Liu Mingzhi did not explain to the ladies what celebrity effect was, because he knew in his heart that with the intelligence of the beauties, they themselves would understand the meaning of this term in three days.
Two days later, the Imperial Court’s Ministry of Rites and Qin Tian Jian sent officials to crowded places inside and outside the capital to post the news that the emperor was bringing the current empress and the concubines of the harem to the Zixia Temple in the east of the city to offer incense.
This news spread throughout the capital in just half a day, and people in teahouses and restaurants all discussed the matter.
The next day, as soon as it got dark, the wealthy and idle people rushed towards Qinglong Main Street with their families, preparing to admire the sky while His Majesty the Emperor was on his way to Zixia Temple.
However, what the people who poured into the streets never expected was that they did not wait for Young Master Liu to show up, but instead waited for the officers of the Imperial Army who were galloping on their horses and shouting loudly.
“Your Majesty has spoken, I am suddenly ill today and cannot go to Zixia Temple to offer incense for the moment. I have specially ordered the Queen and all the concubines to go to Zixia Temple to offer incense instead. I would like to express my respect for the Taoist Master Sanqing.”
Several soldiers of the Forbidden Army shouted and rushed toward the city gate. The people who heard the shouts were disappointed and subconsciously wanted to disperse.
It is said that His Majesty the Emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem, and they are all beautiful and fragrant. If I can see the beauty of these empresses today, I will have more bragging rights when I meet my relatives and friends in the future.
So those people who originally wanted to disperse chose to stay, looking expectantly at the palace gate at the end of Qinglong Main Street.
About half a day later, the anxious people who had been waiting suddenly heard the sweet sound of gongs and suddenly became energetic.
The gong cleared the way, and it must be the Queen and her many concubines who have left the palace.
As expected, behind the Forbidden Army soldiers who were sounding gongs to clear the way, a dozen extraordinary-looking Fengchu came into the sight of the people on both sides of the street.
Densely crowded people on both sides hurriedly stood on tiptoes and looked under the canopy of Fenghu, hoping to catch a glimpse of the charming faces of the many harem beauties who would captivate the country.
However, the people who had been waiting eagerly were disappointed again. They did see a dozen ladies wearing phoenix crowns and harems, but the cheeks of these ladies were all covered with gauze scarves as thin as cicada wings, covering their phoenix faces.
I can only faintly see the gorgeous and luxurious appearance under the veil of the beautiful women. This makes many people of the old man feel itchy and want to scold the mother.
The family members of the gentlemen ignored the appearance of the beauties and were attracted by the jewelry worn by the beauties.
Looking at the dazzling diamond jewelry on all the beauties, the young ladies and young wives on both sides of the street showed excited and longing eyes.
There is only one thought in my mind, where do all the ladies buy their jewelry? Why have we never seen it in many jewelry stores in Shiliufang?
Is it a new category recently launched in a certain jewelry store? Or is it specially made by the craftsmen in the palace?
No, I have to go to the jewelry store first after I go back.
On the tower of the palace wall, Qi Yun, the Queen and the other beauties put down the telescopes in their hands and looked at Young Master Liu who was sitting on the tower, sipping tea carefully.
"Husband, this is too much of a loss for you. How could you deceive your own subjects like this?"
“That’s right, what kind of bad idea are you doing? After seeing the expressions on the faces of those women, I couldn’t help but mourn for their husbands.”
“Too bad, is this what you call celebrity effect?”
“Get the bamboo shoots!”
…”
Young Master Liu looked at the many ladies with different expressions of coquettishness, happily put down the teacup in his hand and stretched.
“My husband is also doing it to earn money to support the family! Who wants our whole family to focus on supporting our husband!
Don’t shudder at using some trivial tricks to make money. Besides, you can’t really let your husband wear those diamond jewelry to show off on the street, right?
Dress up your wife beautifully and then let other men stare at her. If you do that for your husband, isn’t that just a sign of satiety?
Your husband can’t even see enough of it! Why should he let other men see it? Isn’t that a disease?”
All the beauties sneered secretly. On the surface, they seemed to be angry with their husbands, but in fact, they were as sweet as eating honey.
“小松.”
“Hey, Master.”
“Go back immediately and report to the old man that our jewelry shop will be open for business tomorrow.”
“I know, I’ll take my leave.”
After Liu Song left, Young Master Liu waved his hand and walked towards the bottom of the city tower.
“Ladies, go with your husband to Zixia Temple to offer incense. There is no difference between going for a private visit incognito and showing off in the market. All you have to do is go and offer incense.”
The beauties shook their heads helplessly, put away their telescopes and followed Young Master Liu towards the bottom of the city tower.
Thousands of miles away from Dalong North, in Tsarist Russia, at the end of October, beautiful goose-feather snow had fallen in the sky above the imperial city of Grad.
Song Yang, the second son of Song Qing, couldn't help but shiver as he breathed in the cold wind blowing in his face. He tightened his cloak and looked at Liu Chengfeng, who was also freezing.
“Chengfeng, we should have gone the right way this time, right? If we go the wrong way again, this kind of weather will be enough to wipe out our entire mission.”
Liu Chengfeng looked at the tangled look in Song Yang's eyes, got off his horse, leaned forward and glanced at the city ahead, with a touch of unconfidence on his face.
"Ying...should not go astray again. After severely punishing the Tsarist soldier who deliberately led the wrong way, the remaining soldiers who led the way should not dare to play tricks on us anymore."
Song Yang looked at the unconfident look on Liu Chengfeng's face, twitched the corners of his mouth a few times, turned around and waved to the soldiers behind him.
“Go and bring up the soldiers of Tsarist Russia who have followed us back, and ask them if the city in front of them shrouded in heavy snow is the royal city of Tsarist Russia, Grad.”
ifies.
Liu Chengfeng looked at the soldiers rushing toward the rear, and pulled Song Yang aside: "Brother Yang, what do you think I should say after meeting the Queen of Tsarist Russia, Elizabeth Serena?"
Song Yang looked at Liu Chengfeng, who looked a little nervous, with a strange expression: "Didn't you study hard for ten days and a half at one of the top ten fireworks places in Beijing before going on the mission?
You should know better than this young master and me, a reckless man, about what you should say to please the young empress of Tsarist Russia after meeting her!"
“That’s true, but I... I learned a little about Tsarist Russian discourse on the road, and I can’t express my thoughts fluently at all.
Although we can ask those surrendered soldiers of Tsarist Russia to help translate, what should we do if the translation is inaccurate?"
Song Yang held his chin and pondered for a long time: "Never mind it! Let's talk about it after meeting the person first. After all, only the devil knows whether the appearance of the little queen of Tsarist Russia can catch the eye of the eldest prince like you.
If you don't like her, there is no need to continue with the rest.
After we have negotiated our credentials, we can go back home immediately when the spring comes and the flowers bloom.”
Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath and nodded eagerly.
“Yes, yes, we’ll talk to the person first, what if this little empress of Tsarist Russia looks like a ghost!
As a result, wouldn’t this young master suffer a big loss?
Brother Yang, you still have a stable mind."
“I would like to report to the Commander-in-Chief and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief that we have brought the troops of Tsarist Russia who will lead the way for us.”