Chapter 548 [First Update] 548
What to do? That’s a great question.
Liu Tan had originally considered using pearls as medicine, but then he suddenly remembered that he'd read somewhere that not all pearls could be used as medicine. And… even if they were, what would the use be? How much would it cost?
Liu Tan waved his hand and said, "Of course I'm going to make something for my mother!"
What he meant by making something was a pearl mask.
He didn't know much about women's cosmetics, but it seemed that there was no such thing as facial masks these days.
Chen Ajiao has been a little unhappy these days. During the time when Liu Che disappeared, she was anxious and angry, which directly affected the condition of her skin - of course, this was what Chen Ajiao said, and Liu Tan didn't notice it anyway.
Anyway, since returning to the palace, Liu Tan often heard that Chen Ajiao was using various whitening and maintenance prescriptions, from external application to oral administration, which were simply varied.
Liu Tan was free anyway, and since he had the materials on hand, he decided to just make a facial mask himself.
This homemade facial mask is actually quite simple. It is made with pearls, honey and ginkgo.
These things seemed to have whitening ingredients. Liu Tan watched a box of pearls turned into pearl powder without any sense of being a spendthrift. He happily took the things to find his mother.
When he passed by, Chen Ajiao was taking some tonics. In fact, she knew very well that for women of this age, aging is basically irreversible.
But no matter who you are, I guess no one can accept getting old and ugly, especially beautiful women.
Chen Ajiao would never think of dying at the most beautiful age, so she could only try her best to make herself better.
When Liu Tan went over, Chen Ajiao asked the palace maid to serve him a bowl of soup and said, "You've been out for so long, you've become darker and thinner. Come and eat something to replenish your body."
Liu Tan was quite amused and said, "It's fine with me."
Why does a grown man like him need to be so white? It would be better if he was a little darker. As for being thinner, he doesn't feel it. It doesn't matter as long as it doesn't affect his health.
Chen Ajiao raised her eyebrows and immediately began to educate Liu Tan. How could her son, such a handsome man, not take care of his face?
Nowadays, it is not shameful for men to love beauty, especially for nobles. If they live too rough, they will be looked down upon.
Liu Tan was so confused that he couldn't help but say decisively, "What your Majesty said is true, so I have really made something that can make the skin delicate and white."
Chen Ajiao's attention was indeed drawn to something else, and she couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"
Liu Tan said, "Pearl mask."
Chen Ajiao was a little confused: "Pearl...mask?"
Of course she knew about Pearl, but what was a facial mask?
Liu Tan explained: "When using it, you apply it on your face, like a film on the outermost layer of the skin, and then wash it off after a certain period of time."
Although Chen Ajiao was unfamiliar with this thing, her love of beauty made her unwilling to give up any opportunity. She said decisively, "You take it first."
Liu Tan directly asked someone to bring a small porcelain jar, and inside the jar was the pearl mask that he had asked someone to prepare.
In addition, there is a porcelain spoon for taking out the mask.
Liu Tan handed the two things to the palace maid beside Chen Ajiao, and while letting Chen Ajiao lie on the small couch, he directed the palace maid to apply the pearl mask on Chen Ajiao's face.
The pearl mask felt a little cold when she first applied it to her face, but that was not a big deal. The main thing was that it was very sticky, which made Chen Ajiao feel very uncomfortable.
She couldn't help but ask, "What is this made of?"
Liu Tan said: "Grind pearls into powder, mash ginkgo into a paste, and finally take honey and mix the three together."
Chen Ajiao knew a little about medical knowledge and could take pearl powder, but these days too few people could take pearl powder.
Pearls are precious enough in themselves, and being able to use them as accessories is what many women dream of. Even noble ladies cherish their pearl jewelry very much, not to mention using them as clothing.
Pearl powder has various medicinal values. When combined with ginkgo and honey, basically even if it has no effect, it will not be harmful to the human body.
Of course, Chen Ajiao didn't think that her son would do anything bad to her, but she was worried that Liu Tan didn't know Zhenzhu well enough, so she asked this question.
In fact, the pearl mask certainly has no side effects. This mask can not only whiten the skin but can even reduce fine lines and shrink pores.
While waiting for Chen Ajiao to apply the mask, Liu Tan said, "This thing needs to be used long-term to be effective. Oh, mother, please don't talk. It seems that you can't talk while applying the mask, otherwise it will make wrinkles more likely."
Chen Ajiao immediately shut her mouth. She could still endure it for a while.
As to whether wrinkles would really occur, Liu Tan didn't know either. He just heard his roommate's girlfriend mention it on the phone.
After a while, Chen Ajiao washed off the mask, touched her face and said, "It seems to be a lot smoother now."
He looked in the bronze mirror again and said uncertainly, "It turned white too?"
Liu Tan was a little amused. How could it be so effective immediately? However, it wasn't completely ineffective. At least the fine lines on Chen Ajiao's face were a little less.
Chen Ajiao herself was quite satisfied, but soon she frowned and asked, "Can't this pearl powder be replaced with something else?"
Liu Tan shook his head: "Pearl powder is the main ingredient, and everything else is just auxiliary to the pearl powder."
Chen Ajiao was a little reluctant to leave, but did not mention that it must be kept on hand all the time.
Liu Tan keenly noticed that Chen Ajiao seemed to no longer be the wealthy and powerful girl she used to be.
You have to know that many years ago, Chen Ajiao spent all the tax revenue of the Han Dynasty in order to have a child. When has she ever been short of money? Naturally, she has never taken money seriously.
In her eyes, there are only two kinds of things in the world: what she wants and what she doesn't want.
She could get whatever she wanted no matter what - except Liu Che's undivided attention.
But now she even hesitates about pearl powder.
Liu Tan said directly: "As long as the Queen Mother likes it, then my pearls will have a place to go."
Chen Ajiao suddenly said with some dissatisfaction: "Didn't I tell you to take it back and keep it for future use? It would be great whether you give it as a reward or as a gift to any young lady."
Liu Tan said indifferently, "Where would a young lady come from in my palace? Besides, which young lady can be as important as my mother?"
Chen Ajiao was instantly both angry and amused. She couldn't help but point her index finger at Liu Tan's forehead and said, "You, just keep wasting money. Be careful or someone will report you later!"
Liu Tan said with a smile, "If someone really wants to make trouble for me, I will be criticized even if I eat porridge and vegetables every day. And the Queen Mother doesn't have to worry. I also want to propose to the Emperor that we form a fleet to trade with Jiaozhi or other countries. Then pearls will not be so difficult to find."
Before Chen Ajiao could say anything, she heard someone at the door say, "Fleet? Are you addicted to boats?"
Liu Tan stood up calmly and prepared to salute.
Who else but his father could come and go freely in the Pepper Room and interrupt at will?
As he saluted, he felt a little puzzled - why did his father come here at this time today?
According to Liu Che's previous schedule, he should be handling government affairs at this time.
When Chen Ajiao heard Liu Che's voice, her face changed. Although she had said in front of Liu Che that she had no rouge or powder on her face before, she actually had makeup on. But now... she was really bare-faced.
After all, if you want to apply a facial mask, how can you do it with makeup on?
So Liu Che really caught her without makeup!
It was too late to put on makeup now, so Chen Ajiao could only stand up and greet Liu Che with a frustrated look.
But Liu Che's attention was not on Chen Ajiao.
He was so familiar with Chen Ajiao that he wished he could draw Chen Ajiao's face with his eyes closed. He didn't care whether Chen Ajiao was beautiful or ugly.
So his eyes were always on Liu Tan.
When Liu Tan felt his father staring at him, he knew that something was wrong. He racked his brains for a long time but couldn't figure out what went wrong.
Liu Che sat down and said, "I have read the document Du Zhou handed over. Liu Qumao's confession states that you trespassed into the Prime Minister's residence."
Chen Ajiao was getting a little impatient: "What nonsense is he talking about? Seeing that he was going to die, he dragged Tan'er into the water? Does he dare to say that he didn't plan to rebel that night?"
Liu Che did not answer, but just looked at Liu Tan.
Liu Tan said calmly, "It's not really trespassing, because when I arrived there with my men, the Prime Minister happened to be ordering people to line up. Someone took the initiative to open the door, and I led my men in."
Liu Qumao didn't even know about this. If he knew, he would probably vomit three liters of blood again.
What is a coincidence? This is a coincidence.
You have to know that Liu Tan even brought people to bang on the doorpost at that time because he was worried that the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion was too strong and it would be too tiring to just use people to bang on it. Those people were robbed from the prince by him. If the prime minister failed to catch them and suffered too many casualties, how would he explain to the prince?
Liu Che stared at Liu Tan expressionlessly. Isn't this considered trespassing into the Prime Minister's residence?
Although Liu Tan didn't break in, he had been planning to do so. Otherwise, why would he bring people to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the middle of the night? Was he pretending to be a ghost to scare the Prime Minister?
Chen Ajiao knew something was wrong when she saw Liu Che's expression. She was about to say something when she heard Liu Che snort, "I think you are becoming more and more lawless."
Liu Tan said innocently, "I didn't have time to delay. My brother wasn't fully recovered yet. If I had left without dealing with Liu Qumao, who knows what would have happened?"
Liu Che: ...
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