Palace Concubine Policy: Invincible Queen

Chapter 723
After hearing this, Xu Haotian quickly knelt down and said, "I don't dare!"

"I didn't let him say it, what's the matter?!"

Ouyang Zhexuan leaned forward, embraced Dong Xiaowan and said dotingly: "It's not a big deal! It's too late for me to be grateful to you for raising military expenses. How about I reward you with some jewelry? Last time the Empress Dowager donated, you gave all the jewelry Donate it, and I’ll pick some better ones for you.”

Dong Xiaowan pushed him away and said: "Come on! The Queen Mother has moved all the storerooms in the palace to the treasury. If you give me jewelry now, it still uses the money from the treasury. I can't bear the crime of harming the country and the people. Besides, I think That’s fine too, plain and simple.”

Xu Haotian also smiled and said, "Yes! My sister is wearing this ivory chopsticks and wearing this hat made of white fox thread, which is fresh and elegant."

Ouyang Zhexuan joked: "What is fresh and elegant? Look at the maids in her palace, because she doesn't wear jewelry, and none of them dare to wear jewelry. They all use chopsticks to tie their hair, and wear a crown like her head. What kind of style do you think the cotton hats look like?"

Dong Xiaowan said nonchalantly: "What do you know? This is called fashion!"

"Your majesty, don't tell me. Many women outside the palace use chopsticks to tie their hair. The business of the chopstick shop is not to mention much better. Even jewelry shops have started to buy all kinds of chopsticks, and they are still single. And the big ready-to-wear stores have started to sell hats of various styles. Nowadays, women in the city are no more beautiful than jewelry, only more delicate than chopsticks, and how elegant their hats are. Even Biyun doesn’t wear them. Jewelry, only a pair of white jade carved chopsticks." Xu Haotian said with a smile.

Ouyang Zhexuan opened his mouth and said, "No way! There are so many people imitating Wan'er's chopstick bun?"

Dong Xiaowan clapped her hands and said: "Now I finally understand why Concubine Yang's falling horse bun became popular so quickly. It turns out that people outside the palace are imitating those in the palace, thinking that it is beautiful. Heh! Heh!"

"You're quite... enjoying yourself!" Ouyang Zhexuan chose a word that didn't hurt her face.
"Narcissism is narcissism. Why do you say it so politely." Dong Xiaowan sniffed ungratefully.

(End of this chapter)