Chapter Seventy-Four: The Courtiers Are Willing to Give It a Try
Tomorrow is when Tingli returns to the door, Gu Man took Ji Moyan into the palace together, and then told the queen Ji Moyan's idea.
After hearing this, the queen mother immediately expressed her willingness to assist, and then praised Ji Moyan. Tingli also patted Ji Moyan on the shoulder, saying that he wanted to worship her, and he would be a sister in the future!
With the permission of the queen's mother, everyone decided to make a good show together!
Gu Man and Ji Moyan discussed that they would hold a banquet, and then let the queen and Princess Tingli perform a play to promote the effect of the "Ning Xiang Pill".
It's just that due to the recent uproar caused by the emperor's order to let everyone donate, the major bureaucrats don't want to pay this money, and if they let their daughters come to the banquet without a name, they will inevitably use various methods to refrain from attending.
How can we get the ladies of the bureaucratic family to come to the banquet?
Everyone brainstormed, and in the end, they unanimously decided to use Gu Man's idea ——— choose a concubine for the second prince Xiao Jinwen!!
Xiao Jinwen has always loved to travel in the mountains and rivers, and even the queen sees him all year round! Therefore, Xiao Jinwen has never married a wife, which is also a major headache for the queen. After listening to Gu Man's idea, the queen mother immediately patted her thigh and decided, this is it!
First, they can implement their plan to raise money, and secondly, they can choose a good woman for Xiao Jinwen, and when Xiao Jinwen becomes a parent, she will naturally be able to settle down, and she will no longer worry about her mother.
Gu Man was a little flattered, she actually just said it casually, but she didn't expect to be requisitioned. However, the banquet that can make the women of the family come to participate even if they know that they are in the suit, I am afraid that the only thing that can become the princess is the most suitable.
I hope Xiao Jinwen doesn't complain about her...... Hehe......
The queen summoned the second prince, Xiao Jinwen, over. Hearing the queen's plan, Xiao Jinwen said that he was unwilling, but after all, it was for the sake of national affairs. But he didn't want to give his life's events to this, after all, he ......
So, he bargained with the queen and said, "The retainers can cooperate, but ...... If there is no woman who can get the joy of her son, I hope that the queen mother will not force her son to marry! ”
The queen's face was a little displeased, and then I thought, I finally agreed, maybe I can choose a suitable one? If not...... Let's talk about it.
So I agreed.
Gu Man looked at Xiao Jinwen, she knew that Xiao Jinwen's sweetheart was Ji Moyan, so she ...... I'm afraid the queen's abacus is about to be shattered.
On the second day, the queen mother made a post to the female dependents of the bureaucratic family, nominally choosing a concubine for the second prince Xiao Jinwen.
The elders of the bureaucratic family discussed, although Xiao Jinwen will not become the future son of heaven, but in the end, he is the emperor's son-in-law, and Xiao Jinwen is handsome, and Wen Taowu is also good. He is also modest and courteous, without the slightest shelf of a prince. If you can marry Xiao Jinwen, not to mention that your family can follow the light, let's just say that if your daughter marries the prince, the future will be endless glory and wealth. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether it's a set or not, even if it's a set, as long as you can marry the prince and pay some money, what's the matter?
Therefore, various bureaucratic families have responded one after another.
The banquet was scheduled for three days later, and during this time, Gu Man and Ji Moyan were busy looking for shops in the capital, preparing to open secretly.
Due to the support of the queen behind them, the two of them found a shop very smoothly and named it "Ningxiang Building". It opened without anyone noticing.
The shop they were looking for was located in the middle of nowhere, and few people came, just to appear mysterious. And no one cares whether such a shop is newly opened or old, which is more convenient for Gu Man and others.
Gu Man and Ji Moyan decided not to reveal their identities first, if outsiders knew that this shop was opened by the two ladies of the Hou Mansion, they would definitely be suspicious of their purpose in opening the shop, so they would not buy their "incense pills". So, they hired a clever woman to be the shopkeeper of the Ning Xiang Building.
Three days later, the concubine selection banquet officially began.
In recent days, Tingli has been using Ji Moyan's improved incense pills to apply to his face, Tingli himself is young and beautiful, coupled with the blessing of incense pills, his skin is more blown, and he is radiant.
Some of the ladies of the family secretly envy and jealousy in their hearts when they saw it.
At the beginning of the banquet, the queen first emphasized the purpose of the banquet again, and then after a while of politely shushing with everyone, she let everyone feel free. Then, the queen looked at Tingli and suddenly said in surprise: "Tingli, I haven't seen you for many days, why is your skin so delicate and smooth?" It seems that you and the colt have a very happy and sweet life! ”
When everyone heard the queen's question, they all quieted down and looked at Tingli, and they also wanted to know the reason.
But when they heard the second half of the queen's words, they became jealous.
The prime minister's son, Gu Qinghe, is also one of the most famous sons in the capital, not only has a good family background and good appearance, but even the future of being an official is praised by everyone, and he has the relationship of the queen, and the future is bright. It's just that Gu Qing and more than twenty people, but they have never been married, and there is no half-concubine or a girl in the family, so there are rumors from the outside world that Gu Qinghe may be abnormal!
But now, he is not only normal, but he also married a princess for a while! The daughters who sat down regretted it, they shouldn't have listened to people's nonsense!
Tingli's cheeks instantly flushed, he looked at his queen mother, and said with a sneer: "Don't make fun of your daughter!" To tell you the truth, my daughter recently found a new store in Beijing, called "Ningxiang Pavilion"! They specialize in selling a small one called "incense pills", which are ground into a fine powder, then applied to the face in a watery phase, and rinsed off after a quarter of an hour. After applying the face a few times, my daughter's skin is as rosy and delicate as now! ”
Hearing Tingli's words, the women from the bureaucratic families who sat down were amazed, but they had a small doubt in their hearts.
At this time, the queen was also very surprised and asked: Is it really so magical? Are there any side effects of this thing? ”
The nobles of the bureaucratic families pricked up their ears and listened, and the queen's questions were also what they were worried about.
I only heard Tingli reply with a smile: "After returning to her mother, my daughter first let the girls around her try it out, and then my daughter tried it herself." Not only is there no side effects, but my daughter feels that after using this incense pill, her body is much lighter than before, and her sleep is sweeter than before. I heard the shopkeeper say that the ingredients in this incense pill are the most nourishing for us women, I don't believe it yet, but now my daughter is convinced! ”
The queen was pleasantly surprised: "Is it really so good?" ”
Tingli nodded, then took out a small box from his bosom and opened it, only to see a thumb-sized white pill lying inside.
Ting Li smiled and said, "Queen Mother, this is the Incense Condensation Pill!" ”
The ladies of the family stretched their necks one after another to look at it, and said in their hearts: Is this ordinary little pill-like thing really that powerful?
I heard the queen also say: "Is this thing really that powerful?" Why don't you find someone to try it out? ”
Tingli nodded, "That's right!" ”
Tingli and the queen looked up at the ladies sitting down, and the ladies lowered their heads one after another. I'm afraid of being chosen by the queen, but I really want to try if this little pill is really so magical.
Seeing this, the queen was slightly displeased, but she thought that it was normal for women to be afraid of skin damage, and they didn't dare to try, so she was not so angry.
At this moment, a daughter who was sitting in the front row suddenly got up and saluted the queen: "Queen Mother, the queen is willing to give it a try!" ”