After having lunch with Mu Run, Shi Xuan left the small courtyard.
Not far away, I met Lao Tong, the steward of the palace's purchase of fruits and vegetables. Behind him was a burden-carrying boy. The grapes were juicy and red, and they looked very tempting and delicious.
"Brother Tong." Shi Xuan walked over, "Did you just come back from outside?"
"Isn't that right? The princess wants to eat grapes. I'm looking for them all over the streets. Would you like some? They're very sweet."
"Okay, give it to me in the courtyard." Shi Xuan took out a piece of silver from his pocket, "Give more, I have a new one in my family."
Lao Tong knew that Shi Xuan got a cheap wife yesterday, and she was also a beautiful woman next to the princess. He smiled and said: "Congratulations, brother, it's just that it happened so suddenly. Today, these grapes will be treated as a gift. I'll get back later."
Big fat boy, I’ll seal another thick one.”
"Then it's agreed." Shi Xuan replied with a smile and the money was still stuffed into Lao Tong's waist pocket.
"No, no, no," Lao Tong hurriedly took it out and handed it back to Shi Xuan.
But Shi Xuan ran two steps quickly, "I still have to serve the prince, so I'll leave first. Remember to send it to me in the courtyard."
"Don't worry, take the best one." Lao Tong put away the money again and said to the waiter: "I will pick the best one later and I will give it away."
"Okay, Master Tong."
…
Outside the gate, Prince Sheng Jiang Hongyuan was sitting on a horse, looking at Shi Xuan standing under the horse, especially the dark circles under his eyes, it was obvious that he had not slept all night.
He said neither yin nor yang: "You are so beautiful and blessed."
Shi Xuan smiled bitterly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
"I want to thank the princess. But I also like to go back to the house. There is a beautiful bride waiting for me."
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, shall we set off now?" Lu Hun, Jiang Hongyuan's confidant, came over to report.
"Yeah." Jiang Hongyuan stopped smiling and left first.
Shi Xuan bowed to Lu Hun and said, "Thank you, Master Lu."
"It's nothing, the prince has also been thinking about a beauty for a long time, and it falls into your hands like this."
"It's really a hot spot."
…
Hanzhang Garden.
Mrs. Yan drank tea and looked in the direction of the door.
Xiangzhu understood what she meant. According to the rules, Xiao Su should come to express her gratitude to An. Regardless of whether she liked the marriage or not, she had to come to express her gratitude to the princess.
"Your Majesty, why don't you, please go check on her and see if something is wrong?" Xiangzhu said.
Yan replied calmly: "No need. My second sister is coming today. Please ask the kitchen to prepare some spicy dishes. She likes it."
"Yes, slave girl, go right away."
Xiangzhu respectfully stepped back.
She went to the kitchen first, told her errands, and then hurried to the servants' yard outside to find Mu Run.
Shi Xuan's courtyard is located in a very remote corner, and it takes a long way to walk from the inner courtyard. Xiangzhu rubbed her sore legs, because she was rushing back to serve the princess, so she had to walk faster.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw Lao Tong coming out, followed by Mu Run.
Lao Tong gave a half salute to Xiangzhu, "Hello, Miss Xiangzhu."
When Mu Run saw Xiangzhu, he also greeted: "Xiangzhu, why are you here?"
"Guanshi Tong, have the grapes that the princess requested arrived?"
"It has been sent to you, Miss Xiangzhu, don't worry."
"Ah That's good."
"If Miss Xiangzhu has no other instructions, should I go ahead and do the work first?"