Improved powder

Xiao Mingyu was very disappointed.

His eyes were slightly dark, and he picked up the tea and took a sip, covering his sigh.

Xue Mei: "Do you think I am trying to please the royal family?"

Xiao Mingyu's voice was very quiet: "You have your own reasons, don't tell me."

Xue Mei smiled and said, "I really want to tell you because we can work together to do another deal."

Xiao Mingyu raised his eyes.

The tea was filled with mist, and there seemed to be a little mist in his eyes, which was indescribable.

He gets angry when his kindness is let go.

"Princess Xinxiao's skin is a bit thick and black, right?" Xue Mei asked.

Xiao Mingyu thought about it and it was the truth.

Princess Xinxiao has been inferior to Baoqing and Longqing since she was a child. Some children inherit the advantages of their parents' appearance, while others inherit the shortcomings of their appearance.

Her biological mother is also a little dark, but her skin is delicate and her personality is refreshing. The emperor has been spoiled for a while.

"What does this have to do with her being shady?" Xiao Mingyu's anger dissipated a little.

He comforted himself, and there was no need to be angry with Xue Mei. She was not grateful to him, which was reasonable. After all, she was now devoted to pleasing Uncle Rui.

"How long has it been since you seen her?" Xue Mei smiled, "She looks no longer dark now, white and bright."

Xiao Mingyu was stunned.

"She takes medicine?"

"It may not be because she took the medicine. She used a good powder and bought it from the prince-consort for a high price." Xue Mei said, "This is what she told me by herself."

"What's wrong with the powder?"

"It may be lead." Xue Mei said.

"lead?"

"It is the kind of lead used to refine immortal pills. It is poisonous. One of the symptoms of lead poisoning is irritability and mental disorder." Xue Mei said.

Xiao Mingyu: "!!!"

He really wanted to believe Xue Mei's words, but if it spread, Xue Mei would offend many Taoist priests and those who practiced at home.

In the current dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism have not been suppressed by the Tang Dynasty court, so they are very arrogant.

They are a huge force that can even influence the court and have a great public opinion base among the people.

The royal family must be afraid of it.

As soon as Xue Mei opened her mouth, she said that the elixirs they refined were poisonous. Wouldn't this be a hit on their jobs? Everyone eats the elixirs, the emperor eats them, and even Xiao Mingyu himself has some.

However, most of his pills are maintained.

"What are you talking about?" Xiao Mingyu said, "I also have some pills on me."

"Then you'd better stop eating it, it's harmful and useless. Believe it or not." Xue Mei said.

Anyway, the average life expectancy in ancient times was only over thirty years old.

The little prince is fine to eat. If he dies in a few years, he will be considered to be averaging the average.

Xiao Mingyu: “…”

"...Don't interrupt, continue to talk about lead poisoning. Lead is a particularly wonderful thing, with sweet lead sugar, and lead powder with glossiness, applied to the face, which is 100 times brighter than other powders.

There is a country on the other side of the ocean, you can call them Rome, and the horseshoe is from them. Roman nobles especially love lead sugar, lead powder, excessive debauchery, and crazy spirits." Xue Mei said.

Xiao Mingyu: "I have never heard of it!"

"Young Master, you have only lived for many years. There are many things you have never heard of." Xue Mei said, "In short, lead powder is indeed beautiful, but it can also make people poison.

However, this poisoning takes a long time, and it may take ten or eight years. If Princess Xinxiao is really irritable and mentally ill, there may be other reasons."

Xiao Mingyu pondered.

He looked at Xue Mei in confusion, thinking that she was nonsense, but she accidentally told the source of her horseshoe again.

Has she been to a very remote country?

How did you get there?

She has always been the eldest lady of the Xue family and is kept in the inner courtyard, which is a traceable situation.

"Mei'er, you need to be careful when speaking. It's not possible to speak without any cover up." Xiao Mingyu said.

Xue Mei: "Okay, I won't say that in the future."

Xiao Mingyu nodded and felt a little relieved.

He suddenly remembered Xue Mei's previous words again: "You said you want to do business with me, what kind of business?"

Isn't they going to get lead powder too?

Although it is very profitable, it is a bit of a loss of good deeds. If you sell it to Qi or Chu, Xiao Mingyu can accept it. If you sell it in his own country, this won’t work.

Xue Mei: "Free and sell cosmetics."

"I already have a good deal of cosmetics, and I don't need to do it separately." Xiao Mingyu said, "I don't agree to add lead to cosmetics. You said that this thing is toxic."

Xue Mei: "You believe it after I say it?"

Xiao Mingyu: “…”

"I didn't ask you to add lead to the powder. Lead powder is undoubtedly very good, but I have a better way to look at it." Xue Mei said.

"What?"

"Add resin to the powder." Xue Mei said.

Benzoin resin is the most commonly used raw material in foundation. It has a strong smell and is purely natural.

However, the Liang Kingdom is in the north, and the benzoin tree belongs to a subtropical tree, and the Liang Kingdom definitely does not have it.

Without benzoin resin, pine and cypress resin can be replaced.

Resin is used in cosmetics and has three functions: the first is to maintain the stability of the emulsification system and make the foundation look beautiful and creamy; the second is to increase the adhesion, so that the face will not easily take off makeup; the third is to increase the surface gloss.

If the face is not as beautiful as the skin, it will be a pale and dead face, which is very ugly.

The reason why Roman nobles loved lead powder was because lead provided this gloss.

With the development of technology, people have discovered that adding resin to powder can also achieve such a bright effect and also have a maintenance effect on the skin.

Therefore, after thousands of years of development, in the space age, liquid foundation contains resin, which are very commonly used formulas.

Xue Mei told Xiao Mingyu about this principle.

The more Xiao Mingyu listened, the brighter his eyes became.

“…can you do it?”

"Try it." Xue Mei said, "I'll get a box back and you can have someone try it."

"No, tell me the secret recipe, I'll let the craftsmen do it." Xiao Mingyu said, "Their hands are more adept than you."

Since Xue Mei wanted to do this deal with him, she naturally agreed.

Then, she took the opportunity to make a request.

"If this business can be done, I want my maid Xiuzhu to take care of this matter. Little Prince, we will make half of it in production and operation, and let Xiuzhu be in charge of the matter." Xue Mei said.

Xiao Mingyu: "What, you want to cultivate talents?"

"Of course." Xue Mei smiled, "I can't rely on your little prince to eat for the rest of my life."

"It doesn't take you a lifetime. The official salt business we are doing now, I can earn at least 300,000 taels of silver for you in a year, so you can be worry-free." Xiao Mingyu said.

Xue Mei: "Can I be satisfied with being so frustrated with 300,000 taels?"

Xiao Mingyu: “…”

The two of them were talking lively, and Xiao Mingyu's attention had completely shifted from major events in the court to business.

This little prince has some talent, and is in business.

He is good at doing all kinds of business and is very attentive.

As they spoke, they saw the servant coming in in a panic and reported: "Princess, someone is coming from the palace. Please come into the palace."

Xue Mei stood up.

She said to Xiao Mingyu: "The little prince will do it yourself, I will go back."
Chapter completed!