"Duoduo, here's a bracelet for you." Xun Yunge took out a fine mutton fat jade bracelet from a box of sandalwood and pearls, waved it in front of Yun Duoduo, and then slipped it onto Yun Duoduo's fair wrist.
"Oh, it's a bit too big. Let's put it here for now and you can wear it when you're older." Xun Yunge put the bracelet on Yun Duoduo's wrist, but Yun Duoduo's little hand was too small, and the bracelet easily slipped off.
This bracelet is really beautiful, but...
Watching Xun Yunge's actions, Yun Duoduo suddenly became wary. [This scene seems strangely familiar.]
In TV dramas, isn't it common for mothers-in-law to give their daughters-in-law jade bracelets?
[Could this be a family heirloom jade bracelet?]
She can't handle that!
Various images flashed rapidly through Yun Duoduo's mind, and Jin Jinzhi's handsome face appeared from time to time.
【Cloudy, what are you thinking about?!】
Yun Duoduo raised her hand and slapped her forehead to clear her head.
“I wore this bracelet when I married Lao Jin,” Xun Yunge said softly, sitting next to Yun Duoduo’s cradle.
[Oh dear, this is terrible! This bracelet has a story behind it all. How am I going to explain this to my future husband now that I'm wearing a bracelet from the Jin family?!]
“Zhuangzhuang lives in the palace, so he’s destined to grow up with you. This is a rare fate.” Xun Yunge held Yun Duoduo’s little hand and gently stroked it, her tone very tender.
“Jinzhi is also in the palace, protecting your safety. So, in that sense, we can be considered family.”
"You must grow up safe and sound!" Xun Yunge gently touched Yun Duoduo's chubby little face and said with a smile.
[Waaaaah, Jinzhi's mother is so gentle, she wants her mother too.]
She will definitely grow up safely and peacefully. Those who want to harm her will not succeed, they will not be able to!
...
After being open for most of the day, everyone inside and outside the palace had finally seen the first little princess of Nanyang.
At noon, Granny Liu coaxed Yun Duoduo to take a nap. Jin Jinzhi stood guard outside the bedroom, Xue Deyi stood guard outside Fushuang Palace, and Xiao Jinyu sat on the roof, watching the palace and listening to the sounds around him.
Yun Duoduo woke up after sleeping for a while, and she woke up with a smile.
In her dream, she saw that her third uncle gave her a large gold mine, and the copper pieces were her passes and proof of ownership of the gold mine.
In the dream, the copper sheet was actually copper-plated; it was actually a gold sheet that had been plated with copper to conceal its brilliance.
Yun Duoduo chuckled. She had only ever heard of copper plated with gold, never gold plated with silver. She had truly learned something new.
She sat up happily, intending to take stock of her net worth.
Since she ate, drank, and relieved herself all in the palace, she had no expenses. She was still young and did not need to use money to bribe servants.
The day of her 100-day celebration was the day she earned the most money since she was born.
This must be what they call making money while lying down!
Lying in the cradle, she could earn money just by smiling. What a wonderful job! She wished every day was a 100-day celebration!
She used all her strength to turn over, rummaged through the gold, silver, jewels, and other valuables in the cradle to a corner, and then, with her bottom sticking out, happily began to take stock of her possessions.
This is a gold-threaded vest given to me by my uncle and aunt, whose names I don't know.
This is an amethyst elephant vase given by Empress Zhaoyuan. We need to count it; it's worth a fortune. Consort Chen even said it could be exchanged for a city in Western Chu!
These are more than ten pieces of hairpins, bracelets, earrings, and jade pendants that were looted from Consort Chen.
This is a jade bracelet given to me by Madam Jin.
...
She packed all these things into a small box, carefully placed it under the bed, and locked it.
The key was under her pillow.
There were still some things that couldn't fit in the box, so she piled them up next to her pillow on the bedside table and looked at them day and night.
With money, she could simply buy any medicine she needed. Given the poor medical standards in ancient times and the frequent assassinations she faced, she would inevitably need some special medicines that didn't exist in ancient times.
She's still not quite sure what the medicine box is like; she'll figure it out slowly.
[Oh, it's still the Lantern Festival today. In modern times, we can eat glutinous rice balls, watch lanterns, see beautiful fireworks, and watch the Lantern Festival Gala with handsome men and beautiful women singing and dancing.]
But now, all she can do is lie in bed staring at the mattress; she's so lonely and isolated!
...
As evening fell, the capital city began to bustle with activity.
In Nanyang, a Lantern Festival gala is held every year near the Liuqing River, featuring performances such as dragon dance, fire-blowing with iron palms, and lion dance.
The dragon dance performance is very exciting and unique. During the dance, one person holds a colorful bead and plays with the dragon. The dragon's head turns with the bead, while many other people each hold a section and follow along, lifting it up and down and turning it left and right. The performance is accompanied by gongs and drums, which is very spectacular.
Today, Yun Beiye specially gave Jin Jinzhi, Xue Deyi, and Xiao Jinyu a day off. Fu Shuang Palace was guarded by palace guards, so Jin Jinzhi accompanied her father and mother to see the lanterns.
The group walked slowly along the road, observing the lively scene as they went.
The ten-mile-long street was brightly lit and bustling with people.
All kinds of lanterns were hung in front of each shop, and the stalls of the vendors were also carefully decorated. Some hung dragon lanterns, some hung red gauze lanterns, and there were also round red lanterns and rotating lanterns.
The dragon lantern has a dragon head in front, and the number of body segments varies, but is usually odd. Each segment has a stick underneath for support.
The stalls selling lanterns displayed lanterns of various colors: there were cute white rabbit lanterns, lotus lanterns with a short candle inside, and palace lanterns painted with various patterns.
"General, this rabbit lantern is beautiful." Xun Yunge smiled, picked up a rabbit lantern, and waved it in front of Jin Xiaoran. Jin Xiaoran paid for it.
The street was bustling with people, filled with laughter and chatter. Some were wearing pink coats, some were wearing gold pants, some were wearing light blue shawls, and some were wearing red snow capes.
"Selling glutinous rice balls!"
"Selling candied hawthorns!"
"Young master, would you like to guess riddles? It's ten coins a time, and you'll receive a gift if you guess correctly! Come and give it a try!"
The city was bustling with noise, filled with the shouts and calls of vendors and the chatter and laughter of young men and women.
Jin Jinzhi looked at the colorful and bright lanterns, and suddenly noticed a lantern with a cute little tiger on it. As he looked at this lantern, his smile gradually deepened.
"Boss, I'd like a little tiger lantern." After paying, Jin Jinzhi followed behind Jin Xiaoran and Xun Yunge, carrying the tiger lantern, her eyes full of smiles.
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