Great Tang princess

Chapter 70

The people in Dongdu city took out paper lanterns of various shapes that had already been made early today.

The streets are also filled with various pillars, and lanterns of different shapes and full of beautiful meanings are hung on them.

As long as it is lit after nightfall, the entire street can be illuminated.

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian also finished processing the memorial early in the afternoon, and planned to accompany the children to climb the city tower to see the folk festivals in the evening.

At the same time, let Zhang Chengxin send someone to call the children over, planning to have hot pot together at Renshou Hall tonight.

After receiving the notice, Li Yuechen and his two sisters cleaned up and left.

Although I will climb the tower today, I don't need to dress up, and no one will see it at night anyway.

The common people also knew that the emperor might go up the tower to watch the lanterns, but generally he would not lean in front of the tower.

When I arrived at Renshou Hall, my elder brothers had already arrived.

When Li Yuechen walked into the hall, everyone's eyes couldn't help turning over.

Today's Li Yuechen's attire is not much different from that of usual, they are all dressed in bright red men's attire.

The only difference is that there are two ponytails on both sides of the head.

But it was such a small change that made her look cuter than usual.

Especially with a smile on his face, two small dimples looming, like a porcelain doll.

"Chen'er, come here!" Li Zhi was the first to react, and waved at her, "Today's outfit is really pretty!"

Li Yuechen came over, and the moment Li Zhi bent over, he jumped up and put his arms around his neck and hung on him: "Grandpa misses me?"

"Think about it! How can you not think about it!" Li Zhi smiled and pressed his forehead against his daughter's head, twisting his neck.

Li Yuechen giggled, and helped him comb the golden hairpin on his head: "Grandpa is also pretty!"

"That is!"

Hearing his daughter's praise, Li Zhi became excited: "It's a pity that you haven't seen Chen'er. When I was young, it was so beautiful!"

Li Yuechen tilted his head from the side of his head and looked at Wu Zetian behind him: "Mum must have seen it before? How did Grandpa look when he was young?"

"That's true." Wu Zetian nodded with a smile, "When His Majesty was young, he was really fair and beautiful, with star-like eyes... It's a pity that after growing a beard..."

Having said that, she didn't continue to talk, but shook her head regretfully.

The children nodded to express their understanding. It seems that Li Zhi looks better without a beard in his mother's opinion.

"This..." Li Zhi was a little confused when he heard this, "I can't shave my beard, can I?"

"Don't worry, I'll just say it." Wu Zetian smiled.

Then Li Yuechen ran to Wu Zetian's chair and gave her a big hug: "Then, does Auntie think the baby looks good today?"

"You look good, you always look good!" Wu Zetian smiled and stretched out his finger, tapping her head lightly.

Li Yuechen chuckled, kissed her on the face, and then turned around to fight with his brothers.

Among the other children, Li Lun was the only one who dared to go too far, but he didn't have the guts to kiss cheeks.

And it is impossible for Li Zhi and Wu Zetian to say "come and kiss me" directly, after all, the majesty of parents still has to be displayed.

Only Li Yuechen would not be frightened by them.

The sun had just set, and the hot pot was already set up. Looking at the soup that was gradually bubbling inside, Li Yuechen thought that he should make a bigger hot pot next time and try the sheep scorpion.

The family sat together to exchange glasses and exchanged glasses. They didn't drink too much, and they sat and chatted more.

Li Yuechen is like a detector, as long as he finds that the topic has a tendency to become awkward, he will immediately change the topic or stand up to draw attention.

After dinner, we played chasing the murderer for a while, and only set off for the tower when the sky completely darkened.

Fulai was already waiting at the bottom of the steps leading to the tower. When he saw a group of people coming, he hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the saint, empress, all Your Highnesses!"

"Excuse me." Li Zhi raised his hand.

Li Yuechen had already run up to Fulai and stretched out his hand.

Fulai hastily took out the rabbit ear hairpin and handed it over, placing it in her hand.

Li Zhi behind was a little curious: "Chen'er, what is this?"

"hey-hey……"

Li Yuechen grinned, took one and put it on his head: "Grandfather, do you think I look like a rabbit?"

"Hahaha...it does look a bit like it!" Li Zhi laughed, feeling that his daughter's appearance was getting cuter and cuter.

Li Xian took two steps forward: "Yuechen was born in the second year of Linde and belongs to the ox. Why don't you be an ox's ear?"

Hearing this, Li Yuechen's face was darkened: "Then the second brother thinks I look better with rabbit ears or cow ears?"

"This...of course the rabbit ears look good!" Li Xian nodded.

"You don't have to worry about these, as long as it looks good." Li Hong laughed.

Li Yuechen nodded, smiled and handed over a hairpin with rabbit ears: "That's right, come on, brothers, try wearing them!"

Li Xian and Li Lunmei didn't think too much, they reached out to grab it.

"Nonsense!" Li Hong frowned and taught, "As a prince, how can we wear such objects in front of the common people?"

"Brother, don't worry, people won't cross the Tianjin Bridge, and they won't see me waiting." Li Yuechen said with a smile, "Besides, don't you want to try, brother?"

"This..." Seeing the lightly shaking rabbit ears on Li Yuechen's head, he seemed to want to try it too.

Princess Xuancheng and Princess Yiyang managed to take one and put it on their heads, and helped each other adjust it.

Women in the Tang Dynasty are good at this, they have a more generous personality and are not too pretentious.

Li Yuechen ran up to Wu Zetian and handed out another one: "Madam, do you want to try?"

"As a queen, how can I wear such toys on my head?" Wu Zetian asked back.

But Shougui said, he still reached out and took one, turned his head and smiled at Li Zhi, "When there are no outsiders around, you can try it."

In the end, the brothers still didn't wear them, only Li Yuechen and his two sisters did.

But not to mention, the twin ponytails and bunny ears really feel cuter than usual, like a goblin in a cartoon.

A group of people boarded the tower, and as far as they could see, the whole Luoyang city was brightly lit!

On the Luoshui that crosses the city in front of you, there are already sporadic river lanterns floating along the water, and the light of the fire dances like elves in slight beatings.

Tall wooden lantern poles stood tall, with lanterns of various shapes hanging on them, almost illuminating the entire street.

Perhaps because of the royal family, among these lanterns of various shapes, the carp shape is always the most.

Standing on the tower, Li Yuechen looked out through the window, his eyes were full of pity, let alone going out of the palace now, it would be alright to have a telescope to see it.

It's a pity that the glass has not been written yet, and this plan can only be shelved for the time being.

Fortunately, the air in this era is very fresh, not only people's vision is good, but also the light of the stars and the moon in the sky is greatly magnified.

It even seems to be possible to see the Milky Way directly in the faint!
Under the radiance of this light, Luoshui has become blue like the deep sea, gently supporting the river lantern dancing on the water surface and flowing slowly...

And the Milky Way across the sky and the brightly lit Dongdu below are reflected in Li Yuechen's bright black eyes.

With an unintentional glance, Li Zhi saw the starry sky in his daughter's eyes...

At midnight, a large number of Kongming lanterns slowly floated into the sky, forming a picture of a thousand-year-old city that can be used as wallpaper.

……

Early the next morning, before dawn, Li Yuechen had already woken up under the action of his biological clock.

After stretching, he muttered to himself: "The holiday is over, it's time to go to work!"

Of course, she was not referring to her going to work, but the workers in her soap workshop!
The morning time is still the same as usual, practicing and eating.

After lunch, Li Yuechen took Fulai and Xiaohe, took a carriage and went out of the city to Jixianfang, intending to officially start work.

The current Jixianfang is basically empty, only a few beggars and gangsters live here.

As for the soap workshop, they didn't have the guts to approach it. After all, the people in charge were soldiers with real knives and guns in their hands.

The carriage stopped at the door, Li Yuechen jumped out of the car, and the soldiers guarding the door immediately saluted.

Li Yuechen waved his hand to excuse them, and after saying Happy New Year, he raised his leg and walked in.

After this period of construction, the dormitories and toilets have been completed, and the group of slaves can have enough food and drink.

Among this group of slaves, only Chunmei, the maidservant of Silla, is a woman, and the others are all men, so she currently enjoys the entire dormitory by herself.

Seeing Li Yuechen coming in, Chunmei hurriedly saluted: "I have seen Her Royal Highness, Your Highness has a happy New Year!"

"Well, happy new year." Li Yuechen nodded, "Excuse me. How are you training those two Kunlun slaves?"

Chunmei straightened her body and replied, "Forgive me, Your Highness. At present, I only teach them some simple things."

Li Yuechen can understand, after all, the time is very short, and there is no translator, so it is extremely troublesome to teach many things.

"No problem, this matter can be taken slowly, as long as it doesn't cause trouble and slow down the progress."

"Here!"

Seeing that all the materials and utensils were ready, Li Yuechen clapped his hands and summoned them to start working.

The two Kunlun slaves were assigned to do some uncomplicated physical work, and the rest of them basically gave different tasks.

According to her order, after preparing all the materials, Li Yuechen officially began to teach them how to make soap.

Chunmei and the others who were too young to do physical work were arranged to pedal.

This is their first production, so Li Yuechen guided the whole process and asked them to remember it.

Chunmei stepped on the pedal vigorously, and the stirring rod spun rapidly in the porcelain basin.

Li Yuechen was at the side instructing the worker in charge of breaking the porcelain basin: "You also move, and slowly turn around."

Then tell Chunmei and the person in charge of stepping on the pedals next to her: "If you are tired, change quickly, the speed can't be slow!"

And now that it has entered the level of a production workshop, it must not be as casual as Li Yuechen's first production, and the entire process must be standardized.

This group of workers worked very hard. After all, Li Yuechen hadn't starved them all this time, and kept them full every day.

And because of the Chinese New Year during this period, Fulai bought two pigs for them to eat.

It can be said that in this era, this is already a rare master.

Coupled with the soldiers outside staring at here alternately day and night, these workers must put in 100% of their efforts to work hard.

It was busy from noon to dusk before the first batch of soap was poured into the mold.

After covering the wooden planks, Li Yuechen got into the carriage, and today's task has been completed.Just come back for a few more days and let them remember it thoroughly.

On the way back to the palace, the number of people decreased rapidly, and it was almost time for the curfew, and pedestrians were rushing back quickly.

Li Yuechen didn't need to worry, the carriage was still walking back unhurriedly.

The interior of the carriage was a bit dark, and Fulai lit a candle to illuminate the interior of the carriage a little.

Li Yuechen, who was leaning on the car, was playing with a sealed porcelain bottle in his hand, thinking about something expressionlessly.

Seeing the light of fire reflected in her eyes flickering slightly, Fulai turned his head and made a "shh" gesture to Xiao He.

The thing in Li Yuechen's hands is the by-product of making soap this afternoon, glycerin.

During the experiment in the palace, because the process was simplified a lot, glycerin was not extracted at all.

Today, because each step is standardized, glycerin is extracted.

Of course, in terms of concentration, it must not be comparable to future glycerin, but it should still be enough for skin care products.

But there is a problem. In this era, skin care products are definitely not affordable for ordinary women.

As for the royal family and powerful women, the skin care products of this era are actually not bad.

For example, my mother Wu Zetian, there are a lot of messy things such as various traditional Chinese medicines and spices in the washing water.

She doesn't know if it's scientific or not, but at least the effect is really good!
Now that he is about fifty years old, the wrinkles on his face are still very light, and there are almost no white hairs!
Don't talk about it, just wash your hair.The royal family used various traditional Chinese medicines and natural shampoos such as tea bran to wash their hair.

Even after more than a thousand years, people in Jiangxi and Guangxi still use this stuff, and the effect is really much better than most chemically synthesized shampoos.

Li Yuechen even saw many old people in their seventies and eighties with black hair.

The only downside to this thing is that it's cumbersome and difficult to use when washing your own hair.

However, there are servants to take care of washing in the rich and powerful's house, which doesn't seem to be a shortcoming...

Having said that, compared with these Chinese herbal medicines, the only advantage Li Yuechen can think of is "convenience".

Yes, it is convenient!

Glycerin with a little water, or something like honey, makes the simplest moisturizer.

You only need to apply a little of this stuff before going to bed at night, and you can go to sleep directly without washing it again, which is very convenient.

From this point of view, it is also a good product.

And as long as my mother Wu Zetian is willing to help with this advertisement, it seems that it will not worry about selling it.

And the price also has an advantage over Chinese herbal medicines, the two products do not conflict!
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen smiled slightly: "Xiao He, help me find ten maids tomorrow!"

"Here!" Xiao He agreed.

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