"These wolfskins seem to be much better than the ones sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs before." Empress Dowager Bai's face was still a little pale, and she leaned back on the couch and coughed lightly.
Nanny Su personally stepped forward and held the top wolf skin in front of Empress Dowager Bai. She smiled and said, "My lady, please take a look. It has not been stitched together. It is a whole wolf skin. I heard that this is the wolf skin from the Xiongnu wolf soldiers."
Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Bai reached out and touched it.
Extremely soft to the touch.
It can be seen that it was made with great care, and the colors are very pure, as if they were specially selected.
However, when Queen Mother Bai touched the wolf skin, she couldn't help but say, "Well done!"
Nanny Su understood the empress dowager's implication.
The Xiongnu wolf soldiers were brutal.
They have invaded the border time and time again, and the blood of the people and soldiers living on the border has been stained on their bodies. How can it not be a good killing?
"Master, I have ten wolf skins. I will have someone make you a mat so that you can stand on it or sit on it every day. Then I will make a mattress so that you can press on it every day..." said Nanny Su.
Empress Dowager Bai said with amusement, "You are becoming more and more childish. The Marquis of Zhenbei is back and still thinks of me so much. I can't mess with these things."
Empress Dowager Bai thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Leave one of these wolf furs for me. Give the rest to each of the old generals. And the rest, share them with the old men in the cabinet. Say they're specialties brought back by the Marquis of Zhenbei. Let them all know what it feels like to wear a wolf fur from the bottom of a Xiongnu."
Nanny Su laughed and said, "If the Marquis of Zhenbei knew that the master was so worried about him, he would probably rush over to hug your thighs and call you mother again."
Empress Dowager Bai couldn't help but smile: "Since he can think of me, I naturally have to protect him a little."
Seeing Empress Dowager Bai's joy, Nanny Su couldn't help but add a few more words: "I heard that the Marquis of Zhenbei has brought two large carriages into the palace, one of which is prepared for you. These are only part of it. There are five large boxes outside!"
"Would you like me to have that box brought in for you to see?"
"Move in."
After a while.
Five large boxes were opened one at a time and placed in front of Empress Dowager Bai.
Empress Dowager Bai asked Nanny Su to help her stand up, and walked past the boxes one by one. Looking at the things in the alley, she was slightly stunned and squatted in front of a box full of small things.
The things inside are not valuable.
It can even be said to be very ordinary, just some small folk gadgets.
Clay figurines, shadow puppets, bamboo dragonflies, etc...
Queen Mother Bai bent down and picked up a small lantern. On it was a little tiger, with a chubby face and a particularly cute appearance. On the other side of the tiger was a chubby white pig, standing on two legs and holding a stick, making a tiger-beating posture.
"Isn't this the tiger-fighting show you like to watch, Master?"
Just by replacing the characters with cute little white pigs, the picture becomes particularly interesting, making people want to take a second look.
Queen Mother Bai gently stroked the little tiger and white pig above, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise high: "This brat, he is really thoughtful."
The painting skills on top are not very good.
Even very simple.
But the brush strokes are powerful, and the two words "打虎" (beat the tiger) clearly show that it is Yang Tiejiang's masterpiece. And looking at the ink marks on it, it must have been done a long time ago.
There are different things in the box.
If I hadn't put in the effort, it wouldn't be so complete.
"Master, please take a look at this box. It's all dried meat." Madam Su saw the last box, bent down, picked up a piece, put it to her nose and sniffed it. Her eyes suddenly lit up: "It's lamb dried meat."
"I remember last time you said you liked to eat."
"I didn't expect that the Marquis of Zhenbei would bring you back such a full box this time."
Lamb jerky is different from ordinary jerky.
This kind of dried meat is chewy but not too hard, and has a natural milky flavor. It is indeed friendly to Queen Mother Bai, who likes to eat dried meat but has poor teeth.
So she said it at that time.
Of course.
The Imperial Household Department would find ways to prepare the food that the Empress Dowager liked to eat, but unfortunately they couldn't make it taste like this kind of dried lamb.
When Empress Dowager Bai saw the dried meat in the box, she couldn't help but smile.
"Go ahead and divide some of this dried meat into smaller portions and send it to the various palaces. Oh, and send some to Duke Bai's mansion as well. My brother also likes it."
"yes."
She looked at the others again, and the more Empress Dowager Bai looked, the more she smiled, but gradually she felt a little exhausted.
Just then.
The announcement of Princess Yuchang's arrival came from outside.
Ever since she vomited blood and fell ill at the Buddha worship banquet that day, Princess Yuchang has come to the palace to take care of her every day, rain or shine, showing her great filial piety.
"Meet the Queen Mother."
When Princess Yuchang entered the room, she happened to see the open box and the pile of objects in the room. Her eyes couldn't help but linger on the box of dried meat.
Empress Dowager Bai noticed this and couldn't help but laugh, "Those are lamb jerky. The Marquis of Zhenbei brought them back for me."
"Mother, you still haven't changed your greedy habit. However, you have to take good care of your body. No matter how delicious this lamb jerky is, you can't eat too much." Princess Yuchang said helplessly and worriedly.
"I know. With Madam Su watching over me, I can't eat more even if I want to."
"With Nanny Su here, I can feel more at ease."
After the mother and daughter chatted for a while, Empress Dowager Bai finally couldn't hold on any longer and lay down. Princess Yu stayed for a while before leaving the palace.
Just approaching the palace gate.
Then I saw a tall, strong and muscular figure walking out from another palace path with a bold move.
It’s Yang Tiejiang.
He was accompanied by Eunuch Li and several young eunuchs behind him, all of whom were carefully holding some rewards in their hands. It was obvious that they had just met Emperor Wenyuan.
Yang Tiejiang seemed to be having a very happy chat with Eunuch Li. Even from a long distance away, one could hear his loud laughter without any taboos at all.
"Princess, it's the Marquis of Zhenbei."
Aunt Hua whispered.
Princess Yuchang looked at Yang Tiejiang who was walking towards the chief officer and paused.
"Then it's settled. Eunuch Li, don't forget the agreement you made with me..." Yang Tiejiang was talking to Eunuch Li like brothers, and suddenly he stopped.
His eyes fell on Princess Yuchang, who was standing in the middle of the road, surrounded by servants.
Princess Yuchang is well maintained.
In addition, she was already very beautiful, and the light red palace dress made her skin look even more delicate. Her black hair was tied up, revealing her white swan neck, and a dazzling flower ornament was adorned between her eyebrows, making her look even more unique.
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