The man who came with the mayor said politely to Lu Buwei: "Mr. Yangquan ordered his ministers to come and invite you, sir. I would like to see Jia Rouge get some products! Please don't quit your work!"
Lu Buwei was shocked when he heard this. He quickly selected a few plates of fine rouge, put them in a wooden box, carried them in his hand, and set off with the visitor.
The visitor took Lu Buwei and headed towards the Prince's Mansion. After turning around a few times, we entered a house. The house is not big, with two rooms and three rooms. The man called to open the door and led Lu Buwei in, bypassing the Xiao wall. The man ordered Lu Buwei to wait under the wall. A child came over, took Lu Buwei's wooden box away, and went inside. When the boy was young, he came out and said, "Please wait a moment!" Lu Buwei stood under the wall and waited. After what seemed like a long time, I could hear the figures in the hall, who seemed to be wearing women's clothes. Lu Buwei was a little surprised. Wouldn't this alarm the female family members?
After the figure calmed down for a moment, someone came over and said, "Mr. Yangquan invites you to the hall!"
Lu Buwei straightened his clothes, walked up the steps, bowed down outside the hall, and said: "We are a humble man from the Handan Jia Lu family. I would like to see you, Your Majesty!"
Only a female voice was heard saying: "You are so polite, please get up!"
Lu Buwei was even more shocked and said: "I don't know that Madam is here, so I offend my husband. Please forgive me! How dare you invite Mr. Yangquan..."
Lu Buwei heard the laughter of a group of women in the hall. Just listen to the woman say: "Let's go and tell him!"
An old woman walked to the entrance of the hall and said, "Get up and talk!"
Lu Buwei stood up with his head bowed, not daring to look around. The old woman said: "Mr. Yangquan is Mrs. Yangquan, the sister of Mrs. Huayang. Since Mrs. Huayang is the wife, her sister cannot be her inferior, so she is granted the title of Lord Yangquan. She lives in the outer room."
Only then did Lu Buwei understand what the so-called Yangquan Jun was: she was Mrs. Huayang's sister. She might have come as a dowry, but she was not included in the concubine by the prince. Instead, she lived alone outside and was called the outer concubine. He was given a title to show that his status was equal to Mrs. Huayang's. There are no regulations or rules for these things. They are just household chores in the prince's family. How can we coax the two women to get along well!
Lu Buwei suppressed the shock and uneasiness in his heart and said in as calm a tone as possible: "Here! I honor Lord Yangquan's orders!"
Yangquan Jun said: "I heard from my aunt that rouge can have a light makeup, which is slightly invisible, but has a radiant face. I haven't seen it yet!"
Lu Buwei said: "The common people have all their rouge, and there is nothing left to show!"
Lord Yangquan said, "I'll give you a plate!"
A woman came over with a plate, but Lu Buwei didn't dare to take it, so he asked her to put the plate on the threshold and wait until she left before picking it up. Then he said: "Dare you ask for some water!"
A woman then placed a cup of water on the threshold. Lu Buwei said again: "May your Majesty give you a little boy!"
Before Mr. Yangquan could say anything, the old woman came out of the hall and shouted to the hall: "Summon Qiutong!"
When I was young, a boy came to the hall and met Mr. Yangquan. The old woman said: "When I was young, I followed what my husband did, and I am not allowed to violate it!"
Lu Buwei saw that Qiutong's face was covered with dust, so he took him to the well, got water and washed his face; he took out a square towel from his arms and wiped him dry. He brought him back to the classroom, mixed some rouge with water, spread it evenly on the fish joints, and gently applied it to the child's face, and then said: "That's it!"
The old woman brought the child in. Mr. Yangquan looked at it and said, "It's true!"
The old woman said: "You will get the light and become more beautiful."
Lord Yangquan was about to lead the child out of the hall. Lu Buwei hurriedly ran down the steps to wait on him, thinking to himself, are all the women in Qin so unscrupulous?
Mr. Yangquan almost put his eyes on the child's face, watching carefully, and even used his hands to figure out half of it. Then he said to the old woman: "Let all the children come and let Mr. Xi try on the new makeup!"
The old woman then ordered the six children to come together. After Lu Buwei stabilized his mind, he saw that Lord Yangquan loved Yanzhi very much, and he had an idea in his mind. He immediately cheered up and used all his strength to apply make-up and powder to these children one by one, dressing them up one after another in fresh looks. Yang Quanjun watched from the side, carefully pondering Lu Buwei's technique, eager to try it.
After the six children put on their makeup, Mr. Yangquan observed them one by one, admired them one by one, and kept praising them! After all the compliments, Lord Yangquan said: "Give Lu Ke ten gold!"
Lu Buwei said: "I don't dare to accept it!"
Yang Quanjun was about to leave when he heard this and asked in surprise: "Why?"
Lu Buwei said: "Young Master Yiren regards his wife as his heaven, and he weeps and misses the prince and his wife day and night. You are my wife's sister, and you are also your wife. I am willing to dedicate it to you!"
Lord Yangquan said: "Why do you show off to a stranger?"
Lu Buwei took out a talisman from his arms and said: "We come from Handan to repay the mission of a stranger!"
Yangquan Jun took the festival talisman from the old woman's hand, glanced at it, and said, "Have you heard that the Handan envoy has arrived?"
A woman said: "A month ago, the prince met with the envoy and he was about to return from Handan!"
Lord Yangquan asked Lu Buwei, "What do you mean by what you said to the prince?"
Lu Buwei said: "Speak for yourself!"
Yangquan Jun said: "How can the prince be so stingy?" He turned to Lu Buwei and said: "I'm going back with my money temporarily. Don't stay away, for fear that my wife will call you!" Lu Buwei retreated.
Lu Buwei did not expect that it would take no effort to get it. The house he found was actually the prince's outer chamber and the sister of Mrs. Huayang. Judging from various signs, Yangquanjun has a good relationship with Mrs. Huayang, and his relationship with the prince is also close, which will definitely create good conditions for his activities.
Lu Buwei's activities actually fell into the eyes of King Qin. After the court, the King of Qin discussed matters with the Crown Prince and Zhang Lu. The prince said: "The stranger's envoy Lu Buwei has caused many troubles in Xianyang, so I don't want him to return!"
King Qin asked: "What happened?"
The prince said: "He used the way of a woman to win the woman's heart. Huayang and Yangquan both met him and talked about the kindness of the stranger."
King Qin said: "He is his master, what's the matter?"
The prince said: "A foreigner has entered Zhao, saying that he was abandoned by his father, so that he can save his life. Order the Lu family to let the foreigner know about it among the princes, and they want to take Huayang as their mother to correct their position. This is a foreigner with a different body and head. What's going on?"
The King of Qin said: "You are confused! A foreigner has entered Zhao, and you don't know that he has Lu Buwei as his assistant. Do you think Lu Buwei can protect the foreigner in the midst of thousands of troops?"
The prince said: "How can I protect a foreigner?"
The King of Qin said: "No. I watched Lu Buwei enter Xianyang in just ten days, and then he got close to Huayang and Yangquan, and made him use it. How many people in the world can do this?"
Zhang Lu said: "This is what I can't do!"
The King of Qin said: "If you understand the hearts of people in the world and use them according to their intentions, you can keep strangers safe and sound."
Zhang Lu said: "Why do the two of you talk about the prince?"
The prince said: "Although Huayang favors me but has no children, he is willing to make a stranger his son to correct his position."
The King of Qin said: "Mothers value their children. Huayang treats a foreigner as a son, so she must be noble. However, if a foreigner is willing to treat her as a mother, she will do it naturally without being urged. This is what is called being accommodating to human feelings, and it is self-contained." "
The prince said: "I hope the king will ignore this woman's opinion!"
The King of Qin said: "The Lu family can obey human feelings, but you are going against it? You don't think that the mother of a foreigner is Huayang, and the foreigner is serving Xia Ji as the queen mother! This is an act of obeying human feelings, and it is not irreversible."
The prince said: "But I am still worried about strangers. Is there no danger in Handan?"
The King of Qin said: "If you take the Lu family as your tutor again, you can protect others."
The prince was shocked and said: "Let Mr. Lu be the master? He is a merchant, but he is the master of a different person?"
King Qin said: "In fact, he is Prince Fuye!"
Zhang Lu said: "Wang Yingming solved all the doubts with one name. Lu Buwei was appointed as a tutor to a foreigner, and he was in the position of a minister of a foreigner. However, the rise and fall of the foreigner all depended on him, and it was inevitable that he would not assist him wholeheartedly. The king used the merits of the Lu family to advance to the different countries. People also have something to solidify. Strangers have shown themselves to the princes and cannot be hidden anymore. It is the right time to make a big show of it."
The King of Qin said: "He has done nothing, how can he win? He said that he was a friend of Zhao Qi, so he made plans to attack him!"
Zhang Lu said: "Young Master reported to Lou Gong that I have no plan to make peace with Zhao. If he suddenly makes peace with Zhao, and it is not what he wants, he will be laughed at by the princes, and they will promote peace."
The King of Qin said: "But I can only ask Lu Buwei for his plan."
Zhang Lu said: "Why is that merchant promoted to this one?"
The King of Qin said: "It is his duty to be entrusted by a foreigner."
After the prince and Zhang Lu finished discussing the matter with the King of Qin, they left Zhangtai Palace and returned to their respective houses to handle their affairs. Zhang Lu said: "Today, the prince has regained his heart of beauty!"
The prince said: "Recently, the young man's face has become red and bright, and his energy has become more and more beautiful. I heard about it from the Lu family. Please ask me why!"
Zhang Lu said: "Sincerely welcome!"
When Zhang Lu returned to his mansion, he immediately sent someone to write to the guest mansion and asked them to send someone to pick up Lu Buwei and meet him again at the prime minister's mansion. When the pedestrians arrived at the post office, the post official said: "Handan Lu Buwei established a city in Xianyang. It opened today, and now they are all in Xianyang City. The pedestrians had no choice but to drive to Xianyang City again, and saw five stores opened in the edge corner. On the shop front, Lu Buwei and other retainers are there to greet the guests. In each shop, there is a person dressed in women's clothing, smeared with makeup and powder, enchanting and charming, to show the quality of his cosmetics. Lu Buwei himself is also dressed in women's clothes, chatting with a group of male merchants, which makes the audience The reader is terrified!
The passer-by came forward and greeted Lu Buwei: "The Prime Minister has invited you, and the post train is outside the city. I hope Lu Ke will go quickly!"
Travelers from the Dianke Mansion dressed as strangers came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to invite him, and were still waiting outside in the post carriage. These three things were heard clearly by everyone, and everyone clicked their tongues. Lu Buwei quickly washed off the makeup on his face with water, took off his women's clothes and put on a long gown. It only took a glass of wine. Immediately follow the pedestrians out, board the post car, and drive to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, passers-by came forward to report that Mang Wei had not come out, so he invited Lu Buwei in and took him directly to Zhang Lu's room.
Lu Buwei saluted, Zhang Lu glared at him and shouted: "Shu Zi, do you know your guilt?"
Lu Buwei was startled, and immediately avoided the table and bowed to him: "I am a humble man who is not familiar with the laws of Qin and has made mistakes. I hope you will forgive me!"
Zhang Lu said: "The foreigner's son was held hostage by Zhao, his body was sawed by an axe, and his life was hanging by a thread. Therefore, he said that he would not be favored, and he would use his car to avoid misfortune. But you showed your virtue and respected his position again. Zhao people If you know it, what will you do? The young master is dead, how can you redeem him!"
These words directly stunned Lu Buwei on the spot. He was dumbfounded and speechless.
