Feng Yuheng recalled that when Lu Yao married into the Yao Mansion, there was also a wedding procession on the wedding day. According to the rules, the wedding procession did not enter the mansion gate. They just watched Yao Shu help the bride down from the sedan chair and turned back, leaving only the bride's maid. She looked a few more times at that time and saw several maids in the wedding procession. Now looking at the one just now, it seems that his appearance can be traced back to the wedding procession that day.
"Someone from the Lu family." She pursed her chin and said to Xuan Tianming, "I think I've seen that maid before. She was in the Lu family's wedding procession."
It was normal for someone from the Lu family to come and buy jewelry, but Xuan Tianming was puzzled. "You said she has a hidden illness? What hidden illness? I haven't heard of any young lady from the Lu family having a hidden illness."
Feng Yuheng laughed at him for being silly, "If everyone knew about it, then it wouldn't be considered a hidden disease."
Xuan Tianming shrugged, "But if you go out like this, aren't you afraid of being known?"
She thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she was anxious to see the jewelry. Besides, she was wearing a veil. And I could smell something, but to others, it would just be that she had applied too much inferior rouge."
Xuan Tianming was a little interested. "What kind of hidden illness are you talking about? What disease?"
Feng Yuheng thought for a moment, "Armitis, you also call it body odor. If the palace is selecting concubines, whether or not there is such a disease is usually a criterion. I have heard that many people who were selected for this disease in the selection of concubines have a hard time getting married in their lives. After all, no one wants to marry a wife with body odor. Our Dashun Dynasty has not selected new people to enter the palace for so many years, so the young lady of the Lu family does not have to worry about this. It's just... I don't know which young lady of the Lu family it is." She nudged Xuan Tianming with her elbow: "How many young ladies are there in the Lu family?"
Xuan Tianming thought for a moment and said, "It seems there are three. The eldest daughter is a concubine's daughter, and there are two legitimate daughters, but they are not from the same mother. The current wife of the Lu family is the successor wife."
As they were talking, Qingyu had already come out of Nirvana Pavilion. When they met, she bowed to the two of them and said, "It smells bad inside. Your Highness and Miss, please wait a while before entering." Then she looked around the street again, but the woman in the peach skirt had already walked away. Qingyu frowned and said, "I don't know whose daughter that is. She doesn't look like she needs money, but the makeup she puts on is so deadly! It makes my throat hurt."
Feng Yuheng asked her: "Has the other party placed an order for jewelry?"
Qingyu nodded and said, "I ordered two sets of headgear, all made of precious materials. In addition to the deposit, he also paid most of the material costs according to the rules of our store. He was quite generous."
"Yes." Feng Yuheng thought for a moment and said, "That lady has a hidden illness, so you don't have to mind it too much. Just serve her well as a guest. At worst, if she comes next time, you can arrange for her to stay in a private room so as not to affect other business."
Qingyu agreed. At this time, a waiter came forward and said that the smell inside had dissipated, and invited them to sit in. Qingyu then told Feng Yuheng: "The jade mine has sent a lot of stones, all of which are top quality. Miss, go upstairs and take a look. If you like any, take them away and let Bai Qiaojiang make jewelry for you. I think those materials are really beautiful."
Feng Yuheng was a girl after all, so when she heard there was good material, she happily ran upstairs.
Xuan Tianming followed behind with a wry smile on his face, but he also followed him upstairs. Feng Yuheng had told him that the standard of a good man is that a woman must be able to wait for him when shopping, and a woman must be willing to spend money. He fully agreed with the second one, but waiting for her when shopping was a test of one's endurance.
But he was still happy to accompany his wife. After all, his wife was very satisfying, very satisfying, and the two of them would never get bored of each other. Feng Yuheng was even more of a mobile treasure house, and had a magical portable space, which made Xuan Tianming even more amazed.
The group went up to the third floor, and Qingyu took out a box of jade from the storeroom. The group did not enter the private room, but sat on the chairs in the third floor hall. When the box of jade was opened in front of her, even Feng Yuheng, who was used to seeing jewelry from later generations, could not help but exclaim: "It's so beautiful!"
It is flawless white and has a mellow texture, as if it has a spirituality that is yet to be seen. When one touches it, one feels as if one is holding the hand of another person with whom one is in tune. There is no sense of strangeness at all, and one does not want to let go and wants to keep communicating with the person.
She was suddenly surprised, looked at Xuan Tianming and said, "This jade has become a spirit."
Of course, jade cannot become a spirit, but Xuan Tianming knew what she meant by this, so he told her: "This is the value of good jade. Otherwise, how can we say that jade chooses people, and people also choose jade? Once you choose the other party, you must use the person to nourish the jade, and then use the jade to nourish the person. Only by complementing each other can the jade become more beautiful and the person become more popular."
He also reached out to touch the jade, and his mind was immediately caught, but he was not as surprised as Feng Yuheng, and only said: "It is indeed good jade, which is hard to find in a thousand years." After that, he asked Qingyu: "How much jade of the same quality can you send?"
Qingyu replied: "Not much, just this box, which was selected by the master chef. But the other materials are also very good. Although they are not as good as these pieces, they are still top-quality products in the store, and are no worse than the materials sent to the palace in previous years."
Feng Yuheng was very happy to hear this, holding a large piece of jade in his hand and sighing: "How much does this sell for?"
"Miss, it's hard to come by with a fortune." Qingyu said with a smile, "Can't you think about how much you can sell it for? These materials are specially reserved for you. It's better to make them into jewelry or carving them into ornaments yourself than to sell them to others."
Xuan Tianming also nodded and said, "That's right, how can you be short of money? Good things are hard to come by. If you sell these, you may never get such good jade materials again in the future."
Feng Yuheng felt very painful, "I made it into jewelry. I don't usually wear jewelry. You see I have a lot of things on my head today, that's because I went to Seventh Brother's banquet last night, but there are only a few occasions a year where I need to wear jewelry! Besides, the things in my house are not bad."
Xuan Tianming was very puzzled. Was this girl a woman? He dared to guarantee that any woman would be eager to get such a good thing. Not to mention that she would be given it, even if she was not given it, she would try her best to get it. Some people would do anything to get good things. Why did his wife push away the things that were given to her?
Well, he hadn’t forgotten what this girl meant by pushing it out, selling money, “How much do you need money?”
Feng Yuheng rolled his eyes, "Is there anyone who thinks the money is too much?" Then he asked Qingyu, "Don't worry about whether I keep this thing or not. Just give me an estimate. How much is this box of jade worth?"
Qingyu was very embarrassed, but when Xuan Tianming nodded helplessly, he said, "It's hard to estimate the value, because generally few people buy raw materials directly. They all need to be processed and polished and carved before they can be sold at a high price. And in the production process, the craftsman's craftsmanship is also one of the criteria for measuring its value. For example, if a skilled craftsman makes it, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is priceless."
Xuan Tianming took over the conversation: "Such a good thing, no one in the world can touch it except Bai Qiaojiang."
"That's too valuable." Lian Qingyu sighed, "I can't estimate it, I really can't estimate it."
Feng Yuheng thought for a moment and asked again: "How much is it compared to the five million taels of gold that Qian Zhou compensated me with?"
Xuan Tianming answered for her: "Just these unpolished stones are worth far more than the gold."
Bang!
Feng Yuheng decisively closed the box and said, "Put it away, put it away, no one is allowed to touch it."
Qingyu said helplessly: "Miss, you can make the jewelry yourself."
Xuan Tianming also advised: "We really don't need this little money, I will give you as much gold and silver as you want."
"Isn't your future mine too?" Feng Yuheng raised an eyebrow. "Moving from one room to another, is that interesting? You have to keep this thing well for me. If I want to cheat someone in the future, I will cheat someone from outside. Just wait and see. If I cheat well, I can create a small country."
Xuan Tianming was impressed by her ability to cheat people out of money, so he held the box in his arms and said, "I will keep it for you personally."
Feng Yuheng was very satisfied.
While they were talking, the waiter in the store brought another customer up to the third floor. It was a famous concubine, who looked to be in her early thirties, thin, and very delicately dressed. She was wearing a green autumn outfit, which really made her look rich and elegant.
When Qingyu saw that it was a big customer who came to the third floor, she quickly apologized to Feng Yuheng and went to receive him personally. As for Feng Yuheng, it was the first time for her to sit in this jewelry store for a long time in these years. She felt fresh watching Qingyu receive customers, so she just sat and watched for a while. Coincidentally, the noble lady also spoke, but she heard the other party say: "My family and I came all the way from the south. Because the journey is long, I didn't bring many valuable items. But I didn't expect to catch up with the Yuexi Palace Banquet this time, so I can only come here to save the emergency. You can take out the best things for me to choose, the price is not a problem."
When Qingyu heard that she was qualified to attend the Yuexi Palace Banquet, she subconsciously looked towards Feng Yuheng. Feng Yuheng also asked Xuan Tianming in a low voice: "But which official's wife is this? Do you recognize her?"
Xuan Tianming smiled bitterly, "Even if I recognize the official, I can't recognize the women in his family."
She thought about it and shook her head at Qingyu, who had already greeted her warmly.
A clerk brought out boxes of finished jewelry, and Qingyu said, "These are all made by the skilled craftsmen in the shop. Of course, you can choose the materials instead of the finished products, and then have them made according to your favorite style. We have everything from jade to crystal and gold, and the quality varies. The best ones are of the same quality as those sent to the palace." As she introduced them, she said, "But if you want to wear them at the Moonlit Palace Banquet, it may be too late to make them now. You might as well choose from the head ornaments we have already made. Because of the Moonlit Palace Banquet, we at Nirvana Pavilion have made preparations in advance and specially made a lot of new head ornaments for your ladies to choose from."
Qingyu is a good material for doing business, and her words are also on point, but the delicate and elegant woman looked at the things in front of her and shook her head with a look of disgust. "Not good, not good. They say this is the best jewelry store in the capital, but I look at these things, they are just so-so. If you only have items of this quality, how can you be called the best in the capital?"
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