The shopkeeper said, "That girl never announced her identity from start to finish. But I saw that the carriage she took was pulled by three horses, even more luxurious than... than the master's carriage. That's why I was worried that she was someone not to be offended, so I compensated her with silver."
A carriage pulled by three horses?
The carriages of the Marquis Mansion were usually pulled by two horses. A carriage pulled by three horses was only used by princes, dukes or those of even higher ranks.
Su Qingyu frowned and started to think.
None of the princes was married yet, so there was not much demand for jewelry in their mansions. And princesses and noble ladies would never come to the shop in person to choose jewelry, nor would they cause trouble for her because of fake goods.
Then who could it be?
For some reason, a somewhat dull but extremely beautiful face appeared in Su Qingyu's mind.
- At the Thousand Autumn Banquet, the little fool from the Duke Yong's Mansion whom she had pushed into the water.
Could it be this fool?
It was said that this fool had recently competed with the prodigal son of the Yan family in the Fragrant Wine Mansion. With her skill in playing the zither, she defeated Miss Qiu Han and completely changed her previous dull appearance, becoming quite famous for a while.
Thinking of her previous speculation, Su Qingyu became more and more convinced that it was possible.
Suddenly, Su Qingyu asked the shopkeeper, "Have you found the person I asked you to look for? In such a large Shengjing City, isn't there a single craftsman who can repair jade?"
The shopkeeper quickly shook his head and said, "Among the jade craftsmen in Shengjing City, Jiao Wen used to be the best. The skills of the others were not even half as good as his. After he left the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop, he disappeared, and he never worked in any other jewelry shop."
Su Qingyu was extremely annoyed.
If she had known this, she shouldn't have driven Jiao Wen out of the shop in the first place, let alone treated him like that. Otherwise, her jade pendant would have been repaired long ago.
"Master, why are you so insistent on repairing a broken jade? I heard that the Treasure Pavilion has recently collected a lot of jewels and jade and is going to hold an exhibition and auction. If you're interested, you can choose a better piece of jade then. Wouldn't that be better?"
This was not just about choosing a new piece of jade!
However, the shopkeeper's suggestion reminded her of another way to resolve the crisis of the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop.
The Treasure Pavilion held a jewelry and jade auction every once in a while. Su Qingyu had been lucky enough to attend one. It was almost the same as the antique and jewelry auctions she had seen in modern times.
At that time, many important people would appear at the banquet, and there would also be many rare jewels and jade. It was quite lively!
If she could bid for a rare treasure in the name of the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop at that banquet, the reputation of the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop, which had been damaged because of the fake goods, would surely be restored!
But the premise was that they had to get out of this fake goods incident unscathed.
Suddenly, she remembered that besides the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop, the other shops she had taken over were also making money by some "tricks". Su Qingyu tightened her lips even more.
"Okay, go and handle the things I told you as soon as possible. I want to see the results tomorrow."
"Besides, remember to help me find out the news about the jade repair master. Whether it's in Xunzhou, Shuzhou or Cangzhou, as soon as you find someone, write to me immediately." Su Qingyu said again.
The shopkeeper responded repeatedly, then put on his veil hat and quietly left the Lingxiao Courtyard.
After the shopkeeper of the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop left, Su Qingyu called in Green Bamboo and whispered something in her ear.
"You go to the other shops quickly and find the shopkeepers. Tell them all to..."
Green Bamboo nodded and walked out in a hurry.
Su Qingyu sat alone at the table and thought for a while, then got up and walked towards the treasure rack in the room. She took out a black wooden box.
Back at the table, she opened the wooden box and took out many pieces of paper with a faint fragrance. She spread them out on the table.
On those pieces of paper were drawn many delicate and exquisite pieces of jewelry. Just one glance was enough to tell how dazzling these pieces of jewelry would be once they were made.
All these belonged to Su Yuanyuan, the legitimate second daughter of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, during her lifetime.
Although she hated this "second younger sister" very much, Su Qingyu still had to admit that in such a background, a woman like Su Yuanyuan, who was proficient in all kinds of arts, could design rare jewelry styles and run the shop so successfully, was truly a gifted and outstanding woman.
Su Yuanyuan was like a bright and dazzling pearl, held in everyone's palm. Her parents loved her. Even Xiao Zisheng -
He clearly said that he had no feelings for Su Yuanyuan, but as long as Su Yuanyuan was around, his eyes never left her.
The concern in his eyes was so obvious.
It was precisely because Su Yuanyuan was so outstanding that people wanted to destroy her even more.
As long as Su Yuanyuan was around, Su Qingyu would never have a chance to shine in Shengjing City. For this reason, she had painstakingly planned everything and finally got rid of Su Yuanyuan completely. Then she occupied everything that belonged to Su Yuanyuan without any guilt.
She had studied finance and was good at business management, but she knew nothing about jewelry design.
After taking over the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop, by disassembling and integrating these jewelry designs and combining them with the financial knowledge she had learned in modern times, she not only didn't let the business of the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop decline, but also made it bigger and more famous than before.
Relying on the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop and several other shops, she had made a fortune and never had to worry about having no silver to spend.
She also wanted to turn the shops into a chain store like in modern times and become the first female richest person in the Great Chu.
To achieve this goal, she needed to accumulate more wealth, so it was inevitable to use some small tricks.
But she didn't expect that she would be exposed by a little girl today and was now facing the dilemma of going bankrupt.
No matter what the little girl's reason for targeting her was, she would make the little girl know how miserable the consequences of provoking her, Su Qingyu, would be!
With a gloomy face, she put these design drawings back into the wooden box and carefully placed it back on the treasure rack. Su Qingyu calculated the days and found that the day for the second acupuncture treatment for Xiao Zisheng was approaching.
Not believing in fate, Su Qingyu took out the broken jade again and called out in her heart:
[System, are you there?]
After a while, the dry and emotionless electronic voice of the system rang out in her heart again:
[System malfunction. Under maintenance.]
Su Qingyu sighed, wrapped the broken jade up again and put it away carefully.
Xiao Zisheng was a suspicious person. If she couldn't relieve the pain in his legs for several times in a row, he might start to doubt her.
It seemed that besides solving the problem of the Cold Jade Jewelry Shop, she had to find another way to get through the second acupuncture treatment.