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Chapter 192 Lipsticks
Li Jingfu.

"Dad, where did you get the strawberries?" Li Derjian asked.

"The crown prince sent it." Li Jing said.

"Why didn't he give it away before? I thought he didn't give it away." Li Dejian said.

Li Jing said: "I want to lead troops to fight, so he sent it."

"Father, why don't I go too?" Li Dejian asked.

"No, this time it shouldn't be a simple war. There may be a shortage of food and grass. Moreover, Tuyuhun is easy to defend and difficult to attack. They occupy a favorable position." Li Jing said.

"Dad, you are so old. You should have retired and returned to your hometown long ago. Otherwise, you should pay tribute to the saint and ask him to replace you." Li Derjian said.

Li Jing sighed: "I can still do it. Besides, what does the saint mean by giving me this cane? It means that I can continue to serve. This time, I have been given the position of chief military officer of the Saikaidō March. I have to go."

Li Dejian: "Then take me with you, so I can take care of you with the army."

Li Jing thought for a while: "Dejian, you have a heart, well, just let me go."

Prince's Mansion.

Lu Zihou hurried over: "His Royal Highness, I have good news. What you asked us to make has been made!"

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes, he asked others to do a lot of things, how could he know which one?
"Speak clearly!" Li Chengqian said.

"It's that lipstick." Lu Zihou said.

"Lipstick?"

Li Chengqian remembered that the previous stick glue had given him this inspiration, and he indeed asked his servants to study lipstick.

"Have you made a sample? Show me." Li Chengqian said.

"Brought it."

Lu Zihou took out a cylindrical gadget made of wood and handed it to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian carefully observed this lipstick. It was carved from logs and felt good in hand.

He tried to pull out the lipstick cap, and Li Chengqian was stunned by the lipstick inside.

It's actually flat!Li Chengqian rolled his eyes, he really made it according to the look of Bang Bang Glue!
"Wrong, completely wrong, big mistake!" Li Chengqian said.

"Why?" Lu Zihou didn't understand.

They spent a lot of effort to make this sample. Not to mention the carving on the outside, they studied the core inside for a long time before making the rouge harder.

The secret is beeswax. Some edible beeswax is added, and the rouge is also safe and edible. In this way, the safety of the lipstick is maintained.

Now Li Chengqian made a big mistake that made him extremely frustrated.

"Look at human lips, they are curved, and look at your lipstick, which is flat on the head, how can it be used on lips?" Li Chengqian said.

"Then what should it look like?" Lu Zihou asked.

"The lipstick core inside should be the kind with a little curvature and a sharp point on the head." Li Chengqian said.

Lu Zihou was a little confused, and several onlookers eating strawberries also looked at Li Chengqian.

There was no other way, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to take out a knife and use it to peel off the lipstick.

Probably similar to the usual lipstick, Li Chengqian nodded, very satisfied.

"Look, this is the lipstick." Li Chengqian said.

Lu Zihou was confused: "Your Highness, did you feel anything when you cut it?"

Li Chengqian recalled that this lipstick was indeed quite soft.

"Soft?" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes, it's quite soft, even if it's flat, it can be easily applied on the mouth, and it's made of beeswax, so it can be eaten." Lu Zihou said.

Li Chengqian sighed: "It seems that you really didn't think about the benefits of doing this."

Lu Zihou was puzzled: "What is it?"

"Look, what are these things that were cut off?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Lipstick residue?" Lu Zihou asked.

"No, it's money! Each lipstick is a little less, and a hundred can make one more lipstick!" Li Chengqian said.

Lu Zihou: "..."

"Negative emotion value from Lu Zihou, +188"

Li Chengqian's idea is also absolutely brilliant, it is indeed very insightful, one more than a hundred, it is too profitable!

Li Chengqian saw that Lu Zihou seemed to think that his statement was not good, he said: "Are you still a businessman? Isn't that how you make money, how little you add up?"

Lu Zihou had no choice but to say: "His Royal Highness is easy to understand, I have been taught."

Li Chengqian continued: "Also, after I peel off some lipstick, how does it look?"

When he spoke, there was something about it, and several people stared at the lipstick.

"Huh? Why is this so similar to my xx?" Fang Jun said.

Everyone was speechless, they saw it but didn’t say anything!Why did Fang Jun suddenly have such a bright mind?

Li Chengqian coughed in embarrassment: "Hey, look, we have another lipstick advertisement, if you love her, you can give her lipstick. In this way, the lipstick will definitely sell like a bargain!"

"Good idea!" Lu Zihou said.

Li Chengqian said: "I'll keep this sample first, you go prepare it and start selling it early. I invented this thing. If others want to make lipstick, I'll sue them!"

Lu Zihou left.

"Who are you going to give this lipstick you left behind?" Du He asked.

"Don't mind your own business!" Li Chengqian said.

He took the sample lipstick and went to Mo Yu.

Everyone else has strawberries to eat, and Mo Yu naturally has strawberries. Unlike others, she always has strawberries on the table in her apartment.

To be honest, it is a very magical experience to give something from the second wife to the eldest wife. The taste of it is hard to explain to outsiders. In one word, it’s great!

"Mo Yu, are strawberries delicious?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Delicious! I've never eaten such a delicious fruit!" Mo Yu said.

"As long as it's delicious, I'll have it every day from now on, as long as you don't get tired of eating it, by the way, I have something good here, I have to show you." Li Chengqian said.

"What?" Mo Yu asked.

Li Chengqian said: "Lipstick, make your lips more red."

He said, took out the lipstick, unscrewed it, and showed Mo Yu.

Mo Yu covered her mouth and laughed: "This thing looks so ugly!"

Li Chengqian: "???"

He looked at Mo Yu, and found that the little girl's eyes were full of teasing, and it was obvious that the lipstick looked like something.

Alright, it's a bad study, and I can tell it at a glance.

Li Chengqian coughed uprightly: "What are you thinking? This is a good thing, it can keep your lips from drying out."

"But my lips are not dry to begin with." Mo Yu said.

"That's because you are still young. Of course young people don't have dry lips, but it will be different when they get older." Li Chengqian said.

"That means I don't need it now, right?"

"No, of course it is needed now, I like the way your lips are very red." Li Chengqian said.

"Then I can put on some rouge." Mo Yu said, "Isn't it always like this before?"

Li Chengqian frowned: "Why are you acting like a bully? You insist on confronting me even if I say anything? I said this lipstick is good, of course because it is more suitable for applying on the mouth than ordinary rouge."

"Why?" Mo Yu asked.

"Because it's edible. It's made of beeswax, and the rouge it uses is also edible." Li Chengqian said.

Mo Yu was surprised. According to Li Chengqian, this lipstick was indeed very powerful. When she applied rouge on her mouth before, she didn't dare to lick her lips because she would feel bad if she ate it.

Lipstick seems to solve this problem perfectly!

"Give me a try." Mo Yu said.

Li Chengqian handed the lipstick to Mo Yu, and Mo Yu tried to apply it on his lips, and it felt really good, even with a scent and sweetness.

Thinking of this, she suddenly became very interested in the taste of this lipstick.

An ordinary person would probably lick her own lips to taste this taste, but Mo Yu is not an ordinary person!She licked her lipstick.

Li Chengqian: "???"

Before, Mo Yu could clearly see that the lipstick looked like a jaguar, but now, Li Chengqian couldn't help it when he licked it like this again.

This woman successfully caught his attention!
When the lipstick shop opened, it chose a very professional place, which is Pingkangfang.

As a newly opened cosmetics store, the name of the store quickly attracted the attention of passers-by.

"Lipstick shop? What a strange name!"

"Yes, I know rouge and gouache, but what is lipstick?"

Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"Sister, a lipstick shop opened across the door. A lot of business in our shop has been taken away!" said a maid.

"Lipstick shop? Is it a new name? Why is it so strange?"

"It's just selling cosmetics." The maid continued.

Zheng Cai'er was slightly surprised. As one of the few courtesans, it goes without saying that she likes cosmetics. She has a complete range of cosmetics here, but there is no lipstick!

"Go buy me one."

The maid was in a dilemma, she just said casually, how did she get herself such a hard job?
There was a long queue there, and she might have to wait all day.

"Sister, please forgive me. I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it today. The place is already overcrowded." The maid said.

"Useless stuff, pass on my words, who wants to chat with me tonight, bring a lipstick from the lipstick shop." Zheng Caier said.

"Yes." The maid said.

Scholars and rich people became agitated when they knew about this. Zheng Caier usually flattered those dignitaries, but now, she was willing to chat with them just because of a lipstick.

They were determined to grab a lipstick.

Most of the people in the lipstick shop are looking at it, not because they don't want to buy it, but because they really can't afford it!

A small lipstick costs ten thousand dollars!

And the explanation given by the lipstick shop is also very honest.

This is the first batch of lipsticks made, and it is aimed at not just ordinary people, but dignitaries. The first lipstick was received by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Now, no one said anything. They couldn't afford it, so it was okay to check it out.

They finally got in, didn't they?Been queuing for half a day.

Naturally, we can't let all these people try lipstick. There are specially hired models in the store to perform lipstick application.

She is a very juicy little girl, pure and lovely.

Lipstick is applied to the mouth as early as the first time it is applied, and subsequent applications are all performances.

But every time the lipstick didn't reach the mouth, it caused the men in the shop to howl.

What is this little girl doing?Looks pure and cute, how do you do such a thing!

They can't hold back their guns!

Seeing that the scene was a bit out of control, the owner hurriedly called people out from the back. It was a few black-armored guards.

"If you don't want to buy it, leave as soon as possible, don't affect the boss's business!" the guard said.

Everyone had to leave reluctantly.

The boss the Imperial Guards were talking about was not the store owner. The boss they were talking about was naturally the boss behind the scenes, Li Chengqian.

Soon, women made up the majority in the store.

After they know the lipstick, they are more excited than just watching the lively men.

"It's so beautiful!"

"Yeah, no, I have to go back and ask my man to buy me one!"

The shop owner saw that the people here were very excited, and he hurriedly said: "Everyone, don't worry, ordinary-priced lipsticks will be made right away, and the effect is no worse than this ten-thousand-dollar lipstick, which only sells for five hundred dollars."

The eyes of all the girls are shining, five hundred dollars, they can all afford it!
Although [-] yuan is expensive, there are still people who can afford it. These people directly throw the [-] yuan on the counter, and then carefully take away the little lipstick.

Obviously, these people are running errands, buying for others.

The popularity of lipstick made sense, and Li Chengqian felt something was wrong, and then he realized that he hadn't given some to Empress Changsun.

Isn't this just looking for trouble for yourself?

He quickly found someone to go to the place where lipstick was produced, asked for a batch of lipstick, and then wrapped ten of them and sent them to Queen Changsun.

Fortunately, Empress Changsun, who lived deep in the harem, didn't know much about popular things among the people. When Li Chengqian sent these ten lipsticks, she didn't know about popular lipsticks.

In fact, it was only an hour or two late, she didn't know it was normal.

"This is a novelty, but there are gadgets that are not so novel." Empress Changsun said.

"What is the meaning of this, Empress?"

"This thing is not as strange as the things Gao Ming made before, and even the material is unknown. This lipstick is very simple. Wood, rouge, and beeswax are all things we know." Empress Changsun said.

The maidservant at the side nodded, what Empress Changsun said made sense.

"I don't know if Gao Ming gave some to Li Zhi, Li Zhi has reached the age of makeup." said Empress Changsun.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no plans to spare, and he does everything without leaking. He should never forget his own sister."

"I hope so, otherwise Gao Ming will be in trouble." Queen Changsun said.

She is very clear about Li Lizhi's temper, after all, she and Li Er are used to it.

Changle Princess Mansion.

"Princess Changle, my servant heard that lipstick is a very powerful cosmetic, so I asked someone to buy it, but I still haven't bought it back. I don't know if something went wrong."

Li Lizhi said: "What does it do?"

"It is said that when applied on the mouth, it can make the lips redder."

Li Lizhi rested her chin and thought about it. The name of this thing is new, so it is very likely that it has something to do with Li Chengqian.

What annoyed her the most was that Li Chengqian didn't bring her some lipstick.

After her last birthday, she directly announced that the gift Li Chengqian gave her was the best, even the gift from the queen and mother was not as good as Li Chengqian's gift, which made Li Chengqian stand out for a moment. Now, Li Chengqian has something good to forget about her, it is unforgivable !

"Prepare the car, I'm going to the Prince's Mansion." Li Li demanded.

"What are you going to the Prince's Mansion for?" the maid was puzzled.

"Making a fuss in the Prince's Mansion!" Li Lizhi said fiercely.

The maid was frightened for a while, and Li Lizhi lost her temper, but she was very cruel.

"Ah..."

Li Chengqian sneezed, and he couldn't help but mutter.

"I have a cold? No way!"

(End of this chapter)