Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 198 Who is the Queen Concubine?
Cai Yan curled her lips, "It's nothing, it was Mrs. Shen who bought it! Mrs. Shen wants to give it away, what can I do? If I don't accept it, wouldn't it be a loss of my kindness?"

Mrs. Cai shook her head again and again, and sighed, "Your grandfather is an upright official with a cautious official style, even your father didn't dare to mess around outside, you...how can you accept expensive gifts from others!"

Cai Yan stared at Mrs. Cai, "Mother's words are wrong. Both grandpa and dad are officials, and people give gifts because they ask them. Naturally, they can't accept gifts casually. But as a woman, I don't As an official, it doesn't matter what you say, why can't you accept gifts from others? And she should give me gifts, shouldn't she?"

"Who is this Mrs. Shen?" Mrs. Cai sternly looked at the maid.

"Don't say it!" Cai Yan also turned to wait for her maid.

The servant girl looked at Mrs. Cai with a stern face, and then at the blushing lady, and hesitated for a long while without uttering a word.

"Don't tell me, I don't think you need to serve the lady anymore! I have my own maid who has been trained by the mother, and I will replace Jiu Niangzi with a sensible maid!" Madam Cai threatened.

The servant girl knelt down when she heard the words, "Go back to Madam, Mrs. Shen... Mrs. Shen is Prince Qi's concubine."

"Prince Qi's concubine's room?" Mrs. Cai seemed to be lost in her memories when she heard the words. In her memories, she was the little lady she met in the palace, who was neither humble nor overbearing, and confronted the empress dowager indifferently. , the little lady who made people feel chilled at first sight and dared not approach, "It's her? How could she give you a gift?"

"Yesterday, the Empress Dowager held a banquet in the imperial garden. The lady was playing the piano. Just as Prince Qi was passing by, the prince praised the lady for the sound of the piano, so Mrs. Shen became very polite to the lady. Today I invite you, and Mrs. Shen also said yes, and entertained the prince on behalf of the prince. Ma'am." The little maid said numbly.

"You traitor!" Cai Yan blushed and scolded while jumping.

Mrs. Cai lowered her eyes when she heard the words, "So, the prince is interested in you..."

Cai Yan raised her hand to cover her hot cheeks, "What did mother say? I don't know!"

Cai Yan may not be clear about the purpose of the banquet in the Imperial Garden yesterday, but Mrs. Cai will not.Coupled with the behavior of Prince Qi's mansion today, it is likely that Prince Qi has this intention.

Mrs. Cai raised her eyes to look at her daughter, a young girl in cardamom age, like a delicate flower in the morning dew, with a green and seductive aura, exuding vigorous vitality.Mrs. Cai couldn't help expressing some emotion that my family has a girl who has just grown up, "That's the case, women's families should also be reserved, she is just a concubine, won't you lose your status if you are with her?"

"My mother didn't see her demeanor. She doesn't look like a concubine! The money is extremely generous, but she can buy it for me without blinking an eye. Today's flowers are worth more than Father's annual salary is too much!" After finishing speaking, Cai Yan pouted, how could she be allowed to squander the little pocket money her mother gave her every month, with such a fool who was willing to throw away money following her, Why doesn't she go?

Mrs. Cai frowned, "I heard that half of the shops in Nanshi belong to her. It's not surprising that she has a lot of private property and spends a lot of money. It's just that this matter has not been written off yet, and she is so eager to give benefits..."

"Oh, mother, why didn't you leave a word! What are you talking about? I don't understand, I don't understand!" After speaking, Cai Yan turned and walked out of Mrs. Cai's room with her face covered.

For a moment, the servant girl didn't know whether she should go out to catch up with her own wife, or continue to stand here and listen to her wife's orders.

Mrs. Cai frowned, and looked sideways at the maid, "Then Mrs. Shen is very polite to Jiu Niang?"

The maid nodded again and again, you're welcome, how many carts can I buy?Can you book the entire Yue Lai restaurant?Can I invite you to go out tomorrow?Oh, I have to go out tomorrow, so I can't let my wife know, otherwise my wife will know that she has exposed the truth, so she won't hate her!
"She said, it was King Qi's instruction?" Mrs. Cai asked again.

The servant girl nodded and looked at her toes, "Ma'am, if it wasn't for the prince's instruction, she is just a concubine of the prince's mansion, no matter how rich she is, how can she order the guards of the mansion to clear the place, so that people's shops and restaurants are closed?" For a living, do you only accept wives?"

"Is there such a thing?" Mrs. Cai asked with staring eyes, and couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her heart.

The servant girl nodded again and again, "Yes, although we visited the most bustling and bustling places in the east and west markets, but there are no other people who can see the little lady. It is more comfortable than when we go out by ourselves on weekdays! Then Mrs. Shen The receptionist is very attentive!"

"To monopolize the favor of the prince, how can she be so generous?" Mrs. Cai shook her head, seemingly unbelievable.

"My lord praised my lady yesterday..." the little maid muttered.

Mrs. Cai nodded, raised her hand and said, "Go down, why does this matter make people panic?"

The little maid hurriedly laughed, "Madam must be worrying too much!"

After speaking, he backed out and breathed a sigh of relief.

Right now Cai Yan's yard is bustling like a market.All the sisters in the family flocked to her yard, and there was a lot of exclamation.

"Such beautiful jewelry!"

"The color is good, and the fabric is also good, can my sister give it to me with a foot or two?"

"I asked the servant girl to buy this lip balm several times, but she said she couldn't buy it, but my sister has a lot of it here!" The tone was quite sour.

"This gold-studded red jadeite bracelet is really unique. It's brighter and more beautiful than the one I saw Mrs. Wei wearing last time!" The tone was full of envy.

"You really don't know the goods. The gold ornaments on the bracelet are valuable, but they are just common things. You know that the wooden box containing the gold ornaments is made of double-layered golden nanmu, and the outer layer is carved with flowers, birds, insects and fish. It was made by Mr. Yan, a meticulous painter!" A lady with a rather elegant temperament among the sisters sighed, "Mr. Yan made it himself, and it is all for collection. It is priceless! The value is inestimable!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes widened.

The young lady immediately laughed, "Fifth sister understands this, but we don't. I just look at how beautiful the gold ornaments are!"

"Yes, Ninth Sister, give me one?" The sisters crowded around Cai Yan, smiling flatteringly, complimenting her, and staring at her daily gains.

"What is this, take it if you like it!" Cai Yan waved her hand casually and said, "I have to go out tomorrow, if any of you have time, I can take you with me."

"real?!"

There was another burst of joy.

Cai Yan was almost exhausted by the compliments.The servant girl looked at the things they brought back, but after a short period of time, more than half of them had been lost, and she couldn't help but feel a little regretful, "My lady is so generous, they are all snatched away, and if they get good things on weekdays, don't they hide them?" Tuck it in?"

"It's just different from them. They hide and hide me!" Cai Yan lay on her back on the bed, and sighed very comfortably, "What is this, when I get married... Hehe, it's not all Is it mine? How can it be envied by others?"

The servant girl also blushed when she heard the words, nodded and said no more.

Shen Xinniang was lying on the imperial concubine's couch, flipping through the books, Dan Xin pinched her shoulders, and Jin Xiang beat her legs.

The tortoise and crane incense burner in the room exhaled a pleasant fragrance, so comfortable that one couldn't help but want to fall asleep, she narrowed her eyes slightly.

The light weight on the shoulder suddenly became heavier, she snorted softly, "Well, this strength is just right."

The technique of the shoulders seems to be more skillful too, with a deep grip and just the right amount of strength, it immediately relaxes the somewhat tired shoulders, making one feel drowsy comfortably.

"Are you comfortable?" the person behind asked suddenly.

"Well, it's comfortable..." Shen Xinniang opened her eyes and looked up. There was still Dan Xin standing behind her. It was clearly Fang Yan with a long body and a smile at the corner of her mouth. "When did you come back? Why didn't you say anything? "

"I came back when you said you were strong." Fang Yan sat down on the imperial concubine's couch, took the book in her hand and threw it aside, "Where did you go today?"

Shen Xinniang glanced at him indifferently, "I didn't hide it from you, don't you know?"

"Hearing it from someone else's mouth is the same as hearing it from you?" Fang Yan said with a smile.

Shen Xinniang's tone was light and casual, "What can I do, of course, is to treat your 'Queen Princess' well."

Hearing this, Fang Yan turned over and pressed her under him, squinting at her, "Who is my queen-to-be? Huh?"

"Of course you say whoever is it, that's it!" Shen Xiniang obviously didn't smile, but her tone was teasing.

"Oh," Fang Yan nodded, "It seems that you don't remember clearly, should I remind you again?"

As he spoke, his hands moved around her body.

The maid in the room hurriedly buried her head under her neck, bowed her body, and retreated in small steps.

Shen Xinniang pushed him, "I have serious business to do!"

"What could be more important than letting you know who my queen-to-be is?" Fang Yan smiled and leaned down, biting her soft lips.

"Well……"

The rest of Shen Xinniang's words were swallowed by him.

Early the next morning, the large and luxurious carriage of Prince Qi's Mansion stopped outside Cai's house.

Chirping, chirping, and the sound of a young girl's voice coming towards the door.The concierge couldn't stop him even if he wanted to. It would be fine if Cai Jiuniang was alone, so he hurriedly reported to Madam, maybe they could delay until Madam came over.

But there are so many young ladies, almost all the young ladies in the house who have not left the cabinet were mobilized, and they all opened their mouths to reprimand, which only forced the porter's head to split open. If it is not disrespectful, they just want to cover their ears and not listen to their noise.

Before the servant who went to report to Madam Ming invited Madam back, the group of young ladies had already gone out laughing.

Cai Yan got on King Qi's carriage, and the young ladies beside him all rode in their own carriages.Although Cai Xiang holds an important position, the carriages that his little ladies take when they go out are by no means regulated by the Xiangye.How can it be compared with the carriage frame of King Qi's mansion with the phoenix emblem hanging on it?
Even the horses in front of the frame of King Qi's Mansion are taller and more majestic than their own horses!

Under the envious eyes of all the sisters, Cai Yan got into the carriage, her vanity was greatly satisfied.

"Miss Shen, there are many sisters in the family, don't laugh at me." Cai Yan said with a smile.

Shen Xinniang nodded, "Ms. Cai's sisters are naturally distinguished guests."

(End of this chapter)