Chapter 561 [Second Update] 561

Liu Tan didn't say anything at the time. He just took all the weapons he could carry and went there with his men. He wanted to see what Zhao Pingjun wanted to do and whether he really didn't want to give up his life.

However, when he got there, he found that the scene was quite quiet, not as noisy as he had imagined. Although the young men looked unhappy, they didn't do anything.

When Zhao Pingjun saw Liu Tan from afar, he remembered the scene where he was beaten up by his aunt, the Queen. Oh, it was the scene where his aunt, the Queen, ordered people to beat him up. Zhao Pingjun felt his skin tighten and he couldn't help but shudder.

But it was only a matter of a moment. Soon he straightened his chest and looked at the people around him. It was obvious that he didn't want to lose face in front of his friends.

Liu Tan walked over slowly with his hands behind his back and asked, "What are you all doing here?"

The people behind Zhao Pingjun looked at each other, all a little surprised for a moment - they knew very well that the two men should be much younger than them, so why did this man seem to have such a strong aura?

Zhao Pingjun said indignantly, "We wanted to go into the beauty salon, but these two cunning slaves wouldn't let us in!"

The "cunning slaves" he mentioned were the ones Liu Tan arranged to greet guests at the door. They were a pair of pretty twin sisters. At this moment, the twins' expressions were more frightened than the other.

Liu Tan frowned and said, "I gave the order. What are you doing in the beauty salon?"

Zhao Pingjun couldn't help but stare and said, "Of course it's beauty and makeup."

Liu Tan: ???

As if sensing Liu Tan's surprise, Zhao Pingjun said indignantly, "Why are you only allowed to do beauty and makeup for women, but not for men? Is this discrimination?"

Liu Tan was speechless for a long time after being asked this question. In fact, in his understanding, those who go to beauty salons and makeup shops are indeed women. What's wrong with that?

But seeing how unhappy these young men looked, he could only say gravely, "This is just a trial run. The stores aren't even fully open yet. Why are you so anxious?"

Zhao Pingjun's expression relaxed slightly, and then he patted Liu Tan's shoulder and said, "You said so, so we can go back and wait. Don't keep us waiting for too long."

Liu Tan got goosebumps from his last "oh" and turned away without saying a word.

However, as he walked, he felt a little puzzled and planned to go back and ask someone to check how big the market for beauty and cosmetics was among men.

You won’t know the result until you check, and you’ll be shocked when you do - wearing eyeliner has become a trend among men in Beijing now!

The beauty salon has only been open for over a month, but some people have already unlocked the eligibility to purchase regular cosmetics sets and can take them home.

Liu Tan was also surprised by the level of consumption, and he saw that the purchase qualification for ordinary limited edition cosmetics was about to be unlocked.

After taking ordinary cosmetics back home, the ladies actually use them less. Anyway, they have cosmetics stored in the beauty salon itself, which are included when they buy membership or packages, so this set is usually kept as a backup.

For example, if you don’t have time to go to a beauty salon, you can just put on makeup at home and the effect will be good.

But what no one expected was that the man in the family would use this set of cosmetics the most.

Of course, rouge and eye shadow are not used much. To be more precise, men generally do not use rouge and lip balm, but they enjoy using gouache, eye shadow and eyeliner.

Liu Tan made a special search and found that in this era, it was customary for noble men to put on powder. Of course, there were not many who put on powder as much as Zhao Pingjun did, but most of them would put on some powder to make their faces whiter and more beautiful.

After all, the more noble one is, the more he pursues beauty. This beauty includes beautiful scenery and beautiful women, as well as the pursuit of his own beauty.

After much deliberation, Liu Tan finally decided to go to Chen Ajiao and ask if she wanted to open a shop specializing in beauty and makeup for men.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as he entered the palace, he was called to Xuanshi by Liu Che. After he arrived at Xuanshi and finished paying his respects, he looked up and found that both Liu Che and Liu Ju, father and son, had put on eyeliner!

Not to mention, after Liu Che put on eyeliner, his eyes looked even brighter, and Liu Ju also looked more energetic.

I have to admit that although these two people just simply drew eyeliner, it really added a lot of color.

Before, Liu Tan wondered why a grown man would wear makeup, but now he said without any spine: It looks good.

Liu Che looked at Liu Tan with a smile and said, "The Northern Border has a great harvest this year."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, then tilted his head and counted, and found that the autumn harvest... had passed.

So his previous desire to finish the task and then return to the Northern Kingdom was in vain?

Liu Tan felt tired instantly. It was true that he tended to forget about time when he was busy with all these messy things.

After all, there are new challenges every day when you open your eyes. You are busy all the time, and when you have free time, you just want to rest and empty your mind. You don’t even want to think about life, so why count the days?

So when he was away, Huo Guang and others had already completed the autumn harvest on their own initiative?

Liu Tan stood there in deep thought for a long time. Liu Ju poked his face and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Liu Tan said seriously, "It feels like the Northern Territory is the same with or without me."

Liu Ju laughed, put his arm around his shoulders and said, "If that's the case, don't go back. Stay in Beijing. If you want to have fun, go over there for a couple of days."

Liu Quotes basically didn't think about the first half of the sentence. After he finished speaking, he was afraid that Liu Tan would misunderstand that he wanted to keep him in Beijing to be on guard, so he added another sentence.

But he didn't think it was a good idea to add this sentence.

However, Liu Tan didn't think about that. He just said immediately, "That won't do. I'm afraid Huo Guang will protest."

Liu Ju sneered, "What are you thinking about? I actually think Huo Guang is quite happy now."

After all, life is much better without such a person who causes trouble every day around. Huo Guang can follow his schedule step by step without worrying about whether he will have to face emergencies when he opens his eyes every day.

Liu Tan said confidently: "But he can't make money!"

Huo Guang was quite capable in governing the country. In fact, if things continued to stabilize according to his policy, the Northern Border Kingdom would get better little by little. However, it was basically incomparable to Liu Tan's current ability to make money.

Although he was crushed by plug-ins, Liu Tan was calm. There was no other way. When his IQ and political EQ were not as good as others, he could only rely on plug-ins to barely survive.

However, Liu Tan's words really left Liu Che and Liu Ju unable to refute them - when it comes to making money, no one in the entire Han Dynasty can compare to Liu Tan!

Liu Che was speechless for a while before saying, "What month is it already? What are you doing? Wait until the New Year and the beginning of spring before going back."

Liu Tan: ???

It's only September now, and there are still three or four months before the Chinese New Year. If he really stays in Chang'an until the beginning of spring, then he will have been out for a whole year.

Liu Tan said, "I should go back. There's still the imperial examination this year. Because I'm away, even the palace examination hasn't been held yet. It's stuck at this last stage and it can't be postponed to next year."

If it's postponed to next year, what will happen to those students? Should they be sent home first, and then come back when Liu Tan returns?

This is a bit too tiring.

However, neither Liu Che nor Liu Ju thought there was anything wrong with this. Liu Ju simply said, "We'll talk about it when you get back."

After all, they are the ones who give the people the opportunity to become officials, not the ones begging them, so why should we tolerate those people?

Liu Tan remained silent. He knew that this excuse would definitely be rejected, but he couldn't tell the real reason - he wanted to go back to see his wife.

He and Lu Xuan haven't seen each other for almost a year. It feels like there's probably no other couple in the world who's been apart for longer than them. If this continues, he's starting to wonder if they're about to break up.

Especially recently, there have been fewer letters. According to Lu Xuan, he has returned to supervise the construction of the royal city, so correspondence is not that convenient.

Liu Tan didn't think he was making excuses. The main reason was that the new capital of the Wusun Kingdom was indeed very far away. The straight-line distance back and forth was quite long, not to mention that they had to pass through checkpoints with stricter security such as Yumen Pass.

Even if he didn't say it, everyone might not really know it. Liu Che glanced at Liu Tan and said, "The King of Wusun didn't come to the court last year, so it's time for him to come and report his position this year. He hasn't been to Chang'an for a long time, so I'm afraid he's not familiar with the place. You should stay and entertain him."

When Liu Tan heard him mention the King of Wusun, his ears perked up. When he heard the rest, he immediately said, "Okay."

Well, I'll write a letter to Lu Xuan when I get back.

Liu Che felt hurt when he saw his beaming face, and could not help but waved his hand and said, "Don't you want to see the Queen? Go quickly."

Liu Tan retreated quickly, fearing that Liu Che would change his mind if he returned later.

Liu Ju looked at Liu Tan with some envy. He had never encountered such sincere and pure feelings before, but he was just a little envious. In Liu Ju's life, feelings were the most insignificant things.

Sometimes Liu Ju even felt that if Liu Tan had not been so determined to choose one person, he could really compete for the position of crown prince.

Liu Tan had no idea that Liu Ju was imagining that he preferred beauty to power. He ran to Chen Ajiao in a good mood, ate a plate of snacks, and said, "Mother, Lord Zhaoping came to see me earlier..."

Before Liu finished talking, Chen Ajiao immediately asked cautiously: "What do I want to see you for?"

When she asked this question, she was still wondering if she had not beaten Zhao Pingjun enough. Chen Ajiao didn't want her nephew to bother her son at all.

Everyone knows their own business. She knows her nephew very well, Liu Tan and Lu Xuan... Chen Ajiao doesn't want to do that, but she can't do anything about it. Besides, there's a huge difference between Lu Xuan and Zhao Pingjun. Even Zhao Pingjun is not as good as mud. Of course Chen Ajiao doesn't want to do that.

Seeing Chen Ajiao's sharp eyes, as if she was about to have Zhao Pingjun beaten up again, Liu Tan quickly said, "No, no, no, he just... came to ask me why men are not allowed in the beauty salon."

Chen Ajiao was also a little surprised: "What? You don't let men in? Why?"

Okay, even Chen Ajiao thinks there is nothing wrong with men wearing makeup. Is he the only one with such narrow-mindedness?