Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 16 Reunion

What is Champey?
The noble ladies, including Princess Jiayi, all looked at the butterfly incense pendant that Qiu Heng was holding with her fingers.

It is a very simple wood red, which gives the originally light butterfly a noble and heavy charm.

People nowadays love fragrance and always associate it with elegance. This wooden fragrance ornament undoubtedly appeals to people more than sachets.

Princess Jiayi was so captivated by the small, beautiful, fragrant butterfly pendant that she couldn't help but reach out to take it.

Feng Caiyue tugged at her cousin's sleeve fiercely, which brought Princess Jiayi back to her senses.

"Ahem." Lady Jiayi tried to maintain her dignity. "Miss Qiuliu, may I admire your scented pendant?"

Qiu Heng handed it over with a smile.

Princess Jiayi held the incense pendant carefully, first touching it and then sniffing it, her heart and eyes filled with nothing else.

“Is there mint in this?”

"Yes, summer is here, and wearing this fragrance can cool you down and refresh you."

"It's similar to the incense balls used for burning incense."

"It's really not difficult to make..." Qiu Heng simply talked about the method of making the incense pendant.

Princess Jiayi listened attentively and could not think of anything else for a moment, but the other girls were extremely shocked.

They had never seen incense pendants on the market before, and Miss Qiu Liu just mentioned this unique skill?
Qiu Xuan and the other three were even more hesitant to talk, as they felt that Qiu Heng had suffered a great loss.

But they soon stopped caring about Qiu Heng's feelings. After a noble lady discovered that they were all wearing butterfly pendants, she was immediately surrounded.

Princess Jiayi kept asking Qiuheng questions.

"I'll write two scented recipes suitable for summer. If you're interested, you can try them."

Princess Jiayi was overjoyed and immediately ordered her maid to bring pen and ink.

Qiu Heng picked up her pen and wrote down a recipe, which attracted the attention of the other girls. They wanted to learn the recipe, but were also curious about the handwriting of this country girl, Qiu Liu.

All I saw were small characters that were elegant and soft, and were the most popular hairpin-shaped small calligraphy among women.

The looks the girls gave Cheng Susu suddenly became subtle.

The entertainments of the noble ladies in the capital are rich and varied, including poetry clubs, painting clubs, incense clubs, and Cuju clubs... As long as they want to play and love to play, there are many opportunities to get together. Many people present have seen Cheng Susu's handwriting, but it is not as good as Miss Qiu Liu's.

This is really embarrassing.

Cheng Susu's face felt hot and she clenched her fists tightly.

A hand was placed on her shoulder. It was Fang Rui, the noble lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"He can write well and make incense, so what?" Fang Rui laughed softly after everyone's attention was drawn back.

Qiu Heng's grandfather still had to kowtow in front of her grandfather.

When the ink was dry, Princess Jiayi carefully put away the incense recipe, took Qiu Heng's hand and said, "This is the best birthday gift I have ever received. When I make the incense pendant, I will ask Miss Qiu Liu for advice."

Qiu Heng smiled and said, "Actually, the birthday gift I gave to the county lady was a pair of incense pendants."

Upon hearing this, Lady Jiayi hurriedly asked her maid to find the birthday gift from Qiuheng from the pile of gifts.

"Cousin, please open it and take a look." Feng Caixing urged.

Princess Jiayi opened the gift box, and the noble ladies who were eagerly waiting to see it exclaimed in amazement.

Inside, I saw a pair of wooden lotus flowers stacked up and blooming, a natural combination of simplicity and elegance.

After that, Xiang Pei became the main topic of the birthday party, and for the first time, the Qiu sisters experienced the feeling of being the center of attention.

Qiu Fu thought: She doesn't want it, it's not for her. "Fourth Miss Qiu, this butterfly pendant and purple tassel are unexpectedly matched."

Qiu Fu couldn't help but raise her lips: "It's mainly because of the texture and color of this butterfly that it can overwhelm my sixth sister..."

This was the lively scene that Prince Ling Yun saw when he came over with a few young men.

The people who came with him were either cousins or cousins, and they all came to celebrate the birthday of Princess Jiayi.

The ladies could not hide their excitement as they bowed and greeted each other.

It's not that they are superficial, it's just that Prince Ling's temperament is too outstanding, like a noble crane, which makes all the handsome men around him look like country chickens.

When Qiu Heng saw Prince Ling, her guess was confirmed: it was indeed the Big Brother Bai whom she knew when she was young.

She stood among the noble ladies, avoiding the gaze of Prince Ling and bowing with her eyes lowered.

Prince Ling noticed the girl's avoidance and gave up the idea of greeting her.

Princess Jiayi received another wave of gifts, and Prince Ling and his group left.

Watching the elegant young man go away, a noble lady stroked her chest and murmured, "Oh my God, Prince Ling is so handsome!"

She just went on a long trip, what did she miss?
Even Feng Caixing couldn't help but sigh in distress: When will I be able to see my cousin without losing my focus? It's all because my cousin has been away from Beijing for too long and I haven't gotten used to seeing him.

Feng Caiyue glanced at Qiu Heng inconspicuously.

Miss Qiu Liu and her cousin must know each other, but she acted like a stranger to him just now. Was she afraid that others would gossip about her?
In fact, she was a little curious about how Miss Qiu Liu met her cousin. A country girl and a prince... well, she was curious.

When the ladies were immersed in the beauty of Ling Shizi, a maid came over and said, "County Lady, the princess heard that Miss Qiu Liu brought a kind of scented ornaments that she had never seen before, and she wanted to meet Miss Qiu Liu."

"Mother, do you want to see Miss Qiu Liu?" County Lord Jiayi told the ladies not to leave and told the maid, "Miss Qiu Liu is coming to the palace for the first time. Please take good care of her for me."

"Yes."

Seeing Qiu Heng leave with the maid, the noble ladies sighed: So the princess summoned him alone?

When Qiu Heng met the Princess of Kang County, the wife of the Marquis of Changchun was also there.

The two sisters don't look much alike in appearance. The wife of the Marquis of Changchun can be described as pretty, while the wife of the Prince of Kang is as beautiful as a fairy.

Only such a beauty can give birth to a son like Prince Ling.

"Meet the Princess of the County and meet the Marquis's wife."

Princess Kang looked at Qiu Heng carefully and said with a smile, "What a pretty child. I heard that Miss Qiu Liu made a new type of scented ornament. Can I have a look?"

Qiu Heng handed the butterfly scent pendant to the maid, who then passed it to Princess Kang.

"It's really something new." Princess Kang brushed the scented pendant with her fair fingers and handed it to the wife of Marquis Changchun. "Take a look too, sister. The girls nowadays are really kind and elegant."

The wife of the Marquis of Changchun took the incense pendant and looked quite interested. Princess Kang asked Qiu Heng a few more questions and then said, "Miss Qiu Liu, go play with Jia Yi."

There were only two sisters left in the room. Princess Kang sniffed the fragrance left on her fingertips and said inexplicably, "I knew that the girl who could associate with Yun'er would not be mediocre."

I just don't know to what extent this relationship has gone on.

As Qiu Heng walked into the garden, she guessed the purpose of Princess Kangjun's meeting her.

She could feel that Princess Kang was not interested in Xiang Pei, but was interested in her as a person.

Is it because of Prince Ling?
As he was thinking this, a piece of moon-white robe came into view. It was Prince Kang, Ling Yun, who was waiting in front.

"Ah Heng." He called out openly, without hiding his joy of reunion.

(End of this chapter)