Lord Prime Minister

Chapter 49

The birth of a prince can be regarded as a national celebration.Especially after the sixth prince, no new prince was born in the palace for 15 years, and even the princesses are only the seventh princess, Princess Miaotong, and Princess Wenmei whom I met yesterday.As the emperor's brother, Prince Minqing should naturally express himself well.

After finishing his meal, Mu Zihuai followed the prince out of the palace, and walked to the shops in the capital where several dignitaries frequented.

Qionglinxuan is one of the best jade shops in the capital. Qionglinxuan sells everything from high-grade mutton fat jade, which is extremely difficult to find, to ordinary agate stones.There was once a piece of top-quality ice-grown leek green jadeite, which was finally brought into the palace by the emperor. Since then, everyone in the capital has known Qionglinxuan.

Mu Zihuai followed the prince into the door, and a middle-aged man in a blue shirt greeted him with bright eyes.

"My lord is here, my Qionglinxuan is full of splendor." That person is Wei Qiong, the owner of Qionglinxuan. The jade hairpin is fixed, and there is an elegant nested jade pendant hanging on the waist, and a white jade wrench inlaid with rubies on his finger. It seems that he is also a person who likes jade very much.

The prince took a folding fan today, fanned it up and down twice, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do, let's choose some gadgets that are handy."

Wei Qiong's eyes brightened even more.The fifth prince, Lord Minqing, is famous for his generous spending. Since he has already entered, he will never go back empty-handed.Looking at the handsome little brother who was following behind the prince, he would never be stingy in front of his new favorite, and immediately felt that he was going to make a fortune this time.

"My lord came at just the right time. A batch of goods just arrived from the Tianshan Mountains a few days ago, and they are halfway dismantled and ready to be put up. My lord is here to see if you like it." Then he opened the curtain, Lead the two of them to the back of the shop.

Behind the shop is a small yard with some flowers and plants, which are obviously tended by people from time to time. A few peonies are blooming, and the trees are also very lush.

Turning into a big room, there are many jade stones wrapped in paper to imitate shocks, and some rough jade stones that have not been untied.A few guys wearing square scarves were tidying up, and were sent out by Wei Qiong who came in.

"My lord, these are the new jades. They are rare jades that have been found in decades. Both the water type and the fineness are the best in the same batch." Wei Qiong pointed to a pile of half-dismantled jades in the middle and smiled. Said.

Prince Minqing nodded, instead of looking forward, he turned his head and said to Mu Zihuai who had been silent all this time: "Zihuai first see what you like?"

Mu Zihuai originally thought that the prince lacked someone to make up his mind, but Ren Danfeng had to drag himself over because he had something to do, but he didn't expect to let himself make up his mind from the beginning.Looking up and seeing Wei Qiong's implied smile, Mu Zihuai was a little angry. The boss probably thought of himself as that kind of person again.

Thinking about it this way, the more he thought about it, the more it became unsatisfactory, so he really agreed, cupped his hands, and plunged into the jade pile in response.

Mu Zihuai, who picked the beam, felt a little bitter in his heart. He didn't know what kind of jade, he only knew that the most difficult thing to distinguish between true and false in this world is jade.This is a famous store in the capital, so there shouldn't be any fakes.Now the only thing to look at is the quality of the jade, but Mu Zihuai also has ten orifices through nine orifices, but he doesn't know anything about it, he only knows to look at the color and transparency.

This time Mu Zihuai was stumped. He carefully picked up the jade stones carved into various shapes and looked at them. Except that some of them were greener and some were more transparent, he didn't know anything.

But after thinking about it, the prince asked what he likes, and it should not be a gift for the concubine who is about to give birth to a dragon son. Such an important thing should not be so casual.After thinking about it this way, I let go of my heart and started to choose again.

Mu Zihuai held up a small nine-story pagoda, no more than three inches high, but the pagoda was very delicately carved, the rubble on the roof and the fences on each floor were clearly visible.The most ingenious thing is that several small windows on each floor can be opened.

Wei Qiong flicked lightly with a thin stick, and the small window slowly opened, revealing the hollow interior.I leaned over and took a look, and found that there were all tables and chairs inside, and I could even see the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.

Mu Zihuai couldn't help but think of an article he read before. It was about an exquisite nuclear carving of a flat boat on the river. There were all kinds of figures and things on the boat, lifelike and lifelike. The doors and windows on the boat were also movable. As soon as the toothpick was picked, it babbled and opened.Isn't the jade in my hand similar to the nuclear carving?

Thinking about it this way, this thing is also a rare thing.

Thinking so in his heart, Mu Zihuai put the jade down.The things are good, but I am afraid they will cost a lot of money. If you buy them yourself, it will cost you a lot.

Picking up a milky white ring again, it circles around the finger, and the texture is as delicate as suet.The style is also simple, the thin jade wall is not carved with any patterns, it looks simple and elegant, this wearing is even more eye-catching, I really like it.

"Zihuai likes this?" Seeing that Mu Zihuai was happy, he stepped forward and asked.

Mu Zihuai nodded, thinking that the jade ring is small and has no carvings, so it is not expensive, so he said: "That's right, it's very easy to wear."

Just after Mu Zihuai finished speaking, Wei Qiong walked over, her eyes crinkled into two smiles. "Sir, you have a good eye. This year, such a piece of suet jade was produced in the mine. I went to Tianshan to buy it, and then made it into a ring."

"Suet fat jade?" Mu Zihuai rubbed the jade wall with his thumb, feeling that the jade in his hand was very warm and moist. Everyone said that good jade nourishes people, and this suet fat jade is the most nourishing.Because it is rare and rare, the price is also the highest among several kinds of jade.

Having said that, Mu Zihuai felt a little regretful.It's too expensive, I don't know if it's a disease caused by begging earlier, but now he feels very distressed every time he takes a copper coin, let alone buying this jade in one go.

Thinking of this, he took off the jade ring on his hand and put it back in the box, then he was a little bit reluctant, his eyes lingered, and he was a little absent-minded when he looked at other things.

Huangfu Yunhua couldn't see it, he just picked up the brocade box containing the jade ring, it seemed that he was ready to buy it.

Mu Zihuai happened to see his action, and thought that the prince wanted to buy the jade ring as a gift, so he wanted to stop it.

"My lord, this jade is good. But it's too small. It's better to find a big one. There is a jade Bodhisattva over there. It is exquisite in workmanship. It is one foot high. It has a blessed face and a round body. Gifting it can bless mother and child. That's good..."

"Who said this was bought as a gift?" Huangfu Yunhua asked rhetorically, and said directly: "Just look at the gift casually. This king bought it back to fill the treasure house."

Mu Zihuai was speechless for a while, he didn't know what to say, and he heard the prince say: "The Bodhisattva will naturally want to buy it, please ask someone to add a lotus throne under it and bring it to the mansion."

Wei Qiong quickly responded from the side. "The villain knows, the prince can just rest assured, I will ask the best craftsman to add it, and it will be ready in a few days."

The prince smiled satisfied, and said to Mu Zihuai: "Look again, what do you like?"

Mu Zihuai then looked left and right, but his heart was tied with the jade ring just now, and he couldn't see anything else in his eyes, so he just looked at it for a while and then gave up.

Seeing that Mu Zihuai came back disappointed, the prince asked him: "Is there anyone who can win Zihuai's eyes?"

Mu Zihuai shook his head quickly. "The most important thing about this jade is the word fate. If there is no fate, no matter how good the jade is, it seems to be just good."

"If that's the case, let's go back to the mansion." Passing the box in his hand to Wei Qiong, he said: "This jade ring is wrapped properly before sending it to the mansion. Take some time, but don't be careless."

Wei Qiong repeatedly responded, took the box and put it away, thinking that the prince bought the two most expensive pieces of jade in the shop as soon as he came, which is really generous.

Then two more people were left to drink tea and look at a few pieces of jade before sending them out of the shop.As soon as the man left, he called his assistant to invite the best sculptor in the city. After thinking about it, he went into another room, planning to find a piece of precious jade to make the lotus platform.

Mu Zihuai and the prince watched as they walked, all the way back to the palace, looked up at the sky, the sun had already set, and just after they entered the threshold, a servant came forward to report.

"My lord, the second prince just arrived at the mansion, and the villain is planning to find you."