Early the next morning, as soon as Yun Shang got up, she heard Qin Yi mentioning that His Majesty had issued a decree to hold a ceremony for the conferment of the Queen in the morning. Yun Shang heard this and nodded. It had been so long since Queen Hua returned to the palace.
, the imperial edict to seal the queen has been issued for some time, so it is natural for the palace to be sealed as the queen.
"Do you know when it will be held?" Yun Shang raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned slightly, her eyes still a little sleepy.
Qinyi nodded lightly and took a comb to comb Yun Shang's hair, "It is October 23rd. I just looked at the almanac. It is an excellent day."
"October? Isn't that the end of this month?" Yun Shang was a little surprised and turned to look at Qin Yi, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"My servant heard Qian Zui say before that actually all the things, including the phoenix robe, the phoenix crown, and everything needed for the ceremony of conferring the queen have been prepared early, and His Majesty also wants to hold the ceremony of conferring the queen earlier. But, yes
The Queen has not let go, so it seems that the Queen finally agreed." Qin Yi said with a smile.
Yun Shang didn't know about this, and frowned slightly: "It's a good thing to hold a ceremony for conferring a queen. Now a queen doesn't even hold a ceremony, and she can't be fully recognized. Why doesn't the queen agree?"
"My servant doesn't know either. Qian Zui only said that the Queen did not agree, but did not say why." Qin Yi responded softly, combed her hair to the end, and began to pull her hair into a bun.
Yun Shang secretly guessed that Queen Hua was a smart person, and she originally disagreed, but now she suddenly agreed. She was afraid that she had reached some agreement or consensus with Xia Huanyu, but she didn't know what it was.
Just as Yun Shang was thinking about it, she saw the door curtain suddenly opened, and Hua'er ran in quickly. Xu had been running all the way, panting slightly, and stopped in front of Yun Shang, but
I was speechless for a long while.
"What's going on? Are you so anxious? What happened?" Yun Shang raised his head and asked.
Hua'er nodded and then calmed down, "I just heard from the secret guard that a large number of horse carcasses were found in the valley in the hunting ground on the western outskirts of the city."
Yun Shang frowned when he heard this, "West of the city?"
She remembered that there was a horse farm in the western suburbs. The horses in the horse farm were used for the royal family's autumn hunting, but most of them were also sent to the market for sale.
Yun Shang recalled what Li Qianmo said yesterday that someone was buying a large number of horses in Jincheng, and his accent was from Yelang country.
However, the purchase of horses was done by Yun Shang, and the horses were sent directly to various villages for their daily use. So, where did the horse corpses in the valley in the western suburbs come from?
Yun Shang was silent for a long time before saying: "I understand."
Hua'er carefully took a look at Yun Shang's face and then said softly: "Princess, do you want me to ask the secret guards to check it out?"
Yun Shang shook his head and said: "No, this matter has nothing to do with us. It's better not to get into trouble. There are thousands of ways to know the situation."
Hua'er responded softly, and then said quickly: "Then the servant ordered someone to bring breakfast over. Is there anything the Crown Princess would like to eat?"
Yun Shang shook his head, "You can do whatever you want."
After breakfast, Yun Shang asked the wet nurse to carry Bao'er up. Yun Shang held Bao'er in her arms, and Bao'er smiled at Yun Shang. Yun Shang smelled that there seemed to be something on Bao'er's body.
The taste is like medicine, but also seems more like grass, with a little bitterness.
"What is this smell on Bao'er?" Yun Shang frowned and raised her eyes to look at the nanny.
The nanny quickly said: "Doctor Chen has been giving mugwort leaves to bathe the young prince these past few days, saying it is to remove moisture."
When Yun Shang heard this, she felt relieved. She had heard of this method, but she never thought of it. She smiled and said: "The smell of moxa leaves is quite fresh, where is Dr. Chen?"
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"Doctor Chen left the house early in the morning and said he was going to buy some medicinal materials." Qin Yi responded with a smile: "Doctor Chen said that the medicinal materials in our house are all precious, but not many are commonly used."
Yun Shang also laughed, "Doctor Chen is right. Things like ginseng and deer antlers sound very expensive, but they are rarely used. You can prepare a room for Dr. Chen to do it."
Pharmacy, it is a good thing to have a doctor in our house at all times, and Dr. Chen is the disciple of the miracle doctor Xueyan, so her medical skills are extraordinary. She has stayed in Changbai Mountain for such a long time, so she can stay in our house with peace of mind.
It is also our blessing to take care of Bao'er. Now Dr. Zheng has gone to Liucang with Mr. Liu to look after Dr. Chen more and pay more attention to Dr. Chen's daily needs, and try his best to consider her."
Qin Yi quickly responded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Yun Shang and Bao'er played for a while, then asked Qin Yi to call in the waiting housekeeper's mother-in-law, and settle all the matters in the house, the village, and the shop one by one, and it was noon.
After lunch, Yun Shang returned to the house to take a nap.
When he woke up, he saw that Luo Qingyan had returned to his house and was sitting behind the desk reading a book. Perhaps he noticed Yun Shang's gaze and raised his head. When he saw Yun Shang opened his eyes, he put down the book in his hand.
Book, walked to the edge of the sofa, smiled and said: "You slept for two hours in one nap, you are just a lazy person."
Yun Shang glared at Luo Qingyan, then stood up and asked Qin Yi to bring water to wash her face before walking back to the house, "I heard that many horse corpses were found in the valley in the western suburbs?
What kind of horses are they?”
Luo Qingyan smiled and said: "They are all war horses, so it doesn't matter. You don't need to worry about this."
"Oh?" After hearing what Luo Qingyan said, Yun Shang came back to his senses, "Your Highness means this, but this matter must have something to do with Your Highness?"
Luo Qingyan laughed when he heard this, with gentleness between his brows and eyes. He reached out and tapped Yun Shang's forehead, "Little fox."
"Your Highness, could you please tell me, what trick was used to sing this song again?" Yun Shang blinked, rubbed the place where Luo Qingyan had touched, and asked with a smile.
Luo Qingyan turned her head and glanced at Yun Shang, then raised her eyebrows and said: "The Crown Princess has even brought out Ning Guo's military talisman, how can I not add some oil to make the fire burn brighter? Madam thinks,
What would ordinary people think when they heard Li Qianmo say yesterday that a man with a Yelang accent bought a batch of horses, and today they found the corpses of so many war horses?"
Yun Shang pondered for a moment before responding: "I feel that the Yelang Kingdom is causing trouble and wants to kill all the war horses of our Xia Kingdom. In this way, we will not have enough war horses, and we will definitely be in trouble on the battlefield.
You will suffer some losses. Furthermore, you will think that Yelang Kingdom may want to send troops if it adopts such a despicable method."
Luo Qingyan nodded and said with a smile: "I think it's time for my wife to get together with the other wives in Jincheng at this moment."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and understood from Luo Qingyan's expression what he wanted to express. Yun Shang slowly raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, "I'm afraid I'm going to commit the sin of seven outings again.
This kind of jealousy is the last thing a head wife should have..."
"It doesn't matter, I like to have a jealous wife." Luo Qingyan said with a smile.
Yun Shang glanced at Luo Qingyan, then smiled and said loudly: "Qinyi, send some posts to the more famous ladies in the city, and tell them that I will hold a banquet in the mansion tomorrow and invite them to come and get together.
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Now that she had decided to hold a banquet, Yun Shang became busy again. After all, she did not have much experience in hosting banquets, and there were even fewer such banquets. Among the people Yun Shang knew, there were people who liked to hold all kinds of elegant banquets.
, after much deliberation, Huajing was the only choice.
Yun Shang secretly thought about what kind of banquets Hua Jing had organized, and then she had an idea in mind.
"Women like gold and silver jewelry, and they have the most maintenance methods. Although I am not good at these things, there are many that I can use. The banquet to be held tomorrow will focus on incense." Yun Shang said.
Qi Yan whispered to Qinyi, "Go find Qianyin and find some experts in making spices and incense powders, and ask them to demonstrate the use of incense to the ladies tomorrow. Go and find a suitable place in the mansion yourself.
, it is best to decorate it in a more transparent room and let Ning Qian refer to it. The decoration should be slightly mysterious but confusing."
Qinyi agreed one by one and went to make preparations.
Yun Shang narrowed his eyes. Incense is usually used as incense in the house and as a spice for fumigating clothes. However, there are also some not-so-serious things, but in Yun Shang's eyes, they are
It is a true use of fragrance to the extreme. Some fragrances can refresh the mind, while some fragrances can confuse the mind. Some fragrances make people happy, and some fragrances can make people addicted.
Most of the ladies Yun Shang will invite tomorrow are the wives of the royal family. Out of the ten wives of the royal family, seven or eight are not favored by their husbands. They want to compete for favor, but because of their face, there is no good way, so they can only watch.
It's hard to see my husband's thoughts being taken away by his concubine.
At this small banquet tomorrow, she will have something to write about. She can win people's hearts and achieve her goal quietly.
Luo Qingyan sat aside and listened to Yun Shang's arrangements. His eyes kept falling on Yun Shang. When he saw Qin Yi going out, he smiled and said: "Why only invite ladies? Aren't there also many unmarried ladies?"
Yun Shang turned her eyes and glared at Luo Qingyan, then snorted and said: "How can those ladies from the wealthy family be as open-minded as the housewives? What's the point of pretending to be reserved? Besides..." Yun Shang
There was a bit of slyness on his face, "The content of my little banquet tomorrow is not suitable for little girls to attend?"
When Luo Qingyan heard this, a flash of interest flashed in his eyes: "What's the content?"
Yun Shang laughed and said, "Well, teach the wives how to capture the hearts of their husbands and make their husbands obey their words and stop messing around with women."
Luo Qingyan couldn't help laughing, "Well, you are the most qualified to teach them this."
The next day, Yun Shang slept until noon before getting up. The small banquet was in the afternoon. Yun Shang had lunch. As soon as she left the house, she saw Ning Qian walking over in a hurry. She stood under the stairs and raised her head to look at
Yun Shang said, "The place has been decorated. Why don't the Crown Princess go take a look now and see if she is satisfied with it?"
Yun Shang laughed when he heard this, "You are an expert, I trust your vision." After saying that, he walked downstairs and walked over with Ning Qian.
The place Qinyi chose was a pavilion in a small bamboo forest in the mansion. After walking from the promenade by the lake, along the stone path to the bamboo forest, after walking for a short time, she saw the pavilion.
The pavilion is very large, with a total of two floors. At the moment, the pavilion is surrounded by pink and purple gauze. When the autumn wind blows, the gauze floats up, like a dream. Bells are hung on the corners of the pavilion in all directions.
, the bell danced with the breeze, making a crisp and clear sound.
Entering the pavilion, you can see that there are bead curtains on all sides of the pavilion. The bead curtains are made of crystal, which is somewhat transparent, but also has a sense of mystery.
Yun Shang blinked, stretched out her hand to stroke the beaded curtain, and said with a smile: "This is almost the look of the boudoir that every woman wants in her dreams, as if she is in a dream."
Ning Qian smiled when she heard the words, "I heard that we are going to enjoy the incense today, and I am extremely interested. However, I am currently inconvenient and cannot come."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and lowered her voice: "Since you can't come, you might as well call a woman who doesn't look like a prostitute, but is naturally charming, and I'll ask her to teach those housebound women how to be pampered.
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"That's easy to handle." Ning Qian smiled with a bit of teasing, "The oiran of Mingfeng Pavilion looks like an elegant beauty. I'll ask her to come over later, and you can also take a look and see how I'm training her?
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Yun Shang agreed and sat in the pavilion for a while, then stood up and walked around the yard. Yun Shang looked at Ning Qian's belly and whispered: "How happy is it?"
Ning Qian seemed to have accepted the child in her belly now. She nodded gently and said, "It was really uncomfortable when I got up early. Now I can't eat anything greasy. It's really torture."
"It'll be better after a while. I'll ask Chen Miaosi to give you a look and get some dietary prescriptions. You'll feel better after taking them. When His Highness comes back in the afternoon, I'll also talk to him, don't give him
Wang Jinhuan has arranged too many things, let him spend more time with you."
Ning smiled lightly but did not respond.
After wandering around the promenade by the lake, a servant reported, "Princess, the ladies are already here."
Yun Shang nodded. Ning Qian saw this and said goodbye. Yun Shang sat down by the corridor, raised his eyes and ordered his servants to bring the ladies over.
Not long after, several maids accompanied the ladies and came over. Yun Shang's eyes fell on the oncoming women and she stood up.
Everyone bowed quickly and said, "I have met the Crown Princess."
A bright smile quickly appeared on Yun Shang's face: "You don't have to be so polite. I'm just inviting you all here because I want to get close to you."
Yun Shang discovered that after many changes in officials in the DPRK, the wives of the newly appointed officials were still relatively young.
"The small banquet is held in the bamboo forest, let's go there together." Yun Shang said with a smile and walked in front.
Before I even got near the pavilion, I heard a burst of piano music coming from afar. The music was melodious, sometimes as gentle as a flowing spring, sometimes as fast as a waterfall, sometimes as clear and crisp as beads falling on a jade plate, and sometimes as low as a whisper.
The words made everyone couldn't help but stop.
A woman in a purple dress walking not far behind Yun Shang looked a little excited, "The sound of the piano is really beautiful. I wonder who is playing the piano?"
Yun Shang had read the information of these people one by one before, and recognized them immediately. This was the wife of Mr. Wang, the newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs. Mr. Wang was previously the prefect, and Mrs. Wang was well-known in that place.
He is talented and beautiful, especially good at playing the piano.
"Mrs. Wang, don't worry, you will see the person playing the piano soon. If Mrs. Wang is interested, you can have a nice chat with her." Yun Shang said with a smile.
A flash of surprise flashed across Mrs. Wang's face, as if she was flattered, and she quickly lowered her head and said, "Yes."
Walking a little further, I heard the ringing of a bell from the corner of the pavilion. It was tinkling and extremely crisp. Along with the ringing, there was an elegant fragrance, with a bit of freshness and fragrance of bamboo.
There is also a refreshing floral fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed.
Yun Shang couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth when she heard the deep and shallow breathing sounds around her.
After turning a corner, the pavilion fell into everyone's eyes. The breeze blew by, and the gauze lifted up. You could vaguely see a few people sitting in the pavilion, but you could only see the graceful figures of the people in the pavilion.
They made an appointment, but it made people want to spy. Not surprisingly, Yun Shang saw the amazement in their eyes, and the corners of her mouth turned up.
"The name of our little banquet today is Anxianglai." Yun Shang said softly, and walked into the pavilion. Qin Yi opened the bead curtain, and Yun Shang walked in and sat behind the table.
Looking at the women who were sizing up secretly through the bead curtain, he said, "Madams, please take a seat."
Only then did everyone come back to their senses, each found a seat and sat in.
Yun Shang smiled and said: "The space in this pavilion is not big, and there are too many people, which will affect the fragrance. My ladies and servants will have to wait outside the pavilion for a while."
Yun Shang asked Qinyi to take the maids outside the pavilion, and then spoke again: "I am a more casual person, so don't be polite. I am holding this banquet today. I just want to share my feelings with you."
Let's get closer and closer. Let's talk about the content of today's small banquet. When the subtle fragrance comes, it's time to appreciate and test the fragrance."
As Yun Shang spoke, the fragrance in the pavilion changed slightly, becoming a bit sweeter.
"Come to think of it, we are all elegant people, so we are very familiar with this incense. The incense we usually use is mostly styrax, benzoin, agarwood, sandalwood, fennel, woody incense, lilac, frankincense, and Canaan incense.
Wait. Most of the things I want to show you today are things we don’t usually use." At the end of Yun Shang's words, her voice rose slightly, with a somewhat confusing flavor.
"We don't use these incense frequently, but if we do it occasionally, it can bring you unexpected surprises." Yun Shang chuckled. (To be continued)
