"I will keep your Majesty's teachings in mind!" said Zhao Xiaofei.

"By the way! Kunxing has only been married for a few months, and you have spoiled her beyond recognition! All she does every day is play and beautify herself! You even summoned the daughters of ministers and nobles to hold a beauty conference. They help you sell those cosmetics and clothes. How can you treat a princess as a business? What kind of look does it have?" Chongzhen said.

"I will reflect on my mistakes with the princess when I get back!" said Zhao Xiaofei.

"What are you thinking about? How much silver did you earn? Have you ever thought about asking Kunxing to send some to the concubines in my palace?" Chongzhen said.

Zhao Xiaofei thought to himself, "You're really crazy because you're broke. Is it easy for me to earn a little money? And you're still asking for money! Didn't I just tell you that the escort agency gives you 30,000 taels a year? Are you still not satisfied? How dare you ask for such a small amount of money from a woman?"

"I don't earn much, just two more silver coins after deducting the cost. I'll have someone send some things to the palace later!" said Zhao Xiaofei.

"Alright! I don't want the silver anymore! Those things are so much loved in the harem. Don't be stingy, give me more!" Chongzhen had visited Concubine Tian a few days ago. Concubine Tian was becoming increasingly beautiful, and her makeup techniques were different from those of the other concubines. A new look every day. A new look every day! Concubine Tian also used shampoo and perfume. Every time she bathed, her body fragrance lingered, and Chongzhen became addicted to it.

As Concubine Tian had all these things, Chongzhen visited her more often. This caused dissatisfaction among Empress Zhou and Concubine Yuan. Empress Zhou was a bit more frugal and sent someone to the shop of her husband to inquire. The price of buying all these things was over 1,000 taels of silver or 100 taels of gold. This made her feel so bad that she simply didn't buy any. But Concubine Yuan refused to give in! She pestered Chongzhen to buy some for her. Chongzhen gritted his teeth and bought her some once, but never bought her anything again.

Later, Empress Zhou found out about this and found an opportunity to reprimand Concubine Yuan. She also found Concubine Tian and told her to stop using these things to seduce the emperor. In front of Concubine Tian, she pretended to accidentally knock those things to the ground. This made Concubine Tian sad for several days!

That's why Chongzhen made this request when he met Zhao Xiaofei today. Zhao Xiaofei quickly said, "I was negligent! Your Majesty, please forgive me! I will go back and ask the empresses in each palace to prepare a copy every month."

"Okay! Go down!" Chongzhen saw that he had achieved his goal of warning Zhao Xiaofei, so he quickly let him leave the palace and go home.

Zhao Xiaofei quickly stood up and left the Forbidden City. This whole scene today was a double act between him and Luo Yangxing. The day before yesterday, he had fitted Luo Yangxing's youngest son with a prosthetic limb. His son could finally walk normally, and Luo Yangxing was incredibly happy. So, to help Zhao Xiaofei's business grow and give him peace of mind, Luo Yangxing decided to discuss it with him. He would pretend to accuse him of treason, and then present the escort agency plan to Chongzhen. After reading the plan, Chongzhen would surely be reassured. At most, he would scold him for being too suspicious, and then he would definitely acquiesce in Zhao Xiaofei's escort agency opening.

With Chongzhen's tacit approval, let alone 50 stores, Zhao Xiaofei would have dared to open 500 if he hadn't run out of money. To raise the funds, Zhao Xiaofei imported a large amount of cosmetics, shampoo, shower gel, and sanitary napkins from modern times. To sell these things, he had Princess Kunxing send invitations to the wives of the nobles, announcing that she would hold a beauty and makeup convention at the prince consort's residence.

Of course, the various courts would honor the princess, so many women from noble families gathered at her courtyard. First, they served snacks and treats unique to the consort's residence. Then, they demonstrated the makeup, including foundation, eyeshadow, eyebrow pencil, serum, lipstick, and shampoo. The princess appeared without makeup, but after applying it, she stunned everyone present. From a naive young girl, she transformed into a charming queen.

The women present were enticed, and the skincare and beauty products were especially appealing to the older women. With these, perhaps they could even get their masters to look at them more, saving them from having to go to brothels or the Jiaofangsi.

Princess Kunxing followed Zhao Xiaofei's advice and sent a batch of them to everyone to try first. They could come to the Prince Consort's Mansion to buy more after they had used up their products. This, in turn, sparked the love of beauty among the noble ladies of the Ming Dynasty. It also opened their wallets!

Ronghuazhai, the shop run by the Prince Consort's family in the West Market, is booming. You have to queue up to buy anything. The most popular item is shampoo, as women in ancient times had long hair. Then there's soap and sanitary napkins.

It is no exaggeration to say that they made a fortune every day, which provided the original funds for the expansion of Zhao Xiaofei's escort agency.

After returning from the palace, Kunxing pulled Zhao Xiaofei aside and asked, "Prince Consort, what did the Emperor say?"

"His Majesty asked me to send some cosmetics into the palace and give a set to each queen in each palace! I promised to give them every month in the future, and that's why he let me come back!" Zhao Xiaofei said.

"Just for this?" Princess Kunxing knew her father's temper. She didn't believe that her father would let the prince consort enter the palace just for this matter!

"Also, he told me to be careful in doing business and not let those ministers get hold of me. Otherwise, it would be difficult to protect me!" said Zhao Xiaofei.

"Father cares about us! I really hope this chaotic world will end soon so he can have less work to do!" Princess Kunxing was very happy. She felt her father's love and care for their family.

"Yes! By the way! I'm going to Yanyu Tower to make more cosmetics, and practice meditation there at night. I estimate I'll be back in seven or eight days!" Zhao Xiaofei is going to ask for leave again to return to modern times.

"Then... tonight..." Princess Kunxing blushed and wanted to ask him to accompany her to make a figurine tonight, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"As for the matter of pregnancy, didn't I show you the medical books from my country of Nan'ao? It's too dangerous for you to have a child now! I hope you'll be with me until we grow old together!" Zhao Xiaofei said. He also held Kunxing in his arms and gently kissed her forehead.

Princess Kunxing lowered her head and whispered, "I saw it, but this is Ming Dynasty! I'm afraid someone will gossip!"

"My princess, don't live for others. You should live for yourself, live happily and live healthily. This is the real thing!" said Zhao Xiaofei.