The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Sickly Prince Strategy Manual

A few days later, a piece of news that attracted everyone's attention came from the palace. In order to celebrate the Queen's birthday, the Emperor decided to hold a banquet in the Imperial Garden and invite all civil and military officials to celebrate together.

As soon as the news reached the Yun Mansion, Yun Zhongtang hurried back after the morning court session, with a serious and thoughtful look on his face.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he called Yunmu and solemnly told her to prepare the gift as soon as possible.

Yun Zhongtang, a minor official of the fifth rank, knew very well that the gifts he prepared should neither be too heavy to appear to be trying to please, nor too light to be impolite. The key was to express the intention just right.

But this seemingly simple request made Yunmu feel troubled. She paced back and forth in the room, frowning, not knowing whether to sit or stand. She racked her brains but could not think of the most appropriate gift.

Seeing her mother looking so distressed, Yun Shang suddenly had an idea and suggested, "Mom, why don't we go to Qizhen Pavilion and have a look? Maybe we can find a suitable gift there."

After listening to this, Yunmu thought for a moment, and thought that this idea was feasible, so she nodded. Then, the mother and daughter dressed up carefully, walked out hand in hand, and went out with full of expectations.

When they arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, they saw it was crowded and bustling. Perhaps it was because everyone wanted to buy gifts for the Queen Mother, so the Treasure Pavilion, which usually had good business, was now even more crowded.

The proprietress had sharp eyes and spotted Yun Shang at a glance. Her face was instantly filled with smiles, and she hurried over to greet her, "Miss Yun, this must be Madam Yun, right?"

Yun Shang smiled and nodded.

The lady boss asked enthusiastically, "Are you two here to buy gifts?"

Madam Yun nodded slightly and replied, "Take a look at it casually."

The proprietress said with a smile, "There are so many people here today, all of them are here to buy gifts. The fine products are all on the third floor! But it may be a bit crowded there now. How about this, I will take you two to the VIP room at the back, where it is quiet, and Madam Yun and Miss Yun can take their time to choose."

Madam Yun was a little hesitant after hearing this, and asked with difficulty: "Will this be too much trouble for you?"

The proprietress waved her hands repeatedly, "No trouble, no trouble, come, both of you follow me."

Yun Shang followed behind, thinking to herself, this Qizhen Pavilion usually has good business and is crowded with customers, it is impossible for everyone to be treated so preferentially, could it be because of the last incident with the second son of Shangguan, so she was treated as a VIP? However, she could not afford to think too much at this moment, she carefully helped her mother into the VIP room.

As soon as we entered the room, the proprietress asked kindly, "What would you two like to pick? I'll send someone to bring it in."

Yunmu was at a loss at this moment, and said in confusion, "I don't know either! What did the ladies on the third floor choose?"

Before the lady boss could answer, Yun Shang interrupted and said, "Mom, you don't have to be so nervous. Dad is just a minor official. He is inconspicuous among all these officials. No one will care about the gift he gave. We are just going through the motions."

After saying that, Yun Shang simply made the decision for her mother and instructed the proprietress, "Madam, just bring in some jade items. It doesn't need to be too grand, but it can't look too old either."

The proprietress quickly responded, "Okay, Miss Yun, I'll send someone to get it right away."

Not long after, two waiters came in holding trays. On one of the trays were neatly placed jade Buddhas, jade pendants and jade pendants, each of which was exquisitely carved. On the other tray were several jade bracelets, which were warm and delicate. After the two men put down the trays, they retreated respectfully.

Yunmu looked at these jade articles, her heart was beating fast. This was her first time attending a palace banquet, and she was really unsure whether these jade articles were suitable as gifts. She turned her head to look at Yunshang and asked, "Yun'er, are these really okay?"

Yun Shang comforted him, "Hey! Mother, don't be so nervous. Think about it, there are so many civil and military officials. How can the Queen have the time to check what everyone has sent one by one? At most, someone will register it."

After hearing her daughter's words, Yunmu was still a little nervous, but she felt a little more at ease, "Okay."

Yun Chang originally thought that the jade articles on these two trays were ordinary goods and should not be expensive, but she did not know that these were high-quality jade articles specially picked out by the proprietress. They were very valuable and any one of them could be given as a gift, which would be very elegant and classy.

The mother and daughter carefully picked and chose in front of the tray, and finally their eyes fell on a jade bracelet. The jade bracelet was emerald green and transparent, and the floating flowers were unique and exquisite, like a natural painting, which made people fall in love with it at first sight and couldn't take their eyes off it.

Yun Chang took the jade bracelet in her hand and looked at it again and again. The more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became. "Mom, let's take it!"

Yunmu also came over to take a look, nodded slightly, and finally a smile appeared on her face.

The proprietress thought to herself, what a good eye she had, she actually picked the most expensive one.

She remembered her master's instructions that the price of anything given to Miss Yun should be reduced by one zero, so she quoted a price: "One thousand taels."

Yun Shang nodded, thinking that the price was acceptable.

"I want it." As she said that, she took out a silver note, which was the one Ning Xue gave her as compensation last time. She had been carrying it with her but had not used it yet.

"Madam, it's not very kind of you to do this." A young girl walked in through the curtain.

The person who came was Ruan Susu.

Yun Shang was slightly startled and didn't understand why Ruan Susu said that.

When Ruan Susu walked in and saw Yun Shang, she was also a little surprised.

She had originally taken a fancy to this jade bracelet, but because it was too expensive, she said she would look at something else first. As a result, when she turned around, the entire plate of jade bracelets had disappeared.

So, Ruan Susu asked the servant and found out that the whole plate of jade bracelets was brought into the VIP room.

So she went downstairs to look for it, but as soon as she found it, she saw the proprietress selling the jade bracelet at a low price. How could she not be angry?

"Madam, when I asked for the price, you said 10,000 taels, but now I'm selling it to her for only 1,000 taels. What do you mean by that?"

"How can you do business like this?"

Yunmu and Yunshang exclaimed at the same time: "Ten thousand taels?"

Yun Chang felt pain in her heart. To be honest, giving gifts to the Queen was a losing business, and she couldn't expect the Queen to return the gift, right?

"Madam, please show us one thousand taels or so."

Yunchang said that her father was a fifth-rank official, and one thousand taels would be enough.

The proprietress smiled and said, "Miss Yun, this jade bracelet only costs one thousand taels if you buy it."

"Our boss said that he owes you a favor, so whenever you shop in our store, you will get a discount, and all prices will be reduced by one zero."

Yun Shang opened her mouth in surprise. He owed her a favor?

"Who is your boss?"

The boss's wife shook her head and smiled without answering. She turned to Ruan Susu and said, "Miss Ruan, you heard what I just said. It's not that I'm not kind, but it's the order of our boss."

"Aren't you the boss's wife?" Ruan Susu asked with a frown.

"No, I'm just the shopkeeper. Of course, I don't mind you calling me the boss lady." The boss lady smiled charmingly.

Ruan Susu looked at Yun Shang and said sarcastically, "Miss Yun, you have so many noble people."

Yun Shang felt a little wronged, but still smiled and said, "I can't help it. I am a beautiful person with a kind heart."

Ruan Susu stomped her feet and left in anger.