Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 935: The Careful Third Master Ning

He knew this and told himself so.

Miss Ji's likes and dislikes are very clear. She treats others with every penny, but she always gives her all to her friends, never caring about gains and losses, which always makes people feel biased... He lowered his eyebrows and smiled to himself. He walked to the gold and silver treasures awarded by His Majesty and flipped through them casually. He was not interested. Before leaving, he suddenly saw a jade hairpin in a box of women's jewelry. He stopped for a while, and finally took out two pairs of identical earrings from the side and handed them to Chen Qi with a smile, "These two pairs of earrings, Miss Shen and Miss Ji, one pair each, you can give them to them for me. For the rest, pick the ones you like and keep them for yourself."

"Brother Yinuo..." Chen Qi held the two pairs of earrings and called out again, then asked, "I heard that the head of the family scolded you. Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Chen Yinuo smiled, pointed at the hairpin that had not been taken out, and changed the subject, "I think this hairpin is pretty good, and the style is quite suitable for you, would you like to try it?"

Chen Qi took a look at the hairpin. It was made of warm white jade, with a hint of green in the white, and a green gem inlaid in the middle. It was extremely simple and elegant. Her eyes dimmed slightly, but she still smiled faintly and replied, "It is very beautiful. Brother Yinuo has a good taste. I like it very much."

"If you like it, take it. But it is a gift from the emperor, so you should keep it properly."

Chen Qi chuckled and responded. She watched Chen Yinuo turn around and go back to the house. She stood there for a while. There were many rewards. The box of women's jewelry was opened, and Chen Yinuo took a fancy to this hairpin. Chen Qi lowered her eyebrows and smiled bitterly. How could such a plain hairpin be suitable for her? Although her daily dress was also simple and elegant, she was more like a beautiful girl from a small family. This fine warm white jade hairpin was obviously the most suitable for that person...

When I came over just now, I happened to see Chen Yinuo standing in front of the box for a long time. Naturally, I also saw him hesitate to reach out his hand, and then suddenly withdraw his hand as if burned. In fact, what he really wanted to give away should be this hairpin, right?
However, it always seems ambiguous when a man gives a woman a hairpin, not to mention that the woman was already taken. He was worried that his actions would embarrass her, so he found two identical pendants and gave them to Shen Luoxin together.

It really took a lot of effort.

"Brother Yinuo!" She suddenly raised her head and called out to Chen Yinuo who had stepped into the room. Her voice seemed to break in her haste, but she was speechless when she met his gaze. She opened her mouth, opened it again, and finally said softly, "Don't worry, I'll send it to Sister Shen and Miss Ji later."

"Thank you." Chen Yinuo nodded lightly and turned to go into the house, leaving Chen Qi standing there looking at the two pairs of earrings in his hand, which were still made of jade. In his memory, Shen Luoxin's earrings seemed to be made of silver, a simple circle, and even a little perfunctory. Only that person seemed to prefer jade. Every time he was seen wearing jade ornaments, the style was simple, but the texture was excellent. At first glance, it was very low-key, but it was luxurious when you tasted it carefully.

Chen Qi tightened the pendant in her hand, her eyes dimmed and she sighed softly. In the end, she did not take away the jade hairpin that did not suit her.

Everyone likes beautiful jewelry, but if it doesn't suit you, even if you wear it, it will always look out of place, like an ugly imitator... Moreover, as Yinuo said, this is a gift from the emperor, it cannot be thrown away or destroyed easily. It doesn't feel like having another object, but more like having another ancestor...

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Chen Qi personally delivered the pendant to the Ji family. Since the Shen family was still in mourning, it was inconvenient for her to go there and give gifts, so she asked Ji Wuyan to pass it on. Although Chen Qi was not as afraid of Ji Wuyan as she was at the beginning, she had not even exchanged a few words with Ji Wuyan. Now that she was suddenly alone with Ji Wuyan, she was naturally speechless and embarrassed. So she left before she had even sat down for a while, saying that she had something to do. When she passed by, she happened to meet Ning Xiuyuan and bowed in a low voice, "This commoner greets Lord Ning."

Ning Xiuyuan said "hmm" indifferently and passed by. When Chen Qi walked down the stairs, he happened to hear Ning Xiuyuan asked with a smile, "This pendant looks familiar. Where did it come from?"

Chen Qi's pace slowed down unconsciously. She wanted to hear Ji Wuyan's answer... Was he talking about something else, or...

"Here. The little girl came all the way here to deliver it, saying it was a gift from the emperor." The voice inside the house was still laughing, "One is for Luo Xin, and it's probably a thank-you gift from Chen Yinuo... It's a gift from the emperor, so it's normal for you to find it familiar. Does it look good?"

"Of course my little girl looks good in anything she wears. But the things bestowed by the emperor have been stored in the warehouse for a long time. Some of them are old items from the previous dynasty with unknown origins. It's okay to play with them, but don't wear them on your body. It's unlucky."

"Well... OK then, Ziqiu, help me find a box to put it in. It's amazing that I really like it..."

There was a hint of regret in the woman's voice. Chen Qi stood at the bottom of the stairs. Without looking back, she could guess that Ji Wuyan was frowning and looked a little helpless. She curled her lips. The bad luck was just an excuse. The real reason was that she didn't want the girl she loved to wear jewelry given by another man. How could Ji Wuyan, who was so smart, not have heard it? It was just... not a big deal.

Neither the pendant nor the person who gave it to Miss Ji, who was used to seeing good things, was very important.

"If you like this style, I can find a better jade and make you an identical pair. How about that?"

Inside the house, the man coaxed her with soft words, but Chen Qi couldn't listen any more, and left with a lonely sigh. At this moment, she suddenly felt that Chen Yinuo, who was hesitant in front of those jewelry at that time, was overthinking. Master Ning was such a petty man that no matter whether it was a hairpin or a pendant, no matter whether Chen Yinuo gave it personally or handed it over on his behalf, Master Ning would not allow it to appear on Ji Wuyan.

How petty...

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The petty-minded Mr. Ning San didn't know what Chen Qi was saying behind his back. In his eyes, it was just a pendant. If the girl liked it, he would try every means to get a better one. As for the one sent by Chen Yinuo... he accepted it, but he could only put it aside, or send both sets to the Shen family. He watched Zi Qiu find a box to put the pendants in, and then asked about the main purpose of coming here, "What about the prescription you sent to Chen Yinuo? Didn't you say that the poison has penetrated deep into the lungs and there is no way to save it?"

Ji Wuyan hummed softly, and after a while, he raised his eyes to look at Ning Xiuyuan with a serious expression, "Final revival... you know about it, right?"