Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 799 - 800 Glass(5)_1

Chapter 799: Chapter 800 Glass(5)_1

The Capital truly deserved to be the Imperial City, its prosperity unmatched elsewhere. Its streets were more than twice the width of those in Qing County, with shops lining both sides, people bustling about, noisy and bustling, a whole atmosphere of liveliness.

The diversely attired pedestrians on the road were laughing and talking. Some were dressed in silk and satin, some wore coarse linen clothes, and occasionally one could spot one or two strangely dressed individuals from foreign tribes swaying as they walked down the street. The shouts of hawkers and the calls of salesmen echoed back and forth. This demonstrated that the power of the Great Jin was still reliable, at least the citizens of the capital were living a life of peace and prosperity.

Cai Wei found the ’Zhenbao Pavilion’. Seeing her, the shopkeeper came out from behind the counter with a sincere look of awe; he seemed about to kneel in reverence, but Cai Wei quickly stopped him.

"Shopkeeper, I don’t want people to know my identity. All I need you to do is quickly get me the set of jewelry I ordered."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper hurried upstairs and brought back several finely crafted brocade boxes.

"Princess, would you tell me if you find these satisfactory?"

The shopkeeper opened a round brocade box. It held a remarkably beautiful diamond necklace, different from the necklaces of this era. It was a delicate gold chain with a rose-shaped pendant at the bottom. The rose pendant, made of gold and inlaid with dozens of small diamonds, was truly radiant and eye-catching!

The craftsmanship of the necklace was excellent, the work exquisite, identical to the blueprint and without a single flaw. It was clearly the work of a master craftsman and would indeed have been considered a piece of fine jewelry in Cai Wei’s era.

Cai Wei was very satisfied and opened the rest of the boxes. The bracelets, earrings, and hairpins, were all equally detailed and without a single flaw. She collected the set of jewelry, left the ’Zhenbao Pavilion’, and after a while, found ’Yao Ji’s Fine Woodworking’, planning to have the furniture she had designed made here.

When the shopkeeper at Yao Ji’s saw the customer coming in, he warmly invited Cai Wei inside. Once she was seated, she asked for their shopkeeper.

She wanted to use the Golden Silk Nan Wood and Sandalwood from her space to make the furniture for her boudoir. These wood types were more valuable than gold, so she naturally had to be cautious. Therefore, she planned to first have a set made of sour branch wood, according to the blueprint, to test their craftsmanship. If their work really was good, she could then entrust them with her valuable wood later!

When the shopkeeper came over and saw Cai Wei’s blueprint, he was full of admiration for the pieces of furniture Cai Wei had designed and agreed upon them right away.

Cai Wei pre-paid a deposit of one hundred taels of silver and agreed to pick up the goods one month later before leaving.

As it was near noon, Cai Wei had almost finished shopping, so she hired a carriage to go find Cai Fei at their family fabric store. Today, she planned to take her sister out for a meal at a restaurant, to reminisce about the times she used to hang out with her girlfriends in her past life.

Seeing her sister, Cai Fei was naturally overjoyed. She said something to Nanny Xi and came out eagerly with Huan Qiu, following Cai Wei.

Fei’er was dressed beautifully today, wearing a festive dress made of red pomegranate and broken flower golden silk woven brocade, with a long smoky plum blossom and phoenix tail dress, and her hair was done up in a Baihua bun. On her bun was a pale pink pearl flower made of dozens of pink pearls. It was really beautiful.

Seeing her sister looking so beautiful, Cai Wei couldn’t help but give her a few compliments. Cai Fei shyly lowered her head, a faint blush spreading across her face.

To celebrate Fei’er’s birthday, while out shopping, Cai Wei had specially booked the best private room at the ’Jufude’ Restaurant, planning to give Cai Fei a surprise!

The ’Ju Fu De’ Restaurant was the most famous restaurant in the capital, the first choice for dignitaries when eating out. Although the food and drink here were more expensive than other places, the master chef’s culinary skills were excellent, and the food was much better than anywhere else. As a result, even though it was expensive, every lunchtime, the place was always fully booked.