The autumn wind blows and the birds stop singing.
The sunlight streamed on the ebony corridor, the golden rattan and red bamboo curtains were half rolled up, and a group of palace ladies walked gracefully, lifting their skirts, following the princess closely.
The leading maid smiled widely, staring at the gold, jade and gemstone bracelet on the princess's hand and laughing.
"Princess, this bracelet is really beautiful. I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have never seen such a beautiful bracelet."
The princess's wrists are as white as snow, and her skin is as crystal clear as ice.
She raised her hand, and looked carefully at the bracelet on her hand in the thin sunlight. Her emerald eyes were as bright as stars.
She raised her chin, looking quite proud: "Of course you haven't seen it, this is..."
Before she could finish her words, the princess saw the queen sitting at the back of the pavilion and quickly ran over, picking up her skirt.
There were all kinds of tea sets on the tea table, and the tea stove was boiling hot water, with gurgling white steam rising. On the high table was a narcissus bonsai, lit with Xuan stone, and a square of black smoke frozen stone standing in a tripod.
The waterside pavilion is surrounded by lakes on three sides. Accompanied by the sound of water, the musicians plucked the strings of the zither and played the guzheng.
The music of stringed instruments was pleasant to the ears. The queen held the princess's beautiful shoulders with one hand and smiled gently: "Why are you running so fast? Be careful not to fall."
The princess pursed her lips and said, "I'm not a child anymore. How can I fall?"
She lay in the queen's arms, waving the bracelet in her hand, wishing that everyone's eyes would be on her hand.
"Mother, take a look at my bracelet."
The queen said simply: "It looks good."
The princess raised her lips and cast her eyes on Wei Ziyuan who was sitting below her. For some reason, she always felt that Wei Ziyuan was not in a good mood recently.
The princess curled her lips: "… What do you think, second brother?"
Wei Ziyuan held the official kiln colorful small covered bell in his hand, without even raising his eyelids, his face expressionless: "... Yeah."
The princess was dissatisfied: "You want to get rid of me with just a 'hmm'? Brother, this is too perfunctory."
She held the queen's hand and said coquettishly, "Mother, look at my brother, this bracelet belongs to Sister Song..."
With a crisp "clang" sound, the small bell in Wei Ziyuan's hand fell to the ground. He frowned and asked, "What did you say?"
His eyes moved down to the dazzling gold, jade and gemstone bracelet on the princess's hand, and Wei Ziyuan's eyes suddenly tightened.
The bracelet shone with a crystal color under the light. It was engraved from the mineral that Song Lingzhi had wanted to buy before.
Wei Ziyuan's mind was in turmoil, and he just felt incredible: "How did she give it to you? Where is she?"
Wei Ziyuan was so excited that he almost dropped the white jade fruit plate on the table to the ground.
The princess was startled and covered her chest in confusion: "Hasn't Sister Song been on Qin'an Island? She said she was going to look for ore, but now... I just made the bracelet and Sister Song asked someone to send it to me."
The princess gently stroked the bracelet with her fingers and couldn't let it go.
Wei Ziyuan's face was solemn, and his voice was hoarse: "When, when did she give it to you?"
The princess was confused and didn't know why Wei Ziyuan was so excited: "Green Yi gave it to me this morning. I think Sister Song should have sent it to Duobao Pavilion yesterday."
… yesterday.
Wei Ziyuan frowned. Song Lingzhi was still on Qin'an Island yesterday. He thought that with Shen Yan's personality, he would definitely guard against it.