Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 46 Tea and Tourmaline

When the Fourth Prince and Liu Youyou stepped into the courtyard, people from Lianfei Pavilion and Wangshu Pavilion had already sent people to watch at the gate of the mansion. When they saw the two coming back from afar, they ran back to the courtyard to inform their masters.

So Liu Youyou entered the house, and before she could even take a sip of tea, she heard Jianqiu come in and say, "Fourth Master, Concubine, Princess Song from Lianfei Pavilion and Princess Qi from Wangshu Pavilion are here to pay their respects!"

Liu Youyou looked at the Fourth Prince's face and saw that he was not unhappy. She glanced at him with a hint of jealousy and said with a forced smile, "Why don't you invite Song Gege and Qi Gege in now!"

The Fourth Prince was about to lower his head to drink tea, but he felt the sourness in Liu Youyou's words and enjoyed the feeling of being jealous. However, he and Yixiu were in a good relationship now, so he didn't want to make Yixiu angry over these trivial matters. He coughed a few times and changed the subject. "Speaking of which, Xiaoyi's courtyard hasn't been named yet. Qu Zi often used herbs like Xili to imply his loyalty and virtue. Why not call it Xili Courtyard!"

Liu Youyou knew that she had to strike a balance in her jealousy. She couldn't act like she didn't care at all, making the Fourth Prince feel uncomfortable, nor could she act too jealous, making the Fourth Prince feel overwhelmed.

So Liu Youyou stopped while she was ahead and continued along with the Fourth Prince's words: "The name you gave me is naturally excellent. Xiaoyi will definitely live up to your expectations. 'Xilibaixihuichou,sunraoxilanjing', I only hope that I can stay with you forever like Xiangjun and Xiangfuren."

The Fourth Prince was very satisfied with Yi Xiu who could follow his train of thought. He was about to continue discussing poetry, but he caught a glimpse of Princess Song and Princess Qi walking in from the corner of his eye. The Fourth Prince had not yet cultivated the shamelessness of Big Fat Orange, and was embarrassed to show his affection with his new love in front of his old love, so he sat upright and waited for the two princesses to offer him tea.

In terms of family background, Qi Gege was superior to Song Gege, but who made Song Gege give birth to the only child in the mansion? So Song Gege took the teacup first to pay respect to Yi Xiuxing. Liu Youyou took the teacup and took a sip of the tea to complete the ceremony. She motioned Jianqiu to come forward, and Jianqiu walked to Song Gege holding an open box.

Liu Youyou said affectionately, "I met Sister Song today and I really felt that she is more beautiful than flowers. Sister, you can wear this set of pink tourmaline headpieces. It's not a rare thing."

As she spoke, Huichun also stepped forward and held out another box. Liu Youyou continued, "This is a gift from me as an elder to our eldest princess. The gold and jade necklace is for her to save as a dowry. The longevity lock and the gold bracelet can be used now."

Tourmaline did not become truly popular until the Qing Dynasty. It was regarded as a symbol of power and was one of the precious gemstones used to make the top hats and court beads of first and second rank officials, so it was highly sought after by people at the time.

When Song Gege was working in Yongshou Palace, she saw a favored lady being rewarded with an eighteen-bead bracelet made of tourmaline. The lady had been arrogant and proud for a long time.

But now, the concubine gave her a set of head ornaments without blinking an eye. A quick glance at it showed that the clarity of this one was much higher than that of the string of eighteen beads. Not to mention the top-grade Hetian jade, the inlaying craftsmanship and the carved patterns of the gold-inlaid jade necklace would not be outdated even after several decades and would be a good dowry to keep in the bottom of the box.

Song Gege thanked him in a daze, and sighed blankly, is this the heritage of a prominent family? Such a thing is so casually given as a gift.

In fact, Liu Youyou had never used such good things in the mansion. After all, as an invisible person, how could she be qualified to get such good things. Later, she was taken to the courtyard of the concubine, and all kinds of jewelry were also part of the social topic, so she saw a lot of good things. She was the link between Ulanala and the Fourth Prince, and in order to relax Liu Youyou's vigilance, the concubine naturally put all the good things into the 120-carton dowry.

In order to have a say in the mansion in the future, Liu Youyou naturally had to take the lead and was not stingy with the gift. Now seeing the shock in Song Gege's eyes, Liu Youyou was satisfied with the role of this gift.

Song Gege accepted the gift and floated down to sit on the chair.

It was time for Qi Yuebin to pay her respects. Although her family was in decline, she had seen many fine things. She also had jewelry made of tourmaline, but she really didn't have a set of jewelry of such high purity. Even if she did, Qi Yuebin asked herself in her heart, would she be willing to give it to others? If Qi's father was still alive, she would certainly be willing to give it away, but now, such jewelry could also support the appearance, and Qi Yuebin was reluctant to give it away.

His heart felt like it was soaked in bitter water, but if he didn't want to offend the Fourth Prince and the Concubine at the same time, Qi Yuebin had to force himself to smile and continue to perform the tea offering ceremony openly. The Qi family could not afford to suffer retaliation from any powerful person.

Liu Youyou didn't mean to intimidate anyone. A new official has three things to do when he takes office, but the other concubine hasn't entered the mansion yet! Besides, he hasn't become a new official yet, so naturally he doesn't need to do those three things. If he shows off now, it will only make others think that he is frivolous and unsophisticated, which is not worth the loss.

Liu Youyou also took a sip of the tea Qi Yuebin offered, and took out another set of pink tourmaline headpieces. It was made from the same tourmaline as Song Gege's, but the patterns were different to better suit their temperaments. This was the least offensive way.

Finally, Liu Youyou smiled and said to Qi Yuebin, "As for the gold-inlaid jade necklace, the longevity lock, and the gold bracelet, we can only give them out when Qi Gege has a happy event. Qi Gege, don't let such good things gather dust while you wait."

Qi Gege felt bitter. The Fourth Prince didn't even come to Wangshu Pavilion, so how could there be any happy event? But she still responded shyly: "I am looking forward to it too! I just hope that Concubine Fujin's good words will come true." As she said this, she glanced at the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince was having a hot affair with Yixiu, so how could he remember that there was a Qi Gege in Wangshu Pavilion? Naturally, he pretended to be indifferent and did not respond to Qi Gege's gaze.

Qi Yuebin also knew that he couldn't go too far and provoke Yixiu's hostility, so he just gave her a symbolic glance, retracted his gaze, and sat down on the chair.

The four of them exchanged polite greetings again. The Fourth Prince was mainly concerned about the situation of the eldest princess and chatted a lot with Princess Song. In order not to embarrass Qi Yuebin, Liu Youyou could only convey more messages to Qi Yuebin. She said in her heart, you really can't say enough if I don't like this!

After chatting for a while, the Fourth Prince saw that it was getting late, so he sent them away, "It's getting late, you should all go back and have your meals!"

Song Gege and Qi Gege tactfully left.

But Liu Youyou said coquettishly: "Why didn't you leave a meal for my sisters?"

"Why isn't the little vinegar jar sour anymore?"

"Of course it's sour. People say Xiaoyi doesn't even want to give people a meal!"

"My master said not to leave any food for us, who in the mansion dares to object?"

"Master~~~"

The two of them laughed and joked as they ate another meal. As the sun was setting, the Fourth Prince became addicted to his meal and carried Yixiu to the bed again.

Pull the light.

Liu Youyou didn't want to play along with the Fourth Prince any more, so when the Fourth Prince picked her up, she decisively took over her body, entered the space with her consciousness, and continued to study. Once again, she was extremely grateful that the hosting function of the illusion was really friendly to the employees!

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