usatvline Chapter 167 Enemies meet on a narrow road
Chapter 167 Enemies meet on a narrow road
When Zhu Wu hurried back to the Princess's Mansion, Liang Zhilan was sitting leisurely in the flower hall, sipping tea and tasting exquisite snacks.
On one side of the hall, two people were kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered.
When Zhu Wu saw this, he understood what was going on. He knew that the princess must be teaching her servant a lesson, so he stood aside for a while, not daring to go forward and disturb her.
All I could hear was the man sobbing and crying, wiping tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves from time to time, and crying sadly:
"My lady, my mother unfortunately passed away at home due to illness. I am so poor that I don't have enough money to arrange the funeral for her and bury her in peace.
I beg the princess to have mercy on me. Considering that my mother has served you for many years, please give her a coffin and some money so that she can rest in peace... wuwuwu..."
It turned out that the man was Wang Dalang, the eldest son of Aunt Xu. However, he never mentioned the truth of the matter - in fact, he personally pushed his mother to the ground, causing her head to hit the corner of the table and die. After all, this was a serious crime of disobedience and matricide!
The young woman kneeling beside Wang Dalang was Nanny Xu's married second daughter, Wang Qiuhe.
She is about the same age as the princess, only two months older.
Since the princess was born, she has been fed with the breast milk of Aunt Xu. Wang Qiuhe only enjoyed breast milk for two short months, and then she was sent to a relative's home to be raised with goat's milk.
It can be said that, to a certain extent, the princess stole the rations that should have belonged to her and her mother.
On the surface, she appears to be humble and obedient, and flattering, but in fact she is very hostile to the rich, and envies and hates all the wealth and glory that the princess possesses.
She knew that she was of low status and could not compare with the noble princess, but she always held a grudge in her heart and even cursed Liang Zhilan to have a bad end.
Upon hearing the news of Madam Xu's death, Liang Zhilan did not have any big reaction. She seemed sad and said, "She is old and her body is no longer useful. I didn't expect that Madam would leave so early. It really makes this princess' heart break..." As she spoke, she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, tears that did not exist at all.
Wang Qiuhe knew that Liang Zhilan was ruthless and cruel. The death of an old slave was like the death of a dog. She felt nothing in her heart, even her wet nurse was the same.
At this time, Liang Zhilan was just pretending to be nice to others, and Wang Qiuhuo felt very contemptuous and resistant to her.
Liang Zhilan sighed and said, "Alas, Madam, rest in peace! Qingmei, you take two hundred taels of silver and a few servants to take care of Madam's funeral. Well, this princess is tired and wants to take a nap. Everyone, please leave!"
Wang Dalang's eyes rolled around. He wanted to come to the princess's mansion to ask for more money. In addition to handling the funeral, he could use the remaining money to gamble in the gambling house.
Unexpectedly, my mother worked like a slave for the princess all her life, but in the end she died and the princess only gave her two hundred taels of silver.
Besides the funeral arrangements, there was no money left. Besides, the two hundred taels of silver had not reached his hands yet. It was in Qingmei's hands, and he did not dare to snatch it. He could only hold back his anger and take Qingmei and a few servants home to arrange the funeral for his mother.
As soon as Wang Dalang and his sister left, Zhu Wu quickly asked a little maid to catch up with the princess and ask her to stay, as he had something important to report.
Liang Zhilan stopped, the maid brought a chair and she sat down slowly.
Zhu Wu stepped forward and saluted, "Master, Mr. Chen Si's Hui Cui Building and Zhen Pin Pavilion are open for trial operation today. Quite a few customers have come to view and buy goods. The goods are rare items that I have never seen before. I have come back to report this matter!"
Not long after the renovation of Zhenpin Pavilion was completed, Liang Zhilan passed by the building in a carriage.
She lifted the car curtain and looked out, and was also shocked. The beautiful and magnificent three-story glass window pavilion amazed her.
Liang Zhilan was very satisfied with Chen Ruotong's decoration.
"Trial operation...that means all the goods in the building have been put on display, so we can take action! Hahaha..." Liang Zhilan was determined to win and laughed until tears came out.
After a whole morning of busy trading, Huicui Building on the first floor successfully sold jewelry worth five thousand taels of silver!
In sharp contrast, the expensive glassware and porcelain in Zhenpin Pavilion were mostly viewed but rarely bought.
But there are still many wealthy aristocrats who are not short of money and want to taste and buy it.
However, it is worth mentioning that the small plastic products displayed on the second floor of Zhenpin Pavilion are a different scene.
Compared with the glass products on the third floor, they are not only exquisite and beautiful in shape, but also affordable and friendly to the people, so they are sought after by most women.
These plastic products alone generated sales of more than two thousand taels in just one morning!
Including the equally popular glassware and porcelain on the third floor, the total sales of Zhenpin Pavilion for the entire morning amounted to 15,000 taels!
Chen Ruotong did not seem to be too surprised by the hot sales scene and amazing sales volume. Obviously, she had expected this.
For Chen Sanhe, Chen Daquan and others, it is not uncommon to be able to obtain such huge profits.
They have long been accustomed to this situation and think that all this is a natural result.
You have to know that these dazzling array of goods were all shipped from faraway overseas by the friends of Mr. Chen Si, after going through untold hardships and taking huge risks!
Each piece is unique and one of a kind in the capital!
In the afternoon, Liang Zhilan traveled in a simple carriage, brought Zhu Wu and two maids, and arrived at the entrance of Huicui Tower.
She got off the carriage and walked into the Huicui Building with a dignified attitude.
At this time, there were still many customers in Huicui Building. She took three servants for a walk around the first floor and did not find anything unusual.
The second and third floors were her focus, so she went up to the second floor.
Chen Ruotong was introducing plastic products on the second floor, explaining to the wives and girls the advantages and disadvantages of plastic products and the precautions when using them.
Those young girls stared at Chen Ruotong. They were not looking at the goods, but at the handsome man!
Chen Ruotong thought: Look, look! We are all the same. You can't take advantage of me by looking at me. You just pay for the goods...
Chen Ruotong didn't notice Liang Zhilan's arrival, she was explaining things to the little girls!
Liang Zhilan walked closer and recognized Chen Ruotong at a glance. Isn’t this the young man she met at the Lantern Festival?
When Liang Zhilan heard a woman calling the young man "Mr. Chen Si", she began to look at the man in front of her seriously.
Liang Zhilan thought to herself: Oh! So you are the Fourth Master Chen. We have met before.
This is really a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road! Last time I sent servants to chase and capture you, but failed and you escaped.
Zhu Wu and his men went to assassinate you, but you were lucky enough not to die after falling off the cliff.
Where are you going to escape this time? I have delivered it to you. This newly decorated Huicui Building and all the goods will belong to you.
As for you, Mr. Chen Si? Go and see the King of Hell...