Gu Lili opened the brocade box again, wanting to see what Yin Jiuchen had given her.
A jade pendant, emerald green, lay quietly in the box. Gu Lili picked it up to examine it.
The mechanical voice in my mind suddenly rang out.
"Imperial Green Yin-Yang Jade, worth ten thousand taels of gold!"
Gu Lili's hand holding the jade pendant tightened instantly.
My goodness, as expected of His Highness the Crown Prince, he is so generous, giving away a jade pendant worth ten thousand taels of gold so easily.
This jade pendant is called Yin Yang Jade, and judging from its shape, it should still be half intact.
The pattern on the jade pendant is a phoenix. If Gu Lili is not mistaken, half of the jade pendant should still be with Yin Jiuchen.
The design is undoubtedly a dragon.
Even the necklace attached to this jade pendant is a love charm, so Yin Jiuchen must have given it to himself as a token of their love.
Gu Lili felt like the jade pendant was a hot potato; she really didn't want to be the Crown Princess.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Lili carefully put away the letter on the jade pendant and placed it in her spatial storage.
Perhaps, we should return it to Yin Jiuchen at the right time.
The rice harvest wasn't finished yet, so Gu Lili drank a few sips of water and continued harvesting.
However, before they even stepped out of the courtyard gate, they saw several uninvited guests.
It was Han Mei and Song Mengyun.
Gu Lili's face immediately darkened, and she looked at the group with a half-smile.
No one knows what medicine Han Mei used on Song Mengyun, but her originally red and swollen face disappeared almost completely in just a few hours.
This time, Song Mengyun didn't act arrogantly. Instead, she walked slowly with Han Mei and bowed to Gu Lili.
"Greetings, Princess Yongning."
Gu Lili paused for a few seconds before finally saying that she would excuse the two from the formalities.
"What is it, gentlemen? I'm in a hurry to go out and harvest the rice in the fields," Gu Lili said, her tone somewhat impatient.
Song Mengyun and Han Mei looked embarrassed. They had thought that Gu Lili was simply being granted the title of princess.
Unexpectedly, Han Mingyue heard that Gu Lili had actually saved Crown Prince Yin Jiuchen.
Now the two of them were really scared.
No wonder Gu Lili was so fearless when she hit Song Mengyun.
Hearing Han Mingyue say that Yin Jiuchen had once fought with him for Gu Lili, Han Mei became increasingly alarmed.
Although Gu Lili is still young and comes from a peasant family, her looks are no less than those of the ladies from prominent families in the capital.
Now that she has saved His Highness the Crown Prince, she has gained his favor and may become his concubine in the future.
No matter what, they couldn't afford to offend His Highness the Crown Prince.
“Princess Yongning, we were blind to your greatness today. Please forgive our ignorance.” Song Mengyun bowed and muttered.
If I were to say that my apology to Gu Chenxi just now was insincere and extremely unwilling, it would be a mistake.
So, Song Mengyun is now sincerely apologizing to Gu Lili.
Their Song State Duke's Mansion was already in a precarious situation. If they offended His Highness the Crown Prince's people, they might be stripped of their titles tomorrow.
"Yes, we were too rash today. We didn't inform the princess beforehand and offended your aunt. We hope the princess will forgive us," Han Mei echoed.
Her situation was no different; if she offended His Highness the Crown Prince, it wouldn't be impossible for him to uproot her entire family from the capital.
The two were filled with regret. They had come all this way, offended Gu Lili, and might also have offended Yin Jiuchen.
Seeing them like this, Gu Lili's anger had actually subsided considerably.
However, Gu Lili had no intention of burying the hatchet and speaking kindly to him.
It's an undeniable fact that she hit Gu Chenxi. Although she hit back, it doesn't mean Song Mengyun deserves forgiveness.
Seeing the fear on their faces, Gu Lili guessed that Han Mingyue must have told her about Yin Jiuchen.
"What happened today is over and done with. I don't want to bring it up again. If you two have nothing else to say, please leave."
Gu Lili dismissed the two of them.
Han Mei and Song Mengyun looked embarrassed; seeing Gu Lili's expression, it was clear she was angry.
"This is the best wound medicine from the Han family. Please give it to the princess's aunt to apply to her face injury." Han Mei took out the wound medicine from her hand.
As early as when Gu Lili discovered that Gu Chenxi was injured, she had already given Gu Chenxi medicine before going to deal with Song Mengyun.
Gu Chenxi's face has now recovered from the swelling, and the scars are no longer visible.
So Gu Lili didn't reach out to take it.
"Mrs. Han, there's no need to beat around the bush with me. Just say what you have to say and don't delay my business."
Looking at the two of them, Gu Lili realized that they hadn't come just to apply medicine and apologize.
Clearly, there are other things going on.
Han Mei laughed awkwardly, "Your Highness is truly a genius. We came here to order more soap from you, but we never expected such a big misunderstanding to happen."
Gu Lili sneered, "Ordering the soap was a lie."
It's likely true that she brought Song Mengyun here to suppress them, hoping to get Gu Lili to sell the soap to them at a low price.
No wonder they came in so aggressively, hitting Gu Chenxi as soon as they arrived at the Gu family home; it turns out they wanted to give Gu Lili a hard time.
Seeing Gu Lili's cold smile, Han Mei felt increasingly embarrassed.
Song Mengyun lowered her head slightly, her face showing little expression.
"The soap has already been ordered by other merchants. If Madam Han wants it, she will have to wait in line," Gu Lili said calmly.
If other people come, Gu Lili will inevitably buy some from her space to make up the numbers.
But after what happened today, Gu Lili absolutely cannot sell Han Mei to her.
Gu Lili always focuses on the issue, not the person; even if she and Han Mingyue had a relationship, it was impossible.
Han Mei paused, then asked nervously, "Princess, when will we have soap?"
Through this soap, she got to know several ladies of the rank.
They were willing to send her a message at various gatherings in order to be the first to buy the soap.
If the soap supply at the Han family shop runs out, then even if Han Mei sits in the last seat at future gatherings, she will no longer have a place there.
“I don’t know the exact time yet. As you can see, we’ve been busy harvesting rice lately, and the workshops have all stopped operating,” Gu Lili said, looking at the workshops.
Han Mei looked over as well and indeed didn't see anyone making soap.
As they traveled along, they saw that it was harvest time.
For a moment, they couldn't tell whether Gu Lili really didn't want to sell to them or was just pretending to refuse.
However, no one would refuse business that comes knocking on their door.
"If Mrs. Han wants it, she should pay the deposit and wait in line," Gu Lili continued.
Upon hearing this, Han Mei had no other choice but to go with Gu Lili if she wanted to buy soap.
"Wait!"
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