Ten Miles of Red Makeup: The Legend of Ming Yu

Chapter 601 Value
He said to guess well, but he was so thoughtless and didn't remind him that it was not easy to guess.

But it's still early at this moment, and there is no need for Ming concubine to rush to greet the princess, she has plenty of time to guess.

Ming concubine's head turned quickly, and Chu Mochen just looked at her like that. He had never seen a pair of eyes that could compare with hers. They were clean, clear, and unstained. A faint smile.

"It's so hard to guess," Ming concubine complained.

Chu Mochen smiled softly, "What is the most profitable industry in the palace now?"

Ming concubine glanced at him, "It should be pearl ointment."

Just finished speaking, Ming concubine's eyes widened, "You mean those ugly pearls?"

The corner of Chu Mochen's mouth twitched, "Remove the ugly words."

Ming concubine gave him a clear look, "Even if I remove them, those pearls are still ugly, extremely ugly."

Those ugly pearls, if she hadn't turned waste into treasure, turned decay into magic, ground them into powder, and made them into pearl paste, they would not be worth much at all. How could they become the most profitable industry in the Zhennan Palace?

Ming concubine called them ugly pearls, but Chu Mochen couldn't refute, he didn't speak, Ming concubine gradually turned the corner, "Your family really raises pearls?"

What is your home?This remark made people uncomfortable, Chu Mochen looked at Ming concubine, and corrected, "Zhennan Prince's Mansion is also your home."

I've never seen such a literalist, those properties belong to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, but it's not hers, Ming Concubine cursed in her heart.

But if the ten boxes of pearls are all round and smooth, it is indeed worth a lot of money. Even if you raise pearls, it is impossible to raise them all so ugly.

Chu Mochen sat upright and said, "Father left Beijing this time to track down the lost tax money, and to take me to see the properties of the Zhennan Palace."

Chu Mochen said that the prince does not shy away from Chu Mofeng, and he was referring to this matter.

At that time, neither the prince nor he knew that Chu Mofeng was the prince's biological son, his biological elder brother, and they only thought that Chu Mofeng was the elder's biological son.

Because I trusted him, I took them to the villa and saw those pearls with my own eyes.

The shock of the two brothers is self-evident. They never knew that pearls can be raised by themselves. Ordinary pearls are picked from the deep sea. I don’t know how many people die every year because of pearl picking.

Ming concubine laughed, "I know you can raise pearls, but why are the pearls raised by the palace so... ugly?"

Chu Mochen sighed, looked at her and said, "I was just about to ask you about this."

"Ask me?" Minnie's slender eyelashes trembled slightly, "Ask me what?"

Chu Mochen said casually, "I don't know what's wrong. In recent years, the pearls raised by the palace can hardly find round ones. If you hadn't made those ugly pearls into pearl cream, the villa would have been unable to make ends meet."

Those ugly pearls can't be sold, the prince can't find a way to make the pearls round, and the villa has hundreds of people and can't ignore it, let alone let those oysters fend for themselves, just dragging on like this...

That time when the dark guards brought ugly pearls, Ming concubine saw a box of pearls, and expressed emotion, suspecting that the Zhennan Palace raised pearls.

At that time, the secret guard was very surprised why she said that. After telling the prince, the prince decided to hand over the Pearl Villa to Chu Mochen.

Ming concubine knows the best way to raise pearls. If she can't, the villa will be ruined, and the prince will not blame them. Anyway, in his hands, it is almost impossible for the villa to make money.

In its heyday, Pearl Villa could bring tens of thousands of taels of income to the Zhennan Palace every year, but now it has been reduced to losing money, which is embarrassing.

Mingyu thought for a while and said, "As far as I know, there are many factors that affect the growth of pearls, such as pH, inorganic salts, calcium and feed."

Except for the feed, which Chu Mochen understood, everything else was at a loss.

Ming concubine was half a bucket of water shaking, but when she was shaking, Chu Mochen felt that she knew too much, and looked at her suspiciously, "How do you know?"

Ming concubine's face was neither red nor out of breath, and she said without any guilt, "I make pearl cream, can I not know about pearls? The best pearls in this world are seawater pearls, which are bright, round, crystal clear and eye-catching, but the amount of seawater pearls is small. It’s the next best thing to do.”

This topic is not good, Ming concubine decisively changed her mind, and said, "When you and your father left Beijing, I made a deal with the Shen family. The Shen family bought pearl ointment from me and sold it outside the capital. There is a great demand for it. , I agreed with the Shen family to trade in grain."

"What?" Chu Mochen raised his voice two points.

Ming concubine looked at him, "Did I make my own claims?"

Even so, Ming concubine is not afraid at all, she has full control over the pearl ointment business, and if she has any opinions, she has to hold them back, that's how domineering she is.

She asked for food, but if the prince didn't want it, she would sell the food, which was cheaper than the market, so she didn't worry about not being able to sell it.

Chu Mochen held her shoulders, and streamers streamed from his coquettish phoenix eyes, "Father is worrying that the grain and grass in the treasury can only last for a few months. When the food is cut off, can you borrow hundreds of thousands of tons from the Shen family?" Food and grass are in emergency, and the father still thinks that the court does not have much credibility, and the palace is the guarantee."

Unexpectedly, before he discussed with Wei Mingcheng, Ming concubine gave him such a big surprise.

Ming concubine frowned and patted Chu Mochen's hand, "Holding me hurts."

Chu Mochen quickly let go of his hands, Ming concubine rubbed his shoulders and said, "I came forward to discuss this matter with the Shen family, but my elder brother is in charge of it. If you want to know the details, you can only ask my elder brother."

"I originally planned to see him," Chu Mochen said.

At this time, the door creaked open, and Xi'er and Xueyan came in with copper basins to wait for Ming concubine to get up.

Ming concubine was a little sleepy, but couldn't fall asleep, so she planned to get up first, and then catch up on sleep when she was really sleepy.

After breakfast, Chu Mochen went out, whether to go to the barracks or to find Wei Mingcheng, Ming concubine didn't ask, and took Xi'er to Hengwu Courtyard to greet the princess.

The concubine was watering the flowers in the garden, and she was in a great mood. When Ming concubine saw it, she said, "The flowers pruned by the concubine are always extra beautiful."

The concubine gave Ming concubine an angry look, "The mouth is as sweet as honey."

"My concubine is telling the truth," Ming concubine said.

Over there, a servant girl ran over and said, "Princess, something good is going on."

The princess looked at the servant girl and said, "What's the matter?"

The little maid Balabala poured the beans, "Just now the father-in-law in the palace sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that it was early morning, and the son sent a memorial to the emperor, begging the emperor to return the position of son to the eldest young master. The emperor exaggerated that the young master is a brother and brother. All the officials agree with the son's move, but the emperor said that he will not change the son."

After taking a breath, the little servant girl said again, "Those ministers said that it was unfair to the young master. The emperor laughed and said that the young master was the eldest son and grandson that the old Duke valued most before his death. He valued him even more than the prince. The emperor believed in the young master." Being able to rely on one's own ability to be appointed as a marquis and general, in the future there will be two kings of one family, regardless of superiority or inferiority, it is not impossible."

One family, two kings.

Zhennan Wangfu is a king with a different surname and a general king.

It can be said that such a residence has two kings, which can be said to be unique. This is the emperor's trust in the Zhennan Palace and the importance he attaches to Chu Mofeng.

Of course, making a promise is one thing, fulfilling the promise is another. Chu Mofeng's military exploits must be great enough for the emperor to make him king.

However, Mingyu believes that Chu Mofeng will be crowned king with his military exploits, and together with Chu Mochen, he will win the honor of "two kings of one family".

(End of this chapter)