Concubine Survival Guide

If the Xuexin Fuqu that is filled with smoke is really discussed, it will take a year and a half of preparation in the production method to obtain the best fragrance.It is necessary to use the half-opened lotus root last year, spread it piece by piece in a silver jar, and occasionally spread it into thin slices of Jiangzhenxiang, layer by layer, and then seal the jar, so that the aroma of lotus root will last for a year, naturally Infiltrate the fragrant bone.

With such a delicate and slow fusion of floral and resinous fragrances, the Avalokitesvara tablets taken out after one year can have a more subtle and natural, long-lasting and meaningful fragrance, light and clear.

At the beginning, Sheng Yan didn't think that this method could really get such faint aroma Jiangzhen Fragrant Pieces, but with the idea of ​​giving it a try, he boldly tried it, unexpectedly this natural infiltrating Hexiang was more to his liking.Compared with the flower steaming method used by most of them before, this method allows the fragrance of the flowers to permeate into the fragrance bones naturally. Although it is more vivid and strong in smell than the fragrance products steamed by high fire, but it is this light and subtle fragrance. It's refreshing.

When Sheng Yan took out these Jiangzhen incense slices, he felt that the aroma was indescribable, without traces of artificial smoking, it was the closest to nature and extremely graceful.

Therefore, he insisted on using this batch of Jiangzhen Fragrance Tablets to produce the Xuexin Fuqu that was on the sixth-grade test.Facts have proved that after smelling too much of the incense that was steamed from the fire, everyone present became obsessed with this aroma.

The aroma is lingering, as if there is a faint silk tied to the heart, and the breeze will make you dazzled.

The next day, the name of this Hexiang Pill spread. It must be that Cen Shuyan was in the army but he had a heart for Ling Ye. He had been sending people to inquire about the news, and learned of the reputation of Sheng Yan's Xiangwan.As a result, not long after Sheng Yan returned to Longfu, he ordered someone to send a letter, asking for a box of ten pills of Xuexinfu for the princess.

It's also because the Crown Princess loves Fuqu very much, and Sheng Yan's Hexiang Wan just caters to her preferences.

That being the case, Sheng Yan had no reason to refuse, so he devoted himself to working at Xiaoxiang Terrace for more than half a month, and remade ten new pieces of Jiangzhenxiang from the remaining pieces of Jiangzhenxiang that had been smoked with lotus root last year. A little bit of Osmanthus Fragrance was specially added in the process of cooking, so that the fragrance of the lotus root can still have the scent of Osmanthus, the princess who has been growing Osmanthus at home before leaving the cabinet will definitely be more satisfied.

Next, wrap these ten pieces with gold and silver foil, put them into an ebony box, wrap them with layers of satin and put them in a cowhide bag.Only then did Sheng Yan summon the housekeeper, Uncle Lin, and asked him to choose a young servant who could handle the affairs properly, and sent them directly to Cen's house without hesitation.

This is what Cen Shuyan repeatedly asked in the letter.

He was in the army, if the fragrance was still in his hands, it would take more than half a month to deliver it to the Crown Princess, so it would be better to send it directly to the Cen Mansion, and through his family's channel to smoothly send it to the palace.But Cen Shuyan didn't even look at these incense pills, which showed how much he trusted Sheng Yan, and he wasn't worried about any mistakes he might make.

For this reason, Sheng Yan was extra cautious. He first asked his elder brother Long Bifei how the concubine's incense in the palace was different from that of the folk, and then reviewed his own production method several times to confirm that there would be no irregularities in the various spices. Only those who are beneficial to the Crown Princess dare to do it.After it was finished, it also spent a lot of silver on the black sandalwood box, and obtained gold and silver foil from the second brother Long Bisheng before completing all the processes.

Concubines in the palace pay attention to luxury, and like to experience a touch of elegance and tranquility in addition to luxury, so Sheng Yan thought about the end and put in such extra effort.

Regarding the value of the incense pills, Sheng Yan didn't reply to Cen Shuyan. In his reply, he only wrote that the Hexiang pills had been properly sent to Cen's house, and greeted them in a friendly tone, so there was nothing more to say.

When Second Young Master Cen received the reply, he smiled lightly, thinking that this was expected, and his heart became a little more joyful, and the brilliance in his eyes flickered for a while.

Having finally settled this important matter, Feng Suyang dragged Sheng Yan to the back mountain to enjoy the moon that night.

The two sat in the grassy valley, with the fragrance blowing on their faces, drinking the peach blossom wine in the pot.Each held a small white jade cup, chatted everywhere, and Feng Suyang even joked about the fat drunkard's affair with his uncle.

"Speaking of which, the fat and alcoholic master's surname is Gao." At this moment, Sheng Yan remembered that he didn't know about it.

Feng Suyang pursed his lips and smiled, "The fat drunkard is cold and sloppy, and he is quite famous in the Jianghu."

"Leng Shuangxing... What a special name." Sheng Yan recited it several times in the air, finding it interesting.

Feng Suyang snorted disapprovingly, and said: "That's not true. Master didn't call him that in the past. He was originally called Leng Guxing, but later he changed his name to Shuangxing in order to please my uncle."

Sheng Yan couldn't help laughing, "Then why aren't they married yet?"

"Well, I have to ask my master. He is always embarrassed in front of my uncle, and he doesn't know how to speak nicely. He will make my uncle very angry every time. When my uncle is angry, he likes to run away. , The two of them have been working like this for years." Feng Suyang obviously didn't feel that talking about Master behind his back was disrespectful or disrespectful.

Hearing these words, Sheng Yan couldn't help laughing even more, and laughed on Feng Suyang's back until his shoulders shook.Feng Suyang only felt that the roots of his ears were hot, and he kept stretching out his hands to scratch them.

The two took a nap head to head in the col for a while, and then they felt the dew became heavier, got up and went back to the house to sleep again.

Waking up the next day, Sheng Yan was refreshed and in good spirits.

Feng Suyang went to practice as usual, Sheng Yan thought that he would have a good rest today, so he carried Xiao Si to the backyard to play, and let him run around under the pear tree, so happy.

Before lunch time, Xing'er came to report that Sixth Young Master Long Bilian had arrived.

Sheng Yan turned around and went out to meet him, smiling brightly and said: "Why is sixth brother here? He is just recovering from a serious illness, so you have to be careful." After saying that, he stretched out his hand to help.

Long Bilian waved to him with a smile, "It's so delicate."

Subconsciously, he glanced at Sheng Yan's legs, then quickly looked away, and said with a smile that he was going to sit in his backyard.Sheng Yan naturally agreed, and told Xing'er to set up two wicker chairs, and asked Xing'er to make a pot of Baihua tea.

Ever since Long Bisheng told him the method of smoking Hundred Flowers Tea, Lianxiangju has also started to make Hundred Flowers Tea by itself, and often eat it in exchange with Chenxiangge's.

When the tea cup was served, Sheng Yan and Bi Lian sat down under the pear blossom tree, Xing'er, Xin'er and other servants retreated one after another.

"I was still sick last time, and I still had time to congratulate my tenth brother, and now I'm at the sixth rank, which really makes my brother envious." When Long Bilian opened his mouth, the insinuations and sarcasm of the past were gone. , There are more easy-going and closeness in the words.

Sheng Yan didn't know his reason for coming, so he could only answer with a smile: "Thank you sixth brother, Sheng Yan didn't expect it to go so smoothly this time. But didn't sixth brother get into the second rank this time, it's also a happy event."

This year's grade test was before the incident of his poisoning.

"Hey, I'm not going to hide it from you when I've said this... In fact, it's not what I want to be a perfume maker. Rather than making incense, I'd rather help the family with their accounts and learn some business skills." Long Bilian seemed Plan to be outspoken and not to beat around the bush with Sheng Yan.

"Oh?" Sheng Yan paused for a moment, and asked, "Then what is the sixth brother of the Sheng Yan Gang doing?"

Long Bilian smiled lightly and said: "To put it bluntly, I don't want to enter the exam again next year. Making incense will consume too much energy. Even if I try my best, I may not be able to enter a higher rank. I will be with you and my eldest brother and second brother." In comparison, I lack talent, this is a fact that cannot be ignored. It is also a good thing that I have seen through this as soon as possible... Therefore, I have decided not to argue with you anymore."

Sheng Yan stared at him suspiciously, then nodded, "Sixth Brother, do you really mean this?"

"Of course it's true. I figured it out. Instead of fighting with you all over making incense, it's better to find another way. Our Long family has a big business, and there are incense shops all over the country. Every year to collect money for accounts, Dad always I'm very troubled, if I don't start from here, even if I can't be the leader of the incense maker in the future, I can still be useful, and I won't be looked down upon." With a barely traceable sigh, Long Bilian said slowly, seeing his relief His expression really seemed to have figured it out and found a new goal.

"Sixth Brother is right. Since that's the case, Sheng Yan will definitely support Sixth Brother with all his strength." The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and Sheng Yan also smiled tolerantly. Let's talk about it... Sixth Brother, let's let go and do it."

Long Bilian's way of doing this is not necessarily to settle for the next best thing, but what he said is also true. Now that the eldest brother and the second brother are doing their best to enter the eighth-rank exam, they really can't help the elder.If Long Bilian took the initiative to give up making incense and learn business skills from the old man, the old man would not necessarily object.

After all, he can't expect every son to become a top perfumer.

After hearing this, Long Bilian showed a comfortable smile, "Then I would like to thank the tenth brother." When it comes to the relationship with the elder brother, of course Sheng Yan is better, and he will reveal these words to Long Bifei. Bifei revealed to the elder that it couldn't be better.

In the past two years, the Elder Master has the tendency to entrust the affairs of the sons in the house to Long Bifei.That's why Long Bilian thought of coming to Sheng Yan to show his friendship and express his friendship by the way.

Sheng Yan heard it clearly, and didn't think that Long Bilian was suspicious, but he didn't necessarily believe all of it.

Four points against seven points of faith is his current strategy for Sixth Brother.

After this day, Sheng Yan had reached a basic alliance with Long Bilian, and neither Bi Xun nor Bi Chen knew about it.On the surface, Long Bilian still looks like he wants to compete with others. In private, he no longer cares about making incense. The number of times he goes to the master's study has increased a lot, and he brings back a stack of books every time. , In fact, they are all account books, and I started to learn to check the accounts.

The raging battle between the sons of the Long family became superficial under the retreat of Long Bilian and the temporary restraint of Bixun and Bichen.It's all thunder and rain, and Bi Xun and Bi Chen also have their own concerns, and the moths of all parties are gradually decreasing.

During this period of time, Shengyan's small days were rare and comfortable, but something still broke this tranquility.

I don't know where the news came from, but before the Fang family came to hire, Fang Ling suddenly ran away from home.It is said that the Fang family is now on their backs, and Mr. Fang sent all his family members out of the house to look for them, but it has been three days and there is no sign of Fang Ling.

Originally, what the eldest lady meant was to hope that while Fang Sanshao could become the son-in-law of the Long family, the fat and water would not flow to outsiders, and the marriage between Fang Ling and Wu Niangzi would also be established.

Who knew... such a thing would happen.

For this reason, the eldest lady also asked Bi Sheng, asking him if he knew Fang Ling's whereabouts, and there were some criticisms in her words, thinking that Fang Ling's actions were too much, even if he was found, the marriage seemed to be impossible.

"Brother Ling probably thinks that way." Sheng Yan sighed softly, although he also felt a little ridiculous in his heart, but he admired Fang Ling more.Such a thing, I am afraid that any one of them will not be able to do it.

Long Bisheng just sat aside with his brows deeply furrowed, noncommittal to his words.

Long Bifei stared blankly, and said softly, "Fang Ling is too capricious."

"Brother Ruo Ruo? Brother Ruo Ruo also encountered such a thing. Father and mother told you a family relationship, but it was not what you wanted. How do you treat it?" Bi Sheng suddenly turned to look at him.

Long Bifei was stunned for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Marriage is a big matter, what my parents ordered and the matchmaker said, how can I disobey it."

Although these words were expected, Sheng Yan suddenly felt uncomfortable after hearing this... Is the elder brother too obedient to his parents' orders?

Long Bisheng immediately dimmed his eyes, got up and walked out of the room.

Seeing Long Bifei frowning and sighing heavily, Sheng Yan couldn't help being confused.Could it be that during the time he hadn't noticed, between the eldest brother and the second brother... something happened?

After lunch, the three of them parted ways with their own concerns. When Sheng Yan returned to Lianxiangju, Xing'er called to stop her.

"Little master, Fourth Young Master Fang suddenly sent someone to send a letter. It's very mysterious, and he also told others not to know about it." Xing'er opened her eyes wide and said.

Sheng Yan took a look at the letter and opened her mouth wide.Brother Ling is too unreliable, let me take my second brother out of the house to find him secretly?He is not afraid that I will betray him, and he has clearly written down his hiding place.

"Oh, it's nothing serious, I just said that he is safe, so that my second brother and I can rest assured." Sheng Yan smiled at Xing'er, and returned to the room with a normal expression.

Changing into a light coat, she came out again, and told her and Xin'er to make sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. Sheng Yan claimed to go to the back mountain and come back around dinner time.

After leaving the door like this, Sheng Yan took a detour to find Long Bisheng.The dispatch boy reported to Long Bifei that they had gone to the back mountain, and dragged Long Bisheng out of the mansion.

"What's going on?" Long Bisheng read something strange from his eyebrows.

Sheng Yan took out the letterhead from Fang Ling and gave it to him, "Here, Brother Ling begs me to take you to see him."

"He's really... I clearly said I wouldn't let him mess around!" But he still refused the marriage and boldly left the house privately. Could it be that he really wants to tear himself apart from his family?Long Bisheng gritted his teeth tightly with a sad face on his face.

It seems that things are more complicated than I imagined.Sheng Yan was filled with emotion in his heart.

The carriage drove to a small gate mansion in the suburbs, Long Bisheng sent the coachman to the market to buy some things, led Sheng Yan and patted the iron ring on the door.

After a while, the door opened a crack.Seeing that they were the ones coming, Fang Ling opened the door, grabbed Bi Sheng's hand, and dragged him in.Sheng Yan glanced at Fang Ling's eyes. After not seeing him for a long time, his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to be worried.

"Sheng Yan, I'm sorry to trouble you. I have something to say to your second brother alone. There are hot tea and cakes in the hall. You go and sit down first." loose.

Sheng Yan nodded clearly, and watched Fang Ling anxiously pull Long Bisheng inside.

He ate tea and pastries boredly, and soon he was full. He sat on the chair and swayed for a long time. Seeing that Long Bisheng hadn't come out, but the movement in the room was getting louder, and he couldn't help worrying.

I clearly didn't hear their voices, so why is the door always rattling?

Second brother won't be bullied by Fang Ling, right?Sheng Yan was thinking wildly and wandering around for a long time, but he still took a step to walk in, and stopped at the patio, and found that the door was about to open, and for some reason, he hurriedly hid under the pillar back.

"Congbai, no! You've said it many times..." Long Bisheng opened the door and walked out, but Fang Ling grabbed his wrist.

Fang Ling looked at him anxiously, the cinnabar mole between his eyebrows looked very coquettish.He had expected that Long Bisheng would dodge, so he stretched out his hand to pull him into his arms, and slid the other hand along his belt, hugged him tightly, and whispered in his ear: "Bisheng, I said Let's live it... I, Fang Congbai, have identified you in this life, and I will never let you go."

"Fang Ling! Are you crazy? It's impossible, we can't be together!" Long Bisheng struggled to push him away, but Fang Ling hugged him too tightly and couldn't push him away.

Long Bisheng kicked him dozens of times. Fang Ling didn't feel pain, but he persisted stubbornly and didn't let go.

"No, I don't want to! Unless you say, from the beginning to now, you have never liked me!" Staring straight at his face, Fang Ling pushed him against the door with his backhand, and put Long Bisheng's back on his back. The door panel creaked.

Long Bisheng frowned in pain, lowered his head dumbly, biting his red lips white.

The only sound in the air was the rapid and chaotic panting of the two.

After being silent for a long time, Long Bisheng raised his head and said in a trembling tone, "Yes! I never... um!"

Sheng Yan saw Fang Ling bowing his head forward suddenly, opened his mouth to kiss Long Bisheng's lips, and blocked his words.Not only that, but his lips and teeth were slight, and he gradually began to bite, lifted Bisheng's waist and pressed it to his chest, the hand that clasped his wrist moved away, and immediately pressed the back of his head to lift it up, deepening the kiss, The distance between the two of them disappeared instantly.

Although Long Bisheng's face was covered by Fang Ling afterwards, Sheng Yanguang could feel from Fang Ling's trembling back that this long kiss not only lasted for a long time, but Fang Ling was no longer unilaterally forced .

The two of them turned out to be... this kind of relationship? !