Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 59: Rumors of Provincial Provincial Marriage
Blink of an eye to the twelfth lunar month.

Lai Shangrong is extremely busy these days.

After the turmoil, many people inevitably wanted to make amends, and there was a constant stream of people coming to the door to explain. However, my father was keen on the affairs of the soap workshop, and he followed a steward of the Tian family around whenever he had nothing to do.

Lai Shangrong could only come to receive him in person. To his surprise, Xue Pan did not come to the door. Instead, Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan came hand in hand.

He still had this point in the city, and he dealt with it one by one with a smile.

Two days ago, he had a meeting with King Zhongshun and Uncle Tian Guo, and when he learned that Uncle Tian Guo made inferences, he thought of advertising the soap in the mansion newspaper, and left a sentence, "There is no fragrance, and the soap is hired!" 's advertising slogan.

He also used silk as a guide to remind them not to let the Western Yi people steal the technology of silk and porcelain.

"Uncle!...Uncle!"

Just as he was thinking about whether King Zhongshun and Uncle Tian Guo paid enough attention to making some back-up arrangements, they heard Qingwen's voice.

"Huh?" Lai Shangrong turned to look at her and said, "What's wrong?"

Qingwen pursed her lips and complained: "That sister, Aunt You, doesn't treat her as an outsider!"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"You are so picky that you want your servant to make two cheongsams for her!"

"what!"

These days, unlike in previous lives, even married women are ashamed to wear clothes such as cheongsam in bed, let alone girls who have not left the palace.

This little girl is quite bold, and I don’t know if she dares to wear it out and let him feast his eyes on it.

Seeing that he was silent, Qingwen only thought that he was unhappy.

"I live in the uncle's house. Even my aunt won't tell anything without my uncle's instructions. Fortunately, she actually sent someone here. Uncle, why don't you let your aunt talk about her!"

Lai Shangrong said sanctimoniously: "Hey! After all, we are guests, just two sets of clothes, and we don't spend much material!"

"Huh!" Qingwen snorted coldly with her eyes widened, and said angrily: "I don't have the time to do all that trouble for her. I told her to do it for whomever she likes!"

Then he turned around and left in anger.

Lai Shangrong said in his heart, he really obeyed the old saying, more skills don't overwhelm you.

Unfortunately, he could only do the former one when it comes to tailoring clothes. If it was just about measuring the body, he wouldn't be able to do it.

This is tailoring!

I only regret that I didn't learn two more professional skills in my previous life.

When he was very upset, he came from the front yard to report that Qin Zhong had arrived.

Lai Shangrong gathered his mood and rushed to the outer study room to give Qin Zhong a lecture.

Jia Lan, who also dropped out of school and stayed at home, was not as lucky as Qin Zhong, and someone gave lectures.

Holding a copy of the university, he pointed out several puzzles to Li Wan.

Although Li Wan was literate, he had only read the Four Books on Women, so he was anxious.

"Well! In this way, Lan'er can stay until the master comes back at night and go to the study to ask him!"

"Mother! Can I ask Master Lai?"

"This..." Li Wanwei said, "Didn't he say he couldn't have free time last time? Let's not bother him. Let's ask the master if it's the same?" Jia Lan said disappointedly: "Grandpa's explanation is not as clear as Master Lai's!"

Li Wan touched his head and said helplessly: "It doesn't matter. If you don't understand anything, let it go for now. It makes sense to ask again after the school has hired a new master."

Seeing Jia Lan leave angrily, Suyun suddenly said: "Grandma, it's strange that Master Qin has to go to such great lengths to make Master Qin become his teacher. It turns out that the explanations are clearer and easier to understand than the master."

Suyun's knowledge was limited, and Jia Zheng was used to being arty at home. In her eyes, Jia Zheng's knowledge was not to say top-notch, but at least not bad.

When she said this, Li Wan was awakened.

After all, her father had been a priest in the Imperial Academy and had some knowledge in this regard. After all, Qin Ye was born as a second-ranked Jinshi. Even though he was old and had limited energy, he was more than enough to guide Qin Zhong. Why did he go to all the trouble to let his son worship Lai Shangrong as his teacher.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but remember the nonsense Lai Shangrong said in Rongqing Hall before he entered the classroom to teach.

When I think about those three to five years of being promoted, I feel a surge of heat rising from my body, going straight down the soles of my feet into my chest.

Then he stooped like a deflated rubber ball.

Qin Ye could help him arrange for his second sister You to be his concubine, so how could he arrange it for him?

…………

Royal Palace, Fengzao Palace.

Emperor Zhenglong walked in angrily.

Seeing that his face was full of anger, Queen Tian hurriedly waved her left and right to greet him and saluted, and asked: "What's going on, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Zhenglong said angrily: "My father and the Queen Mother are getting more and more confused as they get older. They used to show mercy by allowing their family members to enter the palace on the [-]th day of each month and wait for a visit. Now they actually want me to allow the harem to return." If you really act like this when you are visiting relatives at home, where can I put my face?"

Queen Tian said: "Your Majesty, please be careful! Your Majesty and Queen Mother are also considerate of your concubines and younger sisters and cannot be filial to your parents."

Emperor Zhenglong looked at Queen Tian and said, "The Queen also wants to return home to visit relatives?"

Queen Tian smiled and said, "It is an honor that my family has earned over many lifetimes by being able to serve the emperor in the palace. Now that they have this dignity, doesn't it mean that I have fulfilled my filial piety, so there is no need for it to be a mere formality. You have to be in front of your body to be considered filial piety? Besides, even if you go back to visit your relatives, can you really serve in front of your parents? What is the dignity of the royal family like that?"

After hearing Queen Tian's words, Emperor Zhenglong's expression softened and he said, "It's just that the emperor father and the queen mother have already made a decree, and not everyone can understand the general situation like the queen. This puts me in a difficult position."

Queen Tian thought for a while and said, "I have a way, which may be the best of both worlds. It will not only satisfy the wishes of the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother, but also solve the Emperor's difficulties."

"Oh?" As soon as Emperor Zhenglong heard the interest, he urged the queen to speak quickly.

Queen Tian said: "Since the Supreme Emperor has given permission to visit relatives, the Emperor cannot violate the decree. All we need to do is to set some restrictions on the grounds of etiquette. In this way, we have complied with the Supreme Emperor's will, and the concubines in the palace cannot visit relatives because of these restrictions. Isn't that so? Not having both?"

Emperor Zhenglong was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly: "Did the queen think of anything good to say?"

Empress Tian smiled and said: "There is no precedent for concubines to visit each other in the past dynasties. After all, it is a matter of royal dignity for the concubine to come. The royal etiquette is always indispensable, but how can the home of a minister meet the standards of garrison and defense. It might as well be here There are limits here, so the Emperor and the Queen Mother cannot find fault."

Emperor Zhenglong said happily: "Okay! Okay! I didn't expect the empress to have such a clever plan. But if someone builds another courtyard because of this, wouldn't it be a waste of money and people?"

Empress Tian said: "Why don't you spread the will of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty together, presumably they have been officials for a long time, how can Your Majesty understand what they mean?"

After hearing this, Emperor Zhenglong shouted outside the palace: "Here comes someone!"

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly came in to salute.

Emperor Zhenglong said: "I think that all the concubines and concubines in the palace have been in the palace for many years and their parents are at home. If I only miss my daughter and can't see her, if she gets sick or even dies because of this, I will confine her and I will not let her." It fulfills Tianlun's wish, but also greatly harms Tianhe. I hereby send an order to all the nobles and relatives of Jiaofang. In addition to the grace of entering the palace on the [-]th, if there are any homes in Chongyu's other courtyards that can stay at the gate for defense, you may wish to request them. When the imperial concubine enters his private residence, the common people can indulge in the personal relationship between flesh and blood, which is the ultimate in family relations."

After that, he gave Xia Shouzhong a few words of advice...

(End of this chapter)