If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Shen Sui'an is practicing archery.

Ever since she injured the Southern Dynasty assassin with her hidden arrow last time, she felt deeply that her ability to protect herself was still insufficient.

So now, in addition to asking Ningshuang to teach her some self-defense skills every day, she also adds half an hour to practice archery.

At first I was so tired that I couldn't even lift my hands.

I've only recently adapted to it.

"Madam, I've brought you some newly made rouge." Qingluo came over carrying an exquisite box.

Shen Sui'an's eyes lit up, "Bring it into the house quickly and let me see it."

Qingluo smiled and said, "The new formula sent by the young lady makes a more beautiful rouge color, which is not available in other stores. The color of the eyebrow paste is beautiful for painting distant mountains."

"Madam, Madam Xia said that the price of these rouges should be set higher, and they cannot be sold in large quantities. Scarcity makes them valuable."

Shen Sui'an nodded, "If we want to thoroughly improve the reputation of Huarong Pavilion, we really need to make everyone feel that our rouge is rare and cannot be bought with money."

"Then, Madam, please give these rouges a name?" Qingluo asked.

"Come on, all of you try Rouge, and I'll see how to name it."

"Madam, I have never used rouge, so... let's not try it." Ningshuang said hurriedly.

Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "Then let's start with you."

Banjian and Mujin smiled and pressed Ningshuang down on the stool, "Suijin, you are the best at makeup, come and put makeup on Ningshuang."

Ningshuang looked at Fuqiu for help.

"..." Fuqiu took two steps back, fearing that she would be caught by Shen Suian and put on rouge.

"This rouge is really magical. It looks purple, but after applying it on the face, it doesn't look out of place at all. Instead, it makes your complexion look whiter." Sui Jin said in amazement.

Shen Sui'an picked up a box of purple mist rouge, "Then this is called Xiang Jian Huan!"

"This light yellow painted flower headdress is beautiful."

“Young Madam, look at this rouge, it is very similar to Tao Zhiyaoyao, but a little different, it seems to make the makeup more delicate.”

"This is called Peach Blossoms and Flowing Water, and this lip balm is like... a life like a dream?"

Qingluo said: "It just echoes the previous peach blossom."

Shen Sui'an looked at Ning Shuang, who looked like a completely different person, and said, "As a girl, you really need to dress up. You look really beautiful."

Ningshuang blushed and looked at herself in the mirror with some disbelief.

Rouge is amazing.

"Qingluo, when you go back, put up a notice outside the Huarong Pavilion, saying that our new rouge is rare and we will select special guests to send invitations to."

"I'm going to hold a banquet in Taoyuan outside the city, and it's called "Meeting Happy Together."

"Yes, young mistress."

Shen Sui'an also asked Feng Yuanjia for help. Taoyuan was near her villa, but she was very short of manpower.

If this banquet is to be unique, every detail must be rigorous and meticulous.

"Nothing else, I'll provide enough manpower." Feng Yuanjia agreed readily.

Shen Sui'an was extremely grateful, "I left two sets of rouge for you, one for the princess."

"That's better." Feng Yuanjia said happily.

The rouge from Huarong Pavilion has good colors and texture. Normally, you have to fight for it to buy it. Now the new ones are even rarer. If others knew that she had the whole set, I wonder how they would envy her.

"Then use the rouge I gave you on the day of the banquet," Shen Suian said.

"Okay, not only do you want my maid, you want me too." Feng Yuanjia snorted.

Shen Sui'an pinched her cheek and said, "Princess Yuanjia is so beautiful."

Feng Yuanjia saw the invitation on the table and looked through it curiously.

"You want to invite Yongning?" Feng Yuanjia raised his eyebrows. "She stays in the princess's mansion all day long and almost never receives visitors. She won't accept invitations from anyone. She may not go to your party."

Shen Sui'an held this banquet half for Huarong Pavilion and half for Yongning.

"I will personally deliver the invitation tomorrow. If she doesn't want to, I won't force her." Shen Sui'an said.

Feng Yuanjia: "Then I'll go with you, so she won't be mean to you."

Shen Sui'an chuckled, "I'm not made of tofu, so what can I do if someone says a few harsh words to me?"

"Besides, Yongning is actually not that scary."

"She is a widow now, and the emperor is thinking of finding a prince consort for her." Feng Yuanjia said in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an thought about what Yongning said to her last time, and she felt that Yongning would not want to recruit a prince consort again.

……

……

After Shen Suian announced the Taoyuan Reunion Banquet through Huarong Pavilion, she came to Yongning with the invitation.

She originally thought she would be turned away, but unexpectedly, she was invited in shortly after she registered.

Yongning was wearing a half-worn suit and her hair was casually tied behind her head.

"Princess Le'an, this is your first visit. If I stop you from coming in, wouldn't it make me look rude?"

Shen Sui'an felt that Princess Yongning looked a little different today than the last time he saw her.

"I'm here to deliver the invitation to the princess." Shen Suian said with a smile.

Yongning raised his eyebrows and looked at her, as if smiling?

"Actually, I do have a selfish motive. My Huarong Pavilion has newly developed rouge, and this banquet is named after the rouge banquet. I also want Your Highness the Princess to make me famous." Shen Sui'an said.

"You are really honest." Princess Yongning chuckled.

"Do you remember what I told you last time?"

Shen Sui'an had confusion in his eyes, and he pretended not to know what Yongning was talking about.

Just as Yongning was about to speak, he saw an aunt in palace dress coming over with a tray filled with exquisite snacks.

"These are all made by Aunt Deng herself, try them."

"Aunt Deng is really skillful. I have never seen such exquisite pastries." Shen Suian praised.

Aunt Deng bowed gracefully and respectfully and took a few steps back.

"You go down first." Yongning waved his hand.

Shen Sui'an lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea.

"You're right. It was indeed not Concubine Yao who asked me to marry." Yongning said calmly.

"Do you know who it is?"

"..." How could Shen Suian guess, and she didn't really want to guess.

Yongning chuckled, "A beauty who has just entered the palace not long ago."

This was an answer Shen Sui'an had never thought of.

"The emperor won't listen to that." Shen Sui'an said.

Yongning nodded, "My father didn't agree, but he didn't say no either. Concubine Yao found a fault with this beauty and dealt with her."

"Is it ridiculous? Concubine Yao and I are enemies, but she can still use me to establish her authority and let my father and the court officials know that she is a tenacious and generous person."

"This beauty might be Concubine Yao's woman."

Shen Sui'an: "Why does the princess think she belongs to Concubine Yao?"

Yongning picked up a piece of cat-shaped cake and said, "It's so obvious that it's trying to build up its reputation. Anyone would think so."

"..." Shen Sui'an felt that this pastry looked a little familiar.

Seeing that Shen Sui'an didn't express his opinion at all, Yongning chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll accept your invitation."