No matter how low-key the princess travels, she is always accompanied by a guard. When the group arrived at the restaurant, the shopkeeper was stunned when he saw the guard. There were no noble people in the capital, so he quickly realized and sent them to the large box upstairs.
Even though Zhenyue is a low-key princess, her chin is raised high when she walks. The emperor's daughter looks at the common people differently from the official lady.
When they arrived at the private room, several girls finished ordering and played with the exquisite puppets they had just bought. The puppets were so beautiful that several girls couldn't put them down and wanted to buy some more.
Zhulan and Qi smiled at each other, they were still young.
Mrs. Qi beat her legs, "You can't accept old age anymore. I've only been walking for a long time, and my legs are sore."
Zhulan looked at Qi's hair. Qi was much older than her. She was indeed old. "You still care about your grandson getting a wife!"
Mrs. Qi laughed at first, then got a headache, "It's annoying to have too many children."
Zhulan smiled and didn't ask any more questions. The Ran family had few concubines but a lot of worries. It was said that Ran Xun's eldest son was ill and had returned to the family from Zhuangzi.
Discussions began outside the restaurant. It was no secret that the princess was leaving the palace for a short stay. Those who recognized the Qi family understood that the princess was in the box. The emperor had two princesses, the eldest princess who was a concubine, and a little princess who was a legitimate daughter. Today I saw the eldest princess. Can you not be excited
Zhenyue has good looks, a demure beauty, blessed with a royal temperament. Zhenyue is quite eye-catching.
When I met the princess today, I realized that she was already in her teens and not too young. The word "consort" flashed in everyone's mind instantly.
No one dared to disturb the private room upstairs. Zhulan and her party ate quietly and took a rest before leaving.
At this time, after hearing the news, many people came to the restaurant and wanted to take a sneak peek at the princess.
Zhenyue felt the gaze and continued walking without looking away. When she left the restaurant, Zhenyue frowned. There were many people peeking at the restaurant opposite.
Mrs. Qi frowned, "Let's go quickly."
Zhenyue nodded, "Okay."
When they arrived at the street where the carriage was parked, the two families separated. Zhulan took her granddaughter home, and the girls were still talking.
Returning to the main courtyard, Yudie said: "The princess has tried her best to keep a low profile, but she still attracted onlookers."
Yuwen answered, "The princess is so mysterious. We only know that the emperor has two princesses, but no one knows what the princess looks like except for some married women who have met her."
People gather around because they are curious. After seeing too much, they become less curious.
Yu Yi thought a lot, "Some people will talk about the princess's marriage. The prince-in-law represents glory and wealth."
The consort has no real power, but Princess Shang is also a kind of protection for the family. Now that the princess shows up, there will be no shortage of thoughts.
There was no girl in the room, so Yuwen spoke more casually, "If I were a man, I would marry sister Linxi."
Seeing everyone looking at her, Yuwen smiled and said, "Am I right?"
Princess Shang was wealthy and had no power, but it was different when she married the princess of Prince Qin's palace. Even though she was wealthy, she could still display her ambitions in the court.
After hearing this, Zhulan was worried about Linxi's marriage, and then looked at Yuwen, "Linxi is still young."
Yu Yi sighed, "If the princess shows up today, the princess of Prince Qin's palace will also pay attention. Small things can't stop ambitious people."
On the other side, Chang Zhong sent Gu Sheng back to his residence. Gu Sheng was made uncomfortable by Young Master Zhou, "Why do Young Master look at me like this?"
Chang Zhong played with the fan in his hand, "We were at the teahouse just now, and we all went to see the princess. Aren't you curious?"
Gu Sheng was stunned, then smiled, "I'm not curious."
He has always been self-aware and understood his origin and identity. The emperor only has two daughters, which shows that he loves his daughters. He will definitely not find a poor student to be his consort. He does not even dare to dream of being the county master, let alone a princess.
Chang Zhong admired Gu Sheng's character, so he kept visiting each other. He was also willing to introduce some people to Gu Sheng. Seeing that Gu Sheng's residence was approaching, he asked, "You don't want to change places?"
Gu Sheng was silent for a while, "This is close to the examination room."
Chang Zhong chuckled, still wanting to change places, "Mr. Ji, please be careful. My father told me not to underestimate anyone, and I give these words to you."
Gu Sheng's pupils shrank. He had already learned his lesson once. Ji Deming had been interrupting him frequently recently, "I will be found even if I change places."
Ji Deming knew a lot of people and he couldn't avoid them. It would be easy for Ji Deming to find them.
Chang Zhong didn't say a word. This was not a kind of training. After entering the court, these trainings were insignificant.
Gu Sheng got off the carriage at the entrance of the alley and waited for the Marquis's carriage to leave before he turned around and went back to his residence. He had just changed his clothes when he heard a knock on the door but did not move. He thought for a while and walked to the table, picked up a pen and wrote a letter home. He doesn't dare to buy it, at least he won't buy it after Spring Festival is over.
The next day, Mrs. Li came to the main courtyard with the post, "Mom, this is the post from Mr. Zhao."
Zhulan took it and took a look, "Zhao Bo?"
Seeing her mother-in-law put it down casually, Mrs. Li understood, "Mom, I'm going home right now."
"Um."
No matter why the Zhao family sent the message, the Zhao family will not go to the Zhouhou Mansion for a banquet, so as not to cause misunderstanding, it is best to make a clean break.
Mrs. Li heard some news, "My daughter-in-law heard that after Mr. Zhao came to Beijing, many people from the Zhao family followed him to Beijing."
Zhulan, "No surprise."
Li muttered, "As Lord Zhao, I won't let anyone come to Beijing and hold me back."
Zhulan laughed, "He comes from the Zhao family, which is something we can't let go of. And since he agreed, it means he needs manpower. Not all the Zhao family are bad."
Li still thinks the Zhou family is good.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and then Butler Ding came in and said, "Ningzhou has sent a new year's gift. Here is the gift list."
Zhulan took the gift list, which was full of Ningzhou specialties and had everything for food. "There was actually fifty kilograms of lotus root starch."
Mr. Li also likes lotus root starch, "There is indeed a lot of it."
Zhulan motioned to Qingxue to take some out, and drank it after a while. She liked lotus root starch, but there were not many in the capital, so she had to go to the south to buy it.
Butler Ding exited, and Zhulan put down the gift list, "My wife and I only sent letters home to announce the good news. I have been thinking about it."
Li answered, "Why don't you let Butler Ding go there in person?"
Zhulan's heart moved, but she was thinking about Yuyi and the others. Then she suppressed her thoughts and said, "Let's talk about it later."
In Ningzhou, Mrs. Dong met the merchants and their families in Ningzhou at the back house of the government office. Ningzhou has developed river transportation and there are many wealthy merchants. She gained a lot of knowledge in Ningzhou.
Mr. Dong sent the female family members away, the smile on her face fell, and the coldness on her face was colder than the temperature outside.
Chang Lian paused as he entered the room. After thinking for a moment, he stepped back and turned around to go to the study. He couldn't afford to offend this lady at this time.
"Where are you going?"
Chang Lian cleared his throat before entering the room, "I saw that you were unhappy, so I thought it would be better not to dazzle it in front of your eyes, so as not to make you even more angry."
Dong became very angry, "Do you still know that it's because of you that you're angry?"
Chang Lian died unjustly, "I didn't mean anything wrong, really!"