I survived as a female assassin

Chapter 107 Burning the bridge across the river

Xin Youran???

"What does it mean?"

She had actually just completely forgotten about her disguise as a man and was only focused on selling her perfume!

Could it be that the young lady has taken a fancy to her...

Without waiting for Leng Yue's answer, she hurriedly looked at the carriage behind her, thinking of quickly replacing the young lady's sachet, but she found that the mother and daughter were no longer in the carriage.

Leng Yue stepped forward, holding her neck with one hand, and touched her cheek with the other, whispering jokingly, "You know what, this human skin mask of yours is really amazing!"

"Even through the veil, I can seduce the young lady~"

Xin Youran: ...

She struggled with her intact left shoulder and reminded him seriously: "Miss Lengyue, don't forget what I told you before. We can't show up in Ningxiang Pavilion like this."

"You must remember your role firmly. You are now the person I, Xin Qiji, admire. Please pay attention to your words and actions!"

Leng Yue took a deep breath, calmed herself, and then abruptly released her clutches. "Everything is for the mission. Yes, that's right."

This time, Xin Youran arrived at Ningxiang Pavilion early. She thought there would be more people queuing to buy gardenia ointment than last time, but she didn't expect that there was no one in line.

This was very unusual. She did not walk towards the entrance of Ningxiang Pavilion, but walked back for a while before coming to a dim sum shop and started picking dim sum.

"Xiao Yueyue, come and take a look, what do you like?"

"By the way, pick some for Banban and Xiao Anning."

Leng Yue had no idea what she was up to and wasn't very interested, but she was really picking out the snacks carefully.

In the end they bought a box of peach blossom cakes, a box of osmanthus cakes, and a box of eight-treasure cakes.

Of course, Leng Yue had already eaten one of the osmanthus cakes on the spot.

When paying, Xin Youran began to ask the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, what's going on over at Ningxiang Pavilion today? Aren't they selling gardenia ointment?"

"Why is there no one here?"

"Is it closed today?"

When the boss saw that Xin Youran bought a lot of snacks at once and her wallet was bulging, he thought that she might become a regular customer of their snack shop in the future.

Then he said to her, "Sir, are you also here to buy the gardenia ointment from Ningxiang Pavilion?"

"Oh, you came at the wrong time. They're all sold out. My wife started queuing up early this morning and finally managed to buy a can. She didn't even get in last time and was so angry that she didn't eat all day."

Sold out?

But she had agreed with Manager Guo to deliver the goods to him at the usual time, and she arrived early this time. So where did the gardenia ointment that had already been sold at Ningxiang Pavilion come from?

"Oh, that's such a pity! We came all the way here just because we heard that Ningxiang Pavilion's new gardenia perfume is superb, but we didn't expect to get nothing. What a pity, what a pity..."

Xin Youran couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing this, the owner of the pastry shop smiled and consoled him, "Young Master, you'd better line up earlier next time. I heard from my wife that Ningxiang Pavilion will be selling Gardenia Ointment again in three days, and this time there will be fifty boxes. You will definitely get what you want!"

"Really?!"

"Then I'll borrow the shopkeeper's good words."

"It's just that we spent half a day on the journey here. Even if we could smell the ointment..."

Leng Yue, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment, "Boss, didn't you just say that your wife got a jar of this gardenia ointment today?"

"Would you be so kind as to let my young master smell it?"

"Don't worry, it's no use asking. My master is a famous wealthy businessman."

The owner of the snack shop looked embarrassed and looked Xin Youran up and down. She was impressed by Leng Yue's ability to respond quickly, so she took out the bulging purse and placed it in front of the snack shop owner.

His face was visibly filled with joy. "Okay, okay, then you two wait a moment, I'll be right back."

After a moment, the owner of the pastry shop came back. He took out the gardenia ointment that his wife had queued up to buy today and said, "I got this after much persuasion. Did we agree that I would just smell it?"

“Just a sniff.”

Xin Youran replied firmly, but the boss was still very cautious. He opened the lid of the ointment in his hand and handed it to her.

Xin Youran moved closer to the jar of ointment, fanned her nose with her hand, and after smelling it, she smiled and expressed her gratitude.

Afterwards, she picked up a snack at random and asked the shopkeeper to pack it in a box. She not only paid for the snack but also gave the shopkeeper a kickback.

She was wandering around the street with snacks in her hand, and Leng Yue was following behind her. She was really curious about what this guy was doing.

"Aren't we going to Ningxiang Pavilion?"

"Oh, didn't you hear what the owner of the pastry shop said? Ningxiang Pavilion has sold out of today's supply of gardenia ointment in advance. Why should we go there?"

"They're feeling more confident now. I guess their perfume maker has developed a similar perfume based on mine, so they don't need our expensive perfume anymore."

Leng Yue nodded and said stiffly, "There are so many people who have encountered this kind of situation, and you are not the only one. Think about it."

Xin Youran: ...

You know how to comfort people.

After smelling the scent of the ointment from Ningxiang Pavilion, she understood that it was indeed the scent of gardenia, but it was far different from the scent she made. If she guessed correctly, it was because the gardenia was not fresh enough.

But this is precisely the most critical step!

Okay, Manager Guo, let’s wait and see, you will come to beg me.

Anyway, this ointment is not food that needs to be consumed right after opening the bag, so it is worth waiting for.

"Let's go. We've been to the capital so many times, but we haven't had a good time. What do you want to eat today? I'll treat you~"

Leng Yue glanced at her and said coldly, "You can't even sell your stuff, and you still have the nerve to pretend to be rich? I made a promise to Wanwan that I would pay you back with interest."

Xin Youran gritted her teeth. This woman always managed to bring up things that were not related to the topic...

How could she just sit there and wait for death? As the saying goes, if things get dark in one place, there will be another. She had to find another way.

Yu Zanxian's path had previously become a dead end, and now because of her death, the entire brothel has been implicated, and it is certain that they will not be able to find a new top courtesan in a short period of time.

What a pity! How could such a beautiful woman die just like that?

Oh, right, I heard Xia Hourui say before that the Jade Hairpin Fairy was poisoned? From what he said, he has connections in the Dali Temple and must know the cause of Miss Yu's death.

She had been planning to apologize to him for leaving without saying goodbye last time, but how could she possibly meet him in this vast crowd?

Xin Youran shook her head. She was already overwhelmed with worry. If she could meet a true master incense maker and gain his appreciation, things would be much easier...

She doesn't have any connections in this capital, except for Mu Yuan...

No, no, he is the prince, how can I trouble him?

Yes, there really is one, "Xiao Yueyue, let's go to Yuemanlou for a good meal!"