Growing flowers takes time, but mint can be grown in just a few days. Tang Shiyue tried growing mint first.

What you need to pay attention to when making essential oils is that things like flower petals need to be dried in the shade; drying them in the sun will result in a loss of oil.

In fact, there are many ways to extract essential oils, such as soaking, freezing, etc. But because she already made a distiller, she still used distillation.

Put the mint into a container and heat it from the bottom to generate steam. The mint essential oil is released along with the steam. The water vapor containing the essential oil is collected and cooled by the distillation tube. The steam will cool into liquid and then be separated according to the difference in specific gravity and density between water and essential oil to obtain the essential oil. The remaining water is the hydrosol.

Tang Shiyue was busy in the "laboratory" for several days before finally making a few bottles of peppermint essential oil and hydrosol. It's a pity that there is no lavender in this era, otherwise it would be nice to make a few bottles of sleep aid.

As a result, when she woke up from her sleep, she found that a bottle of essential oil was missing. Tang Shiyue was a little angry at that time.

She said sullenly, "Who took it?"

After a while, Jia Shiyi responded calmly: "I."

Tang Shiyue's face darkened.

In fact, she is not a stingy person, and she doesn't mind giving it to the prince or the emperor, but she gave it herself, it was her intention, what does it matter if they take it? It seems like she made a good thing and hid it herself, but it was discovered by the surveillance. Is this to deceive her?

...

...

Tang Shiyue sneered, "You know what I made and you're sending it out? If there's a problem, will you take the responsibility or will I take the responsibility?"

Jia Shiyi was shocked at the time: "Is this thing poisonous?"

Tang Shiyue sneered: "You took this yourself. No matter what happens or who dies, don't look for me. It's none of my business." She slammed the curtain and left.

Less than two hours later, Jia Shiyi came back with a bottle of essential oil, threw it on the table from a distance, and said angrily, "Why did you make something poisonous?"

The essential oil fell to the ground with a snap and shattered, and the essential oil spilled all over the floor.

Tang Shiyue was almost amused by him: "Are you sick? I suggest you stand upside down for an hour to control the water in your brain! Did I tell you to take it? Did I tell you who I gave it to? You are a dragon guard, but you stole something and still blamed me! Where's your face?"

Jia Shiyi said angrily: "How dare you speak so rudely!"

Tang Shiyue chuckled: "Taking something without telling is called stealing! Did you tell? Did you take it? Did I say something wrong?"

Jia eleven left in anger.

Just then, someone came in and handed over a note signed: "Yan Ruiliangchou."

Yan Liangchou?

Young Master Meng said to her, "Yan is the royal family name. Anyone with the surname Yan is a royal relative. You should be careful and respectful to them. But Yan Liangchou is an exception."

He looked at her, and Tang Shiyue asked as he wished, "What exception?"

"Hehe," Meng Yiqiu said with a smile, "Because his surname is not actually Yan. He is the adopted son of my uncle Yan Chengyuan. It is said that his father saved Yan Chengyuan in the past. Yan Chengyuan is a kind man. He adopted him as his adopted son and asked him to change his surname... But for some reason, he is not very popular with my aunt. Anyway, my aunt does not allow him to call her mother, so he just calls my uncle "adoptive father."

He lowered his voice and said, "My aunt is a very gentle person. She could clearly express that she doesn't recognize him in front of outsiders. I think there must be something going on. It's a pity that I don't know what it is." He spread his hands.

Tang Shiyue nodded.

He added: "But you don't have to worry. I've met this person a few times. He doesn't talk much and it's not difficult to get along with him."

Tang Shiyue said: "You talked for a long time, but you didn't say why he came suddenly."

"I don't know about that either," Meng Yiqiu said, "Is he here to express his gratitude? Because of Prince An's illness? But even if he wanted to express his gratitude, he shouldn't be the one to come... I mean, for something like this that represents the Yan family, no one would normally invite him."

He muttered to himself for a while, and suddenly slapped the armrest: "I remember now! He came to pay respect to his biological father! His biological father's surname is Liang, and he is buried here. He comes here every two or three years."

I see. So he just came here for the occasion.

Then she could just entertain them. After asking Meng Yiqiu, she knew they would definitely not eat at her house, so that would be even easier.

So Tang Shiyue asked someone to reply to the post and set a time.

They are now living in Zhongyu Pavilion. This place is quite mysterious. They have always heard that there is someone behind it. Now it seems that it has something to do with them, so they don't live anywhere else but here.

Early the next morning, Yan Liangchou arrived with a large group of guards and Yan Tingyue, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Tang Shiyue stood in front of the door to greet them. From a distance, she heard a young female voice, which was full of disgust and impatience. She kept saying, "It's so dirty, so muddy. There are gold beads on my shoes..."

"What a country bumpkin! He didn't even know how to go out and greet me..."

She saw Tang Shiyue standing in front of the door, stopped suddenly, and her face changed instantly.

Yan Liangchou also stayed there, unable to say a word.

Tang Shiyue looked so much like Meng Min! Especially when she was dressed in men's clothes, she looked so energetic, with red lips and bright eyes, and her beauty was so stunning. It was simply... so similar that it was breathtaking!

As soon as Meng Yiqiu saw Yan Tingyue, he was instantly overwhelmed and regretted recommending himself today. If he had known that this person was coming, he would have stayed as far away from her as possible!

Yan Tingyue's expression was extremely gloomy.

She came here today mainly to find Meng Yiqiu.

By the way, let’s take a look at what kind of seductive woman this county lady is, who could seduce Meng Yiqiu to say “I will not marry anyone but you” and stay in Qinzhou for several months, even refusing to leave when the epidemic broke out.

I didn’t expect it. I really didn’t expect it!

She has always been proud of her beauty, so how could she be willing to accept someone who looks so similar to her?

Especially when she saw Meng Yiqiu standing beside her, following her husband's lead, she became even more jealous and her only thought was... to destroy her!

Only Tang Shiyue was very calm. Seeing Yan Liangchou hadn't come back to his senses for a long time, she coughed twice and then bowed her hands in greeting: "Mr. Yan, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please come in quickly and take a seat."

Yan Liangchou was suddenly startled.

He gasped a few times and managed to hold back his composure.

He entered the hall, exchanged a few pleasantries with her, and was about to sit down when he heard Yan Tingyue say, "Is this the county lady's etiquette for entertaining guests?"

Her eyes were full of malice, and she did not hide her intention to provoke him at all.

Moreover, this provocation was filled with a strong sense of arrogance, as if looking at the mud that had stained her shoes, saying one more word would be condescending.

If this was any other time, Tang Shiyue would definitely tell her to go out and turn right immediately, but now she was under the eaves...

Tang Shiyue could only ask politely: "How have I been rude?"

According to the Dayan etiquette, she was a county lady of the fifth rank, which was a title for women of noble birth. Above that were the fourth rank county ladies, the third rank county ladies, the second rank ladies, and the first rank state ladies.

The so-called royal relatives, the emperor's own family, were given titles based on the rank of the ladies in the inner court. For example, if Yan Tingyue was the daughter of a prince, she could be given the title of a princess, the first rank. But she was the prince's granddaughter, so even if she was given the title, she could at most be a princess, the fourth rank.

But she has no title now.

Without a title, there is no rank, so to put it bluntly, she only has a national surname to represent her status as a royal relative.

Of course, royal relatives are superior to others, and they are carried in fancy sedans. When they meet, they just greet each other politely. But if you really want to be serious, Yan Tingyue has to salute her.

So, she really didn't know what she could do, kneel down?

You know, even if Yan Tingyue is a princess or a county lady, they only perform greetings when they meet each other!