Chapter 1213 Epilogue: Happy Times of Living on Gigolos at 69

Chapter 1213 Postscript 69·Happy time of living off a gigolo

The dog days have passed, but it is still hot and stuffy.

Xie Yan didn't want to move when he was lying at home, so he wore a very cool vest and Song trousers.

The half-sleeves handed down from the Tang Dynasty had a super short-sleeved version in the Song Dynasty, called "vest".

It is a bit like the short-sleeved shirts of later generations, and the neckline is very low, revealing a large part of the chest, and only tied with a rope between the chest and abdomen. It is usually tied into a bow, which looks quite cute.

Song trousers are double-layer wide-leg bell-bottom pants.

The inner layer is a straight-leg open-crotch pants, which is convenient for peeing. Although the outer layer is a crotch-closed pants, it has slits on both sides and pleats in a trumpet shape. The side seams can also be tied with ties, and the width of the slits can be decided by yourself.

This kind of pants can be worn directly outside without wearing a skirt. The trouser legs swing when walking, looking chic and elegant.

The most important thing is that it is breathable!

Especially when walking, the swinging trouser legs become a fan, blowing air in vigorously. Coupled with the open crotch design of the inner layer, it is refreshing, and the wind blows directly there.

"Liu Lang, the iced grapes are here!" Zhu Tangxi strode over with Qingluan.

The princess also wore Song pants today, which were originally women's pants. She wore a tube top and a short shirt on her upper body, and her delicate collarbone and snow-white forearms were completely exposed.

Xie Yan was lying on a deck chair reading a book. He had finished reading "The Analects of Confucius", but he could only recite a few famous chapters, and the rest was only read several times with annotations.

Today he was reading "The Great Learning", and he did not intend to memorize it all, just the first few paragraphs.

Zhu Tangxi did not doubt him, and just thought that her husband was rereading the Four Books.

After all, this thing belongs to the basic textbooks. Generally, students aged twelve or thirteen have mastered "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean".

Today's philosophy, political science, and economics are all classified as classics.

When studying philosophy, politics, and economics, Confucian scholars often like to apply the Four Books and Six Classics to make their theories more convincing.

A lot of Confucian interpretations have been derived from this mess, and it has even reversely affected the questions and answers of liberal arts.

"Open your mouth."

Zhu Tangxi didn't mind the heat, and half-lying next to Xie Yan, this lounge chair was big enough.

Xie Yan opened his mouth and bit the iced grapes she stuffed, and instantly felt much cooler: "Is there any ice left in the ice cellar?"

"I have used most of it, enough to last until autumn," Zhu Tangxi said, "When it gets cooler in a few days, I will take my grandfather, uncle, aunt, and younger sister to go around Luoyang."

Xie Yan said, "Let's go together."

Zhu Tangxi also ate grapes: "The Chunleiqin given by my grandfather is worthy of being the first masterpiece of the Tang and Song dynasties. I have been playing it very smoothly these days, and I have practiced the "Yangguan Sandie" written by my grandfather. Do you want to learn an instrument?"

"If you learn it, can we play together?" Xie Yan asked with a smile.

Zhu Tangxi said, "Yes, are you willing?"

"Then I'll learn to play the flute." Xie Yan naturally thought of the qin and flute ensemble, but he always felt that the word "playing the flute" was a bit awkward.

Xie Yan could sing "A Laugh in the Sea", but the lyrics were a bit too plain in ancient times.

But he could still sing it. Song opera has developed to the present, and the form of Sanqu has appeared. The overall development trend is sinking, and many lyrics directly use market slang.

Especially those lower-class tilers, the Sanqu they sing are not only plain in lyrics, but also vulgar and love to be pornographic. But the common people just like it. If you make the lyrics too elegant, they will not understand it.

The real problem with "A Laugh in the Sea" is that its lyrics are neither elegant nor plain in ancient times. It is very awkward to be stuck in the middle, and it feels a bit like a doggerel.

If Xie Yiqin heard it, he would definitely laugh at his son for not knowing anything.

Zhu Tangxi stuffed another grape into Xie Yan's pocket: "By the way, the palace just sent someone to summon us. We have to go to the palace to see the emperor tomorrow afternoon. The wedding delayed your reading competition, but the queen mother asked His Majesty to study the Records of the Kingdoms of the Mecca seriously."

Yes, Queen Mother Ye and the little emperor haven't forgotten it yet.

Queen Mother Ye was born in the Qihe Protectorate. She was happy to see her son familiar with the Mecca countries. It was also a way of education to encourage her son to study in this way.

Speaking of the emperor, Xie Yan thought of the Taizong again.

Brother Zhu was so funny back then, how did he become so awesome after traveling through time? He was exhausted after dancing with a spear during the live broadcast, but he could lead his troops to charge and defeat the enemy in ancient times.

Does Brother Zhu have a system? Or some kind of golden finger?

Damn, my system and golden finger haven't arrived yet!

It seems that I can only eat gigolo rice in this life, and make a little money by inventing.

The princess's gigolo rice is quite delicious.

Xie Yan particularly likes this kind of life. Just look at what the maids are doing now.

Qingluan sat beside them, picking up grape seeds for the two of them and eating a few herself. There were two other maids standing on both sides of the lounge chair, fanning them.

Damn, the couple ate grapes to cool off, and there were three people serving them!

Although the princess wanted to give Qingluan to Xie Yan as a concubine, she delayed letting him do it. It was estimated that she would wait until the princess became pregnant.

"Your Highness, the family of the young master wants to see you."

"Please come quickly."

Zhu Tangxi immediately stood up. She wanted to change into a jacket to look more formal.

Xie Yan also slowly got up and changed his vest into a short shirt.

Soon, except for Xie Shizhang, all the Xie family members came. And Daiyu and Baochai also followed behind Wang Yitong and Xie Wan.

Although the royal family provided a temporary residence for Xie family relatives, it did not provide servants. The number of servants on the wedding day was not enough, so they asked Chen Shangshu and Li Yuanwai to borrow servants to supplement the number.

Of course, all the borrowed servants were very happy because they could receive the reward.

Xie Yan's four male attendants and two maids have been staying in the temporary mansion these days.

Daiyu and Baochai were excited to see Xie Yan, but they didn't dare to come over and talk. They were still very anxious because they would soon move into the princess' residence, and they were worried that they would be bullied by the princess's servants.

After greeting each other, they chatted for a while and then divided into two groups: men and women.

The princess took Wang Yitong, Xie Wan, Daiyu, and Baochai to play in her garden.

The fifth uncle Xie Yixin said: "The new cement kiln in Li's family was repaired a few days ago and a batch of cement has been fired. Some Luoyang builders and craftsmen were also invited to demonstrate how high-quality this cement is. It is selling well. good."

"Uncle Wu, please stay here a little longer," Xie Yan said. "My cement factory is about to start construction. You'd better participate in the entire construction of the cement factory. After you get familiar with it, you can go back to your hometown to set up the factory."

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Xie Yixin said: "Liu Lang, my hometown is still too small. I plan to set up a factory in Baoding or Zhending. Not only do they have railways for convenient transportation, but they are also big cities. The demand for cement will definitely be higher, and more raw materials can be obtained nearby. "

"Yes, this is a good idea. But to set up a factory in other places, it may not be possible to purchase land." Xie Yan reminded.

Xie Yixin said with a smile: "So I finally decided to go to Baoding and set up a joint venture factory with your grandfather's family. The Wang family is a wealthy family in Baoding, and they have many ways. Moreover, now that you are the consort, I am not afraid of being suppressed by the Wang family during the partnership."

Xie Yan asked again: "What about fourth uncle?"

Xie Yilian said: "I will stay in my hometown to take over your fifth uncle's responsibility for taking care of the family business, and continue to run boats on the Duliu River. When the Xie family has more money, they will also set up a cement factory in Cangzhou. The scale will definitely not be as good as the Baoding Cement Factory." So big.”

"You can just discuss it." Xie Yan was too lazy to get involved.

The two uncles were very excited. They couldn't study well and couldn't even pass the scholar examination. But I still have some business acumen, but I just lack an opportunity and I can’t wait now.

Xie Yixin said confidently: "When the two cement plants are completed one after another, I, the sole Xie family, will not be short of money. You and your brother are both consorts and officials, so we have no shortage of people in the officialdom. We will buy more in the future. With some land, the Xie family will become a wealthy family in Hebei sooner or later!"

He knew that his biological mother had been a famous prostitute, and that he himself had been taking care of the Xie family business, so he was more or less gossiped about behind the backs of his clan members.

From now on, let’s see who dares to gossip again!

After chatting about the business of the cement factory, Xie Yiqin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked his son: "What did you tell your grandfather? He was planning to go on a cruise on the Yangtze River, as well as Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake. He said he wanted to experience fishing on a boat. The artistic conception of singing late.”

"Uh..." Xie Yan didn't know how to answer.

Xie Yiqin complained: "Why are you still running around when you are old? If there is someone...he is not a young man anymore!"

Xie Yan could only change the subject: "Why didn't grandpa come today?"

Xie Yiqin said: "He was invited by several court musicians and is playing the piano to meet friends. Yesterday he even went to a brothel. The copy of "Du Liu Pu" has been spread in Lan Ruoyuan!"

"Haha, grandpa is quite cool." Xie Yan said with a smile.

Xie Yiqin complained: "He was a frequent visitor to brothels when he was young. Once he went to Hangzhou and stayed in a brothel for a month. Not only did he not spend any money, but famous prostitutes gave him travel expenses!"

"Awesome!" Xie Yan admired sincerely.

More than just prostitution, when the old man was in Hangzhou, he used the brothel as an inn. He wandered around collecting music scores during the day, and went back to the brothel to sleep at night.

And instead of sleeping in a brothel, he often went to spend the night in a famous prostitute's boat.

Xie Yixin felt a little embarrassed. After all, his biological mother was a famous prostitute. He was already twenty-seven or eighty years old at the time, and he didn't lack anything. He just wanted a place to go, and he almost stalked the old man.

Father, son, uncle and nephew were chatting without a word.

After some time, Xie Wan was led over by the princess and shouted to Xie Yan: "Brother Six, do you think my Jinque hairpin is beautiful? My sister-in-law gave it to me!"

"Very beautiful." Xie Yan smiled.

Xie Wan added: "My sister-in-law is very kind to me and she even gave me other gifts. I won't tell you what she gave me. They are all things from my daughter's house."

Xie Yan said: "Then you might as well not go back to Huangzhou and stay in Luoyang to accompany your sister-in-law."

"I think..." Xie Wan looked at her mother.

Wang Yitong has a serious face and is full of majesty in front of his children.

Zhu Tangxi smiled and said: "My aunt has agreed to bring my little sister here to play every day before returning to Huangzhou. My little sister likes the garden here and also likes the two parrots."

Speaking of parrots, Xie Wan felt heartbroken.

Her sister-in-law said she would give her the parrot, but just as she was about to agree, her mother coughed several times, which frightened her into refusing.

Oh, my sister-in-law is so kind.

She is like a caring big sister and a gentle mother, a hundred times better than my own mother.

Xie Wan was only led around for a while, and then she was coaxed around by the princess.