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Chapter 168 Choosing a Gift

Early the next morning, Huilan asked Dingxiang to dress herself up. She changed into a bright red gauze embroidered with golden wintersweet high-waisted skirt.

The hairpin and flower crown look particularly gorgeous and charming.

You can't wear bright red in the palace, but you can have fun outside.

Li Chengze also changed into a light moon-white ink robe with waist and full sleeves. He looked pure and handsome, with a face like a crown jade and a demeanor worthy of being relegated to an immortal.

Seeing Huilan, he was stunned and smiled, "You look particularly good in this outfit. I have never seen you wearing red in the past."

"I am a concubine wearing Dahong and I am suspected of provoking my first wife. Why should I make that person uncomfortable? Why don't I go out now? No one dares to pick on me. I just wear it to have fun."

"Why do you always think about others? Others may not appreciate your kindness and still regard you as a thorn in their side."

Li Chengze chuckled lightly, his words were sarcastic, and he always felt depressed and unhappy whenever he thought of his legitimate wife in the palace.

"I'm here to avoid causing you any trouble. Zelang, you look particularly good in this outfit. You're especially handsome and charming."

Huilan's mouth was as sweet as honey.

The corners of Li Chengze's lips raised in a happy and contented smile, "I guess you have a good eye."

The arrogant expression on his face made Huilan reach out to pinch his face.

After conditioning by myself, his skin is firm, delicate and smooth, better than women's skin. He is such a handsome man that people can't take their eyes away.

"The skin is tender and smooth, who can't help but love it?"

Huilan leaned on his shoulder, touched his face, and teased him with a smile.

He slapped the offending hand away and gave her a look, "I'm not in good shape. Let's go. Let's go shopping. When we're tired, we'll go swimming in the river."

"Oh! Let's go play!"

The group of people went shopping first to fulfill Huilan's wish. As a monk, that means shopping in the market. Mortal streets are rarely visited. She is still very interested. Understanding the various aspects of people's livelihood and understanding the world of mortals is also a kind of spiritual practice.

Li Chengze specially took time to play with her, and Huilan seemed particularly happy. She was curious to touch everything she saw, and she even showed him interesting things when she saw them. Her smile was as bright as a flower, and her happy and sunny smile also infected the people around her.

It made him smile a little more. After many days of checking the salt tax, the irritability and depression were gone, and Qing Jun also had a smile on his face.

"There is a fabric store there, let's go check it out. Jiangnan's fabrics are very famous. You can buy some back. There are all types of fabrics that are not available in the capital. You can buy them and make clothes."

Li Chengze smiled and made her happy.

"Okay, let's buy some matching colors and patterns to make a pair."

Huilan blinked at him, held his hand and shook it twice to beg.

"Ahem! Just buy what you want. I'm not picky as a man. I'll just wear whatever you want."

I was obviously very happy, but I was embarrassed to say it.

After receiving the approval, they happily rushed to the clothing store, where the shopkeeper warmly received them.

Huilan has a unique vision and is not short of money, so she naturally chooses the best materials. Jiangnan's materials are indeed outstanding. She chose spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the patterns are not popular in the capital.

He also specially made matching colors with his own materials, and they looked particularly beautiful. The shopkeeper praised them as a perfect match. Li Chengze waved his hand proudly and bought all the ones Huilan selected, including those who were hesitant.

After buying some fabric, I went to a jewelry store. I heard that they had new goods, including gemstones of various colors. Li Chengze saw that the colors and textures were quite good, so he was naturally willing to pay for them, just to make the beautiful woman smile.

"Ze Lang, why don't you go to the antique store and buy a small gadget to give to the Queen Mother and the Emperor? It's a piece of your heart. You personally selected it. It's a filial piety from the younger generation. Oh, no less.

The queen’s.”

"Sure, it's rare that I'm happy today. I'll go and choose. You can help me control my eyes."

When Li Chengze heard this idea, he thought it was a good idea. He could make his elders happy when he went back.

"Okay, it would be better for the Queen Mother to choose one that she can play with. Your Majesty, it depends on what he likes. Like me, I prefer paintings. I will use them to appreciate famous calligraphy and paintings. This is also fun.

My eldest brother likes stones. He is a master of weapon refining. He loves all kinds of weird stones like his own sons. He has different personal preferences, but I don’t know if following one’s preference will offend the emperor’s taboo.”

A superior person hates others being a roundworm in his belly. Whenever he is guessed at, he looks stupid and easy to be seen through by others. This is a taboo;

But you can't just ask three questions. If you can guess what he is thinking when he is happy, you will feel a kind of happiness as a close friend. This degree is difficult to grasp. Otherwise, why is it said that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.

"My father is good at painting, especially calligraphy and painting, but it's hard to find truly quality paintings."

"It's okay. We need to stay here for a few more days and look for it. If it doesn't work, it doesn't have to be calligraphy and painting. Other interesting things can also be used. What matters is the intention. You don't have to follow your favorites and eat the same thing every day.

Also bored."

"You're right, let's go take a look."

Li Chengze heard the same truth when he heard it. Being too deliberate would be unbeautiful. It is enough to find something really outstanding and eye-catching. It is enough to be able to attract everyone.

The two entered the antique store. The store owner was very enthusiastic and introduced a lot of things, but Huilan didn't like it. Li Chengze chose an inkstone for the queen. It was a perfect gift. The queen's calligraphy was very good and it was recognized.

, of course it takes a lot of effort.

I visited several shops in a row, and finally found something good in a very inconspicuous shop, a table ornament, root carving, traditional Sanyang Kaitai, but the carving craftsmanship is extremely brilliant, which makes this work unique.

If you have spirituality, your eyes will shine when you put it there. This belongs to the understanding of ordinary people.

This root carving was unanimously recognized by everyone, and Li Chengze immediately decided to buy it.

At the same time, I also bought a flawless white jade Guanyin. Few people know that the Queen Mother also believes in Buddhism and eats fasts and chants Buddha's name. Cining Palace has a Buddhist hall and a separate Taoist temple.

The emperor likes Taoism, and as a mother, she can't disobey it, so she naturally likes it, but as a woman, she also believes in Buddhism and can also recite the Buddha's name.

Huilan only found out about it later, but she never exposed it or deliberately guided people to recite the Buddha's name. If you were too deliberate, you would be disgusted and rejected by the Queen Mother. You didn't want people to know that you wanted to take credit for it, so it was inappropriate.

But that doesn’t stop my grandson from giving it as a gift. This jade Buddha is made of mutton-fat white jade, which is of the highest quality and flawless, but the price is high. Both generations of this dynasty believed in Taoism, so they were not so obsessed with Buddhist things.

Finally, Li Chengze thought about it and bought it. It would be a good idea to take it back to the Queen Mother.

After buying what he wanted, Li Chengze asked a guard to take the things back to the inn. Then they went to the boat for a river cruise. Someone ordered a table and sent it to the boat. The musician also got on the boat to prepare.
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