"Miss, do you think the bawd will lower the price if we go over tomorrow?"
Xiao Ying quickly changed the topic.
Du Jinse scoffed, "You tell her to push the price down, it's less than a silver, and I won't sell it to him. You have to know, the emperors in the palace are waiting for my rouge water powder, they've waited for it to grow to the point that their necks are long."
Xiao Ying could not help but ask.
"Miss, are all the imperial concubines really using the same thing?"
This was a trade secret.
Du Jinse looked at Xiao Ying with an enigmatic gaze.
"Same here, same here. Won't you know in a few days?"
When Xiao Ying heard it, she was shocked that she asked too many questions and answered sloppily.
Du Jinse knew that Xiao Ying was smart, so she must have thought of it.
She did not poke him either.
In fact, it was not Du Jinse who was hiding things.
Now that they were just starting out, no one would notice.
In the future, after she did something big, it would inevitably attract others' attention. At that time, there would naturally be people who would think of all sorts of ways and means to get her hands on this recipe.
If others knew that she was King Mo's woman and wanted to make a move, they would have some reservations. However, Xiao Ying was different, if others touched her, they wouldn't have many reservations.
"If one day someone asks you for the recipe for our rouge water powder, you can just give it to them." Du Jinse said faintly.
Xiao Ying raised her head and looked at Du Jinse in shock, "Miss …"
Du Jinse's lips slightly curled, "You just need to remember my words, don't ask me why. But you need to remember, don't let them easily get their hands on you, otherwise, they won't believe you."
"Someone will want our recipe?" Xiao Ying was a little doubtful when she heard Du Jinse's words.
The corner of Du Jinse's mouth rose slightly.
"I'm not sure about others, but in less than half a year, Zangxiang Pavilion's bawd will definitely not be able to hold back."
Xiao Ying also firmly believed in this.
"Mm, she's so stingy. Now that I'm following you, I'll definitely get closer to you than the others. At that time, you might even ask me to help you get the prescription."
Du Jinse said slowly: "That's right, in half a year, our rouge water powder, it can be said that as long as we put on makeup, it is impossible for us to not know. At that time, there will be a lot of people who would try to harm me."
After pausing for a moment, Du Jinse continued, "Sooner or later, we will increase in size. With more people, secrets will no longer be a secret, and there will always be people who will approach us with impure motives.
"Thank you, miss." Xiao Ying understood.
Du Jinse smiled.
"Thank me for what?"
Xiao Ying also laughed, "Young miss is testing me, allow me to think about what to say."
"The lady did not allow me to participate in the entire production not to guard against me, but because she did not want to be suspicious of me just because the secret recipe was leaked."
Du Jinse sighed and nodded, "I knew you were smart."
Xiao Ying's eyes dimmed, "Back then when I was there, if I had listened to the Miss and been more careful, I wouldn't have …"
Du Jinse cut her short, "In that kind of place, one could deal with dangers that might appear at any time."
"But …"
"Xiao Ying, actually, when I left the brothel that time, I did not directly come to Prince Mo’s Manor. I was kidnapped by some devils, who would kill without batting an eye, and was able to escape for a long time. Even though there are some that are lucky enough to survive, there are still nine chances of dying; you must remember, as long as we are in this world, regardless of our status, we will all encounter unimaginable things.
Xiao Ying blinked her eyes, "Self-help?"
Du Jinse nodded.
"Let's put it this way, Xiao Ying. If we meet a man who wants to do something bad to you, what do you plan to do?"
Xiao Ying's expression became very ugly.
As if she didn't see Du Jinse, she continued, "If a man is shameless, it doesn't matter whether that woman is willing or not. Whether she is beautiful or ugly, it just so happens that there is no one by our side to help us, we have to save ourselves."
Du Jinse suddenly pulled out the hairpin and pressed it against Xiao Ying's throat.
Xiao Ying was shocked, "Young miss …."
After being frightened like that, she didn't feel as uncomfortable as before.
Du Jinse slowly stuck the hairpin into her head.
"This is just one way, there's another way."
Du Jinse leaned towards Xiao Ying mysteriously.
"In fact, men's place is very fragile. We women can't compare to men in terms of strength no matter what, so why not just be gentle and make men think that we are their meat and fiercely hit them there? I guarantee that they won't want to find women for the rest of their lives."
If Du Jinse were to say these words to any of the young mistresses, they would definitely be scolded as dirty and shameless. However Xiao Ying was different, she had listened to all of these words in her heart.
"Miss, you are a lady of a noble family, where did you learn all this?" Xiao Ying felt that this was unbelievable.
Du Jinse's expression did not change, "I did it at Zangxiang Pavilion."
Xiao Ying looked at Du Jinse with disbelief, "I was there as well, why didn't I know about all this?"
Du Jinse rolled her eyes, shouldn't she have taught Xiao Ying these things? Look at her.
"This is a topic between men, you naturally don't know about it."
Du Jinse said righteously.
"You're clearly …"
Xiao Ying paused in her words and looked at Du Jinse.
Du Jinse nodded, "Your cousin."
It was true that Du Jinse was a woman, but back then, she had disguised herself as a man and lived in the Zangxiang Pavilion.
Xiao Ying pursed her lips.
"In this world, there are always places where people clearly do bad things and everyone will think that there is nothing. A brothel is just a place like that, but don't think that the Prince's Mansion will be a lot cleaner."
Du Jinse smiled sarcastically.
"You should have heard of what happened in the end when the Princess Qing was in Prince Qing’s Manor."
Du Jinse lowered her eyes.
Seeing Du Jinse being like that, Xiao Ying immediately went forward to hug her, "Miss, why are you living so hard?"
She was different from these lowly people. She could have been very happy, but she almost lost her reputation and committed suicide.
Although the current her was no longer the her from before, she was still brooding over it.
Xiao Ying hugged Du Jinse with heartache. She was a young miss, but Prince Qing had actually done such a thing. It was even dirtier than a brothel.
It was no wonder that Du Jinse would say such bad things about the Duke Palaces. What had she done outside the Palace, for the people inside the Palace to treat her like this, was really too cruel — Un, Prince Qing’s Manor.
Initially, King Mo had treated Du Jinse quite well, but when Xiao Ying said the words domestic prostitute, her good impression of King Mo disappeared without a trace. There was no one who hated this term more than her.