Missing fabric
Hearing her sincere words, Luan Zhengya's smile deepened. She held Qin Yuyao's hand even tighter. Although they had been close in Taoyuan Village, their relationship had always been less real and more illusory.
Now that the two of them were truly together, they were actually much happier than before.
As the carriage slowly approached Prince Zhen'an's Mansion, all the noise from the outside world had nothing to do with the two of them.
Qin Yuyao's face suddenly turned red only when Luan Zhengya took her hand and led her to the bed.
"Why do you suddenly want to do this?" Although Qin Yuyao's voice was not loud in the past, it was definitely not as soft as it is now, so soft that Luan Zhengya had to put her face close to hear it.
Hearing this, he smiled. The smile on his face, coupled with his handsome face, instantly made Qin Yuyao lose her mind, and she didn't even notice when her clothes disappeared.
Two fish play in the water, dew drops on the heart of a peony. The two are in love, and the night is full of passion.
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Before Qin Yuyao met Ye Jiajia, she received a letter from Madam Liu. The letter first apologized for what happened at the mansion yesterday, and then mentioned the clothes Qin Yuyao and Ye Jiajia were wearing yesterday.
"The clothes are exquisite, and they look different from those worn by the girls in the palace or even by the old embroiderers among the people. I think it would be beautiful if I could order a few for Yuling." At the end of the letter, Mrs. Liu mentioned that it would be best if she could ask the embroiderer to come to her house to make the clothes.
Qin Yuyao had mentioned this to Ye Jiajia before, so she naturally prepared enough embroiderers. If every young lady from this official family went to the clothing store to have her measurements taken and tailored, it would be disastrous if someone with ulterior motives found out.
She knew in her heart that Madam Liu was giving her a favor. After all, she hadn't wanted to hide her cooperation with Ye Jiajia. She even wore a set that was the most obvious among the ladies attending the banquet.
With Madam Liu taking the lead, the ladies and young ladies from various mansions who wanted to have some connection with the Prince Zhen'an's Mansion kept sending letters.
First, he wanted to establish some friendship with Qin Yuyao, and second, the news about the incident at the Minister of War's Mansion had been spread. However, it was not as Qin Wenxin had imagined, that he would spit on Qin Yuyao and ruin her reputation.
What people talked about the most was that Qin Wenxin made a big fuss just because she chased her sister's carriage.
This incident happened at the gate of the Minister of War, not some sparsely populated street. Within half a day, the news spread like wildfire.
As soon as Qin Ziwen left the court, he was immediately criticized by his colleagues who had a good relationship with him: "But he is not very kind to his eldest daughter. He even made his youngest daughter make a scene in public just to embarrass her elder sister."
"Prime Minister Qin, the Princess of Zhen'an is your biological daughter after all. If you build a good relationship with her, it will save face for Prince Zhen'an in the future." But no one expected that Qin Ziwen would actually be a fake. Not only did it chill Qin Yuyao's heart, but she might also be punished by Prince Zhen'an in the future.
Invisibly, some ministers who were fence-sitters quickly distanced themselves from Qin Ziwen. Qin Ziwen naturally noticed this change, but since everyone knew about Qin Wenxin's affairs, he couldn't hide it.
"It is true that my daughter did something wrong. But I heard that this was spread because people were worried about my eldest daughter at the time." Qin Ziwen replied with a forced smile.
Seeing that he still needed to explain, the minister who greeted him first couldn't help but smile, shook his head and walked out first.
How could he not know what the Right Prime Minister was thinking about those who had worked with him for many years? Even the people who had been secretly leaving the court with Qin Ziwen during this period...
While the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was ridiculed, Qin Yuyao's business prospered. Not only were there numerous letters arriving from the Zhen'an Prince's Mansion, but even the well-decorated clothing shop outside was packed with maids and servants looking to place orders.
"Hey, I heard that it's actually best to have clothes tailored to your measurements in this clothing shop!" A maid said to the servant from the same mansion who came out with her, holding a sign that she had agreed with the owner of the clothing shop.
The servant immediately shook his head, and when he saw no one was watching, he whispered, "For the craftsmanship of ready-made clothes, each mansion employs its own embroiderers. Even experienced tailors have to be invited to come in person. If it weren't for the desire to establish good relations with the Princess of Zhen'an, few noble ladies would be willing to come to this shop."
Hearing him say this, the maid glared at him. Although her young lady also had some intentions of currying favor with Qin Yuyao, this young man said it so directly, wouldn't it be a joke if others heard it?
The maid and the servant rode away in a carriage. On the other side of the clothing store, Qin Yuyao and Jin Yu came out from the corner of the wall.
Jin Yu had just listened and naturally understood: "Miss, these people really don't know what's good for them. They're just giving you a perfunctory treatment."
The clothes in this shop were all picked by my young lady and Miss Ye Jiajia. The embroiderer's skills are good, but the two of them spent a long time discussing the designs before deciding on them.
Now they came for Luan Zhengya's sake and to curry favor with her, which really put a lot of thought into it.
Hearing the indignation in Jin Yu's tone, Qin Yuyao smiled slightly: "It is true that I have borrowed the prince's favor, but when the clothes are returned, they will naturally be able to tell whether they are good or bad."
By then, repeat customers and word-of-mouth business will naturally come in an endless stream.
Moreover, the price they offer internally is not low. Even after the novelty wears off, the orders from a few people are enough.
"Talk to Jia Jia when the time comes and have the shop decorated more exquisitely." At least people won't think the things inside are not worth the money. Qin Yuyao's eyes swept over the ornaments displayed outside the clothing shop, as well as the people coming and going inside to order clothes.
After hearing Qin Yuyao's instructions, Jin Yu nodded repeatedly. Then the two of them walked into the clothing store through the side door.
The embroidery room and shop assistants of the clothing store were working in the back. At this moment, many people were holding fabrics of various colors and carefully embroidering patterns on them.
The owner of the clothing store was called Manager Yang. In the past, she always received Qin Yuyao personally, but this time, she was looking at something and didn't even notice Qin Yuyao walking over.
Qin Yuyao's eyes fell on the hands of Shopkeeper Yang, and she saw a booklet with a lot of cloth mixed in. Next to the cloth, there was a word written in red ink: None.
"But what fabric is missing?" Qin Yuyao asked, which immediately scared the people surrounding Manager Yang.
Shopkeeper Yang looked up and saw Qin Yuyao. He immediately bowed and hesitated for a moment before looking up carefully at Qin Yuyao and saying, "Princess, there is indeed a shortage of fabric."
After a noticeable pause, Shopkeeper Yang continued to explain, "There are five types of fabric missing, all in the five most commonly used colors and patterns."
Shopkeeper Yang spoke carefully, trying to make the story sound ordinary. But Qin Yuyao didn't hear it that way. She took the booklet from Shopkeeper Yang and examined it for a while before looking back at him.
"Normally speaking, since these fabrics are commonly used, why don't you prepare more? Why do you wait until they are out of stock before checking?" Qin Yuyao's voice suddenly became deep, causing the guys around her to hold their breath and concentrate.
I was curious and scared at the same time. Normally, when I saw the Princess of Zhen'an, she was always smiling and friendly, but today was the first time I had seen her act this way.
The backyard was so quiet that you could hear the sound of dripping water. Only Yu Jinyu was standing next to Qin Yuyao, his expression as serious as hers.
Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Yang knew that the matter could no longer be concealed, and he knelt down hurriedly, "Reporting to the Princess, it's not any other fault, it's simply because Prince Zhen'an sent someone to order a full fifteen sets of clothes, which resulted in a shortage of fabric. I beg the Princess to investigate!"
After saying this, Shopkeeper Yang lay down, but she didn't look too worried. She was sure that if Qin Yuyao knew it was the prince's fault, she would definitely not blame them.
Prince? Qin Yuyao was stunned when she heard this. Speaking of prince, there was only one prince in Shengjing, and that was the one beside her.
While he was hesitating, he heard Shopkeeper Yang continue, "The prince sent Lord Jiang Hejiang yesterday to tell us not to tell the princess, and just to make the clothes. That's why it's not a good idea to tell the princess about this in advance."
Qin Yuyao understood instantly that if Luan Zhengya had stipulated this, this group of people would definitely not dare to disobey the prince's order, otherwise, given Shopkeeper Yang's temperament, he would have reported the fabric incident long ago.
After all, Shopkeeper Yang couldn't find the fabric, but Qin Yuyao could get it from elsewhere. But why did Luan Zhengya order so many clothes? If it was like other officials, it was for friends or acquaintances.
Thinking back to the few times she'd run into Luan Zhengya in his study, all of them were young men. Could it be that they all had wives? Or perhaps younger sisters? Qin Yuyao's mind raced, and she couldn't forget about Shopkeeper Yang.
He raised his hand and said in a gentle manner, "You should be more careful about the prince's affairs. I understand. Today, I will ask someone to get some cloth from somewhere else. You can talk to Jin Yu in detail when the time comes."
As she spoke, Qin Yuyao glanced at Jin Yu, who bowed slightly and immediately went to talk with Manager Yang somewhere else.
Qin Yuyao had never been so eager to take a carriage back to Prince Zhen'an's Mansion as she was today.
The sun was about to set, its afterglow illuminating her with a golden glow. Luan Zhengya was scattering fish feed by the carp pond in the yard. When she heard her approach, she immediately looked up.
With the setting sun behind her, Qin Yuyao couldn't see the expression on Luan Zhengya's face, but she felt that her phoenix eyes were particularly bright.
Looking straight at himself, thousands of emotions finally turned into a look of joy, and he strode towards himself.
He first extended his hand to take Qin Yuyao in his arms and led her to the pavilion in the yard. Then he leaned closer and said, "Aren't you going to check on the shop today? Why are you back so early?"
Didn't he usually chat with Ye Jiajia for a long time? If he hadn't sent someone to invite her, or gone to pick her up in person, she probably wouldn't have come back.
Thinking of Qin Yuyao's excited expression when she mentioned Ye Jiajia, which was completely different from the expression she had when she was talking to him, Luan Zhengya's expression couldn't help but darken, and his hand around Qin Yuyao slowly tightened.
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