Chapter 68 I'm quite busy, maybe next time.
"Here you go. My grandmother found this in her storeroom and asked me to give it to you."
She said that none of the jewelry, hairpins, or silk fabrics were as practical as this.
The clothing of the female officials in Dayu was uniformly distributed by the Imperial Household Department, and you were not allowed to wear any beautiful jewelry given to you.
"How about I give you this instead?" Princess Yongxin said, pushing an ebony box toward Song Zhimin.
Song Zhimian opened it with a puzzled look, and was then shocked.
The entire box was filled with gold ingots, all in the same ruyi (a type of scepter) design, and look at how deep the box was…
There should be at least three layers laid out...
These gold ingots are worth a lot of money!
"This...this isn't right!" Song Zhimian was at a loss for words for a moment.
It's all gold! Who wouldn't like that? Especially so much gold!
But it seems I'm receiving this gift without having done anything right... The old lady of the Korean government gave me so much gold for no reason... I feel so embarrassed!
Song Zhimian didn't find a box of gold ingots vulgar at all...
The more tacky things like that, the better! She's a tacky person, so what? It's good to be tacky!
"What's wrong with that? Didn't you say so yourself?"
Since you've already donated all your dowry, you only have one life left!
I reckon you can't even come up with fifty taels of silver right now!
Take it, you'll definitely need it sometime. Your needlework should be pretty good, so make a few more purses and put a few in each one.
"It's necessary to take it with you when you go out and give it a tip," Princess Yongxin said nonchalantly.
Song Zhimian...
Actually, she wasn't that poor; she had a lot of silver notes stored in her books!
Although Princess Yongxin spoke very realistically, Song Zhimian still liked her very much.
See, you can't judge a book by its cover, nor can you rely on hearsay.
Outsiders say that Princess Yongxin is arrogant and domineering, but I feel that Princess Yongxin lives a free, authentic, and humane life!
What a lovely and kind Princess Yongxin is!
"This... then I'll accept it. Please ask the princess to thank the old lady for me. Thank you so much for thinking of me! I will definitely thank her in person when I have the chance." Song Zhimian said as she took the box containing the gold ingots.
Oh dear, they all look solid, they're really heavy!
Princess Yongxin was quite pleased to see that Song Zhimin had accepted the gift and had a smile on her face.
It seems that my gift really touched Song Zhimin's heart!
"Aren't you happy?" Princess Yongxin looked at Song Zhimian with her hands supporting her chin.
Song Zhimian nodded generously.
"Yes! I'm happy!"
Nonsense, who wouldn't be happy to receive so much gold!
"Then give me another idea!" Princess Yongxin raised her eyebrows at Song Zhimin again.
"What? Another one of your sisters' husbands is keeping a mistress? Or has he taken a concubine?" Song Zhimian asked subconsciously.
Princess Yongxin immediately raised her hand and tapped Song Zhimin's hand.
"I don't have that many useless older sisters!"
Even if there was one, he has now repented and turned back to the right path!
"Let me tell you, here's the thing, someone's trying to set a trap for me! To make me uncomfortable, what do you think I should do?" Princess Yongxin asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Song Zhimian immediately sized up Princess Yongxin.
Are there really people in the capital who want to set a trap for this guy? Aren't they afraid of getting whipped?
“Princess Shou Kang?” Song Zhimian immediately lowered her voice.
“How could you guess her? No! I don’t have much contact with her. Apart from social engagements, we rarely see each other.” Princess Yongxin immediately shook her head.
Song Zhimian was even more puzzled.
If it wasn't Princess Shou Kang, then who could it be? The imperial family just dealt with the eldest son of the Minister of Personnel because of the matter concerning the eldest daughter of the Duke of Han's family.
Who would be so blind as to run into the Korean government now?!
Everyone in the capital knows that Princess Yongxin is the apple of Old Madam Zhao's eye.
"Who is that! Tell me in detail!" Song Zhimian quickly served Princess Yongxin a cup of tea and also brought over the snacks she was eating.
Princess Yongxin didn't mind at all, and while eating and drinking, she told Song Zhimian about some of the situations on her father's side.
As Song Zhimian listened, she also felt sympathy for Princess Yongxin.
Look, just like me, his biological mother died, and his biological father became his stepfather!
However, Princess Yongxin's maternal family came to the rescue and protected her.
"My sister... hehe, she's a completely different kind of person from me."
She constantly boasts that she is a rich young lady, a noblewoman from the capital!
Bah! I just don't understand, what's so special about the daughter of a fourth-rank official's second wife? Even if she is, how much silver is she worth?
Furthermore, she always puts on an act, appearing weak and vulnerable, but in reality, she's full of wicked intentions.
My aunt said that she doesn't know who she learned it from, but she looks at everyone as if she hasn't wiped her eyes clean, and everyone looks like they're about to cry. Princess Yongxin became more and more indignant as she spoke.
“Those are called big, watery eyes!” Song Zhimian added.
"Hmph! My aunt must have learned the style of the brothel from her mother!"
Song Zhimian, have you ever seen those girls in the brothel?
Just like that, her clothes were open, her shoulders were exposed, and at first glance, it was a vast expanse of white.
And her hair wasn't combed properly; it was just left loose, covering half her face.
What should be revealed is not revealed, while a large portion of what shouldn't be revealed is shown.
"Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Someone like you has definitely never been to a brothel and has never seen how the girls there dress!" Princess Yongxin said, shaking her head.
Song Zhimian chuckled inwardly.
She had never been to a brothel in Dayu.
However, she has visited certain modern places.
She's seen all kinds of revealing clothes, let alone bare shoulders.
The most outrageous instance was when a delinquent girl's entire outfit didn't even have enough fabric to make a scarf...
"After all that talk, it turns out that your half-sister invited you to her engagement party."
"But you don't like her, and you know she'll definitely bring up your marriage prospects, right?" Song Zhimian summarized.
Yes! That's exactly what I mean!
"My grandmother said that there were many noble families visiting that day, so I couldn't use a whip to punish them! She told me to... reason with them!" Princess Yongxin added.
Song Zhimian understood.
The Prince of Yongxin wanted to abandon his best skill, martial arts, and switch to literary combat.
But the opponent seemed to be of a higher level, and Princess Yongxin was a little intimidated, worried that she wouldn't end up well that day.
"Actually... this is quite simple!" Song Zhimian muttered softly.
“Simple? Tell me in detail!” Princess Yongxin’s eyes lit up.
She knew that Song Zhimian would definitely have a solution.
"You don't want to attend her engagement banquet, do you?" Song Zhimian asked again.
"Yes! I don't want to participate at all."
Not only would I have to bring a gift if I went, but my relationship with her isn't that close yet.
"Even if I gave her a gold hairpin, I would feel like I was losing out!" Princess Yongxin said immediately.
Song Zhimian slammed her hand on the table.
"That's too easy! You're not going anyway, so just tell me!"
"I've been quite busy lately, let's do it next time!" Song Zhimian said seriously.
Princess Yongxin didn't react at first.
"What... what do you mean by next time? I don't want to..."
Huh? Hahahaha!
Princess Yongxin burst into laughter as soon as she realized what was happening.
I'm quite busy this time, maybe next time!
This Song Zhimian is absolutely fascinating...
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