Fragrant scent of flowers, colorful and beautiful among all flowers (below)

  As soon as he got off the horse carriage and entered Zhen Bao Ge, the shopkeeper couldn't help but secretly praise him.

  Those in this line of work have the most venomous eyes, who has a more noble background, how much money their family has, can be seen from people's clothes and behavior.

  The mother and daughter in front of me, I suppose they are a mother and daughter. The older woman is dressed modestly yet exudes elegance, with an air of refinement that can only be found in aristocratic families. And the young girl beside her is a vision: slender and delicate, with skin as white as jade, and eyebrows and eyes that are finely drawn... At first glance, she seems as gentle as a spring breeze in March, unassuming yet unforgettable. Upon closer inspection, she resembles a white jasmine flower on a branch of emerald green, pure, fragrant, and elegant. Especially her slender eyes, shining like dew drops, sparkling with clarity, exuding an ineffable air of refinement and serenity that commands respect and inspires reverence.

  The two faces may have some similarities, but their temperament is vastly different. It's believable that they're mother and daughter, but the age difference is quite large... No matter what one thinks, a distinguished guest at the door must be welcomed, so the shopkeeper eagerly came forward to greet them, asking: "What would you like to see, esteemed guests?"

  "Shopkeeper, is there any new-style jewelry that would be suitable for a young girl to wear?" asked Madame Gualga.

  Yunzhu habitually observed the layout and decorations of the store as soon as she entered. This Treasure Pavilion specializes in selling precious ornaments and jewelry, and is one of the best in the capital. The decoration of this store also follows the general framework of this era, but perhaps because it sells valuable items, there are no windows to let in sunlight, so the owner has placed a few lamps in the corners, making those jewels shine even more dazzlingly.

  "Yes, yes, you see, these are all jade accessories. This is a new batch of pearls, the color and style are suitable...". The shopkeeper saw that they didn't have any expression and said: "If the two of you are not satisfied, there are even better ones inside, it's just the price..."

  "Only when I'm satisfied will I buy, price is not a problem." Coming from the noble Gualgiya family, she brought many shops and properties as her dowry. She's also good at calculations, so over the years, she has accumulated a lot of silver by her side. Every year, she adds more clothes and jewelry for her daughter without going through official channels to avoid gossip. However, the Fuca family only has two daughters, although there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, Manchu people value their daughters-in-law. Their daily lives and seasonal clothing and jewelry are not lacking either. On the surface, Yunzhu and Huiju don't seem much different.

  For the sake of a better life for the whole family, Guajia's management of the family business became more diligent after giving birth to her eldest son. Over the past decade or so, whether it was the estate or the storefront, everything had increased several times over. Not to mention Li Rongbao and several younger sons now have official positions, with annual salaries and various forms of respect not being small either.

  He thought he had a good eye for people, and indeed it was a noble guest. The shopkeeper smiled: "Please come this way."

  After turning a small passageway, they were met with a spacious and comfortably decorated reception room. Guolao led Yunzhuan to sit down, took a sip of the hot tea brought by the young servant, and then put it on the table without moving again. Cai Nian's mother, Guo Nian's mother, Suwen, and others stood beside them. The shopkeeper came in with two young servants carrying three wooden trays.

  On the tray, a crimson satin was laid out, on which were placed hairpins, hair clasps, hair ornaments, earrings, necklaces, pearl flowers, and jade accessories... The materials used were all top-notch, and the styles were even more elegant and lovely, very suitable for a young girl to wear.

  Gualgiya chose a set of high-quality pearl headpieces with a soft red glow and a set of ruby-based head ornaments. Yunzhu's skin was already extremely delicate, her facial features were exquisite and unparalleled, this pearl headpiece had an excellent luster, regardless of size, each bead was extremely full and round, wearing it on her body, even more set off her youthful beauty like jade, temperament like orchids. And that ruby ornament, the color of the jade was a kind of sunset red, wearing it on her body as if peach blossoms were blooming in the snow, adding a few points to her youthful beauty. Gualgiya was very satisfied and also chose two pairs of earrings for Yunzhu, one pair of coral and one pair of green beads, both with very bright colors. Finally, still not satisfied, she ordered several styles from the samples brought by the shopkeeper before stopping.

  "Mother, look at this Jifu long pin, I think it suits you." Yunzhu seriously selected a few pieces of jewelry for Guwalgiya as well. When Guwalgiya was ordering the jewelry, she thought of many designs from her past life and impulsively wanted to draw them out to ask the shopkeeper if they could be made, but the caution cultivated over the years took precedence, so she didn't say anything.

  "Hmm, not bad." Guajia said after taking a look, "My daughter's sense of dressing is quite good, she has an innate ability to appreciate clothes and accessories. However, Mother already has many hairpins, no need to add more."

  Yunzhu's interest in jewelry was not as great as food, and clothes and accessories were always new and popular. It wasn't good to buy too many at once, and both mother and daughter were very self-controlled about such things. After selecting enough, they settled the bill with the shopkeeper and gave him the address of the Fu family's mansion, instructing him to deliver any custom-made jewelry directly to the mansion.

  To the old brand Li Jinji bought a few dim sum, Yunzhu eyes sharp to see nearby there is a bookstore and stationery store called Mingxin Zhai can't help but say: "Mother, I want to go to Mingxin Zhai to see if there are any new books."

  "No way." Gual Jia glared at her disapprovingly, trying to resist her daughter's rare tantrum. "Didn't you get your brother to help you buy it?"

  This younger brother refers to Fu Heng.

  Yunzhu had just arrived when she was two years old, and because Lady Fuca had just given birth to Fu Heng, her care for her daughter was not so attentive for a while. The people below were careless, causing the little girl to catch a cold. The family members were afraid that Lady Fuca would worry about sitting out of bed during her confinement, so they didn't tell her. This mistake caused Yunzhu to come over for more than half a month without anyone noticing - of course, this was also because she was careful to pretend to be ill and unclear in the head. By the time Lady Fuca found out, Yunzhu had already figured out the general situation of the Fuca family. Even if there were things she didn't understand, no one would think that a two-year-old girl's memory was so good that she could remember everything.

  Lady Fu began to worry that her daughter would have a grudge against the young son, but unexpectedly after she recovered from her illness, she was particularly fond of this newborn baby, often teasing him and playing with him. When Fu Heng grew up, she personally taught him to read and write, enlightening him, which was indeed a rare sight in the Fu family.

  Li Rongbao and his sons' favorite pastime at that time was to watch the four or five-year-old Yunzhu learn something from them and then run to the two-year-younger Fu Heng like a treasure, who would have thought of the devastating effect behind this behavior.

  First, Gu Yunzhu was a high-cultured otaku before the apocalypse and successfully survived until she didn't want to live anymore. This shows that she is capable, but it doesn't mean she can handle herself in ancient times. In fact, she had already made up her mind: to survive better, she needs to grasp two things - one hand grasping self-cultivation, including what a lady should learn and the necessary skills for an ancient talented woman; the other hand grasping her relatives, knowing the status of her natal family and their power in the imperial court, which would be the greatest guarantee for her stable life whether she becomes the empress or not.

  So, Fu Heng's little friend's feelings are to invest early and review what she has learned. No matter how good her brain is, the things she sees and hears need to be slowly digested before they can be truly absorbed.

  "But I want to see it for myself..." she whispered, entreating. The soft and gentle tone of her voice made Gualjai feel that her daughter was really too lovely, and she hastily agreed: "Alright... let Guo Mama and Suwen accompany you, but don't stay out long."

  "Uh-huh, daughter knows."

  Watching the big girl walk away, Cai's mother-in-law couldn't help but secretly laugh at the obvious look of regret on Gua Er Jia's face. Her own husband and sons were numerous in the mansion, but this only daughter was born when the couple was already old, and not to mention how much she loved her, even the old master and young masters doted on her extremely. What was rare was that despite being so pampered, the girl hadn't developed a spoiled personality, and was usually well-behaved, courteous, and kind to others, let alone throwing tantrums, and even making requests were few and far between...

  Because what she wanted was already prepared by someone and delivered right in front of her.

  There are many books like "The Art of War", "Ping Ding Shuo Mo Fang Lue", "Records of the Grand Historian", "Analects of Confucius" and "Complete Tang Poems" at home, but there are fewer books on medicinal herbs, culinary notes and so on.

  Hua Ben and the like didn't interest Yun Zhu, but she could write more varieties that would make people amazed. Besides, it's not proper for a young lady from a good family to read such things. After asking the shopkeeper, Yun Zhu chose two books each on medicine and travel/food, fearing that Guale Jia Shi would wait too long, so she paid and hurried back.

  "Be careful, miss!" Su Wen shouted in surprise. Guo's nanny had already quickly grabbed Yunzhu and angrily glared at the person galloping down the street on horseback.

  " Ninth Master?" Anger turned into astonishment.

  "Sister, how did you come out?" Fu Heng jumped off the horse and looked at the book in Su Yu's hand, saying: "Come to buy books? Didn't I say I would buy it for you?" At twelve years old, he was already half a head taller than fourteen-year-old Yunzhu, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a handsome and spirited young man.

  Yunzhu wasn't scared at all, with her agility she could have dodged the horse even if Guo didn't hold her back. "I came out with my mother and saw Mingxinzhai so I stopped by to take a look... why are you galloping wildly on the street? What if you hit someone?"

  Fu Heng smiled: "This is just about finding a book for sister, don't worry, I'm very good at riding and won't bump into anyone."

  "That's not good either." Knowing he was a man of his own mind, she didn't bother to say more and instead asked: "Where did you go? You're all sweaty." She pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

  "I went for a run with Fourth Brother outside the city walls twice." Fu Heng smiled awkwardly, "Fourth Brother is still behind us."

  "This kid! Yunzhu said: 'Alright, I've bought the book too. Wait for Fourth Brother.'"

  Fu Heng escorted them to the Guwalgiya residence, asked after Madame Guwalgiya's health and then returned to Mingxinzhai, handed over the horse to a young servant outside, and quietly sat down to read his book.

  "How was your Spring Festival?"

  Fu Heng turned around, "Fourth Brother."

  "Why are you still picking books? Didn't your sister buy them?" Hongli asked, slightly raising his eyebrows. He had often heard Fu Heng talk about how good his sister was, but in the past two years, he had rarely mentioned her again. Now, he finally got to see her in person, and although it was just a glimpse from afar, her elegant and refined demeanor indeed caught his eye.

  He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his eyesight and hearing were much better than ordinary people. From afar, he saw the girl wearing a light green cheongsam with apricot yellow flower patterns. Under the sunlight, her skin looked like white jade hidden among green leaves, delicate and perfect... Even from a distance, he seemed to be able to smell the fragrance of her perfume. Moreover, she had a slender figure, black hair like clouds, a beautiful face, and although her eyebrows and eyes did not conform to the beauty standards of the time, they somehow made him think of a line of poetry: "Fragrant scent fills the air, colorful flowers bloom in profusion."

  "Ah, I'm afraid there are still some missing, let me find a few more... My sister likes to read books, and I'll find some for myself too." Fu Heng also liked to read travel notes about mountains and rivers. His sister had once said that if he wanted to be a general, he couldn't not know geography and climate. But "Did the Fourth Prince see my sister?"

  Although he admired the Fourth Prince, it didn't mean that he wanted his own sister to be involved with the royal family. Fu Heng's heart skipped a beat as he understood the nature of this person before him; if he hadn't been born into royalty, he would have been a charming ladies' man who attracted women wherever he went.

  "I saw it from afar. I have many rare solitary books, and when spring arrives, you can bring your sister to see them." Seeing his hesitation, Hongli was very depressed in his heart. Wasn't this Chunhe his good brother? Why did he guard against himself so tightly? On the surface, he still had to pretend to be nonchalant, "Just remember to return it."

  Fu Heng then responded.