The shopkeeper calculated the silver for everyone, collected the silver, and then went to Yuexiu to return the silver to her.
Su Wenyuan had paid all the money upfront, and now that her clothes had been stolen, the money had to be returned to her.
Yuexiu didn't answer, and wiped away her tears again.
The shopkeeper apologized, saying, "I'm so sorry, this..."
He couldn't explain it either, and the young ladies advised him, "You don't need to cry here. Go back and talk to your mistress, she will understand."
Yuexiu sneered, "My master sent me to retrieve the clothes. Since I didn't take the clothes back, I can't send the silver back. You can send it back yourself."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Alright, whichever household it is, I will personally go and apologize."
The clothes weren't taken by anyone else; they belonged to Prince Chen's two concubines.
You can't cause trouble for him; he's just a clothes shop owner, and he can't afford to offend anyone.
The others, upon hearing this, also became curious.
Who is this crybaby maid from? And who is her master? In any case, the pattern on her clothes is quite nice.
Yuexiu pointed in a direction and said, "Keep walking in this direction until you see the three characters 'Chen Prince's Residence.' That's it. Have the guards at the gate announce your arrival and say you're looking for Princess Chen, or you're looking for me. My name is Yuexiu, and I'm the Princess's personal maid."
They were stunned when the words "Prince Chen's Mansion" came out.
When the shopkeeper was asked to find Princess Consort Chen, everyone was speechless with shock.
Is this timid and crybaby the personal maid of Princess Chen?
Yan Jiao's clothes fell to the ground, and the other people's clothes also fell to the ground.
It's not that I didn't grab it, it's that it suddenly felt too hot to handle, so I didn't dare to take it.
The shopkeeper gasped and shouted, "Don't throw it! Pick it up quickly! Don't get it dirty!"
He didn't even want the money in his hand anymore, and only cared about picking up the clothes.
"It's already dirty. These people touched it, stole it, and threw it on the ground. How is my princess supposed to wear it?" Yuexiu's voice rose, filled with anger.
She regretted it a little as soon as she said it, as if she shouldn't have said it.
But seeing everyone's reaction now, she only feels relieved.
The girl who had pushed her first said with an embarrassed yet ingratiating smile, "This is actually the princess's dress! Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Just because she's not the princess doesn't mean you can steal her! The princess never thought of abusing her power, but what about you?" Yuexiu said, feeling increasingly aggrieved.
The group pushed Yan Jiao and He Meiqiu forward. They couldn't afford to offend the princess, but they could.
“It’s not about bullying others. You may not recognize these two young ladies, but they are the concubines that His Highness Prince Chen is about to marry.”
"They are going to the palace tomorrow to receive the imperial decree, so they naturally need to dress nicely. They unintentionally stole the princess's clothes."
The group offered various explanations, even invoking their identities.
Yan Jiao felt extremely embarrassed, but she couldn't bring herself to apologize to a maid.
I can just throw away the clothes.
So even when she was pushed forward by everyone, she just stood there with a cold face.
Yuexiu sneered, "Without any imperial decree, just some unfounded rumors, you dare to claim the status of a concubine and bully others by abusing your power?"
Yuexiu never dared to do this before, but today she was bullied so badly that she was furious.
The two were already troubled by their illegitimate status, and now the Princess Consort's maid had brought it up. Wasn't this mocking them?
"Who gave you the audacity to speak like that, you mere maid?" Yan Jiao rebuked angrily.
“Once we enter the Prince Chen’s residence, the Princess Consort will have to treat us with the utmost respect!” He Meiqiu added, putting on airs.
Their assertiveness inspired the others as well.
The princess is indeed the principal wife, but there are two concubines here, who were personally selected by the empress, who attaches great importance to them.
Once they enter the household, their treatment might even be better than that of the princess.
Yuexiu shouted, "We don't even know if you two can get in yet, why are you acting like concubines?"
Before even meeting them, she already hated these two people. Now that she had met them and a conflict had broken out, she couldn't stand it anymore and had wanted to say those words for a long time.
Yan Jiao couldn't stand these words and, in a fit of anger, slapped Yue Xiu across the face.
He Meiqiu followed. Both of them were concubines, so they had to compete for the clothes and for the aura.
"Whether or not I can enter the Prince Chen's residence is not up to you. We'll see. These tattered clothes are for whoever wants them!" Yan Jiao turned and left.
Yuexiu didn't have the courage to fight back, nor could she defeat so many people.
After everyone left, the shopkeeper carefully folded the clothes and was about to hand them to Yuexiu when she only glanced at them and didn't take them.
She could tolerate the initial grievances and perhaps wouldn't complain.
But things have already developed to this point, so we have no choice but to speak out.
Upon returning to the Prince Chen's residence, she was greeted with concern as soon as she entered the gate, who asked her what had happened and why she looked so disheveled.
Yuexiu didn't answer, and walked all the way back to Zhuyue Pavilion, with everyone she passed asking her about it.
Finally, when she came to Su Wenyuan's side, Su Wenyuan stood up abruptly and looked at her incredulously.
"Who did this? What happened?"
Yuexiu burst into tears, attracting everyone in the courtyard. Meng Qi stared at her, completely bewildered.
"I...I'll go...go get my clothes..." Yuexiu cried so hard she could barely breathe, her words coming out in broken sentences.
Su Wenyuan quickly comforted him, saying, "Calm down and talk slowly. Let me hear who has the guts to do this!"
Meng Qi nodded and said, "Tell me slowly, and I'll take you back after you're done."
Many people joined in comforting her and expressed their willingness to avenge her.
Yuexiu cried even harder, unable to utter a single complete sentence.
There was nothing anyone could do but wait for her to finish crying before they could say anything else.
Before she could finish crying, Yan Jiao and He Meiqiu realized what was happening and their hearts began to pound.
Even if the Empress intervenes, the matter is not yet settled. They have already assaulted the Princess's attendants and tried to steal the Princess's clothes. They are in the wrong.
To put it bluntly, this is a matter of character. If it gets to the Emperor, she won't be able to remain a concubine.
The two women began to regret their actions. What they had done today had essentially given Su Wenyuan a reason to cause trouble.
On the other side, Yuexiu recounted what had happened.
"...They insisted on buying those clothes, and the shopkeeper couldn't persuade them otherwise. They even told me that no matter who my master was, they wanted all the clothes!"
Su Wenyuan said with exasperation, "I told you not to mention it when you're not in trouble. Now that you're in trouble, you still won't mention my identity. I've compromised for this identity, haven't I?"
The only benefit she could gain from staying in the Prince Chen's residence was this identity.
Yuexiu said aggrievedly, "Later I told her that the clothes belonged to Princess Chen and that I was the princess's personal maid, and then I was slapped twice."
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