Cheng Yujin was not surprised at all, let alone feeling sad. But she didn’t want to let the Old Madam and Ruan-shi go so easily. They wanted to step on her marriage tragedy to make a tie with those in power, yet still wished her to keep being filial, have no complaints, and sacrificed everything for Cheng family. How could there be such a good thing in this world? Cheng Yujin smiled and asked gently: “Second aunt, why are you still not talking? There are no outsiders here. Since you want to talk to grandmother, please do. I won’t disturb you.”
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When Cheng Yujin heard these words, she only paused for a while and then continued walking into the main hall without hesitation.
The servant girl who stood outside the screen reported: “Old Madam, eldest Miss is here.”
Hearing that Cheng Yujin was here, Ruan-shi’s expression instantly stiffened. These past few days, the manor was busy with the Old Master’s funeral, and people were coming and going everywhere. However, no matter how busy they were, Old Madam Cheng and Qingfu Junzhu firmly held small and big matters in their hands, and nothing was left out for Ruan-shi. Having nothing to do, Ruan-shi couldn’t help worrying about her daughter’s marriage. According to her, after the Old Master’s death, the first branch got many properties and made a fortune. The only one being harmed was her little daughter, Mo’er.
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After sending Cheng Yujin off, Xiao Liuzi went into the tea room. Liu Yi asked: “Has eldest Miss Cheng gone?”
“Yes. Eldest Miss went to pay respect to Ninth Master, and left after saying a greeting.”
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Early in the morning, the bird chirping crisply, the low-ranked servant girl in charge of sweeping had just sprinkled water on the ground, and the walkways had also been cleaned. When Cheng Yujin walked under the roofed corridor, she breathed in the refreshing air unique to the morning. Her figure, walking slowly in her plain white dress, was also part of this beautiful scenery.
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There was no way the shop attendant could hide his surprise. Cheng Yujin noticed his expression and frowned suspiciously: “Ninth Uncle, what’s happen?”
Cheng Yuanjing glanced at the shop attendant again, who quickly lowered his head. Cheng Yuanjing retracted his gaze and said lightly, “Nothing. Did you find any fabrics you like?”
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All the way, Cheng Yujin frequently stopped the carriage and took detours, so they were delayed a lot. However, she gained a good insight into the market. Cheng Yujin visited several shops that sell fabrics and ready-made garments. She roughly knew how much a bolt of blue coarse fabric cost, as well as the price of linen and brocade. As for ready-made clothes, Cheng Yujin was already familiar. She lived in the inner house, and had to use her monthly allowance to make clothes. Simply by listening to the servant girls chatting every day, she could understand the kind of pattern and fabric that was popular recently.
With Cheng Yuanjing as her cover, they went all the way unimpeded and soon arrived at the Xuanbei district. Xuanbei district was close to the offices of sixth ministries, and has always been the gathering spot for dignitaries. Its main street was full of riding horses, pedestrians coming and going in flocks, and women from official families accompanied by their husbands or family servants for shopping. Cheng Yujin didn’t look out of place here.
Cheng Yujin didn’t have the ability to guess His Highness’s thought, so she simply stopped thinking. Cheng Yuanjing’s self-control was extremely good. Even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of his eyes, he wouldn’t bat an eyelid. Even if Cheng Yujin observed his expression, she couldn’t guess his mind. However, ignorance was a form of fearlessness. Since she couldn’t guess this great ancestor’s thought, then she could say anything boldly and calmly: “Ninth Uncle, do you think this pouch is well-made?”
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Cheng Yujin nodded obediently. Inwardly however, she thought: if she did nothing and waited for Cheng Yuanxian to finally offend the crown prince, wouldn’t she also suffer with them? Besides, who said that she came for Cheng family’s sake?
Cheng Yujin put this point forward as tactfully as possible: “Women obey their father, their husband, and finally their son. According to ancestral teaching, this is a natural order. But when one has to listen to father in one time, then to husband in another time, sometimes it’s really hard to tell who to follow.”
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Cheng Yuanjing saw Cheng Yujin take out an embroidered pouch, and his eyes moved. He reached out to take the pouch and examined it closely. Although made from white cloth, its edges were embroidered with an auspicious cloud motif using silver thread. The embroideries in the middle were of pale blue and purple floral medallion motif. The embroidery wasn’t visible from afar, but looking up close, one could see how the light shone on every stitch. Dark and light intertwined, and each petal was embroidered extremely exquisite. Both sides of the ribbon used to tie the pouch were embedded with white jade, beautiful and elegant.
