Chapter 459 Ruin
Seeing this, the female shop assistants relaxed a little. It would be best if they got lost. If they weren't afraid of arousing the suspicion of their master's sister, they wouldn't have remained silent and didn't interfere.
However, she was wrong to think that Miss Lin was an honest person.
Just as Miss Pang was about to turn and leave, a pretty young woman came up the stairs. She was dressed in a moon-white dress, her body was frail and sickly, and her eyes held a sense of compassion for humanity.
The delicate young lady took small steps upstairs, and upon seeing Miss Pang, immediately covered her mouth with her handkerchief and laughed, "Sister Pang, you're here! The waiter at Jinxiu Tower wouldn't let me upstairs just now. Were you upstairs trying on dresses?"
The woman's voice was like the tinkling of flowing water, very pleasant to listen to. However, Lin Yuesha had no good feelings towards the person in front of her. Based on her intuition, she felt that the person in front of her was not so weak.
Qingxing trembled, secretly thinking, "This is bad, why is this person here!"
Today is really not a good day; everything is going wrong. I didn't check the almanac before I went out.
"I'm not going to try it on. Jinxiulou only has a few styles every year. I heard that Nishangfang in front of it has hired some skilled embroiderers from the south. If I wear a new dress to the poetry gathering, that would be amazing."
Miss Pang spoke, her face flushed.
She has reached the age of marriage and is of marriageable age, but her family has not yet arranged a marriage for her.
I've heard of a poetry gathering where unmarried young men from prominent families in the capital would attend. It's called a poetry gathering, but it's really just a pretext for people to meet and get to know each other.
Miss Pang wanted to find a suitable husband, which is why she came to buy clothes in advance.
Today, while strolling around with her maid, she happened to run into a country bumpkin on the street, which is why she followed him upstairs to try and steal his dress.
Now, she was preparing to leave, not knowing who the other party was, and not wanting to offend them.
"Sister Qin, it's rare for us to meet, how about we go to the Neon Fashion Shop together?"
Miss Pang extended an invitation. Qin Nanyan glanced at Lin Yuesha and immediately understood. She smiled slightly and pointed to the hanging purple dress, saying, "Sister Pang, the ready-made clothes at Jinxiulou are the best. If you like any of them, why not give them a try?"
Qin Nanyan was puzzled when she saw the dress, because Jinxiulou rarely sold ready-made clothes, but when she went upstairs just now, there were suddenly several more pieces than before, and they were almost all the same size.
Only a fool wouldn't see through Jinxiulou's intentions, and Pangpang is that big fool. She might as well use the big fool to test Jinxiulou's intentions.
Qin Nanyan heard the argument between the two downstairs clearly. The country bumpkin in front of her claimed to be someone that no one dared to offend. Who exactly was he, and what was his relationship with Jinxiu Tower?
In the capital, the Jinxiu Tower was shrouded in mystery, so Qin Nanyan ignored the female shop assistant's attempts to stop her and quickly went upstairs.
The poetry gathering a month later is very important to Qin Nanyan. She wants to be the best, because she has her eye on the man she loves.
That man had very high standards, and it was still unknown whether she could defeat the other young ladies to get engaged to him. Therefore, Qin Nanyan did not allow anyone who could threaten her position to appear at this time.
I've heard that recently many relatives of high-ranking families have come to the capital, all in an effort to secure a good marriage.
Although the young girl in front of her was inexperienced and dressed in a dowdy manner, she was indeed a beauty in the making, which aroused her suspicion.
Do you also think your sister looks good in this outfit?
Pang Pang immediately beamed with joy. Originally, she didn't want to buy it, but after Qin Nanyan praised her a few times, she was immediately tempted.
Everyone in the capital knows that Qin Nanyan of the Qin family has the best eye; whether it's clothing or cosmetics, she can always find the most beautiful outfits.
"Yes, Sister Pang, you should go and try it on. This purple is elegant, and the butterflies on the hem are so charming. Ladies love innocent and lively young girls the most."
After Qin Nanyan finished speaking with a smile, Miss Pang was very satisfied and immediately took her dress and went into the inner room.
Lin Yuesha, having worked with Qiuyue's class before, immediately saw through the hypocritical face of this Miss Qin and knew she had no good intentions.
Miss Pang was about to leave when Qin insisted on stopping her, speaking in a sarcastic tone. He appeared considerate and tactful on the surface, but in reality, he harbored malicious intentions.
In Lin Yuesha's eyes, although Miss Pang's words were unpleasant, they were openly annoying. At least such a person was upright and didn't like to cause trouble directly, which was much better than Miss Qin and her ilk who sowed discord and tripped her up in secret.
Lin Yuesha found this kind of thinking quite annoying.
To avoid being tricked, the best of the thirty-six stratagems is to run away, since she has no chance of having any interaction with the person in front of her anyway.
When Lin Yuesha was about to leave, the waitress almost burst into tears. She really wanted to open the window and throw the eyesores, Miss Pang and Miss Qin, off the building.
If the Lord's sister leaves, all their efforts will be in vain.
At the crucial moment, it was Qingxing who came to the rescue. She pulled Lin Yuesha aside, pretending to look at the dress, and whispered a reminder, "Miss, do you know who the Miss Qin was later?"
"His surname is Qin..."
Lin Yuesha suddenly remembered, and then asked, "The Qin family?"
Lin Shusheng rose to prominence through his connection with the Qin family, abandoning his wife and daughter. Could this Miss Qin be Qin's niece? No wonder, the Qin family has always been like this—wicked and corrupt, a family tradition where the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked too.
"Yes, she is Qin's niece. Miss Qin's given name is Nanyan, and she is quite popular among the young ladies in the capital."
Qingxing wrung out her handkerchief. She should have introduced this to her young mistress earlier. Now that her mistress hadn't gone to the Lin residence and hadn't met those people, she had skipped over it, which was her dereliction of duty.
"You're quite popular, aren't you?"
Lin Yuesha smiled. People like Qin Nanyan could only fool a few fools like Miss Pang.
Doesn't she realize that the dress doesn't fit? Qin Nanyan asked Miss Pang to try it on, and she actually did.
"Tear..."
The sound of tearing clothes rang out, and a hint of mockery flashed in Qin Nanyan's eyes before quickly disappearing.
The waitress wiped her sweat, looking regretful. It was specially prepared for Miss Lin, but it had been ruined like this. It was heartbreaking!
"Miss, are you aware of the poetry gathering in the capital?"
Qin Nanyan seized the opportunity to probe Lin Yuesha, at least to find out which family's young lady she was. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.
Most of the daughters of wealthy families in the capital were on good terms with her, and she knew their worth. She was just afraid that someone would suddenly appear out of nowhere and steal the good marriage she had planned for herself.
That man, ever since she met him once, has taken root in her heart. She has worked hard for years, all for the sake of marrying him and becoming a princess.
However, although the Qin family is a prestigious family, that person said that he did not care about social status and wanted to marry the woman he liked, so the engagement has not been finalized yet.
It is said that at this poetry gathering, the old princess has issued an ultimatum: she must choose one of the many unmarried daughters of officials in the capital, and that one can only be her.
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