After crossing, I was dragged by the bamboo horse and became a queen

Chapter 543 The Valuable Rouge Gouache
Shangguanjing opened one of the paper packets on the table. Inside was not a snack, but a box of rouge, which she and Xiao Jingheng bought from the makeup shop under the name of Wu's family.

If it is said that the Wu family monopolizes the business in Qingzhou, the other businesses are fine, but the silk shop, the powder shop and the silver shop, these three businesses, I am afraid that there will be no shop in Qingzhou that does not belong to the Wu family.

If there is, they will be suppressed too early to hold their heads up, and sooner or later they will just change careers.

Moreover, the Wu family's business in Qingzhou is very large, and they have also set foot in other businesses. Although it is not like the monopoly of a cosmetic shop, it is still overwhelming other businesses.

Shangguanjing and Xiao Jingheng had just arrived on the ground in Qingzhou, and they only had a stroll in Guangxin, a small county run by a branch of the Wu family, and they could see how powerful the Wu family was in the local area.

If this is the Wu family's family in the state capital of Qingzhou, then they have the ability to walk sideways on the ground in Qingzhou!

The Wu family actually started their business as a makeup shop. Today, Shangguanjing and Xiao Jingheng heard from the makeup shop in the county that the Wu family's makeup shop in Qingzhou is very famous, and both rouge and fragrance are imperial offerings.

Of course, this small county does not have imperial offering rouge and fragrant dew. When Shangguanjing inquired about it at the time, the boy who bought the powder had a disdainful look on his face, saying that imperial offering rouge was worth thousands of dollars, and everyone in Guangxin County except the magistrate can not afford.

And the county magistrate doesn't need to buy it, because the county magistrate has a very good relationship with their boss, so the boss will give a lot of makeup powder to the wife and ladies of the county magistrate's family every year.

The small box of rouge in Shangguan Jing's hand was the cheapest box in the whole rouge shop after she asked the little guy for a lot of inquiries.

She seldom uses rouge, and actually doesn't know whether it is good or bad. Xiao Jingheng, the master, picked up the box of rouge and looked at it carefully, but he didn't understand it too much. He only knew that the rouge sent to the East Palace by the Shangyi Bureau was different from this one. Compared with broken boxes, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground.

"No matter how good the rouge in the palace is, it's not worth a thousand dollars." Shangguan Jing threw the box of rouge aside.

"It's an imperial offering, but there are so many women in the palace, how many offerings can Qingzhou Zhoumu bring to the capital every year, and the rest is still purchased." Speaking of this, Xiao Jingheng is very clear, after all, he is in charge of the housekeeper: " It’s just that I don’t know if the rouge and gouache in the palace really come from the Wu’s firm in Qingzhou, and at what price did the servants of the Shangyi Bureau buy it into the palace.”

"If it's really worth a thousand dollars," Shangguan Jing sneered, "I'm afraid the Wu family's backing is really big, and the state shepherd and governor of Qingzhou alone may not be able to win such a big deal."

"After Qu Jingwu catches up, we will immediately send a letter back to Beijing." Xiao Jingheng said: "Let people keep an eye on the Shangyi Bureau secretly. If the Shangyi Bureau is really so bold and we come to Qingzhou, I don't believe they are silent."

"If the Wu family is really involved in the Shangyi Bureau, then they must have other backers in Beijing." After thinking about it, Shangguanjing said: "The two foreign officials of Qingzhou Zhoumu and Governor are not so capable to go to the palace. Reach out."

"But I have the ability to connect the Wu family to Beijing." Xiao Jingheng replied: "In any case, Empress Chen is in charge of the Sixth Palace, even if she doesn't know it, she can't escape the responsibility of oversight."

"Don't think about it too much," Xiao Jingheng took the rouge from Shangguanjing's hand and threw it aside: "I'm going to ask someone to deliver the food, you have some snacks first. Rest early today, and you have to get up early tomorrow, and go to another place A county seat."

Shangguan Jing was indeed very tired.Riding a horse every day in the past few days, and walking every day these days, her feet were actually blistered. She didn't want to say anything at first, but she couldn't hide it from Xiao Jingheng.

It was inconvenient to go outside, so it was impossible to take a bath every day, so after the meal, Xiao Jingheng sent someone to bring water, and planned to take care of Shangguanjing to wash herself, and by the way, soak her feet to relieve her fatigue.

"No! I'll do it myself," Shangguan Jing shrank her feet and refused to take off her socks: "Go and wash first, I'll soak my feet by myself, don't waste time, I'll soak them after you finish washing, we can go to bed early! "

Xiao Jingheng is so good at observing words and expressions, he can naturally catch Shangguan Jing's slight guilt. He immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed Shangguan Jing's ankle, and took off her socks very quickly, and saw the rubbing on her feet at a glance of blood bubbles.

"Why didn't you say it earlier." Xiao Jingheng carefully hugged Shangguan Jing's feet, feeling distressed and not knowing what to do.

"Go, go." Shangguanjing pushed him away unceremoniously: "It's just blisters on the feet, isn't this normal! If it is broken, it will become calluses after two days of grinding, and then it will be completely gone." It doesn't hurt anymore."

"You..." Xiao Jingheng was about to open his mouth to say something, but Shangguanjing grabbed his skirt as if he was planning for a rainy day, and stared at him threateningly: "I can tell you, when I arrive in the next county, you are not allowed to stop me from shopping, You are also not allowed to slow down the speed of going to Qingzhou. After working so hard to arrive ahead of time, you are not allowed to delay my business."

"I'll carry you." Xiao Jingheng reached out and hugged Shangguan Jing, holding her hands and feet in his arms, tightly encircling her like a bear: "Jing'er, actually a few days ago I regret it a little, I shouldn't have brought you out and made you suffer so much. But I also know that you want to accompany me to Qingzhou. "

"For you are enlightened." Shangguan smiled and pressed his forehead against Xiao Jingheng's forehead: "You dare to leave me in the East Palace and run out for a walk, so I will settle accounts with you! Actually, if you want me to say, even if you are an imperial envoy It's harder, but there are many benefits. At least you can walk around to gain some knowledge, and see how people outside the palace live. The two of us grew up in the Huaiyang Palace, and later entered the palace directly. What we saw Too few, and the people we interact with are rich and powerful, and no matter how much we read, we can only be regarded as frogs at the bottom of a well."

"My lady has the world in her heart, she is indeed destined to sit on the throne of the Qiyuan Palace." Xiao Jingheng hugged Shangguanjing and kissed her.

"I really want to sleep late every day and not go to court!" Shangguanjing rolled her eyes at him unceremoniously: "Okay, don't worry about it, the water will be cold if you dawdle any longer. Hurry up and take a rest, and return tomorrow You have to get up early."

Xiao Jingheng took care of Shangguanjing to soak his feet, washed himself, and then went to bed to rest.Early the next morning, the two packed up their things, went to the carriage and horse shop again, and continued on their way to the state capital of Qingzhou.

As for the things they bought, except for the snacks and the silver hairpin they took away, they gave the rest of the rouge and handkerchiefs to a lady who did rough work in the inn.

　---Here is the very valuable dividing line of rouge powder ---
　　It is said that it is worth a thousand gold, and I don't know if it is true or not. If it is true, the Wu family is quite capable and can establish a relationship with the palace.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)