Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 163
Zhao Mengping went out of the room, gestured to the maids who were about to speak for silence, and glanced at Zhao's bedroom again.

The servant girl understood, bowed and saluted, and followed Mr. Zhao out of Mrs. Zhao's yard.

Zhao Mengping turned around a corridor, stood still under the moon gate, turned to look at the little maid who looked panic-stricken, and asked in a tight voice:

"What's going on just now? Let's talk about it in detail...how could Sister Xian have a conflict with Second Miss Pan?"

The little servant girl's name is Ruo Liu, she is the third-class servant girl next to Zhao Mengxian, she said with a pale face when she saw this:

"Back to the eldest son, the maidservant was just guarding outside the Cuiyufang gate in Fulu Hutong, waiting for the third girl Hou to pick out jewelry, who would have met the second girl Pan who arrived later..."

"Within less than a stick of incense, there was a sudden commotion inside, and the servant could only vaguely hear that the third girl and the second girl Pan were arguing over something, and then they started fighting!"

"Sister Ruoyu, who was next to the third girl, ran out and said that the servant was walking fast, and told the servant to return to the house quickly to call someone. She only said that our girl was slapped by the second girl of the Pan family..."

Hearing that Zhao Mengxian was slapped, Mr. Zhao's face suddenly turned cold, he lifted his robe and said as he walked:
"Ask the porter to prepare the horses! I'll go and see!"

When Zhao Mengping arrived at Fulu Hu, Cuiyufang was surrounded by onlookers on the inner and outer third floors.

Zhao Mengping asked several servants to stand guard in front of the door to disperse the people, and followed Ruo Liu into the shop by himself.

Sure enough, Zhao Mengxian asked two maids to protect her back, her hair was in a loose bun, her clothes were messy, and there were red handprints on her swollen face.She covered her face with one hand, and stared at the second girl Pan opposite, wishing she could kill her with her eyes!

On the other hand, Pan Yumei, with her head hanging askew in her hair and a few scratches on her skirt, seemed to be in good shape.She glared at Zhao Mengxian proudly, laughing at her overthinking herself!

The shopkeeper and the servant stood between the two in panic, neither daring to make a move nor persuade them to make peace, they kept begging for mercy.

Suddenly seeing a lake-blue figure coming in, everyone froze for a moment, looking straight at Zhao Mengping.

When Zhao Mengxian saw that her elder brother had rushed over, she suddenly cried out aggrieved, stepped forward and fell on Zhao Mengping's chest, choked up and said:

"Brother...she...she snatched my jade hairpin...and beat me..."

Zhao Mengping lowered his eyes and looked at Zhao Mengxian's red and swollen side face. His eyes were condensed like frost. He stared at the shopkeeper of Cuiyufang with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice:

"Please tell the shopkeeper clearly with the officials of the Jingzhao Mansion for a while! My sister was murdered in your store for no reason. Do you have something to say to the shopkeeper?"

When the treasurer of Cuiyufang heard about this incident, it went to Jingzhao Mansion, and hurriedly begged for mercy:

"Master Zhao, spare your life! This matter has absolutely nothing to do with my Cuiyufang! It was two girls who fell in love with a jade hairpin at the same time... This... This is the reason for the conflict..."

"The little ones have been persuading me for a long time... I beg Mr. Zhao to learn from me..."

Zhao Mengping still refused to give an inch, staring at the shopkeeper and asking:
"The shopkeeper should make it clear to the officials in a while, everything comes first, then comes first, who is robbing whose belongings, the shopkeeper must not lie!"

Just now Ruoliu said that sister Xian came to Cuiyu Fang first, so she probably shouldn't have snatched the belongings of the second girl Pan who arrived later. Besides, he knew sister Xian's temperament. Although his mother spoiled her, she would never Take the initiative to provoke and fight with others...

Sure enough, the shopkeeper's face turned pale, and he glanced sideways at the second girl Pan who had been silent behind him with an uneasy expression, and murmured:

"This this……"

Pan Taiwei is the first grade!How dare he offend a small emerald jade workshop so easily?

But... Zhao Shangshu's official rank is not low, and he is related to Li Xiang's family by marriage, neither of them should be offended by this matter!

The shopkeeper's palms were sweating, but he shrunk his shoulders, stumbled and couldn't understand.

Sister Xian, who was lying on Zhao Mengping's chest, was crying like pear blossoms and raining, but she stretched out her hand and handed half of the delivery receipt to her brother, crying:

"Brother...I bought this hairpin first...Pan Yumei wanted to grab it...I didn't agree, so she beat me...and scolded our family for looking down on people..."

The maid beside her, Ruoyu, took the words and said in a crying voice:
"My lord, our girl has already paid the silver... This girl Pan is not willing to let go, and insists on buying this hairpin at double the price. Our girl refused, so Miss Pan tore up our girl's list and fought back." pushed the girl..."

"Our girl went up to argue with her, but told her to slap her on the spot and not say anything, and insulted our family... The shopkeeper and the waiter can see clearly this matter! I beg the eldest son to make decisions for the girl! ..."

Zhao Mengping lightly patted Sister Xian on the shoulder, signaling her not to cry, stared at the shopkeeper who hung his head and said nothing, then turned to Miss Pan who was silent, and said coldly:
"I don't know if Miss Pan has called the brothers from the house? I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for the girl to show up in front of the yamen servants."

Pan Yumei didn't move, she just stared at Zhao Mengping, who was as gentle as jade, like a fool.

It wasn't until the maid behind her stretched out her hand to push her and called the second girl that Pan Yumei came back to her senses.

She clenched her fingertips tightly in her sleeves uneasily, looking at Zhao Mengping who was glaring at her, she felt her heart beating violently.

She subconsciously stretched out her hand to support the crooked gilt head, and saluted Zhao Mengping shyly:

"This matter... this matter is all a misunderstanding... If Miss Zhao likes it, I will give this jade hairpin to Miss Zhao as an apology..."

When everyone heard this, they all took a deep breath, and even the maidservants of the Pan family were almost petrified...

"girl……"

The maid behind her quietly tugged on her sleeve, as if afraid that her master would not wake up.

Although it was said that Pan Yumei made the first move, the third girl from the Zhao family also laughed at her young master, otherwise she wouldn't have provoked sister Mei to fight her regardless!

Unexpectedly, Pan Yumei pulled her sleeves violently, turned around and gave her maid a warning glance, then saluted the Zhao brothers and sisters who obviously couldn't recover, and apologized:

"I'm all blamed for being reckless today, but sister Zhao also spoke rudely to my brother just now... If my sister is willing to turn the fight into a treasure, and wants me to make amends, my sister can just say it..."

Zhao Mengxian stared blankly at Pan Yumei, who was pulling her hair a moment ago and threatening to make her die, but now she crouched down in front of her elder brother.

Looking at her hypocritical look with affection in her brows, she couldn't help but draw the corners of her lips coldly:
"I advise Miss Pan to give up her heart. My Zhao family will never marry your family!"

Pan Yumei suddenly raised her head, her face flushed red because of Zhao Mengxian's words. She bit her lip and clenched her fists tightly, but she didn't say anything, left the jade hairpin and silver, turned and left.

The servant girl behind her hadn't responded yet, she quickly followed after she reached the door...

As soon as Pan Yumei returned to the mansion, she broke into Mrs. Pan's bedroom. Without telling Mrs. Pan, Pan Yumei knelt down and said:

"Mother... my daughter wants to marry the eldest son of the Zhao family, I beg my mother to do my best..."

(End of this chapter)