Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

The eighth day of November is a rare sunny day.

It snowed heavily a few days ago, and it was freezing cold. Everyone stayed in the house and no one wanted to move outside.

It's rare that the weather clears up today, and the temperature has risen a little. People who can't stand the loneliness have flocked to the streets.

In Cining Palace, the sky had just brightened, and Ruan Qing got up.

After finishing a set of Ba Duan Jin, washing my hands and face, and having breakfast, I got up and went to work.

"It's almost time, can we set off?" Ruan Qing asked when he saw Que Qi.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the ribbon-cutting time of the Women's Association has been set at midnight. It is now a little after four quarters of the hour. It is just right for you to change your clothes and go out." Queqi replied.

Ruan Qing didn't say anything more. He went into the dormitory and changed the clothes he was wearing outside. Then he took Que Qi and Liang Fan with him, boarded the carriage, and left the palace.

She went out of the palace several times in a row, and the people around her gradually got used to it and were no longer as nervous as the first time.

Today is the official opening day of the Women's Association.

She single-handedly led the establishment of this association. She, the queen mother of a country, did not need to be involved in the opening ribbon-cutting, but she had to be present when the ribbon-cutting was held.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, Qing Qing looked at the outside environment through the window. When he saw a low-key and luxurious carriage, his eyes were stunned for a moment, and then he quietly said to the Queen Mother:

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the Queen have also come out. Are they going to support our Women's Association?"

That carriage was not the carriage used by the emperor and empress to travel. It was only slightly larger and sturdier than an ordinary carriage.

But the subtle mark on it is the exclusive mark of the emperor and empress.

Most people wouldn't be able to recognize him, but since he was an internal guard, he could recognize him at a glance.

Hearing the sound, Ruan Qing also put his head close to the car window and looked out.

Just at this moment, the window of the carriage opposite opened, and the faces of the emperor and the empress were revealed at the same time.

Seeing the Queen Mother, the two subconsciously wanted to get out of the car and say hello, but Ruan Qing shook his head to stop her.

The emperor and empress probably also thought that this was not the right time to show their face, so they just nodded towards Ruan Qing.

Both parties closed the car windows tacitly and continued to go to their destination.

Pingshan Street in the Western City of the Imperial City is a dividing street that runs between nobles and common people.

The area on the left side of the street, close to the root of the imperial city, is the residential area and daily activity area for noble families and high officials in the court.

The street shops in that area are all perfect and are designed to serve the courtiers and nobles all over the capital. Naturally, the prices are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The area on the right is mainly populated by all kinds of civilians.

Pingshan Street, as the dividing line, has become a very special existence.

If you become an official, but don't have much money, you want to get here.

Merchants who have money but have no official position and are not qualified to live in Dongcheng also want to squeeze in here.

Gradually, the prices in this street became somewhat abnormal.

That is, housing prices are high, but prices are cheap.

Because there are people on both sides trying to grab houses here, house prices naturally remain high.

But people in the east of the city maintain their identity and don't want to come here to buy things. The common people in the west of the city can't afford the things here.

The residents of this street alone have limited spending power, so prices will naturally not rise.

Pingshan is connected to the south of the middle section of the road. There is a three-story building with an area of ​​more than 150 square meters. The rental price was too high and it had been vacant before.

Until a month ago, the shop was rented by someone unknown, and renovations began.

The decoration was completed seven days ago, and it happened to be snowing heavily, so the doors and windows of the shop were kept open for ventilation.

Two days ago, a plaque covered with red silk was hung in front of the door.

The people watching here quietly couldn't help but secretly wonder, what is this shop used for?

Just looking at the decoration, it can be called luxurious.

Is it used to sell jewelry?

But Pingshan Street doesn't need such a big jewelry shop.

Jinyu Street, which is only one street away from Pingshan Street, has two of the best jewelry stores in the capital.

It is unlikely to open a restaurant, Qingfeng Building and Yipinju are not far from here.

If a large restaurant is opened in this place, the young and old men from the east of the imperial city will not be willing to come because of their status.

The common people in the west cannot afford it, and some wealthy businessmen in this sector alone cannot support it.

Amid countless people's speculation and curiosity, the shop finally opened for business.

Early on the eighth day of November, many firecrackers and colorful baskets were placed at the door of this shop.

Seven or eight young women were busy coming in and out.

At around four quarters of the hour, a girl dressed in the uniform of a third-rank female official in the inner court, accompanied by several attendants, rode a fast horse to the door of the shop.

After arriving at the door, she tightened the reins, the horse stopped, and the girl jumped off the horse neatly.

As soon as she got off her horse, a young man came out of the house and took her horse over. The girl then walked through the door.

"Hey, that girl looks like Princess Zhaoping. Why is she wearing the clothes of a court lady? Does she own this shop?" People from Dongcheng came over to watch the excitement. When they saw the girl, they ate slightly. Startled.

"Princess Zhaoping? If she wants to open a shop, she won't come to Pingshan Street to open it, right?" The companions around her didn't quite believe it.

"They look quite similar. We'll know the details later."

The ordinary people watching the excitement who were not far away heard their conversation and became more and more curious about this shop.

However, when everyone saw the carriages coming from behind, their curiosity was gradually replaced by shock.

Starting from the seventh quarter of the morning, low-key yet luxurious carriages stopped in front of the store one after another.

Alarmed by the movement here, more and more people came to watch the excitement.

"If I'm not mistaken, those are the carriages from Prince Zhuang's Palace and Prince Xu's Palace, as well as those from Duke Wu's Palace, Duke Liang's Palace, and Youxiang's Palace."

The young master of a certain noble family could not help but swallow his saliva as he watched the carriages coming one after another.

"More than that, I see that the carriages of all the powerful people in Beijing are coming here. No wonder I chose this building to open a shop, because there is a huge parking lot behind this building.

If the land was small, so many large carriages would be crowded together, and there would be a traffic jam. " His companion interfaced.

"Look, that's the special carriage for Princess Ronghua.

She is here too. Tian Nei, what is the origin of the owner of this shop? "

At about a quarter of an hour, a certain young man pointed at a carriage that was slowly approaching and shouted in a low voice.

"The carriage that came behind her is the symbol of the palace." His companion nudged him with his arm and lowered his voice unconsciously.

"Well, even if Princess Zhaoping really opens a shop, I'm afraid she won't be able to have so many noble people come to celebrate, right?"

"I don't know, but since today is the official opening day of the store, the owner should come out to cut the ribbon, right?" Someone next to him answered uncertainly.