Return to the Tang Dynasty to be a villain

Chapter 44: The fragrance of the cleansing lotion and the beauty of flowers

"Brother Yi, what are these?"

Lai Junchen had already brought Qin Yi to a secret room in the backyard of the mansion, and the three small boxes Qin Yi brought had been moved in by Lai Zicheng.

As soon as Qin Yi opened the lid of the box, Lai Junchen, although knowledgeable and experienced, was stunned.

He originally thought that Qin Yi would at most give him some gold, silver, treasures, South pearls, corals and other valuables.

When I saw the size of these three boxes, I was a little unconcerned.

After all, a box of this size, even if filled with gold, is only worth a few thousand coins.

This money may be a considerable fortune in the eyes of others, but it is really not worth mentioning in front of Lai Junchen, who is used to confiscating homes and extorting bribes.

Back then, when he was torturing Zhang Qianxu, the general of the Jinwu Guard, he confiscated hundreds of thousands of strings of cash from his home.

But even though Lai Junchen was knowledgeable and experienced, he still felt a little dry in the mouth when he saw the glassware in the three small boxes that sparkled under the candlelight.

"Is this all glass?"

Lai Junchen swallowed his saliva and looked at Qin Yi in disbelief, his eyes full of greed.

It's no wonder that he was a little out of control at this moment. In fact, in this era, colored glaze was all brought from the Western Regions by those Hu merchants and was extremely valuable.

Just a glass cup the size of a palm can be sold for a thousand strings of cash.

The colored glass in the three boxes in front of him at this moment is worth at least thirty or forty thousand strings of cash.

"Yes," Qin Yi nodded and took out one item from each of the three boxes and placed them in front of Lai Junchen.

"Master, these colored glazes are not worth mentioning. What is valuable is the things inside them."

"If you only think that the glass is precious, then you are buying the casket and returning the pearl."

"What?" Lai Junchen was even more surprised.

You know, colored glaze is a rare treasure, but Qin Yi said that the things contained in it are more precious than colored glaze. He felt a little unbelievable.

Lai Junchen picked up a glass box containing soap and opened it, wanting to see what the treasure was.

In the glass box was a milky white lotus, carved from an unknown material, emitting a faint floral fragrance.

Lai Junchen took the lotus in his hand, and it felt delicate and smooth, just like holding a piece of very firm grease.

After putting the lotus back into the glass box, Lai Junchen carefully looked at the hand that had taken the lotus. It felt a little greasy, and there was still a hint of fragrance left.

"This is."

Lai Junchen pondered it for a long time, but couldn't see anything special about this lotus.

"Teacher," Qin Yi smiled slightly, went out and asked someone to fetch a basin of water.

Then he grabbed Lai Junchen's hands, wet them in the basin, picked up the lotus-shaped soap, rubbed it on Lai Junchen's hands, and then rubbed them gently. White foam immediately appeared on Lai Junchen's hands.

He then placed Lai Junchen's hands in the basin to wash off the foam, and then Qin Yi raised his head and looked at Lai Junchen.

"Teacher, feel it, how is your hand different now?"

Qin Yi's gentle movements and focused expression just now actually made Lai Junchen, the cruel official with a heart of stone, feel a little warm in his heart.

After hearing Qin Yi's reminder, he finally reacted and quickly took his hands out of the basin.

At this moment, his hands felt refreshed and clean, and there was even a fragrance, which felt very magical.

Lai Junchen was a man after all. Although he felt that his hands were whiter and smoother after washing, this lotus-like thing was somewhat magical.

But I didn't think there was anything unusual about it. After all, people of this era also had the habit of using bath beans to clean their bodies.

Seeing that Lai Junchen was a little disapproving, Qin Yi quickly took out the mud and helped Lai Junchen apply it on his face.

After an incense stick of time, Qin Yi used soap to wash the mud off his face, and Lai Junchen felt his face refreshed and firm again.

Finally, Qin Yi sprayed some perfume into the air, and the secret room was immediately filled with fragrance.

Looking at these three things, although Lai Junchen felt a little magical, he still didn't care much.

"Brother Yi," Lai Junchen looked at Qin Yi and said earnestly, "These little gadgets are indeed novel, but you should focus on the real business. Don't dwell too much on these fancy tricks."

After hearing Lai Junchen's words, Qin Yi knew that he had not yet understood the meaning of these three things.

"Master," Qin Yi patiently explained to him, "I know you don't care about these things, but what if you dedicate these to His Majesty the Holy Emperor?"

"You said the Holy Emperor would like these things?" Lai Junchen looked at him doubtfully.

"Teacher," Qin Yi said with a confident smile, "If you present these things to His Majesty the Holy Emperor, it will surely consolidate His Majesty's grace."

"Oh?" Lai Junchen's face lit up with ecstasy when he heard that. He grabbed Qin Yi's hands and said, "Brother Yi, are you serious?"

"Mr. Master," Qin Yi said with a sly smile on his face, "Your Majesty the Holy Emperor is a woman after all!"

Qin Yi's words made Lai Junchen suddenly realize, and he was overjoyed.

Recently, due to the mutual attacks between him, the Crown Prince, Prince Liang, and Princess Taiping, the Holy Emperor's trust in him had clearly diminished, which made Lai Junchen somewhat uneasy. After all, he knew that his current power and influence was entirely due to the Holy Emperor's favor.

If Wu Zetian no longer trusted her, Lai Junchen's good days would be over.

Qin Yi's words just now gave Lai Junchen an instant epiphany.

He was right. Although Wu Zhao was the Holy Emperor, she was still a woman after all.

As long as she is a woman, she will regard her appearance as important as her life. Loving beauty is every woman's nature.

Lai Junchen's mansion was filled with beautiful women, and he knew women's minds very well.

After figuring out the key, Lai Junchen's face immediately became filled with smiles, and there was a hint of joking in his tone.

"Brother Yi, you are not very old, but you can understand the minds of young ladies so well. This really makes your master look at you with new eyes!"

"But it's no wonder. If a man doesn't indulge in romance in his youth, he will be wasting his youth. At your age, it's the age when young men are full of passion."

"My disciple is smart and handsome."

"You are so able to understand women's thoughts. I'm afraid you have caused trouble to many young ladies."

Lai Junchen's words made Qin Yi blush.

How could he have harmed any young lady? However, since he was a time traveler, he knew how crazy women in the future were for beauty.

Those women really dare to use knives on their faces for the sake of their looks!

Seeing Qin Yi's slightly embarrassed expression, Lai Junchen thought that he was just shy because of his young age, so he stopped teasing him and pointed at the three items in the box and asked with a smile.

"According to what you said, these items are really rare treasures."

"If I present these to His Majesty the Holy Emperor, I must explain their origins and names, right?"

Qin Yi had long known that even though he produced perfume, soap and dough, he would eventually face such a situation.

He must give a provenance for these items and cannot claim to have produced them himself.

Otherwise, these greedy dignitaries would definitely covet his technology.

Qin Yi would never dare to underestimate the intentions and abilities of these people to plunder. If he was not careful, he might bring disaster upon himself.

After much thought, Qin Yi finally came up with a solution, which was to take advantage of the feudal and superstitious mentality of the ancients.

After all, during this period, there is still a living god that he can use, right?
"Old Immortal Sun Simiao," Qin Yi looked at Lai Junchen sincerely, "Master, besides Old Immortal Sun, who else can refine such a miraculous elixir?"

"It was the old immortal Sun who sent his White Crane Boy to find me. He promised to give 300 copies to each student every month."

"He also reminded his students that their mentor was a man of destiny and possessed great virtue, and that they should use it to aid their mentor's great cause."

Qin Yi spoke all this nonsense without blushing or getting nervous.

But to Lai Junchen, these words were like a refreshing rain after a long drought, which made him feel sweet.

"Old Immortal Sun also knows my virtue?"

Lai Junchen's body was trembling slightly. How could the old immortal Sun send people to find my disciple and send him these rare treasures to assist him?

It’s no wonder that Lai Junchen was so excited. After all, Sun Simiao was very famous in that era.

According to legend, both Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong invited him to the palace to treat illnesses. Calculating the time, this old immortal must be at least 120 years old now.

In an era when the average age does not exceed 40, what does it mean to live to be 120 years old?
That is immortality!

Who can achieve immortality?

Isn’t that a living god?

Even the living gods recognize me, Lai Junchen, so doesn’t that mean I can achieve great things?
"Do these rare treasures have names?"

Lai Junchen had already imagined in his mind what kind of favor he would receive from the Holy Emperor after presenting these items to Wu Zhao.

"Yes," Qin Yi pointed at the soap and handed it to Lai Junchen, "Master, this is called a facial cleanser."

Afterwards, he handed the perfume and dough to Lai Junchen respectively, telling him that the perfume was called Lu Ningxiang and the dough was called Hua Xiangrong.

"Wash away the condensed fat with dew, and let the flowers bloom with fragrance."

Lai Junchen murmured these three names, with a hint of longing on his face.

"Immortal Sun is indeed an extraordinary figure. Just hearing the names of these things, they seem to be things that only immortals can use."

Qin Yi felt somewhat smug when he saw that Lai Junchen finally believed him.

"Master, when you risk these things to the Holy Emperor, please ask for a favor on your disciple's behalf?"

"What?" Lai Junchen was now immersed in the yearning for a better future. He asked absentmindedly while playing with the glass bottle of perfume in his hand.

(End of this chapter)