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Chapter 664, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping

Time seemed to have been accelerated. A week had passed since Ruoxi was punished by Yinzhen. Even though Lin Jiu hadn't specifically inquired about Ruoxi's news, she had a "know-it-all" by her side—Yuling. So she had heard about the whole story and its final outcome.

It turned out that Ma'ertai Ruoxi was severely punished for her inappropriate words and offense to the Fourth Prince. She was first severely punished with twenty strokes of the cane, and then Emperor Kangxi ordered her to be demoted to the Laundry Bureau to perform hard labor.

Upon hearing this news, Lin Jiu fell silent: "..." She had never seen such a troublesome female lead. From a perfectly good general's daughter to a palace maid, and now to a laundry maid. If it weren't for the fact that one of them was in the palace and the other was outside, Lin Jiu would definitely give her a thumbs up.

However, Lin Jiu was unaware at the moment that her newly appointed Ninth Prince actually played a very important role in this matter, but she soon found out.

“Madam, the weather is lovely today. I heard that Jixianglou recently acquired a new batch of exquisite jewelry. Shall we go and have a look?” Yuling suggested softly, looking at Lin Jiu, who looked tired and as if her soul had been taken away.

He muttered to himself: "The Ninth Prince is so heartless! Look what he's done to his wife! Poor thing..."

Lin Jiuqiang roused himself and slowly sat up from the recliner.

However, the moment she straightened her back, an indescribable soreness came from her waist, making her frown.

At the same time, she noticed that Yuling was looking at her with a face full of pity, while the wet nurse had a satisfied and gratified expression.

Lin Jiu froze abruptly, muttering curses under her breath at the tactless Yin Tang.

These past few days, that guy has been sticking to her like a koala all day long. At first, Lin Jiu found it quite novel and interesting, and even enjoyed it immensely.

But after a while, even the best food will become boring if you eat too much of it, let alone something that requires a lot of physical strength!

Finally, Lin Jiu could no longer bear it and simply kicked him off the bed, bringing this absurd situation that had lasted for several days to an end.

Come to think of it, it seems like it's been quite a while since I've gone out. Thinking about it, I really should go out for a walk and get some fresh air. Lin Jiu thought to herself.

The Jixiang Building was bustling with noise and activity.

"Madam, look at this new set of Purple Butterfly jewelry we just received! It's absolutely gorgeous! Its unique design and exquisite craftsmanship are simply stunning. Especially under the sunlight, these purple gemstones are as crystal clear and delicate as amethyst, like butterflies fluttering in the air..." The shopkeeper introduced the jewelry to Lin Jiu with a beaming smile, his words filled with pride and enthusiasm.

Lin Jiu looked in the direction he was pointing and saw an exquisite jewelry box on the counter, containing a set of purple butterfly jewelry that radiated a mysterious light.

However, when she examined it closely, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a subtle smile—it turned out that the so-called purple butterfly jewelry was just made of ordinary glass.

Clearly, Yinzhen's experiment had yielded quite good results.

Just as Lin Jiu was pondering to herself, she suddenly heard a clear and loud voice coming from behind her: "Wrap this up for this lady! I'll pay for it!"

Lin Jiu turned his head upon hearing the voice and was somewhat surprised—the speaker was none other than the Eighth Prince's Consort, Guo Luoluo Minghui.

She quickly and politely said, "Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry, how could I let you spend so much money? Besides..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Eighth Prince's wife.

She laughed heartily and said, "Ninth Sister-in-law, why are you being so formal with Eighth Sister-in-law? Besides, Eighth Sister-in-law has been looking for an opportunity to congratulate Ninth Sister-in-law in person, isn't this perfect? ​​This small gift is just a token of my appreciation, please accept it! You mustn't refuse!"

Without hesitation, the Eighth Princess took out several silver notes with a face value of several thousand taels of silver and handed them to the shopkeeper, gesturing for him to quickly pack up the jewelry.

Upon seeing this, Lin Jiu felt a sudden pang of conflict.

She originally wanted to tell the Eighth Prince's wife that the shop was actually owned by Yinzhen, and there was no need to spend money to buy it;

But seeing that the Eighth Prince's wife had quickly completed the transaction, she couldn't explain anything further and could only nod helplessly to accept the gift.

At this moment, Lin Jiu felt extremely embarrassed—wasn't this tantamount to doing business for herself? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little awkward.