allendalepharm Chapter 571: Give Away Thousands of Treasures
Chapter 571: Give Away Thousands of Treasures
Fang Zhongyi looked at Jiang Youzhen, his eyes full of surprise. He and Jiang Youzhen didn't have a very deep friendship, they just got along a little bit, and Jiang Youzhen would pay for him?
"This is one thousand six hundred taels." Fang Zhongyi's throat tightened and he stared at Jiang Youzhen.
"No problem! Just think of it as making friends with Brother Fang."
Jiang Youzhen returned the inkstone to Manager Liu, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this! I have a glass-patterned Duan inkstone. I will go with you to the Fourth Prince's Mansion. If His Highness does not blame me, I will give the glass-patterned Duan inkstone to His Highness.
And this Duan inkstone, just give it to me! If Your Highness is not satisfied, then we can find another way. What do you think, Manager Liu?"
Shopkeeper Liu's eyes widened when he heard this. "Glass-patterned Duan Inkstone? That's a treasure. Young Master Jiang, are you really willing to give it up?"
Jiang Youzhen nodded, "It's just a personal possession. If it falls into the hands of someone who likes him, it will be valuable. I'll send someone to deliver the glass-patterned Duan inkstone to the shop later, and ask the shop to identify it."
The Duan inkstone with glass pattern is hard to come by. Although the inkstone in front of me is precious, it is indeed not as good as the Duan inkstone with glass pattern.
I believe the Fourth Prince will not blame me anymore. After all, the Duan Inkstone with Glass Pattern is more valuable.
Shopkeeper Liu sighed and looked at Fang Zhongyi, "You are lucky to have a friend like Young Master Jiang. The Duan Inkstone with Glass Pattern is worth at least tens of thousands of taels."
Fang Zhongyi and the people watching around him gasped. How could this inkstone be worth tens of thousands of taels? They couldn't imagine it at all.
Fang Zhongyi said quickly, "Forget it, just buy the Duan Inkstone. Please ask Master Jiang to lend me some money. As for the other side, I will go and apologize. So don't take out your Duan Inkstone with glass patterns, okay?"
This 1600 taels was already a sky-high price, but if he worked hard in the future, he might have a chance to collect the money and return it to Jiang Youzhen. If he lost the Duan inkstone with glass patterns worth tens of thousands of taels, he would never be able to pay it back in his lifetime.
Jiang Youzhen just smiled and said to the shopkeeper: "This Duan inkstone will be placed in Moyuzhai. Once Your Highness is satisfied, it will be mine. At that time, I will have to ask the craftsman of Moyuzhai to repair this inkstone. It should not be ugly anymore."
Last time, the Fourth Prince came to apologize for the Tianji Stone incident, and he also gave a lot of good things. After all, he is a prince, and you can take advantage of him, but if you lose his face, even if he doesn't say it now, he must feel uncomfortable.
The Fourth Prince still has a chance to ascend to the throne. If he harbors a grudge against her and exiles her, wouldn't she be wronged? Or should we not offend him to death? This glass-patterned Duan inkstone can be regarded as a way for both parties to step down!
Shopkeeper Liu nodded quickly, "Master Jiang, don't worry. It shouldn't be difficult to repair this. It's just that the Duan Inkstone has a flaw, and it's hard to explain to His Highness. After all, its value has been damaged."
The onlookers saw that Jiang Youzhen was really willing to exchange a treasure worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know which noble family this young man is from, to give away a treasure worth tens of thousands of taels of silver so easily."
"What do you know? If you can take this opportunity to hook up with the Fourth Prince, your meteoric rise will be just around the corner!"
"You don't understand! Do you know who she is?"
Everyone was talking about it. Since it was a shop selling study items, there were many students, and there were even more people who knew Jiang Youzhen.
"Who?"
"You don't even know her? Jiang Youzhen! She has known the Fourth Prince for a long time, so why would she need to take the opportunity to get close to him?"
No matter what others said, Fang Zhongyi was very moved at this moment.
"You should lend me 1,600 taels of silver! As for the inkstone you mentioned, please don't give it to me. It's too expensive."
Jiang Youzhen was about to speak when Shopkeeper Liu, who had just left, came running over again.
"Master Jiang, our boss said that since you said you wanted to give the glass-patterned Duan inkstone to His Highness the Fourth Prince, you must have suffered a great loss. So we cannot charge you for the repair of this Duan inkstone. Just consider it as our boss's way of making friends with you. He has something to do today, so he will invite you to come and meet him next time."
He then handed over a brocade box in his hand, "This is a set of four treasures of the study sprinkled with gold that our host just got. The gold-sprinkled ink also contains a lot of medicinal herbs. This is for the young master to practice calligraphy."
Jiang Youzhen was very surprised. He didn't expect that the owner of Moyuzhai was such a good person.
"Thank you very much, boss. May I know who your boss is?"
"Don't you remember? Our boss is Zhang Shouan, the former young master of Baohuazhai in Tongzhou Prefecture! I just reported to the boss, and he knew it was you as soon as he heard the name. Before he left, he asked me to explain it to you!"
Jiang Youzhen suddenly realized that it was Zhang Shouan. But the Zhang family's business is doing well! Not only does it have a jewelry store, but it also sells four treasures of the study.
Before, she sold the ebony of Phoebe nanmu to Zhang Shouan and got 100,000 taels of silver. This 100,000 taels gave her a lot of confidence at the time.
"It's Mr. Zhang. I didn't know that Mr. Zhang has a shop selling the four treasures of the study in the capital. Please tell Mr. Zhang that I will meet him again in the future."
After exchanging some polite words with the shopkeeper, Jiang Youzhen did not refuse and left with the gift box.
After leaving Moyuzhai, Fang Zhongyi couldn't help but speak.
"Master Jiang, I really owe you a lot this time. That inkstone is worth tens of thousands of taels, it's really too valuable. I will definitely find a way to pay you back in the future."
He looked at his old mother who was leaning against him, his eyes full of heartache and guilt.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted on buying the four treasures of the study for Erwa, we wouldn't have to go to this Moyuzhai. How can we pay back such expensive things?" Fang's mother felt very regretful at this moment. How could her worthless life be worth so much silver?
"Aunt, there is no need to blame yourself. I think I am also responsible for not keeping the valuables properly in Mo Yu Zhai. If we really start to argue, it will be hard to make sense. It just so happens that I have an old relationship with their boss and I am also familiar with the Fourth Prince. I think I can speak up for him and he won't blame me."
Jiang Youzhen saw that the old woman was wearing fine cotton clothes, which were very clean after being starched, but indeed a little old, which showed that her family was not well off.
Fang Zhongyi's clothes were newer, probably because he wanted to look presentable when he was out and about.
"Brother Fang, don't worry. The Fourth Prince and I often exchange gifts. Let me handle this matter!"
Jiang Youzhen actually wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Fang Zhongyi.
When there is a chance in the future, she will find a way to introduce Fang Zhongyi to the Fourth Prince. This way, Fang Zhongyi will not only accept her favor, but also will not hinder his future.
"This matter was caused by me, how can I be a coward? When you come to your house that day, ask me to go with you. I must go and apologize in person to show my sincerity."
Jiang Youzhen thought about it and felt that it made sense. Since he would need to introduce her to him in the future, he could just go together.
"Okay!" Jiang Youzhen nodded.
"It's noon now, let's find a restaurant and talk while eating." Jiang Youzhen could tell that the old woman didn't have a Beijing accent, so she must have just arrived in Beijing, so it was a good opportunity for him to play the role of host.
"Alright! I'll treat you this time, so don't be polite to me."