Upon hearing Su Hua's words, Liu Yuxian's fox-like eyes flashed with displeasure. What she said was actually true. Since ancient times, legitimate and illegitimate children have been treated differently. As a legitimate daughter, she would never pay any attention to the illegitimate children in the backyard.

However, although Wei Jianjia was a concubine's daughter, she was different from ordinary concubine's daughters. Her father was the powerful Right Chancellor of Yu the Great, her aunt was the favored Consort Shu, and her cousin was the current Third Prince.

Since she was old enough to understand, the sentence she heard her father say most often was that she would marry the third prince as a concubine.

Her father had said that the Third Prince was the most promising of the princes to inherit the throne, so she naturally had no objections.

As long as she marries the third prince as a concubine, and the old emperor dies and the third prince ascends the throne, she will be the empress, the most honored woman in the entire Yu Dynasty.

However, she was in Tangshan Prefecture, while the Third Prince was in the capital. Over the years, she had only seen the Third Prince once.

Just a quick glance from afar.

The Third Prince probably doesn't even remember what she looks like.

Now that someone from the Wei family has finally come to Tangshan Prefecture, she certainly can't let them go, whether they are legitimate or illegitimate.

Moreover, although Wei Jianjia is a concubine's daughter, she has close ties with the Third Prince. As long as she gets along well with Wei Jianjia, Wei Jianjia will naturally mention her to the Third Prince when she returns to the capital. At that time, she will also have an excuse to go to the capital to find her. In the end, she will have no trouble leaving a good impression on the Third Prince.

It's not shameful to lower your head occasionally if you can get what you want.

She learned this from her father.

"Miss, I've brought the prize money."

Autumn Frost strode over, breaking the tense atmosphere.

She was holding a square wooden box, which was covered with a red cloth.

The young masters and ladies, who had been listening intently, suddenly had their eyes light up when they saw the wooden box.

"Miss Wei, what exactly is this prize? Why is it covered with a cloth?"

"Yes, Miss Wei, stop keeping us in suspense! Hurry up and show it to us so we can see it. Just seeing the box makes us even more eager to see it!"

"Yes, it's getting late, our Hundred Flowers Banquet should begin soon..."

Hearing the whispers of the crowd, Wei Jianjia's mood instantly improved. What good was Su Hua's sharp tongue? She was just an illiterate peasant girl. Although she was a concubine's daughter, she was still a concubine's daughter of the Wei family.

Today, after the Hundred Flowers Banquet ends, Yu Cheng will surely know who is truly worthy of standing with him.

Thinking of this, the girl's lips curled into a determined smile.

He raised his hand and with a whoosh, pulled off the red cloth.

Everyone's eyes widened as a complete set of exquisitely crafted, gold-plated headdresses, inlaid with various gemstones, lay quietly in a wooden box.

One hairpin at the top, one hairpin with a central protrusion, and one hairpin with a side protrusion.

A pair each of hairpins, long hairpins, hair ornaments, earrings, bracelets, and rings.

Several pairs of floral hairpins and small hair ornaments.

Each piece of jewelry is made of pure gold and is adorned with either gemstones or pearls.

The gold and gemstones shone brightly in the sunlight, eliciting gasps of amazement from the crowd.

Wei Jianjia was very satisfied with this reaction and smiled gently, "In this wooden box is the jade-inlaid flower ruby ​​and sapphire double pearl headdress that Consort Shu gave me. Today's Hundred Flowers Banquet competition is in pairs. Whichever pair wins first place in the competition will get this headdress."

Upon hearing this, the astonished crowd instantly erupted like a boiling pot of oil.

"This set of jewelry is absolutely gorgeous!"

"Yes, especially that gold hairpin with rubies and intertwined branches, I really love it."

“I’m different. I not only like the gemstone-entwined gold hairpin, but I like the whole set of hair ornaments.”

"Look at you all, so ignorant and unsophisticated. Who is Consort Shu? She is the apple of His Majesty's eye. How could anything she gives be of poor quality?"

"Absolutely! If I could win this set of jade-inlaid floral and ruby/sapphire double-bead headdress today, I could brag about it until I die! No, I could brag about it even after I die!"

"Tch, with your usual clueless behavior, when the teacher asked you to compose a poem, all you did was court death. You still want to win this headdress? You should go back to sleep and dream about anything! I, Zhou, am determined to have this headdress. I'll win it and give it to my future wife."

"Pah! You have the nerve to talk to me like that? You're good at writing poetry but not courting death, but don't forget, the zither you played could send everyone in the entire Green Mountain Academy to their deaths..."

Su Hua's almond-shaped eyes lit up as she looked at the jewelry in the wooden box.

It's not because the jewelry is beautiful, but because it's valuable.

She's just an ordinary person; when she saw the gold jewelry, her first thought was to convert it into money.

Building a house now requires money, and renovating a restaurant also requires money, and not a small amount. The money I had saved up is almost gone, and I'm considering whether to sell an old ginseng root to get more money.

However, she only managed to dig up three old ginseng roots. She had to keep one at home for emergencies, leaving only the other two usable. To get a good price for them, she needed to find a reliable pharmacy first.

After all, there are too many twists and turns involved in buying and selling such high-value medicinal materials, and finding a reliable pharmacy also takes time.

If I can win this set of jewelry, I shouldn't be in a hurry to sell the ginseng.

This set of jewelry looks heavy, with a base made of pure gold and colorful gemstones on top. She guessed it could sell for a lot of money.

She subconsciously rubbed her hands together and looked at Qin Yucheng.

"Young Master Qin, I wonder how much silver this set of gold jewelry would fetch if sold at your Qin family's jewelry shop?"

Qin Yucheng turned his head at the sound, and the girl's eyes seemed to sparkle, shining into one's heart.

He paused for a moment, then shook his head and smiled helplessly, "These pieces of jewelry from the palace cannot be sold casually."

"We can't sell it." Upon hearing this, the spark that had been igniting in Su Hua's eyes suddenly died down.

If it can't be sold, isn't that equivalent to scrap?

No, scrap can at least be exchanged for a few copper coins, but this ornament is only good for looking at; it's not even as good as scrap.

She originally wanted to fight for the money, after all, before she transmigrated, she had dabbled in all sorts of things, including flower riddles, painting, and the guqin, and she was quite good at all of them.

But since we can't sell it for silver, there's no point in fighting over it.

"Ha, all they think about is money, how utterly vulgar."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Liu Yuxian glanced coldly at Su Hua and let out a cold snort, "Besides, let's not even talk about how these imperial jewelry pieces can't be resold at will. Even if they could, do you think you, a clueless idiot... no, and with a clueless brother too, can handle it?"

"You two good-for-nothing siblings actually dared to try and win the Noble Consort Shu's crimson gold and gemstone headdress? You're truly overestimating yourselves!"