Ch 113: Showing Support
Meng Tingyue nodded slightly, her demeanor calm and elegant: “I just came over to take a look.”
The shopkeeper’s attitude was neither humble nor arrogant; facing the somewhat quiet scene in the shop, his face showed no anxiety or uneasiness.
The shopkeeper herself is a woman, and naturally knows the high quality of the goods sold in the shop.
She and Meng Tingyue were in sync, both firmly believing that good goods will find their time and there’s no need to rush.
Meng Tingyue noticed a woman to one side, lingering for a long time before the shelves full of goods, hesitant. She gracefully approached the woman and softly said, “Are you unsure how to choose?”
The woman was an ordinary person from the streets, and she immediately saw the extraordinary bearing in Meng Tingyue’s every move, and couldn’t help but feel a little constrained.
“These things are all exquisite, but my purse is light, and as a single person, I can’t enjoy so many at once, it would be wasteful…”
“Do you have a few favorites?” Meng Tingyue smiled, her attitude friendly.
The woman pointed to three after making her choices.
Meng Tingyue introduced the three to the woman one by one.
“Each one has a different flavor. If you really can’t decide, would you like to hear my suggestion?”
The woman gently nodded.
Meng Tingyue’s fingertips lightly swirled, finally settling on one, her voice soft and firm: “This one seems particularly suited to Madam’s temperament.”
“At first, a rich fragrance comes to the nose, then quietly transforms into a fresh and elegant pear blossom fragrance; finally, a touch of cool mint gently sweeps by, adding another layer of flavor.”
After listening, a hint of joy flashed in the woman’s eyes, and she decisively decided: “Then I’ll take your recommendation.”
The shop assistant, hearing this, quickly led her to the checkout.
“The owner is unexpectedly kind,” the shopkeeper couldn’t help but say.
She wasn’t originally from Meng Tingyue’s shop.
In fact, after Xiao Wuyou learned that Meng Tingyue intended to open a scented ointment shop, she specifically recommended her.
Initially, upon learning that the owner was actually the Crown Princess, she was inevitably nervous, fearing that this noble owner would be difficult to get along with.
Now, having witnessed it firsthand, she realized her previous worries were completely unnecessary.
Meng Tingyue’s lips curled into a faint smile, and she softly said: “Since we’re open for business and want to make money from the world, we should abandon that high and mighty attitude.”
For a time, no guests came into the shop, and Meng Tingyue was about to leave with Qinglan.
Just as they stepped out of the door, a carved carriage gracefully drove up to the door, slowly stopping, raising a cloud of fine dust, which quickly settled.
The carriage door opened slightly, and several figures emerged one after another.
“Crown Princess, I’ve brought people to support you.”
Princess Luo Jia, holding up her elaborate skirt, walked briskly towards Meng Tingyue, her words full of intimacy and joy.
Behind her, several noble ladies in gorgeous clothes followed closely.
A gentle look appeared in Meng Tingyue’s eyes, “Please come in.”
“Besides the few I showed you earlier, there are many others with unique scents, no worse, you can try them and choose the ones you like best. Today’s expenses will all be covered by this Princess.”
“Then we won’t be polite, Your Highness,” a noble lady lightly covered her lips with a handkerchief, her laughter like bells, her eyes flashing with a touch of playfulness and cunning.
“To be polite with this Princess, wouldn’t that be strange, treating me as an outsider?” Princess Luo Jia’s words showed her straightforward nature, without the slightest trace of royal airs.
Hearing this, several noble ladies exchanged smiles, then entered the store, and under the enthusiastic guidance and detailed introduction of the shop assistants, began to choose their favorite Ningxiang Paste.
Princess Luo Jia held Meng Tingyue’s arm and whispered, “I gave them the Ningxiang Paste you gave me, they all liked it, and they were vying for it.”
“The Princess is showing such support, today’s expenses are on me.” Meng Tingyue’s eyes were filled with a bright smile.
Princess Luo Jia gently shook her head, refusing: “That absolutely won’t do. I plan to bring more friends in the future. If the Crown Princess always pays for me, won’t this shop be bankrupt sooner or later?”
Meng Tingyue smiled, her eyes full of indulgence, “Luo Jia, if you really have the ability to bankrupt this shop and make it close down, that’s also your ability.”
“Crown Princess, if you really want to express your thanks, when there are new products in the shop in the future, you must let me try them first.” Princess Luo Jia’s face was radiant with a smile, her words full of playfulness and anticipation.
“Good.” Meng Tingyue readily agreed.
Surrounding Princess Luo Jia were all prominent noble ladies in Jingdu, and they never hesitated to spend a large sum of money on things they liked.
They were even more generous when it came to scented ointments they liked.
Princess Luo Jia also remembered the previous agreement and readily paid for them in silver.
Seeing this, Meng Tingyue then gifted Princess Luo Jia a set of the shop’s newest scented ointments.
Princess Luo Jia looked at the new scented ointments, her eyes full of joy.
She whispered in Meng Tingyue’s ear, “Crown Princess, wait a moment, let me attract some more noble guests for you.”
“We can’t waste the scented ointment the Crown Princess gave us.” Princess Luo Jia patted the box containing the scented ointment.
After Princess Luo Jia and her party left, Meng Tingyue didn’t stay long, and got up to return home.
Just as she was getting into the carriage, she noticed several women walking towards Ningxiang Pavilion, laughing and talking happily.
The woman who was recommended the scented ointment earlier was at the forefront.
Her face was filled with a satisfied smile, excitedly introducing it to her companions as if she had found a treasure: “It’s this shop, I bought that scented ointment here, it’s so fragrant.”
“Really? Then we have to go in and take a look quickly. Hearing what you said, I have to choose carefully and see if it’s as good as you said.”
“Yes, it’s a new shop now, it’s quiet and there are fewer people. We can buy it and show it off to our sisters!” Another one agreed, her words full of excitement.
The group of women stepped into Ningxiang Pavilion together.
Meng Tingyue watched this scene, a gentle smile curving her lips, she gently lowered the carriage curtain, “Return to the mansion.”
The carriage slowly started, heading towards the Crown Prince’s Mansion.
After Princess Luo Jia returned to her mansion, without a moment’s rest, she immediately instructed her servants to send invitations to the noble ladies and women of Jingdu, the invitations clearly bearing the words “Perfume Tasting Banquet”.
Not long after Meng Tingyue returned to the mansion, she received an invitation from Princess Luo Jia. Seeing the words on top, joy and indulgence appeared in her eyes.
She had to go to Princess Luo Jia’s “Perfume Tasting Banquet”.
To see everyone’s evaluation and suggestions for the Ningxiang Paste, and to see what needs improvement.
The invitation for the “Perfume Tasting Banquet” was also sent to Prince Qing’s Mansion.
Meng Qingjiao saw the invitation on the table as soon as she returned to the mansion.
In an instant, she guessed what kind of “fragrance” the invitation was referring to.
