Xiao Heye and Li Xun stepped into Wanbaolou together.
At that time, the shop on the first floor of Wanbaolou was bustling with activity and noisy with people.
There are men, women, and children, but in this kind of place, there are more young women.
Xiao Heye was tall and upright with a handsome face. He exuded a cool and aloof aura, like a banished immortal.
The noble ladies in the room, who were selecting jewelry and jewels, would always inadvertently glance at him.
A woman's little thoughts are written all over her face.
But as soon as Xiao Heye entered, his dark eyes were fixed on that hairpin. He walked straight toward it without looking to the side, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.
Meanwhile, Jiang Min was still lost in thought...
Of all those present, Manager Hu was the first to react.
As the person at the door approached step by step, Manager Hu's previously casual expression changed, and he became respectful.
Shopkeeper Hu bowed and scraped, saying, "I didn't know that the Grand Supervisor was coming to my shop today. I am so sorry for not welcoming you properly."
"How about this little trinket?" Xiao Heye asked coldly, his eyes fixed on the hairpin in the display case.
Clearly, the hairpin belonged to Xiao Heye.
Shopkeeper Hu said, "It'll be here soon... Sir, as I mentioned before, one of the petals on this hairpin, which is adorned with a crabapple blossom, has a small crack and flaw. Coincidentally, I've run out of pink chalcedony, and I'm waiting for the caravan to deliver it."
"Hmm." Xiao Heye wasn't the kind of person who was unreasonable.
He had ordered this hairpin from Manager Hu a long time ago.
When Xiao Heye came to pick up the goods in person last time, his sharp eyes immediately spotted the flaws on the petals.
Although the flaw is minor, it is a small gift he wants to give to his sweetheart, so how could he overlook it?
After discussing it with Manager Hu, Xiao Heye asked Manager Hu to make another crabapple blossom.
He didn't come here specifically to pick up the goods today; he was just passing by on his way out of the palace and decided to stop by.
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Manager Hu asked, "Sir, you don't mind, do you?"
Shopkeeper Hu swallowed hard and said cautiously, "Before you take the hairpin away, may I leave it here for display?"
"That doesn't matter, as long as the shopkeeper doesn't lose or damage our things."
"Yes, yes, sir, rest assured, I will take good care of him."
Xiao Heye raised his eyes and looked around, his brows furrowing slightly.
He, who always preferred quiet, felt uncomfortable in such a noisy and chaotic environment. He was just about to turn around and leave.
Li Xun, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up and whispered, "Master, we've come all this way to Wanbaolou. Let's just leave that hairpin behind for now. Why don't you take a look at something else?"
"What girl in the world would ever complain about having too many pearls, flowers, and jade hairpins in her jewelry box?"
Li Xun leaned close to Xiao Heye's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Master, don't you think the Empress has too little gold and silver?"
"Is that so?" Xiao Heye frowned.
He paused, taken aback.
After thinking it over carefully, it seems that Li Xun was indeed right.
Her headdress and earrings were always the same few kinds.
Although Su Tiyue wasn't the type to dress up extravagantly, she couldn't be without the things that other girls had, could she?
Who could blame her when she was the apple of Xiao Zhangyin's eye?
Xiao Heye tilted his head slightly and asked Manager Hu, "Do you have any other new products here recently?"
Upon hearing this, Manager Hu knew a big deal had arrived, and he quickly nodded: "Yes, quite a lot. Sir, please come upstairs..." As he spoke, he went forward and personally led the way for him.
The second floor of Wanbaolou had private rooms, which were specially prepared for those wealthy and powerful people.
Xiao Heye slowly went upstairs and entered a quiet and elegant private room.
As soon as he sat down, Manager Hu personally poured him a cup of fragrant tea: "Sir, please take your time choosing. Don't hesitate to ask if you need anything."
After speaking, Manager Hu tactfully withdrew.
Immediately afterwards, three or four young servants entered, carrying trays lined with red silk embroidered with koi fish, on which were placed the latest trinkets that had just arrived at the shop that month.
There are earrings, bracelets, hairpins, and various gemstone pendants...
It's colorful and really beautiful.
Xiao Heye frowned, his expression as indifferent and aloof as ever.
He lowered his head and silently picked out two or three items from the tray. Then he waved to Li Xun behind him.
Li Xun immediately understood and had the servant standing outside come in and carry the things out again.
Shopkeeper Hu hadn't actually gone far. He watched as the treasures he had carefully prepared were carried back almost exactly as they were. He opened his mouth, then whispered to one of the servants, "Don't you like any of them?"
The waiter shook his head and said, "No. Boss, the customer inside means he wants them all..."
Except for the few that Xiao Heye picked out, the rest were all bought.
Upon hearing this, Manager Hu immediately laughed: "Good, good! Quickly go and carefully wrap it up."
The servant replied, "Yes."
...
It was at this moment that Jiang Min rushed into the private room where Xiao Heye was.
The door to the private room closed, and Jiang Min walked up to him, asking directly, "Are you really a eunuch?"
A young girl, filled with the joy of first love, finally develops feelings for a man. But she discovers he's actually a eunuch?
Jiang Min was both angry and annoyed, but more than that, she was unwilling to accept it.
So, the first thing she said to Xiao Heye was, "Are you really a eunuch?"
Xiao Heye glanced at her indifferently, then raised his hand and slowly took a sip of tea.
After setting down his teacup, he said slowly, "Miss, do we know each other?"
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