Gui Bo, the chief butler of Prince Yong's Mansion, is a middle-aged man of forty-four or five years old, tall and strong, and the whole person looks a little less sleek than the housekeeper of an ordinary big family, but has a more heroic spirit.

Shu Yao listened to Qi Haoning focus on describing the three or four subordinates of the palace, and Gui Bo was the first of them. He was originally a guard soldier of Prince Yong, and he used his own body to block a knife for the prince, and he was seriously injured in the waist and could no longer go to the battlefield, so he stayed in Zhuangzi to do the stewardship.

Soon, the first princess discovered his talent and transferred him to the palace as the second housekeeper. Because of his ability and the prince's trust in him, he was promoted to the chief manager after two or three years.

After Concubine Zhao took charge of Zhongfang, she gave Gui Bo eye medicine several times, wanting to pull him off the horse and replace him with his own people, but unfortunately Prince Yong ignored him, and he was impatient and said directly: "Ah Gui is not a slave who sells his body, if even Ah Gui has different intentions, will the people in the entire mansion be driven out of the house?" You can take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard, don't worry so much. ”

was so angry that Concubine Zhao almost bit a mouthful of silver teeth, with such an acre and three points of land in the inner courtyard and a fixed household, what is the use of her managing it well? She doesn't have a rich dowry like her cousin, and her mother's family is attached to Prince Yong's mansion and her cousin's mother's family, so she can't reach out to the outer courtyard, and she can't touch the palace property and the dowry of the former princess's cousin, what relationship does she use to push herself and Qi Haoxiang to the top? What do you really use to establish prestige in the palace? And what do you use to help your mother's family? ……

In this way, many years have passed, Concubine Zhao can still only guard her backyard, Gui Bo and several major stewards, she can't move any of them, and she can't win them over.

Concubine Zhao wasn't sure if Gui Bo knew about her eye medicine. Gui Bo is always respectful, courteous, measured, and impeccable. But it is also cautious and distancing. She couldn't do anything about it. What's more, Gui Bo is not a slave at all.

It was the first time for Gui Bo to go to the Lianghou Mansion (people outside called it Yongping Marquis Mansion and Wenyuan Marquis Mansion that), but everyone knew that there were not many masters in the Lianghou Mansion and could not count them on both hands. Looking at the three hostesses sitting above, he hurriedly saluted and said: "The little Gui Youtian is ordered by the prince and the prince to say hello to the old lady, the little one to the wife of Yongping Hou, and the little one to the girl Xia." ”

Old Madam Jin smiled and said, "Butler Gui is exempt from courtesy, hurry up and sit down." You're an old man in Prince Yong's mansion. Now our two families are also in-laws, so you don't have to be so polite. ”

Gui Bo was not pretentious, but he didn't dare to hold it up, and only after presenting the New Year's gift list and a letter with both hands did he thank him and sit down: "The New Year's gifts are mainly special products from the south that the prince and the prince specially sent back, uh, two of the brocade boxes are for Miss Xia." The blue box is a piece of naked jade, which the prince said is a New Year's gift for his future daughter-in-law, and the red brocade box is a South China Sea pearl, which was sent back by the prince. ”

These two fathers and sons give gifts in the same way (raw materials, not jewelry. You can make whatever style you like), and they are all extraordinary.

Qi Haoning specially prepared gifts. Shu Yao didn't think it was strange, but she really didn't expect that Prince Yong also prepared a special gift for her prospective daughter-in-law who had never met, but fortunately she had prepared.

Shu Yao gave a half-salute to Gui Bo: "Thank you Gui Bo for running this trip personally, can Shu Yao ask, has anyone in the palace gone to the southwest recently?" Shu Yao made a big hat for the prince and his father-in-law, a set of scarves, gloves, and a pair of wool boots. The prince's set, can you ask Gui Bo to help arrange it to be sent to the southwest? ”

Surprise and approval flashed in Gui Bo's eyes, and he hurriedly responded: "Yes, it just so happens that there are some things designated by the prince to be sent tomorrow, and Miss Xia's gifts can be followed." "If Shu Yao had received Prince Yong's jade before preparing a return gift for the prince, then it would not have made Gui Bo so impressed.

"Thank you very much, Gui Bo, wait a minute, I'll ask the maid to fetch the things immediately." Shu Yao said happily.

Coincidentally, Qi Haoning saw that Shu Yao's female celebrity was delicate and outstanding, and he wanted to show off to his father, so before leaving that day, he said to Shu Yao with a face: "My father's vision is very high, and he only sees the things that his mother made for him, and those few pieces are old and still in use." Yao'er, when will you help me make one for my father? His daughter-in-law respects him, and he must like it too. Wait for Yue'er's girl to do it, I don't know when it will take? "The thing that Qi Yueling, the lord of Yue, is most afraid of is taking a needle and thread.

Stepfather Jin Xida has a great friendship with Prince Yong, his father Xia Linxuan was injured in the southwest, whether it is to invite a famous doctor, or to send someone to pretend to send a "secret letter" back to Beijing to cover Xia Linxuan, Prince Yong has given great help, to this prince's father-in-law, Shu Yao is still happy to express the heart of the younger generation.

According to the customs of the Great Zhou, the prospective daughter-in-law who has been married will give one or two hand-sewn gifts on the birthday of her in-laws or the New Year to show her filial piety and show her female red embroidery. What's more, now that Qi Haoning has proposed it, Shu Yao naturally won't shirk it.

So, when preparing New Year's winter clothes for his father-in-law Jin Xida, Shu Yao also made a few things for Prince Yong, and used new furs of the best quality. Originally, I was going to wait for Jin Xida to inquire about when the supplies would be sent to the Southwest General's Mansion, but now it happens that Kuibo is coming, isn't it convenient?

Soon, Zijin came with a stout mother-in-law, who was holding a small red lacquered wooden box in both hands. Shu Yao explained: "I was afraid that the fur on the road would be crushed, so I asked people to nail a thin wooden box, which looked bigger and shouldn't be heavy." ”

Gui Bo smiled: "Miss Xia is thoughtful. You don't have to worry, this time the prince asked for more things, and it was sent by a special carriage, and the small one would definitely watch them put this box on the innermost surface. ”

Just kidding, in the prince's place, I'm afraid that a car of things can't compare to the filial piety of a prospective daughter-in-law, right? You must know that the prince values the most is the prince and the princess of Yue, the two sons and daughters. Not to mention that there happens to be a car, even if there is no car, Gui Bo will also arrange a carriage to send it alone.

Nangong Miao also asked people to pack a large box of freshly baked dim sum: "Butler Gui, we will send someone else to send the New Year's gift to the palace, this box of dim sum is specially for you and your family to try." ”

Gui Bo hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Mrs. Hou!" The little one is more blessed than our prince and the prince, hehe, I'm afraid that a few grandchildren in the family will revolve around me. "The most anticipated New Year's gift in the capital is probably the dim sum from the Lianghou Mansion. They are not short of silver, and the things they can buy with silver are not rare, but the problem is that these good-looking, appropriate, and delicious dim sum can't be bought with any amount of silver before Qiaoweiju is officially launched.

After sending off Gui Bo, Ke's mother took someone to sort out and register the New Year's gifts sent by Prince Yong's mansion, and soon sent over two brocade boxes with special red notes.

Women, no matter what age, are very interested in jewelry. It doesn't have to be possessive, it's a pleasure to gossip, admire, and comment on it. What's more, this was given by Shu Yao's father-in-law and fiancé, and the meaning is different.

In the eager eyes of Mrs. Jin, Nangong Miao, Mother Liu, and a group of maids and mothers, Shu Yao first opened the blue brocade box given by Prince Yong, which was a whole piece of red jade larger than a man's palm, as bright as a cockscomb, greasy and shiny, purple and red like coagulation, red like cinnabar, delicate and warm tentacles, absolutely rare and superb.

Mrs. Jin praised: "This piece of jade is carved into a whole set of heads, well, there should be a pair of bracelets, it must be gorgeous and noble, shocking to the four, and it is best to wear it when you get married." ”

Nangong Miao also nodded and smiled: "Isn't it?" Yao'er doesn't often wear red, but in fact, our Yao'er is the most red. ”

Shu Yao also felt that this piece of red jade was made into head jewelry, and it was a complete set with the blood jade moon hairpin, which must be amazing. However, Shu Yao didn't want to monopolize it alone, she wanted to find out a few novel and suitable styles from her mother's booklet, and let the jade craftsman plan carefully to make two sets, one set for herself and the lord of Yue, and it just so happened that Yue'er also had a moon hairpin. Moreover, Yue'er already likes red.

"Sister, open the one that Ning Shizi sent and take a look." Mother Liu has become the most anxious one, what she is anxious about is not to look at the pearl, but to see "what Ning Shizi gave to her girl".

Shu Yao smiled, carefully put away the blue brocade box and handed it to Zi Jin, and then took the red brocade box in Lan Jin's hand and opened it, inside were six drop-shaped pearls, the beads were smooth, smooth and flawless, all of them were the same size, all the size of thumbnails, and what was even more rare was that the shape of the six pearls was exactly the same.

Everyone said "wow" in unison, round pearls are common, but there are very few pear-shaped pearls, and more importantly, the shape of the droplets of these six almost identical pearls is extremely beautiful, as if they were hand-carved by the master carver.

"Oh my God, it's so beautiful!" Nangong Miao, who has seen a lot of rare treasures and precious jewelry since he was a child, couldn't help but be amazed. It's amazing how hard to find six of these unique and beautiful pearls.

Shu Yao was also stunned, it was so beautiful! It was so beautiful that it made her heart tremble. However, Qi Haoning only went to the South China Sea, calculating the time, it was only two months to arrive in Yuecheng, how could he find such a treasure?

Even Mrs. Jin was curious: "Such six beads can't be made for a while, after all, not jade beads can be carved, but pearls are naturally generated." Yao'er, if you look at Ning Shizi's letter, you must mention that the origin of this bead must not be simple. ”

Nangong Miao nodded straightly, originally, she thought that Ning Shizi's letter to Shu Yao should naturally let her go back to her Mingyue Garden to read it slowly alone. But she is too gossipy now, she really wants to know the story of these six pearls, what kind of person can collect such six pearls, do you want to spend a lifetime? How did Ning Shizi get it from others? She was curious, Ning Shizi was not a domineering and unreasonable person, it couldn't have been forcibly snatched by force, right? (To be continued......)

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