Even Princess Roudan was wary of the Xie family's deep-rooted influence and Grand Secretary Gu's status.

She was absurd, but not unafraid of death.

Now is the perfect time to strike Xie Zhaozhao.

Princess Meatball ordered the beating, and the head palace maids Jin Feng and Jin Ling immediately stepped forward to beat the masked woman.

Hongying and Hongshu stepped back, causing Jinfeng and Jinling to miss their target. Because they had exerted too much force, they themselves fell to the ground.

The onlookers dared not approach, watching the spectacle from afar and chuckling.

So, you dare to hide!

Princess Meatball, enraged, said, "You audacious commoner, trying to play tricks on me! Beat him severely!"

Hongying and Hongshu shouted, "Your Highness, I was walking properly and did not bump into you or cause any trouble. Why did you hit me?"

"Talking back to me is insubordination! Beat her!"

Both the guards and the shadow guards had to take action.

"Da da da"

A series of chaotic hoofbeats approached from afar. Wu Houde reined in his horse and jumped down, saying in surprise, "Did these two offend the princess? On the princess's joyous day, why bother with them?"

Upon seeing that it was Wu Houde, Princess Meatball's originally unpleasant face relaxed a little.

Pointing to the masked Hongying and Hongshu, she said, "These two scoundrels are disrespectful to me, hiding their true colors and showing their true colors. They are truly despicable."

Old Wu, as if to say, "I see," laughed and said, "The princess has always been unconventional. You don't know, but women in Da Gan are pedantic and dislike showing their faces in public."

"I absolutely must see this!"

"Then you can ask the guards to turn around and have them take off their veils so you can see them."

Old Wu said to Hongying and the others, "The princess only wants to see your face; it's your honor. If the princess wants to see it, what are you all hesitating for?"

As he spoke, he turned his face away and said with a smile, "Go ahead and show it to the princess. Who knows, she might reward you handsomely if she's pleased."

The guards also lowered their heads.

Hongying walked up to Princess Roudan and said in a strange tone, "This humble woman obeys your command."

He removed his veil and glared at Princess Meatball.

Princess Meatball has broken down!

This person had a large mole the size of a soybean growing on the philtrum of their upper lip, with three thick hairs growing on it.

She suddenly thought of a certain type of person, and felt that the next moment, she would pout and blurt out "Yoshi!"

Why is there such a big mole in this spot?

She waved her hand dismissively, "Alright, put your hat on."

As for Hongshu, although she didn't have a large mole, when she removed her veil, her face was covered in freckles and she had buck teeth.

Those buck teeth made his lips look like a high mountain, and his mouth couldn't close at all.

Ugly!

Princess Meatball was so annoyed that she wanted to punch all her buck teeth out.

These two are definitely not Xie Zhaozhao and Yuanyuan.

She wore a veil, probably because she was ugly.

"Let's go, let's go." What bad luck!

Old Wu turned around only after hearing the two footsteps fade into the distance.

"Princess, the Shenzhou spacecraft has been successfully bid for today, and we can begin preparing supplies for the voyage. To celebrate Your Highness's wish being fulfilled, I would like to invite Your Highness to Chaoyang Pavilion for a drink?"

Let's go!

The group went to Chaoyang Pavilion and booked a VIP room. Princess Roudan brought along her confidantes, including Chen Su and Jin Feng.

"Where do you source the silk and porcelain you bring out from the sea? What kind of items are most popular?" Shen Su asked directly.

"Of course, it's porcelain! The porcelain from our Dachang is unmatched by any other country. An ounce of porcelain is worth an ounce of gold!"

Old Wu asked eagerly, "Princess, do you have any connection with the Xie family?"

"What? You're looking for the Xie family?"

“Princess, let’s go all out. The best porcelain is Xie’s porcelain. Unfortunately, I don’t have any connections. The porcelain I’ve been buying is all from other private kilns. Compared to Xie’s porcelain, it’s worlds apart.”

Princess Meatball thought to herself, "What relationship do I have with the Xie family? We're more like enemies."

However, she was a royal princess, and she wanted Xie's porcelain. Did Xie dare refuse her?

If the Xie family refused to accept her orders or provide the best quality porcelain, she would then accuse them of disrespecting the imperial family and shut down their porcelain kilns.

"Leave this to me. Thank you for your assistance. I'll also load a boatload of Xie family porcelain for you." She took it all on herself.

Old Wu was overjoyed and immediately toasted Princess Meatball to express his gratitude.

The key ingredients and proportions in the recipe for Xie family porcelain have always been controlled by each successive clan head.

With the exploration of generations of Xie family porcelain masters, more and more secret techniques were developed, making Xie family porcelain increasingly exquisite.

There are several porcelain kilns across the country, but the best are those made by the Xie family.

The person in charge of sales was Xie Zhaozhao's third uncle, Xie Anxia. He did not hold an official position but had always been in charge of the porcelain kiln's external supply.

Princess Meatball sent an invitation to Xie Anxia, ​​inviting him to the princess's residence to discuss matters.

Everyone in Kyoto knew Princess Meatball's nature; once a man entered her courtyard, his innocence was questionable, so Xie Anxia refused.

They tactfully told the person from the princess's residence, "The kiln is very busy. We hope that Your Highness will condescend to go to the porcelain kiln's meeting hall to see the samples first, and then we can discuss this further."

Princess Meatball had no choice but to take Shen Su and Old Wu to the Xie family's porcelain kiln council hall.

Uncle Xie had already received Xie Zhaozhao's message: he would give her as much meat and egg as she wanted, and would fulfill all her requests regarding style and specifications.

The exhibition hall had various porcelain samples. Princess Meatball and Lao Wu selected a style, and Xie Anxia said that all of these porcelain pieces were in stock.

The price is a bit higher than other porcelain brands, but you get what you pay for; it's worth the money.

Princess Meatball was overjoyed and had her servants pay a deposit, thus securing the porcelain for the voyage.

As for silk, Dongqin arranged for several major silk merchants from Jiangnan to contact Princess Roudan. The quality of the silk was excellent, but the price was slightly higher.

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