Chapter 140 The Jiang Family is Really Crazy
The shopkeeper nodded and bowed, repeatedly bending over to apologize: "Madam Xie, it's my fault that I didn't discipline my subordinates well enough, and I will ask the boss to ensure that you don't suffer any loss. How do you think?"
The shopkeeper felt miserable. Seeing Jiang Yuzhu's attitude today, he knew she was not someone who could be easily dismissed.
"The craftsman got sick, and the jewelry drawing was lost. It was really a coincidence that the two happened together."
Jiang Yuzhu's words were somewhat teasing, and her face was cold as she said, "Shopkeeper, I entrusted such an important jewelry drawing to you. Now that there is a mistake, if I don't blame you, then do you blame me for trusting you wrongly?"
Hongli lost his temper and said angrily: "How dare you call yourself the best in the capital? What a joke!"
In the capital, all good jewelry is made by skilled craftsmen, and the fastest waiting time is more than a month.
Chen Zhilan is getting married tomorrow, and the make-up that Jiang Yuzhu spent so much effort to customize is gone. Even if she spends a lot of money to find one now, it will not be as meaningful as designing one herself.
Moreover, the shopkeeper lied and gave the finished jewelry to others without permission.
Jiang Yuzhu must get an explanation for this matter and will not let it go.
The shopkeeper had a sad face, fell to his knees and begged, "Mrs. Xie, it's all because of my negligence in disciplining my clerks. If you have any conditions, just tell me."
Jiang Yuzhu's eyes narrowed, and her aura suddenly became stronger: "Why, is this lady short of money?"
No amount of money can buy what one wants, and now Jiang Yuzhu is unhappy. She is not someone who can be sent away by giving some compensation.
She wants the silver, and the set of headgear including the jewelry, nothing can be missing!
The air pressure in the private room is very low.
The shopkeeper winked at the waiter, and a moment later the waiter brought a tray with both hands and whispered a few words to the shopkeeper.
After receiving the confirmation, the shopkeeper stood up and said, "Here is the silver for your custom-made jewelry. The extra five hundred taels is considered as compensation."
"What if this lady doesn't want to?"
Jiang Yuzhu leaned back in her chair, her eyes slightly closed, her voice still flat.
The shopkeeper was well prepared, and said, "There is nothing I can do about it. You can report it to the police."
Even if I report it to the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, what can I do?
As long as they admit their mistakes and offer compensation, Jiang Yuzhu will not give in and will only be labeled as unreasonable.
Jiang Yuzhu raised her eyes to look at the shopkeeper, pondered for a while and said with a smile: "Have you thought about it, shopkeeper?"
"Mrs. Xie, not finishing the shop on time is a mistake, but not a crime. You are forcing me!"
The shopkeeper showed a hint of suppressed anger and made up his mind.
Half an hour ago, Miss Xuan brought her maid to the shop and happened to fall in love with that set of headgear.
The shop owner opened a shop on the main street of the capital and was well-informed. The Empress Dowager brought her niece from Jiangnan, and her intention was obvious.
Between offending the Xuan family and the Jiang family, the shopkeeper chose to offend Jiang Yuzhu without much hesitation.
"How dare you make up a story that my wife is forcing herself on others. This is simply confusing right and wrong. It's complete nonsense!"
Hongli was so angry that he rushed forward and grabbed the shopkeeper's ear.
The shopkeeper quickly struggled to break free, screaming in pain.
A burst of sweet laughter came from outside the private room.
Xuan Yao and her maids leaned against the door, covering their mouths with handkerchiefs, their eyes full of disgust: "Who was I thinking was so arrogant? It turned out to be the famous Madam Xie!"
Jiang Yuzhu was slightly stunned, and pointed at Xuan Yao and said, "Are you the girl from Deyue Tower?"
As she expected, the shopkeeper suddenly became tough because he had Xuan Yao as his backer.
It seems that the set of headgear must have fallen into Xuan Yao's hands.
Xuan Yao had just arrived in the capital and frowned as she asked, "Where is Deyue Tower?"
The shopkeeper took a step back and hid in a corner, reminding himself that Jiang Yuzhu must not know Miss Xuan's identity, so she dared to be so presumptuous.
Hongli laughed out loud when she heard this: "Madam, you are really a forgetful person. The Deyue Tower in the capital has been renamed Hualiuyuan."
After the name change, the level of the place dropped significantly. I heard that those scholars who enjoy elegance rarely visit it anymore.
The top girl in Deyue Tower sells her body in brothels every night to solicit patrons.
After hearing the waiter's explanation, Xuan Yao's eyes were filled with anger: "Jiang Yuzhu, you are so bold that you actually compared me to Hua Niang?"
The shopkeeper chimed in, taking advantage of the situation and saying, "Madam Xie, this person cannot be offended. She is Miss Xuan."
When the Xuan family is mentioned in the capital, everyone in the high-ranking families knows them.
The shopkeeper waited for Jiang Yuzhu to retreat, but she took out a small bronze mirror from her sleeve pocket and applied rouge, saying nonchalantly, "I was wrong. The girl from Deyue Tower is a bit better looking than Miss Xuan."
Xuan Yao clenched her fist, veins bulging on the back of her hand, and said with red eyes: "Jiang Yuzhu, you dare!"
"Don't you dare? Didn't you hear me?"
Jiang Yuzhu stood up, walked in front of Xuan Yao, raised her hand and slapped Xuan Yao.
There was a "pop" sound, and everyone in the private room was stunned.
Especially for the shopkeeper, this was different from what he thought.
No wonder people say that the Jiang family cannot be offended. He even dares to beat the Queen Mother’s niece. He is really scary when he goes crazy!
Xuan Yao covered her face and screamed, "Jiang Yuzhu, I'm going to kill you!"
Ever since she was beaten by Wei Jing's maid at the Hundred Flowers Festival, Xuan Yao has been carrying a dagger with her. If someone disrespects her, for the sake of the Xuan family's reputation, she will never give the other person a chance to live.
Seeing this, the maidservant hurriedly stopped her and said, "Miss, don't be impulsive!"
The draft is imminent, and there can't be any trouble at this critical juncture.
In particular, Jiang Yuzhu is not an ordinary citizen, she has the Jiang family and the Xie family as her backers.
"What do you mean, Jiang Yuzhu is being violent towards me, should I still endure it?"
Xuan Yao was so angry that she jumped up and down. Wei Jing had already been married to Feng Qing and posed no threat to her. It would be easy for her to deal with Jiang Yuzhu!
Several maids hugged Xuan Yao tightly and whispered to her, "The Jiang family is crazy, who knows what they might do. It's not worth it for you to get yourself involved."
Xuan Yao had just arrived in the capital and didn't know about it, but the maids and servants had already heard the news: "You should be patient for now, and when you sit on the throne of the queen, Jiang Yuzhu will kneel when she sees you in the future, and it's up to you to decide how to punish her."
Xuan Yao took a deep breath and gradually calmed down. She grabbed the cakes on the tray, held them in her palm, and crushed them into crumbs.
Jiang Yuzhu glanced at the sky outside the window and said softly, "Boss, if that's the case, then let's pay the compensation, but five hundred taels is not enough."
The shopkeeper saw the finger stretched out and trembled, "One thousand taels?"
One thousand taels is too much, but since it was our mistake, the boss should nod his head.
Jiang Yuzhu pulled the corner of her lip and said slowly: "Ten thousand taels."
"What?"
The shopkeeper sat down on the ground, unable to believe it. "The jewelry you made is only three thousand taels!"
More than three times the compensation, the lion’s mouth is wide open!
Jiang Yuzhu met the shopkeeper's eyes and repeated clearly: "Shopkeeper, what is valuable is not the jewelry itself, but the jewelry painting, which is the posthumous work of Yan Lao, a national master painter of the previous dynasty."
The shopkeeper cursed in his heart, how dare Jiang Yuzhu say that, Mr. Yan had been dead for hundreds of years, not even his bones were left, where did his posthumous works come from?
The shop was already in the wrong for “losing” the jewelry, and the shopkeeper was thinking about how to refute: “Madam Xie, the shop has a rule that the compensation cannot exceed the value of the jewelry itself…”
The maximum compensation was three thousand taels. Miss Xuan paid a high price for the jewelry, but after paying it to Jiang Yuzhu, she was left with nothing from the shop and also offended someone for no reason.
You will suffer a great loss if you do this business!
"Then let's make three thousand taels."
Ask for a high price and pay a low price.
Three thousand taels just met Jiang Yuzhu's expectations.
Jiang Yuzhu reached out to take the banknote and said calmly, "I am always generous. This matter will be treated as if it never happened and it will not happen again!"
The shopkeeper covered his chest and swallowed a mouthful of blood silently in frustration. He wanted to report to his boss that he would never do business with the Jiang family in his life!
"Oh, yes."
Just as she was about to leave, Jiang Yuzhu suddenly came to her senses and caught the disdain in the shopkeeper's eyes. She glanced at the corner of Xuan Yao's skirt and called the shopkeeper over, lowering her voice and saying, "This set of jewelry is actually..."
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