"My lord, see the Queen, see all the empresses!" Lin Xuan bowed and saluted.
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "No gifts, I like the dressing table you gave me very much."
"As long as the Queen likes it." Lin Xuan said with cupped hands.
"Marquis of Jingyang County, I wonder if this dressing table is still there?" Concubine Yang asked.
Lin Xuan had never met Concubine Yang, but judging from her position, she knew that she was one of Li Shimin's concubines.
Queen Changsun said: "This is Concubine Yang. If you still have it, I can pay for it."
Li Shimin had many concubines. Except for Empress Changsun, his favorite concubines were Wei, Yang, Yin, and Yan.
"The Queen is joking, how can I ask for your money? I will have the dressing table delivered to the palace tomorrow. However, the others are not as big as the Queen's." Lin Xuan said.
Empress Changsun glanced at Lin Xuan approvingly and said that she was willing to pay for Concubine Yang's dressing table to show her generosity.
But that doesn't mean she has no selfish motives.
"It doesn't matter if it's smaller, as long as you have it." Concubine Yang said happily.
"Marquis of Jingyang County, I also want one." Concubine Wei said quickly.
"And I."
…
At one time, several concubines spoke.
Lin Xuan was a little embarrassed. He couldn't send them all with so many people.
But if Concubine Yang is given as a gift, it would be bad if others don’t.
Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Including the one you just promised to Concubine Yang, we will give you four in total. How about I distribute them among you?"
The fourth concubine was not only favored in front of Li Shimin, but more importantly, she also had a certain amount of power behind her.
As for the other concubines, Queen Changsun didn't care too much.
Lin Xuan felt relieved and said: "I obey your order."
When the other concubines saw Empress Changsun, they all spoke and did not dare to say anything more.
The princesses and wives had originally planned to ask Lin Xuan, but now it was difficult for them to do so.
"The Marquis of Jingyang County presented me with a dressing table, and I liked it very much. I rewarded it with hundreds of coins and ten pieces of silk and satin," said Empress Changsun.
"Thank you, Queen, for the reward." Lin Xuan bowed.
This kind of reward is generally a meaning, and does not grant anything particularly valuable.
However, the silks and satins that were rewarded were all tributes, and even if you had money, there would be no place to buy them.
It would also be good to take it back and make some clothes for your parents.
…
The next day, Lin Xuan was sleeping soundly when he was shaken awake by Cheng Chumo.
Lin Xuan opened his eyes and saw Cheng Chumo and others arriving.
"Why are you here so early to disturb people's dreams?" Lin Xuan rubbed his head and said angrily.
Fortunately, I drank too much yesterday and didn't let Chunyue sleep with me. Otherwise, they wouldn't have seen everything when they barged in like this.
It seems like the concierge needs to be informed. We can't just let them in from now on. We need to inform them no matter what.
"You think we want to come? It's not you who caused this!" Cheng Chumo said angrily.
Several other people also looked at Lin Xuan with murderous eyes.
Lin Xuan was startled and asked: "What does it have to do with me?"
"If you hadn't made that dressing table and glass mirror, would we have been kicked out?" Cheng Chumo said.
They were kicked out by their mother early in the morning and told that they were not allowed to go back unless they could get the glazed mirror.
Lin Xuan looked at Li Dejiao and asked, "Were you also kicked out by your mother?"
If he remembered correctly, Li Jing's wife seemed to be the legendary Red Fu Girl.
Regardless of official history or unofficial history, Hong Fu Nu is a strange woman.
It's hard to believe that the red-haired girl actually likes mirrors.
"Otherwise?" Li Dejiang rolled his eyes.
Lin Xuan was a little speechless and said: "I have prepared all yours for you. I originally planned to send them to you. Now you can find the housekeeper and take them back by yourself. I won't entertain you if I sleep for a while."
"I knew you wouldn't forget us. Let's leave first and treat you to dinner another day."
Cheng Chumo and others couldn't bear to stay any longer. After hearing Lin Xuan's words, they left immediately.
Lin Xuan was no longer sleepy at all after being treated like this by them, so he simply got up.
He still remembered that he promised Empress Changsun yesterday that she would send four dressing tables to the palace today.
By the time Lin Xuan finished washing and found the housekeeper, Cheng Chumo and others had already gone back with the dressing table.
Lin Xuan asked Butler Lin to send six dressing tables to the palace, two of which were for Li Lizhi. As for how she distributed them, Lin Xuan didn't care.
After breakfast, Lin Xuan went to check the growth of peppers and potatoes.
The peppers are no longer a problem and are just waiting to bloom and bear fruit.
The potatoes have sprouted and should be ready for planting soon.
"Sir, the second son of Duke Liang wants to see you!" Wu Ke reported.
Lin Xuan was a little confused, why did Fang Yiai want to find him?
"You take people to the living room and serve them tea. I'll be there right away." Lin Xuan said.
"yes!"
…
When Lin Xuan came to the living room, Fang Yiai was sitting upright.
When Fang Yiai saw Lin Xuan coming in, she quickly saluted and said, "I have met the Marquis of Jingyang County."
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Brother Yiai, you are so polite. Please sit down quickly."
Lin Xuan has been fascinated by this legendary 'Cuckold King of the Tang Dynasty' for a long time.
But now, because of his influence, Princess Gaoyang has been betrothed to Changsun Chong.
Fang Yiai is destined not to become a ‘cuckold king’.
I wonder if Fang Yiai will thank him when he finds out.
After Fang Yiai sat down, Lin Xuan asked, "I wonder if Brother Yiai is here this time?"
He and Fang Xuanling met several times, but they had no contact with each other.
He didn't know why Fang Yiai came to him suddenly.
"The Marquis of Jingyang County, my mother likes dressing tables very much and wants to buy one. I wonder if the Marquis of Jingyang County will agree." Fang Yiai said.
After working on it for a long time, it turned out that I wanted to buy a dressing table.
Lin Xuan still knew about Fang Xuanling's wife.
The origin of the legendary word "jealousy" is Fang Xuanling's wife.
It is said that Li Shimin gave Fang Xuanling several beauties as concubines, but Fang Xuanling refused to accept them.
We must know that in ancient times, imperial power was supreme. Who dared to refuse what the emperor gave?
Li Shimin was curious and asked Fang Xuanling why he didn't want it.
Fang Xuanling told Li Shimin that his wife at home did not allow him to take a concubine. If he dared to take her back, the family would definitely be uneasy.
When Li Shimin heard this, he thought it was very interesting, so he sent a eunuch with a pot of "poisonous wine" to tell Mrs. Fang that if she did not accept these concubines, she would give them poisonous wine. Mrs. Fang took the "poisonous wine" without any fear on her face.
He drank it all in one gulp and was not killed.
It turned out that the pot was filled with vinegar, and Li Shimin used it to test her.
When Li Shimin found out that Mrs. Fang would rather die than take a concubine from Fang Xuanling, he was shocked and gave up the idea of giving Fang Xuanling a beauty.
So the story of "jealousy" has been passed down as an interesting story through the ages.
Although Lin Xuan admired the 'jealous' Mrs. Fang, he had no intention of selling the dressing table.
And even if he sells it, it will definitely be at a sky-high price, and the house owner may not be able to afford it.
"Brother Yiai, making the dressing table is very troublesome. I have no intention of selling it," Lin Xuan said.
Fang Yiai was a little disappointed and said, "In that case, I'll leave first."
"Wait a minute, although there is no dressing table, there is a mirror on the dressing table, but it is smaller than the one on the dressing table. I wonder if Mrs. Fang will like it?" Lin Xuan called Fang Yiai and said.
Fang Yiai said happily: "Marquis of Jingyang County, I wonder how much this mirror can be sold for?"
What his mother wants is a mirror. As for the dressing table, it's not difficult. You can make it yourself.
"It doesn't cost any money, just think of it as a gift from me to Mrs. Fang." Lin Xuan said.
He admired Fang Xuanling very much as a person and had no intention of asking for money.
Fang Yiai said: "How is this possible? The Marquis of Jingyang County should just tell me how much it costs and I will buy it."
"Mirrors are only given away, not sold." Lin Xuan said.
Fang Yiai thought for a while and said, "Thank you so much to the Marquis of Jingyang County."
"Brother Yiai, you're welcome."
Lin Xuan asked the housekeeper to get a mirror.
When he first produced mirrors, he specially produced some mirrors that were about the same size as normal bronze mirrors just to cope with this situation.
Not long after, the butler delivered a brocade box and then left.
"Brother Yiai, there is a mirror inside. You can take it back to Mrs. Fang." Lin Xuan said.
"Thank you very much, Marquis of Jingyang County. I will take my leave now."
Fang Yiai was just the beginning. In the next few days, there was an endless stream of people asking for dressing tables.
Lin Xuan will try his best to send away those who can be sent away.
There was really nothing to do, so Lin Xuan had no choice but to give him a mirror.