The capital rhyme 6: Young master, when buying things, you need to pay money.

  6. Young master Wang, when you buy something, you need to pay for it.

  "Haha... Xiāo Yáo, this fiancée of yours is quite interesting."

  A large, unadorned carriage had stopped outside Xinde Hall at some unknown time. Although the person sitting in the carriage couldn't see inside, their hearing was apparently much better than ordinary people's, and they could hear everything that was happening inside Xinde Hall with perfect clarity.

  In the carriage, a man in red brocade clothes had flying eyebrows and was handsome beyond compare. With a smiling expression, he lazily leaned against the carriage, teasingly looking at the quiet man opposite him.

  "Are you too idle, Feng Zhiyao?" The man in a plain white shirt sat upright in his wheelchair, gazing calmly at the man in front of him who couldn't stop smiling. Although he was sitting in a wheelchair, his back was straight as a pen, as if nothing could crush him. His handsome face had a warm and gentle aura, but his clear eyes made people feel a chill when he looked directly at them. He turned his head to look at the man in brocade clothes, revealing a slightly ferocious scar on his left cheek, instantly destroying his original elegance and making people dare not look straight at him.

  With a flick, Feng Zhi opened the folding fan in his hand and fanned himself leisurely, saying: "Isn't it too boring? The old master doesn't let me out of the capital. However, it shouldn't be too dull recently, after all, both King Lei and King Ding will have their grand weddings within a month. This emperor is really biased, Ye Ying is known as the number one beauty in the capital, and Ye Li is the famous 'three-nothings' thousand gold in the capital! Xiu Yao, do you really want to marry? Isn't the emperor making it clear that he wants to make you look bad?" The "three-nothings" thousand gold is nothing, but she was also jilted by Mo Jing Lei, does this imperial family want to trample on the face of the Ding Guo Wang Fu?

  A man in plain clothes, it was Mo Xiuyao, the current King of Dingguo. Mo Xiuyao smiled faintly, and from outside the carriage, a gentle yet firm voice came from Shen De Xuan's lady, "If you want me to die, I will not be able to live, let alone just being bestowed in marriage? Didn't you also say that Ye San Niangzi has some meaning?"

  Feng Zhi Yao furrowed her brow, looking at him with a worried expression, "This is your lifelong major event, marrying a princess is different from taking a concubine, have you really thought it through?"

  "What's the use of thinking unclearly? It's just... I'm afraid this appearance of mine is a disappointment to others."

  Feng Zhi Yao was silent. Indeed, what's the use of thinking clearly or not? The emperor's decree cannot be disobeyed, otherwise it would only bring disaster to the Dingguo royal family. Moreover, Mo Xiuyao is already twenty-five years old and should have gotten married long ago. However, among the noble ladies in the capital city, who doesn't avoid him like a snake or scorpion? Now... I just hope this Ye family's young lady is really not a bad person. But would the emperor assign a good wife to Mo Xiuyao?

  Before he could even send away the young man who sold paintings, a handsome couple walked in from outside. The shopkeeper seemed to have seen a lifesaver and repeatedly called out: "Ying'er... Ying'er, Wang Ye, save me..."

  Here is the translation:

  It was none other than the famous in the capital, Li Wang Mo Jing and Ye Ying. Ye Ying glanced at the handsome man standing beside her and walked elegantly to Ye Li's side, saying in a soft voice: "Third sister, what are you doing? Has your uncle done something wrong to offend you? Please don't be too hard on him just because he's an elder." With just a few light words, she had pinned Ye Li down for being disrespectful to her elders. Mo Jing heard this and frowned at Ye Li. Ye Li smiled ambiguously at Ye Ying and said calmly: "Fourth sister must have mistaken someone. My maternal grandfather's family only has two uncles, and now there's only Second Uncle in the capital. Besides, although Shende Hall is my mother's dowry, if my uncles didn't want to use it, they wouldn't need to personally come and manage it themselves. This is just a servant of our household, so why would Fourth sister think this is Third sister's elder?" Ye Ying's face turned bright red with anger, and she was even more furious in her heart. The meaning behind Ye Li's words was clear: if you didn't understand, then you were an idiot. In Ye Li's eyes, the Wang family's relatives weren't considered real relatives, so naturally, they wouldn't be considered elders either. So, since her uncle was managing Shende Hall, in Ye Li's eyes, he was just a servant. This woman, who usually seemed gentle and non-confrontational, dared to humiliate her like this in front of the Li King!

  She bit her cherry lips and forced a smile, saying: "Third sister is joking, it's just that Shunde Hall was unmanaged before, so my uncle took over the management on behalf of my mother, how could he be a servant?"

  Ye Li nodded and smiled knowingly: "So that's how it is, Sister was mistaken. From now on, there's no need to trouble the brother of the madam's family with this matter, I'll take care of it myself. In a moment, would you mind if King... sir followed me to Ye Fu to make a handover in front of Father and Grandmother?"

  The shopkeeper and Ye Ying's faces both changed. The shopkeeper was naturally for this lucrative business. Nowadays, the eldest daughter of the Wang family is said to be a palace concubine, but the Wang family's foundation is too shallow, otherwise the eldest daughter of the Wang family would not have married into the Ye family as a concubine. Although there has been some improvement in recent years, among those who are officials in the court, there are only a few, and this shopkeeper is the brother of the Wang family, originally idle at home, how can he have such a comfortable life managing Shende Hall? And Ye Ying also knew that her mother got how much silver from Shende Hall every year, even if she liked some rare antiques, she would take them directly, so she was quite famous among the ladies in the capital. If she lost control of Shende Hall, it wouldn't be so easy in the future.

  Ye Li Ke didn't care what the two of them were thinking, and smiled as she pulled Ye Ying along: "Never mind that for now, but why did Fourth Sister come to Shen De Xuan at this time?"

  Ye Ying's face stiffened, and after a moment of hesitation, she said: "His Highness the King of Li has taken a liking to a Guanyin statue in our shop and wants to give it to the Empress Dowager... I'll accompany Your Highness here to take a look."

  Ye Li's smile remained unchanged, still calm and composed, not showing any resentment or sadness towards the man who had jilted her. She even smiled more warmly, turning to Mo Jingli with a slight bow: "So it was Your Highness King Lei after all, I've seen you before. But... why did Fourth Sister let Your Highness come to our shop in person? Couldn't we have just sent it directly to the Lei Wang Fu?"

  Ye Ying frowned at Ye Li, thinking to herself that she still didn't give up on trying to curry favor with King Lei. Mo Jing Lei stood by with his hands behind his back, looking at Ye Li with a hint of disdain in his eyes, clearly also thinking that Ye Li was trying to suck up to him. Just then, Ye Li continued to smile and said: "However, since the king has arrived, Master He, please wrap up the Guanyin statue for the king. I wonder... will you be paying with cash or a silver note?" The crowd looked at each other in confusion, Mo Jing Lei's face turned somewhat ugly as he stared at Ye Li and asked: "What did you just say?"

  Ye Li furrowed her brow, looking puzzled, and said: "Isn't the prince supposed to buy a Guanyin statue? But since it's Fourth Sister's fiancé and it's being presented to the Empress Dowager, Master He, let's just give an 80% discount, that would be auspicious."

  On the other side, He Shifu had carefully taken out the Guanyin statue. Yeli took a glance and it was a white jade Guanyin statue. Although it was just a glimpse from afar, one could clearly feel the compassionate appearance of Guanyin towards all beings. It was evident that whether it was the quality of the jade or the craftsmanship, both were of the highest level. Unexpectedly, Shen De Xuan still had such a treasure, if he hadn't come today, he would have probably suffered a great loss.

  "Miss, it's all packed. The total is 5,100 taels." Master He also understood the meaning of Third Miss. He was originally an old man who came to the Ye family with Xu's dowry, and now that Third Miss had taken over Shende Hall, he naturally leaned towards his own young master. Ye Li was very satisfied with Master He's tactfulness and nodded her head, smiling slightly at Mo Jingli: "After deducting the change, it will be 5,000 taels. What do you think, Your Highness?"

  "Third sister! You..." Ye Ying looked at Mo Jing Lei with some unease and called out to Ye Li with a wronged expression.

  Ye Li sneered inwardly, over the years Wang's family had secretly taken countless silver and goods, now Ye Ying was even more arrogant, to please Mo Jing Lei she actually thought of bringing him to take things from the store for free. Did they really think she was a fool?

  Qingfeng looked down on Ye Ying's pretended weakness and smiled: "What's wrong with the fourth miss? Our miss has already lost several hundred taels of silver in front of King Lei. No other family can match this price. It must be... I know, the king didn't bring that much cash with him."

  Ye Li smiled lightly and said, "That's not a problem, I naturally believe in the prince. The goods can be taken away first, and later I'll have someone send the bill to the mansion to collect the silver. What do you think, Your Highness?" Mo Jing Lei's face looked somewhat unpleasant, what could he say? If he refused, others would think he wanted to take things for free. If he said he didn't want to buy it, everyone present knew it was a gift for the empress dowager, and not buying it because of the price would be unfilial. Ye Li was known in the capital as having no looks, no talent, and no virtue, but not that his nature was so cunning. Mo Jing Lei coldly snorted and nodded slightly to indicate agreement. As if he didn't want to stay in the shop for another moment, he pulled Ye Ying and walked out. He even ignored the calls of Wang, the shopkeeper. Ye Li smiled with satisfaction and waved at He Shifu, saying, "The prince is indeed straightforward. He Shifu, have someone send the bill to the Wang mansion later. Oh, and check if there are any previous accounts that haven't been settled yet, and settle them all at once for the prince. A grand mansion like theirs won't be short of our small amount of money."

  Upon hearing this, Mo Jingli's face turned iron-green as he stepped out the door, and with a pause, he dragged Ye Ying away without looking back.

  Digression

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