As long as the Tubo tribes in Qingtang live up to the imperial court, the imperial court will definitely live up to the Qingtang tribes. Before the Tubo tribe leaders left, Huang Qiong gave each of them a high-quality reward that was impossible to buy in Tubo and Qingtang. The famous Liu'an Guapian tea from Lianghuai South Road weighs 50 jins, the medium tea from Huguang North Road weighs 100 jins, the black tea weighs 50 jins, and various high-quality brick teas weigh 200 jins.
Shaanxi Road Real Estate has fifty sets each of Yaozhou kiln porcelain, and fifty pieces each of high-quality Lu silk and Lu satin. Of course, the most numerous books were books, including books from hundreds of schools of thought required for the imperial examination, plus a set for each of the nobles coming to the capital from "Da Qi Lu". There are also ten sets of pens, inks and inkstones for each person, and two hundred dollars for the white paper made by the high-quality imperial supervisor. In addition, the imperial court also granted a python robe to each of the tribesmen and clan leaders who received the title.
As the chiefs and leaders of the Tubo tribes left Xijing one after another, it also meant that the matter that had been going on for more than a month had finally come to an end. The rest is after spring comes and flowers bloom. After these Tubo leaders and clan leaders left, some thoughtful people saw some clues. This time, none of Huang Qiong's rewards for these Tubo people came from the Guilin County Prince's Palace, not just tea and porcelain.
As for the silk, they did not choose the famous silk from the Guilin County Prince's Palace and the major silk workshops in the south of the Yangtze River, but chose the little-known Lu silk. And some of the teas from Jiangbei are quite good. For example, the top-quality Lu'an Guapian that was rewarded this time is one of the most famous teas in Jiangbei. But compared with the Guilin County Prince's Tea Garden, the famous tea produced is not worth mentioning, and it has never been included in the tribute list.
Although the quality of this tea may not be any worse than the tea garden owned by Guilin County Prince's Mansion, it is really not that bad. But whether it's price or reputation, it's too far behind. Even the best tea on the market, the price is far lower than Guilin County Prince's tea, the difference is more than a little bit. But now this Lord not only drinks Liu'an melon slices for his own tea, but also rewards the same tea leaves to the foreigners.
You must know that the items originally used by the Tianjia to reward people were usually made by the Imperial Supervisor of the Ministry of Industry or the Shangbao Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For example, tea, medicinal materials, etc., which the imperial eunuch could not produce on his own, had always purchased tea gardens under the name of Guilin County Prince's Mansion according to past practice. Not only are these teas produced under the name of Guilin County Prince's Mansion, they are of extremely high quality, they are all famous teas.
There is also the Guilin County Prince's Mansion, which turns over a large amount of money and food every year. This kind of court procurement can be regarded as partially making up for the Guilin County Prince's Palace. But none of the items that this master gave to the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang came from the Guilin County Prince's Palace. Even if you don't use the fine Jiangnan silk, you can look for Lu silk. This Shandong Road actually produces silk. This is the first time many officials have learned about it.
Isn't this prince's move an open and honest slap in the face of the Guilin County Prince's Palace? But isn’t this prince the son-in-law of the Guilin County Prince? Isn't his princess the most beloved daughter of Guilin County Prince? Why don't we deal with these two sons-in-law as soon as they get married? Of course, some people suspect that Huang Qiong did this to save money. After all, the prices of these things are far lower than those produced by Guilin County Prince's Mansion.
Each person is rewarded with so many things, although the amount per person is not much. But with so many people, the sum total is not a small number. Adhering to this point of view, most of them are officials who have some understanding of the current difficulties of the imperial court. However, although the items given by Huang Qiong caused a lot of discussion among people in Xijing. But there are always a few old foxes who smell a strange smell in it.
In the view of these old foxes who have long been in officialdom, part of the reason for not choosing items from the Guilin County Prince's Palace to reward the Tibetan people is to save money. After all, the price of one pound of Biluochun can buy twenty pounds of Lu'an melon slices. The price of a piece of Lu silk is only 30% of that of Jiangnan silk. As for the porcelain from the Yaozhou kiln, I heard that it was sponsored by the kiln owner and cost nothing.
At present, the income of the imperial court is becoming increasingly difficult, and this move of the prince seems to be normal. In Beijing, this prince was rumored to be very good at managing money. Never be stingy when you should be generous, but never be generous when you should be stingy. It is normal to save some money in this aspect. With the prince's usual style, he must be able to do it. From this look, it is indeed normal.
But if you think about it carefully, there are too many intriguing things in it. But Huang Qiong didn't care too much about what those people were thinking. There are many excuses for sending away his fictitious father-in-law. One sentence is enough to save money. As for what others think, that's out of your control. However, the real reason why Huang Qiong did not choose the products produced by Guilin County was to save money.
If the tea and silk were purchased from the Guilin County Prince's Palace, they would not be able to purchase them without 200,000 guan. The maximum purchase price for products purchased from Guilin County Prince's Palace in Jiangbei is 50,000 yuan. Even many things, such as porcelain and those Lu silks, were paid tribute free of charge by some well-informed businessmen. The total cost of so much tea, porcelain, and silk was less than 20,000 guan.
The most important thing is that although the quality of Lu silk is indeed not as good as that produced in Jiangnan, it is not much inferior. The quality of other items is no worse than those produced in Jiangnan. Even the red porcelain from Yaozhou kiln is not available in other kilns in Jiangnan. The Tibetan people already like brightly colored items, and the gift of these bright red porcelain suits their appetite even more. Those Tubo people were very fond of these red porcelains when they saw them.
Huang Qiong has no control over what the Guilin County Prince thinks about the decisions he has made. After conferring so many titles, the court suddenly needed a large amount of new salary. Although those salaries are not high, the highest salary is equivalent to the salary of a fourth-grade official, but the problem is that there are too many people. In addition to the money and silk given to build temples, the total amount is tens of thousands of guan.
The two combined cost almost more than 100,000 yuan. This is tantamount to further bleeding the already difficult income. Even if this happened, he was the one who instigated it. But Huang Qiong, who was in charge of the households in the two capitals, still felt a little painful in his heart. After sending away the Tibetan nobles who left with satisfaction, as well as the eminent monks and kings of the two religions. Huang Qiong returned to the harem with a somewhat unsightly expression.
After returning to Caizhiyuan, Huang Qiong went directly to Zhang Qiaoer's yard. The New Year is coming in five days, and Liu Chang, who is out on inspection, will be back in three days. In other words, Zhang Qiaoer will have to take her child back to her house tomorrow at the latest. Now those Tubo people have left Xijing and returned to their respective tribes. Huang Qiong had no excuse to continue to keep mother and son in the palace.
You can't just think about yourself, you also have to think about her. Today was probably the last night for the two of them to be together, so Huang Qiong came to Zhang Qiaoer's yard as soon as he returned to the harem. Pushing open the door of Zhang Qiaoer's bedroom, he saw her reading a book. At this time, because the fire wall was burning brightly in the house, the woman's clothes were very thin and could not cover her plump and beautiful figure.
Seeing the woman's plump and delicate figure under her thin clothes, Huang Qiong couldn't help but feel angry. Even though he has seen her countless times, Huang Qiong always finds it difficult to control herself every time he sees this woman. In Huang Qiong's eyes, although Zhang Qiaoer is now in her thirties and is the mother of two children, she still has the appearance and figure that brings disaster to the country and people, and makes people think forever.
Huang Qiong walked gently to Zhang Qiaoer and held the woman in his arms. While he kept moving his hands up and down, he kept kissing the woman's face. The woman who was a little moved by Huang Qiong took the initiative to untie her clothes for the first time, kissed Huang Qiong back with tears, and whispered in Huang Qiong's ear: "He will do it if there are still days to remember. We are back, and our fate has come to an end."
"I already have a husband, but I still do this kind of thing with you. My sins are too serious, and I am not qualified to beg anyone for forgiveness. After today, just forget about me, and let's not meet again. . I have my family, and your harem is full of beauties, no less beautiful than me, a man with a family. You have ambitions, don’t ruin your wisdom because of me, a man with a family."
I felt the woman burst into tears when she said these words. Huang Qiong kissed her distressedly and said: "Qiao'er, you are not wrong in this matter. It is the widow who is wrong. The real sinner is also the widow. I knew you had a family and a husband, but I still took yours by force. He is also a widower. So, Qiaoer, don't blame yourself. Don't worry, as long as Qiaoer doesn't leave the widower, the widower will compensate Liu Chang."
"In this matter, it is not Qiaoer who has wronged him, but the widower who has wronged him, so whether it is power, official position, or wealth, whatever he wants, the widower can give him as compensation. But Qiaoer, the widower really can't live without him You, don't force me to really make up my mind to take you back. Qiaoer, I don't want to force you, let alone make you depressed, but I also hope that Qiaoer won't force me."
Listening to Huang Qiong's extremely domineering words, Zhang Qiaoer pushed Huang Qiong down, took the initiative to get on Huang Qiong, and said with tears in his eyes: "How can you be so domineering? I am a woman with a family. Millions of people Don't do it for me, it's not worth it. These days, I know you are a promising person, don't ruin your wisdom and your reputation among all people because of me, a woman."
After that, he kissed Huang Qiong hard on the mouth again. That night, Zhang Qiaoer had almost no scruples about whether she could bear it. Use the tricks learned from Huang Qiong to serve him in every possible way. When I was unable to withstand the wind and rain, although I was a little shy, I took the initiative to serve in another place. In order to let Huang Qiong enjoy herself to the fullest, she tried her best and used everything she could.
And that night, even though Huang Qiong didn't have all the fun, she didn't invite other women to sleep with her. The two of them struggled for most of the night before cuddling up and falling asleep. When Huang Qiong woke up early the next morning, he looked at the woman lying on top of him, still connected to him. He didn't have all the fun last night. He just saw that the woman couldn't bear it, so he reluctantly stopped it. He couldn't bear it again.
Zhang Qiaoer, who was awakened from her sleep by him, couldn't bear to face him who was so interested, so she cooperated again. Finally, with the help of the summoned girls of the Gu family, Huang Qiong was finally allowed to enjoy herself. When all the storm subsided and looking at the exhausted Zhang Qiaoer, Huang Qiong ordered no one to be seen today. He held the beauty in his arms and let her sleep for more than an hour before he dressed her himself.
Zhang Qiaoer, who reluctantly got up, went to pick up the child from the Qin family, turned around and came to the gate of Taiji Palace, and got on the long-awaited carriage. When he looked back, he saw Huang standing on the palace city, who had been looking at him. Qiong couldn't help but feel sad again. When the carriage arrived at the main entrance of the imperial city, Zhang Qiaoer once again looked back at the palace behind him where he had lived for a month.
But he found that figure still standing there vaguely, looking here dreamily. Knowing who the figure was, she gritted her teeth and lowered the car curtain, not daring to look. Because she was afraid that she would cry uncontrollably in front of her two children. But at this time, Zhang Qiaoer, who was focused on the figure on the palace city, ignored the direction of the carriage.
