Chapter 146 Business from the Prime Minister's Mansion
Liu Mingyue picked up the teacup and when she lowered her eyes, a piece of white catkins fell on her knuckles and melted away in an instant.
"Master, it's snowing." Peanut's joyful voice sounded beside her ear. Liu Mingyue raised her head and saw snowflakes falling slowly. In a blink of an eye, winter had arrived in the capital.
"Yes, it's snowing." Liu Mingyue felt a little lost. A year passed in the blink of an eye.
Liu Mingyue held the jade pendant hanging around her waist. Since she couldn't take the initiative to approach the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she might as well wear her mother's jade pendant every day. She would always meet people from the Prime Minister's Mansion as long as she moved around in the capital.
It's not that she hadn't thought about going directly to the house, but doing so would seem too strange and she was afraid that it would arouse groundless suspicion from the people in the prime minister's residence.
My mother got lost when she was young, so it is impossible for her to know her own life experience. If she finds the prime minister's mansion without any warning, it will only make them look like they have ulterior motives. I am afraid that they will not be able to recognize their relatives and will get into trouble.
After much thought, the only option left was to wait for others to discover this method, so Liu Mingyue often walked around the capital city dressed as a woman.
Firstly, it was to attract the attention of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and secondly, it was to find an opportunity to talk to Bai Ziyu.
Before Liu Mingyue knew how to reconcile with Bai Ziyu, she had already waited for the opportunity to get in touch with the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"There have been a lot of exciting things happening in the capital recently. New Year's Day will be in two months. Before that, it will be Prime Minister Yin's 55th birthday. I heard that the Prime Minister's Mansion is planning to hold a big birthday banquet this year. The current emperor has even ordered the Ministry of Rites to coordinate the event, which shows how much he values the Prime Minister."
In the capital, no matter if it was the princes and nobles or the common people, they would talk about the prime minister's birthday banquet. It was not because they liked to gossip about other people's family affairs, but the prime minister's birthday banquet was very lively, and the atmosphere of the whole capital was also boosted.
"Prime Minister Yin is a veteran of two dynasties. He worked diligently in the previous dynasty and devoted himself to the foundation of our dynasty. Your Majesty naturally attaches great importance to him. In addition, the Prime Minister has not been in good health in the past two years. It is unknown whether he can make it to his 60th birthday, so we will hold a lively celebration this year."
The whole city was talking about Prime Minister Yin's 55th birthday, and the Prime Minister's Office was extremely busy with this matter.
The servants in the prime minister's mansion had to cooperate with the warehouse's mobilization and hurry up to prepare the items needed for the birthday banquet. The servants were busy and exhausted, and the master in the mansion was not idle either.
This year, to celebrate the prime minister's birthday, all the women in the palace had to make a new set of jewelry and a new dress. Although choosing these gold and silver items may seem simple, it would be very difficult to choose the ones that suit one's status and occasion.
"Madam, these are the shops in the capital that have pretty good jewelry making skills." The nanny handed the shop list to Zhen for review.
Zhen's health is not good, but she still needs to take care of the basic matters in the mansion.
"I haven't been out shopping for some time. I don't know what the specialties of these shops are and what the differences in craftsmanship are. It seems I need to go out again." Zhen took the list and took a look at it, and said casually.
Yin Miaoyin, who was massaging Zhen's legs nearby, glanced at the list when she heard this. At first glance, she noticed that Ruyi Pavilion was among the shops on the list.
"How about choosing the jewelry from Ruyi Pavilion? It seems that their store can also help people make clothes, and the materials and patterns are also good. Why not choose this one, so mother doesn't have to look at each store one by one."
Yin Miaoyin said it casually, not because she intended to help Ruyi Pavilion, but because she really had a good impression of Ruyi Pavilion.
"Ruyi Pavilion? Why does it sound familiar to me?" Zhen raised her eyebrows and looked at her daughter. Although her daughter loved beauty, she had never seen her obsessed with dressing up.
"Mother is so forgetful. Don't you remember that I went to Ruyi Pavilion to pick out a set of headgear for you? Because of this, I had an argument with the eldest daughter of the Zhou family. It was the shopkeeper of Ruyi Pavilion who handled it fairly and spoke for me."
It was also because of this incident that Yin Miaoyin had a favorable impression of Ruyi Pavilion and the same was true for their boss.
"So it's this one. I was wondering. The headpiece you bought from Ruyi Pavilion is indeed exquisitely crafted and uniquely designed. Since you recommended it, let's choose this one."
Zhen tapped the three characters "Ruyi Pavilion" on the post with her index finger and looked at her daughter with a smile: "I'll leave the matters concerning the handover with Ruyi Pavilion to you."
"Don't worry, mother. I will take care of this matter and you won't have to worry about it." Yin Miaoyin took the list and asked her servants to prepare the carriage for a trip to Ruyi Pavilion.
"Over the years, I haven't seen Miaoyin pay attention to any young master. I think she seems to have a good impression of the owner of Ruyi Pavilion. She always smiles when talking about this person. Maybe I can take this opportunity to see this young master Liu."
Looking at her daughter's back, Zhen curled her lips and smiled, her eyes full of love for her daughter.
"It's just as Madam said. I'm also a little curious about what kind of person this Mr. Liu is." The nanny beside Zhen said with a smile.
In front of Ruyi Pavilion, a carriage slowly stopped. The waiter came out and saw the sign hanging in front of the carriage. He knew it was the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he stood aside and waited for the people in the carriage to get off.
The driver put the footrest in place before rolling up the curtain and helping Yin Miaoyin get off the carriage.
"Oh, it's Miss Yin. Are you here today to look at jewelry or to make clothes?" Seeing a familiar customer, the waiter immediately greeted the visitor in a familiar manner.
After the dispute with Zhou Baili, Yin Miaoyin also came to Ruyi Pavilion several times. Because she took the carriage of the prime minister's residence, the waiter knew Yin Miaoyin's identity after a few visits.
"I'm here to discuss a business deal with Ruyi Pavilion. Is your shopkeeper here?"
Yin Miaoyin informed the shopkeeper that the Prime Minister's birthday banquet was approaching and that the women in the Prime Minister's residence were planning to have their clothes made and jewelry selected at Ruyi Pavilion. She asked him to send the best jewelry and fashionable fabrics in the warehouse to the Prime Minister's residence on a chosen day.
Considering the purchase quantity alone, this is not a big order, but if it is a transaction with the Prime Minister's Mansion, it is considered a big business.
Preparing clothes and jewelry for the women in the prime minister's mansion requires carefulness and attention. The shopkeeper did not dare to take charge of the matter on his own, so when Liu Mingyue came to Ruyi Pavilion to investigate the next day, he told her about the matter.
"Very good." Upon learning that the Prime Minister's Mansion had found Ruyi Pavilion first, Liu Mingyue would be lying if she said she wasn't excited.
"Our store's business has always been good, but there has never been a precedent of dealing directly with high-ranking families. I dare not neglect them." The shopkeeper was quite frightened.
"Since the young lady from the Xiangfu has come to do business with us, we must treat her with ten times more sincerity. You open the warehouse, and I will personally deliver the jewelry and cloth to the Xiangfu later."
Liu Mingyue's face, which is the size of a palm, looks even smaller against the fox fur coat.
The shopkeeper lowered his eyebrows and showed no disrespect to his boss. No one knew his boss's business methods and ruthless character better than him. Don't underestimate him just because he is small.
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