"Your hairpin has too many impurities; it can only be counted as half its weight, so it can only be sold for ten taels of silver at most."
The manager of the Treasure Pavilion looked at the gold hairpin in his hand with some disdain.
Since Li Chang'an's gold coins were used, the price of gold in the capital has plummeted.
After seeing the pure gold produced by the system, the merchants here no longer cared about other kinds of gold.
This has resulted in gold that was originally worth ten taels of silver now only being worth seven or eight taels.
Liu Yue's hairpin was of lower quality than ordinary gold, so it was only worth half the price.
The fat man was annoyed by what the shopkeeper said.
"Look carefully, this is a fine hairpin, a good piece from more than ten years ago, specially made by a master craftsman. If it were in someone else's possession, it could be a family heirloom."
"Moreover, this hairpin cost thirty taels of silver when I bought it, and you're only giving me ten taels? Isn't that a bit too much?"
The fat man's voice was a bit loud, attracting the attention of others.
The shopkeeper glanced at him and said expressionlessly, "Treasure Pavilion is a quiet place, so please do not make loud noise and disturb others."
The fat man's companion, feeling somewhat embarrassed, quickly pulled him aside.
"Fatty, this Treasure Pavilion is the largest jewelry store in Tai'an City, and its prices are the most reasonable."
"The price of gold in Tai'an City is currently fixed at this number; there's no point in you shouting it out."
"You might not get this price elsewhere."
Perhaps fearing the fat man wouldn't believe him, he even pointed to a gold hairpin and said, "Hey, this is a hairpin that sells for twenty taels. Compare it yourself and see which one is better."
Looking at the even shinier gold hairpins on the counter, the fat man's anger subsided.
Realizing he was penniless, he gritted his teeth, then walked to the counter, his tone softening.
"Alright, ten taels of silver it is."
The shopkeeper took the hairpin and prepared to write a receipt.
Liu Yue looked at the hairpin with some reluctance.
This was the only piece of jewelry she owned.
Without these things to back her up, her sense of superiority vanished.
Seeing her like this, the fat man said, "What's the pity? This is only temporary. When I become rich, I'll buy you even better jewelry."
The shopkeeper looked at him with a hint of disdain. He was selling jewelry, yet he still acted like a rich kid.
"Youchu, Youchu, come in, this pearl is so beautiful."
Upon hearing this voice, the shopkeeper frowned. He looked up to see whose little girl was so ignorant, daring to make a scene in the Treasure Pavilion.
When he saw Luoyang, his furrowed brows relaxed.
The people of Tai'an City all know that the Prince's second wife is a person from the martial arts world, and she acts with the spirit of a martial arts heroine.
So the shop owners in the market are used to the easygoing nature of Luoyang.
When Lin Youchu walked in, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up.
He immediately stopped what he was doing and went to greet them.
"This humble servant greets Your Highness the Princess, the Second Madam, and all the young ladies."
He stopped five meters away from Lin Youchu and bowed.
After bowing, he immediately waved to the staff behind him.
"Quickly, quickly, invite the owner down and introduce our shop's products to Her Highness the Princess."
Looking at the innkeeper's luggage, Luo Yang waved his hand dismissively: "It's alright, we can take a look ourselves, you go ahead with your work."
"Second Madam, you see, I'll just serve you from the side."
The shopkeeper didn't leave; he stood at a distance with his head down, not daring to look up.
The other ladies in the shop were also drawn over. They looked at Luo Yang, and then at You Chu beside him, with somewhat eager eyes.
Li Chang'an's princess has always been a mystery in official circles.
Many ladies from noble families wanted to befriend Lin Youchu, but they just couldn't find a way to do so.
After all, no one had ever seen the legendary Regent's Wife.
Even when the crown prince was born, she did not attend the banquet, but sent Luo Yang to attend instead.
Several concubines wanted to gossip to the Empress, saying that the Princess Consort did not respect the royal family and that this was a grave offense of disrespect.
He had barely finished speaking when the Empress slapped him twice across the face, then dragged him out and beheaded him.
"You're courting death, don't drag my son and me down with you. My son's teacher's wife is a Bodhisattva reincarnated from heaven, how dare you discuss her?"
"If I find out in the future, anyone who dares to gossip about the Regent's Consort behind her back will be executed along with their entire family."
This was the warning the Empress issued to everyone after she had killed people.
From then on, no one dared to talk about Lin Youchu anymore.
Today, they finally saw the legendary Regent's wife.
These ladies did not show any disdain for Lin Youchu because of her simple attire.
The Regent's wife's status is the most precious jewelry in the world.
"Greetings, Your Highness, Second Madam, and all the young ladies."
They bowed to Youchu, their eyes filled with respect and envy.
Seeing this scene, Liu Yue's eyes began to turn red with jealousy.
In particular, the shopkeeper's act of abandoning them to rush to greet Youchu made her feel humiliated.
When she entered, looking at the jewel-filled pavilion filled with gold jewelry and the glittering noblewomen, she felt somewhat inferior.
The clothes she was so proud of were nothing more than what her maidservants wore.
The gold hairpin that she cherished was not as valuable as the jade pendant worn by someone else's maid.
This disparity was something she found hard to accept.
What she found even more unacceptable was that Lin Youchu was dressed the same as her, yet the two were treated so differently.
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