The man referred to as "cousin" was none other than the renowned Prince Rui.
The speaker was her cousin, Rong Qiushuang, the daughter of Rong Jingzhi, the second son of the Marquis of Ningyuan.
Because a concubine had emerged from the family, the Rong family pampered the women in the household much more.
Rong Qiushuang's father held no official position and was ineligible to inherit a title; he was a good-for-nothing second-generation rich kid.
Rong Qiushuang's expenses were entirely covered by the monthly allowance provided by the government.
Occasionally, my mother would give me some financial assistance, but it wasn't much.
After learning that the largest jewelry shop in the capital was owned by his cousin, he would often come to the shop to browse around.
Then she would pretend to be the daughter of the Marquis of Ningyuan to take advantage of him.
The shopkeeper, Liu An, really disliked Rong Qiushuang's petty and stingy manner, but he didn't want to openly confront her.
Finally, having no other choice, they sent a letter to the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
All items selected by Miss Qiushuang are paid for by the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
Because of this incident, Rong Qiushuang tried to take advantage of her less often.
After all, she wanted to negotiate the price, but no one paid any attention to her.
We'll deliver whatever you want to your door and collect payment on the side.
She came here under the name of the Marquis of Ningyuan to take advantage of others, but now she's not only failed to gain any advantage, but she might also be scolded.
But when Prince Rui returned to the capital last year, Ning Qiushuang set her sights on her cousin, attempting to marry him and become his principal wife.
Whether my cousin can become emperor or not is not important.
The important thing is that once you become a princess, you can live a life where you can buy whatever you want.
Putting everything else aside, you can wear your jewelry in various ways.
The servant who had been keeping watch at the entrance of Prince Rui's mansion reported that Prince Rui had gone to Tianxiang Silver Shop, and Rong Qiushuang followed him there.
When she arrived, Prince Rui had just come down from his private room on the third floor and ran into his cousin Rong on the second floor.
Prince Rui wanted to leave, but Rong Qiushuang stubbornly stopped him.
"Cousin, you've been back in the capital for so long, and you've opened such a big jewelry store."
Qiu Shuang wants to pick out a few suitable pieces of jewelry from her cousin and would like his help in making some recommendations.
Hearing Rong Qiushuang's delicate voice, Prince Rui felt physically uncomfortable, and goosebumps suddenly rose on his arms.
Step back, "If you want to learn about jewelry, you'll need to find the waiter or the shopkeeper."
"How could a rough man like me, who wields a knife, understand women's belongings?"
As he spoke, Prince Rui summoned the shopkeeper to attend to Miss Rong.
Who is Rong Qiushuang? She finally got a chance to spend time with her cousin, how could she bear to miss it?
"Then cousin, you'd better help Shuang'er take a look."
Before my cousin returned to Beijing, the shop assistants and manager of your store would try to fool me with cheap stuff.
Oh, Shuang'er is heartbroken.
Shuang'er wasn't refusing to pay, but the shopkeeper insisted on settling the bill at the mansion, making Shuang'er feel extremely embarrassed.
Shuang'er wants to settle the accounts herself today, so cousin, you must come along and keep an eye on these servants, otherwise Shuang'er won't allow it."
Prince Rui was about to vomit and immediately made an excuse to leave.
They had only taken a few steps when the three Zhao sisters came upstairs, and Rong Qiushuang grabbed Prince Rui's sleeve.
Unfortunately, even though there weren't many customers on the second floor, there were still quite a few. Prince Rui couldn't very well throw his cousin around in front of the female customers.
While they hesitated, the Zhao sisters had already piled up the things they had chosen.
The reason Rong Qiushuang disliked the Zhao sisters was because
The main reason is that this is the first time the young waiter has handled such a large order.
He was afraid of miscalculating the bill, and even more afraid of customers haggling over the price. How could a mere waiter like him have such power?
Therefore, when Zhao Qingyan asked if there were any discounts, the young waiter ran over and directly asked the shopkeeper to leave.
Zhao Qingyan's selections were already worth seven or eight thousand taels of silver.
They're still there, trying to reach the minimum order amount.
Even more so, the shopkeeper went upstairs and brought down all the shop's prized possessions.
It was a necklace with more than fifty main stones set with thousands of smaller gemstones, and its pendant was even more extravagant, a ruby the size of a ping-pong ball.
Fortunately, this gemstone was cut; otherwise, if it were just a ping-pong ball hanging there, even the most precious gemstone would look incredibly ugly.
The necklace is indeed beautiful, but the price is really high.
He asked for tens of thousands of taels of silver as soon as he opened his mouth.
Zhao Qingyan looked at the necklace, picked it up and hung it directly around Zhao Qinglin's neck. She examined it from all angles and found it increasingly beautiful.
"Boss, besides this one, do you have any similar ones? If so, please bring out three more."
There are four sisters in my family, and I plan to give one to each of them.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qinglin became anxious.
"Third sister, no! Boss, don't listen to my third sister's nonsense. This is too valuable. Just one piece is enough."
Third sister, this necklace is too expensive. You should just buy one for yourself.
My second sister hasn't even settled on a marriage yet, but she's already accepted the jewelry and headdresses you gave her, which are quite valuable.
It would be inappropriate to accept something even more valuable.
Are you worried that your second sister's future husband won't be capable enough to buy her such expensive jewelry?
"Don't worry, if Second Sister can't find a capable husband, she'll find one to move in with her family and buy herself such expensive jewelry."
Little Zhao Qinghe next to her was nodding her head like a rattle drum.
"Third sister, you've already given us enough. This necklace is so beautiful, I bet even if you gave it to us, we'd never have a chance to wear it."
I'm also afraid of being robbed. You know my martial arts skills aren't great, what if I run into a bad guy and can't beat him?
Third sister, this one is beautiful, you should buy it for yourself.
Ignoring her two sisters' refusal, Zhao Qingyan looked at Liu An and asked, "Manager, is there any more?"
Liu An shook his head. "Miss, this is the only one; it truly is the treasure of our shop."
Zhao Qingyan picked up the necklace and examined it closely. "What's the lowest price?"
Liu An stared at Zhao Qingyan, his gaze unwavering, still insisting on the amount of 12,000 taels of silver.
Zhao Qingyan shook her head. "I'll take the 6,000 taels. Pack it up right away."
Liu An was so impressed by this haggling that he almost knelt down.
“Miss, you can’t bargain like that. If this necklace could be sold for half the price, I would have sold it long ago.”
Zhao Qingyan pondered it again,
"Two for one, find me three more, or I don't want this one either."
The two sisters beside her tugged at Zhao Qingyan's sleeve to stop her; if it weren't for the surrounding environment, the two sisters would have covered her mouth.
Liu An smiled wryly, "Miss, even if you beat this old man to death, I still can't produce a second one."
"That's a pity. Shopkeeper, please settle the bill for the items I picked out first. Then we can talk about other things."
The shopkeeper quickly finished calculating the accounts.
"I sincerely offer 10,830 taels. I will accept 10,800 taels from you, young lady."
Zhao Qingyan laughed, "Oh my, the discount is huge! I thought you could just get the eight hundred taels off the table."
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