Chapter 186 I Feel So Happy
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Yueyao's seventeenth birthday, Shen Huaishan moved back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion with his family.
The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was even bigger than Jiang Yueyao had imagined, and more exquisite than the Taifu Mansion she had visited.
Even in the coldest months of winter, there are a few peonies just picked from the greenhouse in the pink porcelain vases in the house.
The pink peonies are gorgeous and charming, and there are several pots of Jianlan in front of the window.
The light blue petals and red stamens are now exuding an intoxicating fragrance.
In the room, the soft couch, high table, flower screen, tables and chairs... every detail is exquisite and luxurious. Further in is her bedroom.
The outer room and the inner room are separated by a white pearl curtain.
Lifting the beaded curtain and entering, the first thing you see is a huge step-out bed made of red pear wood.
The bed was surrounded by a light blue shag carpet. She took off her shoes and stepped lightly on it.
Soft and warm.
Very comfortable.
The bed was covered with a soft brocade quilt, pillows embroidered with peonies were placed side by side, and a watercolor gauze curtain was hanging lightly. Even if you haven't fallen asleep yet, you can tell how soft and comfortable it is.
In one corner was a floor lampshade with a painting of her favorite peony on it.
The lights are lit and a faint fragrance comes.
Jiang Yueyao couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked Hubo: "Where does the fragrance come from?"
"It seems to be in this lamp. This is the first time I've seen it." Amber was also enlightened.
Jiang Yueyao looked around the lampshade happily and walked towards the dressing table.
The dressing table was right in front of the window. The large tabletop was covered with fine brocade, which was filled with a dazzling array of jewelry boxes.
The comb she picked up casually turned out to be a emerald jade comb.
The comb is round and feels warm to the touch.
Amber said, "I heard that jade combs are very valuable for nourishing hair."
Jiang Yueyao nodded gently, put the jade comb back to its place, and then opened the window beside her...
As soon as you push it open, you are greeted by a sea of bright red.
She couldn't help but exclaimed: "So beautiful."
Amber is the maidservant of the old lady.
Although I have been to the General's Mansion several times before, I have never been to the Baozhu Tower, and I didn't even know there was a red plum blossom here.
She looked at Jiang Yueyao with a look of surprise and couldn't help but speak out.
"Madam and the Duke really dote on the young lady."
Jiang Yueyao nodded shyly: "Yeah."
She added softly, "Amber, I feel so happy right now."
"These are what a girl deserves." Amber looked at the little girl in front of her with a face full of pity.
If she had not been abducted, she would have lived a life of luxury for the past ten years, and would have been carefree and happy every day, just like she is today.
Fortunately, God opened his eyes and finally let the girl come back.
In the future, you will become happier and happier.
As the two were looking at the red plum blossoms in the yard, Shen Baoqing's noisy voice came from outside.
"Xiao Qi, what are you doing?"
Jiang Yueyao turned and went outside: "I'm here."
As soon as she lifted the beaded curtain, Shen Baoqing came in from outside.
She held a stack of storybooks in her arms.
"Here, I've finished reading it. Here it is."
Jiang Yueyao reached out to take it and was about to speak when she heard another voice at the door. She looked up and saw that it was her brother Shen Linchuan.
Shen Linchuan held a brocade box in his hand.
He walked up to her and handed her the brocade box.
He smiled and said, "Today is your birthday. I wish you a long and happy life without any troubles from now on."
Jiang Yueyao took it, raised the corners of her lips, and thanked him happily.
"Thank you, brother."
"Open it and take a look." Shen Linchuan gestured to her.
Jiang Yueyao didn't hesitate and opened the brocade box.
In the finest brocade box, there is a jade pendant with emerald flowers, butterflies and leaves, which is so exquisite that it seems as if it is not from this world.
"So beautiful." Jiang Yueyao's eyes lit up. "How can there be such a beautiful jade pendant in the world? Where did you buy it?"
Shen Baoqing said on the side: "This is not bought, it was carved by my brother himself. He is very good at it."
"Look, I have one too." She said as she took out a jade pendant with a rope from her neck.
But hers is bright white, a crescent moon.
"This was given to me by my brother when I came of age."
"Isn't it beautiful?"
"Yeah." Jiang Yueyao picked up the jade pendant and liked it very much. "I really like it."
Seeing her happy look, Shen Linchuan also smiled.
"This jade pendant should have been given to you when you came of age. It's two years late, but fortunately, it's not too late."
"Hmm~" Jiang Yueyao suddenly wanted to cry.
She asked Shen Linchuan to put it on her personally, and then the three of them went to the 'Begonia Garden' where her parents lived.
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Shen Baoqi's real birthday is in April, the most beautiful spring day in the capital.
But Shen Huaishan thought that the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month was the day when his Baoqi was picked up by his adoptive mother and reborn. This day was more meaningful than his birth.
So they decided not to change it, and set the youngest daughter's birthday on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Although they moved back in a hurry, the moment Shen Huaishan learned about her birthday, he ordered the servants to start preparing.
Everyone from the Grand Tutor's Mansion has arrived.
The banquet was held at "Chunshan Terrace".
This is where the Shen family has been used to entertain guests. There is a rectangular red sandalwood table in the hall, and next to the table is an armchair covered with a brocade cushion.
Flowers and green plants were placed in the four corners, the lights were bright and shining, and the maids and servants in the mansion were coming in and out, holding various delicacies and desserts in their hands. They walked very lightly, wore uniform skirts, and were well-trained.
As soon as Shen Linchuan appeared with his two younger sisters, the hall immediately fell silent for a moment.
Because she came in a hurry, Jiang Yueyao was still wearing the dress she wore when she returned from the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
She wore a plum-colored double-breasted jacket with a collar trimmed with fine rabbit fur at the neck. The fur was snow-white and soft, which made her fair and tender face look even more charming.
She wore a light blue long skirt with the most gorgeous peonies embroidered on it with gold thread.
Most people can't suppress this strong color.
But when she wears it, people feel that the dress is green, which makes her, a delicate flower, even more eye-catching.
She had a flowing bun, a pearl crown, and a pair of rouge-colored glazed pendants on her fair earlobes.
Even though they saw it all day long, the whole family couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Our Baoqi is so pretty."
"Before, I thought she looked exactly like my sister-in-law, but now looking at her like this, she is actually three points more beautiful than my sister-in-law."
The old lady sitting at the top waved to her.
"Come, Baoqi, sit next to grandma."
Jiang Yueyao walked over and was about to salute when the old lady pulled her to sit beside her.
"Why do family members have so many rules?"
Then she added, "Today is your birthday, and grandma has prepared a gift for you."
The old lady standing behind him immediately brought up a rectangular rosewood box.
The box was too big, and when Jiang Yueyao reached out to take it, her arm sank and she almost fell short.
The second wife, Mrs. Cui, joked on the side.
"Oh my, my mother is too partial. I'm afraid she gave away all the gifts she's saved for over ten years."
The old lady gave her a glare.
"You're such a good talker, I can't do without you."
The old lady started the conversation, and then the gifts were presented to Jiang Yueyao one by one.
Soon, her desk was piled high.
Jiang Yueyao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Now I've really become a small wealthy woman."
Just at this moment, Shen Huaishan walked in from outside with Bai Jinyu.
Bai Jinyu accidentally got her dress wet while drinking water just now.
I went back and changed into a new set of clothes.
As soon as she entered the room, she went straight to Jiang Yueyao. When she got to her, she took her out of the old lady's arms without saying a word.
"Mom, why do you always snatch Yaoyao from me?"
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