Zhao Xiu was very surprised, although Gao Zhen said that she would give her a return gift, but she didn't pay attention to it at all, and she didn't expect this return gift, she never expected that he would give her this surprise.

But to be honest, her mood at the moment is more shocked, and she hasn't felt happy yet.

Whether she was giving gifts or writing letters, she didn't take it too seriously, it was just a casual talk between friends. Gao Zhen made a fuss that the queen knew about it, and it really made people know what to say. The key is that the queen personally ordered to give her something, and she had to kneel down to receive the decree and sing praises of virtue.

slandered in his heart, but Zhao Xiu knew that he must not say this, and he could not even show a hint of it, the imperial power in feudal society was not a joke, even if it was his own grandmother and brother, he would not agree with her. She followed Zhang and Zhao Wei with a happy look and took a posture to receive the order.

She has been learning etiquette with the Zhang family since she was a child, and she has experienced the ceremony of receiving the decree when her brother attacked the lord, and she is not in a panic, and she is about to kneel down when she lifts her skirt seriously. Unexpectedly, the envoy from the palace stopped her with a smile: "The queen mother said, this is not a serious will, Miss Zhao doesn't have to kneel." ”

Zhao Xiu was confused, and looked at Zhang a little blankly, since he wanted to accept the order, why didn't he have to kneel?

Zhang asked in a low voice: "This child is young and has never seen the world, please don't laugh at the angel." I just don't know what she should do? ”

The envoy from the palace looked at Zhao Xiu with a smile, and saw that although she was a little ignorant, she did not show a panicked look. His back was still straight, and he stood there with a good demeanor. smiled even deeper: "Miss Zhao just needs to stand and listen." ”

Zhao Xiu did as he said, standing respectfully on the ground, his head slightly bowed. The envoy from the palace also promulgated the queen's will, and it turned out that he passed on the oracle: "The queen mother said that since the prince of Guangping entered the palace, he has often been troubled, and the queen asked him what was wrong." And he would not answer. Later, the queen mother sent the girl next to him to ask, and she knew that it was Miss Zhao who sent the Mid-Autumn Festival gift to the Guangping Palace, and there was something important in it. It was what the prince had wanted for a long time, and Miss Zhao really did the prince a great favor. The prince was grateful, and intended to return Miss Zhao as a gift, but he didn't know what to give. Something like that. It was supposed to be run by Princess Guangping for the prince. It's just that the princess died early, and the queen, as an aunt, should contribute to her nephew. Now that three gifts have been given, the right is to return the gift for the prince, and I hope that Miss Zhao likes it. ”

Zhao Xiu suddenly realized, and then a little confused, when did she send Gao Zhen what he wanted for a long time? Could it be a crab? He had eaten the five-kernel mooncake once, and he seemed to realize that it was the supreme delicacy he had eaten in his life. So I specially returned her a generous gift, thanking her for helping him find the true essence of the food?

Zhao Xiu was thundered by this idea. Immediately put back the divergent thinking. After the envoy in the palace finished reading the message, he had already ordered someone to send the gift forward and show it to Zhao Xiu. She hurriedly leaned over to see, what good things did the queen mother prepare for Gao Zhen?

The envoy in the palace brought three boxes, the first is the Ruyi box of Nanmu inlaid with jade inlaid with silver wire, the workmanship is very exquisite, open the cover, but there are twelve branches of palace flowers, the pile of yarn is the petal, the pearl and jade are the stamen, the end is exquisite, from a distance, it seems to be the same, but also with the fragrance.

The second box is a rosewood rectangular box, carved with Fushou patterns, the workmanship is also exquisite, open to see, but inside is a thick foreign book, as well as a few pamphlets. Zhao Xiu found at a glance that on the cover of the thick book, the words "New Testament" were written in Latin, and as for several pamphlets, one seemed to be about Western astronomy, and the other were actually Shakespeare's drama manuscripts. I don't know how there can be such a thing in the palace.

The third box is very small, only the size of a palm, and it is also a rosewood box, with a treasure flower and butterfly pattern embedded on the surface, and when the lid is opened, there is a pile of velvet inside, and a small silver pocket watch is placed in it.

When Zhao Xiu saw the first gift before, he didn't think much, and when he saw the second gift, he was slightly surprised, but it was not very obvious, until he saw this pocket watch, his eyes lit up suddenly.

Although there is a self-striking bell at home, it can only be placed in the grandmother's room, no matter what you do, if you want to see the time, you have to go to the main room, or ask the girl to see, it is too inconvenient. If you have a pocket watch that you can always carry with you, won't you be able to know the time at all times? Zhao Xiu's face immediately showed a smile of surprise.

The envoy from the palace is a human sperm, and he is used to observing his face, so he smiled when he saw this: "When the queen mother was preparing the gift, the prince said that Miss Zhao has a human temperament, and she must be indispensable to the palace flowers, even if she likes it, it is just a few glances, and she will really like the books and pocket watches of this foreigner." Don't hide it from Miss Zhao, after the queen said that she would help the prince prepare a return gift, in addition to this box of palace flowers, there are two other pieces of jewelry, but they are not here. It was the prince who said that the girl didn't like vulgar things such as fat powder hairpin rings, and if she wanted to give them, it was better to send some novelty objects. The queen had no choice but to prepare two more treasures. The prince of the world rejected it, but later he saw these books on the list, so he insisted on asking for them and adding them to the gift. And because the emperor gave the prince another pocket watch, the prince sent this one that he was used to in the past. The queen mother also said that she had never heard of giving gifts and specially giving herself old things, but the prince just didn't listen. Our family is still muttering in our hearts, for fear that the girl will be annoyed when she sees something, but I never expected that the son of the world knows the girl's preferences, and everything she chooses is in line with the girl's wishes. ”

Zhao Xiu laughed when he heard this, and said to the envoy from the palace: "It's not that the prince knows my preferences, it's just that when I went to Beijing, I stayed on the ship together, and he saw me reading Westerners' books, and he spoke foreign to the ship's owner, and knew that I was interested, so he picked these things and gave them to me." The things prepared by the queen mother are naturally good. As soon as I saw the box of womb flowers, I liked it so much, but I didn't dare to show it, for fear that my father-in-law would dislike me for not seeing the world. When I saw the two boxes in the back, I liked it even more, so I couldn't help it. Let my father-in-law laugh. ”

The envoy from the palace covered his mouth with a smile: "Miss Zhao is really good at talking, and the queen mother must be happy when she hears it." ”

Zhang's side motioned to Lu's mother to take the gift with someone. Let Wang Fulai step forward with a tray: "The angel has worked hard all the way, the mission is done, drink a cup of tea and leave." It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is just right, the family is just drinking and feasting, and there are a few side dishes and pastries, don't you want to try it? ”

The envoy from the palace smiled and said politely: "Our family has to go back to the palace to resume their lives." The old lady was polite. The queen also thinks about the old lady, when the old lady is free, just go into the palace to talk to the mother. The old lady, the marquis, and the girl are kind to the royal family. Unlike others, you don't have to be too rigid about customs. ”

Zhang smiled and listened, but he didn't dare to think so, and asked Wang Fulai to stuff a purse for the other party. The envoy from the palace pinched it. See the purse thin. There seemed to be something like paper in it, and I knew that it must be a silver ticket, which was more valuable than gold and silver, so I smiled more happily, and bowed to Zhang affectionately: "The old lady really loves us, you are polite." "Fang just left with his entourage.

As soon as the palace envoy left, Zhao Xiu wiped his sweat. She is not afraid of people from the palace, it is the affectionate style of this palace envoy that makes people a little hairy. However, she still liked these gifts from the queen very much. immediately ran to Lu's mother and opened the box containing the pocket watch. Took out the pocket watch.

This is a plain silver pocket watch, the surface is glossy, there is no ornamentation, the silver chain is also a little thick, it can be seen, it is not new, open the cover, the inside of the cover is engraved with a small "Zhen" word, it seems that it is really Gao Zhen used something. Zhao Xiu smiled and said, "It's strange, I haven't seen the prince use this thing before." ”

Zhao Wei leaned over and looked: "This is really his old thing, I've seen it several times." He originally had two pocket watches, this silver-shelled one, which was obtained by the emperor a few years ago when he rewarded the children of the clan, and many people in Beijing had it, which was not unusual, and he was also commonly used at home. The other is gilded, and there are gems embedded on it, but the emperor gave him one alone, and there are words of imperial gift on it. Two years ago, King Guangping abdicated, and when the prince walked around outside, he only brought the gilded treasure, and others saw it, even if they wanted to say a few cool words to laugh at him, and when they saw the pocket watch given by the emperor, they didn't dare to make too many times. When he went to Jiangnan, he brought the one with him, which he lost when he was in distress at Chuansha Castle. After he came back, except for the palace and the palace, he rarely went out, and later mourned, and it was impossible to expose these jewelry and other things to the outside. Even when you see him, he is wearing it on his body, and he is tucked away in his clothes, so you can't see it. ”

Zhao Xiu couldn't help but be envious and jealous, she couldn't even have a pocket watch if she wanted it, Gao Zhen actually had two! But now she has one, too. Seeing that this gift was so to her liking, she decided to make him a new dress as a reward. This time, he didn't have to speak first.

When she returned to the main courtyard, she was still fiddling with the pocket watch. Zhao Wei couldn't help laughing at her: "It can be seen that the prince has taken your mind right, otherwise how could the gift you give you like this?" There's also the little girl's favorite palace flower over there.,There's also a foreign book you like to read in the past.,Sister, why don't you stop your eyes on those two things.。 ”

Zhao Xiu was teased by him, and he was not angry: "I also have palace flowers, and I rarely wear them, this is a reward from the queen's mother, and it is not picked by the prince." As for the foreign text, I have read the "New Testament" a long time ago, and there is nothing unusual about it, and besides, it is Latin, and I am not at that level, so I can understand it without turning to the dictionary. A few plays are interesting, so just read them slowly. Only this pocket watch, I thought about it for a long time, but there was nowhere to find it, and today I finally got one, how can I not be happy? ”

Zhao Wei smiled and didn't care. Zhang's took the box of womb flowers and looked at them one by one: "It's really exquisite, Sister Xiu doesn't like to wear these on weekdays, in fact, the little girl's family should be dressed up beautifully." She pointed to Zhao Yuan, who was sitting on the side and staring at Gong Hua: "Like Sister Yuan, you look so peugeot, but you always like to dress like this, don't use fat powder, and don't wear flowers." ”

Zhao Yuan wore a peach-colored embroidered jacket today, with a green pleated skirt, a double beard, a few silk flowers, a golden hairpin, a pearl earring, and a thin layer of fat powder on his face.

Ma Shi smiled: "Where can Sister Yuan compare to her aunt Peugeot?" It's just learning to dress up like other girls, even if she wears fat powder, it's not as delicate and elegant as her aunt. ”

Zhao Xiu pursed his lips and smiled, and pulled Zhao Yuan's hand: "Do you like those palace flowers?" This is given by the queen, it's not good for you, but I also have a lot of palace flowers, most of which are given by others, although they are not as delicate as this, they are also very beautiful. You can go to my house in a while, and you can choose between two big boxes! ”

Zhao Yuan was very surprised: "Really? Thank you, little aunt! ”

Zhao Xiu smiled, carefully put the pocket watch into the sleeve pocket, and thought in his heart, how to make a small clip on the watch chain and hang it in front of the placket every day. But I thought that the spring is not easy to get now, and if I change the pin, I am afraid that the clothes will be damaged. But if you put it in your purse and carry it with you, you feel that it is troublesome to take it out and put it in.

She sighed secretly, only to think that this was really a happy annoyance. Or...... When Gao Zhen went home, when she went over to thank him, she asked him by the way, where do you usually put your pocket watch? In the past, when I saw him go out, he was neatly dressed, his waist was still very thin, and he didn't see anything hanging on his body, where did he hide his pocket watch? She'll have to learn from him. (To be continued......)

PS: I went out to dinner at night, I came back late, sorry for the late update