Concubine's true colors

Chapter 48
After Zhou Xianrui got the answer he wanted, he naturally left not long after.Xiao Jinxuan did as Mrs. Yang wished, and did not go to Yixin Courtyard in the end, but returned to her own Wanxiang Pavilion.

As soon as she went up to the attic, she found that Zhu Xin and Bai Shu had also returned, sorting things around, and her heart warmed.

"Why don't you stay with Auntie to join in the fun, there will be rewards at night, what are you doing when you come back so early?"

Zhu Xin and Bai Shu looked up and saw Xiao Jinxuan came back, Zhu Xin hurriedly handed over a brocade box in his hand.

He smiled and said: "Miss, what did you say, we are your servants, so naturally we will be where you are, miss, take a quick look, Prince Rui has sent many things, you must like this hairpin .”

If it weren't for Qi's mother from Yixinyuan, who was too busy for her age, the two of them would have come back with Xiao Jinxuan early in the morning.

This time, Zhu Xin handed over all the good things that Prince Rui sent to Xiao Jinxuan, in order to distract her from thinking, so as not to be bored and uncomfortable because of what Yang Shi said.

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan took the brocade box with interest, opened it, and saw a red plum hairpin lying quietly inside.

No wonder Zhu Xin wanted to show her this hairpin on purpose, Xiao Jinxuan never cared about these extraneous objects, but she just took one look at this hairpin and fell in love with it.

I saw this hairpin, the whole body is made of red sandalwood, and the plum blossoms carved on red agate are inlaid on it. The center of each plum blossom is decorated with citrine to embellish the shape of the stamen, and the outermost part is made of gold wire to outline the shape of the plum blossom. Textures, beautiful and lifelike.

This plum blossom hairpin is made of high-quality materials, but its shape is simple and elegant, not vulgar at all.

Nine red plum blossoms are located in an orderly manner around the handle of the red sandalwood hairpin. One more is too complicated, and one less is too simple. The nine plum blossoms echo each other and complement each other the most.

Xiao Jinxuan fiddled with it for a while before gently putting the hairpin back into the brocade box.

"It is indeed a rare and exquisite product, Zhu Xin will take it and keep it safely."

Zhu Xin took the brocade box and asked puzzledly: "Miss, since you like it, why don't you wear it? Don't you like Hongmei the most?"

Bai Shu on the side had almost sorted out all the medicinal materials in the gift list, at this moment she raised her head and gave Zhu Xin an angry look.

"Your heart is so thick. Miss is a boudoir girl. How can she wear things that other men gave her at will? If it spreads, people will misunderstand it."

Zhu Xin stuck out her tongue, knowing that what Bai Shu said was reasonable, so she didn't want to talk too much, she hurriedly turned around and stuffed the brocade box into the cabinet under the dressing table.

Xiao Jinxuan reached out to take the gift list, looked at it carefully for a while, and said softly: "There are exactly two rhinoceros horn combs here, take them out later, you two each have one."

Then, she continued: "Take two barrels of Biluochun to my aunt, the suet fat jade pendant to my younger brother, and the box of pastries to my mother. She is getting old, and this kind of soft pastry is most suitable for her to eat. "

Then she thought for a while, raised her head and continued: "Prince Rui sent four hairpins, except for the plum blossom hairpin, which was given to Third Sister. Send it to Meng Mansion to Chang Jun, she likes this kind of red gold jewelry the most."

Aunt Shen's mother and daughter showed their friendship today, so she would naturally be willing to reciprocate.As for Mr. Meng Chang, she really cared about it, so when she got something good, she immediately left a copy for the other party.

The master and the servants divided the things according to the head. This busy work has passed for half a day. After everything was done, Xiao Jinxuan came to the bed again and took out a brocade box from the corner cabinet.

"Today is New Year's Eve. I have prepared rewards for everyone in our yard. You two can help me distribute them later."

As she said that, she handed the brocade box to Zhu Xin. After the other party opened it, she found that there were many small fortune bags inside, which were bulging, and there was a lot of money stuffed inside.

Then Xiao Jinxuan reached into the corner cabinet again, and took out two large purses embroidered with the word "Fu", and handed them to Zhuxin Baishu, one for each of them.

"You have worked hard with me. I wrapped ten gold beads and ten small silver ingots in it to make it perfect. Wen Xin will come tomorrow. I'm giving it to him. Take yours first."

Zhu Xin and Bai Shu heard the words, knew it was Xiao Jinxuan's intention, they didn't hold back, thanked the reward happily, and took it in their hands.

After the two of them went out with the box, Xiao Jinxuan, who was left alone in the room, picked up a book as usual, leaned on the soft couch, and read it quietly.

It wasn't until it was getting dark that she couldn't read the words clearly that she rubbed her eyes, put down the book, and looked outside, only to find that the sky was getting dark.

Knowing that Xiao Jinxuan didn't like to be disturbed while reading, Zhu Xin had been guarding the door, and when she heard movement in the room, she walked in.

"Miss, are we still going to Yixin Courtyard for the New Year's Eve dinner? When we sent things over just now, my aunt and everyone were very happy. My aunt also said, if you are done with your work, you can go over and have dinner together."

Xiao Jinxuan smiled self-deprecatingly. "Auntie saw those things, so don't be angry. Forget it, pass the word that I'm not feeling well, so I won't go to eat and watch the New Year."

It's not that she didn't try her best to make Yang Shi fall in love with her, but the other party's hot and cold personality eventually wore away the last bit of her attachment,

She is not made of mud and has no feelings.

Her heart will also ache, and her heart will be chilled.Suddenly, for some reason, she didn't think so much about Yang's mother-daughter relationship. Since the other party didn't like her, it was fine for her to be filial, and she didn't want to force anything else.

Zhu Xin was actually surprised by this, because she followed Xiao Jinxuan every day, and knew better than others how the other party cared about Yang Shi, and hoped to please Yang Shi.

But now, if you can't say it, you won't go. Before, my young lady would never do this.

Looking up at Xiao Jinxuan, Zhu Xin saw only indifference and alienation on the other's face.

Bai Shu, who was standing at the side, also saw Xiao Jinxuan's intentional avoidance, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, should we prepare some meals ourselves, after all, today is New Year's Eve, so it's unlucky to be so deserted."

Xiao Jinxuan shook her head with a smile when she heard the words. There was nothing unlucky. In the past, at Zhuangzi, she still picked up firewood and water on New Year's Eve. Only when she was busy at night could she get a bowl of meat. For her who can't eat meat a few times a year, That would be a holiday.

She waved her hand, signaling Zhu Xin and the others to go out, she was really not in a good mood, she just wanted to be quiet.

"Go out, tell Mama Li, and say what I ordered, and set up a table of good food for us in Wanxiang Pavilion, and you can take those girls to have a good New Year, don't call me anymore, I want to rest when I'm tired meeting"

When she was left alone in the room again, Xiao Jinxuan hugged her knees and looked out of the dark window quietly. A feeling of desolation and loneliness quickly spread in her heart, and the surrounding darkness seemed to completely engulf her .

At this moment, a sharp sound that pierced the sky pierced through the air, and then she saw an extremely gorgeous firework bursting suddenly, causing her red lips to be slightly parted, and her eyes were full of surprise to look at the sky.

"It's so beautiful. It's a pity that although the fireworks are beautiful, they are short-lived after all. They are too short-lived. If the fireworks can last forever, it would be great."

She was talking to herself originally, she was just expressing emotion, but she didn't want the words to end, which caused a burst of evil laughter.

"Hehe, I knew it. You must be a person who likes fireworks, Xuan'er. It seems that the master still knows you very well."

The sudden sound frightened Xiao Jinxuan, who was in a daze, and she couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and she sat up from the soft couch in an instant.

But because the movement was too big, she suddenly lost her balance, tilted her body, and went straight to the ground.

"Xuan'er, be careful."

The voice of concern came again, and just as Xiao Jinxuan closed her eyes and was about to have an intimate contact with the ground, suddenly a scent of golden orchids enveloped her tightly.

Then she fell into a warm embrace, and then was gently placed on the soft couch again.

She didn't even need to look, just by the familiar scent of flowers, she already knew who it was.

"His Royal Highness, don't you feel that you are too disrespectful? This is my boudoir. How could you sneak in quietly? What is the difference between this and a thief?"

Looking at Xiao Jinxuan's slightly annoyed look staring at him, Zhou Xianyu laughed softly, his handsome face was full of joy.

"Who said you sneaked in? It's obvious that you were too involved in your own thinking. I went in through the window and stood there for a long time, but you didn't notice me. Fortunately, I was the one who came in. I changed it to someone with malicious intentions. What will happen to you?" You're dead already."

Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help rolling her eyes, and said with a snort, "In that case, I should thank Your Highness, you just opened my window and didn't turn me into a dead person."

It's obvious that the other party acted like Meng Lang, who broke through her window at night, and now he has the cheek to blame her for being distracted, which is simply unreasonable.

Zhou Xianyu smiled evilly, and suddenly said: "Don't leave your highness, your highness calls me, just call me by my name."

Xiao Jinxuan directly turned her head away, and said in a muffled voice: "My status is humble, and I don't deserve to call your Highness by his name directly. Also, please don't call me Xuan'er in the future, Your Highness. You and I only have shallow acquaintances. It is inevitable that people will hear you when Your Highness calls me that." There will be misunderstandings."

Zhou Xianyu casually lifted the hem of his robe, and sat next to Xiao Jinxuan on the soft couch.

A pair of handsome eyebrows frowned, and muttered: "There is nothing to misunderstand, you are my master's woman, it is so strange that I call you Xuan'er, others think whatever they like, and don't care about what they do."

Xiao Jinxuan opened her eyes wide and looked at Zhou Xianyu in disbelief. What did the other party just say?When will she become his woman.

Now Xiao Jinxuan has also discovered that whenever she gets involved with Zhou Xianyu, her calmness and composure will be forced to disappear by the other party.

On the contrary, a sense of powerlessness would arise in her heart, which made her not even know what to do with Zhou Xianyu, a guy who doesn't play cards according to common sense and does his own way.

But obviously, this time she still took this guy, there was nothing she could do.

Zhou Xianrui stood up suddenly, took Xiao Jinxuan's hand, and said loudly: "Let's go, I have prepared a New Year's Eve gift for you, and I will take you to have a look."

Xiao Jinxuan, who was dizzy from Zhou Xianyu's jumpy character, hasn't said a word of rejection yet.

She was thrown upright by the other party, and she was about to break free in shock, but Zhou Xianyu had already carried her to the window, and then gave her a wicked smile.

"Women, we can only go through the window. If you don't want to be discovered, cover your mouth. If you scream and attract others, I will take you away by force. You will be embarrassed at that time, and the Lord will not be responsible."

After finishing speaking, he didn't even give Xiao Jinxuan a chance to refute. With a leap, he flew down gracefully from the three-story attic. The figures of the two cuddled together and completely disappeared into the room.

(End of this chapter)