She never thought that this recipe passed down by Master Zhuo would fail. Li Gui Niang's face turned pale. She clenched her fists so tightly that the corners of her skirt wrinkled, and the jewelry on her body jingled: "Why?!"
On what basis?!
Wei An is a little girl who has no one to educate or teach. Could she be a monster
He is so good at pitching pots that he can even beat Mr. Zhuo's recipe?!
Even Lady Xianrong did not have time to hide the shock on her face. When she looked over, she met Wei An's eyes.
Wei An stood behind the long table in the Glazed Pavilion. When she smiled, two dimples appeared on her face, which was pleasing to the eye.
She smiled happily, but there were many people who were unhappy.
Grandma Peng forced herself to keep a smile on her face and spoke as quietly as possible to save face for Li Gui Niang: "When Madam Mei first smelled the princess's Lingxu incense, she clapped her hands in admiration, saying that she had the honor of smelling it many years ago, and she still smelled the fragrance and had dreamed of it several times."
It sounds so nice, and it just happens to be in the favor of Mrs. Mei, so why is it Wei An who comes out in the end? Li Gui Niang bit her lip, her eyes were red, and she stared at Grandma Peng without blinking, listening to what she had to say.
Grandma Peng clutched her fan and lowered her head again: "But when she smelled Miss Wei Qi's fragrance, Madam Mei was completely stunned."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Wei An with a complicated expression, then lowered her head again: "Then she took the incense and asked everyone present to smell it, and asked if they could smell anything."
It was the wife of Qian Shiyun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, who smelled it and asked in amazement, "What kind of fragrance is this? I have never smelled it before!"
Qian Shiyun's wife's surname was Cui, from the Boling Cui family. How many good things had she not seen? Those lost and unheard-of incense recipes, if they said they had few, no one dared to say they had many. Even she was speechless and said she had never seen them. What kind of good things were these
This thing cannot be bought with money. As I said before, the reason why aristocratic families are called aristocratic families is because they have things that even people with power and status cannot obtain.
Even if the Dingbei Marquisate was once glorious, how could it be compared with the Cui family of Boling? And how could it be compared with the Jinling Li family that Princess Changying married into
Guardian...
Grandma Peng's voice became softer and softer: "Mrs. Mei asked me to ask you, Miss Seven, this fragrance is so strange, like orchid but not orchid, like musk but not musk, what kind of fragrance is it?"
Mrs. Mei married a man of elegance, and she herself was also a very elegant person. She had been immersed in this art for a long time and was extremely obsessed with it. She was immediately hooked and came to a conclusion: "Mrs. Zhuo's Lingxu is indeed eye-catching, but Miss Wei Qi's fragrance is the best I have ever seen in my life."
Then he asked, "What do you think?"
Since Cui and she had expressed their opinions, no matter if the others wanted to show their taste or elegance, they would have any other opinions and they all smiled and said yes.
Anyway, it was only Madam Mei who was making the evaluation. Even if Princess Changying was to be offended, it was Madam Mei's business and had nothing to do with others. They were just agreeing and saying yes.
"It is said that this is a recipe passed down by Madam Huarui. I don't know if I can make it accurate." Wei An smiled and didn't mind the gasps. "The name of this fragrance is Ban Yue. If Madam wants it, I will write down the recipe."
Madam Huarui!
In her previous life, she was demoted from the original wife to a concubine. She had experienced everything. Princess Anhe was the beloved daughter of Emperor Chenghua, so her dowry had everything - these perfume recipes, secret recipes, and various good prescriptions for daughters' families. Emperor Chenghua collected countless of them from several century-old aristocratic families.
She had tried everything to survive under the tyrannical Princess Anhe for so many years.
She personally tasted and boiled medicine for Princess Anhe, and served Princess Anhe a bath and aromatherapy. She even chewed and swallowed the aroma recipes that Princess Anhe often used and practiced them repeatedly, all for the sake of Princess Anhe's slight raise of her hand.
How could she not be able to compete with a little kid after learning all her life? Even if the Zhuo family came, she would not be afraid.
Grandma Peng agreed, but her eyes turned towards Li Gui Niang.
Li Gui Niang had lost her composure a little. She struggled to break free from Xianrong County Lady's hand and shook her head violently: "I don't believe it!"
What is her identity? What is Wei An’s identity
She had just said that Wei An was crude and lowly, but in the blink of an eye, she was surpassed by Wei An in two things. How could she save face
How can I go out from now on
The third prince’s idea failed before, and her mother, Princess Changying, after much selection, chose another cousin for her, Prince Linjiang Chu Jingxing. But if the news that she took the initiative to provoke him but was defeated miserably spread, how could this marriage be completed
She was so angry that she almost cried, and she looked at Wei An as if she wanted to eat him.
He was still unwilling to accept the defeat and naturally wanted to get back at his loss. He thought about competing again, but the people sent by his mother had already arrived.
It was the old aunt who served her mother. She had followed her mother from the palace for decades and was no longer an ordinary servant. She advised her without even raising her eyebrows: "It's no big deal if the princess loses when playing with these friends in the boudoir. When the princess and the Chang'an Princess were still in the boudoir, they also loved to compete with each other. It's just an elegant gathering. Since you are so interested, why don't we hold another one in our own mansion next time and invite the sisters to play together? It's getting late today and the Princess is still waiting for you to go back."
He said all these words in one breath, but his face was directed towards Wei An.
She stood upright with her back straight, but she didn't look directly at people. Instead, she gazed into the distance, appearing neither humble nor arrogant. She was completely different from the nannies in ordinary families. One could tell at a glance that she was not a simple person.
Normally, even when Li Gui Niang was with her, she didn't have any temper and could be coaxed into submission with just a few words.
But this time Wei An ignored her, straightened his skirt and smiled at Li Gui Niang: "The princess lost."
Li Gui Niang's face looked embarrassed, like a gloomy day that was about to rain at any moment.
It was agreed upon beforehand that if she lost, she would have to admit that she spoke without thinking and apologize to Wei An.
But she was the one who started it, so how could she be willing to apologize to Wei An
But if she didn't apologize, it would seem stingy and ungenerous. She stood there. It was clearly midsummer, but she felt cold everywhere. After a long while, she shook her sleeves, turned around and quickly went downstairs.
After all, there was no apology.
The feud was settled. Twenty or thirty girls looked at each other, then at Wei An, and all shut up.