"Okay, okay." They agreed, and then each looked at the clothes, with Xu Yuehuai looking at each one one by one.
A long dress suddenly caught her eye. Its tranquil and elegant blue-black color was extremely beautiful. She thought that it would not be out of place even if she wore it to the palace.
Xu Yuehuai's eyes lit up immediately, and she reached out to grab the dress to try it on from the shop owner. But as soon as she grabbed it, someone else picked up the dress from the other side as well.
"I saw it first," the woman opposite said in a coquettish and arrogant tone, clearly someone's young lady.
“But I picked it up first.” Xu Yuehuai refused to give in either. After all, she had finally found a set of clothes that she liked, so how could she give it away so easily, especially since the other party was being impolite.
In other circumstances, she might have been more accommodating.
This time, however, she was going to the palace; she absolutely couldn't let the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion lose face.
When the woman saw that Xu Yuehuai still wouldn't let go, she leaned out to look, but she didn't expect to smell the cooking fumes on her body. She immediately started to mock her.
"Do you know who I am? My father is Prime Minister Zhao of the current dynasty. How dare you, a mere cook, try to take me away from me?" Zhao Min said, pulling hard on the clothes, trying to pull them away.
In her heart, there was nothing in Chang'an that Zhao Min couldn't have.
"I don't care who you are, it's first come, first served. I saw this first." Seeing Zhao Min's arrogance and unreasonableness, Xu Yuehuai was even less likely to back down.
When San Niang and Zhou Wan heard the argument, they rushed over to help Xu Yuehuai.
Third Sister was afraid that Xu Yuehuai would lose her temper and start a fight, so she quickly stepped forward and pulled her back: "A-Yue, calm down first."
Zhao Min scoffed at their group, saying, "A bunch of common women dare to come here and try to steal from me? Who do you think you are!"
The disdain in her words was palpable.
"Crazy woman!"
Zhao Min's words completely enraged the group.
When the waiter saw that they were about to fight, he hurriedly went to call the manager. But the manager was also in a dilemma. On one side was the beloved daughter of the current Prime Minister Zhao, and on the other side was Manager Xu of Tianxiang Restaurant, who was protected by the Duke of Zhenguo and the Regent. He couldn't afford to offend either of them.
In an instant, large beads of sweat dripped down the shopkeeper's face. Just as he was at a loss, Qi Guze arrived.
"Oh my, Your Highness, you've arrived!" The shopkeeper exclaimed as if he had grasped at a lifeline when he saw Qi Guze.
"Hmm." Qi Guze nodded slightly to Manager Yang, then walked inside.
He didn't originally intend to meddle, but he had already seen San Niang and Zhou Wan from a distance, and he immediately guessed that Xu Yuehuai must be here as well, so he immediately went in to see.
Because of what had happened before, Xu Yuehuai didn't even look at him properly.
Qi Guze awkwardly touched his nose and decided not to initiate a conversation.
When he saw clearly that Xu Yuehuai and Zhao Min were clutching a piece of clothing, he had already guessed the general idea.
Looking at the lingering anger on Xu Yuehuai's face, he knew things weren't simple. After thinking for a long time, he decided to stand up for Xu Yuehuai.
"Manager Xu seems to have some free time today. If you've taken a fancy to any of the clothes at Luoyi Pavilion, why don't you put it on my tab? However, Manager Xu doesn't seem to be in much of a mood," Qi Guze said as he walked over to Xu Yuehuai's side.
He himself felt the atmosphere was really awkward and couldn't help but touch his nose.
Xu Yuehua rolled her eyes at him. It was so obvious that even a fool could see what was going on, yet he came here to tease her.
"Yes, I think the prince is in quite a good mood too," she said sarcastically.
To be honest, Xu Yuehuai was no longer angry. She knew that Qi Guze was doing it for her own good. She was just still upset about Qi Guze turning around and leaving. Now that Qi Guze's attitude was not the same as before, she naturally didn't have a good temper either.
Zhao Min showed no fear when she saw Qi Guze. In her eyes, he was nothing more than a prince with a criminal record, while she was the daughter of a prime minister.
However, under normal circumstances, she would never have taken the initiative to talk to Qi Guze, but seeing that the Regent was preparing to stand up for Xu Yuehuai, she couldn't stand it.
"Oh, who do we have here? It's Your Highness. Speaking of which, you've already managed to escape before you've cleared your name?" Zhao Min finished speaking with a sneer, the sarcasm obvious.
Qi Guze's face immediately turned ugly; he hadn't expected Zhao Min to be so bold.
Hearing her mockery of Qi Guze, Xu Yuehuai's anger flared even more. She immediately pulled her clothes closer to herself and sneered, "Since you are so powerful and influential, why bother arguing with a lowly cook like me? Your attitude is so uncouth, showing no manners whatsoever."
"Besides, these clothes are first come, first served. Since I got them first, they're mine." She already had some martial arts skills, and with a strong tug, she snatched the clothes from the other person's hands.
Zhao Min had never suffered such humiliation before, and she immediately became furious: "You bitch, what do you want to do!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand.
Qi Guze quickly grabbed the person's hand.
He gave her a gentle push, his face turning completely cold: "What do you think you're doing? Is this the kind of upbringing the Prime Minister's family has? Since A-Yue got these clothes, they naturally belong to her. As the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, you can have any clothes you want. What are you arguing about?"
"Regent, this is a matter between us. What is your relationship with this woman, and why are you speaking up for her?" Zhao Min sneered, her face full of disdain.
"If you take this dress today, don't blame me for being impolite." As she spoke, she didn't forget to move a chair and sit at the door, showing that she was determined to keep this going.
Qi Guze couldn't stand Zhao Min's attitude, but considering the Prime Minister's current power, he didn't want to take a hard line and could only clench his fists in silence.
Just as the atmosphere became extremely awkward, a voice suddenly came from outside.
"His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." As soon as the Crown Prince's attendant announced this, everyone in the Luoyi Pavilion fell silent.
Looking at the atmosphere in the shop and the anger on everyone's faces, Ah Qi knew that an argument had broken out.
The moment Zhou Wan saw him, she felt like she had seen a savior and quickly smiled and said, "A-Qi... no, Your Highness, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
"It's Consort Min's birthday, and I wanted to surprise her, so I came to see if I had any suitable clothes. I didn't expect to see you all here. What a coincidence!" Ah Qi paused, then continued, "But why do you all look so unhappy?"
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