1019 Congratulations, life and death together

As one of the most beautiful courtyards in Dongling, Huayuan is undoubtedly exquisite, otherwise it would not have attracted the attention of the Lu family. |

Huayuan covers an area of ​​10,000 acres. It is built in the city but is surrounded by mountains and rivers, as if it was created by nature. When Huayuan was being built, attention was paid to naturalness without too much artificiality. Every place is arranged just right. Once you step into Huayuan, you will have a feeling of being in another world, which makes people linger.

This time, only two courtyards were used for Feng Qingchen's birthday banquet. One was Luohua Courtyard, which was used by the Ninth Prince to entertain male guests, and the other was Qinghua Courtyard, which was used by Feng Qingchen to entertain female guests.

This was a banquet hosted by the Ninth Prince when he first arrived in Shandong. All the important figures tried their best to get an invitation so that they could show up in front of the Ninth Prince.

As for those who did not have a post, they also delivered their gifts in person, hoping that the Ninth Prince would know that there was such a person in Shandong.

A middle-aged man dressed like a rich man did not receive an invitation. After he presented his birthday gift, he was politely asked to leave. The rich man was not angry and left with a smile on his face.

As soon as they got in the car, the wife of the rich man said, "Master, there are so many people giving gifts. Can the Ninth Prince see our gift? That piece of warm jade is a family heirloom that is passed down from son to son in our Zeng family. If the Ninth Prince can't see it when we give it to him like this, we will be in trouble."

"Women are always short-sighted and have long hair. What do you know? Usually we have no way to send gifts to the Ninth Prince. It's a rare occasion that the Ninth Prince is holding a birthday party for Miss Feng, so we sent our gifts. If the Ninth Prince and Miss Feng are alone, we will send them the gifts. If they remember us, our family will become rich." The rich man had a look of anticipation on his face. The scene of the Ninth Prince summoning him and praising the gift he gave flashed through his mind. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help laughing.

But the woman poured cold water on him at this moment: "If we don't see this, then we have lost Nuanyu in vain."

As soon as these words came out, the enthusiasm on the rich man's face froze instantly. He glared at the woman fiercely, but refused to admit that he had gone too far. He gritted his teeth and said, "No, the jade we gave is most suitable for women to wear. It can nourish women's bodies. The Ninth Prince will definitely see it, and Miss Feng will definitely like it."

Like the rich old man, there are many people who want to curry favor with the rich and powerful. Shandong is not rich, but there are many wealthy people. Some of them are even like the rich old man, thinking that as long as they can catch the eye of the Ninth Prince, they will be successful in the near future. By then, any money that the Ninth Prince gets from his fingers will be enough for them to eat and drink for several lifetimes.

This is a good opportunity to catch the Ninth Prince's eye. If they miss this opportunity, they will have no way to give gifts in the future. Some families even tighten their belts to find a decent gift.

So, on the day of Feng Qingchen's birthday banquet, there was an endless stream of carriages and camels outside the gate of Huayuan, guests came and went, and the servants were busy all the time. However, as the hosts, the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen were still staying in the room, completely ignoring the guests who had arrived early.

There were only Feng Qingchen and the Ninth Prince in the room. Feng Qingchen sat in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the mirror and the Ninth Prince who was drawing eyebrows for her. Feng Qingchen closed her eyes slightly, and the corners of her lips could not help but rise, and the happiness between her eyebrows seemed to overflow.

This was the first time in his life that he had celebrated his birthday in such a grand manner. Although Feng Qingchen felt that it was extravagant, wasteful and costly, he was happy in his heart. It was really good to feel cared for by others.

Although the Ninth Prince held such a grand birthday party for her just to further open up the situation in Shandong and test the Lu family, the Ninth Prince still had a lot to prepare.

Feng Qingchen was wearing a golden palace dress today. The dress was sent overnight by the Ninth Prince and was only delivered this morning.

The Ninth Prince has always known what suits Feng Qingchen. The golden palace dress is not a popular style nowadays, but a style that the noble ladies of the previous dynasty loved to wear. However, it is more luxurious and complicated than all the previous ones.

After being in this world for so long, Feng Qingchen also understood that a dress like the one she was wearing would require at least a hundred female workers and more than half a year to complete. This showed that Uncle Nine's promise to hold a birthday party for her was not a piece of cake, but something that had been prepared in advance.

The clothes were beautiful and Feng Qingchen liked them very much. Of course, what she liked most was the gift from the Ninth Prince. The twelve-layer palace dress she was wearing was put on by the Ninth Prince himself. Even every small accessory was made by no one else.

"Very beautiful." After putting on the clothes, the Ninth Prince stood in front of Feng Qingchen and looked at her for a long time, and praised her sincerely.

"The clothes are beautiful?" The two were very close, and Feng Qingchen could see a smaller version of herself in the Ninth Prince's eyes.

Noble, dignified, graceful, her whole temperament is different when she puts on this dress, as if, as if... a dazzling night pearl. Just by standing there, she shows her unparalleled dignity.

Just as the Ninth Uncle said, she is more noble than anyone else in this world.

"The clothes are beautiful." The Ninth Prince replied honestly. Feng Qingchen smiled and said, "Is it only the clothes that are beautiful? What about the person? Isn't she beautiful?"

"Qingchen, this is not important. Appearance is not important to you at all, you are you. As for clothes, it exists because of you, as long as you like it, it is beautiful." Feng Qingchen is beautiful, but there are women in this world who are more beautiful than Feng Qingchen. Feng Qingchen is not those women. To Feng Qingchen, beautiful appearance is just an optional embellishment.

Women like to hear men praise their beauty, but they are also afraid that men only see her beauty, because no matter how beautiful a face is, it cannot withstand the ravages of time.

The Ninth Prince's answer was neither romantic nor considerate, but it made Feng Qingchen happy from the bottom of her heart.

Feng Qingchen's eyes turned slightly red, and her heart moved. She took a step forward and opened her arms to hug the Ninth Prince: "I like it very much." I like everything about today, and I like your answer.

"As long as you like it." The Ninth Prince did not hug Feng Qingchen back, but gently pushed her away: "Don't be naughty, I don't have a second set of clothes for you to change."

Feng Qingchen's clothes must not be wrinkled. No matter what the purpose of today's birthday party is, Feng Qingchen is the protagonist of today, the woman who stands above everyone else and enjoys the flattery, envy and jealousy of the world.

"Be good and sit still. I will tie your hair for you." The Ninth Prince smoothed out the wrinkles on Feng Qingchen's clothes, helped Feng Qingchen sit down, and carefully tied a simple single bun for Feng Qingchen, with only a scarlet plum blossom hairpin inserted in the bun.

After tying up the hair, it’s time to draw the eyebrows…

The Ninth Prince was a little clumsy when doing these things, and it was obvious that he had just learned it not long ago.

It is not easy for a man who has never been in contact with a woman to learn how to tie a woman's hair and draw eyebrows for her. Feng Qingchen didn't know how long the Ninth Prince had practiced in private, but she only knew that her tear glands were particularly developed today, and she felt sore in her eyes and wanted to cry...

The Ninth Prince was so busy, but he actually learned how to braid her hair and draw her eyebrows for her. How could she not be moved? She could only keep this feeling of being touched in her heart.

The Ninth Prince seemed to understand Feng Qingchen's thoughts. He lightly raised his eyebrow pencil and hooked a strand of hair with his little finger, with a subtle and lingering meaning.

After the eyebrows were painted, the Ninth Prince carefully examined them, added a few more strokes, and then put down the brush with satisfaction: "From now on, every year on your birthday, I will do your hair and eyebrows for you."

The Ninth Prince reached out and helped Feng Qingchen up. His Qingchen didn't need gorgeous and complicated hair accessories and makeup, this was enough.

When their eyes met, Feng Qingchen saw the seriousness in the Ninth Uncle's eyes, and choked up his head: "Every year from now on, I will wait for you to tie my hair. If you never leave me in this life, I will depend on you through life and death."

She will never forget her sixteenth birthday!