Marrying the Crown Prince

Lin Yaozhi also felt it was a bit outrageous, so he coughed lightly before saying, "Aunt Du watched me grow up since I was a child, and you are Aunt Du's daughter. It's fine if I can't help you, but it would be best if I could help you now."

Well, they've even come up with this kind of fallacy.

Zhou Zhou rubbed his temples speechlessly. "In that case, I'll help Brother Yao find out which family can find books that record medical information."

Lin Yaozhi nodded with a slight smile, "Thank you, Zhou Zhou."

"Brother Yao, you're too kind." Zhou Zhou's lips twitched slightly. He hadn't even found the book yet, but the thanks were already being accepted. It seemed he had no choice but to find it.

With the recipe in hand, Zhou Zhou got to work – no workers in the workshop? Then hire long-term laborers.

Actually, there's no need to go anywhere special. Zhou Zhou instructed Qing Rong to take his token and go to the mountain villa left behind by the Gao family to recruit workers.

When the owner came, the head of the estate was naturally very enthusiastic. Upon hearing Qingrong's purpose, he immediately gathered all the hired hands in the estate and explained the owner's intentions to everyone.

Upon hearing the foreman's words, they all asked questions at once, "How much money do you get per month?"

"Where is the employer's workshop? Is it far from home? How often can you go home?"

"I'm going back in the fall to harvest the wheat. If I go, will I be unable to come back to collect it?"

Qingrong gathered his energy in his dantian and said, "Quiet down, everyone, please be quiet!"

The scene fell silent as the farmers whispered among themselves, "This girl looks so thin and frail, but she has a really loud voice."

Qingrong: "..."

Could you please raise your voices a bit more?

In short, Qingrong recruited ten farmhands from there, and at Zhou Zhou's request, all of them were young female workers, around ten years old.

These girls are unmarried and very young, the age when they are most obedient and willing to learn.

In just half a month, the ten girls have gone from zero to being able to make the improved version of sheep flower ointment very skillfully.

To be honest, the name "Sheep Flower Cream" didn't suit the aesthetic tastes of the noble families in the capital, so Zhou Zhou changed the name to Snow Cream.

Snow cream is mostly used in winter. It moisturizes the skin, making it more delicate and smooth. Its color is as white as snow, hence the name snow cream.

Of course, this snow cream was not the plum blossom cream from the palace. Zhou Zhou modified the recipe given by Lin Yaozhi and made snow creams with different floral scents.

Therefore, the goods that Zhou Zhou asked Qing Rong to put up now, besides those from the large workshops, also included this face cream.

The three-day deadline arrived quickly. Zhou Zhou arrived at the rouge and powder shop early in the morning and watched Qing Rong remove the red silk and light the firecrackers. Soon, the crackling sound echoed through the alley.

Zhou Zhou's lips curled slightly, and the sunlight streaming down made her feel warm all over.

Upon hearing the sound, several people who enjoyed watching the excitement and were strolling around gathered around and looked at the storefront.

The shop sign read "Yu Yan Fang," the three characters flowing like a gust of wind, seemingly leaving a deep mark on the signboard.

Not only are the characters vigorous and powerful, but the brushstrokes are also like flowing water, free and unrestrained, which is truly admirable.

“Her beauty surpasses that of the past and present, even the lotus flower is ashamed of her jade-like face.” A noblewoman noticed the words on the sign and couldn’t help but read them aloud.

But soon everyone's attention shifted to the shopkeeper at the shop entrance.

"Her makeup is so unique."

"No, it's so beautiful, really pretty."

"Yes, it looks really good. How did you do your makeup?"

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Soon, a group of girls poured into the shop.

Zhou Zhou set the monthly wage for the girls at one tael, but it was more than one tael—one tael was just the minimum they could get, and the rest was a share.

Qingrong was responsible for recording the purchase price of each customer for the girls. At the end of the month, when settling accounts, the girls would receive 10% of the sales revenue.

As for Qingrong, he can get half of all the girls' money.

So the girls worked very hard; they had no choice but to work for themselves and for money.

Of course, the basic items in Yu Yan Fang were not much different from those in ordinary shops, except for the price difference of twenty or fifty coins. The girls who came to shop didn't care about such a difference.

However, the girls at Yu Yan Fang didn't earn money from this; they earned it from face cream.

A box of face cream is priced at five taels, and you can get one tael for every two you sell. So the girls openly and secretly promote this product to the noble ladies.

However, because the boxes were not cheap, the five girls tried their best to promote them, but only sold six boxes.

Of course, a lot of lip balm and face powder were sold.

All of this was within Zhou Zhou's expectations. Building a reputation in a short period of time is not easy; to achieve instant success, one needs a suitable occasion.

And the perfect occasion soon arrived—the Peach Blossom Banquet.

In March, when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, the palace officially issued an imperial edict to each household, inviting noble ladies and gentlemen to a banquet.

All the young ladies in the Yongjing Marquis's mansion were dressed up in their finest attire, except for one.

Zhou Rong shook her head, feeling helpless at Wang Shi's words, "Mother, I just got divorced, how can I go to this kind of banquet?"

They're hosting a matchmaking event, and I, someone who just got divorced, am going there? Am I just trying to bring bad luck to these important people?

“You know you’re divorced,” Wang said, feeling frustrated. “Why can’t you go?”

Such banquets are rare, and besides, they only had the opportunity to attend the Peach Blossom Banquet because of Zhou Zhou. If it happens again, they won't be able to go even if they want to.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her mother, Zhou Rong pretended to be tired and said, "Mother, I'm so tired, I want to rest."

After saying that, Zhou Rong turned and left, returning to her bedroom.

Wang was furious, "You, come back here!"

Therefore, Zhou Rong from the Yongjing Marquis's residence was unable to attend the banquet, while the other unmarried young ladies and gentlemen were present.

Once inside the palace, Zhou Zhou acted like a quail, quietly following beside Old Madam Zhou until she saw Li Zixi waving at her.

Zhou Zhou turned to look at Grandma Zhou, but before she could say anything, Grandma Zhou smiled and said, "Go, go."

Zhou Zhou nodded obediently, came to Li Zixi, and bowed respectfully, "This humble woman greets the Seventh Princess."

Seeing her bowing deeply, Li Zixi almost jumped up and pulled her into a tight embrace. "Zhouzhou, what are you doing?"

Zhou Zhou: "..."

What is she eating that gives her such incredible strength?

After pulling him into her arms, Li Zixi, as if she had a dog's nose, sniffed Zhou Zhou and asked curiously, "What do you smell like?"

"What does it taste like?" Zhou Zhou asked, puzzled. "It doesn't taste like anything."

"Nonsense, there's definitely a fragrance, an indescribable fragrance." Li Zixi leaned over Zhou Zhou again and took two deep sniffs at her collar.