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Chapter 25 A woman's vinegar is like water

The garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not particularly elegant in the capital. There is also an elegant pavilion standing among the peach blossom trees.

In addition to injecting this into the mansions of high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, you must decorate the rockery made of Taihu stones to give you a garden feeling.

Since the Song Dynasty, Taihu stone has been popular among the great officials and nobles. It is said that it was the habit of Emperor Zhenzong of Song in his early years. However, as for Emperor Dajian, he did not have so many preferences for this thing, especially Emperor Zhao Ling of this dynasty. He actually did not like those fun things, and he was not angry or happy. This was also the standard match for the emperor. If you talk about preferences, women, reading, playing chess, enjoying dances, hunting, and the emperor's preferences of those former princes of aristocratic families, the emperor has it, but if you say you have special preferences, it doesn't count.

It is said that it also originated from the habits that the emperor developed when he was a crown prince. Therefore, it has been so ordinary for many years. I like it when I like it, but I will never be addicted to it. Therefore, the trade in Taihu stones is far less prosperous than in the Song Dynasty.

Despite this, these famous ministers were very keen on Taihu Stone. Among the nobles, Taihu Stone could bring good luck and prosper the official path. Therefore, many officials' gardens were decorated with Taihu Stone as a symbol of prosperity for their homes. However, only the current prime minister Li Tong has a hobby with Taihu Stone like the emperor, which is very dull.

There is a square stone table in the pavilion, and there is a seven-treasure stone carving from Taihu stone. It is small and flexible, and its cost is somewhat inconsistent with the luxury of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It was the first time that Concubine Liang came to the Prime Minister's Mansion. With the company of several ladies, she came here and savored the spring in the Prime Minister's Garden with her apricot eyes.

Alongside her are the Prime Minister's third wife, Yang and the fifth wife, Lin.

Yang wore a pink embroidered white plum jacket, a gold-wire eight-tailed silver hairpin, a moon-white pearl belt tied with a waist, a pair of pearl earrings on his ears, a pair of red jade bracelets on his wrist, and a string of mutton fat jade bracelets on his neck. He looked rich and elegant. Lin's dress was even simpler, a light blue robe, an emerald green jade pendant around his waist, and a pair of black satin shoes on his feet. The overall outfit was in sharp contrast with Liang Shufei, and it looked simple and generous.

The fifth wife, Lin, is a petite young woman. Her dress is more casual than Yang. She wears a blue pleated skirt, a water-green short jacket on the upper body, a water-colored pleated skirt on the lower body, a light blue broadband on the waist, a loose bun on the hair, a silver hairpin on her wrist, a pair of jade bracelets on her feet, a pair of crystal sandals on her feet, she looks pure and beautiful, and has a graceful sensation of a small family.

Concubine Liang Shu knew a little about the wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The third wife, Yang, was said to be the second daughter of Yang Peizhong, the Minister of the Secretariat. When he saw Li Tong, he was trusted by the emperor and the crown prince, so he couldn't wait to marry his daughter. As a result, Li Tong had two wives and concubines early on, so Lord Yang had to marry his daughter to him and become the third wife.

As for the fifth wife, Lin, it is quite controversial. Even the empresses in the palace know that the fifth wife is the wife of Zhang Yicheng, a former Hanlin Academy Grand Secretary, and an old husband and young wife. Later, after Zhang Yicheng died, the prime minister Li Tong, as a friend of Zhang Yicheng, approached the prime minister's wife in order to "take care of" his left-behind wife. Unexpectedly, one day after drinking, something that shouldn't have happened with Lin. Li Xiangye was deeply regretful, but the truth was gone, and the prime minister was also doing things one by one, so he decided to marry his friend's wife and become the fifth wife.

Although this matter was rumored outside, the emperor admired the prime minister's openness very much, so he once warned the harem not to falsely accused of falsehood, so the matter ended like this.

These two ladies were clearly visible to Concubine Liang. Although the third lady Yang was rich and beautiful, her appearance was far inferior to the fifth lady Lin.

It is no exaggeration to say that when the three ladies visited the garden and walked together, Concubine Liang Shu and Lin both showed their peerless temperament in terms of height, appearance, figure, and behavior, which was completely incomparable to the third ladies Li.

Although he was the personal maid next to His Royal Highness the Prince, the standard for Concubine Liang to receive entertainment in the Prime Minister's Mansion is at the level of a concubine.

The two ladies of the prime ministers were very cautious and cautious, and they seemed to be quite excited when they saw Concubine Liang.

"I heard that it's about the autumn auction. I've prepared everything I should have in my house recently. I'm afraid I haven't prepared any good things, so please don't be surprised by Miss Liang."

"Where, madam, you are so kind. The snacks from Suji in Jiangnan should be specially delivered from Jiangzhou. It is not easy to bring these specialties from afar. This is not something you can buy with money! I am very grateful to have such a treat from the prime minister."

"The prime minister said that Miss Liang likes to eat Suji's osmanthus cake the most, so she specially sent someone to Suzhou to bring it."

The fifth lady Lin said with a smile, rolled up her sleeves, biting her lip, as if she wanted to speak, but she didn't know how to speak, and looked at Concubine Liang with a red face.

This was not hidden from Concubine Liang Shu and the third wife, but they seemed to have a connection, pretending not to see it, and only admired the scenery in the garden, without any interest in anything else.

When walking in this pavilion, Concubine Liang couldn't help but sigh that although she lived an arrogant and domineering life in the palace in the past, she could not help but be intrigue all day long and felt an inexplicable anxiety. Now, although she doesn't even have a title, she lives this life more easily than in the palace. At least she sleeps very peacefully every night. In the past month, except for occasionally worrying that Zhao Xiaonian suddenly burp during the expedition, she will be finished, and she has lived a very comfortable life at other times.

Compared to the palace, everyone in Zhao'er treated her very well, and did not make things difficult for her or bully her because of this or that. I remember when I went to wash clothes for the first time, she didn't know how to do it. After Fuxiang saw it, she called her and waited, saying that she was going to report it to Da Yu'er. As a result, Da Yu'er soon sent a message, Yue Feng deducted her one tael of silver and asked someone else to help do the work of washing clothes.

Later Fuxiang told her that one tael of silver was a lot, and some people helped her wash clothes. As for her Yuefeng, although she was the same as everyone else, Zhao Xiaonian specifically told her to give her a bonus, two thousand taels of silver, which was enough for her to squander.

So, several women made an appointment to go out to Deyue Tower together, and had a good meal, drink and have fun, Xiangguo Temple, Zhoumen Hall, Qingyuan, Donghu, etc.

Everyone had a lot of fun, just like good sisters.

Of course, her identity was not exposed until Zhao Xiaonian came back. Before, the only people who knew her true identity were Da Yuer and Leng Yuchan.

Speaking of which, I haven't seen Leng Yuchan for a long time, and Concubine Liang would look forward to seeing her even more at this moment.

This may be a kind of intuition, and the glow shines in Leng Yuchan's eyes, just like her back then.
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