Caught off guard, Lin Wanqing was knocked to the ground, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, and her face instantly swelled up.
She looked at Wei Xuecheng in disbelief; one second he was smiling at her, and the next he attacked her.
The fact that Meiren Pavilion is where it is today is entirely due to her efforts; how could Wei Xuecheng treat her like this?
But she knew that her life was now in Wei Xuecheng's hands, so no matter how much she hated him, she dared not say anything. She could only cover her face with tears in her eyes, looking aggrieved.
"Second Young Master..."
Wei Xuecheng wasn't buying it. He pointed at her and cursed, "You useless piece of trash, you can't even keep an eye on a few formulas. If you weren't still somewhat useful, I would have thrown you into a brothel."
Lin Wanqing concealed the hatred in her eyes and knelt down, saying, "Second Young Master, this matter cannot be blamed on me. It is because Su Ruojin is too cunning. I have been extremely careful in my actions, but she still managed to find out."
Second Young Master, Su Ruojin is backed by the Regent. How can a weak woman like me possibly fight against the Regent?
Regent?
Is the Regent envious of the Beauty Pavilion's business and wants a piece of the pie?
After all, who in the world would complain about having too much money?
Seeing that Wei Xuecheng remained silent, Lin Wanqing added fuel to the fire: "Second Young Master, Su Ruojin has only just obtained the formulas, and she only got the lipstick formula. She hasn't gotten the formulas for the other two categories yet. If we make Su Ruojin disappear now..."
Lin Wanqing deliberately left her words unfinished, knowing that Wei Xuecheng would understand.
The letter Su Ruojin gave her only contained the recipe for making lipstick.
Even if Su Ruojin is a time traveler, so what? Not every time traveler knows how to do these things.
In her previous life, she also enjoyed making handicrafts in her spare time and only remembered the steps she took after trying them out.
Now, as long as she gets rid of Su Ruojin through Wei Xuecheng, she can rest easy.
"Are you sure she only knows the lipstick formula?" Wei Xuecheng asked.
“I’m sure.” Lin Wanqing nodded hurriedly. “If she knew all the recipes, she could just open a shop and compete with Meiren Pavilion. Why would she come to the manor to find me? I suspect she’s trying to find out the recipes for other things.”
Wei Xuecheng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That makes sense. Don't worry about this. You need to hurry up and come up with something new. If we keep repeating the same few things, the customers will get tired of it."
"Yes, Second Young Master." Lin Wanqing was not in a hurry.
As for lipsticks, there are dozens or even hundreds of colors that can be made, and the same goes for the scents of soaps and perfumes.
Once these are mostly developed, we can open a new shop to sell milk tea.
In her previous life, her slightly plump figure was largely thanks to a cup of milk tea every day.
Making milk tea itself isn't difficult, and with a little customization, there are hundreds of varieties waiting to be created.
Lin Wanqing had already envisioned a grand future business empire in her mind, completely ignoring Su Ruojin's warnings.
In her eyes, those were just excuses Su Ruojin used out of jealousy.
Upon returning to his residence, Wei Xuecheng summoned his trusted aides: "At the banquet at the Regent's Palace, find an opportunity to eliminate Su Ruojin."
The confidant hesitated, "My lord, what if the Regent blames us..."
Wei Xuecheng scoffed: "He was just a doctor from Yanyang. He's dead, so what? The Regent can't possibly investigate our Duke of Dingguo's mansion just because of a doctor."
Besides, I didn't ask you to assassinate her directly. Couldn't you have made it an accident? So that no one could trace it back to us? How could you be so stupid?!
As Wei Xuecheng spoke, he would tap his confidant's head hard with his folding fan after each word.
The trusted aide dared not shirk his duty and hurriedly replied, "I understand."
Yaohua Palace.
Yao Lan received the invitation from Consort Jiang and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Aya, take that East Sea luminous pearl with you; Consort Jiang will surely like it."
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