Upon hearing this, Old Chen was so angry that he glared and said irritably, "You little girl are so impolite. I was just asking questions out of humility."
This girl is really annoying, just like that boy Lu Cijian, she's really irritating.
He only asked her about the prescription a few days ago, did he? Why is he holding such a grudge?
What a persistent pester! That's really rude of you.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and didn't say anything more. Her gaze fell on the red birthmark on Liu'er's face, which seemed to have grown larger. She remembered that the birthmark didn't seem this big a few days ago.
These days, aside from the workshop, Liu'er spends most of her time in her own courtyard. Although she doesn't know exactly what she's doing, she can vaguely guess that she seems to be feeding something.
It's unclear whether she did it to detoxify herself or for some other purpose.
Liu'er is diligent and intelligent, making her a great helper. She wanted to help the other party examine the poison, but since Liu'er hadn't asked, she felt awkward bringing it up again and could only wait for another opportunity.
It was already evening when they arrived in the capital, so they randomly found an inn to rest.
The next morning, after breakfast, Jiang Yimian and Liu'er went to Baoxiangfang.
Old Chen disappeared early in the morning, saying he was going to stay in the capital for a while and that we shouldn't worry about him.
When Jiang Yimian and her companion arrived at Baoxiangfang, Aunt Yun happened to come downstairs. As soon as she saw her, she hurriedly came up to greet her, smiling and saying, "Yimian, you've finally arrived! I was wondering where to look for you!"
Xiaochun has made the two kinds of scented pills you mentioned. The fragrance is very refreshing, and the medicinal smell is extremely faint; unless you are very sensitive to fragrances, you can hardly smell it.
At first, she was worried that mixing so many herbs together might mask the scent of the incense pills, but to her surprise, it didn't affect the taste at all. She just didn't know how effective the medicine would be.
Jiang Yimian nodded, introduced Liu'er, and then said, "The lipsticks I mentioned have already been made in one batch. You can try selling them at Baoxiangfang first."
Aunt Yun was taken aback. She realized that the shop's regular customers seemed to have disappeared in the past few days, with no one coming back, resulting in almost no business. She was at a loss for words.
It was Ashu who sighed and said, "Manager Jiang, you don't know this, but Baoxiangfang has had almost no business these past few days. We used to have a few regular customers coming to the shop, but these past few days, not a single person has come."
They were extremely worried, but they were helpless. If things continued like this, Baoxiangfang would have to close down soon.
Jiang Yimian found it strange, "What's going on?"
She felt it was unlikely that nothing would go wrong.
No wonder there wasn't a single customer in the shop at this hour; she had thought it was just a coincidence.
Ashu hesitated for a moment, staring at Jiang Yimian with her big eyes for a while before saying indignantly, "I don't know who is spreading rumors outside, saying that Qiu Niang was forced out by the new manager of Baoxiangfang and had no choice but to start her own business."
They even portrayed you as an utterly wicked person who exploited Qiu Niang, causing those who initially felt sorry for Bao Xiang Fang's plight to lose their sympathy, which is why the shop became deserted.
If I knew who did it, I would never let them get away with it. How could such a rumor be spread? It's outrageous!
Although she hadn't spent much time with the new manager, she heard from Xiaochun and the others that he was a very nice person and not a bad one, so she immediately became unable to tolerate the rumors circulating outside.
The new manager looks like an angel; he couldn't possibly be a bad person.
The thirteen-year-old girl hadn't fully grown up yet, her cheeks were chubby, and now she was full of anger, puffing out her cheeks, which actually made her look rather cute.
Jiang Yimian found it amusing and said, "If Qiu Niang can open Yan Yue Ge, she can naturally spread rumors that are beneficial to herself."
She underestimated the other party, thinking that their goal was just to open a shop, but now it seems that they probably also want to acquire Baoxiangfang.
Aunt Yun was also somewhat helpless. "The rumors spread too quickly. By the time we found out, the shop had already lost all business. If this continues, Baoxiangfang will have to close down sooner or later."
The glimmer of hope she had finally ignited a few days ago was doused with cold water, leaving her feeling utterly chilled.
Unfortunately, the eldest princess wasn't in the capital, so she couldn't find anyone to help her.
Jiang Yimian was also a little worried. She had originally planned to use her old customers to build a reputation for her lipstick, but now she didn't have any customers at all, which was really difficult.
Seeing that she had also fallen silent, Aunt Yun quickly said, "It's not all bad news. At least using your method, the Minister's Mansion really did send four thousand taels of silver."
Although she had an IOU, she knew that it would be difficult to get the four thousand taels back. However, she was surprised that the shop assistant actually managed to get the money back smoothly using Jiang Yimian's method.
Jiang Yimian nodded, not particularly surprised. People in the capital always cared about their reputation and wouldn't tolerate anyone causing trouble at their gates.
Officials with a consistently good reputation are even less likely to renege on their debts under the noses of the people.
Just then, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old walked into the shop. Her head was covered with hairpins and jewelry, dazzling the eyes. She was also wearing a Shu brocade embroidered dress, which was really too complicated.
Fortunately, the girl was pretty, and this outfit did not diminish her appearance at all.
As soon as Chen Feiyan entered the shop, she asked in surprise, "Hey, Aunt Yun, why is business so slow at Baoxiangfang today?"
As soon as she spoke, she suddenly remembered some things she had heard from the servants in the mansion yesterday, and immediately frowned and said, "I really don't know where those rumors came from. They are really too much. Aunt Yun, don't worry, I will definitely help Baoxiangfang clarify things when I attend the next banquet."
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