Chapter 20: Conspiracy
"Brother!" A glimmer of light flashed in Wu Yuanshuang's eyes, and she stood up with a little bitterness, and said slowly: "Brother, my father is only our two sons. Now that the Supreme Emperor is here, he is thinking about his old love with his father, so he proposed to choose the descendants of the Wu family to be his servant. But if you, the eldest son, don't take the lead in making an example... Dad will be unhappy first, let alone Your Majesty?"
Wu Yuanshuang said this seemingly heartfelt words. Wu Yuanshuang, as the prince, also sat up, rubbed his temples anxiously with his middle finger, and the ink-twisted copybook also made him feel annoyed. He threw it on the ground in anger, waved to his second brother, signaled him to come over, and whispered: "Good brother, we two brothers have the most ideas... When we visited Ningxiang Pavilion, those sisters also liked to find you... As the prince of the country, why are you so popular with the birds and eunuchs out of thin air? All... Brother, go to the side of the Supreme Emperor?"
Wu Yuanshuang rolled her eyes secretly, and wanted to spit on his brother's face. You are so prosperous in Chang'an, why should I be a servant? Be a young master at home, and every day I open my clothes and reach out for food. This is much better than being a servant!
A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he pursed his thin lips, "Why do you have to stick to your brother and me? Don't our mother still have children? That's also the descendant of the Wu family!"
"Fourth sister?" Wu Yuanqing frowned, glanced at Wu Yuanshuang, and said unhappily: "If you don't want to help your brother, just say it directly, don't use the fourth sister to make excuses. How old is the fourth sister? Can a three-year-old girl be chosen? If you accidentally make a crime of deceiving the emperor, our Wu family..."
"Haha!" Wu Yuanshuang sneered several times, bent down and his eyes pierced the ground like a poisonous snake. After a while, the chill on his face gradually disappeared. He persuaded him with a soft voice: "Brother, you shouldn't know that the huge Duke Ying Mansion may not be able to make up a thousand guan! One thousand guan? There are more than these fats and creams that are exposed between your fingers in your and my fingers on weekdays!"
"Brother, you must maintain a luxurious life, just rely on these..."
Wu Yuanshuang pointed to the messy table, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were placed in a mess, and a delicate Mao Piano Book was also quite new. There were three or four small pictures of the sequel to the sequels of the sequels, with exquisite painting skills and lifelike life.
"Tsk tsk, this is Li'er from Ningxiang Pavilion. I heard that my elder brother had spent 300 guan to book her. If it were the former Wufu, it would be worth a thousand gold by the name of Duke Ying, but it is hard to say now. Maybe it will be placed in Ningxiang Pavilion tomorrow."
"You're talking nonsense." Wu Yuanqing's face turned red and he hurriedly put the erotic map in his sleeve in anger. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Second brother, what should you do?"
"Dowry!" Wu Yuanshuang was a little excited when she spoke, "Yang has always felt sorry for his dowry. There are many rare objects in the previous dynasty. Dozens of mahogany boxes are worth at least 10,000 yuan! But the fourth sister... is still young, and if she didn't have the favor of the Supreme Emperor, she wouldn't have done it, but... if she became a monk and became a Taoist, she would not belong to the Wu family."
"This is a killing two birds with one stone. You and my brother don't have to be a servant to be exhausted and get a dowry..."
Wu Yuanqing was also very moved when he heard this. He saved money from his wealth and tightened his fingers. Such a luxurious life was really intoxicating.
The two of them planned for a long time and finally decided on the plan.
"I've seen my wife below." Butler Wang's loud voice sounded. The two brothers of the Wu family inside the house were flustered and hurriedly packed up the messy things in the room, and then walked to the door to greet Yang.
"Butler Wang, why are you in the inner courtyard? According to family rules, the butler is not allowed to enter the inner courtyard without a propaganda. My wife is not mistaken, right?" Yang's pretty face was tense, and her face looked like cold frost, but this was said soft and without any stiffness.
Butler Wang bent down slightly, bowed without being humble and arrogant, and said indifferently: "Mrs. I am very strict in charge. I am here to meet my two nephews. Do you still want to spread it to you?"
Yang frowned and was about to ask questions in anger, but unexpectedly, Butler Wang said lightly: "You really think that you are a wife. A certain sister is a serious third-rank lady. Besides, this family is under the jurisdiction of the master. If you have important matters, you will notify you of a woman?"
"You!" Yang was so angry that he couldn't speak. There were a lot of callous women behind him who were silent, and he didn't dare to force himself to rush forward and say something.
Because Mr. Wang was telling the truth, after the death of the previous wife of Wu Shishi Tsu, the court posthumously named him a third-rank Shuren and a wife of Haoming. Although she was the main wife, she was a re-elected line. Of course, the court had no obligation to divide the feudal again. Therefore, Yang was just a white man and called himself a wife, which was a bit unfair.
Just like a landlord in the countryside, not everyone is qualified to be called a master. Generally speaking, it is beneficial to the countryside, respected, and then respected by someone, otherwise why do other people have to be reduced to their own seniority? They are just called by the boss.
The system of the Madam of the Imperial Palace began in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the "Mandarin", it says: "The wife of the destiny becomes a sacrifice." The "destiny woman" in the Spring and Autumn Period enjoyed the right to sacrifice, but had no rank.
During the Tang Dynasty, the imperial concubines gradually became known as the imperial palace concubines. Generally speaking, only rewarded high-ranking officials or ministers with great contributions, and more were posthumous titles.
For example, in the Ming Dynasty, only the first and second ranks of the imperial decree were qualified to be called "Madam" in legal theory, and the others were more secular.
"Butler Wang? What is the matter of the master? I'm sorry for your grandfather?" Yang gritted his teeth and said hatefully. As a royal girl, she had never suffered such a great humiliation. In her heart, she looked down on such merchants, how could she compare to the high-ranking family?
"Mother, it's nothing big. But His Majesty wants to choose a few people to be his attendants. My father likes my brothers and asks for this good job." Wu Yuanqing walked out with a smile, shaking a folding fan in his hand, which was quite handsome, but the frivolity in his actions made Yang feel a little disgusted.
"If this is the case, my wife misunderstood Mrs. Wang." After saying that, Yang turned around and prepared to go home. Today, he suffered a defeat and lost his face. If he continues to entangle, his prestige among the people will be gone.
But unexpectedly, Wu Yuanshuang walked out and stopped Yang with her hands, and smiled and said, "Mother, why bother to leave in a hurry? My father said that the servant who chose the Supreme Emperor this time was chosen among the descendants of the Wu family, and the fourth sister was also the father's daughter, so she should go with a certain brother."
"You also know that your fourth sister is her daughter's house, not to mention that she is only three years old. What's the point of going?" Yang waved his hand and said angrily.
"No! No! My father said that the descendants of the Wu family must have been ordered by the Supreme Emperor. If the third sister is here, our brothers will definitely want the third sister to go... Besides, it's just a formality, why should my mother be angry?" Wu Yuanqing said loudly.
"So..." Yang looked at her daughter holding her hand and hesitated a little, but when he thought that the Supreme Emperor could not choose her, he felt relieved and said softly to Wu Xu: "Go and play with your elder brother for a while."
Chapter completed!