Now that Li Mu is entering the palace, he does not need to apply in advance like other ministers and wait for approval from the three provinces.
He is a third-grade military prince and has entered the clan, so he is considered a family member with Li Shimin. At the same time, he enjoys privileges and is allowed to ride horses in the imperial city. He wears a purple robe and wears a goldfish charm on his waist, and can travel unimpeded. In addition, he is now Chongwen
Whether he was a professor at the palace or a treasurer, no matter which title he held, entering the palace was equivalent to "going to work", but he had never been there very often.
Li Mu didn't come to the palace this time to find Li Shimin. He was doing business with women, so what was the use of asking Li Shimin. He came to see Empress Changsun in the name of visiting a doctor. And he also believed that he had a brain disease.
The matter must have reached Li Shimin from Sun Simiao's mouth, and it was impossible for Li Shimin not to inform Empress Changsun. When patients and patients gather together to discuss their illness when they are most vulnerable, communication must be smoother. Gifts are given at this time.
, naturally you can get twice the result with half the effort.
Sure enough, Li Mu came to the Li Zheng Hall, and after the female official went in to report, she was immediately received by Empress Changsun.
"Your Majesty, Li Mu, was shocked to hear that the Queen was ill, and came here to visit. I am late, but I hope the Queen will not be surprised."
Naturally, he had to do a full set when acting. Li Mu didn't mention a word about his illness, and with a worried look on his face, he bowed to Empress Changsun.
"Please get up quickly." Empress Changsun helped Li Mu up and said: "Li Mu, I have also heard about you... I was about to send someone to your house, but I didn't expect you to come... My child, I'm sorry
Got you."
Li Mu's eyes instantly turned red, but he was strong enough not to cry. He tried to hold back and pretended, "I don't understand what the queen means. What's the matter with you? I dare to trouble the queen to ask."
"My child, please stop hiding it. Didn't you ask Dr. Sun to see you? You also listened to what Dr. Sun said about my illness, right? Your Majesty also heard Dr. Sun tell you about your illness, and then you knew that you also had it.
Brain disease is pitiful, pitiful... you and I are both pitiable people!"
Li Mu couldn't bear it any longer. Tears fell down his cheeks, and he choked with sobs, but was speechless, showing even more strength.
Empress Changsun also had red eyes and said, "Does your mother know now?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "I don't know how the news leaked out. Nowadays, Chen's mother has heard about the storm in Chang'an City. But I denied it. He only said that outsiders didn't see that I was living a good life and made slanderous remarks.
, the truth was not told to my mother, lest she worry for my ministers."
"Good boy."
Empress Changsun asked the female officer to bring a chair with a backrest to Li Mu. This was a great honor. Normally, the seats given to emperors and empresses were Jindun, that is, stools. Only those with high authority or elders, such as Gao Shi
Only a person like Lian would be given a seat.
Empress Changsun asked the female official to bring a chair, which shows her preference.
Li Mu sat down, wiped away his tears, and squeezed out a smile. This smile fell in the eyes of Empress Changsun, looking strong and pitiful. But she also knew that Li Mu was a strong person. Since he could treat illness with a smile, so could she.
There is no need to mention it all the time. After all, a disease that Sun Simiao cannot cure is no different from a terminal illness. Bringing it up will only increase sadness.
Li Mu said: "My illness has been explained by Dr. Sun. Before the age of forty, when you don't get sick, you should be no different from ordinary people. After the age of forty, you can just resign yourself to your fate. You may become crazy or stupid. I am seventeen years old."
Turning eighteen years old. There are still twenty-two or three years before the age of forty, and the time is not short. Instead of worrying about what will happen twenty years from now, it is better to live a good life now. When that day comes, if I really
He was so mad that he just drank a glass of poisonous wine. The soldiers fought for the country, and their bodies were wrapped in horse leather, but they died at the age of twenty. If I, Li Mu, can live to be forty, that will be enough!"
Empress Changsun let out a long sigh and said, "Don't think so, twenty years is not a short time. Maybe there will be a turn for the better."
"I hope so," Li Mu sighed and did not deny it, but Empress Changsun could clearly tell that he had no hope.
Just as he was about to say something more to comfort him, Li Mu had already changed the topic and said with a smile: "Queen, don't worry about me. I am here today to visit my sick. Why does it seem to be the other way around?"
With that said, Li Mu took out the brocade box from his arms and said: "Please see, Queen, I did not come empty-handed. This is my latest invention. It was made yesterday. After testing, it was presented to the Queen and all the noble concubines."
Empress Changsun had just seen the bulge in Li Mu's arms, but she was too embarrassed to ask. Seeing Li Mu take out a brocade box, she knew it must be something good. Because so far, everything that came out of Li Mu's hand was all good.
There are rules in the palace. The emperor and the queen are not allowed to pick up things casually. What if there is a hidden weapon hidden in it? Just like this brocade box, if a knife flew out when opened, wouldn't the queen be killed?
Therefore, the emperor and empress would always have a trusted person beside them. This person would be responsible for tasting poisons, testing substances, and shielding risks for the emperor and empress. The person beside Li Shimin was naturally Eunuch Gao. Empress Changsun also had such a female official beside her.
But today, Empress Changsun did not use her. She directly took the brocade box in her hand. Just as the female officer was about to speak, Empress Changsun said: "Li Mu is just like my son, how can he harm me? No, please step aside.
.”
Li Mu could hear that these words were an invitation to buy people's hearts. But he also looked grateful and asked to be inspected by a female official. Empress Changsun turned a deaf ear and opened the brocade box.
The box is divided into left and right sides, with a wooden strip in the middle as a partition. On the left are five bottles of perfume, and on the right are five pieces of soap. Five bottles of perfume, five flavors, and the corresponding soaps also have five flavors, namely jasmine, narcissus, and lilac.
Lily, rose, and one of the roses are roses. Li Mu also saw the real thing and realized that China is also one of the origins of roses. They are distributed everywhere from Shandong to Gansu and Shaanxi. Among the dried flowers purchased, roses are also
The most.
"Queen, this is..." Li Mu was about to introduce the perfume and soap, but was interrupted by Queen Changsun. She picked up the perfume, carefully identified it, frowned slightly and said: "Li Mu, is this Liuli?"
"Ah, back to the Queen, it's Liuli." Li Mu then remembered about the glass. He mentioned it to Li Shimin last time and said that he could make Liuli, but later he forgot about it, and now he saw
When Queen Changsun mentioned it, she was immediately very happy. She had another reason to raise the price of perfume.
"Do you really know how to make colored glaze?"
"Yes, I have researched the method of making colored glaze." Li Mu said seriously: "This colored glaze is expensive to make. In terms of cost, the vial in the queen's hand is almost the same as the same weight of silver. This refers to
Transparent colored glaze and colored colored glaze are even more expensive."
Queen Changsun weighed it and found that a perfume bottle weighed about one or two pounds. Doesn't it mean that this bottle is worth a lot of money? And such an expensive bottle is just to contain the water inside. Isn't this water like fairy dew?
?
Li Mu also picked up a small bottle, turned the mouth of the bottle, and opened the perfume. Suddenly, a strong fragrance of narcissus spread. Women are very sensitive to fragrance. The moment the fragrance spread, not only Queen Changsun, but also the entire palace
The female officials and palace maids who were serving them all looked over subconsciously.
Queen Changsun asked strangely: "Li Mu, what is this? Why is there the fragrance of flowers?"
"This thing is called perfume. It is a new kind of rouge gouache. It is a small invention of Chen. It has different fragrances according to the different raw materials used. It only takes one drop to emit a fragrant and pleasant fragrance, which lasts for a long time.
It does not disperse. According to Chen's test, one drop can be retained for more than two hours. This bottle is made of narcissus perfume, so it emits the aroma of narcissus. Because the aroma is easy to dissipate, this product can only be stored in a glass bottle.
Such a small bottle costs almost eight guan. And because the stock of dried flowers required to make perfume is very small and the production quantity is large, it is not easy to get. If it is sold on the market, it will cost at least 20 guan.
Above. However, it doesn’t matter how much money is spent to present it to the Queen and the concubines. There are five bottles of perfume here, one bottle for each of the Queen and the four concubines. The scent of the perfume is different. Please give it to the Queen first.
If you like it, you can tell me and I will bring it to you when the queen has finished using it."
When Li Mu was explaining, Empress Changsun had already smelled each one, and finally chose rose perfume. She put a drop on her wrist, sniffed it lightly, smiled with satisfaction, and praised: "This perfume is really different.
Unlike rouge and other substances, it is powder, this is water, and it lasts for a long time. Since it is your wish, I will accept it. Li Mu, you must remember it. There are five kinds of floral fragrances, and I love this one the most.
.”
"I have recorded it." When Li Mu saw that Queen Changsun was satisfied, a big stone fell in his heart. He was not afraid that Queen Changsun would want his things, but he was afraid that Queen Changsun would not want them. She used them as hard as she could, and she could use them as much as she could in one night.
To make ten liters of perfume, is this less than her?
"Go and invite Concubine Yang and the others to come over and tell them that the Lord Zhulu will present the treasure and I will share it with them."
The female officer took the order and left. Queen Changsun looked at Soap again and asked, "What is this?"
"This is called soap. It's relatively cheap. If it's such a big piece on the market, it's probably worth about 100 cents. It's made of fat and can be used instead of soap locust for laundry, bathing, facial cleansing, etc. The method of use is also very simple.
It’s simple, just apply it with water.”
Empress Changsun picked up a piece and smelled it, and said in surprise: "It also has a fragrance!"
Li Mu nodded and said: "Because fat oil has a smell, in order to remove the smell, some perfume ingredients were also added. However, due to cost reasons, not so much was added. The smell is much lighter than that of perfume. The main reason is that
It has great cleaning power. Use it in the shower and it will make you feel refreshed. I tried it myself yesterday.”
Empress Changsun put the soap back and said: "I can rest assured about the things you invented." She glanced at Li Mu, rolled her eyes, and said: "It's just that these things are so expensive, if I and the concubines all fall in love with them.
, the other concubines in the palace also want it, but it is a troublesome thing. I can’t enjoy it alone, right?”