Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Chapters 117 - 118

Qingfu Junzhu was startled and immediately gave Cheng Yujin a proper curtsy: "Crown Princess."

"It was unfilial for me to make my elders wait in such a cold wind for so long. Grandmother, mother, please get inside."

Old Madam Cheng kept saying that she didn't dare. She waited for Cheng Yujin to enter the door first before following behind. After Cheng Yujin entered the hall and sat down, she smiled and nodded to Cheng Min: "Aunt, you are early today."

Cheng Yujin only spoke to Old Madam Cheng and Qingfu Junzhu at the second gate earlier. As a maternal aunt, Cheng Min did not have enough honor of being exempted from kneeling to the Crown Princess. Only after they were inside that Cheng Min could talk to Cheng Yujin.

Cheng Min was flattered and quickly smiled: "This subject's wife missed my mother and also wanted to greet Crown Princess earlier, so I woke up earlier than usual."

After Cheng Min finished speaking, she immediately pushed the group of teenagers next to her: "You guys, hurry and greet the Crown Princess."

This time, Cheng Min brought not only the girls from the Xu family, but also several boys. Strangely enough, Xu Zhixian was not here despite Yichun Marquis Manor being his maternal grandparent's house. Cheng Min explained: "That stupid boy of mine is now being forced by his grandfather and father to go to school. His father plans to send him to the officialdom next year, but he has been idle at home before, and his study is still far from enough. Anxious, his father is now detaining him at home and making him study all day."

Cheng Yujin nodded with a smile, "It's a good thing for the second young master to be passionate in his study," and didn't ask any more questions. When Cheng Yujin was still in the mourning period, Xu Zhixian told her that he wanted to marry her. Regardless of whether Xu Zhixian felt awkward to see her or it was the Xu family's precautive measure, the excuse Cheng Min gave was a good one. Now that Cheng Yujin had become the Crown Princess, it was better to avoid things that could make her liable of suspicions.

Cheng Min hurried a few girls to greet Cheng Yujin. Cheng Yujin responded to their greetings with a smile and instructed Lian Qiao to give them meeting gifts. Xu family's girls were both curious and in awe of Cheng Yujin. When curtsying to her, they only dared to glance at her from the corner of their eyes.

The purse given by Cheng Yujin was exquisite and elegant on the outside. Not to mention the contents inside, just this purse alone was already a precious item. Moreover, all the girls of the Xu family, regardless of whether they were di-born or shu-born, received exactly the same purse. From the outside, it was impossible to tell who was receiving how much, but after quietly testing the weight in their hands, there were probably still differences in the contents.

Cheng Min sighed inwardly. Cheng Yujin deserved to be the Crown Princess — she had become even more refined and meticulous after entering the palace. Cheng Min began to chat with Cheng Yujin and slowly moved the topic to ask about Shu Consort. Cheng Yujin did not delay, and ordered Du Ruo to hand Cheng Min the package that Shu Consort asked her to send to the Xu family.

Cheng Min sighed inwardly. Cheng Yujin deserved to be the Crown Princess — she had become even more refined and meticulous after entering the palace. Cheng Min began to chat with Cheng Yujin and slowly moved the topic to ask about Shu Consort. Cheng Yujin did not delay, and ordered Du Ruo to hand Cheng Min the package that Shu Consort asked her to send to the Xu family.

Consort Shu was different from Cheng Yujin. Not only couldn't she visit her natal family, but she was also not yet in the position to freely call her family into the palace. This made it extra troublesome whenever she wanted to send something to her family. Of course Consort Shu could dispatch eunuchs to go, but doing it was not only very expensive but also attracted unwanted attention. Therefore, Shu Consort asked Cheng Yujin to deliver the package during the New Year's visit.