allonlinenovel Chapter 465 My daughter is the Vice Minister's woman!
Chapter 465 My daughter is the Vice Minister's woman!
The old woman was shouting so loudly that it was impossible for Yu Wan on the second floor not to hear her.
The shopkeeper had obviously heard the commotion downstairs. He frowned. "Master, this..."
The Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream was developed by Yu Wan, so how could the household possibly run out of it?
Yu Wan raised her hand, signaling the shopkeeper to calm down, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
"Go and have a look."
Downstairs, the old woman was still shouting and yelling relentlessly.
With her hands on her hips and an arrogant demeanor, she declared, "If you can't produce this Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream today, the thing the Second Grand Secretary's wife wants, I'll make sure your shop can never do business again!"
The shop assistant, Erhuzi, shrank back when she pointed her finger at him and scolded him. He was worried about offending his customers while running a business, so he could only back down again and again.
He said politely, "Honorable guest, please calm down. It's not that I don't want to sell it to you, but this Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream is truly out of stock..."
"I don't care," the old woman sneered. "If you can't produce the Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream today, my mistress will make sure your business goes out of business!"
Erhuzi was immediately at a loss, his face turned red, and he mumbled something, but he didn't know what to do, looking completely helpless.
"This……"
Who is your master?
Just as the waiter was at a loss, a clear voice came from the direction of the stairs, and the old woman and the waiter looked over at the same time.
When Erhuzi saw Yu Wan, his eyes lit up immediately. He ran over, looking relieved, and whispered, "Master, this customer insists on buying the Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream. I really..."
Yu Wan smiled slightly at Erhuzi, reassuring him, "It's alright, you did a great job, go and do other things."
Erhuzi was taken aback, not expecting Yu Wan to be so kind to him, and his eyes reddened slightly.
He was not from Shengjing; he had only come to the capital with his ailing widowed mother to seek medical treatment.
Because he didn't have a Beijing household registration, he had previously been turned down in job hunting and could only make a living by carrying heavy objects at the docks.
It was the owner's kindness that brought him into Chunshui Pavilion and gave him a monthly salary comparable to that of the other employees. Every month, the owner would also find some excuse to give everyone extra money.
Erhuzi has only ever seen one such good employer in the capital.
At that moment, his eyes reddened slightly. Moved, he silently wiped his eyes and stepped aside.
Yu Wan walked up to the old woman, calmly looking her over, a faint smile still on her face.
The old woman felt inexplicably short of breath when she saw Shang Yuwan's gaze, and unconsciously wanted to back down.
But the thought of his young lady soon entering the Second Assistant Minister's residence and becoming someone of high status immediately made him stand up straight again. He retorted, "What does it matter to you who my master's family is? What, do I have to announce my family name just to buy face cream?"
Yu Wan's smile remained unchanged as she said softly, "Guest, you've misunderstood. Our shop always treats customers with the utmost respect, so why would we deliberately inquire about your identity? It's just that this Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream is indeed sold out today. Seeing how anxious you are, if we could know your employer, we could help you think of other solutions."
As Yu Wan spoke, she subtly observed the changes in the old woman's expression.
Upon hearing this, the old woman hesitated for a moment, but quickly hardened her expression: "Stop arguing. If you can't produce the Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream today, you can expect to close down!"
Yu Wan frowned slightly and sighed softly, "The guest's aggressive manner has put me in a bit of a predicament."
"My shop may be small, but I do business honestly and have never wanted to offend my customers."
“But if you insist on making such a fuss, I cannot let you ruin the peace and quiet of the shop.”
Yu Wan paused, her eyes sharpening. "Please ask this guest to leave. From now on, Chunshui Pavilion will not do business with her."
As soon as Yu Wan finished speaking, two burly men walked out from the inner room.
Every business will hire a few capable men to prevent trouble.
When the old woman saw the two men, she panicked, fearing she would be turned away, and quickly said, "You dare!"
"My daughter is the Vice Minister's woman. If you dare to offend us, you're going against the Vice Minister!"
The Second Grand Secretary's woman? How come she didn't know Yun Shang had other women outside?
Yu Wan stared at the old woman with a half-smile, and asked with curiosity, "Is your young lady really the Vice Minister's woman? I heard that the Vice Minister only has one wife, who is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo's mansion. Judging from your attire, you don't seem to be from the Duke of Anguo's mansion."
The old woman felt inexplicably uneasy under Yu Wan's gaze, and quickly avoided her eyes, stiffening her neck and saying sharply, "Anyway, my young lady is about to enter the Second Assistant Minister's residence, and you'll be in for a world of hurt then!"
Seeing this situation, she knew she definitely wouldn't get the Hibiscus Jade Skin Cream today. She could only curse inwardly, then glared at Yu Wan fiercely before turning around and striding away.
With a cold expression, Xizhu walked to Yu Wan's side and whispered, "Master, I'll send someone to follow her."
Yu Wan watched the old woman's hurried figure and nodded, "Go and see whose household she works for."
The old woman spoke with such certainty, as if such a person truly existed.
She was curious about who had taken a liking to Yun Shang.
……
Around 5 PM, the sky was dyed orange-red by the setting sun, and the afterglow lazily spilled onto the window frames of Chunshui Pavilion.
After reviewing the accounts of Chunshui Pavilion, Yu Wan stretched and stood up.
"We're almost done with our work, let's go back home."
As soon as she and Xizhu walked down the stairs, they saw the people they had sent out to follow the old woman return.
The servant trotted in and, seeing Yu Wan coming downstairs, quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully. He then said, "Master, I followed that old woman to several shops. She kept saying that her young lady is the Vice Minister's person..."
The servant's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke.
The old woman clearly didn't recognize Yu Wan as the Vice Minister's legitimate wife, but she knew who their master was.
That old woman, using the name of the Second Grand Secretary, bullied and harassed people everywhere. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was from the Duke of Anguo's mansion.
"And then?" Yu Wan asked calmly, her tone devoid of emotion.
But the more this was the case, the more uneasy the servant became.
"Later," the servant swallowed hard and continued cautiously, "that old woman went into the residence of Liu Nie, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, and never came out again. I waited outside the residence for a long time and even secretly asked the cook who came out to buy vegetables. Only then did I learn that she was the old woman who served Liu Nie's third young lady, Liu Zhilan."
Liu Nie?
Why does this name sound familiar?
The thought flashed through Yu Wan's mind, when she suddenly heard Xi Zhu beside her exclaim softly, "Liu Nie, the head of the Ministry of Personnel... isn't his wife the woman who told the old lady earlier that she wanted to marry her daughter to her son-in-law as a concubine?"
Hearing Xizhu say that, Yu Wan remembered.
It seems that on one occasion, Liu Nie's wife, Li Qiumei, proposed to Shen that she send her daughter to the Yun family as a concubine.
She remembered that Shen ignored it at the time.
Even to save face for Li Qiumei, Madam Shen didn't say anything unpleasant. Could Li Qiumei have assumed that Madam Shen had tacitly agreed to this?