With the unremitting efforts of the deputy general, Xie Xun finally succeeded in going out with Qin Rushuang.
In the carriage.
Qingzhi secretly opened the car curtain, took a look outside, and said with a smile: "Princess, the prince is following behind the car."
Qin Rushuang's expression remained unchanged, "The road is so wide, the prince is free to go wherever he wants."
Qingzhi kept silent.
It seems that the princess is really angry this time...
When Xie Xun just walked to the door, Qin Rushuang's carriage had not yet left. The deputy general suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you and the princess ride in the same carriage?"
But before he finished speaking, the princess seemed to not see the prince as a person, and directly asked the coachman to drive away, leaving the lieutenant standing there with an embarrassed look on his face.
Xie Xun had become accustomed to Qin Rushuang's recent sarcastic remarks to him, so he got on his horse and said, "Let's go."
Qin Rushuang's carriage stopped and went along the road to the palace. If she encountered Du's property on the way, she would stop and dismount and go in to ask questions.
Xie Xun did the same. When he saw Qin Rushuang's carriage stopped, he got out of the car and took a look at the situation of the people around him.
It's just that he himself said that he was aware of the people's sentiments. In the view of the lieutenant, it was more like the prince was waiting for the princess to see how the people were doing. In short, he was just absent-minded.
Soon, Qin Rushuang's carriage arrived at the door of a pastry shop.
The waiter was selling pastries. When he saw Qin Rushuang coming, he suddenly smiled and said, "The princess is here? Come in and take a seat. The little one will call the shopkeeper right away."
It turns out that this pastry shop is owned by Shen Xiaoyang's family.
Daqi's laws did not explicitly prohibit officials from doing business.
However, people who study are somewhat noble at heart. Many wealthy families will choose to do business, but just hang these properties under the door of distant relatives to protect the reputation of their own family.
This is the case for Shen Xiaoyang's family. His family has a lot of properties, but they are all registered in the name of a distant relative. They usually spend money to find a shopkeeper to run the business, check the accounts every month, and distribute profits every year.
The emperor also turned a blind eye to this. It was better for officials to do business and make money on their own than to engage in corruption and bribery in their own posts.
After a while, a well-dressed middle-aged man in his fifties came out and said, "The princess is here, please come from afar! Please come quickly."
Xie Xun, who was in the distance, saw Qin Rushuang entering a pastry shop and followed him. As soon as he got closer, he heard the shopkeeper talking to Qin Rushuang.
"Is it still the same, Princess? Master Shen has given us instructions. If the Princess comes, we must entertain you with all our heart. The pastries you like will be kept for you at any time."
Upon hearing this, Xie Xun, who originally planned to wait silently outside, suddenly turned around and entered the pastry shop.
He wanted to see what the motives behind Shen Xiaoyang's kindness to Qin Rushuang were there?
He was wearing casual clothes today, and the shopkeeper didn't recognize him. He just felt that this man had an extraordinary temperament and well-dressed clothes. He must be from a wealthy family, so he didn't dare to neglect and let the waiter take him to a private room alone.
Xie Xun waved his hand and said no, just use it in the lobby.
Qin Rushuang is also in the lobby.
As soon as Xie Xun sat down, he saw two waiters carrying a huge tray.
Each tray contains eight kinds of exquisite pastries. Each plate only has two or three pieces, so it won't overwhelm you. There are many varieties and there is no repetition.
The total number of cakes on the trays between the two of them was sixteen kinds.
Moreover, Xie Xun looked around and found that many of the pastries served to Qin Rushuang should be the chef's special skills, and there were none on other people's tables.
When Qin Rushuang saw those pastries, she was immediately ready to make a move. She smiled and nodded to the waiter, "Thank you for your hard work."
Qingzhi immediately gave each waiter a piece of silver with a wink, and the waiter immediately left happily.
Good guy, the reward I got today is more than half a month's salary!
The deputy general saw that Xie Xun was looking at the princess, so he said, "Your Majesty, should we order something?"
Xie Xun nodded, and after a while, the waiter came.
"Is this your first time here, sir? Would you like me to give you the name of a dish?"
Xie Xun shook his head and pointed to Qin Rushuang's table: "Just bring me the same one."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across the waiter's face, "I'm afraid this guest officer can't do it."
Xie Xun frowned: "I'll give you as much money as you want."
The waiter shook his head, for fear of offending this distinguished guest, and hurriedly explained with a smile on his face.
"I'm just kidding objectively. It's because the distinguished guest had several snacks that were very troublesome to make. We don't usually make them. We only prepare them in advance when we accept a reservation."
The deputy general quit immediately after hearing this, "Do you think we are fools? We are the people at the next table..."
Just as the word "Princess" was about to come out of his mouth, Xie Xun choked her back with a glare. The deputy general changed his words, "The table next to us is also an acquaintance of ours. She also came suddenly. Why is she here?"
The waiter patted his head: "So he's a friend of the princess! Let me tell you bluntly, even if we know each other, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat today, so I'll have to come tomorrow."
"The princess's portion is what Mr. Shen ordered us to prepare every day. If the princess comes, it will be brought to the princess. If the princess does not come, the chef behind will handle it personally, so this is the only portion.
My cakes.”
The lieutenant general just wanted to slap himself in the mouth now. He glanced at Xie Xun's face that dropped, and thought to himself that he really didn't know how to open the pot!
It’s strange that the prince is not angry when his wife comes to another man’s shop and is treated so specially!
Why did I just have nothing to do to make trouble? Why do I need to say so many words?!
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world, so the deputy general could only bite the bullet and asked: "Your Majesty, shall we return some?"
Xie Xun looked unhappy, but he would not get angry with the servant, so he nodded, "Then let's serve some signature pastries."
However, he silently recorded what Shen Xiaoyang did in his heart.
He was a little angry at first, angry that Shen Xiaoyang was so attentive.
Later, I felt a little jealous, jealous of the natural tacit understanding between the two.
Later, when he heard the waiter's explanation, he felt a little sour in his heart. Is this what it means to be kind to someone?
The lieutenant actually wanted to suggest that he go sit at the same table with the princess.
But seeing that Xie Xun kept looking bad and not in high spirits, he swallowed these words silently.
After a while, both tables finished eating. Qin Rushuang stood up and left. Xie Xun also put down what he was holding, paid the bill and followed behind.
Qin Rushuang was completely unaware of what had just happened.
In fact, not only the pastry shop, but also all the businesses under Shen Xiaoyang's name have been ordered by Shen Xiaoyang to pay special attention to Qin Rushuang's visit.
Whatever is good should be kept for Qin Rushuang.
If there is anything special about eating, you should prepare it every day and wait for her to come over, so that she can have something hot to eat at any time.
If you discover any novelty, you should tell Shen Xiaoyang immediately so that he can take it to Qin Rushuang to offer the treasure.
Shen Xiao is very good to Qin Rushuang, which is an open secret of the entire Shen family.
Qin Rushuang did not take the carriage this time. Although there were only a few small pieces of each pastry, there were not enough varieties.
Qin Rushuang was a little full after eating, so she got off the carriage and walked slowly.
As I walked, I arrived outside a pharmacy owned by Du Shi.
The shopkeeper of the drugstore happened to be going out. He looked up and saw the princess coming, and hurriedly welcomed Qin Rushuang in.
"Why is the princess here free? Come on, hurry up, go over there and rest."
Qin Rushuang waved her hand and said: "No, I just came to look at the accounts. By the way, the seasons have changed in the past few days, and there are many people in Kyoto suffering from cold weather. It is appropriate to lower the prices of cold cold medicinal materials."
"Also, the properties of other medicinal materials must be ensured. Bad or moldy medicines must not be used. If there is a loss in the store, the shopkeeper will only report the loss and stop the loss, but must not harm the patient or delay the condition."
The shopkeeper nodded quickly, "I know. By the way, Princess, yesterday I saw a little maid in royal clothes coming to get some medicine. She wanted good quality wine to stir-fry Achyranthes, which happened to be unavailable in the shop. I asked her to go somewhere else. The place has been found. Now the store has replenished the medicine. If she still wants it in the future, just ask her to come to the store to get it."
The shopkeeper said that this happened on a whim. Qin Rushuang didn't take it to heart at first, thinking that a servant in the house was sick, so he casually asked, "It's not common to stir-fry achyranthes with wine."
The shopkeeper replied: "I guess that little maid is here to catch Xiantian Gui Yitang."
Seeing that Qin Rushuang was a little surprised, the shopkeeper hurriedly explained: "Princess, don't be surprised, I have a very good nose. When the little maid came here, she had already purchased a lot of medicinal materials. If I add this person to stir-fry Achyranthes with wine, that would be it." A pair of innate and one soup."
Xiantian Guiyi Decoction is specially designed to treat female infertility.
