Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After noon, Su Yingxue changed into a peach blossom dress and adorned herself with a pearl and golden hairpin. She looked luxurious and elegant. When her servants saw her, they couldn’t help but admire her, saying, “Eldest Young Miss is so beautiful and noble!”
“Yes, the hairpin on her head is made of pure gold and studded with pearls the size of a thumb!”
“Bah! Those are called luminous pearls. Eldest Young Miss just walked past a dim area in the corridor, and that pearl is glowing!”
The servants discussed animatedly, and Su Yurou gritted her teeth so hard that they almost shattered!
She didn’t have many gold ornaments to begin with, and those adorned with pearls were already quite luxurious. Su Yingxue’s golden hairpin even featured a thumb-sized luminous pearl!
The Marquis’s Manor might not even have many of these.
“Why should she have it? Su Yingxue has it, so why can’t I!” Su Yurou stomped her foot in anger and rushed toward the door.
Yuan Ruo remembered Liu Shulan’s reminder and cautioned her, “Miss, Madam said that no matter what tricks Su Yingxue uses, we must not stoop to her level!”
“Is this stooping to her level? Just listen to what those people are saying! They used to praise me and flatter me as their mistress, but now they’ve all gone to admire Su Yingxue! 1 want to see how exquisite her golden hairpin is!” Su Yurou said as she rushed out.
Yuan Ruo anxiously shouted, “Miss, Miss, don’t be impulsive!”
Su Yingxue was concerned that Su Yurou wouldn’t be able to catch up, so she deliberately slowed her pace and spent some extra time in the garden.
Sure enough, Su Yurou soon arrived. When she saw the golden hairpin on Su Yingxue’s head, her face turned green with envy. “You… How can you have such a valuable hairpin!”
Although she usually associated with the daughters of prestigious families and had seen a lot of jewelry, the hairpin on Su Yingxue’s head was something she had never seen before. The thumb-sized luminous pearl became even more dazzling in the sunlight!
“This?” Su Yingxue’s snow-white fingers lightly brushed the hairpin, and she appeared nonchalant. “I bought it from Thousand-Jiao Pavilion, and it just arrived the day before yesterday. There’s only one like it in Jiang Du City! Sister, I’m sorry, but it’s quite expensive. You can only look at it.”
“Su Yingxue, what do you mean by this!” Su Yurou blushed and bit her lip.
“The literal meaning is, that valuable items are matched with valuable people. As a daughter of a concubine, you should wear a regular golden hairpin. See, the golden hairpin on Zhilan’s head suits you well!”
Su Yingxue raised her eyebrows.
Following Su Yingxue’s gaze, Su Yurou saw the golden hairpin on Zhilan’s head.
The anger in her heart spewed out. “You…” Are you a fool? A lowly servant is worthy of wearing a golden hairpin?”
“Second Young Miss, please watch your words. Even though I am a servant, 1 am also Eldest Young Miss’s servant. Second Miss, how can you call me a lowly servant? It depends on whose master you serve!” Zhilan coquettishly replied.
Her voice was clear and melodious, akin to pearls falling on a jade plate, a sound that brought delight and tranquility.
“All of you… Just wait!”
Su Yurou turned and ran.
“What’s the big deal about a golden hairpin? I’ll buy one too! 1 want one too!” She stormed out, hailed a carriage, and rushed to Thousand-Jiao Pavilion in anger.
Su Yingxue and Zhilan exchanged smiles and calmly entered their carriage.
Thousand-Jiao Pavilion’s business was flourishing, and Wu Jinyan had been too busy to see Su Yingxue for a while. However, when she learned that Su Yingxue was visiting today, she set aside all her tasks and personally welcomed her at the door, escorting her to a private room..