"Oh--"
Shen Yunjin sneered; in truth, she didn't particularly like this cheap hairpin.
However, she had previously bought six hairpins to make a complete set of hair ornaments. One of them accidentally fell into the lake yesterday, leaving her hair ornaments missing a hairpin, which meant she couldn't wear the whole set.
That's why she thought of buying another one to make up for it.
The hairpin in Shen Yuan's hand was the same style as hers before, and now only this one is left.
What she sets her sights on must be hers!
"First come, first served?" Shen Yunjin asked dismissively, turning to the jewelry shop owner. "Between her and me, who came to your shop first?"
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment, then looked at Shen Yuan and said, "This young lady looks unfamiliar; this must be her first time here today."
After saying that, he turned to Shen Yunjin in a flattering manner: "And Miss Shen has been our regular customer for three years."
"In that case, Miss Shen, you naturally came first!"
Shen Yunjin smiled with satisfaction. "Did you hear that? In terms of first come, first served! This hairpin is mine!"
"This hairpin is stained with my blood. Are you sure you want to take it, Miss Shen?" Shen Yuan crossed her arms and looked at Shen Yunjin with a leisurely air.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjin's expression changed. She quickly picked up the hairpin and examined it. Seeing that there was indeed blood on it, she became furious and threw the hairpin at Shen Yuan's face.
A hairpin lifted a corner of the veil, revealing Shen Yuan's face.
Upon seeing Shen Yuan's face, Shen Yunjin froze on the spot.
She... had a face exactly like hers.
The hairpin fell to the ground, and the pearls embedded in it also fell off and rolled into the bottom of the cabinet.
The shopkeeper, not expecting things to escalate like this, quickly stepped forward to plead, "Miss Shen, please don't be angry! Calm down! Calm down!"
Shen Yunjin's chest heaved violently. Her eyes widened as she stared at Shen Yuan in disbelief, ignoring the shopkeeper's words.
Seeing that the hairpin had been broken, Shen Yuan held out her hand to the shopkeeper: "I'm sorry, this hairpin was broken by someone else. I don't want it anymore. Please give me my money back."
Knowing he was in the wrong, the shopkeeper didn't argue and simply returned the ten taels of silver to Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan took the money and turned to leave, but Shen Yunjin suddenly rushed in front of her and reached out to pull off the veil on her head.
But Shen Yuan nimbly dodged to the side, creating distance between herself and Shen Yunjin, causing Shen Yunjin to miss her target.
Having caught nothing, Shen Yunjin shouted in exasperation, "Stop!"
Shen Yuan didn't stop walking; she turned and left the jewelry shop.
Seeing this, Shen Yunjin lifted her leg and chased after him.
The jewelry shop fell silent. The shopkeeper knelt on the ground and struggled to pick out the pearls that had fallen to the bottom of the cabinet. He held the pearls and the deformed hairpin in his hands, feeling extremely annoyed.
After all that effort, not only did I not sell anything, but I also lost money on a pearl hairpin!
What's the point?
By the time Shen Yunjin chased after her, Shen Yuan's figure had already disappeared into the crowd. Looking at the passersby on Zhuque Street, she stomped her foot in frustration, "She really runs fast!"
Peach Blossom, Shen Yunjin's personal maid, followed beside her and advised, "She's just a country girl, Miss, you don't need to take her to heart."
"What do you know!" Shen Yunjin glared at Tao Hua, hurriedly boarded the carriage, and returned to the Zhenbei General's Mansion.
After returning to the manor, Shen Yunjin went directly to Madam Jiang's courtyard.
"Mother! I met a girl on the street today who looks exactly like me." Shen Yunjin took Jiang's hand and asked, "Were you pregnant with twins back then?"
"Do I have a sister in this world?"
Jiang's face instantly darkened. "What nonsense are you spouting!"
Shen Yunjin: "Didn't Mother give birth to twin brothers for me? So I was wondering if Mother was also carrying twins when she was pregnant with me? After all, when Mother was carrying Sheng Shu and Qing Shu, my maternal grandmother said that our family was prone to having twins!"
Jiang suddenly stood up. "When did your maternal grandmother say that?"
Seeing that Madam Jiang's expression was serious and even hinted at anger, Shen Yunjin pursed her lips, puzzled, and replied, "It was when you gave birth to your younger brother that Grandmother mentioned it!"
“Your maternal grandmother is senile!” Madam Jiang bent down and gripped Shen Yunjin’s shoulders tightly. “You are my only daughter!”
"You are the apple of your mother's eye, the jewel of the Shen family, unique and irreplaceable. No one in this world can be like you or compare to you. Do you understand?"
Shen Yunjin didn't understand why Madam Jiang was suddenly speaking so seriously, but hearing her mother say that she was unique made her genuinely happy.
Her mother was right; there was no woman in the world who could compare to Shen Yunjin.
She is the moon in the clouds, the flower on brocade, the future crown princess, and the most noble woman in the world!
After coaxing Shen Yunjin away, Jiang found a pretext to detain Shen Yunjin's personal maid, Taohua, and interrogate her about who Shen Yunjin had met that day.
Peach Blossom knelt on the ground and reported everything that had happened in the jewelry shop to Madam Jiang without missing a single detail.
Upon hearing this, Jiang gripped the table tightly, her fingertips turning slightly white. She took several deep breaths before mustering the courage to ask, "That girl, does she really look exactly like Jin'er?"
"Madam, the woman was wearing a veil, so I did not see her face, but her clothes were shabby and her behavior was rude. She was not comparable to the young lady at all."
"Alright! Go down!" Madam Jiang waved her hand, dismissing Peach Blossom.
After Tao Hua left, Madam Jiang turned around and glanced at the old nanny standing behind her.
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