Wu Huaiyu originally thought that a storm would come to Shouyang Hou Mansion.
But when he took the place of the somewhat uneasy Lao Wu and talked about this matter with Mrs. Liu alone, Mrs. Liu was actually very calm, and that was not pretending to be calm.
"You will go to Qujiang with your Aye tomorrow and bring him back."
"Auntie, aren't you angry?"
"You, Aye, are a little confused about this matter. How can you keep it outside your home? If people find out, if you are impeached, you may be punished and have your official position taken away from you. If it's such a big deal, you can just take him home."
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Huaiyu thought this was a big deal, but Mrs. Liu thought it was not worth mentioning.
It is common for men to take concubines, not to mention that although Lao Wu is now sixty-one, he is still a seventh-grade official, and his family's current conditions are also good. In the past, his family was poor and had no conditions, so he only took one concubine. Now that he has the conditions, he will take two more
Young concubines are also normal.
The rural landowner Lao Cai would think of taking a concubine and buying two maids whenever the harvest was good in a good year and he could get an extra hundred shi of grain from the fields. What's more, Lao Wu was still an official.
Besides, it was given by someone else.
"Auntie, are you really not angry?"
"Why are you angry? This concubine didn't spend any money. Now she has two babies in her belly and a new baby has been added to the family."
Huaiyu wanted to say that this new child is not your child, but then he thought about it, the concepts of the times were different, and no one could challenge Wu Liu's status as a eldest wife.
There is a difference between direct descendants and concubines.
A concubine will always be a concubine and will never threaten the status of a great lady.
As for the concubine giving birth to a son, that's okay. As the family grows, it needs more people. I have two eldest sons, and the concubine serves as the assistant to the concubine.
There is no need to worry about the concubine threatening the legitimate son, or robbing the legitimate son's family property. In this era, national laws, family rules, and clans have protected these very well, so there is no need to worry at all.
Thinking about it this way, there is really nothing to be too angry about.
We are an old couple, and we are not young people who would still be jealous.
Think about it, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Wang have lived together for nine years, and they get along quite harmoniously. Mrs. Wang is also an educated, young and beautiful woman, but she has also been trained by Mrs. Liu to be honest.
Early the next morning.
Huaiyu then prepared carriages and horses to pick up the people.
Wu Liu actually wanted to pick him up in person.
Not only did Mrs. Wu Liu go to pick them up in person, but she also asked Huaiyi to go as well, and even Mrs. Wang was called.
"Bring me my imperial robes."
The Wu family organized a motorcade, which was very powerful.
Mrs. Wu Liu not only put on the official uniform of the county emperor, but also asked Huaiyu and Huaiyi brothers to put on scarlet robes and jade belts. Lao Wu was embarrassed the whole time.
Fan Xuanfu was very excited when she heard about this and wanted to go see the excitement, but Huaiyu said that it was not suitable for her to ride a car or horseback right now, so she stopped going immediately.
The group of people left the city and arrived at the outskirts of Qujiang.
Not far from the land in Huaiyu, Lao Wu bought a small courtyard and temporarily housed the two servants given by Yang Shidao.
I have to say that Yang Shidao deserves to be from the famous Yang family of Hongnong. His father was also a prince of the Sui Dynasty.
This nobleman was very generous.
The two concubines were very young and beautiful. It is said that they were of high family background. They were once the daughters of a noble family. Later, they were reduced to a religious house due to crimes. Lao Yang bought them home. They usually lived well in Lingluo and Satin, but Tantan
Pipa singing.
According to Lao Wu, it was the first time when the two of them accompanied him, so he could only say that this was his after getting pregnant.
Yang Shidao gave the two of them to Lao Wu, including their clothes and jewelry, and even two maids.
No wonder Yang Shidao later became Li Shimin's prime minister, he was so aristocratic.
When the lady in charge arrived, the two young women couldn't hide the panic on their faces.
They were placed here by Lao Wu, and they were actually very worried.
These days, women are not afraid of being concubines. After all, concubines have a guaranteed status, but it is different for stay-at-home wives. This is considered adultery at best, and the sons they give birth to can only be illegitimate.
But Lao Wu never took them back, and they had no choice. Suddenly a group of people came and killed them. They had already thought of the worst outcome. The lady in charge beat them, twisted their hair and scratched their faces, and then sent them away.
Yazi sold them and even aborted the children in their wombs.
In a panic, they immediately knelt down.
"Get up, there is no need to be so polite."
Wu Liushi is very majestic today, and the county prince's imperial edict is very effective.
Lao Wu was very timid today and didn't speak the whole time.
Mrs. Wu Liu took the opportunity to set rules for the two newcomers.
The two brothers Huaiyu and Huaiyi in the scarlet robe were cheering today. Several concubines of the Wang family and the Huaiyi brothers even helped the Wu Liu family to put on a show.
After Mrs. Wu Liu showed her dignity and established the rules, she announced that she would take the two people back to the Hou Mansion.
The two of them suddenly felt that their lives would be ruined, and knelt down again, thanking Wu Liu family profusely.
Just now they really felt like they had taken a trip through hell.
A foreigner's wife is afraid of seeing the wife of the wife, just like a mouse who sees a cat, her bones become weak.
When Huaiyu saw this scene, he felt quite complicated.
In the age of identity, everything starts from identity.
Along the way, the Wu Liu family also invited a troupe of pipe players to make it very lively, letting everyone know that the old lady of the Wu family was taking a concubine for her husband today.
They also deliberately let people publicize that this concubine was a gift from Princess Guiyang's consort, Ande Gong Yang Shidao.
One gift and one payment.
It not only praised Yang Shidao's aristocratic style, but also promoted Wu Liu's style of being a virtuous and virtuous woman. The Wu and Yang families were praised by many people for this.
It's enviable.
Lao Wu was discussed and envied by many people. He was over sixty years old and could still take two beautiful concubines at once.
A pear tree is covered with begonias.
So delicious.
When he was taken home, Mrs. Wu Liu specially asked Huaiyu to go to Yang Shitao's house again to give him a gift as a thank you.
The Wu family and the Yang family can be considered related, but Huaiyu and Yang Shidao are not familiar with each other. They have met but have never said hello or interacted with each other.
He also intentionally didn't take the initiative to interact with the Yang family, but he definitely couldn't avoid it today.
Pick up some gifts, fire brick salt, soap, wine, pear wine, persimmon roast, Qiuli ointment, some ginseng Yangrong pills, Wuziyanzong pills and other elixirs.
Grand Duke's Mansion.
Yang Shidao was very enthusiastic about Wu Huaiyu's visit. Looking at the gifts he brought, he smiled and said, "These are very famous good things in Chang'an. I heard they are priceless but hard to find."
Huaiyu followed Yang Shidao into the mansion. The princess mansion was very large and luxurious.
The princess went to the palace today to visit the Supreme Emperor. It is said that Yang Shidao is actually the second husband of Princess Guiyang. The princess was first named Princess Guiyang and was the fifth daughter of Li Yuan. During the Sui Dynasty, she married Zhao Cijing, the son of Zhao Ne, the manager of Fanzhou. Later, she
Zhao Cijing died fighting for Li Tang, and Li Yuan immediately remarried his daughter to Yang Shidao.
Yang Shidao was the youngest son of Yang Xiong, King of Sui Dynasty. He had a very high status, and his family was the target of Li Yuan's efforts to win over.
Princess Guiyang changed her title to Princess Changguang and remarried to the Yang family. It has been almost nine years since her marriage to Yang Shidao.
The princess had two sons with Zhao Cijing and one son with Yang Shidao. However, this son was very famous in history. He was not capable or virtuous.
When he grew up, he married Li Yuanji's daughter.
Later, after her mother died, she actually committed adultery with her aunt, Princess Yongjia, during the period of mourning. As a result, she was tortured and killed by her uncle Dou Fengjie with five punishments.
I heard that Princess Changguang was a talented woman who was good at writing poems, but unfortunately I didn’t have the chance to meet her today.
Huaiyu secretly looked at Yang Shidao, and Yang Shidao was also looking at him.
Yang Shidao had previously served as the general manager of Lingzhou. During his tenure, he had repelled Turkic invasions many times. He had also served as the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Although he looks quite young, I have to say that Li Yuan has a good eye for selecting his son-in-law. Chai Shao, Dou Xi, Yang Shidao, Duan Lun, Feng Shaoshi, etc. are all very capable and have good backgrounds.
Yang Shidao is very good at chatting, and it was his first official meeting, but he was able to make the atmosphere lively.
When Huaiyu said goodbye and left, he felt that Yang Shidao was a really good person, and he could feel that Yang Shidao belonged to a very conservative traditional aristocrat with a very noble character.
Yang Shidao also prepared a car for him as a return gift.
To say that such a person is indeed worth dating, but he can feel that Yang Shidao and he are not the same kind of people. Even Yang Shidao's warm appearance still cannot hide that others do not really think highly of him and do not make friends on equal terms.
mean.
That's just a kind of aristocratic etiquette. The other person is just warm and polite on the surface, and even giving back a heavy gift is just a condescending and wooing thing, and it's not equality.
Although this is normal, the Yang family of Hongnong, Prince Consort, is also Taichang Qing and Military Superintendent, and his title is also Duke, why should he be on equal terms with you?
However, Huaiyu still likes Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and even Fan Xing and others who are rough and straightforward.
Yang Shidao is a bit hypocritical.
Yang Shidao wanted to stay with him for dinner just now, but Huaiyu said it was getting late and left quickly. He thought that if he had dinner at Yang's house, Yang Shidao would probably stay with him for a while, and he might even arrange for a family servant to accompany him.
I might give it to him tomorrow.
It’s better to forget this good thing.
The sky was overcast, and suddenly it started to snow.
The north wind is howling and the snow is falling.
Huaiyu stretched out his hand to take the large snowflakes. The snowflakes fell on his palm and melted quickly.
As the weather gets colder and colder, it becomes more and more difficult for the people.
When he got home, Gao Hui'an quickly swept the snow off his body.
"Quickly change your clothes and go inside to warm up."
The Wu family room has a fire wall, a fire bed, and a stove. This winter is not cold. Mrs. Gao helped Huaiyu change clothes and told her that the two women had been brought back and were now placed in the north courtyard. She also said that the two women had the same surname as Zhao.
One is named Xu, and both are from Henan.
I talked about a lot in bits and pieces.
Huaiyu felt quite embarrassed seeing her trying so hard to please him.
"It's been cold lately. Is there anything else you need in your house?"
"There is nothing missing. I am doing well. I still drink a cup of goat's milk, two chickens, and a bowl of millet porridge every morning."
"Have you gained any weight?"
"I was weighed just yesterday, and now I weigh 108 pounds."
"Well, that's good."
Huaiyu looked at her and found that she had indeed changed a lot compared to when she was brought back from the palace. She was thin and yellow-faced before, but now she has become whiter and fatter.
His skin was like condensed fat, as white as condensed lard. This was exactly the white fat that people in the Tang Dynasty liked very much.
Considering her height, 108 pounds is not considered fat, and she is even a little thin.
Seeing Huaiyu looking at her, Gao Hui'an was shy and happy, and couldn't help but straighten his waist.
"How is your Baduanjin training going now?"
"Now I practice it morning and night, and I feel that my whole body feels comfortable and relaxed after practice."
"Well, if you keep practicing, you can keep fit."
Huaiyu stood up, Gao Hui'an had a look of reluctance and loss on his face.
"I'll go to the North Courtyard to say hello first, and then I'll go take a look at the mysterious talisman,"
"You clean up, I'll come over tonight."
Upon hearing this, Gao Hui'an's face immediately turned red, his eyes shone, and he nodded repeatedly.
Before leaving, Huaiyu asked again, "Is it convenient?"
