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Song Jiuyun is preparing to burn Dou Cai.

The so-called doucai is a kind of porcelain with blue and white patterns filled with colored colors.

It requires first firing blue and white porcelain at high temperature, then filling in various colors in the blank space or outline left by the blue and white porcelain pattern, and then baking it in a small kiln at low temperature. The colors are bright and colorful. It was burned during the Xuande period. It's just that this process has extremely high technical requirements for heat and glazing. Even in Jingdezhen, no one has successfully fired it for decades.

One of the big reasons why Yuan Yunzhong was able to do whatever he wanted in the court was that Jian was in the emperor's heart and trusted by the emperor. Whether it is the Yuan family or the Wang family, there are many old friends in the court and disciples all over the country. Not to mention she is an ordinary woman who comes from Jingdezhen and has no identity background. Even if she is an ordinary official family, she is a mountain that is difficult to overcome. peak. She wanted to compete with the Wang family and the Yuan family, but it was impossible without the emperor's protection. But her identity made it impossible for her to come into contact with the emperor. Then show her face in front of the emperor's beloved Concubine Wan Gui, so that Concubine Wan Gui will remember her.

She said to Zhou Zheng, who had followed the order: "When I entered the palace last time, I accidentally saw the imperial eunuch presenting a book to the emperor. In the early years, the imperial kiln factory donated the colorful porcelain to the palace. It was Wan Guifei Anxi Palace. In use. I want to burn some dou cai and send them to Anxi Palace."

Zhou Zheng didn't think much about it, thinking that Song Jiyun wanted to gain favor in front of the nobles in the palace, so that he could suppress the imperial kiln factory in the future and take Yin Yutang's business to a higher level.

"I'll do it right away." He said respectfully.

When refugees came to Beijing, Song Jiyun was afraid that the people she brought into Beijing would not be safe living outside the city, so she rented a courtyard in an inn not far from Zhengyangmen and let them live there temporarily.

It's just that the residents of the city gathered together, and after the refugees besieged the city, many people who originally lived outside the city fled into the city. It was hard to find an inn, and there was no spacious place. Where could this kiln be built?

He looked hesitant.

Song Jiuyun had no better choice.

Although Xijiangmi Lane is spacious, it is lined with green trees, small bridges and flowing water. There is no open space, not to mention that she still has such a relationship with Mr. Jinghu.

She said: "Go to Mr. Shao and see if there is a suitable place in Mr. Yuan's Straw Hat Alley. If it is not suitable, then..." She gritted her teeth and said, "Go to Pocket Alley and have a look."

If there is a murder case, no one will come near, but it is a good place.

Zhou Zheng took the order and left.

Song Jiyun sent someone to deliver a post to Qin Fang's residence.

These relationships in the palace still have to be maintained.

Many things are done by deceiving the superiors and not concealing the truth from the subordinates. Sometimes, you might really be able to count on people like Qin Fang or Eunuch Miao.

Then there is Xu Guangzeng.

No matter how idiot he is, he still has a very prominent background and a serious official status. If Mr. Jinghu is determined to take advantage of Yuan Yunzhong's absence in the city, Xu Guangzeng may be able to block her and delay it for some time. .

She asked Wang Hua to inquire about Xu Guangzeng, and also asked Wang Hua to bring a letter to Shao Qing: "I asked him to help me with something."

Song Jiyun still lacks a witness, and Shao Qing is suitable.

Wang Hua ran away with a smile.

He overheard Manager Shao's comment that the fourth young master would most likely move out to live on his own after getting married, and there was a shortage of a manager in Straw Hat Alley. Now that Shao Qing has been released, he has gained Song Jiyun's trust. He has his own advantages in working beside Song Jiyun and wants to compete for the position of the general manager of Straw Hat Hutong.

Xu Guangzeng got the quickest reply, saying that he had been dismissed from his post. Although his family Zhou Xuan had just been released from prison, he was guilty and could not leave Beijing. It happened that he could come over in Yuan Yunzhong's name.

Wang Hua also told Song Jiyun: "I think he looks quite miserable like that. He lives in the back cover where the servants of the Xu family live, and there is no one around to serve him. I'm afraid the Xu family is not prepared to take care of him. I heard that you want to see him He, he was so happy that he followed me over immediately, and he was waiting outside the door."

After getting into such a big trouble, the Xu family didn't dare to care about him until the holy will came down.

But if he can continue to live in the Xu family, it's probably not because he really doesn't want to take care of him.

Song Jiyun met Xu Guangzeng in the side hall.

The former high-spirited young master is now as depressed as a beggar and has no energy. Song Jiyun asked him, "Do you know that Mr. Yuan is going out of the city to appease the refugees?"

"I know!" Xu Guangzeng finally swallowed the word "fool" and said with a bit of flattery, "Master Yuan loves the people like his own children. He is an honest and good official, and he is a role model for our generation..."

Song Jiyun was too lazy to pay attention to his bearish behavior, and interrupted him before he finished speaking, saying: "I want you to stay with Mr. Yuan. As soon as something happens to him, you will immediately find a way to send a message back to the city."

"Ah!" Xu Guangzeng was stunned.

Doesn't this mean that he will follow him to die?

Song Jiyun had already served the tea and said: "I guess you can't figure this out yourself. You go back and discuss it with your brother. It's best to give an answer tomorrow. If you can't do it here, I have to find other people quickly." .”

Xu Guangzeng came over in a daze and went back in a daze. Fortunately, he knew that the emperor was fighting with the elders about the refugees, so he had no time to pay attention to him for the time being. When the emperor came to his senses, he would be exiled from the Hami Guard unless he was killed. Song Jiyun's words sounded ridiculous, but he could hug Yuan Yunzhong's thigh tightly.

He walked through the door and went to his eldest brother's place.

Zhou Zheng came back at this time and suggested that the kiln should be built in Pocket Alley: "Although Straw Hat Alley is good, it is surrounded by officials from the Six Ministries, and there are also adults like the Minister and Shaoqing living there, so it is not convenient. That Pocket Alley Because of what happened to Prince Ning before, everyone was a little shy about it, and the buildings in the city were tight, but the surrounding families still moved to other places, leaving only a few old men or old women as gatekeepers."

There will be billowing smoke from the kiln, so Straw Maoer Hutong is indeed inconvenient.

"Then go to Pocket Alley." Song Jiyun made the decision, and Zhou Zheng, Master Xiao Guo and others began to prepare for the kiln firing.

Song Jiuyun began to design the shape and pattern of the porcelain to be fired.

"Boss Song, what do you want from me?" Shao Qing, sweating profusely, told her in a low voice, "Prince Ning was poisoned by the emperor. The emperor didn't want others to know, so he checked in and out of the palace very strictly."

After the incident with the eldest prince, Shao Qing was transferred to the eldest prince's side as an errand, and was on duty with the eldest prince in the Qianqing Palace.

Song Jiyun was a little surprised and said, "Isn't it convenient for you to leave the palace now?"

Shao Qing sighed and said, "At least I won't be able to leave the palace in time until the news of Prince Ning's death is officially announced."

This is better.

There is someone in Qianqing Palace who can pass the news to the emperor at any time.

Song Jiyun smiled and said, "I'm afraid that there will be chaos in the city, so I can get some news from you."

Shao Qing already knew that Yuan Yunzhong was going out of the city to appease the people.

In his opinion, Song Jiyun lives in Xijiangmi Lane and follows Mr. Jinghu, so he doesn't have to worry about this at all. But after Song Jiuyun said this, he immediately took off his belt and handed it to her: "Then if you need anything, take my belt and go to Shenwumen to find me."

Song Jiyun accepted the badge and asked about Prince Ning again.