"Me?" Shen Zhenzhu was startled and shook her head quickly, "I'm a quiet person. I shouldn't know about this kind of thing."
Dugu Xinyue glanced at her again and said: "I mean, if there are more concubines in the harem in the future, I'm afraid there won't be the same sisterhood as now. At any rate, you called me eldest sister, whether you meant it sincerely or not. Out of a way of coping, we still had a sisterly relationship after all."
Shen Zhenzhu said quickly: "I do it sincerely and from the heart. I don't like to do perfunctory things."
"Okay! Since you are sincere, then for the sake of the relationship between sisters, I will give you another chance to tell your husband clearly who is your husband? If you are still confused, I'm sorry. I can only ask you to move out of the Greenhouse Palace, and let the new concubine live there."
Shen Zhenzhu knelt down, covered her mouth and cried bitterly: "Sister, listen to me, it was really a misunderstanding that day. I didn't know Lord Dao was coming. I burned paper outside the palace because that day happened to be the death anniversary of the former prince. I thought about my son's tragic fate again, so I burst into tears. My whole body was smoky and my eyes were red. When my husband saw the spirit tablet, he became very unhappy and asked me if I knew he was coming today.
I. I said something out of nowhere, ‘It is the custom in my hometown that we cannot have sex on the anniversary of the death of a close relative!’ My husband was so angry that he turned around and left. I don’t even know what to do?”
Dugu Xinyue nodded, "When you say, 'We cannot have sex on the anniversary of the death of a close relative,' my husband will understand that you don't want to do anything that would disgrace your husband."
"Ah! No!"
Shen Zhenzhu was frightened and cried and explained: "The closest relative I am talking about is my son. Although I burned paper for the former prince, all I thought about was my son. I actually regarded that day as the anniversary of his death, so I Just blurt it out, I really can’t say that kind of thing!”
Dugu Xinyue's anger subsided slightly and nodded, "I don't think any woman would say such a thing. It should be a misunderstanding, because everyone will say the wrong thing. It is inevitable, so the key is attitude. Since your attitude is sincere, then I I can give you another chance, let’s do it tomorrow! It’s me tomorrow, so I’ll give it to you. You can explain it to your husband, he is a reasonable person.”
Shen Pearl wiped her tears and whispered: "Thank you, eldest sister. Can eldest sister explain it to my husband first? I'm afraid he won't be angry."
"Okay, you go ahead! Don't ask me to teach you what to do!"
Shen Zhenzhen respectfully kowtowed to Dugu Xinyue three times, got up and left sadly.
Dugu Xinyue shook her head. At this moment, she made a decision. Zhang Qian must not be allowed to join the harem, and there must not be a second Shen Zhenzhu.
In the round hall of the Political Affairs Hall, Li Ye was listening to the first report on preparations for the enthronement ceremony.
Wei Jiansu is the person in charge, and his left and right deputies are Liu Yan and Pei Zunqing.
"The preparations are basically over. We are now starting to sort out the rehearsal. The focus is on safety and order. We will use 30,000 soldiers. The honor guard will be served by His Highness's personal guards, and the other 20,000 soldiers will be responsible for maintaining order in the city. , the inner guards also sent 20,000 people to all parts of the city to monitor various suspicious persons. On the day of the ceremony, the inner guards will protect them in the dark. "
Wei Jiansu paused and said: "We are mainly worried about the Khitan. The Khitan has a tradition of assassination, and next year we will launch the Liaodong War, so the Khitan has the motive to assassinate. Li Dutong, the internal guard, also believes that the Khitan will definitely send assassins, and the internal guard will definitely send assassins."
We have already sent people to Dengzhou for deployment. If the enemy cannot come by land, they must go by sea. Dengzhou is the first and most likely place to land."
Li Ye nodded and asked again: "How is the money and material expenditure?"
Liu Yan coughed slightly. He was responsible for raising money and expenses for the entire ceremony. He said slowly: "Reporting to Your Highness, the expenditure for the entire ceremony is estimated to be 140,000 yuan, but the actual expenditure may be less than 80,000 yuan. The reason is that it benefited from old things.
By taking advantage of it, the complete set of ceremonial guards for the late emperor's enthronement ceremony has been transported from Luoyang. The items are basically new and most of them have not been used, which is beyond our expectation."
"Why haven't you used it?" Li Ye asked curiously.
Liu Yan smiled and said: "I have to thank God for this. It was raining heavily at that time and it didn't stop. Many of the original plans were cancelled. The late emperor's enthronement ceremony could only be held in Hanyuan Hall. The weapons, armor, and shoes of the honor guard
and flags, as well as the colorful curtains made by Mouse Juwan. Weichen investigated and found that the glorious curtains used 200,000 pieces of colorful silk and were worth more than 400,000 guan. They planned to hang them from Danfeng Gate to Zichen Hall, but in those few days, they were continuously hung.
It rained, so they were not hung out. When we found them in Luoyang, they were all wrapped in oil paper, and each one was brand new and had not faded."
Li Ye frowned slightly: "It's such a pity to use hundreds of thousands of coins just once!"
Wei Jiansu smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, after the ceremony, these colorful curtains will be made into flags and continue to play a role!"
Liu Yan continued: "We checked all the palace facilities, which ones should be replaced, which ones should be repaired, and which ones only need to be painted once. One size does not fit all. Although the things are a little more complicated and cumbersome, at least 40,000 yuan has been saved and avoided.
waste."
The report in the Zhengshi Hall was still going on. At this time, in Guangzhaifang, a few miles away from the Zhengshi Hall, a man from Zhuangzhaiya was taking a tall and thin middle-aged man to look at the house.
"From your accent, you should be from Fengxiang area!"
The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, "You are right, I am from Yong County!"
"According to the regulations of the imperial court, each household can only buy one acre of house, but if you have a title, such as the lowest baron, you can live in a three-acre house. Maybe you are a seventh-rank official, and you can also live in a three-acre house."
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "I am just an ordinary businessman. I have neither a title nor an official title. A house of one acre is enough."
"Then you come with me and I will take you to see some houses for sale."
Zhuangzhai Yaren took the middle-aged businessman all the way to the northernmost house and found a house that he was satisfied with. He opened the north window. The middle-aged man suddenly frowned and pointed to the high wall in front of him and said: "Aren't all the walls in Chang'an demolished?"
Is it already? Why is it still here?"
Zhuangzhai Yaren said with a smile: "Basically everything has been demolished, but the walls close to the palace gate are not allowed to be demolished. Because our Guangzhaifang and Yishanfang are close to the Daming Palace, we only demolished three sides, and the north side is not allowed.
It was demolished because it was close to Danfeng Gate."
"I see!"
The man was really helpless because of the tall walls, but he had no choice. He looked at more than a dozen houses and this was the one with the most suitable location.
"How much does this house cost?"
"Reporting to the guest, the houses in Guangzhaifang are not cheap. The average price per mu is 3,000 guan. This house is in a good location and is exactly one acre in size. The landlord wants 4,000 guan. No bargaining. If you decide to buy it, add
If you pay the deed tax and commission, you can get 4,240 guan."
"That much extra money?"
"The main reason is that the deed tax is high. The deed tax is 0.5% and the commission is 1%. In fact, it is still cheap. If it is a five-acre house, the deed tax is 10%. Anyway, people who can afford a five-acre house don't care about paying an extra 10% tax.
.”
The man nodded, "If I buy it, will you handle all the transfer procedures for me?"
The person from Zhuangzhai smiled and said: "We will handle the deed of the county government office on our behalf, but you have to go to the internal security department to register it yourself."
The man was startled, "Do you still need to register with the internal security?"
"Of course. This is the capital. There have been so many assassinations in the past few years. The internal security guards are also in a hurry. Anyone who comes to Chang'an to buy or rent a house must register with the internal security guards. Anyone who comes to do business or stay in an inn must also register with the internal security guards. The difference is
If you buy a house or rent a house, you have to register it yourself. If you stay in an inn, the inn will file it, and the guests don’t have to worry about it.”
Seeing the troubled look on the middle-aged man's face, Zhuangzhai Yaren smiled and comforted him: "Actually, it's very simple. Everyone who buys or rents a house has to go there. It's not specifically targeted at anyone. I've gone with so many guests, and basically it only takes one
It’s just time for a cup of tea.”
"Ah! Are you going with me too?"
"Of course, I just said that you are going in person, not that you are going alone. We Ya people will accompany you, and I will also make a record. If anything happens to your guests, the internal guards will be the first to find us Ya people. The system
Although it is very strict, you are just an ordinary house buyer and you usually abide by the laws and regulations, so you don’t have to worry at all, and the internal security guards don’t have that much energy to trouble you.”
The middle-aged man carefully looked at the thin man with teeth in front of him, nodded and said: "Okay! I bought this house and I paid the money."
Yaren was overjoyed, "Then I'll prepare the contract and make an appointment with the landlord. We'll sign and deliver here early tomorrow morning!"
"Okay! When will it be tomorrow morning?"
The tooth man pointed to the big clock at the entrance of the square, "Have you seen the big clock? Tomorrow morning it will be exactly 10:00, I will wait for you here on time, and then I will complete all the registration and tax payments tomorrow morning, and you will go there in the afternoon.
