Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1016 - 1018: The Enthronement of the Prince (3)

Chapter 1016: Chapter 1018: The Enthronement of the Prince (3)

Xiang Yun immediately fell in love with the set of Purple Orchid Jade jewelry as soon as she saw it. She picked up each piece—the hairpins, rings, bracelets, jade pendants—and examined them under the sunlight. The more she looked, the happier and more enchanted she became, exclaiming, "It truly is worthy of being the shop’s treasure, so captivating indeed!"

Cai Wei joked, "If you like it so much, why not buy it as your bridal gifts?"

"Hmm, that’s a good idea, but how much would this set of head decorations cost? It must be very expensive, right?"

The shopkeeper came over and said, "This set of head decorations totals seven—"

Before he could finish, Cai Wei interrupted, "Five thousand taels!"

The shopkeeper was taken aback. What was the boss saying? Five thousand taels wouldn’t even cover the cost. The other day, the Lady of Chief Doctor Yao from the Imperial Medical Institute wanted to buy this set of jewelry for Concubine Yao, offering up to seven thousand taels without making a deal. How could it be sold for five thousand taels? Had the boss gone mad?

But such thoughts he dared only mutter in his heart without voicing them; he could only helplessly look at Xiang Yun, hoping she wouldn’t be able to afford even the five thousand taels.

Indeed, when Xiang Yun heard that the set of head decorations was going for five thousand taels of silver, she found it hard to swallow and sheepishly put the items down.

Five thousand taels was indeed a significant amount for a maiden from the home of an honest official. Although she liked to chase after the latest clothes and jewelry, those things had their limits in price. She could afford a hundred or so taels of silver, but this set was suddenly five thousand taels—a sum she truly couldn’t come up with!

The maiden accompanying Xiang Yun had finished wandering downstairs and came up to find her. As soon as she ascended, she saw the set on the table and was instantly dazzled, exclaiming, "Wow! Is this the famous Purple Orchid Jade head decoration set, the precious treasure of the Zhenbao Pavilion?"

"Precisely, Miss, you have good taste!" Cai Wei nodded and laughed in agreement.

The maiden unabashedly said, "Of course, I’ve heard my mother mention it before. It’s a shame it costs seventy-five hundred taels of silver; it’s too expensive, otherwise my mother would have bought it for me!"

"Seventy-five hundred taels?"

Xiang Yun cried out in surprise, turning to the girl and said, "Xiao Wei, are you saying this set of head decorations sells for seventy-five hundred taels?"

The maiden replied, "Yes, that’s what my mother told me. She even tried to bargain it down to sixty-five hundred taels, but they wouldn’t sell it!"

The shopkeeper chuckled to himself, thinking, milady, what does your sixty-five hundred taels mean? Even seventy thousand didn’t close the deal the other day!

Xiang Yun suddenly understood the situation and turned to look at Cai Wei with gratitude, "Cai Wei, thank you for your kind intentions, however, even five thousand taels is very expensive for me. I should not take it. Let’s look at something else!"

Cai Wei had already dropped her bid to the lowest, five thousand taels was already a loss of several hundred taels, it couldn’t go any lower. Regretfully, Cai Wei directed the shopkeeper to put away the jewelry and continued browsing with her.

Eventually, Xiang Yun selected a set of items—a vermeil phoenix flying through peonies hair ornament, a pair of eight-treasure-encrusted gold bracelets, and a pair of coral earrings—Cai Wei had the shopkeeper sell these items to Xiang Yun at a 40% discount. Not only did she not earn a single copper coin from her, but she also took a loss of several dozen taels.

As the daughter of an official, Xiang Yun had seen plenty of fine goods, so she had a rough estimate of the price of these few pieces of jewelry. Seeing Cai Wei offer such a steep discount, she was naturally very grateful.

Jing Xiaowei, the daughter of the Auxiliary Duke who came with Xiang Yun, also bought quite a few items. Seeing her as Xiang Yun’s friend, Cai Wei offered her the same generous treatment, cutting the price significantly, leaving both young ladies fully satisfied as they departed!