After hearing this, Eunuch Liu opened the book and read respectfully:
"Play
Your Majesty Han Zhongyu respectfully invites His Majesty to
Everything is going well for me in Tai'an Mansion. Thanks to the support of Jingde Xiangjun, who was entrusted by the emperor, the people of Tai'an Mansion are stable and everything is on the right track.
The emperor has a keen eye for pearls, and respects the wisdom and benevolence of the country. He has spent half a year and devoted all his efforts to develop a new object called glass. It is even more exquisite than colored glaze. Using it to replace paper to make windows can make the windows more beautiful. The interior is extraordinarily bright, the mirrors made from it can illuminate people more clearly than bronze mirrors, and the tea sets and wine glasses made from it are particularly exquisite.
Words from the Lord of Jingde Township
"In the whole world, is it the land of the king, is it the shore of the land, is it the ministers of the king, even though they have endured countless hardships and exhausted all their wealth, the things they have developed are not used by the Holy One, and we should not enjoy them.
Therefore, I rushed six hundred miles to present the glass and its derivatives to the emperor.
I wish the Emperor good health and a prosperous New Year!
Yours sincerely, Han Zhongyu, Governor of Tai'an Prefecture"
The emperor was leaning on the chair and pinching his eyebrows. After listening to Han Zhongyu's memorial, he laughed angrily.
“Spend everything and use up all your wealth!
Oh my dear Han Zhongyu, you are crying out for me! Still crying for a woman, Han Zhongyu has made a difference!
Forget it, let me bring the things to my small warehouse. Come on, let me go and see what kind of precious glass this glass is! Mr. Han, who regards money as dirt, also began to seek wealth! "
After the emperor finished speaking, he took the lead and strode out.
Eunuch Liu trotted to the front to lead the way for the emperor.
There are always eight hundred pairs of eyes watching the emperor's whereabouts. The imperial study is the only place where no one is randomly disturbed. As long as you leave the imperial study, you will definitely run into a concubine within a few steps, and occasionally you can bump into her. A few princes, princesses and so on.
So, when the emperor walked to his small warehouse, the queen, concubines, princesses and princes who had some respect behind him were all there!
The Queen Mother devoted herself to self-cultivation and did not care about worldly affairs. The Queen was still respected in the harem. Concubine Chu, Chu Mingzhu's sister, was barely equal to the Queen. However, now that the family was declining, it was all due to the Emperor's preference. Compared with the Queen, she was still less confident. a bit.
Seeing that the emperor was in high spirits, the queen said thoughtfully
"I heard that it's a new gadget sent by Han Zhongyu, and it's better than Liuli?
This palace has also opened its eyes! "
After the queen finished speaking, Concubine Chu sneered and spoke.
"What kind of glass palace is there in this world? Let alone a country bumpkin who has never seen the world. If you get something you like, you will come to the palace to offer treasures!"
When there is something new in the palace, which palace it goes to, and the servants of that palace will hold their chests up and their heads raised when they walk in the moon. Therefore, no matter whether the thing is good or bad, or whether they like it or not, everyone has to compete for it. of!
The emperor also thought that it was just a matter of having fun during the Chinese New Year. No matter what Han Zhongyu went to great trouble to give, let a few favored concubines pick it out, and the rest would be soaked in rain and dew, everyone just wanted to have fun!
As a result, when the servants in the palace opened the carriage wrapped in cotton, water shimmered in the sun, and the nobles who didn't care much at first were all shocked!
Even the emperor couldn't help but sigh:
"It's indeed novel! Han Zhongyu is not exaggerating!"
After saying that, I couldn't help but stepped forward and touched the large glass with the thickness of my fingertips. I tapped the glass, listened to the sweet tinkling sound, and nodded with satisfaction.
"interesting!"
After looking at the two carriages in front, I looked at the mirror in the back.
When I saw the bright dragon robe in the mirror, the thin golden threads were clearly visible, and my eyebrows were even more clear. Standing in front of the mirror, it was like another person looking at me!
Can't help laughing
"Okay! Such a Jingdexiang Lord, no wonder Han Zhongyu can work hard to pave the way for her, she is worth it!
Royal concubine? Come and see, is this thing comparable to the finest colored glaze?
If you feel you can’t compare, the things here are not yours! "
Concubine Chu was also severely shocked!
She boasted that she had seen countless good things, and she had long heard that the emperor had made a country girl his country king, but she didn't take it seriously at all. This time, she heard that Han Zhongyu specially sent several cars of that country girl to the palace. She didn't pay much attention to the new items she made. If she hadn't heard that the emperor wanted to see them, she wouldn't have come here!
There is no way, according to common sense, it is indeed difficult for a concubine who is favored in the palace to look down on a girl from a mountain village. In fact, not to mention a girl from a mountain village, even a lady from an official family will not look down upon her!
Before seeing the thing, no one present actually thought there was anything wrong with what she said!
As a result, something she didn't even look up to was able to shine here, especially since she had just made fun of someone for not seeing the world, so she turned around and slapped herself, feeling embarrassed and depressed!
It happened that the emperor used her words to make fun of her again. If it was private, it was just a little flirtation between the two of them, but now in front of so many concubines, she was embarrassed no matter what she said!
But she didn't dare to offend the emperor by insisting that this thing was not good, and she really liked it very much. How could she be willing to say that she gave up and didn't want these things? She could only pretend to be coquettish and find a way out for herself.
"Your Majesty is deliberately bullying me! This time, I am short-sighted! But you must not live without this thing!"
The emperor listened cheerfully
"Haha! Okay, then I'll give you a set of cups and mirrors!
Queen, please choose one set and send it to your mother! "
The queen smiled gently
"I thank you, Your Majesty!"
A total of ten mirrors were made, and two were sent to the Han Mansion. Eight mirrors were sent in from the palace. Concubine Chu was being favored right now, so she took the lead in picking one, the Queen picked one, and the Queen Mother sent one as well. The Emperor himself also wanted Save one side and go to all four sides at once.
The remaining four sides became meat among the wolves!
All the concubines, princesses and princes all stared eagerly. The emperor is only forty-one years old. The eldest son of the emperor is seventeen years old. The second prince is the daughter of Concubine Duan, who is sixteen years old. The third prince is the legitimate prince of the empress, who is fifteen years old. The fourth prince is six years old. He died in infancy. The fifth prince was born to Concubine Chu, and he was fourteen years old.
There is also an eight-year-old sixth prince born by Yi Guiren, a sixth prince born by Ning Cairen, and then there are the seventh prince and fifth princess born to Concubine Chu.
However, the only princes present now are the first, second and third princes. The remaining ones are young, some are studying in Taixue, and some are being coaxed by nannies to stay in the house.
On the other hand, the princesses, except for Concubine Chu's newborn fifth princess, the fourth and fifth princesses all came with their mother and concubine.
Although the relationship between the empress and the emperor is that of treating each other as guests, her eldest daughter, the eldest princess Zhaoyang, is still very favored. She is most comfortable in the emperor's presence on weekdays. Seeing that her mother and grandmother's share has been determined , immediately said coquettishly
"My father, grandmother and mother all have their share, so it's my turn this time!"
