“If you don't come soon, this shop at Ximen will have to close for good. These past two days, several groups of people have come to cause trouble there.”

“Yesterday, I almost got into trouble and had my shop shut down. Luckily, Lord Wan happened to walk by the door and helped me out...”

Dayao's words were truly a "best" welcome gift for Yang Ruoheng and Luofengtang, who had traveled thousands of miles and hadn't rested even at night.

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"Uncle Dayao, are my bedding and quilts complete? I'll go back to my room to rest for a bit and catch my breath. Let's discuss this further later!" Yang Ruohong said.

Dayao quickly nodded: "Qi Quan, Qi Quan, ever since you left, we've had the servants air out your bedding every three days and wipe away the dust. The rest of the time, it's locked up tight. No one is allowed in, not even me!"

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Yang Ruqing nodded and said to Luofengtang, "You go settle the carriage first, I'll go upstairs."

Luo Fengtang nodded and turned to leave the shop.

Da Yao said, “I’ll go help General Luo.”

Here, the two listless clerks who had been idly flicking dust saw that the real boss of the shop had arrived. One by one they perked up and came over to greet him.

Yang Ruqing said to one of them, “Go fetch a bucket of hot water and bring it to my room.”

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"Yes, young one, I'll go right now." The clerk scurried away.

Yang Ruqing glanced at the other shop assistant and asked, "Why are there only two of you? Where are the others?"

There are eight clerks in this perfume shop, including the errand boy.

Hearing Yang Ruqing's question, the shop assistant looked embarrassed and stammered, "Because people kept causing trouble before, and rumors spread that we were selling fake perfume, and the government was going to arrest people. Several assistants ran away out of fear..."

Yang Ruqing rolled her eyes.

She waved her hand and said, "You don't need to keep looking at the shop anymore. Hang up a 'Temporarily Closed' sign and announce to everyone that the shop will be closed for a few days to tidy things up!"

After washing off the dust and changing into a clean set of clothes, Yang Ruqing came to the next-door reception room and asked Da Yao about the cause and effect of the incident.

Dayao said, "Madam, the story begins back in the late winter months before last year."

In the twelfth lunar month, that perfumery on this street had gone out of business and been sold.

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"The new mistress, I heard, is also a young woman. She's quite influential, apparently the daughter of Han Taishi."

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"Ms. Han is very business-minded. After taking over the new perfume shop, she made some drastic changes and with her connections, the business came back to life."

"It wasn't a big deal. She did her thing, we did ours. There wasn't much different in the capital city, just more people."

"Even if a few more perfume shops open up on this street, they will still be able to sell out. Besides, the quality of our perfumes is excellent…"

"The strange thing is, ever since Miss Han took over that shop, our perfumes have started to go wrong."

“First, someone used it and said they had itching and redness on their body and returned it to the store.”

Then, someone else said that the perfume from our house caused skin sores and a bad smell when used on the body, and they came to make trouble too...

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“I suspect this has something to do with Ms. Han, because before she took over, our business was always going well. The perfumes we sold never had any problems!”

Da Yao's face was filled with anger.

“Our perfumes are all made according to the recipe you gave us, by a dedicated person.”

Even as a shopkeeper like me, who manages this store, I only handle the selling, not the making. We have very clear divisions of labor here.

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“I’m 100% confident about our own perfume, it won't go wrong.”

"So, I secretly investigated and found out that it was Miss Han all along who was behind this! She was inciting those customers to cause trouble!" Dayao said angrily.

Daya finished speaking and saw Yang Ruqing sitting there, calmly sipping tea. Her face didn't seem to have the thunderous anger he had expected.

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Dayao was a little surprised.

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He tentatively asked again, "Miss Dong, at least say a few words. These past days, I've been so anxious that I haven't been able to live properly."

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruqing finally shifted her gaze from the teacup in her hand to Dayao's face.

“Uncle Dayao, I don’t believe what you’re saying,” she smiled and said.

"Your face has gotten rounder, you didn't have a double chin when I first met you, now you do."

"Looks like you've been living it up this year!" she said with a smile.

Dayao was taken aback, then raised her hand and pinched her chin, laughing and crying at the same time.

"I say, Miss Dong Jia, your mindset is truly extraordinary," Da Yao said.

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"At a time like this, you still have the mind to tease me, oh!" Dayao said with a helpless look.

Yang Ruqing curled her lips and said, "What's the rush? As long as it's not an incurable disease, other things are nothing to worry about."

"Da Yao, Chao Yang Ruqin stood up with a thumbs-up. “As expected of the mistress's daughter, so calm and collected. I can't compare. This time, I'm really a little flustered.”

However, I still want to advise you kindly, Miss Dongjia, don't think I'm being too verbose.

“This time, the Korean Ms. Han who’s acting opposite us is nothing like those old bosses we used to act against in the teahouses,”

"This Miss Han is quite prominent, you see. She's the third-generation direct descendant of the current Grand Master Han's family." Da Yao said.

Yang Ruqing raised an eyebrow and pondered for a moment.

"Such a familiar surname. This Han Taishi, could he be the current emperor's father-in-law? The mother's family of Empress Han?" she asked.

Da Yao nodded.

"Yes, Miss Han is indeed the niece of the Empress Dowager from her mother's side. It is said that the Empress Dowager dotes on this niece very much and even intends to betrothed her to one of the princes as a principal consort!" said Dayao.

Yang Ruqing nodded. "The capital city is the capital city, after all. Under the emperor's feet, even a fallen signboard could hit several officials."

"Running a business here, any random shop behind it is owned by royalty or high officials. Ah, it's tough to make it in such a big place!" she said.

Da Yao also sighed, "The perfume shops on the three main streets of east, south, and north are still relatively stable for now."

"But I'm worried about the saying 'lips and teeth are connected'. If we don't handle this situation with Ximen's store properly, it will eventually affect the other branches."

"If things get serious, we might even lose our tribute status!" Da Yao trailed off, his face etched with anxiety and worry.

Yang Ruqing shook her head.

"It's not that bad," she said.

"Our family's perfumes are exclusively for the emperor. The production process and materials used are completely different from those sold in shops."

"Even if all four shops, north, south, east, and west, were to close, that piece would remain unaffected." she said.

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