Du Linlang covered her mouth and chuckled. She was quite happy after getting married. During the day, things were the same as before, but at night, she had someone to warm her bed.
And I also have several close girlfriends; this is a life I never dared to dream of before.
"Sister Zhou, you're always teasing me!" Wang Yan pouted coquettishly.
Zhou Jie chuckled: "I'm so envious of you all, getting married so quickly. Unlike me, I haven't even found a man I like yet!"
Han Luoxue glared at her: "Do you need me to find one for you?"
Zhou Jie was so startled that she quickly shrank back: "Oh dear, my good sister, please stop teasing me!"
Han Luoxue shook her head helplessly; she was truly at a loss with Sister Zhou.
"Sister Zhou, I think you really should settle down. There are so many young men in the capital, isn't there one who can catch your eye?"
Zhou Jie... really, no!
It wasn't that her standards were too high, it was that the quality of those men was just too low. Actually, her standards weren't high at all; she just wanted someone similar to Ouyang Zhen or Zhou Yuan.
Even with this small requirement, those inferior fruits and vegetables cannot compare.
The group chatted and laughed, and Du Linlang, a strong woman, said, "Xue'er, I don't know what's going on lately, but our shop's face masks are selling exceptionally well. We can't keep up with the demand, so I've hired more people to make them, but it's still not enough!"
Du Linlang's reminder made Han Luoxue suddenly think of something.
A while ago, she told her mother that she would help her research a little thing, but recently she has been so busy that she has forgotten about it again.
"We can expand the scale of face mask production, but we also need to develop more new products. The sudden surge in sales you mentioned is probably related to my mother."
Du Linlang smiled helplessly, "Aunt Han's face is too deceptive. Even if I saw it, I wouldn't be able to resist trying it out!"
Han Luoxue laughed and said, "My mother is naturally gifted, and she has been taking good care of herself recently, so her complexion is definitely much better than that of the average person."
"Why don't we go inside and take a look? It's been too long, I've forgotten what's in there!"
Du Linlang also looked helpless. Han Luoxue was too busy every day. She would design those shops and then ignore them. Wasn't she afraid that these people would make her lose all her money?
"Little Xue'er, you, the one who always shirks responsibility, finally know about your shop?"
Du Linlang joked, and Han Luoxue touched her nose: "Isn't it because I trust you? If it were anyone else, would I just leave the shop to her?"
Du Linlang tapped Han Luoxue's head: "Look? According to what Xue'er said, I should thank her?"
The group laughed heartily and chatted as they went into the shop.
When I got out onto the street, I found it was unusually lively.
"Have you heard? Princess Yaoxiang has arrived!"
Sitting in the carriage, Zhou Jie's expression changed upon hearing these words, and she looked at Han Luoxue with concern.
Time flies. I didn't expect the princess of Xiyao Kingdom to arrive so soon.
Princess Yaoxiang, the name itself sounds a bit...
"Time flies! The princess has already arrived in the capital!"
Han Luoxue also sighed. She knew that what was coming would come sooner or later, and she also knew that her brother Chen would never betray her, but suddenly there was another woman between the two of them, and she still felt a little uneasy.
"I heard that Princess Yaoxiang is quite unique. Every time she sweats, her sweat smells sweet!" Du Linlang exclaimed. Some people are just born with special privileges, like having a natural body odor. Not just anyone can have that.
"But is this really a good thing?" Wang Yan frowned, but she still smiled: "Actually, this princess is quite lucky. Fortunately, she was born into the royal family. Otherwise, if she were in an ordinary family, with such a special constitution, she would probably have been snatched away by someone else long ago!"
Strange women are rare. If there were an ordinary girl from a wealthy and powerful family who had a natural fragrance, those rich and powerful men would have already snatched her away and made her their own.
It is only because she is a princess that she has been able to live to this day.
but……
Wang Yan felt a pang of sadness thinking that this woman would eventually marry their emperor.
"Her marriage might not be a good thing. The Emperor dotes on the Empress so much, so what if the princess has a natural fragrance? I don't think the Emperor would betray the Empress!"
Du Linlang nodded in agreement: "This princess clearly has ulterior motives for marrying into the family; the Emperor will definitely not fall for it!"
Han Luoxue lowered her head, her smile unchanged, but her gaze turned several degrees colder.
Even an ordinary girl could see this, but those court officials pretended not to see it.
They were all only thinking about their own interests.
Han Luoxue understood their thoughts; letting the princess into the palace was merely opening one door to the palace.
Later, when they have a reason and an excuse, they can send their own children there.
But they didn't consider that the Western Emperor was not an easy person to talk to. What if there was a conspiracy involved?
These ministers really need to be properly disciplined.
As Wang Yan and Du Linlang were talking, they suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Sister Zhou, why are you so quiet today?" Usually, Zhou Jie is the most lively when something interesting happens.
Zhou Jie was still worried about Han Luoxue, but she couldn't show it yet.
"It's alright, I just think that princess definitely has ulterior motives!"
The two nodded in agreement.
...
"That princess arrived quite quickly! It seems the Emperor of Xiyao Kingdom had planned this all along!" The Empress Dowager teased the little girl in her arms; the child was even more fun now that she was a bit older.
She giggles at the slightest movement, and now that she's teething, she wants to put everything in her mouth.
"Your good father is truly blessed with good fortune in love!"
The Empress Dowager gave a light snort, "But I believe Xue is not someone to be bullied. She should have a way, right?"
The Empress Dowager was also very interested in the treasures of the Western Yao Kingdom. She had heard that they contained many extremely precious medicinal herbs.
There are more mountains over there, and the yield of medicinal herbs is more abundant than here.
"Giggle..."
Xueya thought they were talking to her, and happily grinned.
"If you ask me, we can just leave that princess in any palace and ignore her."
The retired emperor snorted coldly: "She's just a woman, how much trouble can she cause!"
The Empress Dowager glared at her: "What's wrong with women? Women are just as capable as you men!"
Just think, Xue is a formidable person. Every single thing she brought out was excellent.
The retired emperor was having another headache. Now, his own mother couldn't stand the sight of him no matter what.
"I didn't say Xue was bad. I just think that she's just a princess of a defeated country, so we can just leave her aside and not pay too much attention to her!"
The Empress Dowager then snorted, "At least you have some semblance of humanity in what you're saying!"
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