As Brother Nai said this, Jiang Shuwan was holding a scarf and gesturing in front of the bronze mirror.
To be honest, Jiang Yao's scarf is really well made. The stitches are fine and dense, it's comfortable and warm, and it comes in many colors. However, the scarf paired with the ancient costume long skirt makes her look a bit out of place.
Qingxing thought she looked great in it, and the maids and servants in the room also thought so.
"I never expected that the Second Miss could make such a wonderful thing."
"I heard that this scarf costs ten taels of silver, and those with patterns are even more expensive, costing hundreds or thousands of taels of silver."
"Then Miss Er must have made a fortune. If I remember correctly, these are all made of wool. Turning waste into treasure, Miss Er is truly remarkable."
"I heard that wool has become more expensive recently because of these sweaters and scarves. Good heavens, no one would believe it. In the past, people would be begging for wool, but now a bag of it costs an ounce of silver, and the price is still rising."
"The second young lady has really struck it rich."
Inside the room, the girls were curiously touching the scarves, clearly enamored with them, and especially loved the several pairs of wool gloves.
They simply couldn't imagine how warm it would be to wear wool gloves in winter.
In particular, the gloves from the wool workshop come in fingerless and fingerless versions, and there is also a style that can be flipped up. When you want to show your fingers, you can flip it up and fasten it with a button on the back of your hand. When your fingers get cold, you can put them back on, which is very convenient.
The gloves also have various small flowers, puppies, and other designs crocheted with yarn on the back of the hands, which is quite cute.
"Second Miss is so clever."
"Second Miss is truly a genius."
Jiang Shuwan also thought that Jiang Yao's products were good this time, and in her excitement, she bought a pair of gloves for each of the maids in the room.
"Thank you, Miss." The maids happily went downstairs.
Inside the room, only Jiang Shuwan and Brother Nai remained. Qingxing was serving tea on the side, and every now and then she would glance at the sweaters and scarves, clearly admiring Jiang Yao.
“What the second young lady made is a novel item, both warm and beautiful. She has no trouble selling it, so why would she give us 50% of the profits?” Qingxing said as she served tea to Nai Ge.
Brother Nai lowered his voice and said to Jiang Shuwan, "I heard it was the Crown Princess's idea."
The way Brother Nai said this didn't seem very calm, after all, she was the Crown Princess.
Jiang Shuwan: "..."
"The Crown Princess is currying favor with our young lady?" Qingxing was also surprised. The little maid looked at Jiang Shuwan and then at her nanny, thinking she had misheard.
In her view, the Crown Princess was the most honorable woman besides the Empress, and even the word "besides" would be removed from her list in the future.
Such a distinguished person, others would fawn over her, but unexpectedly the Crown Princess came to curry favor with her young lady...
My young lady is truly amazing!
Qingxing was overjoyed as she sat down next to Jiang Shuwan, munching on a large pear.
Seeing this, Brother Nai suddenly felt a little envious of the carefree Qingxing.
"Miss, the Crown Princess has taken the initiative to show goodwill, what do you think we should do...?"
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Shuwan served tea and said, “Brother Nai, you should go see Ye Jingyu in person and tell him that I appreciate the Crown Princess’s kindness, but I always believe in keeping accounts clear even between brothers. We’ll leave the profit-sharing to her. If she needs a shop, we can vacate one for her on Donglai Street. We’ll only charge the rent and won’t care about anything else.”
"yes."
Brother Nai immediately went out to take care of it, and Qingxing looked at Jiang Shuwan with a puzzled expression.
This was the first time she had ever seen Jiang Shuwan turn away money that was offered to her.
However, her young lady's sugar has been selling well recently, and she's not short of money, so she can just decline it.
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After sending another batch of tributes to the old emperor, Jiang Shuwan had some free time.
With nothing much going on at home lately, and the weather being pleasantly cool and the autumn scenery delightful, she even went for an autumn outing in the countryside.
She was very careful at the time, afraid of running into that persistent Li Chengyun, but Li Chengyun seemed to be a bit busy lately and she hadn't seen him much.
"Life is so comfortable without Li Chengyun..."
It was midday again. Jiang Shuwan had just finished her work on Donglai Street and stretched, intending to find a teahouse to have some snacks and relax, when a large hand grabbed her wrist.
"Want to watch a play?"
"Screw you!"
Staring at Li Chengyun, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Jiang Shuwan gritted her teeth, wishing she could bite off a piece of his flesh.
She thought to herself that this madman was really seriously ill. He knew that she didn't like watching plays and didn't understand them, but he still dragged her around every day. Was he just deliberately trying to go against her?
Suddenly remembering the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Jiang Shuwan grinned, "If the Crown Prince knew how you treated me, he wouldn't be happy."
The Crown Princess's last words implied that she was trying to link her with Li Chengyun, which was an open secret.
If we tell the Crown Princess about Li Chengyun's "misdeeds," it might have a miraculous effect...
Li Chengyun patted the white jade pendant at his waist with his right hand, and then glanced at Jiang Shuwan with his cunning cat-like eyes.
"Go to the Crown Prince to complain? You've miscalculated. I just left the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince gave me a jade pendant."
"..."
Is the Crown Prince really that good?
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuwan glanced at him.
Today, Li Chengyun wore a crimson brocade robe embroidered with intricate cloud patterns in gold thread, a purple-gold crown, and held a peony paper fan in his hand.
—His attire was even more luxurious than before, especially his purple-gold crown, which was inlaid with more than a dozen gemstones.
He was extremely ostentatious, as if he was afraid others wouldn't know he loved luxury and indulgence.
Moreover, Li Chengyun always had a smile on his face.
Overall, this person is no different from the one a few days ago.
However, Jiang Shuwan could still tell from the strength with which he gripped her wrist and the subtle emotions on his face that this person was different from usual.
He's unhappy today; he's feeling a bit down.
Upon realizing this, Jiang Shuwan was taken aback.
Li Chengyun's emotions have always been unpredictable. Although he always appears smiling and in a good mood when he appears in front of her.
But she didn't actually know how he was feeling.
Of course, Jiang Shuwan had only seen him happy once, when Li Chengyun surrounded and killed Elder Yun at Shili Slope. His expression was incredibly gleeful.
Although he didn't show his emotions much at the moment, she could definitely sense a sense of resentment emanating from him.
"What did you do today? Why did the Crown Prince suddenly bestow such a fine jade upon you?"
With a flick of her wrist, Jiang Shuwan pulled the jade pendant off Li Chengyun's waist, and the pendant felt warm to the touch.
It turned out to be a rare piece of warm jade?
Jiang Shuwan picked up the jade pendant and weighed it in her hand.
The wool workshop did indeed cause a great sensation in the capital, but its time was ultimately too short, and the Crown Prince was not well-off. If there were no reason for it, the Crown Prince would not have been so generous.
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