Chapter 25 Giving a jade pendant
Ji Yunqing had a very clear understanding of his own poverty.
This thing, which looks obviously valuable, cannot possibly be hers.
Playing with the jade pendant in his hand, Ji Yunqing asked: "What do you think the Ji family means?"
He only gave her a jade pendant, without any additional words.
Daylily and Hydrangea looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they know?
"Master, since they have sent it to you, just accept it for now." Xuancao advised. You can't send it back, right?
You have to know that it costs money to ask someone to bring something, and my master doesn't look like he would waste the money.
It has to be said that Xuancao knew her master very well, and Ji Yunqing finally kept the jade pendant.
However, she didn't wear it herself, but planned to recycle it and give it to the prince, which could be considered as a way to improve his favor.
Even if the Ji family has some conspiracy, they can't target the prince, right?
"Hemerocallis, please teach me how to knit and pick a simple and beautiful pattern for me."
Hemerocallis was very enthusiastic about helping her master win favor: "Okay!"
The master and servant spent a whole afternoon, and Ji Yunqing finally made a pretty good net that would not fall apart.
Ji Yunqing admired it happily: "It seems that I am still very talented!"
Hemerocallis couldn't bear to look at it. The difference between this and her usual finished products was too great.
She said tactfully: "Master, why don't you practice a few more times? You will definitely get better."
"Why does it have to be so good? It looks good enough."
Ji Yunqing is very experienced. It is things like this that show how difficult it is to do handicraft. If it is done too well, people will think you already know how to do it!
Ji Yunqing was thinking about waiting for the prince to come before giving the jade pendant away.
Unexpectedly, King Zhao came the next night.
This time, Ji Yunqing was very active. He served tea and poured water, and even picked up some food for him during the meal.
This made King Zhao look at her with some confusion. Why did this woman change her personality?
King Zhao asked tentatively, "Did you do anything to offend me?"
Ji Yunqing smiled: "..."
Look at what she has done to the child? As far as she knows, this treatment is common in other courtyards, right?
"Your Highness," Ji Yunqing unceremoniously handed over his bowl, "I want to eat the chestnut stewed chicken over there, please give me a few chopsticks!"
King Zhao nodded with relief: "This time it's just right."
As he said this, he actually used his noble hands to pick up a few pieces of food for Ji Yunqing with his chopsticks.
After they finished their meal, Ji Yunqing brought out a small cloth bag the size of a baby's swaddling clothes, and King Zhao looked at it intently.
Ji Yunqing was seen sitting upright, untying the first layer of the cloth bag, then the second layer, the third layer... until the cloth bag became the size of a palm.
King Zhao just watched silently, from the beginning, "Why is there another layer?" to later, "I want to see how many layers there are?"
Ji Yunqing looked at the floral cloth in front of him, raised his hand and made a ritualistic gesture imitating the movements of the immortal cultivators in modern TV dramas. The gimmick was enough, and then he carefully opened the last layer.
Then, he took out a jade pendant with poor workmanship and ordinary material.
King Zhao: “…”
That's it?
Ji Yunqing said solemnly: "Your Highness, this is a jade pendant that my family suddenly gave me a few days ago. It is the most valuable item my family has given me since I was a child.
I thought that the prince has taken good care of me since I came to the palace, so I wanted to give you this jade pendant as a thank you gift.
I know that this jade pendant is not valuable in your eyes, but I don’t have anything more valuable or worthwhile to thank you for, so I hope you can accept it.”
King Zhao snorted and laughed: "You still have some conscience."
As he said that, he reached out to take the jade pendant, "What a trouble. I will take care of you in the future."
Ji Yunqing handed over the jade pendant, an idea suddenly came to his mind, and his movements suddenly froze.
"Wait, Your Majesty, I just got this jade pendant, and I don't know if the Ji family has put drugs on it or something."
Ji Yunqing tried to recall the domestic fighting novels he had read late at night before: "What if the Ji family had bad intentions and soaked the jade pendant in a magical poison for 9981 days? Long-term contact with the jade is not good for the body. Otherwise, forget it and keep it for myself."
King Zhao grabbed the jade pendant and glared at her: "What's the point of holding it? I will ask the doctor to check it myself, don't worry."
Putting the jade pendant aside, he picked up the person and put him on the bed: "The clothes you wore once were quite nice, why don't you wear them now?"
"What clothes?"
Ji Yunqing didn't react for a moment.
"It's the one with red plum blossoms embroidered on it. The red plum blossoms are embroidered exactly from here to there." King Zhao said as he gestured on Ji Yunqing's body with his warm big hands.
Feeling the excessive action of King Zhao, Ji Yunqing blushed, "You, don't say it!"
This prince is really dishonest.
When talking about this, Ji Yunqing struggled to remember: "Prince, let me go and tidy up those pieces of cloth first, don't mess them up."
King Zhao was dissatisfied and pressed down her fluttering hands and feet: "What are you thinking about now? Can't you tell the difference between the primary and the secondary?"
"Shouldn't I collect the scraps of cloth first? I have saved them for a long time and plan to put them together to make a piece of clothing. Your Majesty, do you think I don't have time to sleep with you?"
King Zhao: "...Shut up, didn't you just say you wanted to thank me? I'm giving you a chance, so show your ability now.
Also, when you're in bed, don't press me so hard as if it's the New Year's Pig! You're obviously quite comfortable."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yunqing became dissatisfied.
"When did I look like a pig? Didn't I behave well?"
"Hmph, think about the first night."
What King Zhao didn't say was that the bed almost collapsed that day, but fortunately all the beds in the palace were quite sturdy.
Ji Yunqing wanted to make some further excuses, but King Zhao was no longer willing to listen.
"Stop talking about those boring things. Wear something like the one you wore before next time. As for the embroidery on it, change it to a different style."
King Zhao said with great interest.
Ji Yunqing couldn't help but ask: "What should I change it to?"
"Just change it to my king's hand. It will look great when I wear it."
King Zhao suddenly had an idea: "Oh, right, didn't you write a note before? What are the things you want to do on it? Next time, wear that dress and perform a somersault for me."
Ji Yunqing: “…” Who would do somersaults in clothes like that?
He really dares to think!
"The one hundred taels that the king gave you last time are almost all spent, right? Turn over one hundred, no, ten taels of silver."