Chapter 398: Glass Jewelry Sells at a Sky-High Price
Xiao Yingchun laughed when she thought about the price difference between glass and gemstones.
In my time, if someone used glass instead of gemstones to make jewelry and sold it at a high price, the person would be charged with fraud.
But in the Tianwu Dynasty, the cost of colored glaze was too low, and the price was really high...
When Xiao Yingchun thought of this, his mouth stretched from ear to ear.
Fu Chenan and his biological father looked at each other.
"What you said should be feasible. Let's ask the Liuli Factory to get a batch of beautiful colored glass and hand it over to the Weaving Department..."
Make a batch first to see the appearance and effect.
“Ah! Ah!”
The baby voices of children were heard. The two little kids were hungry, and their little heads were nosing around looking for food.
Lu Daban tried his best but couldn't make milk appear out of thin air. He could only grit his teeth and force a smile to coax the child.
However, the demands were not met and Wangwang and Miaomiao showed signs of crying.
Lu Daban was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
Fu Zhonghai’s first reaction was “We must not disturb our daughter-in-law from having the reunion dinner,” and he quickly gave advice.
"There is a wet nurse in the palace. How about letting her take the baby down to feed him some milk?"
Xiao Yingchun declined politely: the intensity of the palace fighting was too great and she was afraid that her child would become a victim.
She and Fu Chenan looked at each other and stood up together to pick up the child.
Fu Chenan holds Miaomiao, who is relatively gentle and steady, while Xiao Yingchun holds Wangwang, who is impatient.
Lu Daban knew that Xiao Yingchun was going to feed Wangwang, so he didn't dare to move forward.
He went to Fu Chenan on the other side and asked for work.
"Your Highness, what can I do?"
Fu Chenan took a look at the things he brought and said, "I'm going to make some milk. Can you help me hold Miaomiao?"
Lu Daban quickly stretched out his hand: "Here."
Miaomiao's eyes like black grapes looked from Fu Chenan's face to Lu Daban's face, and she let out a puzzled sound "ah".
Obviously, the little girl was not disgusted by Lu Daban's aura and appearance.
Lu Daban's confidence suddenly increased: The little princess likes him! This is great!
"Little princess, I am Lu Shangfu. Please wait a moment. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will prepare some milk for you..."
Miaomiao seemed to understand. She stared at Lu Daban's face, which was smiling like a chrysanthemum, and slowly grinned, revealing a toothless smile.
Lu Daban's eyebrows suddenly raised: "Oh my, the little princess is smiling..."
Fu Zhonghai could no longer sit still. He moved closer to Lu Daban and looked at the petite and soft girl flirting with Lu Daban. He couldn't help but want to reach out his hand.
However, he had clumsy hands and feet, and Miaomiao's expression changed not long after he held the child.
Fu Zhonghai's face also changed: Oh no! She's going to cry!
"Miaomiao, I'm your grandpa...please give me some face..."
Miaomiao didn't give Emperor Tianwu any face and was about to cry as soon as she opened her little mouth.
Fu Zhonghai became anxious: "Hurry, hurry, Old Lu, hold her, hold her..." He quickly gave Miaomiao back to Lu Daban.
A magical thing happened: as soon as Lu Daban took action, Miaomiao's expression that was about to cry stopped and quickly turned into a smile.
"Ah..." The childish smile made Lu Daban's sense of accomplishment reach its peak at this moment.
His eyes were as gentle as water, looking at the little person in his arms, and his tone was also as gentle as water: "Little princess, you like your servant to hold you, don't you?"
"Can I hold you more often in the future?"
"Ah..." Miaomiao let out a sound, which was considered as her agreement.
Lu Daban was instantly overjoyed: "Your Majesty, the little princess agreed!"
"She said she would let me hug her more often in the future..."
Fu Zhonghai was so jealous: His own granddaughter doesn't like to be held by him, but prefers to be held by a eunuch?!
So disappointed!
Fortunately, his reason told him: Lu Daban always followed him, if he could coax the child, he could also see the child more...
This is a good thing.
This is a good thing!
But - why doesn't Miaomiao like being hugged by her grandfather?
Is it because of the wrong posture?
Emperor Tianwu said sourly: "Then you should hug her more often in the future..."
"Yes!" Lu Daban agreed, his eyes falling on the face of the little person in his arms.
As their eyes met, a seed seemed to fall in a corner of Lu Shangfu's heart that had been deserted for many years.
The seeds quickly took root and sprouted, growing vibrant green. Among the green, flower buds emerged, and then "popped" and blossomed...
Lu Shangfu's nose felt sore and he didn't know why he suddenly wanted to cry.
But he knew that as a eunuch, he was not worthy of shedding tears on such a happy day when the family was reunited.
He quickly adjusted his mood and concentrated on talking to the child while holding his arms.
Fortunately, Fu Chenan came over with the milk, took the child to Xiao Yingchun to exchange the doll.
Lu Shangfu stared at Fu Chenan, who was feeding the replaced little grandson with a bottle.
Xiao Yingchun from next door was shouting: "Chen An, come here..."
Fu Chenan looked at the baby in his arms who was breastfeeding, and agreed: "Okay..."
Lu Shangfu took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Your Highness, can I try to feed the child?"
Fu Chenan was stunned for a moment: Stealing the child from me?
Lu Shangfu is so bold unprecedentedly!
But seeing Lu Shangfu's undisguised deep love, Fu Chenan couldn't bear to blame him and handed over the child with the bottle.
After Lu Shangfu apologized, he sat on a chair and began to feed Wangwang...
Wangwang just drank milk and didn't care who fed him. He was fully focused on eating.
Fu Zhonghai was eager to try it out: Maybe this could work?
"Let me give it a try?"
Lu Shangfu did not dare to refuse, so he asked Emperor Tianwu to sit down first, and then he handed the person and the bottle over.
Fu Zhonghai reached out and took it carefully.
The little grandson Wangwang was still gulping down his milk, and even his eyes were closed due to tiredness.
He didn’t cry—safe handover!
Fu Zhonghai immediately raised a smug smile: Grandson, please give me face! Grandson, don’t cry! Hahaha!
Lu Shangfu hurriedly flattered him: "The little grandson knows that you are his grandfather, and he is so happy that he fell asleep..."
Fu Zhonghai was beaming with joy and said proudly, "That's it!"
After Fu Chenan and his wife finished their meal and left, Fu Zhonghai came to his senses from his reluctance to leave, and finally understood the hard work of his son and his wife raising the child themselves.
He thought about it and told Lu Daban: "Next time they come over, you should help hold the baby more."
Lu Shangfu was overjoyed: "Yes!"
Seeing that he was happy, Fu Zhonghai laughed and scolded him with a sour look: "You old dog, you are really liked by children."
"Both children are willing to be close to you..."
Lu Shangfu is proud in his heart but humble in appearance.
"I am just a servant. It's rare that the two little grandchildren give me a good face..."
Emperor Tianwu instantly balanced himself: That’s right.
Lu Shangfu has been serving people all his life, so naturally he knows how to make people feel comfortable.
I am good at picking up a gun and riding a horse to conquer the world, but I haven't held a child for many years, so I am really not good at this...
Just two days later, the first batch of ancient glass jewelry was completed.
Fu Chenan took it to show Xiao Yingchun.
Xiao Yingchun: This is so beautiful...
This batch of ancient glass jewelry was made according to the "Palace Makeup" series.
The only difference is that the gems were replaced with glass.
Unlike gemstones, colored glaze can have more color variations, can be sized regardless of cost, and is more crystal clear.
Therefore, this batch of glass jewelry is even more dazzling.
“It’s really good stuff.”
"Why don't we try selling it at Tao Tao Ji first?"
Fu Chenan: "Okay."
Tao Tao Ji has new products.
Glass jewelry and headwear!
The ladies and young ladies of the aristocratic families were all stunned when they saw the exquisitely crafted and intricately crafted glass jewelry and head ornaments!
The colored glaze, which is several sizes larger than the previous gems, is inlaid on ring faces, earrings, necklaces, hairpins...it's so beautiful!
The light is shining brightly...
The lady of the noble family asked cautiously: "How much silver is this set of jewelry?"
The female shopkeeper smiled and said, "Madam, this set of headgear is made of pure gold and inlaid with colored glaze."
"Sixteen taels of red gold alone were used..."
"This set of headgear is currently priced at one thousand taels of silver."
The lady from the noble family was startled: So cheap?
"Give me a set!"
Without waiting for the female shopkeeper to agree, she thought: "Wait - if there are other styles, bring them up too, I'll pick out two more sets!"
(End of this chapter)
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