Chapter 082: Treasures(1/2)
Zhu Bo was very angry, but the girl didn't speak up and she couldn't expose her cousin's hypocrisy in person. She was so shameless! She dared to say in front of the girl that the folding fan was made by her. Isn't she afraid of the consequences of lies being exposed? Is it so important to gain power and wealthy, and she doesn't even have the basic moral bottom line of being a human being!
Bah, bah, bah! You can't scold me, Zhu Bo secretly scolded her in his heart.
Chu Xinyu stood beside him and looked at him coldly. She didn't blame Yang Lianxin for giving the folding fan to Princess Zhaoyang. What she minded was that she actually told them that the paintings and words on the folding fan were written by herself, and even agreed to give each of them a fan!
Is Yang Lianxin crazy?
You want to show off, okay, I can open my eyes and close my eyes, but you shouldn't have decided to give each of them a folding fan. Do you know that it takes more than three months to make a jade bone fan, and the materials are difficult to make. The process of the fan bone alone is not vague. If there is no ready-made material, it will take at least seven or eight years to create a fan bone with a luster of beeswax. Wouldn't you carry a stone under your feet like this?
Seeing that Chu Xinyu was not angry, Yang Lianxin thought she agreed with her approach, so she quietly moved to her side, lowered her voice, and said with a little excitement: "Fifth Cousin, you see, they all like me to give me a gift. Do you still have it? Give me a few more gifts. Otherwise, I will give you the money and think I bought you."
Chu Xinyu smiled and said, "Do you know how much time it takes to make a jade bone fan? It's three months. Do you know how long it takes to make a jade bone fan? It takes eight years to ten years. You say, how much should I sell a fan to you? If you don't say anything else, just painters. Do you know how much I can sell a painting?"
When Yang Lianxin heard this, the excited expression on her face suddenly froze.
She didn't know that it took so long to make a fan. When Chu Xinyu gave it to her, she seemed very elegant, especially the paintings on the fan, which were vivid and more liked.
Then I thought that Princess Zhaoyang also liked flowers, and she had no gifts to give. If she gave this fan as a gift, she might be liked by Princess Zhaoyang.
Her guess was correct. Princess Zhaoyang really liked this folding fan, but she felt vain and snatched Chu Xinyu's credit. She believed that Chu Xinyu would not expose her, so she was so bold.
In fact, Chu Xinyu did not reveal her lies, because no one would believe her when she said it. Everyone thought she was the daughter of a family with nothing, she did not know how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, recite poems and works, and only knew how to pursue men with ignorance, arrogant and unruly, and would only bully the sisters and servants in the mansion.
If she said that, Yang Lianxin bit her back and said that she was jealous of her, and that she deliberately ruined her reputation. The cousins of Zhongyi Hou’s mansion were incompatible, wouldn’t it be a joke?
She brought it in by herself, and of course she would not stumble on her own, but not anyone could use her or step on her shoulders to crawl. Even if this person is her aunt's daughter, since she dares to use her, she must have the courage to take on what will happen next.
Yang Lian was panicked. She realized that she had caused trouble and sent herself to death. What should she do now?
Why did she be greedy for such vanity? If she had told everyone that Chu Xinyu gave her the Jade Fold Fan and then transferred it to Princess Zhaoyang, wouldn’t it be that nothing would be gone? If they wanted to fold the Fan, they could only find Chu Xinyu, and this disaster would have to be caused by Chu Xinyu.
Yes, this disaster was caused by Chu Xinyu. If she hadn't given the folding fan to herself, today's incident wouldn't have happened. If grandmother asked about it, she would have put all the blame on Chu Xinyu.
What she has to do now is to take advantage of all her advantages and strive to show off at the banquet. If she is attracted by a noble family, she will come to propose marriage and her grandmother will love her, how can she blame her?
After Yang Lian calmed down, his eyes instantly regained firmness and full of confidence.
Yang Qianjun and Sun Ruoya did not join in the fun, and were very dissatisfied with their behavior of politely polite Yang Lianxin. Although Yang Lianxin was brought by Chu Xinyu, they couldn't tell who was invited by Princess Zhaoyang. There was only one possibility for them to do so, which was to deliberately exclude Chu Xinyu.
I heard that Princess Jing'an had a bad relationship with Chu Xinyu since she was a child, and Princess Jing'an had always had a good relationship with Miss Cao, the eldest daughter of the British Duke's Mansion and the second daughter of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. As long as she made a statement, these girls would naturally not refuse.
She excluded Chu Xinyu, afraid she wanted to give her a warning.
In fact, Yang Qianjun's guess was correct. It was indeed a hint from Princess Jing'an that she wanted to see if Chu Xinyu had really changed. If the cousin she brought over her, what would she do?
She kept paying attention to Chu Xinyu's expression. She saw her standing beside her and looking at her coldly, without any unhappiness. This result surprised her quite.
Then, seeing their cousins whispering to each other, Chu Xinyu smiled slightly on her face, and she couldn't hear what they said, but Yang Lianxin's stiff expression told her that they must have a problem.
Yang Qianjun shouted loudly at this time: "Xiao Yu, what kind of gift is this? It's such a big one?" In fact, she wanted to ask when she brought Chu Xinyu in, but Yang Lianxin took the lead and took out the gift and stopped it.
"Yes, Xiaoyu, what is your gift? Why don't you take it out?" Sun Ruoya was also curious about what was inside the box that Zhu Bo held in her hand. She saw that she had been holding it for so long, but she didn't see her tired. It shouldn't be a heavy thing.
After the two of them said this, everyone's attention turned to Chu Xinyu again. It was so big that they didn't know what gifts were inside, so they were also curious.
Princess Zhaoyang looked at Chu Xinyu. Today was her birthday and she had already received the gifts. But whoever in her daughter's family disliked that there were too many gifts, so she naturally wanted to see what Chu Xinyu brought to her.
"I also like her." Chu Xinyu smiled at her, then took the box from Zhu Bo and handed it to her, "Because time is rushed and the preparation is not good, I hope the princess will not dislike it."
Princess Zhaoyang took it happily and asked a little impatiently: "Can I take it apart now?"
"Of course." Chu Xinyu made a request.
Zhu Bo was afraid that Princess Zhaoyang would ruin the flowers if she knew the situation inside, so she helped her, and the box opened soon.
Yang Lianxin came over and saw that it was a pot of flowers. The shape of the flowers was very special, which she had never seen before. After taking a closer look, she suddenly realized what Chu Xinyu said that it was not well prepared. It turned out to be a pot of lifeless fake flowers.
"Fifth cousin, how could you give someone a pot of fake flowers?" She was surprised, her voice raised a little, as if she was afraid that others would not hear it. She deliberately shouted so loudly. Princess Jing'an and Funing County Lord listened and moved over.
Princess Zhaoyang brought out the flowers, gave the box to bamboo and silk, asked her to put it aside, and then placed the flowers on the table. She loved flowers and had all kinds of them in her garden, but she had never seen the pot of flowers in front of her.
Although the flowers are fake, they are stringed with many red and green fine beads, red as petals, and green as leaves. The shape of the flowers is like a butterfly flying. It is very beautiful, elegant and pleasing to the eye!
Princess Zhaoyang's eyes were filled with joy, "What is this flower called? Is it true?"
Chu Xinyu said: "This flower is called Phalaenopsis, but there is no such variety in China for the time being, and few people may have seen it."
"Are you saying that this variety is a rare flower?" Princess Zhaoyang's face became even more joyful, and she looked at Chu Xinyu and said, "Did you make it yourself?"
Chu Xinyu nodded and said, "It can be said that this flower is a treasure. The shape of the flower is something I have seen in my dreams. After drawing it, I will make beads for my maid, and then I will repair it and make the finished product. However, it is not because I have made the most contribution, but because my maid, she has skillfully strung out such a beautiful flower."
"No matter what, Xiaoyu, you sent this flower in time and helped me solve the current problem. Thank you so much!" Princess Zhaoyang was very happy. If she hadn't taken into account the image of the noble girl, she could hardly help but hug Chu Xinyu and turn around.
Chu Xinyu was confused by her thanks. Seeing this, Yang Qianjun explained to her that someone had given her a pot of royal clothes to Prince Chu a few days ago. The flowers were as colored as the king's robe. The flowers were in the shape of lotus or chrysanthemums. The petals were light yellow when they were noon. They were very cute. Princess Zhaoyang liked it very much and asked the prince to give it to her, but the prince refused, unless she could find a pot of rare treasures he had never seen before.
They were discussing what kind of flowers were never seen by the prince. The King of Qin loved to grow flowers, and his garden was full of rare flowers. The prince had the honor of visiting them.
The prince asked for treasures. He had seen the treasures in the palace and the treasures in the Qin Palace. It was hard to think of any treasures that he had never seen before.
Now that I saw Chu Xinyu sending bonsai flowers, isn’t it the treasure she is looking for?
Besides, the prince did not require that the flowers must be alive, not to mention that they are bonsai flowers made of hand-made beads. Without a pair of skillful hands, how could the petal shapes look so beautiful?
The girls who came over came over were also surprised and praised him when they saw it, "The petals are so special, like flying butterflies, all of which are stringed with beads? How did you think of this kind of flower? I haven't seen it in the Xu Dynasty."
Yang Qianjun, Sun Ruoya and others came over to ask Chu Xinyu: "You really did it?"
Chu Xinyu replied honestly: "It was not my work, it was my maid. I just gave some advice."
An Qilan said: "That's your idea."
Princess Zhaoyang looked at it and liked it the more she looked. "I can't wait to take it to the banquet for them to watch." She was an impatient person. After speaking, she ordered the maid to carry the flower pot out.
Princess Jing'an covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "What kind of treasure is a pot of fake flowers? I heard that Yinghua has also prepared a pot of treasures for you. Otherwise, she will take the fake flowers for people to watch and be laughed at."
She and Fu Yinghua were handkerchiefs, so she naturally knew what gifts the other party was going to prepare. When she saw Princess Zhaoyang seemed to be very satisfied with Chu Xinyu's gift, she couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water. She was unhappy that Chu Xinyu showed off at the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
Chu Xinyu's fingers hidden in the cloud sleeves were squeezing tightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face, "Since Miss Fu Er has treasures, then this pot of fake flowers should be placed in the room as a decoration."
"But my mother said that the gifts given by the girls who came to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet were also used as a selection topic. I chose the ten favorite gifts. If I don't put the flowers out, it would be equivalent to Xinyu automatically giving up the scores of the question. Moreover, she not only did not score, but also deducted points in reverse."
Although Princess Zhaoyang wanted to see what treasures Fu Yingfu gave her, she really liked Chu Xinyu's gift. It can be said that she had received so many and was the one she was most satisfied with. She began to have the idea of not wanting to change the royal clothes with her brother.
After hearing her words, everyone realized that the gift was also a selection topic, and they couldn't help but regret it. Of course, they didn't take care of their choices. Obviously, it was easier to add points if they wanted it.
An Qilan leaned close to Yang Qianjun's ear and whispered: "Fortunately, Princess Zhaoyang is not the one with soft ears, otherwise if they would pick a few words, Xin Yu's gift would definitely be detained."
Yang Qianjun nodded, "If she were such a person, she wouldn't have invited Xinyu to the banquet at that time."
Princess Zhaoyang is a person with a very good temper and upright temperament. She will say something directly, and will not do it like others. It is precisely because of her such a personality that she will be in line with her own temperament and the friendship between the two will remain unchanged for many years.
At this time, a maid came in and said, "Princess, the princess asked, are your friends here? If you arrive, go to the main courtyard."
Princess Zhaoyang replied, "Okay, tell your mother, let's come." As he said, he said, "Go to the main courtyard together, meet my mother, and then go to Baihua Garden to enjoy the flowers."
So they came to follow Princess Zhaoyang to the main courtyard.
In the hall of each other, it was very lively, and you could hear cheerful laughter from inside from afar.
Princess Zhaoyang walked in front, Chu Xinyu and Yang Qianjun walked side by side, and walked into the main house with everyone.
With a slight look, the decorations and situations in the house are fully visible.
In the middle of the main hall, there was a noble man couch, on which was a luxurious lady who was about 36 or 37 years old. She looked graceful and dignified, as white as fat, and had a smile on her face.
There are rows of seats on both sides, with noble ladies sitting on them, either drinking tea or chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.
Behind them there was a round table with two noble ladies sitting on it.
Yang Lianxin took a look and said, "Hey, isn't that my second aunt and sister-in-law?"
She didn't know any of those people, but the only ones she recognized were the second wife He and the county lord Yuzhen. They were still sitting almost at the bottom of the bottom, which showed the identities of the others.
Seeing Princess Zhaoyang coming in, the noble lady sitting in front stopped talking to others and smiled and said, "Our birthday star is here."
Princess Zhaoyang blessed his wife to the noble lady, then ran to the Princess Chu to pay his respects, and then said, "Mother, all the friends invited are here, I'll ask them to pay your respects to you."
"Okay, let them come in."
Sui Chu Xinyu followed them forward, and started from Princess Jing'an to Princess Funing County, and signed up for him to ask for advice in turn. The Princess Chu's attitude was very kind and kind, which made people's favor even more.
Chu Xinyu saw that the wife of Duke Ying was also sitting on the seat, and then saw the second aunt He and the eldest sister-in-law Yuzhen County Lord. They both went out half a step ahead of time.
The Lord of Yuzhen blinked at her, and Chu Xinyu smiled at her.
Then, after Yang Qianjun and Sun Ruoya reported to him and asked him about his wishes, it was Chu Xinyu and Yang Lianxin.
In fact, Yang Lianxin was not qualified to come in at all, but it felt a bit strange to let her wait outside alone. Chu Xinyu had no choice but to bring her in as long as she was not as eager to show off like before and forget how much he was.
Chu Xinyu leaned forward half a step, and Yingying said happily: "Xinyu pays homage to the princess, hello ladies."
Yang Lianxin never thought that she would have the opportunity to pay tribute to the noble person like Princess Chu. Her steps trembled slightly, afraid that she would do something wrong accidentally, so she kept paying attention to Chu Xinyu's every move, and she would do whatever she did.
I couldn't help but admire Chu Xinyu in my heart. Seeing her calm and calm manners and decent manners, where did she learn it? No matter how she looks, she doesn't look like the fourth cousin and the others who are arrogant and bullied, but the fourth cousin is more like that.
The Princess Chu looked at Chu Xinyu and asked with a smile: "Are you the girl in the Chu family specially invited by her mother?"
Princess Zhaoyang's real name is Xiao Yao. Zhaoyang is her title. She usually uses the title outside, and only those close to her will call her boudoir name.
"Yes, Princess."
The noble lady in the room all had her eyes on Chu Xinyu, and she looked at her secretly, seeing that she was extraordinary and generous, and in front of so many noble ladies, she was not restrained, neither humble nor arrogant, nor had any intention of flattery.
Let’s look at her dressing today, she is decent and elegant. Her apricot red clothes make her skin look like cream, her face is gorgeous, and her eyes are clear and like glass. She looks smart and bright, making people feel a little bit of favor, but also a little bit of love.
To be continued...