Chapter 208: There are matchmakers!
"Let them make trouble, the more fun the more they make!" Lao Zhu said.
At this time, Zhu Jingyan went over and greeted Zhu Yuanzhang.
Seeing Zhu Jingyan, Zhu Yuanzhang's smile slightly restrained and nodded, "Where did you spend the New Year in Lao Liu this year?"
"Yes, my sixth brother is afraid that my son will be bored for the New Year alone, so he went to the princess's house to call me!" Zhu Jingyan said.
"Well, go and help your mother make dumplings!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Jingyan breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that his father was the most traditional and old-fashioned. It was an unwritten rule that his daughter, who was married to the outside world, did not go home during the Chinese New Year. She was afraid that she would be kicked out of the palace.
But unexpectedly, my father did not blame her, and didn't even give her an ugly face. I couldn't help but feel grateful, "Thank you, Father!"
She walked behind and saw that Empress Ma was full of people, including her mother, Concubine Mu, her sister, Princess Huaiqing and others.
She hurriedly greeted each other.
Queen Ma couldn't help but sigh when she looked at her, "I feel wronged. But during the Chinese New Year, don't think about so many unhappy things, as they will get better and better in the future!"
Zhu Jun gave gifts one by one, but none of them left behind. When they were delivered to the back, the girls were very surprised.
"It's different if you get the crown. If you grow up, you will be more steady in your work!" Chang praised.
Zhu Jun was embarrassed to scratch his head, "I don't know what everyone likes. The gifts here are all specially prepared!"
Chang knew that his brother-in-law usually didn't take action, and he was very generous when he took action.
So he asked intentionally: "Can you open it and check it out?"
"Of course!" Zhu Jun said.
Chang opened the outer packaging and inside it was a small exquisite box that could be opened. Once it was opened, it was a mirror that was visible.
The girls looked over and were shocked, "Is this... a glass mirror?"
Chang's eyes also lit up, "This, this is too expensive!"
"It's nothing. It's made from missionaries from overseas. As long as my sister-in-law likes it!" This mirror was naturally made by his workshop. It's not something with high technological content. Moreover, the coastline of Daye is very long and the sea trade is relatively developed. There are many blond and blue-eyed missionaries in Yingtian.
But Zhu Jun definitely can't say that this was done by himself, so he can't afford the price.
"I like it, I like it so much!" Chang actually has a glass mirror, but it is only the size of a palm, not as big as Zhu Jun, it is as big as a book.
Others also opened their gifts one after another and found that they were also small dressing tables, so they were overjoyed.
Once the lid was lifted, there was also a glass mirror, but it was smaller than Chang's.
But thinking about it, this small mirror is very expensive and can be bought for hundreds of taels. The bigger one is, the more expensive it is, the rarer it is!
Zhu Jun was really troubled and spent a lot of money to get so many mirrors.
Concubine Mu, who was standing beside him, was already grateful to Zhu Jun, and immediately praised: "Your Highness the King of Wu is intent. I can't bear to take my eyes open when looking in this mirror!"
Others also agreed, and Queen Ma was so happy.
She also opened her gift, but her box was bigger than others, and the mirror was half bigger than Chang's!
Queen Ma's eyes were smiling, "My son is really sensible!"
She picked up various brushes and brushes below and the like, "What are these for?"
Zhu Jun quickly explained: "This is a cheek drawing, this is a eyebrows drawing, this is a eyeliner... It is all specially created by people from the mansion!"
He couldn't say that this was his idea, and that would definitely be said to be ignorant by Queen Ma.
"I'm sorry!" Queen Ma nodded.
"What are there in this?" Chang said, then opened the drawer and couldn't help laughing, "Oh, the best rouge powder, but what is in this small bottle?"
Chang took out a few porcelain bottles, and before the lid of the bottle was opened, a faint fragrance spread out.
"Oh, it's written on it!" Zhu Jun pointed to the bottle and said, "This is the plum blossom brand perfume and face protection essential oil. The perfume is similar to a sachet. You only need to apply some on your body when using it.
This essential oil is also specially made. It comes from the Western Regions. Every autumn and winter, the climate is dry. Apply some to your body and face, and the effect is very good.
There is also this lipstick, which is also made of beeswax, which can not only chapped lips but also have the effect of applying makeup!”
Chang unscrewed the lid, poured some into the palm of his hand, and then wiped it open, and the faint fragrance spread.
They are all women, so how can you not know the benefits of this thing?
This small box contains all the tips of a woman.
"This set of boxes is not cheap, right?" Chang said.
"It's nothing. As long as everyone likes it, it's worth spending more money!" Zhu Jun said with a smile.
"If you don't want to say anything else, just talk about this mirror, it's a little smaller, and this high-quality rouge powder is better than a tribute outside the palace.
This perfume essential oil is also a rare product from the Western Regions.
This box is also made of golden nanmu. It is just such a small box, and it can't be beaten without a 300-500 taels!" Although Chang was frugal, he also had a few things that were under the box. As a princess, he still had the vision.
When the women heard Chang's words, they were surprised. It wasn't that they couldn't take out a few hundred taels, but there were a lot of harems, and dozens of people gathered together, which was tens of thousands of taels!
It's not like this if you have money.
This hasn't been counted yet, what about the gifts outside.
Queen Ma was very happy, but after settled the score, she felt distressed again, "Son, tell my mother, how much money did you spend to prepare this gift!"
"It's not much, it's just tens of thousands of taels!"
Tens of thousands of taels, not much?
The annual cost of the entire harem is only 200,000 to 300,000 taels. She can save as much as she can. There are very few rouge, water and jewelry fees.
She also took the lead in reducing the salary set by the court to reduce the burden on the court.
This little brat doesn't feel sorry for money at all.
How much money can you make if you sell these boxes?
"Son, what other gifts have you prepared besides these?"
"It's nothing, I just gave you 50,000 taels of silver as pocket money!" Zhu Jun said: "And then prepared some small gifts for the elder brothers, which were not very valuable, and the total amount was no more than 10,000 taels.
I also packed 1,000 taels of gold for my eldest nephew as New Year’s money. Of course, other eldest nephews also have it, but not so much!”
All the girls were stunned.
So what if I do, I’ll give you a gift during the New Year and give you a small 100,000 taels?
Is the Wu Palace so rich now?
Thinking about it, the Shen family is now a retainer of the King of Wu’s Mansion, and the money is too much to be used.
Concubine Mu couldn't help looking at Empress Ma, "Sister, my brother Sun Ying has a legitimate daughter, who is only 28 years old, and is very smart and has not yet married. Why not be a concubine for Your Highness?"
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Li Shu, Concubine Wang and others started to act as matchmakers.
The Wu Palace is now up, Zhu Jun is so generous, so why don’t you wait to enjoy the happiness after marrying?
Chapter completed!