Shi Tou brought in the thank-you gifts.
A piece of brocade with fresh powder and embroidered flowers, a piece of sky-blue satin, two pieces of fine white cotton cloth, five sets of the Four Treasures of the Study, a tray of dried goods such as dried longan and red dates, and a pair of silver bracelets inlaid with green jade, along with two copper-plate warm hand stoves with Cymbidium patterns.
Each item was presented to Qin Yao for inspection, and then placed on an empty table beside her.
The first two pieces of satin alone made Qin Yao momentarily startled.
After seeing that pair of silver bracelets inlaid with green jade, she felt that Qi Xian's thank-you gift was full of sincerity, even a bit excessive.
It's not that she was inexperienced, but seeing Qi Xian's indifferent demeanor, along with the accustomed expressions of the surrounding servants and guards, made her think of an old saying—
