Chapter 479 Look, what did her surprise just now mean?
"Yes, Princess!" Chu Xia's crisp response came from outside, followed by the sound of quick footsteps fading away.
Lan Xiyue closed the door and turned to face the empty room.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she waved her slender hand seemingly casually in the air - in an instant, a golden wave seemed to surge out of thin air on the originally empty ground!
Pieces of gold appeared out of thin air with clangs and clangs, quickly piling up to form several dazzling hills.
At the same time, thick stacks of huge silver bills with bright red official seals fell like snowflakes and scattered among the gold bricks.
The room was filled with golden light and clusters of silver bills. The luxurious glow even overshadowed the daylight coming in through the window lattices, illuminating the entire room with a bright and magnificent look. Even the air seemed to be tinged with an air of wealth.
Lan Xiyue calmly walked to the chaise longue by the window and lazily lay down, calling out to the door, "Chuchun, make some tea and some snacks."
"I'm here, Princess." Chuchun responded, and soon she pushed the door open and walked in, carrying an exquisite red lacquer tray.
Just as she stepped over the threshold, her steps suddenly stopped, her eyes widened instantly, her mouth opened slightly, and her whole body seemed to be cast under a spell.
"Wow! Oh... God! This... so much gold! And... banknotes..." Chuchun's voice trembled with disbelief, and her eyes were fixed on the golden light in the room, and she could hardly look away.
She subconsciously retracted her foot, as if she was afraid of stepping on the "wealth" flowing all over the ground and dirtying it.
She stood on tiptoe, like hopping on squares, struggling to find a space to stand among the gold bricks and silver bills on the floor. She finally made her way around the chaise longue and carefully placed the tray on the small table beside it, her eyes still glancing at the glittering golden ground.
She patted her chest, finally catching her breath, and then looked at Lan Xiyue, her voice filled with surprise and uncertainty: "Princess, why...why did you pile up so much gold and silver in the house? Is this...are you going to use it for something important?"
Lan Xiyue leisurely picked up the teacup and sipped a few sips of the fragrant tea before slowly speaking, "Well, it's a happy event. My eldest brother is getting married." She put down the teacup and picked up a small lotus cake. "Well, I have to prepare a betrothal gift for him."
When Chuchun heard this, her eyes instantly lit up like stars, and the shock just now was immediately replaced by surprise: "The eldest young master is getting married?! This is a huge happy event! When will it be held?" Her voice was full of sincere joy.
Lan Xiyue smiled, her eyes filled with warmth: "It will be on New Year's Eve this year."
"New Year's Eve?" Chuchun covered her mouth in surprise. "That... that's a bit tight. Will there be enough time to prepare everything?"
"That's all right," Lan Xiyue said calmly and confidently, "Everything has been arranged. We'll go to the Qian Mansion to propose marriage the day after tomorrow."
Chuchun's face lit up with a brilliant smile, and she said sincerely, "That's wonderful! The eldest young master is a dignified man, and Miss Qian is gentle and virtuous. In my opinion, they are a perfect match made in heaven! I sincerely wish the eldest young master and Miss Qian a happy marriage and eternal love!"
There was a mischievous look in Lan Xiyue's eyes: "You have such a sweet mouth, you deserve a reward!" As she spoke, she casually picked up a heavy little gold ingot from the gold piled beside the couch, raised her wrist, and a golden light flew towards Chuchun.
Chuchun cried out "Ouch" and hurriedly stretched out her hands to catch it. She bowed while holding the gold and said, "Thank you, Princess, for your reward! You are so generous!" She weighed the gold ingot in her hand and smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
Lan Xiyue looked at her money-loving and happy expression and shook her head helplessly.
She remembered clearly that she had instructed Chuchun and Chuxia a long time ago that they no longer needed to call themselves "slave" when they were together in private.
But ever since she married into the palace, these two girls had started calling themselves slaves again. After reminding them once or twice, they responded with words but then forgot about it. Lan Xiyue simply let them do as they pleased.
At this time, Chu Xia's clear voice sounded outside the door: "Princess, the housekeeper is here."
"Come in." Lan Xiyue responded.
The door was pushed open again.
Chuxia stepped in first, followed closely by the palace's always calm and steady old butler.
However, when their eyes fell on the scene inside the room, even the knowledgeable butler gasped and his feet suddenly stopped at the threshold!
Chuxia was once again shocked by the golden light in the room and covered her mouth with her hands. Her eyes were even wider than when Chuchun came in just now.
The butler's gray eyebrows raised high, and the usual calmness on his face was replaced by shock.
His cloudy but shrewd old eyes swept over the piles of gold and scattered silver bills on the ground in disbelief, as if to confirm whether his eyes were blurry.
The radiance of wealth that almost blinded the eyes made even this old servant, who had toiled in the palace for half his life and had seen a lot of the world, feel dizzy.
Chu Xia suddenly gasped and screamed, "Oh my God! Princess!" She pointed at the room full of colorful lights and was almost blinded by the dazzling light. "You...you took all the gold and silver notes out of the warehouse and spread them on the floor as a blanket, just to make it look good?" Her voice was full of disbelief and shock.
Chuchun, standing by, had already covered her mouth, her brows curved as she forced a smile. Look, her slight surprise was nothing. The sight of gold paving the ground and banknotes falling like snow before her was enough to make anyone lose their composure ten times more than she did.
"The princess is preparing the betrothal gifts for Young Master Lan." Chuchun explained at the right time.
"Oh..." The butler finally managed to find his voice after being overwhelmed by the jewels and gems in the room. His Adam's apple rolled, and he quickly bowed to the woman reclining on the couch, his posture respectful, "This old servant greets the princess."
Lan Xiyue then sat up straighter lazily, waved her hand casually, and her wide sleeves slipped down, revealing a piece of her fair wrist.
"Butler, please don't be polite." She said in a clear and pleasant voice, "Go and prepare some fine mahogany boxes immediately. Pick out any treasures in the storehouse that you like, no matter what they are. Just pick out the best and put them in. Have the secret guards pack these gold ingots and silver bills as well. The day after tomorrow, we will go to the Qian Mansion to propose marriage."
The housekeeper's heart trembled. Time was so short! He didn't dare to neglect it in the slightest. He immediately responded, "Yes, I understand. I'll arrange it right away!" Before he finished speaking, he turned around and retreated hurriedly, his back revealing a swift and decisive spirit.
Lan Xiyue turned her gaze to Chu Xia and waved.
"Chuxia," she ordered, "have An Yi and his men prepare some fresh meat. It would be best if they could hunt some live rabbits, pheasants, or something similar, and bring them back to raise in the palace's backyard."
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