"As for what the Prime Minister is blaming, it's just a piece of clothing. The Prime Minister is too generous to be so stingy. I put it on, just so the Prime Minister can see how the people in Xu Jiajun dress."
After Sima Fang comforted his old wife, he mysteriously took out the dress he had prepared for her.
The style of the top is similar to his own, it is moon white, with the bust line and waist line processed so that it will fit the woman's graceful figure better, and there are simple embroidery decorations on the collar and cuffs.
The lower skirt is a pleated long skirt, light yellow in color, and the length is just close to the instep. Because the fabric is thick, it is only made of one layer and there is no lining inside.
There is nothing particularly strange about this woman's style. She is dressed similarly to ordinary women.
Because it was her husband's heart, Mrs. Sima didn't dislike it because it was simple, but... there was only one layer of material and nothing underneath, wouldn't it be very insecure?
Of course, Sima Fang also thought of these details, and gave the servant a look. When the servant brought a wooden box, he personally put the box into his old wife's hand.
Then, the old wife, who was left alone staring at the two small pieces of cloth in the box with her face flushed, turned around and went out to the palace.
Early in the morning, he learned that Sima Fang was going to the palace, so Cao De called the young emperor to the side hall. Not long after the two sat down, someone from the palace came to report that the great Sima had arrived.
This Sima is not the other Sima, which refers to Sima Fang’s position in the Southern Court.
In the past, Cao De was the Grand Sima, in charge of the country's military power. Now he has been promoted to Prime Minister and has mastered all military and political power.
Sima Fang's Grand Sima is a mixed bag. On the surface, he does have military power across the country. In fact, at his age, Cao De will never let him go to the battlefield to command.
But even so, in the Southern Court, Sima Fang was inferior to two people and superior to ten thousand people.
As Cao De's angel investor, Sima Fang always felt that his choice was right until he went to Youzhou and met the Xu family.
Sometimes people are like this. If they are born a few years earlier and a few years later, their destiny will be very different.
When Cao De emerged in the Zhao family's imperial court, Xu Qingyang had just been born, and he was still a yellow-haired boy in the countryside of Yanzhou. How could you ask Sima Fang to invest in him?
Even if he wanted to invest, he had to meet this person first. There was no movement in the Xu family at that time, so who could notice it.
Sima Fang has now accepted his fate. He supported Cao De all the way to the top and now has the Sima family's extraordinary wealth. He has already taken care of it for his descendants, and the next great cause of protecting the family will be left to his descendants to work hard.
It is difficult to start a family, but it is not easy to maintain a family.
After returning from a trip to Youzhou, Sima Fang felt that he had become much more relaxed, and he had let go of many of his past obsessions.
He is now waiting for when he can retire and go home to live in peace and happiness, and at the same time, he can train younger generations for his sons like Sima Yi so that they can have successors and continue to be rich and powerful.
Sima Fang walked into the side hall with the mentality of retiring and supporting the elderly under the guidance of the eunuch. Cao De, who was sitting on equal terms with Emperor Zhao Hengping in front of the main case, suddenly narrowed his eyes, seeming to notice.
He stood up and came to greet you, "Da Sima is coming back from here. You have been working hard all the way. I see that your expression has changed. Haven't you had a good rest? Why don't you rest for a few more days."
Sima Fang raised his hand and bowed to the emperor and Cao De, and said with a smile: "I have rested enough, I have troubled your Majesty the Prime Minister. I am really guilty. I hope your Majesty the Prime Minister will atone for my sins."
Zhao Heng hurriedly said that he was not guilty, and asked the palace servants to bring a low stool, and asked Sima Fang to sit down quickly and tell him interesting stories about Youzhou.
This little emperor is actually not young, already twenty-one years old, but he has been trapped in this deep palace and was raised like a naughty boy by Prime Minister Cao. Except for political demands, he will respond to all requests. He is simple-minded and has no palace.
Seeing Sima Fang come in at this time, his eyes were full of eagerness and interest.
Or maybe, he himself is aware of his current situation, and maybe he pretends to be innocent to make Cao De happy.
But to Cao De and Sima Fang, it doesn't matter whether the emperor pretends to be fake or not, it's just a mascot anyway.
Cao De looked helplessly at Sima Fang, who was begging for atonement. When he saw the palace attendants bringing him a low stool, he motioned for him to sit down quickly and not to pretend to be pretentious with him.
Sima Fang was a little older than Cao De, and they had many years of friendship with each other, so they were not so scrupulous about each other. Sima Fang took off his Confucian shirt and proudly showed off the unique clothes he bought from Youzhou.
"Your majestic Sima family still lacks cloth? Why are you dressed like this?" Cao De asked in surprise.
In his opinion, Sima Fang looked like he was wearing his underwear outside and was just walking around in his underwear.
Sima Fang looked at the heavy Chinese clothes on Cao De's body and said with a smile: "Why are you laughing at me, Prime Minister? It's such a strong sun outside today, and I thought you were too hot because you were wearing too much!"
After that, he pushed his sleeves forward and said, "Prime Minister, you can see that my clothes are made of linen, but they are delicate, soft and breathable. Now that the hot summer is coming, I feel comfortable wearing this in the house."
Zhao Heng came up curiously, touched Sima Fang's clothes, and said in surprise:
"So this is Mai, I'll see you later."
Sima Fang didn't bother to explain to him the difference between the linen clothes worn by the people in Xuzhou and his own. He only said to Cao De, who looked surprised:
"Prime Minister, this is what you wear in Youzhou. They save fabrics and make this kind of plain clothes. It is very convenient to wear and not cumbersome."
As he said that, he flashed his trousers again, "Look, it's a buckle like this. It's made of wood. It can also be made of gold, silver, and jade. However, it doesn't match the treasure on this plain clothes. Wooden buckles are more natural.
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Cao De looked at Sima Fang's outfit from head to toe in surprise. He had not noticed just now that the old man was actually wearing a full set of plain clothes under a thick Confucian shirt.
Sima Fang asked the palace servants to bring the plainclothes he had brought. Emperor Zhao Heng was so curious about the novelty that he called the palace servants and wanted to go down and try it on.
However, the strange clothes could no longer arouse the interest of a scheming man like Cao De. When he saw Zhao Heng and his palace companions going down to change clothes, he asked Sima Fang how he had gone about asking for medicine.
Sima Fang didn't want to mention this matter again at all. He was still thinking about how to talk about it tactfully, but unexpectedly, Cao De asked eagerly first.
However, if you think about it, you can understand that Cao De has been suffering from this headache for many years, and now it is worse than before, so he naturally wants to solve it as soon as possible.
Sima Fang coughed twice, then stood up and apologized and bowed deeply to Cao De.
"I am disappointed that the Prime Minister did not get the medicine."
"But..." Seeing the disappointment in Cao De's eyes, Sima Fang quickly added:
"The doctors in the Xu family army also said that the craniotomy method proposed by Hua Tuo was actually not fake. Doctors do have this kind of treatment method, but it is so unbelievable that few people know about it."
Cao De was shocked. Didn't he kill Hua Tuo by mistake?
