The "broken carriage" went north and after exiting Di'anmen, there was indeed a more luxurious carriage to transfer to. However, what Princess Yongning did not notice was that the two carriages that picked her up today did not have Jinghua's "Book and Sword" logo, and even There is no triangular flag with the word "Gaofu" on it.
There's no nonsense about the handlebar. The carriage that was replaced is much better than the previous one. At least there must be a "spring shock absorber" under the carriage that is regarded as Jinghua's unique skill, and the decoration in the carriage is by no means ordinary.
Not to mention other items in the car, just that everything within reach is covered with top-grade carved velvet in bright red and pure colors. This level is up.
Zhangrong is also known as velvet in post-secular terms - this product originated in Zhangzhou, Fujian, and is now very famous.
This carriage not only uses Zhang velvet, but also uses the latest carving and weaving technology.
Wei Min looked at it in surprise, then turned to Princess Yongning and said: "Your Highness, no wonder people say that the high school prime minister is the richest in the world. Not only does he cover the car with Zhang velvet, but look at the phoenix opera on this Zhang velvet." The carved patterns of peonies and five blessings holding longevity are not even found in the palace. This slave girl has really opened her eyes today!"
Princess Yongning's thoughts were clearly not above these, and she just said a few words casually without even saying anything herself.
Wei Min didn't care, and looked around again, and was surprised again: "Ah, Your Highness, look at the carpet under our feet, it seems to be the kind from Dashi. I have seen one in Tianjinfang before, only half of it." The size of the bed actually cost more than 700 taels of silver. It was as expensive as one made of gold silk!
Now the piece under our feet seems to be a little bigger than that one. Doesn't it cost thousands of taels of silver? Tsk tsk... Well, it's the rules of our Ming Dynasty that are to blame. Otherwise, if you could demote Gao Chengcheng, you wouldn't even need the land granted by the emperor. "
"Don't talk nonsense!" Princess Yongning finally reacted and glared at her for a moment, but immediately returned to a restless and nervous state.
Probably because Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is usually easy to talk to, Wei Min was not too scared. Instead, he advised: "Your Highness, the High School Prime Minister is not a tiger. Why are you so nervous? Don't worry. When we get to the White Jade Tower later, you can find an excuse to take this slave away." Send them away with the others, and then tear open the oil paper package in the sachet... whatever you say, the high school prime minister will listen to you, so what are you afraid of? "
After hearing this, Princess Yongning seemed to have made up her mind, but unexpectedly she took off the brocade sachet from her waist and said, "I still feel that I shouldn't take this... I, I don't need him to listen to what I say. "As he said that, he reached out and handed the sachet to Wei Min.
Wei Min was stunned for a moment, then quickly stuffed it back into Princess Yongning's hand, and advised: "Your Highness, whether you use it or not depends on your wishes, but it doesn't hurt to have this thing with you, just think of it just in case." Well, don’t you think so?”
in case?
Princess Yongning hesitated for a moment and felt that it made sense. She thought to herself: Something like that happened yesterday, and I don’t know if he resented me in his heart. If he was really unhappy, if I opened the sachet then, he might not be angry with me.
With this thought, her guard was loosened, and Princess Yongning hesitantly hung the sachet on her waist again.
Wei Min breathed a sigh of relief, for fear of irritating the nervous eldest princess again, he simply changed the subject and said: "I don't know what's going on with the high school prime minister. The dignified sixth-ranked number one scholar actually fell in love with a female chieftain from a wild and alien race. …”
"Shut up!" Princess Yongning interrupted her, with a look of anger on her face: "Don't talk about Gao Cheng, even Huang Dutong is not someone you can criticize."
Wei Min curled his lips quietly, but still said: "Yes, Your Highness."
Seeing that she stopped talking, Princess Yongning's irritation faded away, but she sighed softly: "Huang Du is so beautiful that I have seen her before. She is indeed... the perfect match for the high school prime minister."
Wei Min curled his lips again, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he quickly closed it and turned away slightly with disdain.
Princess Yongning frowned upon seeing this and said, "You were also there that day, don't you think so?"
Wei Min raised his eyebrows slightly: "She looks pretty good, but is she a good match... I don't think so. What is the identity of Gao Cheng, what is her identity, how can she be a good match? The right way is to marry a virtuous wife, and to have concubines and sex. , even if she is good-looking, if she becomes a concubine for the high school prime minister, the slave will be blessed with eight lifetimes of cultivation."
Princess Yongning snorted softly: "Hey, Huang Dutong is from a noble family that has been around for hundreds of years. If she is not worthy, why don't you be?"
"Of course I am not worthy." Wei Min shook his head and said, "But Your Highness, you are different. You are the golden branch and jade leaf. If you want to say that people like Gao Cheng are like dragons and phoenixes, I think you are the only one who is worthy of me."
Princess Yongning turned away and lowered her eyelids: "Me? I am a princess and a widow. No matter who is worthy of her in this world, it will not be my turn."
What he said was extremely sad.
Wei Min seemed to be very unhappy after hearing this, and said: "When I talk about this, I think it's outrageous. How could there be such a rule in Hongwu years earlier? Queen Renxiao was still from the Xu family when she became the ancestor. Isn't she a wise queen through the ages? ? Not to mention the Xu family, which is a family of two countries, even now, they are all the distinguished leaders of the north and the south..."
"The example you gave is wrong. I am a princess. Why didn't you give the example of Princess Lin'an?"
Princess Lin'an, the eldest daughter of Taizu, married Li Qi, the son of Li Shanchang, the Korean duke. In the 23rd year of Hongwu, when Li Shanchang was imprisoned by the Yi clan because of the Hu Weiyong case, Li Qi was spared death because of his status as the consort. However, the couple and their children were all exiled to Jiangpu. They did not return to Beijing until they died of illness in the first year of Yongle. Princess Lin'an was also implicated until she died of illness in a foreign country in the 19th year of Yongle.
But even if Princess Yongning said this, Wei Min still refused to accept it and said: "The nobles are arrogant, and there were many major rebellions during the Hongwu years. How can it be compared with now? Like Gao Cheng, who was born in a family of officials, he himself is also The emperor is a loyal minister, and if he can get the princess to surrender, he will naturally become more loyal to the court."
Princess Yongning shook her head and said: "Since he is the emperor's brother, he cannot be the princess."
"But it's not like the prince-in-law of the Hongwu Dynasty couldn't be an official..."
"Okay, okay, don't mention these useless things." Princess Yongning sighed: "Fate is fate, you can't get it if you ask for it. There are many women in the world who want to be princesses, but they can't get it; I just want to be an ordinary woman, and I can't get it. I can’t even ask for it.”
When Wei Min saw this, he also sighed, but after a while, he added: "Although there is a time in life that must be met, and there is no time in life, don't force it, but Your Highness, your current situation is still very special, and it is not without any trace. Turnaround."
Princess Yongning frowned and said, "What do you want to say again?"
Wei Min whispered: "The Empress has always been courteous and courteous. If it hadn't been for the Emperor's instructions, I'm afraid she wouldn't have dared to give you the Palace Forbidden Phoenix Card so that you could leave the palace freely. Your Highness shouldn't doubt this, right?"
Princess Yongning said nothing.
Silence was acquiescing, so Wei Min continued: "Since it is the emperor's wish, then the emperor gave the palace forbidden phoenix card, is it really just to facilitate your highness to go out in the palace? Please forgive me for speaking frankly, if it is just to facilitate your highness to go out, the emperor I can just give my instructions directly, why do you need to beat around the bush like this?"
Princess Yongning still didn't speak, but her hands folded on her legs couldn't help but clasp each other with a little force.
Wei Min sighed and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, you just have to say it clearly. Even a dull person like this servant can see it. Why does Your Highness still pretend not to know?"
Princess Yongning's cheeks had turned red since she didn't know when. After hearing these words, she said in a voice as thin as a mosquito's fly: "Brother Huang is just messing around, how can I be so shameless? Besides, Prime Minister Gao is a gentleman. …”
Wei Min shook his head and said: "I really don't agree with your Highness's words. Liang Bangrui said he was a consort, but in fact the whole family is full of people who deceive the king and ignore their superiors. If others don't know, how can Your Highness not know? If he is a serious choice, Unfortunately, the consort died at that time, so His Highness said that he should observe Women's Day, so it was okay. But for such a deceitful person, it was already a great favor for the Emperor not to execute him Ling Chi. Why did His Highness Do you still want to keep the rules for him? He can’t be regarded as His Highness’s consort at all!”
Princess Yongning was silent for a while, shook her head and said: "It doesn't matter what I think, what matters is what the people in the world think. As the eldest princess, I have been well-dressed and well-fed since I was a child, no matter whether this is my original wish or not. But since I have suffered, I should give something, and I should always set an example for women in the world."
Wei Min was stunned for a moment and sighed: "I'm a shallow person, I just think this is so inhumane."
Princess Yongning forced a smile: "Favors? Sometimes the Tian family can't talk about these things..."
"That's not entirely true, Your Highness. If the Tian family is said to be unkind, how should the emperor explain his actions?"
Princess Yongning was speechless for a moment, and shook her head slightly after a long while: "I know that the emperor has good intentions, but I don't dare to accept it. Besides, this kind of thing cannot be forced. I can't be so shameless and go..." At this point, Her face turned red again.
"Your Highness just has too many concerns. How do you know that the high school prime minister doesn't think the same way, so he doesn't understand Fengqing?"
These words were so explicit that even Princess Yongning’s neck turned red: “Stop saying that!”
But although she forbade Wei Min to say anything, her heart was pounding wildly. An uncontrollable thought emerged from her mind and kept circling: He really only behaves well with me because of his status. What? If I wasn't a princess, would he also... like me a little bit?
She thought about it and thought of Huang Zhiting, but she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, and said to herself: But that Miss Huang is really beautiful. If I compare with her, I'm afraid... But Miss Huang has little education, and I am... He should be better than her at this point, right?
Princess Yongning's mind was in a mess, and she didn't know what she was thinking, let alone how much time had passed. In short, she didn't leave until the carriage stopped and the handlebar respectfully asked her to get off. With these thoughts in mind, he tidied up his appearance and got out of the car calmly.
The outside of the car no longer looked like the city. What appeared in front of her was a high wall nearly two feet high. The door in the middle was very unique. It was not made of wood with copper nails and copper skin. It looked like two fine iron doors. iron gate.
This place must be the most famous villa in the capital in recent years, the Jianxinzhai White Jade Tower.
Princess Yongning was about to ask Wei Min to call the door. Unexpectedly, the door slowly opened at this moment. Gao Pingshi, wearing a Yanju Taoist robe, was standing behind the door and smiled at her. Shi Shiran stepped forward.
"Miss Zhu is so grateful to be here. The humble abode is really full of splendor. I can't help but be overjoyed." Gao Jingshi bowed his hands and bowed, then extended his hand and said, "Miss, please come in."
Princess Yongning was a little confused at first, and then she finally understood: He deliberately called me Miss Zhu. Could it be that he was reminding me that we were only meeting in private today, regardless of identity? No, identity is identity, how can it really be ignored? What he meant by this was that he was deliberately pretending not to know my identity...
Princess Yongning suddenly felt hopeful and thought to herself: If he really doesn't treat me like a princess, what will he do to me?
However, after being a princess for so many years, she didn't know how to answer this sentence when she was "not a princess". She hesitated for a moment and then said bluntly: "I have taken the liberty of visiting to disturb the high school prime minister."
Gao Jingshi smiled and said: "There is no high school prime minister here. If you don't mind me being vulgar, girl, just call me Gao Jingshi."
Does it really matter regardless of identity?
Princess Yongning suddenly became a little excited, like a canary freed from its cage. There was a sparkle in her eyes that she didn't usually have. She smiled sweetly: "I don't dare to call Gao Longwen that way. Then... how about I call you Mr. Gao boldly?"
When she mentioned "Mr. Gao", she seemed to think of old things from long ago, her mood became much brighter and her smile became more lively.
Gao Pingshi laughed and said, "I am, I am, you can call me whatever you want. But although the spring is blooming, there is still a bit of chill in the wind, so let's go in and talk slowly. What do you think, girl?"
"Young Master Lao Gao will lead the way." The smile on Princess Yongning's face already looked like a spring flower.
Gao pragmatic completely ignored Wei Min beside her and led her through the door.
Behind this iron gate is another scenery. As Wei Min introduced to her yesterday, the courtyard near Bai Yutang is completely different from the style of the Ming Dynasty. There is no exquisite rockery screen wall or sloping plum branches and peach blossoms. Princess Yongning’s first impression of this courtyard was that it was “big and neat”.
Big means open, and whole means neat. The broad green lawn here is probably not as big as the square outside Zhongji Palace, and the jungle on the roadside is also neatly built, about half a foot wide and half a person high, with two straight lines.
In the middle of this huge lawn is a rectangular artificial lake. It is not as natural as a small pond in a Chinese garden, and its shape is irregular.
This artificial lake is dug straight and neatly, as if it doesn't mind at all that the water should play a "moving" role in the courtyard, but it is deliberately made to be so regular.
But if we say that we ignore the artistic conception of "movement", that's not the case either. In the middle of the artificial lake, there is an extremely complex and exquisite fountain. This fountain is actually divided into several levels. The lower three levels are just like steps, with water stored inside, and because of the fountain, a circular waterfall flows out.
There are also three levels above, all carved into a disk shape, with water gushing out from each level. Not only is there a circular waterfall, but it also shoots out in all directions, forming an overflowing color under the sunlight, almost like a rainbow. And there seems to be a very three-dimensional human figure carved on the three-layer disc stone carving, but it's not very clear right now.
"It's really beautiful!" Princess Yongning suddenly became happy and asked, "But how did this spring water come out?"
Gao pragmatic smiled and pointed at a tall tower not far away, saying: "That tower looks like a pagoda, but it is actually a water tower. It stores a large amount of water. The tower is connected to the fountain, and the fountain sprays water through the siphon principle... Girl If you’re interested, how about I explain it slowly later?”
"What about now?" Princess Yongning asked with a smile.
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