Wealth and glory seek stability

Su Lian at the door saw what was going on and quickly called a few maids, who hurriedly lifted Zhang Cen'er onto the sedan chair.

Jian Xi's attitude towards his subordinates is to let them do whatever they want within a certain range.

However, the inevitable problem with the growth of power is that it will breed greed, so there is a need for checks and balances.

Regardless of the closeness of the relationship, people should be appointed based on their merits. Only through mutual supervision can a real restraining effect be achieved.

She cultivated Qiangwei and Sulian to the top just to achieve this effect.

The general's mansion was filled with joy.

Mother Xing added seven maids for Jian Xi, which just matched the nine maids in Huashui Pavilion, making it an even number.

Jian Xi also signaled Mother Xing to add four maids for Caiyun. She had originally planned to give Caiyun five hundred taels of silver as a deposit, but after thinking about it, she added another one thousand three hundred taels, not more, not less, and just within Caiyun's acceptable range.

The original owner was raised by Caiyun's biological parents for several years, and she needs to repay them.

For an ordinary family, having fifty taels of silver as a dowry for their daughter's marriage was already a considerable fortune, not to mention Lei Zi's betrothal gift.

The dowry that Jian Xi prepared for Caiyun weighed twelve loads in total, plus Lei Zi's betrothal gift, it weighed thirty-six loads in total, which was extremely decent.

Thinking back to when those girls sold their bodies, the matchmaker asked for two hundred taels of silver for each girl. She was really cruel.

Painted Water Pavilion.

Jian Xi had a very pleasant conversation with Caiyun, Caixia and Lai Xi.

Lai Xi was very envious of Jian Xi for accepting Caiyun as her sister, and he also talked about the time when they became sworn brothers when they were young.

"Since sister has accepted Caiyun as her adopted sister, and heard that she has even worshipped in the ancestral temple and entered the family tree, the four of us became sworn brothers in the beginning, sister can't lie to her."

As soon as these words came out, the room was filled with silence.

Caixia disagreed and frowned, "Laixi, please be aware of your status. Sister is no longer the same as before. What is your status? Don't you think about yourself before you speak?"

Jian Xi held Caixia's hand, patted it twice, looked at Lai Xi and smiled gently, "It was Manager Qi who begged me again and again about Caiyun's matter. During that time, those expensive gifts were sent in boxes. I wonder what you can give me?"

Lai Xi choked. She just felt that Jian Xi was too good to Caiyun. Not only did she take her in as her sister, but she also let her marry off in style from the general's mansion. She had walked to Wuyuan by herself in the first place, so she felt a little unbalanced.

But he still said stubbornly: "Sister is indeed a noble lady, how could she look down on the small gifts I gave her."

"Lai Xi, don't be rude!" Caiyun couldn't help but yelled.

Lai Xi is the youngest among them. She has never had a sister since childhood and has always treated Lai Xi as her own biological sister.

I didn't expect her to say such words today. It's really disheartening.

"I'm happy for you if you're doing well, but wouldn't you be happy if I'm doing well?" Caiyun looked sad.

She really wants to cherish this sisterhood.

Lai Xi was anxious. She didn't think so, but for some reason she said it out loud.

Jian Xi knew the temperaments of several people very well, so she came out to smooth things over when she saw the situation.

"Lai Xi has always had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She didn't mean it."

Lai Xi nodded in agreement. She didn't know why she had a natural awe of Jian Xi. She knew that every time Jian Xi gave her a way out, she'd better take it, otherwise she would be the one who suffered in the end.

"Yes, yes, Sister Jian Xi understands me. I brought you two pairs of bracelets. I was afraid I couldn't come on Sister Jian Xi's wedding day, so I took advantage of the good day today to bring them to you two sisters."

Lai Xi asked the little girl behind him to bring up two boxes, which contained two pairs of yellow jade bracelets. Judging from the color and water content, they were made from the same piece of material.

"I bought this material with my own savings and asked a craftsman to make four pairs of bracelets, one pair for each of us four. I heard that yellow jade can bring wealth, so I wish you two sisters endless prosperity and wealth in the future." As he said this, he pushed the boxes in front of him to Jian Xi and Caiyun respectively.

Caixia looked at the bracelet, which was transparent in color and had a lustrous luster, and curled her lips.

"What about mine?"

Lai Xi laughed happily, "I'll give it to you when you get married. I'm giving it to you now, and you have to give me another gift in the future."

"Cheapskate."

The color chosen by Lai Xi is very beautiful. The bracelet is a bit like the color of malt sugar. The yellow jade is not heavy. It looks very playful, just like Lai Xi's personality.

Jian Xi also liked this girlish color, and immediately took off the bracelet on her hand and put it on her hand.

"I like it very much, thank you Lai Xi."

Caiyun also wore it on her hand, and couldn't help but raise her hand to admire it carefully.

"I like this playful color, too."

Seeing this, Caixia asked Zicui to take out the gift she had brought, which was two embroidered round fans.

The pattern above uses the double-sided embroidery that Jian Xi had taught her before.

Jian Xi picked up her own handle, which was a white lotus.

"..."

Caiyun also picked up her own handle, which was a pomegranate flower.

The off-white fine silk cloth has fine stitches on it, and is a rare fine embroidery.

Caixia smiled and said:

"I prepared this a long time ago. Sister Jian Xi is like the lotus flower that grows out of mud without getting stained. The colorful clouds are pomegranate flowers, which symbolize fertility and good fortune."

Lai Xi was not willing to be outdone.

"What about mine?"

Caixia glared at Laixi and said unhappily, "I'll give it to you when we get back."

Huashui Pavilion is rarely so lively. Jian Xi likes liveliness. When Lingbao was here, it was bustling every day.

"Miss, the general outside sent a message saying that the third master of the palace is going back, and asked me to go find Madam Lai Xi to go back."

It’s not easy to have such a happy time here. The sisters can laugh and talk without worrying about saying the wrong thing and offending anyone.

But it was time to go, so she stood up, bowed, and resumed her polite and respectful behavior as when she first came in.

"I wish you two sisters a happy and loving life with your husbands. I will take my leave now."

Then she turned around, not daring to look at him again, for she was afraid that if she looked a few more times she would regret the path she had chosen.

Caixia also said goodbye at the right time.

Everything returned to calm. If Jian Xi hadn't seen the bracelets on her and Caiyun's wrists and the round fan on the table, proving that the two had really been there, she would have thought it was all an illusion.

Lai Xi returned to Wuyuan, and the things that Jian Xi had someone send arrived soon after.

A small square box, inside which was a silver note for five hundred taels, a gold, pearl and jade hairpin, and a piece of letter.

turn on.

Come and share with my sister:

I don't know that my sister has already married. The silver is a treasure in the box and cannot be lacking. There is also a hairpin that Caiyun asked me to give to you. I will cherish it and take care of it.

Sincerely,

Lai Xi read over and over again just a few lines of text.

Finally, I couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

It turns out that her sister didn't forget her.

The pattern of the round fan that Caixia brought joy to was a sunflower.

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