jdhmnovel Chapter 155: Even Red Makeup Can't Describe It
Chapter 155: Even Red Makeup Can't Describe It
Fu Cha's own life experience is that a woman's waist and face are all fought for by herself.
As for how to strive for success, apart from inner character, the most important confidence is money.
So she did not object, but was very supportive. She and Jun Yilha took several sisters-in-law to study business and set up various properties and shops.
She had originally thought of waiting for them to run their business improperly and run into problems before intervening to give them guidance, but unfortunately her youngest daughter was too smart and had everything planned out in her mind.
The gold and silver shop of the Tonggiya clan that is now flourishing in the capital is owned by He Zhun Yierha.
The chief owner and designer of the ready-made clothing shop and rouge and makeup shop of Princess Chunxi, which was the most fashionable among the noble ladies of the Eight Banners in the capital, was He Zhun Yierha.
The rise of Shangshi came after the Qing army pacified the four directions.
The vastness of the land and the increase in the number of "white slaves" at the service have enriched all kinds of food. In particular, the benefits of regaining Mongolia have been reflected in recent days. Animal husbandry has gradually prospered on the Mongolian grasslands, and yak beef has gradually become a common menu in the Eight Banners.
The restaurant "Jipintang" owned by Hesheli clan and "Baiweiju" owned by Niuhulu clan were also designed by Hezhun Yierha.
What's even more amazing is that she never takes the lead or is an innovative person, but always secretly follows the second princess of the Guwalgiya clan...the current fourth lady.
Really, I don’t know what kind of grudge or grievance she has against that person.
Fu Cha, who was paying attention to the affairs of merchants, ate a lot of melons and saw a lot of fun.
The topic returned to the dowry list that Fucha was counting.
Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs purchased a lot of things, the wooden furniture brought over from my mother's family was also indispensable.
The total number of items, big and small, is 188, which is an auspicious number.
The Babu bed, Luohan bed and Beauty couch are three indispensable items, and what is precious is that their raw materials are all made of small-leaf red sandalwood.
The more commonly used something is, the more sufficient and expensive the ingredients must be.
Cabinets for storing things are indispensable, such as top-box cabinets, multi-treasure cabinets, camphorwood boxes, boxes of various sizes...
After all, the people in charge of purchasing these things in the Imperial Household Department are a group of grown men. They are a group of people who have nothing to do with mundane affairs, so they would never consider the clever ideas and small designs on those commonly used items for their beautiful lady.
The lock of a commonly used box should be easy to open, and the buckle with mortise and tenon structure is most suitable.
The lock for locking valuables is even more knowledgeable. Gold cannot be used as it will easily deform, and copper cannot be used as it will rust.
Only when you manage a household do you know how expensive firewood and rice are. They only talk about the value of things, not their practicality. How can anyone feel at ease with such a dowry?
The decorations prepared by the Imperial Household Department were mainly for good luck. If they really wanted to show their quality and elegance, they had to be antiques that my mother had collected for sixteen years.
Take this plain tri-color porcelain fruit plate for example. It looks cool in the summer, and with a bunch of grapes on it, it looks more precious than glass and has more lifelike texture than gold and silver.
Alas, when it comes to aesthetics, it is still up to her mother to decide for her.
How could she, a beauty who has been beautiful all her life, lose her style because of these tools?
Fu Cha had everything she needed, including jewelry, clothes, and daily necessities. It was a pity that these antiques, calligraphy and paintings were not what the Dong'e Mansion should have. However, the dowry sent by her sister-in-law, Zhang, included not only books that sounded very precious, but also calligraphy and paintings that even Lord Zhang Ying loved. Although Fu Cha did not understand, she understood that these scrolls were very valuable.
A Qingliu family...
This "Qing" seems to be different from what they think of as "Qing".
The palace was a cannibalistic place, so Fucha would not interfere in the matter of the dowry maids. She let He Zhun Yierha arrange it herself and just report her names.
"This is all I can do for you."
Fucha has always been very sad about her daughter's marriage.
Even with the careful management of He Zhun Yierha, she learned through Princess Chunxi that there was not even a princess in the prince's mansion to sleep with him, but she was still worried.
She raised her in the palm of her hand. Although she didn't worry about her much, she poured countless love into her only daughter.
Seeing Fu Cha wiping her tears with a handkerchief just because she was sorting out the dowry list, Jun Yierha was really touched.
She pursed her lips, smiled and stepped forward to comfort him,
"Mother, I have always told you that you will have plenty of time to worry about me in the future.
And in any case, you don't have to worry about your daughter's safety.
The Feng Shui of the Forbidden City nourishes people, and I will live a more comfortable and better life than anyone else."
"Yes Yes."
Fu Cha nodded repeatedly, as if she was talking to Zhun Yierha, or as if she was talking to herself.
"You have learned medical knowledge since childhood, and those dirty tricks can't easily harm you.
Your maid in the future will be in charge of the small kitchen for you, and you will be able to make your own arrangements for food and drink.
Your family supports you and gives you enough money, and the emperor values you as his daughter-in-law very much...
You really did a great job.
But mother, a mother always worries about her son even when he is far away...my dear.
The Forbidden City is in the capital, but it is farther away than a thousand miles. My mother will limit the number of times she sees you in the future, and she must consider other high-ranking empresses and other concubines...
This is completely different from our Dong'e Mansion.
After all, we meet once, but less often.”
Fu Cha's shrewdness made her always look at things calmly and never be deceived by appearances.
Being so sad, even He and Jun Yilha felt at a loss.
Her heart was rarely moved by every word Fucha said.
At this point, there was only one thing she wanted to do.
That is the rare case of holding Fucha and joining if you can't beat them.
That afternoon, the mother and daughter hugged each other tightly and cried bitterly.
He Zhun Yierha had never really cried since she was a child, so the fact that she was like this now really scared Fucha.
After that day, she never mentioned another word about her reluctance to leave.
This is also true on the day of the wedding.
As soon as the red veil was covered and the wedding party arrived, the silence in the bride's room was no longer there. Fucha's hands were folded and clasped tightly in front of her belly.
She smiled and said to He Junyi Erha who was already facing forward,
"My son, I wish you to ride the wind all the way, rest on the branches of the paulownia tree, and enjoy all the blessings of the world."
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Ten miles of red makeup is not enough to describe this royal wedding.
From Dong'e Mansion to the main gate of the Forbidden City, there were red carpets, singing and dancing all the way. This kind of ceremonial procession was unprecedentedly grand and majestic since the founding of the Qing Dynasty.
This time, the Qing Dynasty invited envoys from various countries because the momentum of defeating Tsarist Russia and pacifying Mongolia in one fell swoop had severely intimidated the Western countries that had already had the ambition to rise. Not counting the servants and waiters, the number of envoys visiting this time was as many as twenty-one.
Among these twenty-one people, there are lords and their spouses from major countries, important ministers, and princes and princesses from small countries. They came here just to witness how luxurious the wedding of the crown prince of the Qing Empire must be.
Standing on the guest platform, looking down at the red and gold all around, at the surging crowd, at the Crown Prince and Crown Princess surrounded by hundreds of courtiers and enjoying their ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows, as well as the emperor standing higher up.
At that moment, they realized how far away they were from the Eastern Empire, and what the historical heritage of an ancient country that had been accumulated for thousands of years was, and what true grandeur and magnificence were.