Pei Xinru looked at the bronze mirror, turned her head left and right, looked at the half-upturned bun on her head, with a look of disgust on her face, and then she broke up the bun that looked like a cockscomb, letting
The shiny black hair fell down from her face again.
"What the hell kind of bun is this? It's actually said to be popular in the palace..."
As she said that, she grabbed her hair with both hands, divided it into two strands very skillfully, and then put it back on the top of her head after a few times, then combed it back into her original double bun, and playfully placed it on both sides of her face.
Two little braids hung down.
"This bun still looks good, and it doesn't prevent me from wearing a curtain hat."
As she said that, she took out a small box from her dressing box, opened it, dipped a brush into something like blue-black paint in the box, and swept a few times on her eyebrows, which immediately made her pair slender.
Her eyebrows look much softer.
She took out the rouge again, dabbed it on her eyes a few times, carefully spread it with a cloth, then applied the rouge in the middle of her lips to make it red, and finally took a picture of herself in the mirror again, nodding with satisfaction.
At this time, a young man's voice came from outside the room door.
"Madam, the light carriage is ready!"
"good!"
Pei Xinru reached out and took out her curtain hat from the side, put it on her head, and stood up.
"Let's go to Xianggong Pei's mansion..."
"yes!"
When Pei Xinru arrived at the door of the inn, her ornately decorated light car was already waiting in front of the door.
She opened the curtain and got into the light carriage. As the young man driving the carriage whistled, the light carriage staggered away from the West Market and drove towards the residence of Mr. Pei Ji.
Pei Xinru sat in the car, her eyes slightly closed, and while she closed her eyes to rest, she began to think seriously about how she should tell Pei Ji, her nominal uncle, about donating property and then receiving the temple property when she met him later.
After all, the number of temples that the Fahua Sect has been closed down this time is too large. With the current manpower of the Sanron Sect, it is impossible to take over all the temples that the Fahua Sect had before. Therefore, it can only take over some temples that have stronger incense and more frequent believers.
Go to the monastery.
But other Buddhist sects will definitely not let such a good thing pass. Although the Sanlunzong has the upper hand now, it may not be able to guarantee that the matter will be done...
In this case, my uncle Pei Ji is very important.
Just when Pei Xinru was thinking over and over in her mind, she suddenly heard the young man in white who was driving the car whisper.
"Madam, something is wrong. There are a lot of soldiers around Mr. Pei's residence."
"Soldier?"
Pei Xinru opened her eyes, raised the car curtain and looked outside.
Sure enough, around Pei Ji's mansion, there were some more fully armed soldiers patrolling back and forth, and there were also some soldiers standing in front of the walls around the mansion.
Moreover, in Pei Xinru's view, each of these soldiers had alert eyes and very familiar gestures in holding their weapons. They definitely did not look like they had never been on the battlefield.
"These soldiers...could it be said..."
Ten minutes later, Pei Xinru's light carriage stopped in front of Pei Ji's house under the attention of many soldiers. Pei Xinru, dressed in white and wearing a curtain hat, stepped out of the carriage.
"Please tell Uncle Pei Ji that the fourth lady, Pei Xinru, wants to see you."
At this time, in the hall of Pei Ji's mansion, a group of female musicians were sitting behind the screen, playing and singing hard.
In the middle of the hall, it was like a beauty pageant. Thin and fat, there were a dozen beauties in full bloom. Some of them wore heavy makeup, like blooming peonies, and some had lightly swept eyebrows, like the quiet scenery in the mountains.
Orchids, some are cute and playful with make-up, like jumping winter jasmine, and some are dignified and cool, like blooming winter plums.
But these beauties all have one thing in common, that is, they dress very politely.
Along with the music of the musicians, these women began to stretch their arms and legs, making various graceful movements, opening and closing, having a happy time.
"oops……"
His Majesty Li Yuan, who was sitting at the head of the hall without hesitation, looked at the beauties with different postures in front of him. Not only did he not have any expressions of lust, but he had a serious and upright face.
"I really didn't know before that there were still people in our Tang Dynasty who were so poor that they couldn't even find good clothes. It really made me heartbroken, Pei Qing, that half-dressed red man.
I don’t know where the woman in clothes is from?”
Pei Ji glanced sideways in the direction of Li Yuan's finger, and then whispered.
"This troubled girl is from Hebei. Because of Liu Heita's rebellion, her whole family was killed in the rebellion."
"This is my fault..."
Li Yuan said with a sad face.
"Qing Pei, my people are suffering, and I must not turn a blind eye."
"Your Majesty, don't worry!"
Pei Ji answered very clearly.
"I will send him to the palace tomorrow. I think with your majesty's kindness, this poor girl will be able to bask in God's grace and shed tears of gratitude."
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other, and then both showed understanding smiles.
"Hehehe..."
At this moment, a servant suddenly ran to the front of the hall and whispered a few words to the steward who was standing down the hall. Then the steward looked at Pei Ji who was whispering to His Majesty Li Yuan in the hall and waved his hand gently.
"The master of the house is accompanying the saint now. Go and tell the Fourth Lady and ask her to come back another day."
"yes!"
After the servant agreed, he planned to walk out the door.
But neither the housekeeper nor the servant noticed. Just when the servant entered the door, their actions had already fallen into the eyes of His Majesty Li Yuan, who was looking around to understand the people's sentiments.
He chuckled, pointed toward the door of the hall, and said to Pei Ji.
"Pei Qing, I am a guest after all. Don't call me up to ask what happened just because I delayed your business."
So, before the servant could walk down the hall, he was called back again.
"What, the fourth lady, Pei Xinru, please see me?"
After hearing this, Pei Ji pondered for a moment and said to the servant.
"Tell the fourth lady that I have a distinguished guest in my house today and cannot be distracted. Let her come again tomorrow!"
"yes!"
The servant agreed, and just as he stood up, he was stopped by His Majesty Li Yuan.
"It's your fault, Pei Qing. How can you turn away your niece when she comes to visit?"
"Actually, this fourth lady is a member of the clan of Fang Yuan Hua Gong, the Western Dependent of the Pei family in Hedong."
Pei Ji approached Li Yuan and whispered.
"Although you are both from the Pei family of Hedong, you can't be considered your niece."
After His Majesty Li Yuan heard Pei Ji's words, he touched his beard with his hand and showed a thoughtful expression on his face.
"The Pei family in the east of Hedong...the family house in the west...Pei Qing, the Yuanhua Gong you are talking about, could it be Pei Tuo, the grandfather of Pei Ju and Pei Qing's family?"
"good!"
Pei Ji said with a sincere expression.
"Sages are indeed very knowledgeable. The grandfather of the fourth wife of the Pei family is Pei Ju's uncle Pei Suzhi."
"oh……"
Li Yuan nodded slightly, with a clear expression on his face.
"Is this the Pei Suzhi who said, 'A lie is worse than a compromise, and peace is worse than a bright one'? I have always heard of this person, but it is a pity that he died young and I have never met him. It can be regarded as a stingy relationship with him."
"I have met Su's uncle. He is indeed an extraordinary literary talent."
Pei Ji continued.
"Prince Zhan Shi and Pei Ju are the elders of the Fourth Lady, and the Fourth Lady came to Chang'an to seek refuge with Pei Ju. However, because he went to Hebei with the Crown Prince, as an elder of the same clan, I just helped take care of him."
"oh!"
When he heard that Pei Ji's niece was actually a daughter of the Pei family from Hedong, His Majesty Li Yuan became even more interested.
"Since she is Pei Juqing's niece, she is not an outsider. Pei Qing, you should come in and ask her what she wants from you, right?"
After hesitating for a moment, Pei Ji finally waved his hand to the servant.
"Go and invite Miss Fourth to come in!"
Ten minutes later, His Majesty Li Yuan saw a woman in white clothes and a white curtain hat, who looked like a fairy, entering from the outside, folding her skirt and prostrating herself in the hall.
"Niece Xinru, I have met my uncle!"
"Xinru..."
Pei Ji sat behind the tables, coughed slightly, and pointed towards His Majesty Li Yuan who was sitting on the throne.
"This is today's saint, please come and see him first!"
"yes!"
Pei Xinru agreed, then gathered her clothes again and bowed down to Li Yuanying.
"Pei Shixinru, I have seen the saint!"
Suddenly, the dress is flying, the white veil hanging in front of the hood is flying, and the delicate chin and a little red lip can be faintly seen.
His Majesty Li Yuan stopped twirling his beard for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but follow Pei Xinru's veil.
But it is a pity that that beautiful scenery disappeared in a flash, which made His Majesty Li Yuan a little anxious, and he also twirled his beard harder.
"Ah... Fourth lady, there is no need to be polite. I am also a guest today, so get up!"
"Thank you saint!"
Pei Xinru agreed, then stood up gracefully. Following her movements, the veil hanging in front of her eyes swayed twice, causing His Majesty Li Yuan's eyes to tremble twice as well.
"Come here, take a seat!"
Following His Majesty Li Yuan's instructions, the servants immediately ran up, laid a cushion next to the table opposite Pei Ji, and served wine and food.
"Thank you saint!"
Pei Xinru replied, then walked slowly to a few cases and sat down.
After she sat down, Pei Ji clapped her hands again, the musicians on one side continued to play music, and the young ladies in ragged clothes also began to continue dancing.
But this time, His Majesty Li Yuan was no longer as interested as before. Although he seemed to be enjoying singing and dancing, his eyes were always quietly glancing at the curtain hat worn by Pei Xinru next to him, and his burning gaze seemed to be intended to penetrate
The veil is the same as seeing the other person's true face.
Pei Ji looked at his interested good friend and couldn't help but sigh silently.
Pei Ji knows His Majesty Li Yuan very well...
Perhaps because his birth was not noble enough, after his good friend ascended the throne, he not only desperately wanted to squeeze into the family tree of the Li family in Zhao County, but he also particularly liked women from high-ranking families.
And the woman from the Pei family in Hedong happens to be in His Majesty Li Yuan's XP!
In fact, if his niece were an ordinary woman, Pei Ji would not be so cruel as to push her into the fire pit. But Pei Ji knew that his niece seemed to be very extraordinary. Not only was she good at skills, but she was also a bit like the monks of Sanlunzong.
I don’t know, but I usually bring dozens of teenagers in and out...
This kind of woman is in trouble!
After the song, His Majesty Li Yuan could not wait to say to Pei Xinru.
"Fourth Lady, I see that it is extremely inconvenient for you to drink and serve while you are wearing a curtain hat. Why don't you take off the curtain hat to make it easier?"