Chapter 140 Situation in the Palace
"Your name is Qingwen?"
"Reporting to the master, that's right.
Back at Lin Mansion, Lin Chen saw the two maids given to him by Jia Mu.
Lin Chen once again sighed that the maid of the Jia family was really outstanding, and asked about their names.
Qingwen?
Lin Chen looked at this half-grown and pretty loli with interest.
After all, there is a lot of detail about her in the original book.
It is described that her appearance is not inferior to that of heroines such as Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai.
Now that I look at it, it’s true.
Although Qingwen has not yet bloomed, she can still vaguely see her beauty.
only.
Lin Chen noticed that when he looked at Qingwen, the girl straightened her chest without any hint of timidity.
This made him dumbfounded and shook his head slightly.
Qingwen has a bad temper and needs to be tempered by A'Zhu.
As for the other person.
"This slave's birth name is Hua, and the old lady gave her the name Pearl."
This pretty woman who calls herself Flower Pearl is not as charming and bright as Qingwen. She has a slender figure and gentler eyebrows.
Flower pearl?
Lin Chen suddenly thought of something.
Isn't this the maid named Xiren by Bao Dalian in the original book?
It can be seen that Jia Mu has spent a lot of money this time.
"Pearl is a bad name." Lin Chen pretended to ponder for a moment.
After all, there was a glimpse of Ding Zhen and Xiao Ma Zhenzhu in later generations, which somewhat put him in trouble.
That being the case.
"Change your name to Xiren."
It has to be said that Bao Dalian has a good way of naming girls. He chose the name based on the poem "The fragrance of flowers hits people and makes them feel warm", and he also took care of her original surname.
"Yes~"
Unexpectedly, Xiren's pretty face turned slightly red as soon as she arrived and her name was changed, and she bowed slightly and said a blessing.
Qingwen looked at it with eyes a little hot, her mouth slightly flattened, and she was a little unhappy.
This girl's temperament is what others have, and she must have it too.
"I went to meet the two grandmas in the mansion, as well as Abi and A'Zhu. You two will also be members of the Lin Mansion from now on." Lin Chen waved his hand and said calmly.
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Kyoto market.
"Have you heard? The Ziwei Chamber of Commerce is selling a kind of stove, which is cheaper than burning charcoal during the winter!"
"Why is the stove so magical?"
"I don't know either. I just know that the stove uses a type of charcoal called briquettes."
That's right, before the icing sugar and refined salt were produced, Lin Chen asked Xue Biao to get out the briquettes.
After all, the workshop Xue Biao built outside the capital is only 70% complete.
In addition, it is now late autumn and winter is about to begin.
This northern winter can really freeze people to death!
Not to mention other places, hundreds of poor people freeze to death every year in the capital.
Not to mention that the Gyeonggi area was hit by floods this year, and there are still hundreds of thousands of victims outside the capital.
Even if Shangguan Wan'er successively returned the victims during this period, only half of the victims were solved.
If we don't think of some measures, these victims who can only hide in simple sheds in winter will freeze to death in countless numbers!
Therefore.
Only then did Lin Chen think of briquettes.
You must know that the residents in the capital spend the winter, and the dignitaries use charcoal, which is smoke-free and dust-free and expensive.
Ordinary people only have coal and wood.
This coal must be picked in large pieces, otherwise it will not withstand burning.
The briquettes made by Lin Chen and others can be mixed with cinders and loess, and can be burned after drying.
Compared with coal, briquettes are cheaper.
For a time, the briquettes and stoves sold at Ziwei Chamber of Commerce were extremely popular.
Lin Chen also didn't expect that one of his free moves would make the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce famous in the capital.
No, Xue Biao, who came to visit at a good time, came to nothing.
Lin Chen was not at home during this time, but was training soldiers at the Yulin Camp.
certainly.
This did not delay Xue Biao's gift and to find out when Lin Chen had time.
In this regard, Abi, who entertained Xue Biao, was not sure.
Quite true.
Xue Biao noticed the extra beautiful maids in Lin Chen's house.
After asking around, I learned that one of them was sent by the Jia family.
This made Xue Biao's heart tremble.
How could he forget this?
"Miss, Xue Biao has sent seven or eight maids, do you want to keep them?" A'Zhu covered her mouth and snickered, and asked Wang Yuyan softly.
"Keep it."
Wang Yuyan was so smart that she immediately guessed Xue Biao's little thoughts and just smiled.
Don't say it.
After practicing the Jingxin Jue, Wang Yuyan, who was already a first-class martial artist, became more refreshing and refined, like a fairy walking out of a painting.
A'Zhu received Wang Yuyan's instructions to arrange the whereabouts of these new maids.
But don't want to.
He saw Qingwen, her hands on her hips, talking to the new maid, beaming with joy.
These new maids were so frightened that they hugged each other and looked at her timidly.
"No wonder the master asked me to temper this girl's temper."
A'Zhu saw clearly from the corridor and laughed in his heart.
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In the Yulin Camp.
Practice sounds all day long!
"kill!"
"kill!"
I was so shocked that there was no sign of any animal within ten miles.
"Head of the Guard!"
Yang Zhi bowed his hands respectfully to Wei Qing.
Originally, old men like Yang Zhi did not pay much attention to the new young boy Wei Qing.
After learning that Lin Chen had promoted him to the chief instructor of training soldiers, he was even more angry.
Although the position of the chief instructor is just an honorific title, and there is no official position.
However, during normal training, even Yang Zhi and other lieutenants have to listen to orders.
This naturally makes Yang Zhi and other arrogant soldiers who have followed Lin Chen to win many victories dissatisfied.
Then...
Lin Chen doesn't know what means Wei Qing used to suppress Yang Zhi, Wei Cheng and others.
At least the middle and high-level military officers in the army have a lot of respect for Wei Qing and dare not disobey.
Is this the value of a famous general in history?
For Lin Chen, it is considered to free up his time.
As the main general, he only needs to come to the Yulin Guard to punch in and show up.
Let Wei Qing train the Yulin Guard, from a certain perspective, it is a professional match.
It's a pity that the commander of the cavalry guard selected by Lin Chen is still studying hard in the Imperial Academy.
After the inspection, Lin Chen hurried to the palace again. It's time to deal with the matter of the real and fake queen mother.
At the same time, the Department of Supervision.
Several lazy eunuchs yawned and had nothing to do.
"Who is coming?"
One of the eunuchs was sharp-eyed and saw several figures coming from a distance, so he started to scold.
"Asshole!"
Unexpectedly.
A slick voice scolded, and the eunuch shivered.
It turned out to be Eunuch Gui!
After scolding, the voice just bowed to Lin Chen in a flattering way, "General Manager Lin!"
Lin Chen looked at Xiao Guizi, who had already established himself in the Sishejian, and patted the other's shoulder with satisfaction.
It must be said that Wei Xiaobao is a talent in this line of work.
Yes.
Lin Chen recruited Wei Xiaobao, who entered the palace at the same time as him, into his command.
Although due to some changes, Wei Jue was cut off from his descendants, it did not prevent him from making a name for himself.
It was just that without Hai Dafu and the emperor as his backers, Wei Xiaobao's eunuch had a miserable start.
You know, eunuch is a profession that relies on seniority.
That's why.
Lin Chen stepped forward to help Wei Xiaobao.
As the chief eunuch of the Sishejian, he was already considered one of the leading eunuchs in the palace.
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