Seeing her distracted look, Jiang Shuhua felt relieved, and said as if unintentionally: "Hey, speaking of it, the young prince is not married yet. Originally, the Holy Father seemed to have asked about the British prince, but for some reason,
There has been no news since then."
Xie Li's hand holding the tea cup couldn't help but paused again. After a while, he smiled and said: "After all, it is a matter of the Duke's Palace, how can we know."
"I was just talking about it casually," Jiang Shuhua said, with a hint of regret in her eyes, "After all, we were all studying together at the same time. After all, we have a bit of a feeling of being classmates, right?
"
Xie Li's lips pursed even tighter.
Although she had never expressed her feelings for Ye Rongshi at the Shensi Museum, everyone was sitting together, and Jiang Shuhua and she spent most of the time together.
How could I hide my thoughts from her?
What does it mean to talk about this now?
Even though Jiang Shuhua changed the subject later, Xie Li couldn't help but think of Ye Rong and the British government over and over again.
Even on the carriage ride back, I still couldn't come to my senses.
Cuixun, on the other hand, looked full of joy and said, "Girl, look at what Jiang Liangdi gave me. Such good beads are embedded in a single hairpin. I think it should be made into a necklace."
Even in the palace, it’s as if these things are worthless, and the girl can only compare with the set she received from the Su family when she was growing up!"
Xie Li was attracted by her words, and her eyes couldn't help but fall on the box in Cuixi's hand.
In the past, Jiang Shuhua liked to give her old jewelry to herself. It was obvious that she didn't like it, but she wanted to make a fuss so that the whole world knew that she loved her.
Now that she has become a noble person, this habit has not changed.
However, the gift is more valuable, and the gap between the two people is also wider.
Just like Cui Wei said, even if Jiang Shuhua doesn't want these things, they are still the best things for her.
When she received the set of hair accessories from the Su family, she seemed to be overjoyed.
But at the moment, it seems that it is just a toy that Jiang Shuhua casually rewards others with.
Seeing her unhappy look, Cuixi couldn't help but hide the smile on her face, "Girl, but...what's wrong?"
"What's inappropriate?"
Xie Li's words made Cui Lu dumbfounded. After a while, she said: "I thought that I hid the truth from the government when I came out today, so there is nothing wrong with it!"
"Since you know you are hiding it from everyone in the house, remember to keep your mouth shut. If you cause trouble, I will marry into the Su family sooner or later, and the house will not do anything to me, but you people will
Not necessarily, you won’t forget the fate of those people in Yilanyuan so quickly, right?”
As soon as these words came out, Cui Lu's face turned pale, and the jewelry box that she liked so much just now became hot to the touch.
The master and servant were looking at each other in silence when the carriage suddenly stopped.
Cuixi glanced at her master, then opened a corner of the car curtain, "What's wrong? Big girl?"
Who else could the person outside wearing a fence and being supported by a maid be not Xie Qionghua?
Seeing that it was Cuixi, Xie Qionghua was not polite, and directly held the maid's hand and came up, "I saw our carriage just now, and I was wondering who it was! Since it is the fourth sister, it is just right. Come back with me."
Xie Li didn't expect to meet Xie Qionghua here. She quickly covered up the turmoil in her heart and asked in confusion: "Why is eldest sister here?"
Xie Qionghua untied the power fence and fanned himself with a handkerchief. His cheeks were flushed and he said angrily: "Don't say it. Isn't my mother asking me to dress up well? She insists that I come out to pick out the materials.
After finally carrying it, the shaft of the car broke.
No, the coachman has rushed the carriage for repairs, and I was about to ask someone to hire a carriage to come over, but who would have thought that I met you."
As he spoke, he looked at the master and servant with his eyes.
At this moment, after Xie Qionghua's master and servant came up, the originally spacious carriage immediately became crowded.
Cuixi immediately hid the box under the back seat, but Xie Qionghua's sharp eyes saw it right away.
Before Xie Li, the master and the servant, could react, they grabbed the box and opened it directly, "What good things did you buy? Let me take a look..."
Xie Qionghua raised his eyebrows and looked at them in surprise.
Xie Li's heart suddenly skipped a beat. The things made in this palace are always different from those outside. Could they have been discovered so soon?
Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, he heard Xie Qionghua say angrily: "It seems that the second uncle is also very kind to the fourth sister! The fourth sister can actually afford such expensive jewelry.
In the past, it was said that Second Aunt treated you mother and daughter harshly, but now it seems that this rumor is somewhat untrue, and you are really a little greedy!"
Seeing that she had not seen through the contents of the box, Xie Li breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, then reached out to take the box back, picked out another one from it, and stuffed it into Xie Qionghua's hand, "Sister, don't make fun of me.
Me.
Don’t you still know what the situation is like in the house now? I am also the daughter of the chief minister after all. Marrying to the Su family is considered a second marriage. Doesn’t my father feel sorry for me? Don’t worry, eldest sister, all this money is my father’s private property.
I haven't used the money from the public house, please sister, please don't say anything outside, otherwise it will cause trouble for nothing."
Xie Qionghua looked at Xie Li in front of him with a half-smile, playing with the comb in his hand, "Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen the fourth sister look so caring for everyone."
These words made Xie Li's face heat up, and then she felt a little angry. What did Xie Qionghua mean?
Is it just her who is selfish?
Just as he was about to say a few words to retaliate, Xie Qionghua was surprised, "Why does this thing look like..."
Just such a half-word made Xie Li immediately nervous, "What...what's wrong?"
Xie Qionghua, who was sitting opposite her, was looking at the comb over and over, looking at it very seriously.
"Don't you think it's a little strange?" Xie Qionghua brought the comb in front of Xie Li, "Take a closer look."
"I..." Xie Li became more and more nervous, even her neck was a little red, but she tried her best to keep her tone calm, "I don't see anything wrong!"
"Don't you think this looks like... someone else has worn it?" Xie Qionghua pointed at the comb and said, "Look here, there are signs of wear and tear. Fourth sister, where did you buy this?"
You won’t be deceived by others!”
After saying that, he immediately called the coachman, "No, I have to explain to you. Do you really think that our Xie family has no one left?!"
Hearing this, Xie Li quickly grabbed her and said with a blushing face: "Sister, don't go!"
"Why?"
In desperation, an idea flashed in Xie Li's mind, "I didn't tell my eldest sister just now that these... I bought these in a pawn shop. Although my father gave me some money, but... they are not really that rich."
The things in this pawn shop are good and cheaper than outside, so I thought... taking them there like this can also act as a storefront."
After Xie Li finished speaking, she felt really uneasy. This Xie Qionghua rarely interacted with her sisters. If she broke the pot and insisted on knowing which pawn shop it was, she would not be able to continue telling this lie.
But I didn't expect that Xie Qionghua actually believed it and seemed to have some sympathy for her.
Even though I don't like this look in my heart, I can only bear it at this time.
It wasn't until they returned to Xie's house that the two sisters went back to their respective courtyards.
However, Xie Qionghua wrapped up the comb and handed it to the maid in front of him, "Send it to Prince Chen's Mansion and tell her that I got it from Xie Li."