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Chapter 627 Running into the Confined Heng Yuwan
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Fiddling with the hairpin in her hand and looking at it shine under the sun, an unconfident Heng Yuqing asked, "Xueyan, what do you think about this hairpin? Is it pretty?"
Knowing her grandmother was about to celebrate her birthday, she invited Ning Xueyan out to get her help in picking a gift for her grandmother. They were inside a popular ornament shop in the capital, a shop that spanned eight rooms. All kinds of gold and silver jewelry could be found here, enough to highlight the wealth of the shop.
The aristocrats in the capital liked coming here mostly because of the variety of the jewelry available but also because of its novel designs. The shop would introduce a new series of ornaments and jewelry once in a while, which earned the favor of the aristocratic ladies in the capital.
Heng Yuqing was holding a set of opal ornaments. It wasn't the most expensive set in the shop but it was valuable for the detailed carving of the word "Longevit
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