After a round of shopping, you will see that daily necessities, non-staple food, ready-made clothes, fruits and vegetables, toys, gold and silver jewelry, etc. areas are neatly distributed.
So, I really met a “fellow countryman”
They didn't buy anything. According to Wen Renying, "There are a lot of things here, but the quality is only average. If you want to buy good things, you still need to go to a special store. But it's not bad to buy some novel little gadgets to amuse yourself. Does Fourth Sister want to buy anything?"
Wenren Xu and Youshi also agreed with her. Even though there were people coming and going, they really didn't care about the things.
Wenren Xiaosi, on the other hand, was still not in the right state. "When did this place come into being? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
Youshi smiled but said nothing. Wenrenxu was somewhat helpless. Wenrenying rolled her eyes and said, "Fourth brother, you are only interested in reading the books of saints. How can you listen to the vulgar things outside? This place has been open for more than a year. When it first opened, it caused quite a stir. Even in the outer city, there are probably few people who don't know about it. You are probably one of them."
"Now that Seventh Sister mentions that, although I have never been to this place before, I have indeed heard of it." Xiaocao said.
Although Xiaocao lived in the inner city, which was relatively remote, he just listened to a few words and didn't take it to heart at all.
Wenren Xiaosi uttered "Oh" as if he was in a trance, which made Wenren Ying so angry that she wanted to hit someone.
"Who owns this warehouse? It's quite strange." Xiaocao asked calmly.
"Fourth sister, you must find it strange too. People who come in for the first time find it strange. This warehouse belongs to Concubine Kou of the Hengwang Mansion. The Hengwang is the fifth prince, born to the virtuous concubine in the palace. Among all the princes, his status is the second most noble. Fourth sister, tell me, how come Concubine Kou is so smart? She has so many ideas one after another. She is amazing." Wen Renying said with some admiration. She approached Xiaocao and whispered in her ear, "The close-fitting clothes and body lotion and perfume were all made by Concubine Kou."
It's just that in her heart... This Concubine Kou Danping was the daughter of the Left Councillor of the Ministry of Public Administration. The Ministry of Public Administration had considerable powers, but the Councillor was only a fifth-rank official, and in the imperial city, this rank was really nothing. With such a family background, it was quite a stretch for her to become a prince's concubine. The prince only had two concubines to win over people, and they were quite scarce. Logically, the virtuous concubine in the palace should have been the first to object, but Kou Danping successfully became the concubine of Prince Heng. The virtuous concubine had no objection and was very good to Kou Danping. Not only that, Kou Danping was also Prince Heng's favourite, and it was said that even Prince Heng's concubines had to avoid her.
There are actually two more warehouses in the imperial city. Although they are not under the name of Concubine Kou, they are affiliated with this warehouse. One of them is also in the inner city and belongs to the Empress Dowager's family; the other is in the outer city and is under the name of the deceased Queen's family.
Look, this is amazing.
Of course, the two warehouses sell different things.
Not only that, Kou Danping also set up a place called "Beauty Makeup", the name is very simple and crude, that is, a place for women. Kou Danping has a very good makeup technique, after her hands, ugly women can also become beautiful, just like changing a face, and she can also make all kinds of extremely beautiful nails, do hair, and change into specially customized clothes. In short, women who have been touched by her can attract everyone's attention wherever they go.
Because of this, "Beauty Makeup" is worthy of its name, attracting many noble ladies and girls. Beauty Makeup has also trained a group of maids who are proficient in this aspect and maintenance. Although they are not as good as Kou Danping, they are much better than those outside. At the same time, there is also whitening and weight loss consultation, so Beauty Makeup is definitely a place where noble ladies and girls gather on a daily basis. Wen Renying has been there twice. You know, with her status, she can't even get in touch with Concubine Kou.
Although her methods are unconventional, we should not underestimate women's pursuit of beauty. Therefore, at least on the surface, Kou Danping has made friends with countless noble ladies. Who can guarantee that it will not play a role at some point in the future
Therefore, it seems natural that Kou Danping is favored.
However, in Wen Renying's previous life, there was no such person at all! It was obvious that something was wrong.
And Prince Heng was the Emperor Tianshun in her previous life, the one who seized the throne from his brothers.
Putting aside the past life that Wen Renying knew, at present, Prince Heng is indeed the strongest contender for the throne. In terms of status, although he has an elder brother born to the empress, and was named the crown prince since childhood, the crown prince has become a thing of the past because of a fire a few years ago, which blinded the crown prince and made him Prince Duan. He has no chance of becoming emperor at all and poses no threat at all.
Wen Renying didn't know where this woman came from, but no matter what she did or what ambitions she had, it had no effect on her. In fact, doing so much and doing it on such a big scale might actually bring disaster.
As a prince, who doesn't want to fight for the throne? The more prominent Prince Heng is, the more hated he will be. It's possible that the other brothers will join forces against him one day and get rid of him first. By then, not to mention directly inheriting the throne of the current emperor, he will no longer have the capital to snatch the throne from his brothers.
Wen Renying naturally introduced the beauty makeup to Xiaocao. Speaking of this, Youshi couldn't help but talk more.
Xiaocao listened and basically concluded that Concubine Kou probably had the same experience as her. Her business methods were, to put it bluntly, just tricks. As long as they were learned by truly powerful businessmen, they would be able to draw inferences about other situations in a second. She was squeezed into a corner, but it was because of her special status and the extraordinary people she made friends with that no one dared to touch her.
Her main job is makeup artist, manicurist, and also costume designer and stylist? Xiaocao estimated that her makeup skills must be really amazing. As for the latter, she may not be very proficient, but she is definitely not bad. She is also a capable person.
However, Xiaocao did not want to "recognize her relatives" at all. There were many people who wanted to be "unique", and who knew if the other party was one of them. Xiaocao did not want to cause trouble; and once she was related to the royal family, she would inevitably be involved in the dispute over the throne, and at the center of the vortex. This was not what Xiaocao wanted.
After leaving the Nanbei Warehouse, he went to other places.
Books and maps from ancient times to the present, tripods, basins, mirrors, calligraphy and paintings from several dynasties, jewels, jade, precious stones, and silks from all over the north and south are gathered here. To put it bluntly, this is the place where royal relatives, nobles and upper class people spend their money.
Because Wenren Xiaosi is here, places like bookstores are absolutely prohibited.