Time-traveling Bastards Are Politics

Chapter 333 Meal
"It's okay, they are all our own people, you just say it." Feng Yong said with a smile.

Li Sheng nodded: "Concubine Xia, the emperor loves her more, and her family is richer, so the things she uses are better. Even the maids in her palace have several gold ornaments, which are said to be Concubine Xia. A gift from the empress."

Hearing this, Feng Yong thought that the maid Xia Qinghe called over to invite her before had a gold pearl hairpin on her head.

"Well, this king remembers that the aunt who saw Concubine Xia accompanying her before used gold pearl hairpins, which looked quite delicate." Feng Yong smiled helplessly.

Li Sheng said with a smile: "Yes, that's the reason. It's just that the emperor loves you, so everyone has nothing to say."

"Actually, this is not a big deal, but the only one with a wealthy family in the harem is Concubine Xia? How does this king remember that although there are few people in the harem, there are also princesses from the tribe. Isn't it as good as her?" Feng Yong was a little strange.

Li Sheng shook his head: "That's naturally not as good. Those tribes are all for peace, and they don't bring many things. In addition, there are no gold mines, and gold is considered rare. How can it be so extravagant? So, my lord If you speak in this way, only Empress Concubine Xia will be restricted. But before you... If you do this, Liang Zi will be formed."

"Of course this king knows, but Eunuch Li, Eunuch Wang, you say, the treasury has limited silver, if only a few high-ranking ladies use gold ornaments, it's not too expensive, but if you want If it is provided to all the empresses, and if the empresses are rewarded to the servants, then no amount of silver is enough. Now my dynasty has to develop a lot, and when money is used everywhere, if these places cannot be saved, then it will be increased Taxes, don't you let the common people pay for your empress' jewelry?" Feng Yong looked worried about the country and the people.

Li Sheng smiled: "You know, the lord is a lord who cares about the country and the people. He is sympathetic to the people. It's just that this matter is quite troublesome. You just solved the problem of the protector's mansion, and you immediately offended Xia. Elder Ge, didn’t you do it for nothing?”

"That can't be helped. Besides, in fact, silver jewelry is not just as simple as saving money. In fact, silver jewelry can be made into more tricks. It is usually more plain and clean, and it is more suitable for those ladies with a fresh and refined temperament. And do this , it doesn’t mean that women don’t need gold ornaments, but it’s just to give women one more choice, isn’t it good?” Feng Yong is a little confused, is silver jewelry so unbearable?

Li Sheng said in embarrassment: "My lord, the silver jewelry is humble, no matter how fancy it is, it can't change the nature of the humble. If you talk about jade hairpins, precious stone hairpins, women all love them, but silver hairpins... are a bit... "

"Let's talk about it, this king has to think about it. By the way, do you usually use any special makeup in the palace?" Feng Yong turned to ask about the makeup.

Li Sheng smiled: "I've already learned about this matter. Most of Xuefuju's cosmetics are acceptable, but for those Zhuyan pills, Xuefuju doesn't want to announce the secret recipe, and doesn't let the imperial doctor see it. I'm afraid that when the time comes, I won't be able to enter the palace..."

"There is no way around this. As you know, the secret recipes of some things in Xuefuju come from various pharmaceutical sects. Without the consent of others, this secret recipe cannot be released. During the research and development of these secret recipes, those sects also spent a lot of time Wouldn't it be a waste of hard work if people casually knew about someone who put in a lot of effort?" Feng Yong smiled wryly.

Li Sheng nodded: "The little one understands, but the prince must also understand the difficulties of our Ministry of Internal Affairs. These unclear things are not allowed to enter the palace."

"Of course this king knows about it, so there's nothing we can do about it. When the time comes, please communicate with the shopkeeper, eunuch." Feng Yong said with a smile.

Li Sheng looked at Feng Yong, and smiled obsequiously: "It's okay, this is what the little ones should do. Besides, the things in Xuefuju are good, and they will enter the palace sooner or later. Fortunately, the prince recommended them, otherwise we Do not know at all."

"Elder-in-law, are you offended? This king is just buying something for the princess. I just saw it. By the way, when the time comes, after the beautiful girls enter the palace, the clothing department should be busy? The clothes of those beautiful girls , have to do it all over again." Feng Yong said with a smile.

Wang Hong smiled and said: "That's natural, but the Clothing Bureau is also looking for masters and embroiderers recently, otherwise there is a shortage of manpower. The prince also knows that embroiderers are delicate jobs. Older ones are not only slow, It’s also easy to make mistakes, so it’s not as good as younger ones. But it’s really hard to find young ones with good embroidery.”

"Actually, being old has its advantages. Practice makes perfect for this kind of thing. Besides, there are some old-fashioned special techniques that young people may not be able to learn." Feng Yong looked at Wang Hong with a smile.

Wang Hong nodded: "That's why the Shangyi Bureau didn't dismiss those old embroiderers, but let them teach the new embroiderers in the palace."

"The ones in the palace are naturally good. By the way, there is one more thing that needs to be troubled by the prince. The posthumous ceremony is coming soon. The auspicious clothes of the king and the princess have not been delivered yet. I don't know when they will be delivered." Can it be delivered?" Feng Yong said with a smile.

Wang Hong was a little embarrassed: "Your auspicious clothes are ready. As for the princess's auspicious clothes, because the princess has not measured the size, I'm afraid it's not easy to make. Also, the princess didn't choose any patterns, the small ones I really don't know what to do."

"What's so difficult about it? Let her go to the palace tomorrow, or you can send someone to come. It's not very convenient. Besides, she doesn't care much about styles, and she can do almost anything." " Feng Yong said with a smile.

Wang Hong nodded: "The young one naturally knows that the princess doesn't care about these things, but the princess's status is not stipulated in detail by the emperor, and the young one doesn't know what style to make, it's just a bit embarrassing."

"Then this matter, when this king enters the palace these two days, I will discuss it with the emperor, and I will definitely inform the prince." Feng Yong said with a smile: "By the way, this king is a little confused. If the princess wants to enter Palace, do I need any procedures? Because this king has only seen the princess in the palace before, so I really haven’t seen the princess outside.”

Li Sheng said with a smile: "The princess naturally does not need any formalities to enter the palace, but the princess must wear a special palace dress. Well, when the time comes, the prince will send the clothes and send an experienced nun , to teach the princess, palace etiquette and dressing."

"Then I'll trouble the prince." Bai Lan said with a smile.

It wasn't until Wang Hong and Li Sheng finished chatting that Feng Yong remembered that she should find a way to report this matter to Wei Huaqing.

Feng Yong turned around and said to Bai Lan: "Let's go today and enter the palace."

"Now?" Bai Lan was a little surprised.

Feng Yong nodded: "Yes, right now, I'm going to go in and report about the silver jewelry, and by the way, you'll also go with me to ask for a place, and you can also tailor the clothes."

"Alright then." Bai Lan said with a smile.

Feng Yong smiled: "Then you go and get dressed, I will bring someone to wait for you at the door."

When Bai Lan finished changing her clothes, Feng Yong had already arranged the sedan chair.

Both Feng Yong and Bai Lan can enter the palace at night, so they don't care what time is suitable for entering the palace.

When the two of them entered the palace, it was almost time for Wei Huaqing to eat.

The people who were guarding outside passed the word, and Wei Huaqing ordered them to have dinner together, by the way.

Feng Yong and Bai Lan looked at each other and had no choice but to agree.

Feng Yong and Bai Lan were not called in until the food was set inside. They saw Wei Huaqing wearing black clothes and sitting on the main seat.

Feng Yong pulled Bai Lan and bowed to Wei Huaqing.

"Chen Fengyong, see Long live my emperor, Long live, Long live."

"My sister, Lan Xin, sees the emperor's brother."

Wei Huaqing smiled: "Get up, you don't have to be so formal when you eat at home."

"Yes."

"The minister obeys the order."

The two sat on the sides of Wei Huaqing, one on the left and the other on the right. Wei Huaqing was a little strange when he saw Bai Lan in a Chinese dress: "Hasn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent you a palace dress yet? I see that what you are wearing seems to be It's the old palace dress of Princess Feng."

"Brother Huang has good eyesight. He can tell at a glance that this is Princess Feng's old palace dress. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that Brother Huang didn't explain the status of the courtiers, so I don't know what status to customize, so I haven't done it for the time being." Bai Lan Neither humble nor overbearing, neither happy nor sad.

Wei Huaqing frowned and said, "The House of Internal Affairs is getting more and more incapable of handling things. I said long ago when I was canonized that you are here as a concubine princess. Why do you say that you can't do it? Could it be something? Do you need me to give you clear instructions one by one? Come here, bring me the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I want to ask carefully, whether this post of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will still be accepted."

"Hey, the emperor is angry. As far as I know, this has nothing to do with Eunuch Li. The female officials in the Shangyi Bureau have all been released from the palace. They haven't found a new one yet, so they called the prince who was a tailor at home in the House of Internal Affairs. Go take care of it temporarily. This prince just arrived, maybe he didn't see the order, so he didn't know how to do it, as long as the emperor issued another order." Feng Yong persuaded.

Bai Lan nodded and agreed: "Brother Emperor, eating is a happy thing, so why be angry? Besides, the prince also said that all the female officials of the Shangyi Bureau have returned to their hometowns. Maybe there was no one to accept the order at that time, so Wang Gonggong doesn't know, when the time comes, the emperor will make another decree, so it's fine. If you get angry, it won't be worth it."

Wei Huaqing nodded: "Okay, since you have all said so, then I will pass on the order that Princess Lan Xin will be treated as a concubine princess, and then she will be a princess protecting the country. Chaotang. The court service is also given by officials of the first rank, and it will be directly added to the princess's monthly silver, and private deductions are not allowed."

"Thank you, brother."

Wei Huaqing waved his hand: "What's the matter? It's what it should be. I heard that you are still helping him with the post-canon and draft. It shows that you have outstanding abilities. What is this canonization?"

"Brother Huang praised you absurdly. The younger sister is just at the side, so she just talked too much." Bai Lan said modestly.

Feng Yong smiled: "Your Majesty, this princess is really capable. I'm a big man, and those clothes, pearl hairpins, makeup, and things I don't understand are all helped by her."

"Look, King Huiwen has already praised you. Besides, I'm very happy that you can help me with this matter." Wei Huaqing was also very polite.

At this time, Feng Yong said with a smile: "By the way, Your Majesty, how do you see the butterfly hairpin on the princess's head?"

Wei Huaqing sized it up and frowned: "Good-looking is good-looking, and it's exquisite. It walks gracefully, and beauty is beautiful. It's just that this silver is a humble thing after all. It seems a little bad to wear it on your head as jewelry. "

"Your Majesty, this silver hairpin is an ordinary style, if gems or jade are added, it will not be inferior to gold hairpins." Feng Yong asked with a smile.

Wei Huaqing frowned and asked Feng Yong: "Are you so short of money? Gold hairpins are not very expensive..."

"Your Majesty, it's not that I'm short of money. No matter how short I am, I don't care about the golden hairpin. Besides, the emperor rewarded me a lot when I was canonizing, and she still has it. It's just that both the minister and the princess feel that the court is using money now." When we can save a little, that’s a little bit. On important occasions, we will naturally wear some faceted ones, such as gold hairpins and pearl hairpins. But in daily life, can we suggest that the young master of the harem change to silver hairpins? I heard that most of the harem lords, maids and officials now use palace flowers and pearl hairpins. Pearl hairpins are expensive and there are no rewards. Palace ladies are not allowed to carry gold ornaments. So palace flowers have become their main accessories, but palace flowers are made of silk. Made of cloth, it is perishable, and if the palace flower is too big, it will often fall off, which is very inconvenient. In fact, a well-made silver hairpin is not only cheap, but also easy to wear and work. Isn’t it great? Save it With the money, the imperial court can do other things, and there is no need to increase the taxes of the common people, and the common people will be very happy at that time, and will praise the emperor." Feng Yong said with a smile.

Wei Huaqing nodded: "That's what I said. It's just that the silver jewelry is cheap, and I've never seen one with good workmanship. I don't know what it looks like. If you do this, you have to take out something and let me see it. What does it look like. Besides, I don't force this matter, especially the concubines in the harem."

"Your Majesty, in fact, apart from the maids, it is okay for the ladies to not need to change. In fact, the more expenses are the maids in the palace, not the ladies. The ladies have a lot of jewelry, and they don't always carry one. In addition, the palace is humid. It is suitable and stored in a good place. The palace flowers are not easy to break. On the contrary, the palace flowers of the palace ladies are often spoiled and need to be replaced from time to time. Although this is a small amount compared with the silver taels in the treasury, the accumulation is small. It is always useful. As for the style, I learned that the empress usually wears simple jewelry, so I made a few silver hairpins inlaid with aquamarine according to the empress's level, and I will bring them to you when the time comes Have a look with the empress." Feng Yong said with a smile.

Wei Huaqing nodded: "That's fine. If the empress likes it, then it's okay for you to do so. The silver jewelry is light and not easy to fall off, and it doesn't affect the service of the maids. It's a good thing."

(End of this chapter)