My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 496: Dispute Inside Zhenbao Pavilion

Chapter 496: Chapter 496: Dispute Inside Zhenbao Pavilion

"The designs drawn by your aunt are exquisite, and with the addition of pearls and agate, which are rare in the capital, they are sure to sell well."

Chu Nanli had just glanced over all the jewelry for sale on the first floor of Zhenbao Pavilion.

Though these pieces of jewelry were somewhat inferior to those used by the nobility in the palace, they were of considerable quality for ordinary families.

But even among the fine quality, there was something lacking in novelty.

What Chu Nanli wanted to do was to replace the old with the new.

She also planned to ask Zhuang Lin whether there was a skilled craftsman who could turn all the patterns drawn by Madame Liu into reality.

The two were engrossed in their discussion of designs when they were suddenly interrupted by a commotion not far away.

"I’m saying you’re being completely unreasonable. It’s clear that you broke the hairpin, so why are you pushing the blame onto me without any explanation?"

Chu Nanli looked toward the source of the noise and saw that it was two young ladies arguing, presumably over jewelry.

Between them lay a broken jade hairpin.

Obviously, it was this jade hairpin that had caused their dispute.

"So what? If you hadn’t been fighting with me for it, how could I have accidentally dropped it? Ultimately, it’s your fault!"

The woman in yellow spoke with an air of arrogance, causing both Chu Nanli and Lin Xuanxuan to frown.

Especially Lin Xuanxuan, who had been in the capital for many years and had never seen someone so presumptuous.

Frowning, she looked to Chu Nanli: "How can this person behave like this?"

Who was right and who was wrong could be seen almost at a glance.

Clearly, the woman in yellow wanted to snatch the jade hairpin that the lady in pink was eyeing. During their squabble, she accidentally dropped the hairpin, breaking it in two.

Everyone was in the store to make purchases, and the presumptuous arrogance of the woman in yellow was truly distasteful.

In her life, Lin Xuanxuan hated nothing more than women who were artificially pretentious like Lin Fuying, and following that, she despised those who bullied others by taking advantage of their status.

She was about to step forward to mediate when Chu Nanli pulled her back.

Chu Nanli shook her head at her, "Wait, let’s see what’s going on before we intervene."

Although she also disliked those who bullied others by taking advantage of their status, her intuition told her that something about this situation seemed off.

The yellow-clad woman carried on with her arrogant demeanor, "I’m telling you, if you don’t apologize to me today and compensate me with a new jade hairpin, you’re not getting out of here!"

The lady in pink had only brought one maid with her and looked rather pitiable compared to the entourage surrounding the woman in yellow.

She looked around for help, and her pleading gaze naturally fell on Chu Nanli, who was not far from her.

"Miss, could you please help me judge the situation? I didn’t break this jade hairpin, and even if someone should compensate, it shouldn’t be me. Right?"

She was afraid that Chu Nanli would not help her and came straight up to Chu Nanli, trying to get her on her side.

"Although I am not a resident of the capital, I know that the state has its laws. What she’s doing, what’s the difference from a bandit?"

The girl in pink made a point that was both reasonable and according to the law.

But could someone capable of making such an argument truly be easily bullied?

"Don’t think that because you’ve found support, you can avoid compensating me. Even if someone supports you, you can’t escape!"

The woman in yellow became even more relentless when she saw what was happening.

Chu Nanli had not intended to get involved, but given the current situation, she feared that remaining uninvolved was no longer an option.

She looked helplessly at the shop assistant beside her, "This kind of thing must happen quite often here at Zhenbao Pavilion, right?"

"You must have quite the experience in handling such matters."

Just as Chu Nanli had said, disputes caused by the accidental damage to items occurred every few months at Zhenbao Pavilion.

Actually, if these two hadn’t insisted on dragging Chu Nanli into the matter, the nearby shop assistant would have stepped in to mediate much earlier.

"As you said, we will handle it right away."

The shop assistant smiled accommodatingly; although he did not know Chu Nanli’s identity, he could tell from the shopkeeper’s demeanor towards her that she was definitely a noble person who deserved respectful treatment.

Seeing that the chaos here was being dealt with, Chu Nanli and Lin Xuanxuan naturally did not wish to stay any longer.

However, they had not gone far before they were entangled by someone else.

"Please wait, Miss!"

The girl in pink who had been involved earlier quickly followed them out, stopping in front of Chu Nanli with a smile that seemed genuinely sincere.

"My name is Lu Xinyue, I’ve just arrived in the capital, and you two must be residents here, right?"

Lu Xinyue, true to her name, squinted when she smiled, resembling the crescent moon in the sky.

As for this girl, Lin Xuanxuan didn’t harbor much suspicion.

After all, what had happened inside Zhenbao Pavilion was clearly not her fault, but the fault of the woman in yellow’s unreasonable behavior.

If Lin Xuanxuan were in her shoes, she would not tolerate such bullying either and would naturally get into a dispute.

In Lin Xuanxuan’s view, the girl, Xinyue, was likely seeking help from Chu Nanli on the spur of the moment without any deep-seated intentions.

Lu Xinyue continued to talk, "That person just now was really hateful, I’m grateful you stepped in to help me, and so was the shop assistant at Zhenbao Pavilion, quite fair in his dealings. I just didn’t expect there to be such arrogant people in the capital, truly abhorrent!"

"Such people are only a minority, and besides, you don’t need to be so grateful to us," Chu Nanli shook her head slightly, replying with courtesy and politeness.

Lin Xuanxuan nodded in agreement, "That’s right, the person who helped you the most was that shop assistant, wasn’t it? If you want to thank anyone, you should thank him first."

In Lin Xuanxuan’s view, she and Chu Nanli didn’t really provide much help.

She had wanted to step forward to argue on behalf of Xinyue, but before she could do anything, Chu Nanli had stopped her, making her undeserving of even a word of thanks.

Lin Xuanxuan’s frankness caused Lu Xinyue’s smile to stiffen for a moment.

However, she quickly recovered, "Actually, my thanks were just an excuse; I see that you two are kind and I’d like to make friends with you."

"I’ve only just arrived in the capital and don’t have any friends. It was hard enough getting out, and then to run into such a terrible incident, it’s really been quite unfortunate."

She humbled herself and knew when to advance and retreat, in a way that didn’t annoy others.

At the very least, Lin Xuanxuan’s impression of her was rather good at the moment.

She couldn’t help but comfort her, "That person from earlier probably won’t continue to trouble you, you don’t need to worry too much."

Lu Xinyue nodded along with her words and continued, "By the way, I still don’t know both of your names."