flstandardbreds Chapter 151 Harem
Chapter 151 Harem
Mu Sheng walked briskly to tell Yun Xi about installing glass for the palace, and took credit for it himself: "I have already made an agreement with him. I will not give him any discount and charge him according to the normal price."
Yun Xi: "What is the normal price?"
Mu Sheng: "...it's decided now."
I installed it for my own home before and didn’t charge any fees.
Yun Xi thought for a moment and said, "Although the cost is not high, it is a newly emerged rare item after all. We should set the price high, first make money from the dignitaries and the rich, and then lower the price."
Mu Sheng thought, it's not just low cost, except for the initial investment, once it's up and running, the cost is shockingly low. The raw materials are free, the main costs are manpower, pine wood and charcoal.
But Xixi was right. It was indeed a rare item, so there was nothing wrong with setting a higher price.
The couple discussed it and set the price as high as the jade. Mu Sheng was worried that the emperor would be scared by the price and would deliberately refuse to pay and delay payment for a while.
He told Yun Xi this idea as a joke, and Yun Xi said, "It doesn't matter. Although the emperor doesn't have much money, he has many treasures. If he is reluctant to spend money, he can use other treasures to pay off the debt."
Although royal items cannot be sold, she can keep them in a storage space, or pass them on to future generations, or display them at home.
After returning to the palace, His Majesty the Emperor went directly to the Yong'an Palace of Concubine Shu, and brought with him some small gadgets he had sneaked out of the palace to buy.
The little princess of Concubine Shu was playing with her mother. When she saw her father, she happily rushed over and hugged his thighs.
The emperor picked up his eldest daughter and entertained her with the small things he bought on the street. They were all toys. He would not bring food back for the child. The children in the palace were all pampered and the food they ate was very delicate. I am afraid they cannot adapt to the food outside. As for the new food outside, such as steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk, the imperial kitchen has already copied them, and the taste is no worse than outside.
Seeing that the emperor cared about his daughter, Concubine Shu was also very happy. She had a very clear understanding of her status and position. She was the one with the lowest birth in the entire palace. She was said to be the emperor's favorite concubine, but to put it bluntly, wasn't she just a concubine? The empress was kind and gentle, and the emperor was also kind-hearted. She could live comfortably in the harem. She didn't fight or compete, and didn't do anything. She just flattered the emperor and the empress and made them happy. Who would have a problem with them? Her little princess didn't get in anyone's way.
She knew that she was a concubine, but she still tried her best to make Yong'an Palace a place that belonged exclusively to the three of them. Warm moments like now were the best time for them. Although the little princess was very casual in Yong'an Palace, once she left the palace and saw the emperor and the queen, she would definitely pay her respects in accordance with the rules.
Being a child of the royal family is not easy. The first lesson you have to learn is who you can offend and who you must not offend, when you can act like a child of the royal family, and when you have to be timid.
"Your Majesty, have you left the palace?"
"Yeah. Mu Sheng boasted to me that he had just replaced the glazed windows in his house. They are transparent and bright, which makes people feel much better. I thought, I will go out and see if it is good. If it is good, I will replace it for my Taiji Hall and the bedroom where you live."
"Your Majesty saw it? Is that good?"
"It's really good, but the price is a bit high. Mu Sheng is henpecked and said that the Liuli Kiln is his wife's property and he has no say. He actually refused to give me any discount and refused to charge me even a penny less."
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "It sounds a bit old-fashioned, but I guess that since Your Majesty is the emperor, you will definitely not bother to let Madam Mu give you a discount. You must pay the same price as others, right?"
"The one who knows me best is my beloved concubine."
Who is Concubine Shu? She was very clever and immediately realized that the emperor was probably here to complain about his poverty. But she couldn't let the emperor complain about his poverty.
She said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, I want to change here too. First, I'll change to the Queen's, then my own, and then the Emperor's. I'm willing to pay for Your Majesty, so let me go first, okay?"
The emperor was so happy that he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"Okay, okay, I'll change it for you first."
He thought to himself, Mu Sheng was right, he was indeed a gigolo.
Oh my! It smells so good!
After leaving Yong'an Palace, he went to the Queen's Renshou Palace and told her about this matter.
He and the Queen were married when they were young, so they knew each other very well. Therefore, she did not hide the fact that he had "calculated" a sum of money from Concubine Shu. He actually really liked Concubine Shu. Even if there was no money involved, he still liked to get along with Concubine Shu, and felt more relaxed.
However, when it comes to the Queen, he can't say the same thing. He won't say that he likes Concubine Shu, saying that it's all for money.
The queen felt that Concubine Shu was a bit pitiful. But which woman in the harem was not pitiful? Although she was the legal wife, she was also trapped in this deep palace and could not go out easily. It would be better for her to be the legal wife of an ordinary official family, at least she could do things more casually.
Moreover, the emperor told her that he only loved her and that he had various reasons for taking other women, not because of love. Hehe. Men! If you are lustful, you are lustful. Why talk so much!
When a woman likes a man, she only likes that man; when a woman marries a man, she only thinks about that man and no one else is in her eyes. Men are different. After they marry this man, they will think about the next one, and they will marry one after another.
This has nothing to do with the man’s status, it’s purely the bad nature of men.
Relatively speaking, their majesty was pretty good, at least he didn't take too many concubines. Moreover, he was kind to everyone. Although she was talking about "using", she knew that it was all to coax her, a lie made up for the harmony of the harem. It was impossible for him to have no feelings at all. She was not blind and could see it.
Moreover, it is not a bad thing to have feelings, at least it shows that the person still has humanity. If you have been together for many years and have children, but there is really no feelings at all, that is really terrible.
She knew all these things. But she would not expose them. The emperor was willing to coax her, which meant that he still had her in his heart. Moreover, the sisters in the harem were quite honest and respectful to her, so that was enough. She was not the kind of person who could not tolerate others. Everyone had a hard time, so why bother to make things difficult for each other?
In life, it is rare to be ignorant.
"I'm sorry to have let my sister, Concubine Shu, spend so much money. I'll pay for this myself."
Although her family is not as wealthy as Concubine Shu's, they are not short of money. In fact, it's not that the emperor can't afford the money, but I don't know why he wants to scheme against Concubine Shu. Is he born stingy?
The emperor felt uneasy at the empress's scrutiny and could not help asking, "Why is Zi Tong looking at me like that?"
The queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty is frugal and should be a role model for us."
emperor:"……"
You are talented in writing, you are amazing! You want to call me stingy and a gigolo, I can hear it!