bookcurios Chapter 279 How to Reward
Chapter 279 How to Reward
Today is the first day and eight hours since Molan officially became the queen.
She was very used to the position of queen.
Although I am not very satisfied, I can finally get by.
The Song Dynasty is a model of low-key luxury. Although the craftsmanship is certainly not as advanced as that of the Ming Dynasty, the choice of fabrics and the control of embroidery for clothes for the mother of a country cannot be perfunctory.
She was dressed in a dark green dress with a small crown on her head. She was playing with the lily-colored nails that the new maid Mao Sui had recommended for her to do. She was smelling the sandalwood in the room, and was reading a history book.
As a cultivator, she naturally has her own efficiency and speed, but it's also not bad to slow down occasionally and enjoy the process of being a human being.
Only by keeping an ordinary heart in mind can you accomplish extraordinary things.
Even when cultivating immortality, one should not forget that one is actually a human being.
This should be the so-called "state of mind".
Before entering the imperial city to prepare for the golden elixir breakthrough, Molan decided to be more cautious and calm himself down.
It's not just about cultivation or mental strength, what's more important is the state of mind.
State of mind, heart of Tao, and perception are all mysterious things, but it is often these things that cannot be grasped that determine the strength of the same level and the depth of the future.
She is a woman with a big picture, and she needs to think about some philosophical questions from time to time.
I examine my body three times a day.
She is a little lazy and only needs to reflect on herself once a year.
At this time, Longsha reported quietly,
"Your Majesty, someone from the Hall of Supreme Harmony has come and said they hope you can go there."
"understood."
Molan placed a gold-rimmed, kingfisher tourmaline hollow bookmark into the book, closed the book, drank a sip of tea, put a small piece of mint in her mouth, stood up, raised her hand, and walked out the door with the help of Pu Guang.
When the queen travels, outsiders give way to her.
During the Song Dynasty, the empress's travels were always very grand.
The ceremonial procession alone is enough to rival the twenty or more Yixiu in "Legend of Zhen Huan".
Even if you are just in the palace, you cannot lose your identity.
The further back in time one goes, the more valuable the princes and nobles become, and the more important their bloodline becomes.
That is why Zhu Yuanzhang was not liked and recognized by literati, and why the Ming Dynasty, despite its glorious military achievements and numerous merits, was always mixed with corruption and corruption since its founding.
Even if you don't read much, just walk more, see more, pause for a moment in this long river of history, and feel the "simple customs and people", you will understand it.
Time does not increase intelligence, but it increases experience.
For a cultivator, experience is like a database or a mirror.
I have seen this question before.
By analogy, for similar questions, we can get...
With a long life and a mature brain system, the tactic of doing a lot of questions can also be applied in life.
In this way, people also refer to it as shrewd and intelligent.
As I was thinking, I arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Molan walked in, bowed, and sat opposite Zhao Ceying. She asked,
"Is it for the reward?"
"Exactly!"
Zhao Ceying's eyes lit up at this moment. While he was impressed by Molan's intelligence, he was secretly delighted that they were in sync with each other.
After the imperial maid had served the tea and left, he spoke:
"As for the women of the old ministers, how do you think I would let you personally restore the title of princess to Gu?"
In response to Zhao Ceying's bold proposal, Mo Lan immediately raised the corner of her lips and said,
"pretty good."
Gu endured not being sheltered by Concubine Rong, and she was probably driven crazy by her and Zhao Ceying.
She was humiliated in front of everyone by Concubine Rong, witnessed Prince Yong's family reaping the fruits of their own actions, and was then stripped of her outer clothes and thrown into the street.
Although due to the unrest in the city, there was no such outrageous and unreasonable thing as "thousands of people watching", but it was undoubtedly a huge blow to the proud Gu family.
Now, she, the one who took away her glory and gained her status by stepping on her, will return the imperial edict to her... hehe. (The enfeoffment of the clan daughters can also be regarded as a kind of imperial edict)
I'm really looking forward to Gu's performance when he kowtows to her and expresses his gratitude.
Zhao Ceying made this decision not just to balance the previous dynasty.
But Gu had done him a favour in his marriage, and as an emperor, he had to repay the favour no matter what.
Only if Gu's status is elevated can he enter and leave the palace conveniently at any time and place, and only then can Molan play with him to vent her anger.
The only knowledge Zhao Ceying learned in Zhuang Xuejiu's private school was from listening to the girls discussing how the mistress of a household could run the household when they got together.
——It seems like a punishment but it is illegal, and it seems like a reward but it is actually a punishment.
He also remembered the knowledge that Miss An told Molan, Rulan, and Miss Cai that day.
Seeing Molan's cunning smile, Zhao Ceying knew that his feelings had been conveyed.
So he did not explain, but continued to preach.
"How about rewarding the women detained by Concubine Rong that day?"
From Zhao Ceying's perspective, the palace coup was a matter of course. The wives of these generals were detained in the palace and had to listen to the rebels committing obscene insults to the palace maids. They must have been appeased.
Molan agreed with Zhao Ceying's benevolent policy, so she asked,
"How to seal it?"
This is where Zhao Ceying suffered. He said,
"As for the title, the Duke's wife has reached the highest level.
The next higher title is county princess or princess of a county, but this... is somewhat inappropriate.
Moreover, there are so many ladies, and promoting them one by one, even if only by one level, would cause chaos, which would be inappropriate and against etiquette.
She is clearly the wife of an earl, but she is respectfully addressed as the "Lady of the Duke". It feels as if the etiquette system is about to collapse in my hands.
So what kind of reward is there that would not seem perfunctory but could also demonstrate the sincerity of the royal family?"
Molan replied immediately,
"One hectare of eastern pearls."
Dongzhu!
This item is extraordinary. The finest oriental pearls are exclusively used by the emperor and empress. Compared with cloth or something else, it seems to be more of a symbol of sincerity.
"Good idea!" he praised on the spot.
"It's just that I have to make two fewer sets of clothes."
Zhao Ceying: ? ? How many sets?
Bad idea!
Molan took in all the changes in Zhao Ceying's expression, smiled, raised her hand and poked Zhao Ceying's forehead, and continued,
“And add a pair of golden phoenix hairpins made inside.
As for the Duchess of England, as well as several marquisates and earlesse.
There was an extra pair of broad beards and a green phoenix holding a precious pearl, and the Duchess of England also had a phoenix crown topped with a pearl.
Of course, the one that was demolished was too feminine.
After all, she was the queen, but she allowed a concubine who was born a bricklayer to detain her female relatives and stage a palace coup under her control, which was a great dereliction of duty for her as a queen. "
rational!
In this way, it would also save the face of Empress Dowager Cao.
After all, this apology was a punishment and compensation spoken from his mouth, rather than a remedy made by Queen Cao in the first place.
By this time she was already the Empress Dowager Cao, it was too late.