The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

On the New Year's Eve of the 13th year of Hongwu, Shen Qing took advantage of his power to keep Lang Ping and others who had made an appointment to go shopping with Cui Miao in the palace, while he went to the streets alone with Cui Miao. Under his showing weakness, the relationship between the two seemed to be stronger One step closer.

The two came out of the clothing store and went straight to the gold shop diagonally opposite. The storefront of the gold shop is not small, and it has two floors. The decoration of the shop is very elegant, and the waiters are relatively better dressed.The place facing the door in the store is the counter, and tables and chairs are placed on the east and west sides near the windows, and dried fruits and tea sets are placed on the tables.There were not many customers in the store, only two people sat at the table by the east window, a man and a woman, the man was about forty years old, with a beard, and a silky silver-gray round-neck robe with a dark green coat on it. A few orchids are embroidered with silk thread.The woman is in her twenties, with sideburns combed, gold hairpins, emerald pearls on her hair, and a pink mink velvet cape.The shopkeeper stood in front of the two of them, and there was a box of jewelry on the table.

The clerk standing behind the shopkeeper saw the two people entering the store, so he hurriedly greeted them, and said warmly, "Please come to the two young masters."

The shopkeeper looked at the two of them, nodded with a smile, and said loudly, "Zhang Quan, hello."

Zhang Quan responded, and led the two of them to sit down at the table by the west window, brewed two cups of tea, brought it to the two of them respectfully, and asked, "What do you two young masters need?"

Shen Qing said flatly: "What kind of gift should I give for my child's full moon gift?"

Zhang Quan replied: "Young master, the full moon gift usually gives a longevity lock, gold, silver and jade are all acceptable, it depends on your preference."

Shen Qing pondered for a while, then said: "Gold wares and jade wares, show us some, no matter the price, as long as the workmanship is exquisite."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Quan hurriedly said with a smile: "You two young masters wait a moment, the younger one will go get it now."

After a while, Zhang Quan came over with a tray, put the tray on the table, and said, "You two gentlemen, please see if there is any style you like. If not, there are other kinds in our store."

A piece of cyan velvet was spread on the tray, on which were neatly placed more than a dozen long-lived locks, of similar styles, most of which were engraved with simple patterns, but the weight and size were different.

Shen Qing picked up a golden lock, looked at it for a while, then put it down, and said calmly: "These are not eye-catching, are there better ones?"

Hearing the movement here, the shopkeeper confessed to the two people on the east table, walked over with a smile, glanced at Zhang Quan, Zhang Quan understood, and the two changed positions.The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Bosses, there are some good ones, but the price is more expensive, what do you think?"

Shen Qing looked at the shopkeeper and said, "As long as I like it, the price doesn't matter."

The smile on the shopkeeper's face deepened, he picked up the tray on the table, and said enthusiastically: "You two gentlemen, please have some tea first, I will come as soon as I go."

The shopkeeper turned around and entered the room, Cui Miao couldn't help clicking her tongue secretly, estimating Shen Qing's net worth in her heart, and comparing it with her own, she suddenly felt that she was a poor man through and through.

Seeing the change of mood on Cui Miao's face, Shen Qing couldn't help asking: "What are you thinking?"

Cui Miao shook her head and said, "It's nothing. Brother Shen, I think the styles of those long-lived locks are similar. The patterns on them are similar, and the difference is the material and weight. Besides, the little prince Tianhuang is an aristocrat, and the palace doesn't have any valuables." .If you want to give something unique, why not draw some patterns yourself and let craftsmen make them."

Shen Qing looked at Cui Miao's eyes, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, and said, "Do you have a plan in mind?"

Cui Miao hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "That's right, there are a few unique tricks, but I don't know how they will work out, I'm afraid it will delay the little prince's full moon ceremony and cause trouble for Big Brother Shen."

Shen Qing was silent for a while, then said: "Let's do this. Let's make two-handed preparations, even if the result is not satisfactory, we won't be caught off guard."

Cui Miao nodded and said, "That's fine. What if it's just a craftsman? Does this place accept customization?"

"Come on, we have the best craftsmen here, as long as you say it, you can do it." The shopkeeper came out from the inside, just in time to hear Cui Miao's question.

Shen Qing didn't answer, but looked at the tray in the shopkeeper's hand.

The shopkeeper put the tray on the table and said with a smile: "Both young masters, this is the best gold jewelry in the shop. See if you like it."

Shen Qing's eyes fell on the gold ornaments, no emotion could be seen on his face.Cui Miao also looked over, the workmanship of the gold ornaments on the tray was indeed much more refined than before, but the patterns were still the same, nothing new.

Shen Qing looked at Cui Miao, and said casually: "You pick one."

"Me?" Cui Miao pointed at herself, looking a little surprised, and said, "This kind of thing can't be ambiguous, Brother Shen should decide for himself."

Shen Qing didn't force it, his eyes fell on the gold ornaments again, he pondered for a while, pointed to the longevity lock engraved with the word "Fu" in the middle, and said, "That's it."

Seeing that the transaction was completed, the shopkeeper said cheerfully, "Young master has a good eye. This is the one with the best workmanship and material in our shop. I'll ask someone to wrap it for you."

"Wait." Cui Miao stopped the shopkeeper and asked, "What's the price of this golden lock?"

The shopkeeper was taken aback for a moment, and then replied, "150 taels of silver."

When Cui Miao heard it, she was surprised and said: "150 taels, are you stealing money? Such a gold lock is only 20 grams, not even half a tael of gold, you want 150 taels!"

The smile on the shopkeeper's face faded, and he explained patiently: "This golden lock is not heavy, but it is very complicated to make it, and your money is mainly spent on the workmanship. To tell you the truth, my little The shop is considered one of the best in Beiping, and the gold jewelry you buy from me is absolutely exquisite in workmanship, although it is not as good as the royal craftsmen, it is also the best craftsmanship among the people."

"No matter how you say it, the shopkeeper's price is indeed expensive, you can make it cheaper."

The shopkeeper originally thought that Shen Qing and Cui Miao were the kind of young masters who spent money lavishly, and they could earn more money by themselves, but they didn't expect this one to be a knowledgeable one.The shopkeeper's face changed, and he said: "I told you the price, you are definitely not satisfied, you should give me a price, if it is suitable for you two to take it, if not, you can change it and see."

Cui Miao thought for a while and said, "Winning silver is 80 taels. If the shopkeeper thinks it is suitable, we will buy it. If it is not suitable, we will change it."

The shopkeeper's face turned green when he heard that, "80 taels, no, this is not even enough for the capital..."

Seeing Cui Miao and the shopkeeper arguing over a few taels of silver, Shen Qing's eyes were full of smiles. In fact, with his net worth, even if he bought more than a dozen gold shops like this, he would still be rich.But he didn't intend to stop it, instead he watched with great interest, he liked to see Cui Miao so energetic.

In the end, the shopkeeper was entangled by Cui Miao, and he didn't want to waste a long time, so he sold the gold lock to two people at a price of 85 taels. Zhang Quan and the other two were dumbfounded.

Cui Miao looked at the golden lock in her hand contentedly, and now she finally understood why Ms. Cui was so keen on bargaining, and she had such a sense of accomplishment.

Shen Qing hadn't walked out of the gate after paying the bill, when he heard a sharp cry behind him.

"Ah, master, what's wrong with you? Master, don't scare me!"

Cui Miao paused and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see the man sitting in front of the east window fell to the ground, his body twitched and foaming at the mouth, while the young lady was half kneeling on the ground with a flustered expression. hugging man.

Cui Miao frowned slightly, and came to the front of him in two or three steps, pushed the shopkeeper who was frightened, and said calmly: "Shopkeeper, let the assistant go to the doctor and report to the official."

The shopkeeper came back to his senses and said quickly: "Hey, hey, Zhang Quan, hurry up and ask the doctor!"

Zhang Quan trotted out of the store, Cui Miao squatted down to check the man's condition, but after a burst of convulsions, the man closed his eyes and died.

Cui Miao probed for his breath, looked at Shen Qing, shook her head, and said, "He's dead."

"Dead, dead!" The woman was stunned, and then cried, "How is it possible? Our master was fine just now, how could he just die like this?"

"It's over, it's over, why did you kill someone when you were fine? What's wrong with this?" The shopkeeper walked back and forth with a mournful face.

Cui Miao stood up, looked at the shopkeeper, and said, "Shopkeeper, go report to the police. His lips are purple, his face is blue, and he is foaming at the mouth. It is very likely that he died of poisoning."

"Poisoned?" The woman looked up at the shopkeeper, and said with an ugly expression: "My master hasn't eaten since he left the house. He only drank the tea here. It must be you, and you must have poisoned him!"

The shopkeeper was dumbfounded, and retorted loudly: "You don't spitting blood, who knows if you have eaten dirty things before you came here? Why do you want to kill people in the store when I open the door for business? I also said that it was you, a woman who did it." !"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Cui Miao frowned and shouted sharply: "Okay, stop arguing, who is right, report to the official, and you will know."

Just as Zhang Quan brought the doctor into the door, he was sent to report to the official again.Unavoidable accident, Cui Miao asked the doctor to look at the man.The doctor inspected roughly, shook his head and said: "There is no breath, and the pulse can't be felt, this man is dead."

Cui Miao asked: "Doctor, in your opinion, how did he die?"

The doctor pondered for a while, and then replied: "This person's face is black and blue, his lips are purple, and he is foaming at the mouth. If the old man is not mistaken, he should have died of poisoning."

Cui Miao then asked: "The doctor may have seen what kind of poison he planted?"

"There are tens of thousands of poisons in the world, and the old man can't tell what kind of poison he has. However, the reaction after seeing the poisoning is very similar to the reaction of taking drugs by mistake."

The doctor was afraid of getting into trouble, and after answering Cui Miao's questions, he hurried away with the medicine box.Half an hour later, the yamen servants from the yamen who were appointed to punish him came in a hurry, followed by Wu Kun, who was the inspector who was appointed to punish him.