Chapter 414: Adding Makeup 1

The next day, the Crown Princess sent a gift to the Ling Mansion.

The gift was unexpectedly generous. In addition to the common clothing, headwear and jewelry, there were also several boxes of furs and spices. Most of the furs were fox and mink, and the spices were rare and precious, which were all good things that were hard to buy even with silver. The most amazing thing was the two night-shining pearls in an exquisite box.

The night-shining pearls were as big as pigeon eggs, emitting a soft and transparent light. What's more rare is that the two night-shining pearls are the same size and have no flaws. They can be used as heirlooms.

Mrs. Ling fell ill after returning home yesterday and was unable to stay. Only Mr. Ling and his wife and Mr. Ling Wu and his wife came out to receive the gift.

"The Crown Princess is so kind to Ah Shu, which really makes our Ling family flattered." Mr. Ling Wu thanked her with gratitude.

The generous gift is of course pleasing to look at. What is even more exciting is the goodwill that the Prince's Mansion has shown to the Ling family.

The steward who came to deliver the dowry on behalf of the Crown Princess had been warned before coming, and was quite polite to the Ling family, and smiled and replied: "Master Ling Wu, you really don't have to be polite. Miss Ling once saved the life of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Doctor Wei carefully took care of His Royal Highness for half a year. The Crown Princess has always remembered these favors. Today's dowry gift is just a token of my appreciation."

"When Miss Ling gets married, please don't forget to send an invitation to the Prince's Mansion. The Crown Princess will come to congratulate in person."

Master Ling Wu responded repeatedly, smiling very attentively, and his face seemed to be able to shine.

Having such a good daughter is really a great honor.

Which girl can get the Crown Princess to come to congratulate her in person when she gets married?

After sending the steward away, Ling Wuye smiled happily and said, "Please take care of the dowry gifts, sister-in-law, and put them in the warehouse. When Ah Shu gets married, take them to her husband's house."

In theory, Li, the stepmother, should be in charge of such a big thing as the dowry. However, since Ling Jingshu resolutely expressed her attitude, Li, the stepmother, lost face and had no face to take care of these things anymore.

Li lowered her head, her gloomy expression could not hide her jealousy and anger, and it was slightly distorted.

Sun glanced at Li and sighed secretly in her heart.

For her, the eldest aunt, doing such a thing is actually a thankless task. But in this situation, she couldn't just ignore it. She had to agree.

Sun did things in an orderly manner. On the one hand, she ordered people to send various boxes and brocade boxes to the warehouse for neat collection, and on the other hand, she asked people to send the dowry gift list to Ling Jingshu for review.

...

After Ling Jingshu received the gift list, she only glanced at it casually for a few times and put it aside without interest.

The dowry prepared by Queen Wei and the Ling family was enough for her to live a life of ease and comfort. She was not very interested in fancy clothes. It didn't matter to her how many dowry gifts the Crown Princess gave.

Bai Yu couldn't help but lean over to take a closer look, and the more she looked, the more she was amazed: "Miss, how come the Crown Princess suddenly became so nice? Everything on this gift list is a good thing!"

Ling Jingshu smiled casually: "This is a thank you gift for saving the Crown Prince that day. It's reasonable to give it a generous amount."

That's true!

How noble is the life of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! No matter how many dowry gifts the Crown Princess gave, it's nothing.

The master and servant were talking casually when Qiao Yun walked in.

Since leaving the palace, Qiao Yun's identity has become a little awkward.

Qiao Yun has been with Ling Jingshu for three years, and there is a relationship between the master and the servant. However, her identity as an eyeliner is too delicate. Ling Jingshu wants to use her, but she won't be open-hearted to her.

When they were in the palace, they relied on each other and trusted each other, and lived in peace. Now that Ling Jingshu has left the palace to get married, her life is basically calm. For the Crown Prince, this spy is basically useless. Qiao Yun is no longer useful to Ling Jingshu.

I don’t know what the Crown Prince is thinking. Ling Jingshu will get married soon. Will she be allowed to go to the Wei Mansion as a dowry maid? What about the future? Will she have to supervise the lives of the newlyweds and report everything to the Crown Prince?

Not to mention whether Ling Jingshu is happy or not, even Qiao Yun herself feels particularly awkward when she thinks about this.

Ling Jingshu raised her eyes and smiled at Qiao Yun, with a gentle attitude as usual: "Qiao Yun, the Crown Princess sent someone to send a gift for the dowry. Please keep the gift list for me first."

Qiao Yun cheered up and agreed with a smile.

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The matter that made Qiao Yun worried soon took a turn for the better.

At night, the secret guards hidden outside the Ling Mansion brought a box over.

"This is a dowry gift sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I don't know what's inside." Qiao Yun didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately held the box in front of Ling Jingshu: "Please take a look, young lady."

A dowry gift sent by the Crown Prince?

Ling Jingshu was stunned for a rare moment and silently took the box.

The box was not big, just a little bigger than a fist, and was made of the best golden nanmu. The outside of the box was inlaid with various gems. Not to mention what was in the box, the box itself was an extremely rare treasure.

The box was light and had no weight.

After opening it, there was a stack of papers stacked inside.

What is this?

Ling Jingshu took out the papers and opened them one by one. When she saw the contents on the paper clearly, her expression was so subtle that it was hard to describe.

The first one was a land deed of a farm of several hundred acres.

The second one was still.

The third, fourth, and fifth ones were the deeds of shops in the most prosperous area of ​​the capital.

Then there were ten silver bills. Each bill was worth five thousand taels, a total of fifty thousand taels.

The last one was Qiao Yun's indenture.

...What was the Crown Prince doing? This dowry gift was more generous than the one sent by the Crown Princess. How could she accept it as if nothing had happened?

Qiao Yun followed the rules and did not dare to ask more questions. She just stood aside quietly.

After a long time, Ling Jingshu finally said, "Qiao Yun, the Crown Prince sent these over without even a word of advice?"

"To answer the young lady, no." Qiao Yun was also secretly guessing what the thick pile of paper was. Silver bills were easy to recognize, but the others were unknown.

Ling Jingshu hesitated for a moment, then made a decision and said frankly: "His Royal Highness gave me your indenture. I think he gave you completely to me. If you are willing, you will no longer be a secret guard, but just a maid by my side, and marry into the Wei family with me."

"However, I have a promise. If you decide to stay with me, you must be completely loyal to me. You can't send messages to His Royal Highness again. I don't lack maids around me, and I don't want people who are half-hearted."

"If you don't want to, I will return the indenture to you, and you should go back to His Royal Highness's secret guard camp."