Xi Yunfei was having barbecue at the Da'an Palace.

At the same time, Empress Changsun looked sad in Lizheng Hall.

It was not because of her illness, but because Xi Yunfei accidentally caused her a "big trouble".

Xi Yunfei's current status is a bit unclear. If he is a minister, perhaps Empress Changsun would not have to worry so much.

However, Xi Yunfei went to Beijing this time, in accordance with the etiquette of the Gentiles, and sent several boxes of rare treasures to the palace.

Most of them were given to Princess Pingyang. In the name of Mu Ziyi, Empress Changsun has sent someone to the Princess's Mansion.

The other half was given to Li Shimin's concubines and descendants by Xi Yunfei.

At this time, the concubines in the harem who heard the news had already filled the Lizheng Hall.

Over the past year, merchants traveling south from Shuofang often brought some novel things to Chang'an to make high profits.

The most popular items are women and children.

For example, the perfume produced by Shuofang has long been hard to find in Chang'an. Even if it is a concubine in the harem, she will not be able to grab it if she wants to buy a bottle. You must know that many of the concubines in the harem have very prominent identities.

Many people don’t know that Li Shimin married several widows, such as Yang Guifei, the first wife of his third brother Li Yuanji, and Wei Zhaorong, who was born in Yinfei.

These women are not so beautiful, nor are they as sank as Diao Chan in Xishi. The reason why they were taken as concubines by Li Shimin is because the power of their parents' families cannot be underestimated. Li Shimin often has no choice but to be able to help himself when he first ascended to the great treasure.

For example, although Empress Changsun was born in the Changsun family, she may not be as good as a concubine in terms of family background.

Li Shimin and his wife have always been thrifty in finances, but these concubines, relying on the support of their parents' family, spend money all day long, and like to compare and calculate, which often makes Empress Changsun sigh.

Just as this happened, several concubines of the most extraordinary origins had already started arguing.

"Sister, why should I give this bottle of cream to Yin Fei? My sister is so nervous."

"Concubine Wei, you've had enough. I've asked you to have the bottle of hand cream just now. What else do you want?"

"Don't argue with the two sisters. I'm going to say that it's better to allocate according to the grade. I'm the youngest..."

"Get out of here, don't think it's great to be called a concubine just now, and don't look at where you lived before. You can even dare to be rash by a talented person."

"Wuwuwu, Empress, look at Concubine Wei, I am so innocent. Please make the decision for me."

Empress Changsun was so quarreled that she was the one who spoke the most loudly, and the ones who spoke the most often were the ones who were not very talented in her own life. She just relied on her family and did not take her as the queen at all.

Fortunately, Empress Changsun was not a vegetarian. She rubbed her eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Another quarrel, I will return the gift list."

“…”

The few people who were originally noisy were silent in an instant.

They didn't dare to gamble, Empress Changsun really dared to do this.

I remember that at the beginning of the year, His Majesty first ascended the great treasure, and all the small countries came to congratulate him.

Many envoys would bring some specialties from their own country to the empress and concubines in the palace.

Among them were envoys from Silla and Baekje who sent more than a dozen huge Dongzhus into the palace.

At that time, the girls almost started to squat on the grounds of uneven distribution.

In a fit of anger, Empress Changsun directly returned the Dongzhu, leaving no last one behind.

Concubine Yang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui, was in a neutral rank among the many concubines. Because of her identity, she usually followed the opinions of Empress Changsun on weekdays, and was never neglected because of her birth to two princes.

"Sister, otherwise you can draw lots. Everything depends on luck. If you draw something you don't like, it's no wonder that my sister is not!"

Concubine Yang sat on the small round stool next to Empress Changsun. She had been silent all the time and suddenly spoke up for advice.

Queen Changsun glanced at her and said with a funny look: "What's the matter of drawing lots? And there are rules for the harem."

"That's right, Concubine Yang, if you don't want it, you can give it to us and be a bad person."

Concubine Yin was used to being proud of herself on weekdays, and she was a bit sarcastic and mean when speaking to Concubine Yang.

Concubine Yang looked at her, but was not annoyed. She smiled and shook her head, and continued to help Queen Changsun massage her legs.

Yin Fei punched the cotton, her face twitched twice, and she curled her lips disdainfully, and her eyes turned high.

Empress Changsun frowned slightly, and she didn't want to interfere with the conflict between these concubines.

Yin Concubine's biological father Yin Shishi Shi was a loyal and honest man. When Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, Emperor Yang of Sui abandoned the city and fled. Yin Shishi Shishi was loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and defended the city to death. Later, he died at the city gate.

Logically speaking, Yin Fei should hate Li Tang, or Li Yuan as her father-in-law, or Li Shimin as her husband.

She did not, but passed all the hatred onto Emperor Yang of Sui who had left the city. By the way, she also hated Concubine Yang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui.

The hatred between the two has been around for a long time, and both of them have given birth to a prince for Li Shimin. The son of Concubine Yang, Li Ke, was brave and desirable, and was deeply favored. The son of Concubine Yin is not bad. He studied under Yin Hongzhi and practiced both civil and military skills since childhood.

The mother fought, and the two children were fighting, which often made the harem frustrated, and in the end, Emperor Changsun later cleaned up the mess.

Seeing Concubine Yang take the initiative to take the initiative to take the lead, Queen Changsun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's do this, I will let you pack these things into different boxes according to your value. At that time, choose one by one according to age and grade. Even if you choose what you don't like, don't blame anyone. If you want to, you will exchange them privately, and I will not care about these things..."

The way Empress Changsun made the decision was quite fair. Although several concubines were dissatisfied, in order not to end up being frustrated, she still agreed with a dark face.

That night, Zhaoqing Palace and Yang Fei’s residence.

In the main hall, several concubines, Zhaorong, beauty and talented people who lived in Zhaoqing Hall, gathered together.

Yang Jieyu, who was also from the Yang family of Hongnong, looked happy and said with a flattering look: "It's because my sister's method is so good. Those strong men followed her sister's instructions and sent the most valuable boxes to our Zhaoqing Palace."

Concubine Yang smiled. Eighty-most of the strong men who served in the Tai Chi Palace were left by the previous dynasty, and countless people knew him. Several of the elderly still watched him grow up, and they were always close to him if they had any benefits on weekdays.

This may be the so-called home court advantage. Compared with Empress Changsun, sometimes Yang Fei's words may be better...

"Huh, what's this?"

Just as he was talking and laughing, a talented man next to him opened the box and took out a black "box" from it. There was a wire connected to the back of the box. Such a novel thing instantly attracted the attention of all the girls.

Yang Jieyu next to Concubine Yang had sharp eyes. She saw the other end of the wire and said excitedly: "I know this, it's called a plug. I have seen it in His Majesty's bookstore in Ganlu Palace. The desk lamp used by His Majesty also has such a wire."

Concubine Yang recalled, nodded slightly, reached out to touch the smooth glass mirror on the front of the box, and said, "Is this object also used for lighting?"

"...Well, I don't know, but I'll know if I try it."

"How to try? There is no electricity on our Zhaoqing Palace."
Chapter completed!