Chapter 003: Blood Coral
Yan Yuqing walked all the way, and saw the flowers blooming outside the Chengxiang Palace, the landscape was pleasing to the eye, and his mood was also much more comfortable.
In the hall, the queen sat on top of the purple embroidered gold peony pleated skirt, and the golden pearls of the South China Sea on the colorful bun reflected her whole person shining.
Yan Yuqing said secretly, in his more than 20 beautiful years, her husband has been sick for many years, and she doesn't know whether this queen's position is a blessing or a tragedy. At that time, Chenjun Cui's family was reluctant to let the girl of his own family enter the palace, so he pushed the aunt of the side branch to this position.
If there is no trace of resentment, how can he be alienated from the Cui family for many years. Thinking of this, Yan Yuqing felt a little more sympathy for this aunt.
"See the queen's aunt" Yan Yuqing called Queen Cui sweetly, and began to salute before she could stand still.
When Empress Cui saw her, her eyebrows immediately curled, in the end, it was her sister-in-law's child, so she beckoned her to step forward and said softly: "I haven't come to see the prince yet." ”
Xuanyuan Jue bowed politely as if he had seen Yan Yuqing for the first time.
Seeing this, Yan Yuqing hurriedly saluted obediently and obediently: "The courtiers have seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
The queen did not hide her praise for Yan Yuqing, and said with a smile in her eyebrows: "It's not a loss that he is a child taught by Yun Wangfu, with a beautiful appearance and a moderate demeanor." ”
didn't expect the queen to praise herself in person, Yan Yuqing was a little embarrassed for a while, and after seeing Xuanyuan Jue, she quietly stepped aside.
The queen looked at Yan Yuqing, who was as bright as the sun, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
"I heard the prince say today that you are practicing dance hard, and you specially went to ask Hu Ren for advice, which made my aunt a little surprised, thinking that my Qing'er is ready to become the crown princess."
Yan Yuqing was startled and looked sideways at Xuanyuan Jue.
What the hell did this guy say?!
Yan Yuqing, who was frightened, hurriedly changed the topic: "Aunt Queen's birthday next month is just a gathering of relatives and friends. ”
When the queen heard this, she couldn't hide her joy, and nodded again and again: "It's still Qing'er's thoughts, look at my memory, I'm about to forget my birthday." That day, Qing'er had to dress up more beautifully and suppress those official ladies. He glanced down, as if to tell the prince.
Yan Yuqing secretly observed and found that Xuanyuan Jue had not moved at all after listening to it for so long, not to mention anything else, just with this determination, he was also a rare talent among his peers. It is no wonder that he has a group of followers at such a young age, and he can grasp the government at a young age. In addition to the backing of the mother's family, it seems that one's own qualifications are also quite important.
After chatting for a long time, the queen felt a little sleepy, so she sent someone to send Yan Yuqing back. Because it was sent back by the queen's people, when he came back, he got a pair of mutton fat and white jade amphorae rewarded by his mother, and there was no turmoil in the house.
The red coral that Ning Qiyue took never came back, but Uncle Longbeard sent an even more precious blood coral.
This made Yan Yuqing a little overjoyed. Blood Coral, that's a treasure that is rare in a century.
After thinking about it, she still came to the Liu's Golden Building, which is usually inlaid with jewelry.
Looking at the four bright characters of "Liu's Golden Building" in Jinqidu, I remembered the golden peony embroidered on my aunt's body. Yan Yuqing smiled dumbly.
She touched the blood coral that she hadn't had time to take out of her arms, thinking that it would be better to cheer up and prepare her aunt's birthday gift.
Jin Gui, the shopkeeper of Liu's Golden Building, saw that the regular customers hurriedly got up and greeted: "The county lord hasn't been here for more than a month, and what good things are there this time, which also opens the eyes of my old guy." ”
"You haven't seen anything good, and you're making fun of me again. If I do this again, I'll be embarrassed to come next time. Yan Yuqing said that he still carefully took out the blood coral branch from his arms: "I want to use this original branch to inlay a hairpin with gold, what do you think?" ”
The golden shopkeeper cautiously took the blood coral branch and looked at it carefully: "Although coral is not common in this capital, it is not a rare thing. It's just that this coral is dark red in color, and the luster is excellent, and the roots are much thicker than the fingers, and they are not at all as small as ordinary coral ornaments. It is a rare and superb coral. ”
Yan Yuqing smiled and said nothing, it seems that the bearded uncle is really attentive.
The white-clothed young man who followed next to the gold shopkeeper opened his mouth lightly at this time: "If the hairpin is only wrapped in gold, it may be a little boring, but if it can be inlaid with other jewelry, it may be more flexible." ”
Yan Yuqing's gaze moved from the golden shopkeeper to the white-clothed young man, who had occasionally seen him here a few times over the years, although he didn't talk much, but he often followed the golden shopkeeper, and he should be his apprentice.
Yan Yuqing glanced at the young man approvingly: "The golden shopkeeper is amazing, the apprentices are better than the blue, you don't have to work so hard if you have a helper in the future." ”
The golden shopkeeper glanced at the young man in white, then at Yan Yuqing, and laughed. He raised his forehead and said, "You can torture me, this is our lord's house." ”
Yan Yuqing looked at the young man in front of him again, although he didn't say much, his eyes were clear, his posture was upright, and he was indeed a gentleman with a clear breeze and a moon. It's just that he looks too handsome and handsome, which makes Yan Yuqing a little jealous when he looks at it.
Yan Yuqing still trusted the craftsmanship of Liu's Golden Building, and just listened to the words of the young man in white, and unconsciously asked, "How do you think this coral will look better?" ”
The young man in white gave the golden shopkeeper a look, and the pen and ink were prepared on the table. His white jade-like fingers held the brush, and in the flowing water, a coral hairpin with a happy brow came to life. On the red coral branches, the green green is the leaf, the ruby is the flower, and the thrush made of pearls as small as a grain of rice stands on the branch, which is vivid.
With such a rare idea, even Yan Yuqing, who was accustomed to seeing the treasures of the palace, had to show a look of admiration, "Boss Liu is young and talented, and this painter can also be ranked in the capital, and he is worthy of being the boss of the Golden Building." ”
Yan Yuqing praised his sincerity, but the man in white on the side had a shy flush on his face.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper Jin hurriedly explained: "This Lang Jun is surnamed Xiao Mingyan. Liu is his mother's surname. ”
Just as she was about to speak, a pair of rugged hands reached over her shoulders and took the blood coral.
"This is your new treasure there?" Xuanyuan Jue walked to Yan Yuqing's side and played with the things in his hand.
Yan Yuqing raised his hand: "Be careful, this is a gift."
"Giving it away?" Xuanyuan Jue almost laughed.
Just such a blood coral?