Chapter 39: Birthday Gifts
The jade shop is decorated with skylight, and the shopkeeper with jade inlays is concentrating on the next piece of jade, and when he saw Jiang Liyue and his party entering, he raised his eyes and asked.
"The two girls want to be inlaid with jade?"
Jiang Liyue pondered in front of the case for a long time, and pushed the jade that had already been prepared to the shopkeeper: "Can you help me see what pattern this jade can be carved into first?" ”
Before going out, she had asked Spruce to inquire in the house, and heard that this jade shop was the best craftsmanship in the city, and it was inevitable to have some hopes before coming, and because she had seen a lot of precious jade since she was a child, she specially found here just to pick a pattern and accessories, all with auspicious meanings, and rarely seen.
"Little girl, this jade material is good, do you want to use it as a gift or hide it yourself?"
The shopkeeper picked up the jade inlaid utensils and rubbed the jade that Jiang Liyue handed to him with his fingertips.
"Naturally, it's a gift, give it to the old lady in our house, you don't have to scruple about silver, as long as I can be satisfied with the pattern."
Since Jiang Liyue entered the shop, the shopkeeper has actually seen that her identity is extraordinary, although her age does not seem to be very old, but now she is dressed as a bride, although the clothes and accessories are simple and elegant, there is no lack of luxury, looking at how she is also from a big family in the city, plus his shop has always been honest as a golden signboard.
Now there is naturally no reason to smash the signboard, I heard that it is a birthday gift for an old lady in the house, his eyes lit up: "The girl's request is chic, I have carved a lot of jade in my life, I have never seen such jade, I don't know where it comes from?" ”
Jiang Liyue only prevaricated on the grounds of dowry, she quickly turned the conversation back to the jade pattern, and the shopkeeper naturally did not dare to slack off at the moment, and hurriedly displayed many patterns.
Jiang Liyue's eyes swept over the pattern book, her eyes stayed on one side of the whip pattern, and her fingertips rubbed over one side of the back pattern, and finally fixed her eyes on the original whip pattern: "Why don't you just look at this pattern, I have never seen this pattern on jade." ”
"Why don't you give me this jade? I see that this jade is not embedded when it is very special, if the girl feels distressed, why not choose another as a birthday gift? ”
There was a loud voice at the door, Jiang Liyue always felt that the man's voice was a little familiar, but she didn't react at the first time.
Jiang Liyue looked up and saw a white-clothed boy jumping off the horse, throwing the reins of the horse to the attendants accompanying him, and striding into the jade shop.
Someone came to snatch the object in Jiang Liyue's hand when she went to the street without causing trouble, it was really unheard of, and it was not until Tianguang hit him on the side of the face that she finally saw the appearance of the person clearly.
It was actually Qin Yinghan, Jiang Liyue almost didn't roll her eyes to the sky, Qin Yinghan walked to her closer, looking at her with burning eyes, there was a bit of surprise in it.
Although he didn't have any sincere intentions for her, Jiang Liyue's appearance really couldn't be ignored, and when she got off the carriage, she also attracted a lot of attention because her appearance was too outstanding.
If those gazes can still make Jiang Liyue adapt, Qin Yinghan's gaze at the moment makes her very uncomfortable.
She was intuitively unhappy, and immediately reacted quickly to turn around and refuse to talk to him.
The shopkeeper recognized Qin Yinghan, and hurriedly bowed down to greet him, with a flattering smile on his face: "Gongzi Qin, the jade you want has already been prepared, and I wanted to send someone to the mansion later, why did Gongzi come in person?" ”
Qin Yinghan replied from the good side: "Today, Fang came back from outside, and happened to meet here on the road, so I thought about coming to pick it up in person, and I would offer it in a few days." ”
Although he answered freely, his eyes drifted to Jiang Liyue intermittently, although the shopkeeper saw some clues, he was not suitable for mixing in the affairs between the nobles, so he had to lean aside and wait.
Seeing the silence in the shop for a long time, the shopkeeper smiled and said: "I don't dare to delay what the son personally ordered, why don't I go and get it for the son?" ”
Qin Yinghan didn't answer, Nunu chin turned in the direction of Jiang Liyue, signaling him to greet Jiang Liyue first.
Jiang Liyue's mind had not been placed in the shop for a long time, and at this moment, she subconsciously turned her head to look at him, and saw that his eyes were burning on herself, and she couldn't help frowning.
"I've told you all my requirements, and I'll give you this jade." Jiang Liyue set the pattern, left the deposit and turned around and walked out, without looking at Qin Yinghan again.
Out of the jade shop, Spruce instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, and snorted coldly at the tip of his nose: "This son of the Qin family is really haunted, knowing that the county lord has married to Mu Gongzi, he still dares to come to disturb him three or four times, the slave and maid should really greet him with a good greeting." ”
Jiang Liyue sighed in her heart, after all, the spruce was simpler, and even Qin Yinghan, who was disgusted with his heart, could only be harsh to such an extent.
Jiang Liyue didn't answer for a long time, and Spruce somehow remembered the rumor that Jiang Liyue was still in the boudoir, and was inevitably a little worried: "County Lord, you don't have any thoughts about that Qin Gongzi, right?" ”
After a long time of losing her mind, Jiang Liyue was just thinking about whether to go home directly or walk around the street again, seeing that Spruce was suspicious, she hurriedly waved her hand and explained: "Naturally not, then how can Qin's He De make me worry, I just haven't been used to his actions, how can you always think elsewhere?" ”
Seeing that there was indeed no situation, Spruce lowered his eyes and muttered: "It is naturally good for the county lord to be devoted to Mu Mansion. ”
Jiang Liyue smiled, then lifted the hem of her skirt and walked out, planning to walk around the streets and alleys a few more times, and add some fresh objects to the house.
After Qin Yinghan saw Jiang Liyue's back leave, he looked at her from afar with the appearance of a lotus flower carrying a skirt, and just when he was in a trance, the shopkeeper stepped forward, and his eyes were also on her: "Qin Gongzi is destined for this girl, this girl is a rare match with what Gongzi thinks, and she also loves this jade." ”
Qin Yinghan retracted his gaze and responded, hesitantly took the reins of the horse from the entourage's hand, turned over and jumped on the horse's back, and waited for about half a mile before hesitantly saying to the attendant: "Can you see the appearance of that girl just now?" I'll stop someone for me later, and I'll have something to say to her. ”
The attendant bowed slightly and responded: "Childe will rest for a while, and the little one will bring that young lady to Childe later." ”
After the report, the attendant drove away with another horse, and Qin Yinghan stared for a long time before retracting his gaze.
Jiang Liyue got out of the jade shop, and then left the little episode in Fang Cai behind, and wandered around the street a few times before boarding the carriage that had been parked under the excuse again.
After the carriage traveled a safe distance, Jiang Liyue was about to open the curtain to take a look at the scene outside, but she felt that the body shook suddenly, and there was still a sound of startling horses in front of her, so that she almost stumbled out of the carriage.
Fortunately, Han Dong reached out in time to hold the person steady, and after seeing this, after confirming that Jiang Liyue was fine, Spruce immediately sank his face, and hurriedly wanted to open the curtain to inspect one or two, but Jiang Liyue raised his hand in time to stop him.
Spruce tilted his head and asked with obvious puzzlement in his eyes: Why didn't the county lord let me lift the curtain?
Jiang Liyue tried her best to stabilize her mind and body, leaning sideways against Chebi to listen to the movement outside, except for the sound of the wind, the rest of the sound was almost inaudible.
She hurriedly made a look and motioned to the spruce not to lift the curtain, and suddenly the carriage was silent.
A bad premonition arose spontaneously in her heart, Jiang Liyue intuitively felt that something unpredictable would still happen behind her, and after thinking about it for a while, she reached an inch behind the car curtain and shouted in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" ”
A column of archers was waiting in a tight formation, ready to attack not far away, and Qin Yinghan's originally ice-like eyes changed slightly.
It is clear that Jiang Liyue, who she has been in contact with in the past, is clearly a weak woman in terms of appearance or other aspects, how can she only be afraid for a while, and she is not surprised when she encounters an accident, and she does not have the timidity that a young lady should have.
Qin Yinghan waved his palm back, signaling the archer to hold his troops still, the horseman outside the car had already been secretly handed, and he was sleeping outside at the moment, Qin Yinghan's attendant jumped into the carriage lightly, and took the reins of the horse, imitating the voice of the coachman in front: "It's okay, county lord, it's just that the front is on the road, and Fang Cai Xiaoxiao went to visit, which frightened the county lord." ”
The archer found a hidden place to hide according to Qin Yinghan's order, Qin Yinghan also hid in the forest at the right time, and the spruce saw that the coachman outside answered, and his eyes signaled to Jiang Liyue before carefully lifting a corner of the car curtain.
Sure enough, there was already a vast world outside, and there was no trace of Qin Yinghan and his party, and even the attendant who was disguised as a coachman in front had changed into the clothes of the original coachman.
After checking the inside and outside of the spruce, he lifted the curtain in front of him and instructed: "Okay, hurry back to the mansion, if you delay the time, Lang Jun will ask you for the crime." ”
The attendant responded and drove forward, but the destination was completely opposite to the new mansion, and after the spruce sat back in place quietly, he whispered to Jiang Liyue and Han Dong: "We should have fallen for the traitor's trick, what should we do now?" ”
Qin Yinghan was already resentful because Mu Yan had robbed the limelight at the palace banquet that day, and the new chess in his hand was taken away, so he was unhappy in his heart, and he had been unwilling to listen inside and outside the Mu Mansion for a long time, and he never thought that he would really wait for the day when the mansion was moved.
It's really a coincidence to meet Jiang Liyue on the street today, seeing that in addition to the two maids who are also powerless, she is a sturdy attendant and has never been taken out of the mansion, but he didn't expect that the Mu Mansion is a hundred secrets, he can't waste this opportunity, if he doesn't take advantage of such a big bargain, it won't be for nothing.
As the carriage approached, he had changed into his night clothes and quietly followed behind, his face covered by a mask, which he would not recognize until he looked closely.
Jiang Liyue rubbed the white jade bracelet on her jade wrist, and said thoughtfully: "Yes, I saw a dark pattern on the left side of the coachman's neck just now, it should be a dead man from the mansion, and it is definitely not a person from the side of the Mu Mansion." ”
"Later, one of you will take the opportunity to get out, they are obviously coming for me now, you should quickly return to the house to deliver the letter."
Spruce was anxious on his face, but he didn't dare to take his voice seriously, so he had to say angrily: "County Lord, how can we let you be alone in the mouth of the tiger, now we can delay some time on our side, and you must not order the two of us to leave at a critical moment." ”
Han Dongzi nodded in agreement, and the carriage went around a bend again, and there was a sudden fog in the carriage, and before they could discuss specific countermeasures, the three of them lost consciousness together.