The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 34 Miss Xue’s personal belongings

King Wei really liked Xue Qingyin.

He only saw it once, but it made him never forget it.

As soon as Concubine Wan stopped him, he became even more rebellious and insisted on getting Xue Qingyin.

No, in order to appease Xue Qingyin, he directly sent the general manager of the palace, known as Jiang Butler.

This kind of pomp shows that King Wei attaches great importance to the Xue family girl.

And with all these rewards...

Not to mention a woman, even a eunuch like him would be moved by the sight of her.

But this idea suddenly froze after Butler Jiang was introduced into the front hall.

Butler Jiang looked to his left: "But Aunt Cui in the princess's house?"

Look to the right again: "Manager Zhao of Duke Zhao's Mansion?"

Most of the domestic slaves in Duke Zhao's house follow their master's surname, and this is the case for this steward.

Aunt Cui responded coldly.

Manager Zhao smiled and seemed very polite.

Butler Jiang couldn't help but murmur to himself, what kind of person is this Miss Xue...?

While Butler Jiang was thinking about it, Mrs. Xue led Xue Qingyin to the front hall.

Mrs. Xue often loses her temper in the house, and appears a bit vicious when she is stern. But today she was wearing purple clothes and smiling. When he came towards me, Butler Jiang was surprised.

What a beautiful woman.

Looking at the girl from the Xue family on the side, she has a slim waist, long legs, and a graceful figure. The aqua dress, lightly tied with a ribbon around the waist, is like the blooming petals, slowly revealing its beautiful color.

It is exactly the beauty of Mrs. Xue that she has completely inherited.

Although he is young, he is already somewhat plump.

Housekeeper Jiang couldn't help but feel a little shaken when he saw someone like this who was used to King Wei's various concubines.

"Madam, Miss Xue." Butler Jiang turned sideways and said, "These are specially sent by our Highness."

Mrs. Xue was stunned.

Why did King Wei also send something to Qingyin?

Even if it was to arrange marriage for the eldest son of the Xu family, it shouldn't be the King of Wei who sent someone here!

Xue Qingyin on the side looked uninterested, and first looked at Aunt Cui according to the distance of the relationship: "Are you coming?"

"Send a post and a set of jewelry. Her Royal Highness specially picked it out yesterday and said it would be suitable for Miss Xue." Aunt Cui smiled and handed over another box.

The box opens.

Inside are silver hair combs, hairpins, earrings, sachets and other items.

They are all uniformly inlaid with crystals, which reflect sparkling light and reveal a light pink color.

The craftsmanship is quite beautiful, even far surpassing the craftsmanship of the modern jewelry Xue Qingyin bought in later generations.

Making a complete set of jewelry like this... shouldn't be cheap, right?

Butler Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "What a coincidence, His Highness also prepared a set of jewelry for the girl, made of jade."

Grandma Cui said calmly: "If it's not Caifei, it's far inferior to Crystal."

Butler Jiang stopped talking.

Xue Qingyin was a little confused.

Why are you still competing?

But I heard General Manager Zhao stroking his beard and saying with a smile: "We don't have much jewelry in our house, we only have more of these things."

After the words fell, Manager Zhao took a box from the hands of the boy on the side and opened it in front of Xue Qingyin.

It was full of silver ingots, arranged neatly in four rows.

Who the hell couldn't love this?

Xue Qingyin's eyes suddenly lit up.

When Mrs. Xue saw this, all the words stuck in her throat.

What is this...?

Queuing up to give money to her daughter? Have you ever seen such a scene in Beijing?

Mrs. Xue was in a daze for a moment.

"As long as Miss Xue likes it." Manager Zhao almost burst out laughing. Look, they are still honest!

He followed up and said: "Miss Xue has a good temper, and our prince likes her very much when he sees her."

Butler Jiang suddenly turned his head.

Mrs. Xue also looked stern.

"It's a pity that our young father-in-law is not so lucky."

As soon as these words came out, countless people breathed a sigh of relief.

"In this life, I'm afraid the Duke will never be able to have a granddaughter as cute and well-behaved as Miss Xue." Manager Zhao added.

Mrs. Xue's face turned pale. It turned out that I was watching it as my granddaughter.

"The Duke was thinking that if Miss Xue is willing to be our young master's goddaughter, wouldn't everyone be happy?" Manager Zhao finally said the purpose of today.

Butler Jiang thought to himself, can't you fucking finish it in one breath? This made my heart very nervous.

"This..." Mrs. Xue was still a little confused.

Why are you suddenly going to have sex with the Duke of Zhao? How did it get to this point?

Thinking back to the day when someone came from the Duke's Mansion, she was still afraid that Qing Yin would be wronged.

Xue Qingyin was actually surprised.

She thought for a while and said, "You have to ask my father if he agrees with this."

My biological father isn’t that good anyway.

She doesn't mind having a few more dads.

But she was afraid that her biological father would mind.

Manager Zhao smiled and said: "The Duke will go to see Mr. Xue to discuss this matter. As long as Miss Xue is willing to nod, then everything will be easy to discuss."

Xue Qingyin said simply and neatly: "Okay!"

The corners of Mrs. Xue's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

This girl... doesn't Yixin like her father the most? How come you recognize a new one with your backhand?

Manager Zhao didn't care what other people thought. Seeing that Xue Qingyin agreed, he left the silver ingot and went back happily.

Aunt Cui left her post and jewelry and took the first step.

In the end, only Butler Jiang was left...

Mrs. Xue declined the gift from King Wei.

Butler Jiang couldn't help but asked, "Why is Madam so unreasonable?" It would be fine if he was the only one here.

Three came, but he was rejected. What kind of scenery did Butler Jiang enjoy following the King of Wei in the past? Naturally, I can’t swallow this breath right now.

Mrs. Xue was very firm: "It is precisely because the things are valuable that I dare not accept them. Qingyin has not yet left the cabinet, so people will inevitably gossip."

Butler Jiang smiled, unable to hide the arrogance in his eyes: "You might as well tell Mrs. Xue the truth that His Highness is attracted by the eldest girl in your house and wants to marry her."

Mrs. Xue vaguely guessed it, but the words still shocked her.

On the one hand, she was happy that her daughter was liked by others, but on the other hand, she felt terrified.

There are too many women in Prince Wei's room.

How could she let Qingyin suffer?

Mrs. Xue just said: "His Highness's marriage is not something I can accept with just a nod. I'm afraid it still depends on His Majesty's wishes."

Butler Jiang added: "It doesn't matter, our Highness has already gone to tell His Majesty."

Mrs. Xue insisted: "Then we will wait for the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words."

Seeing that she was unable to get in, Butler Jiang barely suppressed the anger on his face and had no choice but to turn around and leave.

Mrs. Xue didn't know why, but she felt a little worried.

You won’t anger King Wei, right?

But after thinking about it, Qingyin wouldn't let him forget her like this, right?

But he said that the housekeeper Jiang did not leave immediately, but stayed outside the house for a while.

After a while, someone came out and gave him something.

Butler Jiang hurriedly put it in his arms and turned away.

Back at the palace, the first thing King Wei asked was Xue Qingyin.

"Miss Xue seems to have not suffered any grievances. Instead, she is full of energy. Standing there, she is very touching." Butler Jiang said, "I can only regret that Mrs. Xue is so stubborn and brings trouble to Miss Xue. If His Highness hadn't been so infatuated, If you ask her to do this, her daughter will lose so much glory and wealth!"

"She's a famous jealous woman in the capital, but she doesn't have a very good temperament. Is she the one who stopped Miss Xue from collecting my things?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

King Wei was unhappy, but he didn't say it out loud.

"But I brought something back to His Highness."

"What?" King Wei was not interested.

Is it possible that Xue Qingyin can be brought to him?

Manager Zhao smiled mysteriously, took out a paper bag and handed it to King Wei: "The servants of the Xue family are easy to bribe. This is Miss Xue's personal belongings. Your Highness will slowly open it in private..."

The king of Wei took it easy.

But it closed in an instant.

Then he sat up straight.

He stared at Manager Zhao and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, you...you are quite clever!"

Manager Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

This can also offset his incompetence in doing things.

King Wei pushed away the book in his hand, got up and walked to the bedroom.

What was wrapped in rice paper was a sachet, the size of a palm, with the tassels at the bottom cut out of shape.

The words embroidered on the sachet have also been torn apart, and there are still two threads left, which can vaguely spell out the word "heart".

If Xue Qingyin were here, she would be able to recognize that it was the sachet that the original person wanted to give to He Songning.

The opening of the sachet was open, revealing a corner of fabric.

It was made of silk, as thin as cicada wings, and when stacked it was no bigger than a fist.

Maybe it was cut from the middle coat.

Maybe something more form-fitting.

King Wei lowered his head and sniffed.

A faint aroma.

He clutched the fabric tightly, thinking in his mind, as if he was touching Xue Qingyin's smooth skin...

On the other side, Xue Chengdong returned to the mansion.

Everyone had dinner together, and during the dinner, he talked about Zhao Guogong's desire for Zhao Xufeng to recognize Xue Qingyin as his goddaughter.

"Zhao Xufeng has been stupid for many years." Xue Chengdong frowned, "How did Madam reject the person who came to Zhao Guogong's residence today?"

Xue Qingyin shouted: "Auntie didn't say anything."

Xue Chengdong: "Then..."

Xue Qingyin: "I told him that it would be nice to have one more father."

Xue Chengdong: "..." This man who always looked solemn, as if his expression remained unchanged despite a landslide, and who seemed to be uninterested in family affairs, the expression on his face cracked little by little.

Xue Chengdong wanted to get angry for the first time, but when he thought of Duke Zhao, he endured it.

Xue Qingyin patted her butt and left after causing trouble, and quickly slipped back into her courtyard.

Hey, I have to go on a cruise tomorrow, so I have to sleep well.

The maid was shocked by her bravery, and the hand that fetched her water trembled slightly.

Xue Qingyin didn't feel anything, and just wondered: "Hey, where is my footcloth? Why is it missing?"