Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 38 Dongfang Liyue arrives at Xiaoyao Palace
After Dongfang Liyue got off the carriage, she glanced at the gate of Xiaoyao Palace. At this time, there were many guards standing guard at the gate of Xiaoyao Palace, and each of them looked as if they were facing a great enemy.

Dongfang Liyue smiled slightly, her smile was charming and graceful, and then a faint fragrance from her body drifted into the nostrils of the guards.

However, the next moment, a breeze blew, and a strong scent of camellia covered all the fragrance on Dongfang Liyue's body. Dongfang Liyue frowned, and the smile on her face froze.

It seems that this is the floral scent mentioned in the intelligence.

Just as Dongfang Liyue was feeling down because of the aroma, Song Yongliang hurried over to the door and said, "Welcome to Xiaoyao Palace, Master Dongfang. Miss Su is waiting for you."

Seeing that it was Song Yongliang who came to pick her up, Dongfang Liyue chuckled and said, "Miss Su invited me to Xiaoyao Palace, but she didn't even bother to go out to pick me up. This doesn't look like a welcome."

Song Yongliang said, "Master Dongfang, what are you talking about? Our king is sick, and Miss Su is still taking care of him."

"If it weren't for our king's illness, Miss Su would have definitely taken the initiative to go to Baihua Tower to discuss this deal with you, and she wouldn't have bothered you to come all the way here."

Hearing what Song Yongliang said, Dongfang Liyue always felt that there was something hidden in Song Yongliang's words. She felt more and more that the Xiaoyao Palace had already known that it was Baihua Tower that poisoned the Xiaoyao King.

Su Wanyun’s invitation might not be a Hongmen Banquet.

Although she had already determined in her heart that this might be a Hongmen Banquet, there was no panic on Dongfang Liyue's face. She was accompanied by a first-class warrior.

The entire Xiaoyao Palace might not be her match. If the Xiaoyao Palace really wanted to attack her, she would still be able to escape easily.

She wanted to see what kind of medicine Su Wanyun was selling in her gourd.

Dongfang Liyue said, "So, I misunderstood Miss Su?"

Song Yongliang nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Su sincerely invites Baihualou to cooperate with our Xiaoyao Palace."

Dongfang Liyue asked, "How will the cooperation work? As far as I know, there are no shops in Xiaoyao Palace anymore, right?"

Song Yongliang made a gesture of invitation, "Master Dongfang, please follow me."

Dongfang Liyue glanced at the old woman beside her, then without saying anything more, she walked directly towards the Xiaoyao Palace.

Under the leadership of Song Yongliang, Dongfang Liyue and the old woman beside her quickly passed through the outer courtyard and came to the meeting hall in the main courtyard. At this time, Su Wanyun was already waiting in the hall.

After entering the Xiaoyao Palace, Dongfang Liyue looked around the entire Xiaoyao Palace out of the corner of her eye.

There were many guards in the inner courtyard of Xiaoyao Palace, and they encountered many waves of patrolling guards after passing through just a few courtyards. It was no wonder that the spies from Baihua Tower were unable to sneak into Xiaoyao Palace.

The current guard force of Prince Xiaoyao's Palace is indeed a bit exaggerated. When Prince Xiaoyao was assassinated before, Prince Xiaoyao's Palace did not deploy such an exaggerated guard force.

Judging from the situation, something really big might have happened in Xiaoyao Palace.

Upon seeing Su Wanyun, the old woman beside Dongfang Liyue immediately became alert, ready to attack at any moment. However, Su Wanyun smiled and said to Dongfang Liyue, "Welcome, Master Dongfang, to the Xiaoyao Palace. I apologize for not being able to come out to greet you."

Dongfang Liyue smiled and asked tentatively, "I wonder what business Miss Su invited me to Xiaoyao Palace to discuss?" "Miss Su should know that Baihua Tower is full of dignitaries, so I can't leave for too long."

Su Wanyun said, "Master Dongfang, please take a seat first. I'll have someone bring the things over right away."

Dongfang Liyue looked at Su Wanyun suspiciously, then she sat directly on the chair beside her, waiting to see what Su Wanyun was going to do.

After Dongfang Liyue sat down, Su Wanyun also sat down. She signaled the servants to go and prepare. Then the servants and maids in the hall started to move. A maid came to Dongfang Liyue and poured her a cup of tea.

Dongfang Liyue just glanced at the cup of tea out of the corner of her eye and didn't pick it up to drink.

Su Wanyun then spoke up, "I wonder if Master Dongfang smelled a strong floral scent when he entered the Xiaoyao Palace?"

Dongfang Liyue smiled slightly, "Of course I smelled it. The floral scent of Xiaoyao Palace has recently aroused the suspicion of many people outside."

At this point, Dongfang Liyue looked into Su Wanyun's eyes and asked, "I wonder what the business deal at Xiaoyao Palace has to do with the scent of this flower?"

Before Su Wanyun could say anything, a servant entered the meeting hall carrying a wooden tray with five small porcelain bottles on it.

Seeing the small porcelain bottle in the servant's hand, the old woman beside Dongfang Liyue became alert again, and the true energy in her body began to flow faintly.

Su Wanyun stood up and walked over to the servant, picked up a small porcelain bottle, and said, "The Xiaoyao Palace has recently produced a product called perfume. It can replace sachets. When you sprinkle perfume on your body, the fragrance is stronger than that of a sachet, and it can last for several hours. It is also very convenient to carry."

"I believe the owner of the Dongfang building should be interested."

Hearing Su Wanyun's words, Dongfang Liyue and the old woman beside her were slightly stunned. They thought this was a Hongmen Banquet, but after all this time it turned out to be just for business talks?
The two of them relaxed their guard instantly. Dongfang Liyue, as the owner of Baihua Tower and the person who managed the entire building, naturally understood the importance of fragrance to the women in Baihua Tower.

At this time, she also stood up from the chair, walked to Su Wanyun, took the small porcelain bottle from Su Wanyun's hand, then opened the wooden stopper and smelled it. Sure enough, a rich fragrance floated into her nostrils.

Dongfang Liyue then poured a little more and rubbed it on the back of her hand, which immediately became fragrant. If this perfume was sprinkled on the women who accompanied important people, the effect would be more obvious.

Dongfang Liyue immediately became interested in the perfume. She quickly came to her senses and picked up the other small porcelain bottles in the servant's wooden tray, opened them and smelled them. The fragrance in each small porcelain bottle was different, but the fragrance was also very strong.

After sniffing all the perfumes on the servant's wooden tray, Dongfang Liyue looked at Su Wanyun and asked, "I wonder how Miss Su plans to cooperate?"

Su Wanyun said, "The Xiaoyao Palace plans to provide Baihualou with 200 bottles of perfume for free trial. If Baihualou finds it useful, please help us promote it. The Xiaoyao Palace is willing to give Baihualou a sum of money as promotional expenses."

Hearing this, Dongfang Liyue smiled faintly and then said, "Miss Su, what are you talking about? This perfume is very useful to the girls in my Baihua Tower. It's already very good that you can give us a free trial. How can we ask for money from Xiaoyao Palace?"

"We at Baihualou might even need to purchase large quantities of perfume from Xiaoyao Palace in the future."

"How about this? We, Baihualou, will first purchase 500 bottles of perfume from Xiaoyao Palace, each bottle for ten taels of silver."

(End of this chapter)