in2ebook Chapter 131 Greetings
Chapter 131 Greetings
"Of course I'd like to," Madam Yu sighed regretfully.
"If it stays with the Yu family any longer, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause. Selling it to the princess is a good way to find it a home. I think my grandfather and father in heaven won't blame me."
Once Madam Yu took this item out today, she had no intention of taking it back.
If Qin Yizhen accepts the gift from the Yu family and protects Baochai Tower to some extent, that would be the best outcome. If she only wants to buy it, the Yu family wouldn't lose out, since if they can't keep the item, it doesn't matter who they sell it to.
Moreover, she had already brought it with her. At that time, she said she was unwilling, but the other party had no choice but to accept the Yu family's gift, which was quite annoying.
Qin Yizhen nodded and ordered Lü Qiao to fetch the silver notes. Then she said to Madam Yu, "They will naturally not blame you. Their only wish is for you to live peacefully. As for other things, they are just material possessions."
"That's what the princess said."
Qin Yizhen added, "There's no need to bring out hairpins and crowns like these. Let's look at some hairpins and bracelets. I'll pick out a couple that I like."
"Yes."
Madam Yu then brought out another lacquer box, took out the small boxes inside, and laid them out one by one. Qin Yizhen glanced at them and finally chose a pair of bamboo-shaped gold bracelets and a pair of lotus-shaped gold earrings.
"These are the two items."
A pair of fine gold bracelets cost about sixty taels, and a pair of gold earrings cost thirty-two taels, which is less than one hundred taels of silver.
Song Pingping raised an eyebrow: "Would the princess like to pick out some more?"
"That's enough." Qin Yizhen smiled and turned to her, saying, "Yesterday, I told the Marquis that you wanted to give me jewelry, and he was a little unhappy, saying that he would buy me whatever I wanted."
"I appreciate your kind offer. I'll take these two items; let him buy the rest."
Song Pingping pouted: "The Marquis is really something, even jealous of this."
Qin Yizhen thought to herself, "Not only is he jealous, but he also won't let me wear it even though I bought it."
"Now that the people from Baochai Tower are here, why don't you pick some out yourself and dress them up? Even if you're not dressing up for anyone else, it'll make you feel good, won't it?"
Song Pingping thought about it and agreed. She had no money before, but now that she had money, she should indeed buy some jewelry for herself. The pieces that Madam Yu brought today were all treasures and worth buying.
"Then I'll pick some too."
Song Pingping asked Steward Wu to bring out the rest, as she wanted to choose a few items for herself.
Zhao Rufang looked at the jewelry on display with great interest, glancing at Qin Yizhen or Song Pingping from time to time, but Song Pingping pretended not to notice.
Song Pingping was willing to spend money on Qin Yizhen, no matter how much it cost. Even if it was several thousand or ten thousand yuan, she might feel a little heartache, but she could still accept it.
However, she wasn't very willing to buy jewelry for Zhao Rufang.
She's not a generous person.
Seeing that neither of them paid much attention to her, Zhao Rufang sat down next to Song Pingping, picked up a gold bracelet with intertwined floral patterns, weighed it in her hand, tried it on, and exclaimed with delight, "Aunt Song, this bracelet is really beautiful."
Song Pingping glanced at it and nodded: "It is indeed beautiful, rich and exquisite, but it is a little too big. I don't really like it."
Zhao Rufang thought to herself, 'You may not like me, but I do,' but she still had some pride and couldn't say it outright, so she hesitated for a moment and had no choice but to let it go.
"These gold bracelets are beautiful." Song Pingping looked at a bamboo-shaped gold bracelet and liked it very much.
This bamboo-shaped gold bracelet is slightly different from the pair Qin Yizhen chose earlier. Qin Yizhen chose two thin gold bracelets that could be worn separately. Although this one also has two bracelets, one large and one small, they are fixed together by two bamboo leaves at a distance.
It is elegant and refined, simple and generous; it is indeed very good.
Song Pingping immediately put it on her wrist: "I'll take this one."
Qin Yizhen picked out two gilded silver hairpins with a lark pattern, a hibiscus flower-shaped hairpin crown, and two pairs of earrings for her.
Song Pingping accepted everything on the list, and in the end, she added the items she had chosen herself, resulting in a total of more than a dozen items.
Song Pingping felt a pang of heartache when she paid, but she just sighed and said, "Oh well, this money wasn't earned through hard work anyway, so I don't feel bad about it."
After receiving the money and putting the remaining jewelry back into the lacquer box, Madam Yu and Steward Wu took their leave. Qin Yizhen asked Granny Jin to see them off.
After everyone left, she asked Song Pingping, "Has the money from Lin Yuansheng's side been delivered?"
"Not yet."
"Didn't they say he had a thousand taels?" Qin Yizhen frowned. Even if Lin Yuansheng was reluctant to give the money, he couldn't renege on the contract after writing it in front of so many people.
Song Pingping pressed down on her lips, a hint of coldness in her eyes: "Perhaps he has already come up with a way not to give me a single cent, Princess. Let's not talk about him. Do you think my jewelry looks good today?"
"nice."
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When Madam Yu and Steward Wu reached the door, Granny Jin gave her a visiting card: "This is from the princess, who asked me to give it to Madam Yu. It is truly not easy for Madam Yu, a woman, to support Baochai Tower. The princess also admires her."
"With this visiting card, Madam Yu can go and pay her respects to Princess Huizhen."
Our princess has no interest in Baochai Tower and doesn't want to get involved in these matters, but Princess Huizhen seems quite willing. As long as an agreement can be reached, it wouldn't be difficult for Baochai Tower to use Princess Huizhen's name.
"If Madam Yu is unwilling to seek out Princess Huizhen, she can go to a brothel called Jinxiufang on Dongsheng Street. The Empress Dowager may also be interested in Baochai Tower."
Madam Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Granny Jin with shock in her eyes.
Granny Jin continued, "However, this is a one-time thing. Next time Madam Yu comes to visit, if you're going to sell jewelry, just buy it properly and don't try anything else."
Lady Yu snapped out of her daze and hurriedly said, "Thank you for reminding me, Granny. I will remember it. And thank you for your help, Princess. I will keep it in mind."
"The princess really likes the jewelry from Baochai Tower. The Yu family's craftsmanship is quite famous throughout the Qin capital. I hope Baochai Tower can last a long time."
"certainly."
Madam Yu thanked him again before accepting the invitation and taking her leave.
Granny Jin watched the Yu family's carriage leave before returning to Chunxie Courtyard. When she reached the second gate, she ran into Zhao Rufang, who was hurrying out and seemed to be unhappy.
"Granny Jin."
"Miss Zhao."
The two exchanged greetings, and then Zhao Rufang hurriedly left.
Granny Jin shook her head helplessly and returned to Chunxie Courtyard. When she returned, Song Pingping was changing into new jewelry and asking Qin Yizhen to see if it looked good.
"Princess, Madam Yu has already left."
"Hmm, did you give her the visiting card?"
"Give it."
"What kind of visiting card should we send?" Song Pingping asked from the side.
"Find her a powerful backer." Qin Yizhen took a sip of tea. "Since she's interested, just point her in two clear paths."
Song Pingping's eyes darted around, and she asked Qin Yizhen, "Since she is so willing and has even come to the princess's door to ask, why doesn't the princess agree?"