Chapter 344 - 204: Support_2
Pan Zi’an saw the little girl’s brilliant smile and his own mood instantly brightened. He laughed heartily, "Quick, sit down. How did we start talking business right away without even having a sip of tea?"
The group settled down in the circular chairs, and a boy servant served the tea. Pan Zi’an got up and took out several silver notes from a drawer in the bookshelf and handed them to Qian Yixiu.
Qian Yixiu checked and saw they were correct, so she put them in her purse.
After chatting and laughing for a while, Qian Yixiu mentioned that her shop had a bottle of perfume made from the Dragon Fragrance Tree, which was especially suitable for a mature gentleman of many talents with plenty of silver like Mr. Pan.
This really piqued Pan Zi’an’s interest, and he reproached with a chuckle, "If you had such a good thing, why didn’t you bring it along? I have also had perfume made from the Dragon Fragrance Tree a few times before, but it was always from Persia."
Qian Yixiu, feeling embarrassed, gave Liang Jinzhao a signal with her eyes. Liang Jinzhao hastily said with a smile, "Miss Qian’s Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop opens tomorrow. We’d like to invite Grandpa Pan to grace us with his presence and perhaps take a look at the perfume to see if it suits his fancy..."
Pan Zi’an seemed to only then realize that they wanted to make use of him, but he showed no annoyance at being used. He even agreed cheerfully, "You little devils have gone around in such a big circle, only to have me deck out the young lady’s shop tomorrow. Alright, for the sake of that Dragon Scale Fragrance Dew, I’ll make a trip..."
After leaving the Rongen Earl Mansion, Qian Yixiu felt as if she were dreaming. Wasn’t it said that Prince Consort Pan was cold-hearted and arrogant, and difficult to get along with? Why did she find him to be especially approachable and kind?
She shared her thoughts with Liang Jinzhao, who was also a bit puzzled and said, "I’m also surprised. Grandpa Pan laughed a lot today; more than all the previous times I’ve met him combined... Maybe he has some good news we’re not aware of?"
The day was getting late, so Liang Jinzhao invited them to have dinner at a restaurant before sending Qian Yixiu back to Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop. They didn’t even get out of the carriage and went straight back to the mansion.
When Qian Yixiu returned to the back courtyard, Qian Hua came to report. He had gifted a set of "Moisturizing White Series" Liancourt Cosmetics to Butler Song, and had given each of the protectors a box of Fragrance grease, telling them what time to come tomorrow and what to do.