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Chapter 282 The Farce at Linglong Pavilion

"Pack up this set of jewelry for me."

The shopkeeper glanced at Xiao Siyue. After all, it was Xiao Siyue who asked for it first. If he gave the jewelry directly to Wu Xinrou, he would offend Xiao Siyue.

Xiao Siyue naturally understood and wouldn't make things difficult for a worker over this matter, so she nodded slightly when the worker looked over.

"Miss." Lan Yi was a little indignant. Why should her young mistress give up what she had her eye on to someone else?

"It's okay, let her buy it." Xiao Siyue shook her head.

The shop assistant quickly packed up the jewelry.

"Miss, it's all packed. The total is 18,000 taels of silver. Miss..." The waiter's meaning was clear: pay the silver first.

"What did you say? How much silver?" Wu Xinrou, who had just been smug, suddenly bristled like a wildcat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Miss, this set of jewelry costs a total of 18,000 taels of silver," the shopkeeper repeated.

Wu Xinrou's face instantly turned pale, and she looked flustered.

How could it be so expensive? Although her family dotes on her, they can't come up with that much money all at once. Eighteen thousand taels! They can't even come up with eight thousand taels.

But she had already made a boast, and Xiao Siyue, who had just mocked her, was still in front of her. If she said she couldn't come up with the money, Xiao Siyue would definitely laugh at her, and she would feel inferior to Xiao Siyue in the future.

"Miss?" the waiter called again.

"Wh-what's wrong?" Wu Xinrou's tone was completely devoid of its previous arrogance.

"Miss, the jewelry is all set up. Look at this silver..." The shop assistant thought to himself, if you can't afford it, don't bother me while I'm doing business. What's with this act? She was just so arrogantly mocking Miss Xiao.

Although the man thought this way, he didn't show it on his face.

"What's the rush? Let's wait a bit." Wu Xinrou thought to herself how to solve the problem, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with a solution. She thought that if she asked the maid to go back and ask her mother for the money, her mother would definitely not agree to it because it was so expensive.

Finally, Wu Xinrou's eyes lit up, and she said to the shopkeeper, "I didn't look closely just now, open it and let me take another look."

Wu Xinrou's idea was to see if she could find some flaws or other reasons to just discard it.

"But……"

Before the waiter could speak, he was interrupted: "But what? How can you treat people like this? Is this how Linglong Pavilion treats its customers?"

"Of course, feel free to look around." The waiter was furious. What kind of person was this? A young lady from a wealthy family? She was just spoiled and willful.

The shop assistant reopened the jewelry that had already been packed.

Wu Xinrou looked at it for a long time. The headdress was exquisitely crafted and made of high-quality materials. It was very beautiful no matter how you looked at it, and there was not a single flaw in it.

Feeling deeply regretful, Wu Xinrou wondered why she hadn't looked more closely. Now what was she going to do? She secretly glanced at Xiao Siyue and saw Xiao Siyue looking at her with a half-smile. She was even more furious. This bitch was definitely mocking her. What right did she have to mock her?

Perhaps provoked by Xiao Siyue's smile, Wu Xinrou impulsively did something she would later regret: she picked up one of the headdresses inlaid with red jade and threw it at Xiao Siyue.

Xiao Siyue's gaze had been fixed on Wu Xinrou. Upon seeing this, she immediately dodged away, and the crown crashed straight to the ground and shattered.

The crisp sound immediately attracted the attention of the other guests at Linglong Pavilion.

"Who is that, daring to cause trouble at Linglong Pavilion?"

"I don't know, I don't recognize her, but look at her arrogant demeanor, she's definitely not an ordinary young lady."

Wu Xinrou finally came to her senses when she saw the jewelry shattered and splattered everywhere.

How could this happen? How could I have broken my jewelry? What should I do now?

"Miss, you..." The shopkeeper was also shocked. This was jewelry worth nearly 20,000 taels of silver, and it was just smashed like that.

However, he immediately realized what was going on: "Miss, please settle the bill. It will be 18,000 taels in total."

"These are fakes, aren't they? They break so easily. Are you trying to scam me?" Wu Xinrou blurted out, her words becoming increasingly reckless.

This remark made the guy laugh in exasperation.

“Miss, are you joking? This is jade. If it doesn’t break after you smashed it with so much force, then it’s a fake. Besides, this is Linglong Pavilion. We have been established in the capital for many years and have always done business with integrity. Please don’t slander us.” The shop assistant’s reasonable words left Wu Xinrou speechless.

Yes, the reason why Linglong Pavilion became the largest jewelry shop in the capital is because it only sells the best goods, and even princes and nobles often come here.

"I……"

"Miss, you don't mean you don't want to pay for it, do you?"

"How could that be? I only broke one piece of clothing. Why should you ask me for the price of a whole set?" Wu Xinrou thought that she could afford to compensate for the damage.

“Miss, this set of jewelry was specially made by the artisans of Linglong Pavilion. It is unique and cannot be missing a single piece. Naturally, it must be priced as a complete set.”

"I don't believe it. Bring your manager here. I want to ask him myself." Wu Xinrou's face turned pale.

The other shop assistants, seeing this situation, had already gone to find the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper arrived right after Wu Xinrou finished speaking.

"What's going on?" The old man glanced at Wu Xinrou, then shifted his gaze to the waiter.

The waiter explained the situation, and the shopkeeper nodded.

"This guest is right. You do indeed have to pay for the entire set of jewelry. Of course, once you pay the silver, the remaining pieces of jewelry will be yours."

Wu Xinrou's face was ugly. You said it was a set. The most important thing, the crown, is broken. What use are the others? Are you just keeping them to make her angry?

"I only broke this one item, and I'll only pay for this one. I don't want the others," Wu Xinrou said. She really didn't have that much money.

Feeling embarrassed by the stares from the people in the shop, Wu Xinrou just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

"Guest, this is Linglong Pavilion. No one has ever been able to cheat here. Since you are unwilling to pay, I have no choice but to take you to the government office." The shopkeeper's expression also changed.

"You dare! I am the daughter of Minister Wu, the Vice Minister of Revenue. My father will not let you get away with this." Wu Xinrou was truly terrified. If she were sent to the government office because of this, she would be ruined.

“We don’t care whose daughter you are. If you damage something, it’s only right that you compensate for it. Is this how Lord Wu teaches his daughter?” Linglong Pavilion has powerful backers, so he’s not afraid of a mere Vice Minister of Revenue.

"you……"

"Guest, you should really think it over carefully. Do you want to pay the fine or go to the magistrate's office and have him investigate properly?" He had been in Linglong Pavilion for so many years and had dealt with countless similar cases. A little girl trying to renege on her debts had really come to the wrong place.

In particular, their attempt to falsely accuse Linglong Pavilion of selling counterfeit goods is utterly absurd.