Chapter 490: The Longevity Lock Given by the Dowager Lady

"I can't do anything about birthdays anymore. Grandma wanted me to devote myself to keeping filial piety for my parents. It was agreed that it would be three years, and it was three years. How could I slack off because of my birthday? If I celebrate my birthday in the mountains, grandma will definitely Someone will come to punish me, and then I’m afraid my sisters will have to be punished with me!”

Shao Wanru's long eyelashes fluttered twice, and then she slowly raised them. The corners of her lips, which were as beautiful as cherry blossoms, were slightly raised, revealing a natural charm that came from her bones. However, she didn't realize it, and her watery eyes naturally revealed themselves. There was an air of purity and indescribable beauty that made the mother-in-law lower her eyes, not daring to look directly at her beauty.

"But Madam-in-law means to ask several ladies to accompany you. You are going back to the house next, and you have not been close to any of the ladies. Madam-in-law is afraid that you will have an affair by then!"

Suppressing the surprise in her heart, the mother-in-law persuaded her again.

Shao Wanru was sarcastic in her heart. The lady spoke as if she was really thinking about herself. If she was really thinking about herself, how could she suddenly come out like this and say something when she was about to fulfill her three-year mourning duty? It's not enough to accompany him to observe filial piety. He also wants to use himself to pass on his reputation to the young ladies in Xingguo Duke's mansion.

This was a very good idea. He spent three years to perfect Shao Yanru and the others' reputation. How could Shao Wanru have any feelings for such a Xingguo Duke's mansion?

But now is not the time to quarrel. She will definitely make them pay back what she owes her siblings!

"This matter... I can't make the decision. If Mrs. Tai insists on it, then go and discuss it with grandma. If grandma directly reprimands the sisters, it will be bad!"

Shao Wanru said with a faint look, his gaze fell on his hand, and he carefully looked at the words he wrote, very casually.

Who is the eldest princess of Ruian? Everyone in the capital knows that she will not save face if she sees someone she doesn’t like. It’s a trivial matter to directly rebuke them. There is also the possibility of driving people away without giving face. If this eldest princess is It would be extremely embarrassing to really scold some of the ladies in your family.

My mother-in-law can’t be the master!

Seeing that the mother-in-law was speechless for a moment, Shao Wanru said again: "What should I do? You should go back to the house and ask the madam what she wants! If I can get my grandmother's consent, I will only obey the orders of my elders!"

Because when the fire broke out in the Xingguo Palace, my grandmother had the right to talk about her own affairs. She even asked for part of the say in her marriage in front of the Queen Mother. This originally represented the Queen Mother of the Xingguo Palace to Grandma's vulnerability.

She didn't believe that Mrs. Tai really dared to discuss this matter with her grandmother!

"Yes, I will go back and report to the Madam. I have one more thing. This is what the Madam gave to you, Miss Fifth!" The old lady said helplessly. She really couldn't make the decision in this matter. She reached out and took out a small one from her sleeve. The brocade box is delivered.

Yujie stepped forward to take it and brought it to Shao Wanru.

Shao Wanru looked at the brocade box in Yu Jie's hand, but didn't reach out and just said lightly: "Open it!"

Yujie opened it as ordered, and there was actually a longevity lock inside. She blinked and didn't understand what it meant, so she just looked at Shao Wanru.

Shao Wanru put down the paper in his hand, reached out and took out the longevity lock from the box. He looked at it and found that it was a longevity lock worn by a child. It looked like it was still a few years old. It was made very delicately and was made of pure gold. , with a ruby ​​and two opals inlaid on it.

After looking through it for a few times, he didn't find anything before he raised his head and said, "This... why did the madam give it to me?"

"When the young masters in the house were young, the Tai Madam would give them such a longevity lock. But the Fifth Miss had not grown up beside the Grand Madam since she was a child, so although the longevity lock had been made early, it has never been available. Give it to you!" the old lady smiled.

"Has it been made early? Did you know that there is a person like me early on?"

Shao Wanru looked through it a few more times, and finally saw a small "ru" in the smallest corner. It was actually his!

It's just that the word "ru" is very new. At first glance, it seems that it was recently carved.

"Princess Qinghua married the Crown Prince, and when she first got married, the Dowager Madam had already prepared it and was going to give it to the fifth young lady when she was born. Later, the Crown Prince and the Princess left, and the longevity lock was kept there. Later, the princess came back and was not in good health. The wife prayed for Master Hao and made a new one. Now that the fifth lady is back, this longevity lock will just be given to the fifth lady!"

The mother-in-law explained the cause and effect with a smile, but she was afraid that Shao Wanru would feel bad luck, so she said: "The long-life locks in the house are all like this, and Master Hao's is also of this style."

As for praying, I did it again because I felt that the previous one was very unlucky, and the mother-in-law's explanation made it even more obvious.

"Thank you Madam for me!" Shao Wanru didn't care about this now.

"Fifth Miss, you're welcome. That servant will go back first. I will come back and report to Fifth Miss after the Madam and Princess Ruian have discussed it."

The mother-in-law said with a smile, not at all annoyed because nothing was done, and her eyes quickly glanced at everything in the quiet room.

There were only a few items that could be seen clearly at a glance, even the box covered with a blanket in the corner.

Shao Wanru didn't speak this time, just waved his hand, and the mother-in-law respectfully stepped back, carefully retreating out of the quiet room before rolling her eyes and walking out.

"Miss, what do you mean?" Yu Jie looked at her mother-in-law's leaving figure, and then looked at the longevity lock in her young lady's hand. She is so old, is it possible that she still needs to carry this longevity lock with her!

"Yu Jie, look at it!" Shao Wanru smiled slightly and handed the longevity lock in his hand to Yu Jie.

Yujie took it, picked it up and turned it over, but couldn't see anything. She only saw a small "ru" in the corner of the longevity lock in front of her, which of course represented her own lady.

"Miss, I can't see this!" Yu Jie shook her head in confusion. She read it several times and subconsciously felt that there was something wrong with it, but there was nothing wrong with it.

"Put your nose up and smell it!" Shao Wanru reminded her, holding her hand back, her dark hair hanging down on her shoulders. Originally, it was only pinned with a hairpin at the top of her hair.

Yu Jie picked up the Longevity Lock and put it between her nose and smelled it gently. There was a Ruowu smell. If Shao Wanru hadn't reminded her, she might not have been able to smell it. If she got closer, it was indeed a smell. There is a very light smell, almost non-existent, a little sweet, but not like it. It feels a bit strange, but it is not a medicinal material that Yujie is familiar with.

"Miss, what is this?" Yujie was surprised. She was still very sensitive to the smell of some Chinese medicines, and the current smell should not be that of Chinese medicines.

"I don't know!" Shao Wanru shook her head. She was sitting at the window just now. She didn't find anything at first, but while she was looking over and over, she suddenly felt a faint smell in her nose. It was so light that she could hardly smell it. When she came out, if she hadn't always been interested in the wife's things, she might have just thought that there was some smell coming from the window, or the smell of the box itself.

It's not the smell of traditional Chinese medicine that makes people wary, but it seems to be the scent of flowers when you taste it carefully.

Some of the flowers in autumn have already bloomed. The most fragrant smell is that of osmanthus, and this smell is much lighter than that of osmanthus.

"Miss, what should I do about this...?" Yu Jie shook her head and asked, turning over the longevity lock in her hand.

Shao Wanru suddenly sat upright and reached out to pick up the box placed on the ground. As soon as he picked it up, he immediately discovered that the smell in the box was much stronger than the smell of Changshou Lock.

It smells sweet, but it seems to have some strange smell added to it. It doesn't smell very good, but it's not particularly unpleasant either.

The box is not big, but it is enough to hold a longevity lock, and it does look like the kind of box that holds a longevity lock. The size and shape are very suitable, and it looks a bit old.

"Put it away first! Put the box on the outside of the box, and then wrap it in cloth! Send it to grandma!" Shao Wanru thought for a while and said, just because she didn't know it didn't mean that her grandma didn't know it.

In her last life, she was locked away in the backyard. In this life, she had not been in Beijing for long, and it was normal for her not to understand some strange things. The only thing she was sure of was that the madam would not have any good intentions towards her.

"Yes, I will go to the eldest princess' mansion soon!" Yu Jie nodded, put the longevity lock in her hand into the box, and then closed it carefully.

"Miss, I went down the mountain to ask Aunt Dong before. Aunt Dong also checked and said that there was an order from the Xingguo Duke's Palace. There were separate buckles and embroidered edges, and there were more than one order. Since this Miss Shao After returning to Duke Xingguo's mansion, these orders would appear from time to time. Although I don't know which one they were, this kind of buckles and embroidery should have been the most popular a year ago."

Yujie put the box aside first, pulled out a box from the push of things she had just brought in, and took out the previous set of clothes from it.

Shao Wanru was not surprised by this unclear answer. Shao Yanruruo was not an easy person to deal with. If he hadn't actually died in her hands in the last life, he would not have doubted her in the end. Is the final black hand.

She seems to be involved in everything, but there is always no evidence of her involvement. This is Shao Yanru.

"Where's the ingredients?"

"Aunt Dong said that this material is not much, and it should be an offering, but this kind of offering may not be available in other houses. The Duke of Xingguo's house must have it, but if it does, it can be said to be made by Miss Shao, or it can be If you say it was made by you, you must be the fifth lady of Duke Xingguo’s mansion now!”

Yujie told Aunt Dong’s original words.

So, you can't tell from the materials.

The water eyes raised slightly, and there was a trace of mist in the bottom of her eyes, covering up all her emotions, and there was another trace that could not be traced. It was indeed Shao Yanru who took action, otherwise it would not be so secretive, as if all possible avenues of investigation were blocked. .

She stretched out her hand and pulled a piece of material at the collar. Before that, she asked Yujie to ask specifically about this piece of material. It was a very small piece, just on the corner of the collar: "Is this piece of material colorful yarn?"