Chapter 50 Taking the bait
"Girl, you pick slowly." Upon hearing this, the waiter left Fangzhou and went to entertain Hui Niang.
Master Yuan, this female family member, spent a lot of money, but the young lady who came first just didn't want to buy it. Needless to say, which one is important.
"You are here just in time. I have just put on a new perfume, in the shape of a rose. Can I show it to you?"
"Bring it here."
The clerk opened a drawer, took out the box inside and opened it. There were two rose pendants inside.
Huiniang picked up one and looked at it with a satisfied look: "It's not bad. It's much more elegant than the square and round ones before."
The clerk smiled and agreed: "Our incense masters are all top-notch. Because the incense pendant has only appeared not long ago, I am not familiar with it at the moment. I will definitely make it better and better in the future. I guarantee your satisfaction."
A sneer came, and Fangzhou put his hands on his hips: "You waiter, you ran to greet others even though I was here first."
"Isn't the villain waiting for you to choose slowly? You can't just look at him for a long time and the villain will do nothing for half a day, right?"
Fangzhou pointed at the plate of Xiangpei: "It's just these things. It took me a long time to pick them. It's strange that I can pick out such ordinary things."
The clerk quit after hearing this. This fragrant pendant is their recent favorite of Tianxiang Pavilion, how can it be devalued like this.
"There are good ones out there, don't you think about the girl's pocket?" The boy's tone became sinister.
Fangzhou chuckled, unwilling to be outdone: "The good thing you said is not the fragrant pendant you gave to that lady, right?"
As she spoke, she took two steps closer and glanced into the box: "Hey, it's a coincidence. I also have this rose-style pendant. Why not see how much better it is than the one in your Tianxiang Pavilion."
As soon as these words came out, the store clerk stopped talking, and Hui Niang finally looked at Fangzhou.
Fangzhou touched his waist and hooked his fingers on the colorful string that tied the incense pendant, showing it to everyone.
I saw the ancient red rose petals blooming in layers, and the fragrance of roses came faintly.
Hui Niang immediately looked straight.
The shopkeeper even pushed the waiter away, wanting to put his eyes on him.
Fangzhou moved the rose scented pendant to one side, seemingly to avoid the shopkeeper's big hand that wanted to touch it, but in fact he was closer to Huiniang.
So Hui Niang looked more carefully and smelled more clearly.
"This scent -" Hui Niang moved her nose and looked at the pair of rose pendants lying in the box, feeling nothing but disgust.
Even though it looks rough, the scent is not that of roses. It is really the difference between Li Gui and Li Kui.
"May I ask, girl, where did this fragrant pendant come from?" The shopkeeper bowed to Fangzhou and became polite.
Nowadays, Xiangpei is still a rare item for ordinary people, and those who buy it are wealthy people. If any incense shop had incense of this quality, it would undoubtedly become famous.
"This is what Miss Qiuliu made by herself." Fangzhou said with a complacent tone.
"Miss Qiuliu?" The shopkeeper was surprised and then reacted, "But the noble lady who first made the fragrant pendant?"
"That's right. Thanks to my friend, I got a fragrant pendant made by Miss Qiuliu. My sister liked it very much when she saw it. But there was only one fragrant pendant, so she came to the incense shop to try her luck." At this point, Fangzhou shook his head, "It's a pity. Although your shops have Xiangpei, they are far from what Miss Qiuliu does.”
"You little lady——"
The clerk couldn't help but retorted and was kicked by the shopkeeper.
"Girl, are you willing to sell this fragrant pendant? The shop is willing to pay a high price."
Fangzhou hurriedly put away the fragrant pendants: "The fragrant pendants made by Miss Qiuliu cannot be bought with money. Since your store does not have suitable ones, then I will look elsewhere."
"Is it true that girls can't have sex? The fragrant pendants in other shops are not as good as ours..."
The shopkeeper chased all the way out, but came back disappointed. He cheered up when he saw Hui Niang: "Which one you like, Madam, let the waiter wrap it up for you."
Hui Niang looked at the fragrant pendants in the box with disdain: "Is there anything similar to what the little girl is wearing?"
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "Madam, I heard it too. The little lady's incense pendant was made by Miss Qiuliu. It was because of Miss Qiuliu that the fragrance in Beijing became popular. I have never seen this rare thing before. The incense maker of the shop It’s not easy to reach this level in such a short period of time, so I can’t compare with Miss Qiuliu.”
"Whose girl is Miss Qiuliu?" Hui Niang completely lost interest in the fragrant pendant in the shop, and was thinking about the rose fragrant pendant in Fangzhou's hand just now.
If you ask any guy this question, he may not be able to answer it. For many things that become popular, people pay attention to the thing itself, and only a few pay attention to the source.
The shopkeeper of the incense shop remembered clearly: "Miss Qiu Liu is the noble daughter of the Yongqing uncle's house."
At first the incense maker had been pestering him to meet the person who made the incense pendant, but he gave up when he found out that it was a noble lady from an uncle's house.
"Uncle Yongqing's Mansion..." Huiniang murmured and left the incense shop empty-handed.
"Which store will I visit next, ma'am?" the maid next to me asked.
Huiniang lost interest: "I won't go shopping anymore, go back."
Back at Yuan's house, Huiniang looked through the various incense collections, and the more she looked at them, the more she felt itchy.
That rose fragrant pendant is not only exquisite, but also has a good fragrance. It would be great if you could wear it on your body.
"What's wrong, madam?" The speaker was the maid who didn't follow her out.
The maid who accompanied me said: "My wife went to Tianxiang Pavilion to buy incense pendants, and saw a particularly elegant incense pendant from a little girl. It is said that it was made by Miss Qiu Liu..."
Huiniang sighed: "Sure enough, the best is the one you can't buy."
The maid who spoke first rolled her eyes and came up with an idea: "Since Miss Qiu Liu will give the fragrant pendant to others, why don't you ask the master, maybe he has contacts with the Yongqing uncle's house." Hui Niang's heart moved.
The beauties around the master come and go. Those who stay for a long time are naturally favored, but no matter how favored they are, there is also a sense of crisis. Not to mention the mortal enemy Liniang, the fourth lady that the master brought this time is a foxy girl at first glance.
She had heard all about it. Nie Siniang's sister who came to visit her had gone to the incense shop two days ago. It could be seen that she was just pretending not to fight or grab, and she was not restless at heart.
A woman's beauty cannot be separated from her clothes, jewelry, and rouge. She loves fragrance not only to please herself, but also to keep her master's heart.
When Yuan Chenghai came back, Huiniang pulled him into her room.
"The master hasn't been to my concubine's house for several days, but he forgot about me when he got a new man?"
Yuan Chenghai smiled and hugged Huiniang's waist: "If I forget anyone, I will never forget you, Huiniang."
Usually when you are outside, you are on guard against assassins and villains. When you return home, it is time to relax. He just loves Huiniang and Liniang who are born well, think less, and compete for beauties right on their faces.
It makes him feel proud and effortless.
As for Siniang, he also likes her now, oh, actually likes her even more, but he doesn’t know how long this liking will last.
Huiniang took advantage of the situation and sat in Yuan Chenghai's arms: "Do you know anyone from the Yongqing House?"
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"Uncle Yongqing's Mansion?" Yuan Chenghai frowned and thought for a while, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
He did meet Uncle Yongqing when he was dealing with Fang Xiang, but he didn't pay much attention to him.
Poshu, who soon lost his title, was still lively, but there were too many people surrounding him to fawn over him, and there was no shortage of such people.
"I heard that the sixth girl from Yongqing's Mansion is a master in making incense. Especially the incense pendants that are popular in Beijing recently were made by her first."
"Is that the wooden sign you are wearing?"
Hui Niang curled her lips in disgust: "That's far worse than what Miss Qiu Liu did. Master, if you know someone from the Yongqing uncle's house, can you get a fragrant pendant for me?"
Yuan Chenghai twitched his lips when he heard this.
On such a small matter, women are really knowledgeable.
"Master, can you do that?"
Huiniang put her hands around Yuan Chenghai's neck and shook her, and waves of fragrance penetrated his nose.
"Okay, of course."
Yuan Chenghai agreed immediately.
He asked Uncle Yongqing for something to give the old guy face, so there was no difficulty.
When Yongqingbo received the invitation from Yuan Chenghai, he was at a loss.
Why would this famous man in front of the emperor suddenly invite him to drink?
It shouldn’t be, it couldn’t be climbed before.
Hiss - Could it be that you always encounter assassinations and want to share the burden with him?
Uncle Yongqing couldn't help but think too much, and felt that he shouldn't.
Those gangsters wanted to kill corrupt officials, but they couldn't get their turn. It’s not that I don’t want to be greedy, but I don’t have the power.
Uncle Yongqing went to the restaurant with a lot of questions.
There are guards guarding the private rooms inside and outside the restaurant, and there is even one guarding the window.
Uncle Yongqing tried his best to maintain a calm expression and cupped his hands at Yuan Chenghai: "Master Yuan."
"Uncle, sit down quickly."
Yuan Chenghai personally poured a glass of wine for Uncle Yongqing.
Uncle Yongqing hurriedly took it and asked politely: "I wonder what Mr. Yuan wants to do with the old man?"
Yuan Chenghai laughed: "I have something to trouble my uncle. I heard that my granddaughter is good at making incense?"
Uncle Yongqing was stunned for a moment, unable to hide his shock.
What does Yuan Chenghai mean? Are you attracted to Liu Yatou? I asked him to drink today. Could it be that he wanted to ask Liu Yatou to be his concubine?
I can't agree to this. This person named Yuan is often assassinated, and he might die one day.
Besides, although this person has the favor, his appearance is still poor, and he spends most of his time in the southeast, so it is unlikely to be able to count on him. For this reason, it is not worthwhile to build the reputation of the Yongqing Palace.
Yuan Chenghai was puzzled when he saw Uncle Yong Qing was silent and his expression was changing.
No, is it still difficult to get a fragrant pendant for my concubine?
"Uncle——" Yuan Chenghai lowered his face and shouted.
Uncle Yongqing came back to his senses: "Master Yuan, please tell me."
"That's right. My family members like the incense pendant made by your granddaughter very much. Yuan was so shameless that he wanted to trouble my uncle and ask for one from his granddaughter."
Uncle Yongqing breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that just because of this, he had thought countless words of rejection and wasted so much energy.
Wait, Liu Yatou is so famous for being good at making incense?
(End of chapter)