、、、、、、、、、、's words made the women silent for a while, and Cheng Meiniang shook her fan and chuckled: "Although Sister He's wish is just to let people in the world have flowers to see, it is really ambitious. However, I think that this person is born into six or nine grades, and this flower is also divided into six or nine grades, and whether you can afford it or can't raise it is a certainty. However, I would like to visit your garden at that time, and please talk to me when the time comes. If it's really beautiful, it's okay to have a garden banquet, even if you don't want to overcharge, it won't let you suffer. ”

Xue Niang shouted: "Sister Mei Niang, don't forget what you said today!" ”

Cheng Meiniang said with a smile: "I have always been a person who counts, and I don't like to bully people all the time, people who know me will know that I am the most fair." As long as this garden is well built, I am willing to be the first guest to go to your place to hold a spring banquet. Whether you are to support yourself or to fulfill your wishes, but you are unwilling to swallow your anger and beg someone to support you, you are ambitious. Speaking of this, she glanced at Qi Yuzhu lightly.

Qi Yuzhu saw that no matter what she said, even people who also looked down on the identity of the peony girl did not help to echo it, but mocked herself from other directions, and couldn't help but get angry. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, and my expression was even more depressed at the moment.

Wu Jiuniang saw it in her eyes, smiled indifferently, lowered her head and took the fan made of ivory silk in her hand and looked left and right, as if there was a flower on the fan.

Xue Niang blinked, "Then I'm useless?" ”

Cheng Meiniang lightly touched her cheek: "No, you are very useful, at least you can make people happy when you look at it, instead of wanting to cry when you look at it." ”

Qi Yuzhu realized that Cheng Meiniang's words were sarcastic about her makeup, and her face became more and more aggrieved and ugly, and she almost didn't stand up immediately and turned around to leave. A woman next to her kindly grabbed her and whispered a few words to her, and her face looked a little better again.

Peony doesn't know who this Cheng Meiniang is, why she has never seen her Zhuang and said such things, and she doesn't know why Cheng Meiniang is targeting Qi Yuzhu in everything. But she won't have great hopes because Cheng Meiniang said this, thinking that people will really go to their own garden when they arrive. But she still tentatively invited everyone: "In this case, after the garden is built, if you are free, I will invite you to play." ”

This time, everyone did not object, and said: "You don't know where we live, let Xue Niang inform us when the time comes." If you have time, you will come. ”

Xue Niang suddenly remembered why she brought these people to look for peonies, and pulled the peony's sleeve and shook it straight: "Sister He, what about the fragrance of the hibiscus clothes, tell me quickly, how did you get it?" Didn't you say that there are several other methods? Let's all talk about it. She whispered in Peony's ear: "Since you gave me that incense last time, no one dares to laugh at me anymore, and today you must let them open their eyes!" Ah, the plum blossom fragrance on your body today is strange, it smells good, you tell them this formula, only tell me alone, let me talk to them, show off, okay? ”

Peony listened to her cuteness, smiled and whispered a few words in her ear.

Qi Yuzhu coughed low and said, "Xue Niang, you are so ignorant, Sister He's family is a spice shop, these incense sticks are all secret incense recipes, and they are to be kept and sold for money, how can they easily tell us?" Don't be strong. ”

Using a common hobby to shorten the distance between each other, this is a tried and tested method, Peony said: "Sister Yuzhu don't worry, although our family has opened a spice shop, it has never been sold as incense." The reason why I know how to make incense is because my second brother likes it. I don't know much, but I can exchange it with you. If you think what I said is okay, when you go to my shop, you can also ask my second brother, he knows more, better and better. ”

Wu Jiuniang took the lead and said: "I have an incense recipe from the palace, and I can also tell everyone about it." ”

Peony smiled and said the method of the hibiscus cloth: "One tael of cloves, one tael of sandalwood, one tael of jamanson, half a tael of tonka, half a tael of peony skin; Fennel in half, lightly stir-fried. Grind all into powder, add a little musk, grind evenly, dip it in tissue paper, wrap it in a new papa, and put it close to you. You can also add a little more dipterocarp, and don't bake it over fire. The more you sweat, the more fragrant it is, and it's best for hot days. ”

Wu Jiuniang said: "This one of mine was taught to me by Princess Ning, who has passed away. Cut the agarwood in twos and twos, hold it in a silk bag, and then hang the silk bag in the air, soak it in honey water, and cook it for a day over slow fire; Then use two taels of sandalwood, soak it in tea overnight, and fry it until the smell of sandalwood is removed; Two coins of borneol, two coins of musk, one penny of jiaxiang, one penny of horse tooth nitrate, grind into fine powder, add refining honey, mix evenly, cellar for more than a month, take out and add borneol musk to rub into pills, and smoke it by ordinary methods. ”

Xue Niang cleared her throat and proudly told everyone the plum calyx fragrance she had just gotten from the peony: "Two coins for cloves, one penny each for tonka and sandalwood, five cents for fennel and slightly fried, five points for wood incense, one and a half cents each for jatamansi and angelica, a little for borneol and musk, all chopped." Choose the plum blossoms that are budding on a sunny and snowless day, tie them with silk threads in the evening to prevent them from blooming, and pick them together with Meti before sunrise on the second day. Stir with the previous spices, dry in the shade and carry around. It's so cute! ”

Not to be outdone, the other women said a few things, but because they were ordinary, everyone didn't care much. Qi Yuzhu saw that the momentum was not good, and the limelight was taken away from the two of them, so she hurriedly said a creamer cream recipe for beauty in Mrs. Pei's secret: "Use two taels of antler cream, dome, fine pungent root, white root, atractylodes, white attachment, and one or two of the heartless asparagus, angelica, and almond to grind as the end, mix with milk, put it in a silver pot and boil it into a paste over a slow fire, apply a layer before going to bed at night, and wash it the next morning, it can whiten and fine the skin, and the effect is very good." ”

Cheng Meiniang said with a smile: "They are all elegant people, but I can't remember, so it's better to wait for me to ask someone for pen and ink to write down." Wouldn't it be better for everyone to have one later? He didn't ask what other people meant, so he directly asked the maid who was with him to ask the housekeeper of Li Manniang's house for pen and ink, spread out the Shu paper in public, and wrote it freely.

Peony couldn't help but smile when she saw her words, it turned out that this Cheng Meiniang was to indirectly show everyone her good handwriting. Qi Yuzhu, who admires Li Xun in her heart, regards all women as enemies, and appropriately stimulates others' desire to perform; Xue Niang is innocent and cute, and her father's official position is high, so she can adjust the atmosphere well; Wu Jiuniang, with an extraordinary background, gently showed her elegance and friendship, as well as the friendship with the concubine of Ning Wangfu, which cannot be easily shaken; Cheng Meiniang, dare to say and do, and also have other talents. The candidate daughters-in-law selected by Mrs. Cui for Li Xun really all have their own strengths and advantages, which should not be underestimated. However, in her opinion, Mrs. Cui should be more interested in Wu Jiuniang.

Then, the competition of talents among the noble ladies is to highlight themselves and win a good marriage; As for her, she is just just fishing in troubled waters, taking the opportunity to get acquainted with her face, and doing business in the future. Thinking about it this way, it's a win-win situation! Therefore, Peony appreciates and praises everyone's strengths and advantages with sincerity. Therefore, although everyone's attitude towards her is not very affectionate, it is not bad. They all said that when they were free, they were willing to go to the He family's spice shop to have a look, and they also directly said that they would make an appointment to see the new peony garden.

Only Qi Yuzhu, who knew that Li Xun was interested in peony, was angry for a while, and felt that peony was too much, and since then he has brought a twelve-point view of peony.

When Mrs. Cui heard the news feedback and knew that Peony had actually promoted the He family's spices and her peony garden that had not yet opened with these people, she couldn't help but say angrily: "This kid doesn't miss any opportunity to make money, and I don't want to think about it. After saying that, he ordered someone to go and invite everyone out to the table, so as to put an end to this embarrassing scene.

The seats of the two parties are separated, and each does not disturb each other. Only Xue Niang got Mrs. Dou's permission, octopus like a peony, sat with peony, bit peony's ear and whispered: "Do you know what these people are doing today?" ”

Peony shook her head.

Xue Niang said in a low voice: "Let me tell you, they actually heard that the Holy Lord intended to let King Ning be the left servant of Shangshu Province, and your cousin may get a good position, so they came." You get the idea, right? ”

This is equivalent to a signal that King Ning has a bright future, and even the Li family will soar, so there will be a daughter of the Qinghe Wu family. Peony nodded, smiled at Xue Niang, could it be that Mrs. Dou also has this intention?

Seeing her smiling at herself, Xue Niang couldn't help but be annoyed: "Don't let you laugh like this!" I'm not here for that. I came here because my mother and Mrs. Li were good friends. If I had that mind, wouldn't I be as good as they were to please my master's family? Still gossiping with you here? ”

Peony saw that her face was red, and quickly admitted her mistake: "Yes, I laughed wrong, I just didn't laugh." After saying that, he really made a face.

Xue Niang couldn't help but laugh again, and reached out to pull her cheek: "It's ugly to death!" ”

The two laughed for a while, and Xue Niang gently leaned on Peony's shoulder and said in a low voice: "Sister He, you don't know me, unless it's that person, I have the heart to please people like them, otherwise I'm impatient." ”

Peony smiled: "Since you don't like it, naturally you are reluctant to do anything." In the same way, if people don't like her, whatever she does is wrong, even breathing is wrong.

Xue Niang sighed heavily: "However, some people, even if you are willing to do something for him, even if you just want to take a second look, you don't have a chance." ”

Peony pinched her face: "Speaking so heavily, the little girl has something on her mind?" ”

Xue Niang was silent, raised her hand and drank the rain and dew spring wine in front of her, and looked back at the peony with a flattering smile: "Sister He, can I go to your village with you tomorrow?" ”

Peony said: "I won't go to the village tomorrow, I'm going to plant flowers and seeds after a while, and I'll go there to live there for a while, and then I'll call you again, okay?" ”