The Prince's Humen's Wife

Chapter 70 The Wolf (2)
Director Tang was not polite, he just sat down on his seat and said with a smile: "Madam, don't be polite, I am just a director in charge of Prince Jing's residence."

In the capital, only the royal family and nobles will set up four divisions and six bureaus in the gate of the mansion, and the Yaoxiang Bureau is one of them. Although they have official ranks, even Mrs. Lan can't be sloppy, and the others are eagerly looking for opportunities to talk to her.

"The Juxian incense I sent up this time was developed by a noble lady in the capital. The imperial concubine made a birthday gift before, and she was favored by her old man. It was sold out in the capital. I asked the imperial concubine for a share from the palace, but I don't know if Madam Lan likes this taste."

When everyone heard this, their eyes stared like stars. The incense powder used by the imperial concubine must be excellent. The people present here are considered to be respectable in the local area, but compared with the rich and nobles in the capital, they are nothing like mud. Mrs. Lan really has a bright face.

Madam Lan couldn't help laughing out loud, "Please be sure to express my gratitude to Prince Jing."

Li Chaochao was sitting in a corner with a teacup in his hand, drooping his eyes and frowning to hide the doubt in his eyes. Prince Jing brought such a precious thing to honor a lady without a rank. Let alone the Lan family in Zhenjiang, he was a martial artist in the capital. He may not even pay attention to the prince of the country, so why did he do this?Could it be that she just wanted to do what she likes, that Mrs. Lan should take advantage of Lan Lingyu?

It's not possible, she lowered her head to drink tea, only to realize that the water in the cup was gone, raising her hand, Dongyue filled the small copper pots on each table with water, then lowered her voice, and asked, "Girl , Who is that noble lady from the capital who makes incense powder? She is so powerful."

Li Chaochao's eyelids twitched. How did she know about the affairs of the capital? Before that, she was just a publicity businessman. An official came to Zhenjiang early, and after his death, he never had any contact with the Marquis of Wuxiang. If she hadn't been involved in the rebellion case of the second king, how would she know who King Jing was? Fen made a name for herself, and was sent to prison for a few months as soon as she opened the market in the capital. What happened later... She didn't know how it went, but it ended with Lan Teng'an marrying the daughter of Uncle Guo, To bring the business to the palace, she must have gone through some channels, and she knows nothing about other things.

She was also thinking about who is so powerful in the capital. She had never heard of it before, and suddenly felt a cold gaze from the opposite side. When Li Chaochao looked over, she saw Xiuniang turned her head indistinctly, and asked with a smile: " How can a noble lady in the capital know how to make spices by herself? It’s really unheard of. Even if incense is popular in Dayuan, it’s understandable that this is combined with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting as a boudoir skill. It's really wrong."

Xiuniang's question was considered decent, and she probably was afraid of offending the noble slave in front of her, so she didn't dare to speak nonsense, thinking that Prince Jing's son brought her out, there must be a reason, but as she said, every lady should be honest Playing the piano at home, embroidering flowers, and doing craftsman's handicrafts, it's too... that lowers my status.

General Manager Tang replied calmly: "As the girl said, the essence of incense is elegant, and those who master its skills can do more practice, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, making incense powder requires a keen sense of smell and sensitive control. She is an incense connoisseur, who smells and understands her fragrance and can only be called a novice, but a concocter of incense is the most sought after in all dynasties. Now that noble lady in the capital is not only good at incense, she can also make incense. The noble status is even more glamorous, even today's imperial concubine praises her ingenuity and ingenuity to make such an amazing fragrance powder, so now all the rich and noble women in the capital are eager to learn her skills , If you say you don’t know how to mix dozens of kinds of incense, you won’t dare to go out.”

Tsk, Li Chaochao curled his lips, and obviously saw that the faces of Xiuniang and the other girls were slightly red. Director Tang slapped him weakly, but with fierce force. She seemed to be respectful and kind to others. , but speaking with a gun and a stick makes you feel ashamed.

Dongyue listened for a long time before she understood, so the five girls are the most fragrant empresses of the Führer, let's see if they dare to underestimate them in the future.

As soon as she turned her head, she saw Li Chaochao squinted her eyes, telling her not to reveal her secret, so she quickly lowered her head and dared not be presumptuous.

Director Tang saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and smiled alone: ​​"I saw the servants talking about those boring things. Before coming here, the servants had heard that Lanfu's incense powder shop has a history of [-] years in Zhenjiang. To be honest, I followed the prince this time. Here, one is to congratulate Mrs. Lan on her birthday, and the other is that I heard that there is a fragrant lady in Zhenjiang. I wanted to take her to the capital to be specially transferred to a wealthy family, but I have never been able to meet her. I came to your mansion today. , I just don’t know if this servant will be lucky enough to see the treasure of the Lan family’s town store?”

When Mrs. Lan heard this, it was a good feeling. If she could get Tang Zongsi's favor and supply the spices exclusively for Prince Jing's Mansion, not only would she be able to open up sales, she would no longer be suppressed by the fragrance powder empress, but she could also establish a relationship with Prince Jing's Mansion. I just don't know how much I can achieve in one fell swoop.

Tang Zongsi's words hit Madam Lan's heart, but made Madam Li's family a little worried. It's a pity that their incense powder shop suffered heavy losses a while ago, otherwise she would like to donate her entire family fortune, as long as she can get the high praise of Prince Jing's mansion.

Over there, Mrs. Lan set up an incense table, and ordered people to go to her room to get incense powder. Several ladies sat below and whispered to each other, but the topic was all about making incense powder. Since it is a popular thing for rich and noble women in the capital , they naturally have to keep up with the trend, otherwise they will fall behind.

Li Manman snorted coldly when he heard this, "It's just a lowly thing to say, so why make perfume for others to use?"

Lan Baonuo smiled and said: "Miss Li's words are wrong. It's good to use it yourself. This concocted face powder is the same as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. You can stand out from the crowd with your superb skills, but now we don't know how to use it." Yes, even the slaves from the capital look down on us."

It's rare for the eldest girl of the Lan family not to disgrace her concubine, and she also thinks it makes sense.

Li Manman continued to sneer, "Anyone who wants to do it can do it, and make his hands smell all kinds of smells, even Kodan can't be smeared, what's the point?"

"Yes, yes, you are the most glamorous and noble." Lan Baonuo smiled sarcastically, "But don't forget, even Nakodan is also one of the powders. From now on, we sisters will all make them by ourselves. You still have to spend money to buy it."

Lan Baoliu didn't want to hurt his friendship because of this matter, so he scolded in a low voice: "Don't say a few words, there are no rules."

Lan Baonuo curled her lips, this sister-in-law would overwhelm her in everything, and she would not give her face in front of outsiders. She finally found a way to step on that arrogant fourth girl of the Li family, so she would not give up easily.

(End of this chapter)