Fu An'an didn't have time to ask Jiang Qingwan what had happened.
Granny Li had already started shouting.
"Stop! Today is the day my Lady Xiaoran is choosing flowers. All irrelevant people, do not get in the way."
Those who come to the flower shop to select flowers are mostly women who are retired and at home. Most of them are from merchant families, and some are from official families, but their official positions are not very high.
Upon hearing that it was a county princess and seeing her imposing manner, they were all somewhat frightened and fell silent in unison.
Yun Xiaoran was very satisfied.
He looked around, his face full of imperious arrogance.
"Shopkeeper, I heard that your flower shop has cultivated a new peony variety called Wan Zi Qian Hong. Bring it up for me to see."
That vibrant, colorful peony is the one Jiang Qingwan is coming to treat today.
Right now in the backyard, the flower buds are wilted and can't be seen by guests at all.
If they really moved out, wouldn't that ruin the reputation of the flower shop?
Fu An'an quickly recovered and greeted them with a charming smile.
"Your Highness, the myriad colors are too flamboyant and do not match your elegant and noble temperament. Do you want to wear flowers in your hair or keep them at home for decoration? If you want to wear them in your hair, I recommend Red Sleeve, which matches your outfit. If you want to keep them for decoration, then you must buy Jade Hibiscus, which is the most delicate and only someone of your status can keep it."
Having been in business for many years, she speaks fluently and without ambiguity.
Yun Xiaoran was young after all, and she felt a little smug after listening to that.
Granny Li sneered, "How dare you! Do you need to decide what my lady will choose? Quickly bring out the myriad colors for my lady to admire."
Her reminder brought Yun Xiaoran back to her senses.
"I've heard that this 'Myriad Colors' plant is extremely rare and quite a rarity. Even if it's not suitable for me, the county princess, I should still admire it. If it's truly beautiful, buying it and keeping it in the county princess's residence wouldn't be out of the question."
The guests who had intended to leave to avoid trouble immediately decided to stay after hearing that they would be seeing a riot of colors.
A group of three or five people gathered together, all somewhat excited.
"I've heard that 'a riot of colors' refers to peonies that bloom in several colors on a single stem, which is quite beautiful. Is that true?"
"I heard that a peony has thousands of colors on it?"
"No matter what kind, it is absolutely a wonder to see thousands of colors on a single seedling. If we can see it today, we are truly fortunate."
"That's all thanks to the county magistrate."
Hearing these comments, Yun Xiaoran became even more arrogant.
Seeing that Fu An'an remained motionless, he became suspicious.
"Shopkeeper, what do you mean by making excuses? Do you think I, the county princess, can't afford it? Granny Li."
Granny Li immediately took out a stack of silver notes and slapped them a few times in her palm.
"Aren't you going to move the flowers yet?"
Fu An'an really didn't expect that Yun Xiaoran would want to see the colorful flowers as soon as she entered the room, and that her attitude would be so assertive.
Even with her mind racing, she couldn't find a solution for the time being.
Just as she was caught in a dilemma, Jiang Qingwan suddenly said in a sweet voice, "This flower was already sold to me by Boss Fu. I'm here today to pick it up. Since it's mine, it's my private property, and I have the right not to show it to anyone."
Fu An'an breathed a sigh of relief and immediately nodded in agreement.
"Yes, the 'Ten Thousand Colors' collection has already been sold."
Yun Xiaoran is now certain that there is definitely something wrong with that flower.
“I came in with Madam Jiang. You didn’t say you were selling it before, only that it wasn’t suitable for me. When I asked you to bring it out for display, you immediately changed your mind and said you were selling it. Judging from your close relationship, you two must be best friends. Could it be that you’re conspiring to deceive me?”
"Your Highness, I..."
Fu An'an was about to explain.
Yun Xiaoran looked around.
"You've all heard of Yunlai Flower Shop's 'Myriad Colors' cultivation, right? They conspired to deceive me, which means they've deceived everyone. They're probably using this as a gimmick to lure you here to choose flowers. How can they talk about integrity with such despicable behavior?"
The already somewhat disappointed crowd was immediately stirred up and became emotional.
"Manager Fu, even if these flowers are sold, it won't cost us a single bud if we just take a look. Why are you being so indecisive today?"
"That's right, Manager Fu, didn't you say before that you wanted to find an auspicious day to hold a flower viewing banquet so that everyone could see the true beauty of the myriad flowers? How come you sold it to someone else?"
"Could it be that this flower really doesn't exist and they're lying to us? How could they do that?"
"We came to your greenhouse because we trusted you, so you absolutely mustn't lie to us."
Fu An'an looked anxiously at Yun Xiaoran.
Yun Xiaoran, however, remained quite calm.
"These flowers were promised to me by Boss Fu yesterday, but the price hasn't been agreed upon yet. Since you all like them, let's set a date and hold the flower appreciation banquet as usual. I'll move the flowers away after the banquet."
She asked, "Boss Fu, is one thousand taels of silver enough?"
Yun Xiaoran immediately gave Li Mama a meaningful look.
Granny Li immediately shouted, "My lady will offer 1,200 taels. Since the price hasn't been set yet, others can naturally raise the bid."
At this moment, Fu An'an was completely confused.
She had initially thought Jiang Qingwan was trying to help her out of a difficult situation, but now she was asking for a price?
Jiang Qingwan seemed somewhat annoyed.
"Five thousand five hundred taels."
"Two thousand taels."
Yun Xiaoran leisurely raised her hand and fiddled with the flowers beside her.
"Jiang Qingwan, are you trying to compete with me in terms of wealth? Can you even compete? Keep adding!"
Lian'er felt extremely distressed.
Even if it's very valuable, it's just a flower. She couldn't help but whisper, "Miss, let's forget about it."
Jiang Qingwan, however, was somewhat infatuated.
"I'll offer five thousand taels."
A single flower sold for five thousand taels of silver, which is an astronomical price.
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