Chapter 119 Familiar Formula
After finishing their meal, when they were about to leave, the woman who had received them at the beginning came up to them, walked up to Yun Li, and handed her a piece of paper with both hands.
"My dear, you have an extraordinary appearance and your skin is extremely well maintained. This is the women's health care shop opened by our boss on another street. Bring this to get a discount! You can go and take a look when you have time!"
Yunli took the paper and saw that it said that it was a skin care and health center called Meiyan Pavilion, which promoted Chinese herbal skin care. Could it be that this also sold skin care products?
I suddenly became interested and wanted to go over and find out.
He smiled and said to the woman: "Okay! Thank you!"
"You're welcome! Take care, sir! Welcome back next time!"
After dinner, it was already dark outside. The Flower City was brightly lit at night, and the bustling market was full of dazzling things. Yun Li felt that it was more lively than the capital, and the atmosphere of fireworks was more intense.
Most of the food stalls and handicraft stalls on both sides of the street are run by women!
The Lanxi Kingdom respected women and their status was very high. They believed that Nuwa mended the sky, created humans, and created all things in the world. The earth was their mother. Women worked hard all their lives and gave birth to children. They deserved respect and should enjoy certain privileges. Therefore, the court encouraged women to study, do business, marry freely, etc. to a certain extent, which made women's status higher and higher.
Wow~ Yun Li couldn't help but sigh, isn't this the real-life version of the Kingdom of Women!
This thriving scene perfectly illustrates that women can hold up half the sky!
When a man is the emperor, the imperial power is supreme; when a woman is the queen, women's rights are supreme!
I went shopping and took a walk, just to digest the food and experience the customs and culture of Lanxi Country. Before I knew it, I bought a lot of rare gadgets.
Meiyan Pavilion was only one street away from where they had hotpot, and they arrived there in no time!
It is a two-story wooden building with an antique style. When you walk into the store, you will see the items neatly arranged and divided into categories, which is quite similar to her Yueyanfang. On the wooden shelves, there are ceramic bottles with different patterns, and the names of the items on the bottles are written in calligraphy.
"Ma'am, this is our new hand cream! It's made with pure natural Chinese herbal formula. It can whiten your skin and relieve dryness and dehydration. Long-term use will ensure your hands are white and tender!"
A woman came down from upstairs carrying a plate and saw Yunli looking at the products on the shelf. She then explained to her:
"Oh? What Chinese herbs are used to make the hand cream?"
"The one my wife is holding is scented with gardenia. It contains licorice root, wormwood, wormwood, ginger-skinned chicken bone grass, julibrissin bark, amaranth, deer mouth grass, safflower, cat melon grass, and gardenia. Its main function is to hydrate and moisturize!
There is also a rose scented one next to it, the main effect of which is whitening and rejuvenating the skin!
Madam, let me give you a try! We have a dedicated skincare room upstairs. If you'd like, you can try a full-body treatment! We use different products for different parts of the body!"
A fragment flashed through her mind. She remembered that her mother also liked to tinker with various herbal skin care formulas.
She couldn't help but get interested. Meeting a fellow villager and a colleague, how could she not experience it? She handed the child in her arms to An Ye and asked the three men to wait for them downstairs. She took Bai Zhi to the second floor.
"Miss, this is quite similar to our Yueyanfang! The shopkeeper is also very impressive! Could it be that he imitated our Yueyanfang?"
Bai Zhi whispered in Yun Li's ear
Yun Li smiled and shook her head, saying, "There's always someone better than you! Our products can't be imitated by anyone else. It's obvious that this shopkeeper is very dedicated! He definitely understands pharmacology!"
Bai Zhi nodded in agreement and said, "I think this shopkeeper is very smart! And the women here are all dressed so beautifully! And they are all so generous! Their faces are filled with enthusiasm! I guess they all have very happy lives!"
"Miss, I think our Caizhi Pavilion and Yueyanfang businesses will be booming if we open them here!"
"I think so too! After all, there are a lot of women here! And they all know how to make money! If you know how to make money, you know how to spend it. Since ancient times, there has never been a woman who doesn't love beauty!
I'll check it out someday when I have some free time. My goal is to open shops all over the country!"
It takes so long for a monopoly business to make money. Only chain stores can flourish and become bigger and stronger!
"You two guests, please put on our beauty clothes and lie down on a bed each."
The woman took out two sets of pure cotton pink clothes and handed them to Yunli and Baizhi!
Yun Li took a look at the clothes. Isn't this just the short sleeves and shorts you see in modern bathrooms? The only difference is that there are embroidery on the collar, sleeves and trouser legs.
She is now certain that the owner of these two stores is definitely a modern person!
I don’t know if there will be a chance to meet her or him?
After changing clothes and lying on the bed, the woman came over with a price list
"Here's the price list for our full-body treatments, sir. We have five options. Which one would you like?"
Yun Li looked at the price list. The cheapest one was 99 taels and the most expensive one was 488 taels. But it was written which medicinal materials were used at different prices.
It can be considered as clearly marked prices and honest business operation!
Yun Li chose a moderate one, 299 taels of silver. It was not that she was reluctant to spend money, as she had more than enough brand name skin care products in her own space to use up. She mainly wanted to see what this fellow villager could do.
"Please wait a moment, my two guests. I will prepare your skin care products."
"OK!"
"Miss, she said she was going to prepare the products. Are their products freshly ground like medicine?"
"How is that possible? You think this is medicine? The herbs must have been processed and mixed in advance. How could they be prepared now? How could they have enough time?"
"Oh, that's it!"
"How many herbs do we have to dig up in the mountains?"
Yun Li shook her head. "There should be a place dedicated to growing herbs, or farmers should grow them and they can buy them! Going up the mountain to dig them up is too much trouble!"
While they were chatting, the woman came over with another woman, each carrying a tray full of bottles and jars.
Then she started with the feet, massaging them first, then scrubbing them clean, and then applying something on them. The whole process was really well done! It felt like a spa in a modern beauty salon. She had never even experienced the beauty salon she opened herself.
Finally, I put a thin layer of cotton gauze on her face, and then applied the prepared herbal powder on her face through the cotton gauze.
Yunli closed her eyes and could tell what kind of herb it was by the smell.
It is composed of seven ingredients: Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica dahurica, Bletilla striata, White Poria cocos, White Peony Root, Rose, and Chinese Ginseng, which have a whitening effect!
But it is not mixed with milk or warm water, but with rose essential oil.
Yun Li couldn't help but praise: "The formula of your mask is very well prepared! The rose scent is very strong!"
Her mother had made this whitening mask before and applied it to her, but she used milk.
"Our shopkeeper said that this mask has too strong a herbal smell, and not everyone likes the herbal scent, so we added essential oil extracted from roses!"
"Your boss is quite creative!"
"Our shopkeeper also said that loving someone is like growing flowers! Women should love themselves well! The more you put in the effort, the more beautiful the flowers will be!"
Alas, her mother had also said this, familiar words, familiar formula...
The image of her mother appeared in her mind. She missed her mother.
…
In the inn, Yun Li leaned against the window, drinking the Baihua tea, a specialty of Lanxi Country. It was drizzling outside today, so the few of them simply did not go out and rested in the inn.
Helian Chi saw that she was lost in thought, so he comforted her:
"Li'er, don't worry! I sent someone to deliver a visiting card to the Queen the day we arrived. I'm sure I'll be going to the palace to meet her in the next two days. By then, everything will be clear!"
Yun Li nodded. She was looking forward to entering the palace as soon as possible to find out her own life experience, but now that she was in Lanxi Kingdom, she felt anxious and nervous. She had an indescribable feeling.
She had also been trying to find out more about the queen among the people these past two days, but there was very little information about her. In short, she was very mysterious.
Now we can only hope that the queen can summon them into the palace as soon as possible! Helian Chi is a prince after all, she should give him some face.
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At the same time, in the palace of Lanxi Kingdom, there was a woman who was about thirty years old, noble and charming, with a variety of manners. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked unruly. She was not inferior to the men in the domineering aura. She was the queen of Lanxi Kingdom, Murong Qingling!
At this moment, I am using scissors to trim a pot of yellow roses that have been carefully cared for and are in full bloom.
At this time, a female official came over with a tray and said, "Your Majesty, these are the memorials from the past two days. I have already processed some of them, and these are the ones that need your Majesty's review!"
Murong Qingling didn't even raise her head, her red lips parted slightly: "Well, put it there!"
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask! The Royal Highness of Yueqi Country is visiting Lanxi Country and has presented a visiting card, hoping to see Your Majesty at the palace. Could Your Majesty summon him?"
Murong Qingling put down the scissors and turned around with a hint of surprise: "Yueqi Kingdom? His Royal Highness? Did he say anything?"
The female official shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness didn't mention anything. I guess he might be here for sightseeing and is simply meeting Your Majesty out of courtesy!"
"Oh, that's not seen!"
The female official said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I think it's better to meet him! This Prince Yu is different from other princes. He commands a large army and recently fought a great war with the Sangyou Kingdom. The Sangyou Kingdom was defeated and ceded six cities to become a vassal state of the Yueqi Kingdom!
"I think the Prince of Yu might have just finished fighting and is here to relax and have fun in our Lanxi Kingdom! Your Majesty, why don't you take this opportunity to win over such a capable person? If you don't meet him, you'll be offending the Prince of Yu."
"Alright, then let's meet! Prince Xuanyu will be in the palace tomorrow night, and I'll host a banquet to celebrate his victory! He's returned victorious!"
"Yes! I will send someone to pass on the message right away!"
After the female official left, Murong Qingling sat on the chair, leaned back limply, and sighed slightly, completely losing her dignified and solemn appearance.
He muttered to himself: "Yueqi Kingdom... Yunli..."
She has been the victim of countless assassination attempts over the past year. If it weren't for her medical skills that allowed her to escape, she would have ended up like Murong Qingling!
She remembered that when she first crossed over, the original Murong Qingling was imprisoned in an abandoned palace by her sister. She was tortured beyond recognition and only breathed her last. She remembered that when she occupied her body, Murong Qingling begged her to help her with revenge, saying that Lanxi Kingdom must not be destroyed in her hands. Only after she agreed did Murong Qingling leave without regrets.
Then, she inherited all of Murong Qingli's memories, used the only jewelry she had, bribed a palace maid, and begged her to buy some medicinal herbs for her.
Then she slowly helped herself to heal her illness, and after she regained her mobility, she set a fire, created chaos in the palace, and then escaped.
She contacted the head of a noble family who supported her in the court at that time, asked him to protect her, and reached a cooperation with him. If he could help her return to the palace smoothly and wait for her position, he would make his son the regent of the opposite sex!
His son Mo Feng was General Zuo Xiao at the time, responsible for the safety of the imperial city, and had 30,000 troops under his command.
This is very important to her!
Fortunately, she had helped her husband manage part of the business before, and she was not a woman who knew nothing. Otherwise, in such a situation, she really didn’t know what to do.
She understood the principle of "catch the leader first to catch the thief". During the time she was recuperating in the Mo Mansion, she made many poisons for self-defense. The night before the Third Princess ascended the throne, everything was ready. Mo Feng and she worked together to knock out everyone in the Third Princess's bedroom in the middle of the night, and then quietly transported the Third Princess out of the palace.
She then took over the coronation ceremony on behalf of the third princess. When she appeared in front of everyone at the ceremony, the ministers who had helped the third princess seize the throne were shocked and could not believe it.
But at this point, with tens of thousands of people watching and paying homage, the officials who were plotting rebellion dared not say anything.
After the coronation ceremony, she immediately eliminated the ministers who supported the Third Princess' rebellion, and then fulfilled her promise to appoint Mo Feng as the first regent of Lanxi Kingdom.
Since then, the status of the Mo Feng family has risen rapidly, and he has control over the court and the outside world.
She became a queen who was sidelined! But what could she do? When she asked for help from the Mo family, she anticipated that this day would come.
As for Yun Li, of course she remembered her. She had her memories in her mind. Although she was still very young, she could feel Murong Qingling's love for her. Because she was also a mother, she could fully understand that under the circumstances at the time, it was the best choice!
Just like she is now! She cannot seize the imperial power with her own ability. If she relies on the power of others, she must give up something in order to regain the imperial power.
Ever since she came to power, she has always been wondering whether she should take the child back. This is what she is struggling with!
Accept it. She was afraid that her current situation could not protect her. After all, her every move was under Mo Feng's nose. Yun Li's return would naturally be the heir to the throne, which would inevitably pose a threat to Mo Feng's family. She was afraid that Mo Feng would harm her.
If she doesn't accept it, if the child doesn't live well in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she is still using her mother's identity, and she can't bear it.
How did she end up in all this mess? How did she end up traveling through time? Traveling through time would be fine, but she ended up as a down-and-out queen?
Mo Rong Qingling's head was throbbing with pain as she thought about it. There were still two kinds of poison in her body that had not been cured, and she was still short of two herbs in the antidote.
Whenever she was overly worried, she would suffer from headaches and insomnia.
Alas...if she has a chance, she also wants to see Yunli's child and recognize her, because Yunli and her daughter have the same name and surname. Maybe this is God's way of compensating her.
I wonder how her precious daughter is doing now? She has her father and brother to protect her and she should be living a carefree life.
She is very relieved about her husband and son! She believes they will take good care of their daughter.
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