"By the way, what kind of incense did Madam light in that room just now?" Luo Changqing remembered that after he smelled the fragrance there just now, he relaxed and fell asleep unknowingly. He felt that the fragrance was quiet and elegant, and it smelled good. It is also extremely relaxing and has first-class ability to aid sleep. He likes it very much.
"Um... I don't know, I don't know." Shu Qi lowered his head and replied, "It should be the incense that Madam prepared herself." He knew that Xu Shichu had a spice shop, and he could also mix incense himself.
"Then help me ask tomorrow and replace my sleeping fragrance with this one." Luo Changqing said. He fell asleep very easily after smelling this fragrance. When he woke up, he didn't feel any discomfort in his head. Instead, he felt relaxed and very energetic. , much better than the incense he usually uses.
He has a high position, is busy at work, and has many things to deal with. His thoughts are excessive during the day, and he is prone to insomnia at night. Even if he is very tired, it is difficult to fall asleep, so he can hardly fall asleep without the sleeping fragrance every day.
"Okay, I'll ask Madam tomorrow." Shu Qi responded.
The next day, Shu Qi indeed asked to see Xu Shichu in person and asked her about An Mian Xiang.
"The incense is called 'Enter the Dream', and I researched the recipe myself. If you want it, you can go to my Zuixiang Pavilion and buy it. As for the spice recipe, I can't give it to you." Xu Shichu said lightly.
"That's natural. The Prime Minister only wants to make good incense and is not interested in the formula." Shu Qi replied quickly, fearing that Xu Shichu would misunderstand that Luo Changqing coveted her recipe.
Of course Xu Shichu would not think that the dignified Prime Minister would covet her spice recipe with such shallow eyes. She just didn't want to leak the recipe. Moreover, if Luo Rui or Luo Yaqing smelled the fragrance and found it good, then who knows? Will Qing just give them the house casually?
It is always best to clearly explain this kind of matter related to interests in advance.
On this day, Xu Shichu went to shop as usual, which was a bit shabby. After all, she only had two shops. But fortunately, she revitalized both shops during this period, and her business prospered, and she became famous in the capital. Paved.
It was said that she was patrolling the store, but in fact she didn't have to do much work. She just took this opportunity to come out and have fun.
Now she travels like a noble lady. Her carriage is magnificent and she looks like it belongs to a wealthy family. There are many people traveling with her, and no one dares to mess with her when walking on the street.
Xu Shichu lifted up the car curtain and looked out, and suddenly felt a strong and curious gaze. When she looked there, she saw a gentle and handsome young man holding a chubby child. Next to him was a young woman, who looked like It's a family of three.
The young man caught her gaze and nodded towards her.
Xu Shichu was a little strange, because she didn't know this man, but this man acted as if he knew her, and greeted her silently, and there was no humiliation or fear in his eyes when facing her, a person who clearly had an unusual identity. color.
They just looked at each other and there was no follow-up, and Xu Shichu didn't take it to heart.
"Husband, do you know that lady?" the young man's wife asked curiously.
"We are acquaintances, right? We have some relatives in our ancestors, but now we have no contact with them, and their status is completely different from ours. We don't intend to become relatives," said the young man.
"So that's it." The little wife suddenly realized, and then said with a look of amazement, "That lady is so beautiful, like a fairy in the sky! She is so beautiful and noble, she should be living in a honey pot. Is it the same?"
"Not necessarily..." the young man said, "Every family has a hard-to-recite sutra. Who knows if her life may be glamorous on the outside but hard to describe on the inside."
"No way? She is the wife of a high official." The young wife retorted in disbelief.
The young man chuckled lightly. He knew that this official's wife was unknown before she got married. After she got married, she often appeared in public, and then she gradually became known.
But she must not be a simple person. After all, Zuixiang Pavilion, the spice shop most favored by dignitaries, and Houji Bookstore, the favorite among scholars, both came from her.
When I first arrived at the Zuixiang Pavilion, there were indeed a lot of customers inside, but everything was in order. The guys and ladies were selling various incense endlessly, and the guests were watching, asking or smelling, and no one was making trouble.
"Mother, are you here too?" Xu Shichu was interrupted by an exclamation.
Xu Shichu took a look and saw that it was Luo Yaqing. She was looking at him in surprise and holding a sachet in her hand.
Xu Shichu nodded towards her, smiled and said: "I came to inspect the store, but I didn't expect you to be here too. Tell the clerk what fragrance you like, and I'll give it to you, as well as your little sister."
"This is your shop?!" Luo Yaqing was even more shocked. She was indifferent to Xu Shichu and naturally didn't know that Zuixiang Pavilion was Xu Shichu's shop.
"Yes, you're welcome, just take whatever you like." Xu Shichu said generously.
"No, no, why are you so embarrassed? I will pay the bill." Luo Yaqing quickly waved her hand and refused.
"What's the point? Speaking of which, I haven't given any gifts to you brothers and sisters for so long since I've been in the house. I'll treat this as a replacement gift this time." Xu Shichu was happy to use these spices to show respect to his stepchildren, "It's settled. , don’t refuse!”
Luo Yaqing had no choice but to accept it. Xu Shichu said a few more words to her before going to talk to the shopkeeper.
"Yaqing, is this the wife your father remarried?" A round-faced girl next to Luo Yaqing looked at Xu Shichu's back and asked curiously.
"Yes." Luo Yaqing replied.
"Then she seems quite easy to get along with and generous. The spices here are not cheap, and she lets us choose whatever we want!" the round-faced girl said excitedly.
"You are so naive!" Another girl with a long face sneered and said, "They just bribe you with some trivial things, and you fall into the trap! Let me tell you, these stepmothers She is the best at acting. Do you believe that Yaqing really took things here without paying for them? If she turns around and goes back, she will hint to Prime Minister Luo that Yaqing is taking advantage of others..."
The round-faced girl's eyes widened: "No way? She doesn't look like that."
"Why not? Isn't that what my stepmother is like? She acts so generous to me in front of others, but behind her back, she openly and secretly tells my father that I am unruly, willful, and evil-minded!" said the long-faced girl angrily. Said unfairly.
Luo Yaqing pondered for a while and found that Xu Shichu didn't seem to be playing tricks on her and her brother, but what if? She then decided not to give Xu Shichu away for free, but to pay for the incense here.
Xu Shichu didn't know that his stepdaughter was so defensive about his casual little thoughts, but even if he knew, it wouldn't matter.
