But the prince has something to look for, no matter how busy he is, he has to go.
Su Tang put down the meat-cutting knife in her hand, washed her hands and walked out of the small kitchen. After a while, Xie Boting had come to look for her. Su Tang asked, "What does your father want from us?"
Xie Boting smiled and said, "Marquis Zhongyong is here."
She thought she was looking for them, but it turned out that Marquis Zhongyong came to the palace.
Su Tang and Xie Boting went to the front yard. When they arrived at the prince's study, they realized that not only Marquis Zhongyong was here, but also the prince Zhongyong Marquis.
Seeing Su Tang and Xie Boting, Crown Prince Zhongyong smiled with gratitude on his face.
Although Crown Prince Zhongyong suffered a lot during this trip to the border, the more hardships he endured, the greater his achievements. With such a large share of credit, Crown Prince Zhongyong has a bright future.
Not only did Xie Boting give up such great achievements, but he and Su Tang escaped from death and returned to Beijing. The first thing they did was to stop the emperor from raiding the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, so that the family members of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion would not be imprisoned.
Marquis Zhongyong and his son rushed back to the capital day and night, and learned of the incident at the nearest post station to Kyoto. While returning home to change clothes, they learned a little about the situation, and then entered the palace to report back to the emperor.
After leaving the palace, he did not go back to Zhongyonghou's Mansion. Instead, he took his son and Mrs. Zhongyonghou's wife to the Jingnan Prince's Mansion to express their gratitude for the generous gifts they had prepared in advance.
For such a great kindness, Marquis Zhongyong didn't know how to express his gratitude. When he saw Su Tang and Xie Boting entering the study, he directly put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and thanked Xie Boting and Su Tang.
The prince stood up and said, "They are all serving the imperial court. Marquis Zhongyong is too unconventional and has disgraced the two juniors."
Marquis Zhongyong thought it was right. He said, "Your Majesty doesn't know something. If the prince and concubine hadn't gone to Marquis Zhongyong's mansion in time to take back the emperor's imperial edict, my mother might not even have got into the prison car, but she would have died directly in front of my palace."
The stone lion is up, the prince and princess are my great benefactors to the Zhongyong Hou Mansion."
Xie Boting said, "My uncle said this, which makes me even more ashamed. It was my failure to handle this matter that caused the Zhongyong Hou Mansion to almost suffer. It is right for me to try my best to remedy the situation."
The prince smiled and said, "Fortunately, there was no danger in the end. We Ningchao no longer need to buy salt from Northern Xinjiang. It is worth it to feel proud and to suffer some hardships."
Marquis Zhongyong nodded repeatedly and said, "I have prepared a banquet at Zuixian Tower. Your Majesty, please give me thin noodles."
Marquis Zhongyong wants to entertain the prince and Xie Boting for dinner.
The prince will definitely give this thin noodles.
Xie Boting was in a dilemma. He finally waited for Su Tang to return to the kitchen. He would rather eat Su Tang's cooking. Besides, Prince Xin'an and the others were still waiting for them in Jingmoxuan's study. It was hard to leave them in Jingmoxuan.
Go to the banquet by yourself.
Xie Boting made the decision without hesitation
Let Prince Zhongyong go to Jingmoxuan for lunch, and Prince Zhongyong and Marquis Zhongyong go to Zuixian Tower for lunch.
Prince Zhongyong supported this proposal with both hands. Dining with his own father was already quite restrained. Adding in the King of Jingnan, he didn't even know how to stretch out his chopsticks. He and Xie Boting were similar in age, so they had more to talk about.
Marquis Zhongyong originally hoped that his son would get closer to Xie Boting and learn more from Xie Boting. Although Prince Xin'an and the others seemed to be generous, they had good conduct. It was too late for him to be happy that Crown Prince Zhongyong was interacting with them.
Then the prince and Marquis Zhongyong left the palace, and the prince Zhongyong Marquis followed Xie Boting and Su Tang to Jingmoxuan.
After entering the courtyard, Su Tang said, "You go to the study and chat for a while. I'll go to the kitchen and I'll be ready in a moment."
In the study, Prince Xin'an and the others were playing chess. Before Xie Boting went in, he knocked on the door.
"Come in."
"..."
As soon as he heard it, he knew it was the voice of Prince Xin'an.
A black line slid down Xie Boting's forehead, and Prince Zhongyong had to hold back not to laugh out loud.
In the study, Prince Xin'an subconsciously replied. After responding, he realized that this was not his study, nor a private room in a restaurant. This chapter has been completed!