Chapter 10: Something is wrong
"In reply to the Princess, I just received a purple-ivory plum blossom hairpin yesterday. The purple-ivory color is deep and lustrous, carved into the shape of a plum blossom, with gold wire wrapped around it and a small plum blossom hanging from it. It's quite unique."
Xu Mubai paused.
"I'll get it for the princess to see..."
Su Yunyao was very satisfied. She picked up a piece of crab meat cake and took a bite.
It was just a few steps up and down the stairs, and after waiting for a long time, Xu Mubai finally came up with an exquisitely carved wooden tray.
There are five hairpins placed on the tray in order.
Turquoise bow hairpin, pearl hairpin, gold and ruby hairpin, wisteria flower hairpin, and birds paying homage to the phoenix hairpin.
The only thing missing was the purple-ivory black plum blossom hairpin he had just mentioned.
Su Yunyao picked up a hairpin and played with it in her palm. She asked in confusion, "Why is there no hairpin you just mentioned?"
If he hadn't mentioned it, perhaps she wouldn't have cared. After all, she had never lacked these hairpins. Even if the things in Jinjinglou were good, they were not as good as those in the palace.
Xu Mubai looked embarrassed, "To answer the princess, there is a customer looking at the hairpin, so we have to wait a little longer."
Is anyone watching?
Su Yunyao was not interested. After all, Jinjinglou was open for business. Since there were customers watching, forget it.
But after hearing what Xu Mubai said, she was really curious about what was so special about that purple-ivory black plum blossom hairpin.
"There's nothing to see, so I'll go back first." Su Yunyao said, then stood up and wanted to leave.
"Princess." Xu Mubai looked panicked for a moment. He stood in front of Su Yunyao and bowed, saying, "Princess, you haven't been to Jinjing Tower for a long time. Why don't you check the account book before leaving? There's no need to rush."
Su Yunyao frowned in confusion, examined him, and raised his chin with one hand, "You are very wrong?"
“No…no.”
Xu Mu could not hide his shock, his eyes opened wide almost instantly, and his fair cheeks were visibly stained with a blush, which quickly spread to his ears, making them feel slightly hot.
There was no longer the guilt in his eyes as before, but instead a hint of uneasiness.
"Then tell me, what happened?"
As Su Yunyao's fingertips increased in strength, his chin was lifted a little higher.
She seemed to be lost in thought. "She was fine just now. She just went downstairs to get a hairpin and came back up, and now she's completely different. Could it be that you broke that purple-ivory black plum blossom hairpin and you're afraid to tell me?"
"No." Xu Mubai denied firmly.
"What is that?" Su Yunyao withdrew her hand, a hint of anger in her eyes. "Are you still not going to tell me the truth? Do you really have to make me unhappy and punish you?"
Xu Mubai knelt on the ground after hearing this.
"Please forgive me, Princess. That purple-ivory black plum blossom hairpin is not broken, it's just..."
At this point, he raised his eyes and glanced at Su Yunyao, "...the woman brought by Lord Shen is watching."
Su Yunyao was speechless and choked: ...
Why is it Chen Qiu Nian again?
Could the woman he brought be Lin Miaomiao?
This Xu Mubai was quite nice. He even considered her feelings and was afraid that she would be sad to see Chen Qiu Nian with another woman.
"Let's go and meet that Lord Shen."
Su Yunyao waved her hand and walked downstairs before anyone could react.
Xu Mubai: ...
He and Pearl followed quickly.
Just as she reached the corner of the stairs, Su Yunyao heard Lin Miaomiao's voice.
"Master Shen, Miaomiao is now in a place like Yanyu Tower, and she really doesn't need such valuable things. Master Shen, please don't spend money."
Lin Miaomiao declined while holding the purple-ivory black plum blossom hairpin in her hand.
Su Yunyao slowed down her steps as she went downstairs.
You say no with your mouth, but your body is honest?
If you really don't want it, you should have let it go long ago instead of holding it in your hand.
"Miao Miao, today is your birthday. It's just a hairpin, and it's really not a valuable thing. Don't refuse it anymore." Chen Qiu Nian was still gentle and elegant.
Su Yunyao clapped her hands wildly in her heart. It was so great that she could watch others fall in love again.
"Mr. Shen is sending it with all his heart, so Miss Lin shouldn't refuse it."
Her voice was cool, alluring and beautiful, attracting everyone to come over to her.
"Miss Lin, which one do you like? I'll ask the shopkeeper to give you a discount later."
Hearing this, Xu Mubai, who had just come down the stairs, stopped suddenly.
He was surprised. Did those words just come from the eldest princess's mouth?
What's wrong with the princess today?
Are you stimulated?
Hasn't he always cared about Shen Qiu Nian, Lord Shen?
Today, when she saw him bringing a woman to buy things, instead of getting angry, she even gave him... a discount?
But what is a discount?
Xu Mubai secretly guessed in his heart that judging from the princess' tone, she was not saying any dirty words.
More like...
Are we going to give them a discount?
Why is the princess acting so abnormal today?
He had a bad feeling.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
If it were in the past, the princess would have lost her temper if she saw another woman beside Lord Shen.
Since the princess said so, he, as the shopkeeper...
Xu Mubai took a few quick steps and walked behind Su Yunyao.
He bowed and smiled, "Master Shen, Miss Lin, please feel free to choose. We will definitely give you the best price."
Lin Miaomiao's fingertips holding the purple-ivory black plum blossom hairpin trembled.
Just now, the shopkeeper of Jinjinglou came down to look for this hairpin, saying that their boss wanted to see it. When he saw the hairpin in her hand, he gave up.
But she never expected that the owner of Jinjinglou was actually the eldest princess.
Lin Miaomiao raised her eyes and looked at Chen Qiunian. A trace of surprise flashed across his gentle face. It was obvious that before this, he did not know that Jinjing Tower belonged to the eldest princess.
In the past, he was always thinking about how to get rid of the eldest princess's entanglement, so how could he know anything about her? Besides, the Jinjing Tower mainly sells gold, silver and jewelry. If Lin Miaomiao hadn't mentioned it just now, he would not have come in at all.
Shen Qiunian's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to bow, Xu Mubai quickly held him up with both hands. "Sir Shen, come to this elegant seat and carefully select."
The meaning was very clear. She didn't want him to salute and didn't want the people who were buying things in Jinjinglou to know Su Yunyao's identity.
Chen Qiu Nian nodded in understanding, and followed Xu Mubai to the private room and sat down.
The shop assistant not only brought all the hairpins that Lin Miaomiao had just looked at, but also brewed a pot of good tea, cut some fruits, and brought some snacks, and placed them on the table in front of them.
Su Yunyao curled her lips and walked in front of the two of them.
Just as Shen Qiunian and Lin Miaomiao were about to stand up and salute, she quickly waved her hand, motioning them to sit down, and then she sat down as well.
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