The Evil King's Favorite Concubine: Genius Perfumer

Chapter 176 Empress Jiang Wants New Buddha Incense

On this continent, the use of spices has a long history.

It can even be said that "burning incense" existed when written records first appeared.The earliest function of spices was to sacrifice.

Zhou people raised smoke to sacrifice to the sky, and Han Wu burned incense to worship immortals.

Since ancient times, in the Hanwu period, because the emperor worshiped Taoist gods extremely, burning incense and offering sacrifices began to flourish.The ethereal atmosphere of burning incense is completely consistent with the atmosphere of immortals, so burning incense has become a very important "prop" to connect with gods and people.The rich and powerful would like to believe that a curl of cigarettes can send their prayers to the heavens and bring their pious wishes...

By the time Buddhism was introduced and became popular, burning incense for sacrifices had already entered the folk from the court.Of course, this is also related to the more frequent communication between the Central Plains, the Western Regions, and the South China Sea, and the surge in spice imports.

Almost all Buddhist rituals use incense.Not only should incense be used when worshiping and offering to the Buddha, but also incense should be burned when eminent monks preach on the stage; when bathing the Buddha, first-class fragrant soup should be used to bathe the Buddha, and perfume should be sprinkled on Buddhist halls, altars and other places— — This kind of perfume is not the same as the Western perfume that Gan Tiantian was used to in his previous life.

Buddhists also often use incense to explain Buddhism, such as the "scented and solemn fragrance" of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the boy Xiangyan who smells the fragrance and proves the Tao, and the "five-point Dharma body fragrance" of the sixth patriarch Huineng and so on.

According to ancient records, there was a luxurious and licentious emperor who believed in Buddhism.Every year on New Year's Eve, dozens of volcanoes are set up in front of the temple, and several carts of incense wood are burned on each mountain.Afterwards, it was poured with Jia Jian, the flame was several feet high, and the aroma wafted for more than ten miles.

Not only that, but the "fragrance of medicine" used to cure diseases and diseases - also aromatherapy, has always been an important part of Buddhist medicine.In fact, Buddhist medicine is infinitely mysterious, broad and profound, and has a wide range of functions.It can not only remove dirt and filth, prevent plague, but also have special incense prescriptions to treat various difficult diseases.

Regarding Buddha incense, Ji Bingyun only taught Gan Tiantian some general concepts, such as the random chatter above.

In addition, I taught her some types of Buddhist incense. When she copied the book and memorized the prescriptions, she often encountered content related to Buddhist incense.

Buddha incense has a complete range of materials, covering almost all commonly used fragrant medicines, such as agarwood, sandalwood, dipteroin, benzoin, wrinkled ageratum, nard pine and so on.Moreover, the finished Buddhist incense has different shapes: there are "burning incense" for smoking, "painting incense" for coating, "perfume soup" soaked in fragrant medicine, and incense. Powder, clay, balm...etc.

At this time, in Master Xiang's board room, Gan Tiantian asked curiously: "Well...Master, even if Princess Xiang wants to come back to visit her relatives and perform Buddhist duties, isn't her grade and incense specifications predetermined? No need Shall we make new Buddha incense?"

I haven't heard that you need to buy a new kind of incense when doing a Buddhist event. Most Buddhist incense has similar preparation routines, and you can't do without those prescriptions.

This Princess Xiang, is she looking for trouble?
"Oh. Who said it wasn't, I haven't heard of it..." Master Xiang also scratched his head. "But today, the owner of the workshop came back from the yamen and said that the magistrate of the county just ordered him to make a new kind of Buddha incense for Jiang Niangniang."

"This kind of Buddhist incense is not used for sacrifices, but her old man has recently formed a good relationship, and set up a Buddhist hall in the palace, and incense is needed when praying. The county magistrate said... It seems that Jiang Niangniang thinks that the Buddhist incense in the capital smells terrible. I don't like it, I want to take advantage of the opportunity to go back to my hometown and find some new incense to use. So I gave such a task, it's really troublesome..."

Jiang Niangniang offered to ask for new incense?

Everyone in the capital doesn't like it?

Does her face need to be so big?

The best, latest and most complete fragrances in the world are all in the capital.Shangxiang Bureau, Shangyao Bureau, how much tribute does the two bureaus collect from below every year?How many new fragrances do you want to release?As the concubine of Xiang, she can use top-grade new incense every year, so she doesn't think it's good... Jiang Niangniang, don't be too hypocritical.

"Hehehe..."

Ji Bingyun laughed: "This lady's thoughts are simple and easy to understand."

"Well, I thought of that too."

To make such a big battle, how to exaggerate the atmosphere of nostalgia and nostalgia... Actually, you want to use the Buddhist incense in your own incense shop, right?
In the past few years, the Jiang family's fragrant medicine business has done really well.Although they failed to annex some of the Fang family's original incense shops - which were originally left to Han Rui by Fang Niangniang, but in the generation of Xijiang, they gradually opened up the situation, acquiring and merging many small incense shops and small workshops.

Is Jiang Niangniang planning to bring her private house business to the capital?
In fact, if Gan Tiantian and Ji Bingyun could think of this, others might not.Jiang Niangniang's eating looks are as ugly as ever.

Thinking about her family's attempt to swallow up Han Rui's mother's property in the past, I know that it is embarrassing for the Jiang family to be shameless.

If Gan Tiantian knew that in order to climb the high branch of King Xiang, Jiang secretly seduced his brother-in-law in the name of taking care of his cousin...and slept on his brother-in-law's bed before his cousin was buried, would he despise Jiang even more?
That's almost certain.

Coming out of the Tianzihao workshop, the setting sun has already disappeared into the distant mountains, and the sky is gradually dyed orange.

In the evening of summer, the sky is burning with fire and clouds.

People around were rushing to the dining hall to have a meal, Gan Tiantian walked slowly, looking up at the setting sun from time to time, the mood of nostalgia came suddenly.

She misses Han Rui.

Long time no see, I wonder if he is doing well in the capital?

At this moment, is he, like her, looking at the same sinking red sun?
Did he ever think of her when she missed her?

Or... when he returned to the bustling capital, he forgot about her as a country girl.

"He's not that kind of person." Gan Tiantian muttered to himself.In fact, she didn't know Han Rui very well, but she always felt that... Han Rui treated her very well.

He entered the Imperial College, was he bullied?

Probably not, he has a high status, can fight, and has a poisonous tongue... Who has nothing to do to bully him, the prince and grandson.

Not necessarily, I wonder if there are any royal children with higher status than him in the capital?For example, his prince's uncle's son... Wait, does the present prince have any sons?I really don't know this...

She doesn't know anything.

She never knew anything about his world.

"The capital..."

One day, she will go to that place.However, before her arrival, did Han Rui really stop returning to Deling County?

Will they... ever meet again?

In this regard, Gan Tiantian is not confident.

However, she still misses him, and this miss is like the breeze at night, once it blows, it is difficult to stop, it can't stop... blowing continuously in her heart.

That night, Gan Tiantian suffered from insomnia.

(End of this chapter)