Chapter 63 This Sword is a Gift from Me
Shen Qiuyan stood there unaware of herself and praised the clothes she had found. "Girl, these clothes are all made of silk, especially the gold thread of the colorful bird, which is made of pure gold. Of course, there is also one that is suitable for a girl of your age now. It is beautiful and lively!"
When Lin Xiaoyue saw these two skirts, she knew that Shen Qiuyan was deliberately embarrassing her!
I already use a yellowish foundation, and wearing a rose-red dress, wouldn't my skin look even darker? And the red and green skirt, does that make her look like a country girl? And that veil around her waist—what respectable girl in ancient times would reveal so much, unless it were modern times?
Of course, Lin Xiaoyue herself would not express her dissatisfaction directly. Firstly, from the conversation just now, Princess Mingzhu was much easier to get along with than the unruly Princess An Yi, so she was willing to save some face for the princess. Secondly, she believed that the boss would stand up for her!
So she lowered her head to look at the man beside her and asked hesitantly, "Boss, which skirt do you think is suitable for the owner of Jueweilou?"
The man's lowered eyes revealed a hint of anger, "Princess, what do you think?"
Princess Mingzhu didn't expect that Shen Qiuyan would do such a stupid thing. Nishang Pavilion always sells out the products as soon as they are made. There is no stock at all. Even a fool can see that these two skirts are from other clothing stores!
"Bang!" Princess Mingzhu picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it hard at Shen Qiuyan, "You bastard, are you trying to destroy the signboard of Nishang Pavilion?"
Shen Qiuyan didn't dare to dodge. The teacup smashed a hole in her forehead. Blood and tea flowed all over her face, but she didn't dare to wipe it off. She knelt on the ground and said, "I dare not. Princess, please forgive me!"
Princess Mingzhu snorted coldly, pointing at the two pieces of clothing in the maid's hands and demanding, "Then tell me, which of our embroiderers embroidered these two pieces of clothing? Think carefully, or I'll send someone to confront you!"
Shen Qiuyan never thought that the eldest princess was not usually in Nishang Pavilion, but she could actually recognize that the skirt was not hers!
She racked her brains to find an excuse, saying, "Princess, this isn't my fault! I just went downstairs and a guest arrived, so I asked the maid to find some clothes. I didn't expect her to use someone else's clothes to scare me! I'm innocent!"
Princess Mingzhu narrowed her eyes dangerously and said to the nanny beside her, "Madame Sun, go down and question everyone one by one, whether they are maids or customers buying clothes, question everyone in the store!"
Nanny Sun replied, "Yes, I obey your command!"
Princess Mingzhu did not let Shen Qiuyan stand up. Shen Qiuyan, who was kneeling on the ground, felt that the air around her seemed to have frozen all of a sudden. In order to show that she was not wrong, she gritted her teeth and controlled her body not to tremble.
But does this really work?
It wasn't until Nanny Sun returned upstairs that Princess Mingzhu asked, "Nanny Sun, have you asked everyone down there? Is it what Qiuyan said?"
Nanny Sun shook her head and said, "To answer the Princess, someone downstairs reported that when Chen Qiuyan was the shopkeeper, she had been taking advantage of the reputation of Nishang Pavilion, secretly taking clothes from other clothing stores, and then selling them at high prices to those who couldn't afford Nishang Pavilion clothes! These two skirts were left over by those people. Chen Qiuyan had planned to return them to that clothing store, but Miss Mu Yao happened to come, so she thought about selling them to her!"
Princess Mingzhu was so angry that she stepped forward and kicked Shen Qiuyan to the ground, cursing, "You are so good, Shen Qiuyan, you are my maid. I saw that you are loyal and smart, so I gave you the opportunity to come and be the shopkeeper! I didn't expect that you would be so blinded by greed and so bold. I trusted you so much, but you dared to make private transactions and line your own pockets!"
Shen Qiuyan thought that everything was under her control, but she didn't expect that someone would betray her so soon!
She cried and crawled to the princess' side begging for mercy: "Princess, I was wrong! Please give me a chance, I will never dare to do it again!"
Princess Mingzhu has always been a person who can't tolerate a grain of sand in her eyes. She kicked Shen Qiuyan away and shouted loudly: "Come here! Drag this dirty thing out of here and hand it over to the Jingzhao Yin for trial!"
Shen Qiuyan was completely dumbfounded this time. If she handed herself over to Jingzhao Yin, Jingzhao Yin would definitely torture her to death in order to curry favor with the eldest princess!
She ignored the guards who came to arrest her and desperately kowtowed to Princess Mingzhu and begged for mercy, "Princess, please consider that I have served you for so long and give me a chance! I will never dare to do it again!"
Princess Mingzhu turned sideways and refused to even look at him!
But when she saw Lin Xiaoyue, she asked with interest: "Miss Mu Yao, do you think I can give her a chance?"
When it was time to settle accounts, Lin Xiaoyue stood up and replied cheerfully, "I think Miss Qiu Yan made several mistakes. After introducing my identity to our boss, she still brought these two skirts up. She didn't analyze the customer's needs correctly and was perfunctory. This was her first mistake."
"A garment shop always has at least one embroiderer on staff, just in case a customer needs them. But Miss Qiu Yan directly approved the leave of Feng Yasong's three embroiderers, resulting in our boss's request not being met. This is her second mistake!"
"The third mistake is that I think Miss Qiu Yan must have been the shopkeeper for too long and has forgotten her identity and her master. As the ancients said: once unfaithful, you will never be forgiven a hundred times. Betraying your master is the most unforgivable thing!"
"Of course, this is all the eldest princess's family affairs, and everything still needs to be decided by the eldest princess!"
Princess Mingzhu laughed heartily and said approvingly, "You're absolutely right! It's a pity that Jueweilou has already hired you away, otherwise I would have made you my shopkeeper!"
Lin Xiaoyue scratched her head and said modestly, "No, no, I'm okay at cooking, but please spare me the sewing!"
Shen Qiuyan watched Lin Xiaoyue and Princess Mingzhu talking and laughing, and felt extremely jealous!
How could this woman win the favor of the owner of Jueweilou and even please the princess? I have served the princess for so many years, but I rarely get a word of praise from her. This is so unfair!
Shen Qiuyan struggled desperately, unwilling to be dragged away by the guards, and shouted loudly: "Princess, I am the maid given to you by your mother, the virtuous Queen Mother. You can't be so heartless!"
When Princess Mingzhu heard her mother's name, her face turned extremely cold. She drew the guard's sword and stabbed Shen Qiuyan in the heart. "You have reminded me how my mother could have such a dirty maid like you. You only defile my mother by keeping her. This sword is a gift from me. Please accept my order and thank me!"
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