892 Gift, May the Lady Live Long
After returning from the Wang family, the Ninth Prince did not send Feng Qingchen back to the Feng Mansion, but brought her to the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Feng Qingchen stayed in the carriage all the way, chatting with the Ninth Prince. She was so bored that she played with the Ninth Prince's hair and did not notice that the direction was wrong. By the time she got off the carriage, it was too late because the coachman drove the carriage directly into the mansion.
"I want to go back to Feng Mansion." Feng Qingchen turned around and faced the Ninth Uncle who had just got off the carriage.
The Ninth Prince was used to being accommodating. Before Feng Qingchen got angry, he calmed down first: "Stay here with me for the New Year. I will send you back at dawn. It won't delay your ancestor worship."
"Back and forth, you want to torment me to death." If it wasn't the New Year, Feng Qingchen really wanted to kick the Ninth Uncle hard.
This man, everyone is as strong as him. Although she often stays up all night, it is the New Year, and as the head of the family, she is very busy.
"Don't worry, it won't tire you out." The Ninth Prince coaxed Feng Qingchen into the room.
The fact was just as the Ninth Prince said. The Ninth Prince did not do anything to Feng Qingchen. He just hoped that the two of them could celebrate the New Year together. After all, this was the first New Year they had spent together.
The next day, when Feng Qingchen woke up, she found herself back in Feng Mansion. If there had not been a big red envelope next to her pillow, Feng Qingchen would have suspected that she had not been to the Ninth Prince's Mansion last night.
Feng Qingchen stood up and opened the red envelope. There was a piece of paper inside with familiar words on it.
I bowed again and made three wishes: first, that my wife may live a thousand years; second, that I may always be healthy; third, that we may be like the swallows on the beam, and see each other every year.
"We'll see each other year after year." Feng Qingchen put the note against his heart and couldn't help laughing. The more he laughed, the happier he became. Finally, he couldn't help but rolled over on the floor twice.
She was thinking how cute the Ninth Prince's expression must have been when he wrote these words. You know, this poem was written in a woman's tone. The Ninth Prince changed two words and it became like this. He was really thoughtful.
Feng Qingchen was sweet enough, so she carefully put away the small note and took out the other things in the red envelope, including a title deed to the Ninth Prince's villa outside the city, a plum blossom anklet, and a plum blossom hairpin.
The plum blossom anklet is very unique. The small plum blossoms on it are all carved from jade and inlaid with a layer of gold. It is very finely crafted and looks real from a distance.
The Ninth Prince should know that she doesn't like to wear jewelry, especially on her hands. Even when she goes out, she won't hang anything on her hands to avoid inconvenience when working. That's why he specially customized this anklet.
Feng Qingchen tried it on and found it was just the right size. It didn't affect her ankle at all. Feng Qingchen was reluctant to take it off. If Feng Qingchen knew that the Ninth Prince gave her the anklet because he wanted to see her wearing only the anklet, she would probably kick him off.
As for the plum blossom hairpin, Feng Qingchen just wanted to say that although it was very beautiful and the materials used were of the best quality, one could tell at a glance that it was carved by a novice. It looked fine from a distance, but if you looked closely, you would find that there were many small scratches on it.
Thinking of how the Ninth Prince often picked flowers for her on the way to Xiling, Feng Qingchen guessed that the plum blossom hairpin should have been carved by the Ninth Prince himself.
"New Year's gift, hehe." Feng Qingchen smiled foolishly as he looked at the thing in his hand, and he couldn't suppress the corners of his curved eyebrows.
No matter what happened before, on the first day of the new year, Feng Qingchen was just as the Ninth Prince had expected, and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
Feng Qingchen looked at the gifts for a long time, especially the plum blossom hairpin, and rubbed it back and forth until Chun Hui and Qiu Hua reminded her again and again that it would be too late if she didn't get up. Only then did Feng Qingchen allow them to come in and serve her.
New Year's attire cannot be too simple, so the plum blossom hairpin would be of no use. Although Feng Qingchen felt it was a pity, she still put the hairpin away and prepared to use it later.
The Chinese New Year is a big event for the Chinese, and every detail must be taken seriously. Although the butler is not here, everything that needs to be prepared has already been prepared, and everything that needs to be explained has been explained one by one. Feng Qingchen only needs to follow the rules.
It was very busy, but Feng Qingchen was very happy. In her opinion, this was the atmosphere of Chinese New Year. The voices of servants greeting each other during the New Year could be heard everywhere in the Feng Mansion.
Although she was still alone, Feng Qingchen did not feel lonely at all in the lively and festive Feng Mansion. Besides, Xiling Tianyu was there to accompany her.
After dinner, Feng Qingchen had some free time. As a girl, and her parents had just been buried, she didn't need to go out to wish people a happy new year. She just needed to stay at home.
Feng Qingchen was also happy to have some free time. After visiting Wang Jinlinghan, he left a secret guard maid to protect Jinhan and went to find Xiling Tianyu.
As the host, she still had to ask about the needs of her guest Xiling Tianyu. Not long after she sat down, the servant announced that Prince Jinxing of Nanling had arrived.
"At this time? Shouldn't he be in the palace?" Feng Qingchen asked Xiling Tianyu. Xiling Tianyu knew this better than her.
"Not everyone likes the banquets in the palace. I guess since Yaohua didn't enter the palace, Nanling Jinxing took the opportunity not to go." Xiling Tianyu raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Even though he was sitting in a wheelchair during the New Year, he couldn't hide his good mood.
He was happy because Xiling Yaohua and Tianlei were unhappy.
"It's just perfect. We are having dinner together. With the company of the princes from two countries, I am having a very special New Year." Feng Qingchen laughed heartily and automatically filtered out the news about Yao Hua.
Feng Qingchen asked the servants to invite Nanling Jinxing into the house, but she didn't want to see someone she hadn't seen.
"Sister, Happy New Year. I'm here to wish you a happy new year." Nanling Jinxing didn't like to call Feng Qingchen sister before. After all, it takes courage to call someone younger than you sister. But now it comes naturally to him. The word "sister" can bring the two closer together.
Feng Qingchen ignored Nanling Jinxing and looked at the woman behind him: "Miss Su Rou?"
She knew that Su Rou was cooperating with Nanling Jinxing, and it was Nanling Jinxing who facilitated her entry into the palace, but she did not expect that Nanling Jinxing would bring her to Feng Mansion on New Year's Day.
The purpose is self-evident.
"Miss Feng, Su Rou's arrival is rude. I hope you don't mind." Su Rou was very good at observing people's expressions. Seeing that Feng Qingchen was unhappy, she immediately bowed and saluted. She did not have the arrogance of a girl from the Su family at all. She was so gentle that people could not bear to blame her.
"A guest is a guest. Miss Su Rou is too polite." Although Feng Qingchen was smiling, her smile was obviously much more distant. Nanling Jinxing secretly thought that something was wrong and hurried forward: "Sister, don't be angry. I brought Su Rou here. I thought it would be more lively with more people."
"Yes, it will be more lively with more people. Prince Yu of Xiling is also here. However, Miss Su Rou is not suitable to meet strange men, so Qingchen will not introduce them to anyone for Miss Su Rou." Feng Qingchen glanced at Nanling Jinxing thoughtfully.
The reason why she brought Su Rou with her was to take the opportunity to ask her to apologize. After all, everyone in the imperial city knew that the Imperial Concubine Xie had a close personal relationship with her. As long as she was willing to introduce her, Su Rou would be able to gain a firm foothold in the harem. As for the other reason, it must be for Xiling Tianyu...