Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Grandma, Huarong Pavilion has sold a lot of rouge and powder. Not to mention those that have been used up, because of Shen Jingwan's hunger marketing, many people have three or five bottles of spares at home."

"If we shut down Huarong Pavilion hastily, someone will definitely think there's something wrong with the things we sold. Then, who knows, someone won't find any way to detect the poison."

"Don't even think about whether Huarong Pavilion can be saved by then. If the matter gets out of hand, grandfather might be impeached for not managing the family properly."

"Grandfather has only been promoted to Prime Minister for two months. I wonder how many eyes are staring at our Shen family at this time. If we don't handle it well, we will be doomed."

Shen Chuning explained the possible consequences of this matter to Old Madam Shen.

"Your grandfather hasn't left the court yet. What should we do now? We can't close it or not close it." Old Lady Shen said with a frown.

Shen Chuning thought for a moment and asked Madam Shen Er, "Second Aunt, can we find a way to buy back the rouge and powder we sold?"

Second Madam Shen shook her head. "That's probably not going to work. If Huarong Pavilion does this, some people will feel guilty and want to cause trouble for them. Besides, aside from the toxicity of Huarong Pavilion's rouge and powder, they do have some effectiveness. If Huarong Pavilion stops selling them, they'll be resold at high prices. Who knows, there might be fakes on the market, and our Shen family will be left in a difficult position."

Shen Chuning walked slowly around Songhe Hall, muttering to herself, "We need to take back what we sold, but we can't let people think we did something wrong. How can we minimize the damage to the Shen family?"

Suddenly she stopped and asked Shen Jingwan: "How long does it take to use up a bottle of your rouge and powder?"

Shen Jingwan sat there in a daze, not knowing whether she heard Shen Chuning's question or not, and did not answer a single word.

Shen Chuning squatted in front of Shen Jingwan, put her hands on her shoulders, and shook her vigorously, "Shen Jingwan, talk, how long does it take for the things you sell in Huarong Pavilion to be used up?"

Shen Jingwan suddenly came back to her senses and said softly, "One month. If you use it every day, it will be finished in about a month."

Shen Chuning let go of Shen Jingwan's shoulders and stood up. Shen Jingwan supported herself with her hands to avoid falling to the ground.

"Second Aunt, can we tell everyone that Huarong Pavilion's rouge and powder are not easy to preserve because they contain natural flower and fruit ingredients? They are fine for normal use for a month, but will go bad after forty days."

"We will buy back the rouge and powder we've sold at the original price, so if you have extra rouge and powder at home, we might buy it back. Even if we don't, no one will use it after forty days."

"Then we at Huarong Pavilion will improve our technology and no longer produce the items we sell now. As long as we can hold on for forty days, after forty days, any problems with anything sold by Huarong Pavilion will no longer be our fault."

Shen Chuning told Mrs. Shen Er her thoughts.

Madam Shen nodded. "That's a good idea. A shelf life issue is better than poison. Besides, normal use is within the time limit. This will also prevent those who want to resell it at a high price."

After Mrs. Shen finished speaking, she ordered the maid beside her to pick out the families who had bought a lot from Huarong Pavilion's account book, and prepared to personally go to their homes with gifts to apologize.

"Second aunt, I can help you share some of the burden of going to apologize. There is something that needs to be done immediately. The shopkeepers of Wanbaoxuan and Huarong Pavilion were here just now. Although they don't know the whole picture, they should be able to guess something based on our subsequent actions." Shen Chuning said worriedly.

"Okay, Second Auntie, go and give them a lesson. You are young and thin-skinned, and you can't do these things."

"Grandma, I'll leave Doctor Chen's affairs in your hands."

Shen Chuning found some things for Old Madam Shen to do, otherwise she was afraid that Old Madam Shen would collapse.

Old Madam Shen cannot collapse yet, and the Shen family cannot collapse yet.

Shen Chuning looked at Shen Jingwan who was lying on the ground, "Grandma, how should she deal with it?"

Old Madam Shen followed Shen Chuning's gaze and saw Shen Jingwan with disheveled hair and pale face, completely different from the high-spirited look she had when she first entered Songhe Hall.

She was originally brought back because of Feng Ming, but when she entered the mansion, she insisted on entering immediately, even though she was only a concubine's daughter.

Later, after finally gaining the favor of a noble in the palace, this kind of thing happened.

"Lock him up in the ancestral hall first, and then send him to the manor to reflect on his actions tomorrow morning." Old Madam Shen said with deep sorrow.

Shen Jingwan became anxious. She couldn't be sent to the farm to reflect. What Mrs. Shen meant by sending her to the farm to reflect was actually sending her to a very remote ancestral temple. She didn't know when she would be able to come back, and she might never come back.

"Grandma, you can't send me to the farm. I am the Sixth Princess's study companion. If I disappear quietly like this, the Sixth Princess will blame the Shen family." Shen Jingwan tried to find a way out for herself.

"Don't worry, we won't let you disappear quietly. After the New Year, we will just tell the palace that you are seriously ill and can no longer accompany the emperor. I believe that the Sixth Princess and Concubine Qin will not insist on bringing a patient into the palace." Old Lady Shen said cruelly.

"Grandmother, Grandmother, the Third Prince is attracted to me. If I just disappear, he will definitely look for me."

Shen Jingwan panicked and spoke without thinking. In fact, the Third Prince had never said that he was attracted to her, nor did he show any interest in Shen Jingwan. He only praised her poetry to the Sixth Princess.

But now, as long as she could avoid being sent to the manor, Shen Jingwan dared to say anything. Anyway, no one could go to the third prince to verify it.

Old Madam Shen frowned. The fate of the phoenix must exist alongside the fate of the dragon. The emperor is old, so he must start with the crown prince.

Although the Crown Prince's wife has been decided, Huang Lingyun is not sure whether she can wait until the Crown Prince ascends the throne and appoints a queen. Even if a queen is appointed, as long as the daughter of the Shen family can have a concubine position, as long as there is any accident in the main position, she will have a chance, instead of turning to the Third Prince like Shen Jingwan.

His Majesty has no intention of deposing the Crown Prince at the moment, and the Shen family cannot be dragged into the Third Prince's camp by Shen Jingwan.

Therefore, it is even more impossible for Old Lady Shen to keep Shen Jingwan in the capital and allow her to get close to the Third Prince.

"No need to say more, take him away."

Old Madam Shen waved her hand, and immediately a maid came forward to pull Shen Jingwan.

"Wait a minute, I have something else to say."