Great Tang princess

Chapter 72 Influence
Li Zhi's deep voice resounded in Qianyuan Hall, and even echoed in this huge and elevated palace.

However, the moment the words came out, the ministers on both sides were all stunned.

And the Jinshi who were kneeling in front of the table and preparing to write also raised their heads in amazement for a while, some of them opened their eyes wide, and some opened their mouths slightly.

I don't know if I'm wondering whether I heard wrong or the emperor said wrong.

One of the elderly Jinshi couldn't control himself, his hand trembled, and a drop of ink dripped on the paper in front of him, gradually blurring to the surroundings.

Li Yuechen, who was behind the screen, was leaning against the wall with a contented face, with one leg kicking on the ground, and the other slightly bent to step on the wall.

However, the moment he heard these words, his legs gave way and he almost fell to the ground.

She also opened her eyes wide, took two steps forward, and poked out half of her head from behind the screen to look at Li Zhi who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Li Zhi didn't turn his head to look at her, but just looked at the astonished ministers and Jinshi below blankly, and slowly spun the health ball in his hand.

It is impossible to say the emperor's words a second time, no matter what they think, Li Zhi has no need to explain to them.

Li Yuechen behind the screen trembled all over, and got goosebumps.

She instinctively felt that Li Zhi's question was aimed at her!
Damn, I don't seem to be doing anything, right?Isn't it just inventing some games and writing this Journey to the West after the magic reform?

Thinking about it carefully, Li Yuechen has always felt that his actions for so long have basically maintained the theme of "playing".

Although it is said that it is studying the issue of grain production, isn't it not successful yet?What if it fails?

Li Yuechen thought carefully, so far, it seems that he really hasn't invented anything shocking to the world, right?

Not counting the health ball, Qu Yuanli said it was just a small change.As for punctuation marks, in fact, there are similar things in this era, and at most I just perfected them...

She scratched her head behind the screen and thought about it. She couldn't figure out what she did to make Li Zhi issue such a strategic question to Jinshi...

The most critical question is what to do next?Forced to play dumb?Not likely anymore.

Now that the established impression has been formed, it would be a bit deliberate to pretend to be stupid at this time.

In case I leave a deep and scheming impression in the hearts of my parents... the days to come will definitely be very sad!
So the most important thing to do now is to maintain the status quo. Anyway, there is an impression of filial piety here. Even if you are a little smarter, it doesn't matter, right?

What Mom and Dad are afraid of should not be smart, but threats!
As long as you can be sure that you are not a threat to them, no matter how smart you are!

Of course Li Yuechen was not the only one who was thinking about this matter, not to mention the Jinshi who were in charge of answering the questions, the ministers in the hall were also making eye contact with each other.

On the contrary, only Li Yuechen's master Liu Rengui was at the front, looking like an old god, closing his eyes and meditating, as if he didn't hear it.

Li Yuechen bit his lower lip subconsciously and wanted to think about it, but he didn't know whether it was because of his young age or his natural beauty, and there was no dead skin on his lips to bite, so he was a little irritable for a while.

Li Zhi didn't look at her either, Li Yuechen thought about it, and decided to go back first, anyway, no matter how those Jinshi answered, it had nothing to do with her.

In her opinion, since the emperor could ask such a question on the spot, he probably already had an idea in mind.

……

Li Yuechen, who had returned to the Anfu Hall, was still a little distracted, and did not enter the hall, but sat in the Linbo Pavilion by himself, watching the occasional fish swimming in the pond below and continuing to think.

Li Zhi didn't know why he was so crazy that he could ask such a question.

In Li Yuechen's view, the second half of the question is the key point.

Because the thing about women leading soldiers and fighting has already existed in the time of Gaozu, but entering the court to be an official... is really unheard of.

These days, women can only be palace officials. To put it bluntly, they are officials in the palace, such as Shangyi Bureau or Shanggong in Yeting Palace.

This kind of female official's fifth rank has come to an end, and there is no way to go any higher.

But entering the court is different, it means formally entering the political center of the empire, which is completely different.

"Your Highness, Your Highness?" Shangguan Wan'er's voice sounded from the side.

"Ok?"

Li Yuechen regained his senses and turned his head: "Is there something wrong?"

"Just looking at His Highness sitting here in a daze, I want to remind you that the weather has not turned hot yet, so be careful of catching a cold..." Shangguan Wan'er replied in a low voice.

Li Yuechen nodded: "That's what I said... go back."

You can't think about this issue carefully, the more you think about it, the bigger your head will become, so let's wait and see what happens.

Anyway, for now, Li Zhi probably has no other intentions, maybe it's just because he thinks his daughter is smart and doesn't want to waste this talent.

……

More than twenty days passed in a blink of an eye, and the field in Anfu Hall was already full of seedlings.

At the same time, a new shop opened next to the Nanshi Candy and Fruit Shop, and there was no plaque on the door frame.

Just put up a wooden sign at the door, with the word "soap" written on it.

This store is also in charge of Wang Xiang. On the opening day, wooden basins were placed outside the door to let the crowd wash their hands.

In the next few days, the news that there was a kind of soap with a fragrance after washing the body in Nanshi spread throughout Dongdu.

The price is a bit expensive, [-] Kaiyuan Tongbao each, but it can be used for a long time. For a wealthy family, it is really not much money.

Soon, a piece of soap was bought and entered the homes of various dignitaries.

The whole body is pure white, it smells fragrant, and there are two bars on both sides, with the word "soap" written on it.

Many people can tell that this is the handwriting of the current queen!
That's right, this will be written by Li Yuechen's mother, for the purpose of advertising, and there is no need to pay additional endorsement fees.

Soap soon became popular in the entire Eastern Capital, and gradually began to flow to Chang'an, Yangzhou and other cities in small quantities...

In Anfu Palace, Li Yuechen directly arrested his sister, Princess Xuancheng, and asked her to settle the score for him.

At present, these accounts are not difficult for her at all, it is nothing more than a little time-consuming.

However, Princess Xuancheng seems to be very interested in this, and she concentrates on calculating various numbers every time.

Li Yuechen was very happy about this, his sister did her best to help, and she didn't care about the salary, it was so cool!
Of course, it is impossible for Li Yuechen to let her do it for nothing, after all, she is one of her own and cannot be used as an animal.

Just about to go out for a walk, Xiao He suddenly walked over: "Your Highness, the 'moisturizing cream' last time has been used up."

"Oh?" Li Yuechen turned his head, "Call those court ladies to Laibo Pavilion."

"Here!"

Xiao He agreed, turned and left.About 10 minutes later, I brought ten court ladies to Linbo Pavilion.

It was the first time for them to see the princess, but because everyone knew that the princess had a kind and easy-going personality, they were not cautious.

Li Yuechen sat on the railing with his back against the pillar, with one foot on the railing, his arms on his knees, and the ponytail behind his head was slightly swayed by the breeze.

After the maids packed their luggage, they slightly raised their hands and said, "Wai Li, I called you here today, just to let you talk, how does the 'moisturizing cream' feel?"

Although they were a little puzzled by the princess's sitting posture, the maids naturally didn't dare to say anything more. After turning their heads to look at each other, they began to talk about their feelings from the first one.

"Recently, my servants smear their face every night before going to bed, and they feel very refreshed in the morning..."

"The face seems to be glowing, and the complexion looks much better."

"Recently, my face doesn't feel as dry as before, and it feels a lot slippery."

……

Listening to the feedback from the maids, Li Yuechen nodded: "For example, if you have spare money on weekdays, would you be willing to buy this item?"

A court lady immediately replied: "If you have ten coins in your hand, the servant is willing to spend five coins to buy it."

Li Yuechen lowered his head and thought for a while, then waved his hand to Xiao He: "I still have ten bottles under my desk, go get them."

"Here!" Xiao He agreed, and entered the hall and took out ten small porcelain bottles.

"These are for you. After you use them up, let me see the effect." Li Yuechen said.

The ten maids were very happy and saluted one after another: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"

After they left, Li Yuechen beckoned to Xiaohe: "When I went to get it just now, did you see that there were two bottles under the table? You and Mrs. Zheng have also tried it recently. Let me know."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!" Xiao He also laughed happily.

She has noticed all the changes in those court ladies recently, but Li Yuechen didn't speak, and she didn't dare to ask for it.

Now that she has it too, she naturally feels very happy.

Li Yuechen smiled: "Tell me when you run out, there will be more in the future!"

"Yes, this servant obeys!" Xiao He crossed her hands and five fingers together, her eyes were crooked, she lowered her head and chuckled lightly.

……

The next day, Li Yuechen practiced as usual, and sent Fulai to the workshop to get some glycerin back, ready to continue the experiment of perfecting the moisturizing cream.

As long as this thing is completed, it can make a lot of money every year if it is sold.

After practicing, Xiao He had prepared hot water, and Li Yuechen went to take a bath.

Soaked in the hot water with various herbs, Li Yuechen let out a comfortable breath.

At the same time, I thought about how to make a bath towel in this era, and then get some sea salt and goat's milk to hit my body, that would be comfortable.

Xiao He was holding a newly made cotton towel beside the barrel to help her scrub her body, when suddenly, she heard footsteps.

Li Yuechen turned his head and saw that it was Shangguan Wan'er who ran in: "Your Highness, Eunuch Fu is asking to see you."

"Tell him to come in!" Li Yuechen waved his hand.

After a while, Fulai's voice sounded from behind the screen: "Your Highness."

"Is there something wrong?" Li Yuechen changed his posture, laying on the edge of the barrel, and asked Xiao He to wipe his back.

"Jixianfang has seen a lot of new faces recently, acting suspiciously. They should come for the workshop." Fulai replied in a low voice.

"A lot of people?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Not much." Fulai replied, "But it should only be in charge of investigation, if..."

Li Yuechen laughed straight away: "Don't worry, there are troops in charge day and night, so I forgive them for not daring to do anything."

"The servant is worried that these youngsters are greedy for the formula, so it is better to let the servant arrest him and interrogate him."

Are you crazy?They were arrested and tortured without doing anything or even getting close?

Li Yuechen felt a little overdone, and exhaled lightly: "No need, as long as they don't approach or make a move, don't care. If they really do, then you can watch and deal with it yourself."

"Here!"

Such a thing was actually expected by Li Yuechen, after all, the huge profits generated by such things as soap are imaginable.

It's normal for some people to be greedy, as they are princesses, they definitely don't dare to grab it openly, so they can only do some small tricks secretly.

She never thought that people like her would not dare to do anything to her own property because she was a princess. After all, as the saying goes, people die for money!

Such a big piece of cake, if you don't come out and grab a bite, you will be really sorry for yourself.

Not to mention that this is the era of aristocratic politics. The big family has a terrible and deep heritage, raising many dead soldiers, so there is no need to worry about being betrayed.

So even if they robbed or kidnapped people in the workshop to forcefully obtain the formula, even if the royal family got angry, they could only let it go.

Even the emperor can't cut off other people's heads casually without evidence and reasons.

The benefits of this thing are much greater than that of canned food, so it is not impossible to do this kind of thing.

But fortunately there are troops guarding there, Li Yuechen believes that they will not dare to confront the troops easily.

So she doesn't need to worry about this issue.

After taking a bath and putting on clean clothes, Li Yuechen came to the yard with a towel wrapped around his head to check on the seedlings.

While waiting for the hair to dry, I wondered if I should put some ducks in to repel insects or something.

……

On the other side, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian in the Hall of Renshou also received the same news.

"Heh..." Li Zhi laughed while holding the health ball, "It seems that some people really can't stand the temptation."

"If you don't do it directly, you don't have to worry about them." Wu Zetian shook his head, with a helpless expression on his face, "In contrast, looking at these memorials, they all satirize Chen'er. Named names."

"Hmph...sarcasm about the princess competing for profit with the people, but I don't want to think about myself." Li Zhi waved his hand abruptly: "Come on!"

Zhang Chengxin at the door walked in quickly: "What orders does the sage have?"

"Take all these papers and burn them for me! Don't put them here as an eyesore!"

"Here!"

Wu Zetian smiled: "Keep it secret, don't let the people at Yushitai know!"

"Don't worry, ma'am!"

After Zhang Chengxin went out, Wu Zetian came and sat down next to Li Zhi: "I don't think they will just let this matter go so easily. There will be a collision sooner or later at the workshop."

"No problem." Li Zhi looked indifferent, "The army I put there is not just a display!"

"If you want me to say, this matter is also inseparable from the childish slave." Wu Zetian said while pouring tea.

Li Zhi opened his eyes wide, raised his eyebrows, and looked like he had seen a ghost: "What does it have to do with me?"

"That day you asked Jinshi in the Qianyuan Palace, whether a woman can enter the court as an official, and how much impact it will have on the court, don't you know?" Wu Zetian squinted and asked with a smile.

"..."

Li Zhi blinked his eyes, turned his head and didn't answer, he just rolled up the health ball, lay on the rocking chair and began to pretend to be dead.

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