Chapter 82

Dragon Boat Festival, calamus street, everywhere are posted Quwu poison door god, color symbol.

When Mu Mingtang finished his breakfast, he saw that the sun had risen to mid air, so he went out leisurely.

Although Jinming lake is open to the public these days, the island in the middle of the lake is still a forbidden area. After Mu Mingtang's frame arrived at jinmingchi, there was a special passage for them to pass through, so they didn't have to go to the front and crowd with the people. When it comes to festivals, there are a lot of people on the streets, but all this has nothing to do with them.

After the royal carriage arrived at the lake, the bodyguard showed the Royal waist tag to the guard, who waved to the back to let it go.

The people on the other side saw it from a distance and said, "which family is this? Just now, the wife of Hou family, Qian Jin, got off the bus and walked. Who is she from? She didn't even have to get off the bus? "

The class of princes is too far away for the citizens. They are rare even officials, not to mention the existence of princes and generals who only live in legend. On this year's Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor opened the Forbidden Garden, which was a rare occasion for the people to see the real upper class figures in Tokyo. Everyone was very enthusiastic and had to discuss for a long time every time they passed a carriage.

In fact, none of them has ever been in touch with these golden princes. What they said is just hearsay and imagination. However, Rao is so enthusiastic that he can't stop the enthusiasm of the people.

A well-informed person who is keen on gossip stretches his neck to have a look and says in a loud voice, "don't you have to get out of the car, or who do you think just passed by?"

As soon as the words came out, many people around were attracted: "who is it?"

"That's the car of Prince an's house! Where is Prince an's residence? How can it be the same as that of an ordinary Prince's residence? "

In fact, for ordinary people, the Duke's residence is the same place as the heavenly palace. However, their lack of contact does not prevent them from taking advantage of this opportunity to boast. Someone was curious and asked the person who spoke just now: "are you talking about the palace of king an, the palace a few days ago?"

"Yes, that's him." Seeing that all the people around him looked at him, the man was proud and showed off more and more vigorously. "Our family is in Shenli lane, not far from Zhuque street. I've seen people from Prince an's house come out to buy Seasonal Vegetables several times. The signs on those as like as two peas were on the same horse drawn carriage.

People exclaimed that it was Prince an's residence. Nowadays, no one knows the name of Prince an's mansion. Now, the crabapple on Zhuque street is still open.

"It turned out to be the wife of Prince an's house. No wonder you don't have to get off. The princes and wives in front of them are valuable, but they can't compare with Princess an. "

"The carriage was tall and imposing, surrounded by maidservants and bodyguards. Was it Princess an's carriage?"

This sentence caused quite a stir in the crowd. They all craned their necks and looked around, hoping to see some clues from the other end of the water. It's a pity that we can't see anything except the crowd and the bright sunshine.

At the moment, Mu Mingtang gets off with the support of the servant girl. As soon as she stood firm, a eunuch came out of the water center hall and said with a voice of greeting, "Nu, please say hello to king an and Princess an. The two masters are in good health all the year round, and the five poisons do not invade them. The princes and the concubines follow the slaves

Mu Mingtang said thank you, and went inside with the eunuch. She and Xie xuanchen want to go to different occasions, Xie xuanchen took her to the door, watched her enter the door with his own eyes, then turned to the men's party.

Men and women are different, the emperor, officials and envoys of Beirong banquet in another place.

Shuixin hall is built in the center of jinmingchi, three stories high. The pavilions are connected with each other by corridors, which is very magnificent. Before the Dragon Boat bidding started, the women's families scattered around the pavilion, enjoying the scenery in the wind, or chatting with each other. Along the way, people who saw Mu Mingtang got up to say hello.

As Mu Mingtang, she doesn't need to respond one by one. She nods with a smile and is extremely easygoing. Mu Mingtang walked all the way to the third floor. Sure enough, in the top compartment with the best view, the Empress Dowager and others were resting inside.

Now the dragon boat has not started, the queen and Empress Dowager can never wait outside, there must be a special lounge. It would have been very respectable for the respectable and intimate ladies to show their faces in front of the ladies. The empress and others are listening to the official wives amusing, suddenly heard the maid of Honor outside the report: "Princess Ann to."

The room was full of voices. The Queen's face was still a kind and generous look, but the smile in her eyes disappeared like a Ebb: "it's Princess an who has just come, and the Empress Dowager just talked about it. Not soon, please

The maid in waiting agreed. After a while, a Silver Purple figure came through the curtain.

The breathing of all the imperial concubines, maids and maids in the hall stopped as she entered.

Today, Mu Mingtang is wearing a white shangru dress and a purple skirt. I don't know what kind of material this skirt is made of. The skirt is gradually enlarged, and there is a faint twinkling of silver light. When I walk around, it's like the moon splashing on the Milky way, and the stars twinkling.

Mu Mingtang put on a large sleeve shirt of the same color, which was slightly lighter than the skirt. Her hair was properly curled up, and she didn't have many accessories. The most eye-catching thing was a gem inlaid rosette, which was inserted obliquely between the cloud temples, with a few tiny purple crystals under it, waving gently in her ear.When Mu Mingtang stood quietly in front of the crowd, it was as if the Milky way from the sky poured down on her. She cut the stars and rivers to make clothes and decorated them with the sun and the moon. She was gentle and shining.

A group of respectable imperial concubines and official wives are all sour. What kind of cloth is this? Why haven't they seen it?

Originally, every lady and young lady went out after dressing up. No matter what they said, no one would not like to go out in such a big scene. Before Mu Mingtang came in, they had been secretly comparing each other. The princess was satisfied with her beauty, the empress was satisfied with her elegance, and the ladies who came to ask for their greetings were also satisfied with her beauty today. They would not win the limelight of ladies, but also make people bright.

But as soon as Mu Mingtang came in, all the women's good mood collapsed. Nothing else, just the cloth on Mu Mingtang's skirt. They can guarantee that they have never seen it in the market.

The atmosphere was depressed for a time. Finally, the queen was able to take it up and put it down. She said with a smile: "Princess an is really beautiful today. Originally, I thought that I had been used to seeing beauties in the harem these years. But I didn't expect to see Princess an today. Then I realized that there was a day outside and there were people outside. I'm not willing to blink when I see it, not to mention king an. "

As soon as the queen opened her mouth, she gave her hatred. Mu Mingtang ignored the Queen's stubble, only said with a smile, "I dare not be a queen. The empress is the real beauty of the country. Her mother is in the world. I'm just a firefly. How can I compare with the empress? "

"If you were a firefly, I'm afraid there would be no beauty in the world." The queen said with a smile, "Princess Ann, you're welcome. Please sit down."

Just after Mu Mingtang came in, everyone stood up except the Empress Dowager. Now the queen said, the lady who had been sitting in the first seat quickly stepped back and said with a smile to Mu Mingtang, "Princess an, please."

Mu Mingtang was not polite, and Da Fangfang took the first place. After she sat down, the rest of the people moved back one, and all the people sat down again.

After sitting down this time, Mu Mingtang's long skirt was stacked to the ground, and the tiny crystal light inside the pleat was scattered like flowing water, more like the Milky way. The ladies on both sides, including the empress dowager, couldn't help looking at her.

A lady couldn't help asking, "Princess Ann, your skirt is strange. I don't know what kind of fabric it is made of. How come I've never seen it before? "

Hearing his wife's question, Mu Mingtang glanced down at the long skirt on his knee. He didn't seem to think why they would ask. Despite the accident, Mu Mingtang did his duty and said, "I don't know the name of the cloth. I don't think I've got it yet. Some time ago, the people of silk village said that they found many golden spiders in the countryside. The silk they spit out is tough and bright, and may be able to weave. It's a pity that all the golden spiders are wild, and the silk is very limited. I asked them to mix the spider silk with the silk and try to weave a piece, but the effect was not bad. Later, they mixed gold and silver thread and made a skirt. "

Everyone was surprised when they heard that it was spider silk? Wild spiders are not like silkworms, how much silk they can spit out, and they can't be cultivated, so they can only go to the wild to pick. I'm afraid that gold and silver threads are cheap in front of this kind of spider silk.

They dare not even think about such a skirt.

It's not that the princes and ladies here can't take out the money, but they can't afford it if they just use it on a skirt. The prince's mansion was already well-established. When the other ladies heard that it was made of spider silk and silkworm silk, they immediately gave up thinking about it.

Those who can afford it, such as empresses and concubines, are scrupulous about fame, while those who are not watched by officials can't afford it. Only mu Mingtang can afford such expensive clothes.

From hope to disappointment, many people at the scene knew that they could not follow suit. They could only watch Mu Mingtang's skirt like Xinghe. A new favorite princess said bitterly, "Princess an is extravagant. It's the first time I've seen such a skirt."

In private, many people have said that Prince an's mansion is extravagant, but it's different from putting it on the table. After her words, the atmosphere in the room became quiet. The empress dowager, who had never spoken since just now, suddenly opened her mouth: "king an was a big hand before, but now there is no elder to manage, and she is more and more uncontrollable. But the purpose of getting a wife is to manage the family business and help husband and son. The son's family doesn't know how hard it is to make money, so Princess an doesn't want to persuade them. "

After the Empress Dowager finished, everyone in the audience was quiet. They don't know why the Empress Dowager will suddenly attack Princess an, but these two are the Empress Dowager at the top of the palace, and the other is Princess an, who is in the limelight. None of them dare to offend. Now they are silent, for fear that they might be involved in the dispute between the Empress Dowager and Princess an.

In particular, the Empress Dowager was the outer room of Xie Yi, the former Emperor, who later supported him. Mu Mingtang was the wife of Xie xuanchen, Xie Yi's only son.

In a sense, Empress Dowager Lu can also be regarded as Mu Mingtang's mother-in-law.

Naturally, this mother-in-law Xie xuanchen doesn't recognize it at all. Not only Xie xuanchen didn't recognize it, but even empress dowager Lu didn't dare to put her mother's name in front of Xie xuanchen.

When Xie Yi and Guo Ronggang were against each other in those years, they stayed in Yecheng and were not sure whether they would return to Beijing. Emperor Gong of the later Jin Dynasty noticed that they were wrong and angrily killed all the family members of Guo Xie and his family. Guo Rong and Xie Yi are out on the war, so it is impossible for them to move their houses together. Their wives, family members and children stay in the capital. Later, when the two showed their opposition, their families who stayed in the capital suffered.There are hundreds of people in the two families, none of them survived. Xie xuanchen was only 15 years old at that time. Xie Yi and Guo Rong didn't want to take him when they went out to fight, so he secretly followed the army. After the capital incident, Xie xuanchen just escaped.

But Xie xuanchen's mother, Xie Yizheng's wife, Mrs. Yin, died in the accident.

Xie xuanchen and Xie Yi were greatly stimulated by the death of Mrs. Yin. Later, Xie Yi had no intention to remarry when he returned to Beijing. After being persuaded by others, there was always a daughter in charge of family affairs in the house, so he helped the family of waishi Lu.

After Xie Yi withdrew his troops, he got a sum of money and was left in the area. He didn't go back to Beijing with him, and he didn't enter Xie's house at all. Although he didn't say it clearly at that time, in the default secular rules, Lu's concubine was released.

Who knows that after the capital incident, the serious daughter of Xie's family died unexpectedly. On the contrary, Lu's family stayed in other places, and no one knew about it. On the contrary, she survived. After this, Xie Yi remembers that there is also Lu Shi, who is also in charge of internal affairs in the capital.

Later, Xie Yi ascended the throne and granted lady Yin the title of Queen. At the beginning, Lu had only the title of imperial concubine. Then Xie Yi also died. Lu was not recognized before Xie Yi died. On the contrary, Xie Yi enjoyed great honor after his death and was honored as the only empress dowager by Xie Rui.

Even though empress dowager Lu's birth was not decent at first, now she has changed her face and become the supreme woman of the Ye Dynasty. The former empress dowager is indeed a model of counter attack. No one dares not to give the Empress Dowager face, only Xie xuanchen was disgusted, from the beginning to the end did not give the Empress Dowager a good face.

However, there is only one Xie xuanchen in the world. What Xie xuanchen can do, others can't. In particular, Mu Mingtang is a daughter-in-law. She has a difficult position with her father-in-law and her husband's daughter-in-law.

Jiang Mingwei has been sitting beside the queen. When she heard the Empress Dowager's words to Mu Mingtang, she had a kind of late pain.

She said, everyone is a daughter-in-law, why Mu Mingtang can live so well, and she is struggling? Jiang Mingwei has been stuffed by the queen, but mu Mingtang doesn't even have to get up early to greet her parents in law.

Jiang Mingwei also knows that the queen criticizes her because she is the Queen's serious daughter-in-law, while Mu Mingtang is only the daughter-in-law of her nephew. Every room is like a mountain, so the queen just won, never taught.

Understand, but every day looking at such a person living in the next room, and their own against, Jiang Mingwei is also bad enough. Today can be counted as coming, Jiang Mingwei breathed a sigh of relief, and a twisted pleasure surged into her heart.

The empress is not good at managing Mu Mingtang, but the Empress Dowager can. The Empress Dowager's words just now are not light, almost openly denouncing Mu Mingtang for extravagance and profligacy. In front of so many people, stepmother-in-law said that, for any woman, it is a permanent laughing stock.

Jiang Mingwei looks forward to seeing Xiang Mu Mingtang and plans to appreciate Mu Mingtang's embarrassment.

The crowd was silent, but many people's eyes fell on Mu Mingtang, who had a subtle feeling of watching good plays. Mu Mingtang felt it, calmed down and said: "the Empress Dowager misunderstood that our royal family is not extravagant, it's just making money. Although Prince an's residence costs a lot, it actually earns a lot of money every day. Since the family's wealth has been increasing, why do you want to aggrieve yourself and force yourself to live a hard life? What's more, he's used to spending money like this since he was a child. If I change it rashly, I'm afraid I've wronged him. "

Mu Mingtang's original intention was to explain, but when he finished, other people's faces became more ugly. Originally, they just thought that the anwang and his wife had a rich family and were free to spend money. But mu Mingtang said that they actually earned more every day. Despite the fact that Mu Mingtang and his wife spend more money, do they actually earn more?

Sure enough, it's even worse. Why should we tell them these things? It's better not to explain. Everyone's face was shocked, even the Queen's face changed slightly.

The queen immediately remembered that some time ago, in order to make a reputation, they gave Xie xuanchen and Mu Mingtang a lot of rewards. It's basically how much money Mu Mingtang spent, and they'll fill it in later. The emperor has a private Treasury. Fortunately, the queen and the Empress Dowager really made a lot of blood. Rao is the queen, and she is still distressed to think of it afterwards.

When Mu Mingtang said this, the queen realized that, yes, what is a skirt? Compared with the bottomless hole she gave Mu Mingtang, the cost of this skirt is negligible. If someone in Wang'an's mansion is good at business operation and puts the money back into the market to make money rolling, the profits will be very considerable indeed.

Queen know Xie xuanchen is not a business, but heard that Mu Mingtang's investment vision is very good.

After all, Mu Mingtang grew up in a shop. His ancestors had been in business for generations. Before the accident in Xiangyang, his family's antique business had been all over Xiangyang City. The most important thing for an antique maker is to be bold and careful, to have a poisonous eye and to make a quick decision.

Mu Mingtang grew up in this kind of environment. Compared with the official ladies who are dedicated to chanting the wind and praising the moon and disdaining the yellow and white things, his business ability is no doubt to hang a class. And Xie xuanchen has enough capital, and enough deterrent force, let her go to trial and error.

The queen is a little convinced that the couple seem to be a loser, but in fact, the daily income is much larger than the cost.The queen seemed to know. Now Mu Mingtang talks more and more with Xie xuanchen's true biography. Although people used to think that Mu Mingtang was extravagant and extravagant, they all had a subtle sense of superiority in their hearts. The family business of Tian DA can't stand to lose all the time. Mu Mingtang spends money so freely that she can't cry sometimes.

However, Mu Mingtang explained that although she spent more, she could earn more. The assets of Prince an's mansion have been increasing all the time. What Mu Mingtang has spent is just the extra part of the gain.

Originally, it was just dental acid. Now, people feel despair.

They are really husband and wife.