Seeing that he didn't move, Cai Ling's maid Chun'er raised her eyebrows, "What's wrong with you! Our young lady is calling you, are you deaf?"
Xue Huan chuckled, "Just because your lady calls me husband, does that mean I have to come over?"
Her words instantly attracted the attention of Cai Ling and her servant.
After entering the store, Cai Ling immediately saw Pei Ji standing next to the antique display case. His tall figure and outstanding temperament made it hard for her not to notice him.
She walked towards this side unconsciously. After seeing his profile, she became more and more moved. When did Fengchi County produce such a handsome man?
Looking at his clothes, Cai Ling realized that he was just an ordinary citizen. The admiration in her eyes faded a little instantly, but her heart was still moved, but with a sense of condescending charity.
This is how the following scene happened.
Originally, Cai Ling's attention had been on Pei Ji. When Xue Huan said that, she keenly caught the word "husband" and instantly felt dissatisfied. This man was actually married!
Looking at Xue Huan's delicate and fair face again, his eyes were filled with jealousy.
Before she could even open her mouth, Chun'er shouted, "How dare you! Our young lady is the county magistrate's daughter. Who the hell do you think you are to challenge our young lady?"
He walked forward and was about to slap Xue Huan in the face.
The young lady hates women who are prettier than her the most, so she will definitely teach her a lesson on behalf of the young lady!
However, just as Chun'er raised her hand, Pei Ji grabbed her wrist and exerted force -
"Ah!" Chun'er screamed in pain, "Let go...ah..."
When she said let go, Pei Ji pushed her away. Chun'er lost her balance and took a few steps back before sitting down on the ground.
"Miss..." Chun'er held her pinched hand and looked at her mistress aggrievedly.
Unfortunately, Cai Ling didn't pay any attention to her at all. Instead, she stared at Pei Ji with bright eyes.
He knew her identity but didn't give in at all. Instead, he dared to attack her maid. Although she was angry, Cai Ling looked at Pei Ji with more admiration and felt that he was indeed the man she had chosen.
Looking at Xue Huan who was standing quite close to him, she felt even more annoyed.
As the daughter of the county magistrate, she could basically walk sideways in Fengchi County. Cai Ling didn't need to hide her thoughts at all. "Give him to me, the conditions are up to you."
Xue Huan: “…”
I never expected that such a melodramatic plot in a novel would actually happen to me.
But wasn't this ancient times? Weren't women treated with strict etiquette? How could this county magistrate's daughter openly snatch someone else's man in public?
Anger flashed in Pei Ji's eyes, and he wanted to grab Cai Ling and throw her out. Xue Huan held his hand and told him to calm down.
"I can set the conditions?"
Cai Ling: "Of course." This country girl didn't have much knowledge. Even if she was allowed to set the conditions, the most she would ask for was some silver, clothes, jewelry, etc.
Doesn’t she have plenty of these?
However, as soon as Xue Huan opened her mouth, her expression fell.
"One million taels, if you can come up with it, I will give you my husband right away, how about that?"
One million taels?! Cai Ling stared at her, never expecting this village girl to dare to ask for such a high price!
Did she think silver was just stones on the ground and she could have as much as she wanted? One million taels, she actually dared to ask for it!
"Do you know how much one million taels is?"
"You can't come up with it, right? You were so arrogant just now, I thought you could just casually throw out hundreds of millions of taels of silver."
Cai Ling felt a lump in her chest, unable to breathe.
"Since you can't take it out, then you'd better leave quickly. No matter how much you stare at my handsome husband, he will never belong to you."
Xue Huan turned Pei Ji's face away so that Cai Ling wouldn't see him and continued to pick from the pile of copper coins in the copper basin.
Cai Ling stared at her back, wishing she could stare through her.
"Hey, buddy, how much is this copper coin?" Xue Huan asked as she picked up a copper coin.
"Just give me this amount if you want." The man spread out his five fingers.
"help me--"
"Wait! I want this copper coin. I'll pay twice as much as she does!" Cai Ling interrupted, "Chun'er, pay the bill!"
Chun'er immediately took out a hundred-liang silver note from her purse and handed it over.
The waiter took it and was stunned when he saw it. In fact, he had just said five taels.
If the price was twice as high, it should have been ten taels, but Miss Cai actually paid one hundred taels.
The waiter was tempted for a moment, but when he thought of the shopkeeper's advice, he suppressed his greed and said, "Miss Cai, this girl was the first to see it. Would you like to look at something else?"
"No, I want the one in her hand." Cai Ling was arguing with Xue Huan today.
This happened in Mohouzhai, the shop run by the Ye family. If it were any other shop, she would have robbed it openly and why would she waste so much time talking to the shop assistants?
Xue Huan: "Don't you know the first come first served rule? I like this copper coin, it's mine."
Cai Ling: "If you don't pay for it, it's not yours. I don't care about first come first served. I only know that the highest bidder wins. Now my price is twice as high as yours, so it belongs to me."
The clerk scratched his head, looked left and right, and was very embarrassed. Finally, he had no choice but to ask the shopkeeper to come out.
The shopkeeper was given the surname Ye because of his outstanding business ability and the fact that he was originally a servant of the Ye family.
Shopkeeper Ye had already heard what had happened from his clerk. If it were any other shop, they would have sided with Cai Ling in this situation. After all, Cai Ling was the daughter of the county magistrate and her price was high, while Xue Huan was just an ordinary customer.
But for the Ye family, let alone Cai Ling, the county magistrate's daughter, even if the county magistrate himself came, they would not be afraid.
Instead, they value the reputation of "honesty and integrity in business".
If Mo Hou Zhai sided with Cai Ling today, it might be said that Mo Hou Zhai was bullying its customers if the news got out.
This is something that Manager Ye would never allow.
In addition, there is a deeper reason why he would not favor Cai Ling, that is, his father Cai Kuonai is the governor's man, and the governor is from the second prince's faction.
However, the Fifth Prince and the Second Prince from their Ye Mansion have always been at odds with each other. If he sides with Cai Ling today, the news might be spread by someone with ulterior motives. When it gets to the capital, it might even turn into the Fifth Prince giving in to the Second Prince.
That is absolutely not possible.
As soon as Shopkeeper Ye came out, he bowed to Cai Ling and said, "Miss Cai, this coin was chosen by this young lady first. You should look at something else."
Xue Huan looked surprised.
"You!" Cai Ling turned around and left angrily, glaring at Xue Huan before leaving.
Humph, Mo Hou Zhai, just wait for her! When she gets back, she'll complain to her father and have this shabby shop shut down!
And that bitch! How dare she snatch things from her! She's so tired of living!
Looking at Cai Ling's back as she left angrily, a cold light flashed in Xue Huan's eyes. It was obvious that the county magistrate's daughter was holding a grudge against her. Should she say that she had a conflict with the Qian family? First, there was Qian Dazhi, and now that he was dead, his niece was rushing to go against her.
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