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Luo Yao’s cosmetics were on the agenda, and the west courtyard was bustling with activity.

"Ashi, when you're done, go pack the suit."

The tattered dining table outside the kitchen finally took on the role of a storage rack.

I saw rows of square wooden boxes of different colors neatly arranged on the tattered table, white, dark black, vermilion, peach pink, and some colors were divided into two layers.

From a distance, it looks very similar to modern cosmetic packaging. The solid color always has a wonderful sense of luxury, and those boxes are all printed with the same color without exception.

That print was nothing else but the LOGO designed by Luo Yao.

A slash, a crescent moon, a cloud pattern on the tail, and below is a string of Dacheng characters and the artistic font of the brand name: Stars.

On one side of the tattered table was a freshly boxed set of cosmetics: lipstick, powder, makeup brushes, eye shadow, blush, liquid foundation...

Ah Shi was packing these sets, and judging from his cautious movements, he was not very skilled yet.

After filtering the spices, Luo Yao felt a pain in his back.

These things have been prepared for a long time. After finding the white-haired old man, in order to prevent Bei Zhenting from being discovered, all the molds and box drawings were taken from Aze.

Because there were so many things, and many materials needed to be brought into the mansion, it took half a month to get everything ready and start work. This was only because Bei Zhenting was often missing from the mansion that everything was ready so quickly. Otherwise, it would probably take a month to get everything ready.

Luo Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead with his elbow, took a long sigh, looked at the very crude assembly line in the yard, and felt that he had made a very stupid decision.

It was really difficult to do anything. At that time, I only thought that cosmetics were small samples and convenient to carry, but there are many varieties of cosmetics and the production process is also complicated.

I should have gotten a custom wedding dress. Not only is it more professional and suitable, it only requires scissors, needle and thread... uh... it also needs dyeing. Without a sewing machine, Qing'er will have to live in the laundry room for the time being. I'm afraid she'll get her eyes embroidered blind!

Forget it, forget it, I can’t afford to waste time!

Looking at the yard full of drying, grinding, filtering, and extraction, it was a mess. The conditions were so bad that there was no place to step.

The West Courtyard eventually became a cosmetics production den located in the western corner of the Yong'an Palace in Dacheng State...

After working until dark, the employees of the Xixiaoyuan cosmetics production den finally got off work and squeezed into a corner around a broken table to eat.

Luo Yao was so tired that he didn't have the energy to speak and just buried his head in eating.

Ah Shi looked at his young master, hesitated, and then told them the most serious problem they were currently facing: "Young master... there's something... we only have less than ten taels of silver..."

Luo Yao's hand holding the food stopped in the air, and he mechanically turned his head to look at A Shi.

Suddenly he stood up abruptly, ran quickly into the main house, opened the box where he hid his money, and found a few taels of silver lying alone in the wooden box.

Luo Yao slowly returned to the dining table and sat down, picking up his bowl. "That Ah Shi... Did I spend too much money? I... remember I still had half a box ten days ago..."

Pretty fierce…Ashi thought to himself, eating his meal silently.

Luo Yao suddenly shouted, "Don't worry, Ah Shi! The young master will definitely help you make a lot of money. In a few days, we will have a steady stream of money!"

Ah Shi looked at his young master dimly. It was the first time that there was a virus and a bug, so Ah Shi began to doubt what his young master said.

Luo Yao looked at Ah Shi's obviously disbelieving eyes and said, "You don't believe me, young master? Do you think those cosmetics are not good?"

"Young Master's cosmetics are unique, unprecedented, and of excellent quality. However... no one is buying them yet..."

Ah Shi really knew how to grasp the key points, and he immediately silenced Luo Yao. Such excellent cosmetics, he even specially blended different scents and even added medicinal herbs, so why didn't anyone buy it!

After dinner, Luo Yao went to the kitchen to get the information that Aze brought today.

Still no one bought it.

They had rushed to make a small batch five days ago and had Aze take it to Meiren Pavilion, the largest rouge and powder shop in the capital. According to Aze, Meiren Pavilion rejected it without even looking at it, and eventually sent it to Qingcheng Pavilion, the second largest shop, where it caused a sensation. However, Luo Yao didn't understand why no one bought it. Could it be that the price was too high?

Four hundred and fifty taels for a lipstick...isn't that a bit too expensive?

Don’t the daughters of wealthy and powerful families easily spend a few thousand taels?

Luo Yao couldn't figure it out. There was definitely no problem with the goods, it could only be a price issue. They didn't have any basic customers now, so the high price was indeed a problem, but Luo Yao wanted to go the high-end route!

Or let Aze tell the people at Qingcheng Pavilion to provide samples for trial!

After leaving a note for A Shi, Luo Yao went to sleep yawning.

Luo Yao didn't know that Xingchen cosmetics had caught the eyes of some rich girls five days ago.

In the Li residence, Li Dalin was so angry that he almost died. These days, his daughter had been wanting to buy some cosmetics called Xingchen brand. He didn't know what it was. He had given her one thousand taels of silver, but the girl kept saying that the money was not enough.

He is so busy in the Ministry of Works every day that he goes crazy. When he comes home, his daughter asks him for money all the time. He is really overwhelmed!

It was late at night and the couple was lying in bed. Li Dalin finally couldn't help but complain to his wife.

The northwest has been suffering from drought for more than two months. The court has been plagued by wars in the past few years and the treasury is empty. In the past two years, the salaries given to them by the state have been decreasing year by year. Your Majesty gave them some jewels to compensate for the shortfall in their salaries.

"Your good daughter, what kind of cosmetics are you buying? Go with her tomorrow to see what they are... I don't have any money to give her."

His daughter is Li Yu. She was the first to know that Qingcheng Pavilion had launched the Xingchen brand of cosmetics. Just one look and one smell of the fragrance made her unable to walk.

She must buy it, not only must she buy it, but she must buy the whole set!

Li Dalin had no idea what would happen when he let his wife and daughter look at cosmetics!

The same thing happened in the wealthy families of Beijing. The noble ladies who already knew about Xingchen cosmetics, without exception, wanted the whole set!

The reason why they didn’t buy any items was that Qingcheng Pavilion hadn’t started selling them yet and was just displaying them!

Qingcheng Pavilion is the property of the fourth branch of the Qixia Zhou family.

Qixia Zhou - wealthy merchants in Jiangnan, involved in various industries, among which spices, rouge, powder, ready-made clothes, cloth, porcelain, and grain are the most famous.

In this generation, Old Master Zhou of the Qixia Zhou family had four sons, and each son was in charge of one industry. However, who doesn't like to have a lot of money? They secretly infiltrated each other, and the old master turned a blind eye.

Take the second son Zhou Lin for example. He was in charge of ready-made clothes and cloth, but he also had a spice shop and a rouge shop, and even the rouge shop was the most successful!

The eldest son was in charge of the food supply, but he also opened his own clinic, switching careers...

Zhou Jingxuan is in charge of spices, rouge and powder. Zhou Jingxuan was born to a concubine in the Zhou family. His mother was just a maid in the Zhou family who was favored by the master.

He was of humble status, and Qingcheng Pavilion was his biggest industry. Although he was in charge of spices and rouge, his Qingcheng Pavilion was only ranked second in the capital.

At this moment, in Zhou Jingxuan's mansion in the capital, he and his wife were arguing fiercely.

"You want to do that Xingchen business, but haven't you considered that if they withdraw and set up their own business, and you lose the formula, how will Qingcheng survive in the future?!"

Zhou Jingxuan's wife is Jiang, the daughter of a merchant family designated by Old Master Zhou. She is shrewd and has a hot temper.

Five days ago, after Zhou Jingxuan placed the Xingchen cosmetics in Qingcheng Pavilion, the woman started to curse. The thing she said most was that after Xingchen withdrew, how would Qingcheng Pavilion cope with it.

Zhou Jingxuan was well aware of this dilemma from the moment he got Xingchen Cosmetics.

But he had to stabilize Xingchen first, delay the listing of Xingchen, and discuss it with his wife. Who knew the discussion would turn out like this.

The couple started arguing as soon as they got home. After five days of arguing, Zhou Jingxuan exploded: "The Xingchen business can't be delayed any longer. I must get this deal and start selling it tomorrow. If you object, then go home!"

Jiang screamed: "Divorce! I can't live like this anymore!"

Zhou Jingxuan snorted coldly and walked away.

The next morning, Qingcheng Pavilion posted a notice about the sale of Xingchen.

Li Yu took his mother's arm to go to Qingcheng Pavilion early in the morning. Li Yu was not the only rich girl who checked every day to see when Xingchen cosmetics would go on sale. There were a few other people waiting there early in the morning.

Zhou Jingxuan was kept awake all night by his wife's quarrels. When he opened the door to do business with a gloomy face, he was shocked by several wealthy ladies outside the door. He had just released the news when he closed the door yesterday, but he didn't expect that all these girls would come!

There was no news a few days ago, and these noble ladies also sent people to wait and see when the stars would be put on sale.

Seeing the sponsors, Zhou Jingxuan put on a gentle smile and greeted them: "Ladies, Xingchen cosmetics are on sale today. Quantities are limited, and free samples are available."

"Can I try it for free?" Li Yu was very shocked. He was not allowed to touch the products a few days ago and could only watch from afar. No store offered free trials, but today, Qingcheng Pavilion actually set a precedent for free trials.

Zhou Jingxuan smiled and nodded. Seeing him nod, the noble ladies hurried in.

"I want to try it out. I came first! I came first!"

The servant who was holding the sample was frightened by their rude appearance and stepped back repeatedly.

"Ladies, we have everything. Each person can only try one item! Then decide whether to buy it or not!"

The girls could afford the price of each item, and they began to choose the items they wanted to try.

Zhou Jingxuan watched as order gradually returned to Qingcheng Pavilion and stood aside. A woman carrying a bag rushed into the store and threw the bag into his arms.

Zhou Jingxuan looked at the bundle in his arms and looked at the woman in shock, "You... aren't leaving?"

"Hmph! I'm leaving now. I'll wait for you to squander all our wealth!" Jiang glared at Zhou Jingxuan fiercely, and then began to manage order in the store.

"Ladies, please don't push. Everyone can try it!"

Zhou Jingxuan looked at the thin and smart woman who was mixing with the guests and constantly introducing and explaining things to them, and his eyes became moist.

Although he was forced to be together with this hot-tempered, petty woman by his parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, he still remembered all the hardships she had endured after being together for so long. Together, they had opened and run Qingcheng Pavilion, and even when the future of Qingcheng Pavilion was uncertain, she had always stood by him. To say there was no love between them would be a lie.

Zhou Jingxuan tightened the bag in his arms, put it aside, and walked over to the guests to explain the process...