Beauty is poisonous

Chapter 24

"Miss Yu'er, you came so early today!"

Even though they have met countless times, Mammy Chen is still amazed every time she sees Yu'er, she can't believe that such a beautiful woman is actually Miss's maid.

It's not that she is exaggerating, in her opinion, even the empresses in the palace are not as beautiful as Jin'er. Although she is young, she already has the beauty of a country and a city, and the enchanting smile that smiles before saying a word, even an old woman like her can see it. It's heart-pounding, let alone a man.

From the fact that every time Yu'er came, the men in the village, no matter how big or small, would stare at him intently, so they could know how powerful Ju'er's charm was.

"Mother Chen is in a good mood today, but what is the happy event?"

Although Ju'er is beautiful, she is not arrogant. On the contrary, she loves to smile very much. When her smile is shallow, people can't wait to be smashed to pieces for her.

Especially those pair of distinctive purple eyes, like grapes soaked in water, are always full of shattered glass, which makes people sink involuntarily.

Compared with Yin'er who is also pretty but as cold as ice, Nanny Chen prefers to deal with Ju'er.

He smiled immediately and said, "What's my happy event? It's just that I am rich and honored a few more words today. Wang Xiucai said that he can compose poems now."

Yu'er praised: "Wealth is really smart, and you will definitely become a talent in the future."

Nanny Chen loves to hear these words, and she is even more affectionate to Ju'er, and said: "At noon, the second lady said that she wanted to eat fish, so I asked the people in the village to catch a few fish. When we meet for dinner, how about I keep it for dinner?"

"Hehe, thank you Madam Chen, but I have some things to do in the afternoon, and I have to go back after playing for a while. I must try Madam Chen's craft some other day."

"Okay, then one day, I'll make it for you!"

"What's the fun of it then?"

"Hehe, look at Miss Ju'er, why are you being polite to me?"

The two of them chatted for a while and then they came to the small courtyard of Taozhizhu. Madam Chen opened the door courteously and said, "Miss Yu'er, come in quickly. I still have some work to do, so I won't chat with you."

"Mother Chen, please go."

Ju'er walked into the courtyard with a smile, while Nanny Chen took a pair of shoes and sat under the peach tree not far from the door to store them up, helping to watch the door.

After Ju'er walked in, Tao Zhijuan was drawing a picture. After seeing Ju'er, Tao Zhijuan put down his pen.

Ju'er immediately put down the things in her hands, and naturally took a basin and a towel to wait for Tao Zhizhi to clean her hands.

After Tao Zhijian dried her hands, Yu'er said: "Miss, this is the account book for this month, please take a look."

After looking at the account book, Tao Zhizhang shook his head and said, "Don't look at it, I can rest assured that you do things, and you don't need to use it to reconcile the accounts in the future. By the way, how is the opening of Baizhitang?"

Ji'er was beaming when she heard this and said: "Thanks to Miss's plan, now everyone in the capital thinks that Baizhitang is opened by the prince, and they are scrambling to line up to buy things. It has been open for five days, and there are still people coming in." Come on, every day when the door opens, it is full of people, and when it closes, there are still many people waiting in line. Some people strongly demand that the supply should be on demand, and each household can only be provided with one bottle per day. Miss, the situation is so good now, Have we released the supply?"

Tao Zhizhang shook his head and said: "Things are rare and expensive. If you keep the supply open, even the brand of Shizi can only be popular for a while. You must know that everyone always has a herd mentality, and they are afraid that they will I suffered a loss, so I would rush to buy it when I saw others buying it desperately. If everyone bought enough and no one was at the door, then naturally I lost my temper. This is human psychology. Besides, if If there is really no limit to the supply, although it will lead to an increase in sales in a short period of time, it will cause unnecessary incidents. After all, Baizhitang has just opened, so if there is less trouble, it will be less.”

Yu'er admired: "Miss's words are very true. When I came here, I heard that someone came to make trouble yesterday. They came to make trouble with a powder box similar to Baizhitang. They said that our beauty cream was mixed with Fake pearl powder smears people's faces.

Fortunately, the lady had the foresight to make everyone who bought it register and make a register, so Yin'er asked the person to tell which family it was and when it was bought. In a hurry, she said a name casually, but Yin'er showed everyone the register she bought that day, and when they saw that there was no such name at all, they realized that this person was here to cause trouble.Yin'er naturally wouldn't spare such a person, so she sent him to the yamen right away. "

Tao Zhizhang took a sip of tea, and said with a sneer, "So what if you send it to the yamen? That person knows that Baizhitang has something to do with the prince, but he dares to come out like this, there must be a strong backer behind him, and he wants to send it to you. That person was let go, even if he wasn't let go, he would probably have been silenced."

"Miss is really good at predicting things. The person who made trouble was indeed silenced. He said that he had an argument with his fellow prisoner in the cell that day and was killed by his fellow prisoner by mistake."

Tao Zhizhang listened with a blank face, human life is not as good as an ant in the eyes of the powerful, thinking that even she, a concubine who married into the palace, could kill at will, let alone a small pawn!
This person must be a pathfinder sent by the prince, since it is not successful, it is a dead word.

She doesn't have any compassion, this world is like this, whoever is strong is the master!

just mighty...

Thinking of these two words, she couldn't help sighing. Even though she was reborn and spent six years constantly expanding her power, she was still so vulnerable to real power!
In six years, she may have the ability to contend with the Tao family, but in the face of the royal family, her strength is no different from hitting a stone with a pebble.

For a moment, she was a little confused whether it was more beneficial or more disadvantageous to use Zhuo Qihua's power to make Baizhitang famous.

"Miss, the supply of beauty cream is not large at present, so the raw materials are still relatively sufficient, but with the increase in purchasing power, our production capacity is bound to expand, so should we negotiate the supply of raw materials as soon as possible?"

Tao Zhizhang thought for a while and said: "Historically speaking of cosmetic shops, everyone would think of Qianjiao Baimei. As a first-class imperial merchant, Qianjiao Baimei has long monopolized the cosmetic industry, so most of the material suppliers who make cosmetics cooperate with Qianjiao Baimei. Our Baimei As a newcomer, Zhitang wants to compete with Qianjiao Baimei for the supply of goods, which is tantamount to fantasy. Even if we pay a high price, those suppliers will not give up Qianjiao Baimei who has cooperated with us for many years. So now you can only work hard , to win over the idle customers who are too charming to take care of, and first determine the raw materials."

"However, those Sanji's supply of goods is also limited, and it is far from enough if they want to expand their business in the future."

"What we lack is time, and what our suppliers lack is confidence. As long as our Baizhitang slowly rises, then those charming suppliers will pay attention to us. At that time, we will talk to them again. They It will be easy to accept us. In addition, one of the herbs that we make beauty ointment, Yancao, grows long, but the output is not much. At present, no one knows its efficacy, so we don’t worry about the supply, but because it is not popular Pay attention, no one grows it, so it will be exhausted one day, so we have to prevent it from burning, and come up with countermeasures as soon as possible."

"Miss said..."

"Plant it yourself, so you don't have to be controlled by others." Tao Zhizhang's eyes flickered, and he said brightly: "Didn't the fourth prince and the crown prince snatch a piece of land before? I went to see that piece of land is extremely fertile and has a large area What makes me especially satisfied is that there are hot springs near the land. The temperature, humidity, and soil conditions there are tailor-made for Yancao, so if we buy that land, we don’t have to worry about it in the future. There are no raw materials."

Yu'er said happily: "That's great, I'll go and deal with it now, even if I pay a higher price, I will buy the land back from the prince."

Tao Zhizhang said with a smile: "Look at you, it's too early, don't you think that the land was obtained after a fight between the prince and the fourth prince. If others don't know who the prince is, how can I not know?" He is not as dandy as he appears on the surface, that piece of land must have a different meaning to him, and it may not be easy for him to give up that piece of land. Don't worry about this, I will go to the prince. "

"Yes. Miss is still thinking deeply. By the way, Miss, do you know? The son of Prince Xiangyang has made a big commotion again. This matter has alarmed even the emperor, and the king of Xiangyang is so angry that he wants to separate from his son. What about the relationship! However, the emperor favors him, and the King of Xiangyang dare not do anything other than screaming."

"Oh? What did he do that made everyone angry?"

Yu'er thought about it and laughed and said: "Miss, you said that this world is too much, but this time you have played too much, and actually announced in the capital that you will hire a caring maid at a high price!"

Tao Zhifeng smiled and said: "He has never played cards according to common sense. It is normal to have such extraordinary actions. It would be abnormal if he is as normal as ordinary people."

There was a disapproving smile on her lips, and suddenly, her smile froze slightly, her eyes flashed brightly, and she said in a deep voice: "Ji'er, tell me again, what are the conditions for the maid he hired at a high price?"

Yu'er wondered: "Miss, why are you so nervous all of a sudden? It's really funny to say that the son actually wants officials above the third rank to send their concubine daughters to his mansion and let him pick one to be a maid. He said that the maids on weekdays are all civilians." He is from a high-ranking official family, so his behavior is not as noble as that of a concubine from a high-ranking official family, and his appearance is not as clear as that of a concubine from a high-ranking family. Moreover, the concubine from a wealthy family is knowledgeable and polite, and can have a common language with him, which makes him feel better. Happy, it is good for him to recover from his injuries!

Miss, listen, this is not looking for a maid, it is clearly looking for a concubine!Whose daughter can go back as if nothing happened after being sent to the palace?Can you still find your in-laws when you go back?

Besides, when did the prince of Xiangyang have a maid in the yard?Who doesn't know that the prince of Xiangyang has always had eccentricities. He usually likes to pick flowers and grass, flirt with young girls, and take advantage of verbal advantages, but women are absolutely not allowed to enter the courtyard.So, when he comes like this, don’t even mention it, those high-ranking and wealthy people are eager to move, one by one rushing to put concubines into the palace. These days, the palace is full of young girls of all kinds. It also made our Baizhitang earn a lot of money. "

"He took all these people?"

"How is it possible? You don't know how venomous your son is. He thinks that the daughter of the Zhang family has a long face. He said that the young lady of the Li family has big feet, the young lady of the Wu family has too thick fingers, and the young lady of the Wen family can't write beautifully. The young lady of the Chen family is looking bitter, the young lady of the Feng family is getting old again, and the young lady of the Qian family is young again.

God knows, the lady of the Zhang family is known for her oval face, she is a standard beauty, and the three-inch little golden lotus of the Li family has been praised by those literati in poetry. The young lady of the Feng family won the best poems with her calligraphy, and the young lady of the Chen family has always been known as the most blessed face. How can Miss Feng's family be older when she is only 14 years old?The young lady of the Qian family has just reached Ji, so why is she so young?In short, they entered the palace happily one by one, but left the palace crying one by one, which drove the prince of Xiangyang crazy, and made the prince of Xiangyang go to court for the past few days without doing anything else. People went to apologize.

On the contrary, the emperor indulged the son, saying that it is not enough for the son to find a caring maid?Do you still have to let others go?Isn't that just looking for guilt?
This left King Xiangyang speechless. "

Tao Zhizhang's eyes sharpened, and he said coldly, "What is his condition?"

"Speaking of it, there are no conditions. It is the concubine daughter of an official above the third rank, but she must be 12 years old this year...uh..."

When Ju'er said this, she suddenly stopped talking, covered her lips with her small hands, looked at Tao Zhijian in surprise, and stammered: "Little... little... Miss, this world wants you to be a His maid?"

Tao Zhizhi sneered: "It's not thinking, but affirmation!"

"There's no reason for that!" Ju'er reversed her docile and sweet look just now, stood up abruptly, her brows stood upright, and said angrily: "Your servant is looking for someone to beat him so that he can't find him, and he actually thought of this way to be Miss Jian. !"

Tao Zhijian's eyes flickered slightly and said: "Don't worry about this matter, I know it well."

Ji'er worried and said: "With the power of the Xiangyang Palace, Lord Hou will happily send the miss to the palace to be a maid. If the lady enters the Xiangyang Palace as a maid, will she be able to marry into a good man's house in the future? "

Tao Zhizhang glanced at her, and said quietly: "It's fine for others to say that, but you said the same thing, don't you know that men in this world are unlucky and there are no good men? To marry or not to marry?" So what can you do, isn't it a happy life now? Well, you don't have to worry about this matter, you just do what you should do well, and when we have a strong force, who can crush us Round?"

Ju'er's expression darkened when she heard this, she nodded, saluted and left.

Grandma Chen saw Ju'er coming out from a distance, and was about to say hello, but seeing Ju'er's lonely expression, her lips moved slightly, but finally she didn't make a sound, and let her go.

In the Xiangyang Palace, the King of Xiangyang was so angry that he cursed: "Come on, go and call that bastard to this king! I am really angry with this king, and I will lose my old face!"

"My lord, don't be angry, the son is a little more playful when he is young, it will be better in time."

Luo side concubine caressed the chest of Xiangyang king delicately.

King Xiangyang pushed her away, and said angrily: "Fart, why is he still young when he is 20 years old? I and him have killed the enemy on the battlefield! When did you do such a bastard thing like him? Don't you?" You know, the scene where my king was surrounded by those ministers and attacked me, this king is almost forty, and I have never experienced this kind of cowardice! I am really mad at this king!"

Concubine Luo was pushed staggeringly, her hand hit the corner of the table, and she cried out in pain.

The King of Xiangyang left after hearing the sound, and seeing Concubine Luo's face paled in pain, he couldn't help feeling a pain in his heart, and said angrily, "Luan'er, where did it hurt? It's all because of my fault. I didn't grasp the strength and hurt you. "

"I'm fine, the prince doesn't have to blame himself." Concubine Luo endured the pain and forced a smile.

Such an expression made Xiangyang King even more angry at Zhuo Qihua. If it wasn't for this evil son, how could he have pushed down Concubine Luo in a fit of anger and made her suffer?
He picked up Concubine Luo and shouted at the servants: "Are you all dead? Didn't you see that the princess was injured? Get the medicine quickly!"

Zhuo Qihua just walked in here, and when he heard that the King of Xiangyang called Concubine Luo the princess, a cold light flashed in his long and narrow eyes.

When he stepped into the room, his eyes immediately turned into a rascal, and he didn't salute, but leaned against the door frame, and said coolly: "Oh, how did the father learn this trick? Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk , This taste is so heavy, how can you still find your son to watch the prostitution in the daytime? It’s not that your son is talking about you, even if you want to stage a live erotic palace, you should find a young and beautiful person who can catch the eye. Find such an old-fashioned old-faced person Old woman, aren’t you afraid of affecting your appetite? It’s fine if you affect your appetite. At least you should take care of your son’s feelings. He hasn’t married a wife yet. If you're interested, aren't you dead?"

King Xiangyang's face suddenly turned purple when he heard that, and he roared furiously: "Presumptuous! You evil son, what are you talking about? How dare you say that about your concubine? Do you have any tutoring? I'm so mad. King! I really don't know how your mother taught you! It's lawless, you're an asshole!"

"Concubine? Who is the concubine of this son? This son only knows that there is a mother and concubine but does not know what is called concubine. Father, are you confused? How dare a high-ranking maid call this son the concubine? Let's talk , What do you mean, how did my mother teach me? I only know that the son did not teach the father. When the father scolded the son, did he have to blame himself first, why didn’t he teach the son well? Oh, the son still remembered, The son's temper is mostly caused by the emperor's uncle, why don't the father go into the palace and scold the emperor? Ask how the emperor taught his nephew?"

"you you……"

Xiangyang was so angry that he trembled all over, pointing at Zhuo Qihua, he couldn't say a word.

Zhuo Qihua's gaze was cold, Gu Zi went to the side and sat down, smiled enchantingly at Wu'er, the maidservant of King Xiangyang, and said softly: "Sister Rou'er, this son is dying of thirst, don't you feel sorry for it?"

Wu'er blushed, she quickly poured a cup of tea and was about to pass it to Zhuo Qihua.

King Xiangyang shouted angrily: "Don't pour it for him!"

Wu'er shook her hands, and stood there, looking at the King of Xiangyang and then at Zhuo Qihua, not knowing what to do with the tea.

Zhuo Qihua smiled lightly, stood up, took the tea from Wu'er's hand, took a sip and praised: "Sure enough, the tea made by Wu'er's hand is fragrant, and it is worse than the few teas in the courtyard of this world. A vulgar person has a lot of fun, why not Wu'er followed this son."

Wu'er's heart skipped a beat, her face turned red like a cloud.

King Xiangyang was so angry that he was going crazy, pointing at Zhuo Qihua with trembling hands: "Niezi, you are such a bastard! You dare to molested even the people in the king's house!"

Zhuo Qihua smiled slightly, and said casually: "Oh, my son has forgotten that the father has the habit of sleeping with maidservants, otherwise how could there be Luo side concubine? He also gave birth to a concubine's eldest son! Forget it, this son doesn't want Let’s leave it to my father.”

"You..." Xiangyang only felt that he was angry with him after giving birth to this son, so angry that he almost fainted.

Concubine Luo saw this and cried: "My lord, how can you talk to the prince like this? I know that my son hates me in my heart, and I am far away from my son, but my lord is your biological father. Why do you do this?" Are you sorry, my lord?"

"Presumptuous! What are you? How dare you teach me a lesson? This prince doesn't care about you when he sees that you come from a humble background, so are you putting yourself on the nose for this prince?"

Concubine Luo's face suddenly turned pale, as if she was about to faint.

The king of Xiangyang was heartbroken, picked up the cup beside him and smashed it at Zhuo Qihua: "Bastard, I smashed you to death today! I want you to anger me!"

Zhuo Qihua avoided it lightly, and said with a sneer, "What is the father doing? Didn't the son die once? Why does the father feel dissatisfied and want his son to die again?"

King Xiangyang was taken aback for a moment, complex emotions flashed across his eyes.

When Concubine Luo saw something bad, she immediately wiped her tears and said: "My lord, it's all because of my poor health. It's my concubine who took the wrong medicine and almost killed my son from being exhausted, so that my son misunderstood my lord so much!"

After all, Concubine Luo threw herself in front of Zhuo Qihua, plopped down on her knees, and begged, "My lord, even if I beg you, if you are angry with me, you can beat me It's fine to scold the concubine, even if it takes the concubine's life, the concubine has no complaints, but the palace cannot be without the prince, you can't be angry with the prince, if you get angry with the prince, you will regret it for the rest of your life ah!"

"Get out! Don't dirty my son's shoes with your lowly body!" Zhuo Qihua raised his foot and was about to kick at Concubine Luo.

The King of Xiangyang jumped up immediately, hugged Concubine Luo, and said distressedly: "Luan'er, why are you doing this? This wicked son is hopeless, why are you begging for perfection?"

Concubine Luo said in great distress: "If it weren't for the concubine, the prince and the prince wouldn't be in such a state of incompatibility, it's all the fault of the concubine, it's better for the concubine to die, so as to avoid the estrangement between you father and son. "

King Xiangyang excitedly said: "No, it's not your fault, it's also the fault of this wicked son! This king will go up to the emperor, cut off the title of the son of the wicked son, and drive him out of the palace!"

A smile flashed across the eyes of Concubine Luo who buried her head in the arms of King Xiangyang.

At this time, Zhuo Jingtian, the eldest son of Concubine Luo, said to Zhuo Qihua, "Brother, how can you be so angry with your father? You are so unfilial!"

"Get out of here, my son! How dare you call me your younger brother? This son's mother and concubine can't give birth to such a lowly bastard like you!"

A feminine gloomy streak crossed Zhuo Jingtian's handsome face.

The King of Xiangyang couldn't bear it anymore, and went out angrily, saying in his mouth: "Reverse, reverse, I am really mad at this king, this king can't bear it anymore, this king will play the emperor's brother, Let him abolish your position as the son of the world!"

(End of this chapter)