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Made it? Made it!

Everyone exchanged puzzled looks, glanced at the mirror, and then back at Lin Yuan, unsure whether to believe her or not.

Obviously, a good number of them did not believe it.

Cheng Yuexiu snorted with laughter, "If you don’t want to share with us, just say so, but claiming you made it yourself, do you really think you’re that capable?"

Lin Yuan raised her eyebrows and glanced at her, "Oh, Miss Cheng seems to be a disbeliever, huh? Well then, since that’s the case, why don’t you go and find a place that sells these things?

Oh, and to prevent you from accusing me of misleading you, I won’t even tell you the name of this item.

Moreover, when you find a place that sells them, don’t forget to let us all know, so everyone can be aware that I, Lin Yuan, am a liar who tells blatant falsehoods with open eyes! "

Lin Yuan voiced her thoughts without reserve, causing Cheng Yuexiu’s face to flush with patches of red and white, almost believing that Lin Yuan could read minds and see through her thoughts!

After scorning Cheng Yuexiu mercilessly, the others felt it out of place to say anything further. After all, every maiden present was a legitimate daughter of Imperial Court Officials, and if such a fine item existed in the world, how could they be unaware of it?

Moreover, there was the presence of Su Qiuyu—never mind the favoritism Su Zhe showed her, just looking at the pearls she would casually produce, gifts from the Empress and tributes from the East Sea, showed that even she couldn’t obtain such items, let alone the others.

Such a precious item, and Tian Hui had managed to have it. The daughters of officials whose ranks were much higher than Sir Tian’s began to eye Lin Yuan with a new fervency.

"Quick, place this mirror properly, I am going to use it to put on my makeup later," Tian Hui hastily asked the maid to move the bronze mirror originally on the table away, and then she carefully positioned the mirror Lin Yuan had given in front of her, looking at it from the left and right, seemingly never able to look enough.

Seeing the usually reserved Tian Hui so happy, the corners of Lin Yuan’s lips couldn’t help but lift.

After all, they were sisters—Tian Xuan also came to stand next to her sister and looked into the mirror, both happy and envious, "Wow, this mirror is amazing! Look, with the lights shining here, the mirror seems so much brighter!"

Lin Wei covered her mouth and chuckled, then stepped forward to take Tian Xuan’s hand, "Xuanxuan, look at how delighted you are; it’s as if the mirror is yours!"

If it were someone else who had said these words to Tian Xuan, it would surely have been to mock her, but Lin Wei knew her elder sister’s plan well and only teased her on purpose.

Tian Xuan wasn’t fooled and hugged Tian Hui’s neck, smiling very affectionately, "My sister’s things are my things, as long as she likes it, then I like it too."

Tian Hui patted Tian Xuan’s hand comfortingly, her smile tinged with bitterness. She herself would marry today; thereafter, only her mother and her younger siblings would remain at home, along with several concubine’s daughters and aunts. She truly was worried.

"Oh! Xuanxuan and her elder sister truly have a deep sisterly love! In that case, why not have your elder sister leave this mirror to you as a gift?" An acutely pointed voice suddenly interjected, causing Lin Wei and the Tian sisters to feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Looking toward the voice, it was a maiden roughly the same age as Tian Xuan, and Lin Yuan remembered her; she was a concubine’s daughter from the Tian estate, younger than Tian Hui but probably two months older than Tian Xuan.

The mirror was a bridal gift from Lin Yuan to Tian Hui; even among sisters, there wasn’t a custom of giving such presents to each other, clearly, this woman’s intention was to stir discord between the two.

Alternatively, Lin Yuan was more inclined to believe that this woman aimed to incite trouble between Lin Yuan and Tian Xuan. If they were true sisters, why gift only the elder sister with a mirror and not the younger?

Tian Xuan’s eyes widened, but she remembered that today was her sister’s auspicious day and knew it wasn’t right to argue with a concubine’s daughter. Yet, if she didn’t retort, she couldn’t swallow her pride.

"Xuanxuan," Lin Yuan said with a smile, patting Tian Xuan’s hand and signaling with her eyes to keep calm, "This mirror, I made it myself. The raw materials may be rare, but they aren’t beyond what I, Lin Yuan, can acquire. Today is Sister Hui’s joyful day; I managed to rush this one out in time but haven’t finished yours yet.

In a few days, once it’s ready, I’ll send someone to deliver it to you. "

It seemed there was more than one!

Many eyes brightened at this, and the concubine’s daughter who had tried to cause a rift was both envious and jealous but still had the cheek to say before Tian Xuan could speak, "Oh my, why should we trouble Miss Lin to deliver it?

It should naturally be us coming to your residence to retrieve it—such a rare thing must be properly cared for. "