novelhk Chapter 169 Night Chapter Private
Chapter 169 Night Chapter Private
At this blind date party, Fourteenth Lady shined.
Many girls from other families thought that Shisiniang was a very good person after listening to her playing the piano.
Upon further inquiry, it was found that the legitimate daughter of the Longxi Li family was a rare talent as she was proficient in both civil and military affairs, although the capital did not encourage women to practice martial arts.
What's more, she is a girl, and the dowry of the Longxi Li family when marrying off their daughters has always been generous.
Because of the blind date banquet, many people wanted to meet Shisiniang, which delayed her return to Longxi.
Cui Zimin wandered in the woods for a whole day but never met the girl from Longxi. In the end, he hunted a deer.
But even if he didn't hunt deer, there would be no one who has not heard of the name of Qinghe Jun Cui Zimin. Unfortunately, Cui Zimin has already been engaged and is not a good man.
Cui Zimin wrote a letter back to Qinghe overnight, explaining that he had fallen in love with the girl because of her music and had mistaken her for the legitimate daughter of the Sun family. He wrote the letter home specifically to ask for a break-up of the engagement.
This is also a difficult matter. After all, it was the Qinghe Cui family who took the initiative to propose marriage to the Sun family. If they cancel the engagement now, it will be embarrassing for the Qinghe Cui family.
But Sun Heyun was not a good person either. The news that she treated her concubine sister harshly and pushed her out to stop the enemy had spread throughout Longxi.
Zhao Fangyu and Zhou Qinghe kept their achievements and fame hidden. They exchanged glances secretly and knew that the matter was accomplished.
Because of this song, the princess became more fond of Shisiniang and Zhao Fangyu, and would send them invitations from time to time to invite them to go out and play.
It would be hard not to go since the princess invited her. If she had some purpose, it would be fine, but the eldest princess really liked them and didn't want anything in return. She was just happy to see the two of them playing there.
"Maybe she thinks you look like her daughter."
Zhao Fangyu was puzzled, but she knew that Princess Hua Luan once had a daughter, but she was later married to another country as a peace agreement.
"Shisi Niang's personality is 50% similar to that of my aunt's daughter."
Then Zhao Fangyu understood.
Princess Hualuan, from the title we can tell how favored this princess was when the late emperor was alive.
"Hua" means "glory", which has the connotation of prosperity and also means flowers.
Luan, also known as phoenix, is a type of phoenix and is the immortal bird representing male.
The late emperor's favor for Hua Luan can be seen from the title he gave her.
Princess Hualuan's daughter also grew up very freely because of the late emperor's love for her.
Shisiniang is free and easy because of the customs of Longxi, while the eldest princess's daughter is free and easy because of power.
It was not until the emperor ascended the throne that Princess Hua Luan's status was lowered, but as long as the clan mansion was still there, Princess Hua Luan still had an unshakable position.
If the clan relatives had not come to the emperor's house to persuade him for a whole year and finally persuaded the princess's daughter to ask for marriage, the emperor would not have been able to touch the princess.
But that was the eldest princess's beloved daughter. Marrying her meant that she would never see him again for the rest of her life, which was a huge blow to the eldest princess.
No matter how hard they try, the girls in the capital could never cultivate such spirit. The arrival of Fourteenth Lady reminded the eldest princess of her daughter.
"The marriage between the Qinghe Cui family and the Longxi Li family may make some people lose sleep."
Zhou Qinghe picked up a fruit from the table and threw it over to play with, looking gleeful. Zhao Fangyu didn't care and took a pair of scissors to trim the jasmine flowers on the flower table in the room.
This is the jasmine grown in the glazed greenhouse that Zhou Qinghe built for her.
"There's news from the palace that your cousin and the imperial concubine have come into conflict."
Zhao Fangyu was puzzled and asked hurriedly: "This shouldn't happen? Is there a hidden reason?"
Zhou Qinghe nodded: "Your cousin is investigating an old incident that involved the Imperial Concubine, so she made an excuse to make her kneel on the palace road for two hours."
"Later, Concubine Dan cried while hugging the prince in Yanyun Palace. The Jinyiwei reported her to the emperor, who sentenced her to confinement for three months."
The cleverness of Meng Yanzhen's move was that she did not go directly to the emperor to cry and complain.
Zhao Fangyu was thoughtful and realized that this was probably instructed by Pei Yan.
This matter could be reported or not, but if it was reported, it would mean that the Jinyiwei was doing Yanyun Palace a favor.
Zhao Fangyu would never think that Pei Yan would stand on the side of Yanyun Palace, nor would she think that their old friendship would be enough to make Pei Yan help Meng Yanzhen. There was probably something she didn't know.
However, Zhao Fangyu would not seek trouble for himself until the matter was at hand.
"Qinghe Cui wants to marry her, but the Li family may not agree."
The aristocratic families have always been a major concern for the emperor. Now the Li family is guarding the border and the Cui family is in charge of the court. If these two families get married, not only the emperor, but also the cabinet will be unable to sleep.
"By the way, I saw some pretty good fabrics before, so I bought some for you. You can make some new clothes."
The topic changed so quickly that people were caught off guard, but Zhao Fangyu was not an ordinary person. He immediately asked someone to bring all the cloth.
As a result, there was a horse... a horse... and another horse on the table...
It’s piled up half a person’s height!
Colored glass, litchi, red date, almond yellow, yellow and white, ginger red, ivory red, jasmine white, official green, turquoise, litchi white...
These cannot be divided by material, only by color.
Zhao Fangyu glared with amusement at Zhou Qinghe who was spending money recklessly. The latter turned his head to look at the jasmine flowers that Zhao Fangyu had cut, and looked down at them for a long time, seeming to like them very much.
Zhao Fangyu: "Your Highness has a lot of money."
Zhou Qinghe's back froze for a moment: "Not much."
Zhao Fangyu snorted twice and picked up the topmost piece of lychee-colored snowflake velvet: "I remember this material, it seems to cost several dozen taels per piece?"
The lily-white silk is the finest among all the Guangdong silks. It is as light as a feather, thin enough not to expose the skin, and feels cool when worn in the summer. It can also be made into an inner garment, keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Such a piece of fine silk is as valuable as snowflake velvet.
If you calculate the market price of these piled-up cloths, it would cost at least several hundred taels of silver.
Zhou Qinghe told Zhao Fangyu as if nothing had happened that he was going to the study.
I won’t tell you anyway.
Zhao Fangyu knew that he had hidden a secret stash of cash, but he found it funny.
Who would hide their private money so openly?
Zhao Fangyu asked someone to carry the cloth away, washed up and prepared to rest.
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After the Lantern Festival, Zhou Qinghe began to go out early and come back late. Shisiniang went to the princess's mansion several times. Princess Hua Luan saw that she loved the zither, so she gave the Jintong directly to Shisiniang.
Shisiniang and Zhao Fangyu gathered beside Zhao Fangjin and told him about the interesting things that happened at the banquet.
Shu Jie'er looked at her aunts, she had a lot of words on her mind but couldn't say them. Her little mouth was not fast enough and she stuttered several times. Finally, she just made a babbling sound and asked her mother to hold her.
Zhao Fangjin picked up Shu Jie'er with a smile, and took Shisiniang and Zhao Fangyu to the flower hall.
This winter is very cold. Sister Shu is wearing a lot of clothes and looks like a fat dumpling wherever she stands.
"She's been kept in the house these days, and she's bored."
"We are also going to hold a small banquet in a couple of days. You must come."
The next moment, a soft and gentle voice reached the ears of the three people:
"Sister-in-law..."