Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 51 Visiting
Yongqing Bo returned home in shock and ordered his maid to invite Qiu Heng.

Not long after, Qiu Heng arrived and knelt down to greet him: "Grandfather."

Uncle Yongqing took a serious look at his granddaughter.

The girl with her hair tied up casually in a bun was wearing a shirt that was neither new nor old. She had a light figure and exuded a fresh and lively vibe.

It's great to be young.

Being young and ambitious is even better.

"Heng'er, sit down."

Qiu Heng sat down as he was told.

"Are you wearing a perfume?"

Qiu Heng shook her head: "I don't wear it at home."

Smell can give a person away.

When she went out as Miss Qiu Liu, the style of the sachets and pendants she wore and the fragrance she chose were mostly intentional.

When she acts as "Magpie", she will use a kind of fragrance suitable for men, which not only subtly conveys her male identity to others, but also clearly distinguishes her from Miss Qiu Liu.

At home, she would wash off any scent from making incense, preferring not to leave any scent behind.

Yongqing Bo was a little disappointed that he didn't see the incense pendant: "Grandfather only knew that you made good incense balls, but I didn't expect that you also made incense pendants, which are incense ornaments that have never been seen in the capital."

"Grandfather, do you want the incense pendant?" Qiu Heng asked directly.

She actually guessed that Yuan Chenghai should have found Earl Yongqing, otherwise he would not have asked earlier or later, and would not have called her today to ask about Xiang Pei.

The reason for asking so directly was to maintain the impression in Yongqing Bo's mind: vain, clever, and bold.

In this way, Yongqing Bo will value her value and despise her means. He will be confident in controlling her and trust her.

"Haha, you can pick a suitable one for me later. But I asked you to come here today because someone asked me to ask you for a pendant."

"I wonder who he is?"

"Master Yuan Chenghai is the one you asked grandfather about before. His family likes Xiangpei, and they heard that you are doing a good job, so they came to grandfather specially."

"Family? Didn't you say before that Mr. Yuan is not in the capital most of the time, and his parents, wife and children are all in the south——"

Yongqing Bo hesitated for a moment and said, "His concubine lives here in the capital."

"A concubine..." Qiu Heng said calmly, "What style, color, fragrance, and effect does she like?"

Qiu Heng asked a question, and Yong Qingbo looked confused. After asking a series of questions, he got an old man with a dull expression.

"grandfather?"

Yongqing Bo suddenly came back to his senses: "Oh, the other party didn't say, let me ask again."

Qiu Heng thought about it and suggested, "How about this. You meet with Lord Yuan. If he can't explain it clearly, I can meet with the female relative and find out for myself."

"That's not necessary..." Earl Yongqing refused subconsciously.

Qiu Heng smiled and said, "Since you are giving a gift, you must give it to him in order to show your sincerity. Lord Yuan will see that Grandfather cares about his affairs, so he will appreciate it to some extent, right?"

Yongqing Bo couldn't help but nodded.

That's true. It never hurts to be on good terms with Yuan Chenghai.

When he met Yuan Chenghai again, Yongqing Bo repeated Qiu Heng's question. Seeing Yuan Chenghai's confused look after listening to it, he finally calmed down.

"A perfume pendant has so many requirements?" Yuan Chenghai was shocked, and even felt curious to meet the little girl who made this perfume pendant.

"Yes, I am also confused. If Master Yuan doesn't know, why not let them have a cup of tea together and communicate on their own."

After hearing this, Yuan Chenghai looked deeply at Earl Yongqing.

It is said that the Earl of Yongqing is good at scheming, and it is indeed true that he can sacrifice his face and let his granddaughter deal with the concubine of an outsider.

Hmm? Do you want him to be your grandson-in-law?

Isn’t this old guy too reckless?

Even though Yuan Chenghai was used to lawlessness in the southeast, he never dared to think that he could take a noble lady from the Earl's Mansion as a concubine in the capital, and the excessive hospitality of the Earl of Yongqing undoubtedly led him to misunderstanding.

This misunderstanding made me even more curious about what Miss Qiu Liu looked like.

"Then let them talk for themselves. Thank you for your trouble, Master. I'd like to offer you a drink."

Qiu Heng waited until the next day and met Hui Niang in a teahouse. Hui Niang was a little worried.

Even though she was not at all embarrassed when she met those ladies and noble ladies when shopping, and even managed to overshadow them, she did not really interact with them.

Oh, it’s not that it’s impossible. Those who ask the master to do something for them will ask the lady to come over and show her goodwill, but this is the first time to deal with an unmarried lady.

"Is it Miss Qiuliu?"

Seeing Qiu Heng, Hui Niang looked at her carefully.

The girl was wearing a plain shirt and a green skirt, with two buns on her head, clear eyes and neat clothes. It was hard to feel disgusted with her.

Still a little girl.

"I am. You are Madam Hui, right? I heard that you like perfume very much, so I brought some here to see if there is anything you like."

The girl's voice was soft, her attitude generous, and her tone casual, as if she was chatting with friends.

Hui Niang was stunned, and a strange emotion grew in her heart.

Qiu Heng gave him a puzzled look.

Hui Niang came back to her senses: "I am sorry to trouble Miss Qiu Liu."

"It's no trouble. I'm very happy that people like the pendants I made." Qiu Heng said as he opened the box he brought and motioned Hui Niang to take a look at it.

Hui Niang's eyes fell into the box and couldn't be moved away.

Butterfly scent pendants, rose scent pendants, lotus scent pendants...different shapes matched with different strings, the variety is dazzling.

Hui Niang picked up this and put down that, wishing she could take them all away.

After a while, she raised her eyes with difficulty and looked at Qiu Heng.

"It's really eye-opening to see so many exquisite and exquisite pendants. I don't know where to start."

Qiu Heng smiled and said, "Madam Hui, you are too kind. It's just that I am very experienced. In fact, whether it is a fragrance pendant or a fragrance pill, there is no best one, only the most suitable one."

"suitable?"

"Yes, it's appropriate."

The fragrance of the incense pendant in the box intertwined, and the girl also exuded a faint fragrance, making her words inexplicably alluring: "Everyone has a unique scent. Even if the same fragrance is used on different people, it will blend with the person's own scent and present a different fragrance... So the fragrance must be formulated according to the person, and it must be unique."

Unique!
These words hit Hui Niang's heart exactly.

"Miss Qiu Liu." Hui Niang's eyes were bright. "Could you please make the most suitable fragrance for me? I am willing to pay you a large sum of money!"

Qiu Heng smiled and said, "Madam Hui, you are too polite to ask for money. I make incense for fun, not for sale."

Hui Niang said hurriedly: "I don't mean anything else, I just like it too much..."

"I know." Qiu Heng paused deliberately, "Someone really appreciates the incense I make, which is the greatest reward for me. But——"

Hui Niang was excited, and the word "but" made her heart tighten.

"Madam Hui is wearing incense, her clothes are scented, and she must have used incense when bathing. In this case, it would be difficult to distinguish her own scent."

"How about that?"

Qiu Heng thought for a moment and said, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. How about this? I will go to your house with Madam Hui. After you bathe and change clothes and get to know the smell, I will go back and make incense for you."

Hui Niang was overjoyed when she heard this: "Thank you, Miss Qiu Liu."

Hu Si and a few of his men were strolling around Yuan's residence as if on patrol. When they saw a carriage with the logo of the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion entering Yuan's residence, he could not help but rub his eyes.

It was obvious that the car was for female relatives, so how did it get into Yuan Chenghai's house?

Oh no, it can’t be red bean cake!

After thinking about this, Hu Si walked straight over.

Seeing that they were from the Imperial City Division, the doorman of Yuan's residence was quite polite: "My lord, is there anything I can do for you?"

Hu Si pointed inside the door and said, "I just saw a carriage go in. It doesn't look like it belongs to you."

The servant cursed the Imperial City Bureau for being so sharp-eyed and laughed, "It is said that the sixth young lady from the Yongqing Marquis's residence came to make perfume for Madam Hui."

"Oh, that's okay."

Hu Si turned around and left, turning a corner and running away.

Tell the adults!
(End of this chapter)