Chapter 210: Domineering Young Marquis
Qianhuan returned to the backyard. Yinhua heard the noise and immediately opened the door to greet her, "Miss, you are finally back."
As she spoke, Yin Hua took the guzheng from Qian Huan's hands and walked into the house.
Qianhuan asked, "Yinhua, didn't I tell you to rest first? Why haven't you slept yet?"
Yin Hua said as she put the zither away, "I was so worried about the young lady that I couldn't sleep. Now that the young lady is back, I can sleep peacefully."
Qianhuan couldn't help feeling warm inside when she heard this.
At the beginning, she was willing to buy both of them because she saw that the girl was strong.
Yinhua has always been grateful to me for buying her and her brother, so she serves me wholeheartedly.
She also thought that if this girl met someone she liked one day, she would return the indenture contract to her, give her a dowry, and let her live her own life.
As she spoke, Yinhua helped Qianhuan take off her coat, and Qianhuan also handed the jade pendant given by Meng Yuanzhou to Yinhua.
Yin Hua took the jade pendant and looked at it, then asked in confusion, "Miss, this jade pendant looks like it's worn by a man. Did you pick it up?"
Qianhuan smiled and said, "Young Marquis Pingyang's jade pendant is not something you can just pick up casually."
Yin Hua exclaimed, "What? This is actually the jade pendant of the young Marquis Pingyang of the Princess's Mansion?"
Before opening the teahouse, Qianhuan took Yinhua with her to inquire about the various forces in the capital.
Yin Hua was smart and had memorized a lot of information about dignitaries, so she also knew that the young Marquis Pingyang was the eldest princess's son.
Yin Hua asked suspiciously, "Miss, if this is the young marquis's jade pendant, how come it is in your hand?"
Qianhuan then told Yinhua what happened on the road.
Yin Hua said, "Miss, I told you it's not safe outside. You are so beautiful that you will attract the attention of those perverts. Fortunately, the young marquis saved you tonight. You should take me with you when you go out next time."
"What's the point of bringing you along? You don't know martial arts. I don't even care about those little minions. Your lady is not worth mentioning."
Upon hearing this, Yin Hua felt that what her young lady said made sense. Since she didn't know martial arts, she really couldn't help much, and bringing her along might even cause trouble for the young lady.
Yin Hua put the jade pendant in her dressing box and asked with a gossipy look on her face, "Miss, the young marquis saved you and gave you all the jade pendants he always carried with him. He must be interested in you."
Qianhuan was already in her thirties, so how could she not see that the young marquis was beginning to fall in love with her?
She nodded, "Yeah, I guess."
Yin Hua said happily, "Miss, that's great. If this young marquis really likes you, we will have someone to rely on in the capital in the future, and you and the young master don't have to worry about being bullied."
Yin Hua asked again, "Miss, what does the young marquis look like?"
Qianhuan recalled Meng Yuanzhou's appearance and said to Yinhua, "He is handsome and elegant."
"That lady and she are a perfect match."
Qianhuan poured cold water on him, "Don't dream of anything here. He is a rich and powerful young marquis, and I am just a peasant girl and a money-grubbing businessman. The princess will definitely not agree that her son would like a woman like me. All I want is to be friends with him. If I accidentally mess with someone I shouldn't mess with in the future, I will be satisfied if I can get his protection at a critical moment."
Yin Hua also sobered up a bit at this time, "Miss, you are right, the people in the capital are the most snobbish, and marriage is also based on matching of family backgrounds."
"It's good that you understand. People like us should know ourselves and not fantasize about those who don't belong to us."
"Yes, I understand. Miss, you should go to bed early. Miss Chu came to see you today to go shopping together. You were sleeping at that time. I didn't have the heart to wake you up, so I asked Miss Chu to come to see you tomorrow."
"Well, I'm planning to go to the street and buy a better carriage tomorrow. Let's go to bed quickly."
The next day, Chu Lan'er brought Xing'er to see Qianhuan as expected.
Qianhuan dressed in men's clothes and prepared to go out with them.
Chu Lan'er stopped her and said, "Qianhuan, it's rare that you accompany me to go shopping today, why don't you wear women's clothes and go out."
"Lan'er, I only have one set of nice women's clothing, and it's a little too small for me."
While the two were talking, a man dressed as a manager suddenly entered the teahouse.
Behind him was a group of maids, each of whom was holding a tray with exquisite clothes on it.
The manager asked the person at the counter, "Excuse me, who is Miss Liang Qianhuan in your store?"
Qianhuan walked over and asked, "I'm Liang Qianhuan. What do you want to talk to me about?"
The steward looked Qianhuan up and down and found out that this girl was a woman dressed as a man.
He quickly bowed his hands respectfully and said, "I am the servant of the young Marquis of Pingyang. Our young Marquis asked the embroiderer in the mansion to make a few sets of clothes overnight, and asked me to deliver them to the girl early in the morning."
It turned out that after the young marquis returned home last night, he thought about the fact that his beloved girl didn't even have a suitable piece of clothing, so he immediately gave orders to the servant Adong.
"Go and call the manager of the clothing shop here right away. Remember, don't alarm Mother."
"Sir, the stewards and embroiderers have all gone to bed for the night, so it's not appropriate to call them now."
"What's inappropriate about that? Don't you see that the girl I love doesn't even have a piece of clothing that fits her?"
"Yes, I will ask the manager of the clothing workshop to come over right away."
Seeing someone knocking on the door late at night, the manager asked impatiently, "Who is knocking on the door late at night?"
A Dong said, "I am A Dong, and the young marquis summoned you."
When he heard that it was the young marquis who summoned him, the steward immediately got up from the bed, put on his coat and followed Adong.
In the Princess's Mansion, everyone knows that the young Marquis Pingyang is a bully who has the final say. You can offend anyone but not the young Marquis.
After the manager of the garment workshop came over, the young marquis immediately described Qianhuan's figure to him.
"Tell the embroiderers to sew a few sets of clothes overnight according to the shape I described. Remember to use the best material in the mansion. If the clothes are not made by tomorrow morning, all of you will pack your bags and leave."
"Yes, I understand. I will ask the embroiderers to make the clothes overnight."
"Wait, don't let my mother know about this."
"Yes, I will keep my mouth shut."
Qianhuan refused, "Take all the clothes back, and tell the young marquis that he didn't deserve the reward without merit."
The steward immediately knelt down and said in fear and trepidation, "Miss, please accept it. Our Marquis said that if the things are not delivered, we will all be sold out."
Qianhuan didn't expect that the young Marquis of Pingyang would be so overbearing. She didn't want to embarrass the servants, so she had to accept the clothes.
"Okay, I'll leave the clothes here. You guys wait here for a while."
Qianhuan went to the kitchen and made a cup of milk tea by herself, adding some red beans and crushed peanuts. She filled a special milk tea cup with it and then tied up a special small cloth bag for milk tea.
Qianhuan handed the packed milk tea to the steward, "I made this cup of milk tea myself, and it's still hot. Please send it back to the young marquis as soon as possible and thank him for the clothes he gave you. Also, tell the young marquis that I'll treat him to a meal some other day."
The steward took the milk tea and said, "Okay, I will definitely convey the young lady's words."
Having said that, the steward quickly asked the coachman to drive the horses back.
Chu Lan'er was confused and asked, "Qianhuan, who is this young marquis they are talking about? How do you know him?"
"He is the eldest princess's son, the young Marquis of Pingyang. It's a long story, I'll tell you when I have the chance."
Chu Lan'er replied absentmindedly, "Okay."
However, she was worried about her brother in her heart. It seemed that the young Marquis Pingyang seemed to have taken a fancy to Qianhuan.
No, she had to tell her brother as soon as she got back, otherwise her sister-in-law would be snatched away by someone else.
The other party is a young marquis. If his brother doesn't take the initiative, how can he win over him?