An Ning did what she said. She said to Hongyu, "Hongyu, don't fumigate your clothes yet. Come with me to pick flowers."
It is the Spring Festival now, and there happen to be several peach trees in the back garden. Now is the flowering season, so An Ning and Hong Yu took a small basket and went straight to the back garden.
Because the fruit of the peach tree still needs to be eaten, An Ning and Hong Yu picked some peaches from the areas with more flowers. This way they could pick the flowers without affecting their ability to eat peaches.
In a short while, the master and servant picked half a basket of peach blossoms. An Ning felt that this was enough, so he stopped destroying the peach blossoms.
The two returned to the courtyard, and An Ning told Hongyu, "Hongyu, you need to smash all these words."
Although Hongyu didn't understand what An Ning was going to do, as a servant, she always obeyed orders. She found a clay pot and crushed the peach blossoms bit by bit with a pestle.
An Ning entered the room, took out the tools for purifying alcohol and began to purify alcohol. This tool was made by someone when An Ning was planning to open a wine shop, and now it is just right for making perfume.
After An Ning purified the alcohol, Hong Yu crushed the peach blossoms. An Ning put a few drops of water in it, then a few drops of alcohol, continued to crush, and then filtered the juice with gauze, and put the filtered juice into a porcelain bottle, and a bottle of simple perfume was ready.
An Ning smelled it, and although the smell was a little light, it was much better than incense. She applied a little perfume, pulled Hongyu's wrist, and rubbed it on her wrist, and a fragrance came out.
Hongyu said in amazement: "Princess, this smells so good, what is this?"
An Ning smiled and said, "This is perfume. With it, I don't have to go through the trouble of fumigating my clothes."
Hongyu nodded and said, "Princess, how did you come up with this idea? It's amazing." An Ning smiled but said nothing. She couldn't say that she learned it in her previous life!
Seeing that An Ning didn't say anything, Hongyu said, "Princess, we have many other flowers in our flower room. Can they be made into this perfume?"
An Ning nodded and said, "Of course you can do it. Just do it the way I did just now."
Hongyu said happily: "Princess, can I make something with a different flavor?"
An Ning smiled and said, "Go ahead, just don't pluck all the flowers in our greenhouse."
Hongyu said "hmm" happily and went to the greenhouse.
An Ning shook her head, thinking that Hongyu was still a child at heart. But then she thought again, Hongyu was only fifteen years old, a lively age, so she just let her be.
The next day, An Ning was bored at home, so she watched Hong Yu fiddling with the flowers. An Ning thought of the expression of the servant in charge of the greenhouse just now, and shook her head with some amusement. Although Hong Yu did not completely pluck out the greenhouse, she was not that bad either. At least she destroyed half of it, and she even called it making perfume for her master.
In order not to waste Hongyu's hobby, An Ning decided to open a small shop to sell perfume. An Butler has been asked to look for a shop, and I believe it will not take long to find one.
But a shop that only sells perfume is a bit monotonous, so An Ning also taught Hongyu how to make lip balm and soap. It is said that interest is the best teacher. Hongyu learned each method after only one teaching, and she could even apply it to other situations. For this, An Ning couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, Butler An came with the title deed. He handed it to An Ning and said, "Princess, this shop was bought according to your request. The location is perfect. Next to it is the largest clothing shop in the capital. This shop used to sell rouge, but the proprietress met a bad man and had to sell the shop to pay off her husband's gambling debts."
An Ning nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, let's renovate the shop and open it when Hongyu finishes making this batch of products." She thought for a moment and said, "How about the rouge made by the original boss lady?"
Butler An said, "I heard from others that the rouge is pretty good. Although it's not as good as the rouge made by the largest rouge shop in the capital, it's also very good."
An Ning nodded and said, "Go and ask the proprietress to make rouge for us in the future, but she has to do it in our place to prevent anyone from doing anything bad." Butler An nodded and did as he was told.
Time passed in a hurry, and it was almost the day for the Princess' flower-viewing banquet. An Ning got up in the morning, had a simple breakfast, and went out with Hong Yu. Before leaving, she also took the lily-scented perfume that Hong Yu had made yesterday.
The Rongchang Marquis's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion were not far away, and it only took a little over a quarter of an hour to get there by carriage. When An Ning and the others arrived, there were already many carriages parked at the gate, and it seemed that there were quite a few people attending the flower viewing banquet.
An Ning got off the carriage with the help of Hongyu. When they reached the door, Hongyu handed the invitation to the servant at the door. The servant saw the name on it and said enthusiastically, "It turns out to be Princess Yongjia. Please come in. The princess has been talking about you for a long time."
Although An Ning was not born in a high-class family, she was favored by the emperor and was the only princess of a different surname in the capital. One can imagine her status.
An Ning smiled and followed the maid leading the way into the inner courtyard. Coincidentally, the lady who had clashed with An Ning last time came in behind An Ning. She walked quickly to An Ning and said, "It turned out to be the Princess of Yongjia County. I was sorry for what happened last time. I have already dealt with the maid. Please forgive me, Princess!"
An Ning looked at the harmless woman in front of her and asked in confusion, "Who are you? Have we met before?"
The smile on the woman's face froze, and she said, "It seems that the princess is really forgetful. My name is Zhang Wenyao, and my father is the Prime Minister. The last time we met, our carriages almost collided, and there was a small conflict because of it."
An Ning pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said, "Oh, it's Miss Chen. I was wondering why your servant was so bold. It turns out that she relied on the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion. In my opinion, your servant is a nuisance. It's better to deal with her as soon as possible, or she will bring you trouble."
An Ning's voice was not small. At this time, several young ladies nearby also heard An Ning's words and turned their heads.
Zhang Wenhuai could hardly hold on to the smile on her face. Seeing so many people looking at her, she pretended to be pitiful and said, "The princess is teaching me a lesson. I will definitely sell that girl when I go back to vent her anger for the princess."
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