Chapter 51 Face

Chen Mingan has his reputation.

He returned to Nanjing and filled the vacant position of Minister of Rites.

Those subordinates thought that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was a poor family and he was short of money.

Therefore, the subordinates rushed to invite Chen Mingan to dinner, and they always treated him to delicious food.

For example, Sichuan pepper chicken, dogwood fish, Maoxuewang, boiled beef, Mapo tofu, husband and wife lung slices, spicy chicken cubes, chopped pepper fish head, dry pot pork intestines, spicy vinegar kidneys, etc., are spicy and greasy. Chen Mingan frowned and couldn't pick up his chopsticks.

Those subordinates thought that Chen Mingan was used to being poor and was not used to eating big fish and meat, so they tried something else.

For example, hairpins, there are ear-picking hairpins with gold heads and silver feet, gold hairpins inlaid with gems, gold hairpins inlaid with cat crystals, gold hairpins inlaid with sapphires, gourd-shaped hairpins inlaid with jewels, gold hairpins inlaid with amethyst rabbits, amber orchid and bee hairpins, amber mushroom-head dragon pattern hairpins, etc., each one is more luxurious than the other.

As a result, Chen Ming'an casually bought hairpins of the same price, all of which were simple and elegant in style, including a white jade curved neck hairpin, a jade hairpin with dragon and tiger patterns, a jasper hairpin with plum blossom and bamboo knot patterns, a green jade hairpin in the shape of a bamboo knot, a white jade hairpin with phoenix patterns, a white jade hairpin with openwork magpie and plum patterns, a white jade bamboo knot-style Ganoderma lucidum hairpin, a green jade flat hairpin with openwork four-petal patterns, a white jade mushroom head and independent inscription hairpin with cloud and crane patterns, etc., and gave them to his subordinates.

Those subordinates thought that Chen Ming'an was just trying to show off, and that Princess Pingyang must have subsidized Chen Ming'an in private.

Then, the subordinates raised funds and selected a store treasure for Xincheng Princess Zhao Lian'er, which Chen Ming'an could definitely not afford, namely a jade hairpin with a hand-held flower basket with flowers and leaves.

Wow, this jade hairpin with a hand-held flower basket is crafted from a single piece of jade, using the unique jade carving technique of movable rings and chains to create an interlocking shape. This delicate spring onion carved from soft jade, this lotus flower receiving dew after rain, is exquisitely crafted and ingeniously crafted.

Princess Xincheng will surely be happy when she sees it.

Chen Mingan had no reason to refuse his subordinates.

Unfortunately, Chen Mingan only took one look at it and then spent a fortune to buy the emerald hollow flower jar and fish intestine pattern double-slit hairpin.

This emerald hollow flower pot with fish intestine pattern double-slit hairpin is naturally not as soft and delicate as the handheld jade hairpin with flower and leaf ring flower basket. However, the emerald hollow flower pot with fish intestine pattern double-slit hairpin has a story. It was once the exclusive property of the Queen of Chu.

It just so happens that Princess Xincheng’s Nan Chu claims to be a descendant of the Great Chu.

This double-slit hairpin with emerald hollow flower pot and fish intestine pattern is even more meaningful.

Alas, the subordinate still did not give up and went to find out what Princess Ronghua Zhu Huaizhen liked.

Damn, this Princess Ronghua just likes gorgeous and shiny things.

Zhu Huaizhen can choose from a variety of hairpins, such as the gold hairpin with kingfisher feather and pearl butterfly inlaid, the gold hairpin with pearl and gem pine, bamboo and longevity pattern, the silver-plated kingfisher feather and pearl bamboo butterfly earring hairpin, the silver-plated kingfisher feather and coral fairy riding a phoenix earring, the gold filigree hairpin with gem kiwi offering peaches, the two-color tourmaline mother and child monkey earring, the hollow silver flower hairpin with three phoenixes and pomegranate pattern, the silver gilt hairpin with flower pattern bridge, the copper gilt hairpin with kingfisher feather and bat pattern, the silver gilt hairpin with three fruits and kingfisher feather pattern, etc.

This time, Chen Mingan didn't refuse and packed up the food and took it back.

However, the next day, Chen Mingan gave silver notes to his subordinates.

The subordinates then slowly realized that no matter whether the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was impoverished or not, the Minister of Rites Chen Ming'an would not accept relief, let alone bribes.

But, when the water is too clear, there will be no fish.

Chen Mingan, a new official, did not reprimand them.

However, Princess Ronghua was in trouble.

They heard Chen Ming'an gritting his teeth and calling out Princess Ronghua's full name, Zhu Huaizhen, over and over again, as if possessed.