Chapter 16 [Pei Du, reconcile. 】
Jiang Jinshuang saw the "gift" in the wooden box at a glance.
It was an ivory openwork brush.
The size of the pen holder is the thickness commonly used by women. The slightly thinner pen holder is engraved with the exquisite and vivid five auspicious signs of the year.
There are plum blossoms, nandina bamboo, apples, cattail grass and dragon stones, and a lifelike sika deer is carved nearby.
The pen holder is already slender, and if there is any slight difference in the engraving, the entire pen holder will be useless.
That is to say, literati like Pei Du, who likes to write and read, like to work hard on pens, inks, paper and inkstones. There are no more than ten ivory pen holders in the entire capital.
This writing brush is priceless.
Jiang Jinshuang was stunned for a moment, unable to react for a while.
Pei Du always took good care of his study utensils.
She still remembered that when she accidentally broke one of his pen holders, Pei Du ignored her for two days.
She coaxed him for a long time, and finally bought him an identical brush, and even used the brush to "flatteringly" write a few words for him to see.
[Pei Du, make peace. 】
After trying her best to coax her for two days, on the morning of the third day, a cup of hot tea was placed on his desk in his study, where she often stayed. Jiang Jinshuang knew that he had finally forgiven her.
Now it seems that if we calculate carefully, during the three years she was with Pei Du, she seemed to always make him angry and always try to coax him.
——Pei Du seems to be endlessly angry with her.
Her thoughts wandered a little far, and Chuntao on the side called out "Your Highness", and she finally came back to her senses.
His eyes fell on the valuable ivory openwork brush again.
A person like Pei Du, who loves writing as much as his life, is actually willing to give such a precious writing brush. Is the banquet at her princess mansion so delicious?
With a chuckle, Jiang Jinshuang accepted the box and handed it to Chuntao: "Since the chief assistant is here, I have no reason to chase away the guests."
——Such an expensive brush can be exchanged for a lot of money even if it is sold.
Don't want it for nothing.
She pointed to a seat casually: "Master Pei, please take your seat."
Pei Du nodded slightly and sat in the guest seat to the left of the main seat.
In the center of the banquet was the strange rockery. A three-foot-wide water channel was opened from the central rockery to both sides. The cold spring gurgled in the channel and merged into the lotus pond not far away.
Jiang Jinshuang spent a lot of time building this project. The cold spring was brought down from Rigui Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing.
If you observe this flowing cold spring at noon when the sun is bright, it will look like it is covered with extremely thin fine yarn, dancing with the wind, with sparkling waves and water, which is extremely beautiful.
There was clear water light reflecting on Pei Du's clothes.
The golden lines and cloud patterns on his body seemed to flow, like an immortal.
The man was sitting behind the Eight Immortals table, his spine as straight as the pines and cypresses in the mountains.
His slender fingers rested on the light cyan tea lid, and even his fingertips shone brightly under the water.
Pei Du's etiquette has always been the most outstanding and perfect.
Before he became an official, he was invited by many wealthy families because of his good manners and manners. They wanted to ask him to teach their children etiquette.
But he declined them all.
Jiang Jinshuang looked at Pei Du beside her, as if thinking of something, she curled her lips and smiled.
"The chief minister is so observant of etiquette, there shouldn't be a time when he leaves the table in anger, right?"
This is a strange question.
Pei Du raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Jinshuang: "Nothing."
Jiang Jinshuang nodded with satisfaction: "Then I hope that the Chief Assistant will stay until the end of the banquet."
When Pei Du heard this, his beautiful brows frowned slightly. She must be planning something, but he can't guess it yet.
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On the other side, on the huge Chang'an Street, people lined both sides of the street, looking at the white jade carriage with curiosity and shock in their eyes.
The news that the main south gate was opened for this carriage spread like wildfire, and many people wanted to come and see who it was that could have such a grand display!
But when everyone looked at this not-so-grand ceremony, they all looked puzzled.
"It's strange, who is on this carriage? He can actually let the imperial army open the due south gate!"
"But let's talk! Looking at this guard of honor, it is not as grand as some officials entering Beijing. Did the Imperial Army make a mistake?"
"Ouch! You don't understand this, do you? Have you seen the satin green flag hanging in front of the carriage?"
"I see it, I see it! Is that a white tiger?"
"That's it! This is the emblem of the Jiangnan Si family - the white tiger that protects the country!"
"The white tiger who protects the country!? But, the Jiangnan Si family, the richest in Jiangnan!?"
"Who else but their family would dare to use such a family emblem!"
Jiangnan Si family!
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Not only is it the richest in the entire Jiangnan, but even in the entire Wanjin, no family dares to compare with the Si family!
It was rumored that the late emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River. When the news leaked out, Beihuai sent the most elite team of assassins to assassinate the late emperor!
The head of the Si family made a prompt decision and sent people to escort the late emperor back to the capital. He also led the family to fight against the killer, buying time for the late emperor to return to the capital.
That time, the Si family suffered heavy losses, and many young and strong Si family members were killed in the assassination.
Even the head of the Si family was seriously injured and lost an arm.
After the late emperor returned to the capital, he was grateful for the merits of protecting the head of the Si family, so he and the head of the Si family became brothers of different surnames.
The Si family also performed their duties loyally to the late emperor and managed the business properly. Pearls were like earth and gold was like iron, and they eventually became the richest man in Jiangnan and even Wanjin.
It is said that the Si family is rich and rich, and the emperor has accumulated gold and jade, and is full of decayed millet. It is a wealthy family.
The world calls it - "Imperial Merchant".
The late emperor had no brothers or sisters, and the head of the Si family was the late emperor's only brother with a different surname.
Later, when the late emperor was seriously ill, the head of the Si family traveled north from the south of the Yangtze River. Before the late emperor died, he only called the head of the Si family to come forward and listen.
After the death of the late emperor, the head of the Si family received a token given by the late emperor himself. Those who saw this token were treated with unparalleled respect as if the late emperor had come in person.
In other words, this Jiangnan Si family is the same as the late emperor!
The Si family's white tiger that protects the country is also the family emblem given by the late emperor. It is extremely honorable and favored!
Hearing someone say this, the faces of the people looking at the carriage changed. They were respectful and did not dare to speak loudly.
The carriage moved forward smoothly.
Until right in front, a man in black stood in the center, and the carriage slowly stopped.
Seeing this, Qian Yao took a few steps forward.
After seeing the person clearly, he raised his lips slightly and said, "The son of the head of the Si family was invited to come to the princess mansion for a banquet!"
"Excuse me, sir, to lead the way."
Yanjue's eyebrows were cold and calm. He didn't say a word. He just stepped aside slightly and said in a cold tone: "A guest from the princess's residence would like to welcome the young master into the residence for a banquet."
In just a few words, everyone present was shocked!
"Wha, what!? Did I hear it wrong just now?"
“This young master from the Si family is actually here to attend Princess Zhaoming’s Yichun Banquet!?”
"Didn't you say that the banquet was extremely crude and none of the officials and ministers invited came to the banquet?"
"What an honor it is for the Si family to attend a banquet!"
"This Jiangnan Si family has never been involved in the affairs of the court since the death of the late emperor, and has never been to the capital. Today, it is just to attend the Yichun banquet of Princess Zhaoming!?"
(End of chapter)