Yan Cao returned to the yard with the box in her arms, blushing. Without caring about her own things, she handed the things to Su Yao, and said softly that it was Sanjiu who sent them over at the request of His Highness.
Su Yao noticed that she had a pure gold bracelet with bamboo leaf patterns on her hand, and couldn't help but smile and said, "It can be seen that Qingkun is a loyal man. We don't have to worry about our Yancao lacking money in the future."
Actually, Yancao was not short of money. She was very casual when working for Su Yao. Su Yao was also generous. The monthly allowance he gave to these maids was the same as that given to the older maids by Old Lady Su. Moreover, Su Yao also bought a small house for each of them. He had said at the beginning that she, Jinping and Xiuyu would each have a small house for them to use when they got married in the future.
However, Yan Cao felt a little embarrassed after Su Yao teased her like this: "Girl, you just know how to make fun of me."
In the end, he was busy changing the subject: "Don't talk about me, girl, you should take a look at what His Highness gave you."
Su Yao opened it with a smile and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
Seeing her strange look, Yan Cao couldn't help but curiously lean over to take a look, and saw an ancient sword lying quietly in the rectangular box.
As for gifts, I have only heard of giving clothes and jewelry, cloth and pearls, or calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, antiques and collections, but I have never heard of giving ancient swords as gifts! She couldn't help but touch her bracelet, thinking that it was fortunate that Brother Qingkun was a normal person.
Su Yao's hand brushed over the sword, and after a moment he suddenly chuckled, raised his eyebrows, closed the lid and handed it to Yan Cao: "Put it away, keep it well, and bring it back to the capital when the time comes."
Yan Cao was a little confused. Seeing that her daughter was smiling and not angry at all, she was even more confused: "Girl, you don't know martial arts either. His Highness gave you this. Why are you so happy?"
None of them are useful! It doesn't matter if it's expensive or not, but you have to prepare the gift carefully, right? What's the point of giving a sword
Su Yao smiled but said nothing.
Madam Yuan happened to come in with Niuniu in her arms. When she heard Yancao asking this, she also asked curiously, "What's wrong? What did His Highness send us? We Yancao don't think it's necessary?"
Su Yao smiled and shook his head: "I gave you a sword."
Madam Yuan was surprised at first, but after a moment she realized what was happening, nodded and said, "Your Highness is really thoughtful."
The court has already sent envoys over. Firstly, the Ministry of Works is going to deliver new weapons, and secondly, the matter of Mr. Bai Qiye has reached the capital. Emperor Yuanfeng and the cabinet are very concerned about this matter. After discussion, they sent Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Justice to see if they can get some useful information from Mr. Bai Qiye.
The imperial court still had doubts about what happened in Fujian.
Song Che went there, but was fooled by Qiu Chuxing. Qiu Chuxing confessed that Mr. Bai Qi was in the capital, but in fact it was proved to be false in the end.
They were originally upset that everything had gone to waste, but now Mr. Bai Qi has reappeared, which is undoubtedly a ray of hope for the court.
In addition, Lord Zhang and his companions also brought another piece of news.
The imperial court is going to hold a beauty contest.
The person chosen in the beauty contest at this time naturally could not be Emperor Yuanfeng's concubine. Over the years, he had never done this for the purpose of filling his harem. Since it was not Emperor Yuanfeng himself, everyone would know that it must be for the princes and grandchildren.
Among the princes, the fifth prince, the sixth prince and the seventh prince have all reached the age to get married. Among the emperor's grandchildren, Xiao Heng is naturally the only one.
The second prince and the third prince did have children, but they were all imprisoned, and the selection of concubines was not for them.
Everyone was guessing who would be the prince's wife or the crown prince's grandson's wife. At this time, Xiao Heng gave Su Yao a sword, which showed his deep affection for the old sword and was really well-intentioned.
Su Yao did not try to hide it. Seeing Madam Yuan saying this, she said softly, "Actually, Your Highness used the wrong allusion, but... I am very happy."
Even at such a busy time, Xiao Heng was still concerned about her feelings. Fearing that she was troubled by the Beijing talent show, he specially sent her a sword to express his feelings. This kind of careful consideration made her feel happy.
Mrs. Yuan didn't think it was against the rules. She was too observant back then, but what happened? She ended up marrying a beast in human form. If she hadn't met Su Yao, she would have lost her life long ago.
In her opinion, as long as the two of them act with emotion and act with courtesy, there is no need to be critical of other minor details.
Therefore, she looked at the little girl who was still approaching Su Yao very gently, and sighed with a smile: "Now that you mention it, I really hope that my little girl can meet someone like Your Highness in the future."
He is a man of good character, talent and good looks. What's rare is that he is different from other men who think highly of themselves. He truly respects women and never thinks that he is superior to others because he is a man. It is so rare to choose such a husband.
Speak of the devil, and here he comes. Not long after the two of them finished talking, Yan Cao came in again, saying with a smile that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was here.
Mrs. Yuan waved to Niu Niu, looked at Su Yao with a smile and said goodbye to her.
Su Yao knew that she must have come here to discuss the matter of medicinal materials, but now that Xiao Heng was here, he could only talk about it later, so he nodded and said, "I'll come to see you later."
When Mrs. Yuan walked out the door, she saw Xiao Heng approaching her.
Xiao Heng was truly the best-looking person she had ever seen, handsome yet delicate, and a pleasure to look at.
What's more, everyone outside said that Xiao Heng was cold, but in fact, Xiao Heng was not impatient or cold towards children at all. When he saw Niu Niu, he even waved to her specially.
Niu Niu often hangs out with Su Yao, and is actually familiar with Xiao Heng. When she sees Xiao Heng calling her, she flutters her chubby little feet and tries to get down to the ground.
Mrs. Yuan couldn't hold her for the moment, so she had to put her down.
Niuniu pounced towards Xiao Heng with her chubby little legs, hugged Xiao Heng's legs, looked up at him, and uttered two words in a clear voice: "Brother!"
Xiao Heng smiled, picked her up, scratched her nose, coaxed her, and then handed her to Madam Yuan who came over. He nodded kindly to Madam Yuan, indicating that there was no need to be polite.
Niuniu was willing to leave only after Xiao Heng had climbed the stairs. Madam Yuan smiled and patted her daughter's head: "You little one, at such a young age, know how to judge good people from bad ones. That's good. This is better."
This is the only way to be blessed.
Mrs. Yuan pursed her lips and her heart leaped with joy.
Her own life has been like this, but her children can have more choices and a better life.