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Chapter 102 Contribute Porcelain

It was very difficult for the two merchants to give a batch of porcelain to the imperial concubines of the dynasty.

After entering Shuzhou City, Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing entrusted a lot of relationships and spent a lot of money. In the end, even the governor of Shuzhou did not see him.

The status of merchants is too low, especially officials, who are reluctant to have any interaction with merchants, let alone a dignified governor.

I don’t know how much it cost, but when Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were desperate, the governor’s office, Si Gong, who had spent a lot of money to establish a relationship with plastic brothers, gave the two an idea.

When the imperial concubine arrived in Shuzhou, almost all local officials near Shuzhou came. Not only that, even the governor of Jiannandao Xian Yu Zhongtong also followed him in Shuzhou City.

Officials and businessmen have the same idea. Who would let go of such an excellent opportunity to hug the concubine? Xianyu Zhongtong is not immune to the vulgarity.

In particular, the inducement to the imperial concubine's return to her hometown to visit her relatives was the Qing Kiln in Shuzhou, and the Qing Kiln in Shuzhou was discovered by Xianyu Zhongtong and named it himself. Now that the imperial concubine's return to her hometown is a great opportunity for Xianyu Zhongtong to scan her face and seek credit.

So when the imperial concubine's imperial carriage was still on the way, Xian Yu Zhongtong came from Yizhou to Shuzhou happily and took over all the hospitality preparations. The governor of Shuzhou Pei Di was kicked aside by him.

Yuan Suixiang told the two shopkeepers that if the matter of offering porcelain to the imperial concubine was entrusted to Xianyu Zhongtong, the effect would be better.

The two shopkeepers were immediately moved, so they carefully came to Xianyu Zhongtong's temporary residence, used the money as usual, and mentioned the porcelain kiln in Qingcheng County to their followers.

Surprisingly, the two shopkeepers didn't wait long before they passed the message inside, and Jie Shuai Xuan saw him.

The two shopkeepers were ecstatic and excited to see the legendary Jiannandao Jiedushi, standing in front of Xian Yu Zhongtong on thin ice, and laughing very stiffly.

Xian Yu Zhongtong was very kind. When asked about some things about Qingyao, he took out the batch of lonely plum vases to watch. He was especially amazed by the above poems, and repeatedly marveled at Gu Qing's talent.

Then Xian Yu Zhongtong told the two shopkeepers that he would present this batch of tribute porcelain to the Imperial Concubine himself. Of course, the words were also very subtle, and the meaning revealed in the words was very obvious. The Imperial Concubine's body was a thousand gold, and you two merchants could not see her, so you would have lost your heart.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were not disappointed. This time they entered Shuzhou City and saw Xian Yu Zhongtong was an unexpected gain. They never thought they could meet the imperial concubine.

Leaving the lonely plum vase, Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing said goodbye with interest.

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The mansion contributed by the wealthy businessmen in Shuzhou became Yang Guifei's temporary palace. After returning to Shuzhou City, Yang Guifei kept shutting down to thank the guests after meeting several officials. Of course, some guests would not refuse. For example, Xian Yu Zhongtong, who put aside his identity as the governor of Jiannandao, let alone the imperial concubine's cousin Yang Zhao, had also received favors from Xian Yu Zhongtong before he became famous. Others could not see him, but Xian Yu Zhongtong still wanted to see him.

The temporary palace was very luxurious. Before the imperial concubine returned to her hometown, the governor Pei Di urged the wealthy businessman to redecorate it. The pond, water pavilion and pavilion in the palace were all magnificent.

Early in the morning, Yang Guifei sat in the pavilion, and the palace servants prepared a wooden chair with bearskin for her.

Yang Guifei is in her thirties, but she is very well maintained and looks in her early twenties. Her skin is as white as snow, her eyebrows are as dark as willows, her eyebrows are bright red three-leaf lingons, her lips are thin, her lips are slightly raised, her natural smile is close to her face, the most vivid thing is her eyes, which are clear and innocent, and her peerless charm that is so pitiful that she wants to speak but still can make all men in the world drunk in her eyes.

No matter from any angle, she deserves the praise of "the beauty of the whole country". No wonder when I worked hard for half my life today, I finally gave up my reputation for half my life for her.

At this moment, Yang Guifei sat in the pavilion with her chin on her cheek. The palace maid behind her was wearing a nine-winged swelling ceremonial guard, and some people were holding incense burners, golden gourds, jade Ruyi and other ornaments, which were all part of the ceremonial guard.

In the cold winter, the pavilion was very cold, and the cold wind whistled by, and several fires emerged from the four corners of the pavilion. Yang Guifei also surrounded her thick cloak, but she still couldn't resist the coldness around her.

The eunuch carefully advised her to go back to her bedroom to rest. Yang Guifei shook her head and refused, and held her cheek to stare at the broken lotus leaves in the pond, with a faint sadness in her eyes.

Until she returned home, she still had a quarrel with Li Longji. The old couple had a sad life, not to mention that the husband was still a son today. Many other factors were inevitably mixed in the relationship between husband and wife. Last time, Li Longji got angry and sent her back to her parents' home, which made her suffer great grievances. The grievances have become an indelible knot, and it is difficult for the couple to find the love they had before.

Sometimes she truly loves this wise emperor because of his strength and his grace.

Sometimes I really hate this emperor because she forced her to take her away from the King of Shou, and she had to bear the scolding of the whole world, because he was actually ruthless in his heart.

This time Enyun returned to her hometown to visit her relatives to visit her tombs. She was still very grateful, but she still couldn't resolve her knot. She even wanted to stay in Shuzhou forever, so that she would not know how to face Li Longji's embarrassment after returning to Chang'an.

The eunuch next to him approached and bowed his waist and reported carefully that Xian Yu Zhongtong, the governor of Jiannandao, asked for a visit.

Concubine Yang came to her senses, thought for a while, and saw her.

Seeing that Xian Yu Zhongtong's location was in the pavilion, Xian Yu Zhongtong was wearing a purple official uniform, bowed and hung his head through the winding water pavilion, stopped in front of the pavilion, did not dare to look up, and bowed his head.

Concubine Yang smiled and ordered someone to give him a seat. Xian Yu Zhongtong thanked him. After sitting down for a moment, he stood up and said to Concubine Yang: "Concubine, I heard that the Empress is worried about my hometown. I don't know how to share my worries for the Empress. I also heard that the Empress loves Shuzhou celadon, so I ordered the owner of the porcelain kiln to fire a batch of lonely plum vases from the world and offer it to the Empress, wishing the Empress a blessing and wealth."

Yang Guifei raised her eyes and said, "Shuzhou celadon? Is it the porcelain that was sent to the palace? Is it called 'Shuzhou celadon'?"

"That's right, this is the name given to me, the name is vulgar and not worth a smile."

Yang Guifei smiled and said, "How could it be vulgar? The governor is really humble. I really like this batch of porcelain. I have not returned to my hometown for many years. I didn't expect that my hometown would have tribute porcelain that is no less than the world's famous porcelain. This makes me quite proud of my hometown... Where are the celadons of Shuzhou plum vases you mentioned? Let me show you."

Xian Yu Zhongtong smiled slightly and asked the eunuch beside him to present the porcelain outside the mansion.

Not long after, an exquisitely made dark red sandalwood box appeared in front of Yang Guifei. When she opened the box, Yang Guifei's eyes were dazzling and she couldn't help but exclaim.

More than a dozen glazes and flower tables were different, and the same shapes were small plum bottles lying quietly in the box, emitting dazzling brilliance. The glory of the plum bottle as glass-like texture deeply shocked her.

Then Yang Guifei's eyes narrowed, and she gently held a plum vase on the ground with her slender hands, and suddenly found a poem above.

"It is hard to give up on one's own beauty, and once you choose it to be on the side of the king..."

Yang Guifei was even more surprised. This flattery... is so direct! But I like it very much!

So she couldn't wait to hold up another plum vase, which read another poem: "Looking back and smiling, the six palaces have no color..."

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Chapter completed!
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