Xiao Bojian only thought that Chu Lian's personal maids were all looking towards her, and since the letter was handed over to her personal maid, it would naturally fall into Chu Lian's hands.
As soon as Wenqing came back, she found that the letter had disappeared. She was so frightened that she searched the whole room over and over again, but she still couldn't find it. In such a hurry, I fell ill and couldn't get up for several days.
Wen Qing could only comfort herself when she was recovering from illness, Xu Shixin accidentally fell somewhere, even in Songtao Garden, only a few big maids around Chu Lian could really know a few words. When something happened, Wenqing didn't dare to tell Wenlan and Nanny Zhong, so she kept procrastinating like this.
As soon as Chu Lian returned to his bedroom in Songtao Garden, he asked Xi Yan to take out the box of jewelry.
As soon as the pear blossom wooden box was opened, the precious light inside immediately flickered, dazzling people's eyes, and stunned Nanny Gui, Nanny Zhong, Wenqing and the others standing by.
how? Didn't the third grandma go to the old Dingyuanhou's birthday banquet today, did she go to a jewelry store
Chu Lian looked up and saw the surprised expressions on the faces of several people, smiled wickedly, picked up the delicate golden unicorn "enshrined" by Princess Le Yao in the box, and shook it in front of them, "How is it? Does it look good?"
How could it not look good, it was made by everyone in the Queen's Order Banking Bureau.
Nanny Gui and Nanny Zhong both nodded in a daze.
In the end, it was Nanny Gui who came to her senses first, "Third... third grandma, where did you get these jewelry from?"
Not to mention that I went to the Dingyuanhou's Mansion once to fish it, if it was really so easy to fish, the threshold of Dingyuanhou's Mansion would be stepped down.
Chu Lian smiled and swung the jewelry in the box. Most of these jewelry were of the highest quality, except for a few gold hairpins and gold bracelets that were of average quality. But even if the quality is average, it is still full of weight.
Among them, the best ones are the coral bracelet of Mrs. Yang, the pearl bracelet of Mrs. Dingyuan Hou Shizi, the jade wrench finger of Princess Duanjia and the golden unicorn of Princess Leyao.
Chu Lian glanced at Xi Yan, then lowered her head, picking up the jewelry in her hand.
Xi Yan immediately understood what Chu Lian meant, and told a few people what happened in Dingyuan Hou's Mansion.
Nanny Gui and Nanny Zhong were shocked when they heard this, they never thought that such a thing would happen after the third grandma went to Dingyuan Hou's Mansion.
But after being startled, he admired his young mistress a little. There must be many high-grade ladies at the old Dingyuan Hou's birthday banquet. Chu Lian was only fifteen years old, so it was not easy to deal with it calmly.
Nanny Gui glanced at the precious jewelry on the table, and frowned. Thinking of the lady behind the jewelry, Nanny Gui couldn't help but sweat. He looked down and saw that his young mistress was happy as if nothing had happened, and then he became deeply worried.
Master, this heart... is too wide...
Nanny Gui couldn't say much in front of Nanny Zhong, so she wanted to mention Chu Lian when no one was around.
Unexpectedly, Chu Lian had already picked out two heavy gold hairpins and gold bracelets and handed them to Nanny Gui beside her, "Mommy, take these and melt them, and bring them back in exchange for silver notes."
"Ah?" Nanny Gui didn't mean to reach out to take it, and it didn't matter if she didn't.
She tactfully said: "Third Grandma, this is the jewelry of those wives."
I'm afraid it's not good to melt other people's precious jewelry, right
"It's mine now, Mammy, don't worry, I know what's in my mind, take it. By the way, you can type the list I gave you before and get it back according to that list."
After Chu Lian said that, Nanny Gui had no choice but to bite the bullet and take over some jewelry.
Although Nanny Zhong didn't say anything, she made up her mind to ask Qing after she got back.
Chu Lian ate dinner in Songtao Garden, and practiced calligraphy in the small study alone for a while, Jing Yan came in and announced that Qing Weitang invited her to come over.
Nanny Gui waited on Chu Lian to change her dress, and asked worriedly, "Third grandma, is it because the old matriarch asked you to come over for today's affairs in Dingyuanhou's mansion?"
Chu Lian looked at Nanny Gui with her clear eyes, "What are you afraid of, Mammy, I did nothing wrong today, even if grandma asked me to come over because of this matter, you don't have to worry."
Nanny Gui pursed her lips and remained silent, how could she not be worried, the people at the banquet could easily be royal family and nobles. Mrs. Dingyuan Hou Shizi, Mrs. Yang, Princess Leyao, Princess Duanjia, which one can be provoked!
Perhaps because of living in modern times for more than 20 years, Chu Lian didn't have much sense of the status of the ancients. This is also one of the reasons why she did not change color in front of so many powerful wives when she was in Mei Pavilion.
Even if the Emperor Wuchao stood in front of her now, she would probably just bow her head respectfully and salute as usual.
Nanny Gui sighed in concern, and sent Chu Lian to the gate of Songtao Garden, watching her disappear into the dark night at the end of the corridor.
When I arrived at Qingweitang, I saw the old lady who had just changed into the homely pine and crane pattern Ru skirt sitting on the couch drinking tea.
After Chu Lian performed the junior salute, Mrs. He smiled and called her to her side.
"The third daughter-in-law, come and sit down."
Chu Lian sat next to Mrs. He as she said.
At this time, Mrs. He took out a small yellow peach wood box from the side of the couch and pushed it in front of Chu Lian.
"Third daughter-in-law, come, open it and have a look."
Chu Lian tilted her head and glanced at Mrs. He suspiciously. Under the warm light, Chu Lian's eyes were clear and lively, because she was still young, and her appearance had not completely escaped the tenderness of her youth. It is the time when the elders are most sympathetic.
Mrs. He saw Chu Lian's cute and naive appearance, and she liked it more and more in her heart.
Chu Lian opened the box, only to see a set of exquisite longevity pine-patterned porcelain lying inside, small bowls, ivory chopsticks, porcelain spoons with gold rims, and jade chopstick rests.
Holding the tableware, Chu Lian looked up at Mrs. He strangely.
The old matriarch chuckled, "This is a reward from Marquis Dingyuan."
Thinking of the plate of birthday peaches brought to the banquet in the front yard, Chu Lian suddenly wondered, "Could it be because of that plate of birthday peaches?"
Old Madam He nodded with a smile, "You girl, when will you be able to make birthday peaches, and I don't know how to make some for grandma first."
At that time, Mrs. He was chatting and drinking tea with a group of old ladies from various houses in the courtyard, and saw that the most powerful Chang Sui, the most powerful man around the old Dingyuanhou, brought the wooden box over. After asking, he realized that it was a coincidence that Chu Lian made it. An amazing plate of birthday peaches.
At that time, Mrs. He's mind was turned around, but nothing showed on her face. She received the gift, thanked her, and heard a few compliments from the old ladies in various prefectures. Later, it was the Zou family who sent someone to tell her the details.
"Grandma wants to eat, I'll make it tomorrow." Chu Lian hastily expressed his opinion.
"Okay, okay. Then grandma will be waiting to eat the birthday peaches you made tomorrow."
Chu Lian covered the wooden box and put it aside, "Why did grandma call granddaughter-in-law over?"
If it's for this set of porcelain, you can give it to her when she pays her respects tomorrow morning. Since she was called to Qing Wei Hall alone, Mrs. He must have something to say to her alone.
Sure enough, Mrs. He continued happily, "Third daughter-in-law, grandma heard about what happened today, and she really made you feel wronged. But fortunately, our Lian'er is smart, so he lost his way. Grandma heard that you never Those ladies got a lot of jewelry from there, what do you plan to do with those jewelry?"
The old lady looked at Chu Lian's expression, waiting for her answer.
Chu Lian looked at Mrs. He with wide eyes, as if she didn't understand, but smiled in her heart.
The old lady is considering her!
Chu Lian already had a plan for the jewelry he got in his heart.
"Grandmother, the granddaughter-in-law got these jewelry because of Mrs. Yang and her party. Of course, they can't take their jewelry for nothing. The granddaughter-in-law will write a post tomorrow and prepare the gift in person, and ask someone to send them back with the jewelry and the gift." .”
The majestic Mrs. He's face softened instantly when she heard what Chu Lian said.
Chu Lian continued: "As for the others, they were all won by the granddaughter-in-law, that is, the granddaughter-in-law's! But Princess Le Yao's golden unicorn may be hers to go back. As for Mrs. Shizi's pearl bracelet, it is her beloved. The granddaughter-in-law just keeps it for her, and she doesn't like the granddaughter-in-law anyway, so the granddaughter-in-law doesn't want to return it to her."
"Pfft..." Mrs. He couldn't help laughing out loud.
Chu Lian's naive words made her feel more affectionate.
Although a little childish, there is no problem in the overall handling. The third daughter-in-law is simple, and she has heard about the jewelry. It is good that the third daughter-in-law is not blinded by these wealth.
In a small way, Chu Lian is a little childish, but he has a good grasp of the overall situation. Originally, she called Chu Lian over to take this opportunity to beat her up, but she didn't expect that she had already thought it through.
Mrs. He Jun Yue felt more relieved, and at the same time felt even more apologetic towards Chu Lian.
Such a good boy, that stinky boy Sanlang abandoned him so cruelly!
Mrs. He knew a thing or two about Chu Lian's situation in the British government when she was a girl. She thought about waiting, but He Changdi's sudden departure and what happened in Dingyuanhou's mansion today. Mrs. He felt that it was necessary to plan everything early.
"Third daughter-in-law, it's getting late, you should go back to rest early, come to grandma's place early tomorrow, grandma has something to say to you."
"En." Chu Lian responded, gave the old lady He a junior ceremony, and left the Qingwei Hall.
The next day, Chu Lian went to Qing Wei Hall early in the morning to pay his respects.
Today, Mrs. He seems to have woken up early on purpose. When Chu Lian arrived, Mrs. He was already drinking tea in the flower hall.
Chu Lian glanced at the muddy sencha on the small table, and frowned slightly.
At the old lady's age, drinking such turbid Sencha is not good for your health.
Seeing her coming, Mrs. He waved to her and asked Chu Lian to sit beside her.
After Chu Lian sat down, Mrs. He handed her a thin ledger beside her.
"Third daughter-in-law, open it and have a look."
Chu Lian curiously opened the account book, and soon understood that it was the account book of a restaurant, and on the first page, the words "Gui Lin Ju" were neatly written.
"Grandma, is this the account book of Gui Linju?"
Mrs. He smiled and nodded. Guilinju is her dowry, and it has been more than 50 years now, and it is considered a time-honored brand.