After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Yuan Qing changed into a light men's outfit and went shopping with Mu Xiaoxiao.

This was the first time for the master and servant to go out and they were not very familiar with the capital, so they chose a medium-sized clothing shop.

As soon as she entered, Mu Xiaoxiao was dazzled by the colorful clothes in the shop. She looked left and right, and was reluctant to let go of any of them.

After a quick stroll, I already had seven or eight sets in my hands.

The proprietress followed behind, smiling from ear to ear, "Girl, take a look at this one. You have fair skin and are young, so this pink one is perfect for you."

Mu Xiaoxiao looked at the proprietress with a confused expression, "This..."

Yuan Qing picked up a string of beads and hung it on her hand, smiling, "Go in and try them all out, and buy the ones you like. This is the first time I'm spending money on you, so I can't be too stingy."

The proprietress pushed people into the inner room to try on clothes.

Yuan Qing was bored waiting, so he picked up a hairpin and looked at it carefully.

On the back of the hairpin, there is a familiar pattern engraved.

It looks like an eagle and is drawn in one stroke.

It is the unique logo of the Lou family's business. I actually accidentally entered my own shop.

Seeing that she was interested in the jewelry, the girl who was guarding the shop turned around and took out the new goods that had arrived yesterday.

Yuan Qing put down the golden hairpin in her hand and shifted her gaze to the box in her hand.

The girl opened the box and said with a smile, "Sir, this is something our boss bought specially from a mysterious person. There is only one of its kind."

Then she winked at him to show that she was not lying.

It's a bracelet.

Yuan Qing picked it up and touched it carefully.

Apart from having no special functions, the color and texture are exactly the same as the one on her wrist. It is indeed a replica.

The bracelet hidden in her sleeve hummed softly, indicating her authentic status.

Yuan Qing raised his hand to soothe it.

At the beginning, she asked Ayi to find a craftsman to make a counterfeit set of ornaments for her.

The jewelry was very complicated to make. It took the old craftsman five years to complete only eight pieces. The remaining bracelets and phoenix crowns are still being made.

Because he wanted to imitate the real thing, Yuan Qing sent someone to take the thing.

Until a year ago, the small courtyard where the craftsmen were made was looted and the craftsmen disappeared.

The bracelet was bound to her and could be summoned back through her sea of consciousness, but the phoenix crown disappeared along with the imitation.

Among those scattered around are real phoenix crowns, fake bracelets, and fake phoenix crowns that were just being made.

Without binding, it is ownerless.

She is not afraid of fake ones, the key is that the real phoenix crown is the most powerful among all the accessories. If the secret is discovered by someone with evil intentions, it will definitely cause turmoil in the plane and the collapse of mountains and rivers.

Now that fake bracelets are flooding the market, does it mean that they are kidnapping people just to make a fortune?

Is it true that she is worrying too much?

The little girl thought she didn't believe it, and curled her lips, "Young Master, you don't know the value of things. This is really stolen by our boss. It took a lot of effort to get it."

Fearing that he might tarnish his boss's reputation, he added, "What I mean by robbing is nothing else but buying it from someone else with money."

Yuan Qing smiled and explained: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I can't use it at the moment."

The little girl opened her eyes wide and looked inside. "What happened just now was..."

"For the little sister sent by my family, I'll buy her some daily clothes." Yuan Qing looked down, "You're right. After buying clothes, I always need jewelry to match them."

"How much is this?" Yuan Qing pointed at the bracelet.

The girl smiled and said, "Wait, I'll go ask the boss!"

The boss led Mu Xiaoxiao out after she changed her clothes, took the box and said happily, "Sir, do you like this one?"

Yuan Qing took out a silver ingot and put it inside. "Please tell me where you bought this, boss?"

The proprietress was startled and said, "Jiangzhou, I went to Jiangzhou for business a few days ago and attended an auction, and I got this treasure."

Yuan Qing curled his lips and took out another ingot of silver and put it in, "Is it enough?"

"Enough, enough!" The proprietress hurriedly stuffed the silver into her purse, "What else do you want, young master?"

Yuan Qing took a look and said, "No need, just pack up the ones she has and send them to..."

Only then did she remember that she had not bought a house in the capital and had no place to stay.

Mu Xiaoxiao came over and took over the conversation, saying, "Send it to the Fuyunlai Inn in the east of the city, to a guy named Asan."

Yuan Qing took the fake bracelet and left the box and clothes in the shop.

After leaving the house, Mu Xiaoxiao pretended to be intimate, took Yuan Qing's arm, and said coquettishly: "Xiaoxiao is tired, let's find a place to rest for a while."

Yuan Qing stroked the thing in his hand, his eyes flickering, "Okay."

A woman wearing a veiled hat looked at the two people walking away together, and she was so angry that she twisted the handkerchief in her hand tightly and stamped her feet on the spot.

The maid beside her was confused, "What are you looking at, young lady?"

The woman loosened her wrinkled handkerchief, stuffed it back into her sleeve, and said calmly, "Nothing, have you contacted them?"

The maid replied, "I have already delivered the invitation and letter. Miss, go back and rest first. It won't be too late to leave after the nobleman replies."

The woman nodded and subconsciously followed the direction of Yuan Qing and the others.

The little maid hurriedly pulled her back and said, "Miss, our inn is over here."

The woman blushed and coughed softly, "Why are you going back to the inn so early? This is my first time in the capital, and I want to take a good look around."

The maid sighed and could only follow her master resignedly.

Yuan Qing and his companion walked into a teahouse. There was a stage in front of the house, and the seats below were full of guests.

The storyteller fell down holding the wood, and there was a burst of cheers from the audience.

Yuan Qing went upstairs and chose an inconspicuous corner to sit in. After the waiter brought tea, people noticed the master and servant.

After Mu Xiaoxiao changed her clothes, her originally young and immature face now looked a bit more charming, attracting people to turn around and take a look at her.

But because most of the people on the second floor were studying, although they looked at him, they did not show any disrespect.

Yuan Qing used his sleeve to cover the object in his hand and put it into Mu Xiaoxiao's palm.

Mu Xiaoxiao held it tightly, put it under her elbow, and raised her head to look at her, "Master, what do you want?"

"Give this thing to the third brother and ask him to go to Jiangzhou." Yuan Qing leaned over and spoke to her, "Let him decide whether to buy or sell."

The auction house in Jiangzhou is controlled by the Lou family, so I'm afraid I'll have to go to Jiangzhou in person this time.

She cast the bait and waited to see who would take the bite.

The posture of the two people whispering to each other was very unpleasant to the woman who had just come upstairs.

She carefully chose a place to sit down, holding the hot tea in both hands, but her eyes were always on the two people in the corner.

Seeing that she was absent-minded, the maid asked her, "Miss, what happened to you today?"

The woman swallowed the bitterness in her throat, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, "I just miss home."

"Sister, why didn't you say hello to my brother when you saw him?" The man next to her turned around and said, "If you miss home, then why did you come to the capital alone?"