Lu Yan opened his mouth, but couldn't tell what the phoenix crown was made of.
Qin Yan sneered, "Don't you know? Why don't we break one off and take a look?"
Can it be broken?
The female official was petrified for a moment, then she broke off a feather from the phoenix corona. The broken end was pale white, not even silver or copper. She hesitated for a moment: "Tin stone? Lead?"
Another female official shook her head: "Lead is not that light, I'm afraid it's tin stone."
Still not that pure cassiterite.
Qin Yan looked at the people around him and clarified his Treasure Pavilion: "Our Treasure Pavilion always sells genuine goods at fair prices, but if customers have needs, we can also customize them. We will put a label in a hidden place to indicate the authenticity, so if you need custom-made items, you can come to our Treasure Pavilion. Of course, we absolutely cannot order anything that violates the regulations, but if you don't mind missing something, as long as it looks similar, that's fine."
After Qin Yan finished speaking, he looked at Eunuch Zhang and asked with a smile, "Eunuch, it's just a resemblance in appearance, isn't it against the rules?"
Eunuch Zhang glanced at the phoenix crown that had been broken off, then smiled and shook his head, "It's not against the rules, it's not against the rules, but the phoenix crown should have fewer tail feathers, and if it's a dragon, it'd be best if it had no claws."
The emperor's dragon has two horns and five claws, while the dragons used by princes and nobles have fewer claws, that is, four or three claws.
Generally speaking, no one in the folk dares to use dragons, fearing that they will not be able to control it due to bad luck, but that does not mean that no one dares to use it.
A dragon without claws is not really a dragon.
Although it does not violate the rules, not many people dare to use it.
However, many people want to use the Phoenix Crown.
It wasn't just someone who had a mischievous thought and asked:
"Miss Qin San, how much is this phoenix crown?"
Qin Yan blinked and smiled, "For something like what Lord Lu made, the only thing that's more expensive is the gemstones, and the second most expensive thing is the craftsmanship, which is about nine taels of silver. If you want silver-inlaid gold or copper-inlaid gold, it'll probably cost anywhere from dozens to hundreds of taels of silver. It depends on the size of the phoenix corona, the material, and the gemstones you choose."
Bai Wanyi glanced at Lu Yan, knowing that now was not the time to argue with him. She stepped forward, looked at Qin Yan, and said, "Miss Qin really knows how to do business. You've attracted guests to my wedding banquet?"
Her words were full of double entendre, directly trampling the Qin family and Qin Yan on the ground.
The Qin family is the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion. Even if Qin Yan's husband's family is of low status, she is from the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion. The girls from the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion do business and solicit customers at other people's wedding banquets. Their methods are not very sophisticated. Moreover, Bai Wanyi used the word "soliciting customers", which is tantamount to calling someone a prostitute.
Qin Yan wasn't angry at all. She smiled and said, "It's not that I want to make this public, but it was Marquis Lu who ordered a fake phoenix crown from me. If I don't clarify, wouldn't it be a discredit to my family? It would also be good for the Empress and everyone to know that we, the Treasure Pavilion, are only following the rules. As for Miss Bai, your marriage, tsk tsk..."
Qin Yan shook his head, too lazy to suppress the contempt in his eyes.
Bai Wanyi was furious. She had endured it again and again, but she was still seen by others, especially when she saw Qin Wan hiding behind the crowd!
She turned and glared at Lu Yan: "You actually faked it to fool me, and you even asked the Qin family's workshop to fake it to fool me. You can't even bear to make me a silver one?"
Lu Yan shook his head in confusion: "I didn't know that the Treasure Pavilion was actually owned by the Qin family."
Qin Yan stretched out a finger and shook it at him: "You are wrong, that is not the Qin family's property, it is my dowry. Remember, I am the Third Miss Qin, don't hold a grudge against the wrong person."
Eunuch Zhang saw that the commotion had almost subsided, so he signaled to the two ladies-in-waiting to pack up their belongings and leave. Turning around, he noticed Qin Wan was also there. His eyes lit up, and he asked with a smile, "I didn't know Miss Qin was here too. Is there something important?"
Qin Wan nodded: "I have something to do, and you can be a witness here."
As she stepped out from the crowd, two maids came over carrying a grand chair and said to her with a smile, "Miss Qin, you're here? Come and sit down."
Eunuch Zhang was surprised that he couldn't even get a seat even after arriving.
Qin Wan took a closer look and saw that this was the maid who swept the outer courtyard. She had always worked diligently and she had given her a lot of tips.
Now that she was no longer a member of the Lu family, she had to give them even more reward money. Without Qin Wan's signal, Zhenzhen gave each of them a small purse.
The two maids took it with a smile and stepped aside to wait for being called at any time.
Bai Wanyi saw the situation and remembered the appearance of these two old women in his mind. He planned to sell them out after the wedding!
Qin Wan sat down comfortably and signaled the two maids to prepare chairs for Eunuch Zhang and the two female officials. Then she took out an IOU and showed it to Lu Yan: "I heard that Marquis Lu's wedding was very expensive, including the betrothal gifts. Now the wedding banquet is even more extravagant. I think you can pay me back the 30,000 taels of silver you owe me."
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect Qin Wan to come to collect the debt at this time.
Xie Qing quickly opened his folding fan and covered his mouth, which was unable to close. This Miss Qin was really a wonderful person. She actually came to collect the debt today.
Lu Yan hadn't been angry at being reprimanded by His Majesty, having his rewards taken away, having his salary fined, and even being accused of embezzling military funds. But now, facing the IOU, he was furious: "Qin! We were once husband and wife, and you must embezzle me at this moment?"
Qin Wan blinked and said innocently, "You only have the money now. If I don't come to collect the debt now and come back later, how can you give me the money?"
"Where do I have the money!" Lu Yan really didn't have a penny left, and the two shops in the pawnshop had to wait for him to redeem them with a gift money in a few days.
I don’t know if the gifts I received today are enough to redeem the shop. If not, I will need to sell things for silver.
Qin Wan used the IOU as a fan, fanning herself and laughing, "Don't you have any money? You spent over ten thousand taels of silver on the Formless Colored Glass. Oh, right, originally, it wasn't ten-sided. I ordered thirty, but ended up getting ten. Ten-sided Formless Colored Glass costs ten thousand taels, and thirty is thirty thousand. You had a budget of thirty thousand taels, so why don't you pay me back if you don't have the money?"
Old Lady Lu grabbed Lu Yan, who was about to argue, and stared at Qin Wan, scolding her, "Qin! Today is a big day for the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion! Are you going to cause trouble now?"
Qin Wan repeated with a smile: "I'm not making a fuss. I'm just collecting a debt."
"You're just making trouble! Get out of here now, or I'll have to complain to your grandfather." Old Lady Lu acted like an elder: "You used to be docile and obedient at home, but now you're so unruly and willful? You can't tell priorities!"
Qin Yan couldn't stand it any longer. Standing beside Qin Wan, she said, "Old Lady Lu, you're wrong. First, we're legitimately collecting the debt. Don't even think about complaining to my grandfather, even if you go to the emperor, your family will have to return the money to my eldest sister. Second, what's the priority? For my eldest sister, collecting the debt is the most important thing!"
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