Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"Such a small shop? And they sell food over there?"

Zhou Shanhu looked at the food on the table, and at the bowl of small, yellow and white sweet soup that looked like glutinous rice balls, and said, "Dong'er."

As Zhou Shanhu spoke, she led Sun Miaoyi to the teahouse across the street.

"Come on, have a taste. What is this? I heard it's the hottest thing in the county lately."

Zhou Shanhu looked at the taro ball soup that Dong'er had bought and said, "This looks ordinary. Isn't it just colored glutinous rice balls?"

"Why don't you try it and see?"

Sun Miaoyi's gaze fell on Cheng Qiqi, who was busy in the shop. This... wasn't this the lady who had dinner with the county magistrate's wife yesterday?

"this……"

Zhou Shanhu was prepared to nitpick, but who knew that the moment she took a bite, the soft, sweet and glutinous texture made her stop all her nitpicking.

Just as Zhou Shanhu was about to say something, the taro ball soup in her bowl was already empty. She frowned, looked up at Sun Miaoyi who was thoughtfully looking at the shop, and said, "Sister Miaoyi, what is this made of? Why does it taste...so special?"

Sweet, fragrant, soft and chewy, it's completely different from the sugar balls we usually eat!

"tasty?"

Sun Miaoyi tasted it and said, "It's really good. No wonder their shop is so popular!"

"Dong'er, go and find out how it was done!"

As Zhou Shanhu spoke, she then stared at Cheng Qiqi's shop and said, "Sister Miaoyi, their perfume sells for six hundred coins! Shall we go check it out?"

"And there's also sixty-eight coins worth of floral dew. Isn't that blatantly stealing business from my Hundred Flowers Dew?"

"My floral dew business has been slow these past few days!"

Although Zhou Shanhu didn't make money from this cosmetics shop, she was still unhappy that her business had been taken away from her.

"They're using one shop as two, and it says 'Guihuali' on it. I heard from Dong'er that it was started by a few women from the village, or maybe..."

Think of a way to ruin it.

Before Zhou Shanhu could finish speaking, Sun Miaoyi gave her a look and reminded her, "Sister Shanhu, I advise you not to have any bad thoughts."

"Sister Miaoyi, aren't you going to help me?"

Zhou Shanhu frowned. When Sun Miaoyi disliked Song Mingzhu before, she had actually fought with Song Mingzhu!

"Sister Coral, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you should find out who's backing this shop."

Sun Miaoyi slowly ate her taro ball sweet soup, and suddenly became more interested in their fragrant dew. If they could make such delicious sweet soup, wouldn't their fragrant dew be even better?

And that mosquito repellent lotion—no need to fill the whole house with the smell of mugwort, wouldn't you be free from mosquitoes in the summer?

"behind?"

Zhou Shanhu asked, puzzled, "Aren't they just a few women from the village? What kind of powerful backer do they have?"

"Look at their shops, one sells food, the other sells perfumes, aren't they poor?"

Zhou Shanhu glanced sideways; she had never seen a shop divided in two!

"You should inquire about it carefully; I'll go check on Xianglu."

Sun Miaoyi wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, stood up, and prepared to go to the shop across the street.

"Sister Miaoyi."

Zhou Shanhu quickly stood up and grabbed Sun Miaoyi, asking, "Do you know the people on the other side? Who's behind them?"

"The Magistrate's Wife"

Sun Miaoyi didn't hide it from her either.

"The Madam Chu who drove her mother-in-law and brother-in-law's family away?"

Zhou Shanhu heard the news when she got home yesterday. She was stunned. This Madam Chu is really brave. She actually drove away her own mother-in-law and brother-in-law.

And this county magistrate actually agreed?

Zhou Shanhu became more and more shocked as she thought about it. This Magistrate Su was truly... different.

"right."

Sun Miaoyi nodded slightly, stood at the entrance of the teahouse, and asked, "Are you coming with me?"

"Why can't I go? I'm not causing trouble!"

Zhou Shanhu straightened her chest. She wasn't stupid. Didn't she understand who she could mess with and who she couldn't?

Since the magistrate's wife is backing them up, they naturally can't act rashly!

Sun Miaoyi ignored her and, as soon as she entered the room, she made eye contact with Cheng Qiqi.

Cheng Qiqi recognized Sun Miaoyi at a glance; she was the young lady she had met while dining at Liuxianglou yesterday.

"So you are the famous Madam Cheng."

As soon as Sun Miaoyi opened her mouth, she flattered him to the skies, saying, "I am Sun Miaoyi, and my father is the magistrate of Chaosheng County."

"Miss Sun."

Cheng Qiqi wasn't quite sure how high the clerk's status was, but she just flattered him, saying, "Miss Sun, your presence makes our shop seem even brighter!"

Sun Miaoyi smiled, clearly pleased with Cheng Qiqi's attitude.

"cough."

Zhou Shanhu, who had been ignored, cleared her throat.

Cheng Qiqi's eyes darted around, noticing that Zhou Shanhu was about the same age as Jin Xue'er, and that arrogant look in her eyes reminded her of Jin Xue'er in the past. She said, "This young lady is very beautiful, even more beautiful than a newly blooming flower. Why don't you try our Five-Spice Harmony Dew?"

Cheng Qiqi moved quickly, picked up the handkerchief soaked in the fragrance, and tossed it into the air, filling the small space with a faint scent.

"fragrant."

Zhou Shanhu had completely forgotten why she came here. She took a deep breath and said, "It smells so good."

"Give me a bottle."

Sun Miaoyi smiled and asked, "But is this fragrance just one type?"

She didn't want everyone to smell like her.

No, there are several types.

Cheng Qiqi explained that although it's the same five-spice blend, each fragrance has a different emphasis. For example, some fragrances are more sweet, while others are more cool...

Of the three scents, Sun Miaoyi quickly chose one. Zhou Shanhu, standing nearby, said, "I want this one, the sweet one!"

"Dong'er, pay the bill."

As Zhou Shanhu spoke, she then set her sights on the mosquito repellent spray next to her.

"This is Xia Qinglu. It can repel mosquitoes and can also be applied after being bitten by mosquitoes. It has a fragrance, prevents insects and relieves itching, killing two birds with one stone."

Cheng Qiqi introduced Xia Qinglu without even mentioning the 28-coin mosquito repellent.

"Can such a small amount of water really repel mosquitoes?"

Zhou Shanhu looked at Xia Qinglu, finally seeing her true colors, and asked skeptically, "Just this little bit of water, and you're selling it for ninety-eight coins?"

"Miss Zhou, don't underestimate this little bit of water. From picking mosquito-repelling trees to distilling mosquito repellent lotion..."

Cheng Qiqi introduced the trees one by one, her spittle flying everywhere. She didn't mention how hard they worked, but instead went into detail about every single thing, such as choosing trees with lush foliage to prevent mosquito bites.

For example, you have to pick them early in the morning, while they're still covered in dew.

For example, the process of steaming mosquito repellent lotion involves more than a dozen steps.

Finally, Zhou Shanhu, feeling dizzy, bought everything, while Dong'er, who was paying for the purchase, looked miserable.

Once they left the shop and got into the carriage, Zhou Shanhu slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh no! Wasn't I going there to find fault?"