When the box was opened to clear the contents, Song Jinning couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
It was a long, thin silver chain with two small bells on it.
Although the chain is dotted with several polished rubies, these rubies are not much bigger than a grain of rice. So this is likely scrap reuse
Originally, if Li Chengxuan gave her this suddenly, Song Jinning would still be amazed. But it's not that the master said in the morning that there is something good for her, and she has been brewing it all day, thinking about what kind of rare or valuable thing it is, maybe it is such a silver chain
So expecting this thing is sometimes really impossible.
Gu Yu and Bai Lu were also taken aback when they saw the silver chain.
To be honest, this chain must be considered a rare item in the folk, but now that the emperor who has all the treasures in the world is the one who gave it away, and the queen who has all the treasures in the world is the recipient, it doesn't look so good.
Gu Yu wanted to make Song Jinning happy, so she made a surprise appearance, and said in a very exaggerated tone: "Wow, empress, this bracelet is so exquisite and beautiful, it suits you very well."
Song Jinning and Bai Lu couldn't help but twitch their mouths when they heard the words. Then both of them slowly turned their heads to look at Gu Yu silently.
Gu Yu felt uncomfortable being watched by the two of them, and couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth. Then he asked, "What are you two doing looking at me like that?"
"Gu Yu, you've passed the show."
It was Bai Lu who was serious, with no ups and downs in his voice. Coupled with her perennial facial paralysis, this picture is pleasing no matter how you look at it.
Song Jinning didn't hold back, and burst into laughter.
Embarrassment is not embarrassment, but Gu Yu was shocked: "Bai Lu, so you can tell jokes."
Bai Lu gave her a big roll of eyes in return.
Gu Yu didn't take it seriously, but happily picked up the silver chain and put it on Song Jinning's wrist. At the same time, he said: "The so-called etiquette is less important than affection. It doesn't matter whether this chain is expensive or not, it is rare or not, but this is always His Majesty's heart for the empress, isn't it. Empress, why don't you wear it and try it?"
As a result, this set went up, and I found that it was a big circle.
Gu Yu pondered for a while, then said: "Could it be that this bracelet is a new style, and it needs to be worn twice?"
It's not that I haven't seen a bracelet that needs to be wrapped twice, but it's mostly like rosary beads, such a thin one, Gu Yu is very skeptical, does it look good when worn twice
But even though he didn't understand, Gu Yu still helped to wind the chain one more time.
Then she found that the chain was shortened by two loops.
"One lap is too long, and two laps are too short." Gu Yu was a little irritable, "Which craftsman made this chain? How come you don't even know the approximate thickness of a woman's wrist? What kind of craftsman are you doing!"
Song Jinning, who had been tossing around with her all this time, raised her wrist and shook it lightly.
The two bells that were still hanging on the chain around her wrist made a slight tinkling sound.
Song Jinning stared at the chain for a while, and then asked her soul: "Could it be that this is not a bracelet, but an anklet?"
Gu Yu's eyes lit up when she heard the words, and she quickly called Song Jinning: "Your Majesty, lift your feet up."
Song Jinning: ...
Fine. She also wanted to know where Li Chengxuan wore the thing he gave.
but... ...
"I wear it myself."
Holding the chain in one hand, she slightly lifted the corner of the skirt with the other, revealing her slender and delicate ankles.
One set, and then put on the buckle, it is neither too long nor too short.
When Gu Yu and Bai Lu lowered their heads, they saw the chain on Song Jinning's white ankle.
Although the two of them didn't say anything before, they both felt that as the emperor, Li Chengxuan gave such a silver chain to their mother, it was very poor. But looking at it now, do you think this silver chain is quite suitable for their empresses
Because their mothers were born with snow-white skin. The silver chain, the silver bell, together with those few rubies that are not big but polished very well, make their mother's ankles look very, well, tempting.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if their mothers' faces and other parts of the body are covered, only the ankle with such a silver chain is exposed, it is still an excellent scene. It can attract people, especially men's blood spurting and impulsive and out of control.
"It looks good." Bai Lu sincerely praised her.
As for Guyu. This child's thinking has been led a bit astray recently.
After seeing the style of this silver chain tied around Song Jinning's ankle, she thought in her heart, would it really be His Majesty
Just smiled with a bit of malice: "Your Majesty is really smart."
How could he find benefits for himself like this!
Song Jinning didn't have so many thoughts about this.
Whether it was the Phoenix Walk last time, or Li Chengxuan personally put on shoes and socks for her once, it was all because Li Chengxuan rewarded her after she gave Li Chengxuan an idea to make money. Then the anklet this time must have been rewarded to her because she followed the Queen Mother Song to the royal garden to build momentum for him
Anyway, it is impossible for Li Chengxuan to fall in love with her, because this person is Jiang Wanqiu, and other women will definitely not be able to fall in his eyes.
He shook his fan leisurely twice, and gave Gu Yu a squinting look.
"It's just a silver chain, how can it have something to do with being smart?"
Gu Yu couldn't say anything about it, so he just smiled.
After laughing, she remembered: "I thought His Majesty would stay for dinner. Just now, I went to the small kitchen to ask someone to prepare more meals. But His Majesty left. Look, Madam, what should we do about this?"
Song Jinning stopped shaking the fan.
She began to recall what she had said and done just now, as if she didn't anger Li Chengxuan, right? On the contrary, I feel that I am quite understanding.
I don't know why Li Chengxuan left without saying a word.
Could it be that when he left, she still had to ask someone to deliver a copy of the meal to him? Hmph, he's used to it!
He said, "Give me a share. You two share the rest."
Gu Yu took the lead.
As for Li Chengxuan, although he left in a fit of anger, he actually regretted it as soon as he walked out of the gate of Weiyang Palace.
It's not that she didn't know that Song Jinning didn't have him in her heart, so she left her suddenly and left, she must be unhappy, right
But let him turn around and go back now, he can't wipe his face away...
He deliberately lingered at the gate of Weiyang Palace, pretending to be looking at the fine lines on the palace wall, thinking that if Song Jinning saw him leave suddenly, he would send someone out to chase him, and then invite him back.
Or a certain palace official from Weiyang Palace went out and 'coincidentally' saw that he was still nearby, so he went back and told Song Jinning, Song Jinning sent someone to invite him back.
It's a pity that Song Jinning took the initiative to send someone to chase him, and asking him to go back is impossible. As for the fact that a palace official from Weiyang Palace came out...
Dry! What do the palace people of Weiyang Palace do every day? Are they all bored in the palace and unable to come out? He has been 'studying' the patterns on the palace wall with his hands behind his back for almost a stick of incense, but he was stunned that no one from Weiyang Palace came out!
Finally, seeing the twilight gradually covering the entire palace, and the candles under the corridor of Weiyang Palace gradually lighting up, Li Chengxuan flicked his sleeves unwillingly, turned and left.
Zhou Jing, who has been standing aside and watching calmly: ...
So, Your Majesty, are you going to keep the Baojiaozi (dumplings) for the sake of face? Since you want to go back so much, let's go back, what's the matter if you stand here almost like a wife-watching stone
Well, in the end, he turned around and left in despair. May I ask if you are about to suffocate internal injuries
However, Zhou Jing still had Shi Shiran on his face, and walked quickly behind Li Chengxuan.
He originally thought that after such an experience, His Majesty would have to neglect the Queen for two days no matter what, but the next day His Majesty couldn't hold back, called a small eunuch over, and ordered him to go to Weiyang Palace to find out what the Queen was doing now.
He also urged thousands of times, saying that it should be done quietly, and the queen should not know.
Zhou Jing didn't know what to say about this.
The little eunuch went there for about a meal and then came back. He said that the small kitchen in the empress's palace made a new pastry called egg yolk cake. The empress took the pastry to Shoukang Palace to meet the empress dowager. Talk to the princess.
When Li Chengxuan heard it, he felt so depressed.
Although he left yesterday in a fit of anger, he also knew that Weiyang Palace's small kitchen had prepared his dinner, and Song Jinning did not send someone to bring him a copy of the prepared dinner.
Today was even better, he obviously made a new pastry, and he didn't even ask someone to bring it over for him to try, so he took it and went straight to Shoukang Palace.
Does she still have him as her husband in her heart
No matter what, I couldn't read the memorial in my hand calmly. In the end, he put it down quickly, got up and walked out of the hall.
Zhou Jing hurriedly followed.
He didn't even need to ask, he knew that Li Chengxuan must be going to Shoukang Palace.
In Shoukang Palace, Song Jinning had already hanged himself with the Empress Dowager Song, Li Xiyan, and Concubine Rong.
After a group of wives or daughters or sons came to pay their respects in the royal garden yesterday, the Empress Dowager Song understood that whether it was a draft for Li Chengxuan or a son-in-law for Li Xiyan, it was time to put it on the agenda.
Then there are some truths that need to be explained to Song Jinning and Li Xiyan in advance.
So the Empress Dowager Song said in a chatty tone while drawing and playing the cards: "Yesterday, I heard Mrs. Lin Chuanbo and the others talk about an interesting story: It is said that the son of Mr. Qian, the censor, married me two years ago." The childhood sweethearts, the young husband and wife have a good relationship, and they are sweet and sweet all day long, no one in the capital knows."
"But during the Ghost Festival last month, Mr. Qian Xiaolang came back at night and met a young lady on the road. I heard that this little lady had a beautiful face, and Mr. Qian Xiaolang was fascinated at that time When I came back, I found out that she was the daughter of a tofu shop owner, so I told my parents and discussed with my wife, saying that I wanted to take the little lady as my concubine."
"It must have been when Mr. Qian Xiaolang made an oath that he would only love one person for the rest of his life, and his wife took it seriously. Now that he suddenly learned that her husband wanted to take a concubine, she naturally refused to allow it, and made a fuss at home. Yes. I heard that he slapped Mr. Qian Xiaolang a few times and called him a heartless person. But I don’t know if Mr. Qian fell in love with the little lady at first sight, or if he was so irritated by his wife. If you give birth to a traitor, you must take that little lady as your concubine."
"In the end, regardless of his wife's objection, he took the little lady home. His wife refused and continued to make trouble. Gradually, Mr. Qian Xiaolang stopped going to her house, and instead became friendly with that concubine. The honey is mixed with oil."
Li Xiyan made a rare fuss. Pushed the card and reported the points he won.
It was a little Hu. Everyone gave silver and started pushing and shuffling the cards. The Empress Dowager Song didn't finish what she said before, so she smiled and continued: "Mrs. Linchuan and the others are still laughing when they talk about this. The young lady of the Qian family is confused, and the man is like you." You can still believe what you say when you are a decent and noble wife? She is a decent and noble wife, but she doesn’t care about her face. In the end, not only did her husband alienate her, but she was also reduced to the laughing stock of the whole capital. Isn’t that Is it worth the loss?"
Concubine Rong is smart, how could she fail to understand what the Empress Dowager Song meant by what she said.
While drawing cards, he echoed and said, "According to me, this Young Mistress Qian just can't see it through. Love is the most illusory thing. How can I live my whole life relying on it? As long as she is always the wife , and have a child born to her own son, no matter how many concubines the husband takes, who else can shake her to the point of losing her position as the first wife? She can still live a decent life."
"It's a good idea."
The Empress Dowager Song cast a glance of admiration at Concubine Rong, who was on the right track, while arranging the cards, "This woman, it would be very unwise for her to entrust her life's happiness and happiness to a man. It's over."
"This man is just like that cat. How can he not steal? This kind of thing of being a couple for a lifetime is like the bearded man in a horse-sling. I have only heard of it, but who has actually encountered it? So, guard your child and your own heart, don't think too much, and you will be able to spend this life safely and happily."
Song Jinning knew that the Empress Dowager Song was hitting her with these words, but...
"aunt,"
She hesitated for a while, and finally pushed forward the cards she had just arranged in her hand, "Well, I think I'm crazy."