Chapter 310 - A Gentleman does not take away what others like

Qiao Jinniang said to the shopkeeper, “Put this golden crown on my account and give it to Princess Fu Lu!” Fu Lu and the shopkeeper both recognized Qiao Jinniang’s voice, and the shopkeeper repeatedly agreed. Fu Lu came forward in surprise and asked, “Why are you out?” Qiao jinniang said, “Didn’t I hear you say that Ah Lui’s salary is low? As his elder sister, I came to help him curry favor with madam.” Fu Lu lowered his head and said, “Aiya, I was just joking. I have plenty of silver. Moreover, this kind of golden crown is enough to buy once in a while. I don’t usually have a place to wear it.” Qiao Jinniang looked at Qin Miao and said, “Those who see it will have a share. You can also choose one and put it on my account.” Qin Miao bowed and said, “Thank you.” Qin Miao immediately took a fancy to a camellia hairpin. The Camellia was carved out of thin shells. The petals of the shells were translucent and bright, giving off a faint pearl-like luster. It had the air of an aristocratic family from the previous dynasty. The shopkeeper said to Qin Miao, “Unfortunately, this hairpin was decided by eldest Princess Jing Hua. This is the only one.” Coincidentally, at this moment, eldest Princess Jing Hua came in with Lin Mo.. Fu Lu looked at Jing Hua and then at Qin Miaomiao. He took two steps back without any sense of loyalty. After all, it was not good to help anyone. Qin Miaomiao did not look embarrassed at all. He walked forward and bowed to Jing Hua. He said, “Your Servant Greets Your Royal Highness.” Then, he walked to Lin Mo’s side and acted like an obedient, virtuous, and generous wife. His tall and straight posture made it so that some of the young ladies who wanted to watch the show could not find anything wrong with him. Those who were watching the joke, on the other hand, started to admire Qin Miao’s actions. Jing hua smiled faintly and said, “There’s no need to be so courteous, Madam Lin. So, Madam Lin also likes this hairpin. In that case, allow me to gift it to Madam Lin.” Qin Miao said, “Thank you, Princess, for the reward.” When Lady Qiao Jin saw the three of them, she more or less felt that this was a little too harmonious. She initially thought that the three of them would be awkward, but she did not expect that the awkward ones would be those who were watching the show. Jing Hua looked at Qiao Jinniang who was wearing a veil. She felt that their figures were somewhat similar, but she did not dare to recognize them. It was not until eunuch Gu came to call Lin mo away that Jing Hua confirmed that she was Qiao Jinniang. Presumably, Lu Chen was not far from her. “Qin Miaomiao, there is an old saying that a gentleman does not take away what others like. Since this is the hairpin that the princess has taken a fancy to first, shouldn’t you give it to the Princess?” The one who said this was the daughter of the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites. She had always tried to curry favor with the princess. She had always been giving gifts and currying favor with the few princesses. Jing Hua looked at the girl, she smiled faintly and said, “Gentlemen’s affections are all connected. Is there a saying of snatching? This is something that I have given to Madam Lin. How did it become Madam Lin’s snatching? Your father is the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, after all. He’s in the Ministry of Rites, but didn’t he teach you the rules?” The assistant minister’s daughter’s face darkened. She thought that by helping the princess like this, she would gain the princess’appreciation. Shouldn’t the Princess Hate Qin Miaomiao? Why did the relationship between the two become so good? “Layman Qiuyue is really generous. Not only did she buy the Qin family’s house in Chang ‘an, but she actually bought 100,000 taels of jewelry today!” “100,000 taels of jewelry! Few families in Chang ‘an can afford 100,000 taels of jewelry at once.” “Can laywoman Qiuyue really earn so much money by writing a story book?” “Those articles she wrote were full of obscene words. Is she crazy to spend so much money on jewelry?” Qiao Jinniang looked over when she heard that and saw Qiu Yue coming downstairs. There were many maids behind her holding the jewelry boxes for her. Qiu Yue recognized Qiao Jinniang who was wearing a veil at a glance. “Why are you here? I just bought a garden. If you are willing to do me the honor, why don’t you go to my manor and take a look?” Qiao jinniang replied, “Okay.” Qiao Jinniang followed Qiu Yue to the manor she had just bought. She had been to the Qin family’s manor before, but after Qiu Yue bought it, she had made a lot of trouble. Qiao jinniang asked Qiu Yue, “Why did you buy so many pieces of jewelry all at once? Although these pieces of jewelry are expensive, they don’t last long.” “This is called investment...”Qiu Yue explained, “It’s like buying and selling antique paintings, which can preserve their value. “No matter how much money you have, it’s useless. I don’t know how to do business. “If I buy these exquisite pieces of jewelry, in case i fall in the future, these priceless pieces of jewelry will definitely help me tide over the difficulties. Moreover, as a woman, how can I not like jewelry?” Qiao jinniang smiled and said, “That’s true. It’s just that where did you get so much silver? You Can’t earn so much from selling books.” Although Qiu Yue Ju Shi’s book could be sold for ten taels of silver per book, it was not a book that could not be published. It could not be sold so many books either. It was just that there was an exchange between the princes and the nobles. Qiu Yue smiled and said, “This is all thanks to the Empress and His Majesty. Although I don’t know how to do business, I have helped a lot of poor women to buy shares in business over the years. It’s more or less a dividend. “Now that the female household can inherit the family’s land and business, the taxes on the female household have been reduced by a lot. I’ve received quite a lot of dividends this year.” Qiao jinniang smiled and said, “It’s also because you’re kind-hearted. You usually help those women.” Qiu Yue said, “No matter what kind of world women are in, it’s always difficult for them. Fortunately, His Majesty has a deep friendship with you. He’s willing to change the law for the empress so that women can inherit the family business and be able to do business. He’s also lowering the taxes for women. This is an extremely good thing for all the women in the world. “His Majesty has just ascended the throne not long ago, yet he is able to do so much for women. It can be seen that he is also a wise ruler.” Qiao Jinniang took a sip of tea and said, “You don’t know that nowadays, there are a lot of people who are calling his majesty a foolish ruler, saying that I am the demon queen who seduces the ruler and disturbs the imperial court.” “Eh, the Taste of your tea is strange. Why is it sweet, and has a little milk taste...” Qiu Yue said, “This is my hometown’s tea. If you like it, I will give you the recipe.” “Okay.” Qiu Yue continued, “The empress is so beautiful and kind, how could she be the demon queen? ! Those people must be jealous of the Empress.” Yu Yan rushed in and said to Qiao jinniang, “Not good, the empress. Someone knocked on the heaven-ascending drum and said they want to pay with your life!” Lady Qiao frowned slightly. She had only been in Chang ‘an for a short while. In the past, she had heard that no one had rung the heaven-ascending drum for a hundred years. Not long after that, someone had rung the heaven-ascending drum again because of her. “What’s going on?” Yu Yan said, “It’s Mrs. Li from Yueyao. She said that you caused Miss Li’s death with the heaven-ascending drum.” After Lu Chen ascended the throne, after Lady Qiao took over the six palaces, she changed the western kiln porcelain in the palace to Yueyao porcelain. Miss Li was the only daughter of Yue Kiln Master. Some time ago, it was Miss Li who brought Yue kiln porcelain to the palace to choose for her. Miss Li was only 15 years old now and was very smart. She was from Jiangnan as well as Qiao Jinniang, so Qiao Jinniang liked her a lot. Every time she came to the palace to visit, Qiao Jinniang would reward her with a lot of jewelry. Who would have thought that she would be gone at such a young age? How could she be killed by herself again?