Concubine's true colors

Chapter 63

A few days later in the morning, the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets in Wanxiang Pavilion could be clearly heard from a long distance away. If it was a dark night, it must be regarded as a thief.

In fact, such a big noise was made by the three master and servant in the house, because in two days, Prince Rui will return to Beijing, so Xiao Jinxuan has been busy arranging things these few days.

Give away what should be given away, and take what should be taken away. Originally, she didn't have so many things, but Xiao Heng added a lot of things to her, but now she was too busy.

This father not only bought her a lot of jewelry and jade, but also made ten sets of clothes for all four seasons. As for the silk and cloth that are special products in Yangzhou, there are also two big boxes.

In addition to her own books, clothes, and things that have been saved in the warehouse, it is really troublesome to sort them out.

Xiao Jinxuan is now sitting in front of the dressing table, arranging jewelry, and opening the cabinet below, a delicate brocade box comes into view, she reaches out to open it, and the plum blossom hairpin that Zhou Xianrui gave her is lying quietly inside.

Zhu Xin, who was helping tidy up at the side, saw it and just smiled, "Miss, you just kept the hairpin sent by Prince Rui, it's a pity not to take out such a good thing and wear it."

Xiao Jinxuan smiled, closed the brocade box, and handed it to Zhu Xin.

"Take it and put it in the jewelry box, and take it to Beijing together. This hairpin won't be broken. When you wear it sooner or later, what are you in a hurry for?"

At this time, Bai Shu moved out a dilapidated small box from the corner of the room. She looked at it strangely outdated, and thought it must be useless, so she was about to carry it outside, but Xiao Jinxuan stopped her.

"Bai Shu, bring me that box, I remember something, I put it in there."

This small box was brought back by her from Mei Zhuang. After dusting off the dust on it, she turned out all the old clothes in the box, and then from the bottom, she turned out a cloak.

It turned out to be an extremely expensive ink fox cloak, with gold orchid patterns embroidered on it, and this cloak was exactly the one that Zhou Xianyu threw to her when he rescued her from the wooden cage.

After returning to Meizhuang, she carefully collected it, and she still planned to take it with her when she went to Beijing this time.

"Bai Shu, bring that mahogany square box, and then put this cloak in it. Be careful when packing it, don't bump it and damage the cloak."

Just as Bai Shu followed his words and carefully put away the cloak, the door opened, and Wen Xin walked in.

"Jinxuan, Housekeeper Deng has sent a message that the master wants you to go there now."

Since paying homage to Huang's family that day, Wenxin had never been to the tomb, and he sold the house that was left behind. Now he lives and eats in Wanxiangyuan, so he told himself before that In this way, he will live for Xiao Jinxuan in this life, where the other party is, he will be there.

Xiao Jinxuan tidied up her clothes, gave a few more instructions, and walked out of the room. After a while, she came to Xiao Heng's study.

After opening the door and entering, I saw the father, who was reviewing official documents before the case. Seeing her coming, the other party put down his pen and asked her to sit down with a smile.

Xiao Jinxuan gave a slight blessing, and after sitting firmly, she asked with a smile: "Father called Jinxuan here today, I don't know why."

Hearing this, Xiao Heng bent down and took out a locked pear wood box from the cabinet under the table, and looked at Xiao Jinxuan with a smile.

"Now you are leaving home and going to the capital alone. After thinking about it for your father, you still feel that you should prepare some practical things for you."

After speaking, he saw Xiao Heng, took out another key from his sleeve, opened the box, and handed it to Xiao Jinxuan.

Xiao Jinxuan looked at the box, and when she saw the contents clearly, her eyes flashed with astonishment and surprise.

Seeing that there were many silver ingots stacked neatly in that box, and there were two rows of small gold ingots on the top floor, she finally understood why Xiao Heng said those words just now.

Isn’t that right? If it’s practical, it’s gold and silver. People are so sophisticated, rewarding servants, and buying things. Anything without silver is useless.

Although Xiao Jinxuan is not what it used to be, she still doesn't have much money in hand. She has been thinking about converting all useless jewelry and items into silver for the past few days, but Xiao Heng has already prepared them for her now.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan's astonishment in full view, Xiao Heng couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

As a father, it is normal to plan for his children, but this fourth daughter, with his expression now, obviously did not expect him to do this.

This is also because I owed the other party too much since I was a child. If I changed the other daughters, I am afraid that none of them would be so surprised. They have long been at ease and accepted it happily.

Thinking of this, Xiao Heng felt quite uncomfortable, and saw him open the drawer, and then took out a small box, placed it on top of the box full of silver taels, and handed it to Xiao Jinxuan.

"Jinxuan, in the box below, I have prepared 200 taels of silver ingots and [-] small gold ingots for you for my father. These cash silver are used to supplement your daily expenses."

Then he pointed to the small box that he took out later, and said: "There are 500 taels of silver notes in it, and two land deeds. The land deeds are for two shops, a restaurant, and a jewelry store. You can take both of them." go."

In fact, if Xiao Jinxuan's expression hadn't stimulated Xiao Heng so much, he didn't intend to take out this little box.

Back then when he came to Yangzhou from the capital to take office, all the property title deeds were handed over to Xiao Jinyu, his beloved daughter, as the other party's future dowry.

And the two most valuable places are the restaurant and the jewelry shop. At that time, he saw Xiao Jinyu was young, and thought about giving it to her when he got married in the future. He didn't want to give it to Xiao Jinxuan because of the feeling of indebtedness in his heart today. .

Xiao Jinxuan hurriedly got up and took all the things, then sincerely knelt down and kowtowed three times to Xiao Heng.

"My daughter is leaving soon, and I won't be able to serve my father in the future. You must take care of yourself. You will always remember your good Jinxuan. When I get to the capital, I will definitely not embarrass my father and my Xiao family."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Jinxuan had a sore nose and almost shed tears.

In fact, Xiao Heng is still a very fair and loving father. She was indifferent to her in her previous life, and it was also because she herself was too inferior and never got close to each other. As a result, the relationship between father and daughter, which was originally alienated, became like a stranger in the end. Xiao Heng It's reasonable not to care about her.

But now, the relationship between the two parents is harmonious, especially during the snow disaster, it was the father who silently supported her behind the scenes and handed over the power of the Xiao Mansion to her to control. , is also useless at all.

Now seeing that parting is imminent, this father is still carefully planning for her, and the resentment accumulated in his heart because of the indifference of the other party in his previous life has long since disappeared at this moment.

A strong sense of reluctance hit Xiao Jinxuan's heart, and the tears that she had endured for a long time burst out of her eyes and fell to the ground tick-tock.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan kneeling on the ground, kowtowing his head to say goodbye to him, and crying, Xiao Heng couldn't help being both gratified and sad.

Every time I look at this fourth daughter, although she has a gentle face and always smiles, there is a cold and distant temperament that always surrounds each other and never disappears.

But now he realizes that this daughter of his is actually cold on the outside and hot on the inside, this reluctance for him, and the tears she shed, are sincere and not half fake.

This daughter had him in her heart, and after knowing this, Xiao Heng felt that it was worthwhile to do anything for the other party.

Standing up and helping Xiao Jinxuan from the ground, Xiao Heng pulled her and gave her many instructions. Finally, he changed the subject and brought up another matter.

"Jinxuan, I'll go see your aunt in a while. What's wrong with Qing's heart? It's still your biological mother. She conceived and gave birth to you in October. This kindness is greater than heaven. You have a grudge in your heart. I understand it for my father, but I don’t know when I will see you again, don’t do things that you regret, you are a smart child, I think you can understand what I say.”

At the dinner table that day, he saw the mother and daughter's quarreling. Afterwards, he found Deng Jiu and Li's mother, and after asking about it, he understood almost everything that happened in the mansion during this period. up.

He actually didn't agree with Yang's actions, but he just told him that the other party was her biological mother after all, even if she did something wrong, Xiao Jinxuan was a child, so she shouldn't care too much about it, not to mention that they were going to be separated now, what? The grudge should also be eliminated.

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan wiped away her tears, smiled and nodded.

"What my father said is that my daughter was ignorant before, so I will go to say goodbye to my aunt in a while, and have a good conversation with her."

In fact, Xiao Jinxuan has always longed for Yang's mother's love, and now she has picked up her father's love again. This kind of family affection makes her jump for joy, so she has long been angry with Yang's actions before. Yes, I just hope that before leaving, Yang Shi will also take care of her like Xiao Heng, so that she can also feel what it's like to be loved by her mother.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan being so sensible, Xiao Heng smiled, talked to her a few more words, and then let her leave.

Xiao Jinxuan went out of the study holding the pear blossom wooden box, and Wen Xin who was waiting outside quickly took the box over.

The heaviness in the hand made Wenxin ask in surprise: "What is in here, why is it so heavy?"

Xiao Jinxuan smiled when she heard the words, and said in a low voice: "They are all yellow and white things, so they are not light. When we go to the capital, the things in this box may come in handy. Wen Xin, you will keep them yourself, so don't make any mistakes. "

Hearing this, Wen Xin laughed. He felt that the box was too heavy just now, and he wished that the box would sink a little bit. No one would think that money was too much, especially for a poor and frightened person like him. I have a soft spot for collecting money.

And Xiao Jinxuan also accidentally discovered that Wen Xin is very good at managing money, so now all her money is handed over to the other party to take care of. In this regard, she is indeed not very proficient.

At this time, Wen Xin held the box, leaned over, and said in a low voice: "Jinxuan, the list you gave me before, are the things on it pawned and exchanged for silver?"

Xiao Jinxuan nodded without thinking.

"Changping is different from Yangzhou. It is the capital, the most prosperous and prosperous capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. There are countless dignitaries and noble families. If you don't have money, you can't move a single step. Those things should be taken as they should be. As long as the money is in hand, I can feel safe in my heart."

The two of them were talking, and they came to Yixin Courtyard. Xiao Jinxuan approached, and came to the outside of Yang's room before knocking on the door. , slowly put it down, and the original smile on his face disappeared completely.

(End of this chapter)