Chapter 56: Hibiscus Balm
"Since ancient times, it has been a success, you don't have to." The expression on Shen Qian's face was faint, but Meng Xiaoran understood that he was comforting himself, and he was grateful, "Thank you, I will figure it out, but it's a little sad, don't worry, I won't be soft at the critical moment, my own life is the most important." ”
"That's fine." Shen Qian also looked out the window, and the two didn't speak again, then Meng Xiaoran stood up and said, "I should go back, I will carefully observe the Chen family and Liu Yingyuan, and I will send out the news as soon as there is news." ”
After speaking, Meng Xiaoran pushed the door and went out, the shopkeeper wrapped the medicine for her as usual, Meng Xiaoran took the medicine and nodded at him and left, she didn't guess wrong, at this time, Chen, Zhang's mother, and Lu Yi were talking secretly in the house.
This is the first time that Chen has pulled Green In, in fact, Green Yi doesn't want to do these things, Chen looked at the two of them and said: "Liu Chengchuan hurt my Ming'er so much, the master let him go so easily, I am unwilling." ”
Chen's heart was full of resentment, and he was already desperate for Liu Yingyuan, and at this time he had only one thought in his heart, which was to avenge Liu Chengming, although he didn't have an accident, but if it wasn't for Lu Fu to tell the story, his son might have had an accident, so she couldn't let Liu Chengchuan go so easily.
"Luyi, the Zhuangzi that the master sent Liu Chengchuan to, I remember that there is a relative in your family who works there." Chen looked at Lu Yi and said, what she said surprised her heart, but she had to lower her eyes and answer, "Yes, madam, the slave's cousin is in charge of Zhuangzi. ”
This is the reason why Chen found Green, otherwise she naturally did not want to let the maid get involved, and the more people knew, the more dangerous it would be.
"You find time to give this packet of medicinal powder to your cousin, so that he can find an opportunity to drug the one in Zhuangzi." Saying that, Zhang's mother handed over a packet of medicinal powder, and Lu Yi's hand trembled slightly, and finally took it.
Chen Shi saw her expression in his eyes, smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you badly when this thing is done, and your cousin will not be indispensable for benefits." ”
But what I want more is my life! Lu Yi shouted loudly in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it, only nodded at Chen.
After Meng Xiaoran came back, several people had already discussed, and Zhang's mother took the medicine in her hand, and then instructed the little maid to decoct the medicine.
Meng Xiaoran saw that Lu Yi's expression was wrong, and knew that something must have happened, so she secretly remembered it in her heart and observed her movements all the time.
That night, when Meng Xiaoran came back from the thatched house, she heard a sobbing, she listened carefully, and found that the cry came from the next room, it was a green house.
She crept closer, and the cry became more and more obvious, it was indeed greenery, why did she cry in the house late at night? During the day, what did the Chen family discuss together? She was sure that Green's crying must be because of this incident, and it didn't seem like a good thing.
Luyi has always been calm, it is definitely not a trivial matter to make her cry like this, Meng Xiaoran quietly retreated, and had a plan in her heart, she must keep an eye on Luyi these days to see what she is going to do.
Luyi found a chance to leave the house on the second day, and called Chen to ask her to go to the ready-to-wear store, Meng Xiaoran knew that she must have done something else, but she had no choice but to go out with her, so she had to give up.
On this day, Liu Ruxue actually pulled Liu Ruyin to Linyuezhai together, which made Chen very surprised, you must know that Liu Ruxue has always regarded herself very highly, and never played with her little daughter, but today she came with her, which is naturally suspicious.
"You two sisters are rare guests today, why did you think of coming to me together?" Chen took a sip of tea and looked at them and said.
Liu Ruyin bowed her head and was silent, standing aside, at this time Liu Ruxue said with a smile: "Mother doesn't know yet, recently Liuxiangzhai has launched a new hibiscus balm, which is said to be applied to the face to prevent freezing. ”
It was the first time Chan had heard, "Oh? Is this hibiscus balm really as good as you say? She has always been interested in rouge gouache, and after listening to Liu Ruxue's words, she was naturally interested.
Liu Ruxue smiled and said: "Mother doesn't know, my sisters came to play with me in the house, and they all told me that it was very useful, and my daughter's face was indeed much more delicate when she looked at them."
Chen nodded, looked at Meng Xiaoran, who was standing on the side and waiting, and said, "You go to Mother Zhang to get a hundred taels of silver tickets, go to Liuxiangzhai to buy forty boxes and come back, and send a few boxes to each courtyard." "Chen has always been generous, she has never been stingy in these aspects, and the female relatives in each courtyard also have a part, and they will not be biased.
Meng Xiaoran nodded down, and when she left, she inadvertently saw a flash of coldness in Liu Ruxue's eyes, and she had a bottom in her heart, it seems that Liu Ruxue is not good at coming today, but she doesn't know what kind of demon she wants to be?
Liuxiangzhai is in the center of this street, out of the house walked for a quarter of an hour to arrive, as soon as you enter the door, you smell a fragrance, Meng Xiaoran looked, it was a noble lady on the hand of the balsam, Meng Xiaoran secretly guessed, that should be hibiscus balm.
Meng Xiaoran walked inside, and a junior came over and asked, "Girl, I don't know what you need?"
Meng Xiaoran nodded and reported to his family: "I am the green lady in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and today's lady sent me to take a look at the recently popular hibiscus balm, and I plan to buy some back."
As soon as Xiao Er heard that it was from the Prime Minister's Mansion, he immediately smiled and said, "Miss Green Fu, please wait a moment, I'll go and ask the shopkeeper to come over." Normally, this kind of distinguished guests are received by the shopkeeper, and they dare not receive them casually.
After a while, the shopkeeper came over, and when he saw the green fu, he smiled politely, although it was not the usual green girl, but when he heard the name, he knew that he was also a powerful maid beside the prime minister's wife, and he couldn't be offended.
"Green Lady Girl, please come here, the hibiscus balm in the store is here." Saying that, he took Lu Fu to a counter on the right, and Meng Xiaoran saw that it was the place where the lady was trying it out just now, and sure enough, the smell just now was hibiscus balsam.
The shopkeeper took out a round box, handed it to Meng Xiaoran, and said, "Miss Green Fu, this is hibiscus cream, the fragrance is pleasant, the girl can try it."
She took it, opened the box, and immediately smelled a fragrance, that is, the smell she had just smelled, took some and wiped it on her hand, which is similar to modern alabaster, which is a cream used in winter, but in ancient times, there could be such a thing, no wonder it was so popular.
She was watching from the side, when Xiao Er hurriedly ran over, whispered to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper nodded, turned his head and smiled apologetically at Meng Xiaoran: "Miss Lufu, you take a look here first, there is something urgent in the future, just come when you go."
Meng Xiaoran nodded and said, "Let's go and get busy first."
The shopkeeper left in a hurry, Meng Xiaoran walked around the store casually, and after a while, the shopkeeper came back, walked to Meng Xiaoran's side, and said in a low voice: "Miss Green Fu, please go down to the second floor with you, there are more types there."
Meng Xiaoran turned her head to look at him, seeing that his eyes were full of meaning, she was vigilant, although she guessed that it might be Shen Qian, she still didn't dare to trust others at will, "What kind of people are on the second floor?" ”
The shopkeeper didn't expect her to ask like this, and was stunned for a while and said, "Miss Lufu, this Liuxiangzhai is also the Shen family's industry. ”
Meng Xiaoran immediately understood, knowing that it must be Shen Qian who was waiting for him on the second floor, so he was relieved to go up with him, in the private room above, Shen Qian looked at her and smiled, "I just got the news, you came to Liuxiangzhai, so I hurried over." ”
Meng Xiaoran walked up to him and sat down, a little puzzled, "But something?" ”
Shen Qian was slightly stunned by her question, and smiled after a moment, "If you can leave the mansion, I naturally want to come to see you, and you have any news to send out." ”
"When you say that, I really have a discovery." Meng Xiaoran smiled and said, "Yesterday I went out of the house to buy medicine, and when I went back, I found that something was wrong, Chen's personal maid Luyi seemed to be in a trance, and at night I heard her crying secretly in the house, I don't know what their master and servant discussed, Luyi went out early this morning, and I am inconvenient to follow, if you can, you might as well send someone to investigate." ”
Shen Qian nodded, snapped his fingers out of the window, and Qing Feng flew in, Meng Xiaoran was not surprised, Shen Qian looked at Qing Feng and said, "Did you hear Miss Meng's words just now?" Go and arrange for someone to investigate. ”
Qingfeng nodded, and took the order, Meng Xiaoran sighed, "Today, Liu Ruxue came to Linyue Pavilion and asked me to come out to buy hibiscus balm, I don't know what to do?" ”
"You don't have to worry, I will send someone to pay attention to the news of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the past two days, and if something happens, I will arrange it."
Meng Xiaoran nodded, the two had met for two days in a row, and what they had to say was pretty much the same, so she didn't say anything more, got up and left, and hurriedly returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with forty boxes of hibiscus balm.
After buying the hibiscus balm, Meng Xiaoran sent two boxes to all the courtyards in the house according to Chen's instructions, and Chen kept two boxes for himself, and immediately wiped some on his face, the fragrance was fresh and pleasant, and her face was smooth and comfortable, she was very satisfied.
Meng Xiaoran knew that this matter was definitely not over, and something would definitely happen in two days, so she had been careful and vigilant, and sure enough, something happened two days later.
In the afternoon of this day, Xia He of Ruxue Pavilion hurriedly came to Linyue Zhai, followed by a few menacing mothers-in-law, Meng Xiaoran was waiting in Chen's house at this time, and after hearing the sound outside, he saw Chen's frowning, and after a while, the green sleep who was guarding outside walked in.
"Madam, Xia He from Ruxue Pavilion came over, saying that the master asked Lu Fu to come over."
Chen raised her head and frowned dissatisfiedly, knowing in her heart that something must have happened to Liu Ruxue, she glanced at Meng Xiaoran, sighed secretly in her heart, and finally waved her hand, "Lu Fu, since that's the case, you can go over and take a look." ”
The Chen family didn't care if he did this, Meng Xiaoran felt cold in his heart, and then sneered, he was not a good person, could it be that he still expected her to stand up for himself? Meng Xiaoran sighed secretly in her heart, this Xiangfu, apart from Xiaocui, can anyone really give her warmth? A figure suddenly flashed in his mind, and then quickly shook his head and erased it.