Lu Yi was surprised to speak to Chen Qin who was in a corner.
"Master, look, the prince has sent you some jewelry again."
Without even looking, Chen Qin knew it belonged to Cuiyu Pavilion.
A rare blush appeared on her frail face. She shyly opened the box and took out the most outstanding pearl hairpin. The butterfly carved from gold thread trembled slightly, as if flying.
She was overjoyed.
But he didn't dare to say anything and quickly ordered Lu Yi to put the things away.
Ever since her husband, the illegitimate son of the Minister of Personnel, died, Chen Qin had a miscarriage out of fear. Her mother-in-law thought she was a traitor to the Minister's Mansion, so she was sent to Chunhua Courtyard.
When she was looking for death, the incident of the flower thief made her get acquainted with her childhood friend He Xuan again.
Upon learning of her situation, He Xuan generously offered to help her.
At the same time, she would give her some jewelry and money from time to time so that she could spend them more conveniently.
Unfortunately, He Xuan is a man after all, and doesn't understand the ways of women. If she, a widow who has lost her husband and son, really dresses up every day, wouldn't that confirm that she has an affair with He Xuan?
Ever since the flower thief incident, her mother-in-law had been treating her coldly and hostilely, and had her 'accidentally' overhear her several times saying that she regretted marrying her.
But is this her fault?
With her husband and son dead, she was an orphan without a father or a mother. Apart from relying on her reliable childhood brother, where else could she find a place to stay in this huge Shangshu Mansion?!
Lu Yi put the jewelry box into the highest cabinet, where there were already several forged boxes like this.
Large-denomination banknotes were stuffed at the bottom.
Lu Yi was in charge of Chen Qin's accounts and knew that he had about two thousand taels in cash. With these jewelry, he estimated that he had at least three thousand taels.
Since it was given by the prince, it is legitimate property.
Hearing this, she angrily stood up for Chen Qin, "Madam Shangshu just can't bear to see you suffer, so she has to humiliate you like this!"
The son-in-law married Chen Qin to bring good luck, otherwise why would he marry a cousin who was staying at the Rongguo Marquis's Mansion?
Her master was such a good man, and was very kind to the family of the Minister of Personnel. However, after her brother-in-law died, he immediately sent her to this remote courtyard.
If it weren't for the prince's help, she and her master would have been killed in the Shangshu Mansion!
Chen Qin sighed and told Lu Yi to stop talking.
"It's time to go pay my respects to my mother."
The two were late because of the jewelry incident. The Shangshu's wife at the top of the table immediately looked unhappy. Seeing Chen Qin and his servant standing there stiffly, she said sarcastically,
"It's your turn to serve the food today. Have you forgotten again, Mrs. Chen?"
After saying that, Chen Qin waved his hand to apologize, a trace of grievance flashed across his pale face.
"Mom, my daughter-in-law was delayed for a while due to something."
The Shangshu's wife's expression became increasingly ugly.
"Since your sister-in-law is here, let her do it. She has a good memory and can serve you meticulously." The woman next to the Shangshu's wife smiled and came to the rescue, putting down her chopsticks and giving them to Chen Qin.
Chen Qin lowered his head and walked quickly forward.
She kept the Shangshu's wife's preferences in mind and served the dishes gently but carefully, and the atmosphere gradually eased.
…
evening.
Zhizhi was sewing He Xuan's clothes which had been torn when he was riding a horse to chase the fugitive. Among the four personal maids, Yuanshen had the best craftsmanship.
But since one of them was sold, she took over the job of helping He Xuan take a bath. Now Bai'er was really troubled, so she sent the clothes to Zhizhi and asked her for help.
"The prince's clothes are precious, I'm afraid they'll get damaged."
Zhizhi didn't refuse.
She followed her memory and worked slowly, and after a quarter of an hour she actually finished sewing it.
Zhizhi folded the clothes and wanted to put them in He Xuan's closet.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.
He Xuan is back.
Zhizhi put it away quickly, and as soon as she went out, she saw He Xuan with a cold face brushing past her shoulder. Zhizhi screamed and staggered, and it took her a while to steady herself.
"go out!"
He scolded coldly.
Zhizhi lowered her eyes and left quickly.
After dinner, Zhizhi learned that He Xuan had been impeached again.
This time it was not about the Ministry of Personnel, but about the corruption of the chief clerk of the Dali Temple. He was condemning He Xuan for his poor performance and allowing his subordinates to embezzle and abuse power.
The chief clerk was arrested on the spot, and He Xuan was fined one month's salary.
Everyone knows that the Dali Temple has people from all factions, and even his direct subordinates do not really obey He Xuan's orders, but it's his fault that he is too cold and merciless in his dealings.
He offended a large number of people in the capital.
If it weren't for the emperor standing behind him, he would have suffered a lot this time. In the end, the emperor only fined He Xuan one month's salary.
Which of these sons of noble families lives on salary?
A year's money is not enough to buy the jewelry that He Xuan gave Chen Qin this morning.
He Xuan was in a bad mood.
Zhizhi was in a good mood.
As the male protagonist of the story, He Xuan ended up having supreme power and wealth, but lived a lonely life.
He and Chen Qin have known each other since childhood, but their relationship is no different from that of siblings in other families. They just get along as siblings.
Later, Chen Qin, who was two years older than He Xuan, was quickly married off by Li to the illegitimate son of the Minister of Personnel at the age of sixteen. Before leaving, she cried and said to He Xuan,
Only the male protagonist can support her. If the male protagonist is not there, she, an orphan, will probably be eaten up by the Minister of Personnel's Mansion.
During the seven years since she married into the Shangshu Mansion, she and her husband have been loving and the male protagonist has gradually lessened his attention.
Until she accidentally became a widow, and the male protagonist gradually became familiar with her after catching the flower thief.
It happened that Li was looking for a wife for He Xuan. After discovering that He Xuan had given Chen Qin no less than ten thousand taels of money, she acted decisively, exposed Chen Qin's evil intentions, and teamed up with the wife of the Minister of Personnel to send him to a nunnery.
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