Gu Erbai's Pastoral Life

Chapter 291 Ask Madam to Seek Princess Jiang
The shopkeeper turned around and told the boy to take out all the best rouge from the rouge library, and then turned to greet Taoxing and Xing to sit down, "Girl please please~"

"Madam is a dragon and a phoenix, and her temperament is refined. The small shop happens to have a few new types of rouge that match my wife's fair complexion. After applying it, it is delicate and smooth, adding luster..."

Taking advantage of the young servant's teasing, the shopkeeper actively recommended it. Gu Erbai only interrupted him after hearing half of it, "You don't need to introduce me. Today I came here specially to choose rouge for my two maids. You Help them see, is there anything suitable?"

"Uh……"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and patted his forehead, "Okay, the leathers of the two girls look good to me, and there are many suitable types in the store."

After saying that, there were four or five young servants one after another, carrying mahogany brocade boxes from the outside, filing in one after another, and each of them opened the lid, and inside were all kinds of exquisite rouge boxes, white as a mirror, flowers like a rainbow, and bright as a rouge box. Satin, shapes and sizes, colorful, different.

"I'll take a look first~"

When Xiao Taozi saw it, her eyes lit up. She got up and wandered through several boxes of rouge, choosing until she saw a box of rouge shaped like a peach blossom. She picked it up and admired it fondly.

Seeing the shopkeeper, he walked over with a smile on his face, "Ms. Taozi really has a discerning eye. In this series, there is nothing more suitable for your temperament than this rouge. This rouge is produced in Bianliang Valley, and the texture is even. , the effect is excellent, and its name 'Peach Blossoms' is taken from a sentence in Shi Hao's "Nian Nujiao" 'Try to see the spring in the railings, and the peach blossoms are a little bit of rouge'."

"Try to see the spring in the railings, the peach blossoms are a little bit of rouge~"

Xiao Taozi murmured, as if she was coaxed by these two words, she opened it excitedly, looked at the color, and nodded in satisfaction, "It just fits my name, Xiao Taozi thanked Madam, then I will choose This is it."

"Okay~" Gu Erbai smiled, turned around and looked at Xiao Xingzi who had been sitting silently, "Xingzi, don't you want to pick rouge? Go and have a look."

At this time, Xiao Xingzi, who had been sitting with her head buried in meditation, regained her attention and raised her head.

But she didn't look at the dazzling array of rouge in the hands of the servant at first, but stared straight at the showcase, and said softly, "Xingzi heard that a new kind of rouge from Drunk Rouge—— Xinghuazhaoyu, taken from "Xinghuazhaoyurourou" I have always felt that it fits Xingzi's name, so I came here to have a look."

"……oh oh."

The shopkeeper was a little stunned when he heard it at first, then nodded repeatedly, and ordered a boy to fetch it from the ice room.

Although he agreed swiftly, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Where did this Xingzi girl know about "Xinghua is in the rain"?

This rouge is different from ordinary rouge. It was developed by Yi Chi in the alchemy village for three years. Due to the extremely rare refining materials and the characteristic that it cannot leave the ice room for a long time, it is not widely welcomed in the market. It can only be used as a high-end luxury. High officials and ladies.

Moreover, since the arrival of 'Apricot Blossoms in the Rain', their shop has never put up a promotional sign for the rouge. It is just that when the distinguished guests come to the door, they can't pick out what they like, and they prefer some rare rouges as collectibles at a high price.

The two that were sold before were only sold yesterday and this morning. Now, even one of the maids in Gu's mansion knew about it, which is really puzzling.

In the private room, when 'Xinghuahuayu' was brought in while lying on the cold crystal ice, Gu Erbai couldn't help being surprised by the unique aura exuded.

Sure enough, they specialize in art. The rouge in Zuiroufang has been sold out. This kind of delicate rouge is really rare. It’s fine if the bottom is made of ice. Even the box is made of crystal ice, so you can touch it directly. , it does not condense with the rouge, but makes the color more vivid and beautiful, which is really rare.

"Wow~ Kyoko, where did you know such a beautiful rouge? Why have I never heard of it? It looks so dignified and unique. Let's take it back and use it together? I'll lend it to you. You have to lend it to me. I use~"

When Xiao Taozi saw this rouge with extraordinary texture and wonderful color, she even threw aside the 'Xinghuadiandian' that she held in her hand so fondly before, and shook Xiao Xingzi's hand happily.

Xiao Xingzi stood up, and when she saw the rouge, she calmly pushed her hand away, "Sister Tao, this rouge can't be used, it's specially reserved for collection, Xingzi has been waiting for a long time, and finally it's here, the rest All can be shared, this is absolutely not."

"……Oh."

Xiao Taozi was a little embarrassed to be rejected out of nowhere, but in the end she just scratched her head curiously, muttering that she couldn't use it for anything.

On the side, the shopkeeper looked at Xiao Xingzi with even more suspicious eyes.

Since this 'Xinghuazhuyu' has been produced, it must be usable, and it is a freshly arrived product this month. The products from Alchemy Village never say hello, and even they don't know in advance. Why did little Xingzi girl wait for so long? say?
Gu Erbai saw that the atmosphere between the two sisters was a bit stiff, and Xiao Xingzi had a firm face, determined to win. He thought about not breaking the harmony just because of a box of rouge, so he casually smiled, "Xingzi , since you like it, take it, Xiao Taozi, the one in your hand is useless, and you still think about the one in the pot?"

Hearing what she said, Xiao Taozi smiled generously and let it go.

Seeing that the shopkeeper saw his wife, he even ordered people to wrap the "Xinghuazhuyu" with the cold black iron.

"Thank you ma'am~"

Xiao Xingzi stood up with a smile on her face and thanked Gu Erbai. Gu Erbai saw that she rarely showed a smile and was about to speak, but she suddenly turned around and stepped forward, happily reaching out to pick up the rouge from the ice tray.

Before the boy with the ice cube could react, the rouge from the ice box was in her hand. The shopkeeper saw the situation and his pupils opened slightly. He was caught off guard and just said "be careful", and the "alpricot blossoms in the rain" came from her The palm fell off the ground.

The outer box of ice made a very crisp sound of ice shards breaking, and the fresh rouge in the box was all sprinkled on the ground, and when it was turbid, it merged with the water stains in an instant.

Gu Erbai was slightly startled, Fang Fang got up, and Xiao Xingzi looked at the ruined rouge, his face lost all blood, and he knelt down beside the broken rouge, tears fell from his eyes all at once, with Crying and trembling, "What should I do, Sister Taozi, the rouge is broken~"

Gu Erbai was frightened by her overreaction, and the shopkeeper tried to appease him again and again, then turned around and ordered the servant to go to get the cleaning utensils and clean them.

"This 'Xinghuazhuyu' is the most fragile. The ice box is not slippery. You need to use a special pick to open the ice cover. It was just a small negligence. I didn't warn the girl in advance. The girl doesn't have to blame herself."

Xiao Xingzi shook her head, just laying on the ice ball, her expression was very mournful.

Gu Erbai saw that the ice water was shady and cool, and also knew that she was pregnant, so he couldn't pull her up even if he wanted to.

"But it's gone..."

She was still lost in a sense of loss, regretting like a child losing a lollipop.

"This……"

The shopkeeper looked at Gu Erbai with embarrassment, Gu Erbai frowned and asked him warmly, "Is there still stock?"

Hearing the sound, the shopkeeper bowed his hands respectfully, "Madam, to be honest, this rouge is the smallest one that was recently shipped from the Alchemy Village. Because it is cold in quality, expensive, and limited in quantity, it is really rare. Please consider it carefully." Under the circumstances, only three boxes were brought in for trial sale. The first two boxes were sold out yesterday and this morning. This box is undoubtedly the last box, but there is also a 'Begonia with Rain Through Rouge' in the shop. 'It's similar to this one, why don't you show it to Miss Xingzi?"

"Apricot..."

Hearing this, Gu Erbai lowered his head to ask her opinion, but saw Xiao Xingzi shaking her head lowly, "Forget it, Xingzi has nothing else to ask for except this one."

"..."

Gu Erbai was at a loss for what to say for a while, and Xiao Taozi secretly pulled her towards her, and said in a low voice, "Ma'am, the situation was almost the same yesterday, I'm afraid that Xingzi didn't get this box of rouge today. It got even more stuffy."

so stubborn?Gu Erbai frowned and looked at Xiao Xingzi, thinking in his heart that Xiao Xingzi's temperament is really different from ordinary people, and he is afraid that, as Taozi said, if he doesn't get it, he will become even more depressed.

Today was originally here to soothe her mood, if it made her even more depressed and went back, wouldn't it be counterproductive?

Seeing that his wife was so worried, the shopkeeper turned his mind quickly, and suddenly seemed to have thought of a way, and raised a finger, "If Miss Xingzi really likes this style, I think that the second box of rouge is in Chenshi. This 'Apricot Blossoms in the Rain' is different, it will be activated after twelve hours, if Madam can go and transfer it from Princess Jiang at this time, it will be fine."

"Jiang Lier?"

When Gu Erbai heard this, he turned around and asked him suspiciously.

The shopkeeper nodded, "If madam is a guest at Prince Jiang's mansion in person, the Princess will definitely give you a generous gift."

"Ha ha……"

Gu Erbai laughed dryly for a while, this is not necessarily the case.

The last time she and Zheng Yi practiced in Yipinzhai, she not only cheated herself, but also cheated Uncle Qing, who was unconscious. In addition, Uncle Qing had already found out the truth. Zheng Yi was beaten and fractured everywhere. How could Jiang Li'er be unscathed?

"really?"

On the ground, Xiao Xingzi, who heard the shopkeeper's words, seemed to see hope, and raised her face to look at Gu Erbai, her eyes shining with hope.

The shopkeeper smiled noncommittally, "That's natural!"

This achievement belongs to the owner, is there anything that the owner's wife can't get?

"But……"

On the one hand, Xiao Taozi thought that Jiang Li'er had been coveting the owner of the field all along, and had tripped up his wife overtly and covertly. The relationship had already been on thin ice.

Now that Madam wants to find her in person because of a box of rouge, doesn't it seem that she is asking for others and is defeated?
Isn't it just a box of rouge? Our servants can't let Madam lose face.

Gu Erbai was also hesitant in his heart at first, but this hesitation... came to an abrupt end when she accidentally saw Xiao Xingzi's sharp gaze towards Xiao Taozi.

"Okay, let's go. Anyway, Princess Jiang is a generous person. Last time she invited me to her house to see peonies. How could she care about a box of rouge?"

Gu Erbai readily agreed, and Xiao Taozi looked at her in surprise, but before she could stop her, Gu Erbai secretly clenched her hands.

She wants to see what secrets are hidden in Xiao Xingzi, about her belly, about this box of rouge, about her and Xiao Taozi, and what she is hiding shyly these days.

(End of this chapter)