At the end of May, a routine holiday. Li Su ended the previous few days of continuous reunion, and it was rare to leave the guests behind closed doors. Even Liu Ba and Deng Zhi didn't need to do it. He didn't handle official duties and planned to take a good rest.

By the way, think about getting close to the Jingzhao Family Religion.

The Han Dynasty was closed every five days. Originally in Yizhou, Liu Bei didn't care about his daily routine at all. He did things and took a casual vacation if he had nothing to do.

That is, when we are here in Chang'an, so many old ministers in the court watched, they really had no choice but to act.

Especially the central court officials, they have to go to court on one and six, and they have to go on holidays on five and ten. Since the name contains the word "mu", bath enthusiasts like Li Su, of course, they have to go to bathe even more.

Not long after I had breakfast in the morning, I read the book for half an hour to digest food. Li Su asked the maids to boil a large pot of water first, pour it into the water tank and keep it cool. He always pays attention to the temperature and feels it is almost warm, so he calls him again.

After all, it was already very hot at the end of the fifth lunar calendar, and this year it was severely drought, which was even hotter than usual. Even if other dignitaries bathed, they would wash cold water directly. Only Li Su was so particular about people who had to cook first and then put it warm. Who made him distrust the sanitary conditions of this era? The river water that came from the water of the tributary of the Wei River, who knew whether there were parasites.

However, Li Su's daily routine is somewhat different from the past, which makes the maids who have just adapted to the master's new routine in recent days a little strange. Five days ago, the master was still used to reading and having fun until the evening. When he was exhausted, he came to take a shower. As a way to refresh his mind and relieve his fatigue, he took a two-hour energy after taking a shower. Why did he take a shower before noon today? Did he lose energy so early?

"It's not good to rub your back when you take a shower, so you'd better soak it in. They're not embarrassed." Li Su was a little resentful while she was dripping. Then she rubbed and pulled her back a few times with a burlap towel. After washing, she put on her middle clothes and then went back to the cold couch and slanted.

This cool couch is very unique. It is a rattan rocking chair. The bottom is roasted with thick vines to be bent, forming a curve and elasticity, and can be swayed on it. Later generations are too familiar with this kind of rocking chair, but people in the Han Dynasty have never seen it before. In the future, it will not be said to be a pleasure instrument invented by the bathing marquis.

When Jinse Xiuser heard the movement, she came in with a light robe and gave it to Li Su. She also took the grapes produced in Longxi, and Jinse peeled them for Li Su to eat. The grapes were transported from Tianshui along the Wei River to Chencang by boat, and then loaded the grain ships for Chang'an to transport grain in Chencang and arrived in Beijing along the way, so there was no extra cost of transportation, but the amount was small, and only the top-level officials could afford them.

This year, the Guanzhong drought was severe, and the precipitation in Longxi and the entire Hexi Corridor also decreased slightly, which is a disaster for the people. However, the grapes and fruits grown are more concentrated and have excellent taste because of the sugar.

As for another good summer heat-relieving watermelon, it is actually available in the Western Regions now, but the watermelon is heavy and has a lot of water, and it is not like grapes that can make wine. It is too expensive to transport from Loulan, Kucha to Chang'an, and even the merchants in the camel caravan will not do this, so it was not introduced to the Han Dynasty.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that watermelons were introduced from Xinjiang to the mainland by more commercial-minded Arab merchants in the Western Regions by carrying seeds, and then the Han people themselves planted them in the Hexi Corridor.

Li Su was eating sweet grapes and missing the watermelon that was cooling off. She thought to herself: This year, gritted her teeth and carried the wasteland. If Xiliang is calmed next year, she can focus on exchanging these species that benefit the country and the people.

Although it was not until the Age of Discovery, the potential for species exchange was always very rich. The Han Dynasty still had many specialties from the Southwest Yi and the Western Regions Hu.

After eating grapes for a while, Jinse peeled another one for him and delivered them to his mouth. Li Su gently grabbed Jinse's little hand, returned to the area, and stuffed it into the girl's own mouth.

Jinse was slightly shocked, subconsciously put a small mouthful of cherry and ate the sweet grapes. She was actually a little frightened: "I heard that these grapes are ranked as the nine ministers, so the county magistrates have some distinction. I am afraid that it will be a blessing."

Li Su touched the girl's long black hair: "What are you thinking? You were originally the daughter of Shangshu and the Changshi, but were still harmed by Dong Thief. Now that the thief of Xiliang has been wiped out, you should cheer up. Even if there are no males in the clan, you can show your family's style and cultivation alone."

Jinse was a little sensitive, realizing something, and her face turned slightly red and whispered: "As long as we serve the gentleman well in the back house, we will do our duty. Why do you say this? But do you want us to show up in public?"

Of course she knew what the word "showing out" meant, which was what she hinted when Nan Zheng said goodbye. Because Cai Yan was not here, Li Su is now in a high position and needs his wife's diplomacy to win people's hearts.

So she must ask her to invite her to the wives of other nine ministers, county magistrates or families who work in the family, and receive gifts from those wives who come to make friends and show their favors.

Although it is a bad habit for a husband to be an official and his wife to receive gifts, it has been strictly investigated in later civilized society, but the corrupt feudal era is inevitable.

Jinse just figured out what the master was currently busy with from Li Su’s few words.

Li Su looked at her pitifully, then looked at Xiuser, who was even younger and ignorant. He took two fragrant wood boxes from the short table next to the cold rocking chair and stuffed them into the girl's hand.

Jinse opened it, and a trace of surprise appeared in her eyes. It turned out to be the hair of a golden filigree butterfly. The wings of the butterfly are as thin as real butterflies, but in fact they are pinched into patterns that simulate the wings of the butterfly. Between each gold wire, extremely thin mica pieces or other gems polished into light and thin pieces, inlaid in the frame of the gold wire pattern, filling the wings-

Note that the gems inlaid on the wings do not have a whole hard base, but are divided into areas by golden silk patterns, which can be twisted and moved separately, so they are very agile. If you blow gently at the squid, you can see different parts of the butterfly wings fluttering with different curvatures and tremble slightly.

This kind of thing is only dared to wear in the house or in a car. If you walk outside, you will be afraid of your wings flapping when the wind blows. The workmanship is probably more than ten times more expensive than the materials themselves.

"This... this is too expensive. It should be for my wife. When I visited Changle Palace and the Royal Palace Villa in Nanzheng, I saw that Sister Miao didn't have many such good hairs." After all, Jinse was the daughter of Shangshu, and she was very aware of the goods and was afraid of losing her fortune.

Li Su explained frankly: "This is what Dachang Qiu Miaosi insisted on giving it to me, and the king advised me to accept it. After all, the palace maid was too humiliated by Li Jue this time, and the concubines were killed. This Miaosi was also rescued by Yuan Shu from the butcher knife five years ago. He thought about me and said that these things should have been taken away by Li Jue. It is not a shame to leave some of them.

There are also some palace maids in distress who don’t want to follow His Majesty anymore. His Majesty abandoned the ancestral temple and fled. The concubines died almost the same, and they didn’t need so many palace maids to serve them. Now they have issued a clear edict to practice frugality and disperse the palace maids who were humiliated by Li Jue, and allow them to disperse themselves.

I was in charge of the key points, and the king also advised me to let Miao Si rest assured and pretend to collect a few. You will be responsible for leading them in the future. I know that there are too many maids in the family, which is quite troublesome and delays people. These pieces of jewelry can be considered as compensation for you to worry about in the future. My family has a small population and can't use so many maids. After two years of the limelight, they will be allowed to marry freely."

Da Changqiu was one of the official positions held by the Central Constables, and his duty was to help the emperor take charge of the harem. For example, during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, the reason why Emperor Ling said, "Zhang Changshi is my father, and Zhao Changshi is my mother" was because Zhao Zhong was Da Changqiu, who was responsible for the harem.

Now that the palace has encountered so many chaos, the emperor wants to blame himself, and it is indeed the emperor who ran away and I am sorry for the harem. Of course, the palace maids have to be released to show regret.

On the other hand, the emperor's original intention may be that "a woman who has been defiled by Li Jue's rebellious soldiers does not need to stay in the palace, and she can leave the palace to marry." In order to conceal the royal shame.

But in fact, many undefiled girls were also heartbroken by the emperor's behavior, and were disloyal and took the opportunity to leave on excuses, or knew that Miao Si was going to dismiss a group of people to give them to the upstarts, so they begged Miao Si to give them a good place.

Maybe many of the severed palace maids who could be distributed to Li Su also had the benefits. Who made Li Su successful and have a high position and a high position and a powerful position?

When Jinse heard this, her instinct was a little jealous and heartbroken, but she quickly stopped it. She knew that she had no position to be jealous. Wasn't she also rescued? If you want to blame, she could only blame too many beautiful women in this troubled world, and there were too few good people who could have the ability to save them.

And the gentleman just took them in, and he would let them get married in the future.

She was distracted, and Li Su used the excuse to send Xiuse away: "Xuse, tell them to boil a few pots of water. Today is a rare day of rest, so you can also shower."

Xiuser had no doubts and left now.

Li Su left enough face for Jinse, and then he took it into his arms. He didn't ask much: "I, Li Boya, are not the ones who cook cranes and burn the piano, but also know how to be merciful. I have long understood your feelings since I am, and there is no need to say anything else pretentious. In a few days, you will be my concubine and meet the female relatives from other court officials who come to me to receive them.

But this year's disaster year is really not suitable. I owe you a decent banquet, and I cannot ask your close friends to witness it. This silk butterfly is just a little bit of comfort. At that time, other destiny women will make friends with you and ask, and if you have to answer, you can say that you have already been my concubine in Nanzheng, and have been in Shuzhong."

Taking a concubine is different from marrying a wife. There is no strict etiquette. When encountering a man Lu who does not take it seriously, he can just take the house directly. But Li Su is a gentleman after all, and has a high position and a powerful position. If possible, he still has to cherish the beauty and give the girl some decent things.

It can only be said that it was a coincidence. He always felt that the time was not ripe and did not dare to face it. He wanted to raise it again and cultivate more feelings, but in the end he suffered a little grievance.

He never treated girls as tools, but he just couldn't take care of them.

Jinse couldn't help but shed tears, and she sighed inexplicably: "Husband is pitying me and treats us equally. These vain tributes are not important. Husband's intentions are countless times more considerate than those reckless men. Don't... My sister is still boiling water, didn't she say she should take a break first? Woo... No wonder you wanted to do it so early today... But isn't it too unethical to proclaim lust in the day?"

"What's the day or not? The key is that we don't have the 'pacific' again. I'm not as energetic as it is now at midnight!" Li Su patted two times and let the girl go to rest first.

...

Li Shengxiao dreams of being obsessed with butterflies, and he doesn't wake up after taking a nap.

Li Sushen was refreshed and thoughts, while comforting Chu Cheng Mo, he said domineeringly: "Since you are a concubine, you want to receive female relatives from other guests. It would be too unscrupulous to call you a nickname. The princes and the female relatives will also look down on you.

In the future, I will call you Ying'er. You will also restore your family's surname to the outside world. When others ask, they will say they are the concubine daughter of Shangshu Zhou."

Zhou Ying recalled in a delicate voice: "Actually, I like the title of 'Jinse' given by my wife, but since my husband has spoken, of course I will listen to you."

The husband and concubines talked privately for a while, but unfortunately Xiuser at the door had another bad thing. He lowered his head and walked in and informed Li Su through a screen: "Sir, Chief Penalty Deng knew that Mr. Deng was resting today and did not dare to disturb him, but he heard some bad news and said that it might be more important. He wrote a book to send it in, saying that if Mr. Wang had time, he could take a look."

Li Su was unhappy for a moment, but she was afraid that it would be a real big deal. Zhou Yingchu was a wife and didn't want to leave the reputation of letting her husband ignore the official business from now on. She reluctantly held up and stayed at the bed, walked to the screen a few steps, and took the letter from her sister.

Li Su spread out and swept for a few seconds, and someone really poured dirty water on him again.

"Good guy, these people are calculating. It is obvious that in June, there is no need to repair the overturned car and dig irrigation canals and rest with the people. This is the result of my discussion with the prince and the prince. Among the rumors spread by the Jingzhao gentry, the king and I have always used the people too much and did not know how to rest. It is the king who must take the risk of his advice, so that we can take back our lives and seek truth from facts."

These guys are still afraid to spread rumors and confront each other, but they are really good at hiding in the dark to spread the tricks of seven reals and three fakes, old bottles and new wines, and making people feel sad.

But Li Su couldn't have thought of paying attention to these details at the beginning.
Chapter completed!