Yuan Dong took it and put it on the table. Meng Qi opened it with a look of suspicion, and saw two pearls the size of thumb nails placed on the red velvet, emitting a soft glow.
Meng Qi was surprised. She had never seen pearls of this quality in her past or present life. What did Song Chengze mean by this?
Before she could ask, Zhang Decheng said, "The prince said that if you are not satisfied, I will change it. I really don't know the prince's wife's preferences. The prince thinks this pair of beads is still presentable and said that they can be inlaid in a headdress or used as collar buckles."
Meng Qi reacted immediately, but how did Song Chengze know?
"Isn't this too expensive?" Meng Qi asked.
Seeing that she was satisfied, Zhang Decheng smiled and said, "The prince said that as long as the princess is satisfied, it's fine. In that case, I will go back and report."
Meng Qi nodded and said, "I wonder if the prince will come into the inner courtyard today. I want to thank him in person."
Zhang Decheng hunched over and said, "It's hard to say. I'll send someone to tell the princess later."
Yuan Dong watched Meng Qi touching the two beads and whispered, "Princess, if the prince doesn't come back, would you like to go to the outer courtyard?"
Meng Qi knew what Yuan Dong meant. She was worried that Song Chengze would be angry because she hadn't told him about Wang's birthday. She did need to explain a little; they had finally come to this point, and they couldn't let such trivial matters get in the way.
Moreover, Meng Qi knew that Song Chengze was a person with an extremely delicate mind. To put it bluntly, he was sensitive and suspicious.
"Has anyone shown any interest in the birthday present I've prepared for my mother these past two days?" Meng Qi asked as she closed the box.
"According to your instructions, only the servants knew about it, and we kept it secret. I guess no one else knows." Yuan Dong thought for a moment and said, "Does the princess suspect that someone has said something to the prince in private?"
Meng Qi nodded. "It's unlikely that His Highness heard about it from outside. As far as I can remember, Mother's birthdays have almost always been celebrated by her own family. I've never seen her send invitations to other women. I still remember that year when Mother turned 40, my eldest and third brothers wanted to give her a nice celebration. Grandfather hadn't said anything, but Father disagreed, saying, 'There are three things that can make a person's life too long.' Mother wasn't one for celebrations, so she didn't take it seriously at all."
"It seems that someone must have said something to the prince." Yuan Dong said.
Meng Qi hummed, "It's hard to say. Perhaps His Majesty accidentally heard it from outside. I will ask His Majesty later. You stay home tomorrow and take Lixia and Suxin to go through it carefully. See if there is anything that has been accidentally let slip or attracted other people's attention."
Lixia and Suxin have always been responsible for preparing birthday gifts for Wang.
At night, in the back room of the west courtyard of Prince Rui’s Mansion.
"Did you see that it was Zhang Decheng who sent him in?" Although the voice was as low as possible, one could still hear that it was a woman's.
"Yes, you are really smart. You can hit it even after turning such a big corner. That's awesome." The man standing opposite her gave her a thumbs up.
The woman smiled and said, "It was just luck. I don't know how the news reached the prince."
"We released it as soon as we got the news. As for how they arranged it, we won't know." The man whispered.
The woman thought for a moment and said, "You're right. We can't investigate those things. We just need to achieve our goal. Does this Meng have any brains? She didn't even tell the prince about something as important as her mother's birthday. If outsiders start talking about it, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the prince?"
The man laughed and said, "Yes, we just need to cause discord between the prince and the princess. If there is chaos in the Rui Palace, we will have achieved our goal with the higher-ups."
The woman didn't respond. She turned her head and thought, that's your purpose, but not mine. I want more.
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