The jasper hairpin is made of pure jade. It is green in color with a hollow center. It is carved into the shape of a budding flower. It is lifelike and very beautiful. Under the reflection of the candlelight, it looks particularly delicate.
Shen Yanning wouldn't have noticed this at all, but Shen Fengxu didn't have any decorations on his body, and even his clothes were very simple and plain. He felt that the jade hairpin was particularly conspicuous, making Shen Fengxu even more delicate and charming.
I saw Shen Fengxu bowing and Yingying smiled and said: "My daughter pays her respects to her father and mother."
Her posture when saluting is very elegant, her posture is standard and decent, and her smile is generous and natural. Although she is a twelve-year-old girl, she is not inferior to other ladies from famous families, and it is pleasing to the eyes just to look at her.
"It's so late, why don't you go get some rest?" Shen Yanning asked with a slightly gentler tone.
"My daughter has something she wants to tell her father and mother." Shen Fengxu said softly, "Last night there was a fire, and many of my daughter's things were burned. Even her clothes and jewelry were gone."
Saying this, Shen Fengxu seemed a little aggrieved, paused, and continued: "Tomorrow there will be new materials coming into the house, so I want my mother to leave some pieces of silk for my daughter."
There are new materials coming into Dongning's house every month, and Shen Fengxu's request is just an ordinary request. In front of Shen Yanning, the eldest lady smiled gently and said: "That's natural. You can pick out the ingredients for tomorrow first, and the rest will be distributed to each yard."
Shen Fengxu was very happy and said: "Then Fengxu would like to thank my mother."
Shen Yanning nodded slightly and said, "In that case, you should go back and rest early."
Shen Fengxu knew that Shen Yanning had no intention of chatting with her, but she remained still and smiled: "Fortunately, I received many gifts for my birthday before. Otherwise, Fengxu wouldn't know what to do without those clothes and jewelry." Going out."
As she spoke, she took off the jasper hairpin from her head and put it in her hand. Under the candlelight, the jasper hairpin became more and more shining. Chen Fengxu chuckled and said, "Just like this jasper hairpin." , is a congratulatory gift from Prince Ning's Mansion. Without these, Feng Xu would be afraid of losing his etiquette when he goes out without wearing a hairpin and pearls."
When he heard the words "Prince Ning's Mansion", Shen Yanning's eyes narrowed slightly and fell on the jade hairpin. There seemed to be some obscure emotions hidden in his eyes that could not be read clearly.
Chen Fengxu took all this in his eyes, but didn't say a word more. He just curled the corners of his lips slightly, then saluted and said, "It's getting late, so Fengxu will leave first."
After saying that, he turned around and left Shen Yanning's study.
Seeing Shen Fengxu leaving the study, Shen Yanning turned to look at the eldest lady and said, "Let's let this marriage go. There is no need to mention it again in the future."
The eldest lady's expression changed: "Master——!"
However, Shen Yanning said without any doubt: "There is no need to mention it again."
The eldest lady wanted to refute, but in the end she did not speak, so she could only say: "Yes."
She had been planning carefully for a long time, but was only resolved by Shen Fengxu's simple words, which naturally made her feel gloomy and unspeakable.
But the eldest lady also knows the reason. Shen Yanning doesn't value the daughters in the family very much except Shen Yulou. Originally, it didn't matter who Shen Fengxu married, but now Shen Fengxu seems to be related to Prince Ning's family. If Shen Fengxu marries into Yi'an Bo Mansion, it would be better to let Shen Fengxu live in Prince Ning's Mansion, which can bring greater benefits.
Shen Yanning is an extremely selfish person. He only values the interests of Uncle Dongning's house. Since Shen Fengxu is so valuable, he will value Shen Fengxu.
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In Bailu Academy.
As always, sisters Shen Fengxu and Shen Yujia were studying and learning calligraphy at Crescent School. They occasionally chatted and joked with Li Qingru and Yan Ting. Except for Hu Huizhi's sarcastic remarks from time to time, everything was calm in Crescent School.
However, except for the first day of enrollment, there are only eighteen people in Crescent School.
There were supposed to be twenty people in the Crescent Academy, but Shen Yuxiang was ordered to drop out by Queen Hu, so there were only nineteen people left. But for some reason, the Ninth Princess only came to the academy once. From the first day of enrollment, , and never came to Crescent School again.
All the girls who were interested in clinging to the Ninth Princess were disappointed.
Especially Zhao Wanqiu.
The Ninth Princess clearly treated her differently, but she never enrolled in school again.
During the break, Li Qingru asked enthusiastically, "Did you know? It seems that the Ninth Princess never wants to come to the academy?"
"Why?" Shen Yujia asked.
This is the same as in the previous life.
In her previous life, the Ninth Princess only attended classes in the academy for a few days, and then never came again.
Shen Fengxu said softly: "It's probably because there are so many people in the academy and it's noisy."
In the past, the Ninth Princess had a special tutor to teach her reading and calligraphy in the palace. Now, in the Crescent School, one tutor has to teach twenty people. The school is noisy, and they are all strangers whom the Ninth Princess does not know. , the Ninth Princess was unwilling to gossip with others, but everyone came to the Ninth Princess to please and flatter her.
Therefore, the Ninth Princess was unwilling to come to the school.
Yan Ting nodded and said: "I heard from my mother that the Ninth Princess will not come to the academy in the future. She has a dedicated tutor in the palace, which is much better than in the academy."
There are princesses from the Tian family who are more willful and willful.
"In this way..." Shen Yujia nodded, but she didn't think anything of it. She was not one of the people who went to please the Ninth Princess. Whether the Ninth Princess came or not did not have any impact on her.
"I also heard that the Queen wanted to choose a reading companion for the Ninth Princess." Li Qingru blinked and said, "Maybe she felt that the Ninth Princess was lonely studying alone, so she wanted to choose a girl of the right age in the academy. Study in the palace with the Ninth Princess."
When Li Qingru talked about this, he suddenly attracted several other girls beside him.
Fang Qing was the first to come over. Her eyes lit up and she asked, "Seriously?"
"That's natural." Li Qingru nodded affirmatively, "My eldest brother is now a guard in the palace, so these things are naturally real. The Queen Empress wants to find a companion for the ninth princess, which happened in the past two days. .”
Xu Chumin also came closer and asked: "So, the girls in the academy have the opportunity to go in and out of the palace?"
It's a great thing.
Although they are noble ladies in the capital, their social circle is limited to the circle of noble ladies in the capital, which is completely different from the same class as those in the palace. If they are lucky enough to be able to frequent the palace and be friends with the concubines and princesses in the palace, naturally It's something that is something you can only dream of.