Chapter Fifty-Nine means what you see.
As soon as Shen Qingnian and Ling'er arrived at Qianyue Residence, they saw Yuan Qing standing at the entrance of the courtyard.
"Miss Qing, you're finally back." Yuan Qing jogged over.
"What is it, Your Highness?" Shen Qingnian looked at Yuan Qing and wondered if Xie Yanzhi had something to ask her about again.
"My master asked me to take you to the street to see if there's anything else you need to buy."
After all, Miss Qing is about to enter the house.
The reason Master asked him to take Miss Qing out today is to prepare a dowry for her.
Then, I will bring Miss Qing into the family in a grand and glorious manner.
Hearing Yuan Qing say this, Shen Qingnian felt a little pleased.
She had just been thinking of finding a reason to leave the manor, but Xie Yanzhi gave her one.
"Perfect timing, I do need to buy some things. Please wait here for me."
Shen Qingnian went inside and brought out a food box, saying to Yuan Qing, "Let's go, we'll go to Jingtai Tower later to buy some purple sweet potato cakes."
The three of them arrived at the market together. Yuan Qing drove the carriage in front and said, "Miss Qing, I say you can buy whatever you want. Silks, jewels and jade are all fine."
Actually, Yuanqing hadn't finished speaking. The master also said that he would give the three shops in the east of the city to Miss Qing as part of her dowry.
In this way, after Qing-guniang marries into the family, she will have someone to rely on.
When Shen Qingnian heard Yuan Qing say that, she felt that Xie Yanzhi was quite generous.
She gently lifted the curtain, looked at the shops outside, and then called out, "Yuan Qing, let's stop here for a moment."
Yuan Qing glanced to the side and saw a jewelry shop, so he stopped the carriage.
"Yuan Qing, can I buy anything here?"
"I want to buy a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets, which are worn by brides in our area."
Yuan Qing nodded and patted the silver notes in his clothes: "Master said, let Miss Qing buy whatever she wants!"
Shen Qingnian smiled, went inside, and leisurely picked out bracelets.
Yuan Qing saw the girl pick up the plate, try it, and then put it down again. In a short while, she had tried a whole plate of them.
He felt a bit bored; in his opinion, all the bracelets looked pretty much the same, and he really didn't know what was so interesting about choosing one.
Shen Qingnian looked up at Yuan Qing and, seeing that he seemed a little bored, said, "Yuan Qing, go and buy me some purple sweet potato cakes from Jingtailou."
Yuan Qing hesitated. If he left, what would happen to Qing and Ling'er if they encountered any trouble?
The master also instructed that Miss Qing be kept in good watch.
Shen Qingnian seemed to see his concerns and said calmly, "Drive the carriage there and come back quickly. I'll pay you when you return."
Yuan Qing nodded and then quietly said to the shopkeeper, "This is a noble person from the Marquis of Jingnan's mansion. Please take good care of them for me."
The implication is that you should keep an eye on people and prevent them from getting hurt or running away.
The shopkeeper understood that these were probably servants of one of the young masters of the Marquis's mansion, so he said to Yuan Qing, "Don't worry, young man, I guarantee that these two young ladies won't lose a single hair."
Shen Qingnian gave Ling'er a look, and Ling'er handed the food box to Yuan Qing with one hand and pushed him out the door with the other.
"Go quickly and buy the purple sweet potato cake that Miss wants."
After pushing Yuan Qing to the door, Ling'er whispered in his ear, "Don't forget to bring me some pine nuts."
Yuan Qing patted her head affectionately: "I know, I'll bring it to you when I get back."
Ling'er watched him drive away before going inside.
Shen Qingnian was still standing there, one hand holding a handkerchief in front of her, the other behind her back.
If you don't look closely, you won't notice that she's carrying a bundle in her hand.
That bundle was something Ling'er had secretly taken out of the food box earlier.
Shen Qingnian selected a pair of bracelets, had the shopkeeper wrap them up, and then sat in the shop waiting for Yuan Qing, but her eyes were looking into the distance.
At that moment, a carriage slowly came to a stop in front of the jewelry shop, and the man lifted the curtain.
Shen Qingnian's lips curled up slightly.
"Miss Gu!" Shen Qingnian called out to the person.
Gu Lingyu hadn't seen Shen Qingnian at first; she was looking at earrings with her maid.
Seeing Shen Qingnian call out to her, she looked very displeased.
She still remembers the time Shen Qingnian embarrassed her.
Now he's actually going to provoke her!
Gu Lingyu glanced at Shen Qingnian with disdain, but ultimately suppressed her impulse and turned to leave.
In the past, she would have rushed over and slapped her across the face to get revenge for what happened last time.
But her mother told her to protect the reputation of the Marquis of Xinyang's mansion when she was out, and not to act impulsively like last time.
Her father also punished her for that.
Shen Qingnian specifically chose this jewelry shop to buy the bracelet because she had overheard the maids in the mansion talking about it, and they said that Gu Lingyu bought all her jewelry here.
She had originally come hoping to try her luck and see if she could run into her.
Unexpectedly, Gu Lingyu actually came today.
Seeing that Gu Lingyu was about to leave, Shen Qingnian called out again, "Miss Gu, look what this is?"
As Shen Qingnian spoke, she lifted a corner of the bundle on her body.
Gu Lingyu was shocked when she saw this. She clutched her handkerchief, bit her lip, and stared intently at Shen Qingnian.
But she quickly concealed her panic.
“Miss Gu, shall we go upstairs to talk?” Shen Qingnian calmly raised her head.
Gu Lingyu got angry looking at Shen Qingnian's aloof attitude. She had been confined to her home for some time and was feeling very stifled.
Shen Qingnian, on the other hand, lived a life of ease and success, which made Shen Qingnian feel an intense, burning resentment.
She retorted angrily, "Why should I go up with you? Who do you think you are, telling me to go up just because you say so!"
Shen Qingnian said slowly, "Don't you want to know why I brought it to you?"
Gu Lingyu raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you just come here to show off and deliberately annoy me?"
"I'm here to give Miss Gu a chance; it's up to you whether you want it or not."
After Shen Qingnian finished speaking, she looked directly at Gu Lingyu and went straight to the second floor.
Seeing that Gu Lingyu hadn't followed, she turned around and looked at her with a polite smile on her face.
To outsiders, she appeared perfectly normal, but only she knew that her hand, hidden in her sleeve, was secretly clenching her handkerchief.
Gu Lingyu glanced at Shen Qingnian, and as she went upstairs, she turned back and smiled at her.
That smug look made her grit her teeth in hatred.
She flicked her handkerchief, lifted her skirt, and followed.
She wanted to see what Shen Qingnian was really up to!
Gu Lingyu went upstairs and saw Shen Qingnian sitting there leisurely holding a teacup lid.
She stormed up to Shen Qingnian, her brows furrowed, and demanded, "Shen Qingnian, what exactly do you mean?"
She had just clearly seen a corner of magenta in that bundle.
That was clearly a concubine's wedding dress. Was Cousin Yan going to take her as a concubine?
She has to come up and find out.
Seeing her pointing at the bundle with an exasperated look, Shen Qingnian gave her a contemptuous smile: "It means exactly what you see."
Gu Lingyu snatched the bundle, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it hard: "With your lowly slut status, you don't deserve to be Brother Yanzhi's concubine!"
Shen Qingnian calmly watched Gu Lingyu furiously trample the wedding dress into a mess, a slight smile playing on her lips...
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