Qiao Yin waved his hand and hurriedly explained: "I'm not here to inquire about Lu Jinzhi's whereabouts. Not only today, I will not inquire about him again in the future. Brother Lu no longer needs to help me keep an eye on his movements."
"I came here today to do business with Shopkeeper Lu."
Qiao Yin opened the jade cicada drawing that Xie Ren drew that morning, "I want a jade cicada, can you customize it?"
Lu Yizhi said nothing, his eyes fell on the drawing. After a while, he smiled and said, "Are you going to give it away?"
Qiao Yin didn't shy away from it: "Yes, it's for gifting. It needs to be used urgently. It's best to make it within three days."
Lu Yizhi looked troubled: "Three days? It takes half a month to select the materials. It takes at least half a month for craftsmen to carve such a complicated pattern, let alone a month."
A month?
Qiao Yin couldn't wait, couldn't wait at all.
"What can I do? I can't wait. I can only wait ten days at most."
Qiao Yin said distressedly and calmly held up the hairpin on her head.
It was the largest hairpin in the set of hairdresses sent by Lu Yizhi. It was a camellia flower hairpin with a large ruby in the middle.
Although it was a bit shameful to ask for a favor, she really couldn't wait that long.
Lu Yizhi understood Qiao Yin's hint and smiled helplessly.
"I'll try my best. There is a wealthy businessman in the east of the city who loves to collect all kinds of mutton-fat jade. I'll go look for it. I might be able to find a good piece. If I find it, I'll arrange for craftsmen to carve it immediately, okay?"
Qiao Yin nodded like a fool: "Okay. No matter the cost, shopkeeper Lu has done it for me. This is really important to me."
Lu Yizhi collected the drawings and said with a smile, "You say that every time."
Qiao Yin looked sarcastic. She had indeed said this every time she came to get information about Lu Jinzhi.
"Okay, you go back and wait for my news. I will go look for materials now."
Lu Yizhi sends Qiao Yin out.
Just at this moment, Lu Jinzhi's carriage came from the other side of the intersection.
Yesterday he asked Yuejige to give Qiao Yin a gift. He expected that Qiao Yin would be elated and come to him excitedly.
As a result, I waited all day and didn't see Qiao Yin.
Lu Jinzhi suspected that the people in Yueji Pavilion did not give away the gifts.
Lu Yizhi never dealt with him, and made these little moves in secret, which was in line with his behavior.
He came suddenly just to confirm this matter, but he didn't expect to bump into Qiao Yin directly at the door of Yueji Pavilion.
"Qiao Yin and Lu Yizhi are so close?" Lu Jinzhi lifted the curtain and asked Bamboo Leaf sitting on the carriage shaft.
Zhuye glanced at it and said disapprovingly: "Oh, Miss Qiao Er is very familiar with the eldest son. When the eldest son celebrates his birthday, Miss Qiao Er will also give him a birthday gift."
"Qiao Yin still knows Lu Yizhi's birthday?" He didn't even know, how could Qiao Yin know?
Zhuye was about to answer when he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. He turned around and saw that Lu Jinzhi's face darkened at some point and he looked at him with a heavy gaze.
Zhuye shrank his neck, his mind racing: "Miss Qiao Er often comes to Yueji Pavilion to inquire about the Crown Prince, so she has a close relationship with the eldest son. Whatever birthday gift I give, it is actually to get closer to you, the Crown Prince."
As Zhuye said this, he observed his master's face and stopped when he saw Lu Jinzhi's face softened.
Lu Jinzhi raised his eyes again and looked at the two people who had separated not far away.
Qiao Yin got on the carriage and waved to Lu Yizhi, as if he had encountered something happy, with a bright smile on his face that complemented the ruby hairpin on his head.
Lu Jinzhi's eyes fell on the hairpin on her head, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised.
Can’t wait to put it on? Like it so much?
"Zhuye, go find out why Qiao Yin came to Yueji Pavilion."
Zhuye jumped off the carriage in response and ran quickly into Yueji Pavilion.
After Lu Yizhi saw Qiao Yin off, he explained a few words to his waiter and went out to do errands.
Zhuye walked around in a circle and found an acquaintance to inquire quietly.
"What did Miss Qiao Er do in the shop just now?"
Qiao Yinsheng is beautiful and often comes to Yueji Pavilion. Everyone knows her.
"Oh, Miss Qiao Er, she came to order a pendant to give away. She wanted it very urgently, so the shopkeeper put down his work and went to find materials for her."
"Pendant? What kind? For men or women?"
"Looks like that style should be used by men."
When Zhuye heard this, his eyes lit up, he gave the man some silver, and ran out happily.
As soon as he walked away, another guy came up to him and asked, "Is that the bamboo leaf next to Prince Lu?"
That guy was none other than the boy who ran errands to deliver gifts to Lu Jinzhi yesterday.
He came back too late yesterday and had not yet sent the rejected hairpin to the Duke's Mansion. When he saw someone coming from the Duke's Mansion, he immediately turned around and went to the counter to look for the rejected hairpin and the credit note.
On the other side, Zhuye had already ran back to the carriage and reported to Lu Jinzhi.
"Your Majesty, I heard about it. Miss Qiao came to the shop early in the morning and ordered a jade pendant to be given away. It's a men's style. She wanted it very urgently. The eldest son said it couldn't be done. Miss Qiao begged for a long time and said This jade pendant is very important, and the eldest son was so troubled that he agreed to find a way."
"Your Majesty, is this the return gift that Miss Qiao Er specially prepared for you after receiving the gift from His Majesty? A few days ago, Miss Qiao Er has not yet given the birthday gift to His Majesty." Zhuye speculated tentatively. Fan.
"Hmph, who cares about her return gift? I still need a jade pendant by my side? If she was sensible, she should have given me the soothing tea. At least it was thoughtful."
Lu Jinzhi's tone was calm. Zhuye looked at his expression secretly. The corners of his mouth were obviously raised uncontrollably, and the spring breeze was blowing between his eyebrows, which was completely different from the gloomy look just now.
I don't know if it's his misunderstanding, but why does he feel that the prince is particularly concerned about Miss Qiao Er recently?
In the past, I didn't even want to take a second look at the things Qiao Yin sent me. The prince didn't even unpack the things that Qiao Yin sent me. He just threw the big ones into the box. The prince just threw the small things like the snacks made by Qiao Yin. Just throw it to them.
Could it be that the prince fell in love with Miss Qiao Er?
Zhuye was shocked by this idea.
Lu Jinzhi felt inexplicably happy after hearing Zhuye's words. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He raised his eyes and saw Zhuye looking at him with a strange expression. He quickly lowered the corners of his mouth and said angrily: "Why are you still standing there? Turn around and go back home."
Zhuye came back to his senses, got out of the carriage in a panic, and ordered the driver to turn the horse's head.
There were many customers in Yueji Pavilion. The waiter was picking up things at the counter. A customer came to ask questions. After a few words, he took out the things and ran out the door. He saw that the carriage of the Duke's Mansion had turned around. He chased after him for a few steps. , I couldn’t catch up even though I was panting.
The boy held the things in his hands and sighed: "Looks like I still have to go to the Duke's Mansion."
Not allowing him to think too much, another wave of guests came to Yueji Pavilion. The waiter put down his things and went to greet...
