C10

Ever since the Old Master passed away, the Old Mistress lived in seclusion. If it wasn't for the fact that the birthday was a joyous occasion, they would not have wasted it like this. Before the Pear Fragrance Garden could reach Old Mistress, they heard a burst of noise. When the servant girls guarding the hall saw this person, they hurriedly opened the curtains, and someone ran in to inform him: "Young miss, Third Miss, Sixth Miss has arrived."

She had only forgotten herself. Chu Qinghuan lowered her eyebrows and smiled. On the other hand, when the servant girl saw Chu Qinghuan carrying a small bundle and did not look like a little girl, she did not dare look down on him, and with a fitting smile on her face, she did not say anything.

"Humph!" Chu Changxi sneered, and took a step forward towards Chu Qinghuan.

Chu Qinghuan could not help but shake her head, only to see Chu Changle taking a step back, as if she was going to go in first.

"Grandmother, Big Sister and the others are late, unlike Fuer who is worried about Grandmother." A voice that sounded like silver bells rang. When Chu Qinghuan heard this, she looked over to see a young girl wearing a light green dress with a jade hairpin casually nestling beside Old Mistress. She seemed to be sulking, but also seemed to be acting coquettishly. In the Prime Minister's residence, there was only one person out of all of Chu Siyuan's children who could call Old Mistress' Grandmother '. Fifth Miss Chu Jinfu, the second daughter of the First Madame!

Chu Qinghuan could clearly feel Chu Jinxiu's expression change. In just a blink of an eye, Chu Jinxiu bowed and said: "Old Mistress, although I came late for the embroidery ceremony, this is also to give Old Mistress a huge gift. I wonder if Old Mistress is happy with it."

The noble ladies sitting in the great hall were all chatting playfully with the Old Mistress. When they saw Chu Jinxiu, who was acting suspenseful, a lady with a slightly plump body and gold and silver body could not help but ask: "What kind of great gift is the young miss talking about, for us to experience it as well? "Yo, the little girl behind the big miss is very unfamiliar. She doesn't know the rules. Next time, I'll have to properly train her."

This woman was as annoying as ever. The wife of the household's Assistant Minister Shi Da You, the Qian family, had previously spent all of his family's wealth to buy an official for his husband.

Chu Changxi glanced at Lady Qian, her eyes carrying ridicule, but her voice was extremely soft, "Lady Qian, she is not some small fry …"

"Granddaughter Qing Huan greets Old Mistress. May Old Mistress's health be good and healthy, blessed as the East Sea, life as long as Nanshan." Chu Qinghuan interrupted Chu Changxi and slowly knelt down to kowtow three times.

This action was out of everyone's expectations, Lady Qian was also stunned, she had only regained her senses and looked at Chu Qinghuan's courteous gesture, but it was filled with despise.

Old Mistress sat upright on the bed, upon seeing Chu Qinghuan's greeting, her face did not change at all, she quietly looked at Chu Qinghuan, as though she was in a daze.

Chu Qinghuan was still kneeling on the ground, the cold aura of the floor made her knees tremble slightly, but her eyes remained steady as she looked at Old Mistress, "All these years, my grandson's daughter was not able to be filial in front of Old Mistress, I hope that Old Mistress can forgive her for being unfilial."

Looking at her clear eyes, Old Mistress almost suspected that she saw that person again. However, that voice pulled her back to reality, "It's good enough that you're back.

Hearing this, Chu Qinghuan heaved a sigh of relief, the corners of her eyes also turned red. With Old Mistress's words, her identity would be known to the public, and things were like this … In the future, her days in the Chu Clan would be much easier.

"Second Elder Sister is really opportunistic, Grandma is biased, Fuer is disobedient." Chu Jinfu was practically leaning into the Old Mistress's embrace, yet the surreal Old Mistress was laughing merrily because of her, without the slightest bit of anger, causing Chu Changxi to be completely jealous.

"Fuer, you are messing with your grandmother again. Why aren't you going back and take a seat?" First Madame's voice suddenly sounded. As Chu Qinghuan looked at the rushing First Madame and the Wife of Linping Marquis behind her whose face was filled with joy, she immediately understood why the First Madame's voice was filled with displeasure.

Although Marquis Lin was a declining lord, a skinny camel was still bigger than a horse. In the end, Song Lingyue did not have a good background, and even if she was born in the Anping Marquis Palace, she was still lacking a lot compared to Marquis Lin. From the looks of it, First Madame was going to lose a lot of blood for this marriage.

"Qinghuan, greet mother."

First Madame sat there as if he did not hear her voice. After a long while, she finally answered with an "En".

Wife of Linping Marquis was in a great mood, sshe looked at Chu Jinfu and laughed: "Fifth Miss, why do you say that Second Miss Chu is opportunistic? "Old Mistress has always been the most fair, Fifth Young Miss said that Old Mistress is biased, if I cannot give a reason, I will be the first one to disagree." Although this Song Lingyue had only appeared as a successor, he was still connected to the Empress Liu and Prime Minister's Mansion. This marriage was extremely beneficial to him, furthermore, the conditions that Song Xiangyun had promised him would cause him to lose a lot of blood, so thinking about it made the Wife of Linping Marquis feel even happier.

Chu Jinfu laughed sweetly upon hearing this, and pointed at Chu Qinghuan: "Wife of Linping Marquis, look. Grandmother's birthday, we sisters have spent so much effort to give Grandmother such a present, yet we didn't even mention it when Second Elder Sister returned, could it be considered as taking advantage of something? Isn't grandmother biased? "

Chu Jinfu was a Direct Daughter of her manor, and had always had a very good temper. She did not even take advantage of the First Madame s, and was the only one who treated him with great respect and love, she was also one of the most beloved granddaughters of the Old Mistress.

With her innocent look, anyone would think that she was just teasing him. Only, Chu Qinghuan knew that behind this joke, Chu Jinfu really wanted to make a fool of herself. She really didn't know what this Fifth Miss was thinking.

Wife of Linping Marquis couldn't help but freeze for a moment, but then laughed: "Isn't it? If the Second Miss is not filial, then it will be hard to pass. "

The speaker from Wife of Linping Marquis was unintentional, but all of the eyes in the hall were focused on Chu Qinghuan.

Chu Jinxiu was very satisfied with his current situation, even though Fuer was trying to make things difficult for herself in the beginning. However, she had made up for it. Looking at Chu Qinghuan's coarse cloth, Chu Jinxiu slowly spoke out, "Old Mistress, Wife of Linping Marquis, Second Sister, she …"

Chu Qinghuan cut her off and looked around: "Old Mistress, Mother, Ladies, Qing Huan's present is simple, I am afraid it cannot enter the eyes of Old Mistress."

"As the proverb goes, courtesy and love are important, what exactly is Second Miss's birthday celebration ceremony? I think everyone is very interested. " As if she was afraid that she would fall behind, the Wife of Linping Marquis glared at her fiercely when she opened her mouth. Qian Shi shrunk her courage, but very quickly, she stuck out her chest and looked at Chu Qinghuan excitedly.

The small bundle in Chu Qinghuan's hands immediately garnered everyone's attention, as it was the only place where she could hide her gifts. Seeing that, Chu Jinxiu could not help but regret, how could she have forgotten that ever since she entered the palace, she had always been carrying such a small bundle? This was truly a mistake! She stared intently at the bundle, wishing she could see a hole.

"Old Mistress …" Chu Qinghuan looked at the calm face of the Old Mistress and slowly untied her small bundle. "It's not good to have Qinghuan Nu around, I hope that you can forgive me."

"Aiyo, so it's a forehead smearing." "Hehehe," Lady Qian sighed, but her tone of voice was clearly ridiculing Chu Qinghuan's pettiness as a gift that she could not take out.

The Old Mistress glanced at the forehead, her expression did not show much emotion, but the Nanny Lin beside him stepped forward and took the forehead, his eyes revealing a trace of surprise.

Wife of Linping Marquis sat closer to the Old Mistress. When she saw the forehead smeared embroidery worker, she could not help but exclaim in surprise, "Aiyo, Second Miss this girl has already surpassed the embroidery mother of the Cloud Workshop. She's really modest."

Even the Old Mistress narrowed her eyes as she carefully examined that forehead. On his forehead was a picture of five bats holding their birthday. The legs of the formation were very tight and heavy. She had indeed put in quite a bit of effort. She was old, and could not bear to be bothered by it. Those gaudy gems were heavy on her head, and they were not as pleasing as this simple and steady embroidery.

"Eh, why is there the scent of chrysanthemums?" No one knew who said it, but everyone in the hall couldn't help but look for the source of the fragrance. After all, the autumn chrysanthemum would not bloom in the spring no matter what.

Old Mistress looked at Chu Qinghuan with a questioning gaze, "Second girl, did you do this?"

Outsiders were confused. After all, Chu Qinghuan had just asked them if they could take out the gift, so when Old Mistress asked again, it was clear that she suspected that there was something involved.

For a moment, the lady's living room immediately looked at Chu Qinghuan with a complicated gaze. Chu Changxi did not hide her desire to watch the show at all. On the side, Chu Changle's face revealed a bit of worry, as if she was worried for Chu Qinghuan.

However, Chu Qinghuan remained calm, "A chrysanthemum has the ability to brighten one's eyes, but the taste is too rich, it cannot help but choke people. However, if you use flower juice to soak in the embroidery line, the fragrance will become a lot lighter. However, it will not lose the effect of the chrysanthemum flower. It can be said that killing two birds with one stone. "

Hearing that, the people in the hall all started to have complicated expressions as they looked at Chu Qinghuan. There was surprise, envy, disdain, and jealousy … However, Chu Qinghuan turned a blind eye, and a sweet smile hung on her face, as if she was really a girl of only fourteen years old.

"Aiyo, Second Miss speaks so simply. If that's the case, then the Embroidery Mother in the capital would have died from exhaustion, right?" If Chu Qinghuan spoke of such a clever plan so simply, even the embroidery workshop in the capital would have to change their minds.

Hearing this, Chu Qinghuan lowered her head, the complex emotions in her words could only be clearly described by one or two words. She had been planning it since she was eleven, and it had taken her two and a half years to prepare the gift.

"Second girl, you're thinking too much. Come, come over and let me have a good look." Old Mistress was also a smart person back then, and she immediately understood Chu Qinghuan's intentions. Furthermore, in these two years that she had grown older, her eyes and ears had indeed not been as intelligent as before, and she was also tired of bitter medicine. Seeing Chu Qinghuan's meticulous thoughts, she finally felt protective in her heart, not to mention that this girl was that person's daughter …

Chu Qinghuan naturally did not dare to hesitate, but the burning gaze on her body suddenly increased by a few.

"You just came back. Grandmother has nothing to give you. This bracelet can be considered as a token of my appreciation." Old Mistress took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and placed it on Chu Qinghuan's hand, causing him to be immediately stunned.

In her previous life, she did not have a deep relationship with the Old Mistress, but later on she found out the origins of this jade bracelet. This jade bracelet looked unremarkable, but it was a gift that the Xiao Wen Emperor had bestowed to the Old Master, and later on the Old Master gifted it to the Old Mistress.

After the old master died, the Old Mistress in the jade bracelet never left his hands, but today he gave it to him in public. Chu Qinghuan immediately felt another wave of scorching gaze, "Old Mistress, Sun Daughter Cheng …"

"This is truly a cause for celebration. Congratulations to Old Mistress for obtaining another clever and clever granddaughter. It seems that we really cannot take this wedding present." It sounded like the last note of the lute, the sound was so ethereal that everyone could not help but think, but in the blink of an eye, their bodies turned cold, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

She couldn't help but be surprised; exactly who was it that made this noisy hall instantly turn as cold as a cemetery, and other than the sound of heavy breathing, there was nothing else.