ebookland Chapter 121: The Emperor's Gift
Chapter 121: The Emperor's Gift
On this day alone, Su Qingwan received quite a few thank-you gifts.
Xiaokang didn't care at first, but he couldn't help but be reminded of someone who kept talking to him!
"Second Madam, you didn't see it. Those big and small boxes were sent into Helin Courtyard like a stream. Just when I came here, I saw that little bitch Zhenzhu carrying things back to Helin Courtyard."
"And when the Fourth Young Miss came back yesterday, she also brought a lot of things with her. For example, the pieces of cloth I saw were not cheap. I don't know where the Fourth Young Miss got the money to buy those things."
"Ordinarily, as a junior, she bought so many things and should give some to honor the elders of each branch. I wonder what the eldest lady can take away when she goes to Helin Courtyard."
Nanny Ji, who served Xiaokang, was very excited and full of emotion when she spoke.
According to her thinking, their second wife is not as smart as the first wife.
As soon as the eldest lady heard the movement in Helin Courtyard, she hurried over to take a look, wondering if she could get any advantage. Then she looked at her wife, who was still sitting still.
"My sister-in-law is there too?" Xiao Kang suffered at the hands of Su Qingwan and she doesn't want to see her until now, for fear that her newly fixed front teeth would be broken by her.
"They went. Not only the first lady went, but also the second young lady and the eldest young master. Anyway, they haven't come back yet."
After hearing this, Xiaokang pursed her lips in disdain. Her sister-in-law was quick to act on such matters.
The swelling on Su Lihan's face had subsided, but there were still a few red finger marks, so she wore a gauze on her face to cover the injured areas.
After hearing what Nanny Ji said, his mind instantly became active.
No matter what Su Qingwan brought back, when he and his mother went there, they would always be able to get something from Su Qingwan.
It’s a pity that my brother is studying at Lishan Academy, otherwise he could also learn from Su Yuejie and go to Helin Academy to share some things.
"Mom, since my eldest aunt and second sister are gone, it would be bad if we don't go over to take a look. If we don't go, and my grandmother finds out, she'll blame you again."
Su Lihan felt hot in her heart as she thought about the things that Su Qingwan had.
Su Qingwan brought back so many things from the palace yesterday. Who knows, there might be some good things among them that were rewards from the palace. If I don’t go, wouldn’t Su Qingwan and Su Yunrou get all of them?
Why?
She is also a respectable lady in the Marquis' Mansion. If things are to be distributed, she should have a share.
What's more, if Su Qingwan hadn't had a seizure and hit herself, her cheeks wouldn't have been so swollen that she couldn't see outsiders, and she wouldn't have been unable to enter the palace.
Therefore, it was reasonable for Su Qingwan to give some things to herself.
"We should go take a look. Your great aunt has been in Helin Courtyard for so long and hasn't come out. She must have seen something good. Let's go and take a look, mother and daughter."
Xiaokang stood up and smoothed her clothes.
Since we are going to divide the things, we can’t leave the second branch behind.
What's more, good things need to be fought for, and she has to watch over their distribution.
When Nanny Ji heard Xiaokang say that she was going to Helin Courtyard, she was so happy that she immediately went to call people.
When going to Helinyuan, it is better to bring more people with you to prevent their wives from being bullied again.
In the flower hall of Helin Courtyard, Zhenzhu pretended that the people from the main house did not exist, and showed some of the thank-you gifts she had received to Su Qingwan.
Liu was so overwhelmed with delight that she couldn't even move her eyes. The good things she had just seen were worth several thousand taels.
What did Su Qingwan do to make these people give her gifts of thanks?
She was just thinking about how to ask when Lin Xiang came in quickly and reported:
"Fourth Miss, someone has come from the palace and is waiting outside Helin Courtyard."
When Su Qingwan heard this, she stood up immediately.
Jiang also stood up and asked, "What are the people from the palace doing here?"
"It should also depend on the reward." Lin Xiang said.
In fact, she didn't understand what the emperor meant. According to the young lady's analysis yesterday, the rewards given to the virtuous concubine already included the emperor's rewards. Why was he giving it again now?
However, Su Qingwan knew very well that what His Majesty gave now was the real imperial gift, which was different from the hidden objects given by the Empress Xianfei.
This reward is obviously a test for himself. With so many thank-you gifts, the entire marquis's mansion will surely be tempted. A tall tree attracts the wind. It depends on whether Su Qingwan can keep it.
"Mom, let's go out together."
At this time, both she and Jiang had to go out.
The two of them walked out quickly. Qingda and his men were guarding in the flower hall. Some things had not yet been delivered to Su Qingwan's room.
Su Yunrou coughed softly and said to Liu: "Mother, let's go out too. After all, someone is coming from the palace, and you are the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, so you have to go and greet them."
"Yes, let's go out and take a look." Liu said immediately.
Su Yuejie didn't want to go. His mind was full of how to get some money so that he could pay back the two thousand taels of silver he lost in the dog fight yesterday.
But he was still pulled out by Liu.
When they went out, they saw a senior eunuch dressed in the uniform of a palace eunuch standing at the gate of the courtyard, talking to Su Qingwan and her daughter.
Liu didn't know who this eunuch was, but judging from the robe he wore, she guessed that he held a high position in the palace.
"Miss Fourth Su, the Emperor knows that it was thanks to your timely intervention that no serious consequences occurred at the palace banquet, so he specially ordered the servants to deliver some small items."
The eunuch was very polite when facing Su Qingwan.
There are so many noble ladies in the capital, but how many of them can be remembered by the emperor?
You can count them with five fingers, which shows that this Miss Su is not a simple person.
He clapped his hands, and several young eunuchs following him brought up the things. On the tray were a jade ruyi, two jade pendants, a pair of emerald green hairpins with excellent water content, a multi-treasure unicorn necklace, and so on.
Su Qingwan and Jiang bowed in the direction of the palace to express their gratitude, and then she said to the eunuch who brought the gifts:
"Thank you for the hard work, father-in-law."
"Working for His Majesty is not hard at all." The eunuch smiled kindly and then had to go back to the palace to report.
Linxiang escorted the eunuchs out of the mansion, and when they reached the door, he stuffed a purse into the hands of the leading eunuch.
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
The eunuch nodded. The purse felt very light in his hand, but when he pinched it, he could feel that there were silver bills inside. It seemed that there must be a large amount of money.
"Mom, let's go back." Su Qingwan said to Jiang.
"Good!" Jiang looked at the imperial gifts in the maids' hands and was very happy. She then instructed:
"These gifts from the emperor must be kept well and not lost."
Before Su Qingwan could reply, Liu and others came over and Liu said:
"The things bestowed by the emperor must be well kept. I think we should put them in the public storehouse. This way it will be safe."
"Are these gifts from the Emperor?"
Xiaokang and Su Lihan came over and heard what Liu said. When they saw those good things, their eyes widened.