Chapter 260: Is This Taste That Strong?
Life in the Li Mansion was filled with good food and drink, herbal baths, practicing cultivation, and learning etiquette. Every day was very regular.
However, Song Tiantian knew that such days would not last long.
But she had to admire the Li Mansion; their onboarding training lasted a full three months.
To be honest, three months was enough time to boil a frog in warm water, slowly consuming it.
This physical training was useful. Song Tiantian now felt like a very mature maid.
Unfortunately, in three months, there wasn’t a single day off, and she couldn’t even explore White Jade City.
Upon entering White Jade City, the System retreated into Song Tiantian’s body, not daring to leave for even a moment.
Unlike before, when it could help Song Tiantian keep watch and scout the surroundings.
According to the System, there were powerful individuals in the Li Mansion. If it showed itself, it would be captured.
And White Jade City had artifacts from the West Mountain Divine Hall. If it roamed the city, it would be detected by these artifacts.
The System didn’t know the consequences of being captured, but it always felt that being captured was bad.
Soon, after three months, the Minor Selection would arrive.
The only useful thing Song Tiantian learned was the Tea Ceremony.
And the Tea Ceremony was their Minor Selection exam.
If she had known the Tea Ceremony back then, Dr. Bai probably wouldn’t have needed her to explain the efficacy of Cold Fragrance Number One when making it; he would have been able to take it himself.
As a mute who couldn’t speak, the spots on her face hadn’t been removed. While the herbal bath could whiten her skin, Song Tiantian had the System absorb the medicinal power and then recycled it to make a whitening cream, waiting for an opportunity to sell it.
This resulted in Song Tiantian’s face not becoming white, but rather a bit sallow.
Coupled with a faint, lingering odor.
This was certainly not pleasing.
Song Tiantian felt she would absolutely not be chosen as a Concubine.
If someone truly had such a peculiar taste, it would be hard to say who was taking advantage of whom.
“Hehehe! This old girl is so ugly, can’t speak, and has body odor. I’m worried about getting infected by the smell even if she’s used as a cauldron. Where did they find such a gem! I’m worried she’ll stink up the ore even if she’s used for mining. This kind of trash actually took a first-class spot? Just because her Qi and Blood are decent? This is too ridiculous. She’s so old, even if she didn’t practice any Cultivation Method, just eating enough, she could reach this level!”
The Master is right, this old girl is truly too ugly.
Song Tiantian didn’t look up, as the steward had taught her that maids shouldn’t look directly at their masters. She knelt on the ground obediently.
She wasn’t exaggerating; she hadn’t deliberately made herself ugly. Her face had no acne, only a few freckles.
And the smell wasn’t obvious, just a little, not strong!
Also, what old girl? She had a baby face and was still young!
“Young Master Jiu, Yanlong Village is poor in supplies. Steward Jia initially thought this girl could reach the strength of an Eight-star Strongman, which shows some ability.
Mainly, when this girl first arrived, she looked like this. Compared to those starving young maids, she was still a bit pretty. But for some reason, after soaking her in the herbal bath for a long time, there was no change. I had someone investigate, and it turns out people from Yanlong Village found her outside.
She might have been a maid before and already used the herbal bath, so there was no change. Considering her age, she might have been a maid in another family before. I suspect that with so many flaws, she could still live well, meaning she might have some extraordinary skills.”
Steward Wang stepped forward and said to Young Master Jiu.
To be honest, among all the girls, Song Tiantian was the most eye-catching.
Perhaps due to the initial impression, he actually thought Song Tiantian looked quite good, with a lot of Life Force. As for the smell, it wasn’t very strong, because the maids who had just entered were all smellier than Song Tiantian.
Now that they were clean, in comparison, Song Tiantian was a bit pathetic.
After three months of training, although Song Tiantian was a mute, her ability to learn was quite strong, and her performance was decent. While not the best, she was still among the top ten.
However, during these three months, everyone became more beautiful, but Song Tiantian’s appearance didn’t improve.
When she first arrived, Song Tiantian was definitely the most beautiful.
“What nonsense! She’s been a maid before, her potential is all used up, what use is she? Take her to make elixirs! Remember, take her to the alchemy furnace for refining elixirs for Pet Beasts. She’s so smelly, don’t contaminate the alchemy furnace my Pet Beasts use to take medicine. The lowest-grade alchemy furnace, refine elixirs to sell to the Pet Beasts of those low-class people.”
Pet Beasts don’t eat just any trash elixir. If the Pet Beasts eat this disgusting old girl, what if they also get this disgusting smell on them?
Song Tiantian was speechless. The smell on her was the scent of Cold Fragrance Number Two, and it was a greatly weakened version of the smell.
Cold Fragrance Number Two was very popular in Qingshan City.
It was also very popular throughout the Flower Country.
And if you didn’t get close to her, you couldn’t smell it at all.
Ji Yue and Chun Yue, for example, showed no reaction at all.
Neither of them could smell the scent on Song Tiantian.
In their eyes, Song Tiantian should have been cleaner than them.
This Young Master Jiu and his Pet Beasts had almost identical preferences.
Chun Yue and Song Tiantian had lived in the same courtyard for half a month. Song Tiantian had also helped her with a lot of chores, given her candy, and more importantly, Song Tiantian had come to replace her brother.
Moreover, the days here, although the steward was fierce, were much better than in Yanlong Village.
Her Treatment in Yanlong Village wasn’t very good either.
She was living a heavenly life here.
Chun Yue immediately stepped forward and knelt before Young Master Jiu.
She pleaded for Song Tiantian, “Young Master Jiu, Zhe Yue is very intelligent, she just can’t speak. The tea she brews is so fragrant, please give her a chance!”
“Who do you think you are, to dare address Young Master Jiu? Get lost!”
Steward Wang kicked Chun Yue away with a single foot.
However, he had held back some of his strength, so Chun Yue would only suffer minor injuries.
Here, kindness was the most worthless of Things, and could even be a life-threatening Thing. He had punished her, so Young Master Jiu wouldn’t punish her again.
Song Tiantian was a little touched. She hadn’t expected Chun Yue to plead for her.
Song Tiantian performed a very standard bow to Young Master Jiu.
At this moment, she was glad she was a mute and didn’t have to speak much.
After bowing, Song Tiantian walked to the tea table.
She did not perform the Tea Ceremony.
There were no flashy dance moves.
After all, she had some experience from previously making Cold Fragrance series potions.
Those could be considered both potions and tea drinks.
Moreover, this Young Master Jiu clearly didn’t have much patience for her.
