"This box should have been given to wang fei a long time ago, but when wang fei was married, she forgot in the rush," Liang shi handed the box to Mu Jin. Seeing Qu Qing Ju take the sandalwood box from Mu Jin, she continued in a choked voice, "I've kept it all these years, and finally waited for the day I give it to you."
The color of the red sandalwood box seemed old, but it still carried a faint scent of sandalwood when held in her hand. The gold-plated lock was in the shape of a cloud. The lock had already been opened. Qu Qing Ju only needed to lift the lid to know what was inside.
The hand holding the lid slightly stilled. From the depths of her soul, she seemed to feel her body's obsession with this box. She could feel the helplessness and hatred of a helpless little girl.
Slowly opening the lid, there was a fine brocade inside. On the brocade was a jade pendant. The fine mutton-fat jade was carved into the shape of a gourd. On the gourd, there was a picture of a peanut, and the words "Hundred Years to Live". Her heart shook. A memory that seemed to be from a movie floated into her mind. The original Qu Qing Ju had always wanted to take this jade gourd from Liang shi, but Liang shi had purposefully made it difficult. Now this person had voluntarily handed it over, and pretended to be a good person in front of so many people. She must have been afraid that she would make it difficult for her in the future.
"Jiejie had people prepare this jade gourd a long time ago, but jiejie passed away. After a flurry, she had the jade shop deliver it to me," Liang shi's eyes reddened as she spoke, "Jiejie died young, and only you, wang fei, were on her mind. In the past, I was worried that wang fei would lose what jiejie had left for you when you were young, so I kept it for you. Now that wang fei has grown up, this jade gourd should be given to wang fei for safekeeping." She examined Qu Qing Ju and sighed, "Seeing wang fei like this, jiejie's spirit in heaven would be happy."
Reaching out to take out the jade gourd, it was very smooth and warm. Because it was made small, it didn't have much weight in her hand. It could be imagined that Tian shi had wanted to hang the jade gourd on Qu Qing Ju's body when she was a hundred days old.
The nobility here had the custom of giving their children a hundred-year ceremony. When a child was a hundred days old, the elders would personally give the child a mascot with the meaning of longevity. Most of the mascots were made with auspicious patterns such as auspicious clouds and peanuts, and printed with the words "Live to a hundred years old". This meant that it could lock the child's lifespan, and the gods would bless the child to live to a hundred years old.
It was a pity that all mothers in the world had kind hearts. Tian Shi passed away at such a young age. Everyone said that she died of an illness caused by anger. But in the end, she still wanted to order a jade gourd for her child. Was she really so fragile that she died of anger? As the saying goes, a mother is strong. Tian shi was not the type to grieve over the passing of seasons. How could she bear to see her newborn daughter die of anger?
"I've long heard from Gao momo that not long after I was born, mother ordered a jade gourd as a centenary gift. It was a pity that mother, ten years ago, you sent Gao momo back to the countryside to retire. I never saw the jade gourd that momo spoke of. I didn't think that mother had kept it for me, "The hand gripping the jade gourd tightened. In front of all the womenfolk, Qu Qing Ju put the jade gourd on her neck, the rims of her eyes slightly red," As a child, I caused mother to be pregnant for ten months. Even in death, mother still cared about me. But I couldn't repay her, I was very unfilial. "In her previous life, her parents had died early in a car accident, but at the moment of their death, the person they thought about the most was her. Seeing this jade gourd now, she felt her heart was suffocating. She felt that the people of Chang De Gong Fu were extremely disgusting and disgusting.
"Wang fei," Seeing the situation, Mu Jin looked worriedly at Qu Qing Ju. But as a servant, she couldn't open her mouth to comfort her.
"The child wants to be raised, but the parents aren't there … …" Qu Qing Ju stood. Looking at the smiling Liang shi, the emotions on her face slowly dissipated, gradually becoming expressionless, "Qing Ju will never forget mother's care in this life. In the future, Qing Ju will definitely repay mother's benevolence."
Qu lao taitai's heart had been restless all this time. Seeing Qu Qing Ju speak so bluntly, the warm expression on her face couldn't be maintained. She wanted to speak to ease the situation but it was too late.
"Today is father's birthday. I should stay longer but there are many matters in the wang fu so I have to bid farewell," Qu Qing Ju slightly bent her knees to Qu lao taitai, "Granddaughter will bid farewell now. Furen, we will meet again in the future."
Everyone saw Duan Wang Fei's expression wasn't worried and didn't force her to stay. Liang shi, this stepmother, had done such an ugly thing. Duan Wang Fei couldn't endure it. Not just Duan Wang Fei, any son or woman in this world that encountered this kind of thing, they couldn't endure it.
Qu lao taitai couldn't sit still and could only stand to personally send Qu Qing Ju off. Duan Wang Fei, whose birth mother had died early, at her father's birthday banquet, didn't listen to the play and left with red eyes. If this passed to other people's ears, all of Chang De Gong Fu, what face would they have left?
Everyone stood to send off the guests. But when they got to the hall, they were stopped by Qu Qing Ju. Her pale face carried a smile: "Furen, those who come are guests, don't be courteous. In the future, I will invite all the furen to have a good gathering."
Everyone agreed. Qu lao taitai still wanted to send them off but was stopped by Qu Qing Ju. She smiled, remarking: "Grandmother is old, how can I let you keep sending off your granddaughter. Isn't that granddaughter being unfilial?" Finishing, she ordered Mu Jin beside her, "Send someone to inform wang ye, I'm going back first."
Qu lao taitai had no choice but to watch as Qu Qing Ju left. She turned to glare coldly at Liang shi and, for the first time, held shu daughter Qu Hui Xue's hand to return to the theater. People often said to marry a wife, one had to be virtuous. Now that the Duke of Chang De had a woman like Liang shi, it was only a matter of time before he would lose his family.
Once Qu Qing Ju left, many of the womenfolk that had come for Duan Wang Fu's sake stood to bid their farewells. In less than an hour, more than half of the guests on the womenfolk's side had left.
On the male side, He Heng, as a wang ye, naturally sat at the seat of honor. The one sitting behind him was Qu Wang Zhi. He didn't have any interest in giving face to other people so he didn't pay much attention to them. But even so, there were still many who courteously fawned in front of him.
Before the play had finished, Qian Chang Xin walked over and said a few words in a low voice beside Duan Wang. Qu Wang Zhi, who was sitting behind Duan Wang, faintly heard the two words "wang fei".
"What?!" Duan Wang's brows slightly furrowed. His face that had been carrying a polite smile completely froze. He put the teacup in his hand on the table. The blue and white teacup made a crisp sound.
The Duke of Chang De, who had been paying attention to this side, felt his heart jump. He didn't know when he had angered wang ye. The other people also pretended to glance unintentionally at Duan Wang.
"The hospitality of Chang De Gong Fu has really broadened ben wang's horizons," Duan Wang smiled coldly as he stood, "Qian Chang Xin, let's go."
"Wang ye, this is … …" The Duke of Chang De instantly knew that the situation wasn't good and hurriedly went forward to apologize. But He Heng was too lazy to look at him, only coldly saying, "Ben wang came today to accompany wang fei. I already knew that the Duke of Chang De and your furen were deeply in love. But ben wang's wang fei is also the duke's di daughter. Your fu treats her like this, are you looking down on my Duan Wang Fu?!" Finishing, he didn't wait for the Duke of Chang De to respond before he flicked his sleeves and left.
The daren first paused before reacting. Many of them had heard of the past of Chang De Gong Fu but they were all men and didn't care about this kind of thing. But they hadn't thought that the people of Chang De Gong Fu would be so stupid. No matter how disrespectful the fu had been to the daughter of the deceased Tian shi, she was now Duan Wang Fei. Disrespecting her was disrespecting Duan Wang. Wasn't this slapping Duan Wang's face?
Even if Duan Wang's personality was much better than Rui Wang's, he couldn't tolerate this kind of slap in the face. It seemed that this Chang De Gong Fu was becoming more and more muddle-headed. Everyone stood to bid their farewells, not caring how ugly the Duke of Chang De's expression was. Even wang ye had been angered to leave. What were they still doing here? Should they tell Duan Wang, wang ye, you can be angry all you want, we are good friends with the Duke of Chang De and we still have to stay here to drink tea and listen to the opera with the Duke of Chang De?
The Duke of Chang De was muddle-headed, but their minds were normal. At this time, it was better to leave early. It was a pity that Duan Wang and his wife had come to celebrate but were angered to the point of leaving.
The originally lively birthday banquet instantly became cold and cheerless. The Duke of Chang De was so angry he threw the teacup in his hand to the ground. Hearing the babbling on the stage, he felt even more annoyed. He angrily said: "What are you singing for, all of you get off!"
"Father," Qu Wang Zhi worriedly supported him, "Don't be angry, take care of your body."
"What body do I need!" The Duke of Chang De didn't bear to push his only son away and could only angrily throw another teacup, "Go ask your mother, what happened that made Duan Wang so angry?!"
Qu Wang Zhi looked at the manservants standing in the surroundings. It wasn't good for his father to mention his mother so he urged: "Right now, grandmother and mother must be in houyuan. Why don't we go together and ask."
Liang Rong, who had come back after sending the people away, also urged: "The matter isn't clear yet. GuFu doesn't have to be so angry. It won't be too late to make plans after the matter is clear."
The Duke of Chang De forced down his anger, his face black as he walked into houyuan.
When He Heng got on the carriage, he saw his wang fei's eyes were slightly red. Clearly, she had been hurt. The anger that he had suppressed rose again: "Wang fei, who was wronged, tell ben wang, ben wang will help you vent."
Qu Qing Ju raised her head to look at him. Seeing the anger in his eyes wasn't fake, she said: "Who can make Duan Wang Fei angry? It's just that it's hard to calm down from remembering the past."
"I came with you today to support you. Don't be embarrassed," After thinking, He Heng added, "Not just today, in the future, other than those in the palace, you don't have to give in to anyone." Finishing, he found that there was an additional exquisite jade gourd on Qu Qing Ju's neck and looked a few more times.
"Wang ye isn't afraid that qie will be arrogant in the future and ruin the reputation of Duan Wang Fu," Qu Qing Ju touched the jade gourd on her chest. The warm feeling made her smile.
"Wang fei isn't an ignorant woman," He Heng moved his gaze away, clapping his hands as he smiled, "Even more, if it was you, it's fine to be arrogant."
Their eyes met. Qu Qing Ju slowly moved her gaze away, revealing a warm smile.
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