Ranxiang Inn quickly delivered the processed incense ingredients, each separated in sandalwood boxes.
This time, Qin Yuan did not make incense pills, but simply mixed the delivered ingredients in proper proportions, added mugwort, and ordered them to be burned at the gates and main halls of each courtyard.
Immediately, the mansion was filled with a strong, spicy medicinal scent.
The Old Madam Gu's orders were urgent, so Sixth Lady Gu hurriedly gathered all the tokens and account books, instructing Nanny Zhao to send them to Wutong Garden.
Nanny Zhao's expression was grave. She said, "Madam, once handed over, it might not be easy to retrieve them."
"I'm reluctant too," Sixth Lady Gu said painfully, gritting her teeth. "If only I hadn't gone to Fengxuan Pavilion to speak—who could have predicted that wretch would run away, that wretch, truly vile."
As soon as she mentioned that woman, Sixth Lady Gu's hatred intensified.
