Ji Linglan brought Fu Nanling and others into the front hall together. Princess Yaohua looked at the visitor with a smile. Although Ji Linglan hadn't said who the visitor was, she had already guessed pretty well.If it wasn't for that person, Ji Linglan would not have left them alone to meet guests, nor would she turn a blind eye to Lin Yongye's illness.Although she felt uncomfortable, the discomfort in her heart dissipated when she thought of him coming all the way to find Ji Linglan.
"Mother, cousin, cousin, good morning." Ji Linglan greeted with a smile.
Princess Yaohua nodded, looked at Fu Nanling and the others, and asked with a smile: "Are these distinguished guests who came yesterday?"
Ji Linglan explained: "Mother, they are my best friends. Since I haven't seen each other for a long time, I forgot the etiquette in a moment of excitement. I couldn't come to see my mother yesterday. Please forgive me."
Princess Yaohua waved her hand and said: "Since they are friends of Alan, they are all from my own family. There is no need to be polite to my family. Alan, introduce yourself to your mother."
"Thank you, mother." Ji Linglan turned to look at several people, and introduced them one by one: "Mother, this is A Ling, this is Brother Li, this is Brother Liu, and Brother Gao."
Fu Nanling respectfully bowed and said: "A Ling pays homage to the princess."
Li Xiangwan and others also saluted one after another: "Li Wan (Liu Qi) (Senior Senior) sees the princess."
In order to avoid trouble, Fu Nanling and the others used pseudonyms.
As soon as Ah Ling's name came out, Princess Yaohua had confirmed his identity. Seeing that the emperor of his country gave her a junior salute, she was very satisfied, and she smiled more cordially, saying: "Please hurry up, it's all from my family." Humans don't have that much courtesy."
"Thank you princess."
Fu Nanling turned to look at Liu Xi, Liu Xi bowed knowingly, and handed the wooden box in his hand to Fu Nanling.
Fu Nanling said with a smile: "Princess, when we meet for the first time, this junior has prepared some small gifts. I hope the princess will not be disgusted."
Princess Yaohua glanced at the freehand beside her, knowing what she meant, she bowed to Fu Nanling, took the wooden box with both hands, and presented it to Princess Yaohua.Princess Yaohua opened the wooden box, and a white jade Maitreya Buddha appeared in front of everyone. The jade quality is crystal clear, and the characters are lifelike.
"A Ling is too polite, I like the gift very much."
"As long as the princess likes it." Fu Nanling heaved a sigh of relief.
After the two exchanged greetings, Ji Linglan continued to introduce: "A Ling, this is the son of the prince's mansion, this is the master of the fairy princess, and also my cousin."
Fu Nanling looked at Lin Xian'er, and his eyes fell on Lin Yongye. Although his face was a little pale, it did not affect his handsome appearance at all. His eyes seemed as quiet as a dry well, but Fu Nanling seemed to be able to feel the tension between them. The undercurrent was raging, and Fu Nanling's keen intuition made him more wary of Lin Yongye.He arched his hands, the smile on his face faded a little, and said: "So it's my cousin, I'm sorry."
Ji Linglan and Princess Yaohua knew Fu Nanling's identity, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with his address, but Lin Xian'er frowned, but it was because Ji Linglan didn't say much.
Lin Yongye said indifferently: "Young Master Ling, you are polite."
"Sit down. Come and serve tea."
Everyone took their seats one after another, and Fu Nanling naturally sat beside Ji Linglan.
Ji Linglan looked at Lin Yongye and asked: "Cousin, yesterday I was happy for a moment, drank some wine, and couldn't visit my cousin. Is it my fault? I hope my cousin will forgive me."
Lin Yongye shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Hearing what Lin Yongye said, Ji Linglan felt even more guilty, and said with a smile: "Cousin, I'm really sorry, don't be angry with me! If I get angry because of me, how can I talk to uncle? Confession."
Lin Yongye glanced at Fu Nanling, was silent for a while, and said, "If you don't want me to be angry, then you have to agree to one condition."
"Cousin, tell me, if I can answer, I will."
"I heard that the maple leaves on Huangdu Mountain are turning red. I want to go and have a look, so I'll be with you."
"Huangdu Mountain?" Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "Cousin, you are still ill and it is not easy to climb the mountain, so let's change the conditions."
"I will stay in the Princess Mansion for a while, and go back after recovering from illness."
"Success, I just haven't been there, so let's all go together to make it more lively."
Ji Pingting followed suit and said, "Okay, okay, I haven't been there for a long time."
Seeing this, Princess Yaohua smiled and said: "Then it's settled. It's getting late, Ah Lan, it's time for us to set off."
"Okay. Mother, there are too many people to fit in one carriage, you and my cousins and the others, and I will take one with A Ling and the others, okay?"
"Okay, let's do it then."
Everyone got up, got into the carriage respectively, and headed for the Beauty Square.
"Aunt Huang, what is the origin of Young Master Ling? How did Ah Lan know him?" Lin Xian'er asked curiously.
"It is said that Mr. Ling met Ah Lan on the way back to Linguo. Although they got along for a short time, they hit it off very well. The two regarded each other as best friends."
Lin Xian'er looked at Ji Pingting strangely, and said, "Ting'er, didn't you go back to the imperial capital with Ah Lan? You also know this Mr. Ling?"
Ji Pingting was startled, then smiled and said, "Naturally, I didn't see anyone last night, so I guessed who came. I really didn't expect it to be them."
Although Ji Pingting didn't know why Princess Yaohua said that, she understood that there must be a purpose, so she followed the words.
"So that's the case. Then where are they from and what do they do?"
Ji Pingting looked at Princess Yaohua and said with a smile, "I really don't know about this. I happened to be away when I met Brother Ling. I just met Brother Ling before leaving. But look at his bearing and Dress and dress, it should be a wealthy family."
"Then where did you meet them?"
"Liancheng. Cousin, why are you looking at Big Brother Shangling, why did you ask so clearly?" Lin Xianer's question, Ji Pingting couldn't stand it, and could only try to change the subject.
Lin Xian'er blushed, glanced at Princess Yaohua, and said with some embarrassment: "Ting'er is talking nonsense again, Aunt Huang, you don't care about her, she doesn't look like a girl all day long."
Ji Pingting retorted aggrievedly: "Mother, please comment. My cousin has been asking Brother Ling for news about them since she got in the car. They are only short of their birthdays. Isn't this tempting?"
Princess Yaohua naturally understood Ji Pingting's purpose of making jokes, and said cooperatively: "Xian'er is eighteen this year, and it's time to think about marriage."
"Aunt Huang, why are you just like Ting'er, Xian'er ignores you." Lin Xian'er blushed when she was told, and turned her head away shyly.
Seeing this, Ji Pingting couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Speaking of which, I think that Li Wan is a good match for my cousin."
"Ting'er! If you talk nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth off!"
"Okay, if you don't say it, don't say it. Cousin, don't be as knowledgeable as me."
In the other carriage, as soon as everyone got into the carriage, Fu Nanling said: "Cousin, feel for Ah Lan's pulse."
Everyone was taken aback, and looked at Ji Linglan one after another.
Ji Linglan couldn't help but smiled wryly in her heart, and said nonchalantly, "A Ling, I'm not sick, what are you doing?"
"I'm not sick, it doesn't matter what you say." Fu Nanling repeated with obvious displeasure in his tone: "Cousin, feel for Ah Lan's pulse."
"A Ling..." Ji Linglan saw that Fu Nanling's face darkened, and said helplessly: "Well, to be honest, I was indeed injured before, but I'm fine now. I was afraid that you would worry, so I kept it from you. ,Do not be angry."
Fu Nanling's face turned darker when he heard the words, and he insisted: "Cousin, feel for Ah Lan's pulse."
Li Xiangwan looked at Ji Linglan and said with concern: "Alan, let me take your pulse and see if your injury is healed."
Ji Linglan stretched out her hand helplessly, and said: "It's been more than a month, and the injury has healed long ago. If cousin doesn't believe it, then feel the pulse."
Li Xiangwan put his fingers on Ji Linglan's wrist, listened carefully to his pulse, then looked at his tongue coating and eyes, and then said: "Ah Lan, your pulse is vain and lacks energy and blood. It looks fine on the surface, but his body is worse than before, obviously he was seriously injured before."
Seeing that Fu Nanling's face was getting darker and darker, Ji Linglan kept winking at Li Xiangwan, but Li Xiangwan completely ignored her.He said with a wry smile: "Cousin, I just suffered a little flesh injury, it's really not as serious as you said."
"Where is the injury?"
"Shoulders." Ji Linglan explained honestly.
"Show me." Fu Nanling stretched out his hand and was about to pick off Ji Linglan's clothes.
Ji Linglan quickly held his hand and reminded: "A Ling, this is outside."
The people in the car turned their eyes away in embarrassment, looking out the window, picking their fingers, and arranging their clothes, and suddenly felt that they were a little redundant.
Fu Nanling let go of his hand and said in a deep voice, "Who hurt you?"
"A shadow guard, it's a long story. I'll tell you about it in detail when I have time some other day, okay?" Ji Linglan didn't care about the other people in the car, so the most important thing is to coax her beloved one. .
"If I hadn't noticed the abnormality, would Ah Lan have been determined to hide it to the end?" Fu Nanling looked at Ji Linglan, his eyes were red, and his eyes were full of water.
Ji Linglan hated his appearance the most, and quickly said: "I was wrong, I promise I won't hide anything from you in the future."
"Besides this matter, does Ah Lan have anything else to hide from me?"
Fu Nanling looked over with teary eyes, and his tone was soft, but Ji Linglan didn't dare to lie.
"A lot of things have happened in the past six months, and I can't explain a sentence or two. After today, I promise to tell you everything, and I won't hide anything."
"Alan can count on what he says!"
"It counts, absolutely counts." Ji Linglan looked at the people in the car, quietly took out a handkerchief, and said in a low voice: "A Ling, there are others here. Will you still have dignity after you look like this?"
Fu Nanling glanced at the other three people, the warning in his eyes was obvious, and said: "There is no one else here, why didn't I see it."
Ji Linglan was startled, and couldn't help shaking her head amusingly.
Soon, everyone came to the street where the Beauty Square is located, but the originally spacious street was completely blocked, and there were all kinds of carriages parked on the side of the road, and there were servants and maids standing beside the carriages, gathering together in twos and threes We talked quietly.
Ji Pingting put down the curtain and said with a smile, "Mom, it's so lively outside. The carriages are already lined up at the street corner. Brother's shop must be doing a good job."
Lin Xian'er said with a smile: "Alan is a county king herself, and is deeply loved by the emperor's grandfather and father. Now that the shop is open, and the emperor's aunt is here to support, how dare those officials, big and small, not come to join in the fun. Ah Lan It’s hard for a shop not to have a prosperous business.”
"My brother doesn't depend on only the imperial grandfather and mother. The cosmetics he sells are the only ones that can't be bought elsewhere. Besides, the quantity is limited. With so many people coming to visit today, even the rich may not be able to buy them." Ji Pingting's little expression of defending Ji Linglan and being proud of her is cute and cute, which makes people feel happy.
"Yes, yes, Alan is the most powerful." Lin Xian'er shook her head amusedly, and said, "But what you said is true. Looking at the situation outside, there are really not many people who can buy things today. Go in with Alan later. When the time comes, we must strike first.”
"Yeah, we are related, we have to make use of it."
"I didn't expect that in our identities, we still have to rely on relationships now, which is really new." Lin Xian'er started laughing as she spoke.
Princess Yaohua and Ji Pingting also looked at each other and smiled.
Seeing that the carriage couldn't get through, Ji Linglan and the others got out of the carriage, came to Princess Yaohua's carriage, and said, "Mother, let's get out of the carriage and walk there."
Princess Yaohua responded, and got out of the carriage with Ji Pingting and others.
Most of the people sitting in the carriage parked nearby were the sons and daughters of the court ministers. When Princess Yaohua and others appeared, they caused a commotion. They got out of the carriage one after another and went to pay their respects. The whole street immediately became commotion.
Seeing this, Princess Yaohua smiled and said: "Today is a good day for the opening of Beauty Square, we must not miss the auspicious time, and I accept your wishes."
After Princess Yaohua finished speaking, under the guidance of the shadow guard, she walked through the crowd towards the Beauty Square, followed by Ji Linglan and others.
Suddenly, several masked men with murder weapons sprang out from the crowd, and rushed towards Princess Yaohua and the others involuntarily.
Xu Ning raised his voice and shouted: "There are assassins, protect the princess!"
Seeing this, Ji Linglan quickly drew out the short knife on her body, and placed it beside Princess Yaohua and the others, saying: "Liu Qi, Senior Senior, don't worry about me, protect Ah Ling and Big Brother Li."
Liu Xi responded, drew out his weapon, and together with Gauss, protected Fu Nanling and Li Xiangwan in the middle.
"Ah, ah, help!"
Most of the women around were helpless women, unable to protect themselves in front of those masked men, they could only run away in embarrassment, and the whole street was in chaos for a while.
Seeing that many people were trampled on, Ji Linglan quickly shouted: "Don't make a mess, everyone don't make a mess!"
It's a pity that when their lives are threatened, they seem to be frightened and can only run away instinctively.
"Bang bang bang", heavy footsteps came, and a group of soldiers in armor appeared, rushing towards the assassin who was entangled with the shadow guard.
Ji Mingqiu walked quickly to Princess Yaohua, and asked with concern: "Yaoer, have you ever been injured?"
Princess Yaohua shook her head, said with a smile: "You came in time."
Ji Mingqiu looked around, and after confirming that Princess Yaohua was fine, he raised his voice and said: "Those who surrender will not die; those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes!"
The arrival of the soldiers gave everyone a reassurance. The panicked crowd gradually settled down, and soon all the assassins were executed. Ji Mingqiu led people to clean up the scene and check the casualties.Fortunately, Ji Mingqiu was well prepared and came in time. Except for a maid who was killed and a coachman who was seriously injured, the others only suffered minor injuries.
Looking at the mess in front of her, Ji Linglan smiled wryly and said, "With today's troubles like this, will the opening ceremony continue?"
Princess Yaohua's face was slightly cold, and she said: "Continue, it's hard to wait until today, of course we must continue. I want to see what other tricks they have."
Ji Linglan was assassinated one after another, which had completely angered Princess Yaohua, she didn't want to take care of others.
Fu Nanling said aloud: "The princess is right. The more you tolerate some people, the more he will feel that you are afraid of him, and the more he will bully you. Such a person should be beaten back with thunder and let him know Pain, know fear, he can be honest."
Ji Linglan nodded and said, "Okay, let's continue as mother said."
Fudged by soldiers and shadow guards, Ji Linglan and the others came to the gate of Beauty Square.The door opened, and a group of women walked out from the inside. They were dressed in uniform sky blue dresses, and even the hair accessories on their heads were the same. With smiles on their faces, they walked out in two rows, bowed slightly, and said softly : "Welcome to Beauty Square."
"Hey, they are so neatly dressed, it's really eye-catching." Lin Xian'er praised.
"Yes, look, there is a small sign hanging on their chests, engraved with Beauty Square on it, and the name engraved on the bottom, I have never seen it before." Ji Pingting said, pointing to everyone.
"Really. Ah Lan, what is your intention in doing this?" Lin Xian'er couldn't help asking curiously.
"It can improve the service quality. If a customer is not satisfied with a certain person's service, he can make a complaint. If it is true, his wages will be deducted. Of course, if the customer thinks that her service is good, he can come to her again next time. In this way She'll sell more and get paid more."
"I see." Lin Xian'er nodded thoughtfully.
Ji Linglan looked at the leading woman and asked, "Is everything ready?"
"Back to the master, we are all ready."
Ji Linglan nodded, walked up the steps of the Beauty Square, and said loudly: "Everyone, today is the opening of the Beauty Square, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing. To express my apologies, those who are injured today can choose items first in this store." , and enjoy a [-]% discount.”
After Ji Linglan's words fell, the onlookers began to discuss.
"Because there are too many customers today, there may be a shortage of goods, but you don't have to worry, we will replenish the goods as soon as possible. If you really want to buy, you can pay some deposits. When the goods are replenished, I will send someone to your house."
The discussion became louder and louder, and everyone began to gear up, and they rushed into the shop when Ji Linglan gave an order.
"Boom!"
As soon as Ji Linglan finished speaking, the sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded, and the people around quickly covered their ears and dodged aside.
Ji Linglan turned her head to look at Princess Yaohua and the others, and said, "Father, mother, go to the third floor to rest. There is a VIP room there, and I will be there soon."
Princess Yaohua nodded, looked at Xu Ning and said, "Protect Ah Lan."
Xu Ning responded, "Princess, don't worry, I will protect His Highness to the death."
Ji Pingting said with a smile, "I'll also keep brother protector."
Ji Linglan understood the reason why Ji Pingting stayed, and said with a smile, "Succeed, the safety of that brother is in your hands."
Princess Yaohua and Ji Mingqiu entered the shop, Lin Yongye looked at Fu Nanling, then turned and walked in.Fu Nanling looked at his back, his eyes flickered, and he whispered in Ji Linglan's ear, "Alan, my cousin and I will go in first, let Liu Xi and Gao Si protect you."
"Okay, I'll go up after I finish my work here."
Fu Nanling responded, and entered the shop with Li Xiangwan, looked around curiously, and went directly to the third floor.
After the sound of firecrackers ended, Ji Linglan raised her voice and said, "The Beauty Square will officially open from now on. If you are interested, you can come in and take a look."
After Ji Linglan finished speaking, she stepped aside and made a gesture of please.The clerk then enters the shop and prepares to welcome customers.
Everyone seemed to have received the order, and they walked towards the shop one after another. In the blink of an eye, the huge shop was occupied by a bustling crowd.
"Alan." Ji Xinwen and Ji Xinwu walked over from a distance, followed by three young girls, namely Ji Xinyue, Ji Xintang, and Ji Xinrong.
Ji Linglan responded and said, "Cousin, cousin, you are all here."
Ji Xinwu smiled and said: "Your shop is open, how can we not come to support it. Originally, my mother would also come, but recently I feel unwell, so let us come over."
Ji Linglan asked with concern: "Auntie is sick? What's wrong?"
Ji Xinwen sighed, and said: "Oh, it's an old problem. My mother will suffer from headaches in autumn and winter. She has taken so many medicines and it doesn't work."
"So that's how it is. After I finish my work here, I will go back home to visit my grandfather and aunt." Ji Linglan paused, and then said: "Cousin, cousin, let's go in."
"Okay." The five followed Ji Linglan and entered the beauty workshop together.
"Cousin, you can just look around, and if you want something, just say it."
The three looked at each other with excited expressions in their eyes, and Ji Xintang said out loud, "Thank you, cousin."
Ji Xinwu also followed curiously, and Ji Xinwen shook his head helplessly when he saw this, and said, "Alan, you are busy with your work, so you don't need to greet us."
"Okay, then cousin can do it himself."
There were soldiers guarding the door, and the store was opened by the most favored prince of the emperor, no one dared to make trouble inside, unless it was for death, so even if the store was crowded with people, everyone behaved in order.
"Dead, dead!"
There was a sudden silence in the noisy shop, and everyone looked towards the center of the shop, only to see a woman in a red dress lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and after taking two blows, there was no movement.
Everyone retreated one after another, lest they get involved with themselves.
"Toxic, the things here are poisonous, she was poisoned to death." A gorgeously dressed young woman in the crowd shouted loudly.
"Toxic?" The person holding the cosmetics quickly put them back, and the people who had applied the cosmetics all looked ugly.
Ji Linglan stepped forward and said calmly, "Who was talking just now, stand up."
People around the woman hid aside one after another, leaving her standing alone.
A trace of panic flashed across the woman's face, and she said immediately: "So what if I said it? In broad daylight, the world is bright and clear. Could it be that Prince Lan will kill me because of my words?"
Ji Linglan ignored the woman, turned to look at Xu Ning, and said, "Take care of her."
Xu Ning responded, and with a wave of his hand, two shadow guards surrounded the woman.
"What do you want to do? I didn't break the law, so why are you arresting me?" The woman looked at the two shadow guards in a panic, and said sternly, "Look, everyone, the king of Lan County is actually because of the little girl's words. , and want to arrest people regardless of indiscriminately, there is no kingly law."
Ji Linglan turned a deaf ear and knelt down to examine the dead woman's body.
Seeing this, the woman just wanted to continue bewitching the people in the shop, when she heard Xu Ning say, "Tell her to shut up."
The shadow guard responded, took a rag from somewhere, and stuffed it into the woman's mouth.The woman stretched out her hand to take it out, but she heard Xu Ning say, "Put in a rag or cut out your tongue, choose one."
The woman's face turned pale, and the movements of her hands stopped immediately.
The people in the shop were afraid of Ji Linglan's identity, so they didn't dare to speak loudly, but gathered together in twos and threes to whisper.
After a while, Ji Linglan stood up, looked at the standing woman, and asked, "Why do you say that her death is related to something in my shop?"
The woman glanced at Xu Ning in fear, and the shadow guard next to her saw this and pulled the rag out of her mouth.
The woman timidly said: "I... I saw that she fell to the ground after trying out the products here."
"Is this the one you tried?" Ji Linglan pointed to the blue and white porcelain bottle next to the corpse.
"That's right, this is it. I saw her try it out with my own eyes."
Ji Linglan picked up the bottle on the ground and said, "Then you mean the contents of this bottle are poisonous?"
"Look at her foaming at the mouth, she must have died of poisoning, then there must be poison in this bottle," the woman said firmly.
"How do you know that she was not sick, or happened to have an attack here after being poisoned elsewhere?"
The woman's face froze, and she said immediately: "Then find a doctor to test to see if the contents of this bottle are poisonous, and then you will know if this woman has been poisoned here."
A middle-aged man walked out of the crowd, bowed and said, "Little man Jia Gui, see Prince Lan."
Ji Linglan raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you a doctor?"
Jia Gui's expression was stagnant, but he soon returned to normal, and said: "Return to the king, the villain is indeed a doctor, just now I heard what this woman said, and I feel that it is reasonable. For the safety of everyone present, let the little man Let's try it out."
Ji Linglan looked at Jia Gui and smiled, and said, "It's fine, but how do I know you're a doctor? What's the proof?"
"Mother, cousin, cousin, good morning." Ji Linglan greeted with a smile.
Princess Yaohua nodded, looked at Fu Nanling and the others, and asked with a smile: "Are these distinguished guests who came yesterday?"
Ji Linglan explained: "Mother, they are my best friends. Since I haven't seen each other for a long time, I forgot the etiquette in a moment of excitement. I couldn't come to see my mother yesterday. Please forgive me."
Princess Yaohua waved her hand and said: "Since they are friends of Alan, they are all from my own family. There is no need to be polite to my family. Alan, introduce yourself to your mother."
"Thank you, mother." Ji Linglan turned to look at several people, and introduced them one by one: "Mother, this is A Ling, this is Brother Li, this is Brother Liu, and Brother Gao."
Fu Nanling respectfully bowed and said: "A Ling pays homage to the princess."
Li Xiangwan and others also saluted one after another: "Li Wan (Liu Qi) (Senior Senior) sees the princess."
In order to avoid trouble, Fu Nanling and the others used pseudonyms.
As soon as Ah Ling's name came out, Princess Yaohua had confirmed his identity. Seeing that the emperor of his country gave her a junior salute, she was very satisfied, and she smiled more cordially, saying: "Please hurry up, it's all from my family." Humans don't have that much courtesy."
"Thank you princess."
Fu Nanling turned to look at Liu Xi, Liu Xi bowed knowingly, and handed the wooden box in his hand to Fu Nanling.
Fu Nanling said with a smile: "Princess, when we meet for the first time, this junior has prepared some small gifts. I hope the princess will not be disgusted."
Princess Yaohua glanced at the freehand beside her, knowing what she meant, she bowed to Fu Nanling, took the wooden box with both hands, and presented it to Princess Yaohua.Princess Yaohua opened the wooden box, and a white jade Maitreya Buddha appeared in front of everyone. The jade quality is crystal clear, and the characters are lifelike.
"A Ling is too polite, I like the gift very much."
"As long as the princess likes it." Fu Nanling heaved a sigh of relief.
After the two exchanged greetings, Ji Linglan continued to introduce: "A Ling, this is the son of the prince's mansion, this is the master of the fairy princess, and also my cousin."
Fu Nanling looked at Lin Xian'er, and his eyes fell on Lin Yongye. Although his face was a little pale, it did not affect his handsome appearance at all. His eyes seemed as quiet as a dry well, but Fu Nanling seemed to be able to feel the tension between them. The undercurrent was raging, and Fu Nanling's keen intuition made him more wary of Lin Yongye.He arched his hands, the smile on his face faded a little, and said: "So it's my cousin, I'm sorry."
Ji Linglan and Princess Yaohua knew Fu Nanling's identity, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with his address, but Lin Xian'er frowned, but it was because Ji Linglan didn't say much.
Lin Yongye said indifferently: "Young Master Ling, you are polite."
"Sit down. Come and serve tea."
Everyone took their seats one after another, and Fu Nanling naturally sat beside Ji Linglan.
Ji Linglan looked at Lin Yongye and asked: "Cousin, yesterday I was happy for a moment, drank some wine, and couldn't visit my cousin. Is it my fault? I hope my cousin will forgive me."
Lin Yongye shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Hearing what Lin Yongye said, Ji Linglan felt even more guilty, and said with a smile: "Cousin, I'm really sorry, don't be angry with me! If I get angry because of me, how can I talk to uncle? Confession."
Lin Yongye glanced at Fu Nanling, was silent for a while, and said, "If you don't want me to be angry, then you have to agree to one condition."
"Cousin, tell me, if I can answer, I will."
"I heard that the maple leaves on Huangdu Mountain are turning red. I want to go and have a look, so I'll be with you."
"Huangdu Mountain?" Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "Cousin, you are still ill and it is not easy to climb the mountain, so let's change the conditions."
"I will stay in the Princess Mansion for a while, and go back after recovering from illness."
"Success, I just haven't been there, so let's all go together to make it more lively."
Ji Pingting followed suit and said, "Okay, okay, I haven't been there for a long time."
Seeing this, Princess Yaohua smiled and said: "Then it's settled. It's getting late, Ah Lan, it's time for us to set off."
"Okay. Mother, there are too many people to fit in one carriage, you and my cousins and the others, and I will take one with A Ling and the others, okay?"
"Okay, let's do it then."
Everyone got up, got into the carriage respectively, and headed for the Beauty Square.
"Aunt Huang, what is the origin of Young Master Ling? How did Ah Lan know him?" Lin Xian'er asked curiously.
"It is said that Mr. Ling met Ah Lan on the way back to Linguo. Although they got along for a short time, they hit it off very well. The two regarded each other as best friends."
Lin Xian'er looked at Ji Pingting strangely, and said, "Ting'er, didn't you go back to the imperial capital with Ah Lan? You also know this Mr. Ling?"
Ji Pingting was startled, then smiled and said, "Naturally, I didn't see anyone last night, so I guessed who came. I really didn't expect it to be them."
Although Ji Pingting didn't know why Princess Yaohua said that, she understood that there must be a purpose, so she followed the words.
"So that's the case. Then where are they from and what do they do?"
Ji Pingting looked at Princess Yaohua and said with a smile, "I really don't know about this. I happened to be away when I met Brother Ling. I just met Brother Ling before leaving. But look at his bearing and Dress and dress, it should be a wealthy family."
"Then where did you meet them?"
"Liancheng. Cousin, why are you looking at Big Brother Shangling, why did you ask so clearly?" Lin Xianer's question, Ji Pingting couldn't stand it, and could only try to change the subject.
Lin Xian'er blushed, glanced at Princess Yaohua, and said with some embarrassment: "Ting'er is talking nonsense again, Aunt Huang, you don't care about her, she doesn't look like a girl all day long."
Ji Pingting retorted aggrievedly: "Mother, please comment. My cousin has been asking Brother Ling for news about them since she got in the car. They are only short of their birthdays. Isn't this tempting?"
Princess Yaohua naturally understood Ji Pingting's purpose of making jokes, and said cooperatively: "Xian'er is eighteen this year, and it's time to think about marriage."
"Aunt Huang, why are you just like Ting'er, Xian'er ignores you." Lin Xian'er blushed when she was told, and turned her head away shyly.
Seeing this, Ji Pingting couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Speaking of which, I think that Li Wan is a good match for my cousin."
"Ting'er! If you talk nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth off!"
"Okay, if you don't say it, don't say it. Cousin, don't be as knowledgeable as me."
In the other carriage, as soon as everyone got into the carriage, Fu Nanling said: "Cousin, feel for Ah Lan's pulse."
Everyone was taken aback, and looked at Ji Linglan one after another.
Ji Linglan couldn't help but smiled wryly in her heart, and said nonchalantly, "A Ling, I'm not sick, what are you doing?"
"I'm not sick, it doesn't matter what you say." Fu Nanling repeated with obvious displeasure in his tone: "Cousin, feel for Ah Lan's pulse."
"A Ling..." Ji Linglan saw that Fu Nanling's face darkened, and said helplessly: "Well, to be honest, I was indeed injured before, but I'm fine now. I was afraid that you would worry, so I kept it from you. ,Do not be angry."
Fu Nanling's face turned darker when he heard the words, and he insisted: "Cousin, feel for Ah Lan's pulse."
Li Xiangwan looked at Ji Linglan and said with concern: "Alan, let me take your pulse and see if your injury is healed."
Ji Linglan stretched out her hand helplessly, and said: "It's been more than a month, and the injury has healed long ago. If cousin doesn't believe it, then feel the pulse."
Li Xiangwan put his fingers on Ji Linglan's wrist, listened carefully to his pulse, then looked at his tongue coating and eyes, and then said: "Ah Lan, your pulse is vain and lacks energy and blood. It looks fine on the surface, but his body is worse than before, obviously he was seriously injured before."
Seeing that Fu Nanling's face was getting darker and darker, Ji Linglan kept winking at Li Xiangwan, but Li Xiangwan completely ignored her.He said with a wry smile: "Cousin, I just suffered a little flesh injury, it's really not as serious as you said."
"Where is the injury?"
"Shoulders." Ji Linglan explained honestly.
"Show me." Fu Nanling stretched out his hand and was about to pick off Ji Linglan's clothes.
Ji Linglan quickly held his hand and reminded: "A Ling, this is outside."
The people in the car turned their eyes away in embarrassment, looking out the window, picking their fingers, and arranging their clothes, and suddenly felt that they were a little redundant.
Fu Nanling let go of his hand and said in a deep voice, "Who hurt you?"
"A shadow guard, it's a long story. I'll tell you about it in detail when I have time some other day, okay?" Ji Linglan didn't care about the other people in the car, so the most important thing is to coax her beloved one. .
"If I hadn't noticed the abnormality, would Ah Lan have been determined to hide it to the end?" Fu Nanling looked at Ji Linglan, his eyes were red, and his eyes were full of water.
Ji Linglan hated his appearance the most, and quickly said: "I was wrong, I promise I won't hide anything from you in the future."
"Besides this matter, does Ah Lan have anything else to hide from me?"
Fu Nanling looked over with teary eyes, and his tone was soft, but Ji Linglan didn't dare to lie.
"A lot of things have happened in the past six months, and I can't explain a sentence or two. After today, I promise to tell you everything, and I won't hide anything."
"Alan can count on what he says!"
"It counts, absolutely counts." Ji Linglan looked at the people in the car, quietly took out a handkerchief, and said in a low voice: "A Ling, there are others here. Will you still have dignity after you look like this?"
Fu Nanling glanced at the other three people, the warning in his eyes was obvious, and said: "There is no one else here, why didn't I see it."
Ji Linglan was startled, and couldn't help shaking her head amusingly.
Soon, everyone came to the street where the Beauty Square is located, but the originally spacious street was completely blocked, and there were all kinds of carriages parked on the side of the road, and there were servants and maids standing beside the carriages, gathering together in twos and threes We talked quietly.
Ji Pingting put down the curtain and said with a smile, "Mom, it's so lively outside. The carriages are already lined up at the street corner. Brother's shop must be doing a good job."
Lin Xian'er said with a smile: "Alan is a county king herself, and is deeply loved by the emperor's grandfather and father. Now that the shop is open, and the emperor's aunt is here to support, how dare those officials, big and small, not come to join in the fun. Ah Lan It’s hard for a shop not to have a prosperous business.”
"My brother doesn't depend on only the imperial grandfather and mother. The cosmetics he sells are the only ones that can't be bought elsewhere. Besides, the quantity is limited. With so many people coming to visit today, even the rich may not be able to buy them." Ji Pingting's little expression of defending Ji Linglan and being proud of her is cute and cute, which makes people feel happy.
"Yes, yes, Alan is the most powerful." Lin Xian'er shook her head amusedly, and said, "But what you said is true. Looking at the situation outside, there are really not many people who can buy things today. Go in with Alan later. When the time comes, we must strike first.”
"Yeah, we are related, we have to make use of it."
"I didn't expect that in our identities, we still have to rely on relationships now, which is really new." Lin Xian'er started laughing as she spoke.
Princess Yaohua and Ji Pingting also looked at each other and smiled.
Seeing that the carriage couldn't get through, Ji Linglan and the others got out of the carriage, came to Princess Yaohua's carriage, and said, "Mother, let's get out of the carriage and walk there."
Princess Yaohua responded, and got out of the carriage with Ji Pingting and others.
Most of the people sitting in the carriage parked nearby were the sons and daughters of the court ministers. When Princess Yaohua and others appeared, they caused a commotion. They got out of the carriage one after another and went to pay their respects. The whole street immediately became commotion.
Seeing this, Princess Yaohua smiled and said: "Today is a good day for the opening of Beauty Square, we must not miss the auspicious time, and I accept your wishes."
After Princess Yaohua finished speaking, under the guidance of the shadow guard, she walked through the crowd towards the Beauty Square, followed by Ji Linglan and others.
Suddenly, several masked men with murder weapons sprang out from the crowd, and rushed towards Princess Yaohua and the others involuntarily.
Xu Ning raised his voice and shouted: "There are assassins, protect the princess!"
Seeing this, Ji Linglan quickly drew out the short knife on her body, and placed it beside Princess Yaohua and the others, saying: "Liu Qi, Senior Senior, don't worry about me, protect Ah Ling and Big Brother Li."
Liu Xi responded, drew out his weapon, and together with Gauss, protected Fu Nanling and Li Xiangwan in the middle.
"Ah, ah, help!"
Most of the women around were helpless women, unable to protect themselves in front of those masked men, they could only run away in embarrassment, and the whole street was in chaos for a while.
Seeing that many people were trampled on, Ji Linglan quickly shouted: "Don't make a mess, everyone don't make a mess!"
It's a pity that when their lives are threatened, they seem to be frightened and can only run away instinctively.
"Bang bang bang", heavy footsteps came, and a group of soldiers in armor appeared, rushing towards the assassin who was entangled with the shadow guard.
Ji Mingqiu walked quickly to Princess Yaohua, and asked with concern: "Yaoer, have you ever been injured?"
Princess Yaohua shook her head, said with a smile: "You came in time."
Ji Mingqiu looked around, and after confirming that Princess Yaohua was fine, he raised his voice and said: "Those who surrender will not die; those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes!"
The arrival of the soldiers gave everyone a reassurance. The panicked crowd gradually settled down, and soon all the assassins were executed. Ji Mingqiu led people to clean up the scene and check the casualties.Fortunately, Ji Mingqiu was well prepared and came in time. Except for a maid who was killed and a coachman who was seriously injured, the others only suffered minor injuries.
Looking at the mess in front of her, Ji Linglan smiled wryly and said, "With today's troubles like this, will the opening ceremony continue?"
Princess Yaohua's face was slightly cold, and she said: "Continue, it's hard to wait until today, of course we must continue. I want to see what other tricks they have."
Ji Linglan was assassinated one after another, which had completely angered Princess Yaohua, she didn't want to take care of others.
Fu Nanling said aloud: "The princess is right. The more you tolerate some people, the more he will feel that you are afraid of him, and the more he will bully you. Such a person should be beaten back with thunder and let him know Pain, know fear, he can be honest."
Ji Linglan nodded and said, "Okay, let's continue as mother said."
Fudged by soldiers and shadow guards, Ji Linglan and the others came to the gate of Beauty Square.The door opened, and a group of women walked out from the inside. They were dressed in uniform sky blue dresses, and even the hair accessories on their heads were the same. With smiles on their faces, they walked out in two rows, bowed slightly, and said softly : "Welcome to Beauty Square."
"Hey, they are so neatly dressed, it's really eye-catching." Lin Xian'er praised.
"Yes, look, there is a small sign hanging on their chests, engraved with Beauty Square on it, and the name engraved on the bottom, I have never seen it before." Ji Pingting said, pointing to everyone.
"Really. Ah Lan, what is your intention in doing this?" Lin Xian'er couldn't help asking curiously.
"It can improve the service quality. If a customer is not satisfied with a certain person's service, he can make a complaint. If it is true, his wages will be deducted. Of course, if the customer thinks that her service is good, he can come to her again next time. In this way She'll sell more and get paid more."
"I see." Lin Xian'er nodded thoughtfully.
Ji Linglan looked at the leading woman and asked, "Is everything ready?"
"Back to the master, we are all ready."
Ji Linglan nodded, walked up the steps of the Beauty Square, and said loudly: "Everyone, today is the opening of the Beauty Square, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing. To express my apologies, those who are injured today can choose items first in this store." , and enjoy a [-]% discount.”
After Ji Linglan's words fell, the onlookers began to discuss.
"Because there are too many customers today, there may be a shortage of goods, but you don't have to worry, we will replenish the goods as soon as possible. If you really want to buy, you can pay some deposits. When the goods are replenished, I will send someone to your house."
The discussion became louder and louder, and everyone began to gear up, and they rushed into the shop when Ji Linglan gave an order.
"Boom!"
As soon as Ji Linglan finished speaking, the sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded, and the people around quickly covered their ears and dodged aside.
Ji Linglan turned her head to look at Princess Yaohua and the others, and said, "Father, mother, go to the third floor to rest. There is a VIP room there, and I will be there soon."
Princess Yaohua nodded, looked at Xu Ning and said, "Protect Ah Lan."
Xu Ning responded, "Princess, don't worry, I will protect His Highness to the death."
Ji Pingting said with a smile, "I'll also keep brother protector."
Ji Linglan understood the reason why Ji Pingting stayed, and said with a smile, "Succeed, the safety of that brother is in your hands."
Princess Yaohua and Ji Mingqiu entered the shop, Lin Yongye looked at Fu Nanling, then turned and walked in.Fu Nanling looked at his back, his eyes flickered, and he whispered in Ji Linglan's ear, "Alan, my cousin and I will go in first, let Liu Xi and Gao Si protect you."
"Okay, I'll go up after I finish my work here."
Fu Nanling responded, and entered the shop with Li Xiangwan, looked around curiously, and went directly to the third floor.
After the sound of firecrackers ended, Ji Linglan raised her voice and said, "The Beauty Square will officially open from now on. If you are interested, you can come in and take a look."
After Ji Linglan finished speaking, she stepped aside and made a gesture of please.The clerk then enters the shop and prepares to welcome customers.
Everyone seemed to have received the order, and they walked towards the shop one after another. In the blink of an eye, the huge shop was occupied by a bustling crowd.
"Alan." Ji Xinwen and Ji Xinwu walked over from a distance, followed by three young girls, namely Ji Xinyue, Ji Xintang, and Ji Xinrong.
Ji Linglan responded and said, "Cousin, cousin, you are all here."
Ji Xinwu smiled and said: "Your shop is open, how can we not come to support it. Originally, my mother would also come, but recently I feel unwell, so let us come over."
Ji Linglan asked with concern: "Auntie is sick? What's wrong?"
Ji Xinwen sighed, and said: "Oh, it's an old problem. My mother will suffer from headaches in autumn and winter. She has taken so many medicines and it doesn't work."
"So that's how it is. After I finish my work here, I will go back home to visit my grandfather and aunt." Ji Linglan paused, and then said: "Cousin, cousin, let's go in."
"Okay." The five followed Ji Linglan and entered the beauty workshop together.
"Cousin, you can just look around, and if you want something, just say it."
The three looked at each other with excited expressions in their eyes, and Ji Xintang said out loud, "Thank you, cousin."
Ji Xinwu also followed curiously, and Ji Xinwen shook his head helplessly when he saw this, and said, "Alan, you are busy with your work, so you don't need to greet us."
"Okay, then cousin can do it himself."
There were soldiers guarding the door, and the store was opened by the most favored prince of the emperor, no one dared to make trouble inside, unless it was for death, so even if the store was crowded with people, everyone behaved in order.
"Dead, dead!"
There was a sudden silence in the noisy shop, and everyone looked towards the center of the shop, only to see a woman in a red dress lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and after taking two blows, there was no movement.
Everyone retreated one after another, lest they get involved with themselves.
"Toxic, the things here are poisonous, she was poisoned to death." A gorgeously dressed young woman in the crowd shouted loudly.
"Toxic?" The person holding the cosmetics quickly put them back, and the people who had applied the cosmetics all looked ugly.
Ji Linglan stepped forward and said calmly, "Who was talking just now, stand up."
People around the woman hid aside one after another, leaving her standing alone.
A trace of panic flashed across the woman's face, and she said immediately: "So what if I said it? In broad daylight, the world is bright and clear. Could it be that Prince Lan will kill me because of my words?"
Ji Linglan ignored the woman, turned to look at Xu Ning, and said, "Take care of her."
Xu Ning responded, and with a wave of his hand, two shadow guards surrounded the woman.
"What do you want to do? I didn't break the law, so why are you arresting me?" The woman looked at the two shadow guards in a panic, and said sternly, "Look, everyone, the king of Lan County is actually because of the little girl's words. , and want to arrest people regardless of indiscriminately, there is no kingly law."
Ji Linglan turned a deaf ear and knelt down to examine the dead woman's body.
Seeing this, the woman just wanted to continue bewitching the people in the shop, when she heard Xu Ning say, "Tell her to shut up."
The shadow guard responded, took a rag from somewhere, and stuffed it into the woman's mouth.The woman stretched out her hand to take it out, but she heard Xu Ning say, "Put in a rag or cut out your tongue, choose one."
The woman's face turned pale, and the movements of her hands stopped immediately.
The people in the shop were afraid of Ji Linglan's identity, so they didn't dare to speak loudly, but gathered together in twos and threes to whisper.
After a while, Ji Linglan stood up, looked at the standing woman, and asked, "Why do you say that her death is related to something in my shop?"
The woman glanced at Xu Ning in fear, and the shadow guard next to her saw this and pulled the rag out of her mouth.
The woman timidly said: "I... I saw that she fell to the ground after trying out the products here."
"Is this the one you tried?" Ji Linglan pointed to the blue and white porcelain bottle next to the corpse.
"That's right, this is it. I saw her try it out with my own eyes."
Ji Linglan picked up the bottle on the ground and said, "Then you mean the contents of this bottle are poisonous?"
"Look at her foaming at the mouth, she must have died of poisoning, then there must be poison in this bottle," the woman said firmly.
"How do you know that she was not sick, or happened to have an attack here after being poisoned elsewhere?"
The woman's face froze, and she said immediately: "Then find a doctor to test to see if the contents of this bottle are poisonous, and then you will know if this woman has been poisoned here."
A middle-aged man walked out of the crowd, bowed and said, "Little man Jia Gui, see Prince Lan."
Ji Linglan raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you a doctor?"
Jia Gui's expression was stagnant, but he soon returned to normal, and said: "Return to the king, the villain is indeed a doctor, just now I heard what this woman said, and I feel that it is reasonable. For the safety of everyone present, let the little man Let's try it out."
Ji Linglan looked at Jia Gui and smiled, and said, "It's fine, but how do I know you're a doctor? What's the proof?"
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