Good Life in Qin Dynasty

On the third day, the Empress Dowager Huayang summoned the envoys of Chu State.

The other party brought a large number of gifts. Of course, the gift specifications are not very high, but the quantity is considerable. This time, the main purpose of coming here is to see that the Queen Mother Huayang is still in the palace of the Qin Kingdom. It is still useful. I came to ask her one thing, please ask the Queen Mother Huayang to take care of the proton of Chu State in Qin State.

After all, the current king of Chu is very old, and I am afraid he will die soon.

The present of Zhao State may not necessarily be the future of Chu State.

When the envoy of Chu State saw the servant who came to meet him, he was still very reserved. After all, the current state of Chu State is not bad. He is very tall, he is a son of the clan, and he is still of the same clan as the Queen Mother of Huayang!

But after entering the palace of the Empress Dowager Huayang, the eyeballs almost didn't come down!

The maids are all beautiful, and the servants are all handsome and picturesque. Most importantly, their clothes are exquisite!

It's not expensive, after all, it's a palace maid, but the exquisiteness is already amazing!

The Empress Dowager Huayang was not as down and out as they imagined in the Chu Kingdom, but the servants were all like this. After entering the gate of the palace, they found that the inside was even more gorgeous!

All the bead curtains are made of crystal, because the Empress Dowager Huayang likes to be transparent, so all the crystal bead curtains are the kind without any variegated colors, because it is winter, and there is a white feather falling under the crystal bead curtain, It doesn't look so deserted.

All curtains are the same color, pattern and texture, including fringe.

The carpet on the ground, although the envoy didn't know what it was, looked very luxurious, and people would lose face if they stepped on it!

The messenger guessed from the outside, or these things are used to support the facade?But as soon as the Empress Dowager Huayang appeared, he knew that he had guessed wrong. Such a precious thing is not something that ordinary people can use for appearances.

The Empress Dowager Huayang dressed up to attend today, and Li Jiyang specially sent her two sets of fancy clothes. Didn't he get a lot of clothes when he traded with Qing Lingzi?Among them were clothes similar to Qin Fu, but they were women's clothes. He didn't lose them and sent them directly to the Queen Mother Huayang.

The clothes are new at first glance, because they are not only clean, but also have a faint, cold fragrance of plum blossoms.

The Empress Dowager Huayang liked it very much, so she chose this outfit, and the jewelry on her head was also a plum flower hairpin made of red agate.

That is a set of four gentlemen, plum blossom jewelry in plum orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.

The most important thing is that the patterns on the jewelry are made of plum blossoms strung with conch beads. The conch beads are as red as fire and as big as a thumbnail. In the state of Chu, this is the thing on the queen's laurel crown.

Moreover, there are only two laurel crowns on the crown of the Queen of Chu, which are precious, and there are at least two dozen of them on the Queen Mother of Huayang!

Headwear, collars, bracelets, earrings are all!

The envoy of Chu State felt that he was a little dazzled.

It is not Deng who are illuminated all around, but four huge night pearls!

The Chu State envoy's eyes are straightened!

Moreover, there was a fruity aroma in the room. If it was summer, the fruity aroma would be fine, but it was very cold here in Qin State, and there were not many fruits in Chu State, but what did he see here?

The peaches served on a crystal-clear high-footed plate are very large and pink in color!

Besides Tao Zi, he also saw Chang Chu!

This thing doesn't exist in Chu country at this time, how can Qin country have it?I saw one more thing, that is Lizhi.

This fruit is very famous in Chu State, because it grows in the warm place in the mountains, and this fruit cannot be separated from the branches and leaves. If the branches are cut off, the freshness period will be extended.

That's why it's named "Lizhi", and even the royal family of Chu couldn't get it if they wanted to eat something fresh.

But what I see now is the offshoots on a crystal tall plate, still with moisture, and the leaves on the bottom are very crisp and tender!

There is also Ganjiao, which is even bigger than those in Chu State!

The most important thing is that these fruits cannot be transported over long distances!

And it must be very troublesome to transport, but Chu State didn't find out at all, and how did Qin State keep it fresh?

The remaining common fruits such as apples and pears, the envoys of the Chu State no longer dared to think about them. After several changes in their faces, they became more respectful to the Queen Mother Huayang.

When she came here, she still thought that she was from her mother country, and that she wanted to live comfortably in the Qin Palace, so no matter what, she needed foreign help, but now she dared not think that way!

"Chu's envoy, Ye Fan, has met Qin's Huayang Queen Mother!" Ye Fan respectfully saluted.

Seeing his appearance, the Empress Dowager Huayang finally let out a gloom in her heart.

After seeing the ceremony, the Empress Dowager Huayang didn't give him a seat, but asked him to stand and answer.

"Master Ye asked to see Aijia, do you have something to say?" The Queen Mother Huayang asked him directly.

Ye Fan choked, why did he ask so directly?

"Xiaguan is here to visit the Queen Mother on behalf of the royal family of Chu. These are gifts for the Queen Mother." He didn't come here empty-handed, and there was a servant carrying a big box behind him. Of course, the people he brought couldn't get in. royal palace.

As soon as the box was opened, the Queen Mother Huayang laughed.

Inside were a few bolts of fine cloth, but the Empress Dowager Huayang, who had been spoiled by Li Jiyang, didn't like such cloth at all, and the maid beside her was also a formidable one, so she came closer to see it, and stretched out her arms to use it. His wide sleeves are compared to those fabrics.

Then the special envoy of Chu State blushed, because although the cloth he brought was good, it was definitely not the best, not even the cloth on the palace lady's body!

Inside the second box are two very delicate small bronze tripods, which are just right for eating.

The Empress Dowager Huayang glanced at it, but she was not interested. The small cauldron she used for eating now was made of silver, and it would change color if it encountered poisonous things. Xiaoyang found it out for her and the Empress Dowager Xia Ji, Zhao Ji also has ones for the ruler and the young prince, and the whole set includes a food tripod, silver chopsticks, silver instruments, and silver plates.

Even if there is something bad, you can see it from the food, and it has become their favorite!

The envoy of Chu State broke out in cold sweat, and opened the third box, which contained two things: a luxurious long white jade hairpin and a pearl necklace.

The lady of the palace came over deliberately again, and reached out to open the two small boxes inside the box, but she didn't leave the small box, because she was wearing a string of pearl chains on her wrist, which was even in size, bigger than the pearl necklace in the box. Still big!

The faces of the envoys of Chu State were all red!

The presents are not as good as those worn by the people around the Queen Mother Huayang, what's the matter!

In the fourth box, there are chumi, dried fish and other things. This is a box of local products.

"There is one more box!" The envoy of Chu State hurried to the last box, opened the box, and inside was a golden pancake.

It's a pity that the Queen Mother of Huayang really has no shortage of gold!

Let’s not mention that when King Xiaowen was alive, he was obedient to her, absolutely never lacking in gold or anything; even she herself has many ways to collect money, and there are not a few people who want to get involved with her through various channels.

Didn't Lu Buwei spend all his family's wealth back then to see her!

Afterwards, Li Jiyang carried ten or twenty boxes of gold to the palace, and the color of the gold was better than that of Chu State, brighter and uniform in shape.

Seeing that this gold is not as good as what Li Jiyang gave her, the Queen Mother of Huayang is in a good mood!

"The Dongxi Ai family accepted it, and it is also a property of the motherland." The Empress Dowager Huayang smiled with a touch of open-mindedness: "Come here, give the seat only after receiving the things. The envoys of the Chu Kingdom must not have a temper."

There are two big maids beside the Empress Dowager Huayang, each wearing gold and silver; the eight maids next to her are also like the ladies of the family; Bag, wrapped around pearls.

That's all, not to mention the servants.

Just for the servants, there are almost fifty in the palace, not to mention those outside.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." The envoy of Chu State wiped his sweat unconsciously. Although it was winter, the palace was very warm, but he was a little guilty.

"Order some sweet soy milk, and some from Qin." The Empress Dowager Huayang was in a better mood, and she became more amiable when it came to hospitality.

"The next official came this time, besides bringing a gift to visit the Queen Mother, there is one more matter." The envoy of Chu State also opened his mouth as soon as possible. After all, there is time to enter the palace for an audience, so we can't keep him here for too long, after all, now There is no one in King Qin's harem, and the rest are pre-Qin King's women.

As a widow in the first palace, it is not easy for him to stay as an outsider.

"The Ai family knows that you have something to ask for." The Empress Dowager Huayang sarcastically said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to see the Ai family." Your Highness the Crown Prince, your Highness the Crown Prince who is held hostage by the State of Qin is yours..." Ye Fan became more and more excited as he spoke.

"What is it about the Ai family?" The Empress Dowager Huayang interrupted him: "The Ai family was deceived back then, and Prince Zhu saw it seriously. What the Queen of Chu did to the Ai family, the Ai family will never forget." Remember"

Ye Fan sweated profusely: "That's, that's, that's...."

"What is that?" The Queen Mother Huayang sneered: "Who was the one who was engaged to Prince Zhu back then? Don't tell me about Aijia, you must know it as you. Now come to ask Aijia to take care of her son? Aijia himself I don't have a son yet!"

"Please see that you are from Chu State." Ye Fan left his seat and kowtowed: "Chu State is only such a prince."

"There are not two of them!" The Empress Dowager Huayang looked at Ye Fan, feeling secretly refreshed: If they hadn't conspired together back then, how could I have foolishly followed to the alliance, what scenery to see?As a result, Prince Zhu saw her and asked Chu State for her.

Thinking about it afterwards, she was the one who competed with the current Queen of Chu back then, but they plotted against her, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?The state of Qin needed a marriage, so it happened that she was favored by Prince Zhu?During the alliance, Prince Zhu didn't have a good time discussing politics with others, so he ran out to see the scenery?

"The Empress Dowager!" Ye Fan said sadly: "What's the use of talking about what happened back then? Why don't you look at the future!"

"Aijia is very good now, and it will be even better in the future." The Empress Dowager Huayang pointed to a row of fruit plates next to her: "Did you see it? This was given to Aijia by his grandson. They all have the freshest fruits, Aijia doesn't like to eat them very much, but Aijia likes to smell them."

Pointing to the carpet again: "It is said that the carpet was woven by women in the Western Regions after the Xiongnu. The daughter-in-law of the Ai family was afraid that the Ai family's feet would be cold in winter, so she specially covered the whole of the Ai family's palace. Have you seen it?"

Ye Fan shook his head in a daze, he had never seen it before, but stepping on it while wearing full-length clothes, his feet were really not cold.

"That is a crystal curtain shipped from the East China Sea. It was installed by the grandson of the Ai family's lord. Because the winter is dry and cold, the crystal curtain will make the room more humid and not too humid."

"This conch pearl jewelry was given to Ai's family by Yisun. It is said that wearing it can hear the singing of sea elves. This child believes it."

"Sweet soy milk is also from my grandson; suet balm is from my daughter-in-law; duvet is from my grandson; Ye Mingzhu is from my grandson..." The Queen Mother of Huayang said every time. Same, Ye Fan's face turned pale.

Does such a Huayang Queen Mother still need the help of Chu State?

Such a Huayang Queen Mother, what else does she need to think about in the future?

People are living a better life now than their empress dowager of Chu!

At this time, the servants outside and inside sang: The lord has arrived, Qin Anjun seeks to see him!