Chapter 1529: Rouge
Changyu and Mingda excitedly and proudly took out half a jar of ointment to show the emperor and empress, "Father, mother, this is the rouge we made."
The emperor looked at the contents of the jar and without pausing, he praised loudly, "Excellent! Our daughters can now make rouge."
Even if the emperor didn't use it, he had seen the empress and other concubines use it, so he naturally knew what rouge looked like. So he thought the rouge made by his daughters was bad.
However, seeing that they were so happy that they obviously didn't know, the emperor didn't want to discourage them, so he praised them a lot and turned around to ask Gu Zhong to pick out some high-quality rouge for the two princesses.
The emperor took their hands and said with a smile: "Your mother has had a hard time raising you. This rouge made by hand is for your mother to use. You can use the one I gave you."
Changyu and Mingda agreed without much hesitation and stuffed the rouge jar into their mother's arms as a gift to her.
Queen: ...
She looked down at the "Rouge" in her arms and was speechless for a long time.
Even though she was knowledgeable, she had never seen rouge of this color.
After glancing at the emperor, the queen handed the "rouge" in her arms to Aunt Shang and thanked them for their filial piety with a smile.
The couple talked to the two little girls for a while, and then left with "Rouge" in their reluctant gazes.
Back in the main hall, the emperor squeezed the empress's hand flatteringly and said to Aunt Shang, "Put this rouge away, Zitong. I'll take some time out of the palace and personally buy you some fine rouge, okay?"
The Queen pulled her hand away from his and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I am not that stingy. This is at least the children's filial piety, so you should keep it for your own use."
The emperor pulled his hand back and said with a smile, "These two children have been messing around with this. I don't know what they added, and the color doesn't look good. It's filial piety, so we just know it's fine. There's no need to use it. I was just worried they wouldn't know how to handle it. What if they ruined their faces?"
The Queen then gave him a good look and scolded him, "The people around them are not ignorant of the importance of things. Why would you let them use it?"
Aunt Shang interrupted at the right moment, saying, "The recipe was brought by Master Zhou. The three of them worked together to make it. The people around Princess Gang Mingda have already dug some out and sent it to the Imperial Hospital to have the doctors see if it can be used."
The emperor then asked, "What do the imperial physicians say?"
"She hasn't come back yet." Aunt Shang bowed and said, "When she comes back, I'll ask her to come over and report back."
The emperor nodded, then said to the empress, "Mingda and Changyu have been having a blast these past few days because Zhou Man is with them. You should also take care of them. Girls should still focus on chastity and quietness."
The Queen said, "It is rare that Your Majesty would say such a thing."
The emperor was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had slapped himself in the face.
In the past, when Changyu and Mingda were naughty, he spoiled them and the Empress kept them in check. Every time the Empress wanted to take drastic measures, the Emperor would say, "It's normal for my daughters to be a little outgoing and cheerful. There's nothing wrong with being a little lively. Why do we have to demand that they be chaste, quiet, and virtuous?"
The emperor felt a little uncomfortable, feeling that he was either angry with Zhou Man or worried about the affairs of Shengzhou.
He made excuses for himself, "Zhou Man is so dishonest. She clearly promised not to write medical records, but she went back on her word. Don't let the two children play too closely with her."
The Queen smiled and said, "But Your Majesty did not question her. Obviously, he knew that what she did was right."
She smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with following the rules. I've been wanting to teach my two children some manners lately, so let's start with this."
The emperor didn't expect that at the last moment he would become a teaching material for his two daughters, and a negative one at that, so he kept silent.
The queen was relieved to see that he was silent.
The palace maid who had gone to ask the imperial physician quickly returned with a reply. She lowered her head and said, "The imperial physician said this isn't rouge, it's facial cream, used to treat dry, cracked skin in winter. It's an ointment. However, after looking at the prescription, the imperial physicians said that Doctor Zhou omitted some of the herbs, so it's fine for the princesses to use daily."
What the maiden didn't dare to say was that the two imperial doctors, after discussing the situation, said, "There's nothing wrong with applying this amount of white hyacinth all over your face, right? Just use it."
"Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu have swollen faces, or do they have sores? Why did you use this recipe to make an ointment? It's actually not as good as Baiji Powder. Why didn't Master Zhou prescribe Baiji Powder?"
The palace maid did not tell her masters about these discussions. She knew what her masters wanted to hear. At least, it was enough for her to know that the ointment could be used.
The emperor didn't take it too seriously and said to the empress with a smile, "Since it can be used, the empress can use it. However, the color is really not pretty. Didn't Zhou Man say that he would take them to make rouge? How did it become an ointment? As expected, doctors can turn everything into medicine."
The queen seemed to be thinking about something, so she reached out and picked up a piece of it and rubbed it on the back of her hand. She saw that the light purple ointment melted away, and after rubbing it, there was nothing left on the back of her hand, and naturally the color was gone.
The emperor also saw it and shook his head, having already determined that the rouge was made badly.
Man Bao ran back to the East Palace with Rouge in his arms, but he happily boasted to Bai Shan, "I saw a recipe in the library a while ago. I just learned that there are special recipes for chapped hands and feet. There are even doctors who apply ointment to their hands even in spring and summer to prevent chapped hands in autumn and winter."
Bai Shan took the wooden jar and asked, "But we don't need it now. Winter is still a long way off."
Manbao said, "This is for my mother and my eldest sister-in-law. They have cuts on their hands all year round. Aren't Bai Er and Bai Da Ge going to send letters home in the second half of the month? I'll ask them to take it back then."
Bai Shan nodded, returned it to her, and then asked: "You gave it to your eldest sister-in-law, so why not give it to your second and third sisters-in-law? After all, it's a long way to send things back..."
Manbao was stunned, scratched his head and said, "Princess Mingda and I only made one jar. Wouldn't it be a problem if we dug two more small wooden jars?"
Bai Shan was curious, "Can't you do it yourself?"
"Of course, I can, but the rest period is only two days, and some of the herbs are quite expensive. At least a lot of lily petals are needed..."
This stuff isn't cheap.
Bai Shan then began to think seriously for her, "Then you can come up with another recipe and ask Princess Mingda and the others to make another one. Don't you all have recipes with similar effects but some differences?"
Manbao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up. "That's a good idea. I'll think about it. I remember there were two prescriptions at the back of that medical book, but those were for treating acne. Last time I saw Sixth Brother, he had one on his forehead. I can let him try it first."
Bai Shan: "Is he okay?"
"It's okay. He's in the kitchen a lot. He'll definitely grow back."
Bai Shan didn't know why, but he suddenly felt some sympathy for Zhou Liuge.
I am so surprised. Manbao has reached the third place in the monthly ticket list. It has set a record for this book. No, I want to add more chapters. Don't stop me.
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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