The Empress did not say that she would invite them to the palace tomorrow, but they guessed that there would be a conclusion on this matter tomorrow.
Even without entering the palace, one can still meet Sheng Jingyu.
Someone chimed in, "That's right, no matter how big the matter is, we can't let it interfere with the two of you. You two are going to be concubines now."
Yan Jiao said in a trembling tone, "No, things haven't been decided yet."
It seems like he's being modest, but he's actually showing off.
The constant compliments and envious glances from others these past few days have made them lose their minds.
"There's no need to hide this from us. If you ask me, the Empress values you two more than the Princess. When she married the Princess, she had a shabby sedan chair and a crudely made wedding dress, but your wedding dresses were made by the palace."
"Nothing's been done yet. They just let us choose a red fabric."
"Then that's what we'll do. Once you're in the Prince Chen's residence, don't forget to invite us over for a visit!"
Yuexiu overheard their conversation and learned their identities.
I only heard about it a couple of days ago, but I haven't seen it in person yet.
Yuexiu wanted to help Su Wenyuan see what the two girls looked like, so she curiously peeked out.
Unexpectedly, this action angered someone nearby. A girl glared at him and asked, "What are you looking at?"
They knew the shopkeeper was there to fetch something for her, which is why they treated this group so poorly, and their attitude towards her was naturally not very good.
Yuexiu was used to being wronged in the Prime Minister's mansion. Although she gained everyone's respect at the Prince Chen's mansion, she still couldn't shake some of her old habits.
For example, right now, when someone is a little rude, she unconsciously flinches and lowers her head.
The girls surrounding Yan Jiao and her companion today are all opportunists who fawn over the powerful and bully the weak.
Seeing that Yuexiu was timid and fearful, one could roughly guess what kind of status her master held.
People of high status tend to raise arrogant and domineering servants, since they have powerful backers.
Only servants who have no one to back them up will cower and shrink back.
The shopkeeper actually put down this whole group of people for the sake of someone of low status?
Just then, the shopkeeper came over with the clothes in his arms, smiling broadly, and said, "These are your lady's clothes. Please take a look and see if there are any problems. You can order clothes next time. Actually, we can deliver them to your residence."
Yuexiu said unhappily, "No need, you go ahead and do your work, I'll take care of it myself."
The moment the clothes were unfolded, Yan Jiao took a liking to them.
Before she could speak, someone else said on her behalf, "Shopkeeper, this dress is quite nice. Are you hiding all the good stuff?"
After saying that, he stepped forward and snatched the clothes back.
Yuexiu was startled, then said, "This is what my mistress wanted, what are you doing?"
The shopkeeper stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "These clothes have already been sold. They were altered to fit that lady's measurements, and the patterns were added according to her requests. These clothes weren't originally like this..."
Neither the shopkeeper nor Yuexiu listened to what they were saying.
They not only snatched one item, but also grabbed the rest of the items to take a look.
The designs Su Wenyuan provided were all novel, and they were immediately impressed upon seeing them.
"What are you doing?" Yuexiu reached out to snatch it. "This belongs to my mistress."
On the day Consort Wan hosted the banquet, only the legitimate daughters of various families attended; those daughters whose fathers did not hold high official positions were not qualified to attend.
None of these people are qualified, and none of them are particularly smart.
Truly intelligent people wouldn't try to curry favor with Yan Jiao and He Meiqiu at this time; it's too early.
The news had only been out for a few days.
Yan Jiao and He Meiqiu didn't go either, so neither of them knew Yuexiu. Based solely on Yuexiu's instinctive dodge, they concluded that her mistress's status was not high.
Just as Yuexiu reached out her hand, it was blocked.
Someone gave the maid a wink, and all the young ladies' personal maids came over, half-pushing and half-shoving Yuexiu away.
"Don't touch my clothes!" Yuexiu was already crying from anger.
Su Wenyuan had reminded her that the princess's status was too conspicuous, and anything involving the title of princess would be easily magnified and cause trouble.
Therefore, Yuexiu never mentions Su Wenyuan in public, and today is no exception, as she is afraid of causing trouble for Su Wenyuan.
The shopkeeper was in a dilemma. The clothes that had already been sold were being passed around and looked at by the women, and the problem was that he couldn't afford to offend these people.
He'd heard the words "Prince Chen's concubine" so many times he was practically sick of them.
He could only coax Yuexiu by saying, "Little girl, it's alright to take a look. I'll fold it again in a bit and make sure you can report back properly."
He thought Yuexiu was in such a hurry because she was afraid of not being able to deliver a satisfactory answer.
Actually, Yuexiu just felt that they were bullying her too much. They hadn't even entered Prince Chen's mansion yet, and they were already stealing other people's clothes.
The shopkeeper thought they would just look and be done with it, but Yan Jiao suddenly said, "I want this dress."
Not to be outdone, He Meiqiu picked up the other two pieces and said, "These two will definitely look good on me, I'll take them."
"What do you want? This is my lady's." Yuexiu was completely enraged and rushed forward to argue with them.
The shopkeeper, equally anxious, said, "This was ordered by her mistress a long time ago. We revised it again, and the designs are all her own, so it's not easy to sell to others."
After saying that, the shopkeeper told the shop assistant to go up and bring the clothes back.
If we don't get it back soon, something bad will happen.
This isn't just a few simple ready-made garments. If it were just ready-made clothes, perhaps the shopkeeper would have thought of other ways to handle it.
But these clothes were altered by Su Wenyuan, modified according to her ideas. How can they be sold to others?
The waiter had just walked over when a girl shoved him aside. The girl said in a shrill voice, "It's just two pieces of clothing. Tell this lady to wait. Miss Yan and Miss He have important business to attend to tomorrow."
"No matter how important the matter is, you can't steal my lady's clothes!" Yuexiu pushed the shopkeeper aside and went to snatch them herself.
Another girl scolded, "You little maid, how can you be so ignorant? Go back and ask your mistress whether this dress should be given to you or not, then come back to argue with us."
The way this is being said makes it sound like everyone has to make way for these two concubines who haven't even officially joined the family yet.
Yuexiu wiped away her tears and sneered, "After asking my master, I can't give in even more. I won't give in to either of them!"
The two people who wanted to steal the prince from the princess are now trying to steal his clothes too.
Yan Jiao and He Meiqiu exchanged a glance, both seeing the anger in each other's eyes.
Is this little maid deliberately provoking us?
Yan Jiao angrily said, "I don't care who your master is, I definitely won't give her this dress today. Shopkeeper, check out."
With her taking the lead, the other pieces of clothing were also snatched away.
The shopkeeper looked around. On one side were maids who couldn't stop crying, and on the other side were seven or eight daughters of officials, and two others who might be concubines of a prince.
How should I choose...? Is there any need to hesitate?
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