I made the villain right.

Shi Jin looked at the calm and capable middle-aged man and guessed that he should be the owner of this store.

The shopkeeper had a calm expression and asked politely, "I wonder what happened to the two ladies? You have to make such a fuss. I am not talented enough, but I hope I can help you solve your problems." It was obvious from the moment he opened his mouth that he was an old hand.

"Boss, this hairpin was chosen by both Miss Mu and I. Do you think we have two of them?" Yun Youying asked in a friendly manner.

"I'm really sorry, but I only have one of these hairpins left. If you two ladies like them, I'll have someone make another one for you, but it'll take a few days. Please take your time..."

"In that case, I will take this hairpin..."

"Then this hairpin belongs to me. We agreed just now that whoever grabs it first will own it." Before Yun Youying could finish her words, Mu Yunzhi interrupted her rudely.

Yun Youying wanted to say: In that case, she doesn't want this hairpin anymore. She planned to give it to her, but she was disgusted by her aggressive look and didn't want to stay with her for a moment.

"This..." The shopkeeper looked embarrassed. Both of them were people of status in Kyoto City, and he didn't want to offend either of them.

Shi Jin just wanted to watch the show at first, but later she couldn't stand Mu Yunzhi's expression, so she wanted to help Yun Youying.

Of course, you can also gain her favor. Helping the heroine is also helping her. If the hero wants to kill her in the future, perhaps the heroine will help her a little out of gratitude.

She was leaving herself a way out.

Yun Youying saw that the shopkeeper was in a dilemma, and she didn't want to embarrass him, so she could only compromise and said: "Since Miss Mu loves it so much, then give it to me..."

"Then don't give it to anyone." A crisp voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting her.

The shopkeeper took a look and saw a young girl with her hands behind her back, walking towards him with a light and brisk pace, looking very calm.

Everyone in Kyoto knows that Yun Youying and Mu Yunzhi are both noble ladies in Kyoto and neither of them can be offended, especially the arrogant Mu Yunzhi. No one expected that there would be a fearless and courageous person here. While people around her admired her courage, they also looked at her with worry.

Yun Youying looked sideways, staring at Shi Jin with a hint of doubt in her eyes. She didn't know what Shi Jin meant by doing this, so she just watched from the side, wanting to see what she was going to do.

The shopkeeper was eager for someone to take over this blame. Seeing Shi Jin at this moment was like seeing a savior. He didn't say anything but stayed quietly by the side, wanting to see how she would deal with this hot matter. He was responsible for observing her words and expressions and acting accordingly.

"Who are you?" Mu Yunzhi asked puzzledly as he looked at the "outsider" who suddenly appeared.

Mu Yunzhi didn't know Shi Jin, but seeing that she was wearing gorgeous clothes, she looked like a person of status. Without knowing her background, she didn't want to offend others for Yun Youying. As the saying goes, it is better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

Shi Jin said in a daze: "I am just a passerby, I just happened to pass by, and I was very moved when I saw you two fighting for the hairpin, so I came out to take a look."

Seeing that she was just a passerby, Mu Yunzhi lost her scruples and said sternly: "Go wherever you want, you have no right to interfere with what I do."

Shi Jin ignored the threat in her words. She smiled and said heartlessly: "What a coincidence. I don't like others to control my work, but I still need to take care of the matter at hand."

"You!" Mu Yunzhi had never seen such a bold person who dared to provoke her. She was dumbfounded for a moment.

"Just now, when I was standing by, I saw Miss Mu say that whoever grabs the hairpin first will own it. I think there is some truth in that. And I happen to like this hairpin too, so I'd like to join in the fun."

Seeing this, Yun Youying frowned slightly. At this moment, she suddenly understood why Shi Jin said what she had just said. It turned out that she also liked this hairpin.

Looking at Mu Yunzhi and thinking of Shi Jin's reputation, she suddenly felt that they were of the same kind. When these two met, they could be considered to have absorbed each other.

Suddenly Shi Jin approached Mu Yunzhi. Mu Yunyou felt her sharp breath and felt scared and nervous. She held the hairpin tightly in her hand and winked at the maid behind her.

The maid understood what she meant and immediately rushed towards her, trying to stop her from getting closer.

Shi Jin slightly turned her body and easily avoided the attack of the maid, then walked to Mu Yunzhi's side easily. She suddenly grabbed Mu Yunzhi's wrist, lifted it and squeezed it. Mu Yunzhi suddenly felt a pain in her hand, and the hairpin was taken away by Shi Jin when she let go. She had no power to fight back.

Shi Jin shook the hairpin gently, as if showing off, and said with a smile: "Miss Mu, thank you for letting me win. Now the hairpin is in my hand. I hope Miss Mu will accept the loss and fulfill her promise."

Mu Yunzhi was too embarrassed to save face. Seeing that she couldn't snatch it from Shi Jin, she had to leave with anger and unwillingness. Before leaving, she didn't forget to say harsh words to her: "Humph, you just wait for me."

The shopkeeper already had a plan in mind. Originally, it would not be good for either of them to give the hairpin, but now that it was snatched away by the woman in front of him, selling it to her would be the best option. If those two wanted to blame him, it would not be Fu Mengxuan's fault. Fu Mengxuan was just acting according to their rules and did not favor any side.

Yun Youying was no longer in the mood to buy jewelry. Just as she was about to leave, Shi Jin called her back, "Miss Yun, please stay. This beautiful hairpin is perfect for a beautiful woman. Take it."

No one expected Shi Jin to do this suddenly. The store owner and Yun Youying were both stunned.

Yun Youying saw that Shi Jin not only praised her but also gave her the hairpin, which made her feel unreal, so she questioned: "Miss Shi just gave it to me like that? You snatched it from Mu Yunzhi with great difficulty."

What I meant was, don't you want this hairpin too? I don't believe you would give it to me so easily, but what are your intentions towards me?

Shi Jin understood the implication of Yun Youying's words, but what she was thinking in her heart was, she was not interested in the hairpin or not, but one of them did have the intention of currying favor with you.

Although Shi Jin thought so, she didn't dare to say it out loud. She only explained other reasons. She waved her hand and smiled, saying nonchalantly, "I just don't like Mu Yunzhi's barbaric and domineering look. To deal with such a person, we must give him a taste of his own medicine to shut her up. Don't you agree? Miss Yun?" There was a hint of oppression in Shi Jin's words.

Yun Youying was not angry. Instead, she felt ashamed for having judged others by her own standards.

She apologized, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood Miss Shi. To express my apology, I will give Miss Shi whatever jewelry she likes."

Seeing Yun Youying apologize sincerely, and thinking that someone was giving her a gift for free, she was very happy. She had to take advantage of the bargain, so she smiled and said, "Okay, but I haven't chosen yet. Let me take a look." She didn't look embarrassed at all.

Facing the rude Shi Jin, Yun Youying curled her lips and smiled. Her opinion of her changed. She ignored the rumors about her and intuitively felt that Shi Jin was a free-spirited, straightforward and lovely person.

She thought to herself that the rumors seemed unreliable. Now she wanted to get closer to Shi Jin, and it would be nice to have a friend like her around her.

Shi Jin didn't know that in just a short while, his vicious image had quietly changed in Yun Youying's mind.

When the shopkeeper saw that Shi Jin solved the problem perfectly, he couldn't help but look at her with admiration.

He smiled and said respectfully, "Then please take your time to choose, ladies. Please call me if you need anything." Then he walked away.

Shi Jin led Yun Youying to the counter near the corner of the stairs to browse for a while, and then she set her eyes on two hairpins, one was the plum blossom hairpin she was holding, and the other was a gilded silver hairpin with double phoenix pattern placed in a box. Just when she was in a dilemma.

"Youying" A clear voice suddenly came from the stairs.

Shi Jin and Yun Youying looked up at the same time when they heard the voice.

I saw a handsome man in gorgeous clothes, exuding a sense of nobility, walking slowly down from upstairs.

Shi Jin leaned half of his body out from the side of the stairs and secretly looked at the man's face.

Who is this guy? Is he an old acquaintance of the heroine? The hero? Why doesn't he look as handsome as described in the script, a handsome man who would charm thousands of girls?

Yun Youying walked to the stairs and waited for him. After a while, the man walked to Yun Youying's side and stared at her with a deep look in his eyes.

Yun Youying bowed and said, "Your servant greets His Majesty the Second Prince."

When Shi Jin heard the word "Second Prince", his face changed and his heart skipped a beat.

Is it impossible to avoid the fate of this meeting? The man in front of her is the Second Prince Xu Wuchen who is going to marry her. It is this man who has brought her a tragic and unfortunate life. She must not let him see her.

She was as panic-stricken as if she had encountered a flood or a beast. She looked around, trying to find a place to hide. Her eyes were fixed on the inner room not far away, which was where she saw the shopkeeper come out, so she ran in.

After running in, she found that there were many things placed in the inner room, as if it was a warehouse, but there was an open secret door on the wall not far away, so she hurried over and stopped beside the secret door, without planning to go in. Then she focused all her attention on the outside, keeping an eye on the movements outside.

She didn't notice a cold gaze staring at her from behind.

Shi Jin had noticed that gaze since he entered the inner room.

His eyes fixed on the woman's expression, and he was slightly stunned.

is her!

So he secretly observed her every move and found that she had been standing at the door, with no intention of coming in. She was sneaking around, with her attention all focused outside, as if she was eavesdropping on something, or hiding from someone.

Seeing this, he frowned slightly, with a hint of coldness hidden between his brows, and his eyes were deep, not knowing what he was thinking about.

However, Shi Jin pricked up his ears and paid attention to the sounds outside the door.

Outside the door, Xu Wuchen glanced to the side inadvertently, as if looking for someone, and then asked with concern: "Ying'er, are you shopping for jewelry alone?"

Seeing Xu Wuchen calling her by her maiden name, Yun Youying felt awkward and a little uncomfortable.

"No, there's another one..." Yun Youying turned around and was about to introduce Shi Jin, but found that Shi Jin was not behind him, and his voice suddenly stopped.

Yun Youying looked around but still couldn't find any trace of her, so a hint of doubt appeared in her phoenix eyes. Where did she go?

"Ying'er, Ying'er, who else? Fourth brother?" Xu Wuchen called Yun Youying softly and continued to ask her what she had not finished saying just now.

Yun Youying regained her composure and said in a cold voice: "No, I am the only one."

Seeing that she seemed to be looking for something, he asked again with concern: "Are you looking for something?"

"Nothing, I just have some free time today, so I wanted to come to Fumengxuan to look at the jewelry. I seemed to have taken a fancy to one of the hairpins just now, but now I forgot where it is."

"Do you need help?"

She refused decisively, "It's just a trivial matter for a girl. There's no need to trouble Your Highness. I'll let Zhiya look for it." Her tone was polite and distant.

Xu Wuchen knew that Yun Youying was deliberately avoiding him, so he didn't get angry and said, "Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Youying turned sideways, bowed, and said, "Farewell, Second Prince," and saw him off.

Xu Wuchen knew clearly that Yun Youying was engaged to his brother, yet he still tried hard to get close to her, as if he was afraid that others didn't know that he loved Yun Youying. He was quite shameless.

"Cough, cough, cough!" A violent cough suddenly sounded in the room, breaking the silence.

Shi Jin was startled by the coughing sound. There was someone here!