Crown Jewels

Chapter 32

Seemingly realizing that his reaction was rather stupid, Song Yan froze slightly.

Warn looked at Gu Baozhu's eyes, he forced himself to let go of the hand holding his forehead, and his usual laxity appeared on his face.

Clenching his fists and coughing lightly, Song Yan thanked Gu Baozhu uncomfortably, then turned and left decisively.

"Song Yan—"

"Actually...it's pretty nice."

The voice was soft, and it floated into Song Yan's ears along with the breeze.

At first, it sounded hesitant, but later it became fluent and natural.

Song Yan's face darkened slightly, he gritted his teeth for a while, then snorted softly, and said in a breathy voice, "Do you really think I'm rare?"

As soon as Gu Baozhu finished speaking, he saw that the boy carrying the food box seemed to be staggering, and his back was slightly tensed.

Inexplicably, a young man with a beautiful face appeared impatient and irritable in her mind.

This scene...

The corners of Gu Baozhu's lips could not hold back from bending.

……

Before driving back to the Song Mansion in Xuanyifang, Song Yan first went to Changlefang to buy fine wines "Lang Guan Qing" and "Grandma Qing" for her grandmother.

As grandma gets older, her bones also need to be maintained.

Changlefang Medicinal Wine is famous for its mellow taste. Grandma can sit with grandfather for a few drinks after dinner, which is considered leisure.

The next day.

The servant greeted him at the gate of the Song Mansion, and the servant's face was beaming.

For the old lady's birthday, all those who have a cooperative relationship with the Song Mansion's business field also came to pay their respects and give gifts.

In Lin'an City, regardless of whether it is an official or a businessman, personal connections are very important.

Therefore, birthdays and birthdays must be lively.

In Shou'an Hall, the old lady smiled when she saw Fu Sinian who had arrived early in the morning.

She squeezed Song Leyi's little hand, her spirits were high, and she pretended to stare at Song Yan.

"You Yange!"

"Si Nian came from the academy early in the morning to pay my old lady's birthday, but you didn't treat me well."

Fu Sinian held the congratulatory gift in his hand, and when Song Yan finished talking, he smiled and said:
"Old lady, you have always watched me grow up since I was a child, so I don't need to see outsiders like this."

"Just treat me like Song Yan and treat me like a grandson."

Song Yan looked at his grandmother who was flattered, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.

Soon, the old lady was invited to the front hall to make an official appearance.

Because he is the eldest grandson of the family, Song Yan simply accompanied his grandmother, and then was called by Song's father to entertain the guests.

Before leaving, Song Yan handed Song Leyi to Fu Sinian to take care of.

At the table by the window, Fu Sinian was leisurely eating melon seeds.

After spitting out the last mouthful of melon seeds, Fu Sinian quickly peeled a small plate of nuts and handed them to Song Leyi's desk.

Seeing the little girl carefully observing the process of guiding the guests at the banquet, Fu Sinian raised his eyebrows and tapped the table three times to call her attention.

"Hey--"

"Little Leyi—"

Fu Sinian followed her gaze, "You are so interested in organizing this banquet."

"From that day on... the banquet at Cousin Fu's house will be contracted to you, okay?"

Passing the nuts to Song Leyi, Fu Sinian chewed the melon seeds and observed her reaction.

I saw the little girl holding the pine nuts and putting them in her mouth.

The baby is plump and round, with moist and lovely pink lips, and he is a little absent-minded when dealing with his words.

"Cousin Fu thinks too much. When you marry a new wife in the future, naturally you don't need me to buy these for you."

"and--"

Song Leyi raised her head suddenly, her round eyes were earnest, her pink face puffed up slightly, and she said seriously:
"Cousin Fu, I want to learn this not for anyone."

I am only for myself.

Fu Siqing hissed, sat up straight, and leaned in front of Song Leyi.

"I heard from your brother that you still have some natural interest in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Could it be possible that I want to be a talented girl in the future and be admitted to the Huangu Academy as a female student? Just like Shen of our academy..."

Fu Sinian's words paused slightly, and Song Leyi saw that he didn't know who he was thinking of, and suddenly smirked.

She buckled the table in dissatisfaction, and emphasized in a childish tone:

"Cousin Fu—"

Seeing that he finally came back to his senses, Song Leyi asked suspiciously: "Are you talking about Sister Lanqing?"

Seeing the girl staring at him keenly with wide eyes, Fu Siqing dismissed it lightly.

"What are you thinking? What did you say just now?"

Seeing him kowtowing sunflower seeds again, Song Leyi wrinkled her nose with a look of incompetence.

"I'm a little interested in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. As you said, entering Huaigu Academy in the future is also a choice."

"Besides, my brother can go in, so it's possible that my cousin doesn't believe me?"

Seeing the little girl's serious appearance, Fu Sinian put down the teacup and nodded, pretending to agree:

"Yes, you are much more talented than your brother!"

And, I remember, don't you have an aunt who is a court lady in the palace. "

"Girls also need to learn more skills, so they don't suffer, and they can live on their own in the future..."

……

The guests in the front hall were noisy, and there were constant greetings.

Song Yan accompanied Father Song to register the guest gift list, and suddenly the butler's high-pitched voice attracted everyone's attention.

"Ceremony—a golden and jade wishful handle, an aloes crutch, and a string of Canaan beads."

After the sound fell, the guests in the hall slowly fell silent, and suddenly it was like boiling water, all of them blushed and rushed to whisper.

"There are gold and jade like jade——"

Exaggerated exclamation sounded.

"Isn't there still Canaan Pearl? It's a thing that pays tribute from foreign countries. What kind of character did the Song family come from?"

After the guests marveled at the gossip, they winked and saw looking forward and backward on tiptoe.

Both they and the Song family are business partners, but they only know that the Song family is a merchant.

At most, their family is considered to have relatively rich savings and silver, and there are many shops.

But I haven't heard of any powerful official background behind the Song family.

Listen, gold and jade are as precious as jade, Canaan beads are paid as tribute from foreign countries, and aloes are made of extraordinary materials. These things can only be passed on from the palace, and ordinary people are not allowed to resell them!
All the guests looked at the tall and straight middle-aged man in regular clothes at the door, and looked around.

I saw that the man at the door had an ordinary face, but his eyes were shining like lightning.

Even if he deliberately restrained his aura, there was always an aura like pines and cypresses.

The man's voice was thick and powerful, under the eyes of everyone, he bowed to the old lady in the first seat with a calm demeanor, and then explained.

"Old lady, I was entrusted by Song Shanggong in the palace, and today I will give you a birthday present on her behalf."

"There is a letter written by her in this package, you can take it apart and have a look."

The Song Shanggong mentioned by the man was none other than the old lady's own daughter, Song Yan, the aunt of Song Yan's two brothers and sisters.

Song Yantao and Li Nianhua were already widows, and because of their reputation for virtue and appearance, they were specially selected into the palace.

Because of her outstanding talent, she was highly appreciated by the empress Gu Jun, and now she is a female official of the fifth rank in the palace.

When she heard that she was the daughter on duty in the palace, the old lady got up excitedly, put aside the crutch in her hand, and said to Song Yan:
"Brother Yan, don't stand still!"

"Quick! Please, this distinguished guest in the palace, sit inside!"

Hearing that it was the aunt in the palace who hadn't seen for many years, Song Yan's face was rare and gentle.

(End of this chapter)