I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 93 Fragrance Appreciation Meeting

As time went by, noble ladies and celebrities invited by the Liu family gradually arrived at the Liu Garden.

In the willow garden, there is a new scene at every step, with pavilions, terraces, bridges and flowing water, as well as lush flowers and trees and dense shade.

Even in early summer, you don't feel hot in it.

The whole place was filled with women.

Each one is dressed up beautifully, and the people are more beautiful than the flowers, which makes them even more pleasing to the eye.

At this time, a noble lady couldn't help but ask, "Master Liu, you invited us here this time, saying that you would give us a surprise."

"Now the time has come and most people have arrived. Can you tell me what the surprise is now?"

Mr. Liu stood up and said with a smile: "Well, most people have arrived now, so we can tell everyone the good news."

"Before I tell you this good news, I want to tell you a piece of common sense. The foundation we use contains lead powder, which is poisonous."

"If you use it for a long time, it will not only make your skin dry and loose, but it will also be extremely harmful to your body."

Ong!
After Mr. Liu finished speaking, the scene suddenly became lively.

It turned out that most of the people present had no idea that the foundation they used every day contained lead powder, let alone that lead powder was poisonous.

Of course, there are a very small number of people who are aware of this, and they automatically ignore the toxic side of gouache just for the sake of beauty.

In fact, this situation is not surprising, especially in this world where information flow is extremely sluggish.

Let’s take the future world where the Internet is highly developed. Before a certain internet celebrity popularized food technology and hard work, how many people knew that the delicious food around them had so much technology and hard work involved?
Therefore, when the ladies and socialites at the scene heard the news, they were shocked and kept asking questions.

Some people believed it, but most people still didn't believe it.

In other words, they find it difficult to accept this cruel fact.

Master Liu smiled and said, "I know that you may not believe what I said and think that I am just exaggerating."

"This is very easy to verify. Next, let's do a little verification."

"These seven foundations are all time-honored brands. They are the most expensive on the market and are also the seven most used by sisters."

Yes, bad things may not be cheap, but good things are definitely expensive.

The guests invited by Mrs. Liu were all leading figures in the circle of noble ladies and socialites in Beijing, so naturally, the cosmetics they used were all the most expensive.

Almost everyone at the scene used these seven types of foundation.

Next, Mr. Liu ordered people to bring eight eggs and hang them up with silk threads.

Liu Dajia continued, "Next, we can use this to verify it. Apply these seven foundations to these seven eggs respectively. After half an hour, everyone will see what they want to see."

"And why did I have eight eggs hanging for these seven foundations? Because I have a new foundation."

"This new foundation is not only as effective as the previous seven, but it also does not contain lead powder and is not toxic at all."

Liu Dajia's words made the scene boil again.

Liu Dajia actually came up with a new non-toxic product? Is the effect not inferior to the previous seven products?

If that is true, who would use toxic substances when there are non-toxic ones?

Thinking of this, all the ladies and celebrities present at the scene couldn't help but feel their hearts beating violently.

……

At this time, in Jia Cong's study, Senior Brother Feng Ziying couldn't help but ask curiously: "Junior Brother, I have a question. Please help me solve it."

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask, "I wonder if you have any doubts, Senior Brother. Why don't you tell me?"

Feng Ziying asked curiously, "Junior brother, why does applying those seven foundations on eggs make them turn black?"

"Those seven foundations are all applied on the human face, so why don't they make the face darker?"

The promotional method used at the fragrance tasting meeting was naturally the work of Jia Cong. Applying foundation on eggs was also Jia Cong's idea.

Feng Ziying and Liu Dajia were just executors.

The person standing behind Mr. Liu was Feng Ziying, and the person standing behind Feng Ziying was the current emperor, Emperor Yonglong.

Mrs. Liu is a very useful chess piece. With the royal family behind her, it is no wonder that ordinary people cannot find out her background.

Feng Ziying originally didn't believe why foundation would not turn your face black when applied on it but would turn it black when applied on eggs. However, he conducted an experiment himself and found that it was actually true.

Feng Ziying seemed to be puzzled and could not hold it in any longer, so he ran to ask Jia Cong.

Hearing this question, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile.

Actually, this is normal.

Although foundation contains lead powder, it is not just lead powder. Women will use other cosmetics after applying foundation.

This will keep the lead powder separated from the air.

The foundation applied on the eggshell will dry out quickly, and then the lead powder will come into direct contact with the oxygen in the air, causing an oxidation reaction, which will turn the eggshell black.

This is just a common chemical reaction. Although foundation is indeed toxic, it cannot be proved in this way.

But some things do not need to be explained. When those women see that egg shells turn black, there is no need to say anything, they will judge for themselves that the foundation they used before is poisonous!

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile slightly.

Next, he said a few random words and sent Feng Ziying away.

……

And it turned out just as Jia Cong had expected.

At the incense tasting party, it took less than half an hour before the first seven egg shells began to turn black.

The weather in early summer is already quite hot.

It doesn't take half an hour for the foundation applied on the eggshell to gradually dry up.

Lead powder will come into contact with oxygen and undergo an oxidation reaction.

It's no surprise that eggshells turn black.

This scene shocked all the ladies and socialites present.

They were extremely surprised, even terrified.

After all, for most people, it is absolutely terrifying to know that they have been using toxic foundation for more than ten years or even twenty or thirty years.

It would be strange if you were not afraid but just fearful.

Next, they surrounded Liu and asked where they could buy the new foundation.

Mrs. Liu smiled and told them: "The name of the new product is Jiangzhu, and it can be bought at Xue's Rouge and Powder Shop."

The name of the product was naturally given by Jia Cong, because it was developed by Lin Daiyu.

He took the name "Jiangzhu" from the Fairy Jiangzhu.

The Xue family has ready-made channels, so new products are naturally sold through the Xue family’s shop.

This also saves them the process of building channels.

After hearing this answer, the ladies and socialites at the scene left one after another.

Or send someone to Xue’s shop to buy new products immediately.

(End of this chapter)