The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Yun Yan was very sad and indignant!

Who is talking nonsense?Obviously you people are talking nonsense, okay?

That's fine for the old woman, and it can be said that she has a bad memory when she is old, but everyone present agreed that she was right, Bao Zheng was at least 50 or [-] years old.

In modern times, when people mention Bao Zheng, the image in their minds is always a middle-aged uncle, probably because it is more stable and matches his identity.However, this is clearly the age when Bao Zheng himself was still young, why would anyone think he is old? ?

Yun Yan replied speechlessly: "Really, our Fu Zun is only 25 years old." It's still false.

Although Yun Yanhui sometimes felt that Bao Zheng had a calm temperament and a dark face, and he looked older than his actual age, but no matter how old he looked, he wouldn't change from 25 to 52, right?

An uncle plausibly said: "How could it be possible that the old parents are only in their 20s, you are obviously talking nonsense."

——Although the old parents here refer to Bao Zheng, they are not referring to him as old. This is a respectful title for the magistrate, which means loving the people like a son.

Yun Yan listened back, and immediately seemed to understand why some people thought Bao Zheng was very old.

As far as the position of Kaifeng Mansion is concerned, the people who sat there before may have gone up in their [-]s and [-]s. This is the age when they become officials and make achievements, after tempering.

After Bao Zheng entered the Kaifeng Mansion, he did a lot of practical things. He was very aware of the details and became famous. At the same time, the fact that he was very young did not spread——Yun Yan privately speculated that it was because he was both a little big and too dark After all, most of the people who gossip about other people's age are women comrades who care about marriage and appearance. Song people regard white as beauty, so naturally even if they see him in person, they are not interested in gossip about age.

But in reality, Bao Zheng is an outlier!

It is not surprising that he passed the Jinshi examination at a young age. There are so many prodigies in the Song Dynasty. However, he only worked as a county magistrate for a few months before jumping to the N level and becoming the Shaoyin of the Kaifeng Prefecture. Not long after, he became the Quanzhi of the Kaifeng Prefecture. .His resume cannot be deduced with common sense.

This is an open protagonist...

Yun Yan didn't know how to explain it to everyone, and no one believed what he said now, so he could only say helplessly: "Okay, as long as you are happy."

He felt that after he went back, he really wanted to remind Bao Zheng. If things went on like this, how much his reputation in the blind date market would be affected!Bao Zheng is currently devoting himself to government affairs and is still unmarried, but it is impossible not to get married in the future.

Thinking of this, Yun Yanhui thought of another matter, and made a secret decision in her heart.

Before that, Xiaobao took Xiaobao to Jingdi, but not long ago he had someone deliver the letter, and he was already on his way back.After another week or so, I returned to Beijing as expected.

Yunyan went back to Daxiangguo Temple to pick up the wind and wash the dust together, and asked for a batch of facial masks by the way.

Qiao Ran had already heard him talk about what he was busy with recently, and said: "You are busy and don't need to go out recently, and your face is not tanned, is this for your mother?"

Yunyan replied: "No, I brought it to Baofutai."

"Bao Wenzheng?" Ming Ran was taken aback, "Isn't he hopeless?"

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Yun Yan replied: "Master! Can you not be so direct when you speak?"

Liao Ran said embarrassingly: "I just blurted it out..."

Xiao Bao also echoed from the side: "Brother, flesh and skin are all born with nature, and the Baofu Terrace is not so dark from the sun, this facial medicine can't change anything."

"What do you know, two-thirds of him is born, and one-third is caused by no maintenance, and a little bit can be saved." Yun Yan replied with emotion, "At any rate, it also represents the image of our Kaifeng mansion. I really have been ignoring this point all the time. Baofutai is actually quite upright, but people nowadays don’t appreciate black skin.”

If it is placed in modern times, although some people will say that he is black, there must be many people who appreciate it. After all, if Yunyan comes back to see, Bao Zheng's blackness is the level of the black version of Gu Tianle, but it is only placed in the Song Dynasty when everyone loves white. It looks very dark, definitely not to the extent that you can't find it at night.

Nodded clearly: "Bao Wenzheng really doesn't like to take care of his face, I think he never arranges flowers, and never puts on fans."

Yun Yanhui almost got goosebumps, "I won't say anything about the flower arrangement, can Fu Fan still watch it? When I sweat, it will be full of grooves, which seriously doesn't match the skin color of my body."

Both men and women in the Song Dynasty love flowers, but Yun Yanhui knows how to sell flowers and animals, but never wears flowers. He has nothing to love with a lotus leaf on his face, let alone wearing flowers.Not only did he not wear it himself, but he also refused to ask Xiaobao, Zhao Yunchu, Zheng Ling and others to wear it, at least not in front of him, because it looked awkward.

Liao Ran imagined the scene, and immediately felt that he couldn't bear to look directly at it, so he took out the mask.

Yun Yan returned a can to Xiaobao: "Baby, you apply it too, Auntie will die of heartache when she sees it."

When going out this time, Xiaobao was also exposed to the wind and the sun, and suffered a lot during the journey, and his face turned darker.And because it took a long time to go out, the young man's body grew, and his appearance changed every day, and he grew a little taller. It's been a long time, and the changes are quite big.

Yun Yan went back with a few cans of facial mask and facial cleanser, ran to Bao Zheng's place, and put everything down.

Bao Zheng was reading the paperwork, and looked up to see that he was holding a bunch of bottles and jars, "What is this? Medicine?"

"It's medicine, but it's not for wound healing. It's for washing and applying face." Yun Yan replied seriously and introduced to Bao Zheng, "Contains barley, white poria cocos and other effective whitening substances. It is purely natural and handmade. Customers have experienced it for themselves and it works great.”

Bao Zheng knew what he was going to do as soon as he heard it, and lowered his head again, "I know I'm black, but I don't need this."

"Fu Zun, listen to people's advice to eat enough!" Yun Yan replied, "A few days ago, I went to distribute relief, do you know? Those ordinary people actually thought you were 50 or [-] years old!"

Bao Zheng was startled, "What? Although I'm a little darker, I don't look old like that!"

Yun Yanhui frightened him first, and then explained: "Of course, this is because everyone thinks that you are in this position, and according to the usual rate of promotion, you should be relatively old. However, it is through this incident that I thought , you should pay attention to your own image, you represent Kaifeng Mansion, and your face is the face of Kaifeng Mansion. Besides, are you still married?"

Bao Zheng: "..."

Bao Zheng: "I didn't expect that my face is so important... But, I was born so dark, and my family members call me Hei Zi, so even medicine is useless, right?"

"Whether it works or not, you will know after using it." Yun Yan took back a piece of paper and wrote down the frequency and method of use, "Futai, remember to use it on time~"

Bao Zheng stared at those medicines, stunned for a while, then sighed helplessly, "The face is not even my own."

Since Yun Yan returned to bring the medicine back, Bao Zheng has been really good at it, using it every day, the changes have really changed, about two shades of whitening, and the skin tone is much more even, looking very dark and delicate.

Although it is still black after whitening two shades, it is much whiter than himself.

Bao Zheng's nonsense even alarmed the emperor's eyes and ears.

During the court meeting, Renzong asked very seriously: "Bao Qing, I think you seem to have become paler recently."

Bao Zheng froze immediately, "..."

Several officials couldn't help laughing.

After all, anyone who sees an official saying seriously to a black man, "You are a lot whiter", can't help it. Even if he knows that this colleague is really a lot whiter, he will only say "You are really black." , It’s still black after white”.

Bao Zheng never expected that the official's last sentence was still concerned about state affairs, and the next sentence would be transferred to his face. But in the hall, the official asked questions, and it was hard not to answer. After weighing it, he had to be respectful He replied confidently: "I am indeed using face lotion recently, but it was made by the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple, Zen Master Qingran, and it has the effect of whitening skin."

An official said with emotion: "Every time this medicine is released, Zhuo Jing has to rush to buy it, but it is so rare that there are often times when it cannot be obtained."

Renzong: "Oh? It's so tight?"

Several officials echoed, all of whom are wives and concubines who are obsessed with skin care.

Renzong seemed to know that Zen Master is not only profound in Buddhism and excellent in medicine, but also a friend of women. He made such a miraculous facial cleanser, and said thoughtfully: "Even Bao Qing's face has been cured, then this It really is the number one in Song Dynasty."

Bao Zheng: "..."

As soon as Renzong opened his mouth, it means that this medicine was not well-known before, but it will become famous all over the world, not to mention that it is already well-known in the capital, but now it is priceless, and no matter how many people want to buy it, it cannot be bought.

But Bao Zheng became distressed, because as the whitening medicine became famous all over the world, the phrase "Even Bao Qing's face was whitened" also spread, and it was taken out of context, without looking into the background, which led to Bao Zheng's death. The face is almost becoming a new sight in Kaifeng!

——There are always local citizens or foreign tourists squatting outside the Kaifeng mansion, just to wait for the opportunity to take a look at him and see how white the officials have praised.

Even the officials of the Kaifeng Prefecture or their colleagues who were officials in the same dynasty would inevitably look at Bao Zheng a few times, but they would comment very understandingly: Well, it is really white!

As a result, this has almost become an unsolved mystery in Kaifeng—why did the officials say that the Kaifeng mansion is white, and the medicine is indeed very effective, but everyone sees him as dark?

All kinds of reasons are flying all over the sky, and people just think: I understand the truth, but why do the officials praise him for nothing?

The one who rescued Bao Zheng was in the second half of December, and the envoys from various countries arrived in Bian one after another. At least, the people inside Kaifeng Mansion were too busy to look at him more.