When the seasons change every year, the province in the palace will send seasonal clothes and jewelry to the concubines and concubines of the harem, but this is all fixed.
Emperor Changlong was not an emperor who was harsh on the harem. At this time, he would also reward the concubines and concubines with jewelry. Dajin has a vast territory and fertile land. In order to be able to rely on Dajin, many small countries around it will pay tribute to a lot of things every year, and jewelry is one of them.
Among these jewelry this year, there are a few items that Concubine Xian is very fond of. She hopes that His Majesty will give her these jewelry every day, but she can't wait for the left or the right. People went to Zhao Sancai, the chief eunuch of the imperial eunuch, to inquire.
"Those jewelry." Zhao Sancai smiled at the female official of Lincui Palace, "Two days ago, His Royal Highness liked it, and His Majesty asked His Highness to take it away. I don't know why the Empress suddenly asked about such trivial matters?"
The smile on the female official's face froze, and those things were kept in His Majesty's private vault. It is His Majesty's business to whom His Majesty will give them. She hurriedly shook her head and said, "So that's the case. Empress was originally worried that those good things will be kept in the library and will lose their color after being used for a long time. It would be great if His Royal Highness likes them."
Back at Lincui Palace, the female official told Concubine Xian what had happened.
"As a man, what does the prince want those jewelry for?"
"My servant heard that the prince is going to... save his family for marrying a daughter-in-law."
"He's the prince, His Majesty has always favored him, what kind of wealth does he need to save?" Concubine Xian turned blue with anger. There is a small country around the country that is best at making hairpin rings. However, he took all the good things away, obviously deliberately trying to get along with her.
"Niangniang, although your favorite jewelry was picked up by the prince, you don't need to be angry. Because the other goddesses liked it, they were also picked up by the prince." The female official quickly added two sentences.
"Then, does this palace still want to thank him and treat him without discrimination?" Concubine Xian asked the female official with a stern face.
"Slaves, slaves don't mean that."
Concubine Xian sneered, the prince didn't even make a decision on the concubine, so His Majesty thought about saving his family for him. Her family Hao'er, as the eldest son of the emperor, has appointed the daughter of the Lin family as the princess. Why doesn't His Majesty give some family background
Concubine Xian was upset and asked the eunuch to call King Ying into the palace: "What happened to you and that girl from the Lin family?"
"What else can I do?" King Ying took a sip from the teacup, and said in a light tone, "She wants to be a princess, and my son needs to marry a princess. It's just right."
"Nonsense." Concubine Xian heard her son's casual tone and couldn't help but said, "Lin Wan is Lin Zhou's daughter. Lin Zhou has always been honest and clean. How could his daughter be someone who covets wealth and honor?"
King Ying did not argue with Concubine Xian, but nodded and said, "Concubine Mu is right."
Seeing his perfunctory attitude, Concubine Xian said again: "Lin Wan has an outstanding appearance and talent. The most important thing is that she is also the cousin of the fourth prince. Marrying her is equivalent to pulling the power of the fourth prince to our side. As far as you are concerned, it is a matter of great benefit and no harm."
The King of England lowered his head and said nothing.
Concubine Xian wanted to ask if he remembered that girl in the Hua family who fell down when the wind blew, but he knew that this should not be said, so he kept his stomach full of anger and did not speak.
"Mother concubine, my son will go to the racecourse in the afternoon. If you have nothing else to do, my son will leave first." King Ying stood up, bowed to Concubine Xian, and was ready to go out.
"Wait." Concubine Xian took out a thin cloak from the house. "The weather has started to warm up in the past two days. Those thick cloaks are uncomfortable to wear. I made a cloak for you. You can try it."
"Thank you mother-in-law." The king's eyes gradually softened, and he put on the cloak. "The work of these needles and threads is handed over to others. Mother-in-law, don't tire yourself."
"Concubine Mother knows." Concubine Xian helped King Ying straighten his clothes and boasted, "My son was born to be heroic, and he is worthy of His Majesty's child."
Hearing the praise from his biological mother, King Ying suddenly had the confidence that he was hundreds of times better than the other brothers.
As a mother, looking at your own children, you can't help but have problems in your eyes.
Hua Liuli received a whole box of jewelry within two days, and received another box of gifts from the East Palace.
She opened the lid of the box, looked at the various jewels inside, took a deep breath, and said to the servants of the East Palace, "Mother-in-laws, how has your Highness been recently?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness has been doing well recently."
Since it's normal, why give her so many good things? The gold and silver jewels she had removed from Prince Ava's tent were not so shiny.
"No merit will not be rewarded. Your Highness's well-meaning ministers and daughters will take it, but these things..."
"I also ask the county master to accept it with confidence." The servant said, "Before the slave came, His Highness said that these things are useless to him. If the county master does not accept it, he will only make the pearl dusty. The Hua Dynasty is approaching. , the county master country is beautiful, how can there not be jewelry worthy of you?"
"Thank you, Your Highness." Hua Liuli thought about it, Ava can bring so much gold and silver jewelry out of the war. The prince is the second most noble man in the Jin Dynasty. Maybe these things are nothing to him
"As long as the county master likes it." After the servant delivered the things, he left in a hurry without even taking a sip of tea.
After Hua Yingting and Wei Wei Mingyue learned about the incident, they did not express any opinion, and only let Hua Liuli pick it up by herself. If she gets married in the future, she will use it as a dowry. If she doesn't want to get married, she will wear it to play with.
After I got a bunch of Hualiuli jewelry, I got up early the next day and drove to the Wenquxing Temple in the suburbs of Beijing by horse-drawn carriage.
When she arrived, she found that there was a long queue outside Wenquxing Temple, and some scholars even brought books and water bags in order to get a good seat, and it seemed like they had stayed up all night.
Hua Liuli began to reflect, compared with these devout scholars, she sometimes seemed less sincere.
As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw someone holding a sign with the words "Five taels of silver skip the line", and couldn't help whispering to Iris who was supporting her, "Is there such a thing?"
"There are many things that can be changed in the boundary of the capital." Iris whispered, "However, many scholars feel that queuing is more sincere, and five taels of silver are too expensive, so few people will spend money to skip the line."
Hua Liuli glanced at the long queue, then at the skip-the-line sign, and said without hesitation, "Give me the money."
When the people at Wenqu Xing Temple saw Hua Liuli getting out of the carriage, they knew that the rich and noble were coming. After Iris gave him the money, she enthusiastically brought the master and servants to the temple to lead it.
Entering the temple, Miaozhu personally greeted him and led Hua Liuli to light incense and make a wish.
"Your Excellency, the day after tomorrow will be the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival. This office can recite the scriptures and pray for the candidates on the day of the Spring Festival, and wish him to be favored by Wenquxing and perform exceptionally well."
"Oh?"
"But I ask Xingjun for your blessing. You must always offer sacrifices. If you are interested, you only need to pay 18 taels of silver to pay tribute to Xingjun. This temple is moved by the sincerity of the nobles, and is willing to pray for the relatives and friends of the nobles on that day."
Hua Liuli spent 18 taels of silver, and bought some blessing lamps, blessing pens, etc. When she turned around and was about to leave, she faced a girl in a lake green dress.
She had a little impression of this girl. She seemed to like to follow Jiamin County Master on weekdays. She was the daughter of the Yao family. What is Yao
"The county master." The Yao family girl came over and blessed Hua Liuli. She glanced at the champion pen in Hua Liuli's hand, and her smile became a little strange: "The county master is asking for the third son of Hua Liuli?"
Hua Liuli smiled weakly at Miss Yao: "The girl is also here to pray for her family?"
"My brother is a leader in the autumn of the capital, and this time he will be named on the gold list." Miss Yao said with a sigh, "I heard that the conditions in Qinghan Prefecture are difficult and there are very few students. The title of the gold medal list will win glory for the family."
"It's just that learning doesn't take a day, and cramming yourself is even more deceiving." Miss Yao smiled warmly, "It's better for the county master not to be too superstitious about these things."
"Miss Yao is right, but I'm not hugging Buddha's feet, but Wenquxing's feet. What if Xingjun sees that my Hua family is loyal and good, and is willing to bless my brother?" Hua Liuli covered her mouth with a light smile, "Miss Yao If you don’t believe this, why are you still here?”
"You..." Miss Yao glared at Hua Liuli, turned around in anger and walked out.
"Miaozhu, Miss Yao is in a bad mood. I will pay for her prayers." Hua Liuli said with a smile, "I wish Young Master Yao a successful victory and a name on the list."
"The noble man is really kind."
Miss Yao was so angry that she almost vomited blood, she turned her head and found that Hua Liuli was still smiling at her, her smile was gentle and kind.
Obviously the other party didn't say anything ugly, but at this moment, Miss Yao felt as if she had lost, and it was unclear where she lost.
"These girls in the capital are really good-looking, and they look good when they're angry." After getting on the carriage, Hua Liuli said with a smile, "The Princess Jiamin and her little friends are really fun."
"The county master, please restrain yourself, the servant is afraid that you will be blocked by the door and yelled at." Iris smiled helplessly.
"If they dare to scold me, I dare to faint." Hua Liuli leaned against the wall of the car lazily, "I am very weak and can't be angry."
Iris: "… "
After the county master entered the capital, he did not know whose nightmare it was.
On the day of spring, all four of the Hua family got up early.
Hua Yingting put on a robe for Hua Zhangkong: "Father has fought many times on the battlefield, and there are countless evil spirits. What evil devil will not invade, I will put on a robe for you to keep you away from bad luck."
"Yes." Wei Mingyue tied Hua Changkong's hair well, "Mother is the most powerful female general in Dajin. If she combs your hair, it is like a god and Buddha consecrated you."
Hua Changkong: "… "
The mother's narcissism is not going to get better.
"Third brother, don't be under pressure." Hua Liuli put the rucksack containing the test equipment into Hua Changkong's hands, "Anyway, we have two princes and one county master, even if you don't get a good place in the test, we can still take the test. You are taking good care of you."
If you don't do well in the exam, you will go home to eat soft rice? !
For a while, Hua Changkong didn't know whether to relax or tense.
The four walked out of the gate, and after Hua Changkong got into the carriage, Hua Liuli took out a small flag the size of a slap from the sleeve and inserted it into the carriage.
"Daughter, when did you make a small flag of the Hua Family Army?" Hua Yingting looked at the small flag swaying in the morning wind in confusion, "What's the use of putting this thing in?"
"It means victory." Hua Liuli patted the horse pulling the cart, "Ma'er, ah, horse, I must bless my third brother's success."
"It makes sense, our good girl is really smart."
Hua Changkong, who was sitting in the carriage, was speechless.
There were a bunch of family members who never prayed incense on weekdays, but asked God to worship Buddha temporarily. He was both helpless and moved.
This kind of family love that is willing to give up its principles for the sake of the family, no one can bear to destroy it.
The family sent Hua Changkong to the outside of the Gongyuan, Hua Changkong looked at the family: "Father, mother, little sister, I'm in."
"Hmm." Hua Liuli nodded, "No matter what, the third brother is the best third brother."
Hua Changkong smiled when he heard the words, reached out and patted the top of Hua Liuli's head: "Little sister is also the best sister."
He bowed his hands to his family, turned around and walked towards the gate of Gongyuan.
When Hua Changkong was confirmed by the gatekeeper that there was no cheating thing, after entering the door, the smiles on the faces of the three Hua family were put away.
"Father, mother, I'm a little nervous." Hua Liuli whispered, "I heard that there are candidates who go crazy halfway through the test."
"Your third brother has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and the family doesn't force him to obtain fame. There should be no such things." After Hua Yingting said this, he was a little unconfident and turned to look at Wei Mingyue: "Madam, dont you agree?"
"Yeah." Wei Mingyue nodded with a stern face, she seemed to be the calmest of the three, but her fist clenched unconsciously and betrayed her.
The outside of Gongyuan was crowded with people sending exams. The yamen of Jingzhao Mansion was afraid that the crowd would cause quarrels, so he sent a lot of people to guard here. Jing Zhaoyin was worried that the yacha in Jingzhao Mansion would not be able to hold down the people, so he also borrowed some people from Dali Temple.
In order to borrow someone at Dali Temple, Jingzhao Yin squatted in front of Zhang Shuo's house in Dali Temple for three days. At first, Zhang Shuo was reluctant to let go, until he accidentally dropped his hat a few days ago. After being seen by Zhang Shuo, The other party actually agreed with pity in his eyes.
Every three years in Chunwei, the candidates who came from all over the country were all famous local students. Jing Zhaoyin didn't dare to be careless and stayed here with the yacha before dawn.
For this imperial examination, Jingzhaoyin, the Ministry of War, Dali Temple, Guozijian, and the Ministry of Household were all too busy to touch the ground, for fear of any accident.
On the first day they came to patrol, they saw Hua Yingting guarding outside the Gongyuan.
The second day they came to patrol, they saw Hua Yingting sitting outside the Gongyuan with a small bench.
On the third day of their patrol, Hua Yingting came again and brought food.
After Cao Jinbo, the minister of households, happened to meet Hua Yingting several times, he couldn't help but wonder why Hua Yingting was so idle and stayed at the gate of Gongyuan every day.
After thinking about it, although Hua Yingting still retains the title of general, he does not have the military power in charge of the capital and surrounding counties.
Thinking of this, Cao Jinbo's mood suddenly became complicated. Can the generals who have made great achievements in battle now have nothing to do like the idle nobles in the capital
He was about to go forward and have a chat with Hua Yingting when he saw the curtain of the carriage parked beside Hua Yingting move, and a white and delicate hand lifted the curtain.
A little girl came out of the carriage, the owner of Fushou County. Cao Jinbo recalled that his friend Huizhi had mentioned the little girl from the Hua family several times in several letters written to him recently. Said she was hard-mouthed, soft-hearted, kind-hearted, and a good girl.
After hesitating for a while, he stepped forward and said, "I have seen the general, the county master."
"What general, now that the old man has been released from his army and returned to the field, Cao Shangshu can call me Lao Hua." Hua Yingting stood up from the stool, let the servant hold the things in his hand, and said to Hua Liuli, "Liu Li, this is a householder. Minister Cao Jinbo, Master Cao."
Looking at Hua Yingting's handsome face, Cao Jinbo, who was a few years older than him, felt a little complicated. Hua Yingting calls himself an old man, what is he
"Lord Cao." Hua Liuli was blessed.
"I don't dare to accept the courtesy of the county master." Cao Jinbo hurriedly returned the salute. Although Hua Liuli was a junior, it was a title personally conferred by the emperor. Although the Shangshu and the county master were of equal rank, they had different meanings.
"She's a child, what can't you bear to bow to you?" Hua Yingting pointed at the closed gate of the Gongyuan, "Cao Shangshu, why are you here?"
Cao Jinbo laughed, he appeared every day for the past three days, but Hua Yingting didn't even notice it? After explaining the reason, he couldn't help but look at Hua Liuli a few more times.
The little girl doesn't talk much, she knows how to be polite, and she doesn't have the slightest arrogance of the princess. How can Huizhi say that the little girl is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, she is clearly a likable and somewhat shy little girl.
After chatting with Hua Yingting, Cao Jinbo had just walked some distance away, and his friends who were friends with him on weekdays pulled him to the corner and whispered, "Why did you talk to Hua Yingting for so long at the gate of Gongyuan?"
"What's wrong with this?" Cao Jinbo asked back.
"Naturally, it's not right," the friend said. "Do you know that His Majesty originally wanted the daughter of the Hua family to marry the King of England, but ended up appointing the King of England the daughter of the Lin family?"
Cao Jinbo frowned.
"Your Majesty has long been suspicious of the Hua family. You are at the gate of the Gongyuan, and you have a good conversation with Hua Yingting in front of everyone's eyes. Isn't it possible to give people a handle?" Someone used today's affairs to frame you."
Hearing this, Cao Jinbo felt a little uncomfortable. In order to guard the Great Jin, the Hua family has been devoted to their duties all these years. When General Wei was still pregnant, he took his troops to the border. Now that the war is level, no one dares to violate the majesty of Dajin, and the status of the Hua family has become embarrassing.
A hero's life should not be like this.
He turned his head to look at Hua Yingting who was waiting at the gate of Gongyuan, and saw his daughter holding a plate of chopped fruit and handing it to him. Such a warm and ordinary scene made him feel sad.
"But please... have a clear conscience." Cao Jinbo said, "Thank you, Brother Wang, for reminding me, I know what I have in mind."
"It's good to have a few." The friend sighed, "The Hua family... I'm afraid it won't be a few years old."
Before the Spring Festival was over, several fainted candidates were helped out, and the medical officers and yachai who were standing beside them hurriedly carried them away for treatment. Hua Liuli looked up and down in her heart, and simply came out to breathe.
There are many food stalls outside, and various flavors are crowded together to create a lively fireworks smell. A few fake Taoists sat pretentiously on street corners, telling fortunes to the restless accomplices.
Passing through the lively alley, Hua Liuli and the Yao family girl met again, and the other party still held the talisman she just asked for from the Taoist priest in her heart.
He said that he did not believe in praying to God and worshipping Buddha, but he was very active in asking for talismans in private.
The eyes of the two met in the air, and the water vapor of the snack lingered in the air, giving birth to an unspeakably awkward atmosphere.
At this moment, Miss Yao could not see the sky, the ground, or the people in the past. She could only see a faint smile on Hua Liuli's face.
The other party was laughing at her.
She blushed and felt embarrassed.
"Are you all right?" Another person came out behind her, and when she heard the voice of the person who came, Miss Yao's expression improved a little.
"I'm fine, Miss Lin." Miss Yao smiled at Lin Wan, secretly hid the talisman in her sleeve, raised her head and saluted Hua Liuli Fushen, "Hello, Fushou County Master."
Only then did Lin Wan notice Hua Liuli standing opposite them, and she slightly bent her knees and said, "Hello, Princess."
"You two girls don't need to be more polite." Hua Liuli pretended not to see Miss Yao's embarrassment, "The two girls are also asking for a talisman for the elder brother in the family?"
"Yeah." Lin Wan didn't know what happened between Miss Yao and Hua Liuli, and said, "Some people said that the Taoist in East Street is very effective, so I went to ask for the talisman with Miss Yao."
"Oh..." Hua Liuli smiled at Miss Yao and said in a long voice, "Then I wish the two brothers a good ranking."
"Thank you, county master." Lin Wan's face was slack. When she saw Hua Liuli, she remembered the embarrassing situation she had stood on the viewing platform on the night of the Shangyuan Festival.
She couldn't blame Hua Liuli, she knew very well, but even so, she couldn't dilute the humiliating feeling in her heart.
Some people are not born with eyesight.
"Girl from the Hua family." A sedan chair was parked not far from the three of them, and the sedan window opened, revealing the prince's handsome face, "The staff here is complicated, there are all three religions and nine classes, why are you here?"
"His Royal Highness." Hua Liuli raised the corners of her mouth when she saw the prince, "My father was accompanying the exam outside the Gongyuan, and the minister and daughter were so nervous when they saw that several candidates were being carried out, so they just came out for a walk."
Seeing that she only brought two maids with him, the prince came out of the sedan chair: "The spring festival will end in a few days, and you don't have to wait here every day. It's better to take you around the capital alone and pass the time with you. "
He asked his attendant to bring two horses, and handed the reins of the white horse he often rides to Hua Liuli: "The weather has warmed up recently, and the county owner rides a horse for a while, shouldn't it affect your body?"
Hua Liuli looked at this beautiful white horse, and the love in her eyes could hardly be concealed: "It doesn't matter."
Iris, who followed her, raised her eyelids, and saw that the county master was stroking the white horse's head with a smile, and lowered her eyelids again.
When Hua Liuli got on her horse, Iris reached out to help her: "County, be careful."
Hua Liuli clutched her chest and coughed lightly, "Don't worry, you can't ride a horse in the city, you'll be fine if you ride for a while."
Iris stepped back: "Yes."
Seeing the prince and Hua Liuli riding away, Miss Yao couldn't help but whisper, "Jiamin is right, most of these weak women are foxes."
Lin Wan pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled.
The prince knew that she was the future Princess of England, but his sister-in-law treated her so slowly. Isn't it because His Majesty is partial to the pain and does not take the King of England in his eyes
Lin Wan clenched her fists and lowered her eyelids to hide the ambition in her eyes.
"Miss Lin, look, that's His Royal Highness King Ying..." As soon as Miss Yao finished speaking, she saw King Ying riding a horse, chasing him in the direction the Prince and Hua Liuli left.
Picking up dust as it galloped past them.
Miss Yao looked at the back of King Ying who never returned, and then looked at Miss Lin beside her, silently covering her mouth.
Why can't she get rid of her cheap mouth? !
The author has something to say: Prince: Gu is a man with principles. For example, when taking revenge on a woman, he pays attention to the word fairness.
Miss Yao: I am a professional.