Chapter 143: Strange Costumes
As early as two days ago, Concubine Gao and others already knew that Zhang Lingyang was ordering someone to make a few novel clothes.
But what kind of clothes it was, because Zhang Lingyang ordered it to be kept secret, Concubine Gao and the others didn't know it at all.
On this day, the noble concubine who was bored in the dormitory heard that Zhang Lingyang ordered someone to invite her to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and guessed in her heart that nine times out of ten she was asked to try on new clothes.
So, there was no time to dress up carefully, so the noble concubine couldn't wait to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace.
But I didn't want to, Concubine Yan, Concubine He, and Concubine Cao were more anxious than Concubine Gao, so they came over without dressing up at all.
When the noble concubine entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, she saw such a scene: Concubine Cao, Concubine Yan, and Concubine He were holding a small rag, and their faces were flushed.
Concubine Gao hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
After Yan Concubine's explanation, Concubine Gao's face also turned red all of a sudden.
"This is not a place to change clothes, a few concubines, how about going to Nuanxiangwu with me?" Zhang Lingyang said with a smile, and took the lead in walking out of the Heart Cultivation Hall without saying anything.
The four noble concubines followed behind Zhang Lingyang with a red face, and walked out step by step.
As for the small rags in his hands before, they were tightly wrapped by several people, for fear that others would see them.
Nuan Xiangwu, since last winter, has become Zhang Lingyang's private territory.
Of course, the entire palace is Zhang Lingyang's private domain.
But only in the warm incense dock can Zhang Lingyang have fun unscrupulously.
"It's big!"
"It's small!"
"Thin!"
"Fat!"
In the warm incense dock, watching the four noble concubines change into the clothes they had ordered to make, Zhang Lingyang's eyes wrinkled slightly.
Because the figures of the four noble concubines had not been measured before, the clothes made were big or small, fat or thin, and none of them fit.
Zhang Lingyang ordered the palace maid waiting outside to take a ruler, measured the height of the four women, and recorded it on straw paper, and then ordered the people from the Shangyi Bureau to step up the system again.
It wasn't until an hour later that several pieces of clothing were sent over again, and the four girls wore them, that Zhang Lingyang nodded with satisfaction.
"Four concubines, let's take a look for yourself?" Zhang Lingyang pushed the shy four girls to the glass mirror that had been prepared a long time ago.
Although glass mirrors are very rare in the Great Zhou, there are still many in the palace.
Concubine Gao opened her eyes shyly, looked at the delicate and delicate figure in the mirror, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.
I saw that in the mirror, the convex and backward figure of the noble concubine was vividly outlined, and it looked more charming and moving than before.
But it was also particularly embarrassing, because the short skirt had just covered his buttocks, exposing his round and straight jade legs to the air.
After turning her head and looking at the three daughters of Cao Concubine, He Concubine, and Yan Concubine, they were wearing the same clothes as themselves, but their figure was still a few points worse than their own, and Gao Guifei's heart couldn't help but rise a little proudly, "It's still the best figure of the old lady!" ”
After that, Concubine Cao, Concubine Yan, and Concubine He also looked at their figures, and then looked at the figure of the noble concubine, and a trace of jealousy flashed in their eyes.
Actually, it's no wonder!
The three daughters of Cao Concubine, He Concubine, and Yan Concubine are not yet eighteen years old, how can their figures be compared with the noble concubines in their twenties?
What's more, the three daughters like Cao Concubine, He Concubine, and Yan Concubine are not very suitable for wearing such uniforms at their current age.
"What kind of clothes should I wear for Concubine Cao, Concubine He, and Concubine Yan?" Holding his chin, Zhang Lingyang thought about it, "Why don't you give them a whole set of maid clothes?" ”
However, after looking at the sky outside, it was not early, Zhang Lingyang said in his heart: "It's not too early now, if you don't hurry up the time to do business, I'm afraid that the sky will be dark!"
As for the maid outfit, let's talk about it tomorrow! ”
Thinking like this in his heart, Zhang Lingyang and the four noble concubines staged an unobstructed meeting......
Over the next few days, Zhang Lingyang not only drew sketches of maid outfits, but also cheongsams, shirts, suits, dresses, and trousers and other women's clothing.
In line with the principle of not 'treating' any concubine, Zhang Lingyang ordered the Shangyi Bureau to make a set for all the concubines in the palace.
Seeing these fancy dresses, some people are naturally happy and some are sad.
Worried people don't need to go into detail, the dignified and decent Concubine Wu Xian and the lord of the harem, Queen Wang, are all worried about Zhang Lingyang's various practices.
Because of those clothes, Queen Wang and Concubine Wu Xian also ordered the palace maids in their bedrooms to try them out, but they couldn't wear them out to meet people at all.
However, whenever Zhang Lingyang came to their dormitory to rest, he would order him to wear those shameful clothes.
And that's not all.
Zhang Lingyang also ordered someone to call Sun Dingwu, who was in charge of taking care of the business of the imperial store, and ordered him to ask the service staff in the various imperial stores and restaurants to change into these clothes.
Now, Xiao Wuzi specializes in banks, and the business of the imperial store and restaurant is naturally taken over by Sun Dingwu.
Sun Dingwu took these clothes to the Tai'an Restaurant on Yong'an Street, and hurriedly ordered several waitresses in the store to change into these clothes.
It doesn't matter if you change it, Sun Dingwu's saliva is flowing out.
Seeing that the figures of several women who were already extremely beautiful were vividly outlined at this time, Sun Dingwu's heart couldn't help but draw a little anger.
But Sun Dingwu knew the severity and understood that these women in the store were all people who did not sell their bodies.
What's more, this is the emperor's shop, once there is any bad news, I am afraid that the emperor will be humiliated and his errand will be lost.
Therefore, Sun Dingwu hurriedly left the restaurant and came to the palace to ask Sun Sheng for help.
"Grandpa Sun, the old man thinks that the clothes designed by His Majesty are very good, and he wants to sell them in the imperial store, I wonder if Grandpa Sun may get the drawings from His Majesty?" Sun Dingwu naturally wouldn't say that he wanted a few of those clothes, but under the pretext of earning money for the emperor.
When Sun Sheng heard this, Sun Dingwu wanted to make money for the Long Live Lord, why did he hesitate?
Hurriedly entered the Heart Cultivation Hall and bowed back to Zhang Lingyang, and then came out with a few sketches.
Seeing the sketch, Sun Dingwu was overjoyed, thanked Sun Sheng, and gave him a silver ingot, and hurried out of the palace.
Coming to an imperial store that sold ready-to-wear clothes, Sun Dingwu hurriedly ordered someone to make a few pieces.
The tailors in the royal shop had never seen these strange costumes before, and they hurried out a few pieces with inexplicable thoughts.
With these clothes in hand, Sun Dingwu hurried back home......
For three days, Sun Dingwu didn't take half a step out of the house.
It wasn't until the fourth day, when he couldn't get up, that Sun Dingwu walked out of his small courtyard tremblingly.
When he came to the imperial store again, Sun Dingwu instructed the store manager: "Each of these clothes should be sold in a hundred sets."
As for the price?
Just fifty taels of silver! ”