Chapter 515: Five Hundred Taels of Silver Prize
Therefore, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were the main subjects of Princess Mu Xi's investigation.
"In that case, let's use silver as the prize." The Sixth Princess was still reluctant to part with her white jade bell hairpin, but now it's better to just use silver. It would be too tacky.
"Your Highness, fifty taels of silver is not in line with your status, is it? This prize seems petty." Xiao Jiuyue raised her lips slightly. Du Ting wanted to help Princess Mu Xi, so let's see, is the silver better or the hairpin better!
"Sister Xiao, how much do you think is a good amount?" The Sixth Princess whispered to Xiao Jiuyue. She had saved a lot of money for cosmetics on a daily basis. With the rewards and subsidies from her father, mother, empress dowager and seventh brother, she was also very rich.
"Miss Xiao is worthy of being a businesswoman." Du Ting thought of Xiao Jiuyue's business in Hongdu, and immediately started to tell her about Xiao Jiuyue's business.
"There's a lot to learn about business. Otherwise, you'll easily lose money." Xiao Jiuyue said with a hint of meaning, "By then, all your money for cosmetics will be gone."
"Xiao Jiuyue." When Du Ting heard her words, he thought of the cloth shop she opened. There was still a batch of old goods stored in the mansion. Ever since Zhiyun Tower put the new Zhiyun brocade on the shelves, her old goods could not be sold at all.
Unfortunately, those materials are very good and are not suitable for maids and servants to wear. Now I can't bear to throw them away, but they will just gather dust in the warehouse.
"Miss Du, you're so excited. Did you lose money running your shop?" Xiao Jiuyue pretended not to know that her shop had lost everything. She said magnanimously, "Miss Du, if you want to learn how to run a business, come to me."
"I promise not to charge you an apprenticeship fee." Xiao Jiuyue added, like a finishing blow, making Du Ting so angry that he almost lost the fake smile on his face.
"That's right. Sister Xiao's Fengchunlou is very popular. It's guaranteed to be right if you learn from Sister Xiao." The Sixth Princess added with a smile.
Xiao Jiuyue didn't continue, but took the opportunity to bring the topic back: "Since we have to make a bet, then fifty taels seems too stingy, and winning is meaningless. How about we just make five hundred taels of silver, so that everyone can earn some money for cosmetics, right?"
"No problem." Although the Sixth Princess felt bad about losing five hundred taels, she couldn't afford to lose at this moment. Besides, she wasn't sure she could afford to lose this silver. She looked at Princess Mu Xi and asked with a smile, "Princess Mu Xi, do you think five hundred taels will be enough?"
Princess Mu Xi: "..." She only wants fifty or one hundred taels. That's enough to feed a lot of cattle and sheep. The women of South Vietnam are really wasteful...
"Princess Mu Xi naturally thinks it's okay. Princess Mu Xi is the princess of the Yongzhao Kingdom. It's impossible that she can't even come up with 500 taels of silver." Xiao Jiuyue echoed the others and directly roasted Princess Mu Xi on the fire. Princess Mu Xi didn't even have the chance to say no.
"Okay, of course no problem." Princess Mu Xi thought that if she won later, she would get five hundred taels, wouldn't she be rich?
In a flash, Princess Mu Xi's gloomy face immediately turned into a bright smile. She looked at Xiao Jiuyue with eyes full of happiness. This is truly a girl who brings wealth!
"Ms. Du, I'm sure you have no problem, right?" Xiao Jiuyue's gaze fell on Du Ting. Du Ting was bullying her today, so let her join the competition as well.
"I, my archery skills..." Before Du Ting could finish his words, Xiao Jiuyue directly replied to him: "The important thing is to participate. We all come to the hunting grounds just for fun, right? Could it be that Miss Du is really losing money running the shop?"
Xiao Jiuyue’s eyes seemed to be saying: No way, you have no money?
Du Ting's back teeth were almost bitten off, she was unwilling to be inferior to others. Although she was reluctant to give up five hundred taels, she was also able to afford it. She said, "Of course I will participate." Humph, don't be so proud. When she wins, she wants to see Xiao Jiuyue's reluctant look.
"Miss Du's archery skills are quite good. We'll have a good competition later!" The Sixth Princess said with a smile. She called out, "Other girls, do you still want to join the competition? Those of you who are good at archery, don't be modest. We want to win glory for South Vietnam!"
The Sixth Princess spoke in a very pleasant voice, but unfortunately, except for Du Ting who was inspired to participate in the archery competition, the rest of the girls were modest and said that their archery skills were not good enough.
Whether it was the Sixth Princess or Du Ting, they had already crushed them during the hunting last year. If they were to go up, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to South Vietnam, let alone bring glory to it?
"Sixth Princess, I'm rooting for you." The girl from the Gao family of the Ministry of Rites said with a smile, as if she wanted to cheer them up.
Immediately afterwards, everyone expressed their support for the Sixth Princess.
"Don't just cheer for us, cheer for South Vietnam!" The Sixth Princess changed into a riding suit. Unlike Princess Muxi's red riding suit, hers was red mixed with white, which concealed all the shortcomings of her growing body.
Xiao Jiuyue and Du Ting also changed their clothes. Xiao Jiuyue prepared a black and white riding suit with black belts on her shoulders and waist, which made her figure look more slender.
The moment Du Ting came out, he felt that today's clever idea was really wrong!
Why did she choose black and white, avoiding the stereotypical red riding outfit? If it weren't for Xiao Jiuyue's comparison, hers would have been quite good. But now, with the comparison, she didn't seem so good-looking.
"Miss Xiao, I won't show mercy later." Du Ting held the quiver tightly in her hand, a raging fighting spirit burning in her eyes. No matter what, she must win!
Whether it was for the five hundred taels of silver, it was more for... defeating Xiao Jiuyue!
"Don't worry, I won't let you go. Five hundred taels of silver is still very attractive." Xiao Jiuyue put the quiver on her back, took two steps, and turned back. Her hair fluttered in the wind. Du Ting was jealous again. She remembered the smile she gave him when she turned around, which made her look so charming!
"Miss Du, if you lose, you won't cry, right?" Xiao Jiuyue winked playfully and said, "If you want to do business, remember to ask me to teach you. It's free."
"Hmph." Du Ting pursed his lips and said, "Five hundred taels of silver, I can still afford to lose, but can you earn it?"
"Then it depends on your ability." Xiao Jiuyue shrugged and went to choose a horse.
Du Ting looked at her leaving back and said through gritted teeth: "I will definitely beat you!"
After that, Du Ting also went to the stable. The other girls changed into riding clothes, each with a different style. The Sixth Princess looked at Xiao Jiuyue's riding clothes and praised her, "Sister Xiao, your riding clothes are really beautiful. Which embroiderer did you hire to make them? The material is so comfortable."
"Zhiyunfang." When Xiao Jiuyue mentioned this shop, Du Ting felt like he was stabbed in the heart again! This annoying Zhiyunfang again.
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