Ten-mile Pinghu Liuyuntai.
Upstairs in Liuyun Tower, Meng Xi was sitting alone in front of the window, her eyes not fixed on the various lanterns that had already been hung outside the window.
Now she has become the most beautiful courtesan in Liuyun Tower, and what she is looking at is a piece of paper on the table.
There is a poem on this piece of paper, titled "No Desire, Leisurely Living in Pear Blossom Poem".
"Spring outings are grand, and it is the time of the Cold Food Festival and the pear blossoms every year.
The white brocade is without any pattern and is full of fragrance, and the jade trees and white flowers are piled with snow.
The night is quiet and deep, the light is hazy, and the moon is cold and bright.
The world and the sky are illuminated by the bright silver clouds.
He is just like the Immortal Gushe, with a natural and elegant appearance and a noble spirit.
Who believes in the Tao when all things are so diverse, and cannot be ranked among the flowers?
The noble spirit is pure and brilliant, the immortal talent is outstanding, and it is difficult for the lower world to distinguish.
Returning to the Jade Terrace, I can see the beauty of the Cave Heaven."
This was written in March two years ago by the great talent of the Yu Dynasty named Fu Xiaoguan after drinking at Xianqingju in Fanning City.
That young man has now become the ruler of the Wu Dynasty. Meng Xi laughed, "No desire... Could this be the case of planting willows by accident and getting a good harvest?"
Today is the Lantern Festival, and I think he will come here in person to enjoy it with the people. It would be great if he could come to Liuyun Tower, and it would be even better if I could see him recite a poem.
I haven't heard of him writing new lyrics for a long time. I guess he is too busy and doesn't have the leisure to write lyrics.
Thinking of this, she tapped the table and sang this song of desirelessness:
"A grand spring outing..."
Just after singing the first line, the door opened. Meng Xi turned around and saw that it was Wei Sanniang, the big boss of this building.
Just as she was about to stand up and salute, Wei Sanniang grabbed her hand, her face brimming with excitement, her voice trembling as she spoke: "My dear daughter, you must prepare well. An imperial decree has just arrived from the palace. His Majesty, His Majesty, is coming to our Liuyun Tower!"
"Ah...!" Meng Xi covered her mouth in disbelief, "Really?"
"More authentic than gold! This is the decree delivered personally by Eunuch Jia!"
"ah……!"
"Shh...don't make a sound, even in this building! Eunuch Jia said that His Majesty will come directly to the third floor, and the rest of the place will remain open as usual. Do you understand what he means?"
"My daughter understands, but what do I need to do?"
"Of course, I'll sing for His Majesty! Oh, and his concubines will be coming, too, as well as several important ministers. Mother will arrange for a few sensible maids to take charge of the reception. As for you, you've met His Majesty before, so you have some connection. The most important thing is to sing and dance well to make His Majesty happy..."
Wei Sanniang gave Meng Xi some very careful instructions and left in a hurry. Meng Xi stood alone in front of the window, looking at the bright red lanterns outside, her face full of longing.
…
…
"Liu Jin!"
"The servant is here!"
This guy's name is Liu Jin. Fu Xiaoguan felt a little strange, but this guy was really smart, so when Eunuch Jia went out on orders, he kept Liu Jin by his side.
"Go and invite Lord Zhuo, Lord Nangong, Lord Meng... and Lord Xie, the Director of the Imperial Observatory, to the Imperial Study to discuss this matter."
"...Your Majesty, take a rest today."
"...Oh, I forgot. Never mind. Remember to invite them over after work starts."
Fu Xiaoguan turned around and walked out of the imperial study and returned to the Yangxin Palace.
Now with Chunxiu included, there are a total of ten wives in the harem!
He has not yet appointed a queen or a concubine, because this matter is quite tricky. In his heart, there is naturally no distinction between the high and low, but the ministers attach great importance to this.
Especially those two old guys, who kept saying that they needed to enthrone a queen to be the mother of the country, and that it was also for the East Palace to have a master so that the country could last longer - I'm only twenty years old, could I die young?
He now deeply understood why the fat man didn't want to be the emperor. These ministers were buzzing in his ears all day long about this trivial matter, like flies, and he couldn't even hit them!
This is very depressing.
By the way, where has Fatty Dad been these past two days?
The day before yesterday, the fat man asked me for a poem about the Lantern Festival, and then I haven't seen him since.
By the way, Queen Shang has been staying in the harem since she attended the coronation ceremony and has not returned. I haven’t seen her for two days.
When they walked into the gate of the Yangxin Palace, Yu Wenyun and the others were there. Fu Xiaoguan looked around but still did not see the fat monk queen.
Today is the Lantern Festival, the day of reunion. Queen Shang had said before that we must return to the Yu Dynasty after the Lantern Festival. Where is the Queen?
"Where is my mother-in-law?"
"I don't know either." Yu Wenjun was also puzzled, thinking that it was possible that his mother had old acquaintances in Guanyun City?
Never heard of it.
Where can she run to?
She was accompanied by two sword masters, Hongzhuang and Lushang, so she didn't think she would encounter any danger. "She was probably strolling around the city. She said there were some great sights in Guanyun City, so she might have gone to see them."
Fu Xiaoguan thought about it and it made sense. After all, this was Guanyun City, and there was Zhou Tongtong's ant colony watching over them, so there shouldn't be any danger.
No one would have expected that the fat man was an old acquaintance of the monk queen, and that they had a bad relationship when they were young.
Fu Xiaoguan felt relieved and shouted, "How about...we have hot pot for lunch today?"
Hot pot was invented by Yun Xiyan. This kid actually asked his family to send all the ingredients from Chengdu Prefecture. Of course, they were sent to Wofeng Road. He brought them to Guanyun City, and was snatched away by Fu Xiaoguan.
"I'll prepare it right away." Chunxiu was full of joy and was about to run to the small kitchen that had just been set up in the Yangxin Palace, but was grabbed by Fu Xiaoguan and held in his arms.
"Xiu'er, you are my woman now, why are you still calling me a slave?"
Xiu'er's face flushed immediately. She lowered her head and whispered, "Slave... I, I am just used to serving you."
"Hahahaha..." Fu Xiaoguan laughed. He let go of Chunxiu, "Go ahead. I'm used to your service."
Chunxiu ran away. Fu Xiaoguan sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and asked, "Where did Piaoxue go?"
Dong Shulan brewed a pot of tea and said with a smile, "She's been fiddling with that penicillin you mentioned all day. I guess she's still in her Hundred Flowers Palace."
Fu Xiaoguan had completely forgotten about this and thought that when Nangong Piaoxue came, he would ask her if she had figured it out.
As for the medical school matter, it will have to be put on the agenda once this is done.
"We brought back over 89 million taels of silver from the Yu Dynasty, and it's all stored in the Sitong Bank in Guanyun City... What are you going to do with it?"
Fu Xiaoguan's eyes widened: "So many?"
"They sold it cheap because they were in a hurry. Otherwise, it would have cost hundreds of millions!"
"It's not easy to do business with the title of emperor... Oh, right, let the Li family go to Yi Country and acquire the salt mines!"
"Also, have Li Guan and Lu Yuhui keep a close eye on the salt mines of the Wu Dynasty and the Yu Dynasty. When the price drops by half, buy as much as you can."
Dong Shulan was shocked. She could understand buying salt and iron mines from the Wu Dynasty, but why buy those from the Yu Dynasty?
"Especially Yu Chao, you need to pay special attention to him. Buying him will be very useful to me!"
“…”
"Let Li Guan handle this matter. It's not good for you to intervene. Remember, don't use the royal name!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
