Qiu Niang paused, then frowned and said with displeasure, "What is she doing here?"
Having lived in the capital for many years, she had come to know these noble people there and had even become acquainted with some of them. However, this Madam Sun was not only short-tempered but also extremely aloof and arrogant, and she looked down on merchants like them.
If she goes out to greet him, she might get a cold shoulder; but if she doesn't go out, he probably won't let it go.
The person outside simply said, "I don't know, should I tell her the manager isn't here?"
Qiu Niang hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked outside.
As soon as Madam Sun stepped off the carriage, she saw the bustling crowd in the main hall and couldn't help but frown.
If she hadn't heard that a new type of calming incense pill had recently appeared in the capital that could cure headaches, and that even Madam Dong, who was sickly and couldn't go out in the wind all year round, had been cured, she wouldn't have come here today at all.
The servants had come several times in the past few days, but they hadn't been able to buy the calming incense pills, so she had to come in person.
She wanted to see if Yan Yuege was just doing too well, or if they were deliberately disrespecting her.
As soon as she entered Yan Yue Pavilion, Qiu Niang immediately came downstairs and greeted her with a smile, "Madam Sun, is there anything you need for this shop today? Why did you come in person? You could have just sent a servant to deliver a message."
Madam Sun snorted coldly, not even glancing at the person in front of her, "I was afraid you wouldn't give me face if I sent a servant, so I had to come in person."
After saying that, he walked straight into the lobby.
Qiu Niang's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and led the person to the inner room.
Once seated in the inner room, Madam Sun didn't bother with pleasantries and simply asked, "I heard your shop sells a calming incense; can it cure headaches?"
On the day of Lady An Ding's birthday, she missed the event because she had caught a cold, and therefore did not know the name of the incense pill that cured Lady Dong's headache.
I only heard about it a few days ago; it seems to be the incense pills from Yan Yue Ge. But I sent a servant and still haven't been able to buy them.
This Qiu Niang thinks too highly of herself. She's just on good terms with a few ladies in the capital, yet she dares to give her attitude.
Little did he know that those people were merely treating him as a lackey.
Qiu Niang was taken aback, and it took her a while to remember that this Madam Sun had a daughter who had been suffering from headaches since childhood. She had seen almost all the famous doctors in the capital, but none of them had helped her at all.
He spends all his time confined to his residence, constantly weeping, and is a well-known sickly person who rarely appears in public.
The headache that Sun's daughter suddenly developed was different from that of Dong's daughter. It was said that the headache was caused by congenital deficiencies in the child that Sun's daughter was born prematurely.
The reason Sun approached her this time was probably because she had heard that Dong's headache had been cured.
However, the incense pills used by the Dong family were from Baoxiangfang.
She was really unsure whether her fragrant pills could cure headaches, or whether Sun's daughter was a sickly person known to everyone.
As they remained silent, Madam Sun grew impatient. "What, is my question so difficult to answer? Or are you deliberately unwilling to sell me the incense pills?"
Qiu Niang was startled and quickly waved her hand, "Madam has misunderstood. Bi Chun, hurry up and go get the incense pills for Madam."
In any case, she had a famous doctor in the capital specially prepare this incense pill, learning how to make it from the formula for "Sorrow-Cutting Pill," so the effect should be similar.
It can't be that only Baoxiangfang's is effective while Yan Yuege's is useless.
Baoxiangfang also found a doctor to prescribe a calming formula, which might not even be as good as the doctor she found.
Besides, there's no reason to turn away business that comes knocking. If we can cure Sun's daughter this time, Yan Yuege will once again become famous in the capital, which Bao Xiang Fang will naturally be no match for, and might even have to close down.
Thinking this way, she couldn't help but feel relieved.
After Madam Sun left with the incense pills, she paid no more attention to the matter.
Instead, she began to look forward to the scene of Baoxiangfang closing down and Yunniang and that ordinary shopkeeper kneeling at her feet begging for mercy.
The more she thought about it, the happier she became, which made her sleep exceptionally soundly.
However, this beautiful dream shattered not long after it began.
The next day, shortly after Yan Yuege opened its doors, a carriage suddenly stopped at the entrance.
An old woman jumped off the carriage and pointed at Yan Yuege, cursing, "What kind of shop is this? You even make calming and sleep-inducing incense pills? Bah! They're harmful incense pills! My young lady used your Yan Yuege's incense pills, and her headaches not only didn't improve, but actually got worse."
"Let me tell you, if anything happens to my young lady, your shop can expect to close down."
Yesterday, her mistress had just lit the incense pills that Yan Yuege had brought back to her young mistress when the young mistress developed an unbearable headache and felt extremely uncomfortable. Forget about calming her nerves and restoring sleep, she even had difficulty falling asleep. Yan Yuege was just spouting lies.
Last night was a chaotic night, and the young lady was quite exhausted. If it weren't for her mistress still being at home taking care of her, she would definitely have come today and torn the shop down.
She even dared to fool his wife.
The old woman had a very loud voice and stood conspicuously at the entrance of Yan Yue Pavilion with her hands on her hips, attracting the attention of many passersby.
Upon hearing this, the waiter at Yan Yuege immediately became indignant and angrily shouted, "Where did this troublemaker come from, daring to slander Yan Yuege? Guards, drag this old woman who is talking nonsense away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several men rushed out of the shop, making a move to pull the old woman away.
The old woman was immediately surrounded by two or three guards who blocked her way and shouted angrily, "You blind, lowly thing, look carefully! We are from the Guanglu Temple Minister's residence. Why don't you call your manager out and explain what happened?"
"If you don't give my wife an explanation, you can forget about keeping this shop open."
Everyone was stunned by these words.
The old woman continued to curse, "I think you all have a death wish. How dare you try to deceive my lady with calming incense pills! If anything happens to my young lady, I'll make sure your whole shop is buried with her!"
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