After saying that, Yuhe didn't move. When Chunyue looked at it, she saw that Yuhe was lost in thought.
Chunyue put Jin Dou down, walked over, and waved her hand in front of Yu He's eyes.
Yu He was startled, came to his senses, and said, "What's wrong with Sister Chunyue?"
Chunyue understood her meaning and said angrily: "What's wrong? I just called you, but you didn't respond. Are you worried about something?"
"No, what can I have on my mind?" Yu He shook his head quickly.
Chunyue said: "Since there is no such thing, let's iron the young master's clothes first."
Yuhe nodded, and Chunyue and he got busy.
After ironing and putting away the clothes, Chunyue pulled Yuhe to sit down and said, "Tell me, what are you worried about?"
Yuhe hesitated for a while, but finally shook his head and said, "Sister Chunyue, I just said that I have nothing to worry about."
"You are thinking about the young master," Chunyue said.
A blush appeared on Yu He's face. How could he dare to admit it? He quickly denied it and said, "No."
"Really not?" Chun Yue teased.
Yu He sighed and said: "Sister, the young master will be getting married in a few months, haven't you been worried?"
"Worried?" Chunyue was stunned and asked, "What are you worried about?"
"The master treats us very well, but can the princess tolerate us?" Yu He said with some worry.
As Lin Xuan's marriage was approaching, the servants in the family began to discuss it.
Yu He didn't think that much at first, but she just heard others talking about it. When the princess gets married, she will definitely bring many maids with her.
The maids in the palace are much better than them in serving people.
Chunyue consoled her: "Young master said that Princess Changle is generous to others and will not tolerate us."
"However, the Marquis was impeached before because he did not have my deed. If I brought such a big trouble to the Marquis, the princess would definitely blame me if she knew about it," Yu He said.
To put it bluntly, they are just Lin Xuan's maids.
The law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates: "A concubine must marry her husband."
Slaves belong to the lowest class of "untouchables" and cannot be concubines.
The law stipulates: A person who takes a concubine or a guest's daughter as his wife, or a maid as his concubine, shall stay for one and a half years.
This means that if the wife dies or is divorced, she can remarry, but she cannot take her concubine as her wife.
Nor can one take a maid as a concubine.
In history, Li Zhi wanted to depose Wang Liwu and was opposed by so many people. This is also the reason.
The emperor's concubines, regardless of their rank, other than the queen, are actually concubines.
Li Zhi wanted to make Wu Zetian his queen, that is, to replace his wife with a concubine, so he would naturally face opposition.
If Lin Xuan wants to take them as concubines, he must first obtain the approval of the government and "release them", so that they can become commoners before they can be taken as concubines.
After Lin Xuan and Princess Changle get married, Princess Changle will be in charge of the family, and their lives and contracts will be controlled by Princess Changle.
Even if Lin Xuan wants to take them as concubines, he still needs Princess Changle's approval.
That's why Yu He worries about gains and losses.
Chun Yue said seriously: "Yu He, we are just the maid of the young master. Don't think about things that you shouldn't think about."
She finally understood that Yu He had thoughts that he shouldn't have.
Although Yuhe just wanted to become a concubine, in Chunyue's opinion, it was still something he shouldn't have.
Yu He was stunned and asked: "Sister, haven't you ever thought about becoming the master's concubine?"
Chunyue shook her head and said: "No, we are of low status, and it is already a great gift to get the Lord's mercy. How can we pray for more?"
Yu He thought that if he had not met Lin Xuan, he might have been sold to a brothel.
Thinking of this, Yu He nodded and said: "Sister is right, I understand, and I won't think about it in the future."
"Don't you think about anything?" Lin Xuan walked in and asked.
As soon as he entered the house, he heard Yu He say that he would not think randomly, so he was a little curious.
Chunyue and Yuhe quickly stood up and saluted.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and asked: "What were you talking about just now? Why don't you think randomly?"
Chunyue and Yuhe said awkwardly, "Go back to the young master, it's nothing."
Seeing that they were unwilling to talk, Lin Xuan did not continue to ask, and said: "It will be winter hunting soon, please help me make something."
"It's just the master's order." Chunyue responded.
Lin Xuan described the gloves to the two of them.
Because of the cotton-padded clothes, I didn’t feel particularly cold when riding the horse just now, but my hands were a little cold, so Lin Xuan thought of gloves.
"Don't put too much white stack inside, try to make it as thin as possible," Lin Xuan said.
The gloves are not complicated, Chunyue and Yuhe quickly understood them.
"Sir, how much do you need?" Chunyue asked.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and said, "Let's make ten pairs first."
When Cheng Chumo and the others saw him, they would definitely ask him for it, so Lin Xuan asked them to make more.
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Duke Su's Mansion
At the gate, Cheng Yaojin glared at Cheng Chumo and said, "Please be more honest with me later."
"Dad, I understand, but you have to save some face for me," Cheng Chumo said.
Cheng Yaojin looked ahead and ignored it.
A group of people approached. Cheng Yaojin saw clearly the appearance of the man in front and reminded him: "Here he comes."
Cheng Chumo looked up and saw that the person in front was a man about forty years old.
"This should be Yan'er's father." Thinking of this, Cheng Chumo felt a little nervous.
Jiang Yunsheng dismounted, walked quickly to Cheng Yaojin, and bowed: "See you, general!"
"Haha, Yunsheng will be a family from now on, no need to be so polite." Cheng Yaojin helped Jiang Yunsheng up.
Jiang Yunsheng said seriously: "Without the general, I would not be where I am today."
On the battlefield, if Cheng Yaojin hadn't saved his life, he would have died long ago.
Cheng Yaojin said displeased: "Today we are here to talk about the marriage of our children. Do you keep talking about these old things? Do you want others to think that I, Cheng Yaojin, am trying to repay a favor?"
"Yun Sheng never meant this." Jiang Yunsheng said quickly.
"It's okay if you don't. Don't say those words of thanks anymore," Cheng Yaojin said.
"Dad, Uncle Jiang, let's go in first." Cheng Chumo reminded.
"Yes, yes, let's go in and talk first," Cheng Yaojin said.
"I brought some special products from Shu to the general, but they are not valuable." Jiang Yunsheng pointed to a carriage full of goods behind him.
"We will be in-laws from now on. There is no reason for a woman to give gifts to a man." Cheng Yaojin said unhappily.
He was still very happy with Jiang Yunsheng's attitude.
Although Jiang Yunsheng has been guarding the border in Sichuan these years, people still send gifts every year during the Chinese New Year.
Normally, he wouldn't refuse at all and would just accept it, but now that the two families are getting married, it's naturally hard for him to accept it.
Jiang Yunsheng said: "General, this is the last time."
Cheng Yaojin nodded and said: "Forget it this time, I won't give it to me again in the future."
Cheng Yaojin thought for a while and accepted it, otherwise Jiang Yunsheng would not look good on his face.
When the time comes to pay the betrothal gift, just add a little more.
Jiang Yunsheng looked at Cheng Chumo and said, "This is Chumo. The last time I saw him was five years ago. I didn't expect him to be so old."
Cheng Chumo bowed and said, "I've met Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Yunsheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "No need to be polite."
Cheng Yaojin said: "Let's go in first."
Arriving at the Cheng family hall, Cheng Yaojin pulled Jiang Yunsheng to sit next to him regardless of Jiang Yunsheng's objections.
The maid brought tea and withdrew.
Jiang Yunsheng smelled the fragrance of tea and asked: "Is this the legendary Longjing? I have always heard that this tea has an unusual fragrance, and it is true."