Chapter 158 Achan's Birthday Gift
Chapter 158 Achan's Birthday Gift
Jiang Zhiyue’s birthday soon arrived, and the Duke of England’s mansion became bustling with activity.
Jiang Zhiyue was woken up early by Changying to dress up, and she specially picked out new clothes to make her look even more beautiful.
Jiang Lingyun had already prepared the headgear that would be used for her younger sister's birthday, and had someone deliver it over in advance.
Chang Hui carefully put on a complete set of ruby head ornaments for Jiang Zhiyue.
"Young lady is truly a stunning beauty. I am completely fascinated by her."
Chang Hui is sweet-spoken and smiles happily at Jiang Zhiyue.
Jiang Zhiyue glanced at Chang Hui, and the smile on her lips also showed her good mood at the moment.
Jiang Zhiyue stood up and walked out of the inner room, and found that Yansi Courtyard had been decorated with beautiful colored lanterns.
With a smile in her eyes, she looked all the way and walked to the main hall of Yansi Courtyard. The maids of Yansi Courtyard were standing in four rows, waiting here.
Chang Ying helped Jiang Zhiyue sit at the top, and together with Chang Hui, they retreated to the front of the maids, bowed together, and said loudly: "I wish the young lady a happy fifteenth birthday, and may your youthful face last forever, and may you be happy every year."
Jiang Zhiyue smiled and nodded, then shouted again, "You guys did a great job celebrating my birthday today. I'll make the decision and give everyone an extra month's salary as a reward."
Upon hearing this, all the maids showed surprised smiles on their faces.
Serving in the Sixth Miss's courtyard is a good job.
As per custom, the old lady would also reward her on her birthday.
Now the Sixth Miss is also getting a reward, which is the monthly allowance for March.
Changying and Changhui took the lead in expressing gratitude, and no one would complain that the silver was too much.
After the people from Yansiyuan celebrated her birthday, Jiang Zhiyue went to pay his respects to the old lady.
According to the annual custom, the old lady would prepare a bowl of longevity noodles for her, which symbolizes longevity and happiness.
Today, Jiang Zhiyue walked all the way from Yansiyuan to Chunhuitang. Every servant or maid she met on the way would stop to wish her a happy return.
When Jiang Zhiyue arrived at Chunhui Hall, several elders had already arrived.
Jiang Zhiyue was a little embarrassed, so she stepped forward to greet him obediently, then said with a red face: "It was Achan who came late and asked the elders to wait. It's Achan's fault."
The Duke of England smiled cheerfully: "What's the big deal? My father just got here too. If you don't believe me, ask your uncle."
Master Jiang glanced at Duke Yingguo and said with a smile, "Today is Ah Chan's birthday. Ah Chan is the most powerful and there is nothing wrong with her."
Since the princess came to the mansion that day, Qiao has also become more pleasing to Jiang Zhiyue. Now she smiled and said, "How can the little birthday girl say that she is not good enough?"
The old lady looked at Jiang Zhiyue kindly, her eyes full of love.
Nanny Cheng came over with the longevity noodles and said to Jiang Zhiyue when she saw her, "Happy birthday, Sixth Miss. Please have some longevity noodles to bring you more blessings and a long life."
Jiang Zhiyue also bowed to Aunt Cheng and said softly, "Thank you, Aunt Cheng."
The old lady looked at her with a smile and said, "Good child, today is your birthday. Grandmother wishes you a long and prosperous life."
Jiang Zhiyue didn’t have a big appetite, so the longevity noodles he ate were a very long and thin whole piece.
Such long and thin noodles are extremely demanding on the chef’s skills, so they are made by a special chef in the Duke of England’s mansion, who only makes longevity noodles for the masters.
When eating longevity noodles, they should be held high, and then relatives and friends will say blessings, and then the birthday person can eat the longevity noodles.
Jiang Zhiyue picked up the longevity noodles, and Duke Ying said, "Father wishes Ah Chan a long and happy life, a long and happy life, and a safe and smooth life."
Then came Master Jiang: "Second uncle wishes Ah Chan all the best, and everything goes well."
Mrs. Qiao: "Second Aunt wishes Ah Chan to fill my room with joy and may all her wishes come true."
With the good wishes from his elders, Jiang Zhiyue finished the bowl of longevity noodles in one breath.
Duke Yingguo quickly clapped his hands and praised: "Well done, Ah Chan is really amazing."
The Duke of England's blatant praise made Jiang Zhiyue feel a little embarrassed.
When she was young, her father and grandmother would help her eat what she couldn’t finish.
After all, it is longevity noodles, and sharing it in this way also has good meaning.
Master Jiang smiled and said that the little girl had grown up a little and knew how to be shy.
He is such a silly brother that he raises his daughter as a son.
Otherwise, people would say that the people in the military camp are rough.
Mr. Jiang took the opportunity to take out the birthday gift he had prepared for Achan, which was a box as long and wide as Jiang Zhiyue's arm.
Jiang Zhiyue looked at his second uncle in surprise: "What, what is this, second uncle?"
Master Jiang smiled, "You'll know what it is when you open it yourself. I'll keep it a secret for now, but it must be what Ah Chan likes."
After Master Jiang finished speaking, he stuffed the prepared red envelope into Jiang Zhiyue's hand.
Jiang Zhiyue blinked and smiled sweetly: "This year's birthday not only has a gift but also such a thick red envelope."
Master Jiang smiled at Jiang Zhiyue, showing the tacit understanding between uncle and nephew.
The old lady couldn't help but laugh and waved to Jiang Zhiyue, "Come, come, grandma also has a gift and a red envelope."
Jiang Zhiyue stepped forward obediently, and the old lady took out a palm-sized box and a red envelope that was almost the same thickness as the one just given to Mr. Jiang Er, and handed them to Jiang Zhiyue.
Jiang Zhiyue couldn't hide her smile. Who wouldn't be happy to receive a gift?
The old lady glanced at Mr. Jiang and said teasingly, "You should open this brocade box and take a look. Grandmother is not like your uncle who likes to keep things a secret."
Master Jiang bowed to the old lady, smiled helplessly, and dragged out the ending tone: "Mother..."
Jiang Zhiyue smiled secretly, opened the brocade box, and was amazed at the first sight.
This is a jade bracelet of excellent quality and extremely transparent, with a hint of green and pink, which is particularly delicate and beautiful.
Jiang Zhiyue's love was so much that it almost burst out of her eyes. She fell in love with him at once.
"So beautiful! Thanks grandma, I love it!"
Jiang Zhiyue said to the old lady happily.
Seeing that her granddaughter liked it so much, the old lady was satisfied and said gently, "This jade bracelet with a blue and white Pixiu pattern was also obtained by me by chance. If you like it, just wear it."
Jiang Zhiyue nodded as she was told and put the blue and white jade bracelet with Pixiu pattern on her left hand. It was indeed a perfect match between a beautiful jade and a beautiful woman, and they complemented each other very well.
The Duke of England looked at his little daughter's joy lovingly, and his heart was also filled with joy.
Master Jiang also saw this jade bracelet, which matched Achan very well. It was green on top and pink on the bottom. Such colors were very suitable for a girl of Achan's age.
As Mrs. Qiao looked at this, she felt a little jealous. Why didn't she give such a good thing to Wan Bai?
Wanbai's coming-of-age ceremony is coming soon.
Qiao thought this in her heart, but did not dare to show it on her face.
The old lady's favor towards Jiang Zhiyue is the highest in the mansion, and now even Jiang Lingyun cannot compare to her.
Mrs. Qiao thought of Princess Boyang again, and felt a little excited. As long as Wanbai reached the age of marriage and the princess came to propose marriage, the old lady would also look upon Wanbai with a higher regard!
When Mrs. Qiao was about to send out the birthday gift for Jiang Zhiyue, the little maid came hurriedly to report that the female official Fu and the major general from the Princess's Mansion had come to give a birthday gift to the sixth young lady.
There were a lot of gifts, more than ten in total.
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