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When Chen Zhirong, Su Xiuning, and Cui Qianxue each chose their favorite gifts and returned to Zhao Junchen, Li Lai said goodbye and left very interestingly.

Zhao Junchen got up to greet him, and asked with a smile, "Let me see, what gifts have you all chosen?" ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Chen Zhirong, Su Xiuning, and Cui Qianxue did not hide it, and held the gifts they selected in their hands for Zhao Junchen to watch.

Among them, the gift selected by Su Xiuning is a blue silk sachet embroidered with kingfishers, because the sachet is added to the special perfume of "Yuerongfang", so the fragrance is elegant and pleasant, and it is also quite beautiful on Su Xiuning's waist.

The gift Cui Qianxue chose was a piece of white jade, the jade was only the size of a child's fist, but it was white and of excellent quality, and it was carved into the shape of a rabbit, which looked cute.

As for Chen Zhirong, he chose three gifts, namely a jade pendant with blue spots on a green background, a hairpin inlaid with gold and jade, and a white gauze handkerchief embroidered with mandarin ducks.

According to the gifts selected by Su Xiuning, Chen Zhirong, and Cui Qianxue, Zhao Junchen praised a few words respectively and praised the eyes of the three girls, but when he saw the jade pendant selected by Chen Zhirong, he was slightly stunned and asked: "If I am not mistaken, this jade pendant should be worn by a man, right?" ”

Originally, on this piece of jade pendant, carved with the pattern of maple and monkey, of which the maple tree's "maple" and "seal" are homophonic, meaning the award, and "monkey" and "Hou" are also homonyms, meaning official position; The combination of the two is the meaning of the official journey and the addition of officials to the knighthood - this kind of jade pendant. Generally, it is worn by men who are interested in their careers.

Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Chen Zhirong suddenly smiled. Then he walked in front of Zhao Junchen and hung this jade pendant on Zhao Junchen's waist. And said with a smile: "This jade pendant was originally specially selected by Zhirong for Zhao Gongzi. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Zhirong's smile was a little more naughty, and said: "Of course, in the end, Zhao Gongzi has to buy it with his own money, and Zhirong can be regarded as 'borrowing flowers to offer Buddha'." ”

Zhao Junchen couldn't push it back, so he nodded and smiled: "Since that's the case, thank you Miss Chen for your kindness." ”

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On the side, after hearing Chen Zhirong's explanation. Su Xiuning and Cui Qianxue's faces both changed slightly.

Just now, they only cared about choosing what they liked, but they completely ignored Zhao Junchen, and now when they see Chen Zhirong's methods, they naturally regret it a little.

Of course, this is not to say that Su Xiuning and Cui Qianxue don't care about Zhao Junchen at all, it's just that they have been loved by thousands of people since they were children, living a carefree life, and subconsciously always thinking that they should be the one to be taken care of. I haven't learned to take care of people and please people; Chen Zhirong is completely different, she is not a natural eldest lady, so she has learned to observe words and emotions since she was a child, and she is also used to using various means and opportunities to please others.

Thereupon. When Zhao Junchen asked the three daughters to choose gifts, Su Xiuning and Cui Qianxue just passively accepted Jian Yì, but Chen Zhirong turned passive into active. Instead, he took the opportunity to choose a gift for Zhao Junchen.

It's just that it's been so far. Su Xiuning and Cui Qianxue regretted it, but they couldn't change anything.

However. Chen Zhirong's methods are not only these.

After giving the jade pendant to Zhao Junchen, Chen Zhirong's wonderful eyes turned and turned his gaze to Chu Jiayi behind Zhao Junchen.

Since Chu Jiayi appeared, although she was dressed as a maid, and she was low-key and introverted, and she didn't talk much, her appearance and temperament were all one in a million, which naturally attracted Chen Zhirong's attention.

According to Chen Zhirong's thoughts, with Chu Jiayi's appearance and temperament, she will never be just an ordinary maid, just looking at Zhao Junchen taking her with him when he accompanied him on the southern tour, he knew that Zhao Junchen cared about Chu Jiayi very much, so Chen Zhirong not only flattered Zhao Junchen, but also wanted to take the opportunity to win Chu Jiayi's favor and get closer to Chu Jiayi, this is an investment, and there will always be a time to profit in the future.

Therefore, after Chen Zhirong glanced at Chu Jiayi a few times, she asked Zhao Junchen: "This girl must be Zhao Gongzi's personal maid, right?" ”

Zhao Junchen nodded and explained: "Yes, her name is Chu Jiayi, she has good pen and ink, and she is also good at cooking. However, in recent days, she has been following Miss Cui to take care of her. ”

Chen Zhirong didn't know that Chu Jiayi was actually a spy placed by the crown prince Zhu Heyu next to Zhao Junchen, and he didn't know that Zhao Junchen actually didn't trust Chu Jiayi at all, but after hearing that Chu Jiayi was in charge of Zhao Junchen's study work on weekdays, she felt more and more that Chu Jiayi and Zhao Junchen were close, and she became more determined to please Chu Jiayi.

So, Chen Zhirong handed the gold-inlaid jade hairpin to Chu Jiayi and said: "This Chu girl is really beautiful, I like it when I see it, when I saw this hairpin just now, I felt that this hairpin was very suitable for Miss Chu, so I took it down, and it was also 'borrowing flowers to offer Buddha' to Miss Chu, and I hope Miss Chu can accept it." ”

After a pause, Chen Zhirong saw that Chu Jiayi was a little hesitant, and said with a smile: "Since Miss Chu is a close person to Zhao Gongzi, then you and I will have many opportunities to deal with each other in the future, and this hairpin can be regarded as my meeting gift." ”

Chu Jiayi was slightly stunned, a little overwhelmed, and turned her gaze to Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen nodded and said, "Since Miss Chen gave you a gift, you can accept it." ”

After getting Zhao Junchen's permission, Chu Jiayi nodded, took the hairpin from Chen Zhirong's hand, and thanked him softly.

This hairpin is made of gold and jade, which is worth a lot of money, at least dozens of taels of silver, but Chu Jiayi just looked calm, and did not show any joy, it seems that she is used to seeing this kind of valuables, but it makes Chen Zhirong secretly surprised in her heart, and feels more and more that Chu Jiayi is not simple.

After giving the jade pendant to Zhao Junchen and the hairpin to Chu Jiayi, Chen Zhirong only left a white handpa embroidered with mandarin ducks, although this handpa is exquisite, it is only worth a few dollars of silver, which is the cheapest thing in the "Yuerong Fang", but Chen Zhirong is precious and put it in his arms.

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On the other side, seeing what Chen Zhirong had done, Zhao Junchen sighed secretly in his heart.

Obviously, for some reason, Chen Zhirong was convinced that Zhao Junchen would eventually marry her as his wife, so he had already begun to make arrangements for entering the Zhao Mansion in the future.

Whether it was catering to Cui Qianxue before, or flattering Chu Jiayi now, this is the case!

And Chen Zhirong's purpose in doing this is naturally to target another strong woman in the Zhao Mansion - Fang Ru!

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Junchen secretly sighed in his heart.

Different from Chen Zhirong's eight-sided exquisiteness, although Fang Ru is shrewd and strong, but lacks some tactfulness, no one cares except Zhao Junchen on weekdays, although the Zhao Mansion has always been well organized under her management, but Fang Ru's methods are too strong, and there are many people who have offended, although the Zhao Mansion is in awe of Fang Ru, the fear is far greater than the respect!

It is conceivable that if Zhao Junchen marries Chen Zhirong, then with Chen Zhirong's slick methods, he will soon gain the favor of everyone in the Zhao Mansion, and Fang Ru will inevitably be suppressed by Chen Zhirong because of "the unrighteous are helpless", even if he gets Zhao Junchen's full support, I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with Chen Zhirong.

"Fang Ru is loyal to me, and she helps me manage the industry of 'Yuerong Fang' and the intelligence network of 'Tongji Temple', which can be said to be remarkable, so I will never let her down, and Chen Zhirong expressed her thoughts against Fang Ru so quickly, which will only make me disgusted and vigilant...... With Chen Zhirong's cleverness, don't you know? ”

Zhao Junchen was puzzled in his heart and thought secretly.

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However, although he had doubts in his heart, Zhao Junchen did not come out, but after ordering Xu Qingyan to pay the silver, he led the three daughters to leave the "Yuerong Fang", and under the guidance of a "Yuerong Fang" guy, they rushed towards the "Zhiweixuan" in a carriage.

Because of the incident in the "Yuerong Fang", a lot of time was delayed, and now it is more than half of noon, and everyone is a little hungry, so there is not much delay.

It's just that before going to "Zhiweixuan", because of Zhao Junchen's instructions, Xu Qingyan left the team and went to visit the Wu Gongzi's home with Zhao Junchen's name.

Because of the relationship between Su Xiuning and Cui Qianxue, Zhao Junchen still has to get back the two crystal pancreas that Wu Gongzi bought.

However, Zhao Junchen's purpose is not just that!

Taking advantage of the opportunity of this conflict with Wu Gongzi, as well as some information obtained from Li Lai, Zhao Junchen felt that he might be able to get greater benefits!

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…… (To be continued......) I1292