At this moment, there were quite a few guests at the entrance of Huayan Tower. Now there were also some on - looking passers - by, blocking Xie Jiuan's view. Xie Jiuan frowned. He couldn't see clearly, but he still kept searching in the crowd for that familiar white figure.
"What's going on? Brother Jiu, do you want to go down and have a look?"
Xie Yuwen also noticed the situation at Huayan Tower. He asked Xie Jiuan. Instead of answering immediately, Xie Jiuan first thought for a while.
Xie Jiuan knew Gu Jiangyue's intentions. Anyway, when it came to the production of rouge, Xie Jiuan could guarantee that there must be no problem.
If so, the people causing trouble now probably had premeditated plans to ruin the reputation of Huayan Tower.
"You can go. I'll watch from here."
Xie Jiuan regained his calm look and slowly sipped his wine.
If he went there now and just spoke in defense of Huayan Tower, he would confirm his identity as the owner of Huayan Tower.
Moreover, with his reputation in the capital, it was inevitable that the on - looking crowd would think that the others reconciled just to avoid offending the Ninth Prince.
By then, as long as he stood there, no one would be willing to listen to Gu Jiangyue. It was better to let Xie Yuwen go first. It was more appropriate for him to stay here.
"Okay."
Xie Yuwen didn't decline. He stood up and went downstairs directly, walking in the direction of Huayan Tower.
Gu Jiangyue didn't know what exactly had happened. She was originally introducing the rouge to a customer when she heard a loud shout saying that Huayan Tower was indifferent to human life.
After Gu Jiangyue settled the guests and walked out, she saw a girl kneeling and crying at the entrance of Huayan Tower.
She buried her face in her hands, crying miserably. But through her fingers, Gu Jiangyue still saw the ulcerated pustules on her face.
Gu Jiangyue frowned slightly. She was not an irresponsible person. The prescriptions she asked Xiyun to choose were all mild ones from the beauty - preserving secret recipes. Logically, such a situation should not occur.
Moreover, before every customer bought something, Gu Jiangyue would ask them to try it first. This situation was beyond Gu Jiangyue's plan.
The girl just knelt at the store entrance, sobbing. More and more on - lookers gathered around, wanting to see what was going on. But due to the rumor in the capital that this was Xie Jiuan's store, they were a bit afraid to watch the excitement.
"Miss, could you please tell me what exactly happened?"
Gu Jiangyue couldn't just let the girl kneel there. She quickly stepped forward and wanted to help her up, but was pushed away by the girl. Gu Jiangyue didn't expect it. She staggered a few steps. If it weren't for Xiyun's support, she might have fallen to the ground.
Xie Yuwen was standing in the crowd. Seeing this scene, he seemed a bit dissatisfied. He frowned. The clarity in his deep - brown pupils disappeared. Looking at the crying girl on the ground, there was a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
He didn't tell her to do such a thing.
The girl's disobedience to his order made Xie Yuwen a bit angry.
Seeing that Gu Jiangyue had been attracted to her, the girl on the ground quietly glanced around. When she saw that quite a few people had gathered, she was satisfied and began to tell the whole story.
The face buried in her hands slowly lifted. The horrifying appearance of this face shocked everyone present.
Her face was full of pustules. At first glance, it was a bright red mess. Some had already ulcerated, which made people tremble with fear.
Everyone was so scared that they took a small step back. Then there were waves of discussions. Many people looked at the things they had just bought in Huayan Tower, and there was a hint of hesitation in their eyes.
"My name is Hexiang. A few days ago, when Huayan Tower opened, I came here to buy some rouge. But after I used it, my face... my face..."
Hexiang started sobbing again. Even though she didn't finish her sentence, everyone understood what she meant.
After Hexiang used the rouge from Huayan Tower, she was disfigured.
Hexiang's clothes didn't look rich. Everyone present had heard of the price of the rouge in Huayan Tower. Inevitably, they felt pity for Hexiang, whose shoulders were still shaking.
Gu Jiangyue scanned the looks of the people staring at her. There were criticism and doubt, as if they were all waiting for her answer.
When Huayan Tower first opened, Gu Jiangyue was also in the store. In her memory, she had never seen such a woman. Moreover, Hexiang said that she came to buy the rouge when Huayan Tower first opened.
At that time, Huayan Tower wasn't very famous. It was just novel. Many customers just asked the price and then left. Why would Hexiang, whose family wasn't well - off, buy it?
Gu Jiangyue frowned slightly. She tugged at Xiyun standing beside her and whispered,
"Would the symptoms be so serious if someone was allergic to the rouge?"
If Hexiang really had such a situation because of their rouge, Gu Jiangyue would definitely not ignore it. But if not, Gu Jiangyue would definitely not let it go.
The beauty - preserving secret recipe was Xiyun's family's ancestral formula. She was already very familiar with the formula and allergic symptoms.
Hearing Gu Jiangyue's words, Xiyun carefully examined Hexiang's face for a while, and then answered affirmatively,
"The other prescriptions haven't been made yet. But for the ones currently sold in the store, the allergic symptoms will definitely not be like this. Maybe this girl remembered wrongly. It wasn't our family's rouge."
Remembered wrongly?
Gu Jiangyue snorted coldly. How could it be as simple as just remembering wrongly? But in the eyes of ordinary people, it was probably hard to believe that a woman would sacrifice her face to achieve a certain goal.
But if Hexiang really came, Gu Jiangyue wouldn't have no impression at all. When something was abnormal, there must be something fishy. Moreover, Hexiang was so certain. There must be something complicated going on.
"Miss Hexiang, do you still remember which kind of rouge you bought?"
Gu Jiangyue calmed down again. Without any previous panic, she coldly asked Hexiang.
"Furong Cream!"
Seeing Gu Jiangyue asking her, Hexiang immediately stopped crying and quickly answered, as if she knew Gu Jiangyue would ask her this question and had prepared the answer in advance.
Gu Jiangyue calmly asked again, "And how many taels of silver did you spend? What exact time did you come to buy it?"
Hexiang's gloating look dimmed. Her voice became stuttering.
Xie Yuwen just casually glanced at Hexiang through the crowd and then shifted his gaze to Gu Jiangyue. He didn't expect that she had already noticed the clue so quickly.
"I forgot. I just bought it here. Are you so aggressive because you don't want to take responsibility?"
Hexiang's family wasn't well - off. She had never even been here. Even the name "Furong Cream" was told to her by others. How could she know so clearly? She simply stopped thinking. Her eyes were filled with tears, as if she would burst into tears the next second, looking like she had suffered a great injustice.
But before she could cry, a lazy voice came,
"Miss, this is clearly a symptom of pollen allergy. What does it have to do with their rouge?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice. The speaker was a man in a dark - purple brocade robe. There were all kinds of silver ornaments on his body. As he moved, they constantly collided and made sounds, looking ostentatious and luxurious.
Xie Jiuan, who was in the restaurant, also noticed the person coming. When he saw the person's face clearly, he couldn't help but clench the wine cup in his hand.
Why is he here!