Dressed as a villain's stepmother, I use spiritual springs to raise cubs

Chenxiang Pavilion.

A lady who ordered before was sitting in the hall with a gloomy and scary face.

This lady is the main wife of Liubu Shilang's family, and she is called Mrs. Zhou.

Xia Bai'an was busy with other things before, and this list was almost settled by Li Xiuhong and Liu Pipa. She didn't know much about this lady, but what she probably knew was that this lady had something to do with the Ministry of War, and she could be regarded as a grandson. The Taiwei's subordinates even admired her Chenxiang Pavilion a little bit.

Xia Bai'an stepped into the hall, quietly lowered the curtain behind him, and listened to Mrs. Zhou's angry reprimand.

"What are you talking about! I have to leave in ten days. If I can't get this thing, how can I tell my old sisters in the country? I promised them that the things used by the empress of the harem will be used. I took it back for them... I can't get it, where do I put my face!"

Li Xiuhong's eyes were red, and she couldn't answer for a long time.

It was as if he had been scolded a while ago.

And Liu Pipa is also an explanation with a look of embarrassment.

"Mrs. Zhou, we can still supply this product, but it will take a while. Please give me two more days."

"Two days? Do you know how much I will lose if I wait two days for you..."

"Mrs. Zhou."

Xia Bai'an walked forward with a smile, swept Li Xiuhong and Liu Pipa aside without a trace, stepped forward to touch the cup in Mrs. Zhou's hand, and said with beautiful eyes, "Why don't you add a warm cup to Madam Shilang?" of!"

"Here we come!" The man hurried forward to refill the tea.

Mrs. Zhou was interrupted by such an interruption, so she turned her head and looked at Xia Bai'an in front of her.

Xia Bai Ansheng was petite and delicate, but today she was wearing a dress with light silver trim and an indigo jacket on her shoulders, which made her slightly raised eyes feel a bit colder.

"You are Xia Bai'an? Madam Lieutenant of the Forbidden Army?"

"I didn't expect Mrs. Shi Lang to be able to recognize me at a glance after working hard every day. It seems that Mrs. Shi Lang is just like the rumors. She has clear eyes and ears, and nothing and people can't be hidden from you."

Xia Bai'an nodded slightly, and slowly sat down beside her, hooking his hands to ask for some more pastries to be brought over.

Mrs. Zhou wanted to lose her temper, but after hearing this praise, and knowing that Xia Bai'an was a person of status, she even had an official position, so it was not easy to offend her, so she had no choice but to calm down and calm down, and nodded lightly.

"You don't have to flatter me. Mrs. Xiaowei is also a dignified imperial physician, and my husband is only a small servant. It should be me who bows to you." Mrs. Zhou coughed a few times, but she also knew the etiquette. Testing Xia Bai'an's attitude, he made a gesture to stand up and salute her.

Xia Bai'an held him down in time.

"Sister, don't discourage me. Your husband is one of the six ministers, and your mother's family is more confident in the army. Compared with you, my fourth-rank official and captain's husband are nothing more than my ancestors. Just a moment of good luck.”

"This..." Mrs. Zhou was slightly taken aback, she never expected a country girl to be so good at talking.

Xia Bai'an said again: "Today's matter, it was our Chenxiang Pavilion's fault. But it was indeed a fire in the warehouse. I just went to the yamen to report it. Someone will come to investigate later. It's not intentional to delay your sister. time."

Mrs. Zhou rolled her eyes: "Then you can't rush me to work, isn't it still a few days..."

The smile on Xia Bai'an's face grew stronger.

Mrs. Zhou was a little puzzled, but stopped talking abruptly, and asked her instead: "What are you laughing at?"

Xia Bai'an pushed the cakes that had just been delivered over.

"Sister Xiao, you grew up in the capital, and you are different from the girls who grew up in the countryside."

"What do you mean?"

"If you take Furong Qinglu home casually, it will be something used by empresses in the palace. Those girls in my hometown can't see what is good, they can only see that you intend to go back to show off, then it will probably be You have to say behind your back that this hibiscus clear dew is just a gimmick among the people in the capital, and it can't be true, otherwise how can you, a servant, get it?" Xia Bai'an helped analyze.

When Mrs. Zhou was listening, she saw people from the yamen coming in to collect evidence, she believed Xia Bai'an's words just now, and said again.

"It doesn't matter what they think, as long as I can go back with my things and show them off, and let them know that we girls from the capital are good to marry, that's enough. What is Mrs. Xiaowei trying to say after making such a big circle?"

"Girls born in the capital go back to their hometowns. In addition to honoring their ancestors, they also have to beware of their attempts to cling to them."

Xia Bai'an's eyes sharpened sharply, "If they know that you can bring back the hibiscus clear dew used by the empress in the palace, they will think it is a fake bluff, and they will just say a few words about you behind your back. But if they really believe it, you will be in the palace The middle lady also has some kind of friendship, and her fingers are stretched out, so you are not afraid that they will have other thoughts, and then ask you to find a job for a man from the same town, to do a business of buying and selling official positions..."

"Don't even think about it! My husband and I finally got a place in the capital, how can we ask them to come over and hold us back!" Mrs. Zhou said angrily.

Xia Bai'an said again: "Think about it again. You have to show off when you go home, you have to show your strength, but you have to do it just right, don't show too much, just be down-to-earth. Why don't you leave two days later and say something later , this hibiscus clear dew is not something easy to make."

Liu Pipa and Li Xiuhong on the side both frowned slightly.

Mo Xue hid in the screen behind her, and she didn't understand: "This statement sounds unconvincing."

"Maybe Mother has her own plans." Mo Yu also felt that these words were a bit far-fetched.

Mrs. Zhou can also hear it naturally.

"Mrs. Xiaowei, after all, you are just trying to excuse yourself. To be honest, it doesn't matter if I don't buy Furong Qinglu and go back. The big deal is that I will return the goods!"

Xia Bai'an was not annoyed, but just smiled.

"The goods can be returned. Madam Zhou, can you change the letter you sent back to your hometown?"

"..."

Mrs. Zhou was dumbfounded for a moment, she had indeed agreed on this matter earlier, that's why she was so angry when she found out that Chenxiang Pavilion's goods would not be available for a while.

She rolled her eyes: "Are you trying to buy and sell by force?"

Xia Bai'an shook his head: "Of course there is no reason to buy and sell by force, and what I said just now was not all for our Chenxiang Pavilion. It was for Madam Zhou's sake."

"What are you thinking about me?"

"Mrs. Zhou, apart from things related to the palace such as Furong Qinglu, shouldn't you also review the other things you brought?" Xia Bai'an said, squeezed a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth. Not wanting to coax the other party, he even smiled slightly, "The matter of Cen Hanshan's impersonation was a big deal before, and the officials have been investigating closely recently. When you go back to your hometown to visit relatives, how many taels do you want to bring back, how much do you want to hide in the mansion... you have to do everything think carefully."