Chapter 514, Seeking a Visit
“Bang!”
The sound of glass falling to the ground and breaking came from the pharmacy. Then, Granny Gu, Caiju and Dongli saw Gu Jian coming out covered in dust.
Granny Gu: "The potion hasn't been made yet?"
Gu Jian shook his head, a little dejected: "No."
It was rare to see her brother express such emotions, and Grandma Gu found it a little funny.
Gu Jian frowned and said, "I clearly followed the process Daohua told me, why can't I do it?"
The potion made from rice flowers is colorless, odorless and transparent. The best one he made was light pink in color and had a pungent smell.
Granny Gu signaled Caiju to clean up.
Caiju entered the pharmacy and saw that the glassware brought by Daohua was almost all broken. She couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. When she came out after cleaning up, Gu Jian said.
"Well, find some time for you to go to Ningmen Mansion and ask Yang to send another set. No, send three sets. I don't believe that if the apprentice can make something, I, as their master, can't do it!"
After saying this, he pondered for a while, then stood up and went back to his room. He came out with a golden fountain pen and two bottles of potion, and handed them to Dongli: "You go there in person and give these to Xiaowu."
Dong Li took the things and looked at the two bottles, each of which was only one-third full of potion. He hesitated and said, "Grandpa, do you think we should ask Miss Yan to come over and make some more potion?"
Miss Yan returned to the provincial capital yesterday, and the young prince followed her.
Hearing this, Gu Jian immediately said angrily, "It's all because Yang is too stingy. Daohua prepared two more bottles of potion, but he was reluctant to share one with me and only left me this little."
Granny Gu glanced over and said, "Humph, who overestimated his ability yesterday and said he was worthy of it? If you really want it, can kid Yang refuse to give it to you? You're not a child anymore, don't put the blame on the child."
Gu Jian looked embarrassed as he watched his apprentice prepare the potion. He really thought it was very simple. As a master in pharmacy, how could he not be able to prepare it?
Well, I really can’t match them.
The main problem was the burette. He couldn't get the dosage right, which was so annoying.
Dongli saw that the two old masters had strayed from the topic, so he had to speak up and bring the subject back: "How about I go and invite Miss Yan right away?"
Gu Jian waved his hand. "What's your excuse for asking her over? That girl is quite cunning. When I took out a copy of the Tao Te Ching earlier, she started asking indirectly if I knew the Eighth Prince. If you go, humph, she might think you're a spy for some faction."
Dongli suddenly stopped talking.
When he and Caiju first came to serve the two old masters, Miss Yan was quite worried about them and sent several tenants from the farm to monitor them.
Thinking about the time when he would run into people whenever he went out and how they would enthusiastically ask him where he was going and what he was doing, he felt a little amused.
Gu Jian: "Okay, it's a little less, but tell Xiaowu the formula and process for preparing the potion, and he will find someone to prepare it. Oh, and remember to remind Xiaowu that this was developed by my apprentice, and let him remember the girl's contribution."
She secretly informed the emperor of her apprentice's things, and as a master she felt a little embarrassed. How could she not take the opportunity to gain some credit for her?
Dongli nodded: "I will do that."
Yan Mansion.
Because Li Zixuan was getting married on the 20th of the first lunar month, and Daohua returned home from Taohua Village on the 12th of the first lunar month, their family had to go there a few days in advance.
That afternoon, when Daohua was packing her things to go out, Yang Xiujun came over.
Looking at Yang Xiujun, Daohua smiled and asked, "Xiujun, I'm going out tomorrow. Have you packed your things?"
This time when she went to the Li family, Mrs. Li also brought Yang Xiujun with her, but Yan Siyu stayed at home to accompany Old Mrs. Yan.
Yang Xiujun smiled and nodded: "I don't have much stuff, I've already packed it."
Daohua: "That's good. Do you have something to talk to me about?" As she spoke, she continued to choose jewelry to wear when going out.
Looking at Daohua's boxes of jewelry, Yang Xiujun felt dazzled. She lowered her eyes and smiled, "I just have nothing to do, so I thought I'd come sit with my cousin."
Daohua: "Okay, then you sit down and I'll talk to you while I pack my things."
Yang Xiujun nodded and sat on the couch by the window.
"Girl, do you think these few sets of clothes are enough?" Guyu placed the selected coats and skirts one by one on the hanger.
Daohua glanced at them and said, "Cousin Zixuan is getting married, so we need to dress nicely. Bring out that silver-red fox coat and pomegranate brocade skirt. Oh, and since it's still cold, remember to bring your newly made bright red gorilla felt cape. You'll definitely need to wear it when you go out to see the lanterns on the night of the Lantern Festival."
Guyu agreed and immediately turned around to find clothes.
Yang Xiujun sat aside, looking at the clothes scattered everywhere, her eyes flashing with envy.
Although her aunt prepared three sets of clothes for her to go out, neither the material nor the style could compare with her cousin Yi Yi's.
Seeing Yang Xiujun was silent, Daohua tried to find a conversation by asking, "Do you like the clothes your mother prepared for you?"
Yang Xiujun immediately said, "I like it very much."
Daohua smiled and said, "That's good. If you feel the size or style is not suitable, you can ask the sewing room to alter it. All my dresses are made according to my own ideas."
Yang Xiujun's face showed a sudden realization: "No wonder my cousin's clothes looked different from Yihuan's and the others'."
Daohua smiled and said, "The needlework of the embroiderers in the mansion is impeccable, but their aesthetic taste is a little different from mine. Every time they send me samples for new clothes, I will make some changes accordingly."
Yang Xiujun smiled and said, "I think all of my cousin's clothes are beautiful. This shows that my cousin has better taste than anyone else."
Daohua smiled and shook her head: "What good taste do you have? I just know what looks good on me."
Seeing that Daohua was in a good mood, Yang Xiujun hesitated for a moment and looked at Daohua with a hesitant look.
Seeing this, Daohua raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong?"
Yang Xiujun was silent for a moment, then mustered up the courage to speak: "Cousin Yiyi, you know that my uncle wants my brother to go to Wangyue Academy to study early, right?"
Hearing this, the smile on Daohua's face faded a little: "I heard about it."
Yang Xiujun: "Cousin Yiyi, can you talk to my uncle and ask him not to send my brother to the academy so soon?"
The smile on Daohua's face disappeared, and she looked at Yang Xiujun in confusion: "I don't understand this. Didn't my cousin come to Zhongzhou to study? The academy is about to start, why isn't he going anymore?"
Yang Xiujun quickly explained, "My brother wants to stay with Master Xiao and Cousin Wenxiu to broaden his horizons. It's okay to go to the academy a little later."
Daohua put down the hairpin in her hand and said, "I don't agree with what you said, cousin. It's good that you want to broaden your horizons, but studying in the academy is equally important."
"Don't think my brother's work with Master Xiao is simple and easy. In fact, he will encounter various problems during this period. When there are problems, they must be solved. How to solve problems is a test of a person's ability."
"Where does ability come from? It's from books. In the past few years, my eldest brother has been studying hard in the academy without slacking off for a moment."
"It is only because he became a juren this year and has the knowledge to back him up that my elder brother can successfully follow Master Xiao. Otherwise, relying solely on my father's connections, my elder brother would be too embarrassed to stay, as he knows nothing."
"Cousin Xiujun, don't you think this is true?"
Yang Xiujun's face was a little stiff.
Daohua continued, "As the old saying goes, you should take one step at a time. My cousin is at the age where he should go to school, so it's better for him to go to the academy with peace of mind."
Yang Xiujun was silent for a moment, but she still had some hope. She tried again, "My elder brother has a solid knowledge. My uncle said so himself. My elder brother won't be delayed for too long. He just needs to follow Master Xiao before my elder cousin goes to the capital."
Daohua was silent for a moment. She felt that she had made her words clear enough. Cousin Xiuyun was usually very sensitive, so why didn't she hear her rejection this time?
Is it possible that in her eyes, she is easy to talk to?
Daohua looked at Yang Xiujun calmly: "Cousin Xiujun, do you get along with your elders like this at home?"
Yang Xiujun was slightly stunned: "Huh?"
Daohua: "If your parents disagree with something, will you argue against it again and again?"
Yang Xiujun immediately became anxious when she heard this: "That's not what I meant. I didn't ask you to refute your uncle. I just wanted you to beg for mercy."
Daohua frowned. "Pleading? Cousin, I'm sorry I don't understand. Did Father punish Cousin Hongrui or teach him a lesson? He just let him go to school as you requested. Why did Cousin use the word 'pleading'?"
Seeing Daohua's face getting worse, Yang Xiujun quickly explained: "Don't be upset, cousin, I said something wrong, I just..."
Daohua raised her hand to interrupt her: "No matter what my cousin means, I can't help. I won't beg for mercy, and I don't have any reason or position to beg for mercy."
"Compared to me, Cousin Xiuyun, if you have any thoughts in your mind, you can just come directly to father and tell him, instead of coming to me in a roundabout way."
After saying that, he picked up the teacup on the table.
Seeing Daohua making a gesture to see her off, Yang Xiujun felt a little uneasy. "I'm sorry for being so abrupt. Please don't take it personally, cousin. It's nothing else. I'll be leaving now."
Daohua nodded: "Okay, I'm busy here, so I won't send my cousin off."
(End of this chapter)
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