novelhk Chapter 359 Sending Flowers
Chapter 359 Sending Flowers
Zhou Chang was stunned. It was the first time she heard someone talk about her like that.
Although she is wearing the skin of Prince Yi Fengming, isn't she a woman?
Yuan Qi walked to the flower pot and asked: "How old is Aunt Jing this year?"
"She's only in her forties." Zhou Chang didn't think age was a big deal for a woman. "But anyone who has seen Aunt Jing will definitely have an impression of her charm. Her appearance, manners, and clothing are all excellent. Even the ladies of the so-called wealthy families can't compare to her."
"Your Highness has misunderstood," Yuan Qi finally raised his head from the flowers and smiled, "Your Highness, imagine that if Aunt Jing had not entered the palace when she was young, and had not become an old maid later, what kind of man would she have found?"
"This..." Zhou Chang had never thought about such a question before.
However, with Aunt Jing's appearance and aspirations, she will definitely not compromise. She should look for a gentleman like Li Zhi who has a handsome figure and appearance, but also noble character and personality.
"Your Highness, do you understand?" Yuan Qi could guess about three-quarters of the answer by observing Zhou Chang's expression.
Zhou Chang nodded gently: "You mean, Aunt Jing is proud and arrogant, Li Zhi is not worthy of her, and she is determined not to give in in this life?"
"Aunt Jing may not look down on Li Zhi, but the two of them have missed each other..." Yuan Qi's expression darkened and his eyes fell on the purple flowers in front of him again.
Zhou Chang also gradually understood that if she were Aunt Jing, she might not choose to take another step. There is nothing wrong with being alone.
Yuan Qi's fingers gently touched the petals: "It's not because Aunt Jing is old, but if she wants to get married and have children at this age, it's not a bad idea. But I'm afraid she can only be a concubine. Then she will have to take care of the affairs of the whole family. After all, she is still an outsider. Is this good for Aunt Jing?"
"Who said you have to have children? You can choose not to have children." Zhou Chang didn't think women had to have children. He changed the subject and agreed, "But you are right. They are not worthy of Aunt Jing. It is best for Aunt Jing to stay in Prince Yi's Mansion and enjoy her old age like now."
"Puchi..." Yuan Qi laughed, "The prince really looks like Aunt Jing's son."
"Yes, it's her son's." Zhou Chang said seriously, but regretfully, "But I don't really want her to get married. I just think it would be nice for Aunt Jing to have a companion and talk to her on a daily basis."
Yuan Qi almost rolled his eyes in his heart: "Why do we have to find a companion just to talk? There are so many people in the palace, anyone can do it, why does Aunt Jing have to find a fixed person?"
"Ah, yes. Look at me, I've reached a dead end." Zhou Chang was ashamed. She herself didn't even want to get married, so why did she insist on helping Aunt Jing find someone?
Aunt Jing must have led him astray.
Zhou Chang pulled the corner of his mouth to ease the embarrassment: "By the way, what is it that you came to see me about?"
After being reminded, Yuan Qi finally remembered, turned around and took out a stack of large banknotes from his sleeve and handed them to Zhou Chang: "I'm here to give money to the prince."
Zhou Chang took it and took a quick look. It turned out to be five thousand taels of silver.
"This is what I just brought back directly from 'Yuzhen Pavilion'. Of course, the total business amount will not be that small, but that will have to wait until the accounts are summarized at the end of the month. If the princes are in urgent need, they can use these first." Yuan Qi was generous and magnanimous.
"Aren't you curious about what I need this money for?" Zhou Chang got the banknotes so easily that he felt guilty.
Yuan Qi smiled brightly, not caring at all: "If Your Majesty doesn't want to talk about it, then there's no need to talk about it."
Zhou Chang was fine, but a sense of loss inexplicably flashed through Prince Yi's consciousness.
"By the way, I can't accept this silver." Zhou Chang returned the silver to Yuan Qi, "I still owe you five thousand taels for the last matter of Yaoyuefang."
Before this, Zhou Chang borrowed 30,000 taels of silver from Yuan Qi to redeem Liu E. Unfortunately, Liu E has been missing since then and her whereabouts are unknown. The 30,000 taels of silver was returned by Gao Yuan a few days later.
But Zhou Chang still owed 5,000 taels of "prostitution money" and he never dared to forget it, but he never had the money to pay it back.
Yuan Qi refused: "That little bit of silver is nothing. I told you at the time that Your Majesty doesn't need to take it to heart."
Yuan Qi is wealthy, but the more wealthy Yuan Qi is, the more uncomfortable Zhou Chang feels.
It was an indescribable feeling, as if every part of my body was not my own.
"This silver must be returned." Zhou Chang stood up and forced the banknote back to Yuan Qi.
"What kind of silver?" Yuan Qi had no choice but to take it.
Zhou Chang was embarrassed, as the words "prostitution money" could not be mentioned publicly.
Yuan Qi didn't hesitate until he got the banknote back and realized what was going on. He suddenly felt embarrassed.
There was an awkward silence between the two.
After a while, it was Yuan Qi who changed the subject: "By the way, there is still no news about Liu E?"
When Liu E was mentioned, Zhou Chang couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, Gao Yuan goes out early and comes back late every day, sometimes he doesn't come back all night, and there is no news in the end."
She has seldom seen Gao Yuan recently. When she saw him a few days ago, she found that Gao Yuan had lost weight, and his eyes, which used to be bright and lively, had sunken sockets and were dull.
Zhou Chang wanted to give him some advice, but he knew it was useless.
Unless the truth comes out one day and Liu E's whereabouts are found, Gao Yuan will have a hard time getting through this.
"Alas, what a pity, the Yuan family can't help much..." Yuan Qi also sighed and his gaze fell back on the purple flowers.
Zhou Chang then remembered: "Oh, I almost forgot, these flowers are for you."
"For me?" Yuan Qi was surprised.
"Of course it's for you." Zhou Chang was quite proud.
Yuan Qi went forward to take a closer look and was delighted: "This is the 'Purple Dou', right? You can't buy it even if you have money, right?"
"I don't know what 'Purple Dou' is, but it looks novel and beautiful. I thought you like flowers." Zhou Chang really didn't have any feelings for flowers.
"Your Highness, where did this come from?" Yuan Qi couldn't let it go.
"From the palace..." Zhou Chang didn't expect Yuan Qi to like this flower so much, nor did he expect this flower to be so precious. "Is this flower valuable? How much is it worth?"
"No wonder," Yuan Qi was very excited, "'Purple Dou' is extremely difficult to cultivate. It only blooms in April every year. When it blooms, it is first offered to the palace. If you want to talk about value, then all the flowers in the mansion combined cannot compare to this pot."
"Ah..." Zhou Chang was surprised, but he didn't expect that the "big purple flower" in front of him would be so valuable.
But now that it has become Liu Dexia’s “fault”, it really is… I don’t know what to say.
"It's so rare, how did Your Majesty get it? Was it a reward from His Majesty?" Yuan Qi had no doubt that Prince Yi definitely did not buy it with money.
Zhou Chang couldn't admit that he got it by accident, so he could only say vaguely: "It doesn't matter where it came from, as long as you like it. It's a pity that I only saw this one pot, otherwise I would have brought it all for you."
"One pot is already rare, how many more do you need? If Your Highness has nothing else to do, I will move it first to enjoy it." Yuan Qi happily took the flower and left.
Zhou Chang looked at Yuan Qi's departing back and suddenly his stomach growled.
She couldn't help feeling depressed. Why didn't anyone remember her dinner today? Aunt Jing was fine, but she hadn't asked Mother Wang to cook dinner for a while. And Yuan Qi just left like that without even inviting her to have dinner together. What was going on?
Yuan Qi seemed to have telepathy and turned around and smiled brightly.
"What?" Zhou Chang instantly ignited the hope of getting a free meal.
"I almost forgot. I haven't thanked Your Highness yet." Yuan Qi rocked the flowerpot and smiled like a happy little girl.
Zhou Chang was stunned.
Yuan Qi had disappeared into the golden sunset with the two maids outside the door.
Suddenly a thought came to my mind: Yuan Qi’s smile is a thousand times more beautiful than that flower.