Su Lingyue chatted with the man for a few words and learned that he was the second son of the owner of Zhao's Trading Company, Zhao Xingzhou.

At the age of fifteen, he followed his father to manage the branch in the western border and only returned to the capital for some personal matters.

Not long after, the shopkeeper and his assistant brought out a mahogany box from the inner room and placed it on the table.

Young Master Zhao opened the box, revealing a stack of neatly laid sable skins. The fur was dense and smooth, black with a hint of purple, and had a light oily sheen.

"It is indeed top-quality fur!" Su Lingyue was very surprised. "Master Zhao is really willing to give it up?"

Zhao Xingzhou said with a smile: "A businessman's words are as good as his words."

Su Lingyue was naturally very happy to hear him say that. "Since Master Zhao has said so, I will not refuse. Master Zhao, please make an offer. I will have my servant bring the silver to you later."

"Five hundred taels."

Su Lingyue wondered if she had heard it wrongly, so she asked again, "Mr. Zhao, are you sure it's five hundred taels?"

Zhao Xingzhou answered again, "Sure."

This price made Su Lingyue wonder if this was fake sable fur.

If they are real, these would not be expensive at two thousand taels.

"Why?" Su Lingyue couldn't help but ask Zhao Xingzhou.

Zhao Xingzhou still looked calm and composed. "No reason. I think it's worth the price, so I'll sell it at that price."

Su Lingyue remained skeptical and asked, "Could this be obtained by murder and robbery?"

Zhao Xingzhou was amused by Su Lingyue's question, "Princess, do you think that with the strength of our Zhao family, we need to kill people and rob goods?"

Really not necessary!

In the past, she bought whatever she needed from her uncle's business, and had never bought anything from Zhao's business, but she had heard of the Zhao's business.

The Zhao family is different from other businesses in the capital, they do not do business nearby.

They first collected some rare things from other countries to sell, or sold things unique to Daning to other countries.

The hard work they do is unbearable for others, and the money they earn is unique. Currently, no one in Daning can compete with them.

Seeing that Su Lingyue still maintained a skeptical attitude, Zhao Xingzhou chuckled and said, "If the princess must give a reason, then just think of it as Zhao's wish to get to know the princess. After all, there is a chance, and no one would not want to get to know the princess."

Listening to his words, Su Lingyue felt that they sounded somewhat true, like what a businessman would say.

"Okay, since Master Zhao said so, I will accept this box of sable fur. If there is anything I can do in the future, Master Zhao can come to the palace to find me."

Zhao Xingzhou bowed and saluted.

Su Lingyue asked the shop assistant to carry the box over and said to Shopkeeper Chen, "Please help me make a cloak with this box of sable fur. The extra material can be used to make a hand warmer."

Su Lingyue wrote down Xiao Yu's measurements and gave them to Shopkeeper Chen.

"Miss, is it urgent?"

"Just get it done within twenty days."

Su Lingyue took another look at the clothes that Caidie had picked for Yan Qing and the others, and found that they were basically OK, so she asked Manager Chen to calculate the price.

After making the calculation, Su Lingyue was about to ask the waiter to go back home with her to get the money, but Li Jing stopped her.

"I'll pay for mine!"

Seeing that Li Jing was still like this, Su Lingyue winked at Shopkeeper Chen.

"In that case, Shopkeeper Chen, please calculate the price of Miss Li Jing's three pieces of clothing!"

Shopkeeper Chen understood what Su Lingyue said, picked up the abacus and started calculating.

"The white one is two hundred and ten taels, the yellow one is two hundred and sixty taels, and the green one is one hundred and eighty taels, a total of six hundred and ninety taels. Would you like to pay in cash or in banknotes?"

Li Jing was stunned and looked at the clothes in his hands in shock. After a long while, he uttered, "Robbery!"

Shopkeeper Chen walked to Li Jing calmly and said, "Miss, you can't say that. You have chosen the finest brocade fabric, and the embroidery on the clothes is embroidered by a famous embroidery master in Jiangnan. It's worth the money!"

Li Jing looked at the bundle in her hand and tightened her grip around it. She had saved some money, so it was no problem to buy these clothes. The problem was that after buying the clothes, she would have no money to maintain her sword.

For a swordsman, the sword is equivalent to his life.

"Miss Li Jing, let me pay!" Su Lingyue looked at Li Jing who was a little hesitant, but still hoped that she could accept her kindness.

But she said, "I don't want it anymore."

As he spoke, he was about to put down his burden.

Su Lingyue didn't know that Li Jing's personality was so stubborn.

She winked at Shopkeeper Chen and Caidie, hoping they could stop it.

Caidie hurriedly said, "Sister Li Jing, there is actually a relative price for buying clothes in Xiu Luo Fang. Shopkeeper Chen, what is the relative price?"

Shopkeeper Chen picked up the abacus and started calculating again. He looked up and said with a smile, "The cost of the fabric plus the labor cost is two hundred taels for three pieces. But only our young lady can enjoy this discount."

Seeing that Li Jing was still hesitating, the shopkeeper began to demonstrate his professional skills and flatter her out of habit.

"My girl, you have fair skin and beautiful eyes. Our clothes make you look even more beautiful when you wear them. You have been practicing martial arts for many years, so you must buy yourself some decent clothes. Otherwise, your youth and beauty in just a dozen years will be wasted. Besides, you must have some beautiful clothes to see your beloved..."

Li Jing didn't feel anything about any of this, but she was leaving for Longhua Temple today and didn't know when she would be back.

Before leaving, she wanted to meet someone.

It should be more decent.

Shopkeeper Chen felt a little dry in his mouth as he spoke, so he drank some water and continued.

Just as he was about to speak, Li Jing spoke first, "Okay, just remember hers."

After saying that, she picked up her bag and walked out proudly.

Seeing that the plan was successful, Su Lingyue gave Caidie and Manager Chen a thumbs up.

Today, Su Lingyue finally understood why Manager Chen could become the head manager of all the garment shops in the capital.

It turns out that he is also a very secretive person. Su Lingyue has never heard these words before.

Back at the palace, Li Jing took Caidie's hand again and walked towards her room without looking back, saying only, "I'll borrow your person for a while."

Looking at Li Jing's back, Su Lingyue couldn't help but smile slightly. The distance between her and Li Jing seemed to be closer.

Su Lingyue was in the room, showing Xiao Yu the clothes she had bought, but Caidie walked in thoughtfully.

"What did Miss Li Jing ask you to do?"

Caidie thought about it and said, "Strange, really strange!"

Su Lingyue was puzzled, "What's so strange about laughing?"

"Miss Li Jing actually asked me to dress her up!"

"It's not strange that women love to dress up. As for Miss Li Jing, I want to see what she looks like after dressing up.

"After getting dressed, she packed her things and left the house."

Li Jing, wearing a goose yellow embroidered cross-collar, wide-sleeved, fur-lined soft satin robe, knocked on the door of the courtyard.

"A-Qing?" a cold voice sounded.

"Ah."

Li Jing responded, and then the gate slowly opened. The man in a gray cotton robe looked at Li Jing at the door and couldn't take his eyes off her for a moment.

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