Liu Tan was in a daze for a while and then gave up. Anyway, he was used to this route. The emergence of ceramics could replace bronze tableware and lacquer plates. Not many people thought so.
Liu Tan had just finished comforting himself when Princess Yangxin showed up.
After hearing the report from the doorman, Liu Tan went to the door to greet Princess Yangxin without even changing his clothes.
Princess Yangxin saw him and quickly came over, grabbing his wrist and saying, "I just came to see you. What are you doing out here? It's cold, go back quickly."
Liu Tan said somewhat embarrassedly, "Why is my aunt here? If there's anything, send someone to tell me. I should be the one to go."
After entering the house, Liu Tan sat down with Princess Yangxin. Princess Yangxin pinched his face and said, "If you are sick, you should take good care of yourself. Why are you running around?"
Liu Tan was stunned by her pinch, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He thought to himself, you and Liu Che are really worthy of being siblings, how come you have exactly the same habits?
However, he still agreed with Princess Yangxin's statement.
It is impossible not to agree. After the princes come to Beijing, they will go around and visit all their relatives. As long as they have some connections, they will contact them. Even if they cannot visit in person due to their status, they will be invited to a banquet.
Liu Tan was fine. After coming back, he stayed at home playing with mud. Well, ceramics are also made of kaolin. Even though he didn't do it himself this time, he was still studying how to play with mud.
Not to mention people he wasn't familiar with, he didn't even go to see his aunt, Princess Yangxin, let alone other places. He just wandered around the palace.
This kind of autism is a bit too much. It is unacceptable not to use illness as an excuse.
But Liu Tan now looked lively and energetic, so he could only say, "Nothing, just too tired from traveling, so I'm just being lazy."
Princess Yangxin said, "You are the same, child. You have to go so far. You must suffer a lot, don't you?"
Liu Tan laughed and said, "It's not bad there...
Princess Yangxin nodded: "That's true, but you still have to be careful. There are rumors that you are dying. It scared me. Buyi kept telling me that you were fine, but I was still worried."
Liu Tan:!!!
It seems that he has to show up, otherwise if he continues like this, he may not be buried until the end of the year.
Liu Tan said quickly, "I'm sorry to have worried Auntie. I happened to have prepared a New Year gift for Auntie and was going to have it delivered to her house before the New Year. I might as well wait for Auntie to take it away directly."
As he spoke, he glanced at Miao Rui, who immediately understood and stepped back.
Princess Yangxin laughed and said, "Why are you so polite, child? You are still young, and it should be your aunt who is giving you the New Year's money."
Liu Tan laughed and said, "My aunt gave me New Year's money because she loves me. It has nothing to do with my filial piety to her."
Princess Yangxin couldn't help but pinched his face again, Liu Tan... Liu Tan sighed in his heart, forget it, what else can he do?
Not long after, Miao Rui brought a box. Liu Tan handed it to Princess Yangxin and said, "This is the New Year gift for your aunt. The others are ordinary items and have already been loaded into the car. This is the most precious one. I'm afraid it might get bumped among all the other things, so please keep it in your care."
Princess Yangxin was a little surprised: "What is this?"
As she asked, she opened the box and saw an exquisite gold hairpin inside, and on the hairpin was a red gem. It was the broken evil gold that had appeared most frequently among the ladies of Chang'an recently.
Princess Yangxin was very surprised: "This... How can I get something so valuable?"
She had seen this kind of gem at the Queen's place. It was so bright and eye-catching that everyone liked beautiful gems. However, when she asked around, she heard that it was the King of the North who had painstakingly dug it out of the ground, processed it, and then presented it to his mother.
For a while, the noble ladies were quite envious of Chen Ajiao. Becoming a queen was already the most enviable thing for women in the world, and she also had a son who was filial.
Even though it seems that his son may not be able to become emperor at the moment, he has a good relationship with the future emperor. No one can predict what will happen in the future.
Princess Yangxin was also used to good things. Even when Chen Ajiao was infertile and Wei Zifu gave birth to the eldest prince, and she was married to Wei Qing, her food, clothing and other expenses were even better than Chen Ajiao's.
This time, when she saw the jewelry Chen Ajiao was wearing, she was also very moved, but it was a pity that she and Liu Tan were not very close.
Unexpectedly, Liu Tan also prepared a copy for her.
Liu Tan said a little embarrassedly, "I only have this one gold hairpin, so please don't despise it, aunt. It's not that I'm stingy, but mainly because gems like this are hard to come by, especially top-quality ones like this. I don't have many on hand. I'll give it to you when I have more in the future."
Miao Rui and Bigao on the side hung their heads and dared not speak, thinking that their prince's ability to speak nonsense was becoming more and more perfect.
There is no shortage of gems. With the current mining volume, Liu Tan has a warehouse full of processed gems, not to mention the raw ones!
However, Liu Tan was determined to use hunger marketing for this luxury product, and he did not even tell Liu Che and Liu Ju how the Suixie Gold was discovered.
Well, of course it is not ruled out that he himself does not know, but in fact he would not tell it even if he knew.
Broken evil gold, also known as tourmaline, is of no use these days. It is a waste to mine it in large quantities just for the sake of beauty. It is better to keep it and make money for him at the same time. He will let the whole Han Dynasty believe that it is only produced in the Northern Border Country and the output is very low. Coupled with the publicity of the ladies, he believes that the value of this gem will soon be close to that of glass, or even more valuable than glass.
The branch of Princess Yangxin was actually planned by Liu Tan a long time ago and was not a sudden idea.
Chen Ajiao was able to make this gem give people the impression of nobility and preciousness, but its real dissemination still depended on aristocratic ladies like Princess Yangxin.
Their social occasions are more extensive, especially Princess Yangxin, who is the owner of the entire mansion. As the New Year approaches, Liu Tan has heard that there are banquets and revelry every day in Princess Yangxin's mansion.
Princess Yangxin would definitely take out any precious things she got. Judging from how lively her mansion was, the nobles and wealthy families in Chang'an should have known about it years ago.
Princess Yangxin was indeed very happy. Although the gem on this hairpin was much smaller than the one on the Queen's, this was what should be expected.
Seeing how happy she was, Liu Tan began to think that he couldn't rely on this princess alone. There were others, such as Princess Dangli, who was loved by Emperor Wu of Han and was Liu Ju's elder sister.
Her current momentum is no less than that of Princess Yangxin. However, there is no need to send jewelry to Princess Dangli. Just send a piece of broken evil gold, a small one, and then emphasize its preciousness again, and let Princess Dangli make the jewelry herself.
As for other princesses, it depends on his mood. He doesn't plan to give them to those who are not worthy. They are precious, so of course not everyone can have them.
Princess Yangxin carefully handed the box in her hand to the attendant behind her, and then said, "Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you. Besides seeing you, I have two other things to do."
Liu Tan knew this was the key point and asked, "Aunt, do you have any difficulties?"
Princess Yangxin waved her hand and said, "It's not a big deal. Let me ask you, how is Buyi doing with you?"
Liu Tan felt for a moment like a homeroom teacher answering questions from parents. He said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "He's quite good. He was quite the hero when he went to the Western Regions with me."
The last sentence he said was a bit insincere. Wei Buyi was certainly far inferior to his father, but... forget it, what else could he say?
Princess Yangxin said, "In that case, when you return to the Northern Territory, how about taking Arden with you?"
Liu Tan was stunned: "Huh?"
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