Chapter 215: Move Things in the Palace at Will
Dong Chunfeng scratched his head in pain, but couldn't help looking forward to it: "Girl, let's do this, it's not convenient for you to bring so many things to the capital... I'll go to Huangshan and show it to you in person?"
Xiao Yingchun was flattered: "Isn't that too much trouble for you?"
"How many of you are coming? When?"
Dong Chunfeng: "...I'm alone, I'll be there in a moment."
Xiao Yingchun felt relieved: Huang Li probably didn't know yet, and Dong Chunfeng didn't intend to let Huang Li know.
The fewer people who know about it, the better.
There is a flight from Beijing to Huangshan at noon, so he left immediately and should be able to arrive in the afternoon.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yingchun looked at Fu Chenan and said, "My master will be here soon, probably tonight. How about you go back now and see if there's anything else you can bring to the auction? Bring some of them over?"
Fu Chenan stood up and left: "I'll go right away."
When everyone reached the door, he suddenly thought of something else: "What would you like to eat for lunch? I'll bring it to you later?"
Now that he is the crown prince, the level of the royal chefs in the palace is quite good.
Xiao Yingchun smiled and said, "You decide..."
Fu Chenan was gone for a while, and when he came back there were four large boxes.
Four large boxes were placed in the living room. Fu Chenan pointed to two of them and said, "These are the dragon robes and casual clothes of the late emperor."
Fu Chenan pointed to the other two large boxes and said, "These are the phoenix robes and daily clothes of the late queen."
Before Xiao Yingchun could take a closer look, Fu Chenan went back and soon brought back four large boxes.
This time, one box contained the emperor and empress's shoes, and the other three boxes were all jewelry, antiques, and head ornaments.
There are also many red sandalwood and rosewood furniture, ornaments, pendants, screens...
Xiao Yingchun looked at the room full of things and hurriedly called out to Fu Chenan: "Enough, enough! Stop taking anymore! The master can't finish reading them all!"
No matter how powerful Dong Chunfeng is, he is still a human being and needs to sleep.
There are so many things that even if Dong Chunfeng stayed up all night he wouldn’t be able to finish reading them all!
Fu Chenan was still not satisfied: This is just the beginning.
In the past two days, he has asked the trusted Fu Jiajun to be responsible for gathering together all the treasures and antiques from various palaces and counting them for storage.
The more everyone counted, the more they felt that the emperor of the Liang Dynasty was too extravagant and wasteful.
It’s been two days since we moved, and we haven’t even finished counting half of it.
Can’t finish moving!
There is no way to move it all!
Fu Chenan listened to the advice and said, "Then I'll go back and get you some food."
"it is good."
The food was brought over, braised pork with lotus seeds, a large can of matsutake mushroom and turkey soup and a bowl of boiled cabbage.
Xiao Yingchun took a bite and immediately praised it highly: "It tastes really good!"
As expected of an imperial chef, the dish may not look stunning in appearance, but it tastes very good.
It seems that I can say goodbye to eating takeout all year round.
Thinking of palace cuisine, Xiao Yingchun couldn't help but think of a dish.
"In our history, there was an empress dowager who was old and had bad teeth. She couldn't eat meat, so she asked the cook to hollow out the bean sprouts, stuff a piece of ham into them, and then fry them..."
Fu Chenan was stunned when he heard this.
After a moment, he asked cautiously, "Do you want to eat this? I can ask the cook to make it."
Xiao Yingchun shook her head: "No. I'm just curious."
"I heard that the emperor in the palace always eats fine and delicate food. Why is your food not like that?"
Apart from tasting a little better, the ingredients and cooking methods don't look much different from ordinary meals.
"You don't like it?"
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Fu Chenan explained solemnly: "It's not that I don't like it, but I feel sorry for the people and don't want to corrupt the atmosphere."
Fu Chenan pointed at the large boxes and said, "If you look at these clothes and jewelry, you will know how extravagant the palace was in the past."
"The taxes paid by the people are never enough to cover the expenses, most of them are spent on this..."
"Following the example of the superiors, officials also indulged in extravagance and greed."
"Today, we confiscated the property of a Minister of Revenue, and found that he had more than one million taels of silver..."
"My father knows very well that it is not easy for the common people to have a full meal. If things continue as they were before, the common people will be the ones who suffer in the end."
“It’s better to be simple from the source.”
"So my father said that he would no longer wear dragon robes, nor expensive items such as kesi silk and Suzhou embroidery. His daily clothing should be made of the same materials as ordinary officials, and the colors should be used to distinguish them."
"This will save a lot of money, which can be used to support the army, the court, or to provide food for the people, which is good..."
Xiao Yingchun didn't expect that her casual question would cause Fu Chenan to say such a big thing. She was also a little stunned, and then realized: "So you are going to such great lengths to seize the country, risking the world's disapproval, because you want the people to live a better life?"
Fu Chenan nodded: "Of course."
I didn't expect that this person in front of me has a broad mind! ?
"Excuse me!" Xiao Yingchun said solemnly.
Fu Chenan blushed at her sudden seriousness, and after a pause he said, "Actually, I support my father's rebellion for another reason."
"What's the reason?"
"If the late emperor were still in power, it would not be safe for you to go there."
"Although King Ping An is my half brother, he is very cunning..."
"Who knows how he will treat me and my father when he grows up and becomes the emperor?"
Fu Chenan explained how he was tricked into becoming his master.
"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?"
"Only when this world belongs to my father, you don't need to hide anything when you go there. Just be yourself."
Xiao Yingchun blinked her eyes: Regardless of whether this was true or false, she said, "I got the idea."
"Thank you for thinking of me."
Hearing him talking about King Ping'an, Xiao Yingchun asked cautiously: "Then you and your mother..." How do you plan to get along in the future?
Fu Chenan sighed: "We don't get along."
Xiao Yingchun: "Hmm?"
Fu Chenan explained: "It's not good for outsiders to know about her relationship with me and my father. It's better not to let it happen."
And also: I don’t know how to get along with others.
Fu Chenan couldn't get close to his own mother who had abandoned him, and even felt awkward talking to her.
Xiao Yingchun expressed her understanding: "Yeah, I wouldn't be able to accept it if it were me."
Now it was Fu Chenan's turn to be curious: "Why don't you persuade me to be nicer to her?"
Xiao Yingchun spread his hands: "Don't advise others to be kind without experiencing their suffering. You have your own difficulties."
Fu Chenan: How can Yingying be so considerate! ?
Fu Chenan couldn't bear it any longer, so he walked up to Xiao Yingchun and hugged her in his arms, leaving a greasy lipstick mark on her forehead.
Xiao Yingchun: …I resisted the urge to push him away.
After hugging for a while, Fu Chenan reluctantly let go. Xiao Yingchun quickly wiped her forehead. After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they opened the boxes and took out the items one by one...
The exquisite kesi dragon and phoenix robes are made with a large amount of gold and silver threads, and the gems inlaid in the dragon and phoenix's eyes are sparkling.
How can the word "gorgeous" describe it? !
Fu Chenan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go get some hangers..."
Xiao Yingchun thought of the huge clothes hangers used by the ancients, and she didn't have one.
"it is good."
It is better to use a clothes hanger to display this kind of dragon and phoenix robes.
Two people hung up the gorgeous dragon and phoenix robes on hangers. There were only about twenty pieces hung, and two large circles were formed on the first floor of the villa.
Xiao Yingchun checked the time and said, "Let's go pick up Master first."
The old man had a good nap on the plane, and he was full of energy as soon as he got in the car: "Where is the stuff?"
Xiao Yingchun laughed dryly: "At my house, let's go to my house and see?"
"it is good."
The car drove into Wolong Villa, opened the door and entered the villa. Dong Chunfeng was dumbfounded when he saw the hall filled with dragon robes and phoenix robes hanging.
Because there were so many clothes, after they were spread out and hung up, it was like entering a museum.
No, there are not so many dragon robes and phoenix robes in museums.
Dong Chunfeng took a magnifying glass and a flashlight and began to look at it carefully.
After looking at one, he looked at the next one...
The more he looked, the more serious his expression became.
When he finally finished reading it and sat on the sofa with his lips pursed, his whole body exuded a solemn expression.
(End of this chapter)