"Tsk tsk, no wonder they're a century-old family..."

"That's incredibly generous!"

The relatives and aunts were green with envy.

The Hou family's garden was larger than the entire Jiang family's residence.

She glanced at the maids and servants sweeping the garden.

horrible.

A quick glance.

There were about twenty servants sweeping and cleaning the garden.

In winter, all the flowers and trees wither, making it impossible to tell whether they are valuable or not.

The artificial mountain made of Taihu stones in the garden is clearly extraordinary at a glance.

Taihu stones are formed over hundreds or thousands of years after rocks have been eroded over a long period of time.

The stones are of various shapes and forms, and are translucent and spiritual.

Taihu stones are rare, and their prices are naturally prohibitively high.

Staring at the Taihu stone, Song and her aunt both revealed greedy and envious eyes.

Good boy.

The Marquis's mansion is incredibly wealthy!

Then they arrived at Jiang Shuwan's courtyard.

Upon entering, they were once again shocked by the extravagance of the courtyard.

Putting everything else aside, the table and chairs set up in the open air in the courtyard are made of huanghuali wood.

Rosewood is not a cheap commodity; it's something only wealthy families can afford.

But Jiang Shuwan left it in the open air, exposed to rain and snow, wind and rain, without worrying that it would break.

"It's broken, just replace it."

Seeing the question in their eyes, Jiang Shuwan smiled and replied.

What a boastful tone.

If it breaks, just replace it.

A set of yellow chrysanthemum chairs and tables would cost at least a hundred taels of silver!

Song was momentarily speechless.

Auntie also swallowed hard.

One hundred taels would be enough for her family to live on for two or three months.

Upon entering the house, I saw a fine pear wood display shelf and the items displayed on it.

Only then did I realize that Jiang Shuwan wasn't just arrogant, but genuinely that wealthy.

"God!"

"Could this be the legendary Jade Hook Cloud Pattern Palace Lantern?"

"It's too exquisite. Look at this superb craftsmanship. No wonder only noble families can afford it."

"And this jade ruyi, such a big piece of jade is just left out like this, aren't you afraid of bumping into it and getting it damaged?"

"This orchid screen is also quite something; it's double-sided embroidered. These two orchids must have taken the embroiderer half a year to finish..."

"Wait, what's with these two butterflies?"

"This...this is inlaid with pearls..."

The aunt was shocked, pointing at the pearl butterfly on the screen with a look of astonishment.

"Could I have misread it?"

"How could such precious jewelry as pearls be embroidered on a screen..."

The aunt rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

Mrs. Song also rushed over to take a look. She reached out and touched it, and felt the unique smooth and warm texture of a pearl.

"This is not an ordinary pearl, it's a sea pearl!"

"This is a pearl worth a fortune..."

Song was more discerning than her aunt; she could tell at a touch that it was no ordinary pearl.

These are pearls obtained by pearl divers who risk their lives.

Pearls are now all formed naturally, and can be divided into freshwater pearls and saltwater pearls.

Among them, seawater pearls are of perfect quality and are difficult to harvest; there is a saying that one pearl can be exchanged for a life.

Haizhu is quite expensive.

For ordinary officials and their families, having one or two pearls was already a rare privilege.

Jiang Shuwan, however, took the dozens of pearls and embroidered them onto the screen to play with.

What immense wealth this is...

That's incredibly extravagant!

This is insanely extravagant!

Song and her aunt's eyes turned red with anger.

"This is a pearl, we didn't even have time to preserve it properly, so we just embroidered it on the screen."

"If I lose even one, I'll regret it to death..."

The two of them circled the sea pearl butterfly, their eyes filled with undisguised envy.

Especially the Song family.

She first looked at the antique display shelf, then at the cloud-patterned palace lantern, and finally at the jade ruyi.

Finally, his gaze fell upon a pearl worth a fortune.

Jealousy and bitterness surged within her like a turbulent sea.

She's so angry!

You should know that all this wealth originally belonged to her daughter.

Who knows what kind of epilepsy she had, that led her to abandon her position as the Crown Prince's wife and become Pei Lingyu's second wife.

Not only was she not the first wife, but her rank was also one level lower than that of the Crown Prince's wife.

And now she's still being tormented by the aunt...

Song was so angry that her eyes turned red.

How could she have given birth to such an idiot?

Instead of becoming the Crown Prince's wife, she'll become some nobody's sister-in-law.

He gave all this immense wealth and prestige to Jiang Shuwan...

The key point is that Jiang Shuwan was able to become the Crown Prince's wife thanks to her foolish daughter's scheme.

Oh my!

She was so angry!

Song's trembling hand rested on the pearl, rubbing and stroking it incessantly.

She really wished she could pluck one off and hide it in her bosom.

Meanwhile, Song's eyes gleamed with jealousy, and her stomach was full of acid.

On the other side, Aunt Jiang could only look on with envy.

Jealousy, in essence, only arises from a competitive mentality when people are at roughly the same level.

Jiang Shuwan's status was worlds apart from hers; she could only feel pure envy.

Jealousy cannot arise in the slightest.

The gap between them is too wide.

She could only look on with envy.

The aunt was captivated by the wealth inside the house.

She especially loved the orchid screen, and her fingers seemed glued to it as she kept touching it.

She was very careful, not daring to use any force, for fear that her rough hands would scratch it.

Otherwise, even if you sold her whole family, you still couldn't afford to compensate her.

"Madam, please have some tea."

"Auntie, please have some tea."

Xiao Tao brought in some snacks and tea.

Qingxing has returned as well.

The little girl had just returned from the jewelry room, carrying a heavy tray covered with a cloth.

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