Chapter 509 Concubine Shu
In the early morning, the bronze bell of Jile Temple struck six times in a row, long and sad.
"Your Highness, Concubine Zhao has passed away." Tu Mi said in a low voice.
In other words, there was no more Concubine Zhao Shu in the Northern Zhou Palace.
And in the Northern Zhou Dynasty's Shangjing, there was an additional person named Zhao Lian'er.
"Very stupid and naive." Zhu Huaizhen sneered.
Concubine Zhao Shu, at least she has the title of Princess Xincheng.
A princess of a fallen country, no matter how miserable she is, is still a princess.
Now, Zhao Lian'er has nothing.
No matter how hard Concubine Bai Chen tried to protect Zhao Lian'er, there were times when she was powerless.
Moreover, the laws of the Northern Zhou Dynasty clearly stipulated that nobles and commoners were not allowed to intermarry.
Concubine Zhao Shu is dead, and Zhao Lian'er is just a commoner.
However, what Zhu Huaizhen never expected was that as soon as Taoyao Tower opened its doors, it welcomed the distinguished guest Zhao Lian'er.
Of course, there was also Du Zichun who sneaked out.
"Zichun, what kind of play do you want to listen to?" Zhao Lian'er said in a soft voice.
"Lian'er, I don't usually listen to operas." Du Zichun carefully supported Zhao Lian'er.
"Then let's listen to Peach Blossom Fan. Taoyao Tower was opened by Princess Ronghua. Princess Ronghua likes Peach Blossom Fan so much, so she must have something extraordinary." Zhao Lian'er smiled gently.
Orioles sing at dawn in the Jade Palace of Jinling, flowers bloom early in the Qinhuai Waterside Pavilions. Who knew the ice would melt so easily? I watched him build his red mansion, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his mansion collapse! Here on this pile of mossy green tiles, I once slept in a romantic sleep, witnessing the rise and fall of fifty years. No one in Wuyi Lane is surnamed Wang, ghosts cry at Mochou Lake at night, and owls roost on Fenghuangtai. The dream of the ruined mountains is the most real, the old land is hard to lose. I don't believe this map has been changed!
While the Taoyao Army was singing "Peach Blossom Fan", Tu Mi was complaining to Zhu Huaizhen.
"Your Highness, Zhao Lian'er doesn't want to live in Taoyao Tower for a long time." Tu Mi said angrily.
"Tu Mi, if she comes to us like this, let's be influenced by her gentleman's fragrance." Zhu Huaizhen smiled like a flower, his eyes moving.
The main ingredients of gentleman incense are agarwood, jasmine flowers, and fresh cypress leaves. The production process is relatively simple. First, the agarwood is ground into extremely small particles. Next, dried jasmine flowers and fresh cypress leaves are stacked into a round cake, with the cypress leaves on top and the jasmine flowers on the bottom. The cake is then tightly pressed together. The agarwood particles are then pressed into the jasmine flowers, creating a thin, portable incense cake.
"Your Highness, you are still in the mood to joke. Zhao Lian'er is a sickly woman. If she feels unwell for a moment, she will destroy Taoyao Tower. Taoyao Tower is open for business, and they are also afraid of the lingering herbal smell of Zhao Lian'er, which is unlucky." Tu Mi became more and more angry, and smashed the Taoyao tea that Zhu Huaizhen handed to her.
Take the peach blossoms on the third day of March and the white dew on the third day of September, and set out a set of tea-making utensils including a copper wind stove, willow charcoal, wrought iron fire tongs, small green bamboo clips, locust wood water cubes, and Yuezhou jade bowls, and wait for the first boil to produce small bubbles, the second boil to produce gushing springs, and the third boil to produce surging waves.
"Tu Mi, you underestimate Zhao Lian'er. She wants to marry into the Shangjing Du family, why don't we help her." Zhu Huaizhen said slowly.
"Your Highness, aren't we going to get rid of her? If we stay in the Northern Zhou for too long, it will be winter again." Tu Mi was quite confused.
"When people reach a high position, they tend to become complacent." Zhu Huaizhen shook his head and laughed.
So Zhu Huaizhen readily agreed, and Zhao Lian'er lived in Taoyao Tower for a long time.
Zhao Lian'er's food, accommodation, and medicine expenses were recorded in an account book and sent to the palace, where Concubine Bai Chen paid them regularly every month.
As for Du Zichun, his monthly allowance was not much, but he tried his best to save some of it to buy flowers for Zhao Lian'er.
Yes, Du Zichun felt that Zhao Lian'er was as delicate as a flower and worthy of pity.
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