Chapter 129 Zhao's Embarrassment
Zhao looked at the bill handed over and her expression froze.
What's the meaning?
Want her to pay for it?
She, Zhao, has been in charge of the household affairs in the Regent's Palace for many years.
There are nearly a hundred shops in the palace, but she has never spent money on anything in her own shop!
Every year, every month, those shopkeepers would vie with each other to send gifts to the palace.
She can’t even use them all, why should she buy more?
This Cheng Shuyi was deliberately embarrassing her in public!
Zhao shook her head in disappointment, and in her heart lamented Cheng Shuyi's ignorance.
Cheng Shuyi knew very well that the relationship between her and Pei Yanli had become so strained because of her and those two children.
She didn't try her best to please her, she just wanted to get her consent and acceptance.
You actually want to go against her!
Even if the Changyang Marquisate was still there six years ago, she would not be worthy of the Regent's Palace.
Cheng Shuyi is really an ungrateful person.
In that case, she doesn't need to give her face.
Zhao swept her eyes across the room and shouted, "Who's the manager of the Pearl Tower? Hurry and take this unruly person away!"
Since the Pearl Tower was opened by her son, the person in charge must be Pei Yanli's man.
She just didn't believe it. With her status, she couldn't get the person in charge to come?
The steward who was entertaining guests on the first floor ran upstairs.
As Cheng Shuyi said, we should treat every guest as if they were our adoptive parents.
So the steward immediately apologized to Zhao with a smile: "Madam, please calm down, but who in the store offended you? I apologize to you here, and I hope you will forgive me."
The manager's attitude made Zhao even more convinced.
Here, she is in charge!
"That's all right." Zhao glanced at Cheng Shuyi, suppressed her displeasure, and said to the steward, "Pack up that set of Nanyang gold and pearl headdress for Madam Xiang."
As the mistress of the Regent's Palace, she never lectures her servants in front of outsiders.
They would wait until they got back and then beat the ignorant people to death with sticks in the inner courtyard of the back house.
The manager nodded and walked to the counter, asking the clerk in charge of this counter to pack the items.
When Madam Xiang saw the things being taken away and wrapped up, she was filled with joy and anticipation, but she was still being polite.
"Mrs. Pei, what should I do?"
"How about this, since everyone is here today, let's go to the Prime Minister's Residence for a cup of hot tea after we buy some things."
The ladies present bowed and accepted the invitation.
Madam Xiang walked up to Zhao, took her hand, and pretended to be distressed.
"Oh, this is truly a sin. Look at you. It's only been a few days since I last saw you, and you're so thin."
After saying this, the old lady Xiang turned around and said to her daughter-in-law, "Old lady, go back and prepare some more white fungus and bird's nest soup. Madam Pei is an honored guest."
This move by the old lady Xiang really gave the Zhao family enough face.
This was to tell all the ladies in the inner court of Shengjing City in public that they had to invite Zhao to any tea party or banquet in the future.
Cheng Shuyi looked at this scene and secretly rolled his eyes.
The inner house is full of drama.
So Zhao came here today to return to the circle of powerful ladies in Shengjing?
Then these 88,000 taels have to be spent.
The guy has already packed the set of gold bead head ornaments, which, together with the matching jewelry, fill a total of eight boxes.
Several waiters carried exquisite sandalwood boxes in a row on trays.
The boxes are all open, and there is a glass mirror embedded inside the box, so you can take a picture directly when you take it out and wear it.
The steward handed the things to the maid of the old lady Xiang and presented the receipt to Zhao.
He said respectfully, "Thank you Madam for your patronage. This set of South Sea gold and pearl head ornaments costs a total of eighty-eight thousand taels."
What!
Asking her for money again?
Zhao's dignity was a little bit lost, and the smile on her lips was twitching.
She gave Pei Xiang a look.
Pei Xiang immediately understood and pointed at the steward, angrily saying, "How dare you! Do you know who my aunt is? She's your boss's mother!"
"You ignorant servant, you dare to ask for money even though your aunt is taking her own things? Don't you want to do this job anymore?"
It turns out that Pei Xiang's role was to be used as a gun by the Zhao family.
And in front of so many people.
Then she must have a bad reputation among these powerful ladies in Shengjing City.
The person in charge was also stunned by the scolding.
He looked at Cheng Shuyi, asking for help with his eyes.
Cheng Shuyi smiled and said, "My mother passed away a long time ago."
The steward still held up the bill, "Madam, look at this silver..."
Pei Xiang directly attacked Cheng Shuyi: "Who are you to dare to climb up to our Regent Palace!"
Pei Xiang raised his chin and said to the steward in a haughty manner, "My aunt is the mistress of the Prince Regent's Palace, and my cousin is the current Prince Regent!"
Everyone in the jewelry store was mentally prepared for those who could spend tens of thousands of taels of silver on jewelry to be ordered around.
After all, they are officials and aristocrats, so they are naturally superior to the common people.
The manager was accustomed to Pei Xiang's attitude.
But he still had to say, "Madam, Miss, the owner of our Pearl Tower... is that person."
He pointed at Cheng Shuyi.
Pei Xiang naturally didn't believe it, "Nonsense! The Pearl Tower is clearly owned by my cousin. Open your eyes and look, there are tens of thousands of pearls in this building, how could she possibly have them!"
"Apart from the current regent, who else could be so generous? Just her? You're kidding!"
Cheng Shuyi sighed and had to take out the official documents.
Pei Yanli had already given her an official status, and she was no longer a slave.
She can use her own household registration to open a store without having to use her two children's.
"Mrs. Pei, Miss Pei, these are the property deeds and land deeds for the Pearl Tower, stamped with the official seal, as well as the business documents."
Cheng Shuyi showed the item and said, "I'm the owner. Do you have any questions?"
The assets are described in the business documents.
This is also for the convenience of dealing with the court in the future if there is a situation of uneven distribution of money and the matter is brought to the government.
However, Cheng Shuyi's business document stated that he was a sole proprietor and did not include the names of his partners.
The evidence is right in front of us.
Zhao's body swayed and she looked at Pei Xiang with a reproachful look.
It was all because she kept saying that the Pearl Tower was opened by Pei Yanli, so she disregarded the consequences and arbitrarily disposed of the set of gold and pearl headwear.
Now the headgear has been given away in public.
Everyone was looking at her, and Madam Xiang didn't hold her hand as tightly as before.
It seemed like he was about to let her go at any moment.
Let her go back to the manor and she will never be able to return to this powerful and wealthy family's backyard.
Zhao's face turned pale little by little, and she could only hold on.
He reached out and tapped Pei Xiang's forehead, smiling and saying, "Look at you, a grown-up girl who's about to get married, yet you're still so unstable in your actions. I misunderstood you."
Zhao put on an expression of doting yet helpless, "Please don't be offended, everyone. It was my niece who made the mistake and made everyone laugh at her. Xiang'er, why don't you quickly apologize to all the ladies?"
Zhao blamed the whole thing on her and publicly said that she was unstable.
Pei Xiang was humiliated and angry.
But she didn't dare to get angry.
Mrs. Lu watched from the side and could only swallow her anger and secretly feel sorry for her daughter.
"Please forgive me, ladies. Pei Xiang acted impulsively and made you laugh."
Pei Xiangfu even stuck out his tongue playfully behind his back to ease his embarrassment.
Treat today's events as a girl's mischief.
Cheng Shuyi rolled her eyes even more frequently. She said coldly, "Then do you still want this set of Nanyang gold bead headwear?"
Zhao looked at her, her gums almost breaking.
"If Madam Xiang likes it, I will naturally want it."
Zhao said to the steward, "Send someone to the mansion later to withdraw the silver."
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