The apprentice placed the box on the table. "This was something I sent in a few days ago. The shopkeeper thought it was nice, so he asked me to make two. He said this one is for the young lady to enjoy."
Qin Yan opened the box, and the phoenix corona inside shone with gold! She immediately knew that something was missing from the corona, and couldn't help but laugh, "Your master really knows the rules. This is the corona given to the Empress, and ordinary people can't wear it. He's reduced it a little, so I can wear it."
The apprentice smiled respectfully and said, "Yes, but the master did not reduce the regulations for that place."
"Alright, I get it. You can leave now." Qin Yan waved his hand to let the person go. His fingers lightly brushed across the phoenix corona and he sneered, "How much silver did he sell the phoenix corona for, Your Majesty?"
Qin Wan stretched out her palm and curled back a finger.
Qin Yan gasped: "Even if all the gold is used to fight this, it would only be fifty taels of silver. He really is..."
Qin Wan gestured for her to take a closer look: "Take a look."
Qin Yan then picked up the Phoenix Coronet. She immediately realized the weight was off. She looked at Qin Wan in surprise, "How do you know everything? Did you arrange for someone to stay in my Treasure Pavilion?"
Qin Wan shook her head: "I just happened to know."
Qin Yan didn't care who bought the phoenix corona. She was concerned about something else: "If the Bai family knew that this phoenix corona was a fake and the materials were not solid, would there be a commotion?"
Qin Wan smiled playfully: "Guess."
Qin Yan rolled her eyes at her, but couldn't help laughing: "This Pingyang Marquis does have some business acumen. He made tens of thousands of taels of silver just by going in and out."
Suddenly remembering something, she leaned forward and whispered, "Do you think he'll sell the other rewards privately? Don't you have something to hold against him?"
Qin Wan gently waved her fan, her eyes fixed on the caravan leaving the inn across the street. "Do you even need to tell me that? Madam Chen has been keeping a close eye on their family for a long time."
Ever since the day when the Chen family's broken off engagement with Lu Linglong was made public, the Lu sisters' marriages have become increasingly difficult.
Lu Linglin went out to attend a flower viewing banquet and was ridiculed by others. She went back and beat up Lu Linglong. Then, Old Lady Lu spread rumors to slander the Chen family.
Mrs. Chen was holding her breath.
Lu family villa.
Bai Wanyi felt a little uncomfortable when she saw the huge amount of betrothal gifts coming in. She had not been able to make an appointment with the prince for these days.
However, looking at the noble ladies who were congratulating her, her back straightened a little.
"Miss Bai is so lucky to marry the Marquis of Pingyang."
"These betrothal gifts really make Miss Bai proud."
Bai Wanyi was very unhappy with what they said: "You are wrong. I am a good person, so I was able to meet an equally good marquis. The same goes for you. As long as you are good enough, there are many men who will bend their knees for you."
Everyone was shocked by her shocking words. It wasn't the previous words, but the fact that she wanted men to kneel down for her!
God, hasn't the husband been the heaven since ancient times? Are you trying to turn the heaven upside down?
Bai Wanyi didn't care what they thought, and kept on instilling his own ideas into them: "You give yourself face, what does it mean to give us women face? Marry into their family, give birth to their children, no matter how much they give you as a betrothal gift, it's what we should do..."
The ladies and young ladies looked at each other after hearing these words which seemed to make sense but also seemed wrong. Finally, they stopped talking. They didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the betrothal gifts were delivered and the next stage of the ceremony began.
Bai Wanyi looked at these young ladies who couldn't wait to escape from the flower hall and rolled her eyes at their backs. Really, they didn't even know how to assert their rights, they deserved to work for their husband's family!
Bai Wanyi took Ping'er's hand and walked to the front. Seeing the phoenix crown and coral tree, as well as the full set of green jade jewelry placed in a conspicuous place, she nodded with satisfaction. Fortunately, except for taking the phoenix crown as a betrothal gift, she was very satisfied with everything else.
"Wow, is this a glass greenhouse? It's so beautiful!"
Someone exclaimed in envy, and Bai Wanyi's chin suddenly lifted a few centimeters. She said proudly, "This glazed greenhouse is my idea, my drawing... How did it become like this?! This is not the greenhouse I want!"
Bai Wanyi's voice suddenly became sharp when he saw the hot look, and the harsh sound attracted Lu Yan who was socializing outside.
He glanced at Wanyi and knew that she might make a scene, but he didn't expect that she would make a scene in such an occasion.
Lu Yan stepped forward, grabbed Bai Wanyi's arm and led him back: "I'm telling you."
"I'm not going!" Bai Wanyi shook off his hand. "We agreed on a glazed greenhouse. I want three walls to be entirely glazed, and the roof to be entirely glazed! You've only left half a wall, and the roof is less than half! You're cutting corners, are you cutting corners on your love for me too?"
Wow!
Is this something you can say in public?
The ladies looked at Lu Yan curiously and shyly, wanting to see how he would respond.
Lu Yan felt embarrassed: "Let's talk about it in private!"
"I won't! Explain it to me in public!" Bai Wanyi refused to leave. She raised her head and looked at Lu Yan: "Tell me, is this the greenhouse I designed?"
"No." Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lu Yan could only coax her first, "There aren't enough small pieces of Liuli, so the sample can only be made like this. The real thing must be like your design!"
Bai Wanyi glanced at Lu Yan sideways, not believing his words: "Really? Don't lie to me again!"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Lu Yan's patience gradually ran out. He gritted his teeth and warned Bai Wanyi, "Are you sure you want to make a scene now?"
Bai Wanyi's eyes widened as he looked at Lu Yan in disbelief, heartbroken: "You're mean to me!"
Lu Yan pinched his brows, the surrounding gazes seemed to devour him: "I don't have it."
Those noble ladies opened their eyes wide. How could they quarrel like this?
Bai Wanyi refused to give in: "You are just being mean to me! You promised me, but you can't do it and you are still mean to me!"
"I didn't!" Lu Yan was upset by her crying and yelled.
“Bang!”
The exquisite and beautiful glass greenhouse was thrown to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Bai Wanyi cried and snotted: "Look at you, you are always mean to me, wuwu... I followed you at the border without any status, gave birth to your child, took care of you when you were injured, and you couldn't fight off the enemy, so I found a way to make gunpowder at the risk of my life."
"I helped you drive the enemy thousands of miles away and promoted you to a higher position, and this is how you treat me? I just wanted a glass flower house, but you treated me so perfunctorily, and you were even mean to me... wuwu..."
Bai Wanyi cried bitterly, which made all the guests feel very embarrassed.
The matchmaker quickly asked everyone to go out for dinner, leaving only the engaged couple in the room.
Lu Yan became increasingly irritated by her crying: "What do you want? I spent all my money on the betrothal gifts for you. We've been together for over seven years and have a son. We're an old married couple. Can't you be more low-key?"
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