Biography of Qingwu

Chapter 23

In the imperial city, the Empress Dowager Ceremony is in full swing. Jiang Huanian is waiting to be married in the mansion. The betrothal gift has been delivered today. The yard is filled with mahogany boxes carved with dragons and phoenixes. The butler of the Hou Mansion is sitting in front of the courtyard, registering a dowry gift.

The servants and servants were busy carrying the dowry.

"Ten Dendrobium Pearls of the South China Sea!" "Hundred Su Embroidery Brocades!"

"Ten pairs of dragon and phoenix gold bracelets!" "Ten pairs of emerald jade bracelets and hairpin rings!"

The sound of counting and counting all over the courtyard kept coming and going. Jiang Huanian came out from the inner courtyard with a shy face and bright eyes, and the maid Qian'er beside her heard her voice from time to time in shock: "Wow! Pearls are precious, one is worth a hundred gold, What's more, it's worth ten dendrobiums, it's priceless, miss, look at the jade piece, nothing else, that bracelet, the whole body is green and flawless, it's the most outstanding, if you wear it on the lady's hand, wouldn't you envy everyone The lady of the Duke's family!"

Jiang Huanian scolded shyly, "Qian'er, you are really worthless. No matter how gorgeous these things are, they are just belongings outside the body." Although he was scolding, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden no matter what.

"Yes, yes, in fact, these are not the most luxurious." Qian'er held her arm and snuggled up to Jiang Huanian's side.

Jiang Huanian was puzzled, even though she was the daughter of the Marquis of Wei, she was clothed in fine clothes and had seen countless treasures since she was a child, but the luxury of the betrothal gift she received today still shocked her, "Pearls are luxurious, clam-raising households can spend a lifetime It is not easy to have ten such round, pure, white and flawless pearls. There are hundreds of them here, which is already extremely rare. Besides, the jade bracelet is green and flawless, and it is a treasure wherever it is placed. Then I really don’t know what it is.”

Qian'er smiled sweetly, and dragged Jiang Huanian back to the inner courtyard until she reached her boudoir. There was something covered with a red cloth on the dressing table. Qian'er asked Jiang Huanian to sit down and covered her with one hand eyes, one hand to lift the red cloth.

When Qian'er let go of her hands covering her eyes, she was indeed shocked by what she saw. What caught her eyes was an extremely gorgeous phoenix crown, which was far more gorgeous than the empress dowager's phoenix crown.

On the top of the phoenix crown, nine pearls are inlaid on it, all of them are white and flawless, the size of a bird's egg, and the golden phoenix is ​​flying under it, and the carvings are lifelike. It is strange to use some emerald greens to make phoenix feathers on the phoenix tail, Hetian white jade Carved into auspicious clouds, the carving is meticulous, and the pearls used in the past were discarded for the bead curtain, and waxy jade was used instead, and small gemstones were inlaid on it. Jiang Huanian couldn't help sighing: "This gem is worth ten thousand gold, and it is embedded in the auspicious cloud. In between, although it is eye-catching, it is fortunate that it is exquisitely made, and it will not overwhelm the host, so luxurious, I am afraid it will break the rules."

"Your Majesty likes Miss, and would like to use the best things in the world to make a phoenix crown for Miss. There is nothing against the rules." Qian'er picked up the phoenix crown and put it on Jiang Huanian's head.

"It's so heavy!" Jiang Huanian exclaimed, holding onto Fengguan with his hands, for fear of falling.

The bead curtain made by Nuo Fei hung down on her smooth forehead, which looked very refined, "I have seen the empress dowager's phoenix crown in the palace before, and her bead curtain is made of pearls. It is beautiful, but I feel It is too eye-catching, this waxy jadeite is not as luxurious as green jadeite, but it is the first time I have seen such a clear and whitish color, and it is not uncommon to make a bead curtain."

Jiang Huanian's green fingers slid across the cold bead curtain, looking at himself in the bronze mirror with a beautiful face, he felt that wearing this phoenix crown made him seem to be outstanding.

"The beads from the auspicious cloud wall that the Emperor Taizu gave to His Majesty the waxy jadeite are all picked from the best part of a whole piece of jadeite. Compared with jadeite, which is more expensive, Qian'er feels that this kind of heart is even more precious. " Qian'er helped her take off the phoenix crown, and Nuo Fei's beaded curtain spread out on the table.

"Really? It is rumored that Emperor Taizu loves His Majesty's grandson very much, and gave this treasure to His Majesty as a ten-year-old gift. His Majesty cherishes it very much. It is said that he specially found agarwood to make a shelf for this jade. "Jiang Huanian was overjoyed when he heard this, but he couldn't believe it. Did His Majesty treat her so affectionately? He was willing to use such treasures to make bead curtains and inlay them on her phoenix crown.

Qian'er said with certainty: "Of course it is true. This phoenix crown was personally sent by Ya Ting who is next to His Majesty. He told me personally that he wanted me to surprise Miss. You know, the bracelet necklace with the most flawless emeralds in this world Earrings can be found, but they are not carved, they are natural, without a single blemish, a whole piece of beautiful jade, in the whole world, there is only Xiangyunbi, I heard that the remaining material of Xiangyunbi, His Majesty will use it to make Ruyi , earrings, bracelets, hairpins, all of them must be given to Miss!"

Jiang Huanian was naturally overjoyed when he heard the words, "I am very satisfied with such a heart, and I will never let him down in this life."

Qian'er sighed again, frowned and said: "It's a pity that during the national mourning period, and the former princess passed away, it's not easy to make a fuss. I heard that King Anjing on the border is going to rebel recently. They all feel the same. Many generals in the imperial city have been sent out. Even General Yuan was imprisoned a few days ago. The eldest son of his family still has some friendship with the young lady, so he was also implicated. In this way, the sealing of the young lady After the grand ceremony, there were not many friends watching the ceremony, and I always feel regretful."

"General Yuan is in prison? Why didn't I know? Brother Yuan Qi was also implicated?" Jiang Huanian looked at Qian'er in shock, and Qian'er panicked before realizing that she had said something wrong.

"Miss, there's nothing wrong with it, the lady can just get married with peace of mind."

Jiang Huanian put on a dignified expression, "Say!"

Qian'er had no choice but to tell the truth, "Master Hou won't tell you, because I'm afraid you will be irrational. The rumor is that General Yuan colluded with the palace people to steal the state seal and wanted to rebel with King Anjing, so he was arrested. He was sent to prison, but Yuan Qi is fine, but he was locked up in the mansion and was not allowed to come out, saying that he would thoroughly investigate this matter."

Jiang Huanian breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that there was still a thorough investigation, and it wasn't a final case, so she hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go visit Brother Yuan Qi, if he is locked up in the General's Mansion, he won't be able to eat or drink If you wish, let's bring some snacks to eat."

Qian'er was a little bit embarrassed, "Miss, it's fine to visit, but don't ask His Majesty to intercede. The Marquis said that this kind of matter is a major national event, and women must not talk too much."

"I know that we can't say much about state affairs. If General Yuan is innocent, I believe His Majesty will return his innocence after the investigation. We just went to visit brother Yuanqi and do our best as friends."

Qian'er breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that Miss doesn't offend her. At this juncture, it's not advisable to talk too much."

"Since when did Xiaoqianer know so much?" Jiang Huanian couldn't help teasing her when he saw her seriousness.

"Oh my lady, this is what the Marquis told me. There are three days until the queen conferring ceremony, and the lady is ready to get married at ease. I just hope that there will be no troubles. I don't need to worry about these things."

(End of this chapter)