The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

The queen was very happy, and the concubines saw her and said nice things to her one after another.

"The Queen is so lucky, and the princess is so filial." Shunpin said, covering her face and laughing.

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Concubine An said sourly, "The Queen is really enviable."

He was willing to give up a daughter who was not his biological daughter. I wonder if he was mentally ill.

Concubine De was always peaceful and sincerely praised, "Princess Yongkang is really good. The Queen will be even more blessed in the future."

Seeing that Concubine De said something nice, the Queen also praised the Third Princess.

"The third princess has also been well taught by you. Yueyue, Concubine De has taught her daughter well, so I will give her five pieces of plain brocade and five pieces of rain flower brocade. The third princess is very filial, so I will give her a box of pearls."

Upon hearing this, Concubine De quickly stood up and bowed to express her gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

The Queen raised her hand gently and said, "Please stand up. We are all sisters and should get along with each other in a friendly manner. I believe Your Majesty will be happy to see this."

Concubine De respectfully agreed, "Your Majesty, the Queen is absolutely right."

After Concubine De returned to her seat, the Queen Mother looked at Ruan Qingling and smiled.

"Qingling, bring ten pieces of plain brocade and two boxes of pearls for the princess later."

When Ruan Qingling heard that there was a reward, she happily bowed and said, "I, your servant, would like to thank the Queen on behalf of the princess."

Fanghua Palace Courtyard

Shen Shiyi was writing a book seriously under the shade of a tree, Zhen Luosang was grinding ink carefully, Yuansu Shuang and Yaer were not there, Zhang Zirou and Zheng Shutong were in charge of organizing the written notebooks and numbering them one by one.

While Shen Shiyi was lost in thought, Zhen Luosang couldn't help but ask, "Princess, do you think the Queen will like the gift we gave her?"

Zhang Zirou pursed her lips and smiled, "Of course I like it. The princess's gift is very unique."

Zheng Shutong agreed with a smile, "Let's talk about the last gift. I'm afraid our princess is the first one in the harem to do this. I'm happy just thinking about it."

Zhen Luosang thought about it and nodded slightly, "Yes, if I can earn 500 taels a month, that would be 6,000 taels a year, and 60,000 taels in 10 years, and this is free."

While they were talking, Ruan Qingling came back with the palace servants.

Xie Lianmu thoughtfully poured her a cup of tea, "Sister Qingling, please have some tea."

Ruan Qingling sincerely thanked her, "Thank you!"

Xie Lianmu smiled shyly.

Zhang Zirou gossiped, "How?"

Ruan Qingling explained everything in detail, and everyone listened with great interest.

Shen Jiarou couldn't help but curl her lips, and when Aunt Zhenhua came out, she saw the princess's mouth corners raised.

"Qing Ling is back."

Ruan Qingling and the others hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, aunt."

Aunt Zhenhua nodded slightly, her eyes fixed on the cloth and the box.

"This is?"

"The Queen was pleased and gave the princess a reward. The box contained pearls."

Shen Shiyi was also stunned. "Pearl?"

She had seen pearls in modern times, but she didn't think they were that valuable, probably because of the texture.

Zheng Shutong walked over and opened the box. A box of crystal clear pearls of various sizes dazzled everyone's eyes.

Shen Shiyi was also dazzled. She stood up and walked over, holding up a handful of pearls to admire them.

“It feels pretty good.”

Seeing so many pearls reminded her of the pearl makeup in the Song Dynasty.

Suddenly, an idea struck her. “Sister Qingling, Sister Luosang, please help me put some pearls on both sides of my face.”

The two were stunned, and Zhen Luosang asked in panic, "Princess, is this okay?"

It seems that no one in the palace has tried it yet.

Shen Jiarou said with interest, "Don't worry, it won't affect you. Go for it boldly. Maybe a new look will come out."

Seeing that the princess was so confident, Aunt Zhenhua also agreed, "Then you can give it a try."

While trying on makeup, the palace maids kept looking over here.

Shen Jiarou instructed the two people, and they operated carefully.

After it was completed, Aunt Zhenhua admired it carefully and nodded.

"very nice."

Elemental Frost brought out the bronze mirror and said, "Princess, take a look."

Shen Jiarou took it and smiled with satisfaction, "It's really good."

At this time, Ruan Qingling spoke again, "The Queen also rewarded the Third Princess with a box of pearls."

Shen Shiyi didn't say anything, she was just picking pearls seriously. Yaer looked at her actions and didn't understand what she was doing.

"Princess, what are you doing?"

"Pick a few and go find the Imperial Grandmother and have her try them."

Fu Shou Palace

Shen Jiarou, wearing a light yellow palace dress, walked towards the empress dowager step by step.

"Greetings to the Imperial Grandmother one by one."

The Queen Mother was stunned when she saw the pearls on her face. "What's this new makeup of yours?"

Shen Jiarou stood up and walked over with a sweet smile.

"Grandmother, this is pearl makeup, doesn't it look good?"

The Queen Mother and Aunt Zhen looked at each other and nodded in appreciation.

"Yes, how did you come up with that?"

Shen Jiarou chuckled and said, "I suddenly had an idea."

The Queen Mother was amused, "You girl."

"I'll put a few on your face, too."

The Queen Mother was quite interested after hearing this. "Okay, come on, I'll leave it to you."

Shen Jiarou winked at Ruan Qingling and Zhen Luosang, and the two of them stepped forward holding the pearls.

After the efforts of the two, the Queen Mother had a row of semicircular pearls on each cheek and one on her forehead.

During the journey, Aunt Zhen sent someone to get the bronze mirror, and the Queen Mother was amazed after seeing it.

"It looks good. Hey, why does the Imperial Grandmother have one more?"

Shen Jiarou smiled and said, "Pearls can also be made into different shapes. These two are just one of them."

The Queen Mother and Aunt Zhen were surprised to hear this, and Shen Jiarou turned her gaze to Aunt Zhen.

"Would you like to try it, too?"

Aunt Zhen was stunned. “Is it okay?”

Shen Jiarou nodded and did it herself, sticking two pearls on each corner of Aunt Zhen's eyes using donkey-hide gelatin made from fish scales.

The Queen Mother, Ruan Qingling, Zhen Luosang and others were amazed at first sight.

"Xiaoyu, take a look in the mirror."

Nanny Gui handed her the bronze mirror, and Aunt Zhen blushed when she looked at herself in the mirror.

"It's quite unique."

Seeing the envy in Aunt Gui's eyes, Shen Jiarou blurted out, "Aunt Gui, I'll put one on your forehead to see the effect."

The Queen Mother asked Shen Jiarou to start directly. After the pearls were put on, Shen Jiarou handed her the bronze mirror to look at.

Aunt Gui exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect Pearl to have so many different looks."

The Queen Mother saw that there were still many pearls in the small box, so she smiled lovingly and said, "Girl, you can give Qingling and the others a try. They will be fine after they have tried all the pearls in this box."

Ruan Qingling, Zhen Luosang, Yuansuang, Yaer, Zhang Zirou, Zheng Shutong and others looked at the princess hopefully.

They are all girls around twelve or thirteen years old, and are interested in everything.

"You're welcome, then."

Ruan Qingling has one on her forehead and one on each cheek; Zhen Luosang has one on each cheek; Yuansuan Shuang has one at each corner of her eye; Yaer has one at each corner of her eye and one on her forehead; Zhang Zirou has two on her forehead side by side; Zheng Shutong has one on his forehead, one at each corner of his eye, and one on each cheek.

Shen Jiarou looked at her works and nodded with satisfaction.

"Grandmother, let's go to the Imperial Garden for a stroll. We look so good today, we must go out and show it off."

The Queen Mother raised her hand and scratched her little nose. "Grandmother, I think you are going out to show off."

Then he nodded lovingly, "Well, let's go."

The group arrived at the Imperial Garden and happened to meet Concubine De and her daughter who were admiring the lotus flowers.