Noble Lady

Besides, people who go to the pawnshop have some lucky thoughts, thinking that now that they are broke, they can pawn their things in exchange for a chance to breathe.

If I can recover and rise again next year, I will redeem the things back.

If it is sold to a private individual, it cannot be redeemed.

Xue Chenyu said, "It's okay. Just stop her and ask her a few questions. If she refuses, then that's fine."

As he spoke, he asked Qiuhua to come closer and whispered a few instructions.

Qiuhua listened carefully and left.

But I still couldn't help wondering, can what the girl said really work?

But remembering Xue Chenyu's confident look, she decided to give it a try.

"Miss Du, wait a minute."

Qiuhua stepped forward quickly and stopped the man who was in a hurry.

Who?

Du Jingyuan had her hair tied up high in a ponytail and was wearing a red round-necked robe.

Although it is a simple style, it is made of fine brocade, but it is an old model from a few years ago.

She was suddenly blocked and panicked. She was dressed like this, yet she was still recognized?

When she looked up, she saw a familiar face, but she couldn't remember the name.

"Who are you?" She was in a daze for a moment.

Qiu Hua bowed politely and said, "I happened to meet Miss Du and wanted to come over to say hello, but I didn't know where she was going in such a hurry? And why didn't she bring any servants with her?"

Du Jingyuan was already feeling guilty, and she felt even more guilty when asked this question.

"I have some things to do. If you don't have anything else to do, there's no need to rush into catching up."

Qiuhua nodded, but did not move out of the way.

Du Jingyuan wanted to avoid her, but was immediately stopped by Qiuhua.

"Who are you and what do you want to do?"

Qiuhua smiled, and Du Jingyuan's hair stood on end.

"I think Miss Du has forgotten who I am. Forgive my rudeness, but my master's surname is Xue."

薛？

Xue Chenyu? !

Du Jingyuan's face changed, "You are!" The maid beside the dead girl named Xue.

She remembered.

In the past, Xue Chenyu was always accompanied by several maids with some skills, and she had suffered losses because of this.

"It's amazing that Miss Du still remembers my daughter." Qiuhua smiled again.

Du Jingyuan immediately exploded, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you always laughing like that?!"

"Since Miss Du has remembered it, I won't beat around the bush with you. My daughter asked Miss Du, I wonder what you are going to the pawnshop to pawn in such a hurry."

"Stop slandering me. I'm not going to a pawn shop at all!" Du Jingyuan denied loudly.

It would have been fine if she had secretly pawned the item without telling her family, but she was actually caught red-handed by Xue's maid. It was so humiliating, how could she possibly admit it?

Qiu Hua smiled again, "Don't worry, Miss Du. My daughter said that if it's something she wants, she can buy it at a high price."

After a pause, he continued, "Places like pawnshops are known for being ruthless. Even if something is worth ten thousand taels, it might not even fetch a thousand. Miss Du, please consider my daughter's words carefully before making a decision."

Du Jingyuan repeatedly denied that she was not going to the pawn shop, saying that the pawn shop's market situation had nothing to do with her.

Qiuhua was not angry, but just said that she was nearby and if Miss Du changed her mind, she could come to her anytime.

Du Jingyuan glared at her dissatisfiedly and walked away.

I really didn't go to a pawnshop.

Qiuhua shook her head and went back to report to Xue Chenyu.

Every step she took and every word she said was within the girl's expectations.

"Miss, Miss Du is not really going to the pawn shop, right?"

What Qiuhua was more worried about was that if Du Jingyuan originally wanted to go to the pawnshop, but was scared by what he said and decided not to go at the last minute, wouldn’t the girl be happy for nothing?

Xue Chenyu smiled, laughing at her lack of understanding of human nature.

"Qiuhua, taking your own situation as an example, under what circumstances do you think you would consider taking your valuables from home to a pawn shop?"

"Of course, it's when you've reached the end of your rope and have no other options left."

"Then do you think Du Jingyuan has reached the end of her rope?"

Qiu Hua thought about it seriously. "Miss Du is, after all, the daughter of the General's family. If she had no other choice, why would she come to the pawn shop alone without even a maid?"

"Ah."

Yes, now that it has come to this, how can she regret it?

Even if she changes her mind, how will it end when she returns?

Qiu Hua said excitedly, "Then I'll go and wait for her."

Xue Chenyu grabbed her wrist and said, "No need, she will come to us on her own."

Qiuhua suddenly felt like watching the show and waited patiently.

Less than a quarter of an hour.

Du Jingyuan came back and sneaked into the pawnshop.

After a while, Du Jingyuan came out covered in dust, like a beaten eggplant.

"How could this happen? This is the most valuable thing I can give you." She muttered to herself.

Standing at the door of the pawn shop, he even forgot to conceal his identity and looked at the sky helplessly.

Her family asked her to make friends with the Ninth Princess, but she messed things up. Not only did she break the vase given by the Ninth Princess, she also offended the Ninth Princess.

If she couldn't pay for the vase, she would have no choice but to obey her family's arrangement and marry a poor scholar who didn't even have a father or family to protect him.

She is the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion and has grown up in a honeypot. She doesn't want to suffer in such a poor family.

After hesitating for a moment, she remembered Qiuhua's words.

Xue Chenyu...

Du Jingyuan bit her lower lip. Was she really going to bow to that damn girl Xue Chenyu?

In the past, she always relied on her wealthy family to wear the most fashionable things to show off to them.

This forced her to go home and ask her family for money, but she got scolded every time.

My mother always said, "Don't you know what our family's situation is like? Your grandfather was a general, but he's retired from the front. Your father holds a sinecure in the Ministry of War, and his salary is only a few cents."

"Even if I had a lot of dowry, it wouldn't be enough for you to squander like this."

Ask yourself, what Xue Chenyu has, can't she have it?

She just wants a few clothes and a few sets of headgear? How many?

All her mother's money was given to her brother, so he wore the best clothes and used the best things in the house. If she asked for something extra, she would be greedy.

The more Du Jingyuan thought about it, the angrier she became, and she was about to walk away.

But after taking a few steps, I couldn't help but stop.

No, she absolutely cannot marry that poor scholar! She will never do that even if she is beaten to death!

After struggling for a while, the thought of not wanting to get married finally overwhelmed the thought of not wanting to be laughed at by Xue Chenyu.