Chapter Seventy-Five: He Wants to Help Himself
Qi Feng was really relieved to hand over such a big matter to her, Yan Jinzhou thought to himself.
But although Qi Feng handed over the matter of the Queen Mother's birthday gift to her so easily, she couldn't be sloppy.
Yan Jinzhou decided to go to the Shoufu Mansion and ask Qi Feng about the Empress Dowager's preferences and taboos, so as not to cause trouble for Qi Feng and the Shoufu Mansion because of her.
When Yan Jinzhou arrived at the Shoufu Mansion, it was rare to see that Qi Feng was not staying in his study, but in Ningcui Garden.
This Ning Cui Garden was originally the residence of Qi Feng's mother, but his mother died early.
Legend has it that Qi Feng's father and mother were very affectionate, so after Qi Feng's mother died, his mother would often come over alone to miss Qi Feng's mother.
For this reason, this Ning Cui Garden was vacant until Yan Jinzhou married into the Shoufu Mansion.
"I wonder if your lordship has any suggestions for the Queen Mother's birthday?" After Yan Jinzhou greeted Qi Feng, he couldn't wait to ask about the theme of her coming to Qi Feng today.
"The government doesn't have any suggestions, Madame just looks at it." Qi Feng said lightly, as if he really didn't care.
"Your Excellency handed over such an important matter to your concubine like this? It's better to give the concubine some ideas, otherwise the queen mother will not like the birthday gift prepared by the concubine at that time, don't bother the adult. Yan Jinzhou was speechless, and Qi Feng didn't know what to send? But Yan Jinzhou also has no experience in giving gifts to the Queen Mother.
Qi Feng is also the master of the Shoufu Mansion, and in previous years, he also had to give gifts to the Queen Mother, so he always knows better than Yan Jinzhou, can't he teach Yan Jinzhou some experience.
Qi Feng saw Yan Jinzhou's anxiety and annoyance, and knew that Yan Jinzhou was really angry.
So his face softened slightly, and he said to Yan Jinzhou, "I heard that Mrs. is planning to open a shop in the Guogong Mansion and is also preparing to design her own clothes, why don't you prepare one for the Queen Mother." “
Qi Feng's tone seemed very casual, as if he suddenly thought of giving Yan Jinzhou a suggestion.
That's right, Yan Jinzhou then thought that she could design a dress for the Queen Mother.
If this is well designed, the Queen Mother may also give a reward, so that she can intercede with the Queen Mother and let the Queen Mother intervene in the monopoly of the royal store on the supply of cloth.
The Queen Mother is the most noble person in the royal family, and no one can refute the Queen Mother's order, so the matter is resolved smoothly.
Even if the Queen Mother is not rewarded, as long as the clothes designed by Yan Jinzhou do not make the Queen Mother hate, this design can be regarded as passing through the royal family, and the popularity in the city will inevitably increase a lot.
This is enough for Yan Jinzhou. Besides, Yan Jinzhou believes in herself, she will definitely do her best to design this dress and strive to satisfy the Queen Mother.
Yan Jinzhou listened to Qi Feng's suggestion, and after having his own little Jiujiu, he hurriedly said goodbye to Qi Feng.
Next, she is going to devote herself to the production of the Queen Mother's birthday gift.
"You say, how can things be so coincidental, I'm worried about the supply of fabrics in the store, just in time for the Queen Mother's birthday. And Qi Feng actually asked me to prepare a congratulatory gift for the Queen Mother. In Jinzhou Curry, Yan Jinzhou was drawing a design drawing, but suddenly thought of this problem, and secretly sighed at the ingenuity of God's arrangement, so he said it.
"Yes, ma'am, that's a bit of a coincidence." In the room, Xiao Cui, who was cutting the candle flame, heard Yan Jinzhou's emotion, so she echoed.
"Maybe God saw that Madame was so good, and she shouldn't be frustrated, so she deliberately arranged to help Madame." Nanfeng was very happy to know that the matter could be solved, but she felt that it must be a divine arrangement.
Nanfeng has always believed that God will not bully the good guys and will not let the bad guys go, it's just a matter of time. This is the so-called good will be rewarded with good, evil will be rewarded with evil, her wife is good, sooner or later there will be good reward, no, it will come now.
Yan Jinzhou is not superstitious, but this thing is indeed a coincidence. But it's not a bad thing after all, and now that there are many things, Yan Jinzhou doesn't think about it anymore.
In the evening, Steward Liu from the Shoufu Mansion came to the door again, still looking for his wife.
Steward Liu came to Jinzhou Ju, and after seeing Yan Jinzhou, Steward Liu said what he meant.
"The lord sent the old slave to tell the lady that the queen mother likes peonies."
"Peony?" Yan Jinzhou only knows that peony is a modern Chinese painting, graceful and luxurious, and indeed suitable for the queen mother.
"Yes. Legend has it that the first emperor and the queen mother were in love with peonies. Steward Liu saw Yan Jinzhou's doubts, so he told Yan Jinzhou the legends he knew.
It turned out that the queen mother was not from the capital, but from other places. The queen mother's hometown is rich in peonies, and her first encounter with the emperor was when the peony flowers were in full bloom. The Queen Mother and the former Emperor fell in love at first sight and promised each other for life. At that time, the former emperor had not yet ascended the throne, but only visited there.
Later, the emperor wanted to return to the capital to resume his life, and before leaving, he personally picked a handful of peonies for the queen mother, and told the queen mother to wait for him to come back to marry the queen mother.
After that, the first emperor ascended the throne and married the queen mother as promised. It is said that until the death of the first emperor, he loved only the queen mother, and the favorite flower of the first emperor and the queen mother was the peony. The first emperor once sent people to transplant peonies in the palace of the queen mother, but due to soil problems, those peonies did not survive in the end.
Besides, this Steward Liu, he is an old man in the Shoufu Mansion, and Steward Liu was already a housekeeper when Qi Feng's parents were still there, so it can be said that this Steward Liu grew up watching Qi Feng. Steward Liu treats Qi Feng like his own son, and Qi Feng also respects him very much. Because of Steward Liu's relationship, no one in the Shoufu Mansion regarded Steward Liu as a person.
"I know, it's time to trouble Steward Liu to make a special trip." Yan Jinzhou is also very polite to Steward Liu, of course, not only because Steward Liu has a special status in the Shoufu Mansion, but also because Steward Liu is also good to Yan Jinzhou. Since Yan Jinzhou entered the mansion, Steward Liu has provided Yan Jinzhou with a lot of help.
Especially on the issue of dealing with the backyard affairs of the Shoufu Mansion, Steward Liu put forward a lot of constructive suggestions to Yan Jinzhou, so that Yan Jinzhou took a lot of detours, so that he could take over the Shoufu Mansion smoothly.
After listening to what Steward Liu said, Yan Jinzhou sighed at the love between the former emperor and the queen mother.
In her opinion, that is true love. Even if the emperor was noble, he was not consumed by power, and he was fascinated by beauty, but he still stuck to his heart and loved only one person.
A lifetime and a couple, this is also Yan Jinzhou's pursuit.
"The old slave has one more mouth, and the lady has to pay attention to the queen mother's birthday banquet. The previous birthday banquet of the Queen Mother was a congratulatory gift prepared by the old slave. But this time, it was handed over to Mrs. alone, and I think it was so that Mrs. could open the store smoothly. After explaining Qi Feng's words to Yan Jinzhou, it stands to reason that Steward Liu should be leaving.