Chapter 927: Determined 1

In the letter, Chen Xuenniang explained that the red brocade box in the bundle was given to Fubao as a gift she prepared for Fubao.

Because in local customs, girls are not allowed to wear longevity locks, as there is a saying that a longevity lock will lock a girl in her parents' home and prevent her from getting married. Feng Qingxue does not know how this custom was formed and what it means.

Therefore, Chen Xuenniang gave Fubao a set of jewelry, which would be enough as a dowry when he grew up.

It was a set of jewelry so beautiful that it was elegant and priceless. It was inlaid with filigree and embellished with many oriental pearls and gems. There were three pairs of oriental pearl earrings and a plate of oriental pearl court beads. The beads were strung with four jade beads and some commemorative rings made of tourmaline, agate and coral. The jewelry even included four long nail covers. The luster was not bright enough, but it was exquisite.

Lu Jiang took a look and said, "The color of the Dongzhu is like light gold. It is the best among the Dongzhu. Only the Empress Dowager and Empress are qualified to wear it. Especially the court beads. Apart from the emperor, only the Empress Dowager and Empress, or the Imperial Noble Consort in special circumstances, can wear it."

The Imperial Noble Consort is equivalent to the Vice Queen. In the absence of a Queen, the Imperial Noble Consort will command the harem, and her clothing is almost the same as that of the Queen.

"Do I need you to tell me? I know this rule too!" Since it was given to Fubao by Chen Xuenniang, Feng Qingxue didn't hesitate and put it in the space separately to give to Fubao later. She rewrapped the others and put them in the space, and would return them to Chen Xuenniang when she saw her next time.

Although Chen Xuenniang's gold and jewelry were indeed very valuable, Feng Qingxue was not greedy at all;

"I already knew that Xue Niang had hidden a lot of jewelry, which she had saved before she became a good woman. I just didn't expect there would be so many, and they are so valuable." Feng Qingxue sighed to Lu Jiang, "Xue Niang is very generous to Xi Bao. She once gave Xi Bao a white jade longevity lock and a pair of shrimp-whisker bracelets. The shrimp-whisker bracelets in A Dream of Red Mansions are worn by children. Did I tell you that?"

Lu Jiang thought for a moment and said, "I think I did."

"That's what I said." Feng Qingxue sighed, "There is no female comrade in the world who doesn't like beautiful jewelry. I like it too. I have a lot of jewelry in my space, many times more than Xue Niang! There are dozens or even hundreds of times. But in this world, no one dares to let their jewelry see the light of day. It's really hard to describe!"

"You have a lot of jewelry? How come I didn't know that?" The jewelry that I and my father gave her couldn't even compare to the amount that Chen Xueniang entrusted to her, right? There was some under the ground, but it hadn't been dug up, hadn't it?

Feng Qingxue exclaimed, "Didn't I tell you?"

"No."

"Oh!" Feng Qingxue did not hide anything and told him everything: "During the two years of famine, I exchanged grain for a lot of antique jewelry. Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu and their friends almost all asked me to exchange grain for them. It was really profitable! After the famine was over, I traded with Shen Feihong several times. If I had time to go to the black market or the flea market, I would spend money to buy or exchange grain for it. Tianjun and Acheng also bought a lot of things when they mixed in. They all handed them over to me when I was at home."

Unknowingly, she has become an invisible wealthy woman. When the jewelry and antiques appreciate in value decades later, instead of donating them to the country, she will sell them all. Can she earn the title of the richest woman and wear it for a while?

(End of this chapter)