Concubine's true colors

Chapter 280 Gold List High School
On the second day in Wenlan Courtyard, Xiao Jinwen, who never liked others to enter her courtyard and always liked to write poems quietly by herself, invited Xiao Jinxuan here today.

And I saw that in Xiao Jinwen's room, there were countless exquisite and ingenious jewelry.

And the servant girls standing on both sides were holding bundles of luxurious and exquisite fabrics, and Xiao Jinwen was holding a square of lavender material in her forehand, and asked Xiao Jinxuan with a smile:

"Five days later it will be the birthday of the Holy Majesty Hua. You and my sisters are all invited, because every year there are missions from other countries coming to congratulate. It is really a feast for the whole country. You must also choose your clothes carefully, otherwise you will lose face, and it will simply add embarrassment to my Great Zhou Kingdom."

Then I saw Xiao Jinwen holding the material in her hand, leaning closer to Xiao Jinxuan, and then said with a satisfied smile:

"I know you've always liked purple. This material is made of Lianyun Brocade, and it's also embroidered with golden plum blossoms. My sister uses it to make palace skirts. Wearing it will definitely make her look even more beautiful."

Stretching out her hand to touch the fabric, Xiao Jinxuan really liked it, but then she shook her head and said:

"This material is beautiful, but the color is too light and elegant. It is not solemn enough for the palace banquet, and the plum blossoms have the meaning of bitter cold. The pattern of the Holy Father's birthday is not suitable for wearing on the body, so I have to trouble my sister, but Jinxuan still wants to wear it." Choose carefully."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinwen looked down at the material in her hand, and couldn't help but feel that what Xiao Jinxuan said was reasonable, so she immediately waved her hand to signal the maid to quickly remove the piece of cloth.

And Xiao Jinxuan has already come to more than 50 pieces of fabrics, and while admiring the luxurious fabrics, she said with a smile:

"Actually speaking, I'm so sorry that my cousin even took the trouble to think about me, so she took out these cloths collected from my collection and shared them with me, especially those jewelry, which are not only noble, but also worth not less than a thousand taels of silver. Well, Jinxuan felt a little sorry for calling her sister so expensive this time."

Ming Emperor Hua's birthday is approaching, and the invited nobles naturally have to take care of preparations.

In fact, the handsome mansion has already sent it to the various courtyards. The jewelry fabrics in the share are just a comparison between those things and Xiao Jinwen's.

Xiao Jinxuan's current property abroad is not good, and she is not short of money, but there are many things that you can't buy with money.

At least in terms of precious fabrics and luxurious jewelry, Xiao Jinwen's inventory is almost ten times that of hers.

But this is not surprising, after all, Xiao Jinwen is the eldest daughter of the handsome mansion, and has lived in the capital since she was a child. It is not surprising that there will be a rich private warehouse in the past ten years.

After all, the lady of every family will have such rare items in private savings.

And these things are not included in the account book. When the day of marriage, the things in the small warehouse will become dowry, and will be carried to the husband's house along with the daughters of the family.

The richer the dowry, the more expensive the bride's identity.

Therefore, for the things in these small warehouses, the ladies of the old family are seldom willing to give them away, after all, this is related to the important matter of marriage.

Therefore, Xiao Jinwen's kindness is indeed very strong. After all, any of the cloth jewelry here in front of me is enough to make people flock to it if taken outside alone.

But upon hearing this, Xiao Jinwen smiled lightly, then stepped forward to hold the other's wrist, and accompanied Xiao Jinxuan to choose together.

"Sister, don't alienate me like this. You have only come to the capital not long ago. As a cousin, I should take care of you. And if you say thank you, it should be my sister who thanks you. After all, sometimes, my mother's words Fortunately, Jinxuan, you didn't care about the inappropriateness, but sister, don't worry, my mother has already agreed to take him back to the house regarding Wen Yao's matter, and I hope you don't worry about what happened yesterday."

There is a reason for Xiao Jinwen to say these words. In fact, just last night, Xiao Jinxuan, who was eager to take her brother with her to take care of her, went to see Mrs. Zhao.

After all, this eldest aunt is now the head of the Shuai Mansion, and Xiao Wenyao can only be accepted to come to the Shuai Mansion if she nods her head.

But when he heard that Xiao Heng's concubine was going to come to the mansion, Mrs. Zhao immediately began to think about herself.

Even though Xiao Wenyao is only a concubine, he is a male from the Xiao family, and the other party also has Xiao Jinxuan, the elder sister that Zhao Shi fears.

So after thinking about it, Mrs. Zhao was afraid that Xiao Wenyao would become a potential competitor of her son in the future, so she didn't want to agree to this right away.

But now in the commander's mansion, no one can check and balance Xiao Jinxuan. She wanted to bring her younger brother over, but Zhao Shi didn't agree, so naturally she would not stay amiable.

Therefore, after a bad break up, Zhao shi not only lost face, but finally had to deal with this matter, but the relationship with Xiao Jinxuan naturally became more tense.

And early this morning, Xiao Jinxuan invited her to Wenlan Courtyard. In fact, Xiao Jinxuan knew in her heart that this cousin intended to ease the relationship between each other, and she didn't want to really break up with Zhao, so she had a present. This is the scene of the invitation.

Stopping in front of a piece of black-purple cloud cloth, Xiao Jinxuan stroked the material quite fondly, and said calmly:
"I want to pick up Wenyao. This idea is really sudden. It's normal for my aunt to object, but since I have achieved the result I wanted, and there is also the eldest sister who understands me. Jinxuan has always respected my aunt. How can there be any dissatisfaction in my heart, my family has no overnight hatred."

Xiao Jinwen has seen Xiao Jinxuan's methods more than once now, especially the time when the other party severely punished her, which scared her into nightmares for several nights.

But after getting in touch with her for a long time, Xiao Jinwen discovered that one of the cousins ​​is very easy to get along with, she doesn't have a temper on weekdays, and she is very talkative.

Sometimes Xiao Jinwen couldn't understand why her mother, Mrs. Zhao, couldn't live in peace, but she always wanted to provoke this cousin.

As a result, she also feared and was caught in the middle, in a dilemma.

But seeing that Xiao Jinxuan didn't hold any grudges because of what happened yesterday, Xiao Jinwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly called the maid to wrap up the few pieces of material that the other party liked.

Just when Xiao Jinwen wanted to give all these things to Xiao Jinxuan, she hadn't said the words yet.

Suddenly, she saw Zhu Xin barging in without knocking on the door, and her face was even more joyful, and she said with an impatient smile:

"Miss is done. Mr. Meng Mian's title on the gold list is the champion of this year. That Ji Lingfeng only got second place. The imperial court's list has come down, and the servants have seen it with their own eyes."

Xiao Jinxuan, who has always been indifferent to emotions, couldn't help but smile immediately upon hearing this.

She worked so hard that she even invited Meng Mian, who was far away in Yangzhou, just to be called Ji Lingfeng, but she couldn't become the number one scholar in the two rankings as she wished in her previous life.

But now seeing that her strategy really succeeded, Xiao Jinxuan felt a burst of joy when she thought that Ji Lingfeng, that guy with sky-high eyes and extremely conceited, would definitely be hit hard.

But compared to Xiao Jinxuan, who was extremely happy because she got what she wanted, Xiao Jinwen was also very happy at this meeting.

Even disregarding his identity, he directly grabbed Zhu Xin's hand, and asked excitedly:
"The Mr. Meng Mian you are talking about should be the Mr. Meng who visited Jinxuan last time. If this is the case, that would be really great. I must be very happy that Mr. Meng is now. After several years of hardship, he won the list in one fell swoop. , I knew he must be different from others."

Seeing this meeting, Xiao Jinwen actually grabbed Zhu Xin's hand, looking like she was about to cry with joy.

After being stunned for a moment, Xiao Jinxuan immediately stepped forward to hold the cousin with a smile, and then gently ordered to the maidservants who were serving in the room:
"Okay, my cousin and I want to look at the jewelry first. Take out all the cloths first. The whole room is too messy. You just stay outside, Zhuxin. My cousin and I want to buy jewelry." Stay alone."

As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding maidservants naturally walked out immediately, but Xiao Jinwen's personal maid, Ziying, looked at her young lady with some anxiety, apparently not wanting to leave her alone.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinwenhui was heartbroken, and also saw that Xiao Jinxuan wanted to talk to her, so she immediately smiled and signaled to Ziying not to worry, and told her to go out for a while.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Xiao Jinxuan stepped forward to hold the hand of this cousin, and sat down by the teahouse together with a smile, and then she suddenly said:
"Cousin, if Jinxuan read correctly just now, you seem to be quite concerned about Mr. Meng's imperial examination results. To be honest with my sister, my sister has moved her heart for him."

Xiao Jinxuan usually spoke in a soft and gentle voice, but her gentle tone still startled Xiao Jinwen, and she immediately waved her hands and said:
"Sister, what do you mean by that? How can I have such restless thoughts as a boudoir girl? My sister is just grateful for the last time in your yard, that Mr. Meng didn't hesitate to hurt himself, and he didn't want to humiliate me. It took me half a point to leave a little impression on him, and there is nothing between us at all."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help raising her eyebrows, and then said with emotion:
"Yeah, it seems that I'm overthinking it. After all, my sister is honorable. Even if Mr. Meng is named on the gold list, how can a mere number one scholar be worthy of being my cousin? The one who can win my sister's attention in the future must not be the prince of the family. , it must be General Hou Ye. Just now, Jinxuan's words were rash, so my cousin just pretended she hadn't heard of it."

But who would have thought that when Xiao Jinwen heard this, she immediately lowered her head sadly, and the room fell into silence for a while.

Suddenly a drop of tear fell on the back of Xiao Jinxuan's hand, and she heard the other party's voice choked up and said helplessly:

"Actually, I am dissatisfied with my younger sister. I have never cared about princes and generals. To tell the truth, my daughter's family is shameless. In fact, for my future husband and son-in-law, I just want to find a confidant who is a husband and wife. As the young lady of the Shuai Mansion, many things have already been doomed since I was born, and it is even more impossible for me to control my marriage. Therefore, Mr. Meng, it doesn’t matter if I have feelings for him or be ruthless. Between us we Each other, after all, there is nothing but a mirror image."

Seeing Xiao Jinwen silently shed tears and say such sad words, Xiao Jinxuan knew that she had guessed right just now.

This cousin really had a little affection for Meng Mian.

Taking out the silk handkerchief to wipe away the tears on the back of the other party's hand, Xiao Jinxuan suddenly laughed, and said with a trace of coldness in her voice:

"Cousin, as women, we can't make achievements like men. No matter before we get married or after having children, we can only be trapped in this back house forever, in the world of the four directions, surrounded by the courtyard. The wall blocks all freedom. It is unfortunate enough to be a woman, but if you can’t even control your marriage, then my sister doesn’t know such a life, what’s the point of living, and sometimes you just need to take a brave step, maybe Then you will find that the vast sea and sky outside are not so far away."

(End of this chapter)