"Is it ready? Can I start now?" A flattering voice sounded carefully.
"You still have the nerve to urge me? If it weren't for your drunkenness, there would be no need to take the risk and go through all this trouble!" The other voice sounded cold and a little resentful.
Three souls, one man and two women, were floating quietly in the void. A fair and handsome young man stepped forward, his fingers flying in the air. A thin red beam of light flickering faintly on a woman's ankle quickly popped out and wrapped around the ankle of another woman. The other end of the beam was tied to the man's ankle.
"Look, Chonglou, you've corrected it. You won't make the same mistake again. Hey, can you give me the gourd now?"
Song Chonglou activated a piece of beautiful jade floating in the air, and the curling white mist wrapped the three souls, which gradually disappeared and returned to the human world. Then he slowly stopped the power and put the beautiful jade into his sleeve.
Song Chonglou rolled his eyes at the young man, untied the gourd from his waist and threw it over, "Luckily we found out in time, if we really got married it would be too late. There has never been a matchmaker like you before, humph!"
Song Ruiyang stood in the courtyard of the Ministry of Works in a daze for a long time, until a light breeze blew over the courtyard wall, and the Xiangfei bamboos leaning against the wall rustled in response, spreading a bamboo rhythm.
Xiao Luzi walked slowly under the eaves holding a cup of refreshing tea, bowed slightly and handed the tea out.
"Your Highness? Your Highness? You seem a little tired, but did you have a nightmare while resting just now?"
Song Ruiyang turned around, took the teacup, drank a little and returned it to Xiao Luzi, looking up at the blue sky.
"It's late autumn now. I love this high, clear and broad sky the most. On a day like this, riding a horse and ignoring the mundane world is the greatest pleasure."
"Xiao Luzi, I seemed to hear Grandfather Huang speaking in my dream just now, but I couldn't hear clearly. I tried my best but couldn't open my eyes. He is traveling around the world, and I have to work hard now. I just hope I can relieve my father's worries a little."
"The emperor and his highness are diligent in their work and love the people, which is truly a blessing for Daliang." Xiao Luzi laughed and took the opportunity to flatter them.
Song Ruiyang was about to scold him when a yamen runner came into the yard with a man. Seeing that it was Zhou Zhiyuan's attendant, he led the man directly into the room through a small path.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" The visitor politely greeted him and then went straight to the point, "The head of the Hu family of the Great Zhou is about to arrive in the capital. My young master wants to meet him, so he sent me to ask the Crown Prince for his opinion. After all, he is a wealthy businessman from another country."
The prince thought for a moment and asked, "But is it the Hu family of Dingfeng in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
The visitor nodded, "That's right, the young master found out that they wanted to ask the Xie family to customize some jewelry patterns, so the head of the family came here in person."
"The Hu family is quite influential in the Zhou Dynasty. It is not convenient for me to show up, but it is understandable that Brother Zhiyuan, who has no official position, wants to make friends with them, but you must be careful about the degree."
Song Ruiyang hesitated for a while before speaking. Zhou Zhiyuan was a smart man, so there was no need to explain too much.
The man received the order and was about to leave, but he turned back and bowed to the prince, "There is one more thing that the young master ordered me to report to Your Highness. The Cao Gang seems to be targeting the Zhou family as well. Do you want to stop them?"
"The Cao Gang again? They are a bunch of clowns who are not worthy of being on the stage. Let Brother Zhiyuan just negotiate with the Hu family and don't give the Cao Gang any chance."
Song Ruiyang felt a little annoyed. When would the Cao Gang be completely suppressed
The prince was in a bad mood, and even the exquisite and beautiful purse that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family asked her attendant to send to him was no longer welcome.
(End of this chapter)