PNB Chapter 258 Murong Jing's extravagant spending
Chapter 258 Murong Jing's extravagant spending
Su Mowan quickly changed her clothes and began thinking about how to cover up the marks on her neck.
She glanced at the dressing table, looked at the empty vanity case, and suddenly called out to Yinshuang outside.
Yinshuang came in immediately, still keeping her head down, her gaze fixed on her neck and below.
Su Mowan asked directly, "Do you have any watercolor powder? Bring me a box."
Yinshuang nodded and said yes. She was wondering why Consort Su, who never wore makeup, suddenly wanted rouge and face powder. The next moment, she understood what it was for.
She quickly crouched down and pulled a box from the bottom drawer of the dressing table. Su Mowan took it and opened it; it was white face powder.
Yinshuang squatted down again and took out another box. "The jasmine powder in your hand is one of these, and the pearl powder is another. Which one would you like to use?"
“Let’s use jasmine,” Su Mowan said, then moved closer to the bronze mirror and began to apply the jasmine herself, saying as she did so, “When did you get all of this? It doesn’t look like it was made recently.”
Su Mowan asked this question because she never used rouge or face powder, and therefore never asked Yinshuang and Qinghe to buy them.
She never expected to find it in the dressing table; she only found out now.
Yinshuang put the box back in her hand and said, "This was sent by the Prince a few days ago. I saw that you don't usually use it, so I put it away."
Su Mowan paused in her powdering motion and blinked.
Murong Jing even knows to send people rouge and face powder? He doesn't seem like it. Could it be that he thinks she doesn't usually wear makeup? Is this a roundabout way of reminding her?
Seeing that she had stopped moving, Yinshuang added, "It's not just these. This whole cabinet is full of things that the Prince sent over, including hairpins, pearls, and pendants."
Upon hearing this, Su Mowan put down the watercolor box she was holding, squatted down, pulled out all ten or so drawers and looked them over, then was stunned.
At that moment, two words suddenly popped into her mind: "nouveau riche" and "sugar baby".
These colorful and varied items look incredibly valuable. Murong Jing is indeed extravagant; I wonder if he felt a pang of guilt when he bought them.
But what's the point? She doesn't use them usually, and she doesn't like them either.
Real gold and silver are much more tangible!
Thinking of this, Su Mowan thought of another word: spendthrift.
Why buy these useless things?
It's true what they say, you don't know the cost of daily necessities until you're in charge of the household. It's exhausting!
Su Mowan closed the drawer and continued applying powder to her neck. She had initially only applied it to the general area, but later discovered that the jasmine powder was a bit too white, making that patch appear unnaturally white compared to the surrounding skin tone.
So I simply wiped all the exposed areas.
Once everything was almost done, Su Mowan led Yinshuang straight to the painting pavilion.
It was already late autumn, and there were fewer people in the morning than in early autumn. When Su Mowan went in, Manager Qin on the first floor was free and quickly came out from behind the counter when he saw her enter.
"Consort Su, you've finally arrived."
"What's wrong?" Su Mowan thought some important guest had arrived.
Manager Qin chuckled, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Didn't you say before that the restaurant needed another manager?"
Su Mowan naturally remembered this. Manager Qin said that a distant relative had come to take the exam and said they would wait for the results.
The results were released yesterday. Judging from Manager Qin's expression, could it be that his relative didn't pass the exam?
Thinking of this, Su Mowan said directly, "Yes, we need manpower. What does Manager Qin mean?"
Manager Qin hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "My distant relative went to check the results yesterday when they were posted, and came to see me first thing this morning to say that he didn't pass. What do you think about this..."
"no problem."
Su Mowan understood what Manager Qin meant and immediately decided, "He is welcome anytime he is willing to come. However, you should tell him that it would be best if he came as soon as possible to get used to things. I will be going to Jiangnan in a couple of days, and there can be no mistakes in the restaurant."
“Of course, of course! How about tomorrow morning? I’ll have him go to the restaurant first thing tomorrow morning.”
Manager Qin breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the agreement, a grateful smile spreading across his face.
Su Mowan was in a hurry to go upstairs to find Manager Liu, so she didn't say much to Manager Qin. She just told him to send someone directly to the restaurant and that she would speak with Manager Qian.
Shopkeeper Qin chuckled and retreated behind the counter, after which Su Mowan led Yinshuang upstairs.
The second floor is more lively than the first floor, since clothes are more popular than jewelry, especially since new styles have been released and have always been in short supply.
Just then, a customer was settling his bill. Manager Liu was writing down the accounts when he caught a glimpse of Su Mo coming downstairs. He quickly looked up and, seeing that it was indeed Su Mo, immediately went out to greet him.
Su Mowan stopped the man with a gesture, indicating that Manager Liu should settle the bill first.
"Consort Su, please wait here." Seeing that the tea on the tea table was steaming, Yinshuang went over and poured a cup for Su Mowan first.
Su Mowan walked over and sat down, taking the teacup and holding it in her hands to warm them. At this moment, a group of people came up from the second floor, and the one walking in front was none other than the Seventh Princess, dressed in a light purple silk robe.
It seems that the Seventh Princess went back to the palace early in the morning before coming out. She was followed by four palace maids and four guards.
The scale of the event was larger than usual.
"Sister-in-law—cough, I'm here!"
Seeing that there were quite a few customers on the second floor, the Seventh Princess swallowed the last word after saying "sister-in-law".
She ran to Su Mowan's side in a few steps. Su Mowan saw that her face was flushed from the autumn wind, so she handed her the teacup in her hand and said, "It's time to drink now."
The Seventh Princess didn't stand on ceremony, took the drink and drank it in one gulp, then sat down opposite Su Mowan.
Yinshuang poured a new cup for the Seventh Princess, then took another clean cup and poured one for Su Mowan.
Actually, the Seventh Princess had been carrying a hand warmer, but it had gotten cold by the time she arrived from the palace. The wind was strong outside, and she was shivering from the cold. She kept stamping her feet after sitting down.
Following Su Mowan's example, the Seventh Princess held the teacup in her hand, her eyes shining brightly as she whispered, "Sister-in-law, when Brother Ruofeng passes by here later, I'll cheer him on from up here, what do you think?"
Su Mowan knew that Su Ruofeng would be passing by the Wanggui Tower in a little while.
Yunmo Kingdom values both literature and martial arts, so those riding horses through the streets include not only the top three scholars in the literature exam, but also the top three in the martial arts exam.
Of course, although there are six seats, there are actually only five people.
Because Shangguan Qingqi alone holds two titles: he is both the top scholar in the martial arts examination and the third-highest scholar in the civil service examination.
Tang Minzhi, Shangguan Qingqi, Mu Qingchen, Su Ruofeng, and Shen Muyao all knew the Seventh Princess. If the Seventh Princess shouted such a thing from upstairs, the parade would definitely be in an uproar.
So Su Mowan said without thinking, "It's not good. Someone will recognize you. How can a princess shout like that in public?"
"what the hell!"
The Seventh Princess pouted unhappily and glared at Su Mowan, "You're starting to sound more and more like the Third Prince, it's so boring!"
Upon hearing the Seventh Princess's words, Su Mowan realized that it seemed to be true. Thinking back to what she had said to Murong Jing last night, she suddenly felt a little flustered.
The Seventh Princess noticed her unusual expression and blinked, asking curiously, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong." Su Mowan coughed lightly, concealing her unusual behavior.
At that moment, she was glad that she hadn't taken off her mask because there were customers around.
If the Seventh Princess saw what she just did, she'd be laughed at.
The two chatted for a short while before Manager Liu arrived.
He immediately said, "Business has been good these past few days, so you don't need to come every day."
After all, everyone knows that Su Mowan is pregnant, and Manager Liu naturally knows it too.
Su Mowan smiled and said, "This is my only time here. I guess it will be a long time before I come again."
Manager Liu was unaware that she was going to Jiangnan and only thought that she was going to rest and recuperate. Hearing her say this, he nodded and said, "That's alright. As long as you don't worry, even if I don't come for a year, this old servant will still take care of you."
Manager Liu was a long-time owner of the clothing shop, hired when the old lady of the General's Mansion was still alive. Therefore, he always referred to himself as "old servant" in front of Su Mowan.
Su Mowan didn't intend to dwell on the issue, and simply told Manager Liu about the idea she had come up with that morning.
Manager Liu looked somewhat bewildered after hearing this.
He had never heard of a 'scarf' before. After Su Mowan explained its purpose, he added, "Isn't it a bit unseemly to wear something like this around your neck?"
In Liu's mind, he had already conjured up a bizarre image of everyone on the street with a cloth hanging around their necks, and he immediately felt that it was not feasible.
The seventh princess, sitting to the side, blinked, looking quite curious.
Seeing this, Su Mowan simply said, "How about this, isn't the embroiderer on the third floor? Let's go up and make a finished one to see."
"Alright, alright, let's go!" The Seventh Princess was the first to respond, immediately standing up with a look of eager anticipation.
Although Manager Liu thought it was not feasible, he was also curious, so he instructed someone to watch the second floor and followed Su Mowan to the third floor.
The room where the embroiderers were housed was next to the room displaying calligraphy and paintings, and it was slightly larger than the room displaying calligraphy and paintings.
As she passed by the calligraphy and painting room, the Seventh Princess glanced again at the portrait of Su Mobai hanging on the wall from afar. When she came to her senses and saw that Su Mowan had already walked several steps away, she quickly looked away and followed.
The twenty or so embroiderers were all busy with their work. Although Su Mowan had never met them, they knew that Su Mowan was their employer.
However, since Su Mowan was dressed in men's clothing and wearing a mask, the embroiderers had never seen Young Master Mo before and only thought that a handsome young man had arrived. They all became very reserved.
Manager Liu didn't say that Su Mowan was the concubine of Prince Qin's mansion, only that she was a guest. Then he repeated Su Mowan's description and instructed two of the embroiderers, "You two try it according to this. The rest of you can go and get busy."
Although the two embroiderers who were named had never heard of this before, they immediately got to work after hearing Manager Liu's description.
Su Mowan stood silently by and watched. Two minutes later, the two embroiderers finally cut out a shape that was somewhat in line with Su Mowan's vision.
Su Mowan took the half-finished product, waved to the Seventh Princess, and made it clear that she wanted to use her as a test subject.
The Seventh Princess was delighted and quickly moved in front of Su Mowan, standing up straight.
Su Mowan folded up the half-finished product in her hand and then placed it on the Seventh Princess's neck.
Manager Liu and the others stared blankly as Su Mowan wrapped a few ordinary pieces of cloth around the Seventh Princess's chest and tied a beautiful knot. They were all dumbfounded.