Ouyang Wu is feeling heavier now, and she feels more and more sleepy.
After talking a lot at the full moon banquet of Prince Anyang, she felt a little tired when she went back. After washing up, she lay down and slept until noon the next day.
When she woke up slowly, she saw that the person beside her had disappeared. A hint of surprise flashed across Ouyang Wu's eyes. Today was a day off, and she didn't have to go to court. On days when she didn't go to court, Ye Chonghua always liked to accompany her to sleep a little longer.
Today was a little strange.
Zhu Lu saw that Ouyang Wu had woken up, so she came forward to help her get up. Ouyang Wu couldn't help asking, "Where is the prince?"
As if she had something to hide, Zhu Lu hesitated and said, "The prince is in the front hall."
After that, she helped Ouyang Wu wash and dress up. Ouyang Wu felt more and more strange in her heart. After washing up, she took Zhu Lu to the front hall.
When we arrived at the front hall, we found that it was very lively.
There were more than ten young girls standing in the hall, each of them was very slender and delicate. Although they all lowered their heads, they were still beautiful and had a natural charm between their eyebrows.
Four words appeared in Ouyang Wu's mind - Yangzhou skinny horse.
Ye Chonghua was sitting aside drinking tea, without raising his head, and was discussing something with Xiaodao in a low voice. Xiaodao nodded and said yes repeatedly, with his cold lips tightly pursed.
As if he had finished explaining, Ye Chonghua looked up and saw Ouyang Wu who had been standing for a while. He waved to her and asked her to sit beside him. He then told Zhu Lu: "Go to the kitchen and get the cooked breakfast."
"Yes." Zhu Lu responded and turned away. Only when her eyes swept over the women standing in a row did she reveal a complicated look in her eyes. Is the prince going to take a concubine? And let the princess help choose?
Obviously, Zhu Lu could not guess what Ye Chonghua was thinking.
Ouyang Wu smiled and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness got up early this morning. Could it be that he was dazzled by these beautiful women?"
Ye Chonghua couldn't help but glare at her, holding her cold hands in his hands, nodding his chin slightly, and casually pointed in the direction of the rows of women standing in front of him, saying: "Do you think Minister Yin will like it?"
Ouyang Wu was carefully looking at the appearance of the women in the hall and was thinking about how Ye Chonghua would deal with these women. When she heard him ask this question, she was slightly stunned.
When she realized Ye Chonghua's intention, she couldn't help but laugh: "How could he not like the reward from Prince Ning?"
Looking at Ouyang Wu's smiling face, Ye Chonghua's lips also showed a wicked smile.
But a moment later, the door of Prince Ning's mansion began to beat gongs and drums, and the sound was deafening, attracting many people to come and watch.
Many sedan chairs were neatly arranged outside the Ning Wang Mansion, each of which was hung with red silk and looked extremely bright. In the eyes of the curious people, many well-dressed women walked out of the Ning Wang Mansion, all with red veils on their heads, and were invited into the sedan chairs one by one by the maids.
Xiao Dao had a serious face. Seeing that everyone was ready, he jumped on the horse, waved the long sword in his hand, and began to drive the horse forward.
Xiao Dao led the way in front, and the mighty team behind followed neatly, which was very spectacular.
Behind the two rows of red sedan chairs, there was a group of young men beating gongs and drums, and playing suona vigorously. It was very lively for a while, as if they were marrying their daughters.
The people who were watching couldn't help but follow the team. Such a spectacular team had not been seen for a long time. I don't know where it is going. More and more people joined the watching team, and the people on both sides of the road stretched their necks to watch the excitement.
As the team moved forward, people's discussion became louder. Whose daughter was getting married? Looking at the direction they were walking, it seemed that they were going to the residence of Minister Yin.
Xiaodao didn't seem to notice the crowd at all, and continued to move forward slowly with a tense face.
Until he arrived at the gate of the Yin residence, he suddenly reined in his horse, raised the long sword in his hand, and the team behind him stopped.
This team really attracted the attention of the entire capital. The servants of the various mansions passing by also came out to look. The servants of the Yin residence were also looking at the door. They were originally looking at the excitement, but as they watched, why did this team stop in front of their own door and not move?
The servants at the door looked at each other, and they were all very stunned for a moment.
This team stopped steadily at the gate of Minister Yin's house, and it didn't seem like they were going to continue.
This festive team was actually heading for his own mansion? But they only have one daughter and a son who is not old enough to get married, and the master has not told them when the family will have a wedding.
Just as he was wondering, Xiaodao got off his horse and walked up to him. His voice was cold but loud: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning has sent a big gift to Minister Yin. Who of you will go and inform him?"
When the gatekeeper heard that it was Prince Ning, his eyes lit up and his face immediately showed joy. He said: "Please wait a moment, sir. I will report it right away."
Xiaodao still had that cold face. He nodded and stood with his sword in his arms, waiting for the news from inside.
After a moment, Minister Yin and Madam Yin came out in a hurry, their faces full of joy.
When Madam Yin heard about His Royal Highness Prince Ning, she was overjoyed. She touched Minister Yin's arm and said, "Fortunately you asked yesterday. I said His Royal Highness Prince Ning would agree."
Minister Yin also let out a sigh of relief. He was still worried all night when he came back yesterday. He thought that the matter was over. As long as he didn't annoy Prince Ning, it would be fine. Unexpectedly, there was a follow-up. Prince Ning not only didn't get angry, but actually agreed?
His face was full of joy, and his feet were full of wind.
From a distance, he saw a fiery red team lined up in front of the door. Before the people arrived, the voice came first: "Prince Ning is so polite. This old minister really can't bear it."
But when he arrived at the door, he found something wrong. This team didn't look like a gift-giving team, but more like... a wedding?
Minister Yin and Madam Yin looked at each other, looking at such a lively team outside, their eyes full of confusion.
Before he could figure it out, he saw about ten women coming out of the sedan chair, with their veils half lifted, showing young and beautiful faces, shy and lovely.
Shangshu Yin stared at him with his eyes wide open, and his heart was slightly moved, but he didn't understand what Prince Ning was going to do?
Seeing that Shangshu Yin and his wife had come out, Xiaodao stepped forward and bowed slightly, pointing to the row of women behind him and said, "Prince Ning said that Lord Yin cares about Princess Ning very much, and he is very grateful, so he sent a thank you gift, and specially asked me to select these ten Yangzhou skinny horses, and just told them to serve Lord Yin attentively."
Xiaodao looked at Lord Yin with a shocked face, and said, "Prince Ning said that if Lord Yin likes it, just ask King Ning, and King Ning will send me to deliver it."
Lord Yin looked at the row of beautiful women behind him, and didn't know how to start for a while.
Madam Yin thought it was a good thing, but she didn't expect it to be like this. Seeing her husband's greedy look, she couldn't help but get angry. She stretched out her hand and twisted the arm of Minister Yin hard, gritting her teeth.
Mister Yin, who was a little distracted, was brought back to his senses by Madam Yin's twist. Looking at the young and beautiful woman in front of him, he refused with a dry laugh: "I appreciate the kindness of Prince Ning, but I can't afford it. Please take it back."
Xiaodao smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes. This smile only made people colder: "Your Excellency must know the temper of Prince Ning. How can you take back the things that His Royal Highness Prince Ning gave away? It is not my place to comment on the gifts given by Prince Ning. Please don't embarrass me, Your Excellency Yin."
After saying that, Xiaodao did not stay any longer and said goodbye and left.
In front of the Yin Mansion, Madam Yin, with a green face, was glaring at Lord Yin, who looked both happy and embarrassed. Lord Yin looked at Madam Yin's helpless face, but his eyes were filled with ecstasy.
The ten women were used to seeing the world of romance, and they would show off even more if they had this opportunity.
The ten beautiful ladies spontaneously lined up in front of Lord Yin, saluted him in unison, and said in a clear voice like a yellow oriole: "My young lady greets Lord Yin."
The voice was so gentle that it made people's hearts turn a few times. Lord Yin unconsciously stretched out his hand and said: "Get up, get up, all of you."
Madam Yin's face was ashen. Seeing Lord Yin's appearance, she was so angry that she flicked her sleeves and walked directly inside.
After Xiaodao came back to report, although he spoke briefly, Ouyang Wu couldn't help but giggle when he thought of Madam Yin's face.
She originally wanted to give her daughter to Ye Chonghua, but now her husband has more than ten beautiful concubines, tut tut...
The Queen and Li Yunfei were both involved in this matter before, but now one is under house arrest and the other is no longer alive. If they knew, what would their expressions be?
Ye Chonghua saw Ouyang Wu's smiling face and Qingyan's face was full of light, and his heart seemed to skip a beat. Seeing her smile, he really felt that everything he did for her was worth it.
He was not afraid to pamper her in a high-profile manner, she deserved to be treated like this.
He stretched out his hand to her for some unknown reason, and asked her for a reward like a child: "Wu'er, how are you going to reward me?"
Ouyang Wu snorted: "Why do you still want a reward from me? Is it difficult for you to do this? Or do you really want to bring Miss Yin into the house?"
Ye Chonghua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he wanted to strangle this woman's neck again.
Ouyang Wu looked at him, her lips slightly curled up. She took his hand and kissed the back of his hand quickly, then looked away calmly, as if nothing had happened.
After a long time, Ye Zhonghua's suppressed, faint voice came: "Not enough."
"What?"
"This is not enough."
"..."
The news that Ye Zhonghua gave Lord Yin a thin horse from Yangzhou soon spread in the capital.
After many ladies in the capital knew about it, they were very envious when they thought of their masters who had more than three wives and four concubines.
"Princess Ning is so lucky. His Highness Prince Ning can do so much for her."
"Isn't it? General Wang was punished by Prince Ning before. Who made him say such treasonous words?"
"Princess Ning is pregnant now. Prince Ning dotes on her even more... I'm afraid there is no other woman as happy as her in the world."
In the capital, noble ladies and common people were discussing this.
Even the Empress Dowager heard about this from Nanny Yang and smiled knowingly.
Feibai did it so high-profile. No one would dare to send someone to his house in the future. Feibai loved Wu'er so much that she envied him.
But she was happy in her heart. Wu'er got what she could not get in her whole life. Even the emperor learned about this from Ye Feiqing, but he just laughed and said: "This Feibai, it's really..."
Ye Feiqing saw that the emperor didn't seem to care, thought for a moment, and said: "Father, it seems that my second brother really cares about my second sister-in-law, and there is only her in his heart. He is unwilling to marry other women for my second sister-in-law. It's good that my second brother is so loyal, but..."
Ye Feiqing paused, looked at the emperor, and then continued: "I heard before that Miss Yin's marriage, my second brother My sister-in-law agreed before, and even the virtuous concubine agreed..."
She frowned slightly, as if in embarrassment, saying: "Is it not appropriate to do this now? It is said that Madam Yin is now sick from anger, and has been in bed for many days. "
The emperor really didn't care about this matter. In his opinion, Ye Chonghua had never married before, and it was good enough for him to marry Ouyang Wu later. Moreover, Ouyang Wu was indeed a lucky star. After Ye Chonghua married her, good things happened one after another. Now she is pregnant, so why would he take a concubine?
I'm afraid that woman wants to climb the high branch of Ye Chonghua.
The emperor smiled, waved his hand, and said: "Originally, it was to marry a daughter, but in the end, it was her husband who had a few concubines... No matter who it was, it would always be uncomfortable in their hearts. "
Ye Feiqing also smiled and said, "Of course, even if she is the second sister-in-law, I'm afraid she is not really willing to let Miss Yin marry in... Could it be that she is bullying the second brother..."
Ye Feiqing seemed to have thought of something, and his tone was tentative, but he deliberately led the accusation of the jealous woman to Ouyang Wu.
But the emperor didn't hear what he said at all. Just now, when he mentioned the matter of taking a concubine, the emperor remembered that his son in front of him was also quite old, but still not married, so he said, "Feiqing, you are not young anymore, it's time to get married."
Ye Feiqing was concentrating on how to present Ye Chonghua's mistakes to the emperor, but he didn't want to mention his own marriage, so he couldn't help but look at the emperor in surprise.
Getting married? A pair of clear eyes flashed in Ye Feiqing's mind.
He, Ye Feiqing, must marry a smart woman who can help him, just like... just like Ouyang Wu.
Thinking so, he stood up and knelt down, saying, "Father, I am busy with government affairs and have not thought about it yet."
The emperor said with some displeasure, "A man should get married first and then start a career. If you delay any longer, it will damage the reputation of the royal family."
"Speaking of which, there is a ready-made person. The granddaughter of Marquis Wuning is a beauty and is about the same age as you. I want to ask you what you think. How about waiting until you have your birthday this year, and I will grant you a marriage."
The emperor was asking Ye Feiqing's opinion, but in fact, he had already said it.
Ye Feiqing's eyes flashed with resistance, and then disappeared. He still had that faint smile on his face. He kowtowed to the emperor and said, "Feiqing thanks you, father."
If we say that Lord Wu, Marquis Wu of Wuning, is a person of high status and power, if he marries his granddaughter, it can help Ye Feiqing in terms of power.
However, his granddaughter An Yayin has been spoiled since she was a child. She has a hot temper and vicious means. She is very powerful.
When Ye Feiqing returned to Beijing, he had intended to marry Miss An, but after asking around, he found out that she had killed ten personal maids in the past three years, and what she did secretly was even more unknown.
If such a woman is married into the family, it will not only disturb the peace, but how can the huge Fifth Prince's Mansion be managed properly.
Ye Feiqing felt a headache when he thought of this. In three days, it would be his birthday, and the emperor's marriage was now a done deal, but he really didn't want to marry this woman.
Perhaps he was thinking about something. For several consecutive nights, Ye Feiqing dreamed that Miss An was holding a knife to kill him. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. When he woke up, he kept thinking about how to refuse the emperor's marriage.
Ye Feiqing, who was awakened by a nightmare, found that it was already bright. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and heard the steward outside the door saying, "Fifth Prince, someone sent a big gift early in the morning, saying it was to celebrate your birthday."
There were so many gifts for his birthday. Ye Feiqing was worried about the marriage, so he didn't feel like opening them. After washing up, he went out and saw that the so-called gift was actually a big wooden box, so he asked the steward to carry it in.
After placing it properly, Ye Feiqing looked at such a big wooden box and felt a little curious. He went forward and gently lifted the wooden box. When he looked down, his face changed and cold sweat broke out. What was lying in the wooden box was clearly the body of Eunuch Sun.
The steward saw that his face was not right and was about to look, but he saw Ye Feiqing quickly closed the wooden box and shouted, "Get out!"
The steward didn't know what was going on, but he didn't dare to stay and turned around and went out in a hurry.
Ye Feiqing's hands were shaking, and he couldn't help but think of the eunuch Sun he had just seen. His face was pale, and there was a sharp wound on his neck. Eunuch Sun was the one who worked for him, and now he was killed and sent to him. Isn't this a warning to him?
Ye Feiqing's shaking hands were clenched into fists, and fire could be seen in his eyes.
Ye Feibai, it must be him, only he has this ability!
Ye Feibai, I won't let you go!
With a bang, Ye Feiqing slammed his fist on the table.
"It's so cold, the weather is getting colder and colder." Ouyang Wu huddled on the couch and kept muttering.
I don't know if it's because of the pregnancy or the winter in Xiling is particularly cold, Ouyang Wu just feels that her body has been very cold these days.
During the day, except for necessary activities, Ouyang Wu huddled in the house and refused to go out. She stayed in bed, wrapped herself in a thick quilt, held a hand warmer in her arms, and kept muttering: "Zhulu, is the winter in Xiling so cold?"
"It seems not, it's just that this year is particularly cold." Zhulu glanced and sighed, "The wind and rain are too strong, the window paper is torn again, I will ask someone to repair it immediately."
Ouyang Wu looked at the window paper and exhaled heavily. It has been raining for several days. Although this kind of paper is very tough and pasted very tightly, it is easy to break once water is splashed on it. It has to be replaced again when it rains, which is really troublesome.
And the light intensity is not good when using this kind of window paper, and the light outside is blocked.
Ouyang Wu misses modern glass very much. It would be great if there was glass.
In fact, she had this idea not long after coming here, but she was busy with various things and did not implement it.
After that, she mentioned it to Ye Chonghua, and Ye Chonghua found several skilled craftsmen without saying a word. Ouyang Wu handed over the glass formula to them, gave them glass samples, and even promised that if they could make it, they would be rewarded with a large sum of money.
The glass formula is made of sea sand, quartz sandstone powder, soda ash, dolomite and other raw materials, which are prepared in a certain proportion. After various processes, it can be cut into transparent and colorless flat glass.
In modern times, it is a simple matter to mass produce with modern machines, but in ancient times, there is no suitable environment, let alone methods, so it is hard to say whether it can be made.
Sure enough, it has been a long time, but there is still no news. Ouyang Wu couldn't help but sigh. If it can really be made, it would be great.
At that time, not only can we replace the window paper in the room with glass, but we can also produce some glass cups and sell them in the dessert shop. This way, the appearance will definitely be better. Yes, there are also mirrors. Smooth glass mirrors are hundreds of times better than those ancient bronze mirrors that can only see shadows blurry.
Ouyang Wu's mind has already appeared in various finished products, but...
Perhaps Ouyang Wu's luck is too good, and now everything he wants has come true.
Just as she was frowning and thinking, she heard Zhu Lu coming over to report: "Princess, Mr. Lin has something to report. He said he sent you some glass."
"Ah? Really?" Ouyang Wu's eyes lit up and her face was happy. She had just thought about it and it came to fruition. She hurriedly opened the cup wrapped around her body and said, "Help me up."
Ouyang Wu came out with the heater and saw Lin Qing standing outside respectfully with a happy look on her face. This Lin Qing was one of the skilled craftsmen invited by Ye Chonghua. She was one of the famous talents in Xiling. She had a pair of very skillful hands and a flexible mind.
Ouyang Wu had met him once before. Perhaps artists were a little arrogant. When Ouyang Wu asked him to make something before, he boasted without thinking that he could make anything.
But when he saw the glass in Ouyang Wu's hand, his eyes widened. When he asked about the purpose of such a thing, he was even more speechless.
Ouyang Wu just said at that time: "This is also a formula I got accidentally, but whether it can be made depends on Mr. Lin." Lin Qing was immediately fascinated. After returning, he started to burn glass overnight, but he failed many times, so he came to visit again. After discussing with Ouyang Wu, he found a mountain to start burning glass. During this period, he failed countless times. The glass he made was either uneven or translucent, but it was better than the original shape. It was not until this morning that such smooth glass was made. Once it was made, it was carefully protected and sent to Ouyang Wu for review. Lin Qing's face could not hide the excitement. He had never seen anything more magical than this. He presented the glass with both hands and said excitedly: "Princess, please look." Ouyang Wu's eyes were also bright. She thought that making glass would take a lot of effort, but she didn't expect that it was really made. For a moment, she was very happy in her heart, which meant that her ideas just now were not fantasies. He took the glass from Lin Qing's hand and looked at it carefully: "Mr. Lin is really good at craftsmanship. This is the glass I mentioned!"
Lin Qing was recognized by Ouyang Wu, and his face was even more delighted.
Ouyang Wu naturally would not let go of the idea of using glass, and immediately said: "I wonder if Mr. Lin can make a few more for me. In this winter, I want to use glass to block the window tightly."
Lin Qing's eyes lit up, and he said repeatedly: "Of course I can."
Now that he knew the method of making it, let alone a few pieces, even dozens of pieces would not be a problem.
Ouyang Wu sent someone to measure the size of the window, wrote it on paper, and handed it to Lin Qing. She was very happy in her heart. Soon she would not have to worry about the cold wind in winter blowing the window paper.
Lin Qing put the paper away, put it in her arms, and was about to leave. Then Ouyang Wu said, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Lin. I have something else to trouble you with."
She turned back to the house and quickly drew several dimension drawings, which were fish tanks, lampshades and glass cups.
When the dimension drawings were handed to Lin Qing, Lin Qing's eyes suddenly showed doubts, and he couldn't help but ask, "What is this for?"
Ouyang Wu carefully explained the uses of several items and asked, "Mr. Lin, do you have a way to make it?"
After Lin Qing understood the uses of these items, he immediately seemed to have found a treasure and said, "The princess is indeed a wonderful woman. She can actually come up with such a thing. I will go back and try it."
Ouyang Wu smiled and said, "Then I will trouble Mr. Lin."
"No trouble, no trouble." Lin Qing has always been obsessed with manufacturing. Now that there is one more glass thing in his life, and he knows that glass has so many uses, he is naturally overjoyed. After he said goodbye in a hurry, he went back to production.
This time, Ouyang Wu had to wait for a short time. After only five days, Lin Qing came to her house again.
Ouyang Wu thought that there was a problem during the production, so she came to discuss it. However, she didn't expect that when she went out, she saw Lin Qing brought many things.
I didn't expect Lin Qing to act so quickly. Ouyang Wu looked at the finished products with a very pleasant surprise.
These are exactly what Ouyang Wu wants. Although the production process is not very advanced, since it can be made, it will definitely be refined in the future.
Glass products are easy to break. Although Lin Qing tried his best to protect it, a glass cup was still broken on the way. Lin Qing was very distressed.
After Ouyang Wu saw the large pieces of glass, he immediately asked someone to replace all the glass in his bedroom.
When the whole room was brand new, Ouyang Wu stood in it, looking at the clean room, and suddenly felt very happy.
Zhu Lu was very curious at first. When he saw the room after the glass was replaced, the whole room was much brighter, and the sun shone through the glass.
Zhulu stood in the middle, looking out through the glass, and the beautiful snow scene was in her eyes. She couldn't help but exclaimed, with a very surprised look: "Princess, this thing is really novel, I have never seen it before."
Ouyang Wu smiled, thinking, there are so many things you haven't seen yet.
Looking at the transparent fish tank, Ouyang Wu became interested and asked Zhulu to take the fish tank to fill it with water. When she came back, she put a few goldfish and water plants taken out from the space into it. It seemed that something was missing. After thinking about it, she asked Zhulu to pick up some small pebbles outside, wash them and bring them in.
With the pebbles in the fish tank, the whole fish tank looked lively.
Zhu Lu was attracted by this new thing, staring at it with wide eyes, and couldn't help shouting: "Princess, it's so beautiful, so beautiful, it turns out that you can enjoy fish like this!" Ouyang Wu didn't care about Zhu Lu's fuss, and she would see more incredible things in the future. A number of fish tanks were made, and Ouyang Wu sent people to raise fish in several fish tanks and sent them to Anyang Palace, saying that they were for her brothers to see. After the fish tanks were sent out, Ouyang Wu was free, and she was thinking about what to do with the glass products with interest. Lin Qing was able to draw inferences from one instance to another. There was a pair of finished products, and Ouyang Wu thought that they were suitable for lampshades, so she couldn't help but think of Ye Yufei who stood up for her that day. Recently, she chose a good marriage, and this gift was just right. Thinking of this, she took out a pair of exquisite candles from the space, packed them together with the two lampshades in a box, and sent them there.
She had been busy all the time. When Ye Chonghua came back, she saw that the bedroom had changed. At first glance, she thought that all the window papers had been torn off. When she looked closer, she realized that it was not the case. She couldn't help but reach out and knocked, hesitantly saying, "Glass?"
Ouyang Wu nodded, with a smug look in her eyes: "Not bad, right?"
Ye Chonghua looked around, thought for a moment, frowned, and shook his head: "Not good!"
"What's not good? Why is it not good? It can block the wind and make the room bright. It won't break even if it's used for a few years. How can it not be good?" Seeing that Ye Chonghua actually said it was not good, Ouyang Wu blurted out the benefits of glass.
Ye Chonghua walked a few steps and stood in front of her. His beautiful eyebrows slightly wrinkled. He suddenly leaned over and kissed Ouyang Wu on the face. He looked at Ouyang Wu and said, "This way, people will see it."
Ouyang Wu was stunned for a moment, and laughed out loud: "Don't worry about this. I have asked someone to make curtains. I will hang them up later."