A few more days passed in a blink of an eye.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, the Chen Mansion became lively, and the envoys from other countries came to give gifts in groups. It is said that the emperor issued an edict to Huitongguan and the royal palaces, ordering the envoys to send gifts to Chenxi. With this legitimate excuse, the envoys came out and made an appointment to go to Chen Mansion. Their gifts were all "local specialties" from various countries, and they regarded the Chen Mansion as a place to pay tribute.

Only the Folang Ji people did not come. There were dozens of vassal states in the Western Regions, north and south, with no omissions.

The gift was sent, but Chen Xi had no way to refuse because it involved the emperor's order. The Ministry of Rites sent a special person to maintain order. This time, the matter was more like Chen Xi accepting gifts from the vassal states for the court.

"...Master, there are too many things, so our mansion is afraid that it can't let go, especially cattle, sheep and other animals, which are even more difficult to manage. Why don't you find another place to store it?"

After Zhu Qi found that the foreign envoys gave too many gifts, he hurried to ask Chen Xi for instructions.

Chen Xi was standing in the atrium at this moment, as if he was enjoying the snow, but more of it was in a daze.

Hearing Zhu Qi's question, Chen Xi came to his senses and said, "If there are many gifts, put them in the wing room first. When someone turns around, he will send them away. Cattle, sheep and other animals will be temporarily sent to the nearby schoolyard for resettlement... If these things are moved to the side, others will think I have dealt with them privately."

Zhu Qi didn't quite understand what Chen Xi said, but he hurried to arrange for the placement and cleaning.

Chen Xi did not enter the house, and was walking back and forth in the courtyard, thinking about his thoughts. At this time, Ding Feng, the young minister of the Honglu Temple, came over: "Mr. Shen, these gifts were arranged by Your Majesty to offer to each vassal state. Here is a specific list, please check it."

As he said that, Ding Feng handed a booklet to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi took it and saw that the list of gifts presented by various countries such as sheepskin, herbs, ginseng, Dongzhu, and agarwood. He was not interested in these things and said: "Send the gift list to the Ministry of Rites for archives. When I look back, I will sort out the things and submit them to the court."

Ding Feng hesitated a little: "Actually..., there is no need for this? With the sacred edicts obtained by the Honglu Temple, these things were originally given to you by the Gentile envoys. In addition... there are some servants who temporarily belong to the Jiaofangsi and will be sent to your mansion in the next two days."

What Ding Feng said about "slaves" is actually the "beauties" who were tributed to the Ming Dynasty by vassal states.

Previously, Zhu Houzhao reminded Chen Xi that he could ask for women from the vassal states. Before these envoys were on their way, they had to prepare carefully, and the gifts paid to the Ming Dynasty included a large number of beauties. Emperor Zhengde ordered the envoys to send gifts to Chen Xi, and these beauties were naturally included.

Population gifts are different from ordinary goods. They involve household registration issues. Honglu Temple needs to send these foreign women to Jiaofangsi to settle their registry and then to Chenxi Mansion. Therefore, these "slaves" are not included in the gifts they gave that day.

Chen Xi didn't say anything to Ding Feng, nor did he send him out.

As soon as Ding Feng left, Zhu Hong came over to talk to Chen Xi about the storage of gifts. Chen Xi looked dull and had no emotional change at all.

"Master, I've compared it, I really can't let go. Even if I borrow the idle houses to pile them up, it's not enough. It can't be placed in the yard on this rainy and snowy day, right?" Zhu Hong came to Chen Xi to explain the difficulties for his father.

Chen Xidao: "If you can't put it in the room, you will pile it in the yard. The front yard is not enough, and other yards and even the back garden can be piled up. But remember to find something to cover it, it may snow heavily in the past two days."

"Understood."

Zhu Hong left in a hurry.

Chen Xi calculated the time and it was almost time for Shen, so he turned back to the backyard.

Xie Yuner and other girls were looking at things sent from the yard in front, such as jade presented by Dongxu. Nowadays, the popular white jade in the Ming Dynasty was mutton fat, which was rare.

"Master, I heard that those foreign envoys sent a lot of things, and they couldn't even pile up warehouses?" Xie Yuner saw Chen Xi coming in, and quickly greeted her.

Chen Xi did not let the others get up, and directly sat down with Xie Yuner at the coffee table and said, "Although there are many things, they are basically not valuable items. They are all specialties from small countries, which are not common in the Ming Dynasty."

Lin Dai asked, "Can you stay?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "If you want, you can keep some of them, but not too many. Choose some of them yourself, or ask Xiaoyu and her maid to help you choose."

"No, I'll go by myself." Lin Dai was not polite, and called the maid directly and went to the warehouse.

Xie Yuner said angrily: "Dai'er, why are you doing so urgent? There hasn't been a place yet, it's a mess. It's like a woman is going to grab something. What's the point of being a woman?"

Lin Dai was about to go out, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but retreat. Thinking of a bunch of people carrying things in the main courtyard, he frowned and sat down again.

Chen Xidao: "I've said it all. Let Xiaoyu take someone to see it first. Choose some suitable ones and you can choose them for yourself. There will always be no shortage of these things at home."

Xie Hengnu next to him said, "Brother Qi, I want a Persian carpet that can be placed in front of the couch so that I won't be frozen when I go to the ground."

"Let's go and get it yourself." Chen Xi said with a smile.

Xie Hengnu showed a happy smile on his face.

Because Persian carpets are already a "big item" of gifts, after she knew that there was this thing, she directly asked Chen Xi for instructions.

Lin Dai was a little unhappy there, as if Xie Hengnu had it but she didn't, which was not fair.

Seeing this, Xie Yuner smiled slightly and said, "Master, since you have this good thing, just give one to each room. I actually want it, and it also has the use of it."

Xie Yuner, the real wife, decided for the sisters, and this statement would not seem too abrupt from her.

A voice came out next to him: "I want it too, I want it home, and I need it there too."

Chen Xi looked sideways and saw Chen Yier coming in with a broken snow slag, as if she had a snowball fight with someone outside, or accidentally fell into a snow hole. She always looked very embarrassed. Even so, she still did not forget to apply for the thing that belonged to Chen Xi.

Seeing the miserable appearance of the lady, Xiaoyu hurried over to help Chen Yier slap the snowflakes on her body. Chen Yier grinned: "It's okay, I just had a snowball fight with the uneasy one, I won."

"Who?" Xie Yuner frowned.

Xiaoyu usually does not allow her lady to go out, but Chen Yi'er went back a few days ago and lost supervision. Now when she saw her again, she just had a snowball fight with someone and seemed to be having a lot of fun.

Chen Xi asked, "Where is your brother?"

Chen Yi'er smiled and said, "He didn't come."

Chen Xi suddenly felt something was wrong.

Just at this moment, a maid hurried in and reported that Ma Jiu had something to come to see him, and the women at home stopped talking because Ma Jiu was not at home, and if he came back, he might be involved in official business.

Chen Xi didn't say anything, got up and left the main hall. When he arrived at the gate of the side courtyard, Ma Jiu came over and said something in Shen Xi's ear. Chen Xi frowned and walked a few more steps forward. But when he saw Zhu Houzhao sitting there in front of a box in the main courtyard, he looked dirty and was still slapping the snow on his body.

Zhu Houzhao's appearance was clearly "bullied" by someone.

"Mr. Shen..."

When Xiao Taozi saw Chen Xi coming, he couldn't help but greet him, which made Zhu Houzhao attract his attention.

Chen Xi bowed: "See..."

"Okay, OK."

Zhu Houzhao stood up and waved her hand and said, "It's so unlucky. If I had known it, I would not have to go to another door so that I would not have to meet that little girl... Mr. Chen, how can your sister be educated differently from other daughters?"

Zhu Houzhao was a little angry when she spoke. Obviously, Chen Yi'er was making trouble for him, and Chen Xi couldn't help but frown secretly.

"Even if this kid comes in and meets Yi'er, this situation shouldn't happen. Wouldn't anyone around him stop him? Also, what is Ma Jiu doing?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't wait for Chen Xi to answer, and said directly: "I can't beat a little girl's movie? It's really rare!"

After saying this, Chen Xi understood that it was Zhu Houzhao who took the initiative to provoke trouble. Perhaps Zhu Houzhao saw Chen Yier playing in the yard and remembered the previous "revenge of a single arrow", so she used snowballs to find the place. However, Chen Yier was more flexible than he thought, so that his body, which had been soaked with wine for a long time, could not support it at all.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "You are a young man in your seventeen or eighteen years old and you are negligent in training. You can't even beat a little girl. Do you have the face to complain here?"

While talking, Zhu Houzhao and Chen Xi entered the main hall.

Zhu Houzhao sat down and said annoyedly: "Mr. Chen, do you have no time? Why didn't you discipline Ling Mei?"

Chen Xidao: "I am ashamed, my younger sister is indeed negligent in discipline."

Zhu Houzhao snorted softly: "It's just her a girl, otherwise I'm not... Mr. Chen, it's not good for you to indulge in this way, it's not easy to get married in the future... Also, does she live here or what? Why do I always meet her whenever I come to you, and I'm such a plague god!"

Zhu Houzhao was so happy here that she could only find the face she had just left.

Chen Xidao: "My sister is still young, so don't worry about marriage."

"Look at her physique, she should be quite old, right? Although she should have it even though she is the 14th and 15th century, she said confidently.

Chen Xi replied: "Xu Sui Thirteen."

"That's the only one?" Zhu Houzhao frowned, as if she felt that it was a shameful thing to be bullied by a twelve-year-old girl.

Xiao Zhuozi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. With Lord Shen's prestige in the court, where will there be difficulties if Miss Shen wants to get married?"

"You want to talk too much?"

Zhu Houzhao cursed and then said, "Mr. Chen has not betrothed her yet, right? Then I will make the decision for her, I want to give her a marriage!"

After saying this, Xiao Tiaozi stared at the side, thinking that something was wrong. Then he thought that Zhu Houzhao and Miss Shen had a bond, but he could not compare with his fists and feet. Now he actually wanted to use the emperor's majesty to force the marriage to Miss Shen.

Although I can't beat you, I am the emperor and even your brother can command it. It's natural that there is no problem for me to interfere in your marriage. Then you will offend you and know what will happen to me.

Chenxi Road: "You don't have to worry about your Majesty."
Chapter completed!