Jiang Chuwei arrived at Linglong Pavilion early in the morning.
Linglong Pavilion is one of the top jewelry shops in the capital, and it was Jiang Chuwei's dowry shop.
After three years of careful management, Linglong Pavilion's business is booming.
Manager Xue greeted him, "Master, please come upstairs!"
Jiang Chuwei: "Don't worry about me, I'll look around."
Xue Lan said no more and went back to doing her own thing.
Linglong Pavilion is thriving.
Xue Lan has a good eye; Jiang Chuwei gave her all the rights to source goods, and the styles are the most fashionable at the moment.
Xue Lan no longer had to restrain herself, and in the past few years she has earned a lot of money for Jiang Chuwei.
The ladies of high society in Beijing like to come here every now and then to see if there are any fashionable jewelry items.
"Oh, isn't this the Lady of the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Pingyang's residence? What brings you here?"
Jiang Chuwei looked up and saw Sun Meiyun's mean face right in front of her.
Jiang Chuwei: ...
I didn't check the almanac before going out today, and I ran into some unlucky people.
Sun Meiyun is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Su's family.
In Daqing, there are three powerful families who hold significant military power: the General's Mansion, the Duke of Zheng's Mansion, and the Duke of Su's Mansion.
The Duke of Su's mansion guards the southwest, the General of Might guards the northwest, and the Duke of Zheng guards Dongning.
This tripartite balance of power was also a tool used by the emperor to check and balance each other.
The Duke of Su's mansion and the General's mansion were at odds.
Logically speaking, both sides, possessing significant military power and simultaneously feared by the emperor, should have been mutually respectful of each other.
The Duke of Su's mansion, however, was determined to compete with the General of Might.
Even the women couldn't stand each other.
Since Jiang Chuwei married Lu Yanke, Sun Meiyun has been gloating, and she feels much more at ease.
As the eldest daughters of two major military families, Jiang Chuwei and Sun Meiyun have been compared many times.
Sun Meiyun always came out on the losing end.
With such a great opportunity today, how could we not take advantage of it?
Sun Meiyun couldn't wait to enjoy the pleasure of laughing at her and trampling her underfoot.
"You've married into a fallen noble family, how come you still have money to shop at jewelry stores? Can you even afford it? A single piece of jewelry here costs several thousand taels of silver. I advise you not to embarrass yourself."
Sun Meiyun's harsh words drew attention from people.
Whose daughter is so arrogant and ill-mannered?
The lady remained calm and didn't seem to care about the woman's provocation at all.
Jiang Chuwei walked past her and was about to go upstairs.
Sun Meiyun was surprised. If this had happened before, Jiang Chuwei would have immediately started arguing with her.
She acted as if nothing had happened today.
This made Sun Meiyun look like a clown.
In fact, Sun Meiyun herself did not know why she wanted to embarrass Jiang Chuwei whenever she encountered her.
That way, she'll be in a particularly good mood.
Today was no different; she was determined to embarrass Jiang Chuwei, not only by being sarcastic but also by taking concrete actions to trip her up.
She simply stuck out one foot, trying to trip her.
Jiang Chuwei didn't even glance at her, and went straight upstairs without even looking at her.
Sun Meiyun: ...
She couldn't stand being ignored like this, and chased after Jiang Chuwei, yelling, "What are you pretending for? The jewelry on the second floor is even more expensive. Even if you sold the entire Marquis's mansion, you still couldn't buy many pieces."
Jiang Chuwei glanced at it, her mood completely unaffected.
Sun Meiyun was furious: "Do you look down on me?"
Jiang Chuwei continued selecting jewelry on her own: "Hmm!"
Sun Meiyun nearly coughed up blood: "What did you say?"
Jiang Chuwei: "I didn't say anything."
Why are you ignoring me?
"Hehe! Don't push your luck. I came here to buy jewelry, not to argue with you."
Jiang Chuwei left Sun Meiyun speechless.
Jiang Chuwei picked out a lot of jewelry, all of which were new styles from Linglong Pavilion.
Sun Meiyun insisted: "I want this one, and I want this one too."
Jiang Chuwei chose one item, and Sun Meiyun snatched the other.
Seeing that Jiang Chuwei was picking out more and more jewelry, Sun Meiyun snatched it all away without hesitation.
Jiang Chuwei looked at her like she was an idiot: "You bought so much, don't come back and return it, that would be embarrassing!"
Sun Meiyun blushed slightly: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's just a few pieces of jewelry. Would the Duke of Su's mansion be stingy with such a small amount of money?"
Jiang Chuwei really wanted to say: I would be willing to beat you up.
The Duchess of Su in this generation had a bad temper, and none of her sons were any good. The Duke of Su was already old and still had to endure hardship on the frontier.
The Duchess would take her anger out on her children whenever she was in a bad mood, and even her daughters were not spared.
Jiang Chuwei said, "I picked out all these pieces of jewelry. If you really like them, how about we split them in half?"
Sun Meiyun: "Don't pretend, you can't afford it. Shopkeeper, please wrap these up for me."
After saying that, he gave Jiang Chuwei a provocative look.
They were afraid she would snatch it back.
Manager Xue glanced at his employer, and Jiang Chuwei nodded almost imperceptibly.
She's really not afraid that Sun Meiyun will renege on her debt.
The Sun family can afford to pay for this amount of jewelry.
He just wouldn't be happy to buy so much for Sun Meiyun.
Seeing her dawdling, Jiang Chuwei said, "If you can't afford it, don't buy it. The shopkeeper won't chase after you."
Sun Meiyun was successfully provoked and immediately waved to the maid: "Pay up, I'll take all of these."
"Miss..." the maid exclaimed in shock.
Buying so much will surely get you a beating; how can a young lady forget a good thing and not learn her lesson?
Sun Meiyun, however, was blinded by greed and was determined to take Jiang Chuwei's things away.
Jiang Chuwei knew when to stop; if she continued to pick and choose, Sun Meiren would come to her senses and stop buying.
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