Chapter 399 Showing Off New Clothes
Tianyilou.
Because of its location directly opposite Shendan Hall, the restaurant has been packed with guests these past few days, and they haven't even had enough drinks to go around.
At noon, Shendantang was packed with people, all rushing to buy the miraculous medicine.
Tianyi Tower was also bustling with activity.
"Hey, have you heard? The Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill from the Divine Pill Hall contains a banned substance: Blue Gold!"
"Impossible, right? Blue gold is addictive. A pharmacy as big as Shendan Hall wouldn't sell something like that and ruin its reputation."
"Tsk tsk, don't think too highly of Shendantang. They've sold problematic herbs and pills before, and even killed people! But they have powerful backers, so they can get away with killing a few people without facing any legal trouble, and their business is still booming!"
"Exactly! This Divine Pill Hall makes a lot of dirty money! If you want to buy their divine medicine, you have to buy a whole bunch of random medicinal herbs first, and spend at least 500 taels before you can buy the divine medicine! If you don't reach that threshold, you can forget about getting into the second floor! Looking at the whole capital, who does business as domineeringly as them?"
"But if there are so many problems, why are so many people scrambling to buy their so-called miracle drugs?"
"Tch, there are plenty of rich fools! Our capital city has no shortage of rich people! Five hundred taels is a lot of money for us, but for those young masters and ladies, it's just a hair on a cow."
"By the way, I have some inside information. I heard that the Divine Pill Hall's treasury has been completely ransacked! All the silver they earned from selling divine medicines recently has been stolen by thieves!"
"What? Such a thing actually happened? Could it be that some great hero couldn't stand the shameless act of the Divine Pill Hall's rampant greed and decided to act on behalf of Heaven?"
"I don't know the specific reason. I only know that Shen Dan Tang has reported it to the authorities. I heard that the amount of silver stolen is not small, and the big shot behind Shen Dan Tang is furious!"
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Gu Qianhan sat by the window, drinking tea while listening to the discussions in the lobby on the first floor.
He deliberately didn't book a private room on the third floor today, but instead booked a seat in the lobby, so that he could listen to the news outside.
Gu Qianhan wasn't surprised that the medicine from Shendantang was problematic. The medicine he bought earlier was to verify whether it contained any contraband. After all, Shendantang had sold many medicines containing contraband before, and even openly sold contraband directly.
As for the silver from Shendan Hall, it was naturally stolen by his men.
He was originally struggling to recruit soldiers, but after looting the treasury of the Divine Pill Hall, he became rich overnight, and his financial problems were immediately relieved.
Gu Qianhan was plotting to rob the Crown Prince's other shops again.
"Gu Qianhan!"
A familiar voice reached her ears, and Gu Qianhan slowly raised her head, immediately seeing Xiao Qingyuan standing at the entrance of the Divine Pill Hall.
Chu Yanluo and Yuan Zheng were also with him.
Gu Qianhan asked indifferently, "What is it?"
Xiao Qingyuan flicked his sleeves and walked into Tianyi Tower: "Nothing much, it's just that we haven't seen each other for a while and I suddenly wanted to chat with you."
As he walked, Gu Qianhan's gaze fell on his clothes.
This color...
Isn't this the piece of fabric that Shen Wantang took from Jinxiu Pavilion a few days ago? He saw her holding that piece of fabric and talking to her cousin for a while when he had lunch at the restaurant opposite Jinxiu Pavilion that day.
Could it be that she specially got this material for Xiao Qingyuan?
A moment later, Xiao Qingyuan walked up to Gu Qianhan.
He sat down opposite Gu Qianhan without any hesitation, and even invited Yuan Zheng and Chu Yanluo to sit down as well.
"Gu Qianhan, what are you wearing? This kind of fabric and pattern is so outdated!"
As soon as Xiao Qingyuan arrived, he began to belittle Gu Qianhan's clothes. Then he pointed to his own clothes and said, "Look at mine, this silver-gray is the most fashionable!"
"And let me tell you, the ones you're wearing are dyed with dyes, which are bad for your health, fade, and are incredibly tacky! Mine, on the other hand, are natural colors! Thick, soft, elegant, and they'll never fade!"
"Do you know who picked out the fabric and color for me? You probably don't know, it was Shen Wantang who picked it out for me! I didn't really want it, but she cried and begged me to accept it, so I had no choice but to accept it to save face for her."
"Tsk, don't be fooled by her bright and colorful clothes every day, the fabrics she picks for me are incredibly elegant and luxurious. Tell me, does she have good taste or not?"
Gu Qianhan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
In the past, he was the one who made Xiao Qingyuan furious; now, it was Xiao Qingyuan's turn to make him furious.
He stared at the fabric of Xiao Qingyuan's clothes, and the more he looked at it, the more displeased he became!
He spoke coldly: "Xiao Qingyuan, what do you mean? Are you here to show off your good relationship with your Crown Princess? What, you've stopped doting on your concubines and maids and started doting on your Crown Princess instead? If you've started doting on your Crown Princess, then I won't be so polite!"
Xiao Qingyuan immediately shook his head: "No, no, I absolutely did not mean that. My relationship with Shen Wantang is just a facade. She may indeed deeply admire me, but I have no feelings for her at all!"
"Everyone in the capital knows that Shen Wantang was chosen for me by my mother as my wife, and I was forced to marry her!"
"Yanluo, you've always lived in the Prince's mansion, so you know my situation with Shen Wantang best. Please explain this to me. Do I have no feelings for Shen Wantang at all?"
Chu Yanluo glanced at Gu Qianhan, then at the diners around her who were listening intently, and raised the corners of her lips in a wide smile: "What the young master said is the truth. The young master's wife is not favored by him."
"Therefore, the Crown Princess tried every means to please the Crown Prince, and even spent a lot of money to buy this expensive and special fabric and sew a set of clothes for the Crown Prince herself."
"Unfortunately, the Crown Prince doesn't like the Crown Princess, so naturally he doesn't care about the things she gives him. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's soft heart and kindness, and his fear that throwing away this dress would embarrass the Crown Princess, he wouldn't have worn it at all!"
Upon hearing this, the people around immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"What? The clothes that Prince Xiao is wearing were actually sewn by the Princess Consort herself? I didn't expect that the Princess Consort is not only good at managing the household, but also so skilled at needlework!"
"What's the use of being so capable? She still can't win Prince Xiao's favor. I bet that Princess Consort is crying her eyes out every day in the Prince's mansion. How pitiful and pathetic!"
"That's right, look at how smug Aunt Chu is. The young master takes her with him whenever he goes out, but he never takes the young master's wife with him. It's clear that Aunt Chu is superior to the young master's wife in every way!"
"She's clearly the legal wife, yet she lives worse than a concubine. That Crown Princess is probably unique in Dafeng! Just thinking about it makes people laugh their heads off!"
"She's such a pathetic person. She has to cry and beg the prince to accept the clothes she made, and she's even ridiculed by a concubine. What's the point of her life?"
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