Ying agreed to also want to interrupt, or to attach herself to Liu Hua, and complimented Liu Hua: "Sister Qianfei is really a great artist. I don't even know what this kesi is."

Liu Hua did not want to show off his wealth, but lowered his eyebrows and explained to Yixiu:

"Your Majesty, you know that Kesi is a kind of weaving technique. I wonder how many embroiderers have worked themselves to the bone to make just one handkerchief.

An inch of kesi is worth an inch of gold, so it is extremely rare. I, a concubine, cannot afford any large items.

Ying agreed with a look of surprise. She was of middle class background and lived in Kyoto, so she had not seen many things in Jiangnan.

In addition, Liu Hua was a concubine, so if she said it was extremely rare, then it was really rare.

So, following my curiosity, I continued to ask, "Then your Majesty really spent a lot of money on the gift for Concubine Tong. You two must have a very good relationship."

Liu Hua did not directly answer whether the relationship was good or not, but just laughed.

"This is a shirt that Concubine An personally knitted for her, combining the techniques of kesi silk and silk."

Ying agreed to this, and she was also surprised. She found it strange that Empress Anping seemed to know everything, but was not particularly favored.

Furthermore, in the palace, only the lower-ranking officials would weave clothes for the higher-ranking officials.

Although Concubine An's rank was lower than Concubine Tong's, she was also Liu Hua's person. Liu Hua had a title and was half a level higher than Concubine Tong.

But Concubine An actually wove things for Concubine Tong.

Of course, Liu Hua was reluctant to let An Lingrong weave something for Tong Jia Yunrong, an outsider. This was just something she asked Jiang Zhongmin to go out of the palace to buy for her.

Of course, Liu Hua also forbade An Lingrong to do this at night, fearing that she would damage her eyes.

Just like her mother, Lin Xiu.

Liu Hua rubbed the nails that An Lingrong had dyed red with her handkerchief and continued slowly, "This kesi is extremely rare, and the embroiderer earns a hundred gold coins a month.

I can’t afford it, so I can only ask my sister Anpin to do this. I have to accompany her later.

Ying agreed, after all, she was only 16 years old and liked to get to the bottom of things. "How do I compensate you?"

Yixiu just smiled slightly, and Jianqiu next to her helped Yixiu fix her hair.

The plate of flowers next to it was still on the table. Liu Hua now understood that the plate of flowers was not prepared for him, but for the Ying lady.

He just picked up a cup of tea and drank it slowly, thinking about what happened at Tong Jia Yunrong's birthday party.

Ying Da Ying was a smart person. When he saw the plate of flowers, he naturally understood the rules.

He picked up a bright red peony and helped Yixiu put it on.

Randong held a mirror and half-knelt in front of Yixiu.

Yixiu took the mirror from her hand and looked at herself from left to right.

"Princess Qian, I am old."

Of course Liu Hua would not say that Yixiu was old, and Yixiu did not look old anyway.

"I don't know what old is. The Queen is so graceful and elegant, I like her."

Yixiu stared at Liu Hua's eyes meaningfully, wondering in her heart how likely it was that Liu Hua really liked her.

In her heart, she secretly added, "An Lingrong's appearance isn't particularly good, but Liu Hua loves her very much.

Is there something else that is superior to the Emperor?

Liu Hua did not reply. She suddenly realized the difference between the words "like" and "love".

She discovered that many people in the palace had already discovered this matter, including Dongli in her own palace, the Queen, Fucha Yixin and Yunchao.

After all, it is too difficult to hide it, but fortunately, they will not tell it.

However, I should also find something to hold against Yixiu, and the only way to find something against Yixiu is through Queen Chunyuan.

Liu Hua knew clearly in his heart that Yixiu's abortion was tacitly approved by Empress Dowager Wuya Chengbi.

The Queen Mother will protect her when Queen Chunyuan's death is revealed.

But the emperor will not allow anyone to protect Yi Xiu. Queen Chunyuan is the representative of his deep affection and has become a demon in his heart.

Ying Ying was also a magistrate, and she quickly complimented Yi Xiu, "Your Majesty, this is the first time I have met you alone. Seeing you dressing up, I feel ashamed of myself."

Yixiu sneered, and stroked Ying Da Ying's cheek with his hands in red gold armor, saying:

"It's such a pity that the emperor can't see such beautiful colors. The emperor should also treat everyone equally."

Ying agreed with a look of delight on his face, and knelt down to kowtow in thanks.

Liu Hua remained silent on the side, thinking that the first bird to stick its head out would be shot down, but Fu Rujin was too stubborn, and Tong Jia Yunrong had no good solution for the time being.

But that does not mean that Britain agrees and can provoke at will.

In Fu Rujin's eyes, someone went to find Yinzhen before her birthday instead of waiting obediently for the emperor's summons, which was a contempt for her.

Seven days later, on the main road of the capital.

Liu Hua and An Lingrong rode in the same carriage, but this carriage was more spacious.

And three years ago, the two of them were sitting upright, but this time they were tangled together.

Liu Hua asked An Lingrong to sit down quickly. An Lingrong sat up straighter and played with Mr. Liu's hair.

Liu Hua, wearing a veil, quietly lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the "lively" scene outside.

The people on both sides of the street stopped what they were doing, knelt down obediently on both sides, and dared not make a sound.

Yanei, the guards are clearing the way there.

The most important thing was to talk about how considerate the emperor was to the people. When Liu Hua first entered the Old Summer Palace, he did not pay attention to these details.

Because the carriage was too shaky, he had to frown the whole time and endured it in a half-conscious state.

Today I can see clearly from afar that the capital city, which should be the richest city, is full of pale and thin people.

There was fear and eagerness in their eyes as they looked at the royal convoy.

But because of the sharp swords of the guards and the yamen, they could not move at all. Only the bravest ones could look up in the crowd to see who was Yinzhen.

In a small carriage at the back, Fu Rujin was not wearing a veil. She simply lifted the curtain and looked at everything outside.

Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but recall the bustling time when I first came to the capital.

Of course, there are also dusty streets and hunched civilians.

She couldn't help but think of the neat and uniform factory uniforms and towering chimneys in the West that her grandfather had described.

These were just what she heard from her grandfather. What she could truly feel were just the various things that had traveled across the ocean.

For example, a box that can make sounds and a tube that can see the stars in the sky.

But just these things made her full of fantasies about the West. She never thought that she would enter the palace.

After all, she was a Han army bannerman, and from the Lower Five Banners. She had lived in Jiangnan for a long time, and her great-grandfather had already retired from his official position, so how could it not be her turn?

Liu Hua and Fu Rujin both sighed, one lamenting the impending end of the empire, the other expressing his frustration in life.

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