The Imperial Peasant Girl is Both Enigmatic and Dashing – Chapter 146

Chapter 146: Buy

Jinyuan Brocade Shop

Princess Changle took Xingqing to Jinyuan Brocade Shop.

Xingqing looked at the fabrics in the shop with amazement. “The fabrics here are so beautiful! I’ve never seen so many patterns and such beautiful materials.”

Changle smiled and said to Xingqing, “Sister, this is the largest fabric shop in the capital. They have all kinds of fabrics from Jin, Yan, and Zhao. Of course, they are beautiful. Let’s pick two good materials to make two sets of clothes today! I’ll give them to you as a gift, Sister.”

“How can I accept that?”

Seeing her naive demeanor, Changle felt disdain in her heart, but she still smiled and said, “If you like them, Sister, go ahead and pick two!”

Xingqing shook her head. “Such good materials must be very expensive. How can I let you spend so much, Changle?”

Whenever Princess Changle heard her addressed as “Changle,” she felt disgusted, as if she had swallowed a fly.

Would it kill her to say “you”?

Why must she say “Changle”!

She still smiled and said, “It’s okay, Sister. You being bestowed the title of Princess is a great joyous occasion. I can still afford to give you two sets of clothes. Feel free to choose, Sister.”

The truly expensive fabrics in the shop were not displayed but presented to nobles directly in private rooms. The best fabrics on display would cost at most one or two hundred taels for two sets of clothes. For the sake of her being successfully chosen by the Zhao envoy, she was willing to spend this amount.

Although the imperial decree came down today, there were also very good fabrics among the rewards. Not only did the Emperor reward her, but the Empress Dowager and the concubines in the palace also followed suit.

However, those fabrics were mostly extravagant. Except for the ones rewarded by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, most of the others were outdated styles, but they were complete bolts of fabric. She would need them for her dowry later, so she kept them for that purpose. Otherwise, once cut, they could not be used as dowry.

She had already picked out several pieces from her own fabrics to make clothes for her, and she was reluctant to give her more.

Those fabrics were all rewarded to her by the Empress Dowager, and she loved them very much.

Therefore, she could only bring her out to choose two more sets, making a total of seven or eight sets of clothes, enough for her to wear something different every day when she appeared before the Heir Apparent of Zhao.

Xingqing, looking embarrassed, chose the fabrics with the lowest prices, and the colors were all white and light yellow. “I like these two. Just these two will be fine!”

Last night, her sister had taught her to suggest coming to the fabric shop first and then choose the cheapest and plainest fabrics, pretending to be embarrassed to take advantage of her.

So she chose the cheapest and plainest ones.

Princess Changle frowned upon seeing this. The colors of these two fabrics were too plain, and the materials were too poor.

If the Heir Apparent of Zhao saw this, how could he believe that she was a favored Princess?

She smiled and said, “Sister, these two fabrics are not good, and the colors are too plain! Let me choose for you!”

Princess Changle had a good eye. Although she didn’t want to admit it, this vixen, like her mother, had fair skin and delicate features. Wearing goose yellow and purple, two colors that were quite picky, she could definitely make people amazed at first glance.

So she chose two pieces of the most expensive, lightest, and most elegant soft gauze in the shop, in the least popular colors. Two sets were cut, totaling over two hundred taels. Xingqing quickly pulled her back. “It’s too expensive! I don’t need to wear such expensive clothes.”

Princess Changle also felt the pinch but still smiled. “Sister, you are a Princess now, you can afford to wear the most expensive clothes! Let’s go, let’s go to the rouge and powder shop.”

The rouge and powder shop was next door.

Arriving at the rouge shop, Xingqing also specifically chose the cheapest ones.

The effects of good and inferior rouge and powder on the face were completely different. More than two hundred taels had already been spent, so this little extra didn’t matter. Princess Changle decisively bought the most expensive ones.

Xingqing kept refusing, but Princess Changle insisted on buying them!

A box of rouge and powder cost over a hundred taels.

Princess Changle comforted herself that the residence rewarded by the Emperor was worth tens of thousands of taels. It was worth spending one or two thousand taels today!

She never imagined that the Emperor would actually reward that residence to this vixen.

Finally, the two arrived at Zhenbao Pavilion.

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Princess Changle said, “Sister, this is the largest silver shop in the capital. Go in and have a look, see if there’s anything you like. I’ll give it to you as a gift to congratulate you on being bestowed the title of Princess.”

Xingqing waved her hands vigorously. “How can I accept that? You’ve already given me so many things. These things are so expensive, it’s too much! No, no, I don’t want them! I’ve never liked wearing these things since I was a child.”

Princess Changle smiled and said, “As long as you like it, Sister, it’s not expensive.”

Princess Changle said to the shopkeeper, “Shopkeeper, show us some good jewelry. I want to buy a set of head ornaments for my sister.”

Xingqing hurriedly said, “No, no, I’m not buying!”

“Don’t be polite, Sister. Shopkeeper, bring out all the good jewelry, even the best ones.”

She had originally intended to secretly have her maid tell the shopkeeper what price range of jewelry to bring out.

Now there was no need. Anyway, she wouldn’t dare to choose anything expensive.

In the end, wouldn’t she still have to choose for her!

The female shopkeeper of the silver shop immediately beamed. “Princess and this young lady, please follow me to the private room to have a good look.”

The female shopkeeper had been receiving nobles in the capital for many years, and she also recognized Princess Changle.

“Shopkeeper, my sister is also a Princess, the Emperor-bestowed Princess Funing.”

The shopkeeper was surprised for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and apologized to Xingqing, and respectfully invited the two into the private room.

Xingqing and Princess Changle entered the private room together.

Soon, the shopkeeper carried five or six jewelry boxes and placed them in front of Xingqing and Changle, opening them one by one. She smiled and said, “Please have a look, Princesses, and see if there’s anything you like. These are all the latest styles in our shop.”

Each box had a price tag on it.

Princess Changle glanced at them. There were expensive and cheap ones. The cheapest set was about two hundred taels, and the most expensive one was over a thousand taels.

She said to Xingqing, “Sister, you choose! Don’t be polite! I’ll give it to you as a gift.”

Xingqing glanced at them and saw the prices. She waved her hand and shook her head. “So expensive? No need, these sets all look about the same to me, I can’t choose a favorite. Don’t spend so much.”

“I’ve already said, don’t be polite. Are you still being so formal with me, Sister?” Seeing this, Princess Changle thought she was just being shy, so she said, “Shopkeeper, bring some more for my sister to choose from. It doesn’t matter if the price is a bit higher. Bring some of all price ranges, bring more, so that my sister can choose what she likes!”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, “Princess Changle is so good to your sister!”

Princess Changle smiled and said, “What’s mine is my sister’s. We don’t distinguish between each other. Shopkeeper, hurry up and bring them!”

“Alright! Please wait a moment, Princesses.”

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Princess Changle had been shopping for a long time without going to the toilet. She had eaten two pieces of the extremely salty pastries Xingqing made this morning and had drunk a lot of tea along the way. Now she was a bit urgent, so she said, “Sister, you take your time to choose what you like, don’t be polite! I’m going to the toilet.”

Princess Changle’s maid followed to attend to her.

Princess Changle’s dress was long, with layers upon layers of clothing. Ancient toilets were not as convenient as modern ones, so she needed her maid’s assistance when using the toilet.

Xingqing nodded. “Go ahead!”