Chapter 104 Building Momentum
Cui Ying sat in Yong'an Tower, looking at the various kinds of precious flowers in front of her.
Even she was shocked for a long time.
Almost every type of flower here takes decades to bloom.
Each one of these plants must be worth hundreds or thousands of gold coins!
Young ladies in the capital city loved to cultivate exotic flowers and rare herbs.
Everyone knows that women from noble families are well-mannered, virtuous, and kind.
This practice of cultivating flowers best exemplifies a woman's patience.
Composure is a quality that every matriarch of a household needs to possess.
At the same time, flowers also represent good fortune.
People believe that the more blessed a woman is, the more beautiful flowers she can nurture.
Over time, it became a fashion and tradition.
If a young lady from any family manages to cultivate flowers, they will hold a flower-viewing banquet.
This is very good for their reputation.
Qin Jinzhi has booked the entire Yong'an Building today.
It was filled with flowers of all kinds, each vying for attention.
Cui Ying looked at Qin Jinzhi in disbelief, "You prepared all of this?"
Qin Jinzhi clapped her hands, and two women who looked exactly alike walked out from behind the screen.
"Hua Manlou, Hua Manxi, greet Miss Cui."
Qin Jinzhi raised her chin. "The Hua sisters, all the flowers in Yong'an Tower are their work."
Cui Ying's eyes immediately showed a hint of longing, "You two young ladies have excellent skills. I have just looked at all the flowers here, and many of them are extremely difficult to cultivate. I admire you very much."
After the flower viewing party, she will definitely ask him for advice.
Before she could speak, the Hua sisters pulled Cui Ying into the inner room.
"What are you doing! Qin Jinzhi, are you robbing me!"
Cui Ying was pulled into the inner room, where the two sisters immediately removed all her hair ornaments.
Qin Jinzhi leaned against the railing. "The Hua sisters are not only exceptionally skilled at cultivating famous flowers, but their makeup skills are also superb. Your outfit is too plain and doesn't match my flowers."
Just as Cui Ying was about to retort after being pressed down in front of the dressing table, the two men began applying powder to her face!
About two incense sticks' worth of time passed.
The Hua sisters led Cui Ying out.
Hibiscus noodles, lotus fragrance.
There is a lotus flower ornament on her forehead.
The hair ornaments on their heads were all decorated with fresh flowers.
The two small pearls at the corners of her mouth complement each other perfectly.
Cui Ying covered her mouth with a bronze mirror and said, "Qin Jinzhi, what do you think about me dressing up as the Flower Goddess at the next Flower Festival?"
This is so beautiful!
Beautiful, even with a touch of holiness.
Qin Jinzhi circled around her once, then looked at her skirt with disdain.
"Take the Flower Goddess to change her clothes."
Cui Ying looked at her own stunning beauty and didn't argue with her.
When Cui Ying came out, she looked at Qin Jinzhi as if she were looking at her closest sister.
The shimmering floral dress echoed the colors of the flowers in her hair.
With each step she took, a faint starlight appeared on her skirt.
Even the path we walked on seemed to be bathed in starlight.
Just as she was admiring her beauty and pretty dress.
Another woman came out of the inner room.
He was holding a small bowl with a small brush on it.
She walked over to Cui Ying and dipped a small brush into the bowl.
Then he brushed the stuff off the brush onto Cui Ying's dress.
The starlight on the skirt immediately increased significantly.
She asked with a look of curiosity, "What is this?"
The woman said, "Miss Cui, this is a powder made from a mixture of gold powder and South Sea pearl powder. When you dust it on your dress, it creates a starry effect."
Cui Ying stared in disbelief. "You mean, you ground gold and South Sea pearls into powder just to dust this dress on me?!"
No wonder she felt like there were stars on the ground as she walked!
When this gold dust falls on the ground, it looks like there are stars!
Not to mention gold, a single South Sea pearl with this luster would cost at least one hundred taels.
That's incredibly extravagant!
Qin Jinzhi, however, led the Hua sisters directly back to the inner room on the second floor.
"This is Manager Lan of Rongxiu Manor. She made the dress you're wearing. Don't forget to introduce her later."
The girls that Qin Jinzhi invited on behalf of Cui Ying began to arrive one after another.
Everyone who entered Yong'an Tower was shocked.
The rare and precious flowers are dazzling.
The flower arrangement by Cui Yingzai was stunningly beautiful.
The entire flower viewing party was a feast for the eyes.
Miss Cui was even more generous in introducing them to Manager Lan, who had made the dress for her.
Her floral and starry dress is so eye-catching!
Miss Cui didn't keep such a fine embroiderer to herself!
She is beautiful inside and out; she is truly a model of a noble lady in the capital!
Just as everyone was enjoying the flowers and tea, a scroll was hung down from all four sides of the second floor.
There are sixteen in total.
It was a poem written by Cui Ying.
Each poem corresponds to a flower.
A maid stepped forward and said:
“From today onwards, my young lady will hold flower viewing parties regularly.”
All of you ladies are exceptionally talented. We would be honored if you would not hesitate to share your calligraphy with us at the next flower viewing party.
We will select sixteen calligraphy and paintings to be included in the list, which will be hung in Yong'an Tower until new calligraphy and paintings are added to the list at the next flower viewing.
"This time, Miss wanted to give everyone a surprise without prior notice, so she's temporarily using her own poem as a substitute. Please forgive her."
For a moment, all the young ladies were eager to try, appreciating the flowers and composing poems, displaying their refined tastes.
Yong'an Tower was a gathering place for literati, which greatly benefited their reputation.
Moreover, Cui Ying's poems are simply exquisite.
They knew Cui Ying was exceptionally talented before, but they never imagined it was just the tip of the iceberg.
Cui Ying's popularity among the ladies in the capital reached new heights.
After the flower viewing party, Cui Ying's reputation in the capital, which had gradually declined due to her three-year illness, was revived.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Cui Ying took a sip of tea.
If she couldn't figure out Qin Jinzhi's intentions, she wouldn't deserve the title of the most talented woman in the capital.
Qin Jinzhi is building momentum for her!
When Cui Ying came upstairs after the flower viewing party ended.
Lanting is reporting to Qin Jinzhi.
"Princess, Rongxiu Shop received an order for three hundred pieces today, with an average price of one thousand taels."
Cui Ying immediately picked up her skirt and walked over, saying, "So that's why you specifically asked me to introduce Manager Lan. It turns out you own Rongxiu Shop!"
The starry dress stunned everyone, and Cui Ying then introduced Manager Lan to the crowd.
How could they possibly miss out on such craftsmanship!
Three hundred items, each priced at one thousand taels of silver, and Qin Jinzhi made three hundred thousand taels of silver from just one flower appreciation party!
Qin Jinzhi said lazily, "This Rongxiu Manor belongs to Manager Lan. It's just that she's kind-hearted and willing to give me a share of the profits."
Cui Ying rolled her eyes and turned to Manager Lan, "Could you give me some?"
Manager Lan slapped her forehead, "Oh dear, the orders are all messed up."
He ran off without looking back.
Cui Ying was speechless. She turned to Qin Jinzhi and said, "Do I look like a donkey that works for you day and night?"
During the day, we throw her flower viewing parties, and at night, we have to go and do chivalrous deeds in a grand manner!
She only slept for two hours yesterday!
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Don't talk about yourself like that, you're not that shameless!"
Cui Ying wanted to strangle her when she heard this!
"You asked me to hold a flower viewing party for the sake of Cui Ying's reputation."
The reason for having Miss Zheng write the storybook was to enhance the reputation of the Peach Blossom Heroine.
"You want all this reputation so you can use me to strengthen Chidori Guard?"
Qin Jinzhi blinked. "I like your intelligence."
Cui Ying took a deep breath.
She knew it!
Qin the Skinflint!
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