Shen Lie was holding a box given by the emperor in his hand, and stood in a daze on the street.
The young emperor's fair face with sparse stubble and his sly yet slightly honest smile appeared in his mind.
Shen Lie felt that he couldn't turn his head.
what does it mean?
At this moment, the passers-by all around looked over with awe, looking at the box Shen Lie was holding. It was wrapped in bright yellow silk cloth. At a glance, they knew it was a gift from the emperor!
In an instant.
Pedestrians passing by instinctively avoided Shen Lie.
The awe on every face was evident.
Shen Lie was speechless again, and had no choice but to hide the box in his arms, covering up the bright yellow color, and sighed quietly, walking step by step towards his shop.
It seems that his idea of living a down-to-earth life is somewhat unrealistic.
Afternoon, cheap shop.
After a busy day.
Shen Lie, Zhang Jingxiu, Yun'er, Miss Xuan'er and others stood beside a table, looking at the imperial gifts placed on the table in a daze.
The bright yellow silk cloth was embroidered with a four-clawed golden dragon, declaring the majesty of the royal family to everyone.
I don’t know how long it took before Yun’er said: “Is this really a reward from him?”
Shen Lie sighed: "What do you think?"
Under the expectant gazes of the three women, Shen Lie had no choice but to step forward, open the bright yellow silk cloth, and take out the sandalwood box wrapped inside.
Yun'er snatched the silk cloth away.
The little maid carefully folded the silk cloth and hid it in her arms. She even shouted that she wanted to put it away and treat it as an heirloom of the old Shen family.
This is a royal gift!
Seeing the excited little maid, Shen Lie was speechless for a while.
Zhang Jingxiu pursed her lips and laughed out loud. Even Miss Xuan'er, who was in a bad mood, couldn't help but purse her lips and chuckle.
With a bit of anticipation, Shen Lie opened the sandalwood box and took out several things contained in the box.
When you look at it, the first thing you see is a document.
Shen Lie picked up the document and looked through it carefully. Looking at the bright red official seal, calligraphy and fingerprints on it, he couldn't help but be slightly shocked. This turned out to be Miss Xuan'er's contract of sale!
The lobby became quiet and the atmosphere was a little subtle.
As the three women focused their attention on the prostitution contract.
Yun'er was still a little confused.
Zhang Jingxiu waved his folding fan, but his little mouth pursed involuntarily, and he looked at Shen Lie intently with his bright eyes.
Although she was unhappy, she couldn't say anything.
This is a royal gift!
The emperor gave Miss Xuan'er's deed of prostitution to Shen Lie. Isn't the meaning obvious enough?
It was like the young emperor gave Shen Lie a first-class thin horse from Yangzhou worth three thousand taels of snowflakes as his concubine.
This kind of thing is not unusual. Let alone a famous prostitute in the capital, in this day and age, it was common for the emperor to reward ministers and maids.
This made Zhang Jingxiu very unhappy, but he couldn't say anything.
Given by the emperor...
Who can say anything and who dares to say anything?
Miss Xuan'er's delicate body trembled instinctively, and she became a little nervous. This three-thousand-year-old rendition contract was her lifeblood and determined her ownership.
From the time when her parents signed the deed of prostitution when she was young, she has been a slave and no longer a commoner.
Whoever holds this contract is her master, and can take her people and possess her body openly, and can even beat, scold, and humiliate her at will.
Even if she is as beautiful as a flower and well-educated, if she meets a ruthless bad person, no one will care about her even if she is beaten to death.
Even if she couldn't bear it and complained to the government, the government would not care.
In silence.
Without thinking about it, Shen Lie handed the deed of sale to Miss Xuan'er and said calmly: "Keep it away...don't lose it."
Miss Xuan'er instinctively took over the contract and was stunned. After a moment, her delicate body trembled slightly, and her bright eyes became hazy.
As excited tears welled up, they fell to the ground with a splash along the white and smooth face, splashing a slight dust.
At this moment, she burst into tears, and she held the deed of prostitution and bowed down to Shen Lie Yingying. Her weak knees knelt on the ground, wanting to kowtow to Shen Lie.
"Why?"
Shen Lie hurriedly stepped forward to support her and comforted her with a few words: "What are you doing...it won't happen."
This picture is a little sad, but very touching.
Seeing Miss Xuan'er burst into tears.
Shen Lie hurriedly winked at Yun'er, and the little maid came over understandingly and supported the emotionally broken girl Xuan'er from the other side.
He comforted me with kind words: "Okay, okay, this is a happy event."
Under the comfort of the two, Miss Xuan'er burst into laughter, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, and gave Shen Lie a sad smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Master."
From today on, she will be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. For a slave like her, being an ordinary citizen is the greatest luxury in this life.
Shen Lie said calmly: "No need to thank you."
He has no habit of treating a stunning woman as a slave or treating her like a pig or dog, and he has no intention of marrying a concubine before getting married.
At this time, the afternoon sun was shining through the window lattice.
Shen Lie looked at Miss Zhang again, only to see a wave of eyes flowing in Miss Zhang's hazy bright eyes, which were watery and very attractive.
The corners of the rosy mouth opened slightly, as if to say...
"You are wise!"
Seeing the infinite affection in her seductive bright eyes, Shen Lie felt warm in his heart. He flirted with her for a moment, and then took out another item from Yuci's box.
This turned out to be a hollow jewelry inlaid with gold and jade.
Shen Lie played with this expensive jewelry in his hand and asked curiously: "What is this?"
He really didn't know him.
Zhang Jingxiu chuckled and said, "This is a goldfish bag."
Hearing what she said, Shen Lie suddenly realized that this precious gold inlaid with jade was the goldfish bag he had seen in countless novels, films and television works.
Goldfish bags were very popular during the Tang and Song Dynasties, and were a luxury item used by officials to prove their identity.
Why is this goldfish bag hollow? Because at that time, this thing was used by officials to store fish charms, and the fish charms were the ID cards of the Tang Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Yapai, also called Waistpai.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, goldfish bags could only be worn by officials of third rank or above. Later, after the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, this culture was abandoned.
Until Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Empire, he first banned Hu clothing, and then issued an edict in the name of Ming Taizu.
"The clothes and hats are all in the shape of the Tang Dynasty."
As a result, the goldfish bag culture flourished again. This goldfish bag inlaid with jade was roughly equivalent to the yellow mantle of the Qing Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Zhang Jingxiu looked at Shen Lie, who was a little worried, and chuckled again: "You just wear it as it was given to you."
Shen Lie was speechless, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm not an official of the imperial court. Why do I wear this goldfish bag to show off through the market every day? I'm afraid I'm seriously ill."
Zhang Jingxiu and Yun'er couldn't help but giggle when they saw his embarrassed look. Even Miss Xuan'er burst into tears and smiled, and they were so beautiful for a moment.
Looking at this unparalleled scenery, the three pictures in front of him each had their own characteristics, but they all had beautiful jade-like faces. Shen Lie laughed naively and handed the goldfish bag to Yun'er.
"keep it."
Yun'er happily took it and naturally couldn't put it down. She was already imagining how to pass it on to her children after giving birth to a child for the young master.
