Xiangsheng prosperous

"Do you know Princess Changle, the daughter of His Majesty and His Highness the Empress?" Madam Li asked.

"I know a thing or two." Qiu Mo nodded.

Princess Changle is the fifth daughter of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, born of Empress Changsun, and also the eldest princess of the dynasty.Princess Changle is smart, cheerful, kind-hearted, and is loved by the emperor and empress for her beauty, kindness, and calligraphy. She is the most beloved daughter of the Tang emperor.

"Princess Changle is 11 years old this year, and her husband-in-law has already been determined to be Her Royal Highness's nephew: the eldest grandson Chong of the Changsun family. The Holy Majesty and His Royal Highness are preparing a dowry for her in the following year." Madam Li said.

Qiu Mo was taken aback, and immediately guessed something: "Madam Fei wants to..."

Mrs. Li nodded with a smile: "You are right, I will introduce you to Her Royal Highness the Queen, and be responsible for the supply of incense when Princess Changle gets married."

"But..." Qiu Mo hesitated, "I can't openly admit my relationship with Pengyun Xiangpu right now. Madam, if you recommend my concubine, I'm afraid I'll be implicated by my concubine and punished by His Majesty and His Royal Highness..."

"Haha, Mo'er, don't worry about this." Mrs. Li clapped her palms and smiled, "I just want to take this opportunity to help you start a business in a legitimate way!"

*****
Qiu Mo put the prototype of the incense brand after demoulding on the incense drying net to dry.This process required flipping the incense card from time to time, so Qiu Mo stood by the net and watched its condition.

"It's so late, haven't you rested yet?"

Qiu Mo looked up and saw Wen Weixing walked into their bedroom under the moonlight.

"A Wei, you're back." Qiu Mo quickly stood up and walked towards him, "I can't sleep because you haven't come back. It's best to make a new incense card at night, and I'll keep it here to dry. "

Before Qiu Mo finished speaking, Wen Weixing suddenly grabbed her arm, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her tightly.

"Don't move, I'll just hold you for a while..." Wen Weixing murmured, "I regret it, I would have not told my teacher if I had known about it, and I have kept you busy until half the night." He lowered his head and put it in her ear Kissed lightly.

"I...I'm fine." Qiu Mo's ears were a little hot from his kiss, "Why did you come back so late tonight? There's a curfew. I thought you wouldn't come back today..."

Wen Weixing let go of Qiu Mo, rubbed her forehead, and smiled softly: "Today I was in the palace to discuss the security of the Holy Majesty's hunting tour in Kunming Lake, and I will return home late. Don't worry, I specially applied for a travel document in advance , no problem."

He took Qiu Mo's hands again, rubbed them lightly, and looked at her with deep eyes.

"Mo'er, have you thought about what Mrs. Li suggested?" Wen Weixing asked.

Qiu Mo nodded, and replied resolutely, "I'm willing to give it a try."

She already had a plan in mind for the fragrances to be presented to the queen.If she succeeds, she can get rid of the last bondage that fetters her in one fell swoop.
Big dilemma.

"The reason why Mrs. Li and I want to use this method to help you is because not long ago, a businessman among the people was exceptionally promoted by the Holy Majesty because of his good financial management." Wen Weixing asked patiently Qiu Mo explained, "If a business man can be an official, then why can't an official be a business man?"

Wen Weixing can often get in touch with the Holy Majesty, and he has quite far-sighted views on the major affairs of the court.

"Besides, Her Royal Highness is gentle and kind. Even if your fragrance cannot be selected, she will not blame you." Wen Weixing held her little hand tightly, "I always don't want you to take any risk."

"Thank you, Ah Wei." Qiu Mo said gratefully, "I'm really lucky to meet you who understand me so well."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Weixing suddenly covered her cherry lips, and the delicate kisses fell like rain.

The two hugged and kissed passionately, and each other's breathing became heavier...

*****
"Xuan! Mrs. Li, the wife of the governor of Bingzhou, and Mrs. Qiu, the wife of Zuofu who joined the army, entered the hall to see you!"

Following the eunuch's singing and drinking, Mrs. Li and Qiu Mo walked into the Lizheng Hall in the inner court of the imperial city, and knelt down in front of the queen's phoenix seat.

"My wife kowtows to Your Highness the Queen, and may your Highness be happy forever and blessed forever." Mrs. Li and Qiu Mo respectfully kowtowed and said to the Queen.

Empress Changsun sat on the phoenix seat, looking at Mrs. Li and Qiu Mo with a gentle face.

"Mrs. Li and Mrs. Qiu don't need to be too polite. It is my family's business to call you here today. Come here, I will have a good chat with you."

"Yes, Your Highness." Mrs. Li and Qiu Mo got up according to their words, and approached to the Phoenix seat.

Empress Changsun looked past Mrs. Li and Qiu Mo, and looked at the incense cards on the tray of the maid beside them, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth: "Is this the incense card carefully made by Mrs. Qiu for Changle in this palace?"

"Yes, Your Highness. This incense brand is called "Hundred Flowers". It is made of natural sandalwood, agarwood, borneol, clove and other spices. It is like a spring breeze on the body, full of fragrance, and has unexpected miraculous effects .”

Qiu Mo introduced the beauty of the "Hundred Flowers" fragrance brand to Empress Changsun in detail.

Empress Changsun carefully watched the incense card in her hand.The incense card is made into the shape of a five-petal flower, each petal is carved with fine lines, and the lines overlap and converge to the center of the flower. At first glance, it looks like a flower in full bloom, lifelike.The incense cards are strung in a bunch with silk ribbons, and the tassels hang from the ends of the flower stems.

"Sure enough, it's very delicate." Empress Changsun smiled and held the incense tablet to her nose and sniffed, a quiet fragrance came to her nose, refreshing.

"The fragrance is also good, but the fragrance of the incense brand is also normal. I don't know what the miraculous effect that Mrs. Qiu refers to?" asked Empress Changsun.

"Your Highness, the wonder of this incense card may not be displayed in the main hall. If Your Highness allows, can I invite you to move to the Imperial Garden." Qiu Mo looked earnestly at Empress Changsun.

"Well, I'm sure."

Empress Changsun, Mrs. Li, and Qiu Mo led the ladies out of the main hall and went straight to the imperial garden northeast of the Lizheng Hall.

At this time, it is spring, and the imperial garden is full of green trees and flowers blooming, colorful and beautiful.Many bees and butterflies dance and play around the flowers, creating a scene of prosperity.

Empress Changsun sat down at the stone table in the garden, and Mrs. Li and Qiu Mo stood on both sides of Empress Changsun.

"Madam Qiu, please." Empress Changsun motioned to Gong'e behind her to present the incense tablet and placed it in front of Qiu Mo.

I saw Qiu Mo calmly picked up the cloth bag containing the incense card, and walked alone among the thousands of flowers.She opened the cloth pouch, took out the incense tablet inside, and then raised her hand to hover the incense tablet in mid-air.

After a while, something wonderful happened.I saw the butterflies that were originally flying in all directions flocked to the incense board, dancing around the incense board, and some even flew to Qiu Mo's arms and skirts...

Except for Mrs. Li, Empress Changsun and the other palace eunuchs present couldn't help showing surprise when they saw this miraculous scene.

Qiu Mo looked extremely calm, she pinned the incense card to her belt, and then began to walk slowly in the garden.The butterflies flying around Xiang Pai just now seemed to have been summoned by her, and they all followed behind her, chasing her, as if they wanted to become her wings.