Chapter 94: Gathering of Famous Items

94. Chapter 94 Gathering of Famous Items

After Princess Huanxi left, Shen Yunyao really spent a good while pondering what gift to give, and then Cuiyu's one sentence freed her.

At that time, she was already married to Xie Zian, and the gift for her little nephew could be exactly what Xie Zian would think!

"Cuiyu, you really are my dear little cotton‑padded coat, Miss!"

Shen Yunyao held Cuiyu and gave her a kiss.

Cuiyu was instantly stunned.

"Little... Miss, you, you…"

From childhood to now, having been by Shen Yunyao's side for so long, she truly had never experienced this.

"What's wrong with me?"

Shen Yunyao had no awareness at all that her behavior was wrong.

Only when she saw Cuiyu reach out to touch the cheek she had kissed did Shen Yunyao realize Cuiyu's situation.

Alright, this is Dayong, not the modern era.

The modern celebratory method she inadvertently displayed just now is somewhat too unorthodox for this era.

"Ah, what are you thinking, little girl?"

"Miss, I was just thanking you for enlightening me just now!"

"What are you still thinking in that little brain of yours?"

Shen Yunyao raised her hand and lightly tapped Cuiyu's head.

Cuiyu pursed her lips and said, "Miss, it was clearly your fault!"

"Yes, yes, my fault, my fault!"

Shen Yunyao wouldn't argue about this; it's meaningless.

……

Shen Yunyao originally thought that Empress Xie Zixian's pregnancy would cause the flower‑viewing event to be postponed or even canceled. But in the end, everything proceeded as usual.

Pot after pot of exotic flowers and rare plants were sent by the Imperial Household Department to Qinyuan Ju, and the already picturesque garden quickly became a profusion of blossoms.

Outside Qinyuan Ju, palace guards also appeared to garrison.

These exotic flowers and rare plants, many of them are treasures and hard to cultivate. If a few pots were carelessly lost, the monetary loss would be several hundred to a thousand taels.

"Does this count as a preview for our pleasure?"

Shen Yunyao walked with Princess Huanxi through the garden awash with blossoms, and looking at the blooming pots of flowers, felt quite pleasant.

"Where does this actually go?"

Princess Huanxi smiled lightly, "Qi Jiejie, you don't know, right? The ones that have been moved here now are just ordinary treasures; the truly rare ones will only be delivered on the day of the flower‑viewing event."

"For example, the Eighteen Scholars among the camellias!"

"For example, the Yao Yellow, Wei Purple, Zhao Pink, Dou Green among the peonies…"

"And also, the Simple Crown and Lotus Tripod among the orchids…"

Listening to Princess Huanxi recite the names of various precious flowers, Shen Yunyao couldn't help but feel her spirit tremble.

"Will all these be displayed at the flower‑viewing event?"

"Does the Imperial Household Department have them all?"

"Of course!"

Princess Huanxi nodded vigorously, "These flowers are all cultivated by the Imperial Household Department, but some belong to the noble households of Jingcheng, and they will be escorted to the venue on the day of the flower‑viewing event!"

Shen Yunyao, hearing this, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and said, "Aren't you worried about any mishaps befalling these flowers?"

"The weather is a bit hot!"

"What if someone steals one or two plants…"

"That's why the palace guards have already been stationed outside Qinyuan Ju!"

"What I mean is, if someone smuggles seedlings out, it's not the same as stealing an entire pot!"

Shen Yunyao didn't think anyone would be so foolish as to steal an entire pot outright.

"Then there's nothing we can do!"

"Besides, even if a few seedlings are stolen it's no big deal, because the same variety, if not cultivated properly, may not produce a famous flower anyway!"

Princess Huanxi didn't take this seriously at all, because she had cultivated them before, and it ultimately proved that she wasn't cut out to be a florist.