Li An attached great importance to safety. His wives were going up the mountain to pick flowers, and in this era of the Great Tang, where the ecological environment was relatively good, wild beasts would appear in the mountains. Wild wolves, wild boars, and other wild animals still existed. Although there were not many of them and they hid in the mountains, once they came out and hurt people, it would be very bad.
Especially for picking flowers, many of the flowers on the edge of the mountains would be destroyed or picked by people. If they wanted to get more and more beautiful flowers, they must go deeper into the mountains where there were few people. In the deeper parts of the mountains, the chances of encountering wild animals were higher. Therefore, the safety issue must be paid attention to.
Many hunters often chose to go deeper into the mountains to hunt in order to get more and better harvests. In this way, the chances of getting prey would increase. At the same time, the risk would increase a lot. In order to make a living, it was very common for hunters to take risks.
However, hunters made a living by hunting, so they naturally had the strength to protect themselves from being hurt by wild animals. However, a large group of women going deep into the mountains was relatively risky. If there were no strong soldiers to protect them, it would be very dangerous if a wild animal suddenly rushed out, and it was not good for anyone to be hurt.
"Husband, we can gather about 300 people. How many guards are you going to prepare for us?"
Yan Ruyu thought for a moment and asked.
Ang Lee replied, "300 people will be divided into 10 groups, each of which has 30 people. Five guards will be enough. I'll prepare 50 guards for you, which will be enough to guarantee your safety."
As a senior official of the Tang Empire, Ang Lee's personal guards were up to 300 people. These 300 people would follow Ang Lee all the time. The number of people could be changed, but the size would not change at all. This was also why the personal guards were not restricted by the rules of the imperial court. They could do anything they wanted, and they did not need to report to anyone.
Because Ang Lee was relatively rich, the equipment and treatment of these 300 people were very good, and their fighting strength was far better than that of an ordinary army. Even the most elite troops of the Tang dynasty might not be a match for these guards in the case of equal strength. 50 people were more than enough to protect 300 women to pick flowers in the mountains.
After that, everyone moved the finished flower mud to the laboratory in the backyard. Then, it was time for Ang Lee's personal performance.
Although using the equipment in the laboratory, the steps of making perfume were not difficult. He could teach others and let others help him complete it. However, this technology was very valuable. If he casually gave it to others and if it was leaked, how could Ang Lee please the imperial concubine?
Therefore, no matter what, Ang Lee couldn't simply let others help him refine the perfume. In addition, the method adopted by Ang Lee belonged to the laboratory method. If it was to be mass produced, it must be changed. It was definitely different from the laboratory method. Otherwise, the cost would be higher.
Of course, Ang Lee's current method may still have some problems. It still needs to be improved to make the perfume stronger and more suitable for people.
Therefore, Ang Lee would be busy in the next few days. In addition, his wives also wanted Ang Lee to try to make perfume with different flowers and plants. As a result, Ang Lee had to work even harder.
In order to refine more perfume before resting, Yan Ruyu asked the maids to work harder. In this way, if there was enough flower mud, more perfume could be made. If there was really enough, Ang Lee didn't need to send all of them to the palace. It was possible to keep a bottle.
For the sake of his health, Li An had to rest before midnight. Before that, he would make as much perfume as he could and fill as many bottles as he could.
"Alang, it's midnight. It's time to rest."
The maid's reminder came from outside the door.
Ang Lee stretched and looked up. The perfume had been refined into a beaker. This beaker was five hundred milliliters. In other words, Ang Lee refined ten bottles of perfume in one go. In addition to the two bottles previously refined, he had a production of twelve bottles. This greatly exceeded Ang Lee's expectations.
With such a large production, he could reserve one or two bottles for his wives to play with. However, he had four wives. If he favored one and discriminated against the others, it would be difficult to talk in the future. Therefore, Ang Lee felt that he should keep four bottles. One bottle of perfume for each of them. The remaining eight bottles would be given to Yang Yuhuan.
Ang Lee carefully poured the perfume in the beaker into a small bottle, and then arranged the equipment.
These small glass bottles were invented by Ang Lee before he went south to open up the Maritime Silk Road. They were used to store disinfectant. In this way, the disinfectant could be sprayed into the air to carry out the necessary disinfection of the room. Such small bottles could also be used to store perfume. The method of use was the same as spraying disinfectant.
However, if he really produced perfume in the future, he definitely couldn't use disinfectant bottles because these bottles were too simple and not high-end at all. He had to make special high-end and high-end bottles. In addition, the volume of the bottle didn't need to be as much as fifty milliliters. For the most high-end perfume, the bottle could be twenty milliliters. Thirty milliliters and fifty milliliters could be used to store mid-range perfume. For low-grade perfume, he could use a hundred milliliters bottle. Any bigger would be unrealistic. After all, this was to store perfume, not water. The volume didn't need to be much. The smaller the volume, the more precious and exquisite it would be.
Making high-end perfume bottles required glass and precious metals. Moreover, it would take a long time. It couldn't be made in a short time. Ang Lee had already promised to give the imperial concubine a gift. He couldn't delay it for too long. Therefore, he couldn't wait for the new high-end perfume bottles to be made. For the time being, he could only use this seemingly inconspicuous transparent glass bottle.
Ang Lee was worried about leaving it in the laboratory. If it was lost, there would be no gift for the imperial concubine tomorrow. Therefore, Ang Lee personally found a small bag and put all twelve bottles of perfume in it. Then, he took it back to his residence. Protecting it closely would at least make Ang Lee feel more assured.
"Husband, you have been busy for so long. How much perfume have you made?"
As soon as Ang Lee walked into the inner courtyard, he met Man Man. Yan Ruyu and the other two were also not far away. When they saw Ang Lee, they all gathered around.
Ang Lee looked at the ladies curiously and asked, "It's so late. Why aren't you sleeping?"
Of course, soon, Ang Lee understood why. First, they were a little excited after smelling too much of the chrysanthemum perfume. Second, they wanted to see how much perfume Ang Lee had refined. If there were enough, could he share some with them?
"Husband, there must be perfume in this bag! Let us see. "
Li Hanlu asked with a smile. The eyes of the other three were also very enthusiastic. It was obvious that perfume was very attractive to them.
Ang Lee smiled and gently opened the cloth bag. He placed the twelve bottles of perfume in front of the ladies.
"Wow, husband, there are so many in here. Do you really need to give them all to the imperial concubine?"
Yan Ruyu's eyes lit up when she saw the twelve bottles of perfume. The others had similar expressions.
They probably thought that since Ang Lee had made so much perfume in one go, he should leave a few bottles for them to try. It was a waste to give them all to the imperial concubine. There was no limit to the quantity.
Ang Lee smiled and looked at the four ladies. He said, "There are twelve bottles in total. If I give ten bottles to the imperial concubine, there will be two bottles left. Who do you think is suitable to give them to?"
"Husband, I think eight bottles are enough. This number is also auspicious. Don't give ten bottles. This way, each of us can have one bottle. Isn't that good?"
Yan Ruyu requested.
Ang Lee smiled and patted Yan Ruyu's head. He nodded and agreed, "Okay! Since you all like it so much, each of you can have one bottle! The remaining eight bottles are for the imperial concubine. You can take them yourself! "
After saying that, he opened the cloth bag and let the four ladies choose. In fact, they were all the same. There was nothing worth spending time to choose.
Yan Ruyu and the other three were very happy to choose a bottle of perfume. Then, they excitedly sprayed some on their bodies to make themselves more charming.
Seeing the four ladies like to be beautiful, Ang Lee was very excited. Women's hobbies were all the same. Since his ladies liked perfume so much, then Yang Yuhuan must be the same. As long as this perfume was given to her tomorrow, she would definitely be as excited as his ladies.
"Don't be excited. It's so late. It's time to rest!"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Husband, do you want to serve me in bed tonight?"
Yan Ruyu asked with a smile.
"It's too late today. Tomorrow! Go back! Anyway, I'm going to sleep. I'm too sleepy. "
Ang Lee ignored them and went to the bedroom to sleep. However, Yan Ruyu and the other three still didn't want to sleep. It seemed that they were really excited.
Back in the room, Ang Lee, who was lying on the bed, could still smell the fragrance in the room. This smell made Ang Lee very comfortable and had a very intoxicated feeling.
This night, Ang Lee slept very soundly. When he got up, he found that his ladies hadn't woken up yet. It seemed that they must have slept very late last night. Otherwise, they wouldn't have stayed in bed.
Ang Lee didn't need to care about his ladies. After they woke up, they would go to the mountain to pick flowers. It was good to let them sleep more. Otherwise, when they went to the mountain, they would be too tired to pick flowers normally.
Before leaving, Ang Lee told the guard to protect everyone's safety. Before sunset, everyone who participated in picking flowers must be brought back safely. There couldn't be any accidents.
The guard happily agreed. Ang Lee led a small number of guards and eight bottles of chrysanthemum perfume to the palace to deliver the gifts.
'The spring night is short and the sun rises high. From now on, the emperor won't go to court early.' At this time in Daming Palace, Yang Yuhuan hadn't gotten up yet. She snuggled in Li Longji's arms and enjoyed the emperor's love.
Although she was already awake, she didn't want to get up. She wanted to stay in bed for a while longer. Li Longji didn't need to go to court often, so he didn't need to get up early. It was good for him to accompany his imperial concubine to sleep a little longer.
When he entered the palace, Ang Lee saw Chen Xuanli. This old guy woke up quite early and was giving instructions at the palace gate. The general guarding the palace gate nodded frequently, appearing to be quite humble.
"Good morning, General Chen!"
Ang Lee took the initiative to greet him.
Chen Xuanli's back was facing Ang Lee. Naturally, he didn't notice Ang Lee's arrival. When he heard Ang Lee's voice, he suddenly turned to look at Ang Lee and greeted him with a smile, "Assistant Minister Li, you're in the palace so early? His Majesty probably hasn't woken up yet! "
Ang Lee smiled and said, "I'm not looking for His Majesty. I'm looking for the imperial concubine."
Chen Xuanli smiled and said, "Are you stupid? The imperial concubine and His Majesty are together. If His Majesty hasn't woken up, the imperial concubine naturally hasn't woken up either."
Ang Lee slapped his forehead and nodded, "You're right! How could I forget about this? However, it's fine. The scenery in the palace is good! It's good to walk around more. "
Chen Xuanli smiled and said, "That's good! I'm most familiar with the palace. I can show you the way and chat with you. "
"That's good. General, please."
Ang Lee nodded and agreed.
Chen Xuanli and Ang Lee walked into the palace together. After walking for a while, he saw a small cloth bag in front of Ang Lee. He asked curiously, "Did you not eat breakfast? What's that bulging thing in the bag? "
Ang Lee didn't hide it and said, "Old Chen! This is a gift I want to give to the imperial concubine. Didn't I promise the imperial concubine a few days ago? Of course, I have to keep my promise. "
"A gift for the imperial concubine? What gift? Let me see. "
Chen Xuanli curiously reached out to grab the cloth bag.
Ang Lee gently opened the bag and took out a bottle of perfume. He sprayed it on Chen Xuanli's clothes. Chen Xuanli was so scared that he retreated and kept asking, "What is this? What is this?"
"Smell it. Don't you think it smells good?"
Ang Lee said with a smile. He was intoxicated by the fragrance around him.
Chen Xuanli smelled the fragrance in the air and frowned, "It seems to be the fragrance of chrysanthemums. However, it's much stronger than chrysanthemums. How did you do it? What is this called?"
Ang Lee replied, "This is called perfume. It's a women's product that I invented. It was just developed yesterday and I'm giving it to the imperial concubine today."
"It smells so good. This old man thinks that the imperial concubine will definitely like it. It shouldn't be wrong. Don't all women like this kind of perfume? The imperial concubine is also a woman!"
Chen Xuanli gave Ang Lee's product a very positive evaluation. He felt that the product made by Ang Lee would definitely be favored by the imperial concubine.
"Thank you for your kind words. Come, let's find a pavilion to sit down. I don't mind standing all the time, but I'm afraid that you'll be tired."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Nonsense. With this old man's body, I won't feel tired even if I stand for an entire day. Come, let's sit in the pavilion."
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