When Jian Chunxi appeared in front of Su Yueling, it was already after the emperor's birthday party this year.
Last year was the emperor's birthday. This year's birthday banquet was held by the emperor. The emperor did not want to waste too much money on the people and money, so he ordered no gifts from various places. However, officials are not required to give gifts, but gifts from the emperor's relatives are unavoidable, but the price of the gifts must not be compared with last year.
Su Yueling directly sent him the best twenty bottles of wine. Mainly because she couldn't think of any other gifts, and the emperor just happened to like drinking wine.
She looked at Jian Chunxi, who was dressed elegantly in a moon-white dress in front of her, and felt that this image was different from the one in the report.
She wore her hair in a simple bun with a white jade hairpin of excellent quality, and diamond earrings on her ears. She stood there with a handkerchief in her hand. As long as she didn't speak, she was like a little girl swaying in the wind.
The white flowers, pure and weak look make me feel pity for them.
Wait, diamond??
Su Yueling asked: "Are you Jian Chunxi?"
Jian Chunxi nodded, looking very well-behaved, "Yes."
Su Yueling said casually: "You look like this, but you don't think you have the courage to carry three thousand taels of cash home."
Jian Chunxi's body stiffened for a moment. Her grandmother always managed the house, and her servants didn't know what to say. Even the princess knew about it.
Jian Chunxi smiled awkwardly, "I had just entered Beijing at that time and didn't understand the rules very well."
Su Yueling said: "I have always believed in one sentence: repay evil with justice and repay kindness with kindness. What you did is quite good."
In the few months since she came back, Jian Chunxi has never let Jian's family take advantage of her.
Jian Chunxi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm just preparing for a rainy day."
"Sit down. Do you want to eat? What do you like to eat?"
Jian Chunxi didn't eat much before going out, so she nodded reservedly, "I'm not picky about food."
It’s weird if you’re not picky about food.
Su Yueling knew very well that Jian Chunxi was an out-and-out carnivore. She could have no vegetables on her table, but she could never have no meat.
She ordered the kitchen to cook more meat dishes.
Plum and pig trotters, boiled pork slices, lion head, roast duck... Among them, the roast duck is on the stove early.
Su Yueling asked Jian Chunxi, "What is that gem in your ear?"
Jian Chunxi suddenly became interested, "This is a gift from my uncle, he said he bought it from a maritime merchant."
She also liked such shiny things, so she used them to make jewelry. However, the other female relatives in Jian's family were indifferent to it and felt that this stone was far less luxurious than gems and jade. Jian Chunxi didn't care about that, as long as she liked it.
Su Yueling asked: "Can you buy anything else from your uncle's place?"
"I need bigger and more."
The big diamonds can be used as hair crowns, and the small ones can be inlaid on skirts. Su Yueling has made clear arrangements.
Jian Chunxi said happily: "Okay, I will write a letter back to my uncle today."
Even if it is given for free, my uncle is very willing to give it, after all, this is the Princess of Wei!
Su Yueling turned the topic to business. During this conversation, she discovered that Jian Chunxi should also have her own store. When talking about these, it can be said that she has a lot of treasures. When she said these, her eyes were very bright, and she obviously liked Bao Shu the same way.
Do business.
She never told Su Yueling about the Jian family.
While chatting, Su Tianbao also came back from the Imperial College.
Su Yueling waved her hand and asked Su Tianbao to eat with them.
Jian Chunxi, who was quite relaxed in front of her at first, subconsciously changed back to the ladylike appearance that Su Yueling first saw when she saw Su Tianbao. Her actions were dignified and elegant, and she looked like a lady from the Earl's Palace.
When she was eating, she only took two plates of vegetarian dishes in front of her and left the other meat untouched. As for the rice, she only took two bites and ate less than a bird.
Su Tianbao didn't pay attention to anything else and was engrossed in eating pig's trotters and roast duck.
After eating, he quickly left. He had to go back to the study to study.
Jian Chunxi looked at the meat dishes on the table with great regret. She endured it and still didn't move her chopsticks - wuwuwu, it looked delicious. But she didn't want to leave Su Tianbao with one. She liked meat and still ate it.
many impressions.
Men generally don't like women like this.
So most of the things on the table were removed, but the dishes were not wasted because they were all served with public chopsticks and not much was touched. Regardless of the ingredients, the servants basically took a plate and shared it.
After having dinner at Su Yueling's place, it was time for Jian Chunxi to leave. Su Yueling thought she was pleasing to her, so she simply gave her two jars of sake and six pieces of tribute satin.
Jian Chunxi went home happily.
Su Yueling asked Su Tianbao, "What is your impression of Miss Jian?"
Su Tianbao was stunned for a moment and said, "She's just an ordinary lady, she looks quite quiet and well-behaved."
To say how deep the impression is, I don't think I have any.
Su Yueling got straight to the point and said: "Before you come to Beijing, my eldest aunt asked me to help you find a match. If there is a suitable match, we will make a decision. What do you think of Miss Jian?"
Su Tianbao blushed, waved his hand and said, "No, let's wait until I am promoted to the advanced class, so as not to delay the good girl."
The reason why their Su family's big house is looked upon highly by others is because of their cousin. But they live their lives, and Su Tianbao feels that these ladies in the capital are too nice, too good for him, and no matter what
Whether it’s their living habits or the cost of food and clothing, they are not the same type of people.
As soon as Su Yueling heard what he said, she knew that Tianbao didn't mean that.
In this case, she doesn't need to get it right.
She nodded, "I understand."
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The fact that Jian Chunxi was invited as a guest by Su Yueling can be said to be the biggest event in the Jian family this month.
As soon as she arrived home, her father Ping Nanbo called her over and asked her about going to the princess mansion.
Speaking of which, because Su Yueling was canonized as a princess, the emperor also ordered a new princess mansion to be built for her. However, it would take at least two years to build the princess mansion, so Su Yueling still lived in the original mansion.
Jian Chunxi picked out a few and said them out. They were nothing more than praising Princess Wei that she was more beautiful than the rumors said, with a gentle temper and no airs.
Uncle Ping Nan looked at the gifts his daughter brought back, and his eyes looked at her with more kindness. It seemed that Chunxi could still pretend to be a lady in front of the princess. The princess was quite satisfied with her, otherwise she would not
I will give her these gifts.
"Did the princess tell you when to invite you over next time?"
"It is my daughter's honor to meet the princess once. My daughter does not dare to expect a second time." Jian Chunxi was not so shameless.
Ping Nanbo frowned slightly, "Go down."
Chunxi was still too useless. She only knew how to eat and drink in the past, but she didn't know how to say a few good words for the family in front of Su Yueling. If Chunyin had been different in the past, Chunyin was smart and filial, and she would definitely be able to gain some benefits for their Pingnan Mansion.