Led by You Guitai, there were people kneeling on the ground in the yard.

Zhang Fuji asked politely: "Where are the eldest lady of the You family and You Fengyi?"

You Tingjiao's face was filled with joy and she hurriedly said: "Here you are!"

You Tingrong's heartbeat paused sharply, and she took a quick glance when she raised her head. On Zhang Fu's brown blouse, there was a red border about a palm wide on the collar and cuffs. This was unique to the eunuchs who served in front of the emperor.

Only then did Zhang Fu straighten his back, raise his head and deliver the message: "As your Majesty has spoken, I will reward you with a gilt peach blossom hairpin. Miss You has superb chess skills and will be given a set of chess equipment as a special reward!"

After announcing the decree, Zhang Fu returned to the eunuch's unique posture of slightly bowing his head and holding his chest, "Thank you, both of you!"

After the two people leaned over to thank them, the little eunuch in blue behind him brought something to the two of them. He watched as the two of them took it in person with a string of auspicious words in his mouth.

You Tingrong casually gave the silver as a reward, but You Tingjiao only looked at the box in her hand. Her original sadness was swept away, and she was dazzled by the gorgeous gold, as if the glory and wealth were right in front of her eyes.

This box is made of vermilion-lacquered hardwood as its base, with silver-burnt blue sunflower patterns on the sides and corners. It is very exquisite. Just looking at this box, you can tell that it must be worth a lot of money.

On the other hand, the box in You Tingrong's hand, although larger, was only covered with a thin layer of paint, locked with a copper buckle, and had no decoration at all.

Third Yiniang also wiped away her tears and showed joy. Seeing You Tingrong's actions, she also happily gave the money.

You Guitai's face turned rosy. When he looked at the eunuch, he knew that Zhang Fu was the boss. He didn't care about flattery and ruthlessly took out ten taels of silver and stuffed it into his hand.

Zhang Fu took the money, weighed it secretly, and his smile deepened, "You Fengyi is the only one in the palace. You have raised a good daughter!"

"My dear father-in-law, I just don't understand something..." You Guitai lowered his voice. Seeing that Zhang Fu was not dissatisfied, he whispered: "Since your majesty is willing to give Feng Yi a little more dignity, why do you make an exception and only

Did you give me a favor?"

Zhang Fu glanced at him suspiciously and said seriously: "Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. How can we guess your Majesty's thoughts?"

You Guitai knew he had made a mistake, so he quickly echoed, lowering himself even lower than Zhang Fu, "Yes, yes, the official made a mistake." As he spoke, he stuffed another five taels into the man's hand, smiling humbly.

Zhang Fu then approached You Guitai and said, half as a reminder and half as a compliment: "Master You, don't worry, your luck is behind you."

When he said this, Zhang Fu's eyes unconsciously glanced at You Tingrong who was standing behind him. His master Chang Shunke reminded her that this reward was mainly for her. This proud You Tingrong

The courtesy is just incidental.

After seeing off Zhang Fu, it was time for You Tingjiao to get on the sedan chair.

You Guitai was still thinking about Zhang Fu's words, wondering if there was any deeper meaning. When You Tingjiao said goodbye to her parents, he was absent-minded and only looked at the golden hairpin that You Tingjiao happily inserted in her head.

It's just gilt, so naturally it's not as valuable as pure gold, but the pattern doesn't look unique, and the workmanship is mediocre. To put it bluntly, the box containing the gold hairpin is worth more than this hairpin.

You Tingjiao's face was full of joy, and she even took You Tingrong's hand in a feigned affection, "Thanks to my sister. Without my sister, how would I be where I am today?"

You Tingrong glanced at the rough-made hairpin. She didn't know where Shan Yunxin picked up the tattered thing. She looked at You Tingjiao with pity in her eyes, "Second sister is so lucky."

It was obviously a nice thing to say, but when You Tingrong said it so unhurriedly, it was full of irony.

You Tingjiao couldn't see her condescending look, so she got close to her and said viciously: "You Tingrong, sooner or later, I want you to kneel in front of me and call me empress!"

You Tingrong nodded and approved this sentence.

"Yes, but I'm afraid we may never see each other again." You Tingrong smiled and said in a sincere tone, "I wish You Fengyi gets what he wants!"

The nanny couldn't help but urge: "The time has come, please do it as a courtesy."

You Tingjiao held her head high, took a deep breath, and sat in the sedan.

You Tingrong watched the small square-top sedan go away on the gray stone road until it turned into a small dot. She reluctantly let go of the things that had been pressing on her heart for a long time. This time, she completely changed the beginning of her destiny.

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After a tiring day, You Tingrong served the old lady and used the decoction. When he returned to the main room, he met Mrs. You who had sent someone to invite her.

Just as she was wondering, she saw You Guitai sitting at the table, his back to her, his expression invisible.

The perspective moved slightly downward, and what was placed on the table was the chess set that was awarded today, and it had been opened at this time.

Hearing the movement, You Guitai turned around, holding a chess piece in his hand.

Yunzi, a specialty of southern China, has a fine and round texture, firm but not brittle, heavy but not slippery. Especially sunspots, as the saying goes, "Looking up is like jasper, looking down is like paint."

At this moment, You Guitai was holding up the chess pieces and looking at the candlelight. The chess pieces were emitting a faint blue and green light. The reflected light seemed to be beating restlessly in You Guitai's eyes, and You Tingrong's heart gradually sank.

"Rong'er." You Guitai's tone was gentle.

You Tingrong leaned over and saluted, "Father."

You Guitai stood up and helped her, pulling her to sit down together. "There is no need for such a strong relationship between father and daughter. Sit down quickly!"

"The chess set given by His Majesty is really top-notch. I heard from the maid that you didn't even open it and take a look?" You Guitai put the chess pieces back in their place casually, but his eyes were fixed on You Tingrong's face.

You Tingrong smiled slightly, "There is no way to use the things given by the emperor, they can only be offered up."

"Why does Your Majesty want to reward you?" This time the tone was more urgent.

You Tingrong responded calmly: "What a coincidence, that day I met His Majesty in private at Chi Mansion for a private visit. Mr. Chi was playing chess with His Majesty in the garden, and Miss Chi brought us to watch the fun."

"When Your Majesty asked, Miss Chi introduced that her daughter was her best friend, and her daughter was also favored by Miss Chi." You Tingrong looked at ease, looking at You Guitai calmly, and pushed the matter to Chi Qinghuan.

On the body.

You Guitai did not continue to delve deeper, but patted his daughter on the shoulder with sincerity and said, "Rong'er, your father will consider your marriage from a long term and will definitely find a suitable husband for you."

This sentence made Rong Rong feel cold all over.

Shan Yunxin sent this gift with ulterior motives, just to hint that he was interested in her.

Although You Guitai can't fully understand it, as long as there is a chance, he will re-evaluate You Tingrong's value and will not let go of her betrothal easily.

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Qianqing Palace

When Zhang Fu came back from the palace, he immediately responded to his master Chang Shun and explained the situation in detail.

"Master You didn't know anything about it. He thought it was You Fengyi who was so embarrassed that his father was so blind." Zhang Fu handed You Guitai's filial piety money to Chang Shun, "The apprentice just raised it a little bit.

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"Don't say what you shouldn't say!" Chang Shun patted his head, "How many times have I told you, palace, please read more and speak less!"

"Master, don't worry, it's just a few auspicious words! The apprentice knows what's appropriate."

"What do you know? Miss You deliberately hid it from the family." Chang Shun thought about the scene when You Tingrong met the Holy Lord, like a mouse meeting a cat.

"Why? This is a great thing!" Zhang Fu wondered, how many people ask for the favor that they cannot get!

"It's just because she's not happy that your Majesty is rushing to do it!" Chang Shun smiled: "It's okay if I don't want to see you for the time being, but if you want to marry someone else, your Majesty will not agree to it."
Chapter completed!