Chapter 873: Reward Arrived
The Su family was naturally very happy when they received the imperial edict.
Who doesn’t like to have a big house for free!
"Haha...congratulations, princess."
After Eunuch Liu finished reading the imperial edict, he smiled brightly and congratulated Tang Bao.
"Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa Liu." Tang Bao said sweetly, "Is Grandpa Liu's leg suffering from a cold? The weather is getting colder, I'm afraid he's going to suffer. I'll take your pulse later and make you some plasters to relieve the pain in your legs."
When Eunuch Liu heard what Tang Bao said, he was so moved that his eyes turned red.
Look, what a caring little princess!
He was just a servant, yet he could actually receive such care from the princess, who even personally prepared ointments for him...
"Thank you, my lady!"
Eunuch Liu knelt down in front of Tang Bao.
You have to know that as a eunuch who can often show his face in front of the emperor, even when he meets dignitaries, he will only bow to greet them and will not kneel.
But now he sincerely knelt down to Tang Bao, a little girl.
"Grandpa Liu, you're welcome. Get up quickly." Tang Bao hurried to support Eunuch Liu.
Eunuch Liu got up and said, "My Lady, to be honest, my legs ache incessantly in winter..."
These were all caused by the bullying he suffered when he first entered the palace in the cold weather.
It has to be said that with Princess Huaning as a living signboard, Eunuch Liu has great confidence in Tang Bao's medical skills.
After all, Tang Bao cured the disease that even the imperial doctors were helpless to treat.
Eunuch Liu expressed his gratitude again, slapped his forehead, and said, "This old servant is really confused and almost forgot the important matter!"
After saying that, he took out two letters from his pocket.
"This is a letter from the eldest princess and the third prince to the princess."
Tang Bao happily took the letter.
Both letters were thick.
Tang Bao guessed that Princess Huaning's letter might include one for her fifth brother.
Eunuch Liu pointed to several large boxes on the ground and said, "The contents of these two boxes are all gifts from the Empress Dowager to the princess. The contents of these two boxes are gifts from the eldest princess, and the contents of these three boxes are gifts from the Third Prince..."
After Eunuch Liu explained who gave the things to him, Old Man Su invited him into the house for tea.
Boss Su also called the guards, coachman and others to go to the guest room to have tea and rest.
"I wonder what good things the Empress Dowager has given me as a reward?" Qian Yuemei said excitedly as she looked at the large boxes.
The Chinese New Year is just over two months away. If the Empress Dowager gives her some good material, maybe her sister-in-law will give her a piece to make new clothes.
Old Mrs. Su frowned.
This second-in-command's family, after all these years, still looks so ignorant.
Tang Bao didn't care.
After all, she thought it should be some jewelry fabric.
This way, I can share some of it with the whole family.
"If my second sister-in-law wants to know, let's just open it and take a look." Tang Bao said with a smile.
After saying that, he began to tear off the seal on the box.
When the sisters-in-law of the Su family saw this, they also came forward to help.
I have to say, opening the box and looking at the gifts is a very happy thing.
The boxes were opened one by one, revealing their contents.
The rewards given by the Empress Dowager were all of the finest leather.
As soon as you see the color of the fur, you know it is not available on the market.
Qian Yuemei's eyes lit up immediately.
She had lived in the county town for all these years and had never seen such good leather.
Sure enough, the rewards given out from the palace are different.
How rich would it be to make a cloak for yourself?
Qian Yuemei reached out and touched this piece, then that piece...
To the extent that no one paid attention to the gift given by Princess Huaning.
Princess Huaning gave some high-quality satin as a gift.
The colors are bright and vivid, and some are dark and dark.
One can tell at a glance that other members of the Su family have a share.
In addition, there were some luxurious jewelry and a box of pearl flowers.
Among them, there are several pairs of identical red gold bracelets.
You can tell at a glance that it is a gift for the sisters-in-law of the Su family.
Princess Huaning didn't know that Xia Siya had already arrived in Beijing, and she specially prepared a gift for Xia Siya.
Tang Bao looked at them one by one and had a general idea of what was going on.
The things Xuanyuan Jin gave were varied.
There are clothes and jewelry, but more are small gadgets bought from street stalls.
"Mom, these pieces of fur are just right for making a cloak for Dad." Tang Bao picked up a few pieces of lynx fur and said, "When winter comes, Dad will definitely look stylish and warm in it."
After that, he picked up two pieces of gray mink fur and continued, "This can be used to make the edging and collar of your cotton-padded jacket. It will definitely look great when you wear it, and it will also keep you warm... These are for your brothers to make knee pads and gloves, and these are for your sisters-in-law..."
Before Tang Bao could finish speaking, Old Lady Su directly put the leather in Tang Bao's hand back into the box.
"Your father can just use the leather he bought in the county town to make a cloak, and the same goes for your mother and your brothers and sisters-in-law. These are all rewards given to you by the Empress Dowager. You can keep them to make winter clothes." said Old Mrs. Su.
The leather given by the Empress Dowager should be kept for my little girl to make clothes.
Besides, there are so many people in the family that it is impossible to divide them up.
"Mom, if you don't wear such fine leather, I, as your daughter, will make clothes for you to wear out, so that I won't be labeled as unfilial." Tang Bao smiled and said, "Just listen to me. Let's divide these things among ourselves. Everyone can get something after all..."
Even if it's just a scarf.
Old Mrs. Su naturally knew her little girl's filial piety, but it didn't matter what they wore at home, but not her little girl.
"You will be going to the capital after the New Year, and you will have to go to the palace to pay your respects to the Empress Dowager. If you dress too poorly, wouldn't that be disrespectful to the Empress Dowager?"
As soon as Mrs. Su finished speaking, the sisters-in-law of the Su family immediately nodded in agreement.
"Little aunt, mother is right, you must listen to her."
"Auntie, the capital is different from home. If you dress too casually, people will look down on you."
"Aunt..."
At this time, even Qian Yuemei nodded in agreement.
After all, the sister-in-law represents the face of the Su family.
"Auntie, we can't let anyone look down on us! We'll make all this material into clothes. I heard that the young ladies from the wealthy families in Beijing open three boxes a day." Qian Yuemei said seriously, "Then we'll open six boxes a day and change clothes every hour. We'll outdo them all!"
Tang Bao: "...That's not necessary."
Old Mrs. Su was very satisfied with the attitudes of her daughters-in-law.
Then, he looked at the fur in the box and said, "I will make you two cloaks this year, one from red fox fur and one from white ermine fur..."
When Old Lady Su said this, she looked at the things Princess Huaning had sent.
"The materials the princess sent are all suitable for making winter clothes. I'll make you a few more sets of winter clothes to wear..."
After Mrs. Su made all the arrangements, Tang Bao knew that her objection was useless, so she didn't say anything.
However, when it comes to making clothes, isn't it just something she can do however she wants?
She just did it, and her parents would definitely wear it.
Tang Bao felt that she would be busy in the future.
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