Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After Xiao Kai finished speaking, he walked out of the office with a depressed look on his face.

Looking at his dejected expression, it seemed as if he had not taken a concubine but had instead brought himself a big trouble.

Du He opened the invitation and took a glance at it, and found that the handwriting on it was vigorous and powerful, obviously written by Duke Song Xiao Yu.

"Xiao Kai is a blessed man."

Although Xiao Yu is obsessed with Buddhism to the point of madness, and has a stubborn and inflexible personality, he is really good to his son Xiao Kai.

Because Xiao Kai was able to take nine concubines, Xiao Yu's lobbying of Li Shimin and the people in charge of the law was indispensable.

According to the Tang Law Commentary on Household Marriage Law, there are strict regulations on the number of concubines that officials of different ranks can have.

For example, a prince can have up to 12 concubines, a duke or a first-rank official can have up to 6 concubines.

二品官员最多可以纳8个妾室，?6?8三品官?6?8官员最多可以纳6个妾室。

四品官?6?8员最多可以纳4个妾室，而?6?8五品官?6?8员最多可以纳3个妾室。

The official positions here not only refer to official positions, but also include titles, ranks of civil officials and military officials.

Xiao Kai, a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, was only a fifth-rank official. According to the household marriage law, he could only have three concubines at most.

After expressing his feelings for a while, Du He continued to handle government affairs.

When it was almost time to end their shift, officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to the Ministry of Works with rewards.

The middle-aged official in the lead respectfully handed the tray in his hand to Du He and said.

"Minister Du, these are three fox furs given to you by His Majesty. Please accept them."

Du He took the tray and said, "Thank you."

After the officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs left, Du He picked up the three fox furs on the tray and took a look at them. He found that they were exquisitely made and relatively warm to wear.

Yu Chang, the Minister of Works, said with envy: "Minister Du, the three fox furs His Majesty gave you are so white, without any other colors!"

"If we sell it to the public, I'm afraid it will fetch a fortune!"

Like the three fur coats in Du He's hands, all of them are made of white fox hair, and they are luxurious items even among a lot of expensive fur coats.

This kind of rare fur coat may not be available even if you spend a lot of money.

Several construction officers in the lobby all showed envious expressions on their faces after hearing Yu Chang's estimate of the fox fur.

It’s better to be a royal relative like Du Shangshu. Just because he said a few good words during the court meeting in Taiji Hall, His Majesty rewarded him with such precious fox fur.

Even if these people work hard all their lives, they probably won't be able to earn enough to buy this fox fur sleeve.

Du He shook his head slightly and said, "Minister Yu, fox fur is just an external thing, it just needs to keep you warm."

"I will be leaving now. Please remember to remind everyone to close the doors and windows before leaving duty."

Yu Chang nodded and said, "Yes!"

...

Half an hour later.

When Du He's carriage stopped in the yard, he suddenly heard a conversation coming from the lobby.

"Sister, do you think this leopard fur coat I'm wearing looks good?"

"This is from the wife of the Duke of Liang. She spent a lot of money to buy it for me. Besides, I have it, and Fang Yizhi's wife Du doesn't have it."

As this boastful voice fell, Li Yi's gentle voice was heard shortly afterwards.

"Royal sister, the wife of Duke Liang gave you the leopard fur coat. Wouldn't Mrs. Du be jealous?"

"After all, they are all daughters-in-law of the Duke of Liang, and Mrs. Du is the eldest daughter-in-law. If we don't treat them equally, there will definitely be conflicts, right?"

yard.

Du He, who was holding three snow-white fox furs, had a smiling face that instantly froze.

"what's the situation?"

"Why is Gao Yang, this unruly woman, here?"

"It can't be just to show off a leopard fur coat, right?"

Because Princess Gaoyang wanted to stay at Princess Chengyang's mansion for a few days, but was rejected by herself and Li Yi.

I didn't expect that she was so shameless. After being rejected once, she still came towards me with a thick face.

Just when Du He was complaining in his heart, Gao Yang's arrogant voice was heard again.

"Royal sister, how can Madam Du's status compare to mine?"

"Plus, this leopard fur coat is not cheap. Madam Liang Guogong felt bad for buying it for several days."

"By the way, sister, why are you still wearing your old sheepskin coat? The fur is almost gone, and it doesn't keep you warm."

There was silence for a few breaths.

Li Yi then said calmly, "Royal sister, not everyone is as good as you, having a husband-in-law family that dotes on you."

"Besides, the sheepskin coat that my sister is wearing has only been worn for three years. It would be a waste to throw it away."

Hearing that Princess Gao Yang was deliberately showing off in front of Li Yi, Du He showed an unhappy expression on his face.

So Du He did not continue to stand outside, but took out the three snow-white fox furs from the carriage, then walked quickly into the lobby with a frown.

In the lobby.

The young and beautiful Princess Gaoyang, wearing a colorful leopard fur coat, was proudly showing it to Li Yi.

The sheepskin coat that Li Yi was wearing looked a little dirty because he had worn it for a long time.

Judging from the depressed expression on her face, she was obviously angry with Gao Yang.

Linglong, who was holding Du Ping'an, saw Du He first, so she shouted with joy.

"The Prince Consort is back!"

"Wow, what a beautiful fox fur!"

Hearing Linglong's exaggerated tone, Li Yi and Princess Gaoyang quickly turned around and looked over.

Li Yi and Linglong came over quickly together. While Linglong was admiring the fox fur excitedly, Li Yi asked in a low voice with concern.

"Husband, the north wind is blowing so hard today, are the clothes you are wearing warm enough?"

Because Du He was wearing a thin official robe and no fur coat, he could not protect himself from the cold weather.

Du He grabbed her hand and said, "Don't worry, Yi'er, I'm wearing thick clothes inside, and I won't be blown by the cold wind when I sit in the sedan chair."

Not far from the two of them, Princess Gao Yang looked at Li Yi and Du He, who were in love with each other, and she couldn't help but feel angry.

Thinking of her husband Fang Yiai who had disappeared for many days, the hatred in her heart increased a lot.

After Li Yi said some caring words, he turned his head to look at the fox fur in Du He's hand, picked it up and took a look.

After she discovered that the sizes of the three fox furs were tailor-made to suit the body shapes of her family, she asked with a look of joy on her face.

"My dear, these three fox furs are of such high quality, where did you get them from?"

"Did you spend a lot of money to find someone to do it?"

When chatting with Princess Gao Yang just now, Gao Yang proudly showed off the leopard fur coat she got from her husband's family.

She didn't expect that when her husband came back from work today, he would bring three extremely expensive fox furs. This really surprised her!

Du He smiled and said, "Yier, this is a reward from His Majesty. Try it on and see if it fits you well!"