No matter how desperate Tian Yuan was, he could not stop Xiao Huayong from secretly visiting the Prince's tutor, and then began to understand the preferences of the noble ladies in Kyoto...
Shen Xihe had no idea. She had been busy these days. The person she sent to other places to purchase spices for the first time had a escort company escort a batch of spices back, and Duhuo Tower had also been put back in place.
She had not been idle during this period in Kyoto. She had already asked Hongyu to buy some servants for training. However, making perfume was a long process, so she had to hire a few perfume ladies with a large sum of money and set up a workshop in a farm in the suburbs.
Shen Xihe started to prepare the Jatihua incense for the Huguo Temple himself, and at the same time taught Hongyu some incense recipes.
Hongyu herself is able to make perfume, and Shen Xihe's makeup has always been Hongyu's concern.
Duhuolou not only sells incense products, but also balsams, ointments, fragrant oils, fragrant dews, fragrant beads... Shen Xihe plans to run them all.
There is no woman who does not love beauty and fragrance. Making money is secondary. The important thing is to use Duhuo Tower to infiltrate the backyards of civil and military officials in Kyoto and obtain first-hand information.
"This incense..." Shen Xihe had just concocted a new incense and lit it for Biyu and the others to smell.
The aroma is strong but not irritating, and most importantly, as the aroma spreads, a warm feeling comes towards you like steaming hot air.
"Cold-repelling incense." After the fragrance spread, Shen Xihe used his hands to attract the fragrance. After tasting it himself, he was very satisfied.
"Is this the cold-repelling incense presented by the Dandan Kingdom during the time of Emperor Wu of Han?" Hongyu's eyes lit up.
Shen Xihe nodded slightly: "The cold winter is coming, this fragrance will definitely be sought after."
"Princess, this incense recipe..." Hongyu looked at Shen Xihe eagerly.
Shen Xihe gave her the incense recipe that he had prepared long ago: "Now that you have the recipe, you must practice diligently."
Hongyu read the prescription carefully several times, closed her eyes to make sure she had memorized it, and then burned it to prevent it from falling into the hands of others.
Shen Xihe took out a small box of cold-repelling incense and handed it to Mo Yu: "Ask Mo Yuan to send it to the East Palace and give it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
I have received many favors from Xiao Huayong in the past, and today I will return the favor.
"Princess, how about giving the princess a glass screen as a birthday gift?" Biyu counted Shen Xihe's things, drafted out the gift, and came to ask.
Shen Xihe: "Give me a red sandalwood five-string pipa."
The nine best artists of the imperial capital were famous for their unique skills. Bian Xianyi was a master of dancing, and Ye Wantang was a master of playing the pipa.
The five-string rosewood pipa was Shen Yueshan's trophy. It was inlaid with red agate, tortoise shell and mother-of-pearl to form exquisite patterns. It would be hard to find a second one like it in the world. The strings were also made of a precious silk and the tone was excellent.
Shen Xihe was better at playing the guqin, so such a good pipa was like a pearl covered in dust when left in her hands.
"promise."
The birthday banquet for Princess Ding cannot be a grand one, because the Queen Mother's birthday will be in less than a month. But just to show the filial piety of the younger generation, Prince Ding and his wife will give up a little.
Among the Sixteen Princes' Residences, Prince Ding Xiao Changtai ranks fourth and is right next to Prince Xin Xiao Changqing, who ranks fifth.
I heard that Xiao Changqing returned from Fahua Temple yesterday. I wonder if he will appear in Prince Ding's Mansion today.
Shen Xihe was thinking when the carriage suddenly shook as if it had been hit lightly. Just as she steadied herself, she heard a maid outside apologizing, "Forgive us, it was our recklessness that bumped into the princess' carriage."