C13 Make a Toothbrush

After the feast, the emperor began to rejoice in the harem. As Yan Ge expected, the first new concubine to be considered lucky was Tian Kui and Yu. The next day, Tian Kui was conferred the title of Worthy Lady Tian by the Emperor.

Yan Ge didn't plan to take any actions right now, he planned to spend a few days to feel the situation. From time to time, news would spread from the imperial harem of who was lucky enough to be the new concubine. Sure enough, no matter which dynasty or generation, the Emperor was a stallion. But perhaps it was due to the fact that he didn't like men, the Hall of Spring Wind didn't make any movements. According to the rumors, when Soong Ruhao, Du Zhengfeng and Zhou Wenhan went to the Imperial Garden to take a walk, they were all ridiculed by the other concubines. Zhou Wenhan's reaction was the most intense, and as compared to Zhou Wenhan, both Soong Ruhao and Du Zhengfeng could still hold their cool.

However, Zhou Wenhan and Du Zhengfeng had one thing in common; they both liked to look for Soong Ruhao. Du Zhengfeng did not reveal any signs of being close to Soong Ruhao, and there were even a few times where Yan Ge was invited to his residence to take a seat or pay respects to Soong Ruhao, but they were all politely rejected by him. In other words, Du Zhengfeng really wanted to be close to Yan Ge, Soong Ruhao and Zhou Wenhan, and did not lean towards any of them alone.

The emperor was not interested in the male consort, what Yan Ge wished for the most. His position was low, so he didn't have the qualifications to pay respects to the empress and empress dowager. The only thing he had to do everyday was pay respects to Soong Ruhao and Du Zhengfeng, who were in the same hall and were in a higher position than him. Such a life might be boring, but there was no need to get involved in the struggles between the harem and the harem, so it was relatively easy. There was no need to wrangle with the other concubines. There was also relative freedom. He couldn't wait to use this opportunity to do what he could.

The first thing is to improve the quality of life. There was little pollution and fresh air in the feudal society, which was undeniable. However, it was also true that the quality of life was low. The most remarkable thing was the lack of toothpaste and toothbrush. The palace concubines with low rankings could only rinse their mouths with tea. Those with high rankings could only be distributed clean cloth strips to them every month, brushed their teeth with saline, and then threw them out one at a time. As for the Palace Maid and the eunuchs, they could only use willow branches. Yan Ge rinsed his mouth with tea every day. He felt that his teeth had never been clean before, so he made up his mind to make a toothbrush even more.

"Xiao Chuanzi, come over." Yan Ge waved his hand at Xiao Chuanzi.

"Little Lord." Xiao Chuanzi took two steps forward and lowered his head to listen.

Yan Ge asked: "Is there any way to get some pig hair?"

Xiao Chuanzi blinked his eyes, "Ah? Young master, what do you want that for? It's dirty. "

Wan Xiang raised her eyebrows and stared at him with her almond-shaped eyes, "Whatever little master asks you, you will answer. You don't have to worry about it."

Yan Ge did not mind Xiao Chuanzi's retort, but he could not get used to's problems, so he did not interrupt him with a smile. Instead, he slowly sipped on his tea.

Xiao Chuanzi reacted and knew that he had almost committed a crime and quickly replied: "Reporting to the young master, the pork meat we bought in the palace has been cleaned. If we want to get the pig hair, we need to get it from someone outside the palace. "As long as you give the palace maids in charge of purchasing some benefits, you can get as many as you want."

Yan Ge took two taels of silver and gave it to him. "Two taels of silver is not a small sum. According to his understanding, two taels of silver is equivalent to two thousand yuan in the modern era." As for how much you want, you can probably fill up the basin for washing your face. Is the silver enough? " He probably knew how to make a toothbrush, but he had never done it before.

Xiao Chuanzi quickly said: "That's enough. Pig bristles are not worth much anyway. "

"If there are more, keep them for yourself." Yan Ge said, while secretly observing Wan Xiang. Fortunately, he did not see a trace of jealousy or greed in her eyes, so he could rest assured that Wan Xiang would stay by his side in the future.

"Thank you, young master." Xiao Chuanzi happily took the silver and left. Pig hair was worthless, he only needed one or two people to do it. There was nothing to spend money on in the palace, and he could keep the remaining one or two for later use.

"Wan Xiang, this young master will test you. Do you know of anything that has a strong adhesive property? It has no poison and would not melt easily when met with water?" Yan Ge didn't know much about this era, he could only ask Wan Xiang.

Wan Xiang thought for a while, then asked: "Is pine nut that little master was talking about?"

"So there is pine resin in this world as well. That makes things easier." "Right, think of a way to get some. This young master will be useful." He gave her two taels of silver as he asked, "Just like Xiao Chuanzi, keep the rest for yourself."

Wan Xiang nodded happily, "Thank you little master, thank you little master." Before she followed the young master, she was washing clothes at the racetrack. Because she was young and weak, she often couldn't outdo others when she ate, and it was even more impossible for her to get a reward. Ever since she had followed the young master, she had been well-fed and well-dressed, and there was even money left in her pockets. This sort of thing had only happened in dreams before. However, she was also wondering in her heart, what does little master want worthless things to do?