Chapter 98 The Concubine Throwing the Pot(1/2)
Chapter 98: The Imperial Concubine Throws the Pot
The next morning, the second housekeeper in Gao Lishi's mansion wanted to take Li Qing'an to collect the house. Li Qing'an originally wanted to take three little ladies to see the house, but Xiaolian fell ill due to a cold at night. Li Qing'an took Rushi carefully to take Rushi to see the house. He took Ruhua to the new house to see the house.
The new house is located in the south of Guangfufang. On the left is Guangfu Temple. On the right is a three-meter-wide river called Wulu River. Legend has it that someone saw five sika deer drinking water by the river. The river water is clear and stable, and the scenery by the river is beautiful. It is planted with dense willows and locust trees. The willow trees have sprouted and green. This other house by Gao Lishi is surrounded by the river.
When Li Qingan actually saw this mansion, he realized how much human favor he had endured. The Wulu River flowed into a semicircle here, surrounding the entire mansion and manually communicating the river water. This formed an isolated mansion in the river, connecting the island mansion with the main road by a stone bridge.
"General Li, this island house was originally a different house of Yao Chong. Later, it was obtained by King Ning and renovated. In the 29th year of Kaiyuan, the master helped King Ning a lot, so King Ning gave the house to my master. Although the area is not large, it is quite valuable. The 50-acre house is not as good as it."
Butler Luo sighed. The master of this island house couldn't bear to give it to Li Qing'an, but he gave it to Li Qing'an. This shows how important the master attaches to Li Qing'an.
"General Li, let's go in and take a look!"
The housekeeper walked onto the small bridge. Ruhua quietly pulled Li Qing'an's sleeve and whispered: "Brother, I like this house very much. I want to live here tonight."
Li Qingan smiled and said, "Then let's live here tonight?"
"Go! I'm not at ease again."
Ruhua pouted her little mouth and looked unhappy, but her jade-like fingers drew in Li Qing'an's palm, making Li Qing'an feel itchy and unpressed. This little mother
"General Li, come in quickly!"
The door was already open, but Butler Luo stood at the door and waved to them.
"Haha! Here comes."
Li Qing'an walked into the house with Ruhua. The house belongs to the upper house, covering an area of eight acres and is surrounded by tall courtyard walls. Due to the identity of the owner, the house is not like the dome-wide houses like the Yanghuahua Mansion House. Most of them are exquisite and unique small houses, divided into four places, all separated by flower walls. When you enter the door, you will find a screen wall. On both sides are various mixed houses and lower houses. There are many houses and complex structures.
After passing a moon gate, you will enter the middle. There is a large courtyard in the middle. The main hall is directly north of the yard. The main hall is large and can accommodate dozens of people to sit at the same time. There are four wing rooms on both sides. A flower-eaves curved corridor is built outside to connect each wing room.
In the middle of the courtyard is an old apricot tree that is hundreds of years old. It is eight or nine feet tall and has a tall crown like an umbrella, covering most of the yard. A three hundred-year-old old osmanthus planted on the east and west corners of the courtyard.
Seeing Ruhua tilting her head and staring blankly at the old apricot tree, Li Qingan slowly walked up and smiled, "What did you think of?"
"There was also such an old apricot tree in the yard where we lived when we were young. A large group of seven or eight-year-old girls had to climb up to play every day. Once I fell down from an apricot tree because of mischief and almost lost my life. I still remember it freshly. Seeing this apricot tree seems to have brought me back to my childhood."
Li Qingan hugged her waist and smiled, "You can also climb after you move in! I pretended that I didn't see anything."
"I'll hide in the tree and pick apricots and hit you on the head, hehe!"
Ruhua jumped up and knocked Li Qing'an on the head. Li Qing'an grabbed her white wrist and blinked and smiled, "Then I'll grab you and spank!"
After saying that, he stretched out his wolf claws and slapped her round and soft little butt twice, but his hand was a little reluctant to take it away.
"Brother, you are so bad, take the opportunity to take advantage of others."
Ruhua stretched out her small pink fist and knocked her shoulder twice, but her eyes were staring at him with a scorching heat. When Li Qing'an felt a sense of heat. Seeing Butler Na Luo coming out of the living room, he had to hold Ruhua's hand and smile, "Let's go! Let's go to the inner courtyard to take a look."
As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, Li Qing'an and Ruhua exclaimed at the same time. A small river more than meter wide meandered through the inner courtyard. Both sides were filled with weeping willows, peach trees, plum trees and various strange flowers and trees that could not be named. More than a dozen pavilions and towers were hidden among the green trees and flowers.
The most amazing thing is that this small river is drawn from the Wulu River, which runs through the back house and flows into the Wulu River from the other end. A small lake covering an area of one acre is formed under the east wall. The lake water is less than one person high and clear.
"General Li, the biggest feature of this inner courtyard is that the back garden and the house are built together. There are three small buildings and more than twenty rooms. All the furniture is complete, and they are all new. They were only purchased last year."
Butler Luo smiled and handed Li Qing'an a large sandalwood box, "The house deed and all the keys are in this box, and there are instructions on it, so you can't make a mistake."
"Thank you!" Li Qing'an took the box and asked with a smile: "This house is deserted, there is not even a person who can see the house?"
"Yes! There is an old couple. Today is the second day of the first lunar month. They have returned to their hometown in Xianyang and will be back in a few days."
Butler Luo smiled and bowed, "The house has been handed over to General Li, so I'll go back."
"Thank you, Butler Luo, leads the way today. I want to take a good look at the house and go back later."
"Okay, let's go."
Butler Luo left, Li Qingan went to lock the door, walked back to the backyard, smiled at the painting sitting on the swing, "Now we are the two of us, what do you think we will do?"
"What do you think?"
Ruhua gently bit her lip, her eyes were as charming as silk. She glanced at Li Qing'an, but jumped off the swing, took Li Qing'an's hand, and ran towards a small building.
An hour later, Li Qing'an took Ruhua to leave the new house. Li Qing'an rode on the horse in high spirits and smiled: "I didn't expect that even the mattresses were new. We just need to buy some living utensils. Ruhua, what do you think you need to add?"
Lily lying in front of the car window, the sun shining on her pretty and bright red face, she was like a kitten basking in the sun in winter.
"Well! You can do it yourself! I'm not energetic now."
Li Qing'an smiled proudly and said, "I am in good spirits. I plan to bring Rushi to see the room in the afternoon."
"Bad guy! I told my sister to go and tell her not to be fooled."
Li Qingan laughed, "Maybe she is willing to be fooled!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a horse ran towards him in the distance, "General Li! General Li!"
It was immediately Butler Luo again. Li Qingan was stunned and went up to him and said, "Butler Luo, is there anything you need to ask me for?"
"Go back quickly! Two father-in-laws have urgent matters to find you."
The last time Li Longji made an appointment to teach Yang Guifei that the first time he threw an arrow was on the third day of the first lunar month, which was tomorrow. However, because Yang Guifei would accompany Li Longji to officially meet with foreign envoys who came to Chang'an to pay homage, she had no time and wanted to attend class early, so Gao Lishi sent two eunuchs to find Li Qing'an.
Half an hour later, Li Qing'an rushed to Xingqing Palace. Teaching the imperial concubine to throw arrows was not as simple as the teacher who came to the classroom with a book. He had to take a shower and change his clothes, finish lunch, and then change into the guard uniforms prepared in the palace. His own things were not allowed to be brought in, and they were kept by a dedicated person and returned when leaving.
Li Qing'an changed into a brand new white warrior uniform, wearing a veil hat, a leather belt, and black leather boots. He looked energetic and majestic. He was taken into the inner palace by three guards and came to the agarwood pavilion where Yang Guifei often stayed. The venue where Yang Guifei learned to throw pots was flat. Just by Longchi Lake, surrounded by green and fluffy, sober grass that had just sprouted tender buds. In the distance was the shimmering lake surface, and a few weeping willows were gently blowing in the wind, and the branches were already green.
This year's New Year is late, and it is already early spring. The air is filled with a fresh and warm spring breeze, and the gentle breeze blows on the face, making people feel refreshed.
The practice area is thirty feet long and wide, and a three-foot-high thin-necked gilt bottle is standing in the middle. This is the standard throwing pot in the palace. Next to it are more than twenty palace maids, each holding a jade disk in his hand. Each plate is filled with a small arrow made of pure gold, shining in the sunlight, and more than a dozen palace guards stand far away from the four corners of the driving range.
"The Empress is here!" A guard's loud shout came from a distance.
There was only a sound of ringing and a fragrant breeze wafting from afar. A large group of palace maids and girls surrounded the favorite concubine of Li Longji, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and appeared.
She was combed with a high bun today, with a jade hairpin of birds phoenixes stuck to her black hair, colorful silk on her shoulders, a bright yellow narrow-sleeved short shirt on her back, a purple long skirt on her waist, a red belt on her waist, and a long skirt hanging long between her skirts, her chest was wide open, revealing a touch of white and greasy skin, and the two full moons rose.
Li Qing'an stepped forward, half-kneeled and bowed, saying, "My dear Li Qing'an, meets the Imperial Concubine!"
"General Li is flat!"
Yang Yuhuan's voice is very soft, pleasant and pleasant, making people feel good.
"Thank you!" Li Qing'an stood up and then looked at one of the four famous beauties in history.
If Changsun Mingyue is a peony with a beautiful national beauty, then Yang Yuhuan is the most beautiful among the peonies. This is a beautiful beauty that is stunning. Her beauty is not only indescribable, but also a kind of charm. The turn of the eyes with autumn water makes thousands of days look forward to it and thousands of years of fragrance. Her every frown and smile, her hand, and moves, has a kind of temptation that is charming in the bones.
But Li Qing'an's eyes that surpassed ordinary people captured a faint, indescribable sadness in Yang Yuhuan's eyes.
Yang Yuhuan was also looking at the young man full of youthful enthusiasm. With his bright eyes, Yang Yuhuan nodded with a smile. She liked this unique young man very much.
"General Li, let's start!"
"Empress, let's talk about holding arrows first. Although it is often said that the holding arrows should be two inches behind the tip of the arrow, it is not the case. Everyone has different finger lengths and different experiences of the feel. So I think it doesn't have to be so strict, it depends on the person."
"Then General Li thinks where I should hold it?" Yang Yuhuan asked with a faint smile.
She raised a golden arrow, and the silk sleeves slid down, revealing a piece of crystal white jade lotus root. Her wrists were plump and made her look white and red in the wrists, thin and round.
Li Qingan was about to reach out to correct her wrist posture, but an eunuch next to her coughed gently. Li Qingan quickly withdrew his hand and smiled: "Empress, the most convenient and comfortable posture for her is the most suitable Empress."
Yang Yuhuan frowned slightly and said, "But I have always been the most convenient position, but after throwing it out, I feel that it is not so easy to do. I think it is just the wrong position of holding the arrow. General Li might as well help me correct it."
Li Qing'an was a little overwhelmed. He found that there were some minor problems with her pointing position and needed a little correction. For example, when he taught Rushi to throw an arrow, he would half hold her, hold her wrist, and help her find her feeling. But can he do this to Yang Yuhuan?
Two dead eunuchs on the side were staring at him! At this time, Li Qingan suddenly figured out something, saying how An Lushan and Yang Guifei were doing in history. Unless Li Longji deliberately wanted to wear this cuckold, it would be impossible. How could Yang Guifei be alone with a man?
"Empress, only seven-point force is used for fingers, lift the tip of the arrow upward by half an inch, right! Relax your wrists and don't be nervous and stiff, no! The empress's finger posture is wrong."
Li Qingan finally couldn't help but reach out and spread Yang Yuhuan's index finger a little, lifted it up a little, and then he pinched her wrist and leaned it up slightly, and smiled, "You can't get into the pot with a flat shot."
Although the old eunuch coughed repeatedly, he pretended not to hear it. If he really couldn't touch it, he should have made it clear to him in advance. However, he didn't explain anything. He probably didn't not not touch Yang Yuhuan's hand, otherwise Li Longji would not agree with it. It was just that the dead eunuch himself couldn't stand it.
Sure enough, he corrected Yang Yuhuan's fingering and pinched her jade wrist. Yang Yuhuan was not angry, but instead laughed sweetly: "Well! It seems that it feels much better."
"Empress, you try to shoot an arrow ten feet away."
No! It seems that the waist and hip posture is also a bit wrong. No, you can't touch it there.
"Empress, raise your head a little, yes! Push your chest and abdomen, find the feeling, and throw the arrow out with seven-point force!"
There was a smile on the corner of Yang Yuhuan's mouth, and a soft frown was blowing. A golden arrow threw a golden bottle one meter away. With a "don't!", the golden arrow bounced on the mouth of the bottle and shot it accurately into the bottle.
"I'm shooting in!" Yang Yuhuan clenched his pink fist in front of his chest and screamed in excitement.
The palace maids and eunuchs next to them laughed and said, "Congratulations to the Empress."
"Congratulations to Madam."
At this time, Li Longji's laughter came from afar. He was about to preside over the court ceremony of the Minister of Rites Pei Kuan and Minister of Works Yang Shenjin. He had some free time to see his beloved concubine throw arrows.
The palace maids on both sides dodged one after another, Li Longji walked over quickly, and Yang Guifei said happily: "Sanlang, this is my first time in."
"That's because you found a good master!" Li Longji walked to Li Qing'an with a smile.
Li Qing'an quickly bowed and said, "I will meet your Majesty."
"General Li, it's not official time now, just be more casual."
Li Longji also took an arrow, stood three meters away, aimed at the bottle mouth and threw it out, and the golden arrow shot into the bottle accurately.
"Your Majesty, you are a good archery technique!" Li Qingan said with a smile.
"No!"
To be continued...