The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 56. Reward from Prince Yi

After getting into the carriage, Ning Xueyan found a comfortable place to rest with her eyes closed.

She would mainly go to one cloth shop to tailor clothes for the servants of the manor. That shop had been brought to the Lord Protector's Manor as Madam Ming's dowry and Madam Ming used to be its owner. Now it had been taken by the Lord Protector's Manor, to be exactly, by Madam Ling.

The shopkeeper, Mr. Yu, was a special person. Ning Xueyan had come out today mainly to meet him.

She hoped that she could figure out if Mr. Yu was still on her mother's side or he had really already taken Madam Ling as his master. All the shopkeepers would submit the account books of their shops tomorrow. She would choose some people who were still grateful to Madam Ming from these shopkeepers. The shops were Madam Ming's dowry, so she would not allow Madam Ling to take them!

Although not the busiest, the street in which the shop was situated was crowded and this shop's business was no worse than those big shops which were in between two main streets.

Qingyu and Xinmei got out the carriage first. Qingyu went into the shop to find Mr. Yu, while Xinmei supporting Ning Xueyan get out the carriage.

This shop had only two rooms which were not connected, and it was not on a main street, so it could not be taken as a big shop. However, when they got into the shop, they found it was not small inside, as it had two floors. There were various kinds of cloth on the first floor, and some embroidery products and thread on the second. In fact, it was a shop of cloth and embroidery products.

Many women were choosing cloth and embroidery products and the shop assistants were busy serving them.

Qingyu walked over to Ning Xueyan with a very thin old man in his sixties. At the sight of Ning Xueyan, the old man was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. "Fifth Young Lady?" he said and bowed to Ning Xueyan.

"Mr. Yu. How are you?" Ning Xueyan smiled slightly and accepted Mr. Yu's greeting. Then she bowed slightly to him.

Mr. Yu was not the shopkeeper when Madam Ming had been the owner, but Mother Han said that he had already been a senior of this shop at that point. Later, he had been promoted from the vice shopkeeper to shopkeeper, and had worked in this cloth shop for many years.

Although Ning Xueyan looked very young, she was calm and patient when she spoke and behaved. Her jet-black eyes were bright and clear, full of wisdom. As a smart person who had seen and met many different kinds of people, Mr. Yu was sure that Ning Xueyan was not a simple girl. He could not help nodding slightly.

It was said that Fifth Young Lady had taken her place in the manor not long after stopping hiding herself at Bright Frost Garden. So obviously, such a Young Lady could not be simple. Thinking about this, Mr. Yu did not dare to look at Ning Xueyan anymore, and he became even more respectful.

He invited Ning Xueyan to go upstairs and take a seat in a room. Mr. Yu took the tea cup from a shop assistant and brought it to Ning Xueyan in person respectfully.

Ning Xueyan took the tea cup. She lifted the lip and removed the tea foam. After taking a sip of the tea, she put it straightforward.

"All the shopkeepers will hand in their account books to our manor tomorrow. Mr. Yu, is your account book ready?"

Despite her young age, Ning Xueyan's powerful aura and her calm shocked Mr. Yu. He froze for a moment and then looked outside with hesitation.

"Can't you tell me that? My mother is meditating at the Buddha Hall, and now my grandmother is in charge of all the affairs of the backyard. She entrusted me to check the account books, so of course I should inquire about this." Ning Xueyan raised her head calmly, looking at Mr. Yu coldly, her eyes sparkling with wisdom.