Chapter 10
Each gift was delivered one by one to each person’s room according to the designation on the sign. The second girl, Rong Xiangyu, came back to celebrate her father’s birthday and was talking in Rong Xiangmian’s house, not realizing that she had a copy.
Open a look, inside the handle of a vivid red-colored yarn Buddha hand birds and flowers on the surface of the mahogany handle carved fan, a gold silk and jewels inlaid gourd-shaped gold incense sachet, a string of purple sandalwood incense beads, as well as a side of gold-colored phoenix nine daisy ink.
The other is just, this party ink is sent to Rong Xiangyu heart. She is good calligraphy in the capital is quite famous, send her ink a few people, but not the phoenix holding nine daisies of the pattern of good intentions.
Rong Xiang See saw, laughed: “sister two years ago got a twin, now pregnant, is not really want to give birth to nine?”
Rong Xiangyu pinched her face, “Nine? That would be like giving birth to piglets!” Saying this, the two of them made a ball of laughter.
“Fourth sister!” Rong Xiang Wen’s fourth sister, again, arrives before her people. Her maid came over with a gift box from King Yu.
She thought to herself that she received the gift because she had dipped into Fourth Sister’s light, so she brought it over to show her. Inside the fan, incense beads, scented capsule is the same, only the pattern is different, she did not have that square ink, but there is an additional gold inlaid jade embossed Lianyun pattern of exquisite jade bowl.
“Yo, the whole capital knows that you are delicious, Yu Wang specially sent a bowl for you to fill with rice.”
“This bowl is also too small.” Rong Xiangwen held the bowl in one hand and muttered, “Medium looking but not medium eating.”
The second sister had an incredulous look on her face, “Tomorrow, I’ll have your fourth sister find your fourth brother-in-law and give you a gold and jade manger for good measure!”
This statement, the room full of maids all fell down laughing.
Rong Xiang Wen foot stomped: “Fourth sister, second sister is a mother’s person, still like to make fun of people so much!”
Rong Xiangxian gritted her teeth, “If it wasn’t for the fact that you have a body, I would definitely have to press you to the mat and treat you properly.”
Rong Xiangyu was emboldened with his belly. He also brought over the gift box that Xiangmian received, “What goodies did King Yu send you?”
Rong Xiangmian herself was curious. Sure enough, the other three items were the same as the sisters, and the other was a white jade bracelet, like a fine sheep’s fat jade.
“Huh? How come there’s only one bracelet?” Rong Xiangwen was greatly disappointed, “I thought he would send something fresh!”
Rong Xiangwen picked up the jade bracelet and was lost in thought.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, her jade bracelet broke and he gave her a replacement?
As a person who has been there before, Rong Xiangyu had a different opinion, she nudged her sixth sister’s head, “Little thing, what do you know? It is precisely a jade bracelet that has a heart!”
“What do you mean?”
“Of course the jade bracelets are in pairs, the other one is naturally still in the hands of His Highness. He is waiting for the fourth sister to marry into the royal family, and put it on her personally, this is the reunion of the two people and the moon ah!”
When Rong Xiangmian heard this, she was ashamed and annoyed, and went up to scratch her second sister, “If you keep talking nonsense, I’m going to send the guests away!”
“I don’t dare to dare, Princess Yu spares me!” Rong Xiang Yu gets naughtier and naughtier.
Lin Lang is busy changing the topic from the side: “Girls, why don’t you go and see what the third girl received.”
“Wanted!” Rong Xiangwen immediately got up and pulled her two sisters out of the room.
Stepping into Rong Xiangzhi’s boudoir, the three sisters were too shocked to speak.
Only to see Rong Xiangzhi standing in front of the large dressing mirror, one hand outstretched, as the maid draped a dazzling red brocade over half of her body. Approaching to take a look, the top was full of flowing cloud brocade patterns woven with gold threads and decorated with tassel patterns, Rong Xiangzhi was already beautiful in appearance, paired with this exquisitely patterned and intricately embroidered material, it was extraordinarily imposing and luxurious.
Rong Xiang Wen looked stunned: “Third sister, is this a gift from Yu Wang?”
Rong Xiangzhi didn’t even turn her head back, and replied to them in the mirror, “Yes, don’t you have it?”
Rong Xiangyu immediately sensed something bad and turned back to look at her fourth sister’s reaction, fortunately she was not angry.
The Duke of England’s House is a prestigious family, they can naturally recognize that this is the unique Deng Yun Brocade from Shu, making one requires great manpower and effort, there are not many pieces in the palace, even the Empress will only wear it on grand occasions.
In the capital, there is no lady or young lady who has worn Deng Yun brocade.
Even if this gift is to be given, King Yu should not give it to the third sister. Rong Xiangyu again confirmed that fourth sister was not angry before saying, “We get different things.”
Only then does Rong Xiangchi turn around and holds the material in front of them, “Does it look good?”
Rong Xiangchi said, “It looks good, sister looks extra good in red.”
Rong Xiangzhi looked smug, “You’re the one with the good eye!”
The four sisters sat together and chatted about what gifts each had received, and Rong Xiangchi was even more certain in her heart. What gold, silver, jade and ink, these things the British House has never lacked? Only this Deng Yun brocade, is the palace tribute, money can not buy the heart.
She is the only child of the British Prince, since childhood has not been wronged, all things are satisfactory. At this moment, it is only natural to think that Yu Wang values himself the most.
In the middle of gossiping, the maid who knew each other in the front passed on the message, “Girl quickly go to Yu Qing Hall to see madam ……”
“What’s wrong?” Several girls immediately stood up, thinking that something had happened to their mother.
“His Majesty has rewarded a female official from Chong Hua Hall into our family to be a noble concubine for the Duke of State.”
“What?” The four young ladies spoke in unison, unable to believe it.
The Duke of State hadn’t had a concubine for many years, and everyone else said that the Duke of State truly loved that Aunt Chu with too much affection.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty could not see past it and felt that the Duke of State only had one son at his knee, unlike him who had many heirs. That day, when he was invited to a banquet at the Chonghua Palace, he saw that the lady was old enough to leave the palace, and he thought it was a good idea. When asked, the officer was also willing, and was rewarded to the Duke of England after the year.
Rong Xiangzhi is used to the home for more than ten years, only the mother is the head of the family, there is no concubine to compete for favor days, a moment to accept.
Rong Xiangxian was a bit conflicted, she thought that her father really didn’t take any more concubines, and she felt that she was unintelligent for thinking so.
Rong Xiangyu remembered her sick mother, long forgotten by her father, and was suddenly sad again.
Rong Xiang Wen, on the other hand, is filled with a sense of crisis: if the new aunt gives birth to a doll, then in the future he will not be the youngest child in the family?
A few days after the birthday banquet, the new aunt entered the door.
Mrs. sat down to accept the ceremony and drank tea, the backyard has been cleaned out a small courtyard, a new appliances, to give enough dignity to the court came to the noble concubine.
The British Lord rested in the new courtyard that night.
The house is very quiet, although the lady virtuous reputation, but everyone is afraid to make the lady angry, adding fuel to the fire, their own bad luck.
Rong Xiangzhi knew that her mother was uncomfortable and went to accompany her at night.
In front of her daughter, Liu spilled her guts: “If that Auntie Zhong gives birth to a child, what face do I have in this family?”
Rong Xiangzhi wondered, “Why is mother so angry that she is talking nonsense? The eldest brother, second sister and fourth sister all call you mother, they are all your children. That new aunt gave birth to, naturally also, how you are Yongding Marquis girl, the British Duke’s first grade ennobled wife, how to say this kind of words?”
Being snubbed by her daughter, Liu became more and more annoyed: “What do you children know? Cai Yunxiao, the governor of Lingzhou, his own mother is still a slave girl who sold herself to the government, a cheap concubine! But his ancestors’ graves smoked and he gave birth to a son who made a good living, and His Majesty, in honor of his filial piety, granted his mother a title of honor, and from then on, he was able to walk around the house!”
Rong Xiangzhi was confused and hugged her mother, “Don’t worry, mother, I’m here! If she dares to dishonor her status in the future, I’ll make her look good!”
Liu then smiled and added: “After marrying a man, you still have time to take care of the family? The Eldest Princess is not easy to deal with.”
Upon hearing the words “Eldest Princess”, Rong Xiangzhi’s anger immediately went away for the most part. Yun Zhongqing was a good-tempered person, but her future mother-in-law was difficult to talk to. Rong Xiangzhi was also quite resigned to the future.
Liu sighed: “It’s all my mother’s fault, when I was in a hurry to ensure that you stayed in the capital, I hastily finalized this marriage. What kind of luck did the fourth girl have? The son of an abrogated queen has turned around to build a career and become the hot prince of the dynasty!”
This is exactly what Rong Xiangzhi’s heart, she said: “The fourth sister is accustomed to climb the high branches, out of the palace also from time to time to go back to curry favor with Princess Hui, as if Princess Hui is her mother, and want to Princess Hui to recognize her as a daughter. In the future, when she becomes a princess, she still doesn’t know who she has in her eyes.”
Liu shook her head, “She doesn’t know if this marriage will be a success or not.”
This was said without meaning to, but Rong Xiangzhi heard the hidden meaning: “Isn’t her marriage to the Fourth Highness His Majesty’s golden words?”
Liu gets angry: “His Majesty’s word is the Fourth Highness who has no title and is far away from the border, not Yü Wang, who is now a highly decorated king. The rituals of the marriage have not yet been completed, when those who pushed back the capital mansions, have stepped through the door of the palace of Shuji Fei! I don’t know if it hurts to hit your face?”
Rong Xiangzhi’s heart stirred as she asked, “What does mother mean is that the other families are going to give their first daughters to His Highness, King Yuh? Then wouldn’t fourth sister only be a side consort?”
“I guess so,” Liu yawned and prepared to rest, Rong Xiangzhi tugged on his mother, “Other’s girl as a full consort, the fourth sister to someone else’s side consort, isn’t it a disgrace to our house?”
Liu thought about it, “Even though I say so, I can’t do anything about it. The fourth girl has such a lowly mother, standing under which roof is not shorter than others? This also depends on what King Yu means, that said, who wants a horse taming girl’s child to be his wife?”
Depends on King Yu’s intention.
Hearing this, Rong Xiangzhi muttered, “If the fourth sister is going to condescend to live under another girl as a side consort …… then it might as well be under me, wouldn’t it be all about the face of our family?”