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On the swaying carriage heading towards Jingzhou, Pei Yi told Xie Zhichan some things about Pei Jingshu.

"My eldest sister's husband, Zheng Yan, was a top-ranked Jinshi in the 10th year of Jingde. I was still young at the time, and I didn't know whether this marriage was a good or bad one. This marriage was chosen by Lin for my eldest sister, saying that although Zheng Yan came from a poor family, he was a Jinshi and was a man who knew how to make progress. He was the only son of his family and had some property. Although my eldest sister would marry down, the Zheng family would definitely not dare to bully her, and she would not be bullied by her mother-in-law.

Although I didn't really agree with it, my eldest sister went to look for someone herself and agreed to the marriage when she came back. Since it was her own wish, I didn't want us to become enemies, so I didn't stop her.

My eldest sister has been married to the Zheng family for many years, and now she has only one daughter, named Zheng Miao. I heard from my eldest sister that Miaomiao is a very sensible girl, and you will probably like her when you meet her. "

Pei Yi hadn't seen Pei Jingshu for a long time. Thinking of what Lin had done to Pei Jingyu and his eldest sister's marriage, he was afraid that Lin would not have any good intentions towards his eldest sister.

Now that things in the south of the Yangtze River have been settled, and Jingzhou is right next to Yangzhou, he simply took Xie Zhichan with him and went to Jingzhou.

Xie Zhichan patted Pei Yi's hand, knowing that he was worried, and comforted him, "Now that we are gone, the Zheng family will not dare to bully Big Sister."

Pei Yi nodded.

The carriage soon entered the city of Jingzhou. Although the city was not as prosperous as the capital, it was still a provincial capital that connected many provinces. There were crowds of people coming and going, and there were many business opportunities. Even Pei Yi had several shops here.

Xie Zhichan and Pei Yi traveled light and brought no gifts, so they thought of going to their own shop to choose some suitable jewelry as a gift for Pei Jingshu, and also bring some flowers for Zheng Miao.

Pei Yi and Xie Zhichan went to a gold jewelry shop owned by Pei Yi, called "Dielian Hairpin".

Just as I walked into the store, before I had time to introduce myself to Manager Qiu, another woman came into the store with a few maids.

The woman took a look at the dusty Pei Yi and Xie Zhichan, and then said sarcastically, "Shopkeeper Qiu, your Die Lian Zan is the number one gold jewelry shop in Jingzhou City. In the past, you only received wives of officials and wealthy people in Jingzhou. Why are people with a little money coming in now? It lowers the taste of people like us."

Xie Zhichan turned his head to look and saw a woman who was dressed very exquisitely. There were two or three maids following behind her. Each of them was holding a lot of things in their hands. It seemed that they came out today mainly to spend money on shopping.

Shopkeeper Qiu is a Pei family soldier who retired from the battlefield. He is about fifty years old. Although he looks like a normal person standing behind the counter, one of his legs is fitted with a wooden prosthesis below the knee.

Of course he recognized Pei Yi. After hearing what the woman said, his face immediately turned cold. He knew Pei Yi's temper and was afraid that the prince would think that he also distinguished the status of his customers in this way on a daily basis.

In fact, the reason why the woman said that was because the Butterfly Love Hairpin was novel in style and made of expensive materials, so the price naturally went up, and therefore the customers who came to the store were either rich or noble.

But it was not Dielianzan who took the initiative to do it.

Shopkeeper Qiu hurriedly said to the woman, "Madam Zheng, everyone who comes here is a guest. I open my door to do business with Die Lian Hairpin. I never discriminate between the status of my guests. Madam Zheng, please don't say that."

Somehow, the surname "Zheng" gave Xie Zhichan a bad feeling, and he couldn't help but take another closer look at the woman.

The woman saw Xie Zhichan looking at her, and saw that Xie Zhichan was beautiful but wearing ordinary silk. She felt jealous and said sarcastically, "I am not saying anything, Shopkeeper Qiu, just look at what kind of clothes they are wearing. Which hairpins and rings can they afford in your store? I have to hold a banquet at my house tomorrow. I came out today to pick out some presentable hairpins and rings. I am in a hurry here. You should greet me first and then greet others."

Shopkeeper Qiu was about to say something, but when he saw Pei Yi was about to speak, he shut up again, and just winked at a waiter in the shop and told him to prepare some tea.

Then Pei Yi said, "Madam Zheng, from now on, I will not sell you any of Die Lian Hairpin's jewelry. You can leave now."

After hearing this, the woman looked at Pei Yi. She was a little scared when she saw the evil spirit coming from this man. However, she knew that there was no one in Jingzhou City who could compare to the Zheng family. So she plucked up her courage and said to Pei Yi, "Who are you? Shopkeeper Qiu didn't say anything. Why are you chasing me away? This Butterfly Love Hairpin is not your shop."

When Shopkeeper Qiu heard that the prince was going to chase Madam Zheng away, he straightened his back and said in a cold voice, "Madam Zheng, since my master has spoken, we will not sell you any jewelry in our store anymore. Please leave."

"Master?" After hearing this, Mrs. Zheng looked at Pei Yi in disbelief again. She saw Pei Yi pulling Xie Zhichan to sit on two wide chairs in the store, and leisurely picked up the hot tea on the small table and drank it, with the attitude of a complete master.

Only then did I realize that these two people were really the owners of the Die Lian Hairpin Shop? But why were they dressed so shabby?

It made her lose her sight.

Now that the other party doesn't want to sell it, she can't force him to buy it.

Thinking back to before she left today, the master had reminded her that he was about to be transferred to Kyoto as an official, so she should keep a low profile when going out and not let anything happen before leaving.

She could only say awkwardly: "They are just some ordinary rotten iron, and the style is old. Who wants the things in your shop?" and walked out of the door in shame.

After seeing them off, Shopkeeper Qiu bowed to Pei Yi and said, "Old Qiu pays respects to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

Pei Yi stared at the door and asked Lao Qiu, "Who is it? Is his surname Zheng? Is he from my eldest sister's family?"

Old Qiu scratched his head and said, "I haven't heard the eldest lady mention it. This woman always says she is Madam Zheng. She only comes to the store to buy and never asks for goods to be delivered to her house. I don't know which Zheng family she is from. Speaking of which, Zheng is a big family in Jingzhou City, and there are many women who call themselves Madam Zheng."

Pei Yi frowned slightly.

Xie Zhichan also pondered for a moment and felt that he had a bad premonition.

Pei Yi asked again: "Do you know the situation of my eldest sister?"

Shopkeeper Qiu said, "The eldest master of the Zheng family has been transferred to the capital to take up a post. The Zheng family is preparing a farewell banquet to say goodbye to his colleagues in Jingzhou. Coincidentally, it will be tomorrow, the same day as Mrs. Zheng mentioned just now."

Pei Yi nodded to show that he understood, but his brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (river).

Seeing his expression, Xie Zhichan asked, "Why don't we go to Zheng's house first?"

Pei Yi looked at the sky and said, "It's getting dark. If there is a banquet at the Zheng Mansion tomorrow, my elder sister will be very busy. If I go, she will have to arrange for us to stay and be busy at the same time. It's better to go after the banquet tomorrow. It will only take half a day."

Pei Yi arranged for Xie Zhichan to stay in the back hall of Die Lian Zan for the night.