Chapter 1198 New Year Gift
How can I accept valuable things when our friendship is not that deep?
Valuable gifts often carry various meanings and are more than just a gift for socializing.
But what he sent were all food for the New Year, and it was obvious that he really put some thought into it, but if you really counted it, they were not that valuable.
Qiao Xuan did not refuse and accepted it with a smile, and also gave Uncle Qing and Aunt Qing a thick red envelope.
There was no need to return the gift. Shao Yunduan was now an official with dignity and prestige. Not everyone who gave him a New Year gift had to return the gift. These two red envelopes were worth about two-thirds of the value of the things they sent. It was a hint that they were not familiar with each other, so they were giving and receiving, and they were not taking advantage of you.
But I have accepted your advances for the time being.
Zhao Shu went back and asked about it, and he understood the meaning. Although he was a little disappointed, Mrs. Shao accepted the gift, which showed that there was still hope.
For the time being, he stopped pestering her, otherwise it would be annoying.
At most, on the first day of the New Year, I would ask Aunt Qing to come over and kowtow to wish us a happy new year.
As the new year approaches, the prince will inevitably give some rewards.
Shao Yunduan had made great contributions and had a relationship with Old Tutor Yun. The prince himself also thought highly of him, so the reward was naturally generous.
In addition to various snacks, tea, and meat made by the East Palace imperial chef, there were also seven or eight pieces of calligraphy and paintings, and antiques. The Crown Princess also rewarded Qiao Xuan with two pieces of brocade, two pieces of leather, a pair of purses containing jade pendants, a pair of gold bracelets, a pair of gold hairpins, and two brocade handkerchiefs in her name.
It can be said that he was very generous.
But it can also be seen that the Eastern Palace really does not have much ready-made silver and money, it’s all stuff.
After the East Palace awarded the New Year gifts, colleagues came to visit one after another.
At the same time, Qiao Xuan also has to prepare New Year gifts to give to everyone or as gifts in return.
It is not easy to give a return gift. When giving a gift, you should give something that is tangible and valuable, and a token of your thought. At the same time, you should not try to please the other person, but at least you should not offend that person.
Especially since this was the first time, she had no experience to follow and didn't know the conventions, so Qiao Xuan put a lot of effort and thought into it.
Shao Yunduan originally wanted to save trouble by simply asking the steward of the prince's mansion for her, and put an end to it once and for all, but Qiao Xuan didn't let him. That would make her look too useless, and inevitably make people look down on her.
Such things really show a person's ability. Maybe the Crown Princess is watching in the dark. If she is useless and only knows how to act like a spoiled child and be jealous, the Crown Prince may dislike her for not being worthy of Shao Yunduan, and there will inevitably be trouble later.
If it really comes to that, it would be totally not worth it.
She is still waiting to become a first-rank lady!
When that time really comes, with power and wealth, Shao Yunduan will be urged to resign. He will wave his sleeves and leave the court without taking a cloud with him. He will leave in a graceful manner and leave behind an eternal legend. Wouldn't that be a perfect life of success and fame?
How many people in the world can achieve such perfection!
Qiao Xuan didn't expect that Mrs. Lin from the Hanlin Academy and others would also come to give gifts.
Mrs. Lin had cheated me before, so she felt guilty and was cautiously flattering and trying to please me, as if she was afraid that I would settle the score with her.
In fact, Qiao Xuan doesn't have the time to care about such a small matter.
To her, the affairs of the Hanlin Academy seemed to be a thing of the past for a long time, and those ladies no longer had any influence on her life today.
Even if someone still wants to frame her, they no longer have the ability or opportunity.
Why should she take revenge and get a bad reputation?
In this new month and new week, I wish you all good mood, good luck, smooth sailing, blessings and good health!
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