Chapter 519 - 158: Giving Gifts_2
"No need," Jiang Li replied, "There won’t be other ladies or misses at the birthday feast, and if no one sees, dressing up would be a waste of effort."
"That’s not necessarily true," Tonger shook her head, "Even so, Old General Jih and His Highness Duke Su are men, if Miss dresses up prettily, they will surely appreciate it more."
Tonger was innocent, simply believing that as long as Jiang Li dressed up nicely, that was enough. However, this also showed that even Tonger was not on guard against the people from the Duke Residence. To her, Jih Heng and Old General Jih were not enemies to be wary of.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Li smiled, "Then you pick."
Choosing the attire took a lot of time, and it took another while for Tonger to find matching jewelry for Jiang Li. Once everything was ready, it was time to leave. Bai Xue led the Sweat-Blood Horse Colt into the yard from outside.
Jiang Li wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but the colt’s coat seemed a lot brighter than when she bought it from the East Market three days ago. It was natural, after all, the one who sold the horse only cared about making the sale and fed it inferior feed. But after coming to the Jiang Family, Jiang Li had instructed the person feeding the horse to pair the feed well and to feed it on time every day. With good nutrition, the horse’s pale golden coat looked even more beautiful. Even without sunlight today, standing in the yard, its whole body was like a pale golden silk satin, shimmering brightly.
What surprised Jiang Li the most was a small red cloth flower pinned by someone at the horse’s ear.
Jiang Li: "...What’s with this flower?"
Bai Xue said, "Since this horse is to be presented as a gift to the old general, I initially wanted to pick a pretty necklace from the storeroom for the colt to wear. But no matter what, it refused to wear it, and kept trying to remove it after it was put on. I had no choice but to take off the necklace and, after thinking it over, decided it might be better to just pin a flower on it, making it look more like a gift."
Jiang Li burst into laughter and tears.