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Chapter 176: Chapter 176: The Three Women are Driven Mad by Zhan Lan!
Zhan Lan loves seeing Xiao Tao with a happy look on her face.
In her previous life, this girl didn’t share her prosperity and even died protecting her. How could she bear to see her suffer in this life?
Xiao Tao is a greedy little girl who feels satisfied with delicious food. Her eyes brightening, she exclaimed, "Miss, are you really taking us to a restaurant?"
"It’s not just as simple as going to a restaurant!" Zhan Lan was delighted by the thought of Mrs. Li wailing alone at home while they enjoyed themselves outside.
Currently, she wasn’t lacking silver, it was about time to enjoy the life she never had a chance to indulge in before!
"Great!" Xiao Tao shook her head excitedly, while Liu Xi smiled sweetly.
First, Zhan Lan took them both to Bai Xiang Pavilion.
As the three of them entered, Zhan Lan noticed Bai Lu and Cui Ying choosing newly arrived rouge and face powder.
Upon seeing Zhan Lan, Cui Ying’s eyes filled with jealousy. She turned her head and nudged Bai Lu’s arm, "Look who’s here!"
Bai Lu was startled at first when she saw Zhan Lan, then sarcastically remarked, "Wow, I didn’t expect Miss Zhan Lan to fancy rouge and face powder! So the pretty little face is made up with these cosmetics!"
Zhan Lan ignored Bai Lu, instead, she asked Xiao Tao, "Did Little Black come along?"
Xiao Tao shook her head, "No, miss!"
Zhan Lan crossed her arms, puzzled, "That’s strange, I thought I heard a dog barking!"
Both Liu Xi and Xiao Tao were holding back laughter, while Bai Lu, feeling stifled, pointed at Zhan Lan and said, "Whom are you calling a dog!"
Ignoring her, Zhan Lan walked to the counter and looking at the elegant cosmetics boxes said, "Bring me three boxes of your best rouge."
Cui Ying made a sarcastic remark, "Miss Zhan, the rouge here isn’t cheap. The best powder could cost hundreds of silver."
Bai Lu chimed in, "Exactly, the most expensive ones cost over a thousand silver per box. Can you afford it?"
The shopkeeper, seeing the tension among the trio, immediately put on a smile and said, "These two ladies aren’t entirely correct. Our top grade rouge is called Red Face, priced at a thousand silver per box because it contains deep sea pearl foam, and only one box is produced every three months, making it extremely precious. The second grade called Pink Peony costs five hundred silver per box, and we only have two boxes. These two ladies are considering whether or not to buy."
Cui Ying and Bai Lu saw the shopkeeper carefully taking out a box made of golden Phoebe wood, revealing a rouge box inside, the contents of which were of high quality, shining with the luster of deep sea pearls. Certainly, this would give a splendid complexion if applied to the face.
"Shopkeeper, why didn’t you show this earlier!" scolded Cui Ying.
The shopkeeper scratched her head; she knew the financial capability of these two ladies. Speaking of five hundred silver, they could almost afford it.
But a thousand might be too much for them.
The last box of Red Face rouge was bought by the princess three months ago.
As Cui Ying and Bai Lu were counting their silver to see if they had enough, Zhan Lan calmly placed two thousand silver notes on the table.
Her voice clear and melodious, "Shopkeeper, the Red Face and two boxes of Pink Peony, I’ll take them all!"
Cui Ying stared wide-eyed at Zhan Lan, and Bai Lu’s mouth gaped open.
Both were baffled as to where Zhan Lan had gotten so much silver from.
Two thousand in silver notes, casually placed on the table, might be mistaken for just two hundred by an unknowing bystander.
Seemingly, these silver notes meant nothing to her!
The shopkeeper picked up the silver notes, confirmed the amount, and was ecstatic. Previously, the other two ladies had already spent a quarter of an hour here undecided about whether to buy the five hundred silver box of Pink Peony.
Unexpectedly, this beautiful lady who just came in bought three boxes at once!
Two thousand silver!
Bai Lu grabbed Zhan Lan’s sleeve and said, "No, you can’t buy the Pink Peony, Cui Ying and I want it!"
Zhan Lan shook her off, and Bai Lu stumbled, steadied by Cui Ying.
"You’re going too far!" Bai Lu cried out in anger.
Cui Ying echoed, "Exactly, Zhan Lan, we all come from the same academy, how can you bully people like this!"
Zhan Lan coldly looked at the two of them, "If you wanted to buy, you should have done so earlier. You didn’t buy, so what’s wrong if I buy two boxes of Pink Peony for my maids?"
"What?!" Bai Lu and Cui Ying exclaimed in unison, unable to believe that the rouge they had hesitated for ages to buy was casually purchased by Zhan Lan and given to her maids!
Is Zhan Lan squandering on them?
Does this mean she views them on the same level as her maids?
Even the shopkeeper was stunned.
This lady is truly generous, using such expensive rouge even for her household maids!
All the shop boys were astonished; this young mistress is really lavish!
Two thousand silvers worth of rouge and face powder, bought without even blinking.
The maids are using rouge that costs five hundred silvers per box.
Xiao Tao and Liu Xi were also dumbfounded; they had been looking at the cheapest rouge, not expecting their master to buy them such expensive ones!
If Cui Ying and Bai Lu weren’t there, they would have definitely tried to stop Zhan Lan.
But now, watching their young mistress leave Bai Xiang Pavilion so confidently, beautifully, and wealthily, how could they not feel exultant and immensely satisfied!
The shopkeeper personally escorted Zhan Lan and her two companions onto the carriage.
Leaving behind Bai Lu, stomping in anger, and Cui Ying, who felt even more jealous of Zhan Lan.
Cui Ying thought to herself, could it be that Zhan Lan seduced Yan using such expensive rouge?
Just as the two were about to leave, they saw Zhan Xuerou stepping down from the carriage. She walked in, greeted Cui Ying and Bai Lu, then turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, I heard your top-grade rouge has arrived, I want to buy it."
The shopkeeper looked at Zhan Xuerou’s face full of anticipation and necessity, and said hesitantly, "Miss Zhan, Red Face has already been sold, if you want to buy it, you’ll have to wait three more months!"
Zhan Xuerou’s pupils shrank as she screeched, "Who bought it!"
Cui Ying immediately said, "It was your family’s adopted daughter, Zhan Lan!"
Bai Lu also rolled her eyes and added, "Exactly! Who knows where she got the silver from, she spent two thousand silvers on three boxes of rouge!"
"Such bad luck, it was actually Zhan Lan!" Zhan Xuerou clenched her fists in anger. She had heard that the princess bought a box of Red Face, and being vain and saving her silver, she wanted to buy a box of Red Face rouge at the same level as the princess.
She never expected it to be snatched by Zhan Lan first!
All three ladies were infuriated by Zhan Lan!
How could they have imagined that a minor adopted daughter of the Zhan Family could now be so imposing!
Not only had she made her achievements known, but she had also become the Martial Arts Champion, possessed so much silver, and even knew the powerful Seal Keeper of the Xingtian Department, Mu Yan!
Zhan Xuerou, disheartened, turned and walked away, Cui Ying and Bai Lu also left in dismay.
The shopkeeper suddenly realized, the woman who bought Red Face was named Zhan Lan!
The Zhan family’s adopted daughter?
The shopkeeper’s eyes brightened, so it was Zhan Lan!
Not only had she achieved military accolades, but in a few days, the emperor would also decree her the title of Martial Arts Champion, truly a role model among the women of Nanjin!
Thinking this, the shopkeeper felt secretly relieved that the Red Face rouge was not sold to these three jealous ladies.
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Xiao Tao, holding a box of rouge she could never afford in her life, sobbed in the carriage saying, "Miss, I feel like I’m dreaming!"
Zhan Lan laughed, "Come on, to the clothing store, let’s buy you two new clothes!"
"Ah!" Both of their mouths could nearly fit two eggs.
Zhan Lan flicked her fringe and said, "What are you looking at? You are my maids, you need to make me look good!"
The three of them then bought some beautiful winter clothes.
Eventually, Zhan Lan led them to a place she most wanted to visit!
