Chapter 151 A Gift from My Second Brother
Seeing Chuntao's insistence, Mo Junye stopped forcing her.
After the group took a walk around, Chuntao suddenly remembered that Shen Sikai's jewelry shop had packed a wedding present for her and Shen Feiyu, and she had been planning to pick it up today.
"Tangbao, can we go find your second brother?" Chuntao asked with a smile.
Little Tangbao perked up when he heard this.
There are so many interesting things in my second brother’s jewelry shop.
Every time she goes back, she can find a lot of colorful beads that she likes.
When we arrived at the jewelry shop, Shen Sikai happened to be there.
Seeing Xiao Tangbao and the others coming, she first bowed to Mo Junye, and then quickly picked up Xiao Tangbao.
"Little Sugar Baby is here. What fun things did you buy while shopping today?"
Xiao Tangbao pointed at the box in the follower's hand behind Mo Junye.
"I bought a lot, look, brother."
"I also bought some colorful beads. Brother Ye bought them for me."
After hearing this, Shen Sikai smiled and said, "Your second brother also bought it for you. I specially asked the store to buy some colored gemstones from the Western Regions, and I wanted to bring them home for you."
"Since you are here, just pick one yourself and see which one is better." Shen Sikai rubbed little Tangbao's cheek lovingly.
Xiao Tangbao picked it up with great anticipation.
Soon, he found himself a bunch of colorful gems of different colors.
"The Chinese New Year is in two months. Can I have these gems inlaid into a necklace for you?" Shen Sikai asked Xiao Tangbao with a smile.
Little Tangbao nodded, pointed at Baoshi and said in a baby voice, "These two red ones are for bracelets, these five white ones are for collars, and the pink ones are for hair flowers."
She tried hard to make every word clear, fearing that the master in the jewelry shop might not understand her intention.
The jewelry shop took out patterns for Xiao Tangbao to choose from, so that she could see which style to use for the inlay.
After Xiao Tangbao made her choice, she remembered that there was another street where she could buy ready-made clothes, so she dragged Mo Junye and Chuntao there.
After the tour, it was dark.
Mo Junye waved towards Xiao Tangbao reluctantly.
He now only hopes that the upcoming schoolwork will not be too heavy so that he can have more time to go out of the palace and play with his little sugar baby.
Xiao Tangbao saw that Mo Junye didn't seem to want to go back to the palace, and expressed his understanding with a smile.
"Brother Ye, the palace is very boring, you should go out more often."
"Okay." Seeing that Xiao Tangbao was very much looking forward to seeing him, Mo Junye was extremely happy.
A month later, the festive atmosphere in the capital became stronger and stronger.
The streets and alleys were decorated with lights and red ribbons.
The mansion of Marquis Yongyi also began to purchase large quantities of New Year flowers and various decorations.
Little Tangbao hangs around in the yard every day, watching the people coming in and out with great joy.
"This one looks good!" Little Tangbao pointed at a pot of orchids and said with a smile.
After Xiaotang Baoyin fell, the flower immediately bloomed more vigorously, and even the fragrance became stronger.
The gardener was amazed at the scene. "I took good care of these orchids. I thought the ones I sent to the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion must be the best."
"But I didn't expect that after Princess Mingzhu's praise, the flower actually blossomed even better, as if it could understand the princess's praise."
Another gardener listened to this and looked very ignorant, "Don't you know that when Princess Mingzhu was canonized, all the flowers bloomed."
"Even flowers that are not in season are blooming, which shows that these flowers have spirits and know how to please the princess."
After hearing this, Little Tangbao neither admitted nor denied it. He just touched the leaves of the orchid and whispered, "There's no need to drive so fast. We'll just have to wait until the New Year when it's the most beautiful."
After selecting some suitable flowers and placing them in various places in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, Qin Yunshuang took Xiao Tangbao to try on the fabrics.
According to the rules, since Xiao Tangbao is Princess Mingzhu, the Silk Weaving Bureau in the palace alone has to make five sets of palace dresses for Xiao Tangbao to attend palace banquets.
Qin Yunshuang herself liked to dress up little Tangbao beautifully, so she wanted to make some extra clothes so that little Tangbao would have new clothes to wear every day from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival.
In the hall, the owner of the fabric store was already waiting.
This is a big customer!
He brought the most popular styles of the time, as well as new materials from the Western Regions that had just been shipped.
Shen Yuanbai and Shen Sikai happened to pass by, and when they saw the various fabrics, they came forward curiously.
"Mom, are you making clothes for my sister again?" Shen Sikai flipped through the fabrics. "This one is pretty good. It goes well with the jewelry I prepared for little Tangbao."
Shen Yuanbai glanced at it and shook his head, "No, it's too tacky. My sister would look better in this color."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of light purple cloth with various flowers embroidered on it with silver thread.
"That's not suitable for the New Year. Little Tangbao should wear something like this. It's more festive, just like the dolls in the New Year pictures." Shen Sikai picked up another piece of light red material.
"No, yours is even more vulgar. You really have a businessman's mentality. The things you choose are so vulgar." Shen Yuanbai's face was full of disgust.
His sister is a fairy. How can a fairy dress so vulgarly?
"Little Tangbao, look at this. Brother will ask someone to find two jade pendants for you to wear. When you wear them and walk out, people will think you are a fairy who has descended to earth." Shen Yuanbai held up a piece of light blue material and showed it to Little Tangbao.
Not wanting to be left behind, Shen Sikai quickly held the light red cloth and placed it in front of Xiao Tangbao and Qin Yunshuang, "Xiao Tangbao, isn't this more beautiful?"
"Mom, do you think I made a good choice?" Shen Sikai tried to find support from Qin Yunshuang again.
Qin Yunshuang found it funny to see her two sons fighting over the fabrics for their sister. "You both have good taste. Choose both of them."
"Yes, they are all brewed!" Little Tangbao's eyes sparkled.
[Wow, they all look good, and their styles are different! ]
[The ones chosen by my second and third brothers are all very beautiful, and I can’t choose too many. 】
[You’re going to be dazzled by the sight. This pink one is so pretty too! ]
After hearing what Xiao Tangbao was thinking, Shen Yuanbai and Shen Sikai showed some pride on their faces.
The look in their eyes when they looked at each other seemed to say, see, my sister still has good taste and she really approves of the material I chose.
Qin Yunshuang looked at her three children and found it funny. "You can choose too."
"It's Chinese New Year, and I was so busy choosing clothes for my little sugar baby that I forgot to make clothes for you guys."
Shen Sikai raised his eyebrows.
He's used to it. Ever since little Tangbao was born, his mother only remembered to make little skirts for her baby daughter.
How can they care about them brothers?
"It's all right. Just work on your sister's skirt first. I'll ask someone to find Zizhu and I plan to make two hairpins for your sister myself." Shen Yuanbai looked at Xiao Tangbao with a smile.
"Hairpin!" Little Tangbao clapped his hands, "Great!"