Noble Lady

Shopkeeper Wang waited for the waiter to serve the tea before he said, "Wait a moment, young lady. I'll go and urge them to come."

"Ah."

After Shopkeeper Wang left, Yuzhu curled her lips and said, "Everyone knows his true colors. He says one thing to your face and another behind your back. This kind of person is simply ruining a girl's reputation in the capital. He should be exiled to Lingnan!"

"Yuzu." Xue Chenyu called in a deep voice.

Yuzhu, who was named, pouted in dissatisfaction.

"You're right. I'll send him to exile in Lingnan later." Xue Chenyu said, facing her resentful eyes.

"Girl, are you serious?"

"Why would I lie to you?" She had been wanting to deal with Manager Wang for a long time.

Yuzhu suddenly became excited again.

After a while, Sanniang finally came over, looking tired, as if she hadn't had a good rest in a long time.

Behind him were two apprentice-looking but brightly colored girls, who were holding some booklets, rulers and other things in their arms, pretending to be serious.

Xue Chenyu only took a glance at the two bright and beautiful girls behind Sanniang, and then looked at her.

"Sanniang, you look so tired. Is it because Manager Wang gave you too much work and you didn't get enough rest? You are the star of our Jinyi Pavilion, so you don't have to do everything yourself."

Upon hearing this, Sanniang smiled bitterly and did not make any excuses.

The two young girls behind her said in a flurry, "This young lady is wrong. It's precisely because Sanniang is the signature of Jinyi Pavilion that she should be seen more often. Many nobles come to Jinyi Pavilion just to see Sanniang."

"Yes, if they can't see Sanniang, then the nobles will return empty-handed and will naturally not come to our Jinyi Pavilion next time."

The two little girls were talking back and forth with each other, and Sanniang's already ugly face became even uglier.

Xue Chenyu naturally became unhappy too.

"You two, go down." Yuzhu took on the posture of the head maid beside Miss Xue, "My lady doesn't like strangers around when she's taking measurements."

"But we are..." The people sent by Shopkeeper Wang. The two girls couldn't tell who was the boss.

"Get out." Xia He glared at them, and they became obedient and timidly "got out" of the private room.

Sanniang looked at Xue Chenyu in surprise, "Boss, this..."

"Since the door is closed, there are no outsiders here." Xue Chenyu reminded her, "Wasn't this person stuffed in by Shopkeeper Wang?"

Sanniang paused and did not deny it.

"You're always working hard and never complain about the hardship. You'll suffer because of this kind of personality."

She knew that Shopkeeper Wang was very ambitious. He wanted to make Jinyi Pavilion the most prestigious shop in Shengjing City, and Xue Chenyu also gave him the opportunity.

But before, Shopkeeper Wang was not so bold, but now he dares to use the resources of her Jinyi Pavilion to fill his own pocket openly.

Everyone in the capital knew that Sanniang from Jinyi Pavilion was an expert. Not only were the clothes she made comfortable, beautiful and durable, but her embroidery skills were also exceptional.

If an ordinary embroiderer could work as her assistant and follow her to show her face in front of noble ladies and wives of nobles a few times, her status would be extraordinary when she walked out of the Jinyi Pavilion.

There is a lot of room for maneuver here.

Sanniang's lips moved, and she finally uttered a sentence: "As the old saying goes, suffering a loss is a blessing, maybe..." She didn't say anything else.

"It's okay, I'll find you a reliable manager." Xue Chenyu said slowly.

Sanniang thought she had misheard, but when she wanted to ask for clarification, Xue Chenyu took the initiative to change the subject, "I remember you were very interested in Sister Jixiang before, why didn't you insist?"

"She's already married. No matter what happened before, her husband's family will always expect her to stay at home to take care of the family. How can I affect their relationship?"

Xue Chenyu asked her back: "Have you asked her what she meant?"

Sanniang was stunned. Was this even necessary? After a woman gets married, isn't it assumed that her family is her priority? How many of them can be free to continue doing what they love?

"Jixiang came to see me this morning. She said that she saw that you've been keeping young, unmarried girls with you lately, and she thought you were worried that they wouldn't be as devoted as before after getting married. So she hoped I could speak to you on her behalf."

"She, she really said that?"

Xue Chenyu nodded, "It's absolutely true. Jixiang is married now and has to take care of the household expenses. His energy is indeed not as good as before. If you mind, I won't force you."

Sanniang lowered her head and muttered something.

Xue Chenyu: "What did you say?"

"No." Sanniang quickly put on a smile, and there was a glimmer in her eyes. "The boss knows me. If anyone is willing to learn from me, I am willing to teach them no matter who they are." The premise is that they are willing.

"That's good. I'll send someone to tell her to come and bother you." Xue Chenyu said half-jokingly.

Sanniang suddenly felt ashamed. She had generalized and lumped together everyone.

"Xia He, go find Shopkeeper Wang and make sure he vomits out what he ate. Then arrange a car to take him to Lingnan and hand him over to Dong Yue for disposal."

"Then I'll go back to my house and look for my mother, and ask her to find me a shopkeeper."

"Yes, girl."

Yuzhu reminded her that Lingnan was in a state of disrepair and Manager Wang was a capable man. Letting him go there to realize his ambitions would be the best of both worlds.

Xue Chenyu picked up her pen and wrote another letter, asking Xia He to take it away.

The whole process was quick and efficient, without any dragging of feet.

Even Sanniang couldn't catch her breath.

"Okay, time to get down to business. Sanniang, I want two different outfits for the New Year. What do you suggest?"

Sanniang stood up in a daze and subconsciously began to measure her body before slowly answering the questions she suggested.

When I left Jinyi Pavilion, the sun was already setting in the west.

Yuzhu glanced back at the Jinyi Pavilion behind her and asked Xia He, "Did you hear what Sanniang was mumbling at that time? I just heard her say something about getting married and killing time."

Xia He said, "She said, 'I thought she stayed in Jinyi Pavilion after getting married, just looking for an excuse to kill time.'"

Yuzhu rubbed her face and said, "Sanniang, you made the decision for me without even asking me?" She didn't understand.

Xue Chenyu said, "Sanniang is also a person with a story, so don't be too curious."

Yuzhu: Oh.

The master and his two servants got into the car and returned home.

When we returned to the mansion, it was already dark.

Uncle Fu was waiting for her at the door with a lantern on. When he saw her get out of the car, he came over with a smile and said, "Miss, the Madam wants to see you. She wants you to go to Qingyuan first."

"Thank you, Uncle Fu. You don't have to wait for me at the door in the future. I'm not a child anymore." Xue Chenyu thanked him and walked inside.

Uncle Fu muttered, "What do you mean he's not a child? Your father is also a child in my eyes."

Xue Chenyu had no way to refute and could only quicken her pace.

Although she called Uncle Fu Uncle Fu, Uncle Fu was a soldier brought back from the battlefield by her grandfather. He had no parents and followed his brother to the battlefield at the age of thirteen. In the end, he was the only one left among the three brothers.

My grandfather returned to Beijing and brought him back, and after that Uncle Fu stayed in the Marquis' Mansion.

Although he has always been at the gatehouse, he is also the official steward of the Marquis's Mansion.

Xue Chenyu felt very warm when she thought about how Uncle Fu played with her more attentively than her parents when she was a child.

She was still young when her grandfather passed away and had few memories of him. Uncle Fu was no different from her grandfather to her.

While thinking, Xue Chenyu walked into Qingyuan.

During this time, Xue Chenyu met Miss Xue Er who was blocking her way. She asked Xia He to take the person away so that she could enter the main hall smoothly.

"Mother, why did you call me here?"

"Sun Ping'an has arrived in Beijing." Mrs. Xue handed her a note.

Xue Chenyu's expression darkened slightly.