r18novel Chapter 1780 Emperor Ping of Jin
Chapter 1780 Emperor Ping of Jin
Dai Xu had previously clashed with Yu Xu and Yuan Jinyi over this congratulatory gift.
That was the time when Yuan Jinyi met Lu Zhaoling and developed feelings for her.
I heard that Dai Xu spent a lot of money to buy this congratulatory gift.
Dai Xu was so fixated on this one thing, insisting that it suited her perfectly, and Lu Zhaoling really wanted to see what it was.
"I gonna go see."
She looked at Zhou Shiyue, "Do you want to come along?"
Zhou Shiyue was about to agree, but then he suddenly thought of something and changed his mind.
"You go first, I'll go find something and come find you later."
"What is so important?"
"We'll see if we can find it; I'm not sure if we can find it right now," Zhou Shiyue said.
When Lu Zhaoling heard him say that, she waved her hand and said, "Then take your time looking."
She went to the backyard.
Today, Lu Zhaoling didn't take the two maids with her to the ancestral temple. She thought it would be better for them to rest at the palace for the day. After all, many people from the palace were going today, and the two maids would have to bow to everyone they met. Lu Zhaoling felt tired just thinking about it.
Moreover, since it was just a trip to the ancestral temple, she was accompanied by her master and others, including Aoki, so she didn't need so many people to serve her.
Unexpectedly, these two maids didn't stay idle in the Prince's mansion; they started tidying up the congratulatory gifts.
Speaking of which, they received quite a lot of wedding gifts, and Uncle Yun had a room specially prepared to store them.
When Lu Zhaoling entered, she saw a room full of things; the quantity was truly astonishing.
"Your Highness, you're back!"
"Your Highness, did anything happen at the ancestral temple today?"
Qingyin and Qingbao were very happy to see Lu Zhaoling return, and the two maids quickly surrounded her.
Seeing that Lu Zhaoling was still wearing the same clothes, they were relieved to know that nothing had happened.
"Something did happen, but it's been resolved," Lu Zhaoling said. "I'll have Aoki tell you about it later."
"Something really happened?" Qingyin and Qingbao exchanged a glance.
I never expected something like this could happen at the ancestral temple.
The two maids had been with Lu Zhaoling for a long time, and although they heard the matter had been resolved, they were still somewhat worried. After all, it was the ancestral temple! For something to happen at the ancestral temple, especially with the prince and princess present, meant the situation was far from optimistic!
However, the princess was probably tired now, so Qingyin and Qingbao didn't pester Lu Zhaoling to tell them the story.
They can just ask the other young people who went with them today.
“So many gifts,” Lu Zhaoling said, looking at the room full of gifts. “I don’t know if they gave them because of Zhou Shiyue’s character, or because of his personality and status.”
Is there any difference between the two?
Qingbao was a little stunned, but Qingyin reacted and said, "Actually, quite a few people admire the prince, so at least half of the gifts are sincere congratulations."
"And some of them were given to Your Highness."
Lu Zhaoling was surprised, "Given to me? It must have been from Young Master Sun's family, Sun Ping, and Lord Chen and the others."
Aside from those who have a good relationship with her and are close to her, who else could be giving her gifts specifically because of her?
"more than."
Qingyin and Qingbao quickly said, "Look at these, they're all for you."
They pointed to a small pile of congratulatory gifts next to them.
"Really?"
There must be more than a dozen items here.
Lu Zhaoling asked in surprise, "How did you know it was aimed at me? Who delivered them?"
She walked over and opened the topmost box.
Qingyin said from the side, "It's usually written there. Some people will write 'Congratulations on the Prince's wedding,' while others will write 'Congratulations on Miss Lu,' or 'Congratulations on Princess Jin.' Some of them will also write 'Congratulations on the First Xuanmen Master Lu.'"
Therefore, all of these are naturally aimed at Lu Zhaoling.
“Like the Liao family,” Qingyin said, seeing the box Lu Zhaoling had opened, “I’ve inquired about it. The old lady of the Liao family said a few days ago that she encountered a curse on the street and has been in a daze ever since. Didn’t Your Highness have Qingmu and the others put up talismans to exorcise the curse?”
Yes, that's true.
"The Liao family saw it at the time and secretly asked around about Qingmu. It just so happened that Old Madam Liao knew Madam Sun and knew that Qingmu was one of Your Highness's men. After hearing Madam Sun say that Your Highness's mystical arts were powerful, Old Madam Liao suddenly recovered after returning home. After putting things together, the Liao family guessed what had happened."
Lu Zhaoling listened with great interest to Qingyin's explanation.
I never imagined that what I did would become a story just because someone told it to me.
"Therefore, the Liao family attributed their gratitude to the princess, perhaps because they wanted to befriend someone as capable as her, which is why they sent her a congratulatory gift."
Lu Zhaoling smiled and said, "The Liao family is quite clever."
After all, the Liao family must be very meticulous and intelligent to be able to connect the dots after seeing what Aoki did.
The Sun family is quite good; they've managed to be on good terms with Madam Sun. The Liao family must be quite good as well.
Lu Zhaoling then said to the two maids, "Then you should remember this Liao family. If any of them come to ask for talismans or anything like that in the future, just let me know."
She had already seen the Liao family's gift: a jade tree carved from white jade, with gilded leaves inlaid on it.
They look quite wealthy.
She has to reciprocate with a gift like this.
"Yes."
"There's another one." Qingyin picked up another gift box.
This wasn't a small box; it was a very large box. Qingyin had to lift it with both hands; it looked quite heavy.
"This was sent from Grand Secretary Meng's home."
"Grand Secretary Meng?" Lu Zhaoling had never heard of this family.
"Grand Secretary Meng is a rigid and serious person. According to Granny Qing, the Prince was often scolded by Grand Secretary Meng when he was young. However, Granny Qing said that Grand Secretary Meng's intention was good, and he wanted to see if the Prince could be more mature."
Lu Zhaoling found it a bit strange, "Then why did Grand Secretary Meng send me a congratulatory gift?"
When the box was opened, it contained a stack of books.
Lu Zhaoling flipped through it, and Qingbao said from the side, "These are all rare copies, this one is...?"
"Records of Emperor Ping of the Great Jin Dynasty".
Qingyin had already read out the title of the book.
Lu Zhaoling saw it too, and her heart skipped a beat. She reached out and picked up the book.
Great Jin?
Is it such a coincidence?
Great Jin?
This book looks quite old and a bit tattered, but it must have been well preserved in later periods.
“The Great Jin Dynasty… that was a very, very long time ago. I heard that the Great Jin Dynasty only existed for ten years,” Qingbao said again.
Lu Zhaoling looked at her.
"You know about the Great Jin?"
"This servant only knows a little bit."
"Tell me about it later." Lu Zhaoling carefully placed the book on the table next to her, and then flipped through the stack of books. They all seemed to be rare copies. There was even a book among them that was just for casual reading, and the title was quite eye-catching.
A shrewish wife's guide to disciplining her husband.