High-class Spring Joy

Qingyuan sighed several times along the way before accepting the fact that she had not only saved a swindler but also wasted a sum of money on medical expenses.

That's it.

Seeing that her hands were empty, Qingyuan went to the street and bought another meal to take back to the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion.

Jie Ming was like a starving ghost reincarnated; he not only finished eating, but also ate the last bit of pastry she had left.

When Qingyuan returned to the manor with the food, she saw maids and servants going to the old lady's courtyard one after another, carrying trays in their hands, but she couldn't see what they were.

From a distance, Madam Dou's courtyard was brightly lit and decorated with red lanterns, suggesting it was a very lively place.

Qingyuan went straight back to her residence. She called out to Hongdou twice, but no one answered. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Hongdou running back with a food box in her hand.

As soon as Hongdou saw Qingyuan, she immediately pulled Qingyuan and said, "Come, come, sister, you've come back just in time! The old lady is in a good mood today and has given us a lot of food. I thought we could eat together since you're back, so I brought two things back with me. Come and eat with us, sister."

As Hongdou spoke, she brought out several dishes from the food box: a plate of sweet and sour fish, a plate of stir-fried greens with jade mushrooms, and a plate of braised river fish.

It looks delicious, smells and tastes amazing, and it's so shiny and oily that it makes your mouth water just by looking at it.

Qingyuan hadn't eaten yet, so she sat down to eat with Hongdou. Hongdou picked up a piece of fish for her: "Sister, eat more and nourish yourself."

Qingyuan smiled and pushed the food she had brought over. She picked up the fish with her chopsticks and was about to put it in her mouth when a fishy smell entered her nostrils. Her stomach suddenly churned and spasmed, and she couldn't help but get up and run out to vomit.

Hongdou was immediately worried and rushed out to check on Qingyuan, gently patting her back: "What's wrong, sister? Why did you suddenly vomit? Is there something wrong with the sweet and sour fish?"

Qingyuan finally calmed down, patted her chest, and shook her head: "No, it's just that it tastes too fishy. You know, I don't really like fishy or muttony things."

Hongdou knows that Qingyuan dislikes fishy smells, and she seems to be very sensitive to them, usually only eating a small portion of the fish.

Qingyuan didn't think much of it, and Hongdou didn't ask any questions either. She just helped Qingyuan inside.

"Then sister should eat more of the other things. I thought the food prepared by the cooks in the manor wouldn't be too fishy, ​​since it was a gift from the old lady. If I had known you couldn't eat it, I should have taken some with me instead of bringing it back."

"It's okay, I like to eat vegetables."

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the other side.

The courtyard of Old Madam Dou was indeed lively, and Chu Jingyu and Chu Jingxian were still having their meal there.

Jiang Qingge thought she had found a good opportunity, so she instructed her maid to bring the painting of mandarin ducks playing in the water and wait for Chu Jingyu in his courtyard.

The servant beside him knew Chu Jingyu's attitude towards Jiang Qingge. "Miss Jiang, our young master hasn't returned yet. Why don't you go back and wait? I'll come and inform you as soon as he returns."

Jiang Qingge was determined to succeed in what she was about to do today, and smiled gently: "No need. Today is Jingyu's birthday, and I'm here to give him a birthday gift. When you're giving a gift, there's no need to wait. It's precisely because I'm waiting that I can see my sincerity. Besides, I embroidered this picture myself, and I must deliver it to Jingyu personally."

The servant thought to himself, "This Miss Jiang is truly sincere towards our Fifth Young Master, so why did she agree to get engaged to the Third Young Master before?"

That's really strange.

He quickly noticed another key detail: "Is it also an embroidery pattern?"

Jiang Qingge keenly caught the meaning of the words: "What do you mean by 'you also'? Young man, did someone else besides me give Jingyu the embroidery?"

"This servant...this servant misspoke, I was clumsy and said the wrong thing." The servant realized his mistake.

Jiang Qingge glanced at the maid beside her, who immediately understood and stepped forward to stuff a few silver coins into the servant's arms: "Our young lady took pity on you working day and night and specially prepared these. Please accept them!"

How could the servant not understand Jiang Qingge's meaning? He hesitated for only a moment before whispering, "To be honest, Miss Jiang, Qingyuan also gave the young master an embroidery, which seems to be... a picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water. The young master was very pleased with it."

Jiang Qingge frowned: "Are you sure?"

The servant nodded hurriedly, "This servant would not dare to deceive Miss."

That lowly maid... how could she send a painting of mandarin ducks playing in the water in bliss? Jiang Qingge couldn't understand, and was mostly angry.

She originally wanted this picture to hint to Chu Jingyu that when he was moved, she could gently explain things to him, which would surely push their current situation forward by a large margin.

Now that lowly maid not only sent the same thing, but even sent it before it was sent?!

How dare she, a mere maid, send mandarin ducks as a gift?! She has no shame, no sense of propriety!

Just then, Chu Jingyu's gentle voice came from behind:

"Ge'er...it's so late, why aren't you resting in the yard?"

Upon hearing Chu Jingyu's voice, Jiang Qingge immediately composed herself and looked at him with composure: "I... I came to give a gift because it's Jingyu's birthday today, but... I heard that what I gave was the same as what Miss Qingyuan gave. Could you wait a few days for me, Jingyu, so I can give you something new?"

"It's too big? How could that be?" Upon hearing this, Chu Jingyu felt Jiang Qingge's sincerity and was very pleased. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if what Ge'er gives is the same as what everyone else in the world gives, what Ge'er gives is still the most unique and special in my heart."

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Qingyuan decided to embroider a purse for Chu Jingxian.

This story begins with the day Qingyuan left Chixia Garden.

At that time, both the sunken sand and the broken halberd were outside.

"These two guards must have been with the Third Young Master for quite some time now. Do they know if the Young Master has any particular favorite patterns or designs?"

Qingyuan asked honestly.

At that time, Chen Sha and Zhe Ji were eating the pastries that Qing Yuan had prepared for them. That was quite a decisive move.

Chen Sha: "Young Master doesn't seem to have any particular favorite patterns, but he does have a preference for cyan."

Qingyuan understood and said, "This servant is deeply indebted to you, young master, and has no way to repay you. The only thing I can offer is my little bit of embroidery, so I thought I'd do something for you. I know you are of high status and certainly won't lack anything, but..."

Before Qingyuan could finish speaking, Zheji hurriedly interrupted, "He's short of it! Young Master is very short of it. He even said before that he needed a nice purse."

A purse? Qingyuan hesitated. Embroidering a purse for a man might be ambiguous and cause controversy, right?

Zheji glanced at it and continued, "Miss Qingyuan, as you know, our young master is blind and can only rely on touch. However, his other senses are very sensitive. He won't like any embroidery that has even the slightest flaw or isn't good enough. So, please give it a try, Miss?"