Chapter 212: Box or life?
The servant pointed to the nearly full boxes in the courtyard and said, "Princess, Steward Qin said this is only a portion. We'll replace it for you after you've enjoyed it. As for the fruit, it's already been sent to the kitchen. The rest, except for what you'll eat, is in the ice cellar."
Bu Ruo looked at Bu Yanfu, who was squatting among the flowers and glancing over at him, and said loudly, "Okay, I have to write a letter to thank Second Brother later."
"Bi'er, come and pick and see if there's anything you like. Cen Nan and Cen Bei, come too. Call Jin Congcong and Grandpa Du. If there's anything you like, I'll give it to you."
"Well... there are also my parents, two brothers, my master and his wife, and my master's wife's newborn daughter. I'll pick them out soon and have the prince send someone to deliver them."
"This princess is not a stingy person. I will ask the kitchen to send some of the fruits to the prince later. We can eat the rest together. If it's not enough, ask Second Brother to send more. He is the emperor now, so he will always have enough fruits."
Bu Ruo thought about it and counted on his fingers. After a while, he went into the house with a smile, wrote a letter and asked the servant to deliver it to Xiao Yulan.
As soon as the letter was sent, several people saw Jin Congcong running towards them with his mouth wide open, his feet almost leaving the ground.
"Ruo'er Ruo'er, do you have something good to give me? Can you really give it to me? I hope it's okay."
Bu Ruo pointed at the box that had already been opened by Cen Nan and Cen Bei and pursed her lips: "What I give you will be fine. You can pick it out. Others can take whatever they like, but you... can only take one."
Jin Congcong's eyes widened: "Why can they take as many as they want, but I can only take one? This is not fair."
Bu Ruo raised an eyebrow: "It's unfair, that's right... Then don't take any of them, turn around, go out, turn right, and I won't see you off."
Jin Congcong: ...
"Well, one is better than nothing."
Bu Ruo looked at someone who seemed to be almost trying to crawl into the box and laughed so hard that he bent over.
"Bi'er, do you think this jade hairpin is beautiful?"
As Cen Nan said this, he put the jade hairpin on Bi'er's bun: "Well, it's really beautiful. This is mine. I'm giving it to you."
"Hey? Cen Bei, give me the bracelet in your hand. I want to give it to Bi'er."
"I picked this."
"You don't have a wife, and no one will give it to you even if you choose one. Give it to me. I have a wife, and I want it."
Bi'er blushed: "Don't talk nonsense, who is your wife?"
"You, it's only a matter of time."
Cen Bei looked at the bracelet that was snatched away and curled his lips: "Just because I don't have a wife, I can't choose a bracelet? I saved it for my wife's money, so why can't I give it to my future wife? Really."
Although they were allowed to pick whatever they wanted, they were very sensible and each only took three items.
Seeing this, Bu Ruo sighed and asked Bier to go into the house and bring out several empty jewelry boxes. He filled each of them with a box and stuffed it into their arms.
"I said I'm giving it to you, so you don't have to save it for me. You've worked hard with me and the prince, and this is what you deserve."
"By the way, Bi'er, I heard that Phantom went on a mission. I packed her things and put them in the house. Remember to give them to her when she comes back."
"As for these, I've picked them out and written notes on them. Cen Nan, you can give them to the prince later and ask him to find someone to send them away."
Bu Ruo was very careful and did not forget anyone.
"Ruo'er, they all have jewelry boxes, such big boxes, where is mine?"
Bu Ruo glanced at him and said, "Why do you want a jewelry box? You can just hold it in your hands. It's a waste to put it in a box. Those boxes are made of high-quality jade and are very valuable."
Jin Congcong looked aggrieved: "Okay, okay, we grew up together, I don't even deserve a jewelry box."
"The box or your life?"
“Damn it…”
"That's it, hurry up and pick. There are still others after you pick. This is just a small part."
So, Jin Congcong buried his head in the box again...
"Ruo'er, do you think this jade crown looks good on me?"
"It's not good-looking. It's so ugly."
"Hmm... what about this jade pendant? This one is pretty good, and it comes in a pair..."
"Put it back as a pair. That's two."
Jin Congcong: ...
Do you believe that I will cry for you?
"What about this sword? Wouldn't it look impressive holding it? There are gems on it."
"Do you know martial arts? Don't poke yourself after stabbing others."
Jin Congcong: ...
Do you believe I will kill one for you?
"This one... and this one... Oh, I like them all. What should I do? What should I do? I feel like I'm going crazy. Looking at so many treasures, I can only choose one. My heart... feels like I've lost money."
Just when Jin Congcong was wavering, Doctor Du arrived.
"Hey~ Xiao Ruo'er, are you acting like a money-giving boy? Come, let me take your pulse first."
Doctor Du didn't even look at the things in the box, he took Bu Ruo's pulse first.
"Well, not bad, not bad, very good, but the weather is getting hotter and I'm a little irritated. It's also time to change your diet recipe. I'll write it down and mix the herbs and send it to your small kitchen to teach the cook how to make it."
Bu Ruo smiled and stood up and took out an alchemy furnace from one of the boxes: "Grandpa Du, what do you think of this? It's for you."
When Doctor Du saw the alchemy furnace, his eyes were instantly glued to it, and he was so shocked that he couldn't move his eyes away. "This... this is a rare treasure. Where did you get it? I've only seen it in unofficial history. I didn't expect this alchemy furnace to actually exist."
Jin Congcong took a moment to glance at the pitch-black furnace. "You look so ignorant. What's so good about such an ugly and black furnace? Can you see anything fancy about it? It's not as good-looking as the ones I bought outside. They only cost a dozen or so taels."
Doctor Du kicked him in anger, "You idiot, you know nothing! This is an alchemy furnace from the previous dynasty, said to have been used by a medical immortal. Look at the patterns on it... Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you, so all you can do is look at it."
After being kicked, Jin Congcong came closer again, squinted his eyes and took a closer look, then gently wiped it with his hand. Unexpectedly, a flash of light appeared, and the pitch-black alchemy furnace turned red, a fiery red.
Bu Ruo looked at Jin Congcong and blinked: "Wow~ Not bad, you can actually use spiritual power to clean up the dust, that's perfect..."
After Bu Ruo finished speaking, he took a medicine pestle from the side and said, "Here, this seems to be a set with the alchemy furnace. You should clean it too."
Someone raised his head proudly and touched the pestle again under the gaze of everyone, but the pestle... was still the same pestle.
“I can’t…”
"Hmm? Why hasn't it changed yet? Let me try again..."
Cen Nan looked anxious and reminded him, "Just clean it up the same way you did just now."
Jin Congcong looked embarrassed: "I... I didn't want to clean it just now, I just wanted to touch it..."
Everyone: ...
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