20demayo Chapter 521 The Empress Becomes a Live-streaming Salesperson
Chapter 521 The Empress Becomes a Live-streaming Salesperson
In the spring, the Imperial Garden was not yet ablaze with blooming flowers, but the neatly trimmed low shrubs had already sprouted new buds.
The Empress rarely visits the Imperial Garden, but today is different.
Without excessive gold and jade decorations, the Empress's attire today is actually quite simple and elegant.
A closer look reveals that the Empress today is different from the past.
The face is still the same, but the feeling is different.
The palace servants dared not look directly at the Empress's face; even just gazing at her from afar, they could sense the Empress's difference.
The lower-ranking concubines in the harem usually only went to pay their respects to the Empress. Today, several concubines who had arranged to take a walk in the Imperial Garden were stunned when they saw the Empress.
One of the quicker-witted ones hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.
"Concubine, please give your regards to the Queen."
"No need for formalities. It's fate that we met. Please sit down and have some snacks."
On the stone table in front of the Empress were more than a dozen kinds of novel pastries that Chen Lin had just delivered that morning. The concubines had not intended to sit down, but when they saw the pastries they had never seen before, their legs wouldn't move.
There were only four stone benches, but the Empress sat on a more comfortable chair that she had brought from her own palace.
The stone benches were just big enough for a few concubines to sit on, so it wasn't appropriate for them to keep an eye on the snacks.
One of them started a conversation, saying, "Your Majesty looks radiant today, and your makeup is even more exquisite than usual."
At this moment, the others also looked up, and just one glance made everyone curious: how could the Empress have changed so much?
A few days ago, when I went to the Empress's palace to pay my respects, the Empress's complexion was not even half as good as it is now.
It's only been a few days! What kind of magic potion did she take? The change is almost as dramatic as that of Consort Liu.
Consort Liu has been in the palace for so many years and hasn't aged at all. Many people say that Prime Minister Liu asked a master to develop an elixir of immortality.
However, these were all just rumors, and the Liu family never admitted to them.
Those who were bolder asked the person in question, "What did Consort Liu say back then?"
Oh, by the way, it's said to be a characteristic of the Liu family bloodline; both Prime Minister Liu and his wife look much younger than their peers these days.
When others pressed Consort Liu for an answer, she gave the same response. However, in the past two years, Consort Liu has finally shown some changes in her appearance.
The rumors about elixirs of immortality were thus debunked, and everyone genuinely believed that this was why the Liu family members didn't age easily.
The Liu family's lineage is inherited from their ancestors, but what about the Empress's?
I could clearly see the fine lines around the Empress's eyes before, but how come they suddenly disappeared after only a few days?
This can't be something like genetic inheritance, can it? After all, aging slowly and aging in reverse are not the same thing.
People get older and older, so how can they get younger and younger?
The Empress must have some secret recipe. Could it be that the imperial physicians have developed some new beauty formula?
Sigh~ The Empress is the Empress. The best and newest things are always given to her first.
They want to use such a miraculous recipe!
But if we ask directly, will the Empress tell the truth?
Who wouldn't want to enjoy something this good all to themselves?
If it were given to other women who were already competitors, I wouldn't want it to be on my own, would I?
Just as everyone was lost in thought and unsure how to ask, the Empress spoke up.
"You guys, why beat around the bush? Just ask whatever you want to ask."
"Your Majesty, why have you suddenly changed so much?"
It was the same concubine who spoke first; the Empress had some recollection of her.
Having been in the palace for many years without favor or children, she has aged from a young girl into a haggard, resentful woman.
She's only in her twenties, but she looks more haggard and aged than someone in their thirties.
No wonder this person mustered up the courage to speak up. Who was this person's father again?
Oh, right, he's the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, quite an important position.
The Empress smiled, not bothering to keep the matter a secret any longer.
"Alas~ It's all because Chang'er is filial. The teacher who taught him was Jiang Xiuzhuan from the Hanlin Academy. Jiang Xiuzhuan was kind-hearted and pitied Chang'er for never having left the palace. So he gave Chang'er a lot of everything sold in his own shop."
After Chang'er learned about the effects of these things, he kept only one or two for himself and sent the rest to me.
This was a filial gesture from my child, and I couldn't refuse it, so I tried those things that very night.
What was unexpected was that these things were much better than I had imagined; after only a few days, the results were very clear to me.
Everyone nodded in agreement. Wasn't it obvious? The Empress's face was so smooth and shiny it seemed to reflect light!
This is no old woman with faded beauty; she looks younger, more beautiful, and has a better complexion than these concubines in their early twenties!
"Your Majesty, what exactly does the shop owned by Compiler Jiang sell? How can it have such miraculous effects?"
Another concubine asked anxiously.
"They are all skin care and beauty creams and lotions. Chang'er said that Jiang Xiuzhuan's family has ancestral secret recipes, and these things are all handmade with natural ingredients."
You have never met Chiang Hsiu-chuan's grandmother and mother. Their appearances made it impossible to guess their ages. Many people even thought that Chiang Hsiu-chuan's grandmother was his mother.
Some people even mistook his mother for his sister, which led to quite a few laughs.
The concubines were filled with envy and amazement upon hearing this. How come they had never heard of such a shop or such things before?
Actually, Liuxiang Pavilion was already very famous in the capital, but it's normal that even the concubines and the empress didn't know about it.
After all, family members could only visit the palace once a year, and sometimes, without the emperor's favor, they had to wait three years.
Since the empress had essentially lost her maternal family, naturally no one would come to the palace to visit her.
So it's normal that none of the people present knew about Liuxiang Pavilion, since its fame was limited to officials and wealthy families.
"Your Highness, what is the name of Lord Jiang's shop? Could we send one of our eunuchs to make the purchase?"
The Empress didn't hide anything; she wanted to use these women to bind the families behind them, so she naturally wouldn't be stingy with such things.
"It's called Liuxiang Pavilion. I've heard that many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital like to go there to buy things. We're just out of touch because we're in the palace."
Not only the Empress, but everyone present also felt as if they had missed out on hundreds of millions.
This store has been open for quite a while, and I only just realized that I started using it much, much later than everyone else! What a huge loss!
Seeing that the women were all interested, the Empress instructed her maid to bring out several boxes of pearl cream, since that was the most abundant item available.
"This is the pearl cream from Liuxiang Pavilion. I don't have much of the other things, so I'll give you this face cream first. Please don't find it offensive."
"What are you saying, Your Majesty? This is a gift from Your Majesty, and we are overjoyed! Thank you so much for your generosity!"
The group thanked them profusely and said they would try the pearl cream today. If it worked well, they would send a eunuch out of the palace tomorrow to purchase the complete set from Liuxiang Pavilion!