Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 16: Colorful Clothes to Entertain Parents

Qiao Lili stared at the deed for about half an hour. The maids didn't understand what was going on and didn't dare to make a sound.

Finally, I saw the young lady stand up and speak.

"Caiqin, Caiwei, change your clothes. I'm leaving the house." Qiao Lili handed the deed to Caige, "Take it and keep it safe."

Cai Ge is a little girl with some talent. She has a very strong memory. Anything that passes through her hands, no matter how big or small, no matter how long it has been, as long as it is given to her to keep, she can get it immediately when she needs it. It is very useful.

Cai Ge took the land deed and went out. Cai Qin and Cai Wei, one helped her change clothes and the other combed her hair. After an incense stick of time, they had dressed Qiao Lili up neatly.

Qiao Lili went to Zhenxia Courtyard first to report to the old lady: "Grandma, Lili is going out to check the shop. Is there anything you want your granddaughter to bring back?"

The old lady of the Duke's wife was looking at her jewelry box with her maids. After canceling the marriage proposal at the Bai Mansion today, she felt that her precious granddaughter might not be in a good mood, so she wanted to find some jewelry to give to her to cheer her up.

Now look at her coming in, she is wearing an apricot pink Shu brocade skirt, a light pink butterfly hairpin on her head, and two gorgeous pink emerald peach blossoms hanging from her ears. She moves with light lotus steps, and the butterfly wings tremble slightly, as if they can fly away at any time, and the peach blossoms by her ears sway gently, as if they will fall at any time.

The whole person was like a fairy among flowers, in the lazy sunshine of a spring afternoon, smiling sweetly, talking softly, and slowly walking towards her.

The old Duchess's wife was stunned for a moment. Her precious granddaughter was getting more and more beautiful. She was so beautiful that she didn't look like an ordinary person. It seemed that she could ascend to heaven at any time.

Master Wu, do you want to hire another one?

"Grandma's darling, come and take a look, take whichever you like." The old Duchess's wife didn't know which one to give her granddaughter, and then her granddaughter came, so she decided to let her choose for herself.

Qiao Lili was not polite. She was happy when her grandmother gave her something. Anything was good as long as she could make her grandmother happy.

She carefully selected a pair of jade bracelets with good water content and fine workmanship. Yes, there is nothing bad here from her grandmother.

"This bracelet really suits your skin tone. My dear, you have good taste." The old Duke's wife asked Chuntao to bring over a sandalwood carved box, which was full of hairpins.

She picked out a jade bamboo hairpin with a few crystal clear bamboo leaves on it, and also picked out a pair of green jade fan earrings from the box held by Xia He. Wearing this set together could make people feel a little cool even in the hot summer.

"Grandma has really good taste. My granddaughter loves it so much." This was not just Qiao Lili trying to please her. The combination of this set of jewelry really pleased her.

"My precious granddaughter's looks are so beautiful that even a twig can make her look priceless." The wrinkles on the old Duke's wife's face deepened a little bit due to her smile. It seemed that her granddaughter's mood was not affected at all. She held her granddaughter's hand and looked at her darling for a while. The more she looked at her, the more beautiful she became.

Looking at the butterfly hairpin that looked like it was about to fly, this child was like her, liking jewelry with small animals. She remembered that she had some such jewelry when she was young.

"Xia He, go get the small black box from my dowry." Xia He responded and went out. The jewelry in the black box was what the old Duke's wife wore when she was waiting to be married. It had not been touched for many years, and no one knew what kind of good things were inside.

"Lili, you must bring more people with you when you go out. Take Caiqi and Caixing with you, and bring more guards." Caiqi and Caixing were girls who knew kung fu and whom she personally selected. She was worried that her precious granddaughter would be harassed when she went out, but she was even more reluctant to lock her up at home.

"Grandma, now that I know about this, I will be careful." Qiao Lili acted like a spoiled child in front of her grandmother, talking about this and that, twisting her body this and that, as if she wanted to twist herself into a pretzel, which made the old Duke's wife laugh.

Xia He brought the small black box and was about to hand it to the old Duke's wife, but Chun Tao quickly stopped her and carefully wiped the surface with a rag. It was inevitable that something that had not been used for a long time would be dusty, so she couldn't just hand it over.

When the old lady was not looking, Xia He shrugged and stuck out her tongue at Chun Tao playfully, which earned her a glare. The old lady was old and didn't care about these little things. She had spoiled these girls so much that they had lost their manners. It was time to be strict with them.

When Chuntao handed the box over again, the old Duke's wife did not take it and gestured to give it directly to Qiao Lili. Caiqin took it and held it in her hands. Qiao Lili gently opened the lock, and the lid of the box automatically popped up, revealing the contents. Caiqin was so scared that she almost dropped the box on the ground.

Inside are various insect hair accessories, brooches, buttons and other small items made of various materials. Each one is vivid and lifelike, which scares Caiqin.

The old Duke's wife picked up a jade katydid hairpin and said with emotion, "This is something I loved when I was eleven or twelve years old. In the blink of an eye, I have grown old, but it still wants to jump."

In the box there are dragonfly brooches carved from sapphire, ladybug buttons made from rubies, cicada hairpins made from green crystals, and more than a dozen kinds of cute and adorable insect-shaped jewelry, including several butterfly models alone.

"Take them all and wear them for fun." The old Duke's wife put the jade katydid back into the box and closed the lid. "You may still like them for the next two years, but after a few years when you grow up, you won't like such things anymore."

"Then I will keep it for my granddaughter, and tell her that this was given to me by my grandmother. She is so lucky that she can pass it on to her granddaughter." Qiao Lili asked Caiwei to send the things back to Caige for safekeeping, and then waited for her at the gate to go out together.

"Aren't you ashamed to say that?" The old Duke's wife smiled and pointed a finger at Qiao Lili's forehead.

"There's nothing shameful about telling your grandmother your innermost thoughts."

Qiao Lili stayed with her grandmother for a while, and only said goodbye and left Zhenxiayuan when it was time for her grandmother to take a nap.