Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 5
Early the next morning, Xia Zijin called Xiaokui to dress herself.She helped her loosely slept braids, smiled in the brass and gold-lacquered mirror, and slept soundly and dreamlessly all night, which was an incomparable luxury for her who slept in fear every day in her previous life.

"Princess, why don't you sleep a little longer? It's still gray outside when my son is just born." Xiaokui's water spirit is also clever, so she pulls her hands in twos and twos, Xia Zijin's long black hair It was combed into a lily bun with double tails hanging down.

"This princess naturally has plans." Xia Zijin opened the dressing box, and in the red lacquered wood box were neatly arranged pearly and emerald step rocks and single hairpins. In the makeup box, the index finger casually tapped the Hetian jade wrought-gold step shaker with sapphire and emerald green, and sixteen small and round South Sea pearls drooped down, jingling and swaying with a light flick, like flowers blooming every step of the way.

"Princess, you are so beautiful. Xiaokui looks more immortal than the nine-day fairy!" Xiaokui took Bu Yao and slowly inserted it into Xia Zijin's hair. There is a crisp swinging sound next to the ear, which is very beautiful.

"You're getting more and more dishonest, girl!" Xia Zijin pursed her lips and chuckled, tapped Xiaokui's eyebrows with her index finger, and spat at her jokingly.

She got up and stood in front of the double-height wardrobe, picked out a hookah blue tulle dress, matched it with a brocade embroidered silk bra, and covered it with a light white sweater with large sleeves, and tied silver tassels around her waist. , It seems that the waist is not full.

"Xiao Kui, prepare the white jade Guanyin that the emperor gave back to the storeroom, let's go out of the palace."

Qinru Street in Shangjing is the busiest place in the whole city. There are many shops here, and there are tens of thousands of people who go through shopping every day, from the nobles to the common people.

Xia Zijin was sitting on the carriage. Originally, she was a princess. She should be accompanied by eight guards, four servants and two court ladies when traveling, but Xia Zijin didn't want to attract attention. This time she brought two guards and Mo Shengyuan Xiao Huanzi, the chief executive, and she and Xiaokui, there were only five people standing in front of each other, which was not eye-catching in this Qinru street where there were many dignitaries.

"Princess, where are we going?" Xiaokui lay on the edge of the car window and raised the curtain to look at the bustling scene outside. Seeing this is also new, and seeing that is also new. She has been a palace maid since she was eight years old. I haven't been out for a year, and I have long forgotten what the outside of the palace looks like.

"The little son of the Liu family passed the imperial examination a few days ago. Although this princess is a royal, her mother's surname is Liu, so she should go to congratulate her." After finishing speaking, Xia Zijin stroked the shawl on her arm, calm Said, "Let's stop at Nanshizhai ahead."

Xiaokui lifted the curtain for her, Xia Zijin supported Xiao Huanzi's hand and slowly got out of the carriage.

Nanshizhai is also the best jade shop in Shangjing. It only deals with noble families, and the price is naturally high. The shop is grand and luxurious, with three floors.The higher you go, the more exotic items you can live in. Xia Zijin used to run the household for Lin Runyu in her previous life, and she is familiar with places like Nanshizhai.

"This nobleman, what do you want to buy in this small shop?" The shopkeeper is a thin young man in his thirties. He saw Xia Zijin's extraordinary temperament, and he stepped forward to bow to him. There are often dignitaries here, but in front of him It was the first time I saw this face.

"Shopkeeper, our princess is not an ordinary nobleman, but the Princess of Pearl who is personally sealed by the emperor!" Xiao Kui stood behind Xia Zijin and reminded her aloud.

When the shopkeeper heard that it belonged to the royal family, he quickly knelt down to salute, and bowed politely: "The villain has no eyes and no eyes, and I don't know if the princess is big, but I hope the princess will forgive me!"

"Get up." Xia Zijin smiled lightly, looking around the main hall on the first floor of Nanshizhai, which was no different from the previous life, and felt a little nostalgic.

"Today, the princess is thinking of buying some desirable items for the Liu family's cousin. Congratulations to him on his success. I wonder if the shopkeeper can recommend one or two?"

The shopkeeper thought about it for a while, and he had already figured it out. He respectfully gestured towards the stairs as a gesture of invitation.

"Princess, please go upstairs."

Xia Zijin nodded, and told the guards and Xiaohuanzi to wait downstairs, and Xiaokui followed the shopkeeper to the second floor.

The shopkeeper led the two of them to a corner of the exhibition hall. When they looked up, they saw a brown-red hollow wooden shelf with a writing brush hanging on it.The workmanship of this writing brush is extremely fine, the pen barrel is polished with light-colored jade, the tail is inlaid with red turquoise, and the brush hairs are high-quality wolf hairs, each of which is made from the abdomen hair of the Northwest snow wolf.

"Princess, please look, this is just a newly made top-quality jade writing brush, it is the most suitable gift for Mr. Liufu."

The shopkeeper took the brush off the shelf and handed it to Xiaokui, who then presented it to Xia Zijin.

She holds the writing brush in her hand, and the barrel of the brush feels warm to the touch. She swipe the tip of the brush on the palm of her hand. It is very delicate and soft, and it is a real top grade.

"That's right, then I'll trouble the shopkeeper to wrap it up for the princess." Xia Zijin nodded, and handed the brush to Xiaokui to pay the bill.

Xiaokui followed the shopkeeper downstairs first, and Xia Zijin wandered around the second floor by herself.

The decoration of Nanshizhai is very elegant. It is said that the decoration was designed by a well-known master of Xianju, and the best Fengshui pattern has been set up on the upper and lower floors.

Xia Zijin looked at it casually on the second floor. Suddenly, a transparent hairpin inlaid with blue stones in the box caught her attention. She frowned and walked to the box with a sad expression on her face.

She picked up the hairpin and touched it in her hand. The familiar touch made her tremble a little. This hairpin was a token of love given to her by Lin Runyu in her previous life. In the hair, promise her a promise for the rest of her life.

Now it's always ironic, she wears that hairpin every day, and she didn't even take it off before she died, but I don't know why I saw it in Nanshizhai in this life.

"Princess Pearl?"

When Xia Zijin was immersed in her memories, a voice came from behind, she paused in her heart, and wondered if it was true that her friends did not get together, she just thought that Lin Runyu hurt her so badly because she was blind in her previous life , at this moment he bumped into it by himself.

"What a coincidence, Prince Lin." Xia Zijin responded in a distant manner. She was a princess, so she didn't need to salute him.

Xia Zijin's alienation made Lin Runyu a little embarrassed. In the whole of Shangjing, how many boudoir girls are infatuated with him, and which one sees him with spring eyes and a peach blossom face.However, this Princess Pearl did not seem to be moved by him.

"I saw the princess staring at the hairpin for a long time, but do you like it?" Lin Runyu coughed slightly.

Like it?In the past, she did like it, but this liking killed her!

"Just take a look." Xia Zijin said lightly.

Lin Runyu only felt that this princess seemed to have a big prejudice against him, and he was very cold towards her, which hit his self-esteem as a man.

Could it be playing hard to get?If he thought so, he was right, a princess who came back from the brothel, after so many years immersed in that kind of fireworks, must have learned a lot of skills to seduce men!

"Princess, everything is packed."

At this time Xiaokui walked up with the shopkeeper, and was slightly surprised to see Lin Runyu, and bowed with blessings.

"I have seen His Royal Highness."

Lin Runyu hummed, but her eyes did not move away from Xia Zijin. She was born with beauty, especially her pair of eyes, which were as deep as oceans, as if people couldn't see through her heart.

"Since I met the princess by chance, it is also fate. If there is something that annoys the princess, I will use this hairpin to make amends!" He asked the attendant behind him to pay the shopkeeper, with a smile on his lips, the majestic Prince Lin But it is rare for a woman to be so attentive to a woman. He doesn't believe in this evil today. I'm afraid that Princess Pearl is very happy right now?
Xia Zijin sneered in his heart, once reborn, Lin Runyu really hasn't changed at all, he is still so arrogant, thinking that all the women in the world are in love with him.

"Then thank you for your kindness."

Xia Zijin raised the corner of her mouth and reached out to pick up the hairpin that Lin Runyu handed over, but a cunning flashed in the corner of her eyes, and when she took over the hand, she swayed to the side without missing a trace, and the hairpin fell to the ground with a jingle.

"Yeah, it's broken."

Xia Zijin pretended to regret that the emerald blue inlaid stone fell in half on the ground, but she felt a little pleasure in her heart, it was revenge, and it was a farewell to her previous life.

"I'm really sorry, son, if this hand slips, it's easy to lose your grip. I appreciate your kindness."

"Princess, you..."

Lin Runyu's face darkened, although Xia Zijin said so, but he didn't know why, he always felt that she did it on purpose, he gave her a gift with good intentions, but ruined the whole place, which made his son's face where to put it.

Xia Zijin pursed her lips and smiled slightly, her brows raised slightly, she really liked to see Lin Runyu deflated.

"Don't be annoyed, my son. Since this princess has accidentally offended you, I will pay you back." Xia Zijin raised her eyes to look at Xiaokui, and said slowly, "Xiaokui, get the silver for my son."

Xiaokui bowed her knees to accept the order, and held the purse containing the bank notes respectfully above her head.

Lin Runyu's complexion was even darker and ugly, as noble as him, how could he care about such a small amount of money, people around had already looked over, most of the people who bought in Nanshizhai were dignitaries, and they recognized their identities at a glance.

"My son is not willing to accept the princess's money, is it too little? Xiaokui, I will add another bag of money." Xia Zijin naturally noticed the eyes of the people around her, and she deliberately raised the volume, with a crisp voice. Let everyone on the field hear clearly.

Lin Runyu took a deep look at Xia Zijin, who was just standing calmly, while Xiaokui was still holding the silver in his hand and handed it over. He felt very ashamed, shook his sleeves, his face turned blue and black and turned away.

"This son still has something to do, so let's say goodbye."

Xia Zijin looked at his leaving back playfully, and sneered in his heart, it was just the beginning.

(End of this chapter)