The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 121 - 99

You could say that Qiu Yan’s nose must have belonged to a dog!

Just because a bottle of rose perfume was opened, she shouted as soon as she entered the inner courtyard.

"It’s a perfume from the Treasure Pavilion, Chunyu sister, did you get a perfume from the Treasure Pavilion?"

Chunyu... it seems this bottle of rose perfume cannot be kept.

"Can I have a look? I just want to see, you have no idea..." She then chirped away about how she directly tore Jade Lotus at the Treasure Pavilion, making Chunyu feel both amused and exasperated.

Mrs. Qiu let her out to gain insight, not start quarrels.

She did it to vent for Nuannuan and ended up tearing that Jade Lotus.

"Honestly, when Nuannuan and the second young master of the Zhaang family got engaged, I heard that there’s a cousin at the Zhaang Mansion who’s a childhood sweetheart of the second young master. I wanted to tell Nuannuan then but was afraid I’d ruin her happiness."

In matters of marriage, outsiders truly should not interfere; nobody can predict what’s good or bad.

However, if one doesn’t like it, they mustn’t be willing to marry.

Qiu Yan felt that in this aspect, she was more assertive than Nuannuan.

"Nuannuan’s engagement with the Zhaang family was agreed upon by her grandfather."

Chunyu thought of her own match, which her grandfather did not approve of, so in the end, it seemed family consent didn’t change the outcome. Fortunately, Nuannuan was only engaged, not married yet, so everything was still in time.

"My mother says Mrs. Zhang is very good, the inner quarters of Zhaang Mansion are quite clean, but Old Mrs. Zhaang has gotten old and can’t handle things correctly."

A household with a disruptive old lady is never at peace.

There’s nothing to be done. Filial piety is paramount. Even though Mrs. Zhang is in charge, if Old Mrs. Zhaang wants to cause trouble and insists on sending her niece from her mother’s family to her grandson’s side, what can Mrs. Zhang do?

So, once the Xiao family had an incident, the Zhaang family canceled the engagement, and Jade Lotus successfully took the spot. Old Mrs. Zhaang got her wish, likely causing Mrs. Zhang to be very displeased.

"Yes, so who knows, perhaps Nuannuan’s breaking off the engagement with the Zhaang family is actually a blessing."

"Indeed, in calamity lies a blessing, and in a blessing lies calamity," Qiu Yan philosophically remarked, "I understand this principle now; everything has two sides."

"By the way, Chunyu sister, when did you buy the perfume from the Treasure Pavilion?"

Chunyu... this girl changes topics so smoothly.

"Do you like it?"

"I love it, absolutely love it. I’ve also placed an order, but it will take eight months to receive it," Qiu Yan said. "I don’t know what the owner of the Treasure Pavilion is thinking, selling only two bottles a month, not even making money with silver available. Isn’t that foolish...?"

Chunyu... very well, you are truly the most formidable person in all of Great Xia, calling the owner foolish right in front of her, and she still doesn’t dare to say a word.

"The materials for this perfume are very carefully selected, and the production method is complex, so the quantity is small."

"True, rarity makes it precious, less quantity makes it special. I just admire Chunyu sister; you were able to purchase the Treasure Pavilion perfume in advance, how incredible..."

Clearly, Qiu Yan genuinely likes it.

Seeing this, Chunyu let Molan take out the perfume, saying she wanted to give it to Qiu Yan.

"How can I accept that, not to mention the cost, the wait itself is so long..."

"Just take it, young girls should be fragrant and pretty. As for me, living here on this estate, I don’t have any events to attend where I would need such things."

Internally, Chunyu felt a bit guilty; she didn’t want to keep secrets from Qiu Yan, but she had to.

Because everyone in the Capital had their eyes on the Treasure Pavilion, all wanting to know who the owner was. Until she could protect herself sufficiently, Chunyu wouldn’t tell anyone.

Besides, such a big secret would be a burden for young Qiu Yan, making her restless day and night.

"Jade sister, my mother said she wants to hold a chrysanthemum viewing event, will you come?"

Would she be personally invited to a flower viewing banquet?

Chunyu smiled at Qiu Yan; this was just a young girl’s wishful thinking.

Who in the noble circles of the Capital would dare to associate with her? Even if Mrs. Qiu took pity on her, she certainly wouldn’t attend and spoil the guests’ mood. She was well aware of this and wouldn’t be that unwelcome guest.

"Jade sister, are you worried..." Of course, Qiu Yan understood, "But don’t worry, my mother likes you too, I’ll send you an invitation."

"Yan’er, I’m not worried about anything, it’s just that Panpan is still young and can’t be away from me. If she doesn’t see me, she’ll cry and fuss."

Little Panpan stared at her mother’s face, her tiny head full of question marks: What is mother talking about? Why do I get the blame?

"Panpan is so well-behaved." Qiu Yan reached out her hand, "Come, let auntie hold you."

"Panpan, would you like to go with mom to auntie’s house for a flower viewing?"

"Yes..."

The crisp "yes" from Panpan astonished everyone.

"Our little Panpan is so smart, able to understand so much before she turns one."

"Indeed, this little girl is very clever. Recently, she’s been especially keen on imitating speech," Molan shared proudly, "Whatever we teach, she learns, sometimes even managing two or three words at a time, so obedient..."

"Oh, I just love our Panpan so much." Looking at the little one’s rosy cheeks and big black eyes twinkling, Qiu Yan said, "I so want to nibble on her tiny cheek!"

"That’s not allowed," Molan was startled and swiftly "snatched" Panpan away with both hands.

Chunyu... they are all just children!

The innocent young girl is going to get married and after that becomes the mother of a child; everything will change!

At this moment, Chunyu wished Nuannuan could delay her marriage by three years, so at least by then she would know what kind of husband she wanted, rather than blindly following her family’s arrangements.

"Miss, lunch is ready." Jian Lan reported, "Please proceed with Miss Qiu to dine."

"Okay," Chunyu said, "Let’s go, Yan’er, have some homestyle dishes with your sister at the estate. Jian Lan, take Taotao away for her meal; we don’t need anyone serving us."

"Yes, Miss."

Jian Lan took Taotao away, and Chunyu entered the room hand in hand with Qiu Yan.

"Jade sister, I don’t know why, but every time I come here to eat, the dishes prepared by your estate’s cook taste especially good. I can even eat until I’m stuffed," Qiu Yan said somewhat embarrassedly, "Even though we buy from the same suppliers, they can’t replicate this place’s flavor at our mansion."

"That’s because we grow our own vegetables here on the estate, and we keep our own poultry. Just half an hour ago they were still growing in the ground, and the chickens and ducks were still alive. Especially the fish, freshly caught from the pond, still jumping when served on the table..."

"Yes, yes, that’s exactly how it feels. Everything just tastes especially good," Qiu Yan said, "If it weren’t for my mother having someone bring me back, I’d really want to live here all the time."

"Haha, in the summer when mosquitoes are abundant, you wouldn’t want to live here anymore."