After Xiaoyue, Sun Miaoqing had a legitimate reason to take a petal bath for an hour.

She washed herself until she smelled wonderful, changed into a light blue dress embroidered with winter plum blossoms, and wore fluffy hair ornaments. She then happily moved into the main hall of Chuxiu Palace.

The earthen ceiling had been lit two days in advance, and the heat that hit her as soon as she entered the door made Sun Miaoqing quickly take off her cloak.

The furnishings inside were exquisite and lively, and all her belongings had been arranged and placed in her usual locations.

Sun Miaoqing examined them carefully and found that the gauze curtains used in the main hall were made of high-quality silk produced in Suzhou.

So light and thin that even the slightest breeze when a person walks can make it float, carrying a few wisps of ethereal beauty.

On the kang (a heated brick bed) by the window, there was a cushion with Suzhou embroidery and auspicious cloud patterns, and in the center was a high-waisted, carved kang table made of huanghuali wood. The four corners of the tabletop and the legs of the table were also carved with auspicious cloud patterns.

On the shelf next to it were enamel-painted vases, and on the opposite table was a bunch of fresh peach blossoms.

There was also a wide, eight-foot-tall rosewood dressing mirror...

Sun Miaoqing touched this and touched that, and said with satisfaction,

"The Imperial Household Department has put in a lot of effort; each of these items is quite valuable."

Liuli said, "The Emperor personally gave the order, so they dare not be negligent."

"Your Majesty, look! This dressing table made of golden nanmu wood looks so elegant."

Sun Miaoqing walked over curiously, looked at the dressing table, and couldn't help but touch the patterns on it.

In her past life, she hesitated for a long time before finally steeling herself and selling a string of golden nanmu beads. However, it was later exposed that the shop had been selling a mix of genuine and fake products.

One in ten is true, nine in ten is false; her string of beads was so obviously fake it couldn't be more fake...

Unexpectedly, she even had a day when she used a whole piece of Phoebe zhennan wood to make a dressing table.

Sun Miaoqing said, "It's extraordinary. It's obviously different from other woods. The grain on it is shimmering and colorful. It's clearly wood, but it shines with a golden light. No wonder it's called golden nanmu."

(I've seen videos on Bilibili of cutting Phoebe zhennan wood to make tea tables. I can only say there's a reason why this stuff is so expensive and famous.)

Linglan said, "Our Lady was born with a life of wealth and honor, so of course she should use the best things."

"Let alone a dressing table, even if you want a canopy bed made of Phoebe zhennan wood, the Emperor will have it made and sent to you."

Sun Miaoqing recalled that when she was in the Sun family, she slept on a five-section canopy bed with elaborate craftsmanship.

The bed alone is about forty or fifty square meters, which is equivalent to the area of ​​a future one-bedroom apartment.

Looking at the rooms in the palace, because it is located in the north, in order to gather energy and keep warm, there is not even enough room to fit half of a canopy bed.

Even if the big fat orange is willing to give it away, we can't just tear down and rebuild Chuxiu Palace for that, can we?

Sun Miaoqing said, "This place is so small, even if it's built, it won't fit."

"Small has its advantages; at least it's warm to sleep in."

Sun Miaoqing sat on the bed and tested its firmness.

"What kind of material is this? It feels comfortable to the touch, but it's neither cotton nor silk?"

Rose said, "Your Majesty, the people from the Imperial Household Department said that the bed sheet and the backing were woven with 80% silk and 20% cotton."

"Fabrics woven in this way not only have the luster and smoothness of silk, but are also easier to dye, and the colors are bright and do not fade easily. They are more comfortable to wear or to make clothes than ordinary silk and fine cotton."

"It's just that the process is more complicated than that of simple silk and cotton, so the output is not high."

"In addition, this fabric is suitable for dyeing some old-fashioned colors, so it is mostly used by older ladies of high society."

"I've never seen such a bright and tender green color as that on the bed before."

It turns out that by this time, there were already fabrics made from a blend of silk and cotton...

Sun Miaoqing asked, "Since cotton and silk can be blended, what other blended fabrics are there?"

"Like hemp?"

"Or wool, rabbit fur, or something like that?"

Linglan shook her head. "This servant has never heard of it."

“Robes and cloaks made of rabbit fur are common, but they are made by tanning rabbit skins and then piecing them together. The skin is padded with thick silk, while the fur is either exposed or lined inside.”

"I've never heard of using rabbit hair alone to spin yarn and weave cloth. As for wool, it has too strong a muttony smell."

"Only the Mongols and ordinary people would tan the sheepskin after slaughtering it and sew it into clothes or quilts to keep warm."

"Moreover, this stuff hardens as soon as it gets wet, and you have to re-tan it after each wash, which is not only troublesome but also makes it easy to break and change shape."

"If it's not cleaned, it will smell terrible after a while. No family with some savings wants to use it."

So if you want to make use of wool, you need to recall chemistry and physics first.

Sun Miaoqing had a bit of a headache. Although her physics and chemistry grades were pretty good back then, she was a complete liberal arts student...

The kind of university where you don't have to be hung from a tree for four years...

Alright, let's focus on making the milk candy business a success first; we can't take too big a step.

She understands the principle of not biting off more than she can chew.

Sun Miaoqing said, "That's true. If it were that easy to make, we wouldn't still be without a trace of it."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I haven't left the palace for forty days, so I don't know much about what's going on in the palace."

"Whose concubine has the Emperor chosen most often these days?"

"How are Consort Hua and Noble Lady Shen getting along?"

She had a good relationship with both Shen Meizhuang and Nian Shilan, and both of them were well aware of this.

Every time he came to visit her, he would only say nice things and never mention anything else.

Since they didn't bring it up themselves, Sun Miaoqing didn't feel comfortable asking them directly, otherwise she would be disregarding their good intentions.

But deep down she knew that, given Nian Shilan's personality, there was no way she would give Shen Meizhuang a kind look.

Even if it weren't for the big fat orange, she couldn't tolerate anyone diminishing the power she held.

Liuli said, "For the first half month before Her Majesty recovered from her illness, His Majesty's injuries had not fully healed, so he stayed alone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to cultivate his mind and body."

"After her legs recovered, Consort Hua and Noble Lady Shen each visited the palace once."

"But after running into Consort An a few days ago, I went to her place twice in a row."

"I heard that Consort Hua was very unhappy about this, saying that Consort Shen and Consort An were ganging up on her for the emperor's favor and were deliberately making things difficult for her."