"The girl has been watching me, is there anything wrong?"

"Ah?" She came back to her senses after hearing the voice and lowered her head shyly, "My name is Shi Jingjing, what's your name, sir?"

Shangguan Zhi looked at her with a faint smile, "My surname is Yun, and my given name is Zhi."

This is true. His name is Shangguan Zhi, and his courtesy name is Yunzhi.

"Thank you, Master Yun, for your help today."

Shi Jingjing bowed slightly, feeling extremely fortunate that she had made up for the time she had spent learning ancient etiquette.

Seeing her stumbling movements, Shangguan Zhi's eyes flickered, but he didn't point it out. He just replied, "You're welcome. I just couldn't bear to see the girl suffer."

Hearing this, Shi Jingjing felt her cheeks getting slightly hot, her eyes became evasive, and she didn't dare to look at him.

Mr. Yun actually cares about me so much? Could it be that he...

Did you fall in love with me at first sight?

But……

When she thought of the prince's figure, Shi Jingjing took a deep breath and suppressed the throbbing in her heart.

As if she had made up her mind, she raised her head and said, "Please wait for a moment, Mr. Yun."

After that, she walked into an inn and borrowed pen and ink from the innkeeper.

After a moment, she came out and handed him two pieces of paper.

"This is?"

Shangguan Zhi looked at the unbearable words on the paper and felt a little disgusted. He wrote better when he was three years old.

Shi Jingjing also realized this and smiled awkwardly, "I twisted my hand a few days ago, so it's hard for me to hold a pen."

The rules can be learned in a short time, but calligraphy needs to be practiced from scratch, and it is very good that she can write all the strokes of traditional Chinese characters.

When she thought of what was written on the paper, she raised her head with some pride and looked at the master and servant.

"This is the recipe for soap. Soap is used for bathing and cleaning hands. It is better than soap nuts. You can also add spices to make soaps with different scents."

After saying this, she looked at the two of them leisurely, waiting to see their surprised expressions.

Although Young Master Yun is very outstanding, he is still far inferior to the Crown Prince. She must become the Queen, so she can only let him down.

But if he wanted, they could still be friends and partners.

However, Shi Jingjing did not see the shocked expressions on their faces as she wished.

"The soap Miss Shi was talking about, is that that?"

Shangguan Zhi pointed at the box in the passerby's arms, on which was engraved the word "soap".

Shi Jingjing's eyes widened immediately. "How could this be? How is this possible!"

She rushed over and grabbed a little girl. Judging from her dress, she seemed to be a maid from some family.

"What are you holding?"

As she said that, she snatched it and opened it directly.

Sure enough, there were small boxes of soap and scented soap inside, with the words "Qingyaoge" engraved on the bottom of the box and on the soap.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to rob me in broad daylight?!"

The little girl hurriedly snatched it back, held it tightly in her arms, and looked at her vigilantly, as if she would shout if she took another step forward.

On the other hand, Shi Jingjing was stunned where she was, muttering to herself, "How could this happen? Is there someone else besides me..."

"If you are sick, go see a doctor. Why are you coming out to scare people?"

The girl rolled her eyes, afraid that she would snatch it again, and quickly trotted away.

"Miss Shi?" Shangguan Zhi walked over.

Seeing his slightly worried look, Shi Jingjing pulled the corners of her mouth with effort, "I'm fine, maybe I caught a cold after falling into the water. I'll go home first."

Shangguan Zhi looked at her hurriedly leaving back thoughtfully, and then handed the recipe to Mo Zhou.

He could be sure that the recipe was authentic!

"You have to do three things. Find out who owns Qingyao Pavilion and what the relationship is between the person behind the scenes and Shi Jingjing. Then send someone to secretly keep an eye on Shi Jingjing. Finally, go to the Xiao family..."

"yes!"

After a hasty farewell, Shi Jingjing did not return to the Shi family, but came to Qingyao Pavilion.

As soon as he saw her, the waiter came up to her and said, "Miss, do you want to buy soap or perfumed soap? We can take reservations here."

Although the girl was slovenly, the shopkeeper said that she should treat customers warmly.

Hearing this, Shi Jingjing became more certain of her guess, "I want to see your shopkeeper."

It turns out he is here to cause trouble again.

Ever since this shop opened, people have come to see Manager Jin every day, either to secretly inquire about the recipe, or to buy or take away Qingyao Pavilion.

They used all means including intimidation, inducement, attempts to steal, etc.

They were quite scared at first, but later on, they realized that the person behind Shopkeeper Jin was very powerful.

A few days ago, the young master of the Xiao family used all means to obtain these two shops, but in the end, he still calmed down? Anyway, no matter who comes to make trouble, they are not afraid!

"If you want to buy something and it's sold out today, please come back tomorrow. If it's something else, I'm sorry we won't accept you!"

As he said this, the waiter pointed to the door and made a gesture of invitation.

"You!" Seeing his attitude, Shi Jingjing was furious, "I really have something important to discuss with your shopkeeper."

"You'd better go back."

Seeing the waiter's firm attitude, Shi Jingjing shouted loudly inside, "Boss! Boss!"

"Don't shout!" The waiter tried to cover her mouth.

"What happened?"

A slightly plump middle-aged man came out. It was Shopkeeper Jin.

"Shopkeeper, this young lady insists on seeing you."

Shopkeeper Jin waved his hand and said, "Don't be rude to customers in the future. Go and get busy."

From the moment he appeared, Shi Jingjing's eyes never left him. She looked at the shopkeeper Jin carefully.

Could this be her fellow villager?

Noticing her gaze, Shopkeeper Jin smiled politely and asked, "What do you want from me, young lady?"

Shi Jingjing walked closer and whispered, "Odds change but evens don't?"

"What?"

Shopkeeper Jin looked at her in confusion. What chicken? What does it have to do with lotus root?

"Palace Jade Liquor?"

"We don't sell alcohol here. If you want to drink, turn left when you go out. There is a restaurant there."

Shi Jingjing frowned and looked at him.

This expression doesn't seem fake. Could it be that the fellow villager is someone else?

Shopkeeper Jin felt a little frightened by her stare, but the girl looked about the same age as his daughter, and he couldn't use force to chase her out.

He was really worried! "Girl, what on earth are you doing here?"

"I just want to know who came up with the soap recipe?"

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Jin took a few steps outside and waved at her, "Come on, come here first."

Shi Jingjing followed him and walked a few steps, "I want to meet that person."

"Yes, yes, yes, take two more steps, quick!"

Shopkeeper Jin pointed at the threshold and said, "Step over first."

Although she didn't understand why, Shi Jingjing still did it.

After she went out, Shopkeeper Jin closed the door directly.

"Why!"

Shi Jingjing rushed over, but was still a step too late. The door slammed shut, and if she hadn't dodged quickly, it would have pinched her nose.

"Boss, I don't want to steal the recipe, I just want to meet the person who came up with the recipe!"

"Girl, I won't tell you, go back quickly!" Shopkeeper Jin turned his back to the door and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

During these days, he has seen people bullying others by taking advantage of their power, people hitting others with money, and even people who don't care about their lives, but he has never seen anyone with a mental problem!

"Boss, are you going to close the door and not do business anymore?"

"The goods are gone, what else is there to do? Let's talk about it tomorrow!" As he said this, he hurried inside.

I still have to report today's events to my master.

On the other side, after sending Jing Xi back to the Princess's Mansion, the carriage did not return to the palace, but instead made a circle on the street.

[Where are we going? ]

Just when Chu Yaoyao was wondering, there was a sudden commotion on the street.

"Look! It's General Li!"

(End of this chapter)