Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

"Miss, Miss, the Jinyiwei are investigating a case downstairs. Mammy asked us to wait a while before going down."

"Sister Shu Yan, look, is that your brother down there? However, isn't your brother the commander-in-chief? Why is he out here too? I haven't heard of any important cases in the capital recently? Who is the adult next to her? He looks scary? I didn't even know there was such a person?" The bright and lively girl asked in confusion in an innocent voice.

"Shh, keep your voice down, Xue'er. That's my brother's superior, Zhang Tongzhi. Are you stupid? Hey... hide quickly..." The little girl called Shu Yan nervously hid aside, trying to hide herself.

However, when Su Xinqing bought this place, she saw that the second floor had a good view and a wide field of vision.

The scenery of the entire street can be seen at a glance. As you can imagine, the windows are large and numerous enough.

So, inevitably, Su Xinqing also saw the look in the man's eyes.

He was dressed in black brocade, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, his face was cold, pale and thin, as if he had suffered a serious illness.

However, the other party quickly looked away, and his originally gentle face suddenly became eerie and terrifying.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a barely perceptible ruthlessness and evil that was chilling.

"Madam Third Young Master, this is the silk thread you requested. Please come over here and check it out. If there is no problem, I will pack it for you and send it to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion." Shopkeeper Chen came out and saw the distinguished guests on the second floor standing by the window. He took the opportunity to take a look down. This one look almost scared his heart out: "What? The person opposite is Shopkeeper Lu from the tea shop. What's going on? Amitabha, Amitabha... Xiao Fuzi, hurry to the first floor and ask Quan Wu to watch over it. Don't disturb the guests!"

Shopkeeper Chen quickly asked the other guys to go down and check out the situation. As for the second floor, there were distinguished guests there, so he naturally had to guard it.

"It's okay, Shopkeeper Chen, you go downstairs and take a look. I want all the silk threads. We have nothing to do upstairs, so you go downstairs and take a look."

Hearing the master's order, Shopkeeper Chen naturally did not hesitate and went downstairs at an extremely fast speed.

Only two waiters were left upstairs to serve tea and water.

"Are you the concubine's daughter who always follows my eldest cousin?" Li Xue looked at the woman in front of her with some surprise.

It seemed that he couldn't believe that the person in front of him was the most inconspicuous concubine of the Su family, and he was even unwilling to give her even a glance.

Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed as she kept looking at Su Xinqing's appearance and figure.

Yesterday she was playing in her cousin's yard, with her mother. There were princesses and princes' wives around, so she didn't bother to go to the front yard and play with the girls from some small families.

The Song Shuyan next to him is the eldest prince's wife's biological sister. The Jinyiwei Song Chenshi who was arresting people in the Southern Pacification Division just now is also the eldest prince's wife's biological brother.

Although the eldest prince Helian Han's mother was of humble origin and died early.

He is indeed the eldest prince of the emperor, and is always looked up to. His fiefdom is also the one closest to the capital, and he often lives in the capital.

He worked in the Ministry of Revenue, and his father was also a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue. Therefore, his mother specifically asked him to have a good relationship with the eldest prince's wife so that they could visit each other often.

She didn't dare to meet the eldest prince's wife, but she knew the eldest prince's wife's biological sister.

With her deliberate invitation, she finally made an appointment with Song Shuyan today, but she never expected to meet the most inconspicuous girl in the Su family.

"Li Xue, Li Xue? Who is this?"

Realizing her own gaffe, Li Xue quickly responded with a smile, "This Third Young Master's wife from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion is my cousin's concubine's sister."

After helping Song Shuyan to introduce everyone, Li Xue turned her back to Song Shuyan and looked fiercely in the direction of Su Xinqing, with a warning in her eyes.

Su Xinqing saw Li Xue's little action, but naturally didn't take it to heart.

After all, she was already married and didn't care about the tricks between little girls. But when someone stepped on her nose, she still had to return the favor: "Oh, this is my cousin. I won't bother you two from choosing silk threads. After all, you, my cousin, don't bother talking to a concubine like me. This must be Miss Song II. See you again if we're lucky enough!"

Seeing Li Xue’s fair and tender face, it became even whiter.

Su Xinqing said to Banyue beside her with satisfaction: "Banyue, this cousin of the Li family is also strange. She never talked to me before, why is she talking to me now?"

There were not many people on the second floor, and the masters were talking, so the maids and old women had no chance to speak.

So, it was unusually quiet.

Because of Su Xinqing's complaints, Li Xue's face turned pale.

It was originally as white as rice paper, but now, it looked more like a drowned person, with a pale face.

"What nonsense are you talking about..." Li Xue shouted guiltily.

However, Su Xinqing was in a good mood, sitting by the window drinking tea, and the person downstairs was nowhere to be seen.

I was still thinking whether to leave and go to my uncle's small teahouse when I was interrupted by a burst of chaotic footsteps.

When Li Xue and Song Shuyan saw the group of people coming up, they were shocked at first, then felt a little uneasy, and stood there not knowing what to do.

It was not until Song Shuyan saw his brother coming up that their expressions looked better.

"Shu Yan, why are you here?" When Song Chenshi saw that it was his sister who was also upstairs, he simply greeted her and went to Zhang Tongzhi, received the task, and started searching everywhere with his men.

In addition to a large hall, there is also a private room on the second floor of Jinxiufang, which is where I chatted with Fang and the others last time.

The rest is a small warehouse where precious silk threads are stored.

Su Xinqing noticed that after Zhang Tongzhi went upstairs, he kept staring at the screen placed in the most conspicuous position.

Shopkeeper Chen and Quan Wu also came up and stood respectfully in front of Tongzhi Zhang: "Tongzhi Sir, our shop is a legal and honest business. I hope you can understand it."

After a moment, the only sound was the Jinyiwei rummaging through things. The entire Jinxiufang was so quiet that even the loudest breathing sounds could be heard clearly.

"Oh! We have to check whether there are Tibetans here and whether it is a legal business. Now I, the Tongzhi, think your screen is very pleasing to the eye. What do you think? Name a price?" The man's face, as gentle as jade, still had a decent smile on it, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

Shopkeeper Chen had been a waiter since he was a teenager, so how could he not know what Zhang Tongzhi meant? It was just...

With his head lowered, he glanced in the direction of Su Xinqing. When she nodded slightly, Shopkeeper Chen said hesitantly, "One thousand taels of silver, the embroidery thread is the finest silk thread, and it took six of the best embroiderers in Jiangnan a whole month to complete it. The rosewood around here was also carefully selected. So..."

"Okay, Shopkeeper Chen is willing to part with it. Money is not a problem. My bedroom just happens to be missing a screen, so no matter how much it costs, it's worth it. Pay up and go back!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Tongzhi ordered everyone to leave, and the Jinyiwei behind him also left quickly.

However, before leaving, he left behind a silver note worth one thousand taels and took away the "Spring Day Ladies Playing Cuju" that he had just painted.