Mu Yexiao hummed, "Yes, the last name is Wan. But the Wan family has always been very low-key. You wanted to get involved in their maritime business at first, but because something happened suddenly with my father and there was a war, you postponed the matter. Now we have time."
Qian Jiujiu had originally planned that if she went out to sea this time, she would go find the boss behind the grocery store, but she didn't expect that the man had already caught their sight in advance.
Xiao Man watched the two finish their conversation, then spoke: "So you already have a clue, right? Very good, then let's go now and find the grocery store you mentioned."
The group hurried towards the Kyoto Grocery Store, which was located on East Street in Kyoto. There were many people coming in and out, and it looked very lively.
Qian Jiujiu and his group went straight into the grocery store. The waiter looked at them and quickly came over to greet them. After all, this group of people were so famous, how could he not know them
"Meet the prince, princess, and county lady."
Qian Jiujiu was very straightforward. She waved her hand to let the other person stand up and said, "Alright, this princess has something to ask your shopkeeper. Where is he?"
It looked like they were up to no good. The waiter was startled, and then quickly took Qian Jiujiu and his group upstairs: "The shopkeeper is upstairs, please come in, Prince and Princess."
Their master had instructed that when they met those people who should not be offended, they must not offend them, no matter what they wanted to do.
It's not that the grocery store doesn't have a backstage, but their backstage is nothing compared to the few people in front of them. The shopkeeper heard the voice downstairs and quickly stood up to greet them.
"Greetings, Prince, Princess, and County Lady. Please come in."
He invited them into the house and sat them down. The shopkeeper stood aside, with cold sweat on his forehead. They usually came, but their expressions were not so heavy. Besides, didn't they say that the princess was missing and they were looking for her? How did they find his grocery store? Why did they all look gloomy and didn't speak
The shopkeeper couldn't hold it in any longer and said directly, "My Lord, Princess, and County Lady, do you have any instructions?"
The waiter felt a little sympathetic to the shopkeeper who stuttered, but fortunately Qian Jiujiu and the others did not overly scare the shopkeeper and spoke directly: "Shopkeeper, I have only one question to ask you, do you know Wan Houyu?"
Wan Houyu? The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then he spoke: "That's our little prince. I don't know why the princess suddenly mentioned him? My little prince is good-looking, has a good personality, and is kind-hearted. He has been following the caravan to do business and has never done anything bad."
Xiaoman saw that the shopkeeper was terrified, but he kept saying good things about Wan Houyu. Could it be that Wan Houyu was really a good person
The shopkeeper looked at the few people who were still silent and was anxious to explain: "My young master followed the caravan to deliver goods to Fenghai City. He didn't cause any trouble along the way."
Qian Jiujiu snorted coldly: "No trouble? He took the princess away, this is called no trouble?"
The shopkeeper was so frightened that he sat on the ground: "Impossible, my young master doesn't know the princess, why would he take her away?"
Looking at the shopkeeper's appearance, this Wan Houyu is indeed a popular guy. Qian Jiujiu decided not to continue to scare this guy who looked like he was about to faint at any time: "He saved the little princess on the way, and then took the little princess out to play without sending her back."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he relaxed instantly: "I said that my young master is kind-hearted and soft-hearted. Please don't blame me, Princess. My young master must be on his way to Fenghai City now. We can still catch up with him now."
Qian Jiujiu and Xiaoman looked at each other, just to confirm that Wan Houyu was a good guy, so there was no need to worry too much about Beibei: "Be prepared, if this princess goes, I will send someone to notify you."
After leaving these words, Qian Jiujiu and his group left quickly. After returning to the palace, Qian Jiujiu ordered the people around him to pack up and looked at Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, I have to go to the palace to say goodbye to my mother. Since Beibei is going to Fenghai City, we haven't been in that direction before, so we plan to go there to play."
Xiaoman's mouth twitched. As expected, she knew that this was a good opportunity for the two to take their children out to play. She was so envious, but the Great Zhou had just settled down, and there were still major families eyeing them. She couldn't let Gu Xiangning and the emperor fight alone here, so she could only envy them.
"Okay, so are you planning to go out to sea this time?"
But she knew that Qian Jiujiu had planned to go to sea a long time ago, but it had been postponed because of her coming of age ceremony and Gu Xiangning's wedding. Now everything was almost completed, and she could handle all the matters in Kyoto, so Qian Jiujiu could go out without worry.
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "You really do know me well. If you don't go out to sea, how can you know how big this world is? I will leave the Great Zhou to you. Keep a good notice. I am going to fight overseas, and you must be our backup."
With such a woman, Xiaoman suddenly felt a little sympathy for those islands and countries overseas. Qian Jiujiu had suffered a lot because of some countries in modern times. Now that she is here, maybe she can go and bully other people's ancestors. She became happy instantly.
Sure enough, women who hold grudges are scary. I don't know if this guy has been planning this for a long time. I just nodded and promised: "Okay, go ahead and do whatever you want. I will always support you, and I will strongly support the education industry under your leadership."
Providing people with culture is the foundation of a country. Xiaoman felt that she would be busy for a while, but the most important thing now was to go to the palace with Qian Jiujiu and the others to see them off.
After the Emperor and the Queen Mother learned that Beibei was missing, they could not help but worry. They did not dare to tell the Queen, lest they disturb her pregnancy. Fortunately, the news that Beibei was safe soon came, but the child was playful and actually followed the passing caravan out to play. The Queen Mother was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Seeing Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao enter the palace, the Queen Mother also understood that the two wanted to leave. She just couldn't bear to leave Nannan, and she was a little envious of Gu Xiong and his wife, who could run around and play with their daughter. She wanted to go too, but she couldn't let go of the Queen, who was also pregnant with a grandson.
Who can trust the women in this palace? The Queen Mother was a little anxious. She looked at Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao with some reluctance: "After you leave, I don't know how many years it will take for us to see each other again."
Qian Jiujiu was also a little reluctant, and reached out to hold the Queen Mother's hand: "Mother, we will send letters back from time to time, and it will only take two or three years for us to send letters back and forth. We will miss you."
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Will it be dangerous if you bring Nanbeibei with you?"
Qian Jiujiu thought it was funny. With her around, how could there be any danger? She shook her head and said, "Don't worry, mother. They are my lives. I won't let them get hurt."
The Queen Mother still trusted Qian Jiujiu very much. After saying goodbye, Xiaoman accompanied Qian Jiujiu and others out of the palace, and then sent Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao and his group out of the city gate.
Gu Xiangning had been with Xiaoman the whole time. Seeing Xiaoman's reluctance, he couldn't help but reach out and hug Xiaoman in his arms: "My sister and brother-in-law are both very capable, nothing will happen."
Xiaoman nodded: "I know, I just don't want to leave. Also, we have important things to do now, so we need to get busy. When people are busy, they won't feel that time is slow."
The two turned around and went back, just in time to see Wan Xi and Lin Zezhi who had also come to see them off. The two had been together for some time. Gu Xiangning took Xiao Man and walked over, smiling at them: "Aunt, uncle."
Lin Zezhi coughed twice a little embarrassedly: "Not yet, don't shout."
Gu Xiangning raised his eyebrows: "You are not young anymore, and it was the emperor who ordered you to marry into the family. When will you hold your wedding? Don't you want to admit it?"
Xiaoman also turned to look at Wanxi: "Aunt, haven't you conquered your uncle yet? There has been no progress for such a long time, tsk tsk tsk..."
Needless to say, Wan Xi knew what this guy meant. She couldn't help but laugh and reached out to knock Xiao Man on the head: "How dare you laugh at your aunt. It's just a wedding, it's nothing."
Gu Xiangning stretched out his hand to rub Xiaoman's head, and looked at Wan Xi with some dissatisfaction: "Little aunt is useless, don't take it out on my wife. Who is Lin Zezhi? He is a famous young man in Kyoto. If you marry him and the wedding is shabby, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Wan family?"
Although the Wan family and the Gu family are only in-laws, Gu Xiangning will not be polite when it comes to what needs to be said. Lin Zezhi couldn't help but raise a smile, especially when he saw Wan Xi's expression, it seemed like she was really thinking about how to give him a grand wedding.
Lin Zezhi had already accepted the fact that he was going to marry into the family, and was even very happy about it. He thought that his child would not have to have the surname Lin, which was very good. Seeing Wan Xi lost in thought, Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning did not care about them. After saying goodbye, they went to the palace. They should start preparing for what they were going to do next.
Lin Zezhi looked at Wan Xi: "What are you thinking about? Are you really thinking about getting married? Even though it's marrying into the wife's family, I'm still going to marry you."
Wan Xi shook her head: "No, no, no, the house that mother lives in now still belongs to the Lin family. I will have someone buy a new yard. When the time comes, you can come over and bring mother over as well. We can live together. You are mother's son, and you should respect her. You shouldn't stay in the Lin family's place."
Although Minister Lin was dismissed from office, he was a good man except for his troubles with women. After being dismissed from office, he started doing business and lived a good life with some inheritance from his time as an official.
Even the homeless youngest son of the Lin family was well taken care of. However, Wan Xi didn't pay attention to these things and didn't check them out. She just didn't like them still living in the Lin family.
"You don't want to, do you?"