Chapter 30: Silk Thread
Mei Niang's life is like a plum, which blooms briefly in winter and soon withers in spring and summer.
No matter how much others tried to keep her, it was difficult to keep her, and in the end, only a wisp of lingering soul was left in the world.
Lin Chonghan lost a lot of weight during this time, but Mei Niang's words were firmly engraved in her heart and supported her spirit.
After coming back from Qiu Sanji, she was busy and found a time to entertain Qiu Sanji in the front yard, and by the way, let him tell him what she had seen along the way.
In the third season of autumn, he omitted what he saw and heard in Anqing Mansion, and mainly told her about his experience in Jiangnan.
"When the villain arrived at the barracks, the general happened to go to other places to inspect, fortunately the villain went early," went out for a walk in the third season of autumn, not only did the person not lose weight, but also gained weight, "County lord, you can rest assured, the general is still so wise and martial!" ”
Since he said so, Lin Chonghan felt a lot more relieved.
Qiu Sanji's words took a turn of words: "After reading the general, the villain went to Gusu Mansion for a walk, that place is really prosperous, and the silk produced is also fine." ”
His henchman stood behind him with a silk horse in his arms, and as soon as Qiu Sanji beckoned, he quickly put the silk on the table.
"County Lord, look," the autumn season spread out the silk, "This is the latest silk researched by an embroidery girl in Jiangnan: silk." ”
Lin Chonghan picked up the silk and looked at it carefully, the silk was brightly colored, and the birds and flowers embroidered on it were lifelike, as if someone had carved it with a knife.
Seeing Lin Chonghan's face showing a different color, Qiu Sanji was very proud, and he continued to talk: "When the villain arrived at Gusu Mansion, the silk had not yet circulated in the market, and the villain also found out that there was such silk by chance. ”
"After seeing it, the villain immediately left a group of people in Jiangnan and spent a lot of money to hire embroidery girls."
"Dare to ask the county lord, is there any silk for sale in the capital now?"
Lin Chonghan quickly understood what he meant, and she shook her head: "Unheard of." The two of them looked at each other, and both quickly understood the business opportunity.
"You have a merit in this matter," Lin Chonghan asked people to put away the silk, "You go and rest for a few days first." After a while, there are still places where you have to be busy. ”
The third season of autumn was overjoyed, and after thanking her busily, he got up and said goodbye and left.
After he left, everyone in the Lin Mansion finished Lin Wushuang's funeral, and began to discuss the aftermath when the spirit stopped, she went too early, and she was young, Lin Ziqiu insisted on returning to her hometown with her sister's coffin.
Lin Chonghan disagreed: "My cousin's letter said that I don't want you to be too sad because of her, so that it will affect the exam." What's more, cousin, where did you get the time to go to Jiangnan? ”
After the palace test, it was the list, followed by the Luming banquet and the teacher appreciation banquet, and a group of new science and technology scholars gathered together to exchange feelings, forming a huge network of the same year, and then they were given officials.
Lin Ziqiu also knew in his heart that he wanted to give up the palace exam, but was stopped by Lin Chonghan's gentle voice.
"My cousin's house is in Gusu Mansion," she said, "why don't I go to Jiangnan myself, so that my cousin's soul can return to her hometown." ”
Lin Shijing also agreed: "This is indeed a good way, I will go with Chonghan." It just so happened that we went this time, so we could go to see my brother and visit my grandfather. ”
This is indeed the best and safest way, and Lin Ziqiu no longer shirked and chose to agree.
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Although they decided to go to Jiangnan, because of the cumbersome and complicated mundane matters, they unanimously decided to move after the results of Lin Ziqiudian's test came out.
During this time, Lin Chonghan was not idle, she brought a few silk satins sent by the third season in the autumn and went to the palace to ask to see the queen.
When she arrived in the queen mother's palace, everyone sat around the queen and chatted.
"These Dongzhu earrings," the woman who spoke was twenty-eight years old, wearing a pink palace dress, and the whole person was so tender that she seemed to be able to pinch out water, "but it was given by the emperor himself before." Queen, take a look, is it good? ”
The queen sat on the top seat, her face was calm and calm, and she didn't hear the provocation of the nobles, but smiled slightly and praised the other party generously.
Lin Chonghan saw that the atmosphere was not going in the right direction, but she had to send it when she was ready to shoot, so she could only step forward.
"The courtiers have seen the queen, the virtuous concubine, and the Ning concubine." She stepped forward one by one, but when it was the turn of the woman in pink, Lin Chonghan was a little stuck.
The queen smiled and relieved her: "This is the emperor's newly crowned nobleman, you just call her a noble person." ”
"You are the Yongle County Lord that Your Majesty has just crowned?"
Qi Guiren stood next to the queen, she raised her head arrogantly, and looked at her: "This palace is nothing more than that." ”
Concubine Ning, who was sitting next to her, covered her lips and smiled, and said, "Qi Guiren has just arrived, and he is young, so it is inevitable that there will be some people and some things that are not clear, which is also normal. ”
Lin Chonghan didn't dare to get involved in the affairs of these nobles, she calmly diverted the topic, and let Chunri come forward with the silk and let the concubines enjoy it.
Concubine Ning was shocked when she saw the silk, she was not old, the color was good, and now the saint was thick, and she had a lot of knowledge with Lian Jingzhi, but she had never seen such a satin.
"County Lord, what is this?" Concubine Ning couldn't help but put her hand on it, she stroked the silk carefully, "In previous years, it didn't seem to be this kind of silk that Jiangnan weaved and paid tribute. ”
Lin Chonghan replied: "This is silk, the latest silk style in Jiangnan. The courtiers got a few new horses, and specially brought them to the ladies to see, Your Majesty, the courtiers have already sent someone else to send them. ”
Concubine Ning and Concubine Xian glanced at each other, they both looked at each other unpleasantly, but Lin Chonghan had no conflict of interest with them, so they unanimously began to praise the silk sent by Lin Chonghan.
Qi Guiren, who was left out in the cold, snorted lightly and asked, "Why, does the county lord look down on this palace?" ”
Lin Chonghan pursed his lips and said apologetically: "The nobleman forgives the sin, the silk is not easy to come by, even the courtiers only get a few horses, and there is no nobleman's share." ”
"It's just a few broken silk horses, and they were sent into the palace in a bad way," Qi Guiren was faced, his expression was a little angry, and his speech was not very polite, "There are good silk in the palace, which is not rare." ”
Lin Chonghan smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, and the words he said were very spicy.
She said: "Even if the number of silk is sufficient, if the courtiers want to give it to the nobles, I am afraid that it will not be possible because of the nobles' status." ”