The Chen family is just a small family in the southern part of the city, and they are merchants. The Tao family, on the other hand, is a well-known family in the capital. Once I become the young mistress of the Tao family, even Chen Siyuan will have to kneel down and pay his respects when he sees me!
With that in mind, money has become the most difficult thing right now.
Without money, she couldn't buy that dress; without clothes, how could she attract Young Master Tao's attention?
She received confirmation that Young Master Tao would also be attending the poetry gathering tomorrow.
Thinking about this made her even more excited.
Feeling frustrated, she used to have Aunt Zhao to help her, but now she could only rely on herself.
What should she do? What should she do?
If Aunt Zhao were here, that would be wonderful.
Aunt Zhao?
She suddenly remembered that when she went to Aunt Zhao's room, she seemed to have seen her...
Jade pendant?
Chen Xin had pawned the jade pendant for a good price last time, and thinking about the jade pendant in Aunt Zhao's possession, it seemed to be a valuable item as well.
Thinking about it, she immediately took action.
Aunt Zhao's courtyard is empty now. At this time, apart from the old woman cleaning, there are no outsiders.
As Aunt Zhao's daughter, she couldn't bring her mother back, so it's normal for her to feel down and seek comfort in Aunt Zhao's courtyard.
Chen Xin entered Aunt Zhao's courtyard without any trouble.
The old woman who saw this could only respectfully say "Second Miss," and no one dared to say anything more.
They all knew Chen Xin's temper. He had made a fool of himself with the old lady and was in a bad mood. They wouldn't be foolish enough to run into him.
Chen Xin entered the house without any trouble and found the jade pendant that Aunt Zhao had hidden.
The moment she held it in her hand, she knew at a glance that it was just as good as the one she had taken from Chen Siyuan, and it could fetch a good price.
After obtaining the items, Chen Xin did not rush to leave. He deliberately stayed for a while before leaving, and when he left, he took some of the jewelry with him.
When Aunt Zhao returns, even if she goes to look for it and finds it missing, she can say that the old women stole it.
This wasn't the first time Chen Xin had done something like this, and she wasn't ashamed of it; she was in excellent spirits.
After leaving the Chen family, she immediately headed to Yu Ji Pawnshop.
She only came back to this place because they offered her a good price last time.
Not only that, she deliberately used a clever method so as not to arouse suspicion from others.
When the carriage arrived at the largest pawnshop at the street corner, Yu Ji Pawnshop, people looked up and saw the two magnificent golden characters of Yu Ji Pawnshop.
Chen Xin paused slightly as he stepped onto the stairs, glanced around, and only felt relieved when he saw no familiar faces.
This time, she arrived as a maid to avoid trouble.
She entered the pawnshop and saw that it was the same shopkeeper she had seen before. She immediately took out the jade pendant in her hand and said, "Shopkeeper, pawn this."
The shopkeeper glanced at the jade pendant in front of him and then looked at the newcomer.
He remembered this person; the last time he came to pawn something, it was redeemed by Miss Chen, and the jade pendant he pawned in the meantime was actually his master's.
Later, he realized he had made a mistake.
The master didn't care about Chen Xin, the second young lady of the Chen family, but about Chen Siyuan, the eldest young lady of the Chen family.
Looking at what's in front of me, it's definitely a good thing.
"Shopkeeper, can you give me an estimate?" Chen Xin couldn't stay in this place any longer; she was worried about running into acquaintances.
When they find out they've pawned something for tomorrow's poetry recital, it will be incredibly embarrassing.
The shopkeeper coughed, examined the jade pendant carefully, and said with a composed expression, "This one is indeed of high quality, but the color isn't very clear. I can only give it to you..."
"Here's five thousand taels!" A cold voice suddenly came from behind Chen Xin.
Chen Xin didn't care at first, but when she saw the shopkeeper's expression change, she turned her head and saw a slender arm deliberately reach over her body and snatch the jade pendant from the shopkeeper's hand.
"Who are you?" Chen Xin stared at the person who had just arrived.
This man is so handsome that even she, a woman who has given her heart to Tao Yifan, can't help but feel her heart pounding wildly, as if it's about to jump out of her chest.
As she looked at it, she couldn't help but blush and lower her head.
At that moment, she didn't see the shopkeeper's gloating eyes, nor did she see Qiao Yuchen's mocking gaze.
Qiao Yuchen gripped the jade pendant tightly in his hand, a playful smile curving his lips as he said, "Is the young lady short of money?"
A young lady born out of wedlock in the Chen family kept bringing out nice things.
The last time was a jade pendant I gave to a woman; now I have this familiar-looking thing.
He could imagine the uproar his jade pendant would cause if it reached the capital.
Looking at the woman in front of me, I felt so sorry for her.
He repeatedly offended powerful figures whom he shouldn't have messed with.
It's one thing for me to be like this, but how did things from the Qi Prince's mansion end up in this woman's hands?
King Qi.
The foreign prince of the Shang dynasty.
Many years ago, the old emperor encountered danger while hunting, and Prince Qi saved his life. From then on, someone rose rapidly in rank and became a prince of a different surname.
Of course, some people were glamorous, but many people died that year.
Upon suddenly seeing the jade pendant, Qiao Yuchen smiled.
Like a poppy, even though Chen Xin knew it was inappropriate, she still couldn't take her eyes off it.
Even though she was so poor that she had to pawn her belongings, she didn't even notice when the shopkeeper handed the money to Chen Xin.
The shopkeeper shook his head.
Their master was very handsome, and it seems that all those who used to look at their master that way are now dead.
I wonder how much longer this woman can live.
"Miss, should we still pawn this jade pendant?" Qiao Yuchen turned to look at Chen Xin.
He had to exert himself to prevent himself from immediately snapping the woman's neck.
Thinking back to the last time, this woman actually tried to pawn the things I gave to Chen Siyuan; she was practically asking for death.
Unfortunately, I've been in a bad mood lately, and when I came to this place again, I discovered many things I didn't want to see, and then this happened today. It seems like someone is destined to be unlucky.
Chen Xin tried hard to avert his gaze so that he wouldn't pounce on her.
"Clang—" Chen Xin stared at the handsome man, unable to look away, and a plan formed in her mind again. "This is a good thing. If you don't know its value, I can pawn it somewhere else."
"Miss, you can go look elsewhere. I believe there's no pawnshop in the entire southern city that can offer a higher price than ours."
"Young master, do you have the final say?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately looked at Qiao Yuchen. If he didn't have the final say, then who did?
Qiao Yuchen looked at the woman and seemed to know what she was thinking. He smiled and said, "Miss, you must be really short of money to pawn something. Fine, considering how hard it is for a young girl like you, I'll give you an extra thousand taels."
"Master—" The shopkeeper's expression changed instantly, "This item isn't worth that much money at all, why should we..."
Qiao Yuchen looked at Chen Xin and said, "You heard it all. It's worthless. If you want to go somewhere else, go ahead!" He casually tossed the jade pendant to Chen Xin.
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