"What's wrong? Can't it be replenished?" Jiang Yuhuan asked.
The shopkeeper shook his head and asked solemnly, "Excuse me, madam, how did you get this bracelet?"
"A gift from someone else."
"Who gave it as a gift?" the shopkeeper asked.
Jiang Yuhuan wondered, "Is this important for repairing the bracelet?"
"It's not important to mend the bracelet, but it's important to me."
"The second lady of the British Crown Prince."
"Second Madam?" The shopkeeper was confused for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "Yes, they have always been good friends, so it is appropriate to give it to her."
Jiang Yuhuan didn't understand what the shopkeeper meant, nor did he know what was unique about the bracelet given by the second lady.
But the Second Madam repeatedly asked her to make repairs, and presumably she was asked to come to the shopkeeper, and she was right.
She suppressed the doubts in her heart and said with a smile: "Can the shopkeeper take a step to speak?"
"Of course, madam, please come with me."
Jiang Yuhuan followed the shopkeeper into a room in the backyard of the shop, followed closely by Sanqi.
She motioned Sanqi to check around, Sanqi looked around, and then nodded to Jiang Yuhuan.
Seeing that there was no threat, Jiang Yuhuan went straight to the point, "Don't blame me, shopkeeper, I'm more cautious."
"It should."
"I wonder what the shopkeeper meant just now?"
"This bracelet was made by me. Because it is my first proud work, it has a special mark that I can recognize at a glance." The shopkeeper found the mark and pointed it out to Jiang Yuhuan, "When my wife and I were together, I encountered a robber on the road, but fortunately I was rescued by the eldest lady of the British government, and I was able to escape. Afterwards, I used the bracelet as a token and promised the eldest lady to come to Yumingxuan to find me if I need help in the future. It's just a fate... …I thought this bracelet would never appear, but I didn’t expect that the eldest lady would give it to the second madam. My promise is still valid. Since the second madam gave the bracelet to the madam, the madam only needs to make requests."
Isn't the eldest lady of the British Duke's family the original mother and the first wife of Marquis Wen Si?
Before Jiang Yuhuan had time to think about the deep meaning, the shopkeeper said: "I see that the gap on this bracelet only appeared in the past two days. I think the second lady gave you this bracelet, which has a deep meaning."
When I went to the British government residence that day, could it be that the second lady knew in advance that she would go, so she deliberately broke the bracelet and pretended that she was not prepared to just send her away with a broken bracelet.
What message did the second lady want to convey to her, and what was the purpose of this move?
Are you seeing her having a hard time and want to help her? But what can a jade shopkeeper do to help her?
"To be honest with the shopkeeper, I actually don't know the purpose of this bracelet, and I haven't thought about what I want to ask for."
The shopkeeper looked kind and said, "It's okay. Madam can come back whenever she wants."
"I have one more thing to ask the shopkeeper."
"Does my mother have a good relationship with Mrs. Luo Er?"
The shopkeeper was startled, "Who is your father?"
"The eldest lady of the British royal family, Mrs. Wen Sihou."
"You...are you Miss Jiang?"
"Um."
The shopkeeper looked at Jiang Yuhuan in surprise, and it took him a while to recover. Then he stood up and knelt in front of Jiang Yuhuan, "I've seen my little benefactor!"
This kneeling was quite solid, and Jiang Yuhuan heard a "bang" sound.
She trembled for a moment, then realized what she was doing and quickly helped the shopkeeper up.
"Shopkeeper, get up. That's my mother's fault. I can't bear your kneeling."
"No, you can bear it." Knowing that Jiang Yuhuan was the benefactor's daughter, the shopkeeper changed her honorific title and said, "If it weren't for the eldest lady, Wu would not be where he is today. The eldest lady not only saved my life, but also helped me strengthen my body." Mingxuan and Yumingxuan are 70% owned by the eldest lady! In the past two days, I heard that my little benefactor had regained consciousness. Wu was still hesitant to come to the door. After all, all the shops under the eldest lady’s name were taken back by the British father-in-law. If Let the British princess know, I'm afraid..."
"Why did the British princess do this to my mother?"
The shop under the name is usually the dowry prepared by the family for the woman, which is the foundation and retreat for the woman in her husband's family.
Why did the British princess do so well? Could it be that the British government still lacks a few shops?
"I can't explain clearly. When the eldest lady wanted to marry Marquis Wensi, the British princess was not happy and even tampered with the dowry. Don't look at the Shili Hongzhuang to save face, in fact, most of it is made of stones. If it weren't for God opened his eyes, the wedding procession was overturned by people, and everyone thought how much the British government paid attention to the young lady!"
The shopkeeper spoke with righteous indignation and did not hide his disgust for the British princess.
At yesterday's banquet, Jiang Yuhuan had already noticed that the British father-in-law didn't like her mother, and now it seemed that she was more than just displeased.
It really opened Jiang Yuhuan's eyes for a mother to humiliate her daughter because she insisted on marrying someone she was not satisfied with.
Thinking of the British princess-in-law calling her "Huanhuan" so affectionately, Jiang Yuhuan felt sick.
"Shopkeeper Wu, can you tell me about my mother?"
"Actually, I don't know much about the eldest lady. She came to see me after she saved our couple."
Shopkeeper Wu looked excited when he talked about the past, sometimes showing nostalgia, and sometimes his eyes were red.
At that time, Miss Luo Huizhi saw that Shopkeeper Wu's shop was in a remote location, and felt that Shopkeeper Wu was good at craftsmanship, so she offered to give him a shop and found a lot of good jade materials.
Shopkeeper Wu didn't want to take advantage, so he asked Luo Huizhi to be the owner of the shop.
Luo Huizhi flatly refused, only saying that she cherished talents and believed that shopkeeper Wu's craftsmanship should not be buried.
But shopkeeper Wu is also an upright person and is unwilling to accept free benefits.
The two were in a stalemate, and finally Luo Huizhi compromised and said that if the shop made a profit, she would take 20% of the dividend.
Shopkeeper Wu agreed, thinking that she didn't know how much the shop earned every month, so she didn't know if he gave her 70%.
So he proposed to send the shop's monthly dividends to the British government.
But Luo Huizhi said that she would keep it in the shop for now and she would come and pick it up if needed.
"At that time, I just thought it was a delaying tactic because the eldest lady didn't want the money. It wasn't until a few months later, when the eldest lady came to the shop to withdraw money that I found out that all the shops under the eldest lady's name had been confiscated. If the money was really delivered to my door, I'm afraid It will not fall into the hands of the eldest lady. She really has no money to use, so she came to find her. Later, when she married into Wensihou Mansion, she never saw the eldest lady again, and I have always saved the money. If the little benefactor needs money, Just come and get it.”
"Save it first. If my mother hadn't been desperate, I probably wouldn't have asked for this money."
"Yes. The eldest lady is such a good person, and she is friends with the late queen, and the husband she married also loves her very much. It's a pity..."
Shopkeeper Wu rambled on about some things about Luo Huizhi, almost all of which he had heard.
Jiang Yuhuan listened and had a rough outline of his biological mother.
Her mother should be a smart person. All the shops that the British princess took away were prosperous, but after they were taken away, the business took a sharp turn. It is difficult to say that it was not her mother's handiwork.
They were aware of the crisis early and responded to it.
It seems that I was suppressed by my mother, but I didn't feel aggrieved at all.
The fact that the dowry was knocked over was probably her fault.
After that, the reputation of the British government plummeted, and it did not improve until the second young lady of the Luo family was made queen.
Judging from various signs, the British princess was not simply dissatisfied with her mother's insistence on marrying Wen Sihou, but there was something else at play.
The relationship between them is probably not mother-daughter at all.
She took the jade bracelet and left. She kept staring at the jade bracelet on the carriage. She didn't put down the jade bracelet until she returned to Duanyang Palace.
She was thinking, what exactly did the second lady want to tell her?
Her mother is at odds with the British princess-in-law, or should she simply let her have money to spend? Or, remind her that the British princess-in-law is not trustworthy.
"Jiang Yuhuan!"
She was lost in thought when she suddenly shouted. Her hands shook in fright, and the bracelet fell out of her hand.
Jiang Yuhuan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he raised his foot to hook the jade bracelet and kicked it hard. When he saw the jade bracelet being thrown into the air, he quickly caught her in his hand.
She stroked her heart, but luckily it wasn't broken. This was her mother's relic after all, so it couldn't be smashed to pieces.
After she settled down, she turned to look at the culprit.
Before she could be surprised, the culprit had already walked up to her, grabbed her hand and asked, "Where did you get this bracelet?!"
"Picked it up. Do you know Mr. Hou?"
Jiang Yuhuan broke free from the shackles and started talking nonsense.
She looked at Jiang Qiao's surprised expression, and suddenly remembered that shopkeeper Wu said that Jiang Qiao loved her mother very much.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like it!
If you really love him, why would he let the original owner be bullied in the backyard and not care.
It must be the illusion created by Jiang Qiao and deceived everyone!
Jiang Yuhuan couldn't help showing a look of disdain, but Jiang Qiao caught it, and he angrily yelled, "What kind of look are you looking at!"
"Can't you see it, Lord Marquis? You ask knowingly."
Jiang Qiao was angry, scratched his neck and said: "I asked you where the bracelet came from!"
"I said I picked it up, believe it or not!"
Jiang Qiao stretched out his hand and said without refusal: "Give me the bracelet!"
"No!" Jiang Yuhuan hurriedly put the bracelet on her wrist and raised her hands in protest.
Jiang Qiao gasped in anger, "Jiang Yuhuan! I am your father, how dare you disobey me?!"
"I married and followed my husband. Now I am under the control of the county prince."
"You still have the nerve to say that! I asked you to bring your sister into the palace and if you don't want to, just forget it. Why do you have to go into the palace to beg the Queen Mother to give you the position of princess?"
Jiang Yuhuan did not explain how she came to be the princess of the county. She looked at Jiang Qiao coldly, "Master Hou, all fathers hope that their daughters will marry well, have status, and be respected. What about you? I wish I could be someone who can be manipulated by others. A concubine who can be killed at any time!"
Jiang Yuhuan knew that Jiang Qiao could not say anything good.
Unexpectedly, he escaped death at the palace gate, and he still chased him to the county prince's palace.
Jiang Qiao was speechless for a moment and only said dryly, "I'm doing this for your own good!"
"Master Marquis, it's better not to push me into the abyss of eternal damnation in the name of doing good for me."
Jiang Qiao couldn't hide his grief. He lowered his voice and leaned into Jiang Yuhuan's ear, "Do you think the Queen Mother is doing this to you?"
Jiang Yuhuan pushed him away, "I know in my heart that I don't need to worry about it."
Jiang Qiao stared at her motionless, with a dark and unclear look in his eyes, which made Jiang Yuhuan confused.
Just when Jiang Yuhuan was about to leave, Jiang Qiao said, "I can't persuade you. But Ah Huan, listen to dad and support your sister to enter the palace. Your sister has no brains and will not pose a threat to you. You..."
Jiang Qiao glanced at Sanqi, and finally closed his mouth and said no more.
Jiang Yuhuan thought that she could face Jiang Qiao's partiality calmly. After all, she was not the original owner and would not feel aggrieved. At most, she would be annoyed by it.
But Jiang Li was throwing dirt on her in full view of the public, and she had also told Jiang Qiao about it. Jiang Qiao still felt that Jiang Li would not do anything to her if she entered the house, and kept urging her to help.
Jiang Yuhuan felt chilled.
"If she wants to come in, let her do it on her own merits. I'll see."
"you!"
Jiang Yuhuan ignored him and just wanted to go back to prepare for tomorrow's birthday party.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered what Shopkeeper Wu said and put down his raised foot again.
