When Yunshang arrived at the main hall, there were already four women sitting in the hall. Yunshang didn't look at it carefully, but went straight to the main seat and sat down.
Seeing this, the four women looked at each other for a while, and then hurriedly bowed to Yun Shang: "I pay my respects to the empress, the empress is blessed and safe."
Yun Chang nodded, and then his eyes fell on the four people, and he looked carefully from left to right for a moment.
When Liu Wen'an said earlier that these four were the female relatives of Youyue Kingdom and Yihai Kingdom, Yunshang thought that they should be the wives of the royal families of those two countries.
It's just that now seeing that three of these four people wear unmarried women's buns, she knows that she probably wants to go wrong.
The looks of these four people are all outstanding, so outstanding that Yun Shang couldn't help but feel a little vigilant.
"Let's get flat." Yun Chang's mouth curled into a smile: "Give me a seat."
After the four people sat down, Yun Shang smiled and said: "I heard that the four of you all came from a place across the sea from our Xia country. This journey should be very hard, right?"
The only woman among the four smiled and replied in a low voice: "The hard work is not too hard. There have been many caravans who have gone through the sea route from our mainland to here many times in advance. It's calm."
"That's good." Yun Shang nodded: "I don't know the names and identities of a few of you..."
The woman then replied in a low voice: "The concubine is from Youyue Kingdom, and she is Gong Sijia, the wife of King Mingyue of Youyue Kingdom."
"It turned out to be a princess."
Gong Sijia smiled, and said again: "This is the eighth princess of our You Yue Kingdom, Ling Lanyu. This is the fourth princess of Yi Hai Kingdom, Qian Yutong, and this is Princess Si'an of Yi Hai Kingdom Qian Jinyu."
Gong Sijia didn't say a person's name, that person would stand up and salute Yun Shang.
Yun Shang looked at it with a smile on her face, "I have never been to the sea, and I don't even know much about the other side of the sea, but from the perspective of the princess and the three princesses, the ones on your side are Women, all of them are extremely outstanding in appearance."
"Thank you, empress, for your praise. In terms of looks, none of us can compare to one-tenth of empress." Gong Sijia smiled even stronger: "If empress is interested, I can go there in the future. We are guests in mainland China."
The smile on Yunshang's face has been faint: "I will definitely go if I have the opportunity."
Then he changed the conversation: "The things you sent over before, I have never seen before, all of them are exquisite and interesting, I like them very much."
"Since you have all sent things to me, I should naturally return the gift. I heard that every time your caravans come to our Xia Kingdom, the things they ask for the most are tea, silk and satin, and porcelain. , Embroidery, I thought, maybe there are less of these things on your side, so I asked someone to prepare some."
Yun Chang raised her hand and patted it, and a few palace men carrying boxes came in outside the door.
The palace man put the box on the ground, then leaned over and opened the box.
Yun Shang smiled and said: "These things are the best things in all parts of our country. They come from the tribute, and they should be much better than the things your caravans are asking for."
"Come on, show it to a few distinguished guests."
After Yun Shang finished speaking, the palace man in the first box took a piece of fabric from the surface and spread it out.
"This is Yuehua Brocade. The biggest feature of this brocade is its luster. You see, when you look at it like this, it looks like it is coated with a layer of moonlight, so it is called Yuehua Brocade. Wearing this Yuehua Brocade to make His clothes are naturally dazzling, and the Yuehua Brocade also feels very good in the hand, it is warm and smooth in the hand, very comfortable."
The palace man brought the Yuehua Brocade to them, and the eyes of the four people were really amazed: "This luster is indeed extremely beautiful, I have never seen such a dazzling brocade."
Yunshang smiled: "In addition to this Yuehua brocade, there is also makeup brocade, which is a pattern of various colored weft threads on the fabric by digging shuttles. Dozens of colors can be used on a piece of fabric. The finished damask is also complex and graceful."
Following Yunshang's words, the palace man brought out another piece of damask for a few people to see.
"In addition to cloth, there are also tea leaves. The annual output of good tea leaves is only tens of catties. Therefore, I have prepared some tea leaves for everyone, such as Zhuyeqing, Lu'an Guapian, Longjing... you can take it back and taste it slowly. .”
"I have prepared a few vases and some small ornaments for the porcelain. The porcelain is fragile and should not be moved too often. Later, I will ask someone to deliver it directly to the post."
"By the way, there are embroidery..." Yun Shang's smile became brighter and brighter: "These are all girls' families, and they should be more interested in embroidery..."
The palace people brought out several bolts of embroidered cloth and laid them out one by one.
"I have selected several kinds of embroidery that I like. From left to right, they are double-sided embroidery, gold silk feather embroidery, carved embroidery, lock embroidery, poking yarn embroidery..."
Several people stared dazedly and did not speak for a long time.
Yun Shang smiled and asked someone to pack up the things: "I don't know the gift I prepared, how many of you still like it?"
Several people looked at each other, and Gong Sijia quickly laughed: "Of course I like it very much. Before that, many caravans from our country rushed to come to Xia Country to buy and sell special products, because the products of Xia Country are very exquisite. The country has never seen it before, and the things sent back are very popular."
Yun Shang smiled and nodded: "Just like it, just like it."
"Recently, it is also the day of our Majesty's Longevity Day, and the city is also very lively. Vendors from all over the place gather here, and they will also bring special products from all over the place. There will also be more and more vendors on the street buying and selling Xia Guo's special products. Your weekdays You can also go shopping around, one is to increase your understanding of us, and the other is if you have something you like, you can also tell me that I will ask someone to prepare some and give it to you.”
Gong Sijia quickly responded with a smile.
Yunshang asked someone to carry the things outside the hall, and then said: "Everyone can taste the tea prepared for you by the palace, and you don't have to be too restrained, just talk about it normally."
Several people hurriedly responded, but their expressions were still a little nervous. After looking at each other several times, Gong Sijia finally opened his mouth: "This time we came, but we only went to the country of Xia. I heard that there are two other countries on this continent. In Ningguo and Yelangguo, they also heard that the empress was originally the princess of Ningguo, but they don't know, how is Ningguo compared to Xiaguo? Is it worth visiting?"