Chapter 24 Nice figure
Lu Yun was a little angry. What was wrong with this servant of the Cao family? He delivered the wrong gift to my sister-in-law yesterday and soiled her clothes today. He was too useless.
"Sister-in-law, are you burned?"
Lu Miao also looked at the water stain on her waist with worried eyes: "Summer clothes are thin. It will be bad if they get burned."
Yuan Wanru shook her head and comforted them: "Don't worry, the tea is warm, I'm fine."
However, light blue is not resistant to stains, and the obvious tea stains spread across her clothes, which was uncomfortable and inappropriate.
Hearing that she was not burned, Cao Lanzhi breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at the matcha stain: "Fortunately it's okay, but the clothes are wet and I have to change them."
Cao Lanxin felt even more guilty: "It's my fault that my subordinates are so useless. They offended my cousin's wife. If you don't mind, I have a new dress that I haven't put on yet. How about I go to the inner room and change into it?"
"Yesterday at Tinglan Waterside Pavilion, my cousin's wife left us and left. We haven't tasted the incense yet, so my cousin's wife must not leave early."
The latter sentence was said jokingly and casually, and the atmosphere immediately eased.
Liang Yusong and a few others also tried to persuade her to stay. They all advised her to go to the inner room to change clothes and did not let her go back to Lingshuiju.
Although everyone in the room is related, Lu Yun feels that she and Yuan Wanru are both from the eldest wife, and their relationship is closer than others. She also doesn't want Yuan Wanru to leave early, so she joins the ranks of those who try to persuade her.
Yuan Wanru smiled without saying anything. She had already made up her mind. After they had finished talking, she went into the inner room.
Cao Lanxin took out a newly cut dress and left, leaving Yuan Wanru and Liu Yan alone in the room.
The master and servant smiled at each other, changed their clothes as if nothing had happened, and after about a quarter of an hour, they left the inner room.
Liang Yusong was the first to see Yuan Wanru, who had changed into clean clothes.
Cao Lanxin and Yuan Wanru are about the same height, but Yuan Wanru is a little fuller than Cao Lanxin. Her clothes are slightly tight after she puts them on, making her slender waist and breasts look even more slender.
Liang Yusong's breasts were also a little flat. She looked at Yuan Wanru's raised waves calmly, with complex emotions flashing in her eyes.
The Cao sisters obviously didn't notice this. They looked at each other, knowing the excitement in each other's eyes. Cao Lanxin picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea she chose today was good and the fragrance was wonderful.
Yuan Wanru sat down again, and Cao Lanxin began to introduce the origin of this incense.
"My father bought this recipe at a high price. My great aunt has been having trouble sleeping at night recently, so I asked someone to make incense according to the recipe. My great aunt said that she slept much more soundly at night."
Yuan Wanru had no knowledge of incense making, but she was very familiar with the fact that spices were actually medicinal herbs. She took a deep breath and tasted it carefully. There was a bitter, spicy and sweet smell in the air, which was the smell of storax.
There is also a mellow and long-lasting feeling, which is sandalwood.
After analyzing it layer by layer, she already knew what kind of aromatic medicines were contained in it, but she had no idea about the ratio of the various herbs.
It turned out that the Cao family bought it at a high price. This incense must be good for calming the mind.
Lu Yun sniffed it several times and felt very comfortable. She asked with great interest, "Cousin, does this fragrance have a name?"
"Yes, it has an interesting name, called 'Dreamless'."
Liang Yusong murmured it again and nodded slightly: "A Night Without Dreams, it is indeed appropriate, a good name."
Lu Rong is the most pragmatic person. She wants to get everything good.
She smiled at Cao Lanxin flatteringly: "Cousin, my aunt hasn't been sleeping well recently, and I'm worried about her. I wonder if you can give me some?"
Cao Lanxin was impatient in her heart. She was indeed a concubine's daughter who would cling to him whenever she saw any benefit.
Although she didn't care about this, the people of the Cao family were always good at calculating and had clear purposes in everything they did. It would be of little use to be on good terms with Lu Rong. What help could a concubine's daughter from the second house give her?
Cao Lanzhi saw her reluctance, so she said with embarrassment: "You don't know, although Third Sister has the prescription, it is not easy to make incense."
"There are more than twenty kinds of medicinal materials on the prescription, and there are several unusual aromatic herbs that cannot be bought outside."
"For example, the storax and frankincense were bought by my family from merchants in the Western Regions. They are in short supply and worth a fortune."
“Even the herbs available on the market, such as spices like sandalwood, are very expensive.”
"Cousin Rong, a small box of Wumeng incense costs thousands of taels of silver. My third sister gave most of the Wumeng incense to my great aunt for her to sleep, and she only kept a small amount."
"My third sister came to the capital and she is not used to the climate there. She can't sleep well at night. This is what she needs."
"There wasn't much Wumengxiang made this time, and I didn't get any. If Aunt Qu needs it, I'll have to wait until next time."
Lu Rong bit her lip, feeling extremely embarrassed.
There is nothing superfluous about it, it is just a deception to her and a way of looking down on her.
Don't think she doesn't know. This incense was made the day before yesterday and the Cao sisters gave it to Old Madam Lu, Wang Min and Zhou Fang, and even Liang Yusong received a small box.
How come when it comes to her, there is nothing at all!
You cheap bastard, you pretend to be rich every day, but now you come and cry poor!
She stood up suddenly and said coldly, "I feel a little uncomfortable. I'll go back first."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward for a moment.
Yuan Wanru drank a belly full of tea and was getting impatient to stay here.
Whatever others wanted to do has been done, so she should be able to leave.
"It's getting late. I should go pay my respects to my mother. Thank you, cousin, for hosting me today."
Cao Lanxin was turned away by Lu Rong, whom she looked down upon. She looked very unhappy and had no intention of getting along with Yuan Wanru.
She said casually, "In that case, I won't keep my eldest cousin's wife."
Unexpectedly, Liang Yusong also stood up and said, "I haven't had time to pay my respects to Aunt Lu these past two days. I would like to go with Miss Yuan. Is that possible?"
Yuan Wanru looked at her. Liang Yusong smiled naturally, with an unclear mist in her eyes.
She nodded neatly: "Why not, let's go now."
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The two walked out of Rongshou Hall, crossed the long corridor, passed the moon-shaped gate, and headed towards Wangchun Hall.
"Sister Yuan, I misunderstood you last time and never had the chance to apologize to you."
Liang Yusong spoke very sincerely, with an uneasy look in her eyes, as if she was afraid that Yuan Wanru would blame her.
Yuan Wanru glanced at her briefly and smiled without showing her teeth: "You are too suspicious. You are also a victim. How can I blame you?"
"Besides, the old lady also gave me a mutton-fat jade bracelet for what happened that day, but I had long forgotten about it."
She deliberately handed the jade bracelet on her wrist to Liang Yusong. Liang Yusong thought of her sharp tongue and smiled stiffly: "That's good."
"I am staying at the Marquis' Mansion and I feel like I have known Sister Yuan for a long time. I just hope that we can become close friends. I wonder if Sister Yuan is willing?"
"A gentleman is respectful and does not make mistakes. He is courteous and polite to others. All people in the world are brothers."
"Miss Liang treats me sincerely, and I will treat her sincerely. Why worry that we can't become close friends? Do you think I'm right?"
Liang Yusong read a lot of books, but she couldn't read them as fluently as Yuan Wanru. Whenever this happened, she always felt ashamed of herself.
How is that possible?
She is a noble lady of the Duke's Mansion, while Yuan Wanru is just a floating duckweed without a father or mother. They should not be compared.
Moreover, there seemed to be a deeper meaning in her words. Could it be that Yuan Wanru had become suspicious of her?
Before we knew it, we arrived at Wangchun Hall.
The person standing outside the main door was Xuan Qing. Yuan Wanru was stunned for a moment.
What a coincidence, Lu Jiangnian is also here.
Sure enough, the fate between the male and female protagonists is beyond words.
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