The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 277 How to get her to part with it

Jinluxuan is located in the most prosperous area of ​​Shangjing. The streets are bustling with people and noise, and you can still faintly hear the vendors hawking their wares.

But the shop was completely silent.

No one expected Yu Tingwan to refuse.

No.

So what if Hao Zhenzhen offended him?

How dare you treat the matriarch of the Gu family like this?!

Shen Zhiyi was truly impressed! Her breath caught in her throat, and the fan in her hand fell to the ground.

A snap broke the silence.

She snapped out of her daze, picked it up, and stepped forward to greet him respectfully: "Greetings, Madam."

The beautiful woman, Jia Shan, withdrew her gaze from Yu Tingwan and turned it to her.

The maid suppressed her surprise, not expecting Yu Tingwan to react this way. So many people were eager to curry favor with the Gu family.

She whispered a few words to Jiashan.

Jiashan truly did not know who was bowing before him.

It's not that I have a bad memory; it's just that I'm of such high status that I've seen too many daughters of officials and can't remember them all.

"So it's the second young lady of the Imperial Household Department."

Jiashan nodded and asked in a low voice, "Your mother caught a cold a while ago, is she better now?"

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fully recovered now."

Jiashan wasn't in a good mood and didn't say anything more.

After all, the two families were of different social standing, and their relationship was not deep.

Manager Liu, who had been keeping an eye on the commotion on the second floor, sensed something was amiss and quickly spoke up tactfully.

"I heard magpies chirping early this morning, and I knew that a distinguished guest was coming to greet me. It turns out to be you, Madam."

She hurried downstairs, and as she brushed past Yu Tingwan, she respectfully lowered her eyes and whispered a sentence.

"The patterns have been placed in the private room. Madam, please go and rest before choosing one."

Yu Tingwan nodded slightly, went up to the third floor, and disappeared around the corner.

Manager Liu approached and bowed to Jia Shan.

"If I had known earlier that your young lady had taken a liking to this conch pearl, I would have insisted on saving it for her. But... that lady just now took a liking to it at first sight and made a decision right away."

She feigned reluctance: "How about I go over and try to negotiate?"

She may say that, but whether it's a real or fake negotiation, she's still the one who calls the shots.

The maid said, "Thank you for your trouble, manager."

"Whatever Madam desires, as long as it's not excessive, everything is negotiable. It's really us..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

Jiashan said calmly, "No need."

"The jewelry I really like is hard to come by, and there's a principle of first come, first served. How can I ask someone else to part with it?"

"Let's think about A-Wu's birthday gift again."

Manager Liu quickly gestured for them to enter: "We've received quite a few new products lately, and they're quite good. Let me show them to you."

Yu Tingwan paid no attention to what was happening downstairs.

She sat by the window in the private room. She took a sip of tea. Her slender, delicate fingers picked up a conch pearl and held it up to examine it closely.

The pink conch pearls shimmered in the light.

It's so beautiful, no wonder so many people want it.

Yu Tingwan's emotions did not seem to be greatly affected.

"I really admire you."

Shen Zhiyi had somehow gotten up there and stayed in the private room, sitting opposite the girl and refusing to leave.

"Don't you know who the person downstairs is?"

"But when I saw her come in, she said 'Why is the Grand Tutor's wife here?' in such a soft voice that you didn't hear her clearly?"

Shen Zhiyi offered Yu Tingwan an excuse, muttering to herself, "In the end, it was that maid who didn't explain clearly. You've only just arrived in the capital and don't know anything about Guanxi Street. There are quite a few families with the surname Gu. If she had specifically mentioned the Gu family from the Grand Tutor's residence, you definitely wouldn't have had that attitude, would you..."

"I know."

Yu Tingwan interrupted with clear eyes: "Grand Tutor Gu came from a humble background and was the top scholar in the seventh year of the Great Jin Dynasty. He was highly regarded by the emperor."

He married Princess Jiashan in the ninth year of the Great Jin Dynasty.

"That Princess Jiashan wasn't of royal lineage; her family is the He family of the Qingyuan Earl's Mansion," Yu Tingwan said, flipping through the pattern drawings. Her tone was indifferent, as if she were talking about someone unrelated.

From the moment she decided to go to Beijing, she knew that she would inevitably meet with the Gu family.

But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"The current Empress Dowager is not surnamed He. When the late Emperor was still a prince, her father was tasked with tutoring him. However, he lost his life while saving the late Emperor in a disaster."

"His mother couldn't bear the bad news, fell ill, and passed away as well."

It is not easy for an orphan girl to survive in this world.

The uncles and maternal uncles who were friendly before turned around and changed their tune, wanting to devour the childless heir.

"Old Master He and her father were sworn brothers, and he took her back to his mansion to teach her as his own daughter. The Empress Dowager grew up in the He family since childhood, regarded the current Earl of Qingyuan as her elder brother, and regarded Imperial Censor He and Princess Jiashan as her own nephews and nieces. Moreover, she came and went from the He family to the palace."

Shen Zhiyi exclaimed in surprise, "You know quite a lot!"

and many more.

You know that, yet you still do it?
Shen Zhiyi admired him.

She felt that Yu Tingwan was quite something!

However, Shen Zhiyi agreed, "That's true. The Empress Dowager dotes on Princess Jiashan. I heard that before she got married, she kept her by her side every day."

She whispered, "Look, when she was still a Noble Consort, she miscarried and asked for a favor so that her niece could enjoy the honor of a princess, have a fiefdom and a salary, and be able to come and go from the palace at any time. Although it was against etiquette, the late emperor valued lineage and rules the most, but somehow it was granted."

Everyone's saying there's something fishy going on.

But who would dare to inquire?

Shen Zhiyi pouted and said, "She loves Gu Wu so much that she cherishes her."

She sighed, "The Gu family has few male heirs, and they only have this one daughter. It is said that Princess Jiashan suffered during childbirth. Although both mother and daughter are safe, her health was damaged."

Grand Tutor Gu never took a concubine.

The couple is known for their loving relationship.

"She only has one precious daughter, Gu Wu grew up in a sweet environment. Looking at the entire capital, no one is as lucky as her."

She talked a lot in one breath, until she got thirsty.

Ke Yu didn't respond.

Unbeknownst to her, Shen Zhiyi had been ignored. She continued.

"But it did remind me that Gu Wu's birthday is coming up, and I should prepare a gift. I just don't know which day it is, how could I remember, and I haven't received an invitation."

The girl who had just been chosen finally reacted, and then suddenly paused.

Lift your eyes.

Shen Zhiyi: ...

"What...what happened?"

She guessed, "You don't mean you want me to take you to the Grand Tutor's residence to broaden your horizons, do you?"

Shen Zhiyi did not want to agree.

"I feel like I've led you into chaos."

Yu Tingwan: ...

It will definitely cause chaos.

Shen Zhiyi: "Don't even think about it. I don't even know your name or where you live."

As she spoke, she couldn't hide her smugness.

"You want to befriend me, right?"

"Over the years, there have been people eager to take advantage of us."

Shen Zhiyi: "However, none of those people are as pleasing to the eye as you."

She... wasn't against it.

Shen Zhiyi began to feel shy.

She didn't even care that Yu Tingwan's status was inferior to hers!

Yu Tingwan: "No."

Shen Zhiyi didn't believe it.

Yu Tingwan: "I'm thinking about my birthday."

Shen Zhiyi casually asked, "You're having your birthday too? What a coincidence, which day is it?"

Yu Tingwan told her seriously, "I don't know yet."