Chapter 32: The Pearl of the Night
After sending Concubine Fang away, An Shuangchi looked at Concubine Li in confusion, of course Concubine Li knew what he was thinking.
"Concubine Fang seems to have changed as if she was a different person since she lost her child, she has become eloquent, and she often comes to the palace to talk, and she is happy to be at ease on this day."
Concubine Li pinched the face of the third prince who was eating snacks and said with a smile: "Moreover, this palace can see that she likes children very much, and she must be very painful to lose her son." ”
"Sister, I'm not afraid of her, what's her purpose?"
Concubine Li smiled bitterly when she heard An Shuangchi's words: "The emperor hasn't come to my palace for two months, what can she do in this palace?" ”
Looking at Concubine Li's appearance, An Shuangchi sighed helplessly.
Mo gently returned to Rong Fangxuan and took the 'Herb and Wood Spot Removal Cream' she made and went to the Chonghua Palace of the Zhen nobles.
"Slaves and maids pay homage to the noble people, and the noble people are safe."
"It's gentle, get up! Lookouts. ”
"Thank you, little master."
"Gentle, are you here to send fat powder to Hongu?" Zhen Guiren looked at Mo Qingrou excitedly.
"Back to the little master, yes, this is the 'Herb and Wood Spot Removal Cream' made by the slave maid for you, you can take it every day to even the dough." Mo gently handed the box in his hand to the noble man.
Zhen Guiren stood up happily, "Really? Great, this palace can also become as beautiful as Hui Guiren, spring solstice, reward. ”
"Slave and maid, thank you."
Zhen Guiren handed the box to Chun Zhi on the side, took Mo Qing's hand and said, "As long as you make fat powder for this palace, this palace will definitely reward you." ”
Mo Qingrou didn't want to make it for only one person, so she pretended to be very embarrassed and said: "Nobleman, it's not that the slave doesn't make fat powder for you, it's really our Rong Fangxuan who can't be busy, many maids and little masters in the palace are from Rong Fangxuan, if the slave maid is only made for one person, it will delay other maids, so the slave maid doesn't dare to break the rules, or according to Rong Fangxuan's rules, choose the lady with the highest bid every two days!" ”
Seeing that Mo was soft and insistent on this, the noble man had no choice but to give up.
"That's it, you go back, anyway, thank you for making an exception for this palace."
"The nobleman has won the prize, and the slave and maid will retire first."
Mo gently went back to prepare for tomorrow's audition, and this time she decided to take the opportunity to promote the puff she made.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Wan An, today Rong Fangxuan deliberately withdrew from a 'puff', usually the ladies must use their hands to put on fat powder, right? But you don't know how much dirt on our hands are stained on our faces, if the dirt is not handled well, it will cause spots and acne, etc., and this puff can help your skin reduce contact with your hands, and can help you to better pounce fat powder into the skin, so that the skin can absorb more nutrients. ”
As soon as Mo Qingrou finished talking about the effect of the puff, there were concubines below who couldn't sit still, and they all asked Mo Qingrou how to get this puff.
"Rong Fangxuan decided to give it to the mother or the little master who got the designated fat powder qualification today, don't worry if you don't get the qualification, as long as you spend fifty taels of silver in Rong Fangxuan today, you can get one."
"Hongu wants one."
"Hongu wants it too."
The voices below came and went, Mo gently glanced at Lan Xin on the side, Lan Xin understood, and the gong sounded with a 'bell'.
"Okay, this Rong Fangxuan designated fat powder competition starts now, please start bidding."
After rounds of selection, the qualification to obtain the designated fat powder fell on the head of Concubine Hua Niangniang of Weiyang Palace.
Concubine Hua must have come prepared, and did not ask Mo Qingrou to help with the skin test, but directly asked Zhilan beside her to tell Mo Qingrou what she wanted.
Mo Qingrou listened to the fat powder that Zhilan told her, and saluted Concubine Hua, what Niangniang wanted was not difficult, and it just so happened that Rong Fangxuan had a ready-made bottle.
Mo gently packed the fat powder and puff that Concubine Hua asked for into a box and handed it to Zhilan.
When Concubine Hua was leaving, she smiled at Mo Qingrou, indicating that she was very satisfied with Mo Qingrou's cleverness.
Lan Xin asked Mo Qingru curiously what Concubine Hua wanted, who knew that Mo smiled softly and mysteriously, "Lan Xin's way to live a long time in this palace is to talk less and do more, do you know?" ”
"No, the slave knows."
"Alright, let's get in and do something."
In fact, what Concubine Hua wanted was not a private thing, but it was just a fact that the concubines in the palace did not want to mention or face.
In this palace, where the newcomers only laugh and the old people cry, if you don't think of a way out for yourself, you can only live alone.
In Weiyang Palace, Zhilan put the box on the table next to Concubine Hua and whispered, "Niangniang can be trusted with this, Mo Qingrou?" ”
"Suspicious people don't need to be suspicious, in order to stop children, this palace is willing to give it a try."
Hearing Concubine Hua's words, Zhilan was also secretly sad, since the emperor came to Weiyang Palace once last year, he had never stepped into this Weiyang Palace again, so Concubine Hua Niangniang thought of using fat powder to become beautiful.
"Zhilan, do you think this palace is really old and decrepit? It's like this pot of flowers. ”
Concubine Hua looked at the potted plants on the table and sighed.
Zhilan's eyes were a little red, the master's honor and disgrace were all with her, the master's life was not easy, and their gang of subordinates were not having a good time.
"Who is the palace maid who cleans here? Why put a wilted potted plant here? Zhilan sniffed and shouted at the palace maids outside.
After speaking, a palace maid walked in with a cower, "If you go back to the girl, it is the slave maid who cleans up here." ”
"Don't you know that the potted plants on the table have to be replaced every day? How do you do things? ”
"Girl Mingjian, it's not that the slave and maid don't change, but the father-in-law in the flower room today said that he won't supply fresh flowers to our Weiyang Palace in the future."
Unexpectedly, Concubine Hua was not favored, and these people were also snobbish, "Stop Zhilan, help the palace to lie on the bed!" ”
"No."
Seeing Concubine Hua's eyes narrowed, Zhilan quietly retreated, hiding in the corner and secretly wiping her tears.
The emperor doesn't like Concubine Hua she is in her eyes, when Concubine Hua's father was framed for corruption, put in prison, and finally died in prison with hatred, Niangniang was fortunate to have two princes to avoid this disaster, although the matter was investigated later, the emperor also posthumously named Concubine Hua's father as a first-class protector, but unfortunately the people have passed away, Concubine Hua has always blamed the emperor for wronging her father, so that her father was wronged, the two quarreled constantly, since then there is a gap between the emperor and Concubine Hua, and the emperor rarely comes to Weiyang Palace.
Mo Qingrou took advantage of the sunshine this day, so she went out of the palace with Jingtai, and now she is also a little rich woman, so she wants to find something weird and interesting for the Queen Mother.
"Gentle, what are we going to buy when we go out of the palace?" Jingtai asked cautiously on the side, this was her first time out of the palace, and she was a little nervous.
"Yes, of course...... Secret. Mo smiled softly and playfully.
The two of them went to Diancui Pavilion, where they were late with An Shuang last time, and Mo Qingroufu asked the boss to take her to the back as soon as she entered.
The shopkeeper was still puzzled, these two girls looked very raw, not like regular customers, how did they know that they had a secret room in the Cui Pavilion.
"It's the first time the two girls have come to the Green Pavilion, right? But what's eye-catching? ”
The shopkeeper didn't immediately take Mo Qingrou and Jingtai to the dark room, but took them around the outside world.
"Shopkeeper, you don't have to work so hard, last time my brother came to you and bought a pair of jade bracelets, I was very happy to see it, so I also wanted a pair."
"Ah, I remember, it's those two sons, that miss, please come here." The shopkeeper led them into the darkness.
Mo looked at it lightly and found that there was nothing that could catch her eyes, these things had long been commonplace in the palace.
The shopkeeper is also a person who can observe words and feelings, and when he saw Mo Qingrou's not very satisfied face, he knew that this girl was a person who knew the goods.
"Miss, didn't you catch your eye? Please come with me. ”
Mo gently and curiously followed the shopkeeper and walked inside, it turned out that there was another world in this Diancui Pavilion, but no one cared, but today there were two girls with high eyesight.
"Shopkeeper, why don't you hold the lamp here?" Mo Qingrou could only see the contents through the faint light.
Who knew the mysterious smile of the shopkeeper: "Girl, you will know in a while." ”
As soon as the words fell, something in front of Mo Qingrou and Jingtai lit up.
"This is a folding fan made of the night pearl of the East China Sea, it looks plain on the surface, but it is a rare treasure in a hundred years, this fan will be sensual to people, as long as someone approaches it, it will emit light, which is why this room does not hold the lamp."
Mo Qingrou was already dumbfounded, and she didn't hear what the shopkeeper said, "How can the shopkeeper's fan be sold?" ”
"The girl is a connoisseur of knowledge, this fan is a rare treasure, but no one cares about it over the years, so it is a little worn, if the girl likes it, you can leave two thousand taels of silver!"
"Two thousand taels? It's a bit too high, so I'd better think about it again! Mo Qingrou is not easy to fool, she thinks that this fan is worth 1,500 taels.
"Besides, the luster of the night pearl on this fan doesn't look very thorough, as if it is adulterated."
When the shopkeeper heard Mo soft's words, he was so anxious that he hurriedly explained: "Girl, this fan is a treasure handed down from our Diancui Pavilion, how can you say that it is fake?" If it weren't for your relationship with this treasure, I am afraid you would not have seen it today. ”
"At a fixed price, will it be sold for 1,500 taels?"
"Girl, you ......."
"Come on, Jingtai, let's go." Mo gently pulled Jingtai to make a gesture of leaving.
When the shopkeeper saw that they were leaving, he resigned himself to his fate and said, "That's it, that's it, girl, I'll sell you 1,500 taels!" ”
Mo smiled softly and proudly, paid the silver and left with the fan.
Out of the Cui Pavilion Jingtai admired Mo and said softly: "Gentle, you are really powerful, you will buy the fan in three clicks and two clicks." ”
Mo raised his eyebrows gently: "That's natural, I think I was the queen of bargaining back then." ”
She spoke the modern language again in excitement.