Chapter 199: Do You Want to Become an Immortal?
Seeing someone come in suddenly, Xue Ning'er, who was lying in Zhao Yan's arms, screamed in fright, and the whole person suddenly got into the quilt, Zhao Yan was also startled, and when he saw that it was Cao Ying who came in, he smiled bitterly and said, "Lady, why are you here?" β
"My husband doesn't eat breakfast, I'm worried that it won't be good for your health, so I'm here to ask my husband to get up and eat." I saw Cao Ying smile with concern, but Zhao Yan always felt that her smile had a sour vinegar smell, and there was a bit of resentment in her eyes when she looked at him.
"Thank you for your concern, let's get up and eat!" Zhao Yan said with some tears and laughter, thinking that it was you who sent Xue Ning'er to my bed, but now you are still jealous, what a woman thinks is really incomprehensible?
However, what Zhao Yan didn't expect was that Cao Ying didn't leave after hearing his words, but walked to his bedside, and then pulled open the quilt and looked at Xue Ning'er inside, which scared Xue Ning'er and screamed again, her little face was red with shame, and she couldn't hide, so she had to bury her little face in Zhao Yan's chest, and she didn't dare to look at Cao Ying at all.
Seeing this, Cao Ying suddenly reached out and gently twisted Xue Ning'er's little face, and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell you the rules yesterday, although taking a concubine is not as good as marrying a wife, but on the second morning of the round house, you have to get up early and give tea to my eldest woman, so get up quickly, I'm still waiting to drink your tea!" β
After Cao Ying finished speaking, she didn't wait for Xue Ning'er to reply, she glanced at the stunned Zhao Yan, and finally turned around and walked out of the room, which made Zhao Yan also breathe a sigh of relief, although Cao Ying had been laughing just now. But there was weirdness everywhere, which made Zhao Yan feel terrified.
At this time, Zhao Yan looked at Xue Ning'er, who was still lying on her chest and didn't dare to get up, and patted her upright buttocks and said, "Okay, lady, she has already left, let's get up quickly, otherwise maybe she will break in." β
Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Xue Ning'er dared to raise her head slightly, first showed a pair of eyes and looked at it, and now that there was no other person in the room, she raised her little face with shame. However, at this time, he said with some disgust to Zhao Yan: "Why didn't the king of the county remind people." It turned out that I had to give tea to the princess this morning, but now it's so late, I don't know how the princess and the two princesses will laugh at others? β
"Wronged, there are so many rules in the palace, big and small. Where can I remember. What's more, this is also my first time taking a concubine. I didn't know there was such a rule! Zhao Yan hurriedly shouted. In fact, he really can't be blamed for this matter, he can't remember the usual rules in the house, let alone rules like this that are rarely used.
Seeing that Zhao Yan deliberately showed an exaggerated expression of wrongdoing. Xue Ning'er couldn't help but laugh, but then she thought that Cao Ying was still jealous, so she hurriedly sat up and said while getting dressed: "I serve the king of the county and dress, I must not let the princess wait any longer!" β
Zhao Yan also remembered that she had to go back to the other courtyard today, and hurriedly stood up at the moment, Xue Ning'er wanted to serve Zhao Yan in person, but as soon as she stood up, she immediately frowned with a "ah", after all, she had just received rain and dew, and Zhao Yan was too crazy last night and this morning, and the combination made her have some problems walking, let alone serving people.
Seeing this, Zhao Yan smiled proudly, called the little bean sprouts outside loudly, and then asked her to serve herself and Xue Ning'er to dress, but this ghost girl kept looking at Xue Ning'er and laughing, it is estimated that she heard it all outside last night, but Xue Ning'er was red-faced, and she didn't dare to meet the eyes of the little bean sprouts.
finally waited until the washing was completed, and then Zhao Yan took Xue Ning'er, who was barely walking, to the inner hall, at this time Cao Ying was sitting there waiting for them, Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang were sitting on both sides, when they saw Xue Ning'er squirming and pinching, the two princesses covered their mouths and snickered, and as a result, Zhao Yan also blushed with laughter.
The next thing is Xue Ning'er to give Cao Ying tea, in fact, this is also a means for the eldest woman to show her majesty to the concubine, Xue Ning'er should have gotten up early to serve tea, but unfortunately because she was in a hurry yesterday, no one told Xue Ning'er about it, and Xue Ning'er was also ignorant about it, but fortunately, Zhao Yan was able to go crazy again in the early morning.
I saw Cao Ying take a sip of Xue Ning'er's tea, and then opened her mouth to teach a few words, which is nothing more than letting Xue Ning'er abide by women's morals, be thrifty and keep a house, etc., all of which are clichΓ©s, but Xue Ning'er was extremely respectful about this, and after Cao Ying finished reprimanding, she said softly: "Yes, the slave family will respect my sister's teachings in the future!" β
It was only at this time that the entire tea ceremony was completed, and then Cao Ying ordered someone to bring breakfast to Zhao Yan and the two of them to eat, while she and the two princesses went to direct the subordinates to prepare for the return to the courtyard, and they were busy until after lunch, when everything was prepared, and then Zhao Yan and his family moved to the courtyard outside the city again.
"Huh? What about people? Zhao Yan said to himself a little strangely, the first thing he did when he returned to the other courtyard was to visit the fat people who came to lose weight in the front yard, in his heart, these people will become the first batch of cadets of the military academy, and be the first governor of the military academy, Zhao Yan has a heavy burden, and he has to take care of these students in advance, but what Zhao Yan didn't expect was that when he returned to the other courtyard, he saw that the fat people who had lived in the front yard of the other courtyard were all gone.
"King Qiyu, just now the old slave has asked the people left behind, I heard them, two days ago General Yang came from the city, at that time the house on the side of Sun Bin Temple has not been completely repaired, but it is almost able to live in people, so these Yannei were driven to Sun Bin Temple by General Yang, I heard that not only the food is poor, but also every day to run, the Yannei tossed enough, many people clamored to come back, but General Yang severely punished a few, now no one dares to disobey General Yang's orders." At this time, Lao Fu opened his mouth to report, as a housekeeper, the first thing he did after returning to the courtyard was to listen to the reports of his subordinates, so he was also very clear about the things in the courtyard.
"Two days ago, wouldn't it be sixteen years ago, it seems that this Yang Huaiyu is really a workaholic!" Zhao Yan whispered to himself when he heard this, but it is not strange to think about it, he went to Yang's house to pay New Year's greetings during the Chinese New Year, and took the opportunity to secretly tell the other party about Zhao Shu's appointment of Yang Huaiyu as the chief instructor of the military academy, but Yang Huaiyu was grateful to tears at that time, and then think about Yang Huaiyu has been idle for so many years, and it is normal to have so much motivation now.
Zhao Yan wanted to take a look at the situation at the military academy, but last night the physical consumption was too great, and now when he thought that he would have to walk several miles to get to the military academy, he immediately felt that his legs and feet were weak, anyway, the affairs of the military academy were not in a hurry for one or two days, and the fat on those people had not been reduced, so it was impossible to carry out normal training, so Zhao Yan temporarily dismissed the idea of going to the military academy, but turned around and went to Shangshui Village in front of the other courtyard.
The new year has passed, and Sheung Shui Zhuang has also undergone great changes, for example, after the tenants have money in their hands, many people have renovated their houses in the previous year, making the whole Zhuangzi look much cleaner, and the children running around in the Zhuangzi also have new clothes, and whether it is adults or children, seeing that Zhao Yan is no longer hiding, the adults salute him respectfully, and the children show innocent smiles at him, which makes people feel comfortable looking at him.
However, the biggest change in Shangshui Village is not in the Zhuangzi, but in the east of the Zhuangzi is building a large Taoist temple, this Taoist temple is naturally from the hands of Cao Yan, in fact, not long after Cao Tong came to the Zhao Yan Courtyard, he decided to build a Taoist temple near the courtyard, and in the future he will serve as the master of this Taoist temple, so as to use the microscope in Zhao Yan's hand nearby.
Maybe in the eyes of others, Cao Tong in order to use the microscope to build a Taoist temple next to the courtyard is a bit wasteful, but in fact it is not the case, if it is just Cao Tong alone, this practice is naturally very wasteful, but Cao Tong has another idea, that is, he intends to use the microscope as a magical instrument to open another door for Taoism, so after the Taoist temple is built, Cao Tong will gather a group of Taoist elites, and then jointly study the magical world under the microscope.
For Cao Tong's plan, Zhao Yan also had a neutral attitude at the beginning, that is, he did not support or oppose it, anyway, this matter did not have much impact on himself, in fact, Cao Tong had just built the Taoist temple, he had already gathered a group of elites in Taoism, and temporarily with the help of the tenant house in Shangshui Village, Cao Yan led him to Zhao Yan's courtyard every day to use the microscope, and he also made a lot of notes, and did not let others see it.
When Zhenzong was in power, he believed in Taoism, and as a result, Taoism flourished, but later after Renzong ascended the throne, he did not have any good feelings about these gods and monsters of Taoism, and as a result, Taoism lost its greatest support, and was pressed down by Buddhism, but even so, Taoism is still wealthy, such as this Taoist temple near the courtyard, they mobilized a large number of financial, material and manpower resources, and it took a month to build nearly half, and the rest is still under construction, but the built houses are already inhabitable, Usually, Cao Tong lives here with a group of Taoist priests.
Because the Taoist temple has not yet been built, there is no name, and this is a Taoist temple used for practice, usually does not accept the incense of believers, so outsiders are not allowed to enter, and even there are two strong Taoist priests outside the Taoist temple, but Zhao Yan is an exception, he raised his feet and entered the Taoist temple, and the Taoist priests guarding him will not stop him.
When Zhao Yan found Cao Yan, the other party was discussing something fiercely with a few white-bearded veterans, and there were several pictures in front of him, which seemed to be some kind of creature observed through a microscope, and these people were discussing with a large number of Taoist terms, which sounded like a book from heaven.
Zhao Yan didn't have any interest in this, so he walked over directly, and then took out a stack of drawings from his arms and slapped them on the table in front of Cao Tong and said, "Everyone, do you want to become immortals?" (To be continued!)
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