A soft "bang" was heard.
The jade pendant naturally attracted the attention of the young ladies.
"Miss Cheng, it seems you've dropped something," a young lady kindly reminded her.
Cheng Xianyi blinked, her pink lips slightly parted in surprise, and she looked down at the jade pendant. She immediately picked it up as if it were a precious treasure: "It really fell. This jade pendant is my most, most, most important possession. I can't afford to lose it."
"What if it gets lost, dropped, bumped, broken, or chipped?"
The young lady in green twitched her lips: "It's just a jade pendant, Miss Cheng, why are you so concerned?"
"But this is the engagement token between Ah Cheng and me!"
As soon as he said this...
The entire room fell silent.
The young lady in green's eyes bulged slightly, and she stood there stunned.
The princess, who had rushed over, suddenly stopped in her tracks. She glanced at the incomparably beautiful Cheng Xianyi with slightly complicated emotions. Her eagerness to let the whole world know about her engagement to Zhou Cheng was truly...
This really put the eldest princess in a rather troublesome position.
Just then.
Cheng Xianyi gently stroked her hair with her delicate hand, and a hairpin fell to the ground with a light touch. The force and impact were controlled very slightly, but everyone present still noticed it.
"Miss Cheng, you..."
"Huh? Oh no, my hairpin is missing too. This hairpin was specially made for me by Cheng at the pawn shop yesterday. My name is engraved on it, so I absolutely cannot lose it."
The young ladies: "..."
The eldest princess: "......."
She finally understood why Cheng Xianyi, who hadn't left the house for years, had agreed to attend the flower banquet today.
But that's not all.
During the ensuing conversation, every so often, the jewelry on Cheng Xianyi's head would fall off, and every so often, it would fall off again.
In short, don't ask. If you do, it's a gift from Mr. Zhou, and she absolutely cannot lose it.
In the short span of two incense sticks' time, the young ladies felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness.
After one round.
Everyone in the Princess's residence knew where her jewelry came from, why she got it, and even where she bought it.
After Cheng Xianyi finished showing off the jewelry Zhou Cheng had given her with great satisfaction, she glanced around with her beautiful eyes, as if she hadn't seen any familiar faces appear, and asked the Princess indifferently, "Has Miss Lin come?"
As soon as he finished speaking...
"Da da........"
Footsteps could be heard not far away.
Looking up, the newcomer was none other than Lin Jiaoyun, who was dressed in a flamboyant manner and had three layers of powder on her face.
Upon learning that the esteemed Princess had invited her to the banquet, Lin Jiaoyun could only suppress the bitterness and resentment she felt from denouncing Cheng Xianyi these past few days, and carefully dress up, preparing to outshine everyone else.
But as soon as she appeared, she saw Cheng Xianyi's hateful face.
The most hateful thing is—
As soon as Cheng Xianyi saw her appear, she immediately dropped the engagement jade pendant. The maid next to her, who was obviously trained, immediately exclaimed loudly, "Oh no! Miss, you have dropped the engagement token between you and Young Master Zhou."
"Young Master Zhou is really something. He insists on choosing the finest white jade from the tribute, and even has it carved into a pair of mandarin ducks to show his deep affection."
"To match this jade pendant, we must buy you a set of matching gold-threaded fabric."
"Now that we have the fabric, he thinks the jewelry isn't enough to match you, so he insists on dragging you to the pawnshop to buy another set. This jewelry is heavy and ornate, and you're so delicate, Miss, won't it be too heavy for your head to wear?"
"........"
Ahhh!
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