At noon, after Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han had finished eating, Jun Mo Han left the Leng Wang Fu with Ye Ying and six guards due to an urgent matter.
She instructed the kitchen to prepare several roast chickens and grilled fish for the two "monsters" in her spatial dimension, and then she let out the golden eagle, asking Xing'er and Ling'er to fetch a chopped raw chicken from the kitchen to feed it in the royal mansion's garden.
As the mistress and her two maids were happily playing on the grass in the garden, the steward of the royal mansion suddenly reported to her.
"Wang Fei, your two maternal aunts and Madam Su have arrived."
"Where are they now?" Leng Ruo Li asked immediately.
"They are all waiting for you in the reception hall," the steward replied respectfully.
"Alright, I'll be right there."
Upon hearing this, a light suddenly flashed in Leng Ruo Li's eyes.
She immediately handed over the task of feeding the golden eagle to the two young maids and hurried towards the royal mansion's reception hall.
When Leng Ruo Li arrived at the reception hall, she found that in addition to her two maternal aunts and Madam Su, even Princess Qing Ling Bai Yu Xuan from the Jing Yuan Marquis Mansion had arrived. The four of them seemed to be chatting happily in the reception hall.
Seeing Leng Ruo Li walk in, the four women immediately stopped their conversation and stood up to respectfully salute Leng Ruo Li: "This commoner pays her respects to the Cold Wang Fei!"
Although An Shi and Jiang Shi were Leng Ruo Li's elders, Leng Ruo Li's status was nobler than theirs. As these ancient people valued hierarchy, they had to salute Leng Ruo Li.
Leng Ruo Li quickly helped her two maternal aunts up, pouted her lips, and said unhappily, "Two maternal aunts, Madam Su, haven't I told you that you don't need to salute me like this? I don't like this."
"Li'er, how can that be? Your status and position are higher than ours. This etiquette cannot be discarded," An Shi said with a smile.
Alas...
Leng Ruo Li sighed silently in her heart.
It was impossible to discuss the issue of hierarchy with these ancient people when she had a modern soul. So, she changed the subject.
"Two maternal aunts, Madam Su, Princess Qing Ling, what happy occasion brings you to think of me today?"
Leng Ruo Li's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her two large, black grape-like eyes rolled flexibly. She deliberately asked in a sweet and coquettish tone, with a cheeky smile.
"Isn't it because the Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching? Today, Madam Su and I planned to stroll through the streets and buy some hair accessories and beautiful clothes to prepare for the Empress Dowager's birthday. We didn't expect that as soon as we arrived at the Leng Wang Fu and sat down, Princess Qing Ling also came to visit you. So, we proposed to go out shopping together. What do you think?" An Shi asked with a gentle expression.
"Okay! I don't have anything to do this afternoon either, so let's go shopping," Leng Ruo Li readily agreed to An Shi's proposal.
Then, the women took a carriage to the liveliest street in the capital. They chatted and laughed all the way in the carriage.
"Li'er, your second maternal aunt and I don't often go out shopping for things, and we don't know which jewelry shop in the capital is the most famous. Do you know which is the most famous jewelry store in the capital?" An Shi asked somewhat awkwardly.
An Shi's question stumped Leng Ruo Li as well. Since she came to this ancient era, she hadn't bought any jewelry. The jewelry she usually wore seemed to have been specially designed and crafted for her by the most famous goldsmith in the capital, as requested by Jun Mo Han. Moreover, he would often have ten sets of jewelry made for her at once, with a new batch delivered to her every month. Therefore, she had never bought jewelry from outside.
"Eldest maternal aunt, Li'er has never paid attention to this either," Leng Ruo Li replied with a smile.
"Madam Xia, you've asked the wrong person. As far as I know, Second Cousin's wife's jewelry is all designed and crafted by Second Cousin's subordinate, Goldsmith Li," Bai Yu Xuan interjected with a laugh.
"Princess, how do you know this?" An Shi asked with some gossip.
"My mother went to see that Goldsmith Li the day before yesterday, wanting him to help design two sets of jewelry, but she was refused on the spot by Goldsmith Li, which greatly angered my mother. Later, she found out the reason was that the Cold King had asked Goldsmith Li to design ten different and creative styles of jewelry for his Wang Fei every month, which had given him, the top goldsmith in the capital, a headache," Bai Yu Xuan giggled.
After hearing this, the women in the carriage felt speechless. Afterward, the two Xia family madams and Madam Su all looked at Leng Ruo Li, who shrugged her shoulders.
She said helplessly, "Don't look at me, because I don't know about this either. I only know that the steward of the Leng Wang Fu sends me ten sets of jewelry every month. I haven't inquired about anything else."
However, she secretly thought that after returning to the mansion, she must talk to Jun Mo Han about this matter and ask him to stop asking Goldsmith Li to make jewelry for her. She, Leng Ruo Li, didn't really like wearing jewelry, and having so much jewelry made only served as decoration.
"Haha, Prince Leng truly dotes on his wife without limits!" the women in the carriage exclaimed enviously.
Then, Bai Yu Xuan said, "Ladies, since none of you know which are the famous jewelry stores in the capital, I suggest we go to the Yue Mei Ren Jewelry Shop at the East Street intersection."
"Okay! I've heard some official ladies mention that Yue Mei Ren Jewelry Shop is currently the most famous jewelry store in the capital, and its styles are very popular. Let's go and have a look there too," Madam Su agreed.
Therefore, Leng Ruo Li asked the two guards driving the carriage to go directly to the Yue Mei Ren Jewelry Shop mentioned by Bai Yu Xuan and Madam Su.
The carriage stopped in front of the Yue Mei Ren Jewelry Shop shortly after it started moving. The women immediately got off the carriage and looked up at the entrance of the jewelry shop. At this moment, the Yue Mei Ren Jewelry Shop was still crowded with many noblewomen and young ladies browsing for jewelry inside.
"Wow, it's so lively inside, let's go in and have a look," Bai Yu Xuan said excitedly.
"Okay, two maternal aunts, Madam Su, let's go in and have a look too."
Immediately, the four of them stepped into the Yue Mei Ren Jewelry Shop.
After entering the store, Leng Ruo Li glanced at the shop's interior design, which instantly felt familiar to her.
Why did the design of these counters look so much like the design of modern jewelry store counters?
Could the owner of this jewelry store also be a transmigrator?
As she was pondering, a shop assistant with a clean and clear face walked towards them with a smile.
"Welcome to Yue Mei Ren Jewelry Shop. You can look around the store for any jewelry you need." The shop assistant with a clear complexion maintained a smile throughout.
"Okay, thank you, we'll look around first," Leng Ruo Li replied softly.
She took the hands of her two maternal aunts and walked into the shop.