Upon hearing this, the smile on Madam He's face vanished instantly: "She knows how to make incense?"
"Given her flamboyant personality, if she knew how to make incense, it would have been common knowledge long ago. Why would she wait until now to reveal it?"
Seeing the sudden change in Madam He's expression, He Yunze felt that he was in a difficult situation.
It's unclear what kind of spell Song Xizhi cast on his grandmother, but He Yunze's dislike for Song Xizhi intensified.
“No, Ruo’an is not that kind of person. I knew long ago that she could make incense.”
Madam He looked at him probingly: "Have you investigated? Didn't she bribe some expert to steal this incense?"
He Yunze choked up: "That was just a misunderstanding. Ruo'an didn't mean it. She felt guilty because she had hurt her mother's health, so she went to make incense despite her illness."
"Grandmother, you can go out and ask around now, see if there are any incense shops that still sell this incense?"
Hearing He Yunce's confident voice, Old Madam He's doubts were greatly dispelled, and Huang Shi put down her chopsticks upon hearing this.
"Yun Ce, is what you're saying true? This incense is absolutely unique?"
He Yunze was certain: "That's right, Ruo An's unique system is absolutely unparalleled."
Madam Huang's eyes lit up: "Since it's her apology, and your grandmother doesn't want it, I will. Yun Ce, take the incense to my room."
It's true that she looks down on Song Ruoan now, but what can she do when Song Ruoan is her own son's wife?
No matter what, we cannot allow Song Xizhi to trample on her head.
Moreover, incense was especially popular among noblewomen, and they couldn't do without it when burning incense, chanting Buddhist prayers, or bathing. And with such popularity came a lot of competition.
She had smelled the incense; it was indeed a high-end product, one she had never seen before.
Because of what happened at the Marquis's mansion, her status in her circle of close friends plummeted, and she suffered a lot of ridicule. Now she is determined to use this incense to make everyone envious!
Hearing Huang's words, Madam He frowned deeply and gave her a look before saying, "At least you should have checked whether there was any poison in the incense before accepting it."
Have you forgotten the pain once the wound has healed?
Upon hearing this, Huang shuddered and awkwardly withdrew her smile: "You're right, then let's check it. If everything is alright, I'll accept it."
Seeing that Madam He was so wary, He Yunze sighed again and could only comfort himself that once the doctor examined Ruo'an, she would be cleared of all suspicion.
Madam He instructed Granny Qian to summon Song Xizhi, but Granny Qian said that Song Xizhi had gone to the Su residence early that morning.
So Madam He sent someone to summon the family physician, Doctor Li.
After Doctor Li carefully examined all the incense and confirmed that it contained no poison, He Yunze nodded in satisfaction.
He said to Madam He, "Grandmother, you've examined it, so are your doubts completely dispelled?"
"Ruo An developed this incense not only to please you, but also for the future of her grandson. You probably know how many high-ranking officials and nobles would flock to it with just a little bit of the finest incense, right?"
Madam He finally relaxed and said, "If she can act uprightly and speak for herself, I will naturally not have any prejudice against her."
He Yunze breathed a sigh of relief and beamed with joy: "Alright, alright, please accept the incense. Ruo'an will come to apologize to you and Mother tomorrow."
"She originally wanted to come today, but she was afraid you would have preconceived notions and blame her!"
Huang was already playing with the incense in her hands. The thought of receiving envious glances from other women during social gatherings made her smile involuntarily.
"If she can make something this good, it's probably no different from gold. As for the past, I'll let bygones be bygones."
He Yunze, having received their message, returned to Guanyunxuan and told Song Ruoan with great joy.
Meanwhile, Song Xizhi had already left the Marquis's residence early in the morning.
She first went to the shop that was not yet fully furnished, inspected it, and checked on Madam Xin's progress.
Then he took out several new incense products he had developed, lit them, and tasted them with Madam Xin for a while, discussing the shop's promotional direction.
When it was almost noon, she took a carriage to the Su residence for lunch.
I haven't seen my maternal grandparents for a long time. My maternal grandfather missed her and specially sent a message saying that he had prepared a delicious meal.
She was also concerned about her uncle's health, and since he happened to be off work today, she decided to visit him.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the Su residence, the maternal grandparents were seen standing at the door to greet them.
Grandma Su warmly grasped Song Xizhi's hand, looking her up and down: "Zhizhi, you've finally come. You didn't come back unless your maternal grandfather called? You look thinner."
Upon hearing that he had lost weight, Su Shaoyuan nervously took a few steps forward and looked Song Xizhi up and down.
But before he could even speak, he stood next to Song Xizhi, sniffed, and his expression changed slightly.
“Zhi Zhi”.
Su Shaoyuan frowned, his previous joy completely gone, and he looked somewhat serious: "Why do you have so many different scents of incense on you?"
"Some of them even seem somewhat familiar."
Song Xizhi was somewhat surprised, not expecting his maternal grandfather to have such a keen sense of smell.
Thinking of her mother, she smiled brightly: "Yes, there are several incenses. Some of them I developed myself, and some I replicated from the incense my mother left behind, with slight improvements."
"My maternal grandfather thought the aroma was familiar, probably because my mother had made it before? This is the taste of my daughter!"
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