With a smile on his face, he led the two into the cabin of the flower boat, watched them sit down, and took out his menu: "Sir, Miss, what kind of tea or snacks do you need? We have the most complete selection on this boat. Whatever is available in Kyoto, we have on this boat."
It sounds great. Fang Xiaoxi's eyes lit up and she started looking for what she wanted to eat on the menu. Nan Nan sat beside her and looked at Fang Xiaoxi.
Cao Suixin was alone, or not alone, with two maids following behind her, wandering on the streets of Kyoto. She was thinking about what to buy to send back to her father.
She still had a lot of silver in her hand, which she exchanged from Qian Jiujiu for making medicine. Well, just wander around, and she saw a shop that seemed to sell handicrafts, so she walked in directly.
The two maids behind her followed, and after entering, a waiter soon came to greet her: "Young lady, please, is there anything you want to buy, or do you want to take a look first?"
I have to say that the people in Kyoto are really enthusiastic, Cao Sui thought to himself, and thanked his second brother: "Thank you, second brother. I just wanted to buy something for my family, but I didn't know what to buy, so I just wandered around and came across your store. Is there anything in your store that is suitable for gifts? For my parents."
So she was buying things for her parents. She is really filial. The girl didn't look very old, so her parents were probably not very old either. The waiter thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what your father likes to do?"
Her father? Cao Suixin tilted her head and thought for a while: "My father likes to bury his head in public cases, well, reading books."
Arranging cases? She is a lady from an official family. It is rare to see such a polite lady from an official family. The waiter smiled and thought: "Then Miss, you can take a look at the ornaments on our desks, or inkstones, etc."
Hearing the word "inkstone", Cao Suixin's eyes lit up. Yes. She remembered that her father liked inkstones very much: "Then let me take a look at your inkstones. After a trip, I still have to bring some gifts back."
I haven't been back for the New Year yet, so I should give some gifts to my parents to comfort them. The waiter brought Cao Suixin to a place where inkstones were specially placed.
While accompanying Cao Suixin to choose, a few more girls came in from the gate. As soon as the two girls came in, they saw Cao Suixin. The younger Yuan Qinqin looked at her sister and said, "Sister, look, isn't that the girl who sat next to Fang Xiaoxi at the annual banquet?"
Yuan Xiangxiang also recognized them at once. During the annual banquet, the two of them went on stage to perform, but because of Prince Ling and the other person, their performance was not very outstanding.
The reason why Prince Ling suddenly went on stage to perform was because of Fang Xiaoxi. Fang Xiaoxi was the apprentice of Princess Bingjian, and the person sitting with Fang Xiaoxi was probably also a disciple. Didn't I hear that the princess accepted two apprentices
Fang Xiaoxi might be the lost daughter of the Linghou Mansion. They dare not offend her, but this little girl of unknown origin can still be bullied.
The two looked at each other and made up their minds. Seeing Cao Suixin buying inkstones, the two also walked towards the inkstone area without saying which one they liked.
The maid who was surrounding Cao Suixin and following Cao Suixin felt it at the first moment and couldn't help but frowned. What did these two young ladies want to do
Cao Suixin didn't care. She had already taken a fancy to an inkstone and called the waiter: "Brother Xiaoer, how much is this inkstone?"
The waiter hurried forward and said, "This inkstone costs fifty taels of silver. Miss, do you need me to wrap it up for you?"
Cao Sui thought for a moment and decided that fifty taels was enough. If he bought it too expensively, his father would definitely not want to use it. So he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take this one."
Before the waiter made a move, Yuan Qinqin had already reached out and snatched the inkstone away: "This inkstone looks good, sister, let's buy this one."
Cao Suixin frowned, remembering what the senior sister said, that he must not embarrass the master in public. So he must not give up an inkstone. His own face was nothing, but he must not lose the face of the Bingjian Palace.
"Miss, I was the first one to see this inkstone."
Yuan Qinqin glared at Cao Suixin and said, "You were the one who saw it first. Did you pay for it? Since you haven't paid yet, why can't I snatch it away? What a joke! Besides, if you see it, it's yours. This inkstone is in my hands now. Even if I don't give it to you, what can you do to me?"
Cao Suixin frowned. What should she do when she meets such a shameless girl? Her master hasn't taught her yet, and this is the first time she has met one.
Turning to look at the two maids, he asked, "If you take action, can you get the inkstone back?"
The maid nodded: "Sure, do you want to take it back?"
In fact, the maid felt that there were many inkstones worth fifty taels, and she didn’t know why Cao Suixin liked that one. But since she liked it, she could just grab it.
The maid moved very quickly, and before Yuan Qinqin even knew what was happening, the inkstone had already fallen into the maid's hands.
Yuan Qinqin was extremely angry. She pretended to lie back and then sat down on the ground, feeling very aggrieved.
Yuan Xiangxiang also frowned and looked at Cao Suixin: "Miss Cao, you are going too far. It's just a fifty-liang inkstone, but you actually let the maid attack my sister and pushed her to the ground. What? Do you think you can bully others like this just because you are from the Bingjian Palace?"
Cao Suixin's eyes widened. "How can you two be so shameless? It was obviously her who was trying to scam me, I saw it all. The inkstone was in my hands, and you fell down. How did you two know my last name was Cao?"
After saying that, he looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "I see. You two are just jealous of me because I was accepted as a disciple by my master, so you come to bully me and scheme against me, right? Aren't you afraid that I will go back and tell my master and let him deal with you?"
Uh! Yuan Qinqin was stunned. She had forgotten that the princess of the side-by-side palace seemed to be somewhat protective of her shortcomings. But Yuan Xiangxiang was not in a hurry at all and looked at Cao Suixin.
"There are only a few of us here. You said we bullied you. Who saw it? But your maid pushed my sister down. We all saw it. You want to snatch an inkstone worth fifty taels. Isn't that too much?"
Cao Suixin stared at Yuan Xiangxiang angrily: "It was you who wanted to rob, but now you are trying to turn the tables. Are you the ladies of Kyoto like this? You confuse right and wrong and bully others."
Yuan Xiangxiang laughed: "Don't call me a bully. Now it's your maid who injured my sister. How do you think we can solve this problem?"
Cao Suixin rolled his eyes and said, "No way! Don't even think about accusing my maid. She fell down by herself and you want to claim she's been robbed. No way."
The maids looked at Cao Sui Xin. Although she looked a little silly, she was serious about wanting to protect them.
These two Miss Yuans are really going too far. He frowned, thinking about how to help Cao Suixin escape, when he saw Cao Suixin had already spoken.
"Besides, I am going to pay the bill and leave now. You are not allowed to stop me. If anyone dares to stop me, I will have my maid really beat you to death."
Uh! The maids were stunned for a moment. It turned out that Cao Suixin could be so fierce sometimes. But Yuan Xiangxiang laughed. If she hadn't been so reasonable all the time, she really didn't know what to say.
He glanced at Yuan Qinqin, who had already nodded, and understood what he had to do. Cao Suixin took the inkstone and walked towards the shopkeeper. When he was about to pay the bill, Yuan Qinqin had already rushed up.
He snatched the inkstone from Cao Suixin's hand, smashed it on the ground, and raised his head proudly: "Don't even think about getting what I can't get."
The inkstone fell to pieces with a bang. Cao Suixin was confused. She just wanted to buy a souvenir for her father, why was it so difficult
Seeing Cao Suixin in a daze, Yuan Qinqin became even more proud: "What? Are you dumbfounded? Let your maid hit me."
The maids really couldn't help themselves and wanted to take action. After all, they were maids in the palace, and they were respected no matter where they were. When had they ever met such a person
But Cao Suixin didn't say anything, and she couldn't do anything either. She looked at Cao Suixin with some heartache. What a simple girl, but she met such a person.
Cao Suixin raised his head and was about to speak when he saw a few men walking in at the door. His eyes instantly turned red and he walked towards the men who had just come in.
"Brother Xiaomu, someone is bullying me."
Cao Suixin has not grown up yet, and her face still has baby fat, but it can still be seen that she has a stunning appearance. Xiaomu is Mu Yinli, the crown prince of the dynasty.
He and Cao Suixin had been together all the way from Xianyou Town to Kyoto, so they were pretty familiar with each other. This was the first time he saw Cao Suixin cry!
"Sui Xin, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"
Cao Suixin looked at the prince pitifully: "Brother Xiaomu, I just want to buy an inkstone for my father. You know my family is from a small place, and I have never used such a good inkstone! I just want to buy one for her, but I can't buy it."
As she spoke, two more tears fell, and she looked really sad. The two maids were stunned. So Miss Cao also pretended to be pitiful? And she was so familiar with the prince.
He immediately stepped forward and looked at the prince: "Hello, Prince. It's like this. Miss Cao originally wanted to buy an inkstone for Mr. Cao. But this Miss Yuan Er suddenly rushed out and said that she liked the inkstone chosen by Miss Cao."
"She snatched the inkstone away. I took it back and was about to pay the bill when Miss Yuan came over again and smashed the inkstone. She also cursed Miss Cao and even tried to scam me..."
The maid exaggerated the story of Yuan Qinqin and the prince became angry instantly.