The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

The idea of ​​the cool beads came from a little girl named Yuezhi in Qingzhiyuan. She was originally from the Han ethnic group. Her father loved to do the spice business, so she learned a lot from him since she was a child and was also good at making incense.

Originally, Changning was pregnant again, so a new group of people were going to be assigned to her side. She was sweet-mouthed and smart, so she was chosen. She also wanted to do a good job and have a good future.

I heard that women cannot tolerate the heat and pregnant women should not eat too much cold food, so I thought of this fragrance to relieve the heat.

It is mainly made of pine needles, mint, sandalwood, borneol, tea leaves, and sweet pine. She wanted to please her master, but she didn't have these precious ingredients, so she had to tell the maid Chuixue about it first. Then Changning heard it and found it novel, so she ordered her to make this kind of cooling beads.

The main reason is that everyone in the yard, including the children, are particularly afraid of heat.

In winter, they are not afraid of the cold. They are just physically strong, active, and sweat easily. Especially the sons, they are like little stoves. In the summer, after walking outside for a while, their clothes will be soaked with sweat when they come back.

Changning felt that this was just like Yinzhen, who was very afraid of heat, but he wore too many clothes and got prickly heat all over his body. If she hadn't forced him to wear a vest and slippers, he would have died of heatstroke long ago.

So she had the greatest expectations for this cool bead. Seeing that her master was looking forward to it, the maids did not ask Yuezhi to do other things, but just make the incense that her master wanted first.

She lived up to everyone's expectations and achieved success in just three or five days.

Yuezhi tried hard to suppress her excitement. She was confident in her craftsmanship, and even her father praised her for her talent in making incense.

Therefore, as long as this pair of cooling beads can win the favor of her master, she will be considered to have made it.

Nanny Zhang took Yuezhi into the inner room and showed the prepared perfume powder to Changning.

Changning only looked at the powder, which was like mica, the color of ice and snow, and as delicate as catkins. When he smelled it carefully, he could feel a cool feeling. Before it even burned, he felt the summer heat disappear.

She nodded and praised: "Yes, it is indeed very fragrant. Fuxues, try to smoke a little."

Chuixue hurried forward to take it, and brought out an incense burner carved from a whole piece of ivory, added a spoonful of the incense into it, and smoked it through the burner. After a while, the fragrance gradually spread.

Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master. Baizhu has already checked it. This incense has no effect on your pregnancy. On the contrary, it has some medicinal herbs added to it, which can prevent heatstroke and eliminate epidemics."

Changning savored the fragrance carefully. First, there was a light scent of grass baked at high temperature, which was very refreshing. Then there was a scent of Chinese herbal medicine mixed with the cool breath of borneol. What was rare was that it did not irritate the nerves, and did not make one feel refreshed. Instead, one felt comfortable all over.

Seeing the satisfied and comfortable expression on their master's face, several people felt relieved.

"Master, are you getting used to it?" Chuixue asked cautiously, fearing that it would affect the baby in her master's belly.

Chang Ning smiled, "I've gotten used to it. It's really good. I feel much better when I smell it, and I don't feel sick anymore. This is a good scent. My second sister-in-law is pregnant and having a hard time. I'll make some more for her. By the way, what's your name?"

Seeing that her master had noticed her, Yuezhi was extremely excited. She knelt down and kowtowed. She controlled her facial expression and raised her voice with bated breath: "My master, I am Yuezhi."

"Yuezhi? It doesn't sound like a name that ordinary people would give. Did your father and mother tell you what the meaning is?"

Yuezhi was afraid that she would laugh too loudly and expose her teeth, which would disturb her master's dignity, so she tried her best to hold it back, and her voice sounded a little strange: "Master, I am a Han Chinese, and my father is in the spice business. He said that the Yuezhi national incense can ward off epidemics, and burning incense for a hundred miles will not dissipate for nine months. That's why I named this servant Yuezhi."

Oh, the master asked me my name!

The master asked me my name!

Yuezhi really wanted to beat her chest and stamp her feet, run three laps outside, jump up and shout a few times to feel relieved.

Ever since she entered Qingzhi Courtyard, the sisters who had entered the mansion with her had been sarcastic and mocked her for marrying up so high. They said that a mere Han Chinese could not serve a pure master, and they were afraid that they would be kicked out in two days.

She was born with a strong competitive spirit, and she was determined to hold back her energy and show everyone that she had some real abilities and could definitely gain a foothold in Qingzhiyuan.

Now, I can finally hold my head high.

Changning looked at the little girl below and saw that her expression had changed two or three times. She wanted to laugh but had to hold it back. Her faint excitement and complacency were hilarious to see.

She gave Fubuki a look and rewarded her with two agate bracelets. The beads on them were all big and round, but some of them were not good in color, they were white or black. These were reserved for rewards to subordinates.

Yuezhi's eyes widened, she had never seen such exquisite jewelry before, this could be her dowry!

Seeing that the girl was enjoying herself again, Chuixue coughed twice, and Yuezhi quickly came back to her senses, knelt down and kowtowed, then bowed to Changning and left.

Changning couldn't help laughing out loud when he thought of her naive appearance.

Zhui Yu also smiled and said, "Master, look at her. She is smart, but also a little silly."

Chang Ning glanced at Zhui Yu leisurely: "Her personality is a bit like yours back then."

Zhui Yu scratched his head: "No way, I remember I was pretty smart?!"

"You're quite smart. Aunt Zhang has been teaching you how to serve tea for three months." Chang Ning showed no mercy to her and exposed her disguise with just one sentence.

Zhui Yu's face flushed red, and Chuixue saw that the atmosphere was just right and joked, "It's true. When Zhui Yu first entered the mansion, he spent the whole day trying to find the biggest fish for the master, and was even scolded by Madam Zhang."

Seeing that everyone started to tease her, Zhui Yu simply let go. She was thick-skinned anyway, and Chang Ning couldn't help laughing.

Aunt Zhang thought more: "Does the master like this girl?"

Chang Ning nodded: "I have been in the mansion for ten years, and the maids around me have been with me for a long time. Now Hongyan and Hutuli are both grown up, and it's time for them to find marriages."

Besides Chuixue and Zhuiyu, Tingfeng and Pinhua are the first-class maids who have been with Changning for the longest time. They have always been loyal to her, and she also wants to find good marriages for them.

"I was not in a hurry to let them go before because I had too many children and the situation was too chaotic. I really couldn't spare any help. Now I have to think about them. I can't let Yuzhu serve Tuantuan all the time and let Yuxia make clothes all the time."

When they heard their master talking about letting the maids leave the house and get married, Zhuiyu and Chuixue stopped playing around and their expressions became serious.

Zhui Yu immediately expressed his loyalty: "Master, I have served you since I was a child, and I will never be separated from you in this life."

Fubuki was equally determined: "Master, I have already made up my mind not to marry in this life."