Zhou Mu had indeed been certain of this point, which is why he had been looking forward so eagerly!
"My lord! There is a return gift!" Liang Kuan, upon hearing this, imdiately responded. In the cold depths of winter, just thinking about that return gift made Liang Kuan break out in continuous cold sweat...
Upon hearing there was a return gift, everyone inside the tent heaved a sigh of relief!
They had indeed been worried that Lady Changsheng, who always played by her own rules, would once again do sothing unexpected!
Their lord had gone to such lengths to prepare clothing and send New Year’s gifts for Lady Changsheng; if not even a return gift ca of it, how heartbroken would their lord be!
Thinking about the potential sorrow of their lord, everyone couldn’t help but feel extrely relieved!
Lucky, so lucky! Fortunately, there was a return gift!
"Then why don’t you present it!" Zhou Mu also breathed easier and looked expectantly at Liang Kuan, unable to stop himself from speaking with a stern voice.
Could it be that only with his personal urging, he could see her return gift?
This Liang Kuan, the longer he followed him, the more presumptuous he seed to beco!
Jiang Si, upon hearing this, didn’t dare to delay and imdiately, regardless of Liang Kuan’s wishes, snatched the box from his arms and scurried to present it in front of Zhou Mu, "My lord, Lady Changsheng’s return gift is right here!"
Zhou Mu reached out to take it, looking at the crimson brocade box with liu jin in front of him, his eyes couldn’t help but warm up, raising his hand eager to open it.
"My lord! Hold on, hold on!" Liang Kuan, seeing this, scooted forward on his knees and began to speak with a panicked face trying to stop him.
Upon hearing this, everyone was instantly shocked!
Godfather!
How bold Liang Kuan had grown after returning from a trip to Liuzhou to see Lady Changsheng; he even dared to interrupt their lord. Was he tired of living?
Why does everyone involved with Lady Changsheng beco so lawless?
"Well, my lord, your servant has sothing to say!" Clinging to the corner of the desk in front of his lord, Liang Kuan pointed at the box and hesitated before speaking, "My lord, the Master instructed your servant to pass on Lady Changsheng’s exact words to you! How about you listen before opening it?"
"Hm?" Zhou Mu frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"Well, Lady Changsheng said, if you dare not to like her return gift, she would commit suicide in front of you in a minute!"
"What!"
"Ha!"
"Pfft!"
Suddenly, a series of uncontrollable noises erupted, and in a blink of an eye, several n hastily covered their mouths!
Zhou Mu listened, his face helpless but a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth!
According to custom, the gifts exchanged by a betrothed couple should be public, to show transparency and to be recognized by everyone!
"What exactly did she do to take it so seriously? Threatening to commit suicide in front of this prince? How could this prince bear it?" Zhou Mu shook his head with a smile in front of his trusted subordinates, not bothering to hide his true feelings.
"Lord, your servants are curious too! Lady Changsheng is such a talented and stunning woman, anything she gives can’t be ordinary!" Jiang Si said with a smile upon hearing this.
"Indeed! The servants are also curious! My lord, why not showcase the gift, let the servants share in the joy. Who knows, next year they may even find a bride!" added Jiang Wu, laughing along.
The rest of the n also looked on with keen interest!
Liang Kuan’s face darkened upon hearing this!
This custom of showcasing gifts, truly could be the death of soone!
Seeing his own people’s eagerness in the face of everyone’s anticipation, reaching again for that box, Liang Kuan shot up and, stretching his hand across the long table, pressed tightly on the box, nervously saying, "Lord! Please listen to your servant! You must listen to your servant! This return gift was painstakingly prepared by Lady Changsheng. She went sleepless and toiled for over ten days, pricking her hand into a pig’s trotter, just to create this rare, extraordinary... um... sachet..."
"Her hand is pricked?" Zhou Mu heard this and couldn’t help but narrow his eyes, a trace of concern flashed in his gaze.
"Yes! Lady Changsheng’s hands are full of pinpricks!" Liang Kuan quickly nodded in confirmation.
Seeing this, a hint of regret appeared in Zhou Mu’s eyes.
He had been too harsh! He shouldn’t have sent New Year’s gifts in such a traditional manner. If not for this, his Changsheng wouldn’t have had to suffer so!
With this thought, Zhou Mu felt the box in his hands grew significantly heavier, brushed aside Liang Kuan’s hand, and slowly opened the box!
In the next instant, several heads leaned in toward Zhou Mu, all eyes fixed on the content within the box!
A sachet!
A sachet?
This was a sachet?
Looking at the item in the box, everyone’s eyes suddenly grew round, and a colorful array of expressions began to spread across their faces!
They wanted to laugh, but dared not!
They wanted to speak, but didn’t know what to say!
Looking at their lord, their gazes suddenly beca exceedingly complex!
Jiang Si cast a sympathetic glance at the profusely sweating Liang Kuan, finally understanding why Liang Kuan seed as if he were on the execution ground!
If it had been him in that position, he too would have felt like facing a great enemy!
Who in the world would dare to give their fiancé such a sachet, one that could shock the heavens and stun ghosts?
Is this really considered a sachet?
Sewn with uneven and twisted stitches, Jiang Si felt that even his own needlework as a burly man was much better than this!
Rather than calling it a sachet, it would be more accurate to describe it as a sandbag! A clumsy cloth bag!
"My lord... that..." Liang Kuan looked at his lord with a face full of sha, wanting to say sothing but not knowing how to start!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhou Mu remained composed, slowly reaching out to take the "sachet" from the box!
Upon seeing the full view of the sachet, everyone bowed their heads!
It was simply unbearable to look at!
"Did she make this herself?" Zhou Mu caressed the sachet in his hand and asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, my lord! Every stitch and thread was personally done by Lady Changsheng!" Liang Kuan replied with great certainty!
It was indeed personally done, without the slightest bit of assistance from others!
Looking at his lord’s expressionless face, Liang Kuan hesitated, swallowed hard, and still made up his mind to speak, "My lord, Lady Changsheng said that upon seeing this sachet, you would be so moved that you couldn’t control yourself, and would take it out every day, turning it this way and that way, looking at it a thousand tis over! Mr. Ban Shan said that to not disappoint the kind intentions of Lady Changsheng, you must do so, my lord!"
Wuwu... he was almost crying when he said this...
And those listening, were almost crying as well...
Such a gift that offended both gods and n, and his lord wasn’t even fuming with anger, but was he expected to be so moved that he couldn’t control himself, to take it out every day, turning it over and looking at it a thousand tis over?
This was too much to ask of anyone!
Such a sachet, appearing in the hands of his brother-in-law, was already out of place, but if worn by his lord... that scene...
That scene was too beautiful, they didn’t dare to imagine it!
"My lord, Lady Changsheng and Mr. Ban Shan were just saying that casually, you don’t have to take it seriously!" Jiang Si hesitated for a mont before speaking up.
"Exactly! My lord, don’t be upset. Gold has its flaws and no one is perfect. Lady Changsheng’s dical skills and martial arts are both so good; if her needlework is slightly lacking, it’s understandable, totally understandable!" Jiang San chid in.
"I an, my lord, you haven’t seen what my wife gave as a gift before, it was truly unbearable to look at. This, what you have, is already considered good!"
"That’s right. My lord, just wear it symbolically once, and that’s enough to fulfill the etiquette. We’ll all pretend we didn’t see anything and absolutely won’t laugh at you!"
Everyone began to comfort him, each chiming in with their own words.
Deep down, they were all feeling a tumult of emotions!
Isn’t Lady Changsheng adept at using silver needles? Her divine acupuncture skills are breathtaking! But how co when it cos to threading those sa needles, they ended up like this?
This is clearly a trap for his lord!
To think that his lord had painstakingly collected fine fabrics from the Four Kingdoms to clothe Lady Changsheng, only to be hurling a stone at his own feet *
"My lord, just give it a token gesture and put it away quickly!" Jiang Si, seeing the sachet again, couldn’t help but feel ashad and grimaced.
The wife of the Commandery Prince, her skills in won’s work, truly unequaled! If news of this spread, it would be the laughter of the ages!
"This prince has not looked at it a thousand tis over yet!" Zhou Mu’s head lowered slightly, a lock of black hair falling from his hair crown, obscuring his brow and eyes as his slender fingers continued to fondle the sachet...
"Gah?"
"Gah?"
"..."
The next mont, the few people in the tent were all stunned, looking as if petrified!
Disbelief filled their faces as they looked at each other, unsure if they were experiencing illusory hearing!
What did they just hear? Did their lord just say he hadn’t looked at it a thousand tis over?
This couldn’t be real! It mustn’t be real!
"My lord... you couldn’t be joking, could you?" Jiang Si gulped, his face twitching as he spoke.
If his lord really did as Lady Changsheng said, then Jiang Si would bash his head against a chair!
Zhou Mu ignored their reactions and continued to fondle the sachet for a while longer before standing up and carefully tying it to his waist, "Drill ti has arrived. Do you wish to continue standing here like wooden stakes, or shall you follow this prince to the practice field for training?"
The people, hearing this, wore faces of utter bewildernt!
Seeing this, Zhou Mu shook his head resignedly, his mood very light as he walked out of the tent.
After a while, the people inside the tent finally ca back to their senses!
"He just went out like that?" Jiang Si pointed toward the tent door, his eyes wide with incredulous doubt as he spoke.
His lord just went out like that, wearing the sachet given to him by Lady Changsheng?
This... was this ant to amuse the masses?
"Even a hero can’t stand the test of a beauty! The ancients never lied to ! Even our lord, who is as magnificent as a Divine Residence, can’t escape!" Jiang San spoke up, sounding utterly helpless, "Even so, I would still like to encounter a beauty, even if her needlework is sowhat lacking! I dare not aspire to Lady Changsheng, but taking one from the Female Army under her command would be nice!"
"Well said!"
"That’s exactly what I was thinking!"
"..."
After that day, the troops stationed in Great Zhou Liaodong found that their Great General was wearing sothing extrely ugly and bizarre at his waist. Upon inquiring, they learned it was a gift from dicine God Lady Changsheng!
Within a few days, the fact that Lady Changsheng was not adept at woman’s work beca common knowledge. Yet, perversely, their Great General loved that aspect of Lady Changsheng and couldn’t get enough of it!
This turned into a great topic of conversation!
As the story spread, it soon took on a life of its own. A rumor that His Highness Prince Mu did not favor won skilled in needlework started to spread like wildfire, becoming more and more widely known...
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