CHAPTER 1510: 322, WHERE DID THE BRIDAL GIFTS GO (PART 3)

Xiao Linshuang cocked her little head, looking very puzzled as she pointed at the paper on the table: "Big sister, I clearly saw you drawing just now, how come it has become words now?"

Lin Yuan continued writing without blushing or skipping a beat, muttering softly, "You were so far away and you could still see clearly what I was doing? You must have seen it wrong!"

Really saw it wrong?

Xiao Linshuang, not convinced, leaned a bit closer, stretching out her little hand to flip over the xuan paper in front of Lin Yuan to see if anything else was hidden beneath.

"Go away, go play, don’t you see I’m busy? Stop causing trouble, little kid!"

Before Xiao Linshuang could touch the paper, Lin Yuan immediately pushed her to the side, scoffing with apparent disdain.

Xiao Linshuang’s eyebrow rose at such an abnormal reaction, but even with her curiosity, she couldn’t resist Lin Yuan, who ultimately managed to drag and haul her out the door.

"I’m going to practice calligraphy now, Yin Xing, watch the door, don’t let anyone in!"

With a casual shout, Lin Yuan closed the door, leaving the people in the courtyard looking at one another in confusion.

When did the eldest young miss ever practice calligraphy? So diligent?

Xiao Linshuang pursed her lips, ready to take a peek through the window, but unfortunately, the window was slammed shut right above her head.

"Stingy! Miser! Humph!"

Xiao Linshuang hummed irritably at the window for a while before finally flinging her sleeves and preparing to leave.

However, just after taking a couple of steps, she turned back and called out loudly, "Even though you are so stingy, I am a generous person! I’ve found several secret recipes in the Book Pavilion again, and I’ll invite you to Frost Pavilion to have a look in a few days!"

"Got it!"

Hearing the muffled response from inside, Xiao Linshuang puckered her lips and walked away, kicking pebbles absentmindedly.

After Xiao Linshuang had left, Yin Xing couldn’t help but laugh as she leaned toward the door, gently tapping twice and whispering, "Miss, the little miss has left."

"Really left?"

Yin Xing pursed her lips: "Really left, this servant checked the entrance, you can rest assured!"

Hearing a sigh of relief from behind the door, Yin Xing and Shui Xian exchanged smiles and voluntarily stood guard at the entrance of the courtyard.

They had only been inattentive for a moment, allowing the little miss to barge in suddenly, nearly exposing the eldest young miss’s secret! They couldn’t be careless this time.

"That wretched girl! Becoming more and more shrewd, so hard to deceive now!"

Lin Yuan set aside the paper on which she had written a few words, and sure enough, beneath it, she found densely drawn diagrams—various styles of clothing and beautiful headdresses, and if one looked carefully, sizes and colors were even marked.

"Tsks!" Holding up her newly drawn diagrams, Lin Yuan nodded with pride and praised, "I am indeed a genius! To be able to draw such complicated clothing, it’s simply amazing!"

Indeed, the diagrams depicted the wedding attire Lin Yuan had designed herself. When she worked at a major hotel, she often encountered weddings, and her favorite part was observing all the beautiful bridal gowns; after cooking, she would sneakily slip into the hall to admire the brides’ dresses.

Now, that experience had truly come in handy!

After putting away the drawings, Lin Yuan drew a few more designs of shoes she liked, and only after Lady Liu sent Hai Tang to call her for dinner several times, did she contentedly store the diagrams in a chest.

After returning to General Mansion, Xia Zheng shared the engagement news with Princess Anle, who immediately, with great excitement, called on Tian Hui to pick a good day and check the storage for all kinds of betrothal gifts.

Watching Xia Zheng bubbling with excitement, Tian Hui couldn’t help but smile and tease, "You’ve finally got your wish, I bet from now on you’ll not want to leave for anywhere else!"

Princess Anle couldn’t be happier, her delicate cheeks blushing as she said, "This brat, always forgets his mother once he has a wife! Just now when I mentioned checking the storage for betrothal gifts, this brat even said he wants to pick out the best ones! Humph, since you’re so fond of your wife, you might as well contribute your own little gold stash for her!"

Princess Anle has two sons and two daughters-in-law, so of course she couldn’t favor any one in particular. Thus, the betrothal gifts taken from public funds were all identical, but if the two sons wanted to add some extra gifts for their wives, she would not be able to interfere.