flstandardbreds Chapter 312 Deliberately
Chapter 312 Deliberately
Looking at Xiao Mo who was so confident, Ye Jintang thought of the original work again.
Since Xiao Mo knew that Imperial Noble Consort Dehui would tamper with the renovation of the palace, he in the original novel must have known it as well. But why didn't he make preparations in advance, but instead lived in the palace with the original owner?
Suddenly an idea came to my mind. Could it be that the injury on Xiao Mo's leg at that time was really incurable and he could only wait to die.
The former god of war of the Tianqin Kingdom has become a dying disabled person. Even Xiao Mo himself probably cannot accept this fact. In the original work, he may have lost his fighting spirit. Living is meaningless to him. After coming to Ningchuan Prefecture, he was determined to die and had no intention of returning to the capital alive.
Thinking of this, Ye Jintang turned his head to look at Xiao Mo who was sitting in a wheelchair. The hidden disease in his legs was gradually getting better along the way, and it was only a matter of time before he could stand up completely and get out of the wheelchair.
Now he is full of hope, and naturally he wants to have a good fight with Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
Looking at Xiao Mo who was so healthy and confident, the corners of Ye Jintang's lips inexplicably curled up slightly. Xiao Mo was so likable.
Xiao Mo took Ye Jintang through a vermilion gate in the backyard of the palace and came to a large courtyard next to the palace.
"This courtyard is a large house with five entrances. It used to belong to a wealthy businessman in the city. He passed away last year, and his descendants didn't want to continue living in Ningchuan City, so they wanted to sell the courtyard. However, there are not many people in the entire Ningchuan City who can take over such a large courtyard, so I just happened to get a bargain."
"I should thank you for helping me buy such a big yard?"
"Oh? Why are you thanking me? I didn't give you any advice."
"But you paid for it. You also know that I didn't have much money before you married into the palace, so I naturally couldn't afford such a nice house. It was you who gave me the money to buy the house."
Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo with a smile. As a grown man, he spent his wife's money so confidently. He was really thick-skinned.
"I see. I wonder how much money the prince spent to buy such a large yard."
The mansion has five courtyards, a garden and a cross-courtyard. Even if it is not as large as the royal palace in the capital, it is still a mansion in Ningchuan Prefecture.
"Ten thousand taels of silver."
"The price is not bad. I thought it would cost tens of thousands of taels of silver."
While the two were talking, they had already passed through the side courtyard and arrived at the main courtyard.
"The courtyard we live in is called Wutong Courtyard. I had all the furniture in the house replaced with new ones, even the blue bricks on the floor."
Wutong Courtyard, Xiao Mo was hinting to Ye Jintang that it was most appropriate for her, the golden phoenix, to live in Wutong Courtyard.
"The room I sleep in, naturally I have to clean it myself."
As soon as you enter the Wutong Courtyard, what catches your eye is a huge Wutong tree with bare branches covered with thick snow.
There is also a wooden swing under the paulownia tree, and judging by its size, it should be prepared for her.
Ye Jintang took a look at the swing and felt warm in her heart. She had asked Zhou Wuwei to make a swing for her when she was in the royal palace in Beijing. When she had nothing to do, she would also play on the swing.
Wutong Courtyard was built very exquisitely, with thick walls that keep it warm in winter and cool in summer. The main house in the front yard and the wing rooms all have underfloor heating, and even the windows are made of glazed tiles instead of window paper.
Glass is a rare commodity in Tianqin State and is extremely expensive.
A palm-sized piece of colored glaze usually requires 2 to 3 pieces to be stitched together. The windows of the main room in front of you are decorated with colored glaze of various colors to form floral or auspicious patterns, which emit colorful light under the sun and are particularly eye-catching.
Ming tiles are made from sea moon shells that are polished into thin slices and inlaid on windows. This type of Ming tile has a pearly color and is more translucent. There is also a type that is cheaper than colored glaze, but for ordinary people, it is still a luxury.
"Such a beautiful courtyard only costs 10,000 taels of silver, it's not expensive at all. These colored glazes and bright tile windows must have cost several thousand taels of silver when they were installed."
The Danyang Marquis' Mansion is considered a wealthy family in the capital, but only the windows in Old Madam Ye's room are made of colored glaze, which shows how expensive a colored glaze window is.
"Yes, the silver in Ningchuan City is still very solid. If this large yard was just an ordinary house, I would think 2000 taels of silver was too expensive, but this house is worth it. Let's go in and take a look. In addition to the glazed windows, there are many other exquisite features."
The two of them walked towards the main house as they talked.
"Your Majesty, do you know what the furnishings in the house look like?"
Ye Jintang suddenly asked.
"I only told the people here to follow the princess's routine. Naturally, I have never seen what it looks like."
"Oh, Your Majesty, can you help me find where the exhaust vent of the ground heater in the main house is? I want to see if it is too close to the main house. The ground heater will burn all winter, and I don't want my yard to always smell of smoke."
"Okay, I'll help you check. Generally speaking, they are in the side room, not near the main room."
While Xiao Mo went to check the earth dragon, Ye Jintang quickly entered the house.
The courtyard where the princess lived was naturally not too shabby. The six main rooms were more spacious than those in the front yard. The main room alone was probably about 5 or 60 square meters. Compared with the main room, her bedroom was smaller.
There was a step-out bed in the room, which looked very luxurious, but unfortunately it was not what Ye Jintang liked.
Ye Jintang waved her hand and replaced the bed with a Qiangong bed. This was the dowry her mother gave her. She had kept it in the space without moving it. Now it finally came in handy.
Except for the Qiangong bed, Ye Jintang replaced almost all the large furniture in the house with ones she was used to. As for the previous ones, she threw them all into the space.
"I said that the exhaust vents of the underground dragons could not be close to the main house. They are all in the two side rooms."
Xiao Mo entered the room in a wheelchair. When he saw the Qiangong bed, he couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that Ningchuan Prefecture has such an exquisite Qiangong bed."
"The furniture in the house is very nice."
Ye Jintang also complimented him and quickly changed the subject to ask about bathing.
The winter in Ningchuan Prefecture is quite long, and she doesn't want to go the whole winter without taking a bath.
"There is a bathroom over in the wing, but it was built by the previous owner. We will build a new bathroom after the weather gets warmer after the New Year. You will have to put up with it this winter and use the bathtub first."
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the ear room, which was connected to the bedroom and had a floor heating system. If they lit the floor heating system at night, it would definitely not be cold when taking a bath in the ear room.
There is not only space for a bathtub in the ear room, but also a large bathtub.
"Isn't this bath a bit unnecessary?"
"How could that be? It's very comfortable to take a bath in a pool of water in the summer."
Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo's sparkling eyes and instantly understood what kind of garbage was stored in his mind, and it must be nothing good.
"I'm not the kind of person who likes to be picky. Just put a new bathtub in the wing room and there's nothing else to do inside."
The floor tiles in the ear room are all made of white marble. It is such a waste that such good stone is in such bad condition.
"Okay, I'll have someone prepare a new bathtub right away."