"Princess Consort?" The shopkeeper was taken aback. There was only one princess consort in the capital, the wife of the Prince of Nanqing. So the person in front of him was actually the Princess Consort of Nanqing.

The shopkeeper's arrogant demeanor vanished instantly. She had actually been fierce towards the Princess of Nanqing? Would the Princess of Nanqing kill her? The shopkeeper glanced fearfully at Qu Qingxi above, then quietly hid behind an embroiderer, hoping that Qu Qingxi hadn't noticed her.

"So it's the Princess Consort. This humble woman greets the Princess Consort." Having been spoken to directly by Qingdai, Madam Xu no longer pretended. With a smile on her face, she pretended to have only just noticed Qu Qingxi and began to curtsy to Qu Qingxi.

"I didn't expect Madam Xu to be here too." Qu Qingxi looked at Madam Xu with a half-smile, but did not tell Madam Xu to get up, allowing Madam Xu to kneel down and speak to her.

Seeing that Qu Qingxi did not tell her to get up immediately, Madam Xu's expression changed. She thought about it but knew she couldn't get up. No matter what, she absolutely could not get up in public without Qu Qingxi telling her to.

Even if she looked down on Qu Qingxi, Qu Qingxi was now considered a royal wife, a princess consort, while she was merely the wife of a Minister of Personnel, and could not show any dissatisfaction.

Qu Qingxi narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at the person who was curtsying. After a while, seeing that Madam Xu was almost unable to resist getting up on her own, Qu Qingxi slowly spoke.

"Oh dear, look at my memory! I've completely forgotten that Madam Xu is still bowing. Please get up quickly." Qu Qingxi seemed to realize that she hadn't called Madam Xu to get up. Her tone carried a hint of guilt, but there was no trace of self-reproach on her face.

"Thank you, Your Highness," Madam Xu replied calmly, though her words sounded quite displeased.

Qu Qingxi knew, of course, that Madam Xu was very dissatisfied, but wasn't it her who started the trouble first?

"I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe it's because I'm getting old and my memory isn't what it used to be. Is Madam Xu tired?" Qu Qingxi asked considerately, but her words immediately made Madam Xu blush.

On the surface, Qu Qingxi was talking about herself, but in reality, she was subtly mocking Madam Xu. Qu Qingxi was not even seventeen years old this year, so what did she mean by "old"? This was clearly a way of saying that she was old and didn't know the proper etiquette, and that she didn't take the initiative to greet Qu Qingxi.

Madam Xu was furious inside. Qu Qingxi, a mere young girl with a sharp tongue, dared to talk about her like that. But on the surface, she didn't dare to say anything and could only smile and agree, "It's nothing."

After saying that, Madam Xu got up and walked to the side to make way for Qu Qingxi.

Qu Qingxi smiled slightly and walked down with Qingdai and Zhang Xueliu without any politeness. When she reached Madam Xu's side, Qu Qingxi turned her head slightly to look at Madam Xu.

"Madam Xu, please continue your stroll. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now." With that, she departed.

Madam Xu lowered her head slightly, and after Qu Qingxi left, she raised her head with a bad expression, staring at Qu Qingxi's back with hatred in her eyes.

How dare this young girl bully me like this? She really doesn't know her place. If she hadn't married the Prince of Nanqing, she would probably be someone's concubine somewhere, and I wouldn't even have the right to bow to her.

The young embroiderer had just learned that Qu Qingxi was actually the Princess Consort of Nanqing. She was immediately shocked. No wonder she thought that although the lady looked young, she was beautiful and had an extraordinary temperament. So she was the Princess Consort of Nanqing.

Ahhhhh, the Princess Consort of Nanqing actually agreed to let me make clothes for her!

The young embroiderer was overjoyed, but when she turned around and saw Madam Xu's unpleasant expression, she quietly retreated to the side, trying to minimize her presence so as not to upset Madam Xu and cause her further blame.

After leaving the clothing store, the three of them got directly into the carriage.

Qingdai said angrily, "Hmph, Madam Xu is really putting on airs. She's just a second-rank noblewoman, but she really thinks she's a big shot? It's one thing that she didn't come over to pay her respects when she first saw the Princess, but she's blocking the Princess's way and won't move aside. Does she expect the Princess to make way for her?"

"It's alright, look how angry you are, it's just a small matter." Qu Qingxi just smiled.

Zhang Xueliu forced a smile but didn't say anything.

Qingdai glanced at Zhang Xueliu, "What do you think? Does this Madam Xu know any manners?"

“This servant thinks that Madam Xu is indeed somewhat ignorant of etiquette,” Zhang Xueliu chimed in.

"Exactly, she's supposed to be the wife of the Minister of Personnel, yet she doesn't even know proper etiquette. I really don't know how Lord Xu manages his household affairs," Qingdai continued to complain.

"Alright, it's just a small matter, don't worry about it." Qu Qingxi waved her hand.

After buying clothes, Qu Qingxi went to the Treasure Pavilion to buy some jewelry.

Unfortunately, not long after Qu Qingxi arrived, Madam Xu also came here and chose the second floor with Qu Qingxi.

Seeing that Qu Qingxi was looking at a gold hairpin, Madam Xu did not avoid her this time, but walked straight to Qu Qingxi and first bowed to her.

This time, there weren't many people on the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion. Besides the people from the Treasure Pavilion itself, there were only Qu Qingxi's people and the people brought by Madam Xu.

Madam Xu had just finished bowing to Qu Qingxi when she stood up before Qu Qingxi could speak. She was worried that if she didn't get up on her own initiative, Qu Qingxi wouldn't let her get up.

"Your Highness is looking at this hairpin? It does look quite nice." Madam Xu walked to Qu Qingxi's side and glanced at the gold hairpin in the glass cabinet.

The hairpin is decorated with a peony flower at the end, and a red agate is placed in the center of the flower as an embellishment. The design is novel and exquisite.

"Yes, it looks pretty good," Qu Qingxi said casually.

"How much is this gold hairpin?" Madam Xu asked the shop assistant from the Treasure Pavilion who was standing beside her.

The waiter glanced at Qu Qingxi, then smiled and said, "Madam Xu, this gold hairpin is a new style that just arrived yesterday, and it's only one thousand taels of silver."

"A thousand taels of silver?" Madam Xu was slightly surprised. It was just a gold hairpin, yet it cost so much? But she thought that the items in the Treasure Pavilion were never cheap.

Especially since Qu Qingxi had been standing there for so long, she must have taken a liking to this hairpin. Madam Xu decided to vent her anger from the clothing store earlier.

"Wrap it up for me," Madam Xu waved her hand.

“Madam Xu, this gold hairpin was first seen by our Princess Consort, how can we give it to you?” Qingdai frowned, staring at Madam Xu’s hypocritical face.

"How dare you interrupt when your mistress is speaking!" Xiao Die, the maid next to Madam Xu, immediately reprimanded Qing Dai as soon as she finished speaking.

Qu Qingxi turned her gaze to Xiaodie, but didn't say anything. She simply raised her hand to signal Qingdai that she didn't need to say anything more.