Ju Hong has been serving Liu Zhenzhen since she was a child, and her future rests with her, so knowing that the journey will be hard, she volunteered to follow her, seeing her so angry at this moment, fearing that she would turn against Cui Zhenyi in a fit of anger, she hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: " Miss, you are still counting on her, so bear with it."
"Count on her? My cousin-in-law doesn't like her at all. What's the use of counting on her?"
"Miss Biao, after all, is the wife of General Lu Mingmei. It's hard to say anything else. If you want to ask for a name for Miss, you can definitely do it."
According to the laws of the State of Qi, ordinary people are not allowed to take concubines. A man with a reputation and official position must not only have a legitimate reason to report to the government for approval, but also need the consent of his original wife. Although this law has long existed in name only, if officials serving in the DPRK want to keep their good reputations and not be caught and hurt their feet, they will not easily violate the prohibition.
However, not accepting official concubines does not prevent them from getting more housemaids and nominal concubines, and it saves them going to the Yamen to go through the procedures.
It is really impossible for Liu Zhen to be an unknown concubine, so in the end it is inevitable to rely on Cui Zhenyi, knowing that Ju Hong's words are reasonable, she bites through two brocade handkerchiefs and endures.
At dinner, Liu Zhenzhen finally met Lu Ying, the long-known general of Zhenbei. She had heard people say that Lu Ying was young and handsome, and it was true when she saw him today, and thinking about his official position made her heart move even more. Thinking of his cousin Cui Zhenyi becoming his first wife, but in her early twenties, she became a fourth-rank imperial order. Many officials' wives would bow their heads and knees when they saw her, and their hearts were filled with all kinds of envy and hatred.
Although Lu Ying kept a cold face from the beginning to the end, except for Cui Zhenyi's casual nod to her when she introduced Liu Zhenzhen, she never said a word, let alone glanced at them, but Liu Zhenzhen still thought it was a good one. start.
After a meal, Lu Ying didn't know what to eat, so she took a few mouthfuls and threw down the rice bowl, and then went to the front yard to ask the officials on duty at night about the progress of the preparations for welcoming the imperial envoy, and whether they had found out about the imperial envoy's guard of honor. Now they are leaving Beiguan How far is the city, etc., he didn't want to let the flirtatious Sixth Highness stay on Baili Mountain for a moment.
Yang Heng and Liedang lived in the other courtyard by the Heling Lake, and their curiosity about the Bai family became more and more intense. This Baili Mountain seemed like a paradise, not to mention the beautiful environment, and there were many things they had never seen before. The chairs and the design of the house are all different, not to mention the never-before-seen toilet, shower, and even the servants of the Bai family are quite different from other places.
They are all courteous and considerate in their service. Even Yang Heng, who has been used to being served by eunuchs and maids since childhood, can't fault him at all. Commonly used to "inferior people".
Yang Heng's unfavorable love luck seems to have completely disappeared since he came to Beiguan City. Not only Bai Fuling avoided and resisted him, but even the little maids sent to serve him were all businesslike. No pretense at all. He teased a few words that seemed to be true, and those maids blushed, and then acted as if they had never heard anything, and even started to avoid him.
Although Yang Heng is romantic, he is not obscene. He has no interest in making things difficult for these maids, but he is a little frustrated in his heart.
The Baili family in Baili Mountain is very weird, not only the things are weird, but the people are also weird! Yang Heng thought resentfully.
Bai Fuling saw off Lu Ying after breakfast, changed into a refreshing attire that was convenient for movement, and reported to Yang Heng. Although she is full of reluctance, the situation is stronger than people, and it doesn't matter how she dominates Beiguan City, because the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and there is no one stronger than her elder brother.
The situation is different now. For the sake of her elder brother and the Bai family, she can't neglect and offend Yang Heng willfully. Yang Heng can't say much in front of the emperor, and he is not a favored prince who holds real power, but the difference in status is there. It may be a little difficult for him to deal with Lu Ying, but it is easy to deal with the Bai family.
The Bai family does have the ability to resist, but the price is too high, and she is not willing to take this risk for a moment of anger. So before going to see Yang Heng, she was already mentally prepared to endure it all over again.
Today, Yang Heng played a gentle and modest gentleman with polite words. Apart from insisting on letting Bai Fuling accompany him on the tour, he did not do anything outrageous, let alone provocative words. He walked along Heling Lake for a while, feeling relaxed involuntarily.
Yang Heng is definitely a rare handsome man, it is very difficult for a "lustful" person like Bai Fuling to completely hate him.
And after some conversation, Bai Fuling's attitude towards Yang Heng also changed slightly.
Originally, in her eyes, Yang Heng was a son of the royal family who pretended to be romantic and arrogant, but during the chat, she found that there was a gap in his chest, which was not as simple as the rumors said. The Prime Minister of Hegemony", and felt that this person was very useful, perhaps worth a friend.
Adding icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow. Now Yang Heng is just an ordinary prince with no power and power, and it is unknown if he will soar into the sky in the future. Her life is not long, but there are more than three years left. If she can find a big backer for her parents and Lu Ying, she will feel more at ease even if she leaves in the future.
It's just that cooperating with him rashly like this will also bring considerable risks. Bai Fuling has not forgotten that the first prince and the second prince are in power now. Yang Heng was almost killed by someone secretly when he arrived in Beiguan City. It can be seen that he himself It's hard to guarantee that their family will be buried under these high-level struggles before the harvest period.
Bai Fuling struggled for a while, and finally gave up the idea of cooperating with Yang Heng.
While she was secretly observing Yang Heng, the other party was also paying attention to her. Yang Heng and Lie Dang still can't believe that Bai Fuling is the head of the Bai family, but from the attitudes of the people in the Bai family village towards Bai Fuling, as well as the details of words and deeds, it seems that this is indeed the case.
Yang Heng once wanted to bring the Bai family and Lu Ying into his camp. When he first arrived in Beiguan City, he also imagined various cooperation conditions. Seems to have limited appeal.
The Bai family has a lot of money and is not well-known, and they are not keen on power. Like Lu Ying, they seem to be very satisfied with the status quo in this small Beiguan city!
If he hadn't come here to close the group in person, I'm afraid Yang Heng would not understand the reason why they are so "not seeking to make progress", but fortunately he came, and Yang Heng casually glanced at the stunning girl not far away. ... I feel better for no reason.
He discussed with Liedang last night, and finally re-listed the conditions that the other party might be interested in. It's just that he is not sure now, whether he should really talk to this young girl who is less than fifteen years old, or invite Bai's couple to talk.
"How about we rest in the pavilion?" Yang Heng asked Bai Fuling with a smile.
Bai Fuling was feeling hot and tired, she was used to enjoying it, and rarely walked around outdoors under the sun in midsummer, so she nodded quickly when she heard this.
The small pavilion was built in the lake, just walk through a short corridor. Bai Fuling and the maidservants were wearing wooden shoes. When a few people walked on the corridor, there was a pleasant buzzing sound immediately from the corridor. Looking at Qingyue, it seemed that the bell was a little more agile. Yang Heng was surprised. Could it be that such an ordinary corridor also has a mechanism
Liedang, who was following behind him, was also quite puzzled, and asked, "Miss Bai, I don't know where the sound is coming from? Is there anything unique about the corridor?"
Bai Fuling smiled and said: "Well, there are special water tanks under this paulownia corridor, filled with different amounts of water, and when people walk on it and knock on the wooden boards, the water tank will make sound."
"There are so many unique things in Baijiazhuang. I really don't know what kind of master craftsman has so many wonderful ideas." Yang Heng praised, half of it was sincere, and half of it was intentional inquiry. There are too many things in Baijiazhuang that they have never seen or heard, and everything is designed ingeniously. Although it is not complicated to put it bluntly, it may be very difficult to think of it.
In terms of luxury, Baijiazhuang is far from the manors in central Beijing and the affluent places in the south of the Yangtze River, but in terms of the comfort and comfort of the residents, no manor can compare with Baijiazhuang.
Bai Fuling's arrogance in Beiguan City has the demeanor of a nouveau riche and a tyrant. This Baijiazhuang is a unique and refined scene of a paradise.
"Some are thought by the little girl, and some are thought by other people in the village." Bai Fuling said indifferently. In fact, everything was made according to her requirements, but the specific details and implementation methods were left to the Bai family. Zhuang's skilled craftsmen to worry about, just like this paulownia promenade, she just remembered that she had seen an introduction before, saying that there was a "sounding clogs corridor" in the Guanwa Palace built by Fucha for Xi Shi, so she made a few gestures with the craftsmen Under the circumstances, the craftsman tried many times and ordered nearly a hundred water tanks of different styles before finally achieving the desired effect.
Otherwise, because Bai Fuling can only move his mouth, he can't even design a single-plank bridge, so let's not talk about the sound of clogs.
If it was a child from an ordinary wealthy family, most of them would praise Bai Fuling for his exquisite mind, but Yang Heng could see the way: "The craftsmen in Baijiazhuang must be capable in large numbers."
"Your Highness really knows the goods! If His Highness likes, I can repair the mansion in the future, and the young girl can introduce some craftsmen to His Highness." Bai Fuling got along with him for a while, and found that he would not put on the airs of a prince's imperial envoy, so he was comfortable speaking. stand up.
"Aren't those craftsmen from the Bai family?"
"They have already redeemed themselves and set up their own businesses, and anyone who can afford it can ask them to do work."