This is what I've been waiting for!
Chen Ziyu secretly felt happy in her heart and said obediently: "Back to the Queen Mother, soap and perfume, as the name suggests, are things that can emit fragrance. I and Your Highness the Crown Prince have worked hard for several months to extract these spices from dozens of flowers to make them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao on the side blushed. He really didn't do much with this thing.
But Zhu Houzhao also knew that this was Chen Ziyu trying to put gold on his face!
"Soap can be used as a substitute for flower petals when bathing. Just put a few drops on your body every day to keep the fragrance around your body for several days!"
“Not only does this product have a pleasant scent, it also refreshes your mind!”
Listening to Chen Ziyu's narration, the surprise in Queen Mother Zhou's eyes became even more intense, and she asked in surprise: "This thing actually has such an effect?"
Chen Ziyu suddenly said: "Back to the Empress Dowager, why don't you give it a try?"
"This..." Queen Mother Zhou seemed a little hesitant.
"Yes, great-grandmother, try it! Great-grandson is here to help you!"
Zhu Houzhao seemed not to notice Empress Dowager Zhou's hesitant eyes, and walked directly to Chen Ziyu, winking at him secretly while others were not paying attention.
Then he picked up a bottle of peony-scented perfume and turned to the Queen Mother Zhou.
"Great-grandmother, please smell it!"
Zhu Houzhao uncorked the bottle and handed the perfume to Queen Mother Zhou.
Empress Dowager Zhou gave a wry smile. Seeing the prince's enthusiasm, she simply obeyed him.
So I lowered my head and took a deep breath!
The next second, Queen Mother Zhou's face was filled with surprise!
"This...the fragrance of this perfume is so strong?"
Seeing Empress Dowager Zhou's expression, Chen Ziyu had already expected it. After all, no woman in the world can refuse such a thing as perfume!
"Isn't it great-grandmother? In order to make this perfume for my grandmother, Lao Chen worked hard for several months and lost a lot of weight!"
Zhu Houzhao praised him fiercely when he got the chance!
Chen Ziyu praised him just now, so he found an opportunity to praise him back!
"Okay, okay! Thank you for your hard work, Ziyu!"
Just when Chen Ziyu was about to wave his hand and say that he was not ashamed, he suddenly thought of his father in the audience, so the conversation changed.
"The Empress Dowager is ridiculous. These are what I should do. My father has always taught me to be filial. As a younger generation, it is natural for me to be filial to my elders!"
Empress Dowager Zhou showed a glint of admiration in her eyes, and sighed: "Uncle Ping Jiang is not only a loyal man, but he also teaches his children well. This child Xiurong is blessed!"
Chen Rui in the audience suddenly heard this sentence, his whole body was shaken, he was breathing heavily and his face was red!
You must know that in the past, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager did not even know that there was such a person as Ping Jiangbo in the court.
But now, he is praising himself in front of so many people!
This, this, this... This is not only the virtues accumulated by our ancestors, but this may even set the ancestral graves on fire!
"On behalf of my father, I would like to thank the Empress Dowager and the Empress for your compliments!"
Chen Ziyu bowed his head and bowed!
"Ziyu doesn't need to be polite, get up quickly!"
Queen Mother Zhou smiled and waved her hand.
"Thank you, empress!"
After Chen Ziyu finished presenting the gift, it was already close to noon. The middle-aged eunuch beside him lowered his head and whispered a gentle reminder in the ear of Queen Mother Zhou.
Queen Mother Zhou nodded.
Then the middle-aged eunuch stood back in the middle of the stand and announced the next step, which was the banquet.
After all, everyone comes with gifts. Ordinary families would invite guests to stay for a meal during a birthday celebration, let alone in the palace.
But unlike ordinary people, the Queen Mother's birthday banquets are held separately for men and women.
Those distinguished ministers were led by Emperor Hongzhi to have meals in the Renshou Palace, while the remaining imperial wives were arranged by the Empress Dowager and the Empress in the Wanshou Palace.
Xiao Jing had already arranged everything, and at this time, there were hundreds of tables in the Longevity Palace.
Emperor Hongzhi sat at the main table, flanked by Prince Zhu Houzhao and Prince Consort Chen Ziyu.
Generally speaking, as the Prince Consort, Chen Ziyu was only the son of an earl and was not qualified to sit next to the emperor.
But Emperor Hongzhi loved Wujiwu, Princess Taikang was the legitimate daughter, and Chen Ziyu represented the princess. According to folk saying, one son-in-law is half a son.
On the other hand, Emperor Hongzhi had no doubts about Chen Ziyu's talent and ability, and had already regarded him as a member of the team of the future prince to train.
"Everyone in your family, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, others dared to sit down.
The seats of the princes, nobles and ministers are separated to the left and right. The nobles are on the left and the ministers are on the right. Everyone is arranged in the back according to the order of their position.
There are exceptions.
Earl is the least important title present, so he will be ranked at the back. However, Pingjiang Bo Chen Rui searched around and found that his seat was actually in front of the Marquis, second only to the Duke.
Looking at the British Duke Zhang Mao on his left and Shouning Hou Zhang Henian on his right, Chen Rui felt that he had never been so proud in his life.
In fact, this was specifically stated by Emperor Hongzhi.
After all, this banquet was nominally a family banquet. As the princess's father-in-law, Ping Jiangbo would appear to be unworthy if his status was too low.
Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was the first to move his chopsticks, the others began to move with confidence. After standing for such a long time without drinking any water, they were already hungry and dizzy.
Chen Ziyu also unceremoniously picked up the elbow on the table in front of him and started to chew on it.
In his opinion, there is something wrong with your brain if you are not active in eating!
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Chen Ziyu's appearance, shook his head and chuckled. His son-in-law was really a man of temperament, without any pretense!
Zhu Houzhao, who was also hungry on the side, saw that Chen Ziyu was eating so happily. After hesitating for a moment, he finally couldn't resist his growling stomach. He picked up the roast duck on the table, tore it in half and stuffed it into his mouth.
Emperor Hongzhi frowned and glanced at Zhu Houzhao with disgust. Then, as if he remembered something, he turned to Chen Ziyu and said, "Ziyu!"
"I'm here!"
Chen Ziyu quickly put his elbow on the table, touched his mouth twice quickly, turned his body and replied.
"What exactly are the greenhouse vegetables you mentioned just now? Can other things besides vegetables be grown?"
Emperor Hongzhi said slowly.
Not only him, but also everyone else silently put down their chopsticks and pricked up their ears to listen.
Chen Ziyu looked into Emperor Hongzhi's eyes and shook his head:
"Your Majesty, greenhouse cultivation can only grow some crops with a fast growth cycle. Other crops that often take two to three months or even longer cannot be planted at the moment."
He knew very well what Emperor Hongzhi was thinking, but at the level of this era, it was simply impossible to grow staple foods such as rice and wheat in greenhouses!
Emperor Hongzhi lowered his head and said nothing. In fact, being able to grow vegetables was completely beyond his expectation. He couldn't be too greedy for other things.
At this time, a voice came from the side.
I saw Liu Jian stroking his long beard and asking solemnly:
"Chen Duwei, can this greenhouse cultivation be promoted on a large scale?"
