The craftsman and supervisor knew who the study was being renovated for, so he worked with all his energy.
One of the difficulties is that Xie Meiren is pregnant now.
Although she lives in the back hall and the small study room is to the west of the front hall, if there is a big noise of construction, who can afford to alarm Xie Meiren's fetal growth?
So this The people who had been working for several days not only handled the work with care, but also wrapped their feet in thick cloth, and even walked without making much noise.
No expense was spared in the use of materials during the renovation and addition of the small study, especially the floor-to-ceiling window in front of the writing desk, which is made of thin mica shell tiles ground out and finely inlaid.
The four floor-to-ceiling windows have different patterns, namely spring orchid, summer lotus, autumn chrysanthemum and winter plum.
With these four windows alone, you can look at them every day without getting bored.
Xie Ning came to see it once.
What she liked most was the spring scene window, where the orchids were particularly elegant.
There is also a row of skylights on the wall where the bookshelves are placed, and the window grilles are also particularly exquisite.
Before moving to Yong'an Palace, Xie Ning felt that compared with Yingxiang Pavilion, Yong'an Palace was more spacious and the location was better.
After arriving, I realized that I had thought wrong.
Compared with Yong'an Palace, Yingxiang Pavilion was like a thatched hut.
The main hall of Yong'an Palace is more magnificent and exquisite, with even carvings on the cornerstones of the walls.
The last time she visited Shoukang Palace, she also found that the tile eaves of Shoukang Palace were all filled with the characters "Shou" and "Kang", and the fonts on each tile were completely different.
The study has been cleaned, but there are only two bookshelves with books and a few toys.
The gauze lamp on the table has been lit, and the lampshade is painted with white snow and red plums.
The plum blossoms are so lifelike that they almost look real.
The red sandalwood desk was spotless, reflecting the light like a mirror.
"It's well done.
You are still pregnant with the child, so you don't have to worry so much."
Xie Ning obviously only came up with two or three ideas, and the rest were the ingenuity of the craftsmen.
But now the emperor suddenly put all the credit on her head.
Xie Ning smiled and explained: "I didn't do anything."
What, I just came here to see it twice.”
The emperor sat behind the desk and tried it, nodding and saying, "Yes, I remember that there is a set of landscape stone inkstones and a pen holder in the library.
They are just right here."
The chair was quite big.
The emperor patted the free space beside him and said, "Come and sit."
Xie Ning smiled and shook his head: "I can't sit down."
She was okay before, but she is now, obviously her waist is not that thick.
The emperor still stretched out his hand.
Xie Ning walked up to him and was pulled by the emperor.
He couldn't help but sit on his lap.
"This way you can sit down."
Xie Ning glanced at the door.
The people following him had already retreated outside the door with a look.
Xie Ning whispered: "This is against the rules."
"There's no one else around."
This is true.
Xie Ning blushed and said softly: "Then sit down."
The emperor hugged her and laughed.
It's still a while before bedtime, just in time to talk for a while.
The emperor would not discuss real military and state affairs with her, and Xie Ning didn't know much about them either.
However, the emperor would still talk to her about some side things.
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For example, Prince Yun had the joy of making tiles the day before yesterday.
Xie Ning had heard about this county prince in a daze and asked, "Is this the fifth daughter?"
"That's right."
The emperor nodded with a smile.
The first three daughters were born to his first wife, and the last two daughters were born to his stepmother.
He was a very upright man, unlike others who made a house full of women, but he gave birth to daughters one after another, hoping that his son would not come. , which is enough to make him sad.
There is also the second son of the Prince of Changjun.
His eldest brother snatched a famous singer from the palace and beat him up in the street.
It is said that his face was so swollen that even the Princess of Changjun could not recognize his son.
It seems that he will not be able to recognize his son.
He'll be at peace for a while, at least he won't be embarrassed until the bruises on his pretty face are gone.
The emperor talked about some trivial matters and asked her: "What did you do today?"
Xie Ning said: "In the morning, I was admiring the flowers in the garden behind, and the peach blossoms were already blooming.
Later, Sister Shi Shunyi and the others came to sit and talk for a while."
The emperor smiled and nodded, placing his hand gently on her belly: "Did he bother you again today?"
"A few kicks before lunch."
"Did he kick it when he was hungry?"
Xie Ning shook his head: "Lunch is at the usual time, so it's not too late."
"Then let's eat half an hour early tomorrow."
The emperor said matter-of-factly: "Adults can tell you the rules.
Children know the rules.
If you are hungry, you have to look for food.
If you don't have food, you will naturally make trouble.
I will turn around and tell Fang.
Shang Gong, tell her to remind you tomorrow."
Xie Ning could only agree.
"When it comes to Fang Shang Gong, this person is very attentive.
If you think she is good, let her stay and continue to serve you."
Xie Ning didn't agree.
She felt that Fang Shanggong might not be willing to stay for a long time.
The hot water prepared early came in handy, and the emperor still stayed at Yong'an Palace at night.
Hu Rong volunteered to fetch hot water for Fang Shanggong.
He longed to become a great eunuch like Bai Hongqi and Zhou Xunchen, not only because of their status, but also because of their ability to anticipate events.
He understood very well that even if the master promoted him to be the eunuch in charge of Yong'an Palace today, he would not be able to do this job.
He did not have the ability yet.
There is no eunuch in charge of Yong'an Palace now, that's because the master moved here in a hurry.
But there will always be such a person.
Now that Fang Shanggong is such a powerful master, I don't know if it's time for him to kowtow and call him master.
Not only does Fang Shanggong want to give him guidance, let alone call him aunt and master, even grandma will do.
Fang Shanggong was sitting there folding clothes, and she didn't feel much surprised when Hu Rong came in with water.
Hu Rong smiled and brought the basin closer to him: "Fang Shanggong, Aunt Fang, I'll wait for you to wash your feet."
Fang Shanggong smiled: "You monkey, what's going on here, where did you take the green plums?"
"Sister Qingmei is in the master's room.
Don't you remember that she is on duty tonight?"
Fang Shanggong nodded and said to him: "Don't make me old.
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I'm not old yet."
Hu Rong quickly laughed: "Yes, you are right, then I call you Sister Fang and you think I am being too high-minded, right?"
Under the lamp, Fang Shanggong indeed looked younger than during the day.
When he smiled, it was almost impossible to tell his age.
Hu Rong's sister's name was really not forced.
"Okay, you don't have to tease me like this.
I'm going to sleep soon and I don't want to make my stomach hurt from laughing.
You just want to ask about the emperor's visit tonight."
Hu Rong nodded repeatedly, brought a small stool over and insisted on washing Fang Shanggong's feet, as if he was listening attentively.
"I just don't understand.
Even if the emperor doesn't stay in Yanning Palace, why would he come here without even having dinner?"
Hu Rong calculated the time repeatedly at night and found that the meal times in the palace were all the same.
Some masters who were not taken seriously might be neglected and postponed, but Concubine Shu would definitely not postpone it.
Why did the emperor walk away from Yanning Palace during dinner?
He even wanted to know how Fang Shanggong could have expected this in advance.
This is simply the kind of planning that can predict what is going to happen in advance.
And this was not someone else, but someone who had anticipated the emperor's movements.
What an amazing skill this was.
"This is not a conspiracy.
I don't have the ability to stumbling upon Concubine Shu, and I can't have the eyes and ears in Yanning Palace to find out the news."
Fang Shanggong sat upright and told Hu Rong seriously: "You I am still young and have little experience, so I would like to ask you, what is the rule of the imperial court and the harem during the reign of the late emperor?"
Hu Rong thought for a while and said softly: "When the late emperor was young, he didn't catch up.
I heard people say that there were no laws and regulations at all, the court was in chaos, and the harem was in a smog.
Today's emperor is wise and decisive, Both the court and the harem are in good order."
It is definitely not okay to speak ill of the late Emperor loudly, but the situation of the late Emperor at that time really made it impossible to say good things without conscience.
Hu Rong didn't know what caused the chaos in the court, but before he entered the palace, he heard that the emperor didn't care about political affairs at all, and that all major affairs in the court were controlled by a bunch of villains, making the people of the world miserable.
After entering the palace, he knew more.
The late emperor was so lewd and lustful that he did whatever he wanted.
He selected beauties in the palace and even abducted girls as young as eight or nine years old.
It is said that the late emperor's favored women also included widows, wives of ministers, Taoist nuns, and the top prostitutes in the fireworks alley in the capital.
They were all included.
Fang Shanggong nodded: "That's it.
It is precisely because the rules and regulations of the late emperor were corrupted that the emperor now pays more attention to the rules.
As the emperor, he should set an example to the officials and the people.
What is the emperor going to Yanning Palace for?
Went there” Hu Rong did not hesitate: "I am going for Princess Yuyao.
The emperor values children."
If Concubine Shu still favored her, she would not have let her family members come into the palace to help her.
Fang Shanggong smiled and said nothing.
Hu Rong suddenly understood.
The emperor came to see Princess Yuyao, but Concubine Shu wanted to push the two young girls in front of the emperor.
One of them is her niece, the cousin of Princess Yuyao.
How could the emperor, a person who values rules and regulations, allow such unethical behavior to happen in front of his daughter?
Although there are many beauties in the palace, sometimes it is inevitable that things will mess up the generations, such as aunts and nephews, aunts and nephews, etc.
The relationship has happened before.
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But today this matter is in front of the princess, and the emperor will definitely not happily accept the beauty who throws himself into his arms.
In fact, Princess Yuyao was still young and ignorant.
Even if the emperor accepted her aunt and cousin in front of his daughter, she would not understand the meaning of these things.
But the line in the emperor's heart cannot be crossed, and Concubine Shu really made a mistake today.
Fang Shanggong knew from the look on his face that he understood.
"Actually, it doesn't matter if you put it bluntly."
The enthusiasm in Hu Rong's heart has not diminished.
There is no mystery behind this matter, but it can be deduced and predicted beforehand.
How many people in the palace can do it?
There are only a handful of them, probably less than a palm's worth, and Fang Shanggong is among these few.
"You said you wanted me to teach you, but actually I really have nothing to teach you."
Fang Shanggong said softly, "You have to learn to think for yourself."
Hu Rong knelt down and kowtowed several times: "Thank you Aunt Fang for your guidance."
Fang Shanggong has already taught him a skill that is hard to change with a lot of money.
Today the neighbor finally came back to fix his water pipe, thank God.
After replacing a section of water pipe and unscrewing the valve, the other end of the old pipe started spraying water happily again, so I had to replace the whole pipe again.
At least it was repaired before dinner, so you don't have to pass through Shuiliandong when you go out tomorrow
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