He watched helplessly as the teacup hurtled toward his storefront, seemingly carrying the fury of a thunderbolt.
He Yunze could have dodged it, but he knew he couldn't, and could only watch helplessly as the teacup hurtled toward his nose.
The scalding tea poured over his head, and his nose felt as if it were about to break; it was an excruciating pain.
He Yunze endured the excruciating pain on his face, looking at him with sorrow, and said softly, "Your Highness, please calm your anger, this humble official is truly wronged..."
Looking at his drenched appearance, Prince Xiu took a deep breath: "Calm down? How can I calm down?"
"You deceived me, making me boast in front of everyone, and even refused to give me a little bit of the readily available incense! I have completely lost face, and this is what you call a stunning success!"
As he spoke, the Prince Xiu laughed in exasperation: "Yes, it's astonishing! Everyone remembers me now, all thanks to you. How can I be wronged?!"
Prince Xiu was furious, which made He Yunze's heart pound. He hurriedly explained, "This incense was made by my wife, so there is no problem with that. If an identical one appears... it is either a coincidence, or it is incense from the Fragrant Pavilion, which was also provided by my wife."
"...It's just that I was unaware of this, which caused the misunderstanding."
He Yunze's sincere gaze made it difficult to discern any falsehood on his face. Prince Xiu also looked at him suspiciously: "If it was sold by your wife? Then why did you tell me it was only one tael?"
He Yunze rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling that it was truly inexplicable: "I will know once I return and ask. But think about it, if only scholars of the Huaijia School have seen this wooden trace, how did I obtain it?"
"If I truly intended to deceive you, why would I cause you to lose face in front of everyone? It would do me no good!"
"There is another thing that I also find strange. The Penglai Wonderland sounds somewhat familiar to me."
Upon hearing this, Prince Xiu raised an eyebrow: "Does it look somewhat familiar?"
"...You mean, this Penglai Wonderland might also be something your wife created? Otherwise, why would it feel familiar to you?"
As he spoke, Prince Xiu thought of another possibility: "Or perhaps, your wife is the owner of this Pinxiang Pavilion?"
He Yunze was also completely baffled, but this matter was just too strange. If it wasn't explained this way, it simply wouldn't make sense why he felt familiar with the Penglai Wonderland.
Moreover, based on his memories from his previous life, he could be certain that this "Plant World" was indeed created by Ruo'an.
Thinking about this, He Yunze nodded: "After much consideration, there are only these two possibilities. What I can say for sure is that my wife and I have some connection with the owner behind this Pinxiang Pavilion!"
Upon hearing this, and recalling the Penglai Wonderland that everyone had just marveled at, the anger in King Xiu's heart subsided somewhat.
"Since you have a connection with the owner behind Pinxianglou, then either way, you can bring this owner here for me and explain the intricacies to me."
"Then, you can hand over that Penglai Wonderland to me, so I can present it to my father, right?"
He Yunze pursed his lips. He wanted to agree, but he wasn't entirely sure yet.
All of the above are merely his conjectures.
He Yunze then heard the Prince Xiu continue, "If you succeed, the past will be forgotten, and I will believe it was an unintentional misunderstanding."
Prince Xiu paused slightly, a deeper meaning appearing in his narrow eyes: "But if you fail to complete it, then you have deliberately deceived me! You even stole those one or two ounces of incense! I will never let you off!"
Hearing the sudden increase in the volume of the Prince Xiu's voice, He Yunze felt his mouth go dry instantly.
With Ruo'an's affectionate face appearing before his eyes, He Yunze finally chose to believe her: "Don't worry, Ruo'an won't lie to me, and she won't lie to you. Ruo'an won't lie!"
"I can go back now and ask about the matter clearly."
Upon hearing this, Prince Xiu nodded, slowly stood up from his chair, his dark eyes filled with scrutiny: "In that case, I will await the incense from Penglai Wonderland, and a reasonable explanation from her."
After saying this, he left decisively.
He Yunze watched the departing figure of Prince Xiu, recalling his words just now, and sighed with lingering fear.
If he hadn't smelled something familiar in that Penglai fairyland, he probably wouldn't have made it through this ordeal today.
He Yunze felt a faint sense of anticipation. If his guess was correct, it would be a good thing if Anhe cooperated with the large and powerful Pinxianglou. In the future, he would probably have no worries about food and clothing and would make a fortune.
But he really couldn't understand why Ruo'an would keep it from him if Ruo'an was cooperating with Pinxianglou.
With this question in mind, He Yunze was filled with anxiety and hurriedly returned to the Marquis's residence.
When he returned to the Marquis's residence, he found Song Ruoan and Madam Huang studying incense together. Besides them, there were many other ladies, all of whom were Madam Huang's close friends.
Everyone marveled at the incense that Song Ruoan had developed, and they flattered and fawned over Huang Shi.
Huang held her head high, clearly enjoying their words, and even gave Song Ruoan a more favorable look.
Seeing this scene, He Yunze's previously somewhat hesitant heart finally calmed down.
After all, if Ruo'an only had one kind of incense, she might have obtained it from the Fragrance Pavilion. But if she had so many, it couldn't possibly have been obtained from the Fragrance Pavilion again, right?
Knowing that his promise to Prince Xiu was now in order, He Yunze breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and apologized to the ladies while hurriedly taking Song Ruoan out.
Song Ruoan was enjoying her tea inside when He Yunze pulled her outside. Before she could even stand up straight, she heard He Yunze asking her in a flurry of questions.
"Ruo'an, have you been doing business with Pinxianglou behind the scenes? Otherwise, how come the incense that Pinxianglou promotes is exactly the same as the one you gave me?"
"What exactly happened? You said that plants and trees in the human world are only a few in number, but they can be found everywhere in Pinxiang Tower. Do you know how angry Prince Xiu was with me?"
"Quickly take the owner behind Pinxianglou and come with me to explain to Prince Xiu!"
As Song Ruoan listened to He Yunce's incessant chatter, she looked up blankly and saw He Yunce's expectant gaze.
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