Ye Chen held the three purses in his hands, not knowing what he was thinking, but frowning tightly, "Cousin, I was sorry to my cousin's wife before, and her two maids also suffered a lot from me. These two longevity locks are my apology to the maid." An Ning seemed to see what Ye Chen was thinking, and took the initiative to explain.
Ye Chen bowed to An Ning again, "In that case, I, along with Mu Qing, would like to thank the princess for her reward."
Coming out of the palace, Mu Qing was waiting at the palace gate. Seeing Ye Chen coming out, she hurried to greet him, "Master, are you going back to the mansion directly?" Ye Chen handed the two purses that An Ning had given him to Mu Qing, "What else? Where else do you want to go?"
"Here, Princess An Ning gives Tuan Tuan Yuanyuan a gift. She said it's an apology for making things difficult for Ming Yue before." Seeing that Mu Qing didn't accept it, Ye Chen stuffed the two purses into Mu Qing's arms and got on the carriage.
Mu Qing looked at the two purses in her hand and thought, "Has this princess really changed?" But who cares? It would be a waste if she didn't want them. Royal things, even if they were thrown away, would still be worth a lot of money. What about her two sons? She had to save up for the betrothal gifts now, otherwise what would she use to marry her sons? Thinking of this, Mu Qing stuffed the two purses into her arms without hesitation.
When Ye Chen returned to the mansion, it was already dusk. The day was getting colder and shorter. It was already dark just after the middle of the You hour.
"This is a gift from Princess An Ning to An An." Ye Chen came back, took off his cloak, took out the purse from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Chen Qiu.
Chen Qiu took the purse, opened it and took out the contents, which was also a gold lock, but it was not inlaid with gems or jade, but a night pearl. The middle of the gold lock was hollow, and the night pearl was embedded inside. It could rotate but would not fall out.
"Princess An Ning is so generous! This night pearl is worth a fortune." Chen Qiu sighed as he looked at the pearl that illuminated the room.
"This is the South China Sea Dragon Pearl. The emperor has only obtained three of them in more than ten years. He gave one to the queen and one to his mother. This should be the third one." Ye Chen recognized the pearl. When the eldest princess died and was buried, he put the pearl into her mouth and buried it with her.
"Is it so valuable?" Chen Qiu found a box, put the longevity lock in it, closed the lid, and the cold light disappeared.
"Things are valuable because they are rare. This dragon pearl is hard to come by, so it is naturally much more valuable." Ye Chen pulled Chen Qiu to sit on his lap.
"Qiu'er, can we let Aunt Hua take care of An An tonight?" Ye Chen buried his head in Shen Qiu's neck and spoke softly, which made it obvious that he was acting coquettishly.
"No, I...well..."
Before Chen Qiu could finish speaking, Ye Chen grabbed the back of Chen Qiu's head and kissed her domineeringly. Ye Chen had been holding it back for several days. Today, he finally heard Chen Qiu chatting with Aunt Hua and heard that her period was over. How could he hold it back any longer?
"I don't care. I'll let Nanny Hua take An An away today. We only have one child now. What should I do if I have more children in the future? No, I can't have more. I have to ask Ling Shu if she can make me some contraceptive medicine. Xiao Hang made too little for me. It's not enough." Chen Qiu felt embarrassed and annoyed when she heard Ye Chen talking about this matter so seriously, and covered Ye Chen's mouth with her hand.
"Shut up right there! You let a little girl prescribe contraceptives for a grown man like you. How can you say that? I can't even go out and see people." Chen Qiu wanted to sew Ye Chen's mouth shut. He didn't even breathe when he said such words. He had never been so eloquent when talking about serious matters.
There was nothing big happening in Kyoto City. People were all waiting for the New Year, but the Ye family welcomed a happy event.
That day, Xiao Shu had just finished putting Chen Qiu's hair into a bun when she heard Jin'er report from outside the door, "Madam, Brother Pang Hu is here and wants to see you."
"Oh? Husband, isn't Pang Hu following you? If he doesn't come to you, why would he come to me?" Shen Qiu looked at Ye Chen's reflection in the mirror and spoke to Ye Chen. Pang Hu always followed Ye Chen to do things, and he would tell Ye Chen everything. What was he looking for her for?
"Maybe, you can ask Xiao Shu?" Ye Chen buried his head in the book in his hand, turned a page but did not look up.
"Xiao Shu? Xiao Shu, do you know?" Chen Qiu seemed to understand something. He turned around and looked at the little girl whose face was red as if blood was dripping out. The smile in his eyes deepened.
These two things really gave me a lot of surprises! Chen Qiu came out from the inner room with Xiao Shu. When Pang Hu saw Xiao Shu following behind Chen Qiu, his eyes began to light up.
"Brother Pang, is there something wrong?" Chen Qiu sat down and asked knowingly.
"Madam, I am a rough man. Just say whatever I want to say." Pang Hu looked at Xiao Shu, then spoke to Chen Qiu.
"Brother Pang, if you have something to say, feel free to say it!" Chen Qiu still smiled faintly, but he was extremely anxious in his heart and didn't know why he was so nervous.
"Okay, I'll tell you, I want to marry Xiao Shu and have the wedding before the New Year." Pang Hu took a deep breath and finished his words quickly.
Chen Qiu looked back at Xiao Shu who lowered her head even more, "Xiao Shu, are you willing to marry Brother Pang Da? Are you also thinking about having a wedding in front of us?" Chen Qiu had a smile on her face. Xiao Shu raised her eyes to glance at Chen Qiu, then quickly looked away, "I will follow my wife's arrangements." Xiao Shu's voice was as soft as a mosquito, but Chen Qiu heard it clearly.
"Then, let's listen to Brother Pang?" Chen Qiu asked Xiao Shu again. Seeing that the girl seemed to be looking for a crack in the ground, Chen Qiu quickly changed the subject, "Are you planning to move out or continue living in the mansion?"
Pang Hu and Xiao Shu answered in unison, "In the mansion."
"Well, Xiaoshu's parents are gone, and I'm alone too. If I move out, I don't go back often when I'm working with the master, and I'm worried about Xiaoshu being alone. Secondly, I'm also at ease with Xiaoshu staying in the mansion." Pang Hu expressed his concerns, and Chen Qiu agreed with him.
The matter was settled, and the date was set for the 20th of the winter month. Xiao Shu was Chen Qiu's dresser, and although her dowry wasn't as generous as Ming Yue's, it was everything she needed. A courtyard with three main rooms, fifty taels of silver, and six acres of good farmland were cleared out for them in the mansion to use as their new home.
On the 20th day of the winter month, two couples, Chen Yue and Hong Ling from the northwest, and Pang Hu and Xiao Shu from the Ye Mansion in Kyoto, prayed to heaven and earth and tied the knot to celebrate a hundred years of happiness.
Compared to the tranquility of Kyoto, Lan Yu and Xiao Hang's journey to Ye Nan was full of twists and turns. We will take a look at the situation in Ye Nan later.
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