Chu Mingzhu cried loudly as Xie Yushu twisted her fingers, and soon begged Xie Yushu to let her go.
Xiao Yi didn't want to fight Tianshui and the others, but seeing Chu Mingzhu crying her eyes out, he took the opportunity to slip away and come back.
Seeing that Xie Yushu was still trying to persuade Chu Mingzhu, she spoke up to advise her.
"Yu Shu, she already knows she was wrong, so just let her go. If you're still angry and want to hit or punish her, come at me!"
Listening to Xiao Yi's words, Xie Yushu felt a sense of powerlessness. He always missed the point and couldn't understand what she was saying! No matter how clearly she explained, it felt like talking to a brick wall.
If you don't see eye to eye, there's no point in saying more.
"Nanxing, go to the storeroom and get General Xiao a knife for him!"
Xiao Yi, you are wearing armor and have rendered service to the country. I will not fight you. As for your knife, I have been wanting to return it to you for a long time, but I have been too busy and forgot. Now I will return it to you. From now on, we will keep to ourselves.
I'm telling you both one last time, don't mess with me!
Your perfunctory apologies disgusted me!
Xie Yushu spoke calmly, but Xiao Yi sensed her seriousness and panicked. He didn't know what to say, as if anything he said would be wrong!
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, she turned and went back to her residence. Nanxing gave the black iron dagger to Xiao Yi and ordered the gates of the Princess's residence to be closed.
Chu Mingzhu and her group were left standing outside the door looking like clowns!
Contrary to Chu Mingzhu's expectations, Xie Yushu was not subjected to public condemnation, nor did Chu Mingzhu and Xie Yushu shake hands and make peace as Xiao Yi had imagined.
On the contrary, a sound would occasionally emerge.
"How could such a seemingly delicate and frail girl dare to kill someone!"
"What are you thinking! If you're going to apologize, apologize properly. Crying like that at someone's doorstep is so annoying!"
"Besides, attempted murder, is an apology all it takes? Whose life is so worthless?"
Chu Mingzhu truly cried this time. Surrounded by a group of people pointing and whispering, she blushed with embarrassment, lowered her head, covered her face, and turned back into the carriage.
Holding the black iron dagger, Xiao Yi thought about how Xie Yushu took it up the mountain and out the door to find them water and food, took it to the city to sell medicine, performed surgery on him, and treated his leg. It all felt like it happened just yesterday, but suddenly, everything changed!
Alas! No one can understand his feelings; he has nowhere to confide his sorrow!
Xiao Yi sighed deeply and returned to the general's mansion in a somewhat dejected manner.
He clearly felt that he was about to lose Xie Yushu, but he was also so unwilling to accept it!
Chu Mingzhu felt she had never been so humiliated in her life, but Xiao Yi didn't even try to comfort her. He just saw her to the door and then made an excuse to go back, which made her so angry that she cried for a long time when she got back to the mansion.
Seeing that she had almost finished crying, Granny Qian stepped forward and asked what had happened. This shouldn't be! Men have a protective instinct, and people sympathize with the weak. Chu Mingzhu possesses both; how could she have lost!
Chu Mingzhu was too ashamed to talk about what had just happened. Every time she recalled being pointed at and whispered about at Xie Yushu's door, her face burned with embarrassment.
Seeing that her mistress was only crying, Tao Hong braced herself and stepped forward to tell Granny Qian everything that had just happened.
Upon hearing this, Granny Qian's face darkened.
"This Xie Yushu! How dare she be so aggressive!"
I underestimated her!
Using force to suppress the weak, completely disregarding appearances—this is not how things are done in the palace, and she's a bit lost!
After driving away Chu Mingzhu and Xiao Yi, Xie Yushu felt much better. She went back to rest for a while and then went to the shop.
Another batch of glass was delivered from Tai'an Prefecture, and the warehouse was almost full. Xie Yushu then directed people to arrange the glass by category.
The bottom layer is filled with ordinary-sized glass and plain-colored teaware.
The second floor is filled with exquisite items, including mirrors, art cups, and mirrors of various sizes.
Hearing that the envoys from various countries would be arriving soon, it would be too obvious to wait until they arrived before opening the business. Opening early would be a good way to warm up the atmosphere and build a reputation. Therefore, Xie Yushu set the opening date for February 18th.
People in the capital had long heard of glass, but this legendary object had only been seen by a few people so far; ordinary officials and merchants still had no chance to see it.
The news that Xie Yushu was going to open a shop in the capital had already spread privately. Anyone with money in their hands or some power in their family would want to get a few panes of glass to enhance their storefront. They just had no choice but to buy one.
Everyone had been eyeing Xie Yushu for a long time! Hearing that the opening was scheduled for February 18th, they sent their housekeepers to queue up early, especially the wealthy and high-status ladies who dressed up early and went to the mirror.
Xie Yushu named her shop "Hongwang Glass City." Although the name was quite common, the signboard was precious, with the calligraphy personally inscribed by Emperor Qingyuan.
Five large, gleaming golden characters blatantly tell everyone that this place is expensive, and you shouldn't come in if you don't have enough money!
Even so, there were still several long queues outside.
Fortunately, Xie Yushu was prepared and summoned all the guards in her household to keep order. When Xuan Yuanche found out, he also brought two squads of guards to stand watch outside.
They had originally hired two pairs of lion dancers, but there were too many people queuing up. After finally getting a spot, no one wanted to leave, so Xie Yushu simply asked the lion dancers to perform on the side. They also set off firecrackers in front of other people's houses, which was quite a strange thing!
As soon as the firecrackers stopped, the people in line rushed in, afraid that if they were a step too slow, the glass would be sold out again. Many people lost their shoes in the crush, and even the hairpins of ladies were bent out of shape. The scene was reminiscent of middle-aged women rushing to the supermarket to grab discounted vegetables!
It's a limited-time flash sale!
Although her place was spacious enough, there were just too many people. Helpless, Xie Yushu could only let in one group at a time, and then have Xuan Yuanche's guards stop them. Only after the previous group finished buying could another group be let in.
The number of people allowed inside was also limited: each person was limited to five pieces of glass, one mirror, and one tea set.
The price was even higher than jade. The cheapest piece of glass cost ten taels, then twenty, thirty, and fifty taels, with mirrors starting at one hundred taels. Tea sets sold for as much as three hundred taels each!
No bargaining yet!
Everyone said they had never seen this kind of sales method before.
Xie Yushu originally wanted to get it done like the ones in supermarkets that cost 9.9 or 19.9 yuan.
But considering that she was ordered to make money, there was no need for price competition; the main point was to be expensive, the more expensive the better. So she set the price as a whole number and even saved on change!
It's blatant robbery.
But people who come here are still drawn to this. There's no other reason than that the glass itself is stunning from the moment it appears. It was displayed in the palace and the mansions of high-ranking officials, so it started out as high-end. Therefore, people automatically categorize it as a luxury item. Although it is a bit pricey, they don't hesitate to spend money on it.
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