strictlysupreme Chapter 193 Negotiation (2)
Chapter 193 Negotiation (2)
Huang Huamin, Su Yu Niang and even Zhong Dingyi were a little surprised. Qiu Zhenkui and Zhong Yunfeng had only been in the study for about an incense stick of time. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that they were having a very pleasant conversation.
When no one noticed, Ye Changyan saw Zhong Yunfeng winking at him. It seemed that the discussion was going smoothly.
Qiu Zhenkui and Zhong Yunfeng came to the flower hall and sat down. Although everyone was curious about the negotiation, no one spoke. Everyone chatted calmly.
Huang Huamin originally thought that Ye Changyan would take the initiative to invite for a negotiation like Zhong Yunfeng did, but half an hour had passed since Qiu Zhenkui and Zhong Yunfeng sat down, and Ye Changyan had no intention of doing so.
Huang Huamin quietly looked at Su Yu Niang for a long time and found that this woman had great composure. She had a calm expression and occasionally interrupted everyone's chat, as if she had forgotten the purpose of her visit to the Ye family.
Huang Huamin admired in his heart, no wonder he could become the head manager of Fu Yuzhen, his calmness and composure alone was beyond his reach even if he flattered him. And this young man Ye Changyan was even more like an old monk in meditation, with a calm face.
But Su Yu Niang at this moment was not as calm and composed as she seemed on the surface. She had traveled thousands of miles from Shengjing to Yuzhou Prefecture with an important mission.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Su Yu Niang received a box sent from Yuzhou Prefecture. Inside the box were eight white porcelain bottles of two sizes. Su Yu Niang unfolded the letters in the box and realized that these were good things Huang Huamin had just found in Yuzhou Prefecture, so she urgently sent some of them to Beijing.
Su Yu Niang was the first to open a white porcelain bottle with a pure dew label on it. A faint scent of wintersweet filled her heart. Su Yu Niang was surprised for a moment. It was already the first month of the lunar calendar, and the wintersweets in Shengjing had already withered.
The porcelain bottle emitted such a pure wintersweet fragrance that really surprised Su Yu Niang. So she carefully checked the instructions for use that Huang Huamin attached, and called two perfume ladies in Fu Yu Zhen Lou to try it.
After trying it, the two ladies exuded a light and elegant wintersweet fragrance within half a day. The two ladies who had only used the wintersweet pure dew on the back of their hands and cheeks once before, not only did they not feel any discomfort after half a day, but the back of their hands and cheeks felt more moisturized, delicate, rosy and lustrous than other skin on the body.
This surprised Su Yu Niang, so she picked up the other white porcelain bottle with the perfume label. Su Yu Niang was even more shocked. When she opened the small white porcelain bottle, she felt as if she was in a hundred-acre wintersweet field. The rich fragrance of wintersweet lingered, making people intoxicated.
Su Yu Niang unfolded the attached instruction manual and planned to try it out herself, so she gently applied a few times on her wrists and behind her ears. The rich fragrance was so refreshing that the next morning, Su Yu Niang could still clearly smell the scent of wintersweet on her body.
Su Yu Niang realized the value of the box of things Huang Huamin sent, so she quickly asked someone to prepare a carriage and headed straight to the Earl of Yongxing's Mansion.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Earl of Yongxing happened to hold a New Year banquet at his mansion to entertain relatives, friends and nobles.
When the maid brought Su Yu Niang to the wife of the Earl of Yongxing, she saw several noble ladies in the room who seemed to have extraordinary status and position. Among them, there were several ladies whom Su Yu Niang knew.
When Lady Yongxing saw Su Yu Niang holding a box, she thought she was here to bring a New Year gift and was about to ask her maid to take it.
Then the wife of Marquis Zhongyi laughed and spoke to Su Yu Niang.
"Madam Su, what good stuff did you find? Come on, open it and let the ladies see it."
The wife of Marquis Zhongyi was a frequent visitor to Fu Yuzhen. She often brought her daughter to visit Fu Yuzhen's Rouge Tower, but she was always very generous when she spent money.
When Su Yu Niang heard what the wife of Marquis Zhongyi said, she was suddenly in trouble and looked at the wife of the Marquis Yongxing for help.
Although the wife of Marquis Zhongyi has a carefree personality, the Marquis Zhongyi Mansion is highly favored by the Emperor. Not only does the old marquis enjoy the trust of His Majesty, the three sons of the mansion also hold important positions. In particular, the wife of Marquis Zhongyi's legitimate son has been promoted to the position of Langzhong of the Ministry of Revenue at the age of just over 30. He is one of the most valued officials of the younger generation by His Majesty.
When the wife of the Earl of Yongxing saw the other ladies, they all looked at Su Yu Niang after hearing what the wife of the Marquis of Zhongyi said, and then she spoke with a smile.
"Yuniang, since all the ladies are interested in what's in your box, please open it and show it to everyone."
Su Yu Niang carefully placed the box on the table beside her, and then gently opened the box.
The wife of Marquis Zhongyi saw from afar that there were several white bottles of different sizes in the box, so she simply got up from the chair and walked towards the table.
She carelessly picked up one of the small bottles. The workmanship of the bottle looked ordinary, but Su Yu Niang had been very cautious. So she asked her maid to scrape open the wax seal on the mouth of the bottle, and immediately a rich scent of wintersweet wafted out.
The wife of Marquis Zhongyi hurriedly took the white porcelain bottle from the maid, leaned forward and sniffed it, and was immediately intoxicated by the rich and fragrant aroma.
The other noble ladies in the room also smelled the fragrance of the wintersweet, but seeing that the wife of Marquis Zhongyi looked intoxicated, they all stood up from their chairs and walked towards the table.
The wife of the Earl of Yongxing also smelled the rich aroma. The wintersweets in her yard had already bloomed and withered around the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and it had been almost a month. Where did the rich wintersweets fragrance come from in this house?
Seeing the intoxicated look of the wife of Marquis Zhongyi, the wife of the Earl of Yongxing seemed to realize something and cast a questioning look at Su Yuniang. She saw Su Yuniang nodded at her with a somewhat unpleasant expression.
The wife of the Earl of Yongxing then hurriedly stood up and came to the table. She saw several noble ladies gathered around the table, all holding bottles of different sizes, sniffing the fragrance in the bottles with great enjoyment.
There was still a small bottle left in the box, and Lady Yongxing reached out to pick it up, but found that the wax seal of the bottle had been scraped off, so Lady Yongxing also opened the lid. The rich fragrance wafting from the bottle made Lady Yongxing intoxicated for a moment.
"Madam Su, I didn't see you take out the contents of this small bottle when I went to your building with the maids last year."
Hearing the wife of Marquis Zhongyi asking her this, Su Yu Niang felt embarrassed for a moment, but she had an awkward smile on her face.
"In reply to Madam Hou, I just received this box of things yesterday. I asked Xiang Niang to try it out yesterday. After confirming that there were no problems, I sent it here today. I plan to ask Madam Bo to help me take a look at it."
When the wife of Marquis Zhongyi heard what Su Yu Niang said, she laughed.
"Madam Su, all the ladies have checked it for you today. I really like the things in this box. Since I have opened the bottle in my hand, it would be inappropriate for you to sell it to someone else. In order to avoid embarrassing you, I will buy this bottle."
As she spoke, the wife of Marquis Zhongyi gave the maid a look, and the maid handed a silver ingot weighing fifty taels to Su Yu Niang.
Seeing this, the other noble ladies also asked their maids to take out silver and hand it to Su Yu Niang.
Su Yu Niang's face turned pale and red. She didn't dare to offend these noble ladies, even the wife of the Yongxing Earl, so she could only smile awkwardly and took over.
Upon seeing this, Lady Yongxing hurriedly tightly grasped the small white porcelain bottle in her hand.