Perhaps because Chu Ningzhu woke up, Mrs. Bao was in a better mood, and she was able to ask Chu Ningzhu about her experience in Hubei City in a leisurely manner.
Mu Siyu didn't know how much Mr. Bao knew, so he could only talk casually and didn't know anything else.
After two cups of tea, the servant finally came to report that Mr. Lu was taking Mrs. Lu back. Mrs. Bao asked her servants to take Mu Siyu to join Lu Yi.
Lu Yi came on horseback and now took Mu Siyu back on horseback, rejecting the Duke of Chu's offer to send them a carriage.
There are many people visiting the night market on the street, and there are also many vendors selling goods. There are bright lights everywhere, and there is another bustling night scene that I have never seen before.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to go for a walk?" Lu Yi hugged her and asked in her ear.
Mu Siyu nodded: "It just so happens that I also want to relax."
Lu Yi dismounted first and then took Mu Siyu down.
He held the horse rope with one hand and Mu Siyu's hand with the other, and the two of them wandered on the street.
"What is this?" Mu Siyu sniffed the scent in the air, followed the scent, and saw a long queue in front of her. "There are so many people!"
"Wait for me here." Lu Yi told Mu Siyu and pulled the horse away.
Not long after, he came back, but there was no horse in his hand.
"Where's the horse?" Mu Siyu asked.
"I gave it to a porter and asked him to take it back for me."
"Can porters still do this kind of work?"
"All porters in the capital are registered and their origins are clear. I wrote down his number plate. If my horse is not delivered, he has committed the crime of theft and will be wanted."
Mu Siyu was thoughtful.
"What are you thinking about again?"
"I'm thinking that when you become an official in the capital, my business will definitely reach the capital in the future, so this information is very important."
"Don't move here, I'll be right back."
"What are you doing again?"
Mu Siyu watched Lu Yi squeeze to the front.
Not long after, he came over with two bowls of food.
"Did you jump in line?" Mu Siyu lowered her voice and said, "Isn't that bad? Others have to wait in line so hard, but you still jump in line."
"I told the boss that we were in a hurry, but I really like their food, so I wanted to buy two portions first. But it's wrong to jump in line. To express my apology, I am willing to pay for the customers behind me."
The things in the bowl were red and green, and they looked pretty, but I couldn't tell what they were.
She tasted one with a bamboo skewer and said, "Is this a peach? There's a layer of honey on the outside of the peach. No, there's a little bit of it inside... By the way, hawthorn... This combination is so strange!"
Lu Yi also tasted one and frowned.
"It seems that things with a good reputation are not necessarily good things."
"There are really a lot of talents in the capital." Mu Siyu said, "This thing is suitable for little girls, and it's not like no one likes it. You see so many people queuing up, it shows that there is still a market."
Although she didn't like it, Mu Siyu ate it up. As for Lu Yi's share, seeing that he really didn't like it, she gave it to a little beggar on the roadside.
Of course, the little beggar might not want to eat such flashy things. In addition to the unknown snack, she also gave him ten copper coins.
The couple strolled around for a long time until the night market closed, then they slowly walked home.
"How is Miss Chu's situation? Have you found out who poisoned her?"
"Not yet, but there are clues." Lu Yi said, "Are you scared today?"
"The people of the Chu family are very polite, and they are not frightened at all. It's just that something like this happened for no reason, and I still feel a little uncomfortable." Mu Siyu said, "But I understand, it has nothing to do with me."
"Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, I won't let anyone hurt you."
"I trust you."
Mu Siyu turned around and smiled brightly at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi held those hands tightly.
On the second day, Lu Yi and Lu Xuan continued to go about their own business.
Mu Siyu planned to take the two girls out to buy some specialties and bring them to her family. Before she went out, people from the Duke of Chu's mansion came again. But this time it was the maid next to Chu Ningzhu who came to her.
She was even more polite, indicating that their lady wanted to invite her as a guest and had absolutely no other intentions.
"Sister." Chu Ningzhu sat up from the bed.
"Don't move." Mu Siyu came over, held her shoulders, and leveled her. "What did the doctor say?"
"There is still some residual poison that has not been cleared away. Taking medicine for another three days should be enough. I was lucky this time. The poison was not a powerful poison, so I saved my life."
"As long as everything is okay."
"Yes!" Chu Ningzhu said, "Sister, Lu Xuan..."
"I didn't tell him." Mu Siyu said, "This is your business. If you want to tell him, then choose a time to tell him yourself."
"Thanks."
Chu Ningzhu squeezed her palms.
"Miss." Aunt Qian walked in and said in a low voice, "Young Prince Jun is here and wants to visit the lady."
Chu Ningzhu frowned: "What is he here for?"
"Young Prince Jun is the young lady's fiancé. Isn't it normal to visit the young lady?" Mother Qian said.
Chu Ningzhu's face turned pale and she looked at Mu Siyu nervously: "Sister."
"I'll go sit in the inner room for a while, okay?"
"Of course." Chu Ningzhu looked at the maid next to her.
The maid took her inside.
Mu Siyu chose a seat and sat down.
The maid brought her tea and snacks.
Outside, a man was talking to Chu Ningzhu.
"I heard that sister Ningzhu is sick. Is she seriously ill? What did the doctor say?"
"Thank you for your concern, young prince. I'm fine. I just caught a cold."
"Caught by a cold? A small cold has attracted Dali Temple. I heard that the commotion is quite big. We have an engagement. Is there anything that Sister Ningzhu can't tell me or hide from me?"
"The adults from Dali Temple came to my house, of course, because they had political discussions with my father. What does it have to do with me?" Chu Ningzhu was dissatisfied. "Young Prince Jun asked this, does he hope that something will happen to me?"
"No...my sister has misunderstood, please don't be upset."
Mu Siyu listened to the conversation outside and gained a new understanding of Chu Ningzhu.
The young prince Jun did not stay long, said a few words and left.
When Mu Siyu came out, she saw Chu Ningzhu throwing the gift from her fiancé to the servant and asking the servant to put it in the warehouse.
"Sister, I kept you waiting for a long time." Chu Ningzhu smiled at Mu Siyu, "From yesterday to now, I almost have a rash on my body. If sister doesn't mind, why don't you accompany me for a walk outside."
"Okay!" Mu Siyu said, "Anyway, I have nothing to do in the capital. You know, our Mr. Lu has to go back to Shanghai and North City after he is finished with his work, so it's not too late for me to be happy that someone is accompanying me!"
