Chapter 386: Open a Store

Jiang Yunchu let out a sigh, 'I know.'

Originally she hadn't planned to run around lately, but now the grapes need picking, the watermelons need harvesting, and the experience hall's shop has already opened—where would she find time to run around?

She's been busy every day, okay?

'The Yan Family's affairs, I have them figured out.'

Thinking of the Jiangnan Yan Family's affairs, it's not hard to see that they too are somewhat desperate, otherwise they wouldn't have left such a big loophole.

Only by hiding in the dark can an enemy appear mysterious; once they step into the open, they are just an enemy.

In this Da Ning, it's still a monarchy, and the Imperial Edict outweighs heaven.

As long as they defy the edict, they can seize the initiative.

Now...

We're just waiting for them to make a move!

The Ning Emperor and Jiang Yunchu exchanged a glance, both thinking the same thing.

Three days later, the three experience halls opened; each maiden wore festive red clothing, delicate makeup, and every gesture resembled that of a genteel lady.

'What does the shop do?' The three characters 'Experience Hall' hung above, yet no one knew what it did.

Those three words are really hard for ancient people to understand.

A pretty girl explained softly, 'Doing facial care makes the skin fair and adds a moist, luminous glow.'

'Today is the first day; as long as you deposit twenty taels of silver in the shop, you can get a free experience.'

This is also to screen the crowd; in ancient times, class consciousness was still strong—how would noble ladies be willing to enjoy the same treatment as commoners?

'Twenty taels of silver? Why not just go rob?'

'Come on, come on, it's obviously a scam—sooner or later someone will smash the shop.'

An old lady gave a cold snort, then glanced askance and hurried away.

Twenty taels of silver could keep their family going for years—yet they're depositing it here? Who knows if they'll ever get it back.

'Interesting! I'll give it a try.' At that moment, a maiden's eyes lit up; her skin was fair, and she liked it.

Running around every day satisfied her appetite, but her face got tanned; her mother constantly nagged her, annoying beyond endurance—if it could really whiten, she'd be the first to jump in.

'Twenty taels of silver?' An Guo Guo entered the door and immediately looked at the maiden who had just spoken.

Rou Jia nodded, 'Princess An, this way please.'

An Guo Guo's eyes widened, 'You know me!'

Rou Jia smiled, 'Replying to Princess An, I have memorized the portraits of all noble ladies from Ning Jing; remembering Princess An is no surprise.'

An Guo Guo nodded, walked into the shop, and immediately smelled a faint floral fragrance—not irritating, but making one feel relaxed all over.

'Here the deposit is twenty taels of silver; if the experience is good, you need not withdraw it, and those twenty taels can pay for two facial treatments; if the experience is bad, after this facial treatment you can withdraw the deposit.'

'However, from now on each facial treatment costs twenty taels of silver.'

An Guo Guo's eyes widened, 'Twenty taels of silver, once?'

This shop is plenty dark!

Although she wasn't short of silver, those coins didn't blow in from the wind; she was curious what talent the shop's host had to set such a high price.

'Guo Guo?' Just as An Guo Guo paid the silver and was about to change clothes, Jiang Yun Hui walked in from outside and happened to see An Guo Guo.

'Yun Hui, you came too?'

An Guo Guo saw Jiang Yun Hui, her eyes instantly brightening; this unfamiliar process still required changing clothes, leaving her somewhat at a loss, but now having a familiar person, she could relax a bit.

Jiang Yun Hui was quite composed, after all, before the shop opened she had already been brought here to enjoy the treatment; the procedure was already routine for her.

'Hey? Yun Hui, why is your face so white?' Just now Yun Hui had her back to the light, she hadn't noticed; now turning to face the light, she glowed with a jade-like luster, her skin looking as if it could be blown apart.

'Tell me, did you get something good behind my back? Not sharing with me, Jiang Yun Hui, are you still my sister?' An Guo Guo looked ready to demand it, making Jiang Yun Hui laugh and cry at once.

She now loved the feeling of the facial treatment; not to mention the full-body relaxation during it, just the skin's effect alone surpassed her expectations—nothing amount of rouge and powder could compare.

'You'll understand after one experience.' Jiang Yun Hui pointed to the bed over there, then went to a private changing room and changed clothes.

Each person who paid a deposit had an individual small locker; inside were their clothes, the fabric soft, and when first worn someone would sew their name on it, after which that outfit belonged exclusively to them.

'Alright, let's go—over here is a sisters' area; we can go together and still chat.' Unlike An Guo Guo's propriety, Jiang Yun Hui was already used to it; even before the shop opened she had come often, and now she knew the way well.

'What should we do?' An Guo Guo looked at the small bed, somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Yun Hui simply chose a small bed and lay down.

'Just lie down like that, you don't need to do anything—close your eyes and enjoy.' Jiang Yun Hui's voice carried a smile.

Rou Jia also let out a breath of relief; today was the first day of opening, and she feared no one would dare enter—but with Princess An and Jiang Yun Hui's second daughter present, even if she didn't earn silver, as long as someone dared to come, she could make them linger.

'Like this?'

An Guo Guo lay down, still shifting a bit uneasily.

'Princess An, this is enough.' Rou Jia gave a light smile, then lit a stick of incense; the incense was pure plant extract, combined with a rose mask, giving off a rose-scented fragrance—the moment it lit, the whole room filled with a faint floral scent, not irritating, yet giving a feeling of relaxation.

Afterwards Rou Jia pointed to two maidens, 'You two come.'

Those two maidens all had smiling faces, soft voices, and their movements were unhurried with moderate strength.

'So comfortable.'

Although An Guo Guo had been a bit tense earlier, she now completely relaxed; she had wanted to chat with Yun Hui awhile, but now she didn't want to say anything, just slowly experiencing it.

Each facial treatment takes about half an hour.

During this period, a lady of the Zhang family rubbed her eyes and said, 'Experience hall? A shop opened in Jingdu too? Great.'

She eagerly walked into the shop, seeing that the style was exactly the same as Yancheng, and the maidens' attire were identical as well, whereupon she let out a breath of relief.