Chapter 128: One After Another
Chapter 128: One After Another
Yaoguang not only did it for Sun, but also for other people in the house.
The maids were grateful for receiving the honeycomb briquettes, but Wei Qichen, who worked in the Ministry of Works, was obviously thinking more about it.
He now works in the government office, so he naturally knows the current difficulties in the government office.
The people had a place to live, but the problem of heating had not been solved, and they had to endure the cold in the yamen every day.
So when he received the honeycomb coal from Yaoguang, he asked about the source of the coal, and was surprised to find out.
This thing not only produces less smoke, but also saves coal and can even burn for a long time.
So after asking Yaoguang for the recipe, Wei Qichen obtained Yaoguang's consent and directly contributed the recipe.
Now all the craftsmen in the palace and outside are busy making this kind of honeycomb coal and the iron stoves that go with the coal.
This time, not only was money made from the powerful, but any household that needed to buy coal gave up other types of coal and bought this honeycomb coal instead.
For a time, the price of honeycomb coal rose to a level higher than that of silver frost charcoal.
But after Wei Qichen visited Yaoguang and asked for a simple production machine, the price of honeycomb coal finally came down.
A few days before the New Year, an imperial decree came down from the palace, promoting Wei Qichen and giving him some rewards.
There were also rewards for Yaoguang, boxes of gold, silver and jewelry. Dozens of them were moved and filled up Yaoguang's courtyard.
And some miscellaneous annual gifts of the Queen's equipment.
"Miss, these are the remaining money from the auction of your cloth and the disaster relief. His Majesty asked me to send them to you," said Cai Fan.
There are more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages delivering things today, and they are still stuck in the alley.
Yaoguang took a look and felt nothing. "Got it."
She planned to find a room to store the money so that her aunt could take it directly from there when she was short of money in the future.
"Girl, there is one more thing." Cai Fan said with a smile on his face.
There will be a palace banquet tomorrow, and all the important people in the capital will attend. The palace hopes Yaoguang will go there to take a look. Of course, the emperor knows that he may not be able to invite Yaoguang, so he sent Cai Fan to ask.
"…Some envoys will come to the palace tomorrow to deliver this year's tribute. There may be some new things that are not available in the capital. Do you want to take a look? If you like something, His Majesty said that you can take it back directly."
The emperor specially reserved this trick to attract Yaoguang over.
Yaoguang really fell for it.
"What time tomorrow?" Yaoguang asked seriously.
She had almost used up all the materials she had. In fact, there were very few materials, not enough for her to use.
Whenever Yaoguang wanted to make some high-tech and convenient tools, he would be restricted by the materials and could not do anything.
In fact, Yaoguang also thought about going out alone to look for materials, but there is no convenient means of transportation here, and it would take her a long time to go out.
She was worried about leaving Sun alone in the capital, and it was even more inconvenient to take Sun with her, so Yaoguang had no plans for the time being.
At least, she had no plans until her cousin showed up.
Although she asked merchants to bring them to her, Yaoguang made a list, but few of the merchants were literate, and even if there were some who could read, they didn't know what Yaoguang was talking about.
Even though they promised to look for Yaoguang, no one knew when they would come to Beijing next time.
So this banquet is a good opportunity for her.
If you have the right material, that would be great.
"Tomorrow at 3 p.m., a carriage will come to pick you up and take you to the palace! Clothes and jewelry will be ready for you by then, so don't worry."
"Ah."
Even if you don't prepare anything for her, she will go anyway.
Seeing that Yaoguang got what she wanted, Cai Fan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone has their own desires, and Miss Yaoguang's desires are quite special.
Of course, in addition to calling Yaoguang, Cai Fan also wanted Sun and others to enter the palace. It is the New Year, and it will be more lively with more people.
As soon as this was mentioned, Sun hurriedly shook her head and refused. How could she enter the palace? She was afraid!
Yaoguang also asked Wei Shiyuan, and Wei Shiyuan also shook her head and refused.
Although her last name was Wei, she was not a member of the Wei family. Now she finally had a place to settle down and cherish her life, and she cherished it very much. She knew very well what the rich and powerful in the capital looked like, and naturally did not want to be involved again.
Reading in her room every day and taking care of the house and shop was the best thing for her.
She even planned to open a shop in the capital next year to sell vegetables. The vegetables in this house might not be enough, so she had to use the land in the farm outside the city.
Wei Shiyuan was very busy thinking about the vegetable business.
When Wei Qichen learned that Yaoguang was going to enter the palace, he did not refuse. He went with her so that he could protect Yaoguang a little.
The palace is no more comfortable than home. There are more people and even more people with ulterior motives.
The commotion Yaoguang caused in the capital was very eye-catching. Colleagues and superiors had all inquired about Yaoguang openly or secretly. Wei Qichen was very tight-lipped and did not say a word more. Others did not dare to offend Wei Qichen directly.
Although he knew that Yaoguang was very capable, Wei Qichen was still afraid that something unexpected might go wrong.
When the time comes, he will go to cover Yaoguang.
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The clothes from the palace were delivered early in the morning, not only for Yaoguang, but also for Wei Qichen.
Wei Qichen only had one piece, but Yaoguang had two boxes.
Yaoguang picked out something she liked, tied her hair up, dressed up a little, and got on the carriage to the palace.
Along the way, Wei Qichen was telling Yaoguang about the rules of the palace.
Basically it means don't walk around randomly, don't ask random questions, talk less, eat when you should, drink when you should, but don't eat or drink things given by strangers.
"I understand, uncle." Yaoguang showed enough respect for Wei Qichen's concern.
Although there is nothing in this world that can kill her, she still has to listen to her uncle.
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As long as Yaoguang is coming, the happiest people besides the Queen and Hua Changrui would be Concubine Xian and the Second Prince.
Yaoguang's reputation had long been spread throughout the palace. Even the eunuchs and maids in the palace knew about Yaoguang's glorious deeds and often talked about them in private.
When Concubine Xian learned that Yaoguang had saved the Queen, she was extremely displeased with Yaoguang.
If it weren't for Yaoguang's meddling, the position of queen would have belonged to her long ago!
But when Yaoguang took out new things one after another, Concubine Xian went from being envious and jealous at first to being numb later, and she even wanted to win her over.
Concubine Xian sent someone to deliver the gift, but the mansion was so mysterious that they couldn't find the door at first.
Later we found it, but the gatekeeper refused to accept it.
Finding someone was even more impossible. Concubine Xian's people had been waiting outside for several months, but they didn't even see Yaoguang's shadow.
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