Chapter 19 Lord Grim

As soon as the carriage curtain was lowered, Nangong Hua's expression returned to normal.

"No need, let's go home directly." He spoke clearly and his eyes were bright, without any sign of drunkenness.

Pu Qiongzhi was a little surprised, then realized that he was pretending to be drunk.

"..." Nangong Hua noticed her gaze. However, he didn't know how to react.

He wasn't a very good drinker, but he wasn't the type to get drunk after just one drink. Normally, he'd try to stop drinking when he had almost had enough, to prevent himself from getting drunk.

When drunk, he loses all his rationality and becomes extremely talkative and nagging...

He was afraid of revealing the secrets in his heart, and even more afraid that her would see his ugly side, so he insisted on not getting drunk today.

However, those people were so kind that he couldn't refuse, so he could only pretend to be drunk to escape such a situation.

The two returned to the Earl's Mansion in silence.

Pu Qiongzhi returned to her inner room and listened to Yan'er and Chunjing tell her about their gains today.

"Madam, you don't know that among the female relatives present today, more than a dozen families have asked how to comb their hair into a bun!" Yan'er told her excitedly.

"In addition, several maids asked about my and Chunjing's hair. Many also asked where to buy this headband!" Speaking of this, Yan'er couldn't stop laughing.

"Madam, before coming to the capital, asked Shopkeeper Qiao to open a few shops there first. That's truly foresight!"

After she had said so much, Chun Jing finally responded, "Madam, you are very clever."

"..." The two looked at each other and hesitated a few times.

Pu Qiongzhi had never seen them so tight-lipped, so she simply asked, "Anything else you want to say?"

"Madam, do you have any impression of Miss Pei?" Yan'er asked tentatively.

Pu Qiongzhi understood instantly, "But what's the past with Uncle?"

"Hmm..." Yan'er rubbed her hands, "I was joking with a maid and she accidentally let it slip."

"They said that the uncle was originally interested in Miss Pei, but was rejected by Miss Pei. Later, the uncle became discouraged and married you, Madam..."

Pu Qiongzhi remembered that when they got off the carriage, they did see Pei Mansion's carriage just passing by.

No wonder the uncle suddenly didn't want her to get off the car... Maybe he wanted to avoid the Pei family?

Thinking of this, she felt that everything made sense!

She was also wondering why Duke Gong Ning went to Jiangnan and arranged his marriage with her so easily without any consideration, even though the third young master of the mansion was in trouble and needed money.

But it turned out that he was heartbroken and made the decision on impulse?

No wonder Miss Pei wouldn't let her go. It turned out she was her husband's ex-lover... and they were still connected.

Since she rejected her husband in the first place, why should she be so obsessed with him now?

After thinking about it this time, Pu Qiongzhi knew the whole story and knew how to deal with it.

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"Jun Mo Xiao" is a jewelry shop under Pu's Trading Company.

In the capital, this shop, along with "Pingting" and "Zong Xiangyi", were all under the unified management of the shopkeeper Qiao.

The location where the business was originally opened was not particularly good, and the businesses of several surrounding businesses were also rather bleak.

However, on this day, business suddenly became booming, and the carriages of famous officials and noble families were still coming and going...

The shop assistants, shopkeepers and owners of the surrounding shops stare at it every day with envy!

But they were all rough and didn't understand anything about jewelry, so they could only buy one at random and take it home to show their wives.

This was the case with Liu Er, the owner of the pastry shop next door. He was jealous of the shop's popularity and went in to buy the cheapest hairpin.

It’s strange to say...what these ladies and noble ladies were vying to buy was actually an ordinary wooden stick.

He originally thought that nobles all liked gold and jade, or at least silver!

Who knew, as soon as he asked the price, he was shocked.

I didn’t expect that this unremarkable hairpin would cost five taels of silver!

He wouldn't dare spend so much silver to buy a piece of wood... You know, a silver hairpin is only worth that much!

If the lady knew he spent so much money on it, she would probably twist his ears off.

He hesitated and finally picked the cheapest velvet flower on the shelf. The five cents he spent on it made him feel so painful!

I guess those nobles must be really rich. They can buy so many such expensive and impractical things without blinking an eye... enough to buy him a whole box of snacks!

However, he didn't expect that even after returning home, his ears would not be spared.

"What did you say? You spent five cents on a silk flower? What kind of silk flower is so valuable?" His wife was also from the south, and she was so shocked that she spoke in dialect.

After twisting her ear and scolding Liu Er, she carefully looked at the silk flower in her hand. It was indeed very lifelike, the material was solid, and the color was bright...

She couldn't help but touch it again and couldn't let it go. But when she thought about the five cents this silk flower cost, she couldn't help but feel conflicted.

Liu Er saw that although his wife was cursing him, the joy in her eyes did not seem fake.

It seems that my lady really likes this silk flower from the bottom of her heart.

Thinking back to the jewelry I gave my wife before, I never saw her so surprised...

He finally understood the principle that you get what you pay for.

Thinking about this, he decided to sell snacks well!

Next time, he will buy his wife a wooden stick worth five taels of silver!

But he didn't know that his wife felt sorry for how many cakes he had to make to earn these five cents. She was grateful for his love and care, so she planned to do some needlework and buy him a new pair of shoes...

No matter what, "Jun Moxiao" has completely opened up the market this time.

Because the raw materials of this batch of goods are really worthless, they are pleasing to the eye and coincide with the good time for selling Liuyun brocade, so they are sought after by noble ladies and have caused quite a sensation. Ordinary people who are curious and have some money will also spend some time to buy them and wear them.

This little luxury doesn't cost much but can bring them a lot of happiness.

This is the reason why Pu Qiongzhi is sure that this batch of goods can be sold out quickly.

At the same time, "Zong Xiangyi" and "Pingting" gradually opened up as Pu Qiongzhi participated in various banquets.

Pu's Trading Company created a craze in a short period of time.

While doing their daily chores, Yan'er and Chunjing couldn't help but look over and over the account books that Pu Qiongzhi had already reviewed and found no problems.

"I really made so much! How could I make so much?" Yan'er was overjoyed and told Pu Qiongzhi that he had calculated it several times and the profit was several times more than when he was in Jiangnan.

Chun Jing sighed, "No wonder Madam went to such lengths to come to the capital. It's really easier to beg for food at the feet of the Emperor!"

"Go away! Who wants to beg for food? We are making a lot of money now!" Yan'er couldn't bear to hear this.

The two of them were laughing and bickering, while Pu Qiongzhi focused her thoughts on the restaurant.

To her, earning money is just a string of numbers.

Rather than enjoying the achievement of making money, she enjoys the process of thinking about making money more.