First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 412 Zhenxiufang

"Okay." Su Jixiang originally didn't want Qu Wanning to accompany him to buy clothes, but on second thought, it would be good for her to move around a bit.

She has been traveling for such a long time from Mangcheng to Beijing, and she is fine, which proves that the child is quite strong and healthy, but we still cannot be careless.

"That's great!" Su Jixiang tentatively touched Qu Wanning's still very flat belly and said with a smile, "When the child is born, you must recognize me as your godmother!"

"That's for sure." Qu Wanning was afraid that Su Jixiang would think of him, so he didn't dare to say anything else. He just smiled and said, "Should I come to your place tomorrow, or should I wait for you to pick me up at the General's Mansion?"

When they returned to Mangcheng, they naturally lived in the original general's mansion.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow. Don't run around." Su Jixiang said to Qu Wanning.

Wei Ling also learned that Qu Wanning was pregnant, and he was a little depressed for a while.

But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, it would be best for him to have a child, and there was nothing to be surprised about if he didn't have one.

As long as Su Jixiang can accompany him, that's enough.

The next day, Su Jixiang got up early in the morning. Wei Ling was summoned to the palace by His Majesty again, while Su Jixiang went to the general's mansion.

She opened the mahogany box that Qu Wanning gave her yesterday after Qu Wanning and his group left.

There was a stack of silver bills neatly arranged inside. Su Jixiang counted them and found that there were as many as 80,000 taels. Su Jixiang was so scared that he thought he was seeing things!

So today she brought the box out again, ready to return it to Qu Wanning.

Qu Wanning gave too much!

However, when Su Jixiang talked about this matter with Qu Wanning, she was scolded by Qu Wanning.

"There's no reason to ask for something back after you've given it away. Who are you trying to insult?" Qu Wanning didn't even give Su Jixiang a good look.

"If you give me eight thousand taels, I would accept it, but this is eighty thousand taels!" Su Jixiang said. "How can I take so much!"

"Don't you consider me a sister?" Qu Wanning glanced at her sideways and said unhappily.

"What I'm saying is, how could I not treat you as a sister?" Su Jixiang explained quickly.

"Then accept it!" Qu Wanning stuffed the box back into Su Jixiang's pocket. "The silver in here isn't just from me, it's also from my father. After all, you're his goddaughter, so he'll definitely contribute to your settlement. Besides, he's made a lot of money buying land and building houses with you in Mangcheng. He's said long ago that the money is useless to him, and it's all for us children. Just keep it!"

Seeing that she couldn't return the money, Su Jixiang could only nod and accept it. She would wait until Qu Wanning's family had problems in the future and then she would slowly repay the favor.

Su Jixiang went to thank General Qu and then went to the street with Qu Wanning.

The carriage took them to Tongque Street in the capital, and they both got off.

"I haven't been to this street for many years!" Standing on the street, Qu Wanning looked at the bustling Tongque Street and said with emotion.

She only came here when she was a teenager, but after she entered the palace, she seemed to be isolated from the world.

"Has it changed a lot?" Su Jixiang asked with a smile, holding her hand.

"It's huge!" Qu Wanning nodded and smiled. "I almost can't recognize it anymore. There are so many new shops. But I know that Zhenxiufang is still there. Even when I was in the palace, I often heard the maids and eunuchs who went out shopping mention this place."

After she finished speaking, she stood on tiptoe to take a look, raised her hand and pointed, "Look! It's over there!"

Zhenxiufang is a time-honored showroom in Beijing. The ready-made clothes it produces are novel in style and variety. Apart from being expensive, there is nothing wrong with them.

However, in a place like the capital where dignitaries gather, being expensive is not really a disadvantage; to some extent, it is an advantage!

Qu Wanning pulled Su Jixiang and walked directly towards Zhenxiufang.

"The streets of our Mangcheng are now not inferior to those in the capital." Su Jixiang said with a smile as he walked.

"Of course!" Qu Wanning pointed to the ground. "Just this ground, what does Mangcheng use? What does the capital use? The streets of the capital are actually not as good as ours. It's just because this is the capital, so the rent for shops is much higher than in Mangcheng."

This is true!

Mangcheng has developed over the past few years and has become the economic center of the north.

Su Jixiang had a good vision, and the docks and roads were built in a timely manner. With this infrastructure in place, Mangcheng became well-connected, running from north to south and east to west, accessible by both land and water, attracting a large number of merchants. Furthermore, Su Jixiang applied modern concepts to the operation of Mangcheng's border trade market, which boasted a dazzling array of goods.

To some extent, Mangcheng has indeed surpassed the capital.

There weren't many people in Zhenxiufang, one reason being that it was still early, and another reason being that the things here were expensive and ordinary people wouldn't set foot here.

The waiter inside greeted Qu Wanning and Su Jixiang hand in hand with a smile, but when he saw their attire clearly, his smile faded immediately.

"You two ladies, please take a look for yourselves." She seemed a little indifferent.

The clothes these two wore were too ordinary, and they didn't have any valuable ornaments on them. They looked like ordinary women.

Seeing that the clerk was not very enthusiastic towards her, Su Jixiang did not think there was anything wrong with it. After all, she could not resist too much enthusiasm. It was best to look at it herself. When there was something she liked, she could ask the clerk again.

Qu Wanning frowned slightly, a little unhappy, but when she saw that Su Jixiang didn't say anything, she let it go.

The two of them walked around the store. It was a very large store, with three floors and six rooms on each floor.

"Are these all?" Qu Wanning asked after looking through the first floor and finding nothing particularly appealing.

"There are other styles on the second floor," the clerk said impatiently, "but the ones on the second floor are more expensive."

"Are you worried that we can't afford it?" Qu Wanning snorted disdainfully, "Just bring out the best you have."

The waiter was slightly startled after hearing this, "Madam, are you sure?"

"Sure!" Qu Wanning nodded.

"These clothes are very valuable. Even if you have calloused hands and the fabric gets burred, you'll have to pay for it!" the waiter emphasized. "Madam, are you sure you want to go upstairs?"

"Just take it. It's my problem if you can't buy it!" Qu Wanning said.

"Then please follow me to the second floor." When the waiter heard that the two men were still quite arrogant, he finally made a gesture of invitation and let them go upstairs.

The second floor is indeed more luxurious than the first floor. The embroidery patterns are also more exquisite, and the materials used are several times more advanced!