Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 93

Daming Palace Qingsi Hall
Outside the east chamber of the side hall, peach blossoms are scorching, and there is a small pool with weeping willows blowing in the wind, and the setting sun sets, covering it with a layer of gold.

In the nine-curved corridor, there are eunuchs carrying hot water, and there are court ladies urging outside the chamber door.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the water is getting cold."

The room was filled with mist.

"call!"

"so comfortable!"

The situation in this seems familiar. I remember that she was still very young at that time, and I remember that my mother was still there.

The half-person-high wooden barrel has been filled with chest-high hot water, and the maid sprinkled flower petals, peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, and spices she couldn't recognize.

Incense was also lit in the house.

A female official came forward and said, "Miss Shi Niang, how is the water temperature?"

"Ok!"

A fine layer of sweat dripped from Wei Shiniang's face.

The court lady, who had been called for a long time, rubbed her body with a silk handkerchief.

"This girl looks beautiful, but she has a lot of dust on her body."

"Hands are rough too."

Wei Shiniang's face was also covered with a towel, which was hot and comfortable.

After a while the towel was taken off, someone put sand on her face and rubbed it gently, and someone held soap horns and stroked her hair.

Naturally, she couldn't stop on her hands. A female officer used a small scraper to gently remove the soaked dead skin slowly.

"Girl's jade hands still need to be raised."

Wei Shiniang lowered her head shyly.

A beauty is like a bath, and the rhythm is the same. All she needs is to be in the tub, and others will serve her.

Almost fell asleep comfortably.

I don't know how long it took before a female officer called out, "Girl, you can get out of the bath."

The neck is like a goose neck, the chest is like a jade rabbit, and a pair of slender legs are like light white independent, coming out one by one, and the arms are drooping, weak and weak.

There are serving maids who dry their bodies with dry silk towels.

Then put on a slender and soft skirt,

Draw a crooked moon on the eyebrows,
Dot the red flower seeds on the forehead, and apply a little powder.

The hair is combed into a pair of maids looking at the immortals, and a golden step rock inlaid with blue gemstones is inserted.

The waitress's eyes were straightened.

"Girl, this servant will take you to see Concubine Shu."

"Thank you sister!"

……

Li Ye drove Qingsi Hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the woman next to Concubine He Shu.

"Your Majesty is well!"

"This……!"

The double servant girls look at the moon, and a blue drape wraps around their hands, like a fairy in the moon.

"You are Ten Niang?"

The woman saluted and replied: "Your Majesty's greetings from the slaves and maidservants."

Li Ye looked at Concubine He Shu, it's too considerate to handle this matter.

"Your Majesty, my concubine stewed venison soup."

Li Ye nodded, a little embarrassed, and said, "Okay, I'll use some."

Concubine He Shu said to Wei Shiniang: "Shi Niang, please step back first. Come and take Shi Niang to Chunfang Garden in the west corridor."

"promise!"

"The slaves retire!"

Concubine He Shu was serving the emperor's meal, and was thinking about what to tell the emperor. Seeing that she was preoccupied, Li Ye smiled and said, "If my concubine doesn't want to, why bother?"

Concubine He Shu felt aggrieved when she heard this, and said: "Your Majesty, my concubine is not a jealous woman. Since your majesty likes this woman, why should my concubine stop her?"

"Then why..."

Concubine He Shu hurriedly knelt down and said, "It's because of Shi Niang's background. Since His Majesty likes this girl, the concubine should tell the truth."

"Ten Niang's life experience?"

"Your Majesty, Ten Niang is the Empress of Princess Anping."

"Princess Anping?"

Li Ye thought about it, and the original body remembered that it was beheaded by his good brother.

"My cousin?"

Li Ye's heart was chilled by this basin of cold water.

Not only saddened by Anping's death, but also regretted that he woke up from his spring dream.

"Why didn't Ten Niang tell me earlier?"

"..."

The Tang Dynasty couldn't help but marry cousins. Princess Changle, the daughter of the former Empress Wende, married her nephew Changsun Chong.

But Li Ye couldn't accept it, he really felt incest, besides, would the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty be short of women?What is missing is the stability of the country.

Just for a while, Li Ye stopped thinking.

"Since Shi Niang is a relative of the emperor, she should treat her kindly, Concubine Shu. I will go to Ye Ting tomorrow to find out if there are others like Shi Niang. Bring them all back!"

"His Majesty……"

One is not enough, do you want more?Concubine He Shu sighed a little about the emperor's appetite.

Looking at her expression, Li Ye knew that Concubine He Shu was thinking too much.

"They are all my cousins. How can I have such thoughts? I will raise them in the palace. When I find a young hero, I will consider them a good match."

Concubine He Shu said, "What about Ten Niangs?"

Li Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. In the clan, the daughters of the late Emperor and Zhen were both young, and his father, Yizong's daughter was also married. After much deliberation, Ten Niang is indeed a good choice for marriage. Choose a day to ask her what she thinks. If you agree, you can naturally give her a marriage.

"I have my own arrangements for the matter of the ten niangs."

Concubine Shu didn't say anything anymore, but Li Ye had something to say.

"I'm going on an expedition."

Concubine He Shu's heart trembled.

Don't give up, worry!
She knows that this is a man's life and cannot be violated.

"On the day of the expedition, the concubine puts on the armor for His Majesty!"

Li Ye nodded, and took Concubine He Shu into his arms.

"For the matter of cotton spinning and weaving, Qian'er will help me keep an eye on it, so don't be afraid to spend money."

"There are still those lands that need to be taken care of by people. I don't know if the new cottonseeds have passed the farming season. They need to send people to raise seedlings and plant them in big fields as soon as possible."

"By the way, there are also those pigs. The pig house needs to be cleaned every day, otherwise the pigs will easily get sick, and the pig manure will be fermented in the cesspool and cannot be directly put into the field..."

Concubine He Shu listened to Li Ye's nagging for a long time, and finally couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty, throughout the ages, there may not have been a king who cared so much about farming as Your Majesty."

It was the first time for the emperor to farm and raise pigs, spin yarn and weave cloth in the palace.

Li Ye patted Concubine He Shu's buttocks, and said: "What do you know, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all state affairs. I farm the land, raise pigs, spin yarn and weave cloth, so naturally I have intentions. You will understand when the autumn harvest comes."

In Li Ye's view, Datang's agriculture was too underdeveloped. An area of ​​more than 100 catties of corn per mu was considered high-yielding. A family of four, without forty or fifty mu of land, couldn't get enough to eat.

In modern times, the rations produced by four or five acres of land can feed a family.

Agriculture does not need to reach the modern level, it does not need much, and the output can be increased by 20.00%, how much more food will be produced!
As for the textile industry, it is an important weapon of the country. If it is completed, the Tang court will no longer have to worry about money.

"Your Majesty, are you still going to Ten Niang's house? The concubine has already..."

"Snapped!"

Another slap on the buttocks.

"Tonight, I only want you..."

……

After a night of spring rain and dew, Li Ye felt that it was good to be young, his waist didn't hurt, his legs didn't hurt, he got up and ran around the hall three times, punched twice, sweated all over, and felt refreshed.

Back in the bedroom, seeing Concubine He Shu still unable to get out of bed, she said with a smile:
"My concubine's body is a little weaker. Would you like me to teach you a way to keep you light and healthy?"

Concubine He Shu struggled to get up and said: "Today is not going to happen, my concubine first thank Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)