Emperor Yang Jian's birthday is called Wanshou Festival, and Dugu Jialuo's birthday is called Qianqiu Festival.
In the Sui Dynasty, the 23rd day of July was the Qianqiu Festival.
It would be a beautiful thing if the piece of Khotan jade was finished before this and presented to Dugu Jialuo.
Yang Ming got seven pieces of jade from those Hu people, all of which were made from large materials. Only one of them was Khotan jade, and the rest were ordinary Kunshan jade.
Although the material is ordinary, it is Kunshan jade, the best among jade, not to mention it is large and extremely valuable.
Yang Ming first invited his mother and concubine and Yang Zhao to his dormitory.
"My child plans to give this piece of Khotan jade to my grandpa. Isn't the Qianqiu Festival coming soon? My grandpa just had someone carve it and present it to my grandmother. Six pieces are left and four pieces are left for my mother and concubine. I and I Brother, one piece for each person."
As Concubine Xiao is so well-informed, this is the first time she has seen such a large piece of Khotan material. Unfortunately, there is only one piece.
"Where did Ming'er get it?" Concubine Xiao asked.
Yang Ming said honestly: "I snatched it from a group of barbarians. Don't worry, mother and concubine. These barbarians are bandits from the Western Regions. It doesn't matter if they robbed it."
Taking and plundering by force seemed quite justified when he said it from Yang Ming's mouth, and Concubine Xiao didn't even care:
"Is everything done quickly?"
Yang Ming nodded: "It's clean."
"That's good," Concubine Xiao raised her hand and stroked the Khotan jade, and said, "My four pieces of material will be sealed in the warehouse first, and will be reserved for Xi'er, Ming'er, Chan'er, and Qi'er later."
Yang Zhao was a filial child. Hearing this, he said: "Brother Ming, how can I live up to my filial piety? You should leave yourself to make some jewelry and playthings. We brothers don't need such things."
"That's right," Yang Ming quickly agreed.
Concubine Xiao smiled and ordered her servants to move the jade materials away: "We have a jade carving artist in our house. After the carving is completed, I will let you have a look first."
The two brothers hurriedly sent Concubine Xiao out.
Chen Shuyi only looked at such a rare piece of material for half a night and then couldn't see it again, feeling somewhat regretful in her heart.
When she was in Jiuchen Palace, she had quite a lot of jade, but she didn't care much about it at that time. Now it's the flower season, and there isn't even a decent piece of jade around her. This gap makes the sadness in her heart appear on her face. .
Yang Ming saw it and said nothing.
Carving jade is an extremely labor-intensive matter. Yang Ming took the time to take a look. More than a dozen craftsmen had been pondering the Khotan jade for three or four days, but none of them dared to make the first cut.
Yes, with such good materials, if you don’t think about it carefully, if you make a mistake with the knife, the price will be high.
Moreover, they also need to save jade materials to a great extent so that the cut off scraps can still be made into other objects.
I heard from Yang Zhao that these jade carving artists are from the Xiao family. They were the imperial artists of the old Liang Dynasty in the past, and their craftsmanship is excellent.
Dugu Jialuo believed in Buddhism, so this piece of material naturally had to be carved into a white jade Bodhisattva, and it also had to be matched with high-quality gold materials. This is called the gold-inlaid jade Guanyin.
After nearly twenty days of working all night, the finished product was finally completed.
The gilt lotus throne is backlit with pure gold flowers, leaves and branches, and the jade Guanyin sits in it. The craftsmanship is considered to be top-notch in the Sui Dynasty, but Yang Ming will definitely think it is a bit rough.
….
The craftsmanship is definitely not as good as that of later generations, that’s normal.
Yang Guang was very satisfied after seeing it, so he had it covered with red silk and placed on a huge piece of sandalwood, waiting to be presented to his mother.
There were a lot of scraps left, and Yang Zhao didn't care about them. Concubine Xiao kept a few pieces, and Yang Ming picked up the rest.
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This little story is quite aggrieved... Yang Ming teased her and said, "When I grow up, wouldn't it be nice to take you as my concubine?"
Chen Shuyi was stunned. Although she had been mentally prepared, she knew that she would never be able to escape from Yang Ming's hands in this life. She would probably become Yang Ming's concubine in the future, but Yang Ming said it so bluntly. , and was at a loss for a moment.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Keep it, it's a master-servant relationship. If you are not happy, I will find a good place for you in the future."
Chen Shuyi lowered her head and was silent for a while, then said in a voice like a mosquito: "I didn't say I wasn't happy."
.......
The Qianqiu Festival is here, and all officials congratulate it.
Yang Ming followed the clan team into the central square of Daxing Hall and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times towards the door of the hall.
Dugu Jialuo's dress today was very gorgeous. The bright red phoenix robe was extremely dazzling, with a long skirt trailing behind him as he stood on the dragon steps.
Her eyes swept over the ministers, but she could not see that familiar figure.
The confidant who had been with her for more than twenty years.
After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, this was the twentieth Qianqiu Festival, and it was the first time that there was no Gao Qiu.
Looking at the many unfamiliar new faces among the officials, Dugu Jialuo suddenly felt that he was really old.
In the past twenty years, she and her husband had killed many old ministers, all of whom had been familiar with each other since the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
And these old faces are no longer here.
Perhaps she realized that as the years passed, her and Yang Jian's time would eventually pass, so Dugu Jialuo was not very happy about this year's Qianqiu Festival.
After the ceremony, only the direct royal family can enter the temple to worship.
This is the difference between Wanshou Festival and Qianqiu Festival.
On the Wanshou Festival, the Yang family clan, including the Hongnong Yang family, are eligible to enter the palace, but on the Qianqiu Festival, only the descendants of Dugu Jialuo can.
That is, her children and grandchildren.
As for Yang Ming's visit this time, he had two identities on his body. One was to represent himself, and the other was to represent the Palace of the Prince of Qin. Because Yang Hao was in mourning, he could not enter the palace, so he had to take his place.
This situation also happened among other emperors and grandsons. For example, King Yang Xiu of Shu had seven sons and six daughters, but only five sons and three daughters came. Of course, the rest were replaced by others.
Neither Yang Xiu nor Yang Liang came, and they were replaced by the prince Yang Yong and the king of Jin Yang Guang, which symbolized reunion and a full house of descendants.
Since it’s Dugu Jialuo’s birthday, naturally a gift is indispensable.
Among them, Yang Guang's gift was naturally the most outstanding, a large gold and jade Guanyin.
….
When the people in the East Palace saw it, they felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
Dugu Jialuo was naturally very happy. He walked down to the palace in person and walked around the Jade Guanyin several times.
"Where did my son get it?"
Yang Guangdao: "Such divine objects suddenly appeared in the Buddhist hall of Hai'er Mansion last night, just in time for my grandma's eternal life. I think it must be the blessing of gods and Buddhas. This object came here by itself as a gift to congratulate my grandma for her eternal life."
What nonsense, you really know how to talk...
Yang Ming had to admire his father's level of nonsense. Would he fly here by himself?
But then again, who makes Dugu Jialuo so superstitious? Yang Guang's nagging words really spoke to Dugu Jialuo's heart.
Dugu Jialuo, who had always kept a straight face, finally smiled and looked very satisfied. He praised Yang Guang for his good fortune, otherwise God would not have sent Yang Guang to dedicate this sacred object to her.
Prince Yang Yong was so angry that he almost vomited blood. This was obviously nonsense. How could my mother believe such nonsense?
The second child is really a female cheater!
But he certainly didn't have the guts to expose it.
Yang Ming was also glad in his heart. Those barbarians from Tuyuhun were really unlucky. Who allowed them to have such good jade materials? If it were him, he would never dare to take such a priceless thing with him.
Is it possible that thirty bandits want to take this thing away? The brain circuit is too simple.
If someone else had discovered it first, this group of people would have suffered the same fate. Fortunately, they had succeeded first.
After staying in the palace until evening, Yang Ming and the others went back to their respective homes.
On the way home, Comrade Yang Guang was immersed in joy again and said nothing about Yang Ming's contribution, as if this jade material really flew here by himself.
Just two days after the Qianqiu Festival, Yang Yinjiang came.
Her purpose of coming to Yang Ming this time was very simple. She wanted Yang Ming to help introduce her. She wanted to meet the Goddess of the Gao family in person.
Yang Yinjiang is a talented woman who is proficient in temperament, so she naturally wants to discuss some knowledge of temperament with Gao.
Unfortunately, when she came, Yang Mingzheng went to his mother's concubine, Xiao, and was not in the dormitory.
But Chen Shuyi was there, and she happened to be playing with the piece of mutton-fat white jade.
"What a good material. It's really rare to see it." Yang Yinjiang also studied jade. When she saw the piece of jade, she was full of praise: "No, this seems to be a scrap."
Chen Shuyi just smiled and did not answer.
Yang Yinjiang simply sat down and looked at it carefully.
Judging from the cut, it should be new material. I heard from my grandfather that the King of Jin presented a gold-inlaid jade Guanyin to the Holy Queen on the Thousand Autumn Festival. It was also the finest mutton-fat white jade. Could it be that the piece in front of me is the leftover material of the jade Guanyin?
She had a clear mind and understood everything in an instant.
"What does Yang Ming plan to make of this material?" Yang Yinjiang asked.
Chen Shuyi said: "I don't know yet, maybe I can make it a decoration."
You don’t know yet? Yang Yinjiang suddenly frowned: "Is this yours?"
Chen Shuyi nodded: "Your Highness gave it to me."
"Oh..." Yang Yinjiang seemed to have lost interest in this high-grade jade material for a moment, and smiled and said, "Then put it away quickly."
When Chen Shuyi had just wrapped the jade materials and put them away, Yang Ming's voice came from outside the yard.
As soon as he walked in and saw Yang Yinjiang there, Yang Ming smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that you came here. I was planning to give you something."
"Really?" Yang Yinjiang was instantly overjoyed. The gift he wanted to give me should also be mutton-fat jade, right?
Sure enough, as she expected, Yang Ming took out a fist-sized scrap of scrap material from a drawer and handed it to the other party with a smile:
"Take it to make a jade pendant. The best Khotan jade is not common."
Yang Yinjiang's smile instantly froze on her face.
Chen Shuyi was completely speechless... You really know how to choose the right time...
Yang Yinjiang didn't point it out. After a brief moment of silence, she still took the jade with a smile:
"Then I would be disrespectful."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "The jade is a gift to a beauty. You're welcome. By the way, what's the matter with you?"
Yang Yinjiang forced a smile and looked at Yang Ming's face.
This was her first time, and she couldn't help but want to punch Yang Ming in the face.
My father, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
The big guy with round disk is thick
