Just when everyone was preparing for such an important thing tomorrow, there were people busy inside a mansion in the northernmost part of the capital. This mansion was even worse than Zhao Xuanyi's Piaoyun Pavilion!
Needless to say, there is a rockery pavilion in the front yard. The most important thing is that there is a small pond. Just this pond can let people know how big the front yard is. The pond is full of lotus flowers. It is early autumn now. All The lotus flowers are in full bloom, the fragrance is fragrant and the flowers are in full bloom!
White flowers and green leaves, cool and handsome, the lotus has been compared to holiness since ancient times. It emerges from the mud but is not stained, and washes through the clear ripples without being evil! The most pure of flowers, the green leaves are covered with dew that has not dried up. If you look closely, there are little frogs playing on them.
Inside the quiet courtyard, coupled with this picturesque scene, it does not look like being in the bustling capital, but like being in a paradise. When the breeze blows, a burst of unique fragrance of lotus instantly envelopes the courtyard, no matter what. Whoever takes a whiff will feel relaxed and happy, as if he were in another world!
At this time, there was a slight sound of footsteps, and a man in blue clothes was seen walking quickly to the edge of the pond. This man was wearing a men's gown, but his face was delicate, and there was a heroic spirit between his eyebrows. , anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that this is a girl disguised as a man!
"Sir, Ye Zi has something to report!"
After hearing the girl's voice, there was only a man's breath coming from inside the pond, and then a man who just woke up from a dream slowly sat up and gently painted the lake water with his hands. The lotus flowers in the pond swayed with the water waves. Swing, not long after, a canoe slipped out from the lotus canopy!
I saw a young man sitting in the canoe. He looked to be in his twenties. He was very handsome, with a face like a crown jade, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and a beautiful lips with a smile that was not very obvious. , if Zhao Xuanyi sees it, he will definitely be jealous. Is there a man more beautiful than me in the world?
The man slid his hand to the edge of the pond and looked at the leaves with his eyes [Drunk dream in the lotus forest, suddenly saw a fairy dancing, I wanted to play the piano and give it to him, but what a beautiful dream! 】After the man finished speaking, he looked at the girl named Ye Zi in front of him.
Ye Zi lowered his head in shame, "This subordinate deserves to die, but an urgent letter came from above and I had to wake up the young master!"
The man stretched out his hand lazily, and Ye Zi hurriedly helped the man out. The man put his feet on the ground and breathed tiredly. Ye Zi hurriedly took out the letter and handed it to the young master's hand.
The man took it over and opened it and took a closer look. He frowned at first, and then smiled, "Weird things happen every year, and there are so many this year! A few carts of cabbage can cause such a big uproar!"
After hearing this, Ye Zi lowered his head and whispered, "Although Zhao Xuanyi looks uneducated on the surface, he visits brothels every day, and was beaten several times by his wife, but according to the investigation by his subordinates, he is very powerful and has become silent." Make two peerless weapons, but it’s a pity that you can only see one!”
"Oh? That kind?" The man seemed very curious.
"Tianyi Bow! There is another one in the hands of the eldest princess. I'm afraid we will never see it again!" Ye Zi answered truthfully.
The man laughed loudly, threw the letter aside, walked to the pavilion nearby, sat on a chair and closed his eyes to rest. Ye Zi hurriedly came over and poured the man a cup of tea.
"Sir, my lord wants you to check the vegetables that Zhao Xuanyi has delivered this time!"
The man sighed, "Is this necessary?"
"According to your mission, Zhao Xuanyi went to Shandong this time and found two kinds of gems, one called Beauty Shame and the other called Fo Guangcui. However, he did not buy either. Instead, he kept buying batches of vegetables. Now there are many People suspect him of carrying private goods, so your Excellency thinks so too!"
"I didn't expect this Zhao Xuanyi to be quite troublesome!" the man said with a smile.
"Who says it's not the case? It's really unreasonable for him to be a mere son-in-law and attract so many people's attention!" Ye Zi said.
After listening to the girl's words, the man slowly opened his eyes, "That's wrong. Zhao Xuanyi is a treasure. Just because he can make peerless magic weapons, he is enough to stand out from the crowd. Whoever can take him under his command will be even more powerful!"
"But what a pity! He is Li Yukun's son-in-law. This status means that he will not serve anyone. Li Yukun has strong soldiers and horses and holds military power! Who dares to touch it? But since no one can get such a treasure, why not What about destroying it?”
"Destroyed? Zhao Xuanyi?" Ye Zi asked.
"More than that! Although destroying Zhao Xuanyi will severely damage Li Yukun's vitality, Zhao Xuanyi now has no soldiers and power, so they will not go into such a big fight. Their real goal is to use Zhao Xuanyi to destroy Li Yukun. As long as they seize Zhao Xuanyi's handle, It's enough to cause trouble for Li Yukun, after all... everyone pushes against the wall! Besides...?" The man said with a smile, as if he had already seen through this, but in the end he did not continue!
After hearing this, Ye Zi also fell into deep thought, "Then... Master, what should we do? Mobilize troops to catch him tomorrow?"
The man waved casually, "Don't worry, it's not easy to eat such a big piece of meat. I guess there are many people who have prepared bowls and chopsticks by now. Let's just follow the wind and follow the road. A son-in-law, Is it necessary to cause me so much trouble? Go to sleep!" After the man finished speaking, he leaned back and lay down on the wooden chair to rest!
Ye Zi looked at the man and was very surprised. What is Mr. Xindao's heart made of? Troops and generals have been mobilized outside, but he is still in the mood to sleep? I really don’t understand what he is thinking every day!
"Sir, what are we doing here?" Tan Beiping asked.
"Go to the silk shop!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Okay!" Tan Beiping swung the reins, and the carriage went along the street to a very famous silk and satin shop in the capital called Qingyifang.
After Zhao Xuanyi got off the car, he walked into Qingyifang. As soon as he walked in, he saw a woman in her mid-twenties or sixties walking over. "Sir, what do you need to buy? Is it cloth or clothes? Or a belt, Crown?"
Zhao Xuanyi looked at this woman. She looked pretty good. She was a business person. How many people are like Sun Ning? As soon as I entered the door, three men gathered around me, thinking they were going to beat someone!
"I need cotton, good cotton!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Yes, we have it here. We have cotton from Shandong and Henan! Which kind do you think you need?" The woman took Zhao Xuanyi to the cabinet on the side and took two bags of cotton to show to Zhao Xuanyi!
Zhao Xuanyi took it over and looked at it, and he felt like, "That's it, give me ten pounds!"
When the woman heard this, she thought to herself that she met a big tenant today and asked for it without even asking the price? "Okay, one pound is thirty copper coins, a total of three hundred copper coins!"
"What kind of cloth is the softest here?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"We have silk and satin from Shanxi and silk from Sichuan. Which one do you need?" the woman said and brought over both kinds of cloth!
Zhao Xuanyi looked at it. One was white satin and the other was cyan silk. When he touched it with his hand, the silk was very soft and smooth. "How do you sell this?"
"This is fine silk, one piece costs two taels of silver!"
"Bring me five pieces of this kind of silk! Give me one piece of that kind of satin!" Zhao Xuanyi said very arrogantly.
"Yes, I will pick up the goods for you right now!"
"Bring me two more rolls of white cotton thread and a pack of needles for sewing clothes. Let's count them together!"
"Okay, sir!"
After buying the things, Tan Beiping put them all in the carriage. "Sir, are you planning to make winter clothes? Why did you buy so much?"
"No, it's just early autumn. What winter clothes are you preparing for? Are you married?" Zhao Xuanyi asked with a smile.
"No!"
Zhao Xuanyi laughed loudly and patted Tan Beiping on the shoulder, "You'll find out when you get married. Go buy me two kilograms of brown sugar!"
The carriage returned to Piaoyun Pavilion. Zhao Xuanyi asked Tan Beiping to take everything to the front hall. Zhao Xuanyi found Cheng Ling, "Go now and find me all the girls in our house who are good at needlework!"
"Yes!" Cheng Ling didn't understand what Zhao Xuanyi was going to do, but the master's words were orders! We didn't have much time, so we found eight maids. "Sir, these eight maids are all good at needlework!"
"Can you do it?" Zhao Xuanyi looked at Cheng Ling and asked.
"The maid can do it too!"
"Okay! Have you seen these cotton and silk? Now don't do any work, leave it to others, and you can make something for me!"
All the maids looked at each other, "Sir, what do you need us to do?"
"Do...?" Zhao Xuanyi's face turned red, how do you say the word "Xin Dao"? "Anyway, just do what I say!" Zhao Xuanyi then told these maids how to cut, how to add cotton, how to sew, and finally use silk and satin to make ropes and sew them on the four corners!
When the first one was made, all the maids blushed with embarrassment. Isn't this what women use during menstruation? It’s just that it’s filled with fine cotton and made of such precious silk? Is this too wasteful?
Zhao Xuanyi took it in his hand and checked the thickness and softness. They were all good. "Cheng Ling, make thirty spare ones for me at the beginning of every month. After they are done, give them to Zi Yuan. Don't ask anything, don't say anything!" Did you hear that?"
"Ah? Oh, I heard this!" Cheng Ling wanted to find a place to get in!
"Okay, you continue to do it. After you are done, go to the backyard to find Ziyuan and leave it to her. Do it well! Don't be careless!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Yes!" A group of maids thought to themselves, using such expensive silk and cotton to make this thing? Still doing so much? Wouldn't it be enough to just wash it after use? It’s human nature to have money!
Zhao Xuanyi returned to the backyard, opened the door and saw Zi Yuan sitting on the bed, holding a book in her hand and reading. Zhao Xuanyi walked over with a smile!
Zi Yuan stood up in a hurry, "Is my uncle coming? Where have you been?"
Zhao Xuanyi took out the things in his hand and said, "Here, put this on!"
"Ah? What?" Zi Yuan reached out and took it, her face turned red instantly, "Oh my god? Where did you buy it?"
"Buy? Where can I buy it? I'll buy some fabric and cotton and let Cheng Ling and the others make it!" Zhao Xuanyi said without any shyness.
When Zi Yuan heard this, her eyes almost popped out of her head, "You mean, the cloth you bought was made by Cheng Ling and others?"
"Ah! I just made it!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
After Zi Yuan heard this, her brain stopped thinking for a moment, her eyes froze, and she almost fainted. Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly grabbed Zi Yuan and said, "What are you doing?"
Zi Yuan looked at Zhao Xuanyi, her face was full of tears, and she didn't know what to say. "I just want to ask you? What are you doing? Why are you, a grown man, involved in this kind of thing? Isn't this just telling others? Is there a relationship between the two of us?"
"What do you mean? I asked them to sit down and bring it to you. Can't you just say that I prepared it for Li Hanyan?"
Zi Yuan was speechless for a moment. What she said was true and there was nothing wrong with it. "You can say that, but? How can you, a majestic seven-foot man, do such a shameful thing and spread it out?"
Zhao Xuanyi smiled and thought that this was in the feudal era. "What's wrong? Stop talking and put it on quickly. Look at what you're wearing."
Zi Yuan touched the newly made thing with her hands, her eyes were very surprised, "Is this the best silk you bought?"
"Yes! It's very soft, with cotton inside! From now on, you can change one every month when you have your period, and just throw away the used one!" Zhao Xuanyi said matter-of-factly.
"One day...?" Zi Yuan almost fainted from the anger of this prodigal son. "Did you know that the fabric used to make this thing is more than ten times more expensive than the clothes I usually wear, and you still want me to change it once a day? How much does it cost? Silver? Can I just keep using it after washing it?"
