Pei Jin was sitting at his desk, writing something seriously. Suddenly, the door of his study was pushed open with a creak. A woman in a lavender gauze dress, holding an incense tray in her hand, said softly, "Sir, I'll bring you some mosquito coils."

"How bold! Who are you?" Pei Jin looked at her sharply.

"I am a first-class maid in your garden. My name is Ziwan." Ziwan said in a low voice with a slightly red face.

They were originally second-class maids serving in the main courtyard of the Marquis's wife. Because she and Zhusha were a little knowledgeable in writing and were getting older, they were chosen by the Marquis to serve the Crown Prince, and were promoted to first-class maids.

"Get out!" Pei Jin frowned, feeling a little unhappy. Why was Mother Zhou so tactless now? All of them were so unruly.

"My lord, I'll put the incense tray here. There are many mosquitoes near the lotus pond, and I'm afraid..." Before Ziyuan could finish her words, the incense tray in her hand was kicked to the ground.

"Get out!" the man shouted.

Before Ziyuan could answer, she was kicked out of the door. She got up trembling, tears already streaming down her carefully dressed face.

"From now on, no one is allowed to come in without my permission." Pei Jin's cold voice came, completely devoid of his usual gentleness.

Ziyuan rolled to her feet and scrambled to her feet, shaking with fear. She had not expected the prince to be so ruthless and cruel. She was somewhat thankful that she had not said anything like she liked him, otherwise she would have been betrayed by him.

She pushed open the door while sobbing, only to see Su Chanyi in green holding a glass cup and raising her hand to knock on the door.

She was both ashamed and angry, and rushed out sobbing. Her graceful figure in a light purple veil disappeared into the shadows of the trees.

What else is there to understand? What Mother Zhou said is true. Su Chanyi raised her hand and slowly put it down, guessing that he didn't want to be disturbed at this moment.

However, she didn't dare to think too much about it, as it might offend his sensitive spot, so she could only raise her hand and hit him hard a few times.

"Prince, may I come in?" she asked, praying in her heart that he would let her go.

After a moment, a man's voice came from the room: "Come in and close the door."

Close the door! This is... Su Chanyi made a bitter face and walked towards the study room step by step following his voice.

"What are you dawdling for? Are you complaining that the night is too long?" The man's sarcastic words came into his ears.

Su Chanyi calmed herself down, patted her face, and slowly walked into the study.

He raised his head under the dim oil lamp, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

"You finally came. Are you afraid that I will eat you?" Pei Jin rubbed his temple and put down the pen in his hand.

A pair of phoenix eyes swept over her and saw that she was wearing a green long skirt that covered her entire body tightly, and there was no trace of makeup on her face. Was she afraid that he would fall in love with her?

But she didn't know that her fair and tender face like a peeled egg, pink and moist red lips, lightly raised eyebrows, and eyes reflecting the lights as bright as stars were exactly the look he liked.

Pei Jin couldn't help but smile: "Well, very good, I don't like women wearing heavy makeup to sleep with me."

As expected, the woman's eyes dodged for a moment, and Chui Mou said in a trembling voice, "I have to feed the young master, so I dare not apply the perfumed powder and perfumed balm."

"What are you holding in your hand?" Pei Jin pointed at the glass cup in her hand.

"Sir, this is the mosquito repellent essential oil I made." Speaking of this, Su Chanyi smiled brightly, forgetting her fear all of a sudden. She smiled and said, "This is the mosquito repellent essential oil I made using citronella."

Since coming to this world, Su Chanyi hated mosquitoes and flies in summer the most. Although the environment of Zhuxiang Garden was good, it was close to the lotus pond after all, and mosquitoes and flies bred in summer, making her miserable. Later, she had a baby. When she saw the mosquito bites on the baby's legs, which were red and swollen, and the legs were not visible, Chanyi always felt distressed and wanted to cry.

For this, she thought of many ways and racked her brains to find a natural way to repel mosquitoes. Finally, she thought of the essential oil extracted from lemongrass and tea seed oil. After trying it, she found that it had no problems except that it was expensive.

"Mosquito repellent essential oil?" Pei Jin couldn't help but become interested when he saw her beautiful smile. How could a little maid like her know about mosquito repellent essential oil?

"Yes, I heard this recipe from my elder sisters who I lived with before. I was still young at that time, and I remembered it when they talked about it." Chan Yi didn't dare to say that this was developed by herself, otherwise who would believe it!

"It's just that this thing is a waste of money. I spent all my monthly allowance for the past two months on it, and I only got a small bottle." Chan Yi was not lying. In order to protect An'er from mosquito bites, she gritted her teeth and bought the raw materials from outside at a high price. Fortunately, she succeeded in developing it. It was the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine that helped her.

Pei Jin saw her looking at the glass cup in her hand with a look of heartache, and deliberately said indifferently: "Can't we use mugwort leaves? It doesn't cost much."

"No, no, the moxa leaves will produce ash when they are burned. The little baby is delicate and can't use this." Su Chanyi waved her hands repeatedly.

What kind of people are these? Babies’ lungs are so delicate, how can they inhale smoke and dust? No wonder the infant mortality rate was so high in ancient times. It turns out they didn’t understand science.

"It seems that you are very devoted to An'er, but this thing can smoke out mosquitoes. Is it poisonous?" Pei Jin deliberately frowned and said in a deep voice.

"No, no, no, how can it be poisonous?" Chan Yi waved her hands repeatedly, "Lemongrass is non-toxic, has a nice smell, and can kill viruses."

"Oh." Pei Jin looked at her without comment.

"Prince, it's true. I asked the doctor in the Liu residence. Besides, An'er is my biological son. How could I harm him?" Chan Yi said angrily.

What kind of person is this? I work so hard but still get wronged by him.

"Well, words are not enough. Let's try it tonight. If it works, I will reward you." Pei Jin said softly.

There is a reward, so good! Chan Yi was delighted, but she pretended to be submissive on her face and said softly: "I think the prince is my husband and I have to go on business at night. It would be bad if the hateful mosquitoes disturbed me."

As she spoke, she opened the lid, and instantly the faint fragrance of lemongrass wafted out, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Well, it seems that she likes me. Pei Jin felt a little happy.

This little concubine is pretty enough for him and is smart. If she can learn to read a few words, it would be great to have her by his side in the future.

Pei Jin fixed his gaze on her face and said slowly, "Serve me well. If you do well, you will be my aunt in the future. Come here and give me a pat on the shoulder."

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