Chapter 63 The Enemies Meet (1/2)

Mo Xuetong did not know about what happened at the Yu's.

Mo Huawen had not visited the next day, but Luo Mingzhu did. When she heard that Mo Xuetong was interested in going shopping, she was even more enthusiastic about it than Mo Xuetong. She said that she was familiar with the city and was familiar with various shops selling fabric and that she would accompany Mo Xuetong.

Mo Xuetong had not wanted to go, and it was not as if she had to go. However, she was about to return home soon. She thought of how Old Madam Xu had taken care of her and wanted to embroider a warm headscarf for her. She did not have any suitable materials. As such, she decided to go shopping with Luo Mingzhu.

Luo Mingzhu was more excited than Mo Xuetong on the carriage. She secretly peeked out from a corner of the window and would occasionally point out at the odd things on the streets and chatted with Mo Xuetong. Nanny Han, who accompanied Luo Mingzhu, was very sweet. She nagged at Luo Mingzhu, but when Luo Mingzhu did not react, she allowed her to do as she wished. Mo Xuetong leaned against the carriage window and lifted the curtains curiously. However, she saw Nanny Li, who was seated beside her, looking at her hand sternly. She could not bring herself to lift the curtains and glanced at the happy Luo Mingzhu gloomily. She wanted to look out as well!

Fortunately, Luo Mingzhu lifted the curtains high enough, and as long as Mo XUetong stood straight, she could see some people and stalls. They were all very fascinating. She sat straight and Mo He removed the cus.h.i.+on behind her, smiling secretly.

Mo Xuetong glanced at her and ignored her. She stretched her neck and looked out of Luo Mingzhu's window at the streets. No matter in her past life or this life, she rarely had the chance to go out. She was naturally very curious. However, she had the stern Nanny Li by her side.

The carriage moved forward slowly, stopping at an enormous fabric shop. It was a large shop considering it took up five storefronts on this bustling street. There were two levels to the shop, and it looked magnificent from the outside. It was extraordinary. It was the most famous fabric and clothing shop in the capital. The front was the fabric area and at the back, were ready-made clothes for men and women. One could go upstairs to get themselves measured for clothes. They could buy fabric, make clothes and buy clothes all in this place. The ability and boldness of the shop were not to be underestimated. And of course, the power behind the shop was not simple either.

The carriage stopped in front of the shop. Mo Xuetong and Luo Mingzhu put on long veiled hats and got off the horse carriage. Luo Mingzhu was fast and got off the carriage with the hel[ of her maid. Nanny Han pursed her lips angrily when she saw that. She was so angry that she could not speak. Luo Mingzhu however, smiled and did not seem to mind at all.

Mo Xuetong got off the horse carriage with Mo He's help. She followed behind Luo Mingzhu, and they entered the shop. The shop was very big, and it was filled with cloths of every color. From the cheapest and most ordinary to colorful and rare blots of cloth. They were lined up orderly for customers to choose from.

There was a row of tables and chairs in the main hall where customers were served teas. The men who accompanied their wives could rest here. The rows of tables and chairs faced the windows where they could look at the scenery outside if they get bored. There was a screen on the other side, making the area look like a booth.

This was a great convenience to the men and elevated their bad mood from the waiting. This also ensured that the n.o.ble ladies who came out to pick out bolts of cloths retained their privacy.

There were rows of clothes hung up at the back of the hall. They were very colorful and eye-catching. They looked like beautiful clouds from afar. There were already people picking clothes there, and one could see them moving between the rows of colorful clothes.

Mo Xuetong had just entered the hall when Luo Mingzhu pulled her to the left side. The area was piled high with bolts of cloth. There was a variety of patterns and colors that were much more beautiful than the other selections.

”Cousin, come quickly and look, what do you think of this bolt of cloth? Will it look good if I use this pattern to make clothes? It looks nice on you too. Shall we buy it together? We can wear it out together. Others will think we are sisters.” Luo Mingzhu pointed at a bolt of grey cloth and chattered on in a good mood.

The fabric was really of good quality and was comparable, or even better than the fabric that Xu Yan gifted Mo Xuetong yesterday. This type of fabric seemed to have been dyed differently. There was not any pattern on the top-most layer, but there was a natural sheen to it. Mo Xuetong's eyes could not help but be drawn to it.

”This fabric is really good. I want it!” A hand reached out from the side, s.n.a.t.c.hing the fabric from Luo Mingzhu's hands. The voice was filled with disdain, ”Don't block the way if you don't want to buy it. Move to the side.”

Then, the person squeezed through impolitely. Ling Mingyan brought a few maids with her and squeezed Mo Xuetong and Luo Mingzhu to the side.

”Ling Mingyan, what are you trying to do?” Luo Xuetong was enraged, and she pointed at Ling Mingyan, who was not wearing a veil.

”What am I trying to do? Nothing. I want to buy this fabric to make clothes. Don't block others if you don't intend to buy it.” Ling Mingyan stretched out her neck, looking at Luo Mingzhu with her chin jutted out.

She had been embarra.s.sed for a long time after the incident at the palace. The Empress had not only rebuked her, but she had also been scolded by her father when she got home. Most importantly, You Yuecheng had ignored her. Her sisters also mocked her from time to time when they saw her. Ling Mingyan hated Mo Xuetong and Luo Mingzhu, especially Mo Xuetong.

They had both knocked down others. However, she had been scolded by others while nothing happened to her. When others talked about her, they only said that she was gracious and gentle and that she took care of her sisters well. They did not have a single bad thing to say about her. Ling Mingyan felt that this was greatly unfair.

She saw Luo Mingzhu's maid when she entered and immediately recognized Luo Mingzhu and Mo Xuetong who were wearing veils. She would, of course, try to pick on them to vent her anger. She s.n.a.t.c.hed the bolt of cloth they were interested in. Since she was in a bad mood, she wanted everyone else to be unhappy like her.