Although he couldn't understand Cheng Chubi's nonsense, he could still understand his regrets and complaints.
"It's okay, San Er. A real man doesn't have to worry about not having a wife! Just like your father, didn't I get your mother in a few moves?”
Cheng Yaojin comforted and boasted as he brought Cheng Chubi into the front hall of the Cheng Mansion.
"It's just a few more rounds. You have to know that your father was handsome and elegant at that time, and he was popular among thousands of girls. Then, your mother shamelessly pestered me! Father believes that you also have this kind of charm!”
"What did you say?"
A voice that sounded like a yellow oriole and a kingfisher came from outside the door.
"Madam!"
Cheng Yaojin was startled and sweaty. He stared at Madam Cui, who looked like she was in love with him. He was even more respectful than when he saw the Second Emperor. He immediately wiped the stool and let Madam Cui sit.
"Bi 'er, what were you and your son talking about just now? Let me hear it too!”
Madam Cui waved her long dress and sat gracefully on the stool. The servant girl behind her held a long box and covered her mouth as she laughed.
"Oh! I thought it was a big deal!"
Mrs. Cui pursed her lips after hearing Cheng Chubi's words. The smile on her face was beautiful and loving.
"In any case, it will be the Empress 'birthday in a few days. Why don't Mother personally bring it up with the Empress? Your mother and Empress Zhangsun are as close as sisters!”
"No need. If fate allows it, we will definitely meet again!”
Cheng Chu Bi shook his head.
He had just rejected Second Emperor Li, and now he was going back on his word. He could not afford to lose face!
Besides, with the Cheng family's current status, what kind of woman could they not find?
With Madam Cui's status, it was convenient for her to find a woman from the Seven Sects and Five Families. She was a higher status than the Tang Dynasty princess!
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Prime Minister Xue Yuanchao married Li Yuanji's daughter and the head of Hejing County. He had three sons and was very happy. In his later years, he lamented that he could not marry the daughter of the seven sects and five surnames!
"Alright then! Then help me take a look. Does this gift for Empress Zhangsun look good? Ling 'er!"
Lady Cui's dimples appeared. She waved her hand and smiled as she motioned for her maid Ling 'er to open the brocade box.
He saw a jade hairpin lying quietly in the box. Cheng Chu Bi picked it up with both hands and looked at it carefully.
The jade hairpin was about a foot long, fine and warm, with a luster like grease. His muscles contained the " rice ooze ", which looked like white rice that was about to melt. With one look, one could tell that it was the top-notch aquatic white marble!
The white jade was polished and translucent, and it was divided into three parts: the head, the body, and the tail. The hairpin was made of a phoenix bird with a long curved beak. It was abnormally vigorous and covered with cow hair patterns. The craftsmanship was exquisite.
The body of the hairpin was carved with eight treasure patterns. The knife technique was simple and tough, and the patina was ancient and natural.
The hairpin body and the hairpin tail were connected by a floral pattern. The hairpin's tail was shaped like a flower bud, and it was dotted with phoenix tails, like a flower phoenix cluster, beautiful to the eye.
The head, body, and tail of the hairpin were combined together in an ingenious manner. It was obvious that it was the work of a master craftsman!
"Mother, why test me? This hairpin is excellent in craftsmanship, quality and shape. It is beautiful in color, restrained in color, reserved and deep, graceful and elegant. Naturally, it was the best choice for the Empress!”
"My son said it really well, no wonder we met today."
Madam Cui responded to Cheng Chu Bi's gesture and stopped. She sat upright and chased the servant girl away.
"By the way, Ling 'er, go to the kitchen and inform them that dinner can be prepared!”
"Whoosh!"
Cheng Chu Bi took a long breath and told him everything that happened today.
"This is a great disrespect for deceiving the emperor!”
Cheng Yaojin and his wife exclaimed in unison. Before they could finish, they covered each other's mouths at the same time.
This kid was too gutsy. In order to snatch Wang Youjun's real invitation card, he even dared to deceive Second Emperor Li. He really wasn't afraid that the dragon would be furious!
"However, for the sake of my master's original post, I can only do this!”
Cheng Chubi pretended to be wronged and said pitifully. He had to give an explanation today so that they wouldn't doubt his current and future changes.
"Master taught me all of this!”
"Your master?"
" My master is the 'Sage of Calligraphy,' Mr. Wang Xizhi. Now, he has been listed in the Celestial Class. It was him who taught me how to practice his words in my dream, and it was also him who bestowed those four treasures to me!”
"No wonder you wrote 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion' in semi-cursive in the study earlier. It was even better than my mother's!”
Madam Cui nodded repeatedly, her black eyebrows relaxed, and all the thick clouds dissipated with the smoke.
Many things that couldn't be explained from a scientific point of view or modern science were easier to understand through superstition.
"Since that's the case, Bi 'er will report to Hongwen Hall after the storm with His Highness Yue Wang is over! With my son's status as the teacher of the Right Army, he will definitely be able to make a name for himself in the Great Tang and become famous among the younger generation!”
"No way, Hongwen Hall!"
Looking at Madam Cui's aloof and clear smile, Cheng Chu Bi felt depressed.
He had just graduated from China and was going to continue studying when he returned to the Tang Dynasty.
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