The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Three days later, Jiang Suining spent a large sum of money to invite a famous painter in the imperial city to draw patterns, and cooperated with Tianjin Embroidery Workshop, which had the most exquisite embroidery skills, to use Jiang's Floating Light Brocade and Moon Shadow Gauze to make summer dresses. The news spread in the streets and alleys.

According to the information released by Ningyue Pavilion, only ten summer dresses will be produced this time and will be exhibited on the day of the summer solstice.

Each dress is no longer priced at three hundred taels, but is instead priced through bidding, with the starting price being three hundred taels, and the highest bidder wins.

Moreover, only customers who purchase more than 800 taels of silver in Ningyue Pavilion during this period can participate in the bidding.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of many people.

However, Ningyue Pavilion has only been open for less than three months, and there is a quota limit every month. Apart from Chu Jingyue and a few other noble ladies, not many people can meet the threshold of 800 taels of silver.

"Miss, we have only sent out five invitations in total. Isn't the threshold of eight hundred taels a bit too high?" Biyun looked at the remaining blank bamboo slips with some concern.

They spent a lot of money on making the dresses this time. If only five people come, wouldn't they suffer a huge loss? They might not even be able to sell all the dresses, let alone bid for them.

"There's still some time until the summer solstice, so there's no need to rush." ​​Jiang Suining calmly flipped through the various drawings in front of him.

"Miss, how can we not be anxious? We have to hire a painter and an embroidery workshop this time. We are almost going to spend all the money we have earned recently."

If the dresses cannot be sold this time, or are not sold at a high enough price, they will definitely lose money.

Jiang Suining put the selected pattern aside and said to Biyun with a smile: "How are the scented bags, round fans and shawls that were ordered earlier?"

"It's all done." Biyun replied.

"That's good." Jiang Suining nodded, "In two days, we will launch those products, and the price can be higher than what we set before."

“Does that require a limit on the number of people who can buy it?”

"No, these are just accessories, not dresses, and anyone can buy them."

Biyun looked at her young lady, thought for a moment and said, "Young lady, do you want to use these accessories to get those people to buy eight hundred taels of silver?"

Jiang Suining shook his head. "These accessories are just some small gadgets. Even if the price is slightly increased, it is impossible for so many people to spend hundreds of taels at once."

"Then this quota is still not enough." Biyun frowned.

Jiang Suining's smile deepened. "This batch of sachets, shawls, and round fans are all of the same style. Now that it's April, it's called Huai Xu Ji. Tell the guests that we will launch new styles every month. If they want them, they can pay in advance. Then, after the new styles are launched every month, someone will deliver them to their homes for them to choose from. Moreover, the advance payment can be counted into the eight hundred taels."

Biyun's eyes lit up, "I understand, young lady, you want those ladies who really want to buy our summer dresses but can't get invitations for the time being to prepay money in advance. This will not only increase the number of places, but also our sachets and other things will be sold now!"

"That's right." Jiang Suining looked at Biyun with approval, "You react quickly."

"Miss, this is a really good idea. Even if there are no more vacancies, someone can still gather eight hundred taels of silver." Biyun paused, then suddenly frowned again, "But Miss, do you think there are many people willing to pay this amount?"

Jiang Suining was calm and composed. "Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be much. After all, who would be willing to spend so much money on sachets?"

However, once a person's desire to compare is aroused, the situation may not be so favorable.

Prince Chu's Mansion.

When Jiang Suining was led into the back garden, Chu Jingyue was sitting in the garden drinking tea.

She was wearing the crescent-shaped phoenix-tail silk skirt that she had bought from Ningyue Pavilion last month. She had her hair done in a lily bun, which was embellished with pearl flowers. It looked simple yet elegant.

"Greetings to Princess Pinghu." Jiang Suining bowed and saluted.

"Manager Jiang, you don't have to be polite. Please take a seat." Chu Jingyue signaled the maid next to her to serve tea, and then looked at Jiang Suining and said, "I have read the letter you sent over. It's okay to hold a banquet. Anyway, if you count it, the palace hasn't held a banquet this year. I should also invite those officials and noble ladies, but..."

Chu Jingyue changed the subject and looked at Jiang Suining with a more inquiring look.

"This county lord wants to know, what is your purpose?"

Jiang Suining took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of Chu Jingyue.

"What is this?" Chu Jingyue asked.

"This is the list of noble ladies I hope the princess will invite to the banquet. Of course, this is also my purpose."

Chu Jingyue picked up the list, opened it, looked at it carefully, frowned and said, "Did Miss Jiang write this herself?"

"Yes."

"Then you know there are a lot of people up here..."

"There are more or less some conflicts between them." Jiang Suining took over Chu Jingyue's words.

Chu Jingyue raised her eyebrows, "Since you knew that, why did you ask me to invite them together?"

"Except for the princess, the other four people who received the invitation are among them. Of course, those who have conflicts with them on weekdays and like to compete with them are also included." Jiang Suining looked at Chu Jingyue, "By then, I hope the princess can find an opportunity to mention the invitation at the banquet."

Chu Jingyue understood.

Most of the people on this list have been competing with each other openly or covertly. When they got together to talk about this, they became competitive and naturally willing to spend some money.

"It's not easy to come up with this list. It seems that you really put a lot of thought into it. But... why should this princess help you?" Chu Jingyue looked at Jiang Suining.

The latter's expression remained unchanged as he took out a few more pieces of paper.

"This is a newly drawn pattern. Princess, do you like it?"

When Chu Jingyue's eyes fell on the paper, her eyes lit up, "Is this the dress that your Ningyue Pavilion will launch on the summer solstice?"

Jiang Suining shook his head, "No, this is specially prepared for the princess."

During this period of time, she has been recalling Chu Jingyue's preferences in her previous life. These patterns were designed based on Chu Jingyue's preferences and the dress styles that were popular in the imperial city in her previous life, and then carefully selected from them.

Although it may not be extremely exquisite, it should be enough to arouse Chu Jingyue's interest for the time being.

Chu Jingyue looked at Jiang Suining again, "It means that in addition to the ten dresses, these will be given to this princess after they are made."

"That's right." Jiang Suining nodded.

"Manager Jiang's thank-you gift this time is quite generous."

Jiang Suining smiled and said, "The princess can bear it."

Chu Jingyue also smiled and said happily, "Okay, this princess agrees."

In fact, it was just a banquet after all. Even if Jiang Suining didn't show her the drawings, she could still help her. What's more, the sincerity shown by Jiang Suining really made her satisfied.