Honeysuckle came in again, holding a box with a small pink note on it.
"This is a gift from Princess Dongfang." Honeysuckle stepped forward with a smile.
"Hasn't the princess sent a gift?" An Qingran was a little confused. She stepped forward and opened the small piece of paper. The handwriting on it was elegant and free and unrestrained: Miss An is well and happy. On your wedding, heaven and earth are happy. I am giving you a white jade hairpin to express my gratitude.
Only the word "East" was written below.
An Qingran opened the box and found that it was indeed top-grade Lantian jade with a fine patina and a smooth touch. It was definitely not ordinary white jade. The head of the jade hairpin was covered with silver and hung with ruby beads. The beads were as red as blood. An Qingran did not know much about these jades, but he could tell that this gem was extraordinary.
She played with it in her hand, not understanding its meaning, and suddenly said, "Rosewood, take out the letter from the princess last time."
Rendong searched for a long time before finally finding it and handed it to An Qingran.
An Qingran compared the two pieces of letter paper, and a look of understanding appeared in her eyes. She sighed quietly and put down the hairpin in her hand: "Rosewood, put this hairpin away."
"Miss, should we send it to Madam Dong Nuan Pavilion? So that it can be used as your dowry?"
"Well... forget it, just put it in the jewelry box first. Don't show it to anyone. I don't want to wear it either. If I want to wear it, I'll tell you."
Ren Dong looked at An Qing Ran with some doubt: "Miss..."
"I'm fine, it's just that this hairpin is too valuable, and I don't know what to do for the moment." An Qingran rarely lied to Rendong, so she felt a little reluctant.
Fortunately, Rendong was silly. She didn't say anything and just did as she was told. However, An Qingran just sat there blankly. After a while, her eyes moved and she shook her head and smiled bitterly.
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Shouwang Mansion.
Dongfang Ruoxue found Dongfang Run in the garden. He was leaning against a rockery, looking at the lotus pond in front of him. His face was as calm as water, without a single ripple on his face.
Dongfang Ruoxue stood quietly beside him without saying a word, watching the lotus flowers with him.
The fragrance blew in, but there was no ripple on his face. Time flowed quietly, and the expressions on the faces of the brother and sister were very calm, but they did not look as calm as they appeared on the outside.
Finally, Dongfang Ruoxue spoke up: "Brother, she should have received your gift and should know that it was from you. She can understand your feelings."
"So what?" Dongfang Run smiled bitterly.
"Yes, but what else can I do if I don't think so?" Dongfang Ruoxue sighed.
She heard that her brother had been drunk every night since An Qingran was granted marriage. He seldom drank before, and it was obvious that this incident had really irritated him.
Dongfang Run heard his sister say this and smiled: "I'm fine."
"I also believe that my brother will be fine." Dongfang Ruoxue smiled.
In fact, she also had a knot in her heart, but no one understood her heart.
How could she have the nerve to ask her family to propose to her? I don't know what Lian Muhan was thinking. He actually went to An Mansion to propose to her last time.
Does he also have An Qingran in his heart?
But he didn't show it at the last party, so I don't know what he was thinking.
He didn't say anything, but he didn't want to test the waters too much. He felt depressed and no one knew about it.
Are both brother and sister going to be tortured by them?
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Inside the palace.
Dongfang Ye paced back and forth like a raging lion, but Concubine Shu was very quiet, drinking her soup quietly. After a while, she said, "Why are you so anxious? It's his business to get married..."
"I just don't accept it. Why can the emperor be so special for him? His marriage is a great event for the whole country."
Concubine Shu frowned, "Ye'er, you are too impatient. If people hear these words, it will be terrible. You should be quiet. Now that the prince is getting married, it can be considered a good thing. He will marry an ugly woman. Besides, his weak body, can he withstand the torture?"
She stopped there.
Dongfang Ye's eyes lit up: "What mother said makes sense. In this case, all we have to do is wait?"
"certainly."
However, only time will tell whether things will go as they wish.
Queen Yun was busy the whole time. Dongfang Jin and she were checking the betrothal gifts together. After looking at a few items, Queen Yun pointed at the jade pillow in surprise and said, "Where did this come from? I'm afraid there's nothing as good as this in the national treasury."
Dongfang Jin smiled, his smile was somewhat mysterious: "I have my own way."
Queen Yun looked at him deeply and said, "Keep it a secret from mother..."
Dongfang Jin smiled proudly: "Mother, when Qingran and I get married, we will live in the palace and accompany you, okay?"
Queen Yun's heart moved. This was also her idea. The Prince's Mansion was outside the palace and Dongfang Jin seldom lived there. She thought that after getting married, he would think about living his own life with An Qingran, but she didn't expect that he would still think about her.
Originally, she was thinking about keeping An Qingran in the palace, and she had to discuss it with him, but he brought it up directly, so it was saved.
Then he smiled and nodded: "My son is still filial."
Dongfang Jin had only mentioned it, but he didn't expect the queen to really agree. This made him stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, it was a good thing. With her mother around, she could learn a lot, and no one would bully her.
"Your father also prepared a lot of betrothal gifts for you. Did you see them?"
"I saw it. There are fifty boxes, many of which are tributes. My father also gave Qingran a jade coral that was tributed from the Southern Dynasty..." Dongfang Jin smiled.
Queen Yun nodded upon hearing this: "Your father really likes that coral..."
This obviously proves that he is quite fond of this daughter-in-law.
The palace was also preparing for the wedding. The Prince's Mansion was newly decorated, and the Emperor sent some palace maids, maids, and etiquette maids to teach Dongfang Jin how to sit, stand and walk on the wedding day.
Finally, the general's dowry was ready, with a total of 240 boxes. The entire Wangyue Tower was used to store it, and several guards were sent to guard it day and night.
An Qingran's generous dowry made An Yanran's heart churn. She knew that half of the dowry was her mother's dowry. She gave it to An Qingran, and she picked out the best. When it came to her own dowry, she wondered what it would look like. Two hundred and forty boxes? I'm afraid it might not even be forty boxes.
King Kang didn't come to see me, and I didn't know what he was thinking. Did he forget about me?
The Chinese Valentine's Day is approaching. He used to come to see her, but this year there is no news at all. She heard that An Qingran was going to visit the flower market and the river of lights with Dongfang Ruoxue and others. Should she go or not?
She felt so pitiful, like an abandoned child, and no one would care about her.
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