Chapter 173: Person-shaped Jewelry Charms
Qin Wanwan was about to leave with Yin Yuanli when someone suddenly stuffed something into her hand as she passed by a certain lord.
She raised her hand and looked, her delicate little face showing some bewilderment. It was a round jade pendant, embellished with white jade that was as golden yellow as osmanthus sprinkled with gold.
“Ahem… it’s for you to play with.”
Everyone around stared at him with wide eyes.
It wasn’t you, Censor Cai, you?
I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person, pfft… disgusting!
Censor Cai thought to himself that they knew nothing. He wasn’t flattering someone; he was indirectly thanking Prime Minister Rong for his guidance.
If it weren’t for Prime Minister Rong, his second daughter would have caused a lot of trouble.
It’s just that he didn’t know what to give Prime Minister Rong as thanks, and now he had found a way.
Qin Wanwan’s small hands clutched the jade pendant, which was a tiny bit larger than her palm. She turned to look at her Daddy, and seeing him nod, she thanked him in a soft, mellow voice.
“Thank you~”
Censor Cai: So obedient!
Thinking of his second daughter, whose mind was full of eloping with a poor scholar, he felt a bit of chest pain.
Why wasn’t his daughter so obedient!
Qin Wanwan continued to walk forward, but Censor Cai’s actions seemed to have flipped a switch. Every step Qin Wanwan took from then on, something was stuffed into her arms.
Jade pendants, small seals, peace buckles, coral bead bracelets…
Sometimes she didn’t even see clearly who gave her those things, and her arms couldn’t hold any more.
By the time she reached the end, Qin Wanwan looked like a cute, human-shaped jewelry accessory.
So… so many things!
Yin Yuanli and several imperial princes were stunned.
They had never seen such a scene before.
Rong Zhi: …
He also hadn’t expected things to develop this way.
After leaving, Wolf Fang inexplicably found a large box from somewhere and put all the jewelry Qin Wanwan was wearing and holding into it.
Qin Wanwan’s little face was flushed from exhaustion.
“So… so many things.”
Some of them were nothing worth taking out, so they directly stuffed gold ingots or banknotes into her hands, several of them being one tael of silver each.
The Tenth Prince slapped his thigh: “Why does no one give me things with such enthusiasm?!”
The Eleventh Prince’s eyes sparkled: “So many treasures, Wanwan, you’ve suddenly become so rich.”
Qin Wanwan scratched her little head: “They are all so nice.”
Yin Yuanli guessed that they were doing this to please Prime Minister Rong.
However, Wanwan is so nice, and it’s not wrong to give a small gift for a first meeting.
“Keep them all, these are everyone’s gifts for your first meeting.”
Qin Wanwan nodded: “Okay.”
Qin Wanwan put the things she particularly liked into her own small backpack and packed the rest into the box.
The Tenth Prince: “This is good, it can hold so many things. I’ll have Mother Consort make one for me when I get back.”
The Eleventh Prince and Twelfth Prince followed suit.
“Sister Wanwan, show me how this is made, I’ll tell Mother Consort when I get back.”
However, the Tenth Prince and the others didn’t know needlework at all and couldn’t understand.
“It seems, it seems very difficult.”
The little prince looked serious, as if studying a profound problem.
Qin Wanwan patted her cute little backpack.
“I’ll have the embroidery women make them for you. What kind of animals do you like?”
The small backpack Qin Wanwan was wearing was a beautiful cat head, cute and good-looking, and fluffy.
The Eleventh Prince: “I want a big tiger, the super fierce kind!”
The Tenth Prince: “I want one that looks like your family’s big lion.”
The Twelfth Prince: “Roar, roar, tiger.”
Qin Wanwan looked at Yin Yuanli, her bright big eyes seeming to say, ‘What about you, what about you?’
Yin Yuanli: “I’m fine with anything, I like whatever Wanwan gives me.”
Qin Wanwan’s eyes curved into bright little crescent moons.
“Okay, I’ve noted them all down.”
A box this big filled with things would be heavy, and she definitely couldn’t carry it around all the time.
Yin Yuanli beckoned, and an eunuch walked over.
“Your Highness.”
“Take all these to Prime Minister Rong’s carriage.”
“Yes.”
With the gifts settled, Qin Wanwan and them happily went to a small courtyard specially prepared for children.
Today, not only Rong Zhi brought children, but others did too.
The small courtyard had a lot of food and small toys specially prepared for children.
Before they entered, there were already several children inside, all under seven years old, both boys and girls.
Although there were only eight children, they gave the impression of a chaotic dance.
Three children, dressed in scholarly attire and looking very noble, were competing with each other, specifically in their studies.
They were competing in reciting the Analects.
Qin Wanwan: “!!!”
Children from big families, they are terrifying, actually competing in studying.
Another two children were fighting over a small wooden sword. Although there were other small wooden swords nearby, they insisted on fighting for the same one.
The servants next to them were coaxing and persuading, looking extremely anxious.
Those two children were arguing at the top of their voices.
“This small wooden sword was the one I spotted first, it’s mine!”
“Clearly, I got it first!”
Their self-declarations were more grandiose than each other.
Finally, there were three little girls. One was diligently stuffing food into her mouth, and the other two were chatting together, holding small cloth dolls.
Seeing more people come in, the children in the room all looked towards the doorway.
Madam Gu intended to introduce Yin Yuanli and the others to the children inside, but Yin Yuanli stopped her.
“Madam Gu, you go ahead and be busy. We’ll play by ourselves.”
Madam Gu wanted to say something but stopped, a little worried.
After all, these were distinguished individuals; it would be terrible if they were bullied and cried.
In the end, she could only instruct the servants to watch them carefully, lest other children bully the Crown Prince and his entourage.
“Oh ho, it’s quite lively.”
Keke, perched on Qin Wanwan’s shoulder, spoke.
“Cub, have Wolf Fang get your toys. What’s so fun about those toys?”
Keke was extremely dismissive of those toys.
Small wooden swords, small wooden horses, nine-link puzzles…
What’s so fun about these toys?
It’s time to let these uninformed brats experience what real toys are!
The eight children in the room were all attracted by the talking Keke.
Those who were competing in reciting stopped reciting, and those fighting over toys stopped fighting.
“This bird can talk, it’s amazing!”
“Hey, sell this talking bird to this lord, how much?”
The sturdy little fellow, though speaking proudly, was not annoying.
Qin Wanwan held Keke: “Not selling, Keke is my good friend.”
“Hmph, what’s so great about that? I’ll have my father find me a talking bird too.”
That child glanced at Keke reluctantly.
His big eyes were full of longing.
“Pretty sister, eat this.”
This was the greedy girl who was solely focused on eating.
She was plump but not obese, instead exuding a kind of simple and cute charm.
Qin Wanwan took the cloud cake from her hand and thanked her.
“Thank you.”
The little girl smiled very happily. She thought this sister was pretty and cute, even cuter than the dolls her mother bought her.
“What are you wearing on your back?”
The other two little girls also came over, asking about the small backpack Qin Wanwan was wearing.
Girls, especially little girls, have no resistance to pretty and cute things.
Qin Wanwan was pretty and cute, and the small backpack she wore was also pretty and cute.
Little girls: Good-looking, want the same one~
