mtlumby2d Chapter 366 Surprise
Chapter 366 Surprise
"Liuli probably won't get married in her life."
Ye Jintang put down the brush in his hand helplessly. Shi Bin was a pain in Liuli's heart, and it was likely that he would never be cured in this lifetime. How could she possibly marry someone else?
"Huh? How can that be possible? Maybe it's okay to live alone when you're young, but when you get older, it's better to have a companion by your side."
Nanny Zhang is an experienced person. She has lived alone for most of her life, and she knows the loneliness of it best.
If it were someone else, she would not persuade them to get married, but Liuli was different.
She is someone close to Ye Jintang, and her status is much higher than that of ordinary girls in the city. When she gets married in the future, her in-laws will look up to her and will not make things difficult for her.
With such a bright future, why choose to live alone?
"Liuli will never get married, but Lianqiao and Luzhu are old, I can help them find a husband."
Just as Ye Jintang mentioned Luzhu, he heard Luzhu's voice coming from the outer room.
"Madam, a servant from the front yard came to report that the prince had sent a lot of things back, and the carriage should be arriving at the back door soon."
Luzhu ran into the house panting.
"Oh, what about the prince? Did he come back with us?"
"The prince hasn't come back yet. He said he seemed to be delayed by something and won't be back for a few days."
"By the way, the prince also gave the queen a letter."
Luzhu suddenly realized the matter of the letter and quickly took out a letter with sealing wax from her bosom.
"You are still clumsy in doing things. You even forgot the letter the prince gave me."
While opening the letter, Ye Jintang did not forget to talk about Lu Zhu.
"I am anxious. The servant in the front yard said that the prince not only sent back a lot of things, but also four carriages of young ladies."
"You don't think that the prince will go out and bring back a few concubines to trouble me, do you?"
"I dare not think so, but the servant in the front yard just said that among the girls sent here, two are beauties from the Western Regions, and they look very charming."
Ye Jintang quickly opened Xiao Mo's letter and read the contents at a glance.
"The prince said in the letter that the girls sent here were all rescued from human traffickers. They are all pitiful people, and he asked me to help settle them down."
"Let's go and see what other goodies the prince has sent back."
In addition to explaining the origins of those girls in the letter, Xiao Mo also told Ye Jintang that all the things on the carriage were gifts for her alone, and asked her to move them directly back to her own yard.
But he still had some things to do and might have to wait for a few days.
As for what was holding him back, he didn't say in the letter.
However, Ye Jintang could probably guess that the other cities were not so easy to capture, and Xiao Mo was probably also very busy.
Soon, Xiao Mo brought the things that Ye Jintang had given him into the backyard.
"Why so many?"
Looking at the six carriages piled with boxes in front of him, Ye Jintang was a little dumbfounded. What was Xiao Mo sending? Why was there so much?
In addition to the items, there was also a group of women. When they saw Ye Jintang, they knelt down and greeted her.
"Everyone, get up. Madam Liu, take the person out and hand him over to cousin Wan'er, and let her take care of him."
"Yes."
Ye Jintang just glanced at the crowd in front of him and didn't think much about it.
"Please be merciful, Madam, and let me serve you in the palace."
A girl with deep eyebrows and eyes suddenly knelt in front of Ye Jintang.
"Are you from the Western Regions?"
Ye Jintang suddenly remembered what Luzhu had just said.
"That's right. I am from the Western Regions. I was sold by my parents because my family was poor."
"You are right in speaking the Central Plains language, but we have our own rules here. It is impossible for a foreigner like you to stay in the palace."
Ye Jintang's eyes were extremely sharp, and she knew exactly what the Western beauty in front of her was thinking.
She was very ambitious. She thought she could marry into a rich family just because of her beauty. However, she didn't know that beauty fades with age. If she used her beauty to please men, she would eventually be discarded like garbage.
The beauty from the Western Regions wanted to plead for herself, but Ye Jintang gave her a look and Madam Liu brought people to cover her mouth and drag her away.
Ye Jintang said slowly, "You were sent here by the prince. Before you came, the prince should have asked you whether you were willing to go home or stay in the palace to work."
"I guess some people may not understand that when the prince said to work in the palace, he didn't mean to be a maid in the palace, but to work as a female worker in the rouge workshop or other workshops."
"Some people should give up that idea as soon as possible. If they want to stay in the palace, they should consider whether they are worthy of it. Not everyone can come to the Qin Palace to be a maid."
Ye Jintang swept her eyes over the crowd, and just by looking at the girls' attire, she vaguely guessed that some of them had been raised as skinny horses for a period of time.
Their foster nurses had already brainwashed them into relying on their beauty to build a future for themselves.
Xiao Mo is young, powerful and influential. There are so many girls who have already set their sights on him and want to warm his bed.
Thinking of this, Ye Jintang felt very unhappy, as if someone was keeping his beloved thing in mind.
She waved at them, and Matron Liu quickly took the people away so that they wouldn't be an eyesore here.
"Zhou Cong, are the things in these boxes for me?"
"Yes, Madam, please have a look."
Zhou Cong handed a gift list to Ye Jintang with both hands.
"The prince is quite particular and even wrote a gift list."
Ye Jintang did not look at the gift list, but asked someone to unload all the boxes and move them to her room so that she could personally check them one by one.
Based on her understanding of Xiao Mo, the gifts Xiao Mo gave her must have been selected by him one by one. If they were not good things, he would not have specially sent them to her.
Zhou Cong, along with a few servants, quickly moved all the boxes and crates to the main room.
Fortunately, the main room is big enough, otherwise there would be no place to put so many boxes.
There was a floor heating in the main room and a charcoal basin so it was quite warm. Ye Jintang took off his thick clothes and rolled up his sleeves to check it out himself.
She started with the large boxes.
The first large wooden box was opened, revealing a pair of brightly colored vases. Although they were not antiques, the vases were extremely delicately crafted and were obviously fine products from the official kiln.
"The prince knows me well and knows what kind of things I like."
Ye Jintang likes things at two extremes, either colorful or plain.
Sure enough, a pair of sky-blue vases began to appear in the large boxes at the back. Looking at the two vases of completely different tastes in front of him, Ye Jintang almost laughed out loud. It was really difficult for Xiao Mo.
In addition to the vases, the big box also contained various fabrics, including the finest brocade, thick cotton fabrics, and even several rolls of thick woolen fabrics.
The items were quite mixed, but one could tell at a glance that they were picked by Xiao Mo.