"I know, I know!" Ah Fu had nothing to do these days, so he wandered around the Western Capital. He visited every place that was a little famous. "Are you going now, Madam?"

"Well, let's go now." Su Xiaoxiao got on the carriage.

"Okay." Ah Fu put away the carriage stool, sat on the outer seat, and drove the carriage to Tianxiang Pavilion.

Su Xiaoxiao came to see Mr. Shen.

She was a little worried that she would have difficulty meeting Mr. Shen without any token of gratitude, but the shopkeeper took her to the upstairs room without asking any questions.

"Don't you want to ask who I am?" Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "My second master said that if a young and beautiful girl comes to see him, she must be respectfully invited upstairs, because she is his honored guest."

Young and beautiful, well, Mr. Shen is wise.

Su Xiaoxiao was very satisfied.

The shopkeeper served her some good tea and snacks and asked her to wait inside. He sent someone to call Mr. Shen.

Mr. Shen was tasting the newly released wine at a nearby winery. The taste was not much different from the previous ones. Mr. Shen always felt that something was missing, but he couldn't taste it.

"Second Master! Second Master!"

The waiter came running over and said, "Manager Hu asked you to return to Tianxiang Pavilion as soon as possible."

"I haven't finished tasting this wine yet."

"That girl is here to see you!"

Swish! Master Shen disappeared.

The guy was startled and stood there in confusion. What just happened? Was the Second Master here or not? "Bring the wine!"

Mr. Shen's voice was heard outside the wine cellar. The waiter came to his senses and hurriedly carried a few jars of wine to the carriage.

Mr. Shen hurried up to the room on the second floor of Tianxiang Pavilion.

Su Xiaoxiao sat quietly by the window, with a cup of steaming Longjing tea in front of her. The sunlight shone in from above her head and fell on her pretty face. She looked at the busy street, her profile peaceful and perfect.

The streets were noisy, but the world where she was was peaceful in a different way.

Mr. Shen's heart suddenly calmed down. He stepped forward and said, "Madam Wei."

Su Xiaoxiao retracted her gaze and glanced at him with a smile: "Second Master Shen."

Mr. Shen was dazzled by this smile.

Of course, it is just pure appreciation, without any inappropriate thoughts.

He sat down opposite Su Xiaoxiao, and the waiter came forward and poured him a cup of tea. He was quite satisfied with the full table of snacks and did not neglect his distinguished guest.

He waved his hand: "Okay, go down."

Man, back off.

Mr. Shen rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "The last time I saw Mr. Zhuge, he was drunk and woke up at dawn. I didn't lose my composure in front of him, did I?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "No."

Mr. Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could finish, he heard Su Xiaoxiao say, "It was just that I held Mr. Zhuge's sleeve and confessed my feelings for him all night."

Master Shen turned pale with fear! "Ha!"

Su Xiaoxiao was amused by his thunder-struck look.

But what she said was also true. After getting drunk, Mr. Shen did grab Zhuge Qing's sleeve and never tire of talking about his admiration for Zhuge Qing, saying things like "he is so lucky" and "his ancestors' graves are smoking."

Mr. Shen was about to cry.

I finally got the chance to meet Mr. Zhuge, but ended up embarrassing myself like this.

Su Xiaoxiao stopped scaring him and got back to the point: "I came to you this time to ask you to help me find two medicinal herbs."

Speaking of this, Master Shen asked, "Ah, did you get the Wei herbs from last time?"

"I got it." Su Xiaoxiao said.

"That's good." Mr. Shen was relieved. "What medicine do you want to find?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Snowland Gastrodia elata and Snake Bone Flower."

Master Shen shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."

Su Xiaoxiao took out two drawings. Before Sai Huatuo left behind the medicinal herbs he had collected, as well as drawings of several other medicinal herbs, Su Xiaoxiao copied several copies.

"Maybe they have other names." Su Xiaoxiao said.

Master Shen took the blueprint and examined it carefully for a while: "Can I take it?"

Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "Of course."

Master Shen carefully put away the blueprint and said, "Okay, I'll go find out for you and let you know immediately if I have any news. Is it still the Moon Chasing Inn?"

"Yes." Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking and sniffed, "Have you been drinking?"

"Ah, I was tasting the new wine just now."

"Kaoliang wine?"

"You have a very good nose, you are an expert!"

"Not really." Su Xiaoxiao looked at the door, "Did you bring the wine?"

"I brought it! I brought it!" Master Shen asked his servant to bring over several jars of wine. "Please do me a favor and try it! But it may not taste very good. Our Shen family has been brewing wine for a long time, but unfortunately our business is always inferior to that of our rivals."

Su Xiaoxiao: "The opponent is——"

Master Shen: "The Qian family, the leader of the Five Elements Alliance is the old master of the Qian family. The Qian family's wine is famous in the Western Jin Dynasty. There is no restaurant in the West that doesn't sell their wine. Our Shen family can't beat their price, and the taste is not as good as theirs."

Su Xiaoxiao tasted the wine in every jar.

Mr. Shen looked at her expectantly: "These jars are made with a new recipe, how do you think?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Are you telling the truth?"

Master Shen: "..."

Master Shen raised his hand: "You don't have to say it, I have already guessed it."

Su Xiaoxiao had tasted the Qian family's wine before. The wine served to her in Dongting Building last time was provided by the Qian family winery. She had a low alcohol tolerance, so she just dipped her chopsticks in the wine to taste it. It was spicy, strong, and sweet.

The taste is indeed incomparable to the Shen family's wine.

It turns out that behind your big bright gold chain there is such a sad experience.

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Don't you still have Tianxiang Pavilion?"

Mr. Shen confessed: "Tianxiang Pavilion was left to me by my mother."

A poor rich kid...

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to start a business?"

Master Shen sighed, "Of course I want to, but I don't have the ability... Big brother is right, I should be a second-generation rich man who eats and drinks a lot. After all, we are brothers, and he will support me for the rest of my life."

"Bring me some pen and ink." Su Xiaoxiao said.

Mr. Shen didn't know what she was going to do, but he still asked someone to bring the four treasures of the study.

Su Xiaoxiao picked up her pen and wrote a recipe: "Since the Qian family's winery business is already unshakable, why should we use our own weaknesses to compete with others' strengths? Why not find another way and open up a new market."

Master Shen took it and looked at it: "Medicinal wine?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "It can cure rheumatism, treat bone pain, relax the meridians and activate blood circulation, and prolong life."

Master Shen hesitated and said, "Is this okay?"

Su Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm not sure about other people's medicinal wines, but my medicinal wine is definitely effective. Besides, I'm not giving you the prescription for free. I'll invest my technology into the company, 20%."

"Okay..." Mr. Shen took the prescription hesitantly. It's not that he thought 20% was too much, but he seriously doubted that he could make this medicinal wine business.

Forget it. The sorghum liquor business hasn't taken off anyway, so there's no harm in trying something else. The worst that can happen is that he'll get beaten by his father and laughed at by his brother again.

He has been a prodigal son for so many years, so one or two times won't make a difference.

…

Su Xiaoxiao said goodbye to Mr. Shen and returned to the inn.

The anti-inflammatory medicine for the young prince was used up, so she went to the pharmacy to get the medicine, but unexpectedly found a bottle of new medicine - immunoglobulin powder.

Generally speaking, health products sold in pharmacies are high-tech and their efficacy far exceeds that of some prescription drugs.

It should be for the young prince.

Why did she have to wait until the little prince's smallpox was cured before going out? Was she afraid that she couldn't cure the little prince's smallpox and would waste this bottle of medicine? "Oh."

Su Xiaoxiao looked disdainful.

After replenishing the medicine, Su Xiaoxiao took out the charcoal pencil and drew a set of Five Animal Exercises.

The young prince's weakness was brought from his mother's womb, but it is not impossible to improve. Rather than keeping him locked up in his room all year round, Su Xiaoxiao would rather he get out and move around more.

She finished painting until evening.

The three little ones came running up to her and called her to go to their uncle's place for dinner.

She smiled slightly: "Okay, here I come."

…

It was a dark and windy night.

Feng Xiaoran left Xidu and returned to his own courtyard.

Sai Huatuo ran away, his grandson disappeared, and even the Snow Silkworm Silk and Purple Ganoderma Lucidum were stolen.

He was so angry that he vomited blood and swept all the tea sets on the table to the ground.

At this moment, there were knocks on the door, slow and heavy, which sounded a little creepy in the night.

"Go and see who's here," he ordered impatiently.

However, there was no movement in the yard.

"Are you deaf?" he asked sharply.

Still no movement, he opened the door and went out, only to see his guards falling to the ground.

When did this happen? He had no idea! Tap, tap, tap.

The knock on the door came again.

He hesitated for a moment, drew the dagger from his waist, walked forward vigilantly, and slowly opened the door.

…

The next day, Su Yuan came to the inn and brought the news that the Emperor of Western Jin Dynasty was holding a banquet for them.

"You guys should also go to the banquet. Last time, Wei Ting left halfway through. This time, you have to show up no matter what."

This is nature.

It would be unreasonable not to meet the Emperor of Western Jin when arriving in the Western Capital.

The two changed their clothes and took their three children with them.

"Zhuge Qing is going there too, right?" Su Yuan asked.

Wei Ting said: "Second brother is not going with us."

Su Yuan nodded: "Yes, it's the last moment, avoid suspicion if possible, don't make any mistakes, and return to Da Zhou safely."

The group got on a carriage and went to the palace.

This was their last banquet in the Western Capital. If nothing unexpected happened, the Great Zhou delegation would leave in three days.

The three little ones were so excited that they kept jumping on the carriage.

"Do you like Xidu?" Su Xiaoxiao asked with a smile.

"I like it." The three little ones answered in unison.

They are still young and may not understand some things, but they also understand that in Xidu, they can go anywhere with their mother.

The carriage of the Princess's Mansion was waiting at the palace gate early. Yuwenxi and the little princess arrived early and had already gone in. Moye was waiting for them at the door.

Su Yuan took advantage of his niece and got on a carriage into the palace.

(End of this chapter)