"Who can tell me what's going on?"

  Qin Miao coldly swept her gaze around the circle of people, young and small in stature, but with eyes that were piercing and intimidating.

  The goose-egg-faced girl finally looked at Qin Miao with a haughty tone: "Who are you?" She sized up the girl in front of her, who was about the same age as herself. The round face, sparse eyebrows and eyes, small nose, and red lips were already beautiful without any makeup. Sun Miaoyu was proud of her own beauty, and among the girls of similar age and family background in Hangzhou City, she was also considered one of the top beauties. This girl in front of her... looked like she came from a wealthy family too, but which family's miss was she?

  Qin Miao naturally understood the other's little thoughts of sizing her up, but in her opinion, such mutual probing between women was utterly boring. Did looking a few more times make oneself more beautiful?

  She didn't respond directly to Sun Miaorou's question, but instead looked at the maid following behind her: "Why don't you tell me what just happened?"

  That servant girl from the Sun family has a round face and a plump body, at first glance she seems silly, but in reality she is quick-witted: "My young lady is better than her!" She said, pointing to Shen Yan who was still wiping away tears on the side, "She arrived earlier and had already set her eyes on this robe from afar. But she stubbornly occupied it and wouldn't let go, clearly trying to snatch it."

  Shen Yan heard the maid say this, and her heart also became anxious. She immediately argued with the maid, saying: "It wasn't you who saw it first. I had already been looking at this cloak for a while, but I turned my head to look at brother's empty space, and you snatched it away."

  Qin Miao saw that both sides were each holding to their own words, and in her heart she had already made a judgment about the matter. This could only be considered an insoluble case; with people coming and going in the shop, who could truly see whose mind was moved first? Moreover, it was just a piece of clothing, there was no need to make both sides unhappy.

  "Good, good..." Seeing Qin Miao's lack of reaction, Shen Yan pulled her closer and explained softly: "My father's birthday is approaching, so I wanted to give him a fitting robe. I had indeed set my eyes on it early on, but they suddenly intervened, which is why I got angry." She knew she had just quarreled with that girl for no reason, so she thought of explaining again to Qin Miao, not wanting to seem unreasonable.

  Qin Miaozui's mouth corners slightly curled up, and she comfortingly grasped her hand, just about to give the other party a way out, but unexpectedly Sun Miaorou was not willing to let it go.

  Only to see her usually taciturn face now looking sharp and acid: "It's said that Qingfeng Shop has good materials and a good appearance. I had thought of bringing a Qingfeng Shop robe for my brother, Weiyuan Hou, before heading to the capital, just to show some goodwill. Who would have known that someone would brazenly compete with the Weiyuan Hou estate? It's truly unprecedented in all these years. Now that this has dragged on for so long, why hasn't Qingfeng Shop's owner come out to explain things? Not to mention that I was the first to set my eyes on this robe, even if it wasn't, shouldn't they still come out and give an explanation?"

  Weiyuan Marquis Manor? Isn't that the manor of the one-star general who won three battles against the Qiang people back then... It doesn't seem like it, but this young girl is a relative of the Weiyuan Marquis family. Upon hearing that Sun Miaoru was a relative of the current Weiyuan Marquis, everyone secretly worried about Shen Yan.

  Madam Qin Miao, the wife of General Wei, was also taken aback. She never expected to encounter someone flaunting her husband's title in their own shop. She thought the matter would end there, with both sides taking a step back, but the other party had no intention of retreating.

  Hu Feng saw Sun Miaorou dragging the matter to Qingfeng Pu, and hurriedly stood out wanting to clear himself: "I am the shopkeeper of Qingfeng Pu Tianjie Branch..." Before he could introduce himself, Qin Miao's small hand gestured in front of him, signaling him to calm down.

  "This young lady, oh no, I should address you as the honorable Miss of Weiyuan Marquis's household. Please forgive me for my poor eyesight, I didn't recognize your esteemed self earlier. May I ask how to address you?" Qin Miao changed his previous gloomy expression and smiled warmly at Sun Miaoru.

  Sun Miaorou was very curious about Qin Miao's identity, but since the other party was being so complimentary to herself, she didn't dare ask anything more. Pretending to be lazy, she replied: "My surname is Sun, just call me Miss Sun."

  Is your surname Sun? Qin Miao quickly searched for information related to the Sun family in her mind. Ding! Got it!

  She still smiled without changing her expression and said: "Isn't Miss Mo a relative of the second wife of the Wei Yuan Marquis's household, Madame Sun? Oh my, I heard that Madame Sun is in charge of the inner affairs of the marquis's household and is the real person in power."

  "That is, Auntie's status is noble... Hmm? Who are you, how do you know so clearly?" Sun Miaoru was still a bit proud at first, but after waking up, she felt that Qin Miao's words were problematic.

  "Hey, I've also heard people say that, and it seems like today is indeed a lucky day." He turned his head to instruct Hu Feng: "Hu, if we can get the clothes from our Qingfeng shop into the Weiyuan Hou Mansion, that would be a great honor. Don't worry about it, since Miss Sun likes them, this will be a good deal." After finishing speaking, he winked at Shen Yan, telling her to be patient for now.

  "If only I had known it would be like this, why make things so difficult. But who is this girl?" Sun Miaoru heard Qin Miao's words and felt a sense of relief, but the doubts in her heart grew even more.

  "Oh, I'm the boss of Qingfengpu."

  Just now, Sun Miaorou said that she was a close relative of the Weiyuan Marquis's household, which was already shocking. And this short girl in front is the owner of Qingfeng Pavilion, which is even more astonishing to everyone. However, seeing Hu Zhanggui honestly follow Qin Miao's instructions and wrap up the robe to hand it over to Sun Miaorou, everyone felt that this matter should be true.

  The little maid behind Sun Miaorou took over the bundle of cloth with the gown and turned around to give the silver. Only then did she remember that she had just been arguing with someone over the gown and forgot to ask the price. "Shopkeeper, how much silver is this gown?"

  Xiao Yaotou asked against the wind, but Hu Feng stood sensibly beside Qin Miao and didn't make a sound. On the contrary, it was Qin Miao who raised her small face and spoke indifferently: "Not more or less, one hundred taels."

  A robe for one hundred taels?!

  Sun Miaoru took a deep breath, and her face, which was originally filled with pride and complacency, suddenly showed some inexplicable entanglement. Her father is now just a county magistrate, and the monthly salary is not generous. Today, coming to Qingfengpu was also a decision made after much deliberation, taking out all the private savings she had accumulated over the years. Thinking that she would see her long-admired Xie Shu in a while, she must show some goodwill.

  Qin Miao looked at Sun Miaorou's hesitant expression, and the taste in her heart became even more pleasant. She had long noticed that although Sun Miaorou was arrogant, she must be shy in her heart, and just by looking at her outfit, it could be seen that her daily clothes were quite shabby.

  "Miss Sun, are you complaining about the price? This can't be, you're the cousin of the Duke of Weiyan, this little bit of silver is nothing. Besides, just now you also had a keen eye for quality, and immediately picked out the most expensive robe in our Qingfeng shop. The embroidery pattern, even if you searched all over Hangzhou with a lantern, you wouldn't be able to find another one like it. Such an elegant robe, only someone from a noble family in the capital would be worthy of wearing it. Don't you think so?"

  As soon as this was said, Sun Miaoru was directly put on the spot and couldn't get out of it. Qin Miao's words were not unreasonable, if you want to give gifts, you have to look at the sincerity. If Big Brother appreciates his own intentions, he will work hard and become the Madame of the Hou Mansion sooner or later. Compared to the title of Madame of the Hou Mansion, 100 taels are nothing.

  Sun Miaoru gritted her teeth and let the little maid add another hundred taels to the purse, which she then handed over to Qin Miao. As soon as Qin Miao took it, she couldn't help but smile inwardly. This hundred taels was truly not easy to come by - a single ingot of fifty taels of silver, plus some scattered loose change, all of which seemed barely sufficient.

  She deliberately calculated for half a day, then narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Alright alright, exactly one hundred taels." She turned around to let Hu Feng collect the silver, saw Sun Miaoru was about to take the maid out, so she took a swift step forward, blocking Sun Miaoru's path.

  "Is this master still a thing?" Sun Miaoru asked in puzzlement.

  Only then did Qin Miao slightly bow her head to Sun Miao Ru, as a form of greeting. She then spoke with an air of sincerity to Miss Sun: "Thank you, Miss Sun, for taking care of the Qin family's business. Speaking of which, the eldest young lady of the Qin family is going to marry the Duke of Wei Yuan. Now that Miss Sun has made such a generous move, it can be said that she has added to the dowry of the Qin family's young lady. In the future, when Miss Qin calls you 'sister-in-law' along with the duke, it will truly be a case of 'close relatives becoming even closer'."

  Miss Qin is going to marry Duke Weiyuan? What's going on, when did Brother decide to get married, and why didn't Auntie say anything?!

  Sun Miaorou's face was shocked, her complexion changed from white to red, and then from red to white, it was wonderful. The resentment in Qin Miao's heart was really sour and refreshing. Sun Miaorou wasn't stupid either, she saw Qin Miao's complacent look, as if all the things that didn't make sense before suddenly made sense.

  The master of Qingfengpu is from the Qin family, isn't it? The eldest daughter of the Qin family is still at a marriageable age, could it be... her?!

  "You... you..." Sun Miaoru was now truly stunned, unable to speak for half a day. Her apricot eyes were wide open like bronze bells, her face twisted into a ball, and her angry yet embarrassed expression reduced her beauty by five points.

  Qin Miao smiled as usual and said to Sun Miao Ru: "Miss Sun, have a good trip. Please come again next time!"

  The little girl from the Sun family looked at her own young lady with a sense of unease, and quickly pulled her out, without saying another word, stuffed her into the Sun family's carriage. Knowing that the carriage had gone far away, Qin Miao was still standing at the door, gloating over someone else's misfortune...

  "Miao Miao... why are you helping her?" Shen Yan said with a pitiful expression, and without that robe, she didn't know what else to choose as a birthday gift for Father. Shen Liang was still dazed, thinking about the Qing Xing from just now.

  Qin Miao poked Shen Yan's forehead: "I can hardly deceive you, come on, go upstairs and take a look at what a good robe looks like!"