There are still four days until the Chinese New Year, and the whole capital city is in a state of celebration, there is an endless stream of people selling New Year's goods on the street, and Su Yan is also thinking about giving New Year's gifts to various houses.
In fact, Su Yan, as an imperial concubine who does not have a gift in her palm, she does not need to worry about giving the New Year's gift.
But the situation in their family is different. Princess Jing is a gluttonous person who only eats but does not vomit. People who are close friends with Chu Yan bring gifts, and Princess Jing only returns to others for small gifts. Therefore, for those people who have close relationship with Chu Yan on weekdays, Su Yan prepared another generous gift for them to send.
Holding the pen, Su Yan was hesitating about how to give the Seventh Prince's New Year gift when Chu Yan came back.
Because nothing happened in the Shenji Camp, Chu Yan took his annual leave from yesterday until the seventh day of the lunar new year. Early this morning, Chu Yan received a message saying that Xu Jinyu, boss Xu, had returned and invited him out for a day. trip.
Chu Yan came in with two brocade boxes, and first handed one to Su Yan: "This is what Boss Xu brought back from Xiyang, and he said it was a gift for you."
Su Yan opened it and took a look. It was a western hand mirror inlaid with red gold. The engraving on the back was very delicate. Su Yan liked it very much. She couldn't put it down when she took this mirror to look at it.
Chu Yan handed another brocade box to Su Yan: "Boss Xu gave it to Rong Yang, don't go out when it's freezing, just send a letter to Rong Yang and ask her to come."
Since it was for Princess Rongyang, Su Yan didn't open it to read it. When Zhong Ning was talking to Su Yan before, she accidentally slipped her mouth and said the "good thing" she did with Princess Rongyang. Su Yan knew that Boss Xu knew Princess Rongyang, and knew that Boss Xu had promised to give Princess Rongyang a new pocket watch, so she thought he was a gentleman, so she didn't think much about it.
Asking Cai Xia to put away the brocade box, Su Yan put the mirror in her sleeve pocket, pulled Chu Yan to the table and pointed to the gift list on it and asked Chu Yan: "This is an annual gift for the Seventh Prince's House. Can you see if it works?"
Chu Yan didn't look at it either, but just told Su Yan: "I just got the news that the seventh concubine is pregnant, so you can add some meaningful decorations and send them."
Lin Jin'er is pregnant so soon? According to the rules of the royal family, it is not allowed to reveal that the child is less than three months pregnant. In other words, Lin Jin'er and the Seventh Prince got pregnant two months after they got married.
Su Yan was a little surprised, feeling happy for Lin Jin'er in her heart, but she didn't think much about it, looking at the gift list on the table and thinking about what to add.
In the early morning of the next day, Su Yan and Chu Yan went to Prince Yan's mansion together to deliver the New Year gifts. Chu Yan and Prince Yan went to the study to talk, and Princess Yan was receiving other guests, so Su Yan and Princess Rongyang went to Princess Rongyang in the house.
On the way, Princess Rongyang took Su Yan's hand and glanced at the red treasure hairpin on her hair: "This is a beautiful hairpin. Someday you can ask someone to give me a hairpin according to this style."
Su Yan smiled and said yes, and when she arrived at Princess Rongyang's house, Su Yan took out a brocade box from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Princess Rongyang, who took it and said with a smile: "There are still some for me." Gift?"
"I don't know if you still remember. There was a boss named Xu Jinyu. When he returned to Beijing, he gave it to your cousin and said he brought it for you."
Princess Rongyang took the pocket watch and held it in her palm for a moment. If Su Yan hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten about this person. Thinking about it now, she couldn't remember what Xu Jinyu looked like, but only remembered him. He is a very refined man.
She had asked her father and king to get her a pocket watch before, and now she didn't find it unusual, so she handed the pocket watch to the maid to keep it, while she poured a cup of tea for Su Yan, and complained to Su Yan: "You don't know, my mother and concubine don't know what's going on these days. No matter who comes to give gifts, they have to drag them to ask if there are any unmarried men of the right age at home. Now everyone who sees me has a sympathetic expression. Really annoying."
After this year, Princess Rongyang will be nineteen years old, and it will be difficult to marry.
Speaking of this, Su Yan was also a little anxious for Princess Rongyang: "If there is no suitable one in Beijing, then go to other provinces and ask the prince to transfer him to Beijing."
Princess Rongyang shook her head, with a hint of helplessness in her smile: "Let's go with fate, if I really can't find a suitable one, I won't marry. It's good to be a girl at home to serve my parents."
While talking, the maid outside came into the room to announce that the Seventh Prince and Concubine had arrived.
Princess Rongyang and Su Yan stood at the door to welcome her.
When Lin Jin'er was at the door, she still had a decent smile on her face, but as soon as she entered the room, when she held the hands of Princess Rongyang and Su Yan, the circles of her eyes turned red, and tears fell down her cheeks.
Princess Rongyang gave the servant girl a look, and the servant girl immediately closed the door tightly. Su Yan pulled Lin Jin'er to sit down, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"
Lin Jin'er sat on the brocade bench and cried hard. Princess Rongyang and Su Yan asked her and she didn't speak. Later, Lin Jin'er cried enough, so she choked up and said, "The news that I'm pregnant was announced yesterday. It just got out that today... the emperor gave him two side concubines early this morning."
As a sister-in-law and unmarried, Princess Rongyang didn't know how to persuade Lin Jin'er, so she immediately looked to Su Yan for help.
Su Yan also felt that it was a bit difficult to deal with. Lin Jin'er married into the royal family, and this kind of thing cannot be avoided. Advise her to think about it, Lin Jin'er will definitely feel that she is making sarcastic remarks, but Su Yan can't share Lin Jin'er's hatred against the emperor.
After thinking about it in her heart, Su Yan said: "You are a twin now, you can't be angry. Have you found out which family the two side concubines are from?"
Lin Jin'er sobbed and wiped away her tears, looked at Su Yan in a daze: "I didn't ask."
Su Yan and her whispered: "Since the matter has been settled, you should find out who the girl is, and make preparations early."
Lin Jin'er nodded, and the tears that had stopped at the thought of this matter came out again: "I also know that I am definitely not the only one... But, I feel uncomfortable, and I don't want him to accept others."
Princess Rongyang frowned when she looked at Lin Jiner. Su Yan felt sorry for Lin Jiner, but she didn't sympathize with Lin Jiner at all. Back then, it was the seventh prince who Lin Jiner wanted to marry. Before the prince, she should have been ready to serve a husband with other women.
If Lin Jin'er's words were spread, the emperor would definitely be displeased.
Princess Rongyang said: "This kind of talk is with me, and I am not allowed to say a word after I go out."
Lin Jin'er cried and nodded: "I understand, but I feel uncomfortable, but I don't have anyone to talk to. Now I can't help it when I see you two."
After hearing Lin Jin'er's words, Princess Rongyang couldn't say anything serious, and only sighed in her heart.