Yan Wei and Zhu Xu looked at each other, then Yan Wei followed him into the farmhouse, while Zhu Xu stayed in front of the carriage.
The people of Nankun, who were hiding in the distance, saw Tai Zhuo and Lu Yuan enter the farm, and their tense nerves relaxed. As they relaxed, Zhu Xu in front of the carriage disappeared without a trace.
After entering the farm, the loud sound of training disappeared, and only a few servants were busy working on the farm.
Lu Yuan whispered to Tai Zhuo, "Master, there are many extraordinary people hiding in the dark of this manor. The Su family is not ordinary people. We must be careful and cautious."
Tai Zhuo nodded when he heard this, and thought of Xiao Lingyu's few words just now. Although his tone was flat, he could not ignore the aura around him.
He was sure that the perfumer was this lady.
"Lu Ming and the others acted very well, and didn't arouse Tai Zhuo's suspicions." Su Xingyi whispered as he entered the room, "Tai Zhuo was very smart and didn't act rashly."
Xiao Lingyu sat down and took a sip of hot tea. "If he dares to act rashly, he won't have the chance to sit down and talk with us. Did you see the look of disappointment on his face just now?"
Su Xingyi quickly recalled Tai Zhuo's face. "He always had a faint smile on his face, and no emotion could be seen."
Xiao Lingyu put down the teacup. "He saw Sister Huan'er's appearance clearly yesterday, and today he insisted on sitting down and talking with the two of us. He's not that easy to fool. I guess he wants to know the formula for making Xihanxiang."
"Of course I can't give that."
Xiao Lingyu nodded. "Now that they've entered the village, we're in a dominant position in Beiyi's territory. It won't be easy for him to escape unscathed. Let's see what his intentions are."
Su Xing wanted to resolve the Tai Zhuo issue as soon as possible. Hiding was not a solution, and he didn't want Xiaoyu to worry too much about this matter.
"Regardless of whether we can trick Tai Zhuo or not, he must leave as soon as possible, or he'll die here. Yesterday we said we'd let the authorities discover their identities, and this needs to be arranged immediately. We can't wait any longer."
"So what are you going to do?"
Su Xingyi said, "The identities of the three spies at Xu's farm can come in handy."
Xiao Lingyu thought about it. Miao Xiantong reported Nankun's spy to the court. It did not involve the state affairs of the two countries, so the old emperor would not take it too seriously. It was just an insignificant spy, not a big shot in Nankun. The old emperor could let Miao Xiantong deal with it at will.
This matter must be discussed on a larger scale and raised to the level of Beiyi's national defense and security, only then will the old emperor take it seriously, and it is also necessary to bring in the aristocratic families to participate in this matter.
Xiao Lingyu briefly told Su Xingyi about his thoughts.
Su Xingyi said, "When I went to Huayang County to deliver prey in the early years, I learned that there are several large families in Huayang County. The largest family now is the Cui family. It seems that the Si family is also a large family. We can seek help from the Si family."
Xiao Lingyu suddenly remembered what Feng Jinyu had said, that if she had any problems, she could seek help from the Meng family.
"Among the books that Brother Jie brought back from Huayang County, there are books that have been annotated by the children of the aristocratic Meng family. We can also ask the Meng family for help. If they participate, it will be more efficient."
The Meng family is a censor in the court, so the old emperor had to take it seriously when it came from the Meng family.
Su Xingyi asked, "How do we start a conversation with the Meng family?"
She can talk to the Meng family by using her identity as a princess, so she should be low-key in front of Su Xingyi.
"When we get back, we'll treat Si Chuyu to some good food and wine and ask him to introduce us."
Su Xingyi checked the time and said, "Xiao Yu, it's time for us to go meet Tai Zhuo."
"Okay, bring four scents."
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." Su Xingyi entered the main hall and sat down in the main seat. Xiao Lingyu sat on her right, quietly acting as a good wife.
Su Xingyi casually opened the box he had brought with him. "These four scented lotions were concocted by my wife. We originally planned to sell as many bottles of scented lotion as we could make, and never thought of mass-producing the scented lotion like other perfumed powders. If scented lotion were everywhere on the market, it wouldn't be able to fetch over a thousand taels. So we want to keep our business exclusive. I hope Brother Zhuo can understand."
Without waiting for Tai Zhuo to speak, Su Xingyi continued, "You've come from afar, and our meeting today is fate. My wife and I have agreed that we will make a thousand of these four scents for you at once, and you can sell them in neighboring countries. What do you think of this kind of cooperation?"
Tai Zhuo smiled and said, "You are indeed businessmen. The fragrance dew is rare so it can be sold at a high price. However, I have a fragrance pill that smells the same as Xihanxiang. I would like to know if they are made from the same raw materials?"
Tai Zhuo took out the sachet and handed it to Su Xingyi. Su Xingyi took it, sniffed it gently, and exclaimed, "Madam, smell it, it really smells like Xi Hanxiang."
Xiao Lingyu took it and put it under his nose to smell it. Sure enough, the smell was the same. "Mr. Zhuo, can I open it and see the incense pill inside?"
Tai Zhuo said, "Of course it's possible. However, I need to know the ingredients used to make Xihanxiang. Perhaps they use the same ingredients, which is why they have the same flavor."
The purpose of their trip was indeed to find out the recipe of Xi Hanxiang.
"My fragrance dew is not to be shared with others. If I tell you, wouldn't that be a leak? Wouldn't that mean I can't keep my business to myself?"
Tai Zhuo said, "Even if I knew the raw materials, I wouldn't necessarily be able to mix the flavor of Xihanxiang. After all, the mixing process is very complicated. If there's even a slight mistake, the flavor of Xihanxiang won't be achieved. Am I right?"
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "You are right."
The best he could do was to create the scent of Xixiang. Without even a drop of fragrant sweat, he couldn't achieve it no matter how hard he tried.
"No problem, I can tell you. So what did you use to make this dark red fragrant pill?"
Xiao Lingyu knew at a glance that the dark red color under the thin white wax was Xiao Xier's blood. He felt an urge to strangle Tai Zhuo to death. There was no need to guess that this was umbilical cord blood from the mother's womb.
Xiao Xier was also persecuted since she was born, and her biological mother is probably no longer alive.
Fortunately, she was wearing a veil, which concealed her expression.
Xiao Lingyu studied the dark red incense pill for a long time before calming down. He said calmly, "What's the matter? Is it inconvenient to tell me? Since you can't tell me, I can't tell you the formula of Xihanxiang either."
Tai Zhuo said: "My fragrant pills are also hard to come by, and the ingredients used are very exquisite."
"Mr. Zhuo, I sniffed it carefully and roughly know its ingredients. It's made of fir leaves, rice, white dew, agarwood, and green wood...Except for the red ingredient, which I can't identify, am I right about the others?"
Tai Zhuo was shocked that Beiyi actually had such an amazing perfumer. "Madam, I didn't expect your sense of smell to be so sensitive. The ingredients used in these perfume pills are indeed able to create such a pleasant fragrance. This dark red ingredient plays a key role."
Xiao Lingyu pursed his lips and said, "Then what is this dark red ingredient? Could you please tell me?"
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