As Mingxiu walked out of Yuqing Palace, she couldn't help but smile slightly; teasing children was just too much fun.
The next day, Yinreng received a cream cake from Yonghe Palace.
Looking at the cream cake, Yinreng smiled.
Yinti, standing to the side, exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the large cake: "Wow, where did you get this? My mother won't let me eat too much, saying it'll ruin my teeth. How come you have so many?"
Yinti licked his teeth as he spoke, as he was currently losing his baby teeth and was always missing one.
Yinreng didn't say anything, just that it was a gift from his mother, Consort Ming.
This caused Yinti, who was standing next to him, to exclaim in surprise, and even Yinzhi, who was standing next to him, was also surprised.
Although he didn't understand what surprise was, he knew it was delicious from the sweet smell in the air.
Yinreng also knew that Mingxiu had specially sent the cake here so that everyone could eat it, and that he couldn't eat the whole cake himself, given its large size.
So after cutting off the piece with the painting on it, he simply waved his hand and let everyone divide it up.
A group of people, including the three princes and their companion, Haha Zhuzi, rushed forward.
Mingxiu took the drawing Yinreng had made and prepared to have the craftsman see if it could be made. The weather was gradually getting colder, and it was getting a bit chilly outside.
Therefore, it's best to build the sunroom as soon as possible, because we'll need to decorate it before we can move in.
Fortunately, the craftsmen in the palace worked quickly. After reviewing the blueprints and making some changes to the unreasonable parts, they began construction.
Such a commotion could not be kept secret. Soon, people in the palace became curious about what was going on, since Mingxiu had far too many strange and unusual ideas.
When Emperor Kangxi heard the news, he went to see it. After hearing what Mingxiu's glass house could do after it was built, he looked at the blueprints.
He nodded, said nothing, and then ordered people to build an identical one in the Empress Dowager's palace.
The women in the harem were even more surprised when they heard this news, and they wanted to know what it was.
When Mingxiu heard the news, he was silent for a while, not knowing what to say. He was really stunned by his crazy actions.
But she didn't know what to say. Now everyone was curious and came directly to Mingxiu to ask her about it. She didn't hide anything and just told her.
Although glass is not expensive to produce now, it is still very expensive outside; otherwise, how could Kangxi's private treasury have become so rich?
Isn't that how they make money?
They don't even make that much money from cement.
Sure enough, when everyone heard Mingxiu say that glass was to be used, they all went to inquire about it and immediately gave up the idea of making one themselves.
After all, they didn't have the money to waste on this, and they also didn't have that much space.
Most of them didn't live alone in the palace, so naturally they weren't as comfortable as Mingxiu, who had the entire palace to herself.
The idea dissipated, but not everyone did. The Imperial Noble Consort looked at the child lying in the cradle and listened to Jianlan talk about things in the palace.
She was aware of the recent trends in the palace, but she never considered following suit. Firstly, because Mingxiu was favored, and in her eyes, Mingxiu was someone who was competing with her for the Emperor's cousin, so she didn't want to follow that woman's example. Secondly, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Seeing her Imperial Noble Consort's unmoved expression, Jianlan hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager has already made arrangements, which shows that the Emperor also likes this. Since the last incident, the Emperor hasn't come to Chengqian Palace much. Why not take this opportunity..."
The Imperial Noble Consort's expression changed, and she instructed the wet nurse to take the child away.
"You want me to learn from her?" The Imperial Noble Consort looked at Jianlan with a cold expression.
"That's not what I meant. I meant that we should take this opportunity to give the Emperor face, otherwise it won't be good if things stay at an impasse."
After thinking for a long time, the Imperial Noble Consort said, "Fine, let's do it that way."
Soon after, Mingxiu received news from the craftsmen that the Imperial Noble Consort and Consort Hui both wanted the same thing made in the palace.
Consort Hui and Mingxiu were not surprised, but they couldn't understand why the Imperial Noble Consort was thinking this way.
But she had already said that if anyone needed anything, they could just contact the artisans in the palace directly, and there was no need to tell her.
Mingxiu also told the craftsmen that they should just go and do whatever work comes their way, without having to ask her for permission.
So I don't plan to interfere; let things take their course.
The sunroom was built quickly. Mingxiu used one she had seen before, which used wood to connect the glass in the middle, making it very sturdy. The four corners were also supported by four thick wooden beams.
In addition, some protruding pieces of wood were added to the side against the wall, placed there in a very regular manner.
The other three sides of the glass are detachable, so in winter you can close the door tightly to keep it warm, and when you want to cool off, you can remove the front or all three sides of the glass.
Mingxiu looked at the completed glass room with great satisfaction. Looking up, she saw that the top was also transparent, and the roof was triangular to allow rainwater and debris to fall down.
It's much better than the flat one I had in mind before.
But right here, if this were a modern glass room, the daily cleaning would be exhausting.
In short, Mingxiu was very satisfied and started setting it up immediately. The most important things were the sofa and the table. The table was easy to handle as long as the height was right, but the sofa was still a problem.
That evening, Mingxiu started searching through the system to find out which sofa was the most comfortable to sit on.
Looking at the sofas scattered all over the space, Mingxiu sighed. This was why she couldn't get them out. If she could, it would take her a lot of effort.
After several nights of searching, Mingxiu finally found the most comfortable sofa and had it made.
Of course, sitting on the sofa still required drawing. This time, Mingxiu was too embarrassed to approach Yinreng, as she felt guilty about using child labor all along.
So this time she went directly to Emperor Kangxi and asked him to draw it for her, which of course came at a price.
But I was still very satisfied with the result.
Inside the small sunroom, curtains were hung all around—one layer of pure white gauze curtain and one layer of light blue curtain, both thick and effective at blocking out light.
There were some upright wooden blocks around, which Mingxiu used to place some tall trees.
It looks great in the room, and even the wood that was previously set aside has been used to display all sorts of things.
On the left is a table, which is very convenient for drinking tea and reading. Next to it is a mahjong table, and in front of it are all kinds of strangely shaped sofas made by Mingxiu.
However, it was uncomfortable to sit on. When it was finished, Consort Hui came over to consider it. When she saw Mingxiu's thing, she was disgusted. But after making it once, she really liked it.
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