After leaving the room, Xu Nian bought some ordinary spices of good quality from other spice shops.
These spices were very common. As long as they were slightly larger, they could be bought of good quality.
Then, he returned to the courtyard.
"Young Master, why do we need so many spices?”Hui Xiang asked in confusion.
Young Master was not a woman. Even if he used some spices, he would at most wear some sachets.
It was rare to see such heavy makeup.
"That's right, Young Master, these can't be eaten.”Pepper's face was a little red. They had walked for a long time, and the weather was a little hot. The tip of his pen and his forehead were already covered in sweat.
Xu Nian smiled.
"Of course it's useful."
"Hui Xiang, how much silver do we have left?”
Xu Nian put all the spices into a basket and moved them to the stone table. Before he began to study them, he asked Hui Xiang.
"And fifteen taels of silver." Hui Xiang replied.
"Yes, go, go to the market to buy some saltpeter and some food.”
Xu Nian instructed.
The weather was getting hotter.
There was no air conditioning, no Wi-Fi, and no electric fan. Ice was even more important.
Of course, there was also wine!
Summer was coming, and the joy of summer could not be absent.
Hui Xiang didn't dare to delay and hurriedly went out again with the pepper.
These things were sold in the small town where he lived.
Xu Nian looked at the basket of spices. He first picked up the top-grade incense wood. This thing would be used by Xu Nian to make the original agent. This original agent was long-lasting and not easy to evaporate. Moreover, it only had a fragrance, a pure fragrance.
In this way, the original agent could be used to blend perfumes with different fragrances.
For example, roses, peonies, jasmine…
The original agent was very important, but it did not take up much of the perfume. If the two pieces that Xu Nian had brought were used up, the value of the perfume would probably be several times that of this box of top-grade incense wood!
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In Chang 'an, Empress Zhangsun came out of the Residence of Confucius with a smile.
He looked a little tired.
Kong Yingda stood in front of the door to see him off.
"Your Majesty, although Chongyuan is not talented, he has some fame in Chang 'an. It is not impossible to take him as a disciple, but I want to follow Your Majesty to see that young man.”
Kong Yingda cupped his hands.
"Alright, don't worry, Mister Kong. I won't disappoint you." Empress Zhangsun nodded.”
"Then…Chong Yuan thanks the Empress for gifting him such a talent!”Kong Yingda said politely.
Empress Zhangsun nodded and boarded the carriage.
Watching the carriage slowly leave, Kong Yingda sighed softly.
" Old Master, this Empress is too much. A foreign wild boy actually wants Old Master to teach him, really..."
"Don't tell me that we should let Old Master teach him how to read? What a joke!"
"Can a wild kid be called a jade? I really don't know what the Empress is thinking."
A child beside Kong Yingda grumbled.
Kong Yingda shook his head." The Empress has come personally. It's already been three times. No matter how talented I am, how can I compare to Mister Kong Ming?"”
"Mister Kong Ming has been visited three times, and I have also been invited by the Empress to be this child's teacher.”
"Let's go take a look."
"You have to give the Empress some face.”
After Kong Yingda finished speaking, she watched the carriage disappear into the street before turning around and returning to the manor.
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Dew Palace.
"Guanyin maid, you're back?"
"What did this Kong Chongyuan say this time?”
Li Shimin put down the pen in his hand and looked at Empress Zhangsun. He picked up his cup and took a sip of tea.
Empress Zhangsun smiled and nodded." Mister Chongyuan has already agreed. He'll come with me to take a look. We'll talk about teaching when the time comes."”
"Humph! This Kong Chongyuan was really arrogant.”
"Guanyin Maiden, this is the third time you've gone. If this old fellow still doesn't agree, zhen will pay a visit on your behalf.”
Li Shi Min laughed.
Empress Zhangsun shook her head with a smile.”
"See, Mister Chongyuan has already agreed to follow me to take a look. When I see the little young master, with his intelligence, he will definitely take a liking to him and take him in as a disciple to teach him.”
"Hey, Guanyin maid, you should have said that this kid has become Doctor Sun's master.”Li Shi Min smiled.
"No."
"Your Majesty, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that the Little Lord had accepted Doctor Sun as his disciple. Mister Chong Yuan naturally wouldn't believe him. He would only think that the Little Lord was arrogant and delusional.”
"It's counterproductive. This is not good. Besides, the young master was studying under Teacher Kong, so it had little to do with medicine.”
Empress Zhangsun explained.
Li Shi Min nodded.
However, he gently picked up a piece of paper and gave a soft " hey ".
"Right, Guanyin maid, take a look at this thing.”
"I feel that it's not certain who will be whose master.”
Empress Zhangsun was puzzled and took the letter with a confused expression.
Empress Zhangsun watched.
Her hand trembled!
"Your Majesty, who wrote this poem?”
" Great talent, great talent!!!"
Empress Zhangsun exclaimed.
"I don't know either, but someone said it was a youth. Oh, he used this poem to exchange for the top-grade spices from the house.”
"Now, this poem has spread all over Chang 'an and is regarded as a treasure by scholars!”
"There will be a time when the wind blows and the waves break.”
"Good! That's great!"
Li Shi Min couldn't help but sigh.
"Young man?"
" Your Majesty, you mean…"
Empress Zhangsun's eyes widened.
"I didn't say that."
"I know all the so-called scholars in Chang 'an. Although their poems are good, they are still far from this.”
"After all, it's just a guess. There's also a sentence left behind by this youth…Heh…I have to say, this kid is really bold.”
"I'm a little envious."
Li Shi Min said faintly.
Empress Zhangsun flipped through the letter.
Another sentence was written behind it.
She fell silent.
"Guanyin maidservant, it's time to go and see the Little Lord. Zhen is getting more and more curious.”
Li Shi Min said excitedly.
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