Messages are often passed between people the fastest.

In just a few words, a message can be spread to the gods, and everyone knows it.

A box of rouge was not a rare thing originally, but its origin was too attention-grabbing.

The eldest grandmother made the filial piety to the eldest lady with her own hands, it will not be the best, but it is also excellent.

The maids in the courtyard, although they have rouge gouache in their monthly servings, are all bargains in the street market, the color is strong and vulgar, and the aroma is either too heavy or too light. If you want to use some good ones, one is to wait for the masters to use the rest, and the other is to subsidize the silver yourself and buy it outside.

Everyone has a love for beauty, not to mention these little maids who are in their prime of life, they go to Changchun Garden in twos and threes, seemingly strolling around intentionally or unintentionally, in fact, what they are anxious to go to are the big houses located in the southwest corner.

In the past, the old man Zhu, who likes to be vocal and sensual, placed a lot of dancing girls in Changchun Garden, but during the national funeral, he inevitably attracted criticism and caused trouble, so the old man dismissed all those warblers and Yanyan. As soon as those people left, many of the fields in the garden were vacant, and the vacant places had not been thoroughly tidied up, but were left unoccupied there.

Shen Yuechen often walked around the garden, and accidentally found those spacious and bright houses, but he saw that they were all empty and no one cleaned them up, so he felt that it was a pity.

Because in order to prepare rouge and train people, it takes a lot of space. Therefore, she deliberately chose the spacious and well-ventilated houses in the southwest corner, and then asked Mama Song to send someone to clean them up and use them as a "workshop" for preparing rouge and flower dew.

Mama Song is quick to do things, and arranges everything properly, those who work in the workshop are all because they receive Shen Yuechen's monthly money, so they all work very hard, in addition, Mama Song has a degree of control, and the rewards and punishments are clear, which speeds up the efficiency of everyone's work.

Seeing that there were suddenly a lot of idlers in the garden, Mama Song was a little surprised and a little displeased.

Although the Changchun Garden is large, it is a place for the masters to play and enjoy, not a place where they should go in and out.

Mama Song looks quite standard, but she likes to have a solemn face, cold, with a momentum that is not angry but mighty.

She casually found two maids to question, but the answer she came up with was even more surprising to her.

The rouge that she gave to Shen Yuechen before was given to the eldest lady Li Shi, but the eldest lady was not rare, and directly threw it to the maids below, which made those maids move their minds and wanted to come here to see the excitement.

The eldest lady Li doesn't like the eldest grandmother Shen Yuechen, this is not a secret in the Zhu family, everyone knows it, and Mama Song is naturally no exception.

The eldest lady's seemingly unintentional move once again secretly verified the tense relationship between her and the eldest grandmother Shen Yuechen.

This kind of situation really made Mama Song feel a little embarrassed. She is the last to get involved in the fight, she just wants to remain neutral, no one to stammer, no one to rely on, not to get herself involved in any trouble. I think that at the beginning, she just wanted to live a stable life, so she would willingly stay in the garden for so many years. But now, people don't look for people for everything, and the closer she and her grandmother go, the more difficult it will be to stop in the future...... Mama Song frowned so worriedly that she only reprimanded the maids who came to see the excitement, but she just scolded a handful, and then came again, and she couldn't be trained.

For several days in a row, the maids from the east and west courtyards all went to the garden together, and such a thing inevitably aroused the curiosity of the old lady, so she asked Mama Yang: "What new things have been added to the garden recently?" Why do those girls run there every day, as if they are in a pile. ”

Mama Yang said with a smile: "Back to the old lady's words, it's not a new thing, it's just that the eldest grandmother is tending to the flowers and plants in the yard, and she has made a lot of rouge gouache, which has aroused the interest of those little girls, so they all came over to watch the excitement." ”

The old lady raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why is it because of that child?" They had been tinkering in the garden all day, and they hadn't seen her come up with anything decent. ”

When Mama Yang heard this, she groaned slightly: "The slave maid got one by accident, do you want to bring it over to you to see?" ”

The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at her, but she didn't expect her to join in the fun.

Mama Yang immediately went out for a while, then took a rouge box and handed it to the old lady, and said with a smile: "The old lady, please take a look." ”

The old lady took it in her hand and looked at it, before opening the lid of the box, she faintly smelled a faint fragrance, and when she opened the lid of the box, she saw that it contained less than half a box of red paste, the color was smooth and the texture was delicate, and she tapped it with her fingertips, wiped it on the back of her hand and slowly applied it evenly, and the color slowly changed from red to pink, which was very pleasing to the eye.

The old lady couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded with her fingertips, put it on the tip of her nose and smelled it carefully, only to feel that the aroma was striking, which was faintly mixed with a hint of sweetness, which seemed to be fruity.

Mama Yang secretly glanced at the old lady, and when she saw her stunned look, she couldn't help but smile secretly.

It is no wonder that the old lady is surprised that the eldest grandmother is a thoughtful person who can make such a delicate thing.

The old lady was stunned, then squinted her eyes and shook her head slightly, as if she didn't believe it: "This thing is really from the garden?" ”

How she looked at it, how did it feel like it was bought from outside.

Mama Yang replied softly: "It is indeed from the garden." I heard that the eldest grandmother deserves the recipe herself. ”

The old lady's eyes flashed with a hint of waves, and she said lightly: "It's a shame that she can figure it out." ”

Mama Yang knew that the old lady liked this thing, so she immediately praised Shen Yuechen a few words: "Grandma has always been thoughtful, and she is young and self-conscious, she has read books for a few years, and she has ink in her stomach, and the things she comes up with are naturally extraordinary." ”

When the old lady heard this, she just smiled: "Then you will praise people, and everything you say will almost make her go to heaven." ”

Mama Yang lowered her head and said, "The slave is also telling the truth. ”

The old lady was also amazed by Shen Yuechen in her heart, so after listening to her words, she didn't object, but said lightly: "She has the heart to think about this, it is better to think about how to please her mother-in-law." I don't think she's really smart, but she's just a little clever and fooling around. ”

At the moment, Li Shi is still lukewarm and estranged from her. If it is replaced by a daughter-in-law from another family, she will definitely want to please the knot, but she still has the leisure to prepare rouge gouache, and she is not in a hurry.

Mama Yang bowed her head and remained silent when she heard this, and deliberately avoided the topic of the long house.

The old lady was also anxious for Changfang, and seeing that Shen Yuechen was using her mind elsewhere, she couldn't help but be even more anxious.

“…… Old lady, in fact, this rouge box was taken from the hand of the maid at the eldest lady's place. The eldest grandmother personally sent it, but unfortunately, the eldest lady didn't like it, so she threw it directly to the maid below. ”

Mama Yang had no intention of speaking for anyone, she just told the truth.

The old lady's eyes flashed, and she looked at the box again, and sighed softly, "What's the use of giving her rouge?" What she wants is a grandson. ”

In the old lady's opinion, even if there is something wrong with the Li family, but it is also forced by the situation, so she can't bear to criticize her for anything, as for Shen Yuechen, although she has pity, she can't overdo it, after all, Shen Yuechen has Jintang alone to protect her, so she should be content. It doesn't make sense, let the whole family hold her as if she was a pearl in the palm of your hand......

Mama Yang thought for a while, and said, "Grandma is only sixteen this year, and she is still young after all, ......."

She said this pun, firstly, to comfort the old lady not to worry, and secondly, to take care of Shen Yuechen. After all, she is also a pitiful person, unable to give birth to children and disliked by her mother-in-law......

The old lady said lightly: "Now, I have too much hope for her, as long as she can stay by Jintang's side and make him happy." ”

Mama Yang nodded: "Yes, serving a good young master is the most important thing." ”

The old lady put the box on the table and whispered, "Go back and explain, don't let those little girls wander around the garden, it's not in order." ”

Mama Yang nodded in agreement.

Since then, a few days have passed, and the Changchun Garden has gradually returned to its previous calm, and there are no idle figures.

As the day of the opening of the new store is getting closer and closer, Shen Yuechen is becoming more and more busy, getting up early and going to bed late every day, and often getting tired and having a headache.

Sometimes, she also feels that she is asking for hardship again, why bother to be so happy, and the effort is not pleasing.

Although the matter of taking concubines has subsided, the aftermath has not disappeared.

After Zhu Jintang returned from the capital, he stayed in the main room every night and never went to someone else's house again.

After Li Shi heard about this, he was very sad, but it was not good to say anything more in front of his son, so he could only sulk a little.

Shen Yuechen was grateful to Zhu Jintang, and worked more and more hard to recuperate, eat, sleep and exercise more, and went to the garden to walk around at every turn, and supervised the work by the way.

However, there are pros and cons to everything. Zhu Jintang is at the age of strong blood, full of energy, and occasionally presumptuous, which makes her very embarrassed, but she can't refuse, so as not to let others take advantage of it. Fortunately, most of the time, Zhu Jintang is still a very self-disciplined person, and he will not be too Meng Lang.

In order to recuperate his body, Shen Yuechen almost ate the tonic soup as a meal, but there was no movement on his body.

Dr. Lu has come and gone so many times, and every time he diagnoses her pulse, he almost speaks the same.

Shen Yuechen couldn't help but feel slightly upset when she heard this, and couldn't help but sigh: "Doctor Lu, every time you check my pulse, you say it's very good, but ...... The time dragged on for a longer and longer time, but there was no news, which inevitably made people very anxious. ”

She wasn't an anxious person originally, probably because there had been too many things recently, so she didn't have to be a little sensitive, so she became a little impatient.

She had enough of eating tonic soup and decoction as rice every day, and sometimes she felt nauseous and wanted to vomit just by smelling the smell of those chicken soup and ginseng soup.

When Dr. Lu heard this, he couldn't help but say seriously: "Grandma, please don't be impetuous, it's not easy to give birth, not to mention that your body is thin and your blood is weak, if you want to conceive a child, it is naturally more difficult than ordinary people." However, everything is important to persevere, grandma, you are also persistent, the faster the good luck will come. ”

Shen Yuechen also knew that Dr. Lu was a safe person, so he nodded and said, "The doctor is right, maybe my fate with that child has not yet arrived." After speaking, she suddenly remembered something again, and said, "However, my menstrual affairs this month have been delayed, and I haven't come yet, is there any problem?" ”

Her monthly letters have always been irregular and delayed from time to time, but in the past six months, this situation has been rare.

Doctor Lu had just been diagnosed by her, so she had a few words in her heart: "Grandma has been working too hard lately, and she is nervous, resulting in a lack of qi and blood, so it doesn't hurt to delay for a few days." Don't be in a hurry, eat more food that nourishes qi and blood, and have a good rest. In a few days, the old man will come back to take a closer look for you. ”

Shen Yuechen originally had some expectations in her heart, thinking that there would be some good news, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and Dr. Lu said it carefully, which made her feel at ease and lose hope.

Subsequently, Wu's mother personally sent Dr. Lu out, and when she returned to the house, she saw Shen Yuechen sitting on the edge of the bed a little sullenly, reaching out and gently covering her stomach, her expression was gloomy, and she couldn't help but feel distressed.

Miss now has everything, and only one child is needed to be safe and worry-free. However, this good fortune is delayed, which makes people anxious and helpless.

Mother Wu shook her head secretly, thinking that it would be useless for her to be sad, it was better to go to the kitchen and give her more delicious food.

However, Shen Yuechen had completely lost his appetite for those supplements, he couldn't eat them, and he wanted to vomit when he smelled them.

Shen Yuechen pushed away the soup bowl and smiled helplessly. Look at what she looks like now, if people who don't know it, they still think she's pregnant. It's a pity that everything was in vain.

Seeing that she didn't move a few bites, Mother Wu couldn't help but worry: "Miss's meal is not as much as a few days ago." ”

Shen Yuechen said: "It's really uncomfortable to eat less and make up for it all day long." I want to go for a walk in the garden, and maybe I'll have an appetite when I come back. ”

When people are hungry, even simple food feels sweet, so she thinks that it is good to let herself be hungry.

In the next few days, Shen Yuechen continued to confirm the big and small things that needed to be paid attention to when the new store opened, while desperately looking through the medical books and recipes, as well as the various birth secrets that her grandmother had given her before, and she was busy worrying about both ends.

The day of the opening of the new store has been selected according to the yellow calendar. However, the Zhu family seems to be mediocre in this, and they don't want to go to the show, so they just let her watch it herself.

Seeing this, Shen Yuechen didn't have any unhappiness in her heart, but responded silently.

However, on the day the new store opened, although none of the elders came to cheer, Zhu Jintang suddenly appeared and gave Shen Yuechen a big surprise.

"Didn't the uncle say that he was going out of the city? How can you ......" Shen Yuechen's eyes were sparkling and unbelievable.

Zhu Jintang deliberately smiled silently, but ordered someone to bring up the congratulatory gifts prepared in advance.

Rich bamboo, fortune tree, jade cabbage, and two long strings of firecrackers, almost everything he could think of, were sent over.

Shen Yuechen was slightly stunned, I don't know when he actually prepared so much.

Shen Yuechen originally wanted everything to be simple, but he didn't expect that after Zhu Jintang came, it instantly became a pompous place and a lively atmosphere.

The red-hot firecrackers crackled and lit up, and the sound was deafening, which caused many people to watch the lively passers-by and merchants.

Zhu Jintang personally stepped on the bamboo ladder and pulled down the big red silk cloth covered by the plaque, revealing the three big characters "Tianxianglou" with gold and color. These three words were written by Shen Yuechen himself, and then he found a plaque made by the master and craftsman.

Shen Yuechen's calligraphy is very good, and the three big characters are written beautifully and uprightly without losing the atmosphere.

Shen Yuechen originally wanted to name the new store "National Color Tianxiang", but felt that this name was too fragrant and easy to arouse people's reverie, so he simplified it and changed it to the current "Tianxiang Building".

As the name suggests, just standing at the door, you can feel a burst of fragrance faintly wafting, and in addition, the inside and outside of Tianxianglou are newly decorated, which looks both exquisite and ingenious, and it can't help but make people want to go in and find out.

However, just when everyone couldn't wait to enter the door, Shen Yuechen suddenly clapped her hands, and motioned to the little guy next to her to take out a signboard that said "No male guests" and stood at the door, which surprised everyone, and said, "What's the matter?" How exactly does this store do business? Male guests are not accepted...... How unreasonable! ”

Shen Yuechen stood in front of the door and smiled at everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the first day that my Tianxianglou has opened, thank you very much for coming, but my Tianxianglou is a store specially designed for women, so I refuse male customers, and I hope you will be more forgiving." ”

However, she was also fully prepared not to let these people who came to congratulate them return empty-handed, and prepared a lot of red envelopes as return gifts.

The male guests stopped outside, being watched closely by more than a dozen small servants outside the door, while the female guests walked in groups of threes and threes, and were warmly greeted by the plainly dressed maids all the way in.

As soon as Shen Yuechen's words came out, it once again aroused dissatisfaction in the crowd, but many female guests were moved when they heard this, and they stepped forward again and again, anxious to go in to see what kind of place it was.

There has never been such a precedent in this huge Texas city, where only women are entertained. Moreover, the decoration is so exquisite and elegant, people can't help but be curious.

Obviously, there is a sign at the door that says "No male guests", but the more people crowd outside to see the excitement. People are born with a sense of curiosity, and the more they can't see it, the more they want to see it.

When Shen Yuechen first opened the store, she had already decided that in order to avoid the embarrassment of showing her head and to concentrate on business, her new store would not entertain men.

Zhu Jintang stood beside Shen Yuechen and said with a faint smile: "It seems that I don't have this eye blessing either, go in and take a look." ”

Shen Yuechen looked at him and said with a smile: "Uncle can come to cheer, the concubine is grateful, but the rules are the rules, after the concubine goes home, I will thank you heavily." ”

Zhu Jintang listened to her tone, and really had a bit of the momentum of the boss lady, and smiled: "You are the boss, so naturally you are in charge." ”