bookrandom Chapter 609 Is this a fake? This is clearly strength!
Chapter 609 Is this a fake? This is clearly strength!
"Ah! What is that? It's so dazzling!"
Someone secretly moved his finger away, wanting to see what the dazzling object was. However, as soon as he turned his finger away, his eyes were once again blinded by the dazzling light.
Seeing this, Nanqi turned the colorful gem around and used the lid of the wooden box to block some of the sunlight, so that the gem's light would not be so dazzling.
At this moment, someone opened his eyes and found that the dazzling light was gone. The half-meter-long wooden box was filled with various gems as big as a baby's fist.
Goose yellow, pure white, pink, and pigeon blood red...
"Oh my god! It really is a colorful gem!"
"This gem looks like it's unpolished, yet it can still shine so brightly!"
"Look, that gem is crystal clear, without a single impurity. How could such a gem be fake?"
"There are probably not even that many pure-colored gemstones this large in the imperial palace! This is too unbelievable!"
"Could it be that we have all misunderstood Princess Li?"
"Who just said that Princess Li was lying? Is this what she looks like? She's clearly misleading us all!"
Nanqi frowned, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
These people changed their expressions so quickly. When they didn't see the thing, they said the princess was a liar. After seeing the thing, they said she had misunderstood the princess. They said all kinds of good and bad things.
When the third princess saw this scene, she could hardly hide the surprise in her eyes.
It turned out to be a colorful gem!
This is something rarely seen even in the palace! How could she have so many?
The key point is, she gave her so much! Doesn't she feel bad?
"Seventh sister-in-law, you, what are you doing..."
Nanqi heard the voice and glanced at Nanny Chen behind him. She seemed to be saying, "See? Is this a fake? This is clearly real strength!"
Nanny Chen lowered her head, a look of shame and embarrassment on her face, and she was too embarrassed to look Nanqi in the eye.
Shu He looked at Baili Ruyun calmly and said, "Princess, these gems were obtained by chance when I met a few hermits outside the mountains when I was in the Far North."
"They have a lot of these gems over there. I made some deals with them, saying I would help them bring these gems to Kyoto to sell, and that's when they gave me some."
Baili Ruyun looked embarrassed. Remembering that she had misunderstood her before, she felt ashamed.
This doesn't seem to be the first time she's been misunderstood like this, right?
I feel ashamed just thinking about it!
"These are too expensive, Seventh Sister-in-law, you should take them back!" She really didn't have the face to accept these things!
Shu He smiled faintly and said, "Princess, although these stones are rare in our Tianqi, they are actually not valuable in the Far North if they are not polished. Please accept them."
When the people in the crowd heard these words, they all praised Princess Li for her beauty and generosity, saying that it was no wonder that she won the favor of Prince Li!
Li Meiqian stood in the crowd, seeing this scene, his eyes full of resentment. He glanced at someone in the princess's mansion and sent a silent look.
After receiving the look, the man immediately understood and leaned towards the wooden box beside him.
"Crash!"
The wooden box fell, and everything inside tumbled out. Black pearls, white pearls, and pink pearls were scattered all over the floor.
Each pearl is as big as a thumb.
"Oh my god! Are those scattered on the ground Ice Lake Pearls?"
"So big! Look! There are actually black pearls!"
This sudden change made Nanny Chen's face change drastically. She silently glanced at the person who deliberately knocked over the pearl box, and then quickly ordered the people below, "Hurry and pick up the pearls!"
"Be careful, these things are precious. If you scratch them, your lives won't be enough to compensate for it!"
The people in the princess's mansion immediately took action, and everyone went to pick up the pearls, very carefully, for fear of damaging them in the slightest.
A black pearl fell at Shu He's feet.
She reached out and picked it up, and even in front of everyone, she scratched the pearl hard on the ground until it made a "sizzling" sound.
"Look, is that the Ice Lake Black Pearl that Princess Li is holding in her hand?"
Everyone held their breath, not daring to breathe.
That's a precious item! She's just rubbing it on the ground like that? Isn't she afraid of damaging it?
The third princess was also startled and stared at the black pearl, fearing that the pearl would be damaged.
Shu He noticed her gaze and placed the black pearl in her hand. "Princess, this black pearl is very hard. Even if you rub it hard, it won't be damaged at all."
Baili Ruyun took the pearl, wiped it very carefully, looked around it, and found no damage, so she felt relieved.
"Princess, these black pearls are very rare in the world. I only have six in total. Although there are only two black pearls here, there are some other pearls, pink pearls, white pearls and purple pearls, all from the Ice Lake. I hope you don't mind that they are too few."
Baili Ruyun held the black pearl in her hand, and her heart began to beat wildly again.
Is this the Ice Lake Black Pearl? She had seen it once before in the palace, but that black pearl was enshrined in front of the late queen's spirit, and no one dared to touch it.
Although the black pearl in front of me is not as big as the one in the palace, its glossiness and texture are almost the same as the one in the palace.
If it is fake, it would not be possible to achieve such quality.
"Seventh brother's sister, this pearl is too valuable, I..." I can't accept it.
Baili Ruyun felt that she was tired of saying the three words "cannot accept" today. If she continued to say it, it would seem like she was being "deliberately polite".
Shu He pushed back the hand she had returned with the pearls, "Princess, please accept all these things. Consider them as a little dowry that I, your seventh aunt, have saved for the young County Master Ziyuan."
"Little County Master Ziyuan, I like her very much too."
Baili Ruyun's eyes were filled with shame. She was really judging others by her own standards.
The pearls had been completely packed up by this time. Nanny Chen walked over to Baili Ruyun holding the pearl box and handed it to her, "Princess, the pearls have all been collected. They are all of top quality and undamaged."
Baili Ruyun nodded and put the black pearl in her hand into the box.
"You don't need to order the rest of the gift list, just put it into storage."
Baili Ruyun spoke up and said that she was sorry to Shu He for what happened today.
She accepted these gift lists and the kindness. If Shu He needs her help in the future, she will definitely do it without hesitation!
Nanny Chen nodded and was about to make arrangements when she heard the Third Princess say, "Nanny Chen, just now, you didn't know the truth and spoke rudely to Princess Li. I command you to apologize to Princess Li immediately!"
Although Nanny Chen felt a little embarrassed, she had misunderstood Princess Li and made a mistake, so she should apologize.
She knelt down very decisively and apologized sincerely.
"Princess Li, please forgive me. I just listened to the slander of the servants and misunderstood you without checking the facts. I also spoke ill of you and General Nan. Please forgive me this time!"