Chapter 236 Setting up a trap
When Lady Minguogong saw the glass cup, she felt a little disgusted.

Although it is crystal clear, the style is plain and not as exquisite as the ice and snow glass cup I bought!
This Miss Xiao is still a bit stingy, could she at least give a set of ice and snow glass cups?
"Is this a new product from Liulifang? It looks quite simple..." Lady Min Guogong's smile seemed a little forced.

Xiao Yingchun smiled slightly: "Yesterday I gave an identical cup to His Majesty, and His Majesty said that he would use this cup to drink tea in the future."

Lady Minguogong’s heart skipped a beat: Oh my god!
I almost said the wrong thing!
"Although this cup looks simple, it is a masterpiece of simplicity. The more you look at it, the more calm and elegant it feels..."

Lady Minguogong praised him profusely, and in front of everyone, she asked the nanny beside her to carefully put it away as a sign of respect.

"Miss Xiao, you are so polite. I will accept this precious glass cup."

When I thought that the emperor also used this one, this ordinary glass cup seemed rare.

Lady Minguogong couldn't help laughing, and her heart felt even warmer.

If this Miss Xiao really became his daughter-in-law, why would he need to consider these things carefully?
Isn’t it possible to use it however you want?!

At this time, the third lady of the Duke's Mansion, Jialan, came over. Her eyes lit up when she saw Xiao Yingchun. She came up to her and took Xiao Yingchun's hand in a familiar manner.

"Ms. Xiao? I heard that you own both the Glass Shop and the Cloth Shop?"

"Your colored glass is so beautiful! My mother bought two sets, and when I asked her for them, she refused to give them to me..."

The little girl chattered, her eyes curved like cashews when she smiled, full of curiosity.

Xiao Yingchun noticed the pink pearl necklace on her neck at a glance: it was produced by Tao Tao Ji, the purchase price was eighty taels, and the selling price was eight hundred taels of silver.

Since she was a customer, I felt embarrassed to push her away.

Therefore, Xiao Yingchun just pulled back her hand and explained with a smile: "That was opened by the court, I am only responsible for the supply..."

Lady Minguogong said, "You young girls, go and have fun by yourselves! Don't come here with us."

"Okay, okay... Miss Xiao, come with me..." Lang Jialan took Xiao Yingchun's hand again and was about to leave.

Mrs. Ningyuan Hou reached out and grabbed Xiao Yingchun's other hand at the right time, half jokingly and half seriously.

"It was the first time for Miss Xiao to attend such a banquet. Before leaving, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specifically told me to keep an eye on the people."

"I dare not let her leave. If she gets lost, I can't afford to pay for it."

Lady Minguogong was stunned for a moment, and a sense of panic swept through her heart.

Could it be that the prince knew about his family's plan? !
It shouldn’t be!

After calming down, Lady Minguo laughed dryly and said, "How can it be so serious?"

"There are no outsiders in my house. Madam Zhan, just leave the person to my Jia Lan."

On the surface, I would definitely not touch her, but if Miss Xiao took the initiative, I couldn't say anything about the Duke of Min's Mansion...

Mrs. Ningyuan Hou had received Fu Chenan's prior instructions, so she was not stubborn. She glanced at the two maids behind her.

"Then you guys just follow Miss Xiao. If anything happens, ask someone to come over and inform me."

"Yes." The two maids walked silently behind Xiao Yingchun.

Xiao Yingchun understood: implement the second plan.

Xiao Yingchun nodded slightly to the wife of Ningyuan Hou, indicating that she was fine, and left with the third lady Jialan.

The mansion of Duke Min Guo is indeed extremely exquisite with its pavilions and towers.

There are many strange rocks that are amazing, and pots of blooming plum blossoms of various colors are fragrant.

Jialan took Xiao Yingchun and turned left and right until they reached the plum garden in the backyard.

"Ms. Xiao, your dress is so beautiful! It matches the plum blossoms perfectly! Was it made by your cloth shop?"

Xiao Yingchun: "This is made by the Weaving Bureau." "Wow! The Weaving Bureau only makes clothes for the masters in the palace. No matter how rich you are, you can't buy them outside. No wonder it looks so good..."

The little girl was full of amazement, but it didn't make people feel uncomfortable.

Xiao Yingchun couldn't help but sigh secretly: This is a child who has been spoiled since childhood.

Can a little girl like this survive three episodes after being sent into palace fighting?
Jia Lan chattered and led Xiao Yingchun in that direction, turning left and right.

Soon, the two arrived at the mountainside, in a three-story attic built against the mountain.

The location of this attic is very good: the mountains on both sides form a semicircle, and the attic is built on the recessed platform in the middle. The cold wind will not blow here, and there is a ground heating underneath, so you can enjoy the large plum garden below by opening the window.

There were already several young ladies on the second floor of the attic. When they saw Xiao Yingchun come in, they all stopped talking and looked over.

Xiao Yingchun's outfit today was so exquisite that they were all envious.

One of the women in a maroon dress stood up first.

"This is Miss Xiao, right? This dress is really beautiful. Is it made by Xiao's Cloth Shop?"

Before Xiao Yingchun could say anything, the other girl in the yellow dress gently patted the girl in the red dress on the arm and said, "You have no sense, do you?"

"This is brocade with pearls. It's obviously the work of the Weaving Bureau. How can a cloth shop have such exquisite workmanship?"

Jia Lan laughed, her cashew eyes full of pride: "You guys really have good taste, this is made inside, I asked about it on the way."

The jealousy in the eyes of the noble ladies could not be hidden.

The clothes from the Weaving Department were matched with thumb-sized pearl earrings, thumb-sized pearl hairpins, and a whole string of pearl necklaces the size of peanuts...

Are these the best pearls from Tao Tao Ji?

Wow, this is so beautiful!

So envious!

Jia Lan first introduced Xiao Yingchun to everyone, and then introduced the identities of these noble ladies to Xiao Yingchun one by one.

Most of the noble ladies had fake smiles on their faces, but their expressions contained scrutiny and contempt.

Fortunately, she already knew that many of these noble ladies had feelings for Fu Chenan. They were love rivals, so how could they have real goodwill towards each other?
But looking at the things on their heads and bodies, as long as they buy more of their own things, they are good customers.

The lady in the red dress asked again, "Miss Xiao, Tao Tao Ji and Liulifang have endless good things. I wonder if you brought anything good to open our eyes when you came to the Duke of Min's Mansion today?"

Xiao Yingchun smiled and said, "I only brought a glass cup today, and I have given it to Madam Minguogong."

Everyone was collectively disappointed: there was nothing special about the colored glass cups, there were plenty of them in the Colored Glass Shop!
Xiao Yingchun tilted her head slightly to let the noble ladies see her head ornaments and jewelry.

"This set of head jewelry was made by the best craftsman in the palace at the request of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, using the best pearls from Tao Tao Ji."

"What do you think?"

The ladies looked at the exquisite and noble head ornaments and jewelry and could not say the word "not good" even against their conscience.

These thumb-sized pearls are worth a fortune, right?
Not to mention the exquisite craftsmanship and real red gold...

Xiao Yingchun smiled again and said, "I have discussed with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that in the future the craftsmen in the palace will make jewelry specifically for Tao Tao Ji, and then they will be sold at Tao Tao Ji."

"If you are interested, you may want to visit Tao Tao Ji more often..."

The ladies were collectively stunned.

Everyone comes to the banquet to compare clothes and jewelry, but this person comes to the banquet to sell clothes and jewelry!
No wonder they have money...

(End of this chapter)