A perfectly round ingot-shaped hairpin plunged all three of them into silence.
"This is a return gift I picked out for my sister." Only Jiang Sheng remained shy. "I didn't have the money to order one, so I came to the jewelry store to choose one. I just hope my sister won't find it offensive."
Yao Siqing stared blankly, her mind a jumble of thoughts.
Even a little orphan girl knows that she should reciprocate a gift she receives, and she even went to the jewelry store to carefully select one, even though she herself doesn't own a single piece of valuable jewelry.
If Yao Siqing was previously carefree and unrestrained, after seeing the Yuanbao hairpin, her heart underwent several changes, gaining composure and solemnity.
She inserted the hairpin into her hair bun, then lifted her skirt and twirled around. "Does it look good, little sister?"
"Beautiful, beautiful!" Jiang Sheng was overjoyed.
The fact that Yao Siqing was able to take back the gift shows that she considered her a friend.
This was the first friend she had made since she had a full meal, and such a beautiful woman at that. It was worth the pain of losing those eighteen taels of silver.
"You shouldn't come to this jewelry store to pick out silver jewelry anymore." Yao Siqing grabbed Jiang Sheng's chubby little hand. "I'll take you to a few shops where it's both cheap and pretty."
"Okay, okay." Jiang Sheng followed along eagerly.
The two gradually drifted apart, and Chang Yan and Wen Zhiyun looked at each other in the carriage.
One awkwardly shook hands.
A thick, long silver needle was put away.
Who would have thought that when they followed them aggressively, wanting to catch which scoundrel was abducting their little girl, they would find out it was a beautiful girl.
Speaking of which, Jiang Sheng has been focused on eating well and having enough to eat all these years, and has been following her brothers around all day. She has never had any friends of her own.
"Ahem, at her age, it's time for her to make some friends." Chang Yan coughed twice. "We can't always watch over her and control her."
Wen Zhiyun bit her lower lip and remained silent.
Compared to his fifth brother's insightful and open-minded nature, Dr. Wen's life was ridiculously simple. Apart from seeing patients, he was always with his older brother, younger brother, and younger sister, especially his sister who reached out to him in his most helpless moment, who became the undisputed core of his life.
Now that the core member has his own friends, Wen Zhiyun lowered his head forlornly, unable to tell whether he felt lost or jealous.
Changyan didn't know how to comfort him; he himself felt more disappointed than gratified.
Who can accept that a little girl who calls out "brother, brother" every day will suddenly start following someone else around?
Thankfully, she's just an older sister.
Chang Yan sighed and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, we should also give Xiao Jiang Sheng some jewelry. There's a jewelry store here, why don't we go in and take a look?"
Wen Zhiyun's face grew even paler, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out, "Xiao Wu, do you have money?"
Long banquet, "..."
Jiang Si outside chuckled twice, then consciously started the carriage, preparing to go home.
A familiar voice suddenly came from outside the carriage.
The person in question spoke humbly and respectfully, "Madam, this is the largest jewelry store in Fengjing. Please take whatever you wish. I will pay the bill."
"You're giving me silver jewelry for my birthday?" The woman's voice was rough, as if she was dissatisfied. "Fine, you don't have much money anyway, so silver jewelry it is."
The two walked towards the jewelry store.
Wen Zhiyun was still dejected, regretting that he couldn't earn money like his second brother.
"Fourth Brother," Changyan's eyes lit up, "the money's here."
Wen Zhiyun looked up in confusion and saw the carriage curtain being lifted, revealing a plump couple outside.
The man had a round head and a round belly, and the woman beside him was also plump and round, looking auspicious. They were slowly getting off the carriage.
Who else could it be but the Prince Gong's heir, who was hiding a mistress in a small temple?
Wen Zhiyun's first reaction was fear, and he dared not provoke these royal families again.
After whispering something in his ear for a while, and then remembering his sister's empty neck and wrists, he steeled himself, gritted his teeth, and jumped off the carriage.
Before Prince Gong's son entered the jewelry store, the two bowed and greeted him, "Greetings, young master."
The fact that they address each other as "Young Master" instead of "Crown Prince" proves that neither of them knows the other's identity.
"Young master, I haven't seen you come to the clinic these days. Have you fully recovered?" Wen Zhiyun was trembling inside, but on the surface he still had to appear innocent and kind, showing the benevolence of a doctor.
Prince Gong's son was taken aback, and sweat beaded on his chubby forehead.
"Who is this? When did you fall ill?" the Princess Consort of Prince Gong asked疑惑地. "Why does he call you 'Young Master'?"
Three questions came at him in a row, leaving Prince Gong's son speechless.
He kept winking at Wen Zhiyun, hoping the doctor would realize it on his own.
"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?" The Crown Princess looked displeased. "If you don't tell me, I'll cut off your head."
Despite knowing that the laws of the Dayu Dynasty were strict and that beheadings could not be done casually, Wen Zhiyun was still terrified.
He seemed to understand why the Prince Gong's son kept a mistress outside the palace, and he also realized how terrifying these royal families were.
But the fifth brother is right. If he wants to make money and save more poor people, he has to deal with the royal family and noble families and face these upper-class people who are willing to behead others.
After a brief moment of self-consolation, Doctor Wen said tremblingly, "I am a doctor from the Wen Family Medical Clinic. We have female physicians in our clinic who specialize in massaging and relaxing ladies. Young master... young master is here to select a female physician for his wife."
Prince Gong's son was stunned for a moment, but his survival instinct made him nod frantically, "Yes, yes, that's it."
"You even have female healers?" The Crown Princess breathed a sigh of relief, her face showing both shyness and pride. "Although it's some kind of clinic I've never heard of, I'm very grateful that Your Highness is so considerate."
"If Madam is pleased, that's all that matters. I've walked quite a bit today; I'll have the physician help you relax later." The Prince Gong's heir smiled obsequiously. "Then, may I visit Youran Residence tonight...?"
The Crown Princess suddenly raised her head.
"I'm not going." Prince Gong's son slammed on the brakes. "I'm not going no matter who calls me. I have to stay home with my wife."
The Crown Princess then smiled, "Your Highness is so thoughtful. Let's go pick out some silver jewelry."
The voluptuous woman turned around first and walked towards the jewelry store.
Prince Gong's son frantically wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Young master, please accept this." Wen Zhiyun said with a face full of shame. "It was my fault for disturbing you and your wife. I will take my leave now."
He turned to leave, as if it had truly been a chance encounter.
Prince Gong's heir, having dispelled his suspicions, took out a silver ingot from his pocket and reluctantly tossed it over, saying, "Tell that female physician to come to Prince Gong's residence and wait there to serve the heir's wife well."
"Also, forget about what happened that day. If you let even a whisper of it out, you'll be in big trouble."
After saying this, he hurriedly caught up with the Princess Consort of Prince Gong, seemingly complaining about his limited funds and hoping that she would not choose overly expensive silver jewelry.
But last time at the dilapidated temple, he clearly brought the girls a lot of shiny pure gold jewelry.
Wen Zhiyun was puzzled and confused. He gripped the 30-ounce silver ingot tightly and it took him a long time to come to his senses. "Xiao Wu, we have money to buy jewelry for our sister."
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