Chapter 323 My eldest brother must be a very strong man!
"No way, Fifth Brother. Sheng Sheng's gift is worthless. In fact, Sheng Sheng is worried that Fourth Brother won't like it."
“How could I not like it?” Xie Yunwen retorted hastily. “It’s a small gift but a big sentiment. I like anything that everyone gives me.”
"Really? Fourth Brother! That's good. Although Sheng Sheng didn't do it very well, she really put her heart into it. Fourth Brother, please don't look down on Sheng Sheng's skills."
"Won't."
Xie Yunwen thought about it for a moment. It was made by Shen Sheng himself from the inside out, which meant that this thing had both an inside and an outside.
I heard that Sheng Sheng went to the Imperial Garden a few days ago and picked a lot of flowers. Could they be for sachets?
"Could it be a sachet?"
"Wow, as expected of the smartest Fourth Prince, he guessed it right away!" People exclaimed. "Fourth Prince is amazing! How did you guess it?"
"I heard that you picked a lot of flowers from the Imperial Garden a few days ago. I know that my elder sister learned from Consort Jing how to make dried flowers from fresh flowers. Since my elder sister also knows what Sheng Sheng is making, it means that Sheng Sheng must have asked my elder sister for help. Combining these two points, I have come to this conclusion: it is a sachet filled with dried flowers."
Xie Yunjia raised an eyebrow: "Not bad, but unfortunately, you only guessed half right."
"Um?"
"Hehe." Sheng Sheng lifted the green silk curtain, revealing a sachet inside. "It's not just filled with dried flowers, but also with medicinal herbs!"
"Medicinal herbs?"
"Hmm! Sheng Sheng consulted Physician Li. Peppermint, calamus, patchouli, and mugwort can repel mosquitoes when combined, but these herbs have a cooling taste. Adding dried lavender and chrysanthemum will suppress the smell, making this sachet both insect-repelling and fragrant!"
After saying that, Sheng Sheng handed the sachet to Xie Yunwen, saying, "Although it's not a particularly good thing, this sachet was made by Sheng Sheng and my mother after learning how to embroider for a long time, and ruining more than a dozen sachets in the process!"
Xie Yunwen accepted the sachet. The sachet was simple in design and the stitching was not very precise, but it carried her heartfelt wishes.
Orange sunflowers are embroidered on a white cloth. The sunflowers face the sun and bloom, symbolizing endless hope and a forward-moving spirit. This is a heartfelt wish that he can always be happy and bravely move forward no matter what happens.
The orange color of the sunflower was very eye-catching. Xie Yunwen stroked that orange color and recalled the first time he saw Shengsheng in the Wenhua Hall.
Children grow up quickly. Back then, the little dumpling was half a head shorter than she is now, and the orange headband in her hair was just as eye-catching.
Xie Yunwen smiled sincerely and said earnestly, "Thank you, Shengsheng, I really like it."
As he spoke, he tied the sachet around his waist.
Sheng Sheng smiled gently: "I'm glad Fourth Brother likes it."
Xie Yunqi leaned closer to look at the sachet, his eyes full of envy: "My goodness, my sister embroidered this sachet herself. Even your second brother doesn't have one, does he?"
Xie Yunchuan: "..."
oh.
He didn't.
There's no need to say it out loud.
“Sister, I want one too! You and the Crown Prince are going to Jin soon, so you definitely won’t make it in time for my birthday. But when you come back, you must give me a birthday gift. I don’t want anything else, I just want this!” Xie Yunqi pointed to the sachet.
Xie Yunjia rolled her eyes: "Get lost, who are you to judge?"
"Hey, Xie Yunjia, what do you mean by this?"
"Xie Yunqi, you've got some nerve, daring to call your sister by her full name?" Xie Yunjia narrowed her eyes and grabbed Xie Yunqi's ear, scolding, "Listen up, the next sachet is for this princess, you can go cool off somewhere else."
"Why should I? I said it first!"
"This princess had already reserved it before you even knew it!"
Xie Yunchuan added in a flurry of words: "In terms of relationship, shouldn't I, as the elder brother, have been first?"
"Second brother, how could you do this? I started it!"
"Bullshit, I'll go first!"
Xie Yunyang suppressed a laugh as she watched the group of children making a childish fuss.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Okay, okay, everyone has one! I didn't expect Sheng Sheng's sachets to be so popular. Sheng Sheng was too humble before. It seems that Sheng Sheng's craftsmanship is very good, that everyone is fighting over them!"
Sheng Sheng stood between the two, separating them, and then confidently raised her head.
The group: "..."
Well, it's not because of my good skills.
"Ahem." Xie Yunjia cleared her throat. "Let's not talk about this anymore, Fourth Brother. I have a rare set of books by a famous author. I thought you would like them, so I brought them over."
Xie Yunjia raised her chin, signaling the eunuch to lift the blue satin, revealing a set of yellowed books.
As a book lover, Xie Yunwen naturally appreciated the gift.
"It's actually the 'Annotated and Collated Painting Manual of Duyu Studio'! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xie Yunjia nodded proudly: "Yes, I'm glad you like it."
After everyone else introduced their gifts, Xie Yunwen noticed that there was still one tray that had not been uncovered.
"This is?"
"This is a gift from your older brother," Xie Yunchuan explained.
"Big brother?" Xie Yunwen was somewhat surprised.
The eldest prince, Xie Yunli, was the eldest brother of everyone. He was eager to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Six years ago, when he was only thirteen years old, he went to the military camp on the southwestern border to fight alongside the army before he even had a chance to move into the palace bestowed by Xie Yuxiao.
Coincidentally, the general stationed on the southwestern border was none other than Lu Chaosong, the General of the Cavalry.
When Xie Yunli arrived at the southwestern border in his youth, the people there did not think highly of him because of his status as a prince. It was Lu Chaosong who took him under his wing and nurtured him.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yunli was not just a pretty face. Although he was young and impetuous and not mature enough in many ways, his awe and dedication to the battlefield were genuine.
As time went by, Xie Yunli truly distinguished himself in battle, proving his abilities and unwavering loyalty to those who initially underestimated him.
Lu Chaosong was satisfied with him, so he made him his deputy general and gave him the opportunity to lead several battles to hone his skills.
Although the two had never formally become master and disciple, Lu Chaosong's actions were no different from those of a teacher in Xie Yunli's mind.
Until last year, when Lu Chaosong's old ailments recurred, the southwestern border did not have the conditions to allow him to recuperate, and he needed to return to the capital to rest. Therefore, Lu Chaosong entrusted the southwestern fortress to Xie Yunli for protection.
Xie Yunli did not disappoint him. That year, the barbarian tribes on the southwestern border frequently harassed them, but they were all driven back.
Before he even reached adulthood, he already enjoyed considerable prestige in the army and was even able to lead troops into battle.
Xie Yunli is an absolute talent.
"Wow, my eldest brother is so amazing?!"
Even if Sheng Sheng hadn't been in the palace for the past five years, she wouldn't have even appeared in this world six years ago when Xie Yunli left the palace!
Therefore, Sheng Sheng knew almost nothing about her eldest brother, the emperor, except that she had overheard him a few times saying that he was fighting on the border.
He's already leading troops into battle before even reaching adulthood—that's incredible!
He was also a brave man who was eager to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy and defend his country.
Unconsciously, Sheng Sheng began to imagine the image of her eldest brother in her mind.
A natural-born military talent with a steadfast mind, and able to establish himself in the army at such a young age, must be a strong, tall, and powerful man who can get along well with his soldiers!
One punch takes down a barbarian, two punches take down two barbarians. He can yell at an enemy general for half an hour without repeating himself, or squat in a trench and gamble with a soldier on dice to win roasted potatoes.
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