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Qiao Xuan smiled proudly, showing off her bracelet. “Oh, this,” she said, rolling up her sleeves to reveal her pure white wrist.
The translucent bi-color jadeite bracelet stood out against her skin, creating a pleasing contrast.
“First Mada gave it to ,” she continued, “her Auntie Hua told it’s worth around 10,000 liang and asked to take good care of it. Breaking it would be such a pitiful thing. It was a gift from First Mada, you know. But for my husband who makes it to Provincial Champion, 1 would not have put it on!”
Mada Qiao’s expression turned sour upon hearing this, and the others were envious of Qiao Xuan’s prestigious gift. Even Concubine Du was impressed by the value of the bracelet.
The others all gasped in disbelief.
“What? Worth 10,000 liang? You must be joking!’
“l can’t believe it either!”
Qiao Xuan simply smiled and replied, “l was just as surprised as you are. But Auntie Hua wouldn’t deceive . 10,000 liang is a small sum for the Yuezheng Family, isn’t it? There’s no need for her to lie about it.
Mada Qiao felt a pang of envy and jealousy hearing Qiao Xuan’s casual tone when talking about such a large sum of money.
She cursed inwardly, calling Qiao Xuan pretentious.
Mada Qiao knew that she herself didn’t even have 100 liang to her na, so hearing soone talk about 10,000 liang as if it were nothing only made her feel more inferior.
Even the Old Master, with all his wealth, did not have savings of more than 10,000 liang.
But soon Mada Qiao was attracted by the Yuezheng Family. “You said the First Mada gave you this? Why did she give you such a precious gift?”
Qiao Xuan smiled. “Young Master Yuezheng and my husband are good friends, and he likes him. First Mada invited us to visit her at her mansion so she gave this to .”
Mada Qiao’s heart sank at the realization.
“You were at their mansion?”
The Yuezheng Family was known for their wealth, power, and influence.
Mada Qiao had always hoped to establish a connection with them, but they had never even set foot in their ho. And now, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan were already their guests?
The Provincial Champion was so precious like this?
“Yes, yes!”
Qiao Xuan nodded and continued, “The Yuezheng Family is truly grand. The carved beams and painted buildings, along with their exquisite furnishings, leave one absolutely dazzled. The spices smoked in First Mada’s room alone cost a hundred liang. Their garden is also vast, adorned with a plethora of flowers and trees. There is an old callia plant called eighteen bachelors that is said to have cost thousands of liang to buy. And then there are the many famous orchids, all cultivated in their glazed greenhouse, worth tens of thousands of gold…”
The others were all speechless as they listened to Qiao Xuan’s story.
Gradually, Mada Qiao began to believe her words. However, she couldn’t help but wonder how Qiao Xuan knew so much about the trees and decorations in the Yuezheng Family’s mansion. She had never been there and had no knowledge of such things.
It seed that Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan had managed to get close to the Yuezheng Family in so way.
Feeling jealous, Mada Qiao was still trying to make a plan of how to use this relationship…
Qiao Kou felt a surge of irritation. “The glazed windows are from the Yuezheng Family? That can’t be right. Your husband wasn’t even a recomnded man back then. Are you telling that you were already friends with the Yuezheng Family?”
Qiao Xuan nodded with a smile, “Yes, Young Master Yuezheng and my husband have been friends for quite so ti now. The glazed windows were a gift from them. They had many unused things at their ho, and my husband is a modest and low-profile person who doesn’t like to boast about such things..”
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