louisehourcade Chapter 206
Chapter 206
Chapter 206
In the next few days, while Lin Xuan was busy preparing the potion, he was busy asking the carpenter to make some tools needed for papermaking.
It took seven days and everything was ready.
He Xinmin also led people to dig forty holes, and bought a lot of shrubs.
Forty big pits, not even half of the land was used.
For the rest, Lin Xuan didn't plan to continue digging holes.
It still needs to be preserved and some necessary facilities need to be built.
Including drying rooms and warehouses, some houses need to be built for workers to live in, including those above the pools, and eventually houses will be built.
Papermaking in ancient times was generally made in warm weather.
The weather is too cold in winter, not to mention that the water freezes, and the paper produced will freeze to damage before it dries.
Lin Xuan didn't have this worry, he could heat it up directly.
Lin Xuan asked He Xinmin to lead someone to throw the bushes into the pit, and then add some water.
After they were done, Lin Xuan poured the prepared potion into it, and the rest just had to wait.
……
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the day when Princess Jinyang is full moon.
"Sister, your empress Danqing will definitely like it." Princess Yuzhang comforted her.
Seeing that Li Lizhi was a little unhappy, she thought that Li Lizhi was worried that Empress Changsun would not like her gift.
"I'm not worried about this, but the Marquis of Jingyang County." Li Lizhi said.
"Worried about the Marquis of Jingyang County? What is there to worry about, the Marquis of Jingyang County?" Princess Yuzhang was a little puzzled.
Li Lizhi said with some embarrassment: "The Lin family was just a merchant after all. I'm worried that he has nothing to sell and will lose face."
It wasn't that she disliked Lin Xuan's background, but she was worried that Lin Xuan would lose face and be unhappy.
Princess Yuzhang laughed and said, "It turns out that my sister is worried that my lover will lose face."
Li Lizhi said with some embarrassment: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Princess Yuzhang smiled and said, "Sister, you don't need to worry about the Marquis of Jingyang County. I've heard of the talent of the Marquis of Jingyang County. If it's not good, he can also compose poems for the queen mother."
Li Lizhi thought of Lin Xuan's poems and characters, and felt that what Princess Yuzhang said made sense, so she was relieved.
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East Palace
Li Chengqian carefully rolled up a pair of words and put them in a brocade box.
"Your Highness, although this character is Wang Xizhi's early work and not as precious as the later ones, it is still very rare. I think the empress will definitely like it." Du He said.
Li Chengqian said with a smile: "As long as the queen mother is happy."
……
All the Marquis and above in Chang'an, or the officials at the fourth rank, rushed to the palace with gifts.
Lin Xuan was no exception, put on the Marquis uniform, and rushed to the palace with the congratulatory gift 'dressing table' prepared for Empress Changsun.
The dressing table was just completed a few days ago. Besides this, there are more than a dozen smaller ones.
The ones that were one size smaller were kept by Lin Xuan as gifts.
It is reasonable to say that the princess should not be so grand, but the emperor attaches great importance to it, and the officials will naturally send congratulatory gifts to the banquet.
However, for most foreign ministers, they would not prepare too expensive congratulatory gifts.
When Lin Xuan came to the palace, he happened to meet Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin was carrying a big box, and two brothers, Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang, were beside him.
When Cheng Yaojin saw Lin Xuan, he patted Lin Xuan on the shoulder and said, "Boy Lin, why did you come here empty-handed? Could it be a gift that I didn't take out? Why don't you take what the old man prepared first."
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Uncle Cheng gave the gift to my nephew, what should I do?"
Cheng Yaojin said indifferently: "I can give you whatever you want. You are different. You are the future son-in-law of the empress. You can't be stingy in giving gifts for the first time."
Lin Xuan was very moved by Cheng Yaojin's love and care, and said with a smile: "Uncle Cheng, my nephew has prepared a gift, don't worry."
"Where's your gift?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Liu Da and the others behind Lin Xuan, and found that they also had empty hands.
"Uncle Cheng, things are at the back. There are too many people, and the carriage can't get in." Lin Xuan said.
The dressing table was a bit big, so it was pulled over by a carriage, because there were too many people at the gate of the palace, and the carriage was now blocked behind.
"I said you boy, why don't you bring a few carriages of copper coins?" Cheng Yaojin said.
It was the first time he had seen him pull a gift in a carriage, and this was not a betrothal gift.
Lin Xuan smiled wryly, and said, "Uncle Cheng, you'll know what I'm giving you in a while, it's definitely not copper coins."
"You boy, you are so secretive about giving a gift. Since you are confident, I will leave you alone. I will go in first." Cheng Yaojin said.
Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang did not follow Cheng Yaojin in.
After Cheng Yaojin left, Cheng Chumo asked, "What exactly did you send?"
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "You will know in a while!"
Cheng Chumo muttered: "It's mysterious."
"By the way, what about Qin Huaidao and them?" Lin Xuan asked.
"I didn't see it either, they should have already gone in." Cheng Chumo said.
Lin Xuan waited for a while, and seeing that there were finally a lot of people at the gate of the palace, Lin Xuan asked Liu Da to inform the driver and drive the carriage over.
"Lin Xuan, what on earth is on your carriage? Why are you still covering it with a cloth?" Cheng Chumo thought he could see what Lin Xuan had sent, but he didn't expect that the carriage was covered with a layer of cloth.
"Don't ask any more questions, you'll know in a while." Lin Xuan said.
Cheng Chuliang said: "Brother Lin, this gift is not a big deal."
Although the carriage was covered with a cloth, we couldn't see what it was, but judging from the bulging shape, the things Lin Xuan sent were not small.
"Don't worry, my gift is definitely the queen's favorite." Lin Xuan said confidently.
The two Cheng Chumo brothers were speechless, wondering where Lin Xuan got his confidence.
Lin Xuan went to the gate of the palace, called a few forbidden seats, and asked them to carry the dressing table.
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The venue for the banquet this time is in the Tai Chi Palace.
A princess is full moon, and the officials at the banquet don't say anything, she is still in the Taiji Palace.
Princess Jinyang does not say that there will be no one in the future, but there must be no one in the past.
The entire Taiji Palace was also completely redecorated.
Lin Xuan originally thought that he was a Marquis, and his position should be in the middle anyway.
However, he was wrong, and those whose position is at the back cannot be at the back.
But thinking about the two brothers Cheng Chumo, who couldn't even stay in the main hall and were taken directly to the side hall, Lin Xuan felt much better.
The front hall is lively, but the back hall is even more lively.
Those noble ladies in Chang'an and those married princesses have all arrived.
These female relatives came earlier than Lin Xuan and the others.
Empress Changsun, with a phoenix crown and Xiapei, sits high on the head, very graceful and luxurious.
Down are the concubines, princesses, and finally those imperial wives.
While talking with other princesses, Li Lizhi wondered what gift Lin Xuan would give.
"Reporting to the Empress, Your Highness, the congratulatory gifts for the princes, princesses, and concubines have been delivered." An eunuch came in to report.
Princess Hejian said with a smile, "Oh, it's the busiest time."
At this kind of banquet, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs will not give particularly expensive gifts.
Civil servants like Wei Zheng usually write their own congratulatory stickers.
Confucian scholars such as Kong Yingda usually write adverbs by themselves, or send an ancient book to express their feelings.
As for those lords and relatives of the emperor, the gifts should be more precious.
But the biggest attraction is the gifts from the princes and princesses, because it represents their filial piety.
"No matter what you give, it is the filial piety of the children." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
"His Royal Highness presents a copybook to Wang Xizhi."
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei presents a pair of "Duck Head Pill Posts" written by Wang Xianzhi."
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu presents a Jade Buddha."
……
Empress Changsun's eyes lit up when she heard that Li Chengqian and Li Tai were presenting copybooks.
Both she and Li Shimin love calligraphy, especially Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
Concubine Yang said with a smile: "The prince and Qingque have a heart. Knowing that your majesty and empress like calligraphy the most."
Wang Xianzhi is the son of Wang Xizhi, and they are called the two kings.
But Li Shimin didn't like Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy very much, and Wang Xianzhi was worse than his father Wang Xizhi, so Wang Xianzhi's copybooks were not as precious as Wang Xizhi's.
But everything should not be viewed in this way. "Yatou Wan Tie" is Wang Xianzhi's masterpiece.
The Wang Xizhi copybook presented by Li Chengqian does not have a name, and it is likely to be the work of Wang Xizhi's early practice, and it is not particularly precious.
"These children are very filial. No matter what they give, I will be very happy." Empress Changsun laughed.
In the end, the Buddhist scriptures copied by Li Zhi himself won a lot of applause.
After the crown prince and the princes presented their congratulatory gifts, it was the turn of the princess and son-in-law.
As the eldest princess, Li Lizhi's first thought was her gift.
"Princess Changle presents a painting painted by herself."
The consort who has been married but not yet married puts all the gifts at the end.So Li Lizhi's gift was read, but Lin Xuan's was not read.
The following gifts from the princess and consort are more precious.
Li Lizhi listened quietly, but was very anxious in her heart.
(End of this chapter)