Gu Shisi stepped back, bowed, and asked, "Does Master have any instructions?"

Even Gu Shisi himself was confused, and I also couldn't figure out why Gu Jinghui suddenly wanted to take the retirement exam.

Hongye said, "Qin Yuan sent Gu Shisi to say that the pepper matter must be delayed, and the Qi Prince's business will probably have to be done in the end."

Spices were packed separately in wooden boxes according to their type, to prevent their flavors from mixing.

Lord Gu knew they weren't saying anything nice, but he wasn't about to back down.

The visitor thanked him profusely and took the money before going inside.

They were practically praising Qin Yuan to the skies.

The servant replied, "Yes or no."

Hongye and Cuiming knew that you were disturbed while making incense, so they stayed inside and spoke quietly. Ma Peng steamed and boiled the incense, then added water to grind it, dried it, ground it into a fine powder, and mixed it with rock sugar to make pills. It took them two short hours.

When Ma Peng came out of the house, he learned that Qin Siyuan had already sent over the topics and poems he had compiled.

"Madam's cousin has also come. The old lady even prepared a gift for them, but she hasn't given it to them yet. Madam said she'll be coming again..."

Lord Gu asked, "Was there any movement outside the manor those two days?"

Gu Shisi remembered what Gu Shiba had said before parting and immediately said, "Master, Madam didn't think about him those two days."

Gu Jinghui immediately sat up and said, "Bring it in quickly."

If you try to be clever but end up making things worse, then it will be a disaster.

Ma Peng observed that all the spices were of inferior quality.

After setting down the teacup, Ma Peng picked up the thick stack of papers from Qin Siyuan and found a letter mixed in with the paperwork. He opened it, glanced at it, and then tossed it under the table, snorting, "Lin Ziqi."