Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 588: Sending a message, is Nianran in danger?

"My servant is of low status, thank you for your praise, young lady." The maid could hardly suppress the smile in the corners of her eyes. She also felt that it was too unfair for her to be a maid. Although it was obviously unfair that she was born inferior to others, she would not accept her fate. She thought that she could rely on herself and sooner or later she would be able to make a name for herself and get rid of her status as a slave. So she usually would secretly buy some cosmetics or new clothes and dress herself a little differently from the other maids, thinking that maybe one day she would be noticed by Prince Hong or the nobles. In this way, she would be able to soar to the sky. Even if she was a concubine, it would be much better than now.

"Well, I'm telling the truth. My sister is naturally beautiful, but..."

"What is it?" When the maid heard her say this, she immediately looked at her seriously.

"It's just that your skin is a little darker." Chen Nianran said with some regret.

"I think so too." How could she not know that what bothered her most was her skin, which was sallow and dull. No matter how she dressed up, it was still lacking. She looked up at Chen Nian, then quickly lowered her head and said, "Miss's skin is smooth and white, which is very enviable."

"Actually, I used to be the same as you. You may not know that I came from the countryside, where I was exposed to the wind and sun, and my skin was even worse than yours."

"Then how did you become what you are now?" the maid asked with envy. She had also heard a little about what happened to this young lady when she returned from the countryside.

"Well, thanks to my good luck, I met a girl who said her ancestors had a secret recipe for skin care, which she would not tell ordinary people. I was indebted to her, so she gave me a bottle of the skin care ointment. After I used it, my skin became like this now. But unfortunately, I have used it up and was planning to go to her to buy some more. Unfortunately, I have entered the Prince's Mansion and it will be difficult to get out."

"Where is the girl who sells ointments? If you are at ease, I can go buy some for you."

"Is this... okay? If the prince knew about this, would he be angry?"

"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how would others know?" When the maid heard about such a thing, she wanted to leave the house immediately to find the person she was talking about.

"That's true, but that girl has a strange temper and personality. She won't trust ordinary people easily. How about this, you go find me some paper and pen, and I'll write her a letter. After she reads it, she will definitely give you the things."

"Okay." The maid took her to the courtyard, found a pen and paper, asked her to write, put the letter away, and then looked at her and said, "Miss, it's getting late now, you should rest first. I will help you get things done tomorrow morning."

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work. Take this silver. One can is enough for me. You buy two cans and I will keep the other one for you." Chen Nianran took out the silver and gave it to her.

"Thank you, miss."

"By the way, sister, I haven't asked you what your name is yet?"

"The servant Liu Xu."

"Liu catkins, what a good name, pure white, graceful and elegant."

"Miss, then you should have a good rest. If you need anything, please call me at any time. I will be down first." After receiving Chen Nianran's praise, Liu Xu went down happily.

"Okay, Sister Liu Xu."

After seeing the people leave, Chen Nianran took off his disguise and walked around the room. He didn't know whether this maid could bring the message to Yao Qingnian tomorrow. He hoped that she could receive the message. Otherwise, it would be troublesome for him to leave the Prince Hong's Mansion.

The next day, the maid Liu Xu took the letter written by Chen Nianran and walked to the place she said. When she arrived outside the courtyard, Liu Xu knocked on the door. The doorman saw that it was a maid and asked, "Who are you looking for, young lady?"

"I'm looking for Miss Qingnian. Our lady said that she had run out of skin care cream and asked me to come and buy some from her. By the way, this is the letter she wrote. She said that after reading it, Miss Qingnian will naturally understand." Liu Xu took out the letter written by Chen Nianran.

The guard looked at her suspiciously, then held the letter and asked her to wait a moment while he went in to report.

"Miss, there is a girl outside the door. She said her wife asked her to come to you to buy some skin care cream. It sounded strange to me. I thought she was a liar or something, but she took out this letter and asked me to give it to you."

"Let me see." Yao Qingnian opened the letter. It read: "Miss Qingnian, I used your skin care cream last time and it worked very well. I have used up a bottle. I wanted to come to you in person to buy it, but now I have something important to do and it is inconvenient for me to leave the house. I asked my maid to come to you to buy it again. The signature is Chen Nianran from the Prince's Mansion."

"The Prince's Mansion? Wasn't Nianran in Minister Shen's Mansion? Why did he go there? Could something have happened?" Yao Qingnian stood up and asked someone to invite Liu Xu in.

After a while, the servant brought the catkins up, and Yao Qingnian came out in disguise, looked at her and asked, "Sister, did you say your wife wanted this ointment?"

"Yes." Liu Xu felt inexplicably nervous.

"Don't be nervous, I just want to confirm with you. After all, this ointment is an heirloom from my ancestors, and I won't reveal it to ordinary people. As far as I know, isn't Miss Chen a lady from the Shangshu Mansion? How come she became your aunt?" Yao Qingnian said softly.

"Yes, but she will be the lady of our house soon. Please don't ask too much. I don't know the details. I am just here to buy things."

"Okay, you came here suddenly, and I just sold the skin beautifying cream to someone else this morning. How about this? When I have it prepared, I will personally deliver it to the Prince's Mansion to your wife."

"This..." Liu Xu hesitated.

"This skin beautifying cream is hard to come by, and you can't just buy it with money. I just happen to have the raw materials now, and I only agreed to give you two bottles for Miss Chen's sake. If you don't want it, forget it, please go back."

"No! We want it! Just send it to the Prince's Mansion when you're done. I'll go back and talk to the Madam." Thinking of Chen Nianran's delicate skin, the maid didn't want to miss such an opportunity easily, so she had to agree. She put down the silver and went back.

After returning to the mansion, the maid went to report to Chen Nianran.

"Sister Liu Xu, what happened? Did you get it back?" She waited in the house for a long time and finally saw the maid Liu Xu coming back.

"Miss Nianran, I went there at an unlucky time. The skin beautifying cream has already been bought by someone else. Miss Qingnian said it's out of stock now, but don't worry, she said she will personally deliver it when it's ready."

"Okay, I get it. You've been busy all morning and you've worked hard. Sit down and have some snacks."

"Miss, no, I am a slave, how can I be on an equal footing with you?"