The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

Shen Leyan was deeply moved. She knew her mother's painstaking efforts. No matter what, they were worried that she would not have a good life, so she especially cherished this family love that she had never experienced in her previous life.

"Don't worry, mother. Yan'er knows that no matter what happens, she will not let herself get hurt. I am the treasure of father and mother."

"You are our baby, the apple of your eye."

"Mother will find an opportunity to talk to Madam Bai about this matter in the next two days. Even if we can't get engaged, we still have to leave a good impression on her, right?"

"As for your father, let's just ignore him for now. I'll find a chance to talk to him slowly. Mother can't guarantee what he will do now."

"When his temper gets the better of him, he digs like a bull. Fortunately, your brother didn't learn his bad habits."

"Yan'er listens to mother, but doesn't father listen to you the most?"

"Being obedient is fine, but everyone has their own temper. Getting along with each other requires time to adjust and tolerate each other. Yan'er will understand this as she grows up."

"Okay, Mom has something else to do later, so you can go back and do your own thing. Just do what you want."

"Then Yan'er will go back first. Mother, don't worry too much. I know what to do."

Mother Shen smiled and touched Shen Leyan's hair: "Go, go."

After returning to Chunyangyuan, Shen Leyan began to tinker with her bottles and jars.

I took out the red roses that I had picked from the palace yesterday. The rose buds that had been placed in the vase overnight had now fully bloomed.

She picked the petals one by one, put them in water, washed them gently, and then began to crush them.

Then add the previously prepared Roselle oil, mix them together, filter it out, add a piece of beeswax and heat it on the candle to melt it.

Shen Leyan poured it into a small jar and waited for it to solidify into shape, and the rose lip balm was successfully made.

After making the lip balm, she wanted to use gardenias to make floral dew, but she didn't expect that the petals of the gardenias she picked yesterday had turned yellow and wilted, so she had to give up.

Caiyue went to the garden again and saw that there were only a few newly opened gardenias. Shen Leyan thought about it and decided to try making gardenia essential oil in order to avoid wasting them.

First remove the receptacle, then put it in a clean jar, try to squeeze some olive oil into it, and then seal it.

She thought of letting it sit for three to five days, then filtering out the flowers to produce gardenia-scented essential oil, which would smell nice when applied to hair or skin.

After finishing, she hung some remaining rose petals in the yard, intending to dry them into dried flowers for future use.

The rose lip balm had solidified by then. She took out a bottle and put it to her nose and smelled it. It was indeed a faint rose scent.

She asked Zhiyue to fetch the peach blossom lip balm from the dressing table in her room, and put them together for comparison. The maid behind her also came over curiously.

After several people compared and observed, they found that the two lip balms not only had different tastes, but also slightly different colors. However, Shen Leyan felt that it was still a little lacking. Neither of these two colors was suitable for the Empress Dowager.

Rose lip balm is just right for Sister Shangguan. The color is just right and beautiful without being ostentatious. The color of peach lip balm is lighter, which is a light makeup to enhance the complexion.

But for the Empress Dowager, these two colors are somewhat unsatisfactory. They are okay to use occasionally in private, but they are not solemn and majestic enough in formal occasions.

Shen Leyan's personality is that once she does something, she must do it well. Since she has agreed, she cannot be perfunctory and must give a satisfactory answer.

Following the steps of making lip balm just now, I added some new materials and experimented repeatedly. Finally, I found that the color of lip balm mixed with comfrey would be brighter.

Finally getting the result she wanted, she stood up and stretched her arms and legs, then happily asked Zhiyue to give the newly made lip balm to her mother to try.

Then she packed the lip balm for the Empress Dowager and Sister Shangguan separately, kept two bottles for herself, and distributed the rest to the maids in the courtyard.

Everyone who saw it got a share. They happily gathered around to thank the lady and worked even harder to do their own part.

Shen Lebai rushed over upon hearing the noise, looked at the bottles and jars on the table and asked, "Did you make all this today?"

"Of course, brother, come and take a look."

Shen Lebai took it in his hand and smelled a burst of floral fragrance. He looked at it carefully and said with satisfaction: "Although I don't know much about these women's makeup products, if nothing else, just the smell of this is very comfortable."

"It's a world apart from the smell of powder outside."

"It's not that exaggerated. It's just an ordinary floral scent."

"It is this natural floral fragrance that is so pleasant and refreshing."

Caiyue immediately echoed, "How can the rouge and powder sold outside compare to the ones made by Miss herself? Miss's craftsmanship is getting better and better."

Shen Leyan felt that she was almost flattered by their flattery. Even though she was very thick-skinned in front of Shen Lebai, she felt a little shy at this moment.

He immediately changed the subject and handed the gift he had prepared for Sister Shangguan to Shen Lebai, "Brother, look, do these two colors I chose for Sister Shangguan look good?"

When Shen Lebai opened it, he found that there were two colors, just with different shades. However, to Shen Lebai, a straight man, there was not much difference, they were both red.

Shen Lebai glanced at the other box and asked in confusion, "Why is there another copy here? Is it for giving away as a gift as well?"

Shen Leyan smiled and replied, "This one is prepared for the Queen Mother."

"Empress Dowager?" He was a little surprised. How could he suddenly be related to the Empress Dowager again?

Shen Leyan briefly told her brother what happened in the Empress Dowager's Palace yesterday, but was suddenly interrupted by him.

Shen Lebai sent everyone else away, looking determined to get to the bottom of things, as if he wanted to take advantage of today to resolve all the doubts in his heart.

Seeing this, Shen Leyan no longer concealed it. She had already told her mother in the morning anyway, and it was only a matter of time before her brother knew about it.

I just didn't expect Shen Lebai's reaction to be so big. In fact, it's not his fault. He only guessed based on a little intuition but it was always overturned, so he came to that conclusion.

It turned out that as early as the spring hunt, Shen Lebai felt that the emperor treated his sister a little differently. Although the reasons were sufficient, they did not quite make sense.

So when he saw that his sister's reaction did not seem to have anything to do with the emperor, he thought that the emperor might be tempted by his sister's beauty and it was just wishful thinking, so he wanted to get her engaged as soon as possible to put an end to the emperor's thoughts.

However, he later discovered that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was particularly concerned about his sister. He thought of the previous events and the Emperor's recent attitude towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

He wondered if it was because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so kind to his sister. His heart was torn between joy and sadness.