Chapter 451: Dongjia

"Tu Mi, it's not enough." Zhu Huaizhen smiled like a flower, his eyes moving.

After saying this, Zhu Huaizhen picked up a yellow-ground enamel wrapped vase with a phoenix and peony pattern and smashed it to the ground.

Tsk tsk, Tu Mi followed suit and smashed the pink-glazed eight-peaches and olive vase, the enameled travertine flower-patterned small vase, and the royal blue-glazed egret-patterned plum vase, feeling very relieved.

"And Yushan." Zhu Huaizhen smiled sweetly, his grape eyes clear and transparent.

Those jade mountains, exquisitely carved, are all masterpieces from the period of Empress Roujia of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They include the Dushan Jade Sea, the Jade Mountain with the Picture of Dayu Controlling the Flood, the Jade Mountain with the Picture of the Nine Elders of Huichang, the Jade Mountain with the Picture of the Nine Elders of Huichang, the Jade Mountain with the Picture of the Old Man of Pine and Crane, the Jade Mountain with the Longevity Deer, the Jade Mountain with Carved Figures, the Jade Mountain with Coiled Dragons, and so on.

Yes, Zhu Huaizhen discovered an interesting secret.

All the furnishings in this Jiangxue Tower are from the period of Empress Roujia of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Coincidentally, her elder sister, Princess Rongyang Zhu Huaishu, admired Empress Roujia very much. She was influenced by her and knew a lot of stories about Empress Roujia.

For example, Empress Roujia did not like kingfisher feathers.

There is not a single trace of the green jade brilliance to be seen here.

It is said that the Lady of Guo often wore a hair adorned with jewels and jadeite. Examples include a gold filigree step-shake with rubies and double phoenixes, a silver gilt filigree sachet with jadeite flowers, a silver-plated gilt jadeite-inlaid bamboo butterfly earring, a silver-plated gilt jadeite-inlaid coral fairy riding a phoenix earring, a filigree jeweled jadeite twined flower agate bracelet, a gold filigree jadeite-inlaid lotus flower tiara, a gold filigree jadeite-inlaid pearl longevity flame knot, a silver-plated gilt jadeite-inlaid pearl long hairpin with double dragons, a jadeite-inlaid headpiece with a profusion of descendants, and a silver-plated gilt jadeite-inlaid beaded tassel, all of which were extremely valuable.

As a result, the relevant patterns cannot be seen here.

For example, Empress Roujia doesn't like Danai cake.

It is said that the Lady of Guo was good at making Danai cake.

To make this Danai cake, plums are picked, peeled, and pitted. They're then blanched briefly in water boiled with white plums and licorice to remove the sourness, then air-dried and left to cool thoroughly. Then, nuts are mixed in with crushed nuts—Zhu Huaizhen likes pine nuts, Tu Mi likes walnuts, and Lou Li likes cashews—and mixed with honey, then rolled into small balls. Finally, the nut and honey filling is stuffed into the plums, steamed until cooked through, and then cooled.

So much so that there were no plums in the candied fruit on the table.

But there are no white plum blossoms in the Jiangxue Tower.

"General Buliang, I have no dispute with the shopkeeper. What I wanted to see from the beginning to the end was the boss. Otherwise, you can wait a moment, the boss will show up soon." Zhu Huaizhen bowed deeply.

The bad commander looked at Zhu Huaizhen and then at the shopkeeper, and was very hesitant.

The owner of Jiangxuelou was usually quite arrogant, relying on his business with the nobility. Now that he had been humiliated, the Bad Commander was delighted to see him. Besides, the young lady was unfamiliar with the laws of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, so she could be forgiven.

So, Buliang Shuai held his chin and pretended to be thinking.

"Qiuniang, you're back just in time. Find a troupe of opera singers to perform "The Peony Pavilion" for me temporarily." Zhu Huaizhen said with a smile.

After hearing this, Qiu Niang was a little stunned.

However, her prince has a unique way of thinking, so she just obeys him.

After a cup of tea, she found a troupe of opera singers and sang "The Peony Pavilion".

It turns out that all the vibrant flowers are now abandoned to the broken wells and dilapidated walls. What can be done about the beautiful scenery? Who can enjoy the joyful moments? Morning flies and evening rolls away, clouds and mists adorning the emerald pavilion; raindrops and wind, misty waves and painted boats - the people of the brocade screen look down upon this beautiful time.

After the song, a beautiful sky-blue figure flew down from the ninth floor of the Jiangxue Tower.