my wife is queen

Chapter 2

The spring is cold, the winter wind is howling, the square windows with wicker lattice tremble from time to time, and the golden pheasants in the back garden make a loud and clear sound of dawn.

The sky was bright, and the pheasant slave got up from the warm Hunan embroidered silk quilt, put on embroidered shoes, sat in front of the kitchen's dowry, and simply arranged the double-ring bun, turned and went out.

About to walk out of the round arch partition.

Shuanghuanji poked her head out, and was relieved to see that my uncle was still sleeping on the bed.

The pheasant slave opened the wooden door of the east wing lightly, walked along the corridor of the courtyard, and went to the kitchen to bring a half-copper basin of hot water.

"Squeak-"

The pheasant slave walked into the east wing panting, breathed out white breath, put the copper basin on the five-legged round-carved basin stand, and went to fetch the Songjiang purple flower cloth face towel.

Busy, in and out.

By the time the pheasant slave finished all this, he was already dripping with sweat.

"I'll do it myself."

Li Mian lifted the dragon and phoenix Chengxiang brocade quilt and sat on the side of the bed, seeing that she was exhausted, he couldn't bear to let her serve her in robes and boots, looking at that little face, he pouted.

Li Mian didn't say any more, following the pheasant slave's wishes, he let her squat beside the bed, and waited for her to put on the black woolen boots and a round collar robe.

After eating too early, Li Mian glanced at the pheasant slave who was bored and listless in the wing room, and suggested: "As a son-in-law, you should be able to leave the house at any time."

The pheasant slave kept nodding like a chick pecking rice, and ran out happily: "I will go to the stables now, and prepare a sedan chair for my uncle."

Li Mian did not refuse, everything seemed novel, he really wanted to try how it feels to sit in an official sedan chair, and walked out of the mansion along the courtyard corridor.

Outside the white wall of the east gate, there is a curtained sedan chair parked.

The whole body is made of silk cloth, and there is a small pane on each side, through which you can see the surrounding streets and alleys.

The four bearers wore wide-rimmed deep nets, blue cloth shirts and trousers, and a long green cloth handkerchief on their shoulders, standing aside and waiting.

Li Mian was sitting in the curtained sedan chair, sheltered from the chilly weather. He had a hollowed-out copper hand stove with stuffy jars in his hand, and put silver dust charcoal in advance, and held it in his hand to keep warm.

"The sedan chair is more spacious, and there is room for one person to sit in the sedan chair together."

The cold air was overwhelming, and the pheasant slave's face turned red from the cold. Li Mian opened the curtain and greeted her.

The pheasant slave's double-ringed bun shook like a rattle drum, and he refused to live and die: "The servant has no fame, how can I sit in the sedan chair, if the lady in charge finds out, the servant will be scolded again."

Li Mian remembered that there are various rules and customs in this world, so he stopped forcing, and said: "I heard that Jinshui River is the most lively place in the capital, so let's go to the bank of Jinshui River."

The bearers got Li Mian's instructions, and immediately carried the curtained sedan chair and walked towards the Jinshui River.

The whole journey was smooth and steady, and Li Mian did not feel the slightest shake.

The pheasant slave followed beside the rolling curtain, chattering about interesting things in the capital.

The main thing is which candied fruit shop has delicious candied fruit and which small stall has delicious food.

"The top-quality mulberry paper only costs two cents a knife."

"The purple flowered cloth from Songjiang Mansion is genuine at a fair price, and no one can deceive you."

"The Wuling troupe will be singing Yuyao tune at Jinshuihe tonight. You can't miss it."

The fruit market, desk clearing, rouge shop, bell casting factory, and the bustling scenes like the Riverside Scene during the Qingming Festival are truly presented in front of Li Mian's eyes.

Bustling and especially fun.

"Just stop here."

Li Mian saw the pheasant slave staring at the small stall on the Yinding Bridge not far away, smiled, and told the porters to stop: "You guys rest here and have a bowl by the way."

Li Mian just wanted to talk about eating a bowl of noodle tea, but he was too shy to go out with any money.

He also has no silver.

The pheasant slave immediately took out a penny from the Xiangxiu purse and handed it to the bearer: "This is the reward money from my uncle."

The bearers were flattered and hurriedly thanked the son-in-law for his kindness, and waited respectfully for Li Mian to leave, only then did they dare to look directly at the son-in-law in the mansion, and began to size them up curiously.

"My son-in-law is kind. We have received the monthly payment. It is our duty to carry the sedan chair. This is the first time we have received a reward."

"I heard that my uncle is also from a poor family. It's really lucky to marry the princess of the mansion."

"Brother Zhao, keep your mouth shut. Outsiders like us can call the word aunt. Only the people brought by the princess from the palace can say "my aunt."

The bearer surnamed Zhao closed his mouth resentfully, followed the other three bearers to the noodle tea shop, and drank a bowl of steaming hot noodle tea.

Li Mian brought the pheasant slaves to the small stall next to the Yinding Bridge, which turned out to be a cold shopping stall.

Leng Tao is usually placed in the hot summer season, and it is also a rare food to cool off the heat.

It is the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the Lengtao stall is obviously against the season, so no one will come to eat it. At this time, there are two old men sitting by the Jinshui River, holding blue and white glazed porcelain bowls, eating Lengtao.

Li Mian and his slaves ordered two bowls of Lengtao, and sat on the tavern by the river, looking at the Jinshui River full of cruise ships, and ate Lengtao.

After just one bite, Li Mian understood why Lengtao's stall still had business in winter.

The method of Lengtao is very unique. Pick green pagoda tree shoots and mash the juice and add flour to make Lengtao. It is tender and delicious, with a refreshing aftertaste.

The two old men glanced at Li Mian and his slaves, seeing that they were strangers, they didn't care, and continued to look at Jinshuihe to criticize current affairs.

What he said was easy to understand, more like two storytellers were telling a story.

Eating it with Leng Tao is obviously a good accompaniment, and it doesn't cost a penny.

It's always good to spend no money.

"There are no noble sons from a poor family. Heh, the eldest son of a doctor in the Ministry of Rites dares to say such brazen words, which arouses people's resentment and almost destroys the foundation of the imperial examination."

"Sun Langzhong is lucky that he is still a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. He spent a lot of effort to cultivate the eldest son, and cultivated an idiot. If His Majesty hadn't appointed Li Mian at the end of the Jinke Township Examination as Xie Yuan, and let him marry the princess, I don't know how much trouble would have happened. Come on."

Is Li Mian of the Yuan Dynasty solved by this branch?

Li Mian put down the blue and white glazed porcelain bowl, he should be the one talking, listened carefully, and figured out the ins and outs of marrying the princess.

No wonder Princess Changping and His Majesty were so angry, they thought of her as a concubine princess to quell public grievances, whoever it was, would inevitably be filled with resentment.

Li Mian ignored these troubles, and ordered the pheasant slave to pay five cents of silver, and the two left the Lengtao stall and continued to wander by the Jinshui River.

He was followed by the pheasant slave, and the two of them walked aimlessly by the Jinshui River. When they were tired, they would find a stall to rest and taste all kinds of food in the capital.

Not to mention how delicious it is, Li Mian just enjoys the leisure at the moment and doesn't need to spend money by himself.

On the contrary, every time the pheasant slave ate, his cheeks puffed up and his eyes turned into crescent moons.

(End of this chapter)