Chapter 64 General Fu is here to make a fool of himself.
"Your Majesty loves me so much and has rewarded me with so many beauties and silver. I have no way to repay you."
"The cosmetics shop will open tomorrow. Today, I will present the best things in the shop to Your Majesty and the ladies in the palace..."
The Emperor's eyes widened as he looked at these strange things.
Let's not talk about cosmetics, but the soap and soft mirror were something he had never seen or heard of before.
The Emperor looked at the light blue translucent soap and the soft mirror that showed every detail with amazement.
Fu Chenan took out a wooden frame from the box, put the soft mirror into the exquisite wooden frame in front of His Majesty, and fastened it.
"This way, you don't have to worry about it falling out and getting damaged."
The serving eunuch handed the palm-sized mirror to His Majesty. The Emperor looked at himself in the mirror. It was really a majestic person in the mirror!
The ministers exchanged bewilderment, initially assuming Fu Chen'an was out to make a fool of himself. Who could have known the Emperor would actually be drawn to those things?!
Look at how long he's been looking in the mirror—half an incense stick has already passed, and he's still looking!
One minister coughed, his throat itching.
The Emperor, regaining his composure, reluctantly put the mirror down, chuckling, "It's quite unique..."
Then, looking at Fu Chen'an, he asked, "Where did you get this thing?"
Fu Chen'an recounted his previously fabricated story of rescuing a Western merchant from bandits.
"He never came to the capital before, always doing business in the south."
"The first time he came to Daliang, he was robbed by bandits. After I saved him, he never came back. This is his first time in the capital..."
After all, the bandits who had robbed Qian Laoguai were so atrocious they'd already been hacked to death by Fu Chen's security forces. With no witnesses, who could say for sure?
The Emperor didn't overly suspect anything. Each state was now governed independently, and the southern coast was the territory of the Nanyue Kingdom.
Perhaps the Western merchant had opened up a passage from Nanyue to Daliang?
He ordered the eunuch to deliver the cosmetics and mirrors to the various palaces, leaving only a bar of soap and a mirror for himself.
Seeing the curiosity of the ministers, His Majesty the Emperor passed the mirror around to them one by one.
The ministers were also shocked to see the mirror that could reflect every detail of a person.
After living for decades, it was the first time they could see their own appearance so clearly!
It turned out that there were so many spots and wrinkles on their faces...
The ministers were surprised and melancholy.
His Majesty the Emperor hadn't noticed it when he looked in the mirror just now, but now he saw the ministers grinning at themselves in the mirror, and he couldn't help but look strange.
Was I like this just now?!
Fortunately, Fu Chenan was about to leave after delivering the things.
Anyway, he didn't have anything important to do in the court, and it would not be good to stay and delay the emperor and the ministers' meeting.
The emperor took the opportunity to let him go.
The meeting lasted until noon, but the matter was not yet finished. His Majesty the Emperor invited the ministers to have a simple meal, and the ministers were flattered.
The eunuch brought a wash basin and soap for His Majesty the Emperor to wash his hands.
The dragon claws stained with ink usually need to be scrubbed hard to be clean, but after using this soap today, a magical scene appeared.
But after a slight rub, the ink was washed away, and the dragon claws became white and tender again!
The palace maid in charge of washing His Majesty's hands was slightly surprised: "Your Majesty, this soap is really easy to use! It washes clean so quickly..."
The emperor, who was sitting there with his eyes closed and pretending to sleep, opened his eyes and looked at his white and tender hands, and was also very surprised: "Really..."
This Western product is quite something!
For the first time, His Majesty the Emperor seriously thought about Fu Chenan opening a cosmetics shop.
Did he open a cosmetics shop just to make money and live comfortably?
Or was it for something else?
His shop had just started, so we'd have to wait and see...
In the afternoon, the ministers finished their meeting and went home, immediately summoning the matriarchs of their households.
"The butcher's cosmetics shop is opening tomorrow. Bring your women to show us your support..."
The matriarchs all responded with disdain, but knew what they were doing. "Don't worry, sir. We'll definitely send someone..." They
'd buy one or two items and see what kind of embarrassment the butcher was putting on. However
, the ministers were still worried and repeatedly reminded him: "It doesn't matter what else, but you must buy that mirror."
The mistress of the house didn't understand: there were so many bronze mirrors at home, why buy a mirror...
But she still agreed: "I know! Master/Marquis..."
Fu Chenan returned home, and Qiuyue happened to come back and report the situation: "The wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion refused to accept it, saying that she has been a widow for many years and has no use for these things..."
It turned out that Fu Chenan asked Qiuyue to send a box of various cosmetics and ointments to the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion, but the wife refused.
Fu Chenan understood it after thinking about it: a widowed woman would inevitably be criticized if she put on cosmetics, but she chose to be low-key and tolerant, and she also deserved respect.
Fu Chen'an then had Qiuyue deliver a few boxes of moisturizer and two soft mirrors separately. "I think she'll be able to accept this. Send it to her..."
Qiuyue didn't leave immediately. Instead, she respectfully requested, "General, even though we haven't opened yet, many people have been inquiring."
"I don't think the small amount we have in the shop will be enough to sell tomorrow."
"Do you want to move some of the things stored in the mansion over there in advance?"
Fu Chen'an waved his hand. "No, we'll see after we sell them all."
Qiuyue had no choice but to shut up and go deliver the things to the Crown Prince's wife at the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
After Qiuyue left, Fu Chen'an instructed his guards, "Don't let anyone into my courtyard." Just as he was about to close the door, a woman's voice rang out: Bai Lu, who loved cooking, had brought food.
Fu Chen'an was about to have his guards turn her away, but suddenly, as if remembering something, he said, "Bring the food in."
Bai Lu, who had already given up hope, perked up when she heard the request to bring in food.
A full food box was brought in, and before Bai Lu put the food out, Fu Chenan waved his hand and asked her to go out.
"Put down the food, and go first. Come back to collect the dishes when it's time for dinner."
Bai Lu had no choice but to leave.
Fu Chenan picked up the food box and went to the Time and Space Supermarket again. He
always ate Miss Xiao's food, and also brought some food for Miss Xiao to try...
He didn't know when it started, but Fu Chenan always wanted to go see Miss Xiao.
Sometimes there was something, and sometimes there was nothing, but he still wanted to go see her.
As long as he saw her and said a few words to her, his heart would be at ease.
In the supermarket, Xiao Yingchun had just sent Dai Hengxin away.
Dai Hengxin said that he hadn't seen Xiao Yingchun for several days recently, and came to ask Xiao Yingchun if he had any good things.
Xiao Yingchun took the opportunity to take out the gold ingots that he had promised to sell to Dai Hengxin.
(End of this chapter)