Chapter 9: The Angry Stepmother
In the western part of Kyoto, trade flourished.
Babaozhai, the favorite of dignitaries, young men and ladies, welcomed a big customer today!
"Miss Su, look! This is Yunjin, the best tribute to the royal family! Well, although it's a little inferior to the tribute, it's one of the best in Kyoto! One piece of cloth costs fifty taels!" The proprietress stretched out five fingers, her expression full of flattery.
Su Tangyu smiled and nodded, extending her fingers gracefully, "Okay, I'll take blue, cyan, and purple."
"Great, great! Miss Su knows her stuff! She's so generous!"
The proprietress's face was brimming with smiles as she walked downstairs towards Su Tangyu, pulling up a layer of fabric that faded like the morning glow and boasting enthusiastically, "Miss Su, this is this year's trendy gradient brocade! One foot of fabric is dyed dozens of times. Look at the beautiful colors! If it's made into a skirt, it will be radiant and gorgeous when you walk. It's absolutely beautiful!"
Su Tangyu reached out and touched it, then asked with a smile, "How much silver?"
"Not much! One piece of cloth, twenty taels!"
"Okay, I want one."
Su Tangyu asked the proprietress to pack up the food while looking at Song Meifang with a smile on her face. "Auntie, please pay the bill."
Song Meifang smiled stiffly and ugly, gritted her teeth and paid the bill with her wallet.
Four bolts of cloth, one hundred and seventy taels. Song Meifang cursed in pain, but she had to put on a fawning smile and said, "Tangyu girl, are you satisfied?"
"Auntie, I just bought the cloth for making clothes. I still need to buy rouge, powder, jewelry and embroidered shoes."
Su Tangyu casually picked up an embroidered round fan, her almond eyes sparkling as she smiled brightly at her: "I just got home, and Tangliju is empty. All these things need to be purchased. Auntie, won't you buy them for me?"
Song Meifang pinched her palm hard with her fingers.
For the sake of her precious daughter's marriage, she endured it!
Song Meifang's smile was uglier than crying. "I'm not unwilling, just buy it."
Next, Su Tangyu showed off her shopping skills and couldn’t stop at all!
A complete set of rouge and powder!
Embroidered shoes, buy ten pairs of various patterns!
Jewelry such as hairpins, hairpin rings, earrings, and bracelets, if you like them, buy them! Buy them at a high price!
The proprietress's grin was so wide that she'd wake up from her dreams. She waved and called six female workers to follow Su Tangyu to pack up the food. Seeing the money flowing like water, Song Meifang's vision went dark again and again. She pinched her philtrum to avoid fainting.
The silver she brought was not enough!
Little bitch!
You're even taking advantage of me!
Song Meifang rushed forward in a rage, ignoring the presence of outsiders, grabbed Su Tangyu's wrist and cursed: "Su Tangyu, don't be so shameless! Zhaoyang and I can't buy so many things in a year!"
"Auntie, you pinched me and hurt me."
Su Tangyu's eyes were red, and tears filled her almond-shaped eyes. She said aggrievedly, "I've been away from home for twelve years, and this is the only time I've bought it. Is it too much?"
"Hiss--" The proprietress took a deep breath and her eyes wandered over Su Tangyu and Song Meifang's faces. Song Meifang felt like she was electrocuted and hurriedly let go of Su Tangyu's hand.
Su Tangyu raised her wrist, and her sleeve slipped down, leaving a bright red mark.
Others didn't know that her skin was delicate and easily scarred, so they just thought that Song Meifang was too harsh!
Su Tangyu rubbed her wrist openly, muttering with an aggrieved look, "Didn't Auntie say she would compensate me? I'll marry into the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion and become the Crown Prince's wife. I can buy whatever I want."
"Aunt, you asked me to give the marriage to my sister, but you won't even buy me something."
The proprietress and Song Meifang's faces changed drastically.
The proprietress recognized the person and turned her head to look at Song Meifang. She looked like she was looking at a vicious stepmother! Her heart was so evil that it was outrageous!
Song Meifang was so anxious that she wanted to sew Su Tangyu's little mouth shut!
She angrily and shamefully defended herself: "Don't talk nonsense! How can you tell others about family matters? Buy it quickly! What else do you want to buy? Buy it quickly!"
"Ah..." Su Tangyu's eyes were red, and she said pitifully: "Auntie is unhappy, so this is all, I won't buy it."
People around started whispering.
It turns out to be a stepmother!
Not only did he harshly abuse his first wife's daughter, but the daughter he taught even slept with her future brother-in-law!
shameless!
If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked!
When Song Meifang heard these words, her face twisted with anger. She turned around and roared, "Who is gossiping? I'll tear your mouths apart!"
There was complete silence all around, but everyone looked at her as if to say: You are guilty!
Song Meifang was so furious she nearly fainted. She clutched her chest, leaned against the nanny, and gasped, her face grim. She couldn't stand it any longer. She immediately told someone to take the bill to the Shangshu Mansion for settlement.
After saying that, she immediately left in a hurry with her men, leaving Su Tangyu there.
"So you are the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works!" The proprietress stepped forward and looked at Su Tangyu with sympathy. "Miss Su, please don't listen to your stepmother's instigation. This marriage with the Marquis' Mansion must not be given to them!"
"Come! Miss Su is a big customer today, I will give you a magnolia hairpin."
The proprietress eagerly picked up a hairpin of excellent quality and inserted it into Su Tangyu's bun. Su Tangyu did not refuse and smiled sweetly and obediently: "Thank you, proprietress. I will come to buy things from you again in the future."
"Okay, okay! Miss Su, next time you come, I'll give you a 20% discount!" The proprietress showed even more affection and personally escorted Su Tangyu out the door.
Su Tangyu had barely left the room when she heard a commotion behind her. Everyone was saying that Song Meifang and her daughter were birds of a feather, truly shameless and shameless!
Su Tangyu raised her handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes, secretly hiding the cold and sarcastic smile at the corners of her lips.
Song Meifang, how does it feel to be disgraced and hated by everyone?
Feeling uncomfortable?
You have to bear it too!
"Miss Su, everyone has eyes and mouths! One mouthful of saliva from each person can drown them!" Qinglan stood up for her and said angrily, "The prince knows everything and will definitely make the decision for you and seek justice!"
When Su Tangyu heard Xiao Jin's name, her face was expressionless. She only felt pain in her mouth and numbness in her tongue.
Unless she needed Xiao Jin, Su Tangyu didn't want to look for him at all!
"Miss Su, where are we going next?"
"Teahouse."
Su Tangyu didn't know the way, so she asked passers-by and finally found the Yunyang Tea House half a street away.
This was a time-honored shop from Jiangnan, but Su Tangyu wasn't here to buy tea. She went straight to the shopkeeper, took a deep breath, and pursed her red lips. "Shopkeeper, please pass on a message for me. Tell them that Su Tangyu wants to see the young master."
"Su..." The shopkeeper, with white hair and beard, had a kind smile. Upon hearing this, he stared at Su Tangyu and looked her over, then became excited: "Are you my cousin?!"
Su Tangyu pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes!"
"Oh! Miss, please come in!" The shopkeeper came out excitedly to lead the way, his old face full of smiles. "We have been waiting for you for years! You came at the right time today. The young master is upstairs doing the account books."
Hearing this, Su Tangyu breathed rapidly and pinched her palms hard.
She followed the shopkeeper upstairs, pushed open the door, and saw a handsome and gentle man in a green suit. Su Tangyu couldn't control her emotions, her eyes red with guilt and self-blame, and she called out in a trembling voice, "Cousin Zhiyi!"
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