"This item is precious, I dare not accept it raw. Guard Cao, please take it back." Shen Xihe refused.
This was different from the usual things that happened in the past. Such valuable things were either a high enough reward or a close enough relationship. She had not helped Xiao Huayong in any way, and their relationship was not that close at the moment.
Her astonishment was just the normal reaction of an ordinary person seeing something rare and beautiful, and she had no greedy desire to possess it.
"His Highness said that this gift is a gift to the princess for her kindness in traveling thousands of miles to find the white jade flower." Tian Yuan kept smiling, as if he had already expected Shen Xihe to refuse.
"I am looking for Qionghua only to repay Your Highness for saving my life that day." Shen Xihe said.
Tian Yuan was a little surprised and asked, "Could it be that the princess ordered Sui Langjun to treat His Highness's eyes not because of His Highness's help in the hunting grounds?"
"yes… "
"That's right. The princess has already repaid the favor of helping me that day. Later, she helped me find Qionghua. So Your Highness should be indebted to the princess. Your Highness is concerned about this and always wants to repay the princess' kindness as soon as possible. It was not easy to get a unique pearl, so he eagerly sent it to me."
Tian Yuan secretly admired his master. He could guess the princess's reaction accurately. He couldn't argue with the princess: "If the princess doesn't accept it, His Highness will mistakenly think that this thing doesn't suit the princess's taste, and he will have to worry about looking for it again."
Shen Xihe: …
"Letting Ah Xi treat the poison in His Highness' eyes and looking for Qionghua are all to repay His Highness for saving us that day." Shen Xihe said patiently.
"If that's the case, the princess might as well tell His Highness in person that I am not qualified to be his master." Tian Yuan said respectfully.
That's right, Tian Yuan is a subordinate, she shouldn't embarrass him about this matter: "It just so happens that I want to enter the palace today."
Tian Yuan smiled and said, "Your Highness and I are waiting for the princess in the East Palace."
After Tianyuan left, Zhenzhu held up a sandalwood box with a peony and bird pattern, which contained a golden pearl, and waited for Shen Xihe to order: "Princess, Zhenzhu..."
"I'm afraid it can't be returned." Shen Xihe gently stroked the bead with his thumb.
When it came to arguing with Xiao Huayong, she felt she was no match for him, and he always had so many excuses.
"Go find something valuable to give to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Shen Xihe said after a moment of hesitation.
"Return gift?" Pearl was a little uncertain.
Returning a gift is a basic etiquette, but Zhenzhu felt that the princess was returning the gift to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and was afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would mistakenly think that the princess had feelings for him, and they would express their feelings to each other...
"It doesn't matter what he thinks. If he gives you a gift again in the future, no matter what it is, you should return it with a gift of the same value." Shen Xihe smiled slightly, "He may deceive himself once or twice, but if he does this every time, he will get bored and will naturally understand my intentions."
When Zhenzhu heard this, her eyes lit up. The princess did have a solution.
As soon as Shen Xihe turned her head, she met Shen Yueshan's sullen gaze. There was a scent of medicine she had prepared on her father, so she had known he was coming. Seeing him staring at the Beizhu, she wished her gaze could turn into a knife and poke a few holes in the bead.
"Father, there are countless men in the Northwest who try to please their daughter like this, but I've never seen you so angry." Shen Xihe looked at Shen Yueshan helplessly.
"Since you don't take them seriously, I just think it's a monkey show, and it's interesting." Shen Yueshan said, "Those rough guys in the northwest are not worthy of you."