The Crown Princess Has a Deadly Destiny
Chapter 42

They are two bags of the same size.

After Xie Qiao gave them a gift, Pei Wanyue remembered that he had come empty-handed. He was a little panicked at the time. He thought about it and immediately took out two things from his body.

She was a female, so she could only give accessories.

It made sense to give Xie that Qi, but it would be a little strange to give it to Xie Pinghuai.

He wasn't sure what to do at the moment, so he stood there awkwardly.

“Huai’er is male, so he won't care about any of this. Your second brother will give you a present next time, okay?” Lady Lu spoke on behalf of her daughter.

Xie Pinghuai nodded straightforwardly and looked at the gift Xie Qiao had given him.

He could not understand it as he examined it and looked puzzled.

“What did that sister give you?” Pei Wanyue asked.

Xie Pinghuai directly took it out when he heard that and showed it to everyone in his palm.

Xie Waist grabbed him when he saw him. “This is a small jade ship? His carving skills are amazing.. Wait..”.

He looked closer as if he was going to put it on his head. Next, his facial expression changed, and he pushed the thing into his embrace directly.

Oldest brother? Xie Pinghuai looked dumbfounded.

What was this? Isn't this just a piece of jade? He wants to rob her too !?

“It will be very futile for you to have this,” said Xie Waist seriously. “You're just a reckless brat. What if you break it when you take it everywhere? Let me keep it for you. I'll return it when you're an adult and marry a wife.”

Xie Niushan felt his eldest son's horrible demeanor and observed him.

“First princess, what did you give them?” Xie Niushan asked.

“Nothing is rare. It was just a jade statue with a sentence carving from Tao Te Ching [1] on it.” Xie Qiao looked calm, so calm that he made Xie Niushan think this thing was indeed of no value.

Xie Waist heaved a sigh of relief.

Jade statue?

It was real jade, but it was not of the best quality.

However, his sculpting skills were incredible. Not only that, he also found there were two words, ‘Yun Wei’, carved on the bottom. Therefore, a teacher had carved this thing.

If it was sold, he could actually sell it for 700-800 taels of silver.

To change the subject, Xie Waist immediately gave Xie Qiao 50 silver banknotes. “You have just arrived in the Imperial City, don't just stay home. You will be very bored. Bring Pei. I mean second brother shopping when you have free time. Get yourself some knick knacks.”

He's a little flushed.

50 Silver money seems too small …

There's nothing he can do. He could only spend less next month and give her more.

Xie Niushan thought it was too little as well, so he gave away his share of silver money as well.

Xie Qiao accepted the silver money calmly.

Xie Waist raised his head and suddenly asked,

“What is it in the hands of sister?”

Xie Xi's reddened little face became tense now. He pushed the thing into his arms directly and said seriously while looking at Xie Waist, “Stone, small stone.”

Xie Eyelids Waist twitching.

Well, he understood when he said it was a piece of rock.

She knew what her sister, Xi’er liked. The thing in the bag must be a silver tael.

Judging from the weight, it would be nice if there were 20 taels of silver.

Forget it, it was a small amount of money. He doesn't care about it.

Xie Qiao had a fondness flashing in his eyes when he saw Xie Xi.

This little girl is beautiful and fun.

Unfortunately, she had been stuck in Madam Lin's stomach for too long when she was born, so she wasn't very smart. However, he was also not considered a fool. He was slower than ordinary people.

Xie Qiao found out about all those things from Xie Niushan, who asked someone to write him a letter every year.

Therefore, he had a picture of what was happening here.

[1] The Tao Te Ching is a fundamental text for philosophical and religious Taoism. It also greatly influenced other Chinese schools of philosophy and religion, including Legalism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, which were largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts when first introduced to China.

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