Chapter 68: Red Envelope Money

  Red envelope money

  Yin Ruofei naturally also showed the things he got from Xiling Hao and Xiling Lao Gongye to Rong Jingze. The gifts exchanged between various fu usually have a certain format, and there's nothing unusual about them being sent back and forth. However, the thing Xiling Hao gave to Yin Ruofei was quite interesting.

  Rong Jingze looked back and forth several times, then glanced at the gold and silver ingots that Xiling Shou had given to Yin Ruofei, his heart moved.

  It's New Year's Eve, and Yin Ruofei naturally has to return to the Hou Mansion. Rong Jingze also needs to enter the palace. Although he has his own estate now, the Emperor and Empress Dowager dote on him too much, and this first year they won't allow him to be alone outside, people have already been sent to say so several times.

  "Your Highness." The chief steward of the Wang estate came over with a tray and a list of gifts.

  "Hmm." Rong Jingze responded with a single sound, but didn't take the order. "I'll give you a few days off, and after the fifth day of the new year, I'll bring you to the palace. Take these things back with you, consider it a token of my affection for your family's elderly lady."

  Yin Ruofei hastily bowed in gratitude. Rong Jingze smiled, "What's the point of playing these tricks on me? That box is yours, now go."

  Yin Ruofei watched as Rong Jingze turned and went into the inner room to change his clothes, taking over the box and gift list from the butler.

  The things on the list are quite rich, but most of them are used by women. The one from the Hou Mansion was returned soon after they sent gifts to the Hou Mansion, and this one is really for Old Madame and others.

  Holding the box onto the horse carriage, after putting down the curtain and finding no one around, Yin Ruofei finally opened it.

  The box was heavy, with a delicate small lock on it, and a key attached to the side. When I opened it, inside were gold ingots made into various fresh and festive shapes, including plum blossoms, sea pines, and auspicious pen holders, as well as a set of twelve zodiac animals. Although each one was not heavy, there were many in total.

  After opening this layer of golden ingots, underneath is a set of brush, ink, paper and inkstone, all are good stuff. The remaining space was filled with some jade and other things, filling up the whole box. In addition, there were also many silver notes at the bottom, with large denominations, roughly calculated, it turned out to be as much as 5,000 taels.

  Yin Ruofei flipped through it and thought to himself, no wonder it's so heavy. However, he was quite satisfied in his heart, this should be his wages for being a reading companion, right?

  The little servant at the gate saw the young master return, and while making a bow, he quickly passed on the message. The direction of the wind in this mansion is now clear to them; this youngest legitimate son will probably not be surpassed by others, at least for the time being.

  The gifts were divided into several portions, with the old lady naturally taking the largest share. Chen Shi and Rui Qi also received some, and the remaining ones were distributed among the crowd to avoid gossip. For a time, everyone praised Seventh Master's kindness.

  Although the whole court was on holiday, Yin Haicheng was still very busy and not in the mansion at this time. Yin Ruofei first went to pay respects to the old lady and also sent over those gifts that Rong Jingze had rewarded her with. As for the others, let the managers of each courtyard take them from the general manager.

  The old lady had been waiting for a long time, and Zhang's mother was persuading her beside her. As soon as Gu's mother entered the house, she saw that the old lady couldn't help but want to go out and take a look, so she hurriedly smiled and stopped her, "Seventh Master is already at the door, what are you still doing? Nowadays, Seventh Master is getting more and more handsome, just like the young master's appearance when he was young. That little face, my wife can't help but think of her own youth when she sees it."

  Actually, Yin Ruofei doesn't look much like Yin Haicheng, but rather Jin Yuan and Yin Haicheng are carved out of the same mold. Yin Ruofei is a combination of the strengths of both parents.

  The old lady herself laughed, "You're still talking nonsense on New Year's Day." The two women were both personal attendants of the old lady in those days, and their marriages were all arranged by the old lady. Their feelings for each other were not ordinary. Now that they are all doing well, they have come back to help the old lady with household chores and keep her company. When talking, they are very casual.

  Yin Ruofei walked to the door and heard the laughter inside, a smile also appeared on her face. She lifted the curtain and entered, first kowtowing to the old lady.

  "My precious golden grandson, come quickly." The old lady couldn't bear to part with him, so Zhang Mama and Gu Mama, who understood the old lady best, hurried forward to support him.

  Yin Ruofei calmly said, "The unfilial son cannot serve his grandmother by her side. Now that he has kowtowed, can he be excused?" The two mothers couldn't stop him, and the old lady tearfully watched as her grandson kowtowed and then quickly hugged him in her arms.

  Yin Ruofei has grown a bit taller in the past six months, but not much. Especially because of day and night training and studying, her skin is tighter, making her look thinner than before. That small pointed chin makes Old Lady's heart ache to the point of tears.

  "Grandma, don't worry, Ze Wang is very good to our son." Yin Ruofei said, and also handed the gift list that Ze Wang had given her privately to the old lady, "Our son has brought back all the things you like."

  The old lady couldn't take her eyes off her grandson, and wouldn't bother to look at the gift list. Zhe Wang looked at the situation and knew it wasn't a good idea to get along with them, especially since they were of high status, second only to the emperor and the empress dowager in the whole country. No one in the court dared to control these two spoiled people, so how could she have a good temper? Her grandson was so good, so well-behaved, wouldn't he be bullied to death by that Zhe Wang?

  But the hostess didn't dare to do so, nor did she dare to straighten her waist. She could only privately remind Yin Ruofei a few more times, telling him not to provoke Prince Wang's anger and be careful.

  Yin Ruofei smiled and agreed, knowing that he couldn't change her impression of Ze Wang for the time being, besides, Ze Wang had intended for everyone to think of him in this way.

  Leaving behind a lazy, sloppy and weak appearance, everyone else was also on their guard against him. Moreover, no matter what, Rong Jingze was sincere towards him, if it were someone else, they might not be willing to teach him in this way.

  After having some snacks and tea at Old Mrs., Yin Ruofei went to see Chen Shi again.

  Two clever people talking, naturally simple. Nowadays Chen's family inside and outside are all trusted people, Chen's mother, Mrs. Fuyong also personally selected a few maids from her own trusted servants to send over.

  "How is your mother's body?"

  "Thanks for your concern." Madam Chen ordered someone to serve some refreshments, "After these days of recuperation, I feel much better than before."

  She didn't take the medicine at first, but later secretly sent it back to her mother's house and asked someone to look at it. The reply was that it was a wonderful prescription, and Chen Shi only started using it then. In no time, the effect was surprisingly good, which made her extremely delighted.

  "It's fine as long as mom is happy."

  The two of them chatted for a while before Yin Ruofei bid farewell and left. After all, she was his stepmother, so he didn't want to stay too long.

  Second sister Rui Qi had been looking forward to his return, with little sister Ruolan waiting at home. Before Yin Ruofei could even enter the door, Chen Shi's people arrived with New Year's gifts.

  The three siblings were brought together.

  Rui Qi's new fabric was several dozen pieces, thick and soft, added to the new clothes cut last year, and it turned out that there were more than in previous years.

  Yin Ruofei looked at her second sister's clothes in surprise, thinking that this sister dressed like this was quite elegant and different from usual.

  "You stinky brat, what are you looking at!" Rui Qi's face turned red from being teased by her brother's playful gaze, knowing he was laughing at what she was wearing. Compared to the elegant and refined Hu attire she usually wore, this outfit made her look even more like a noble lady.

  "Is this what your mother chose for you?"

  "Don't just talk about me, what about yours?" Rui Qi brought over some clothes from another tray, "I picked the fabric, Mother had them rushed made, want to try them on?"

  Yin Ruofei compared them and found they were the right size, and the fabric of those clothes was very good.

  "In a moment, I'll change again." Yin Ruofei responded with a sound, opening another small package, inside which were gold-made copper coins, small and delicate, strung together with red strings. There were six strands in total, each strand having six coins, symbolizing good luck.

  This golden Rui Qi and Ruo Ran didn't have, Rui Qi had several new pieces of jewelry headwear, it can be seen that the value is not low, the style is also quite new, should be the new goods from the first floor.

  To Ruo Lan, in addition to two very cute outfits, there were also some small hairpins, palace flowers, and wristlets that little girls wear. Each one was delicate and lovely, although they didn't look brand new, they were extremely well-preserved. It's clear that they were treasured items of the Chen family, probably even her childhood accessories.

  Apart from these things, what we had in previous years, we also have this year, and there's plenty of them.

  Yin Ruofei nodded in satisfaction, it seemed that Chen Shi was showing him goodwill.

  Apart from these, the three of them also received some silver money. Yelü Chucai had no place to spend it and only got twenty taels, which was for him to use as a reward.

  Rui Qi and Ruo Fei each have 100 taels, which is not a small amount. Nowadays, Chen Shi and Rui Qi are in charge of the household, and Chen Shi's eldest son is abroad, so he cannot be short of money and let others laugh at him. He has increased the monthly allowance from 10 taels to 50 taels, and now during the New Year, there is an additional sum of money, which is really not a small amount.

  Actually, Yin Ruofei eats and drinks at Ze Wang's expense, sleeps in Ze Wang's bed, where does he need to spend a single penny? The monthly allowance is all accumulated in Zi Ling's hands. Even if money is needed, Rong Jingze has already instructed him to take it freely. As the royal prince, Ze Wang never puts such trivial things in his eyes, and the value of the items in his private storage might be ten times more than that of the palace treasury.

  She instructed the young servant to send her belongings back to the mansion, and Rui Qi also gave Yin Ruofei his own one hundred taels. Rui Qi had been deeply loved by the Yin family since childhood, and his aunt and uncle were also fond of him. Although his uncle's official position was not high, he was in charge of border trade, and was actually very wealthy. Rui Qi was favored by them, and had a lot of money at his disposal, otherwise he wouldn't have brought back so many gifts, including some valuable items.

  Especially now that Rui Qi has retired from marriage, Yin Hai Cheng pitied his daughter and gave her dowry in advance, and also gave her an extra house and a shop as compensation. Rui Qi is now one of the richest among the young ladies.

  Yin Ruofei didn't stand on ceremony with her sister, took the money and left.

  Returning to the mansion, she bathed and changed her clothes. Putting on new clothes was indeed different; this style of clothing was good, looking very luxurious yet not tacky.

  After changing his clothes, Yin Ruofei found that his elder brother Jin Yuan was waiting for him in the main room, still holding a fairly large handbag.

  "Is big brother also giving me pressure money?" Yin Ruofei laughed and saw Jin Yuan nodding.

  "Really?" Yin Ruofei took it over and found a golden bean inside. "Thank you, big brother."

  Jin Yuan looked at Yin Ruofei with satisfaction and also revealed a hint of a smile, stroking his head without saying a word.

  "How's your elder brother recently?"

  "Hmm. Have you been keeping up with your martial arts training?"

  "Don't worry, big brother."

  The two brothers chatted for a few more sentences, and as the sky was about to darken, a servant came over to invite them, saying that the family banquet had been prepared and Master Hou had already gone.

  Poor dolls have no time to play!

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