The proprietress said: "Biliang incense is a product of the Shu royal family, and the queen of Shu is a special spice. The queen of Shu was unwilling to let the strange incense of Shu flow into other countries, so she restricted Biliang incense from trading only within the territory of Shu. Those who enter our Chen Kingdom can only pass through the black market. And it is said that it is only available on the black market in our prosperous capital, and it cannot be bought anywhere else! ”

Shu'er thanked the proprietress who knew her well, and went to other shops to ask. In order to confirm that there is no such incense in other places in Chen Guo, the sister and brother also deliberately went to Maung Cheng and Jiu County, hundreds of miles away, where they continued to study spices, and went back and forth for a month, not only to find out the quantity and distribution of this cool incense in Chen Guo, but also to turn the spice market in Chen Guo upside down. Although the sister and brother have lost a lot of weight after returning to Fanjing, they have already figured out the bottom of the Chen Guo spice market.

Shu'er and Lin Ying discussed and decided to use all their private money and the one or two gold earned by Lin Ying's "Linjiang Willow Picture" to buy all the cool incense that could be bought in the Chen Guo market. Biliang Ningxiang is indeed only sold in the black market in Fanjing, and the two spent a few days slowly hoarding all the Biliang Ningxiang in the black market at home. They also got acquainted with a businessman who came to Chen from Shu to sell Biliang Ningxiang, and signed a contract with him that Biliang Ningxiang could only be sold to their sisters and brothers in Chen State within a year.

After that, the siblings did not touch the cool incense, but only hid the spices in the cellar. Lin Ying still spends most of her time painting every day, and Shu'er helps Yan Xiao and Su Qin's two aunts take care of the restaurant's accounts. When the aunts heard that the siblings were studying the spice business, they did not object, and felt that children should be encouraged to learn how to be self-reliant. So several people decided that other businesses could be done, but the restaurant must not be compensated. The two siblings readily agreed.

After a few more days, the two sisters and brothers took Lin Ying's new paintings, went to the old city tower to sell paintings every day, and finally waited for Li Su, the princess of the Chen Kingdom.

Li Su said, "Where did you two go?" I've been looking for you three times, and you've been nowhere to be seen! My mother said, when I see you again, I can take you directly into the palace to play. She likes Xiaoying's brother's paintings very much, and said that she painted the willow bank of the river vividly, which made her touch the scene. She heard that you are from the Chu country, and ordered me to take you to see her. ”

So the two sisters and brothers followed Li Su into the Jinyang Palace of Chen State on the same day, and met Lin Huan, the queen of Chen State, that is, Lin Ying's cousin, the daughter of the eldest princess of Chu State. She is kind and talkative, and constantly admires Lin Ying's painting skills, which are comparable to the masterpieces collected in Jinyang Palace, and always says that Shu'er is very beautiful, and she must help her find a good family.

Lin Ying saw that Sister Shu'er was smiling awkwardly, and hurriedly changed the topic: "Today I brought another painting and wanted to give it to the queen." So he unfolded a painting and said: "This is the 'ginkgo tree of Chu Palace', and I hope the queen will smile and accept it." ”

Lin Huan approached the scroll and asked suspiciously: "Have you ever been to the Chu Palace at a young age?" ”

Lin Ying put away the scroll, took out the black jade pendant hanging around her neck and showed it to Lin Huan, and whispered, "Cousin, I'm Lin Ying." Have you ever seen my father's jade pendant? ”

Lin Huan looked at the handsome boy in front of him who was as tall as himself with a painting, it turned out to be the white and tender baby of the fifth uncle's family who he saw in the Linjiang Chu Palace on the day he got married.

Lin Huanping retired from the palace and whispered, "I've seen it!" The seven kings of the Chu State, each of them has a dragon pattern jade pendant of diamond jade. Are you Lin Ying, the son of the fifth uncle Shengwang? Why is it in Fanjing? He looked at Shu'er beside him again and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Shu'er shook her head slightly at Lin Ying, and Lin Ying said knowingly: "She is my mother's adopted sister in Chu State. ”

Lin Huan said to Lin Ying: "I saw you in the Chu Palace before I got married, and you were less than a year old at that time. Although he looks so handsome now, why is he so thin? ”

Lin Ying sighed: "On the day my grandfather collapsed, my father knew that the Chu State was going to be in chaos, so he sent me and my mother, as well as Sister Shu'er, out of the Chu State overnight. We couldn't take the official road of the Song State, because then we could only stay in the Song State and not enter the Chen State, so we had to make a detour to the Shu State, cross the Xiling Ridge, and go all the way to the Chen State. ”

Lin Huan was surprised: "You guys are so hard! After so many years in Chen, why didn't you come to me for help? ”

Lin Ying said: "At the beginning, my mother didn't want anyone to know that we were in Chen Kingdom, because I didn't know if the eldest aunt was helping which king...... Later, although I slowly learned that my eldest aunt was actually not willing to fight in Chu State, and lived alone in Changshan without any favoritism, I originally wanted to tell my cousin that we were settled here, but I didn't know how to inform it. Fortunately, by chance, we met Su'er. ”

Lin Huan said: "Su'er, come here, this is your little cousin, the little lord of Shengwang's Mansion." Don't tell anyone. ”

Li Su's eyes widened, and he walked around the beautiful little cousin in front of him, and finally said helplessly: "Why did he become my uncle when he was only two years older than me?" ”

Lin Ying smiled and said, "Hurry up and salute your uncle!" ”

Li Su snorted and ignored him. Shu'er laughed on the side, thinking to herself, "There is still one of your aunts standing here!" ”

Lin Huan said: "Xiaoying, what can I do for you, just say it." If you want to go back to Chu now, I can also give you some travel expenses. ”

Lin Ying said according to the words discussed with Shu'er before: "Cousin, we have no plans to return to Chu State for the time being, but we want to do a business in Chen State and earn some money to subsidize the family, can you help us?" ”

Lin Huan said: "You guys are having a hard time, aren't they? How much money you want, I'll give you. ”

Lin Ying waved her hand and said, "It's not necessary, although we are not rich, we are not stretched." We didn't want to bother our cousin too much, and we didn't want others to find out who we were and where we were. No, cousin, now we have all the spices of Biliang Ningxiang in Chen Guo, and we want to sell them at a high price to make a lot of money. However, Biliang Ning Xiang is little known in Chen Guo, and the market needs no more than what we have in our hands, so the price cannot be doubled. You are the queen of King Chen, if you can talk about this cool incense, when the rich ladies and princes of Chen come to buy, we will be able to make a lot of money. When the time comes, how about my cousin and us? ”

Lin Huan suddenly burst into tears and said, "Xiao Ying, how much suffering have you endured over the years, and you are so calculating?" What else do you have to do with me? I'm the queen, and I don't lack anything. I will do my best to say that this cool fragrance will be made into a jade brew, so that you can make a lot of money and live a better life from now on. Actually, Xiaoying, you are right in this plan. If you do business and gain a firm foothold in the state of Chen, even if you can't go back to the state of Chu one day, you can still live comfortably in the country of Chen. ”

Lin Ying saw that Lin Huan was so enthusiastic about helping, and she couldn't help but be moved to tears. This is the second loved one he has seen in so many years. He didn't know if this powerful cousin would be willing to help, but he didn't expect Lin Huan to be so dedicated.

Lin Huan saw Lin Ying crying and hugged him, and the cousin and brother wept bitterly. Shu'er watched from the sidelines, and felt sad, her eyes were red, and she missed Song Guoyudu's mother and brother even more.

Lin Huan said: "Xiaoying, Shu'er, it's not easy for you to enter the palace, in addition to the cool incense, is there anything else I need to help you talk about?" ”

Lin Ying was about to talk about the Linjiang Restaurant, but Shu'er stopped and said: "There is no one at present, the queen mother can tell us about the benefits of Biliang Ningxiang, and we are already satisfied." ”