The bustling flower shop quickly ran out of customers.
Fu An'an is a perceptive person.
Seeing that Liu Ruzhi had something to ask, he called his gardeners to the backyard.
After everyone had left, Liu Ruzhi bowed to Jiang Qingwan.
"Greetings, Ninth Princess Consort."
Jiang Qingwan slightly raised her hand.
"Lord Liu, what do you wish to ask?"
Liu Ruzhi quickly took out the hairpin from her sleeve.
"Princess Ninth Prince, take a look. Is this Qin Run's item?"
Jiang Qingwan believed that Liu Ruzhi stayed behind to inquire about the plague.
I didn't expect it to be Qin Run.
She glanced at the hairpin, which was stained with blood.
It is clear that human lives have been taken.
She recalled seeing Qin Run's face during the academy's grand martial arts competition and understood immediately.
“It’s his stuff. When I was still with the Qin family, I personally asked a silversmith to make it for his birthday. I drew the design myself. It’s a set of six pieces, and this is one of them.”
Liu Ruzhi was overjoyed.
"Does Your Highness remember which master it was?"
Jiang Qingwan nodded.
“There is a master craftsman surnamed Shi in the 16th District. He is very skilled. You can find out by asking him.”
Liu Ruzhi cupped her hands in a respectful gesture.
He asked another question.
"Does the Ninth Princess mean that there is no hairpin in the world that is exactly the same as this one?"
Jiang Qingwan knew what he wanted to confirm.
"If Master Shi hadn't made another one, this would be one of a kind."
Liu Ruzhi's heart finally settled down.
The evidence is conclusive, but how to use it requires further consideration.
"Thank you, Your Highness. I shall take my leave now."
Seeing that he didn't care about the plague at all.
Jiang Qingwan sighed softly.
"Lord Liu, now that they are registered, we should pay close attention and take precautions as soon as possible, otherwise many people will die."
Liu Ruzhi was preoccupied with the murder case and didn't listen to what he was saying. She simply nodded and left.
No sooner had he left than Fu An'an walked over from the backyard.
"Jiang Meizi, what is this plague you're talking about? Is it contagious?"
Jiang Qingwan gestured for Li Dou to bring the flowers over.
"This is a riot of colors, and the flowers are already budding. I'm returning it to you."
Fu An'an looked closely and realized it really was that flower.
He was immediately overjoyed.
"Jiang Meizi, you really have a knack for this! You actually managed to get it to grow. This flower is going to be the shop's signature attraction from now on."
As she spoke, she took out a silver note from her sleeve, but Jiang Qingwan raised her hand to refuse it.
"I don't want the payment, just give me two vibrant little seedlings instead."
Fu An'an grew increasingly fond of Jiang Qingwan.
She has taken such good care of this flower that it would be incredibly easy for her to cultivate a few seedlings.
But clearly, she didn't have that selfish motive.
Fu An'an happily stuffed the silver note into her hand.
"It's just a few seedlings. If you like them, feel free to take them. If you don't accept this silver note, I won't dare ask you for help next time I encounter a problem."
She smiled and called the craftsmen to move the myriad flowers to the backyard, and then took Lian'er and Li Dou into the backyard to move more flowers.
Jiang Qingwan thought for a moment.
He took out two blank talismans from his pouch and used his spiritual energy to inscribe plague-avoiding talismans.
"One is posted at the flower shop, and the other is posted at your home."
Fu An'an quickly accepted it and carefully put it away.
"Jiang Meizi, it seems this plague is real?"
Jiang Qingwan didn't know what to say either.
After all, plague and epidemic are not the same thing.
"Be careful, just in case. If something really happens, you can come to the Prince's Mansion to find me."
Fu An'an was grateful and invited her to stay for tea, but Jiang Qingwan refused.
"Lian'er ordered a few bolts of fabric to be picked up today; I'll go check on them."
Fu An'an just said she would accompany her.
More customers came into the shop, so they had to give up.
The cloth shop Jiang Qingwan went to was somewhat famous in the capital, but it wasn't the biggest.
However, there are some ways to obtain rare fabrics.
This time, Lian'er specially paid a deposit a month in advance to pre-order the Moon Shadow Gauze.
This fabric is as smooth as water when used for innerwear, and as light and breathable when used for outerwear. It also allows the colors of other fabrics to show through, creating a beautiful effect, like moonlight reflected on ordinary fabric.
Hence the name Moon Shadow Gauze.
It is a type of fabric that Jiang Qingwan likes to use most often.
With the weather getting colder, all the autumn and winter clothes need to be made. This time, I ordered quite a lot, a full ten bolts.
The shopkeeper was a man in his forties who smiled at everyone he met and seemed smooth and amiable.
Seeing Lian'er helping Jiang Qingwan in, they immediately came to greet her.
"It is an honor for my humble shop to have such a distinguished guest in person. If you need anything in the future, just let Miss Lian'er know and I will send someone to deliver it to your residence."
Lian'er smiled and said, "No need for that trouble. The fabric has arrived. Quickly, let my young lady take a look."
The shopkeeper responded and personally went to fetch a horse and placed it on the counter.
"Look, this was made by the top weavers at the Jiangnan Cui Weaving Workshop. They used the finest silk. Look at this weaving technique; you can't find it anywhere else."
Jiang Qingwan raised her hand to touch it.
A cold snort came from behind.
"Is the finest moon-shadow gauze something someone like you can afford?"
Jiang Qingwan turned around and saw Su Yulan, dressed in jewels, walking straight in with her maids and servants.
That stance was even more imposing than before.
He glanced at the fabric on the table with a narrowed eye.
"Shopkeeper, I'll take all of this Moon Shadow Silk."
The shopkeeper was stunned.
This Moon Shadow Silk is incredibly expensive, even in the capital, very few people can afford to buy ten bolts at once.
He couldn't afford to lose such a big order.
He quickly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Su Yulan.
"Madam, this batch of fabric was ordered by this young lady, and she has already paid a deposit. Perhaps you could..."
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