Fair Lady

Uncle Gui handed a thick envelope to Shuyao with both hands, with a smile of gratification and kind teasing in his eyes, he thought to himself: I don't know, I thought the son-in-law would send a copy to the quasi-concubine every time. What about books?

Shu Yao blushed and took it, she didn't know if it was because she was used to it, or because Uncle Gui was "one of her own", although she was still shy, it was not as embarrassing as it was at first.

Uncle Gui said: "My lord's presents for you and Princess Yuegui have also arrived, one box for each person, one day earlier than the gift for the crown prince."

Shu Yao nodded and smiled, "Thank you Uncle Gui."

The big wooden box sent by Prince Yong is made of high-quality mahogany with meticulous carvings. It can be said that the box itself is a boutique gift.

Shuyao couldn't help smiling, she thought of the allusion Qi Yueling said, before Prince Yong sent things back, they were all simple wooden boxes or rattan baskets, but the young Qi Yueling was unhappy because his father was not around, and made a mistake. Hypocritical, insisting that the box my father put the gift in is ugly, and it doesn't look like a gift at all.

Since then, every time Prince Yong sent something back, Qi Yueling's gift was packed in a specially customized box.The box is not only brightly colored, but also beautifully carved.

Of course, it means Qi Yueling, a precious concubine, has this kind of treatment. Qi Haoning is a man. If he also makes a similar request, he will definitely be reprimanded by Prince Yong. However, other concubines, concubines and concubines in the palace do not have separate gifts. Find it by yourself during the annual ceremony of sending it back to the entire palace (it will be controlled by the side concubine Zhao when it is sent to the inner courtyard, and others will not be able to surpass Qi Yuexin and Qi Haoxiang).

Maybe he learned a lesson from Qi Yueling.Prince Yong was very concerned about his daughter-in-law, and from the first time he sent gifts to Shuyao, they were all packed in exquisite boxes.Later, not only the presents were the same as Qi Yueling's, but even the boxes and boxes were the same, making Qi Yueling call her father Wang Lazy, making it impossible for her to exchange gifts with Sister Yao'er, the things were all the same.

The queen mother pointed at Qi Yueling and scolded with a smile: "It's just that you, a heartless little girl, can bully your father. Your father is a big man, and he still leads troops to fight. To deal with foreign enemies, it is already very thoughtful to remember to prepare gifts for you." I'm done." Usually, it's the mother who would take the trouble to make arrangements for her daughter and daughter-in-law-to-be, and Prince Yong just took care of his sons and daughters without his mother's love, so he took on the heart of a "loving mother".

Shuyao is very grateful to Prince Yong, the prospective father-in-law. He is also a good man who values ​​affection and loves his children. Shuyao can see his intentions from the gifts he chose.And the letters he wrote to Qi Yueling.The tone is friendly and humorous, and the heart of doting is vivid on the paper, which completely subverts the cold image of Prince Yong that Shu Yao heard in the previous life.

Next to Prince Yong's gift box were two large baskets, which were sent by Qi Haoning from Guangdong City. Most of them were dried seafood, and there were also some other specialties from the south.There is a brocade box on the top of the basket.One red and one green.

Uncle Gui smiled and said, "My lord said so. The contents of these two brocade boxes are for you, Princess Fuxing, please keep them by yourself."

As soon as these words came out, the old lady, Nan Gongmiao and the others laughed softly, and even Liu's mother couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering.

Is such an obvious hint the meaning of "private gift, do not see evil"?

Nan Gongmiao pointed to the purple brocade behind Shuyao and joked: "Take these two boxes to Mingyue Garden, be careful not to touch them, or Ning Shizi will come back and pull your skin."

Shu Yao's face flushed red.Complaining secretly, this Ning Shizi.I'm afraid that people don't know, but I want Uncle Gui to emphasize what to do?I don't know what is so mysterious inside the brocade box?

Uncle Gui also chuckled, that's what the son said in the letter to him, so he naturally wanted to say, in case the gift from the son is really too private for others to see, wouldn't Princess Fuxing be even more embarrassed?

Thinking of these two "private" brocade boxes being almost stolen by Concubine Zhao and Qi Yuexin, Uncle Gui was so angry that his chest felt tight.They really succeeded, how could he explain to Shi Ziye?What's even more ridiculous is that if he arrives one step later, all the things sent by the prince and the son will be carried away by the concubine Zhao's people.

Concubine Zhao found an old woman surnamed Wu from nowhere a while ago, she looked very sinister, Uncle Gui felt that she was not a good person the first time he saw her.But side concubine Zhao is the master and is in charge of Zhongfu. It is normal to add a few servants to the inner courtyard. He really has no position or qualification to say anything.

But yesterday, when Uncle Gui went to the palace to deliver things to Princess Yuegui, Concubine Zhao actually brought people to the small storeroom in the front yard, forcing the guards to open the door, and wanted to remove the gifts prepared by the prince for Princess Fuxing. And the New Year's gift to the Two Marquis's Mansion from the Shizi just received.

The people in the warehouse refused to move them, and clearly stated that those things were given to Princess Fuxing by the prince and the son, and even made the "lost face" side concubine Zhao become angry. It was really for Princess Fuxing, so that Uncle Gui would go to her with the letter from the prince and son when he came back.

Fortunately, not long after Uncle Gui left the mansion, he found that he only cared about the gifts that the prince and the eldest son gave to Princess Yuegui, but he forgot the little things that Princess Yuegui told him to buy when he entered the palace last time, so he hurried back to get them. Came across this scene.

Concubine Zhao and Mrs. Wu were shocked when they saw Uncle Gui appearing suddenly. They came here only when they saw Uncle Gui leave the palace. Didn't Uncle Gui want to enter the palace?Why are you back so soon?

Uncle Gui took out the gift list of the prince and the prince, and said coldly: "Concubine Zhao, have you read it clearly? If you have any questions, you can write a letter to the prince yourself, or you can report it to the head of the royal family. Before the prince goes to the southwest , I asked the head of the royal patriarch to take care of the palace, so as not to harm the palace, or evil slaves to deceive the lord, the head of the royal family will definitely uphold justice for you."

Concubine Zhao's face turned pale in an instant. She would not benefit at all if this incident happened to the head of the royal family. She would only be in a terrible embarrassment and lose face all over the capital. She might even be deprived of the housekeeping right by the queen mother.

Mrs. Wu tried to smooth things over: "The butler was joking, how can the side concubine not believe the big butler? It's just that someone heard that the son of the son came back with a gift for the New Year, and the concubine rushed over as soon as she was happy, didn't she? She praised the son of the son all the way How about filial piety."

Is this accusing the son of being unfilial?Uncle Gui's tone was naturally bad: "The side concubine forgot? The prince is not in the mansion, and the son's New Year's goods are naturally sent to Kacheng. I am about to send the New Year's gift to the emperor and the Queen Mother to the palace too." Well." There is no rule of "filial piety" to the concubine, right?

Concubine Zhao's face became even more exciting, Mrs. Wu didn't seem to think that Uncle Gui was so shameless, and said with a sneer: "This... this... the son of the world has always been as close as mother and son to Concubine Zhao. Okay, okay, a misunderstanding , Chief Steward, you should hurry up, and the servants will also wait for Concubine Zhao to go back to rest in the yard, Concubine Zhao is not feeling well today."

Uncle Gui snorted coldly, as close as mother and son?There is a self-talk.

Qi Yuexin, who had been silently hiding behind, was just about to turn around when Uncle Gui pointed to the red brocade box in her arms and the green brocade box in the arms of the servant girl behind her and said, "Auntie, you forgot to put your things down. The brocade box was specially sent by the son to Princess Fuxing, and the keys are in the letter from the son to the princess, have you taken it yet?"

Qi Yuexin was furious, seeing these two brocade boxes were exquisite and not big, she wanted to take them with her. She had an intuition that the things inside must be of great value, but she did not expect Uncle Gui, a dead slave, to be so keen-eyed.

Qi Yuexin was about to throw the brocade box over in a rage, Uncle Gui exclaimed as if he knew what she was thinking: "Auntie, grandma, be careful, if you accidentally break something inside, you won't be able to explain it to your son."

Concubine Zhao knows Qi Yuexin best, seeing her expression, she knows that she is about to throw something again, but in this situation, this thing can't be thrown!Just as he was about to "take" the brocade box, Uncle Gui moved his mouth faster than her hands.

Qi Yuexin was stunned for a moment, the brocade box was already in the hands of Concubine Zhao.Concubine Zhao handed the brocade box to Uncle Gui: "Xin'er is not cautious enough at her young age, thank you for the reminder, Chief Steward."

Uncle Gui took the brocade box, handed it to the boy next to him to put it away together with the one in the maid's hand, and unceremoniously faced Concubine Zhao in front of the warehouseman and said: "The things that the prince sent back to the mansion , the small ones are always handed over to you as soon as possible. The ones that will be placed in this small warehouse are all handed over to others by the prince or the son, and there are often some items that need to be sent to the palace or the military department. If there is a shortage or damage, the responsibility can be small or big, and in the future, please ask Concubine Zhao not to allow anyone to open the warehouse. If Concubine Zhao has any doubts, you can write a letter and ask the prince to repair a letter, and explain to Concubine Zhao personally."

Concubine Zhao's face has already turned pale: "No need, this time it's just a misunderstanding. I'm not interested in these things, so I just don't come here in the future."

Uncle Gui was kind and generous: "Thank you, side concubine Zhao, for your understanding." He turned to the two people guarding the storehouse and said, "Did you hear that? From now on, no one is allowed to enter this storehouse except me, except of course, the prince and the eldest son are back."

The two quickly responded, "Yes."

Concubine Zhao is the master in charge of Zhongfu no matter what she says, they are not big housekeepers, how dare they confront her directly?This kind of thing has never happened before, and there is no rule in the mansion that the concubine Zhao can't take care of this warehouse.

However, with this face-to-face negotiation, they don't have to be afraid in the future, and they are determined not to let them in. Anyway, the deeds of these servants from the outer court are in the hands of the eldest son, not in the hands of side concubine Zhao.

Qi Yuexin couldn't hold her breath at first, snorted, and stomped away.

Concubine Zhao's palm was already damp from being poked by her nails, and her back teeth were hurting from biting, but there was nothing she could do, Uncle Gui was going to enter the palace today.

Mrs. Wu rolled her white and black eyes a few times, feeling a little frustrated. It seemed that Concubine Zhao's status in Prince Yong's Mansion was much worse than it appeared on the surface. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: The notebook is still being sent for warranty. Yaoyao couldn't wait, and bought an all-in-one computer today (I was going to buy it after moving to a new house, so I had to move ahead).Re-writing is not as easy as imagined, it seems to be revised while writing, embarrassing.Yaoyao can't stay up late now, so today he can only recode two chapters. There is no guarantee when the two chapters owed will be made up. You know, Yaoyao will go to the hospital next Monday. It would be nice if he can keep updating. Please forgive me a lot.The next update will be here soon.