The Prince's Humen's Wife

Chapter 44 What's the matter
After reporting the news, Xia He went out to get busy. Mother He was combing Li Chaochao's hair who had just woken up, and said softly, "Girl, this is a bit strange. How can a good-looking person go crazy overnight?"

Li Chaochao yawned, "Oh, of course someone wanted to gag her."

"Who? Madam?"

Li Chaochao chuckled nonchalantly, "Mom, don't worry, that person will have nowhere to hide sooner or later."

Li Chaochao didn't need to pay his respects to the eldest lady, Li Chaochao was also happy, and spent the whole day researching new fragrance powders in the yard. All the maids knew about this, and the two women only thought that the fifth girl was fooling around. Didn't know she was the hottest lady in town.

One day Li Chaochao came out of the incense powder hut that he had set up alone, and saw that Mama He was talking to the two women, she stepped forward and said, "Mama He, I will go to Yonghetang to deliver the freshly prepared incense powder to grandma in the afternoon. If you don't come back for dinner, you don't have to wait for me."

After finishing speaking, Li Chaochao went to take a nap as usual, Mother He turned her head and said: "There are few people in our yard, and you will take turns cleaning the house in the future, but be careful not to touch the girl's face powder."

Mother Xing saluted with Mrs. Huanxi beside her and said, "Yes."

At the third quarter of the hour, Li Chaochao woke up, changed into decent clothes, took the spices he had prepared for the old lady, and took only Xia He to the Yonghe Hall. Before he reached the door, he heard someone from behind. With a high-pitched voice, he sarcastically said: "It's true that I didn't read the almanac when I went out, and I met a dead star."

Hearing that voice, he knew that the visitor was not a good person. Li Chaochao and Xia He who were beside him turned around and looked away. From a distance, they saw Xiu Niang walking over proudly. The outline of her proud face makes people feel very embarrassed.

Li Chaochao stopped for a while, and Xiuniang had already brought the big maid Xia Hong closer, but when they passed by her, the two didn't even say hello, let alone stop, she just snorted, and entered Yonghe with her nostrils up. Tang, as if what he just said was farting, he disappeared with the wind after the provocation.

Xia He noticed an object in Xia Hong's hand, and felt a little puzzled, but he didn't say much. It wasn't until the two of them disappeared that Li Chaochao smiled and asked, "What do you think Xiu Niang looks like?"

She tilted her head and thought for a while, then replied blankly: "An old hen who has been plucked and has high fighting spirit."

Li Chaochao couldn't help curling the corners of his lips, "The description is true, but your mouth has learned to be poisonous."

"It's all because of the girl's training." Xia He bowed his head respectfully, "It's just that this servant hasn't learned [-]% of what a girl can do. If this servant can be more ruthless, I should have stepped forward when I saw that Xia Hong didn't greet the girl just now. Swipe it with your big mouth."

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Li Chaochao stretched out his hand to take the box Xia He was carrying, "Some things can't be solved by force, we have to convince people with virtue."

The little maid at the door raised the curtain, Li Chaochao walked in alone, saw Xiu Niang standing up, saw her coming, curled her lips with a sneer, as if she didn't want to give her a chance to speak, walked up to the old lady and said: "Grandmother A few days ago, I heard that you didn't sleep well at night, so I bought a sachet from outside and brought it with you."

"You really have a heart."

The old lady always prefers to wear simple and elegant clothes, and she seems to be less energetic than the previous few days, but she only cheered up when she heard Xiu Niang came to pay her respects and caught up with Li Chaochao.

She smiled at Li Chaochao who was standing beside her, "No matter what, fifth girl has time to visit me, an old man."

Only then did Li Chaochao come forward to salute, "The granddaughter said to prepare some spices for you before, but it was only because of the cold two days ago that I brought them here."

"Hmph, why do I send spices and you also send spices? Isn't it too coincidental!" Xiu Niang snorted dissatisfied, and shook the old lady's hand, "Grandmother, there is a first-come-first-served approach to everything, please look at me first." Although the sachet I bought was not made by myself, it was made by the most famous sachet in the city, and my granddaughter bought it at a huge price."

Because of Jinniang's affairs, the old lady not only didn't sleep well recently, but even lost her appetite. Xiuniang's voice was too high, and her brain hurt from arguing with her.

She raised her hand and gently rubbed her temples. Li Chaochao noticed the old lady's movements, and silently stood aside with her head bowed, not at all interested in Xiuniang showing off her baby.

Xia Hong opened the octagonal treasure cover in her hand, and in an instant a fresh fragrance filled the room. Xiu Niang picked up the sachet in a copper box and handed it to the old lady, "Look, grandma, this is a tribute satin that is priceless. It is embroidered with gold silk and flowers are blooming and rich, which means auspiciousness."

The old lady put the sachet into her nose and sniffed it, it really shocked her spirits, the feeling of lethargy disappeared, and she felt a psychic energy running in her body, she took a deep breath, and sighed: "It really is Good thing, people who can make this kind of spice are rare in the world, but I don’t know who is that incense powder lady?"

This question caught Xiu Niang, she looked around hesitantly, happened to catch a glimpse of Li Chaochao's indifferent expression out of the corner of her eye, and decided that she was pretending to be dismissive, and couldn't help being surprised, what was her plan?Why didn't they react at all when they saw this sachet?Could it be that Li Chaochao didn't know how to make sachets at all, in fact, he bought them at all!
Xiu Niang snorted in her heart, waiting for her to see how the hoof ended up!
The old lady smiled and said nothing, but the more she smelled the peony sachet in her hand, the more she liked it, she suddenly sighed again: "It's a pity that I can't strengthen her, and I don't know the recipe of this spice."

Xiu Niang rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Grandmother, don't worry, our family still has a craftsman who can make incense powder. Speaking of which, my sister will quickly show your incense powder to grandma. The production is incomparable, but it is also your intention, we will not laugh at you."

Li Chaochao just looked up at Xiuniang, and said timidly: "It's... let's forget it..."

She tightened the wooden box in her hand, "There is a sachet from my sister. I think grandma will be able to sleep well at night. My sister is really filial."

"Stop pretending." Xiu Niang stood up abruptly and walked forward, "Your ass was eaten by a dog? Why are you pretending to be soft at this time. You saw me coming to my grandmother to deliver sachets, so you took the opportunity to come here." Make an autumn breeze to express your filial piety, in fact, you don't have any spices in this box!"

After finishing speaking, Xiu Niang slapped her hand fiercely towards the opposite side, but Li Chaochao wailed suddenly, and the wooden box fell to the ground, and the dark red incense powder inside floated in the air.

Seeing the powder scattered on the ground, Xiu Niang's eyes widened in surprise, "You...where did you get this powder?"

Because her back was facing, the old lady only thought that Xiu Niang was aggressive after beating Li Chaochao, so she showed displeasure on her face, and she wanted to reprimand her, but under the influence of the sachet, her whole body was weak and powerless, and she didn't care about the smell at all. Can't smell enough.

(End of this chapter)