Then Yunxi asked the young eunuch around him to take Li Jiqian to the palace where the concubine was meeting her husband, and sent someone to inform Li Shaer and Xiyao about this - Xiyao, as a queen, had to know such things.
After that, Yunxi went to the dormitory to rest for a while, and then went to criticize the endless memorials.
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When the eunuch sent by Yunxi found Li Sha as a child, she was instructing her servants to decorate the courtyard. She was born in the sea and was influenced by the decoration of the boudoirs of many sea people's daughters. She had her own unique habits of decorating the room. When she came here,
Quite uncomfortable.
At first she was worried that Yunxi would be unhappy if she changed the decoration rashly, but the character she had developed from hanging out with pirates since she was a child made her unable to help but tell Yunxi about it.
Of course Yunxi would not object. What attracted him most to Li Shaer was the independent character of the children of the sea and their style that was not unlike that of the ladies. Furthermore, although he had seen the captured pirate ships in Shanghai, he had not seen them yet.
He didn't know what it was like to live in a female pirate's house, so he agreed to Li Shaer's request.
Li Sha'er was naturally overjoyed, and immediately began to rearrange her courtyard. At this time, she was jumping up and down with something in her hand while giving instructions to the palace maid.
When the young eunuch came over, he heard her say: "Hang that to the top, that is, the top, find a ladder..."
But after listening to the little eunuch's words, she didn't care about decorating her boudoir at all. She opened her round eyes and said, "This is true!"
After getting a positive answer from the young eunuch, Li Shaer threw the pendant to the ground and was about to go see Li Jiqian, but the palace maid spent a lot of effort to stop her - Li Shaer was very strong and good at martial arts.
After knocking down two palace ladies, she was hugged by other palace ladies and unable to move.
The female officer who was sent to her side said: "Madam, please change your clothes before going to see my uncle. The clothes you are wearing now are household clothes and are not suitable for meeting guests."
Li Sha'er couldn't break free, so she accepted their persuasion and went back to the house to change her clothes before going to see Li Jiqian.
After the brothers and sisters saw each other, Li Jiqian shouted: "Sister!" and couldn't help crying; Li Shaer's eyes were a little red, but she also cried when she saw her brother crying.
After a while, the two of them stopped crying and talked to each other about what happened after their separation last year. Li Jiqian briefly talked about what happened in Nanyang, and then asked: "Sister, how are you doing in the palace?
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Li Shaer wiped away her tears and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very good to me and has assigned many servants to serve me. The largest family I have ever seen does not have so many servants. Your Majesty comes here every three or four days these days."
Come to my palace once, talk to me about the sea, and listen to me play the flute. You know that I learned the flute when I was bored on the ship. I also know that I am not good at playing the flute.
The actor who specializes in flute learning is incomparable, but His Majesty likes it very much."
"Everything about food and clothing is excellent. Even my brother, you often brag about your time under Zhang Shicheng.
Li Jiqian observed his sister carefully: he naturally knew that Li Shaer could not say that life in the palace was not good, but he could see the difference between reluctantly saying good things and saying good things from the bottom of his heart, and his sister would not do anything to him.
Cover up more in front of you.
After careful observation, he found that his sister did indeed have a smile on her face. She was obviously living a good life and was happier than before in Shanghai or even when she was a pirate. He felt relieved.
The brother and sister talked a lot after that until it was almost dark, and Li Shaer reluctantly sent him away. Before leaving, she also told him: "The first and fifteenth day of every month are the days when you are allowed to meet your relatives. Brother, you are not allowed to see your relatives."
The right guard of the navy was sent to me. If I don’t live in the city, I go to the palace to see my sister on the fifteenth day of every month.”
"As well as my sister-in-law and nephews, please bring them to the capital from Shanghai as soon as possible."
"I can save money and buy a house in the city in two days, and then ask someone to pick them up." Li Jiqian said.
The two of them exchanged a few words of reluctance, and Li Shaer sent him out of this special place to meet her foreign husband. She did not return to her courtyard until she could no longer see her brother's back.
Because there are more restrictions on visiting male relatives, they can only be received in this special palace and are specially served by the eunuchs here. Therefore, not every concubine who can see his brothers, fathers and nephews meets them every month, but some
One exception.
"That's Concubine Yun?" Xiyao said with an uncertain tone, looking at the vague figure under the dim sunset.
"It's Yun Bin, empress." Zhiyi said.
"I remember that she was born in Zhang Shicheng's remnant tribe, and her relatives are all in Shanghai or fighting in Nanyang. Who is she meeting?" Xiyao asked.
"Mother, the navy who went to fight in Nanyang has returned, and Yun Bin's brother has also returned. He met with Your Majesty in the afternoon. Maybe he asked to see Yun Bin, or maybe Yun Bin knew that his brother had returned.
Jing asked your majesty for permission to meet his brother, so they met here today." Zhiyi said. She is very concerned about every concubine in the palace, carefully collects information about them and their families, and pays great attention to updating it.
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"And this man named Li Jiqian was sent by His Majesty to the right guard of the navy as a thousand households." She continued.
"It's the navy's right guard, not the left guard? Are you sure?" Xiyao asked.
"Yes, empress, I repeatedly asked the young eunuch serving in Qianqing Palace, who is the right guard of the navy." Zhiyi replied.
"It's not bad." Xiyao said. His brother was in Qianhu, the left guard of the Navy, and could not meet Li Jiqian. Otherwise, it would be awkward for the two of them to see each other.
When Xi Ran was mentioned, Xiyao remembered what she had just said to her two brothers. She had just received them.
Xue Xiran told her that her father had recovered, which made her finally let go of her worries. It was not until Xue Xian's condition was fine that Yunxi told her that her father had been seriously ill. Although she understood that no matter whether her mother, brothers or slaves were
She had good intentions, but she and her parents, brothers and sisters had lived together as a family since childhood and had a very good relationship, so she was still very angry and punished those around her who knew about it.
The second news that Xue Xiran brought was that his father's concubine had given birth to another girl, named Xue Xiling.
Before she entered the palace, Xue Xian had never had a concubine, and he could not afford to have a concubine with his salary. But since the sisters entered the palace, his family's life has become much more comfortable, and he is very important.
He took in two concubines and a concubine; this time he had another concubine.
Of course Xiyao was dissatisfied with her father's concubinage, but she couldn't think about it. Fortunately, her mother, Wang, had the support of their sisters. After selling one concubine, the other concubines did not dare to make a mistake, and her father did not dare to speak for the concubine.
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After talking about things at home, Xiyao asked about other things.
"Brother, are you still used to being on the left guard in the Navy?" Xiyao asked.
"I'm used to it now. I've completely adapted to it on the ship. If I stay on the ship all the time, they say I might get motion sickness." Xue Xiran said with a smile.
"Brother, I always feel that being at sea is not as good as on the road. If the boat capsizes and there is no room for escape, it is better for me to talk to His Majesty and return to the mainland." Xiyao said with some worry.
"How can this be done? Your Majesty naturally has a purpose in putting me in the Navy. Even if His Majesty agrees without wanting to discredit you, wouldn't my two years in the Navy have been in vain?" Xue Xiran said.
"Moreover, there are now 'lifeboats' on the ship. If the ship is in danger of capsizing, you can put down the lifeboat and leave the ship. The risk is not great."
"Lifeboat? What is this?" Xiyao asked.
"His Majesty proposed it before the navy set out in the first year of Jianye. In order to protect high-quality generals and special talents, it is usually hung on a large ship and used to escape in emergencies." Xue Xiran replied.
Xiyao was not interested in the lifeboat. Seeing that her brother insisted on staying in the navy, she could no longer persuade her and started talking to her brother.
"Xiyang," Xiyao said seriously, "you must study hard. It's November 15th now, and the college examination will be in the middle of February next year, so you must not relax."
"Of course my brother will not let up, eldest sister." Xue Xiyang said in a frivolous tone.
"You're not doing well!" Xiyao rolled her eyes at him, and then said: "Depending on your level, you can probably catch a scholar at your fingertips, but the higher the ranking, the better."
"My eldest brother and I have discussed that when you become a scholar, we will send you to study in the Imperial College. All the gentlemen in the Imperial College are well-educated scholars, which will be good for you to improve your knowledge."
"Furthermore, I probably know a little bit about the use of people who came from the imperial examination in your majesty's mind. The restrictions are quite large. If you can't get into the central government, your future will be mediocre. On the contrary, the students of the Imperial College will have a brighter future. Of course, the competition in the Imperial College is fierce. Those who stand out may be far less qualified than those who cannot take the imperial examination, and most of them are officials such as county magistrates and county magistrates."
"You will definitely be born in the imperial examination in the future, but you studied in the Imperial College and took the imperial examination. The Imperial College is the best of both. Although His Majesty will not let you be the fourth auxiliary officer or the six ministers and censors in the future, whether it is the central or local , it would be better if you have the experience of studying in the Imperial College.”
Xue Xiyang agreed one by one, but asked: "How does your Majesty plan to use the imperial examination for Jinshi?"
"I can't tell you this!" Xiyao said solemnly: "Your Majesty hasn't finished brewing it yet. I only know a rough idea. Don't talk nonsense when you go out!"
Seeing her sister's serious expression, Xue Xiyang hurriedly said: "Sister, I will not talk nonsense." Xiyao was still worried and warned him a few more words seriously.
Xiyao looked at her younger brother's serious face as he swore and swore, and suddenly realized that his younger brother was not young anymore. He was already fifteen years old, which was the age where he could talk about marriage. He smiled and said, "There is one more thing, brother, you should pay more attention to. My younger brother is now We're already fifteen, it's time to get a wife, even if we're not in a hurry, it's time to get married."
When this topic was mentioned, Xue Xiyang was a little shy and didn't speak. Xue Xiran said: "The family is keeping an eye on him. I'm just not sure whether he should marry the daughter of a civil servant or a military general. Logically speaking, it would be better to marry a daughter of a civil servant, but our family is not sure. I don’t know a few civil servants.”
"That's a problem." Xiyao pondered, "I want to think about which family has a suitable daughter."
She couldn't remember it for a while and said, "You should also pay attention, and I will think about it too."
After that, they talked about a few more things. Because it was almost dark, Xue Xiran took Xue Xiyang and left, and Xiyao also returned to Kunning Palace.