Long-lasting love? Madam Hou was stunned for a moment, and looked at Ling Shizi: "What do you mean by long-lasting love? Tell me, didn't Madam Shaohua say that Shaohua's marriage to her was a misunderstanding?..."
After repeating Tong Ruyan's words, Ling Shizi was somewhat speechless: "I don't think it's a misunderstanding. Didn't you see that when we were apart just now, my elder brother was always worried that my elder sister-in-law was bullied by my grandmother! He looked so hurt. Who would believe that he had no feelings?"
"I tend to think that this matter of being mistaken was all planned by my eldest brother in order to marry my eldest sister-in-law. My eldest brother and sister-in-law both seem to be scheming people."
Lord Ling snorted: "Yes, they are more scheming than you. Look at what they say, they are very reasonable, what about me?"
Ling Shizi was inexplicably scolded again, feeling a little aggrieved: "Dad, why are you scolding me again? I'm doing fine. I've been staying in the barracks honestly for a while and haven't done anything. Don't you know what people outside are saying about me?"
"They said that I suddenly had a few more brothers, and my position as the crown prince was no longer stable. I dared not go out and act arrogantly. I stayed in the military camp every day as a soldier!"
Madam Ling looked distressed and looked at Master Ling: "This is true, my son has been wronged."
Lord Ling hated Madam Ling the most: "You believe everything he says. I don't want to pay attention to you. And you, get along better with them. After all, you have the relationship with the prince! I see that they are both not interested in your position."
After finishing speaking, Lord Ling turned and left. Madam Ling looked at Lord Ling's back and was very angry: "You said your father, whether he is interested or not, you can tell after meeting him once, it's simply... Son, don't worry about what your father says, you have to be careful of these two people."
Prince Ling looked at Madam Ling and said, "Mom, can you please pretend a little in front of me? I guess those two people really have no interest. Okay, I won't tell you anymore. Don't pay attention to the rumors outside. Your son is not that bad."
Fang Shaohua didn't know what the three people from the Ling family were thinking, nor was he interested in knowing. At this moment, they were on the carriage on their way back. Seeing the hustle and bustle outside, Fang Shaohua couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to go down and take a look?"
Tong Ruyan looked at Fang Shaohua with a smile: "Is it okay?"
Fang Shaohua laughed: "Of course you can, let's go down and take a look, if there is anything you like, I will buy it for you."
Tong Ruyan smiled: "No, I have money."
"What's yours is yours. My husband bought it for me. I like buying things for you. Let's go." Fang Shaohua said as he got off the carriage, holding Tong Ruyan's hand.
Xiaochan was standing by and didn't have the heart to disturb them: "The relationship between the eldest master and his wife is so good."
Fang Shaoyu was no longer surprised. He had eaten too much dog food and didn't think there was anything wrong. But when Xiaochan was about to follow, he shouted, "Xiaochan, don't follow so closely. They will call you when they need to. I'm doing this for your own good."
Xingyun had already parked the carriage on the side and caught up. The three of them followed Fang Shaohua and his wife and headed into the Treasure Pavilion.
Fang Shaohua really saved a lot of money this year. In addition to the several hundred taels of silver he earned from working in the yamen, there was also the income from painting for Fang Xiaoxi, as well as the income from his family, which totaled almost a thousand taels of silver.
Moreover, when going out, Fang Xiaoxi gave Fang Shaohua and Fang Shaoyu two thousand taels each as travel expenses. It was a loan to the two of them to be repaid later.
There was someone to take care of them along the way, so they spent very little money. When the two entered the Treasure Pavilion, the waiter came to greet them: "Please come in, ladies and gentlemen. We have everything in our store. You will definitely be able to choose something suitable for your wife."
After coming in, Tong Ruyan fell in love with a jade hairpin at first sight. The jade hairpin was not expensive and was placed in the cabinet on the first floor. She walked towards the hairpin.
"My husband, I like this."
Fang Shaohua took a look at the price of the jade hairpin, one hundred and twenty taels. If it were in the past, he simply would not have been able to afford it. He now had to thank the prince and his family for coming.
"Waiter, could you please take out this jade hairpin?"
When the waiter heard Fang Shaohua's voice, he took out the jade hairpin with a smile on his face and put it in Tong Ruyan's hand: "Look carefully, do you like it? If you like it, buy it."
Tong Ruyan took it in her hand and couldn't let it go. This was the first gift her husband was going to give her since they came to Kyoto. She was in a good mood and said, "Husband, I like it. Please put it on me."
Fang Shaohua looked at Tong Ruyan's bright smile and was naturally in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll put it on for you."
Taking the jade hairpin from Tong Ruyan's hand, Fang Shaohua carefully put it on her. His eyes were very gentle and affectionate, as if in his eyes, there was only Tong Ruyan in front of him, and nothing else existed.
Carefully, she put the jade hairpin on Tong Ruyan's hair and smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, very beautiful."
Xiaochan went to pay the money. The two people were seen by Yuan Qinqin upstairs, who kept staring at them.
Yuan Xiangxiang called her several times, but Yuan Qinqin didn't hear her. Yuan Xiangxiang then came over and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Someone tapped her shoulder, and Yuan Qinqin turned around and looked at her sister: "Sister, what are you doing? What's the matter?"
Yuan Xiangxiang frowned: "What are you doing? I called you several times, there is a beautiful agate necklace over there, but you ignored me. What are you looking at? There is nothing downstairs."
It's not that she didn't look downstairs. There was nothing to see except a few people picking things.
Yuan Qinqin said a little embarrassedly: "Sister, I'm looking at that young man, you look at him."
Yuan Xiangxiang looked over and happened to see Fang Shaohua. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Well? She's pretty good-looking, but she already has a wife, and she looks very old. What are you looking at him for?"
Yuan Qinqin frowned: "No, I mean look at him, the way he looks at his wife, as if his wife is everything to him, I'm so envious, why doesn't anyone look at me like this."
Yuan Xiangxiang blinked her eyes: "You are in love now. But the man is really good-looking. I'll ask someone to find out for you."
Yuan Qinqin was embarrassed by what she said: "No, don't say that. Look at how good their relationship is, how could they tolerate another woman?"
Yuan Xiangxiang laughed: "There is no inseparable relationship in this world, so don't be anxious, we are still young. If you really have any ideas, take your time. It's always right to get to know each other first."
This was agreeable, and Yuan Qinqin smiled. However, she did not follow Yuan Xiangxiang to see the agate, but kept staring at Fang Shaohua and his wife.
Fang Shaohua also felt the strange gaze and couldn't help but look up, but he saw a little girl standing upstairs. When she saw him looking up, the little girl blushed a little, smiled at him, and ran away.
Yuan Xiangxiang looked at Yuan Qinqin who ran in with some confusion: "What are you doing?"
Yuan Qinqin chuckled: "No, I was just looking at the couple downstairs and he found me. He even looked up at me, so of course I had to run."
So that's how it is. Yuan Xiangxiang put the agate in her hand into Yuan Qinqin's hand: "Okay, look at the agate. If you really like it, I'll help you."
Yuan Qinqin then lowered her head to look at Agate. However, in her mind, all she could think of was Fang Shaohua's handsome appearance, smile, and nostalgic eyes.
Tong Ruyan also saw the girl running away, but she didn't say much. Instead, she pulled Fang Shaohua's clothes and asked, "What's wrong? What are you looking at?"
Fang Shaohua frowned: "Nothing, let's take a look, is there anything else you like?"
The smile on Tong Ruyan's face became bright again: "I don't like anything, but the jade hairpin is good. Let's go back."
The little girl just now was secretly looking at her husband. She is not a fool, so she would not notice such obvious glances. In the end, her husband is just too handsome.
Fang Shaohua was about to pay the bill, and Xiaochan spoke up: "Master, I've already paid, are you going back?"
Have you paid the bill? Fang Shaohua looked at Xiaochan with some surprise: "You paid? You have so much money on you?"
Xiaochan blinked her eyes and smiled: "When I went out, the princess asked the account office to send me three thousand taels to take with me, just in case. If there is no expenditure, I will return it to the account office after I return."
It's really thoughtful. All the arrangements for the journey here were made, and I'm afraid it was the money given by the palace.
The favor from the palace is really great: "Thank you for your concern, Princess. Let's go back."
After returning to the palace, Fang Shaohua went to find Beibei to return the money. Looking at Beibei, he said, "Greetings, Princess."
Beibei looked at Fang Shaohua with a smile, while Cao Suixin was doing homework on the side. Well, it was Beibei's homework: "Brother is back, no need to be so polite, we are all family. How do you feel about going to the Marquis' Mansion today?"
Fang Shaohua sat down and sighed: "It is exactly as Xiaoxi described. As soon as I stepped in, I could smell the scent of intrigue."
Beibei couldn't help but burst out laughing: "So this is how Junior Sister Xiaoxi described the Linghou Mansion? But what she said is quite accurate. The wives and concubines of Lord Ling are not easy to deal with. How is Sister Ruyan?"
Tong Ruyan sat obediently beside Fang Shaohua: "It shouldn't be a problem to deal with it."
Beibei nodded: "That's good, anyway, Xiaochan is here! If it really doesn't work, let Xiaochan take you back, she is good at Qinggong."
It seems that Xiaochan was assigned to her for this purpose. Tong Ruyan felt warm in her heart: "Beibei, you took the trouble to think about me."