About half an hour later, Taozi came back and said that Sun Youwei had replied that she would come to the appointment this afternoon.

When Taozi came back, she was holding a roast duck in her hand. As soon as she entered the door, the tempting aroma filled the air. Yinhuan sniffed and couldn't help swallowing.

Taozi saw this scene and smiled, "Madam, Yinhuan, I heard that the roast duck in the north of the city is very delicious, so I bought one on the way. Let's try it together."

The silver ring on her head shook like a rattle.

"I won't eat, I won't eat."

Taozi looked at her with a smile when she heard this, "Why, are you worried that I will hurt you?"

Yinhuan continued to shake her head and wiped her saliva helplessly, "I'm too embarrassed to blame you if you fail my wife in the future."

Taozi rolled her eyes in annoyance when she heard that.

"Eat with peace of mind. From now on, as long as Madam doesn't chase me away, I will stay in the mansion and serve her well for the rest of my life, so as not to ruin my own job."

Taozi plucked off a duck leg and handed it to Su Xuqing, then plucked off another duck leg and handed it to Yinhuan, muttering, "Besides, if I dare to let Madam down, the prince will peel off my skin. Do you think I don't want to live?"

Yinhuan actually tilted his head and thought, "What you said makes sense!"

After staring at the duck legs for a while, Yinhuan licked his lips and said, "Okay, I'll trust you for now."

Taozi smiled and said, "Take it and eat it."

"No."

Yinhuan waved her hand and said, "I'll give you the duck leg. I'll just eat something else."

As he spoke, Yinhuan took the initiative and pulled off a piece of duck neck which had little meat on it.

Seeing this, Taozi felt sad. Why did Yinhuan, this silly girl, always think about others?

"Don't eat it!"

Taozi snatched the duck neck from Yinhuan's hand, and then stuffed the shiny duck leg into Yinhuan's hand, "Eat the duck leg quickly, or I'll tell your secret!"

Su Xuqing was gnawing on a duck leg when her ears suddenly moved.

"What secret?"

Yinhuan's face flushed red, and she quickly stuffed the duck leg into her mouth, "Don't say it, don't say it, can't I eat it?"

Taozi was content, her eyes curved into crescents.

Su Xuqing's curiosity was aroused, and she felt like she was being teased by a hundred claws.

"So what's the secret?"

Taozi chuckled and looked at Yinhuan who looked nervous. "I'm afraid some people will be too embarrassed to ask if I tell them. So Madam, it's better if you don't ask."

Su Xuqing's eyes turned slightly, and she asked tentatively: "Could it be that Yinhuan has a lover?"

"No!"

Yinhuan denied it hastily, her eyes were watery and she was about to cry.

Taozi suppressed her laughter and said, "It has nothing to do with matters between men and women. Madam, you can't guess it."

Su Xuqing's cheeks puffed up, revealing an unhappy expression, "Okay, you two little girls, you dare to tell me a secret behind my back, wait and see how I punish you!"

Su Xuqing suddenly hugged Xue Tao from behind and tickled her armpits with both hands.

"Ma'am, please stop it, I'm ticklish!"

When Yinhuan heard this, her eyes lit up and she quickly put the duck legs aside and reached out to scratch Taozi's waist.

The master and servant attacked her from both sides, and Taozi smiled with tears in her eyes, looking like she was about to be torn apart.

"No ma'am, I really can't take it anymore!"

Seeing that Taozi was about to cry, Su Xuqing let her go, then clapped her hands and said, "Just consider it as your punishment. From now on, we are even. Yinhuan, don't mention the past anymore."

"Ow."

Yinhuan responded obediently, then grabbed the duck leg and continued to gnaw on it.

Taozi wiped away her tears, looked at Su Xuqing and smiled. If this was the lady's punishment, then it must be the most gentle punishment in the world.

After noon, Sun Youwei arrived as promised.

Su Xuqing still received her under the peach tree and prepared wine and snacks.

As soon as Sun Youwei sat down, she was very moved, "Sister Su's small courtyard is really very comfortable to look at. Every time I come here, I feel very comfortable and indescribably free."

Su Xuqing made a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Come often if you like. I'm bored at home alone."

After a while of gossiping, Sun Youwei took out a contract written in black and white from her bosom. She handed the contract to Su Xuqing and said with a smile, "Sister Su, take a look. If there is anything wrong, you can point it out and we will revise it together."

Su Xuqing took the contract and read it carefully, then showed a surprised expression.

"Ms. Sun, your contract states that I only need to provide potions to get the ninth-tier benefits, but you need to manage, make, buy, select and inspect... Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Are you giving too much?"

Sun Youwei smiled and said, "Sister Su is such a kind-hearted person. If others saw this contract, they would probably be secretly happy. You actually understood me at the first time and even thought I gave you too much."

"To be honest, I do want to make money, but I have to feel at ease with the money I earn." Su Xuqing shook her head and said, "No, the profit distribution needs to be changed. Let's split it in half."

Sun Youwei was quite touched, then smiled and shook her head, "Sister Su, there is no need to change this profit. This contract seems to be a loss for me, but Sister Su, not only do you have to prepare the goods, but I also need to borrow your reputation accumulated among the people of Beijing. These are the key to attracting customers to buy our freckle removal potion, and the key to my shop opening up the market. And without your help, it is a question whether I can do this business."

Hearing this, Su Xuqing pondered for a moment and slowly asked, "Do you really think so?"

Sun Youwei nodded slowly, "Of course."

"No regrets?"

"No regrets."

Seeing Su Xuqing asking again and again, Sun Youwei couldn't help but wonder, "Sister Su, do you have any concerns?"

Su Xuqing bit her lip and said, "We are friends, and I don't want you to suffer any loss."

Sun Youwei's moist eyes were full of tenderness, "Being friends with Sister Su is the happiest thing in life."

Hearing this, Su Xuqing suddenly thought of Liang Heng and couldn't help but joked, "Miss Sun, isn't the happiest thing in your life to marry Pavilion Master Liang?"

Sun Youwei blushed immediately, and her shy eyes didn't know where to put.

"Sister Su...you...you..."

Sun Youwei hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything to refute.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's talk business."

Sun Youwei nodded slightly, feeling relieved, and then said, "After the contract is drawn up, we can start preparing the shop. My family has some land outside the city, and we can set aside a piece of land as a workshop for developing anti-freckle potion. As for where to open the shop in the city, it has not been decided yet. The land in the capital is very expensive. A shop with a good location will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, and I don't have that much silver. But if I choose a place that is a little off the beaten track, I am worried that there will be no customers. After all, I plan to make it a chamber of commerce like Tianxing Pavilion, and I can't just sell anti-freckle potion."

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