Su Xuerong's eyes narrowed sharply when she saw her.

Chen Siyi!

Consort Chen, whom Xiao Cheng took as his concubine after ascending the throne!

How did she end up here?

Shouldn't she have been taken from Daming Prefecture to the capital and presented to Xiao Cheng?

Su Xuerong gathered her thoughts, but the surprise on her face remained unchanged: "You are..."

In Chen Siyi's view, Su Xuerong's expression upon seeing her was normal, and she immediately smiled and said, "I used the incense that Ming Shu gave to the Prince's Mansion, and I found it very pleasant, so I took the liberty of coming here to buy some more to take back..."

“Ming Shu?” Su Xue Rong frowned.

What is the relationship between Chen Siyi and Ming Shu?

A prince's residence?

Yes, Ming Shu and Ge Cong'an are both men of the Prince of Fenyang. The incense they sent him that day was probably a way for him to curry favor with the Prince's mansion.

At this moment, a young girl walked in from behind her. Looking at Su Xuerong, she said with undisguised jealousy and disdain, "This is Princess Qinghe, a guest invited by my cousin, the Prince."

Su Xuerong raised her eyebrows, glanced between the two women, and then turned to Li Shi, saying, "Auntie, serve the guests!"

After saying that, he clapped his hands and went into the inner room through the curtain of the shop.

With a beaming smile, Mrs. Li stepped forward: "Guest, which kind of incense would you like..."

Seeing Su Xuerong turn away with a cold expression, Chen Siyi frowned at Liu Qiao'er: "Madam Liu, why did you insist on coming here with me today? What exactly do you want?"

A few days ago, she used the four-in-one incense that Ming Shu sent her and found it very pleasant.

Her mother had been depressed since her father's death half a year ago, and her health was deteriorating day by day. In addition, she was being held captive in the old palace by Xiao Cheng's men, which made her even more depressed. This time, she had traveled a long way to Hangzhou and fell ill.

Unexpectedly, the incense that Ming Shu sent that day made her mother feel much better.

After running out of incense yesterday, she asked Mingshu for directions to the Su family's incense shop, hoping to buy some incense balls to take home.

When I went out this morning, I didn't know that Liu Qiao'er, who claimed to be the prince's cousin, had come along because she heard that I was there to buy incense.

As a result, she spoke in a bossy manner, offending that Lady Su.

Chen Siyi fled to Hangzhou with her mother. Although she was treated as an honored guest by Madam Cui, she was still living under someone else's roof.

She has been keeping a low profile these past few days, maintaining a meek and submissive demeanor.

Even Liu Qiao'er, who was truly living under someone else's roof, thought she was an easy target.

But Liu Qiao'er's attitude towards Su Xuerong just now made her raise her voice even more.

Liu Qiao'er stared intently at Su Xuerong's departing figure, then gave Chen Siyi a cold look: "Princess, let me remind you, you must not take the initiative to befriend widows like this who are always showing their faces in public!"

She's a born seductress!

Ever since she discovered that Xiao Yuan had secretly kept the sachet, she began to secretly inquire about the situation from the guards who had accompanied Xiao Yuan on his long journeys.

She eventually found out that it was this Su woman who had been seducing Xiao Yuan since Zhenjiang. She even bought a ticket on the same passenger ship as him and would make him snacks every day to entice him.

So when she heard that Chen Siyi was going to Su Ji Incense Shop to buy incense, she insisted on following her.

She never expected that this widow who had given birth would be so beautiful!

He had intended to remain calm and observe her for a while, but after seeing her stunning beauty that could eclipse the heavens and earth, the jealousy in his heart burned like a raging fire.

Upon hearing this, Li's face darkened immediately. Just as she was about to tell them to leave, she suddenly heard the curtain behind her being lifted again.

Su Xuerong strode out, staring at Liu Qiao'er with a stern face: "What does my public appearance have to do with you? You're not welcome here, get out!"

It's really baffling.

She didn't know this crazy woman at all, so why would she have such a big grudge against her?

Liu Qiao'er never expected that a commoner woman would dare to speak to her like that, and immediately shouted behind her, "Guards! How dare she disrespect me! Take her away..."

"Liu Qiao'er!" Chen Siyi couldn't hold back any longer and shouted sharply, "Madam Su runs her shop with dignity, yet you come here today to bully others. I will report this to Madam Cui!"

Liu Qiao'er's face flushed red and then turned pale. She glared at Su Xuerong fiercely before turning and walking out.

Chen Siyi hurriedly apologized to Su Xuerong: "Madam Su, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect her to be so extreme..."

Su Xuerong glanced at Chen Siyi a few times: "Unfortunately, the incense you wanted to buy is temporarily out of stock."

Regardless of her attitude towards that crazy woman, Su Xuerong simply disliked her.

I don't want to sell it to her!

Knowing that Liu Qiao'er had offended her badly, Chen Siyi hurriedly said, "Madam Su, it is because your Four Harmonies Incense has made my mother's frail body much more energetic these past few days that I have taken the liberty of coming to buy it. I hope you can grant my request."

Su Xuerong didn't say anything, but stared intently at her, as if she was thinking about something.

Chen Siyi hurriedly had the maid behind her hand over a silver note: "Madam Su, if you really are out of stock, could you please make some more? I'll take as many as you have."

Su Xuerong glanced at the two hundred taels of silver notes, then looked up at her and asked, "What illness does your mother have?"

Chen Siyi said, "Since my father passed away last year, my mother has been depressed, has a poor appetite, and has been in poor health. In addition, we just came to Hangzhou from the north and are experiencing some water and soil incompatibility... But a few days ago, she accidentally burned some incense that Mingshu sent, and her spirits improved a lot."

Su Xuerong recalled everything about Consort Chen from her previous life.

It seems that her mother had already passed away when she was sent to Kyoto.

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