Chapter 8 Encounter
"Ninth Young Master, your black jade bracelet has been finished. Take a look at it. Black jade is rare, and this bracelet is even more rare and top quality. The water head is very good and the whole body is ink green. There are no cracks and no cotton.
many…"
In Pinxuan Building, a handsome young man in blue robe was holding a bracelet and admiring it at the light.
This young master was Mei Shijiu, whom all the women in the imperial city wanted to marry. All the women in the imperial city called him Jiulang. Mei Shijiu was born with extraordinary handsomeness, and was versatile in both civil and military affairs. Even the emperor was full of praise for him.
"...Pinxuanlou's craftsmanship is really reassuring. It's not bad. Help me wrap it up." The voice was clear and somewhat deep, which made people feel particularly comfortable.
"Ninth Young Master, just be satisfied. Ninth Young Master, we have recently received a batch of new goods, which are very good. Do you want to pick them out?"
"No need." After saying that, he was about to leave but heard a woman's voice outside the screen.
Mei Shijiu stopped walking reflexively, and the shopkeeper and Xiao Si Aqing, who was following beside him, understood and kept silent.
Hesitantly, Jiu Gongzi is too attractive. He has been surrounded by women since he was a child, so he avoids women whenever he can.
"Miss, the things here are so beautiful!"
Tao'er had never seen the world, and Yun Chuxue was no better. The master and servant's eyes lit up as soon as they entered Pinxuan Tower.
The young lady greeting her secretly murmured in her heart, she didn't look like a young lady from a small family in her dress, so why was she so...
"Madam, are the things on the second floor more expensive than those below?"
"Yes, the jewelry upstairs is relatively more expensive than the ones below. Look, miss, no matter the style, craftsmanship, or materials used, there is no other jewelry store in the imperial city. Many ladies in the city are from us.
Frequent customer, what kind of thing does the lady like? I have chosen it for you."
A businessman is just a customer, and it doesn't matter who he is as long as he can afford the money.
Yun Chuxue looked at the jewelry on the counter and hesitated for a moment before looking at Mother Li, and said uncertainly: "Mother Li, can I pick some?"
"The eldest lady said that what Miss Six likes is to buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones after we finish the selection."
Mother Li couldn't help but feel a little...complex when she saw Yun Chuxue's eyes shining when she saw the gold and silver jewelry.
The Yun Mansion is not a small family. If people see Miss Yun Mansion in this unseen state of the world, they will definitely laugh. But Miss Sixth is now like this... which is not what she wants. Who would have thought that,
The dignified Miss Yunfu almost starved to death in the mansion.
Why……
"Lady, please bring me some gold and silver jewelry. No jewelry or jade, just gold and silver!"
With the help of Mother Li, Yun Chuxue also has confidence.
"...Miss, wait a moment, I'll get it for you." It's really tacky! Nowadays, there are no young ladies and ladies in the imperial city who only wear gold and silver. Which young lady is this?
The young lady quickly took out a plate of jewelry and began to introduce it.
"This, this, and this and this...!"
Yun Chuxue didn't even look at the styles or try them on. She picked two small gold jewelry and a few silver jewelry with one finger and stopped looking at them.
"…Do you want these, Miss?"
Looking at the posture just now, the young lady thought she was a big customer.
"That's all, please wrap it up, thank you!"
Facing other gold and silver jewelry, Yun Chuxue didn't take another look at them after choosing them.
It was a bit beyond Mother Li's expectation. Although the eldest lady had said that she would just let the sixth lady choose, and if the money was not enough, she would ask the clerk to go to the house to settle the bill. However, if the young lady really acted harshly, she just didn't know how to measure it. She wanted to remind her but she couldn't say it.
,did not expect…
"Miss Sixth, don't you want to look at it again?"
Mother Li tried her hand.
Yun Chuxue smiled slightly and shook her head: "No, that's enough. I'll bother Mother Li to check out."
"...Then this slave will go and settle the bill." Mother Li breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to follow the young lady to settle the bill.
"Miss, there are so many beautiful jewelry, why did you choose only those few? The eldest lady told you..."
Tao'er looked puzzled and felt a little painful looking at the jewelry.
Yun Chuxue looked around to make sure there was no one there, and whispered to Tao'er: "I'm still young and don't need these. Tao'er, when I go to buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones later, I'll ask you to go to West Street to buy them.
Pastries, you can exchange those jewelry pieces for silver. They are all new, so you shouldn’t lose much. By the way, you left... a small gold hairpin... You spent money on something, so you should show it to the eldest lady.
.”
Behind the screen, the shopkeeper looked embarrassed. Whose young lady is this? There is something hard to describe, which makes people curious.
Although Mei Shijiu's face was expressionless, he couldn't help but glance through the crack.
I heard the tone of the words, thinking that she must be fourteen or fifteen years old, but looking at her now, she is just a little girl of eight or nine years old.
She is very thin, especially when viewed from the side. Red is an extremely heavy color, and most people can't hold it down. But this little woman is well dressed, but she is too thin, and her face has no color, but her pair of
The big eyes make people want to look at them more.
"...In exchange for money?" Tao'er didn't respond.
Yun Chuxue stopped smiling and looked at the jewelry on the counter and said softly: "I don't forget my hunger when I'm full. I'm penniless. At the moment, I look like I have enough food and clothing, but in fact I'm dependent on others. It's all temporary. If I say no, it's gone.
Even though it's not much, it's better than having nothing at all. You know what kind of life I lived before..."
Taoer stared at Yun Chuxue speechless, how could she not know!
"But it's okay. As long as you work hard to live, I believe it will get better and better."
Yun Chuxue smiled and comforted herself.
"...Then why didn't the young lady choose a few more things just now? It's rare for the eldest lady to be so generous."
"What people fear most is lack of propriety!" What she just took is what the eldest lady can still accept at the moment. Anything more would be lack of propriety.
Tao'er seemed to understand, but it seemed to make sense. Miss Six had really changed and seemed a little...unfathomable.
It's obviously the same person, but why does he change so much after getting sick?
"Sixth Miss, that's it! Let's go. After buying pens, ink, paper and inkstones, the eldest girls have almost returned from Mei Mansion."
"Here comes Mother Li."
Yun Chuxue stopped looking at things that didn't belong to her and looked at things without intention.
It wasn't until they left that Mei Shijiu walked out of the screen.
"Sir, whose family's young lady is this? I just heard them mention Mei Mansion, is it our family? This young lady is not old enough to live a life! It sounds like she is usually at home..."
"Don't discuss other people's affairs unreasonably."
Mei Shijiu said sternly, and Ah Qing immediately shut up and lowered his head. He couldn't help mumbling a few words.
"Ninth Young Master, please!"
After hearing what the little girl said, the shopkeeper was a little embarrassed and secretly curious.
When sending Mei Shijiu out, he looked at the young lady in the shop and asked casually, "Which house is this guest from?"
The young lady looked at the carriageway leaving: "I just found out that it is the carriage from Yun Mansion."
Mei Shi, who had just entered the carriage, had sharp ears and just listened.
Yun Mansion? When I went to pay my respects to my grandmother today, it seemed that the female gentleman from the Yun family would go to Mei Mansion today.
"Sir, are you going home or not?" Ah Qing asked as the carriage drove by.
Chapter completed!