Empress work daily

Chapter 27 Cold Clothes Festival

For the next two days, Ji Qiang stayed in the Yangyuan Hall to deal with the homework left by the national teacher. To be honest, this was a rare opportunity for her.

While Ji Qiang was writing and drawing on the drawings, Shang Liujia came in with a thick stack of rice paper and smiled.

"Is this the style of this winter's new clothes?" The green clothes greeted him, flipping through a few sets, feeling full of novelty.

Shang Liujia followed with admiration, "That's right, seeing the winter clothing season is approaching, the masters of the Royal Embroidery Studio have been drawing non-stop these days, and a total of 120 sets have been produced for His Majesty's selection. I just went through the new clothes for this winter, regardless of style or embroidery work. , it is indeed much more novel and lean than last year, and the people in the Royal Embroidery Room have put their heart into it."

"Can you not worry, last year our Majesty was still a princess..." Ling Lu muttered in a low voice, before she finished speaking, Shang Liujia stared back fiercely.

What several people said, Ji Qiang didn't hear a word, but he was unmoved.

Shang Liujia waited for a while holding the tray before she slowly raised her head.

"Your Majesty, just take a look. If you like it, let's do it, and if you don't like it, send it back."

"No need, I won't make new clothes this winter." Before Shang Liujia put down the tray, Ji Qiang waved his hand.

Don't make new clothes?

Several people were stunned, not quite understanding what she meant.

After a while, the green clothes asked softly: "If your majesty doesn't make new clothes, how will you spend this winter?"

"Just wear last year's."

"Yes, but your majesty is still growing, and last year's winter clothes are all short. If you don't believe me, I will bring out two pieces for you to compare."

Lvyi turned around and went to the inner room. After a while, she actually took out two cotton robes sewn last year. Ji Qiang didn't expect this layer.

This is a question, Ji Qiang fell into deep thought.

Then, the "Four Great Vajras" watched their Majesty walk back and forth in the hall with his cotton robes in his arms, frowning for some reason.

Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks, frowning, "Send all my last year's winter clothes to the Royal Embroidery Room, and let them change them according to my size this year."

change?

The four looked at each other.

"Your Majesty is joking again, isn't it?" Lu Yi's tone was softer, "If the clothes are too big, you can still cut them, but if the clothes are too small..."

"Then pick it up." Ji Qiang interrupted the green clothes, "Why is this so difficult? The embroiderers in the Imperial Embroidery Room can embroider even the sunset in the sky. Come."

Lvyi bit her lip helplessly and remained silent.

"After all, it's new clothes, why don't we choose a few less?" Shang Liujia received the green eyes and continued to persuade: "It's okay to be ordinary, if it's New Year's Eve, Your Majesty still wears old clothes, and all the officials and officials will wear them." There……"

Ji Qiang stopped talking and just looked at Shang Liujia and others quietly.

After a few breaths, Shang Liujia respectfully held the tray, turned around and retreated, and went to the Imperial Embroidery Room to deliver the decree.Lvyi led a few court ladies to the inner room to pack the clothes, put them in boxes and cages, and prepared to carry them to the imperial embroidery room for alteration.

After a while, Shang Liujia came back to reply and brought a message, "When I came to the imperial embroidery room, I happened to meet the palace people of Shouan, Shoukang, Shouning and other palaces. According to the decree, they will not make new clothes for this winter."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Ji Qiang was surprised.

"The sages and saints said that last year they made a lot of winter clothes, and many of them were never worn, so there is no need to bother making new ones this winter."

"Your Majesty, look at this..." Shang Liujia was a little embarrassed, "Although that's the case, they served the late emperor after all, and Wang Shengjun and Shang Shengjun rank among the kings..."

"Since that's the case, then according to the grade and regulations, each person will have three or five sets, which can be regarded as my return gift to them."

Shang Liujia nodded, and then went to the Imperial Embroidery Room to deliver the decree.

However, he hadn't left Yangyuan Hall yet, and only heard Linglu's report. Outside the hall, Wang Shengjun, Huang Shengshi, and Yang Shengshi asked to see him.

Ji Qiang hurriedly ordered someone to come in and gave him a seat.

The three of them walked together, without a single palace attendant.Wang Shengjun was holding two big food boxes, while Huang Shengshi and Yang Shengshi were each holding a big wooden box.

"Your Majesty has been studying hard for the past two days, and I have made some soups and side dishes for Your Majesty to replenish your body." Wang Shengjun smiled, and then urged the other two to open the box with his eyes.

Ji Qiang was also curious about what was inside.

The lid was lifted, and there were two sets of brand new winter clothes lying inside.

Ji Qiang was attracted by the novelty and lifelike embroidery at the first sight, and looked at Yang Shengshi, "It must be Yang Yafu's handicraft that is so superb... This dress is for me?"

"Yes. I hope Your Majesty will not be disgusted with it. Just treat it as a novelty." Yang Shengshi was ashamed, but his demeanor was generous. Ji Qiang shook his head when he heard the words, "No matter how ugly the cotton coat is, it can keep out the cold, let alone Yafu's craftsmanship cannot be picked out by the Royal Embroidery Room."

Ji Qiang got up, walked in front of several people, and solemnly saluted as a junior, "Ji Qiang thanked the three sub-fathers!"

There was a moment of confusion in front of him, Wang Shengjun boldly said: "I waited for your Majesty to look up to me, and I was called Yafu, so I must be worthy of this precious title. Your Majesty has great plans and great wishes. It is useless for me to wait for you. You can't help your majesty. It is already a great honor for your Majesty to be able to do some small things such as cooking soup and making clothes."

This remark was bold and sincere, and even Ji Qiang, a dull-tempered person, was very moved when he heard it.

"Father Ya, don't be humble." She laughed and said, "Don't talk so full, otherwise, I won't bother you in the future."

Hearing this, Wang Shengjun and others' eyes lit up, and they all clasped their fists and nodded, "I am waiting for His Majesty's orders at any time!"

After the three of them left, Ji Qiang put on the new clothes, the size was right, the color was light and elegant, it was her size, and it was also the look she liked, and a smile spread on her face little by little.

Wensi Tofu Soup is boiled just right, and the taste is extremely delicious. There are four side dishes, including meat and vegetables. The bottom of the food box is two soft, glutinous, delicious, sweet and heart-warming snacks.

It was the winter season, but Ji Qiang didn't notice the slightest chill.

……

Due to the insistence of Wang Shengjun and others, Ji Qiang's winter clothes were not "rewarded" after all, the monarch and the nobles did not make new clothes, and no one in the whole palace mentioned the matter of sewing new clothes.

Ji Qiang took this opportunity to change many extravagant and wasteful palace rules. From food and clothing to daily expenses, all kinds of expenses were deleted and adjusted.

Just take the three meals a day and refreshments in the imperial dining room as an example. According to the original regulations, the monarch has 36 dishes for breakfast, [-] soups, [-] dishes for lunch, [-] soups, [-] barbecues, [-] pastries and [-] pastries. Even if it is a light dinner , There are also as many as nine dishes.

Ji Qiang swiped a big pen, and Shan Ruyi, the head of the imperial dining room, was bleeding from the heart, and almost fainted on the spot.

Four dishes, one soup and one staple food for breakfast, four dishes, one soup and one staple food for lunch, two dishes, one soup and one staple food for dinner.There are two snacks in the middle, enough tea and water, and it's over.

The original imperial meal regulations were full of seven or eight pages, and when Ji Qiang finished with his pen, there was only half a page left.

Shan Ruyi dragged her cumbersome body to the ground, and almost rolled twice in place when she kowtowed for her life.

"Sir, dare to ask Your Majesty, with such a reduction, there will not be a few royal cooks, and the royal cooks in the dining room...where should they go?"

Ji Qiang stared at the "ball" in front of him, and said very seriously: "Either release them from the palace, or rearrange them to different palaces according to their physique, there are many ways."

With a "plop", the "ball" in front of me really rolled in a circle, "Your Majesty, the reason why I eat so much is not because of gluttony, it is because of the late emperor, her old man always likes to reward ministers with royal meals, and rewards when she is happy, If you are not happy, you will be rewarded, this year, I will not be fat..."

(End of this chapter)