Lin Wanwan lowered her head and couldn't help but burst into tears. But as soon as the image of Princess Xiangcheng who was obviously tired but still good at dancing came to her mind, she couldn't help but be selfish.
She really can't do it.
She likes Xiao Chong, but she likes herself and freedom more.
Love is precious, but life is more valuable. If it is for freedom, both can be thrown away.
Instead of consuming the love in each other's hearts because of her world view that is incompatible with the Tang Dynasty world, it is better to pick it off when it is most beautiful, dry it and preserve it.
By the time she changed her clothes and returned to the flower hall, the banquet had already been laid out.
There was singing, dancing, and all kinds of excitement during the banquet, but Lin Wanwan had no thoughts at all. During the drinking order, she wandered around and kept losing. She was fined a lot of wine, which attracted the attention of Princess Xiangcheng.
That is to say, the alcohol content of Datang was very low, so Lin Wanwan did not get drunk.
The days that followed went on step by step. Lin Wanwan went to the palace three times a week to ask for peace of mind for Empress Changsun. She also went to the Modern Bookstore to buy a few books on prenatal education and maintenance during pregnancy, to fool, oh no, to guide Empress Changsun.
Because she really couldn't stand the strict rules in the palace, Lin Wanwan once saw a few aunts and uncles playing mahjong in the alleys of the ancient capital. Suddenly, she had an idea and returned to the Tang Dynasty to find a craftsman to customize a set of wooden mahjong.
The national quintessence of Mahjong is generally believed to have been invented by Zheng He during the Ming Dynasty in order to appease the soldiers who were tired of the endless life of wandering at sea.
At that time, the group of sergeants who were trapped on the ship during the voyage almost went crazy and even wanted to kill Zheng He.
As one of the greatest eunuchs in history, how could Zheng He be so easy to kill?
He immediately opened his mind and drew up rules based on playing cards, teeth cards, Pai Gow, etc., using small wood chips as brands, fleet organization, plus wind direction and the most popular money, etc., and taught everyone on the ship how to play.
, the boat was suddenly filled with empty souls.
What Lin Wanwan is now using to coax Empress Changsun and Princess Changle is a mature version of mahjong, with various rules and gameplay methods already developed!
Mahjong has the characteristics of high stickiness, short cycle, and easy addiction. The ancients who lacked entertainment items would not like it.
You must know that since Mahjong was invented, it has always been the social favorite of women in the upper class. How about reciting poems, playing the piano and painting, so how can Mahjong with simple rules and quick mastering be fun?
Lin Wanwan actually doesn't know how to play mahjong. In order to get rid of the "rules" in the palace, she took great pains to go back to modern times and spent tuition money to learn it in the chess and card room!
Sure enough, hard work paid off. At first, it was just Lin Wanwan playing with Princess Changle and the maids. Later, she taught Princess Changle and Lin Wanwan left the palace.
As a result, Princess Changle won a few games and became addicted to it. She no longer went to the Zhengzheng Hall in the Changsun Palace to stay with her eldest grandson. After settling down every morning and dusk, she hurriedly returned to her palace, called a few of her maids, and chatted with her eldest son.
With their legs crossed, they sat around a simple version of the "mahjong table" made up of two bookcases, and started playing mahjong.
The eldest grandson felt strange in his heart, so in the afternoon of one day, he took the palace maid and secretly went to Princess Changle's palace without letting anyone know.
Walking outside the palace gate where Li Lizhi was, she first heard a crisp sound of objects hitting each other. She felt strange, and then Changle shouted: "Haha, Tianhu!"
The Empress Changsun outside the door was shocked. The person making such a loud noise was her darling daughter Li Lizhi who was well-educated and sensible?
The palace door was pushed open, and the people who were having a great time inside were also startled.
Princess Changle looked up and saw the gloomy-looking Empress Changsun. She quickly stood up and saluted. Suddenly she remembered that there was still a losing note on her face, so she quickly picked it up and rubbed it in her hands.
"Bless my mother-in-law."
"Please be in peace, the Queen, and please atone for your sins."
The maids who accompanied Princess Changle's mischief were trembling with fear, and their bodies were weak when they greeted her.
No noise is allowed in the palace. They were so engrossed in playing just now that they didn't restrain themselves for a moment.
The lives of the maids in the palace are not valuable, and they cannot afford to make mistakes. Even if they are not killed directly with a cane, being thrown into the court to be tongue-tied or tortured with a shackle is enough.
Empress Changsun walked to the mahjong table without saying a word. Looking at the mess, she frowned and nodded to a palace maid and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"
The palace maid who was called trembled and replied: "Back to the queen, this... this is mahjong. Lord Le'an Township gave it to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
This pushed Lin Wanwan, the instigator, out of the way to block the attack.
Li Lizhi rolled her eyes, got up and walked to her eldest grandson. She shook her arm and said, "Aniang, this has nothing to do with Wanwan. I pestered her to teach me how to play. She said this game is similar to chess, and it's very good."
It’s about exercising your thinking, your thinking. That’s why I played it. No, I just explored it a few times. It’s really a good exercise. If you don’t believe me, I’ll teach you and you’ll know after you try it.”
"Let go, what's the decency of it?" Empress Changsun frowned, "Am I messing around like you?"
Li Lizhi and Lin Wanwan played together a few times, but they were also led astray. They started talking nonsense: "Mother, Wanwan said, mahjong can also be used as prenatal education!"
Half an hour later, Empress Changsun pushed the mahjong, and Yun Danfeng said softly: "That's nonsense."
At this point, Mahjong spread in the palace.
The nobles of the Tang Dynasty, who had always used court behavior as a fashion indicator, naturally soon found out about mahjong. Suddenly, mahjong became popular in Chang'an City.
Lin Wanwan, who had developed a close relationship with Princess Changle and the Changsun Palace through mahjong, recently discovered that the frugal Queen Changsun was cutting back on expenses in the palace.
Li Lizhi's highly anticipated new season flower skirts and pleated skirts may be ruined, and she no longer even enjoys playing mahjong.
Lin Wanwan, who was worried about how to start a business in Chang'an, suddenly had an idea. When she went to the palace again to ask for Ping'an's pulse, she gave Li Lizhi a piece of unpackaged Diao brand soap bought in modern times.
"Wanwan, what is this?" Li Lizhi looked at Lin Wanwan curiously.
Lin Wanwan smiled mysteriously and said: "This is called soap. It has similar effects to bath beans, and its cleaning power is even stronger. However, its production cost is less than 10% of bath beans."
Li Lizhi asked curiously: "Really?"
Lin Wanwan took a handful of mud from the potted plant on the side and smeared it on Li Lizhi's skirt. The old god said: "You will know if it is true after you try it."
"Oops!" Li Lizhi jumped, "Just try it, why did you just smear mud on me?"
After saying that, he grabbed a handful of mud and wiped it towards Lin Wanwan, who quickly jumped away.
In the end, both of them changed out of their mud-stained skirts and washed the stained skirts with soap in a wooden basin. As expected, the cleaning power was amazing, and there was also a faint fragrance.
"This soap is really easy to use. Is it really made of dirty pig meat?"