Chapter 31: Stealing Gifts
Wenxiu was embarrassed to be praised, and smiled with a handkerchief, she used the same kind of fabric as the robe to first fill the holes, and then embroidered different patterns on the front placket and back respectively.
The placket is embroidered with the same color embroidery thread as the clothes and then mixed with silver silk embroidered peony, which does not look eye-catching, but the silver thread flashes, and the pattern is revealed, and the hole in the back is almost in the vest, so she embroidered the palm-sized round moon crane with the same color as the inner skirt and silver thread.
Her ingenuity and superb craftsmanship have raised this dress to a higher level, and Su Wanyan happily rewarded Wenxiu, making the maids around her more diligent.
On the day of the prince's birthday, Su Wanyan was not in a hurry to go out, and the next person came to urge her twice before she went out with the box containing the gift, she wore this dress and earned enough people's eyeballs along the way, and when she went out of the mansion, Huo Qingqing and Su Yuxian were waiting for her.
"You can't hurry, what if you delay the hour?" Su Yuxian complained when she saw her.
The maid Xiaocui pulled her and whispered, "Miss, look." ”
Su Yuxian didn't know what her clothes looked like, but Xiaocui knew that she went to the Thousand Embroidery Workshop to cut two holes in her clothes while others were not paying attention.
She was taken aback, but she didn't expect Su Wanyan to be wearing that one, and it was even more ingenious.
Su Yuxian was reminded by her, so she looked carefully, she was wearing a goose-yellow skirt with a long veil, which made her more and more gentle and beautiful, but compared with Su Wanyan, she lost her dignified atmosphere, which made people think that Su Wanyan was the master and Su Yuxian was a slave.
Su Yuxian clenched her fists angrily, trembling all over, Huo Qingqing also saw the problem, and immediately called Su Yuxian aside and asked her what was going on.
Su Yuxian covered her handkerchief and cried, "My daughter doesn't know, my daughter worked hard to make her own skirt, but who knew that the slut went to the Thousand Embroidery Workshop to tailor-made, and there are so many embroidery girls in the Thousand Embroidery Workshop, and the skirt made is naturally good-looking." ”
"Let's go, let's go now, go to Fairfair."
Jinxiufang is also a famous embroidery workshop in Beijing, and it has been fighting with Qianxiufang, and the competition between the two is fierce.
Huo Qingqing felt that Su Yuxian's dress was not good at all, she was a person who had a marriage contract with the prince, how could she be compared to a slave.
She took Su Yuxian into her carriage, but Su Yuxian hadn't sat down yet, and the trick was alive again.
Huo Qingqing listened to her, so she asked the maid to go to the back and tell Su Wanyan that they still had something to do before they went to the prince's mansion in half an hour, and asked Su Wanyan if she would come with them, and then go from that side.
Su Wanyan couldn't go to the banquet alone, so she had to say that she would go with them.
The maid said, "Madame said, I am afraid that the slaves and maids will accidentally damage the gifts, so let them be put together in her car for safekeeping, and there are many congratulatory gifts in the house, which need to be registered together." ”
Lingxiu wanted to argue that it was a gift that the young lady had prepared herself, so why should it be put together.
Su Wanyan stopped her and handed the gift to the maid who came to deliver the message.
She knew that these people would definitely be uneasy and kind, but she wanted to see what Huo Qingqing and the others wanted to come up with.
She also prepared a piece of jade pendant to make a meaning, like Huo Qingqing said, there are a lot of congratulatory gifts in the house, and it took more than a dozen family members to carry it, her little thing is nothing at all, but she is afraid that when the prince asks her what she sent, she will not be able to say.
The carriage stopped, and Su Wanyan glanced at the luxurious three-story building on the street, and the plaque on it read the words "Splendid Fang", and she immediately understood what Huo Qingqing and Su Yuxian wanted to do.
"Miss, look at them."
Lingxiu was afraid that Su Wanyan would be compared, so she was anxious for her.
Su Wanyan comforted her, "It's okay, I can't be too conspicuous, so as not to cause gossip, after all, she is the one who has a marriage contract with the prince." ”
Lingxiu understood as soon as she heard her, "What Miss said is that we should be eye-catching, but not too showy." ”
Sure enough, Huo Qingqing's mother and daughter came out half an hour later, Su Yuxian had already changed into a white shirt and a red skirt, even the hair bun and makeup had changed, and a delicate peony silk flower was inserted in the sideburns.
The carriage moved again, and soon arrived in front of the prince's mansion, everyone got out of the carriage, Huo Qingqing walked in front, Su Wanyan and Su Yuxian walked side by side in the back, holding the gifts they had prepared for the prince in exquisite gift boxes.
There are already a lot of people sitting in the main hall, the music is melodious and tactful, and the dancing girl is holding the pipa while playing and dancing, I heard that this is a new dance from the teaching department, and it is really extraordinary.
Su Wanyan followed Huo Qingqing through the red carpet in the middle of the hall, glancing at those dancing girls from time to time, looking leisurely and complacent.
The appearance of the two sisters caused a lot of commotion in the palace, and they all praised them for their outstanding appearance and gorgeous costumes.
Su Yuxian's eyes were full of color, and she glanced at Su Wanyan, who had a calm face, and a comfortable smile hung on the corner of her mouth, and her back straightened.
When the prince heard the singing at the door, his eyes stared at the two reds, his face rippled, and he smiled a little evilly.
The three of them finally came up to them, bowed together, and said some auspicious words.
Su Wanyan and Su Yuxian each presented their own gifts, and the attendant next to him opened Su Yuxian's first, and as soon as the box was opened, he couldn't help but take a breath.
He showed the box to the crown prince, "Your Highness, look at this ......"
"What's going on?" The prince's face immediately became gloomy, and his eyes looked at Su Yuxian coldly.
Su Yuxian felt strange, straightened up and looked at the brocade box containing the gift, her face changed instantly, and the green jade inside turned into pieces.
Seeing the prince's gloomy face and looking like she was about to have a seizure, she immediately collapsed and knelt on the ground towards the prince, "Your Highness, you believe me, this is not what Xian'er prepared for you, Xian'er prepared it for you......"
The prince slapped the table and scolded: "You still want to quibble, what have you prepared, don't come if you don't want to come, you are disrespectful, you know?" ”
Huo Qingqing knelt on the ground when she saw this momentum, and pleaded for Su Yuxian, "Your Highness, the gift is for the courtiers to personally watch Xian'er put it in the box, how can she not be unsatisfied after preparing for your birthday for nearly a month, Xu is ......"
She glared at Su Wanyan fiercely, motioning for her to kneel down quickly, and then continued: "Xu is carriage and horses were crowded along the way, and he accidentally broke it. ”
Su Wanyan sneered in her heart, wishing to see the mother and daughter deflated, but she still knelt down and said: "Your Highness, my sister has indeed prepared for a long time and spent a lot of thought, this jade pendant has a crystal pure texture, it is the best quality, and it can't withstand bumps." ”
She smiled at the crown prince, "Your Royal Highness has the style of a gentleman, is valued by the emperor, and is loved by the subjects, so there are too many guests, and most of the streets are crowded, and if you are not careful, the carriage and horse will collide, and it will probably really be broken." ”
Seeing that she also interceded for Su Yuxian, the prince felt much more comfortable, so he didn't pursue it further, but Su Yuxian's impression in his heart was a little worse.
Most of the guests in the palace knew about it, and they were laughing at Su Yuxian in private, Su Yuxian walked to the seat and heard a lot of ridicule, everyone was talking about the prince who really didn't like Su Yuxian now, if he pampered her, a small congratulatory gift, he wouldn't lose his temper.
Su Yuxian looked at Su Wanyan angrily and pulled her into the courtyard.
"That's obviously your gift, how could it be in my hands, was it secretly changed by you?"
Su Wanyan pretended to be innocent, "How do I know, the two boxes are the same." ”
"I took the blame for you, but you were a good person there, why are you so shameless." Su Yuxian gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice.
Su Wanyan smiled coldly, "What the hell is going on with that gift, you Su Yuxian know better than me." Yes, it was a gift I prepared, but halfway through you instructed the maid to take it, saying that you should keep it together, at that time I suspected that you were uneasy and kind, so when I arrived at the prince's mansion, I took the gift with an extra heart, and you exchanged, I didn't expect it to really let me guess, the jade pendant was really damaged by you. ”
She spoke a little loudly, and Su Yuxian looked around cautiously, but didn't find that she was relieved.
"You are talking nonsense, saying that we deliberately sabotage, what evidence do you have, you also said that there are many people and cars, and it may have been broken."
"Is it my sister who knows it herself, if it were you, you would suffer the consequences."
After Su Wanyan finished speaking, she didn't want to be entangled with Su Yuxian, she glanced at the main hall, and felt disgusted when she thought that she would sit with Su Yuxian and pretend to be sisterly when she went in, so she simply turned around and walked towards the garden.
She walked in alone and saw a rockery with a spring underneath, so she found a place to sit on the side.
As soon as she sat down, she heard a sound of talking behind the rockery, and she wanted to leave, but when she heard the sound getting closer, it was too late to leave, so she simply hid behind a big rock.
She didn't want to hear the two men sitting on the same stone she had just sat on, but their voices were not far away, and they came to her ears very clearly.
There were two women, one young, fifteen or sixteen years old, and the other in his thirties, who were supposed to be mother and daughter.
The older one said: "You have seen how the prince is, and there are some rumors on weekdays, but he looks like a talent and has a good demeanor." ”
The young man was silent for a moment before he said: "What is much better-looking, what is rare, but it is just a little more comfortable to look at all day, if you want me to marry into the prince's mansion, except for giving me the position of crown princess, otherwise forget it." ”
Su Wanyan was still a little immature when she heard this voice, but what she said really surprised her, at a young age, she should have liked good-looking men the most when she first fell in love, but she was not uncommon.
The crown princess is in charge of the prince's backyard, representing power and status, but she is outspoken, she is here for this position of power, and her tone is really not small.
I only heard the old man say again: "Don't worry, I have already asked the prince to mention it, we will help him, and he will definitely agree." ”
The little girl said, "But didn't the girl who was in the General's Mansion have made a marriage contract with the prince before?" General Su has now won the battle at the border pass, and the power of the class division will only be greater when he returns to the dynasty in the near future, how could the prince give up such a big backer? ”
"That girl is just a concubine, although she has the title of the first beauty in the capital, but you also saw it just now, she is not loved by the prince, the prince means that he will put her in the position of the side concubine."
When Su Wanyan heard this, she was overjoyed, thinking that Su Yuxian would not be angry when she heard these words.
The little girl's tone was a little comfortable this time, "That's good, she looks stupid, and I won't worry about dealing with her when we serve the prince together in the future." ”