Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Jiang Shangxian saw his grandmother's face turning pale and red, and was afraid that this elderly woman might be ill. He quickly stopped her from moving around and said, "Mother, it's okay. Cui Shaoqing likes the food I cook. He knows I'm quite talented in cooking, so he wanted to bring me to the palace to see the dishes made by the palace ladies-in-waiting."

She helped Jiang's mother sit down and stroked her back soothingly: "How could I dare to offend such a noble? Tomorrow I will be the gourd with the sawed mouth, following behind Cui Shaoqing obediently and not daring to take another step. Mother, don't worry."

"Yes, yes, what Nian Nu said is right. Please stop thinking about it. It makes me feel very anxious." Old Lady Xia also sat down. She felt her heart pounding.

It would be such a great thing to enter the palace to broaden your horizons, and there is also that Shaoqing who brings you along. But why is that Shaoqing willing to bring his granddaughter into the palace?

Jiang's mother drank a full bowl of cold tea and felt that she had calmed down a little. She pulled Jiang Shangxian and repeatedly reminded him to be careful and not to offend anyone.

It was just these two sentences that she kept repeating over and over again. She had never been to the palace, so even if she wanted to know something about the palace rules, she knew nothing about them.

"That Mr. Cui is so fond of gourmet food. In my opinion, you should go to his house and work as a cook. You can only cook three meals a day at most. It will be more peaceful than your life in Lexianlou."

Although the wages paid at Lexianlou are indeed high, the employees are mixed, and you have to work overtime occasionally.

If I could go to the Cui family, judging by Cui Shaoqing's behavior, he should be generous, and the salary would be considerable, and the situation would be more stable.

Jiang Shangxian laughed it off and got away with it. If she hadn't had the mission, she would have bought a small shop and become her own boss.

Who is willing to work for others?

When Jiang Wangri and Xia Zhenying came back and heard about this, they were still children after all, and the palace was still a very important place to them. They surrounded Jiang Shangxian and were extremely envious.

"Sister, if you eat anything delicious in the palace, you must come back and tell me about it." Jiang Wangri looked eagerly. It would be best if his sister could cook it so that he could have a taste of what the food in the palace tasted like.

Xia Zhenying, however, turned the silver hairpin over and over, looking at it again and again: "Cousin, this hairpin is really beautiful. It's only fashionable in Chang'an. I haven't seen anyone wearing it on the streets in Chuzhou!"

It is a girl's nature to love beauty. Jiang Shangxian waved her hand generously and said, "If you like it, I'll lend it to you next time."

"Thank you, cousin!" Xia Zhenying said without hesitation, smiling, "When I save up some money, I'll buy a flower ornament too. It's really beautiful."

She hadn't saved enough money, so she couldn't bear to spend it on this.

The next morning, Jiang Shangxian carefully used cotton cloth to clean the eye boogers from the corners of her eyes. The two sisters sat in the yard. Xia Zhenying carefully combed her hair, changed her into new clothes, and happily went out to Cui's house.

Because she had to enter the palace, she could not bring her sleeve arrow. After getting up in the morning, she was reluctant to part with her precious sleeve arrow. Walking in the morning mist in Chang'an City, she felt more relaxed than when she was usually at work.

Cui Bianxu lived in Yanshoufang, near the north gate. Jiang Shangxian was walking along the Yong'an Canal. When he passed by Changshoufang, he saw a group of yamen runners hurriedly coming out of the east gate of Changshoufang, and he didn't know where they were going.

(The Chang'an County Yamen is located in the southwest corner of Changshoufang, and the Wannian County Yamen is located in the southeast corner of Xuanyangfang. Both county yamen have white walls, black tiles, and red pillars. If you travel through time and need to report to the authorities, don't go the wrong way!)

Jiang Shangxian turned his head and looked around as he walked. Chinese people have a gene that loves to watch excitement in their bones. Many people were also looking around, but unfortunately these yamen runners were in a hurry and didn't say a word, so he couldn't see anything.

She was just about to withdraw her gaze when she heard someone beside her say, "Hey, isn't that someone from Shangshu Zuocheng's residence?"

"Really? Could something have happened to his family?"

Shangshu Zuocheng?

Jiang Shangxian looked in the direction they said, and saw several people who looked like servants following the yamen runners, each with a nervous look on their face.

These people walked very fast and disappeared from her sight in a short while.

Jiang Shangxian watched the fun for a while, then continued to walk happily towards Cui Bianxu's house with her mind wandering. She didn't know who Shangshu Zuocheng was. China's history was really too long. How did she sing that song when she was in school?

Xia, Shang and Zhou, Qin, Chu and Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing.

Listen, how sad it is. China has been not unified for five thousand years. Later history books just casually mentioned the Three Kingdoms. It couldn't even get a proper ranking. If the prime minister knew about it, he would probably vomit to death when he got up.

Why else would it be said that there can only be one political power in China? If you don't unify, you'll be unified by someone else. Those who unify are called the orthodox, while those who don't are called traitors. If the emperor doesn't want to unify, it means you have no ambition and are vulnerable to bullying. Civil officials will see you as timid, cowardly, and lacking in ambition, unworthy of a wise ruler.

Not to mention the military officers, who are all working hard for their future for the society and are obsessed with becoming dukes and nobles. The emperor does not make any effort to make progress every day, so how can they get promoted and make money?

Her cousin Xia Zhenying opened a ramen stall and wanted to dominate Yong'anfang. How could the leader of a country have no ambition?

So, in a unified country like the Tang Dynasty where many heroes emerged, there are so many celebrities!

Jiang Shangxian was able to remember those more famous ones because they were successful on their own. This Shangshu Zuocheng was probably not successful enough. She really couldn't think of who it was.

崔府

When Jiang Shangxian first came back here, he couldn't help but feel jealous when he saw the gate of Cui Bianxu's house. What a rich guy!

With jealousy, he pounded on the door five times. A head popped out from inside and saw the clothes on Jiang Shangxian. He immediately laughed: "But Miss Jiang?"

"Yes, I'm here to see Mr. Cui. Please let me know."

She was about to go to the side and wait, but she didn't expect the door to be opened completely: "My dear husband said that if Miss Jiang comes, she can go in directly."

"Thank you, thank you." Jiang Shangxian was stunned and quickly thanked him. She thought she had to wait at the door. After all, it was her first time entering a wealthy family and she was ready to experience the corruption of capitalism.

As a result, he ran into Cui Bianxu not long after he walked away.

No, brother, I haven’t even stepped over your stone wall!

"Walk."

Cui Bianxu was not wearing the Dali Temple uniform today. He was wearing a round-necked brocade robe with a neem flower pattern and a pearl ornament, and a jade beam and a golden basket tied around his waist.

Really, what a sexy dog ​​waist.

Jiang Shangxian wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and followed happily: "Shaoqing, are they playing polo in the palace so early?"

I’m so late, I almost got to see the male model changing clothes!

Red beans gave birth to the South, the Tang Dynasty gave birth to male models, and Cui Shaoqing is the male model among male models!

"Well, have you had breakfast? If not, then just go hungry."

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Shangxian curled his lips. He was such a good man, but his mouth looked like it was filled with poison.

Cui Bianxu usually travels on horseback. Today, Jiang Shangxian is with her. She doesn't know how to ride a horse, let alone a horse. She doesn't even have the chance to ride a mule.

The weather was hot and Cui Bianxu was impatient to take a car, so the two of them had to walk. Fortunately, Yanshoufang was already part of the second ring road and not far from Daming Palace.

"It's hot today. If we go now, everyone will leave after lunch." Cui Bianxu explained to her why they had to go so early.

Princess Changle hosted the party, and all the guests were young men and women from various families. Most of them were those who loved beauty and coquettishness. In the morning when the sun was small, it was okay to sunbathe while playing polo. But if it was afternoon, who would have the patience to play polo in the sun and get all sweaty?

Jiang Shangxian expressed her understanding, saying that she had walked less distance today than she usually did on her way to work.