Chapter 1118: The Gentle and Lovely Last Princess

Princess Pyongyang gently wiped away the tears from her mother Cui's face, and said with a forced smile, "Mom, don't cry anymore. Let me introduce you first. This is Consort Zhen.

Cui and others bowed respectfully to Sun Yizhen and greeted her.

Son Ye-jung bowed politely in response.

Then, Princess Pyongyang said with a smile: "Mom, I brought some special products from the Tang Dynasty when I went back to my parents' home this time."

Cui replied with unconcealed joy, "Yan'er, I'm glad you're back. You must have been exhausted from the long journey, carrying so many things with you."

Princess Pyongyang said in a soft but confident voice: "Mom, you and sister-in-law come over and take a look."

Cui saw more than a dozen carriages parked in the yard. The carriages were covered with green cloth, and it was vaguely visible that they were filled to the brim.

Princess Pyongyang ordered the servants, "Move everything down and put it in the warehouse first."

The servants came forward, lifted the curtain and began to unload the things.

First, several pieces of glittering brocade were carried down. The lotus pattern of the Shu brocade shone with a pearly luster under the sun. The Wu silk was as thin as mist, and when it was shaken open, one could actually see the figure of the person opposite through the light.

Cui reached out her hand, her fingertips lightly brushing the lines of the brocade, and a sigh escaped her throat. "This Tang Dynasty brocade is brilliant in color and ornate in pattern. It is truly a treasure worth its weight in gold."

Seeing her mother Cui's clothes, which were still three years old, Princess Pyongyang said with tears in her eyes: "Mother, I brought a hundred pieces of Yunjin and fifty pieces of Wuling. You and your sister-in-law can pick out the patterns you like and make a few new clothes. It's time to replace the old clothes in the family."

Cui looked at the piles of silk and satin, wiped her eyes, and said with a touch of bitterness, "With these great Tang treasures, if we sell some of them, our family can at least survive for a few more years."

When Princess Pyongyang heard this, she felt as if her heart was pricked by a needle and was in dull pain.

She only wanted her family to live a decent life, but she forgot that the Gao family was no longer the royal family it once was. These ordinary items to her had become life-saving money to help support the family.

She turned her face away and sniffed quietly.

Li stood aside, her eyes wide open as she looked at the brocade embroidered with phoenixes and auspicious grasses.

She was once the wife of the crown prince of Goguryeo, and she had not made new clothes in the three years since the fall of her country. At this moment, she could not help but reach out and touch a piece of Wu silk with crabapple pattern. The touch of her fingertips was so delicate that her heart trembled, but her face blushed with embarrassment.

Women all love beauty, not to mention that Li was a woman who had enjoyed the treatment of a crown princess and had lived a life of luxury.

Gao Nanfu stood a few steps away, looking at the things being taken out of the car, a sneer on his face.

Hundreds of pieces of silk and satin?

Dozens of boxes of Tang Dynasty palace snacks?

In his eyes, these were nothing but the leftovers given by Lin Lang, and the "rewards" his sister had earned in exchange for the dignity of her homeland.

A trace of disdain flashed across Gao Nanfu's face, and the anger in his chest surged up again.

In his opinion, the small favors his sister brought back from the Tang Dynasty were an insult to the Gao family after the country was destroyed.

Little did people know that Princess Pyongyang felt sorry for her family and wanted to make their lives less difficult after the country was lost.

The servants continued to load and unload.

The rose cakes and osmanthus cakes from Shangshiju are packed in gold-painted lacquer boxes, and their sweet fragrance wafts from far away.

Hundreds of jars of wine were placed steadily on the ground. The red silk ribbons on the ceramic jars looked festive, and the trademark on the jars was actually the Lafite brand.

At first glance, it is clear that the Lafite wine formula and winemaking technology provided by Lin Lang allowed his sworn brother Li Zhi to establish the Lafite Winery in the Tang Dynasty.

There is no one else like him.

The white jade and gold-inlaid tea set was displayed, and the words "Pine Wind and Bright Moon" engraved on the body of the teapot were vigorous and powerful, and matched with the agate cup, it was radiant and colorful.

When the mother-of-pearl screen was unfolded, the Qujiang River and the inscriptions on the Wild Goose Pagoda in Chang'an came to life on it, and the mother-of-pearl changed into rainbow colors under the light; there was also a ruyi made of red gold inlaid with agate, and the words "wealth and longevity" on the handle glowed with warm light.

When various modern glassware and some daily necessities made with modern craftsmanship were carefully unloaded from the carriage, they were considered high-end, elegant and classy in the eyes of ancient people.

Seeing crystal clear glassware for the first time, Cui exclaimed at the sight of goblets and various styles of glasses, "Wow, I've never seen such exquisite and beautiful vessels!"

Li picked up a plastic table mirror, looked at her face, and exclaimed, "Wow, this mirror is much brighter than a bronze mirror!"

Gao Baozang's eyes had long been attracted by the hundreds of jars of wine, and his cloudy eyes were surprisingly bright.

He staggered forward two steps, his throat rolling, his fingers almost touching the mud seal of the wine jar - after the country was destroyed, they had been drinking some crude liquor, and he had not tasted such mellow Chang'an wine for three years.

If Lin Lang had not been there, Gao Baozang would have been impatient to open a jar of wine and get drunk on the spot.

Because after he became the king of a fallen country, he had long been addicted to alcohol. He drank to drown his sorrows all day long and got drunk.

"Yan'er, these... are all for the family?" Cui looked at the dazzling array of novel objects in front of her, feeling a little unreal, and held her daughter's hand tighter.

Princess Pyongyang said with a smile: "Ama, these skin care products and cosmetics were brought to Datang by His Majesty from Shanghai. Look at your skin, it's so dry and has so many wrinkles."

"This is a day cream, for use during the day."

"This is a night cream, applied at night."

"This is eye cream, apply it around the eye sockets."

"And the sunscreen I put on when I go out during the day!"

"Mom, anyway, if you and your sister-in-law apply some makeup after cleansing your face every day, your skin will get better."

After hearing this, Cui smiled lovingly: "Oh, my hair has turned so white, it doesn't matter whether my skin is good or not. I'd better leave it to your sister-in-law to take care of it."

Li couldn't hide her happiness and said, "Mother-in-law, Yan'er brought back so many skin care products. How can I use them all by myself?"

"Mom, the shelf life of these cosmetics is three years. If you and your sister-in-law use them together, you may not use them up within three years. It will be bad for your skin if you apply them on your face after they expire." As Princess Pyongyang spoke, she unscrewed a box of Olay moisturizer and gently applied it on Cui's face.

Cui immediately felt that the skin on her face was no longer so dry and tight, and her facial skin felt very moisturized. Looking at her filial daughter, she said with satisfaction: "Yan'er is so well-behaved, she is really my good daughter!"

Princess Pyongyang picked up a Maybelline lip balm and applied it to her mother's chapped lips. She said distressedly, "Mom, this is lip balm. When your lips feel dry and uncomfortable, you can apply it. It is very effective in repairing and protecting your lips."

Cui smiled from ear to ear, "Oh, it's different when you have a daughter to love you."

Mrs. Li, who was standing by, jokingly scolded her after hearing this: "Mother-in-law, you are saying this as if I, your daughter-in-law, am unfilial."

Cui quickly changed her tone and said with a smile on her face, "No, no, no, Yan'er, your sister-in-law is a filial daughter-in-law. In the past few years, thanks to your sister-in-law's ability to manage the household, otherwise our Gao family would not have survived until now."

Speaking of this, Cui's eyes became red again.

Li quickly picked up a plastic-wrapped Lancome facial mask and changed the subject, saying, "Yan'er, what is this?"

Pyongyang replied: "This is a facial mask made in Shanghai. Open the box and apply the mask on your face. It can whiten and hydrate your skin."

After hearing this, Li felt as if she had found a treasure. She looked at her dry and yellow skin in the mirror, and her nose felt a little sour when she thought about the miserable days of the past three years.

Princess Pyongyang opened a bright red L'Oreal lipstick and gently applied it to her sister-in-law Li's lips. She smiled and said, "Look, sister-in-law, this is a lip balm made in Shanghai. It comes in different shades. Do you like it?"

Li looked in the mirror and saw that she had become bright and attractive immediately after just applying lipstick. A long-lost smile appeared on her face, which showed the confidence and joy that had not been seen in many years.

"I like it! Yan'er brought back rare items, it was such a waste." This was the happiest day for Li in the past three years.

"We are all family, how can we afford the peace talks?" Princess Pyongyang consoled him with a smile, but she had already made up her mind that she would leave more money for her family when she came back this time, and would not let them live in such an embarrassing situation again.

At this moment, Sun Yizhen personally took a lacquered wood and gold-painted jewelry box from the carriage, walked forward and said with a smile: "This is the gold and silver jewelry that my sister Shufei brought back from the Tang Dynasty. She saved them all over the past three years and brought them all back to her parents' home."

Princess Pyongyang took the jewelry box and opened the lid. Inside was a box full of gold and silver jewelry and precious jades, all of which were rewards given to her by Lin Lang over the past three years.

Unexpectedly, in order to supplement the household expenses of her parents' home, Princess Pyongyang took all the jewelry back to her parents' home without reservation and packed them in a jewelry box. Her filial piety is evident to all.

Li's eyes fell on the open jewelry box and she couldn't take her eyes off it for a moment.

The box full of gold and silver jewelry sparkled brightly under the sun. The jade bracelet was warm and transparent, the pearl earrings were round and full, and the tassels of the gold hairpin inlaid with gems swayed gently, which made her heart beat fast.

Since the fall of the Gao family, she has had nothing on her hand except a plain silver bracelet. She has not seen such glittering and luxurious jewelry for many years.

Li subconsciously pursed her freshly painted lips and looked at the gold and jade inlaid phoenix hairpin. Her fingertips itched slightly, but she was too embarrassed to reach out and touch it. She could only murmur with joy, "These Tang Dynasty imperial jewelry are so exquisite!"

Gao Nanfu stood at the back, looking at the box full of jewels, his Adam's apple rolled suddenly.

He always thought that after his sister married into the Tang Dynasty through an arranged marriage, she had been blinded by wealth and glory and had long forgotten her homeland and family.

Over the past three years, he had scolded his sister countless times for being ungrateful while facing the empty courtyard, and blamed her for not having any news from her in the past three years while facing the setting sun. However, he had never expected that she would actually take back all the gold and silver jewelry that Lin Lang had given her, leaving nothing behind.

That heavy jewelry box was not filled with jewels at all, but was clearly the worry that weighed heavily on my sister's heart.

Gao Nanfu slowly loosened his clenched fists, and his eyes softened as he looked at Princess Pyongyang, with a hint of guilt - it turned out that he had been judging others by his own standards.

After years of knots and misunderstandings were resolved, his gaze towards his sister regained its warmth and tenderness, and the love between brother and sister once again filled his heart at this moment.

Cui was dazzled by the box full of jewels and her eyes became red again. She politely declined, "No, no! Yan'er, take these back!"

She fumbled to close the lid of the box, her voice trembling, "You wear these jewels in the Tang Dynasty, so that our Gao family can maintain its dignity and prevent other concubines from looking down on you."

"My dear daughter, if you bring back all these gold and silver jewels, and leave yourself bare, wouldn't you be laughed at by the servants as a royal consort? You absolutely cannot do that!"

"Mother... His Majesty will give me more gold and silver jewelry as a reward. Please accept them!"

Cui wanted to refuse with tears, but Gao Baozang suddenly took a step forward, took the heavy jewelry box and held it in his arms, with an unconcealable smile on his face, and his drunkenness had dissipated a little.

"What do you know, old woman?" He glared at Cui, then turned to his daughter with a smile. "This is a filial act from my daughter. How can I refuse it? Accept it! You must accept it!"

As he spoke, Gao Baozang hugged the jewelry box tightly, as if afraid of being snatched away. He turned around and handed it to Jin Zhongzhao, saying, "Quick, count these gold and silver jewelry and put them in the warehouse and lock them up!"