bullyxtreme Chapter 574 She agreed, but her knife didn't!
Chapter 574 She agreed, but her knife didn't!
"Master, Miss Cui and several other young ladies have arrived," Zhu Qing's voice rang out from outside the door.
Gu Qingyue raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eye and turned around.
Wow! Your yard is so beautiful! What kind of flowers are these?
Before the young ladies even entered the house, they were already chattering and making a ruckus in the courtyard.
Gu Qingyue walked out of the house and immediately saw several little girls huddled together by the flower bed not far away.
"You're here? Come in quickly," Gu Qingyue greeted everyone.
"They're here!" Cui Jiaojiao and Mo Xiaoliu ran over hand in hand.
"Xiao Liu, you're here too?" Gu Qingyue was quite curious as to why this little girl had come in with Cui Jiaojiao and the others.
"Yes, I've been playing by the lake. I saw you as soon as you came from the old Duke's courtyard," Mo Xiaoliu said, overjoyed.
She met a bunch of girls yesterday, and was so excited last night that she barely slept. Now she'll have a lot of fun in Beijing.
Sure enough, I ran into everyone again as soon as I arrived at Feiyuexuan.
They naturally came in together.
Gu Qingyue looked up and saw not only young girls, but also their maids and servants, all carrying boxes of various sizes, presumably for her to add to her makeup. In no time, the large courtyard was almost full of people.
The little girls were chattering away, making quite a scene!
Gu Qingyue spent the entire morning and afternoon at Feiyuexuan, receiving a great many gifts, both big and small.
Hairpins, cosmetics, rouge, skincare recipes, exquisitely embroidered shawls...
In addition to a box of cloud-patterned hair ornaments, Cui Jiaojiao also mysteriously gifted herself a... bellyband!
It was embroidered by Madam Cui herself, featuring twin lotus blossoms on a soft, water-red silk, and is exceptionally exquisite.
Gu Qingyue: ......
She thought that dowry in ancient times only consisted of jewelry and the like, but she didn't expect that there was everything!
Oh, and besides the beautiful hairpin, Zhao Yunnan also gave Gu Qingyue a set of twelve-colored floral stationery that she had made herself, packaged in an exquisite rosewood box, which made Gu Qingyue stare in amazement.
Zhao Yunnan, the future second sister-in-law, isn't the daughter of a military general? She's actually a young girl who loves literature and art?
Thinking of this, her lips twitched slightly.
This art style is so different from my second brother's carefree and unrestrained military personality!
Of course, there was also a set of jade jewelry given to me by Zhang Yuying, which was quite valuable.
Besides the young girls, many ladies from high-ranking officials and noble families also came, accompanied by Madam Qin and Madam Wei. They all came to add to their makeup, although Gu Qingyue didn't recognize some of them at all.
However, they still sent very exquisite jewelry, which Gu Qingyue accepted with a smile.
Among them were a set of jewelry and a red jade flute given by Princess Pei. Gu Qingyue played with them for a while and found them to be exquisite!
She felt a little embarrassed, remembering that the princess had sent her an invitation before she left the capital, which she had politely declined.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, dusk arrived.
The family sat down together for dinner and then gathered in the flower hall of the second house's main courtyard.
"Moon, remember, if the Prince of Li treats you badly or you suffer any injustice, be sure to tell your brothers, and we'll stand up for you!"
Gu Yuanjin and the others stared at Gu Qingyue, feeling very reluctant to part with her.
My younger sister was only recently found, and she's already getting married.
They felt very uncomfortable.
Gu Qingyue nodded obediently.
"Moon, remember to be careful with your words and actions after marrying into the royal family, especially now that the Emperor's health isn't very good. You need to be cautious in what you say and do..."
Qin was even more reluctant to part with him, and also somewhat worried.
Even though she'll be the principal wife of the King of Li after marrying into the royal family, what if he takes several concubines and other high-ranking wives in the future...?
Seeing Qin's hesitant expression, Gu Qingyue knew that Qin must be worried about Prince Li taking a concubine.
Qin had previously inquired about this matter indirectly.
She wanted to facepalm. If that day ever came, would her fists be a joke?
Besides, she trusted Mu Yun Chu.
The family sat together and chatted for a while before telling Gu Qingyue to go back to sleep.
Gu Qingyue led Zhu Qing and Jiang Wan back to Feiyue Pavilion, and only then did she have time to look at the decorations inside the Duke's mansion.
If the Duke's mansion was originally described as a lotus emerging from clear water, then it is now a dazzling display of peach blossoms, with bright red silk and bouquets everywhere. It can be said that Gu Qingyue only realized that she was really getting married when she saw the festive decorations in front of her!
I'm getting married tomorrow!
After washing up, Gu Qingyue lay in bed, tossing and turning.
'Knock knock------'
Hearing the knock, Gu Qingyue looked towards the door.
"Master, the madam is here."
Jiang Wan's voice rang out from outside.
Gu Qingyue sat up, quite curious as to why Qin Shi had come over at this time. Hadn't she told her to go to bed early?
She went to bed very early today, which is unusual for her.
"Mother," Gu Qingyue said, putting on her clothes and getting out of bed.
"Don't move, let me come and keep you company," Qin's gentle voice rang out from the inner room.
Gu Qingyue was confused.
But when she saw that Qin had clearly finished washing up before coming over, she understood somewhat.
Qin wanted to keep her company for a late-night chat? Gu Qingyue smiled, her eyes crinkling.
After Qin Shi took off her coat and sat on Gu Qingyue's bed, she took a cloth bag from Sangzhi's hand.
After dismissing all the maids, Madam Qin opened the document for Gu Qingyue to see.
It's a flat box.
Upon opening it, what came into view was... a stack of silver notes.
"This is something your mother has kept hidden away. Remember to keep it safe."
Gu Qingyue was dumbfounded. Was he being given money again?
There are already many things hidden in the dowry, aren't there?
Seeing Qin put the silver notes aside and then pull out something wrapped in silk cloth from underneath, Gu Qingyue stared in disbelief.
"This is also a treasured book, remember to take a good look at it tonight..." Qin was a little embarrassed to continue, and directly wrapped the book up and stuffed it into Gu Qingyue's hands.
Yes, this silk cloth covers a book.
*Ahem* Gu Qingyue just glanced at it; it was a bedroom technique.
Gu Qingyue really wanted to say that she had seen pigs run in her past life, it was true.
But I can't say.
The mother and daughter whispered for almost an hour. Qin gave many instructions, and Gu Qingyue, knowing her worries and anxieties, naturally agreed to everything.
She even nodded in agreement to Qin's suggestion that if the Prince of Li wanted to take a concubine, she should consider it.
It wasn't that Qin didn't want her to be well; it was just that women in this era revered their husbands, and it was a tradition since ancient times for princes to take concubines.
This is Qin's deeply ingrained belief; it's not her fault.
Gu Qingyue understood.
To put Qin's mind at ease, she nodded, but was that really possible?
She agreed, but her knife wouldn't!
Hey!
After Qin left, Gu Qingyue carefully read through the "Art of Bedchamber," which only had ten pages.
Sigh, it would have been better not to watch it at all.
The image isn't clear enough, there's no facial expression, it just looks like a person.
The essence of fairies fighting was not captured at all.
Gu Qingyue was very disappointed!
She thought to herself irrationally that if she weren't getting married tomorrow, she would have gotten up in the middle of the night to draw a book; it would definitely sell well.
On the second day of her wedding, at the crack of dawn, Gu Qingyue was shaken awake.