"So it's Little Sister Hui Fei. Why are you free to come over today?”
Hu Chongfei looked at Consort Guo and asked indifferently.
Zhu Yuanzhang's harem was generally very harmonious, but there were exceptions.
Consort Guo Hui was not liked by the other consorts.
Consort Guo Hui was Guo Zixing's youngest daughter, Empress Ma's adopted sister.
She had been with Empress Ma since she was young. Empress Ma spoiled her and later asked Zhu Yuanzhang to take her as a concubine.
Among all of Zhu Yuanzhang's concubines, Concubine Guo Hui was relatively young. She was very beautiful and was deeply loved by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The Emperor and Empress doted on her, causing Consort Guo Hui to be more spoiled and rude.
The various consorts were naturally unhappy about this, but they did not dare to say anything.
Consort Guo Hui gave birth to three sons and two daughters for Zhu Yuanzhang, which was enough to show how much he was favored.
Although Hu Chongfei had a quiet personality and did not like to fight for favor, she did not have a good impression of Consort Guo.
However, for the sake of Empress Ma, Consort Hu and Consort Guo were still acceptable.
Of course, Hu Chongfei's Buddha-like personality was passable with all the other consorts in the palace.
"Sister Consort Chong, I heard that Sixth Brother is refining soap again. He refined quite a lot this time, so I came to buy some.”
Guo Huifei said.
Compared to the other princes, his Sixth Prince was much more obedient and had never caused any trouble.
His only hobby was to make money.
He often made some small things to sell for money, and soap was one of them.
Consort Hu Chong was not very happy at first. She was afraid that Zhu Zhen would be tainted by the atmosphere of the marketplace and make the Emperor unhappy.
However, he later saw that Zhu Zhen kept a low profile and did not even attract the emperor's attention.
She would often buy some jewelry or rouge for herself, and the money she earned would be used to honor her mother. Therefore, Hu Chongfei slowly opened her mind and let Zhu Zhen do as he pleased.
Fortunately, nothing had happened in the past two to three years.
Consort Guo Hui was very favored in the palace and was usually rewarded the most. She was considered one of the wealthiest concubines.
From the looks of it, Zhen 'er must have greeted him.
All of them were guests, so Hu Chongfei quickly called for a maid to bring a chair for Guo Huifei.
"Since that's the case, Little Sister Hui Fei, please take a seat and wait a moment. Zhen 'er is currently refining soap.”
Consort Guo Hui thanked him and sat down to wait.
Soon, Guo Ningfei arrived with her maids.
"Greetings, Sister Consort Chong."
Guo Ningfei greeted Hu Chongfei warmly. When she saw Guo Huifei, she seemed a little surprised." Sister Huifei is here too?”
Guo Huifei glanced at her and replied lazily,"Hello, Sister Consort Ning!"
After saying that, he closed his eyes to rest and did not speak anymore.
It was obvious that the two Imperial Concubines did not get along well with each other.
Actually, they were from the same hometown in Haozhou.
They are all surnamed Guo.
Consort Guo Hui's nickname was Guo Hui, and she was Guo Zixing's daughter.
Consort Guo Ning was called Guo Ninglian, and her father was Guo Shanfu.
Guo Shanfu was good at reading people's faces. When he first met Zhu Yuanzhang, he was shocked and knew that he would definitely achieve great things in the future. "The public minister is noble beyond words."
He then said to his two sons, Guo Xing and Guo Ying,"I believe that all of you can be conferred the title of Marquis.”
If his two sons followed Zhu Yuanzhang, they would be conferred the title of marquis in the future.
Later, he sent his daughter Guo Ninglian to serve Zhu Yuanzhang.
The facts proved that Guo Shanfu was indeed wise.
Whether it was Guo Shanfu or Guo Zixing, they both owed Zhu Yuanzhang a favor.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang, who valued relationships, doted on these two Imperial Concubines very much. The degree of doting on them was also equal.
This also caused the two Imperial Concubines to be jealous of each other and compete with each other.
It was obvious that Guo Ningfei was also here for the soap that Zhu Zhen had refined.
Hu Chongfei continued to uphold the principle that all visitors were guests and ordered the maid to bring a chair for Guo Ningfei to sit on.
The two Imperial Concubines did not like each other, so they sat on either side of Concubine Hu, ignoring each other.
Not only did the two Imperial Concubines come, but a few other concubines and beauties also came.
Hu Chongfei invited them to sit down one by one.
Even the imperial consort who had not come had ordered her maids to come over.
Consort Da Ding, who had always lived in seclusion, had sent the Sixth Prince Zhu Xi and the Eighth Prince Zhu Zi over.
When the two of them came over, they were clamoring to see Sixth Brother. Hu Chongfei had a hard time calming them down.
In the end, the Fifth Prince Zhu Rong also rushed over. However, he was holding a medical book in his hand. He had come to borrow a book from Zhu Zhen.
For a time, Hu Chongfei's palace was bustling with activity.
Zhu Zhen heard the commotion outside and sped up the refining process.
As he refined, he couldn't help but complain about his old father. He didn't reward him with any gold or silver.
If he didn't leave the palace tomorrow, wouldn't he have to spend a lot of money again?
The old man was stingy and even used the big golden hammer to scare people. Zhu Zhen had no choice but to think of a way himself.
Therefore, after dinner, he began to refine soap and spread the word to inform those rich ladies to come and buy soap.
Usually, when these consorts begged Zhu Zhen to refine, Zhu Zhen was too lazy to do it.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was in urgent need of money, Zhu Zhen really didn't want to do business with them.
Therefore, the concubines were very active this time.
After some work, he finally finished refining the soap. Zhu Zhen walked out of the workshop and ordered the maid to carry the box containing the soap to the courtyard.
The Empress, the beauties, and the maids of the various palaces who had been waiting for a long time surrounded them.
Zhu Zhen hurriedly blocked the box and protected the soap." Ladies, there is a limited amount of soap. Each person is limited to one bar of soap. There is no more.”
Consort Guo Hui spoke to Zhu Zhen before everyone else,"Sixth Brother, I was the first to come here. You have to sell me a few more pieces.”
As he spoke, he waved the money bag in his hand.
This time, the other imperial consorts were all unhappy.
Guo Ningfei followed closely behind." I came early too. I want a few too. Ever since I used Sixth Brother's soap, I've been too lazy to use those bath beans!”
When the other imperial consorts heard this, they all became anxious.
As for the palace maids who were sent over, they were even more anxious.
"Your Highness King Chu, my empress said that she must buy a bar of soap. If she can't buy it, she will punish this servant!”A palace maid said with a sobbing tone.
Zhu Zhen glanced over. The person who spoke was none other than Beauty Zhang's maid.
It couldn't be helped. With his photographic memory, Zhu Zhen could recognize the eunuchs and serving girls in the palace as long as he saw them.
Zhu Zhen really did not expect such an explosive scene.
He had no choice but to wink at Consort Guo Hui and Consort Guo Ning.”
"However, I'll sell one to each of the other consorts first, and then I'll sell it to you.”
Zhu Zhen usually had a good relationship with these consorts. The two Consorts Guo really gave him face and returned to their seats to wait.
Zhu Zhen didn't waste any time and started to sell soap to the other imperial consorts, beauties, and maids.
"Don't worry, everyone has one piece, three taels of silver.”
"You pay me, I deliver the goods.”
"Alright, I've received three taels of silver. Here's your soap…"
"That's all. One piece per person. Those who bought it, please go back. Goodbye!”
Zhu Zhen activated the selling mode, busy and happy!
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