue Chongxun, they are a whole, but his brothers and sisters have their own families, and they are not so closely connected.

Xue Chongxun came to the Daming Palace in front of him, most of the slave guards naturally could not enter the palace, he had the privilege of taking a car to enter, and there were a few people on the left and right, Pang Er, Jixiang, and Sanniang.

First congratulated in the Hanyuan Palace, and then went to the Linde Hall to eat a state banquet and enjoy the singing and dancing, the ordinary days of the people in power are so chic and joyful.

When he went to Linde Hall from Hanyuan Palace, Xue Chongxun didn't take a car, and he could chat with the prime ministers, and friendship was cultivated on such and such occasions, and he could get along often. Everyone talks about it all over the world, as long as it is not a sensitive issue, they can say it unscrupulously in private, some talk about the official affairs of the court, some talk about the fun of life, and even about the concubines of colleagues can be said and laughed.

Dou Huaizhen, who is also the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said that the new batch of envoys from the Tang Dynasty had arrived in Chang'an, and Zhang of the Ministry of War said that he mentioned where the ethnic minorities were committing crimes and so on, exchanging information with each other, and everyone in a circle could have an understanding of the latest situation.

Xue Chongxun guessed that the Japanese should have formulated a national policy of comprehensively studying the Tang Dynasty at this time, and some aspects of history have not changed, and the future history of this world, the Japanese culture may also carry a large number of traces of Tang Dynasty civilization.

In particular, in the battle of Baijiangkou between Tang and Japan during the Gaozong period, the Tang army completely defeated the main force of the Japanese army several times its own with the army of the lonely city, and the army of the whole country was almost wiped out in the first battle, but it was only a regional battle for the Tang Dynasty. Aware of the huge gap between the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, the admiration was undisguised, and a large number of envoys were sent to the Tang Dynasty to study the Tang Dynasty in an all-round way, from architecture to service, from poetry to etiquette, as long as the Tang Dynasty was the best, even the name of Heianjing prevented the Tang Dynasty capital Chang'an, and the pattern of the imperial city was completely a small Daming Palace.

For the worship and study of Japan, Tang Ting is naturally "courteous", and does not hold grudges against previous conflicts at all; Not to mention the long-term pro-Tang Japan, which is the envoy of the old enemy Tubo in Chang'an, the Tang court is good to them. The Chinese have always been vain and have a good face, and some people call themselves bosses, and they are always very happy, and saying a few nice words to the Tang Dynasty ministers is more effective than giving substantial benefits. Xue Chongxun felt that this kind of face was not very meaningful, but he was still optimistic about sending Tang envoys, and this kind of cultural radiation was very effective in improving the influence of Han culture.

Everyone walked north while chatting, and all of them were no different from their usual situation.

Although the situation in the entire court is not very stable, this period of time is undoubtedly very calm, as calm as a spotless blue sky and white clouds in the sky. Such a sky was common in the Tang Dynasty, very clean and very beautiful.

Everyone is used to such a good environment, Xue Chongxun often likes to look up at the sky, those who don't know think that he is playing tricks, but in fact, he just thinks that the blue sky and white clouds are very beautiful.

Entering the front hall of the Linde Palace, everyone stood for a while, and when the emperor Li Shouli took the queen concubine to sit on the throne, everyone below knelt down and shouted "Long life without borders", and they could take their seats after shouting. The banquet has already been set up under the stage, and the palace maids come in with delicious wine and delicacies, and the sound of silk and bamboo also sounded immediately, and a song and dance rose to peace and prosperity.

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