"But, why do you want to make three ones of different sizes?" Zhu Yunye asked curiously. According to his understanding, wouldn't it be better to make the same one?
Han Du explained with a smile, "Your Majesty, you don't know. Sun Xian and the others built this biggest one first. But I thought it was too big and it was inconvenient to hang it on the wall, so I asked them to make a small one." a little."
"They built it twice in a row before shrinking it down to this size."
Zhu Yunye nodded with interest, but his focus was not on the smallest clock, but on the largest one.
He raised his hand and pointed, "I want this. It can be hung on the wall of Qianqing Palace."
Han Du was stunned. What does this mean?
Thinking that Zhu Yunye didn't understand what he said, Han Du explained again, "The emperor doesn't know something. The smaller this thing is, the more complex its structure will be and the harder it will be to make. Of course, the smaller it is, the better it is than the big one."
"Oh? Uncle, you mean, the youngest one is the best among the three?" Zhu Yunye asked with a light smile.
"Yes." Seeing that Zhu Yunye finally understood, Han Du smiled and nodded.
"Then I'll choose the largest one." Zhu Yunye didn't even look at the smallest one, his eyes stayed on the largest clock.
"Ah?" Han Du raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunye blankly.
Zhu Yunye looked sideways at Han Du and said with a smile, "I want this, can't I?"
Han Du came back to his senses immediately, smiled awkwardly, nodded helplessly, and sighed, "Of course, the emperor wants that."
Only then did Zhu Yunye turn around with satisfaction and ordered the eunuch beside him, "Send the things to Qianqing Palace to hang them up."
"Yes." The eunuch bowed and replied.
Seeing this, Han Du had to remind the eunuch, "This thing is relatively precise and will break easily if touched. Be careful when hanging it."
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The eunuch cast a grateful look at Chao Handu and turned his head to warn the eunuch beside him. The eunuch was right to thank Han Du for reminding him. If he hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have left a good impression on the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I also want one." Concubine Shu said.
In fact, she had noticed it since the eunuch came in with these three things. When she saw the appearance of the clock, she liked it even more.
But the emperor hadn't spoken yet, so she didn't dare to say anything more. She was also thinking about what she would do to get one from the Emperor after he accepted the three clocks. Unexpectedly, the emperor only chose one and left two.
She was afraid that someone else would snatch her away if she spoke too late, so she spoke without hesitation after the emperor made his choice.
"Oh? Your beloved concubine wants it too?" Zhu Yunye looked at Concubine Shu with a smile.
"Cough!" Before Concubine Shu could speak, the queen sitting next to her coughed hard.
Concubine Shu looked sideways at the dignified queen and immediately understood what she meant. He quickly said softly to Zhu Yunye, "Of course, the queen sister should choose first. But after the queen sister chooses, the emperor must give the remaining one to the concubine."
When the Queen heard this, a smile appeared on her lips, and she cast a "sensible" look at Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu was also very happy, because there were still two concubines here, and she might not be able to win over the other two by herself.
Although she let the queen choose first, she also won the queen to her side. In this case, of course it would be impossible for the other two to compete with her.
"The queen also wants one?" Zhu Yunye looked at the queen with a smile.
The queen smiled and nodded lightly, "It looks interesting. I think it would be nice to have one in Kunning Palace!"
"Okay." Zhu Yunye did not refuse, and directly waved his hand and said, "Then let's choose one queen."
The queen glanced at the two clocks with her beautiful eyes, raised her hand and pointed, "I want this bigger one."
Zhu Yunye waved his hand and ordered the eunuch, "Send it to the queen to the palace."
Han Du on the side looked a little weird, why did everyone like it?
Huan big? If he had known this earlier, he should not have forced Sun Xian to shrink the clock. It also saves him a lot of energy, how nice is that?
Concubine Shu looked at the last clock. Although it was the smallest, she was very satisfied. It was better than nothing, right?
But things were not as simple as she thought.
Seeing that only one of the three clocks was left in an instant, the other two concubines were also anxious.
Before Concubine Shu could speak, they all stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I also want a clock. This last one should be discussed with us. It's only fair."
Concubine Shu jumped up in anger, quickly turned to look at Zhu Yunye, and said with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, my concubine asked for it first."
After saying that, he looked at the queen. The advantage of her proposal to let the queen choose first was reflected. This is the time when the queen should return her favor.
The queen also understood that it was difficult for her to ask for help due to her status, so asking Concubine Shu to help was her last resort. Now that Concubine Shu is in trouble, of course she can't just sit back and watch, but she can't take care of everything.
After thinking for a moment, the queen nodded with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, it was indeed Concubine Shu who asked for it first."
"Your Majesty, look, look." With the Queen's support, Concubine Shu of course pursued her and quickly started acting coquettishly towards Zhu Yunye.
"Cough cough cough!" Zhu Yunye coughed one after another to remind him that there was someone else here, and it wasn't just the two of them staying together.
Even Zhu Yunye felt a little regretful in his heart. He should have followed the Queen's advice just now and let them all leave. This would not cause him to be so embarrassed in front of his uncle right now.
"Uncle" Zhu Yunye called softly.
"I'm here," Han Du replied loudly, lowering his head.
Ever since the fight between several women just started, Han Du had lowered his head and seemed to be turning a deaf ear.
"This thing can still be made, right?" Zhu Yunye couldn't care less about the embarrassment. He just wanted to comfort the three concubines now.
"Back to the Emperor, this is what the Machinery Workshop is preparing to sell. I just wanted to share this happy event with the Emperor, so I brought these to see the Emperor." Han Du's voice did not change and his tone was calm.
Zhu Yunye also has shares in the machinery workshop. He can also get dividends when the machinery workshop makes money. This clock is also a good thing for him.
Zhu Yunye nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. Then he told Han Du, "Then make more batches and bring them to the palace."
"Yes, I will go back and make arrangements right now." Han Du straightened up.
"Well, go ahead." Zhu Yunye nodded.
After Han Du left, he looked back at Concubine Shu and the others, and said with a smile, "Is that okay? One for each person, so you don't have to fight."
The emperor had arranged it in this way. Of course, the other two concubines did not dare to say anything and quickly bowed, "Thank you for the reward, my concubine!"
Only Concubine Shu, after thanking the emperor, rolled her eyes twice, stood up and rushed forward to hold the last clock in her hands.
He turned back to Zhu Yunye and said, "Your Majesty, then this one will become my concubine!"
