"Grandpa Huang has such a sharp eye that he can see it at a glance."
Zhou Jingxian didn't show off either.
She knew that the emperor's grandfather sent people to keep an eye on the princess's mansion.
But according to what the dragon guard around her said, Mr. Ning was not satisfied with this gourd glass at all.
I am afraid that the palace guards who were watching from a distance just thought that the firing had failed and did not report to the palace. Otherwise, they would not have to wait for her to come. I am afraid that the emperor's grandfather had already found a reason to go to the princess's mansion to check.
And Zhou Qian's performance also verified her guess.
After getting her affirmative reply, Zhou Qian shocked himself. Realizing his gaffe, he quickly suppressed the kind smile on his face and said with a straight face: "Girl Jingxian, this matter is very important, can you?" You can’t just talk nonsense to make Grandpa Huang happy, is it possible to bake it, but the firing failed?”
"Mr. Ning said it didn't meet his expectations."
That's right.
Zhou Qian sighed secretly: Sure enough, the higher the expectations, the more disappointed he will be.
He was just about to say a few more words to encourage girl Jingxian so that Ning Wuyou would persevere in trying.
Zhou Jingxian had already taken away the bag, revealing the yellow gourd glass.
The dim light from outside the hall enters and hits the gourd glass, reflecting the bright light, like the dazzling gold.
Although its brilliance is not as bright as gold, in Zhou Qian's eyes, it is much more precious than gold!
Such a piece of gold is worth several thousand taels at most.
But such a top-quality fired glass is worth over one hundred thousand taels!
Especially this craftsmanship is combined with the cultural heritage of Daxing, and it is not even a bit better than the aesthetics of Loulan's foreign products!
"Girl Jingxian, is this what Ning Wuyang said, a failure that didn't meet his ideals?"
Even Zhou Qian, who had seen many storms, tried his best to control his emotions, and his voice still trembled when he spoke.
Zhou Jingxian can understand Grandpa Huang's behavior.
Because when she saw this gourd glass, she was very excited, and when Long Wei said it was a failure, she also didn't understand.
But that's what it is.
"Mr. Ning said that this piece of colored glaze was just a trial production and that it was blown by him. There were many small flaws in it, so he sent Long Wei to bring me this failed product and asked me to go to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to dispatch a batch suitable for firing. The craftsman of Liuli, my granddaughter beheaded her first and then reported it. She sent someone to the princess's mansion first before she reported it. I hope the emperor will forgive me."
Forgive me?
Zhou Qian laughed loudly and said: "Girl Jingxian, you sometimes look like you don't understand the ways of the world, but when it comes to controlling important matters, in Grandpa Huang's opinion, you haven't done anything wrong. You did the right thing. In this case, we should kill first and report later, so as not to delay Ning Wuyan's time."
As he spoke, he walked towards Zhou Jingxian and stretched out his hand.
Zhou Jingxian immediately understood what he meant and handed over the gourd glass.
Zhou Qian took the Daxing self-made glazed ornament with trembling hands, stretched out his hand to touch the smooth and round surface under the gourd, and couldn't help but look at the glazed dragon carving on the shelf.
It is said that the carved dragon glazed statue took a lot of effort to create, but its appearance is not as round as this gourd, and its interior is not as transparent as this gourd.
Although there are indeed uneven highlights inside this gourd, it adds a texture of concentrated brilliance because of this.
Zhou Qian kept circling the gourd in his hand and couldn't put it down. The corners of his mouth almost reached behind his ears without realizing it.
Seeing this, Su Peiyuan quickly knelt down to congratulate him.
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. Mr. Ning's failed products are even better than the top-quality colored glaze ornaments sold by Anbao Lou. Our Daxing colored glaze will replace Loulan colored glaze, which is just around the corner!"
"Shh! Don't make any noise for now. This is just a failure. When it becomes a real success, it won't be too late to say congratulations."
The smug expression on Zhou Qian's face made the rhetoric on his lips very unconvincing.
Fortunately, Su Peiyuan was just the icing on the cake to add to the fun. In response to His Majesty's modesty, he quickly whispered "Yes, yes", walked to the entrance of the palace, and closed the door to prevent the secrets from being leaked.
Zhou Jingxian didn't realize the tacit understanding between Grandpa Huang and Su Peiyuan until the palace door closed.
It became clearer that Grandpa Huang’s expectations for colored glaze might not only be limited to successful firing.
Thinking of the courtiers who participated in her performance at the court today, who wanted to eat her alive and then take off the special court clothes of the Ministry of Works Supervisor she was wearing, she was vaguely aware of the emperor's intention, but because The relationship between thinking habits is not clear yet.
That’s all.
She is not good at doing these Machiavellian things at all, she just needs to do her job well.
"Grandpa Huang, you have also seen the failed products. If you like this kind of gourd ornament, can I ask the craftsmen to make a perfect one for you later?"
"No need."
Zhou Qian played with the gourd with both hands and simply shook his head to show his rejection of the proposal.
He looked at the gourd ornament with kind eyes and the beaming gourd glass, and it was as if he saw Ning Wuchang's harmless and lovable face.
Ning Wu is fine.
There is indeed great talent.
Ning family.
It’s indeed a big responsibility!
"Girl Jingxian, recently you have been busy guarding the safety of talented people from all walks of life, helping to maintain order in the capital, and supervising the firing of colored glaze. Thank you for your hard work."
"Grandpa Huang, this glass is an important item of my dynasty named Zhou. It not only benefits the present generation, but even the hard work is deserved. And I just gave the order. The real hard work is those craftsmen and Mr. Ning."
Mentioning this, Zhou Qian also nodded in agreement.
After thinking about it, he said to Zhou Jingxian: "I will draft an imperial edict in a while to commend those craftsmen, as well as all the officials who participated in the firing of colored glaze this time. As long as they are of high grade, they will all be promoted to one rank and receive half a year's salary." Silver, gradeless, appoint royal craftsmen for life, let them concentrate on staying in your princess mansion, and continue to be responsible for the next firing. The success of the glaze firing will not be spread without my order, and those who disobey the order will be punished by the three clans. !”
Kill three tribes? !
Zhou Jingxian rarely saw the emperor punishing anyone so severely, so she knew that what she felt just now was right.
Grandpa Huang is indeed planning to make a big fuss out of the firing of colored glaze.
I don’t know if this will implicate Mr. Ning.
"Also, regarding my reward to the Ning family, Jingxian, you should also be able to understand what I mean."
"Grandpa Huang is saying that he wants the Ning family to take over the affairs of Huangshang?"
Zhou Jingxian is not the unpopular daughter of the blind and blinded Prince Kang before.
She is now a third-grade princess who runs her own palace, and she still understands the basic rules of conduct in the court and the royal family.
The imperial grandfather allowed the Ning family to take over the Qiao family mine and gave the royal decree to mine the mine. Although it was for the purpose of firing colored glaze, the emperor did not appropriate the Qiao family mine for royal use. Instead, he allowed the Ning family to mine it alone. This approach shows the emperor's trust in the Ning family.
So, Grandpa Huang wants the Ning family to succeed the Qiao family as the imperial merchants, and it will be a matter of course if he just waits for the glass to be fired successfully.
"Girl Jingxian, although the position of Imperial Merchant is at the sixth level, it can be regarded as entering the imperial court. However, this Imperial Merchant is a professional merchant after all, and no one in the Ning family except Ning Wuchang can take on this important task. , do you think if Ning Wuhuang was offered the position of royal merchant, would he accept it?"
Zhou Qian's tone turned into a cautious test, his eyes flickered, and he felt a little guilty.
Before the glass is successfully fired.
He felt that the conditions offered by this imperial merchant were very suitable.
But Ning Wuhao succeeded in firing the colored glaze so quickly.
Coupled with Ning Wuyan's talent and what he had done before.
Zhou Qian felt a little uneasy.
What if this condition doesn't suit Ning Wuhuang's taste?
