Chapter 118 Preparing gifts

Bai Zirui picked up the oval jade pendant in the brocade box and looked at it carefully. He found that the carved lines at the junction of the two jade halves of the dragon and phoenix on the jade pendant were much deeper than those in other places.

Bai Zirui's heart moved, could this be...

He held the dragon and phoenix pendant in his hands, and gently opened it along the central hook. There was a soft "click" sound, and he split the dragon and phoenix jade pendant into two parts from the middle.

Bai Zirui looked at the dragon, phoenix, and jade pendant that was divided into two halves in his hand, and said in surprise: "Master, this is the jade pendant."

Baolanhou smiled and nodded and said, "You brat has good eyesight, and you discovered the clues so quickly."

After Bai Zirui heard what Bao Pohou said, he tried to align the two dragon and phoenix pendants neatly along the cut surfaces. There was another slight "click" and the two pendants merged into one.

This is Jue, which is one of the oldest jade carvings in my country. Jue refers to half of the jade pendant that is separated. Jue refers to the jade pendant that is put together. If you divide it, it will be a jue, and if it is combined, it will be a jue! In ancient times, people gave a jue as a gift. With the intention of making a decisive decision, the talented man would give a jue to the beautiful woman to express his love and seek marriage.

Bai Zirui thought that he was getting engaged to Xu Jingli, so it would be perfect to use this as a token of love. He put the dragon and phoenix pendant into the brocade box and opened another brocade box.

Inside the brocade box was a pair of exquisitely made gold mandarin duck bracelets. He picked up the pair of gold mandarin duck bracelets. A love poem was engraved on them: "I wish to win the heart of one person and never leave each other." The inscription was engraved with Zhu You.

Tang gives Xin'er a gift of love that will last a lifetime without regrets.

After reading this, I was shocked, and I carefully observed that the pair of mandarin duck gold bracelets were indeed items from the Ming Dynasty. Could they be the love token given to Empress Zhang by Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youtang.

Generally speaking, as a person of the highest rank of the emperor, there are many women in the three palaces and six courtyards. Among them, the outstanding ones are like Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. The number of beauties in the harem is enough to form a reorganizer. Even if it is as bad as Guangxu

, there was also a concubine and two concubines, a total of three people. The so-called monogamy seemed to have nothing to do with the emperors.

But there are often exceptions in reality. Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, was the only emperor in Chinese history who took practical actions to practice equality between men and women. He only married one Queen Zhang in his life. He never accepted maids, nor named concubines or concubines. He only married beauties every day.

It is not easy to live with the queen and live a married life like ordinary people.

He was the ninth emperor of the mid-Ming Dynasty. During his reign, he worked hard to reverse the corruption in the government. He worked hard to govern, was generous and benevolent, practiced frugality, was not secretive, and was diligent in political affairs. He only had one queen (wife) Zhang in his life and was very popular among the world.

of admiration.

Xiaozong and Empress Zhang were friends in times of need, and they cared deeply for Empress Zhang. They would get up and lie down together every day, read poetry and paint, listen to the piano and watch dances, talk about the past and the present, and spend time together day and night.

In early spring, Zhu Youtang and Zhang were strolling by the lotus pond. Zhu Youtang was wearing a gold silk crown and exquisite clothes made of tribute silk and satin. At this time, a gust of wind blew up. Zhu Youtang was worried that Zhang would catch cold, so he

A large cloak was draped on Mrs. Zhang.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youtang loved Empress Zhang very much. No matter how busy or tired he was every day, Zhu Youtang would accompany her for a walk in the imperial garden. One day, the two of them walked and talked by the lake.

A pair of mandarin ducks are playing together, and their feathers look really beautiful in the sunlight.

With this beautiful scenery, Mrs. Zhang casually said, "It's so enviable to be a mandarin duck with a pair of eyes. How can you not see me when you go and come back?" Zhu Youtang said to him, "Why die if you can be like a pair of eyes? If you want to be a mandarin duck, don't envy the immortal." Then the two of them said.

The hearts are in harmony, and we look at each other and smile.

After that, Zhu Youtang ordered a skilled craftsman to make a gold mandarin duck bracelet and give it to the queen as a token of his love with Queen Zhang, and made a wish, "If I were the emperor, there would be no concubines in the world." This inadvertent move created a special moment throughout the ages.

The record has become a beautiful story.

Since then, people all over the country have begun to follow suit, and the gold, which represents the truest and purest, has been made into a loving mandarin duck shape as a token of love between lovers, to show that the two people will be in love for a long time and be happy.

Bai Zirui was beaming with joy as he held the pair of mandarin duck gold bracelets in his hands. He looked at his overjoyed expression and said with a smile, "You brat, are these two items suitable as tokens of love when you and Jingli get engaged?"

After Bai Zirui put the mandarin duck gold bracelet into the brocade box, he said happily: "It's so suitable. Thank you, Master, for taking your trouble."

"When you graduate and get married happily, it won't be in vain that I spend all this time on you," said the broken man.

Bai Zirui vowed: "Master, please rest assured, we will definitely live up to your expectations."

Bad Hou said: "Okay, I've finished reading the things, take the things and get out of here!"

Bai Zirui carefully picked up the two brocade boxes on the table, bowed and said, "Master, I'll take my leave now."

He took his things back to the courtyard, hid them properly, and started his day's work. Time passed day by day and soon came to February 6, 1978, which was the Lunar New Year's Eve. The courtyard had been cleaned from top to bottom and decorated with lanterns.

Get ready for the new year.

The third uncle set up a table in the courtyard early in the morning, prepared the Four Treasures of the Study, and wrote Spring Festival couplets for every household in the courtyard as usual. He waited for a long time but no one came to him.

At this time, Xu Damao and Qin Jingru in the backyard walked out of the central courtyard with red paper. He quickly greeted: "Come...come! Damao, Jingru, I'm here to write you a good Spring Festival couplet, so that you can be safe and smooth in the coming year."

Xu Damao smiled and said: "Third uncle, I'm sorry for you! Zirui became the top scorer in the college entrance examination not long ago! Everyone is asking him to write Spring Festival couplets this year, so as to get a bit of his happiness and start a good omen for the new year. Isn't this just

Let him help us write two Spring Festival couplets and prepare them to be sent to my parents."

The third uncle thought depressedly, no wonder no one asked him to write Spring Festival couplets this year. It turned out that everyone went to Bai Zirui, the top scorer in the college entrance examination, to write Spring Festival couplets. It seems that there are no free peanuts and melon seeds this year.

When he saw Xu Damao, Qin Jingru was about to pass in front of him, he quickly said: "Da Mao, wait! Let me see how the literary talent of the top scorer in the college entrance examination in our courtyard is."

Xu Damao said with a smile: "Third uncle, don't talk about Zi Rui. To become the top candidate in the college entrance examination is because of his outstanding literary talent. The Spring Festival couplets he wrote are majestic. Come... take a look!"

After he finished speaking, he put the Spring Festival couplets in his hands on the table in front of the third uncle. The third uncle looked at them with some dissatisfaction. The first couplet said: Welcome the new year, the spring river is beautiful; the second couplet: bid farewell to the old year and make things prosperous. The horizontal line: Spring is full of joy.

After reading it, he was convinced. The Spring Festival couplets written by Bai Zirui were indeed majestic and full of joy, leaving him speechless.

Qin Jingru also put the Spring Festival couplets in her hand in front of him and said, "Third uncle, take a look at this. It's really well written."

The first couplet: Thousands of Carnivals connected with Ruixue; the second couplet: Thousands of plum blossoms for the new year. Horizontal line: Happy family. The third uncle looked at the two Spring Festival couplets and felt ashamed. He said depressedly: "You two, hurry up and give the Spring Festival couplets to your parents."

Send it to them, so that they can also enjoy the joy of being the number one scholar in science and technology."

Xu Damao put away the Spring Festival couplets and said to the third uncle: "Third uncle, let's leave first and see you later!"

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