Chapter Nine: According to the Adult's Meaning

  Leading two people down the stairs with a swagger, beckoning the madam over with a wave of his hand.

  The old procuress, seeing this, hurried over with a flattering smile: "Sir, you truly have an eye for beauty. These two girls have not been here even a month. Since it's your first time here, I'll give you a special price - one hundred taels."

  But I saw that I was calm and composed, leaning forward to whisper in the old procuress's ear: "This is what our family's Lord means, don't forget to think it over carefully." The old procuress listened, and this Xuan Yue Wang Chao's Lord Ying had only one person, who was just appointed as the Prime Minister Ying Mo Yu. She had heard that he was ruthless in interrogating prisoners, and if she were to offend him, she didn't know what would happen to her. So she smiled wryly, shook her head, and whispered: "Since it's Lord Ying's intention, then I'll give it to the lord."

  I couldn't help but laugh secretly: the reputation of Ying Mo You is indeed loud. I didn't even prove it, and this old woman already believed me. I took out a brocade pouch from my bosom and handed it to her.

  The old procuress opened it and found that they were all golden hairpins of the finest quality, but strangely enough, the pearls on the hairpins had all been pried open.

  Deliberately avoiding the old procuress's inquiring gaze, he said: "The value of these golden hairpins is absolutely no less than one hundred taels. From now on, don't always bring up Master Ying to make excuses, do you understand?"

  The old lady, seeing that she hadn't lost out, smiled and said: "Alright, alright. Welcome to come again next time."

  "Uh-huh." I nodded and led the two out of Yihongyuan.

  Ask me where the pearl on my golden hairpin went? Nonsense, it's still in the hands of Old Moneybags Qian at Yaxianju! This is called waste utilization! Pfft pfft pfft, the golden hairpin isn't a useless thing!

  I went out the door and straight into the gate of Yaxianju. The shop boy came up with a smile and said, "Welcome, boss!"

  "I exclaimed in surprise: 'How did you know I'm the boss?' I thought nobody knew."

  "Just now Xiao was just watching from the side as you bought Ya Xian Ju, aren't you Xiao's new boss?" Er Xi smiled with a dog-leg face.

  "Uh-huh." I nodded in satisfaction: "This month's salary will be increased by two taels." After saying that, I was about to leave when I suddenly stopped: "However, remember, from now on the boss of this place is not me, but her." I said, pointing at Qiong Yu with my folding fan: "Remember."

  "I know, I know." Xiao Er stuttered for a few seconds and said repeatedly.

  Qiong'er was taken aback, and before she could react, I had Xiao Er lead us to a private room upstairs. After we sat down, I asked Xiao Er to withdraw.

  Qiong Yu did not understand, and asked: "Sir, what does this mean?"

  "What's the meaning of this?" I laughed and said, "First take a look at whether I'm a young master or not." As I spoke, I took off the silk ribbon that tied up my hair, and a head of black hair cascaded down. Still smiling with an innocent face.

  "Prince......" Qiong Yu's face was shocked, and Xiao Yu beside her seemed to have lost his soul.

  "Just call me Xue Ming." I said with a smile.

  "Snow Ming girl, I don't know what you want to do?" Qiong Yu asked calmly.

  "Me?" I stood up and walked around the room, shaking out a folding fan: "I want you to help me take charge of this Yaxianju."

  "What!" Qiong Yu finally couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  "Don't worry, I'm still the boss. But usually it's you who takes charge and faces the customers as the boss of Ruyi Pavilion."

  Qiong'er quickly regained her composure and muttered: "Then you just now..."

  "Just now I was just probing, as the boss of Yaxianju, at least the appearance should be worthy of the masses, I don't know if you are willing?"

  "Really willing, of course willing!" Xiaoyu excitedly jumped up beside her. She pulled on Qiong's arm and exclaimed: "Sister, did you hear that? We can live a good life from now on!"

  "Little Rain, don't be rude. Quickly thank Snow Ming's daughter with me." Qiong Yu said calmly to Little Rain.

  "Thank you, Miss Xue Ming." As they spoke, the two were about to kneel down.

  I hastily stepped forward and stopped them: "No need, no need, may I ask what are your names?"

  "Shangguan Qiong'er, Snow Ming said I'm Qiong'er, that's all."

  "Yao Yu, just call me Little Rain, sister."

  "Alright, from now on, let's unite as three and work together to build a beautiful Yaxianju."

  Qiong'e and Xiao Yu couldn't help but have tears in their eyes, and they said in unison: "Thank you, Xue Ming."

  "No need to thank me, so tomorrow I'll give you the decoration design of Yaxianju, you go arrange the manpower first, money is not a problem. Xiaoyu, Yaxianju needs more female employees. You are in charge of recruiting, of course, you can also go to Yihongyuan." The two nodded repeatedly.

  After giving instructions, I hastily bid farewell and returned to the mansion.