Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Luo Susu got on Guangyuntai's carriage. The steward who followed her was outside the carriage, driving the horses while complaining: "My wife, we clearly agreed to an hour, and now it's almost dark. I will be scolded by my mother when I go back."

Luo Susu threw a golden hairpin to him: "Getting scolded for a hairpin is not worth it?"

The steward quickly picked up the hairpin and said with a smile, "Thank you for the reward, madam!"

"Look at how worthless you are!" Luo Susu chuckled, took off her veil, and took a deep breath of fresh air. "It is said that people in our industry make money from men's business, but little do people know that women's business is more profitable. Just look at that little whore from the Zou family, who looks so noble, and she actually wants to be favored by all of them. She doesn't even think about the high standards of the nobles in Bianjing City. Talent, appearance, style, and background are all important. They can't do without any of them."

The manager said: "It is so rare for a lady to have all the skills! Since she knows everything, why are you wasting so much time on her?"

Luo Susu snorted: "Because I am not attracted to her, but her husband."

As we were talking, a gust of wind blew and lifted up a corner of the car window.

A person on the street turned around and saw Su Su in the car, and was stunned on the spot...

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It was already dark when Zou Si returned to the Qi Mansion. The whole family had already had dinner and were not waiting for her.

She was about to lose her temper, but suddenly remembered Luo Susu's words, so she held it back, locked herself in the room, and fiddled with the "good stuff" she got from Susu today.

She first lit the incense given by Su Su, then took a bath with the spices given by Su Su, and then drank the fragrant tea given by Su Su. After all these operations, she really became fragrant all over.

Then, she ordered her maid to fumigate all the clothes and fabrics that came with her as a dowry with the incense given by Su Su, and to make sure that they were all fumigated overnight, and she would check them personally.

All night long, her little courtyard was in chaos and the Qi family all stayed away from it.

The next day, on his way home after attending the morning court, Qi Heng heard Bu Wei muttering beside the sedan chair, "This Miss Zou is really interesting. I heard that she sent someone to the bookstore early this morning and cleared out all the poetry and books in the store."

Qi Heng: "What is this for?"

Bu Wei: "It is said that Miss Zou wants to study."

Qi Heng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, find something to do so that you don't have to make a fuss every day. But how did you suddenly figure it out?"

Bu Wei: "Maybe she went back to her parents' home yesterday and was given some advice by someone there who knows better?"

Qi Heng: "I hope she can really turn over a new leaf this time."

When they got home, Xiao Zou's maid was standing by the door and said, "Sir, my young lady would like to invite you to have breakfast with her."

Qi Heng had already prepared for this situation. He turned to Buwei and said, "Call the lady over so we can eat together. She must not have eaten yet."

Xiao Zou's maid hurriedly said, "No... I only prepared food for two people, I'm afraid it's not enough..."

Qi Heng said cheerfully: "Then let the lady bring what she has prepared, and we can all eat together and have fun." He did not want his only son to face this woman.

Instead of calling for help, Qi Heng followed Xiao Zou's people to her room first.

As soon as you enter the door, a rich fragrance hits your nose.

Not pungent, but just too strong.

Qi Heng walked to the window, lifted up the window sash, and said loudly, "Someone, open all the windows. It's so airless that you'll get sick."

Little Zou hurriedly walked out of the inner room and whispered, "This is something I specifically asked someone to close. Otherwise, the smell would have spread out."

Qi Heng saw her wearing a gauze, with a pale face, her hair flowing, and a round fan half-dropped in her hand. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Little Zou: "I feel that I did not act properly in the past. I was too strong-willed, which made the master unhappy. Now I have changed my ways and will never do it again."

Qi Heng saw her pale face from a distance and thought she was sick, so he said, "Then you don't have to torture yourself like this."

This makeup was taught by Su Su, who said it could make a woman look weak and pale, and give off a feeling of pity. After hearing what Qi Heng said, Xiao Zou felt that it seemed to work, and she covered her face and sighed softly: "I did it all for..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen's loud voice came from outside: "Oh, sir and sister, please don't blame me, I'm late!"

Qi Heng turned around and saw Madam Shen, feeling that his eyes were saved, he smiled and walked forward: "It's not too late, I just got here too."

The couple shook hands, and Shen asked Xiao Zou: "What delicious food did you prepare today? I brought fried quail and osmanthus cake. I wonder if you like it?"

She seemed to have noticed nothing unusual about Xiao Zou's makeup.

Miss Zou let out a sigh of relief and told someone to set the table for the meal. The three of them faked smiles and the meal was over in less than a quarter of an hour.

Qi Heng left first, and Shen stayed and exchanged pleasantries with Xiao Zou for a while before leaving. On the way, Shen said to the maid beside her, "Did you smell the fragrance in Madam Zou's room today? Did you feel anything unusual?"

"It's extremely strong! She is so generous that she bought so many spices. The whole house is filled with the smell!" said the maid with disdain.

Shen shook her head slightly: "This is not the key point. The nanny beside my mother is quite knowledgeable about the art of incense. She once taught us sisters how to distinguish various scents. There are two spices called musk and borneol. Long-term use of these two spices in incense can cause infertility in women... Just now in Miss Zou's room, I felt that the incense she used had a strong smell of borneol..."

The maid was shocked: "This...she gave herself this kind of medicine?"

Shen: "No, I don't think she knows."

Maid: "Madam, you stayed in her yard for so long just now, is there anything wrong?"

Shen: "It will take less than half an hour, so it shouldn't be a big problem. But, something like this happened in her room, and she acted like that... It looks like someone must have set a trap for her."

Maid: "Could it be that someone couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to enforce justice?!"

Shen: "I don't know if she or her family offended someone. It's none of our business. However, if the truth comes out one day and the dirty water is thrown on us, we should have a plan in advance." She felt that this matter was not that simple. If this matter was used by someone with ulterior motives, it would easily turn into a situation that kills two birds with one stone, getting rid of Xiao Zou and alienating the Shen and Qi families.

The maid opened her eyes wide, "We didn't do anything! How can you blame us?"

Shen: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. Besides, the other party is in the dark and we are in the light. We still don't know what they are up to, so we can't let our guard down."

The maid curled her lips: "Are we going to remind Miss Zou?" She really didn't want to do that.

Shen: "No, let's go tell mother-in-law." As long as Princess Pingning stands on her side and testifies for her, no one can frame her.

The master and servant quickly came to Princess Pingning's house and reported everything they had seen and heard in the Zou family courtyard today.

Princess Pingning and Shen came to the same conclusion - someone was plotting against Xiao Zou, but the target might not just be Xiao Zou.

Princess Pingning had always disliked this concubine who was forced into her house. Now that she knew she was courting death, she was willing to play dumb and said to Shen: "Just pretend you don't know anything about this. Don't mention it to anyone. Don't go to her room if you have nothing to do. Oh, and don't go there when I ask you to. If you really want to talk, go somewhere else. From today on, no one is allowed to prepare their own meals. Come to my place and eat together with the whole family."