Chapter 173 Rivals in Love
"The lady seems to know this drug very well?" Ju Xiang asked curiously, "The servant girl just discovered that the ingredients in it can make people excited and numb, and it can indeed be used as medicine, which has the effect of analgesic and antidiarrheal , can cure chronic dysentery, but you still don’t know that it works like what the lady said?”

Xiao Yuzhuo hesitated slightly.

It's not that she knows about A Furong!

This thing is opium. In the Qing Dynasty, how much damage the Opium War brought to the Qing Dynasty, how much disaster, it is written in the textbooks!
On TV, on the Internet, and everywhere, there are propagandas about the harm of drugs to the human body.

She has never eaten pork, but she has seen pigs run, right?
But how to explain it to Juxiang?

"Uh, I actually... guessed it." Xiao Yuzhuo said slowly.

Ju Xiang was slightly taken aback, "Guess?"

"Well, what King Ji took out is definitely not a good thing. He wants to use this medicine to control the generals in the Shenwu Army and King Yue's army. It must have these effects. First, it must make those generals excited. Not afraid of life and death, and second, to make those generals become dependent on his medicine, and then be able to be controlled by him. Thinking about it this way, can't the effect of this medicine be guessed?" Xiao Yuzhuo said shaking his head.

Ju Xiang frowned and let out a long sigh.

"It is rumored that the doctors in ancient times often tasted the medicine in order to know the nature of the medicine." Ju Xiang touched the box, "I have never been exposed to this medicine before, so it is better for me..."

"Stop!" Xiao Yuzhuo was startled.

It is said that the addiction to opium is far greater than that of methamphetamine, ecstasy and the like made of chemical preparations.

It's almost impossible to quit once you've become addicted to this thing.

Xiao Yuzhuo's face changed with fright, "Don't scare your wife! You can find a kitten or dog to sacrifice this thing, it's already cruel enough, if you really try the medicine on yourself... I'm afraid, I'm afraid that the friendship between our master and servant will be exhausted!"

Ju Xiang chuckled, "Don't worry, my lady, I'm just joking with you, not everyone has the fearless spirit of giving up one's life like a doctor in ancient times! The maid is sacrificing her life! But my lady's attitude really doesn't look like guesswork." of."

Xiao Yuzhuo closed his eyes and smiled slightly, "Where are you going to test your wife?"

Ju Xiang hurriedly blessed her body, "I don't dare, it's just that my lady has recruited her from Wutong Garden and returned to her side, she is different from before, maid..."

Xiao Yuzhuo stared at Juxiang.

The autumn wind blew by under the corridor, blowing off a few yellow leaves.

The wind is already a little bit cooler.

It seemed even more cool and quiet in the hallway.

Ju Xiang crouched still.

Xiao Yuzhuo stood two steps away from her, looking at her silently.

This is a secret buried in Xiao Yuzhuo's heart that no one has touched.

There was no one else in the corridor.

The two masters and servants stalemate for a long time.

Xiao Yuzhuo sighed softly, "Get up."

Only then did Ju Xiang get up slowly, "Why did my lady change like this?"

Xiao Yuzhuo frowned and shook his head, "I don't know, maybe there is some kind of enlightenment from the gods, so what's the trick?"

"Why did the temperament change so much? In the past, although the lady was more self-willed, the most important thing to the lady is General Jing..."

"He is also very important to me now." Xiao Yuzhuo said calmly as he walked forward.

Ju Xiang shook her head, "It's different, the feeling is different..."

"It's because you think too much." Xiao Yuzhuo chuckled lightly, "Okay, have you discussed this with others?"

"When the lady wanted to distance herself from the general, several of the servants said that the lady has become different from before." Ju Xiang said.

Xiao Yuzhuo's heart tightened, but she still had a slight smile on her face, "Oh, then do you think the old me is better? Or the present one?"

"Women are the best at all times... but the current lady is more willing to follow from the bottom of their hearts." Ju Xiang said.

Xiao Yuzhuo nodded, "Well, for this medicine, you'd better try it with a cat or a dog. See if what I said was wrong. If there is no doubt, tell the shopkeeper Liang to come as soon as possible. This matter is very important."

Chrysanthemum agreed.

Xiao Yuzhuo returned to his room and sat alone on the couch.

There was no expression on her face, she seemed very calm.

But her slightly trembling hands, and the dark and bright eyes in her eyes showed the uneasiness in her heart.

Mei Xiang told her when she just woke up.

Once upon a time, there was a girl who was ill. After waking up, she talked about TV and cars... Then her family suspected that it was a demon, and after performing rituals, but it didn't work, she was burned to death...

Burning alive... how painful is that?

She doesn't want to end up like that!She must have the strength to protect herself.

Xiao Yuzhuo held the tea soup in the tea bowl in front of him and poured it all down.

Now the thoughts of the servant girl beside her have been subtly changed by her.

As long as you are more careful in the future, and don't expose what you know too much that you shouldn't know like today, you will be safe and will not be suspected.

Xiao Yuzhuo comforted himself, calming himself down a bit.

Ju Xiang followed Xiao Yuzhuo's instructions and asked cats and dogs to test the medicine.

After a few days.

Sure enough, she came to Xiao Yuzhuo with a panicked expression, "Lady...the medicine is really..."

Xiao Yuzhuo frowned and looked at her, "Didn't I tell you all my guesses, why are you so surprised?"

Ju Xiang shook her head, "I don't know if the servant girl used too much medicine, and the cats almost died... The dog also went crazy, its eyes are red, and it looks very scary!"

Xiao Yuzhuo frowned and nodded.

"But...but the servant girl doesn't use a lot of ingredients. If this medicine is used on people..." Her eyes were full of panic.

"Bamboo Fragrance." Xiao Yuzhuo called out immediately, "Please invite shopkeeper Liang to come in."

Ju Xiang's face was still pale.

Yue Mo looked like the cat and dog went crazy, which really frightened her.

She has always been calm and calm, especially when it comes to medical matters, she has always been calm as if everything is in her hands.

Today's drug made her feel at a loss.

Her medical skills don't seem to be enough.

People panic when they are out of control.

When Juxiang saw the effect of A Furong, she panicked.

Liang Sheng came very quickly.

It was not until the other day that someone notified him, and he will come in the next afternoon.

"It just so happens that the villain is in Chang'an these two days, what's the rush, my lady?" Liang Sheng was already familiar with the small flower hall.

Xiao Yuzhuo took out the little drug left after Juxiang tested the medicine.

Liang Sheng took the box and sniffed it lightly, "It's so bitter, is this dark?"

"A Furong." Xiao Yuzhuo said.

Liang Sheng's face brightened, "The lady actually got this medicine? The villain tried every means, but he couldn't get it, and he couldn't find the merchants who traded it to King Ji."

Xiao Yuzhuo hummed, "It's a bit of a windfall."

Ju Xiang looked at the drug in Liang Sheng's hand, but she still looked frightened.

Xiao Yuzhuo asked her to tell Liang Sheng the efficacy of the medicine.

Juxiang said that she almost demonized the medicine, as if she took a sip of it, she sold her soul to the devil, and it was no longer her own.

"I can cure diseases, but I can't cure the harm caused by this medicine. It is true that the medicine is [-]% poisonous, but this medicine is far more than [-]% poisonous." Ju Xiang said seriously.

Liang Sheng held the box in his hand, feeling a little confused.

People who have never seen the effects of this medicine probably find it hard to believe it.

Xiao Yuzhuo had no choice but to intensify his tone and told him, "Mobilize the power of the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce to prevent this medicine from flowing into the territory of Daxia. Cut off the channel for King Ji to buy medicine. This medicine is really hallucinogenic. If the generals rely on it Planting medicine. My soldiers and horses in Daxia will become vulnerable.

The treasury, and even the entire Great Xia, will be emptied by Dashi and Persian merchants!Al is not from Daxia, she is from Turkic.Although Turkic had cooperated with Daxia, it was under the condition that both sides would lose in a war, and it would not benefit him to continue fighting.

If Daxia became vulnerable, wouldn't the Turks still be able to eat the fat around their mouths?Based on Al's hatred for Daxia, it seems that her plan was not to defeat the first prince, nor to bring down King Yue and Jing Yannian. "

"Is her goal actually the entire Great Xia?" Liang Sheng's expression immediately became serious when he heard this.

Xiao Yuzhuo sighed, "I just hope I'm thinking too much."

"She is good at using poison, so she must be good at beautifying the effect of this medicine and bewitching people's hearts." Ju Xiang said.

Xiao Yuzhuo squinted his eyes, "They bragged about the power of this medicine, and they also hope that shopkeeper Liang can tell our people the true power of this medicine, and then spread it from our own people. Let more people know about it. It is vigilant, knowing its true face, it will not be so easy to fall into the snare of treacherous people."

Liang Sheng quickly agreed.

Liang Sheng left quietly with the drug.

Ju Xiang leaned into Xiao Yuzhuo's ear and said, "Lady, do you still remember that the Eldest Princess mentioned that King Ji offered treasures to the Holy One?"

Xiao Yuzhuo stopped abruptly, "You mean..."

"Ji Wang can treat this thing as a treasure and give it to Shiwu Niang to make her happy. Wouldn't he be filial to the Holy One?" Ju Xiang asked in a low voice.

Xiao Yuzhuo narrowed his eyes, "That's a good guess, but now it's just a guess, we still need to confirm it."

"How does the lady plan to confirm?" Ju Xiang asked immediately.

She is now unable to control the effect of the medicine, so she pays special attention to matters related to the medicine.

"Do you still remember that there was a girl in the Yanyu Tower, who entered the top three in the Wancheng show, and was taken into the palace by the Holy One?" Xiao Yuzhuo asked.

Ju Xiang was slightly taken aback, "Fu Que?"

Xiao Yuzhuo nodded, "It's Fuqu, where is Zhuxiang? Ask Zhuxiang to contact Liu Lanxue to see if there is any way to get in touch with the people in the palace."

Zhuxiang was going to send Liang Sheng away.

But the lady told her to go back, and Liang Sheng said that he knew the way and would not go astray.

It's not the first time I've been on this road!

Zhuxiang turned around and went back.

Liang Sheng looked around, but he didn't see the little lady here last time before he hurriedly walked towards the outer courtyard.

Unexpectedly, there was already a pair of eyes, hiding behind the rockery and looking at him.

Seeing that Zhuxiang had left, he placed another order.

The woman lifted her skirt, jumped out of the rockery, and went straight to the corridor.

Like a gust of fragrant wind, it rushed towards Liang Sheng's arms.

Liang Sheng staggered two steps, frowning and stood firm.

He frowned slightly, and impatiently brushed off the shirt on his chest, but he, who was well-mannered, still cupped his hands and said, "My lady, please go first."

Eighteen Niang looked at him and smiled softly, "We met again, Mr. Lang said, is this called fate?"

Last time, this extremely handsome man ran away in embarrassment.

After Shibaniang learned that he was just a shopkeeper, she reminded herself to stop thinking about it.

No matter what, she is also the daughter of the Xiao family. In the future, she will be named a prostitute in Bo, and she will be married high.

No matter how bad it is, he must be the son of a family, right?

How can a little shopkeeper deserve to marry her?
But a young and ignorant little boy always thinks of his figure and face uncontrollably.

Today, when she heard that the princess went to the little flower hall again, she knew that maybe she could see him again.

Not seeing her for so many days, she was going to be sick from lovesickness.

I miss him when I eat, I miss him when I embroider, I miss him when I walk, even my dreams are full of him...

Knowing that he is coming, how can I not be able to resist seeing him?
Even if they can't get married, it's good to let him remember her in his heart, and think of her from time to time...

Liang Sheng heard the word fate, and couldn't help frowning deeply, "I dare not cling to my lady, and when I meet again and again, it is so abrupt, and if I offend, I hope my lady will be merciful."

Liang Sheng lowered his head, not even looking at her.

Eighteen Niang was depressed, and snorted softly, "You also said that you were abrupt, since you are abrupt, is it so insincere to make an apology?"

Eighteen Niang's voice was soft, and there was even anxiety in her eyes.

If it wasn't for the aunt who often told her that the little lady must be reserved in order to attract the man's attention, she would have stepped forward, lifted his chin, and told him to take a good look at herself.

She grooms and dresses him up, how can he not even look at her?
Liang Sheng heard the words, but he just buried his head lower, "If you are rude, please forgive me. If there is no urgent matter, please allow me to leave."

As Liang Sheng spoke, he raised his foot and walked towards the outer courtyard.

Eighteen Niang couldn't let him go so easily this time, she immediately made a wrong step and stood in front of him, "Lang Jun just left in such a hurry last time, when we meet again this time, don't you want to take a good look at him?" Who is the person I bumped into again and again?"

"The Xiao family is a big family, and the ladies of the Xiao family are extremely dignified, how can you allow someone to observe and look at her?" Liang Sheng said humbly, but he didn't look up at her.

Eighteen Niang was annoyed, and raised her foot to approach him.

Liang Sheng stepped back quickly.

Eighteen Niang pressed her harder and harder, "Could it be that Mr. Lang is afraid of my ugly face? That's why he refuses to look at me?"

Liang Sheng shook his head hastily, "My lady is beautiful and ugly, neither of which can be coveted by someone, so I dare not peep."

"What if I have to ask you to read it?" These words were a bit unrestrained, as soon as Shiba Niang finished speaking, her face became red and hot.

She immediately raised her hands, one half covering her cheeks, and the other pressing on her heart, as if her heart was afraid of the deer's bumping into it, and suddenly jumped out.

Liang Sheng was surprised when he heard the words, and half-raised his eyes involuntarily.

Without touching her face, he only saw her movements, and he knew her thoughts deeply.

Liang Sheng laughed secretly, and couldn't help but shook his head slightly, "Why do you have to press every step of the way? Hurting others and yourself, there is no fate here, but there is a trap, hurting the enemy by one thousand and oneself harming eight hundred."

Eighteen Niang was slightly taken aback when she heard the words.

Liang Sheng took advantage of her dazed effort to quickly stagger around her, almost running away.

Eighteen Niang frowned and turned her head, hurting one thousand enemies and eight hundred?Could it be that this gentleman has seen the small thoughts in her boudoir?
Her face couldn't help but get hotter, but think about her little action just now.

She is also a little proud.

When he goes back and finds out, and remembers the two encounters in the corridor, he will never forget himself, right?
Even if he hurt himself by eight hundred, as long as he left an indelible mark on his heart, it would be very good.

Eighteen Niang's mind replayed over and over again the feeling that she bumped into his arms just now. Although it was only a short moment, the beautiful touch of the two being so close made her whole body heat up.

Liang Sheng returned to the inn where he was staying.

Liu Lanxue was waiting for him, and immediately greeted him when he came back, "What did the lady say?"

"The lady said, let the Tongmenghui do everything possible to cut off the channel for King Ji to buy drugs from Dashi and Persian merchants." Liang Sheng said in a low voice.

Liu Lanxue nodded, "Is this medicine really strange?"

Thinking of what Ju Xiang said, Liang Sheng couldn't help but look a little ugly, "I'm afraid this medicine can control people's minds, and taking it for a long time will cause people to become dependent. Once this kind of dependence is formed, people will be forced to be controlled by others." The person who gave him the medicine...a person's mind cannot be controlled by himself, but in the hands of others, it makes people shudder to think about it!"

Liu Lanxue nodded again and again, "Could Al be some good person? Her methods have always been vicious and despicable! Hey, what is this on you?"

She looked down at what looked like a girl's lip print on his chest, and squinted close to him.

Liang Sheng couldn't help frowning.

Liu Lanxue sniffed it vigorously in front of him, "There is still the smell of incense powder?"

She glanced suspiciously around his face.

Liang Sheng's eyes seemed sullen.

Liu Lanxue smiled and stretched out her hand to pat him, "It's alright, Mr. Liang, when you're doing things for the lady, won't it delay your private meeting with the beautiful lady? I don't know which girl it is? We are old acquaintances too, so we don't bring them out to call Do you know each other?"

With such a casual slap, something shook out of Liang Sheng's chest.

A bright red corner was exposed.

Liu Lanxue's eyes seemed to be on fire, and she was staring closely at the object that was protruding from the corner of her chest.

There was a teasing smile on her face, but the hands hanging in the sleeves were tightly clenched, and the nails made her palms ache.

Liang Sheng followed her gaze and looked down.

Suspiciously, he reached into the skirt of his chest, and after groping, he took out a delicate red purse embroidered with magnolia flowers.

The magnolia flowers are exquisitely embroidered, blooming in pairs on the branches.

"Ha!" Liu Lanxue couldn't help but laughed heavily.

However, there was no mocking smile on her face, only a dark complexion remained.

Liang Sheng's face was not much prettier than hers.

He pinched the purse, staring at the memories.

He vaguely remembered that when the little lady ran into his arms in the corridor, she seemed to wipe his chest.

Could it be that at that time, she stuffed it into her arms?

Liang Sheng's face was ugly, he threw the purse aside, turned and left.

Liu Lanxue looked at the purse thrown down by him inexplicably, and only heard him order his followers outside to boil hot water, and he wanted to take a bath.

Liu Lanxue was stunned, and suddenly understood, "Yo, it seems that he doesn't like the person who gives the purse? Men also have hypocrisy? Isn't it just giving a purse? And put it in the bath? Just wash your hands a few more times! "

She pinched her purse and grinned.

If she knew, the little lady not only gave her a purse, but also threw herself into her arms twice, I don't know if she can still laugh at this moment.

The night fell slightly.

When the lights on the porch of Xiao's house were already hung, Liu Lanxue sneaked in quietly.

Her kung fu is not as powerful as Jing Yannian, and she was discovered by the lady's guards as soon as she came in.

But at first glance, they were all familiar faces, Xiao Yuzhuo's guards thought she was looking for a wife urgently.

He put her in.

Liu Lanxue really has something to do, but she is not looking for a wife.

She followed behind Mei Xiang silently, and followed Mei Xiang into the ear room.

Zhuxiang suddenly raised her head, "I said the voice didn't sound right, you didn't even know you were being followed?"

Mei Xiang was surprised when she heard the words, she turned her head and saw Liu Lanxue standing at the door of the anteroom with a smile on her face.

She said "ah", raised her hand and patted her heart, "My mother! Those of you who know kung fu, are you turning to bullying people like me?"

Liu Lanxue immediately put her hand to her lips, "Shh, shhh! Don't let the lady hear! I sneaked in!"

Zhu Xiangmei Xiang stared at her with wide eyes when she heard the words, "Didn't you come to find a wife? What are you doing secretly?"

"That's not okay, you can't hide anything from your wife!" Zhu Xiang shook her head repeatedly.

"It's not that I want to hide it from my wife, but... I'm embarrassed to tell my lady about this matter! Just ask the two sisters to help me make up an idea!" Liu Lanxue blushed slightly.

Mei Xiang glanced at her, "What's the matter?"

Liu Lanxue said in a low voice, "Mr. Liang has been in and out of the Xiao family several times. I don't know if some young lady from the Xiao family has taken a fancy to him! When I went back today, I saw that his expression was not right, and he smelled of incense powder. No Thinking that there is a purse from the little lady on him! But he looks like he doesn't know..."

"That's weird, someone gave him a purse, and he didn't know about it?" Mei Xiang asked suspiciously.

Liu Lanxue laughed loudly, swayed beside Mei Xiang, and stepped back two or three steps away in the blink of an eye, "Do you know what's more on you, or what's missing?"

Mei Xiang was surprised, and immediately touched her body, "Wei... How much is there?"

Liu Lanxue spread her palms, but there was a delicate hairpin lying in her palm.

Mei Xiang immediately went to touch her bun, only to find that the hairpin on the bun was gone.

"But the young ladies of the Xiao family were all able to read and write when they were young. At most they just learned how to ride horses and shoot arrows. I have never heard of any young lady who is so good at kung fu?" Zhu Xiang said.

Liu Lanxue frowned, "Who could it be? Or...Liang Langjun's reaction, was he pretending? Why did he pretend to be in front of me, and he doesn't like me..."

Liu Lanxue said the last sentence in such a low voice that she was probably the only one who heard it.

"Lan Xue, don't worry. The next time shopkeeper Liang comes in and out of Xiao's house, I will follow him quietly. Let's see which little lady is so..."

Before Zhuxiang finished speaking, she was interrupted by Meixiang.

"No, why is it so troublesome? Didn't Lan Xue say she had a purse?" Mei Xiang spread her hands, "Where is the purse?"

Liu Lanxue immediately took out the purse from her sleeve, "Here, Liang Langjun saw the purse and threw it away!"

When she said this, there was joy in her voice.

Mei Xiang nodded, "You people, you only know how to use fists and feet, and you know how to solve it with force, which is thankless! But I don't know, since there is a purse, it is enough to tell who made it from the embroidery work!"

"Can it be seen from the embroidery work?" Liu Lanxue said in amazement, "I think no matter who embroiders, they are all the same!"

Mei Xiang snorted softly, "That's not the same. Everyone's stitches, techniques, and even strength are different, and the things they embroider are also very different. Just like everyone's handwriting is different, every little lady's embroidery work is different. Each has its own characteristics.”

While talking, Mei Xiang carefully looked at the delicate purse.

"Can you tell who made it?" Liu Lanxue was anxious at the side.

Mei Xiang smiled slightly, "Ha, this can be seen not only from the embroidery work! Look, she also embroidered her boudoir's name!"

Both Zhuxiang and Liu Lanxue leaned under the lamp, "Where is the boudoir name?"

Mei Xiang pointed to a small pattern in the corner of the purse, "This is the small seal script embroidered in reverse, the character '婥'. It is embroidered on both sides, and the characters are inside. You have to open the purse to see it." See. The script of Xiaozhuan is as complicated as a pattern, so the reverse embroidery is both concealed and secretly entrusts friendship."

"Hey..." Zhu Xiang stared sharply, "Eighteen Niang?"

Liu Lanxue immediately frowned, her face full of vigilance, she seemed to have smelled the smell of a rival in love, "Who?"

"The eighteenth lady of the Xiao family, since the lady came back, she has been instigating the eldest lady to make trouble with the lady! Looking at the young lady who seems to be born in peace and order. How is this safe? Busy to please the eldest Madame doesn't say anything, she's still busy thinking about your husband!" Mei Xiang snorted, "At eighteen mother's age, have you already started thinking about spring?"

Mei Xiang mentioned the word "Thinking of Spring", but Zhu Xiang and Liu Lanxue both blushed slightly.

Liu Lanxue snatched the purse, "Eighteen Niang, right? Alright, I will remember, if I dare to make things difficult for my lady, I will make her suffer!"

"Hey, Lan Xue, my lady doesn't want anything to happen to Xiao's family. After all, she is her natal family. If they are embarrassed, my lady will not look good." Mei Xiang hurriedly grabbed Liu Lanxue and told her.

Liu Lanxue nodded, "Sister Mei Xiang, don't worry, I have a sense of propriety, and she won't be able to tell after suffering so much! Hmph!"

After she finished speaking, she stepped forward, walked to the door, but turned around suddenly, "Shh, you have to keep it a secret, don't let the lady know! I'm just chasing her a little, and I won't embarrass the lady! If Let the lady know, the lady and she are cousins ​​after all, so it's hard to start!"

Mei Xiang and Zhu Xiang glanced at each other, Mei Xiang had experienced several things, especially the last time she and Wang Jingzhi stood talking beside the rockery, and the time Shiba Niang went to "catch rape" with the eldest lady, she had long been annoyed ten times over. Ba Niang.

"Success, but you must not compromise your lady's reputation!" Mei Xiang said.

Liu Lanxue giggled, "Don't worry!"

Her slender and sensitive figure disappeared into the night.

Xiao Yuzhuo still doesn't know that Liu Lanxue has listed the wishful eighteen mothers among her rivals in love.

She only heard from Liu Lanxue that on Mr. Xiao's birthday in a few days, the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce will come to send a congratulatory gift.

Xiao Yuzhuo agreed.

Back then, the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce came forward to help Mr. Xiao with the murder case in Wancheng.

It can be regarded as a friendship. At that time, Mr. Xiao was going to Wancheng by the order of the Holy Majesty.

When he returned to Beijing to return to his command, he did not dare to speak ill of the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce, otherwise the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce would not be able to develop so smoothly.

So much so that the economic lifeline of almost the entire Great Xia is now in the hands of the Tongmenghui.

Now that the elders of the Xiao family hold a birthday banquet and walk around with each other, it is also to maintain a friendly relationship.

Xiao Yuzhuo agreed, but he didn't know that Liu Lanxue would directly pretend to be a little maid this day, and follow a big steward from the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce to Xiao's house.

The Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce has a reputation for generosity, so it is even more generous to give gifts to Xiao Yuzhuo's uncle.

Although the person who came this day was not the president Liang Sheng whom Master Xiao had known for a long time, but seeing such a generous congratulatory gift, Master Xiao still smiled all over his face.

Liu Lanxue was in charge of the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce, so it was very convenient for her to move around.

For one thing, she doesn't have to stay in the flower hall all the time, and when the men are talking, she doesn't have to stay there, making false claims with them.

Secondly, she is just a little maid, even if she goes in and out quietly, she won't attract too much attention.

The only one who noticed her was probably Xiao Yuzhuo.

"Why are you here too? I asked you to contact Fuqu in the palace, how did your contact go?" Xiao Yuzhuo thought she was just playing, and asked half-jokingly.

Liu Lanxue scratched her head, "My lady, the women in the harem are not easy to contact. The palace people in the palace have complicated powers. If they are not careful, they will implicate their own people. So..."

"Then you still have time to pretend to be a little maid and come to Xiao's house to play?" Xiao Yuzhuo asked with a smile.

Liu Lanxue pursed her lips, "Isn't this maid...Isn't this missing my lady?"

While talking, he suddenly heard a report from outside, "Prince Ji is here—"

Xiao Yuzhuo's eyes brightened, "Prince Ji also came to celebrate Uncle's birthday?"

"Generally, the princes don't come to participate in this kind of family banquet? The censor's mouth can say anything. If they are asked to participate in a party for personal gain, it will be troublesome." Mei Xiang whispered aside Said.

Xiao Yuzhuo nodded, "Yes, Prince Ji has always been a careful person. He used to be very careful when interacting with ministers. Why did he come so high-profile today? Isn't he afraid of being criticized?"

Xiao Yuzhuo narrowed his eyes to the side, quietly paying attention to King Ji.

Liu Lanxue took the opportunity and slipped away.

In the courtyard behind the flower hall, many female guests gathered, and the young ladies of the Xiao family also learned the etiquette of hospitality from their mothers here.

Although Liu Lanxue came here as a little maid, she was from the wealthy Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce after all, and she was well dressed.

In addition, now that she is the president of the League, if she wants to show off, she can really show off her aura.

Even if it is said that she is Miss Everyone, it does not make people feel awkward.

She asked the servants, which one was Shiba Niang, and she leaned forward with a smile on her face.

Standing with Shibaniang were several young ladies from the Xiao family.

Eighteen Niang is the oldest.

Smiling, Liu Lanxue took out some delicate gadgets from her sleeve pockets, including a delicate wooden box.The box needs to be touched to open it.

There is also the nine-link ring made of red gold. It seems that the ring is smooth and has no joints, but it can be separated and connected again.

There are also other exquisite gadgets, all of which were traded by the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce from the countries of the Western Regions, which are rare in Chang'an.

The little ladies are very rare when they see these beautiful and novel gadgets.

Surrounded by Liu Lanxue, chatting with her soon became lively.

Liu Lanxue generously gave all these exquisite things to the little ladies of the Xiao family.

Even her "rival in love" Xiao Shibaniang got one.

(End of this chapter)

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