Su Peisheng relayed the message, and Shuyuan, upon hearing it, was still unwilling to give up.
She asked, "May I ask what your master's name is?"
Su Peisheng shook his head: "His Majesty does not wish for others to know, so Consort, please leave!"
Upon hearing this, Shuyuan stopped and left.
On the way back, Shuyuan felt increasingly embarrassed. When she arrived at the private room, she instructed Qiuyun to investigate who had taken her jewelry.
After Tong Cheng'er finished selecting the jewelry, Yinzhen asked again, "Is this all you want?"
Tong Cheng'er looked at the food left on the table; there was already quite a lot left.
That's all.
Yinzhen summoned Su Peisheng and asked him to bring in the shopkeeper.
After the shopkeeper came in, Yinzhen said to him, "This is my fiancée. We will be married soon, and she will be your true employer from now on."
Tong Cheng'er and the shopkeeper both stared wide-eyed.
Tong Cheng'er exclaimed in surprise, "What...what do you mean by this?"
Yinzhen replied, "This jewelry shop belongs to me. I'm giving it to you as part of your betrothal gifts, how about it?"
After years of exposure to the world, Tong Cheng'er has become able to distinguish between the noble and the lowly, and the jewelry in this shop is of the highest quality in terms of both material and style.
Moreover, this business caters to women, making money is the easiest thing to earn. It's like giving away a golden goose to a woman who lays golden eggs. Has this person been drinking?
"This is way too expensive!"
Yinzhen smiled and said, "Do you want it or not?"
Tong Cheng'er was extremely conflicted. She wanted it but felt it was too precious. In the end, she followed her heart. The royal family did not allow divorce, and it would be hers sooner or later. It seemed appropriate to have it sooner.
So she smiled rather embarrassedly and said, "Since you've put it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen laughed even harder.
He now understands why such a thing as "lighting the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords" happened in history. Although the matter was absurd, it could bring a smile to a beautiful woman's face, which was incredibly joyful!
The Yongzheng Emperor in his dream had never experienced any of this; he was far better off than that unlucky fellow, Yinzhen thought to himself.
Yinzhen: "Should I send the account books and house deeds to the Tong residence, or leave them at Yaocheng Courtyard for you to look at after you enter the residence?"
Tong Cheng'er thought about it seriously for a moment: "I'll put it where you are for now, and I'll check on it later."
Yinzhen: "Alright, I'll put them in your study along with the others."
After the two finished discussing this topic, Yinzhen noticed that it was getting late and it was time for lunch.
The two decided to go out for a meal.
On the other hand, Shuyuan sent someone to inquire, but the shopkeeper was very tight-lipped and she couldn't get him to talk. She realized that he was probably someone she couldn't afford to offend, otherwise the shopkeeper wouldn't be so wary.
Shuyuan sighed, feeling frustrated, and decided to give up on finding out more.
Thinking that it was getting late, she decided to go back.
Quite by chance, the two groups met at the bottom of the stairs on the second floor.
Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er didn't recognize Shuyuan at first glance, but Shuyuan recognized them immediately. Although she had only met the Fourth Prince once, she remembered him very well because she was so shocked at the time.
As for Tong Cheng'er, it was because she had suffered a loss at her hands. That time she fell into the water, which made her lose face, and she was punished when she got home, so it left a deep impression on her.
When Shuyuan saw the two of them, her eyes were filled with shock, and after the shock, a flash of jealousy appeared in her eyes.
Various TV dramas portray the Fourth Prince as a cold-hearted person, but it's unexpected that he would accompany his fiancée to a jewelry store.
All that kindness and warmth could have been hers, but now it's being enjoyed by another woman, and it makes her heart ache.
It feels like you know the correct answer when you're doing a multiple-choice question, but you accidentally click the wrong option, and then someone ignorant guesses the right answer.
The sense of disparity was incredibly disheartening, and Shuyuan found it hard to let go of.
Because of a mix of feelings, the way she looked at Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er was very complicated.
Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er felt uncomfortable being stared at, thinking that this person was really strange.
However, Shuyuan didn't stare for long before snapping out of her daze and making way.
Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er didn't speak to her, and then they left.
As soon as she came downstairs, Tong Cheng'er remembered Shu Yuan.
Once inside the carriage, Tong Cheng'er said to Yinzhen, "No wonder that person looked familiar earlier; it turns out to be the eldest princess of the Ulanara Mansion!"
Upon hearing that it was the Ulanara Mansion, Yinzhen remembered her; she was the one Su Peisheng had mentioned who had asked them to part with their precious jewelry.
"How do you know her?"
“She used to attend banquets at home, and I hosted her. Speaking of which, this princess was really impressive. But it’s been so long since I’ve seen her, and she looks a bit more mature now, so I didn’t recognize her at first.”
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After the two left, Shuyuan slowly went downstairs.
On the carriage back to Prince Gong's Mansion, Shuyuan's eyes couldn't help but redden.
She was the most favored concubine of the Fourth Prince of Prince Gong's Mansion. Since the main wife had not yet entered the mansion, almost everyone in the mansion called her the main wife. This was something she had painstakingly planned and cultivated.
During that time, she suffered a lot while acting and did many bad things, her hands were stained with blood, and at first she was so scared that she couldn't sleep all night.
But just when she was about to resign herself to her fate, she saw the Fourth Prince and his fiancée.
Including this time, she had only met the Fourth Prince twice. She couldn't say she had romantic feelings for him, but for some reason, she just felt resentful.
It felt like putting a billion dollars on someone who can't even afford a house, and then telling them they can take all the money, but only for ten seconds. They can only take as much as they can, and the rest will be taken back.
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