Chapter Eleven
The banquet ended, and Lin and Zheng came to the residence prepared for them by Hong Xuanjiao.
This is a three-entrance courtyard located in a small alley not far from the Tianwang Mansion. From the outside, it looks like an inconspicuous courtyard.
After entering the red painted gate and passing through the gatehouse, there is a large screen wall. The screen wall passes by, and there are five houses in the east and west. In front of the house is a ginkgo tree of a age. After entering two moon gates, there is a small fountain with rockery in the middle, surrounded by several large weeping willows, five main rooms facing north and south and six wing rooms, connected by the corridor.
There is a small moon gate on both sides of the northern house leading to the backyard. There are only two houses near the back door. There is a flowerbed with a large acre of land planting various flowers. In the center of the flowerbed is a pavilion with stone tables and stone benches inside, and a lilac tree is each at the four corners.
Seeing all this, when he looked up at the plaque "Jingxinzhai" hanging on the lintel of the main room, Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan both guessed that the former owner of the garden must be an elegant scholar.
But now it has changed. At the gate, the head palace and the back garden are all skillful card knives. In the courtyard in the middle, they are all greeted by delicate and gorgeous young female officials.
When you enter the living room, it is even more different from the plaque. In the room, the yellow curtain covers the wall, the ancient blue and white porcelain vase half a person high stands beside the door, and the left and right sides of the wall are decorated with many jade or agate carved handicrafts, and a gold-plated Western clock more than two feet high. The entire living room is full of jewelry.
However, the suites on both sides of the living room were quite simple and elegant. The inner room was the bedroom, and the outer room was obviously the furnishings of the study. It seemed that she had put in a lot of time. Lin Haifeng glanced at Hong Xuanjiao who had been with them, picked up the exquisite candlestick with brilliant light on the desk, and gently put it down. It was pure gold! He sighed in his heart.
Back in the living room, Hong Xuanjiao took a sip of the tea brought by the female officials, looked at Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan with inquiring eyes, and smiled slightly, "How about it, are the two brothers Wang still satisfied?"
Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan looked at each other, "Satisfied is satisfaction, but" Lin Haifeng sighed.
"Haha, I'm a little squeezed." Hong Xuanjiao didn't understand what Lin Haifeng wanted to say below, "However, the location of this garden is still good. On the right is the end of the alley, and on the left is next to the several courtyards opposite. They are all from the Tianjing City Defense Office. This place is both quiet and safe. Brother Qi, oh, it was Brother Yi Wang who said that first of all, the absolute safety of the two brothers must be guaranteed."
Speaking of this, she stood up and pointed out the door, "The card knife hands in the garden are all subordinates of Brother Wing Wang, and they are absolutely loyal and reliable. There are 200 people in total, and Wang Haiyang is the leader. They will be sent in to get to know the two brothers. There are also the twenty-four girls in this inner courtyard, which I carefully selected by my little sister, so I can use with confidence."
"I'm so grateful to Prime Minister Hong and Brother Yi!" Lin Haifeng thought for a while, "But I don't think there are so many card knife hands. There are not enough soldiers fighting everywhere, so it's a waste to leave these powerful people idle in the mansion. So, just leave fifty people behind, and the others will all go back to the army."
"I can't make the decision," Hong Xuan shook his head like a rattle. "Let's go back and discuss with Brother Yi. I'd better introduce the female official's leader to the two brothers." As she said that, she waved and called the two girls who had been standing by the door.
"This girl is named Liu Xianghe, who is responsible for Brother An's daily life. This girl is called Lu Jing, who is specifically responsible for your Brother Ning." Hong Xuanjiao held a girl in one hand and introduced her to them with a smile.
Since entering the inner courtyard, Lin Haifeng has never dared to look at the girls in the yard. Now, he has to examine this female official named Liu Xianghe. This is a girl with white skin, clean and jade-like skin, not very old, but fullness. Whether it is face or figure, any part of her body, it is perfectly matched with you if you can't pick on it. The simple word "beauty" seems to be much worse when used on her.
Lin Haifeng's face suddenly felt a little fever, and his heart was beating. He had never had such close contact with a girl, let alone such a beautiful girl.
He quickly left his eyes from Liu Xianghe, looked at Hong Xuanjiao, and smiled unnaturally, "Thank you for Prime Minister Hong's arrangements, but it seems that he can't use so many people, right?"
"How many?" Hong Xuanjiao smiled and shook her head, "My second brother's Heavenly King's Mansion has thousands of female officials. Even other royal palaces will have hundreds of female officials. Everything is still temporary now. Both brothers are princes, and the mansion needs to be equipped with some necessary officials, which will also show the majesty of my heavenly dynasty." Hong Xuanjiao then explained in detail the number of officials and deacons needed in the royal palace.
After listening carefully to Hong Xuanjiao's words, Lin Haifeng shook his head repeatedly, "I said Prime Minister Hong, what you said is too tedious. Of course, what Prime Minister Hong said is not undesirable. It is time to equip us with a copywriter, so don't arrange other personnel." He thought that people were using traditional Chinese characters in this era. If he and Zheng Nan read it alone, it would be difficult to write. What's more, even if his handwriting calligraphy is enough, he should be laughed at if he can write something.
Since the first meeting, Hong Xuanjiao felt that these two new kings were completely different from others. Especially when they heard what they said at the banquet, she was full of infinite expectations for the future. She hoped to see the holy world they said with her own eyes. At this time, when she heard Lin Haifeng's answer, a sense of admiration came to her heart. Thinking of the officials of all sizes and big and small in Tianjing who were competing with each other for fear of falling behind, she shook her head gently.
"What?" Lin Haifeng was a little puzzled, "This also made Prime Minister Hong worried?"
"Ah, no, no," Hong Xuanjiao smiled, "I mean, there are two talented women around you, why don't you need it?" As he said, his eyes turned to Liu Xianghe and Lu Jing who were standing on the side.
"Oh?" Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan also looked at the two female officials.
Liu Xianghe and Lu Jing were blushed by the three of them, and they quickly lowered their heads.
Hong Xuanjiao smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the girls of our Heavenly Dynasty."
She put her hands on the shoulders of Liu Xianghe and Lu Jing, and looked at Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan proudly, "These two sisters are all good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. They were the future courtesans who carefully trained for ten years by the madam in Huamanlou, Jinling. Unfortunately, this madam was so lucky that she was just in time. As soon as our heavenly army captured Jinling City, we got two talented women like fairies intact. "
In fact, there were still some things Hong Xuanjiao didn't say. Originally, after listening to Meng Deen's introduction, King Hong Tian wanted to accept these two girls as concubines. As time goes by Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan, the Princess Lai felt sorry for the two girls, so he discussed with Hong Xuanjiao, who was responsible for relocating the new king, and placed the two with the new king, hoping that they would have a good home in the future.
Hong Xuanjiao sat back on the chair, looked at Lin Haifeng, then looked at Zheng Nan, and asked, "How about it, let them be divided into the two princes, the ministers of the princes, right?"
Zheng Nan laughed: "From what you said, what else can we have to do with the matter arranged by Prime Minister Hong."
Hong Xuanjiao nodded and said solemnly: "Don't worry, brother Wang, brother Yi Wang has reminded me that anyone who is arranged by you can definitely believe in it. The great cause of heaven depends on the two brothers Wang, and the younger sister can only do everything possible to make the two brothers Wang live more comfortable and avoid all worries!"
Chapter completed!