The second day of the first lunar month is indeed Fu Shen's birthday, and he will be twenty-three years old on that day.
A twenty-three-year-old man who has not yet married a wife, won’t others judge him?
Huan Ci secretly looked at the man's back, full of confusion.
She is twenty-one and has yet to get engaged, so there are countless rumors behind her.
only--
Huan Ci felt inexplicably sad. Those rumors were either true or false. Although some words were deliberately made up by others, they were indeed true.
"What's wrong with you?" Zong Zhengche seemed to be aware of her mood, tilting his head and staring at her quietly.
"This is the first time I haven't had New Year's Eve dinner with my father. I miss him a bit." Huan Ci joked casually.
Zong Zhengche smiled and shook his head: "The princess is indeed a woman."
Huan Ci frowned, but didn't bother to talk to him. Ah Lian was still waiting for her to go back for the New Year's Eve dinner at the inn. She wanted to stay vigil with them.
She had just attended the Hongmen Banquet and she just wanted to go back and rest early.
Two days later.
The sky outside is gray and cloudy again today.
Huan Ci was lying in bed in a daze, and he really didn't want to get up and clean up.
Zong Zhengche sent a message last night, asking her to attend Fu Shen's birthday banquet with Princess Jiarou.
Princess Jiarou Zong Zhengtang, the late emperor's biological sister and Zong Zhengche's biological aunt, was a virgin girl, four years younger than Huan Ci.
Huan Ci was very puzzled that a mere young minister from Dali Temple could attract the prince and princess to visit him on his birthday.
Thinking about it carefully, Fu Shen was respectful to Zong Zhengche, and Zong Zhengche was quite friendly to Fu Shen, and he often took the initiative to get close to him. Could it be that he was trying to win over him?
But his official position is not high. If there is anything to rely on, it must be Zong Zhengyuan's preference. In this case, Zong Zhengche should be more careful about her.
Huan Ci shook his head and put these things aside for the time being. Going to the Fu Shen Mansion for a banquet today was probably the most worrying thing at the moment.
Ah Lian had already visited there yesterday. The house had three entrances and three exits, which was enough for her and her people to live in.
However, according to Ah Lian's report, there is only a wall between that place and Fu Shen's residence. If someone makes a noise in this yard, the people in the other yard can hear it clearly.
Huan Ci scratched his hair in frustration.
I really don’t know what Zong Zheng Yuan’an was thinking? He found a place like this for her, but it was not as comfortable as living in a post station. Unfortunately, she knew it too late and didn’t have time to refuse.
"Girl, Princess Jiarou is here."
Ayao came in holding a tray and said to her.
Coming so early? It’s just past the beginning of the morning.
"Hey, my eldest lady, why haven't you gotten up yet?" Ayao's voice suddenly became louder and she looked at her with disgust.
"Hehe!" Huan Ci laughed playfully, "Smelly girl, if you keep making noise, I will send you back to Bingzhou."
Unfortunately, this move was of no use to A Yao. The woman stepped forward in three steps and pulled Huan Ci out of the warm bed.
After tinkering for a long time, Ayao finally nodded with satisfaction. When she went to see Fu Shen, she naturally had to dress up and make him dizzy.
However, Huan Ci didn't know what she was thinking. He only thought about not keeping Zong Zhengtang waiting for too long. As soon as he got dressed, he ran out in a hurry.
Sure enough, Zong Zhengtang was already anxious about waiting, and when he saw Huan Ci, he dragged her out.
At 1:00 a.m., the two of them appeared in front of Fu Shen's house on time.
Huan Ci jumped out of the carriage fearfully and looked at the coachman with a look of resentment.
She had never been in such a fast carriage in her life. Fortunately, she didn't have breakfast, otherwise she would have been vomited.
Looking at the empty streets to the left and right, Huan Ci suspected that they were the first guests to arrive.
As expected, the boy at the door didn't even have time to hide his surprise when he saw them, and hurriedly asked someone to tell Fu Shen.
Huan Ci put his hands on his hips and looked curiously into the yard on the left.
This should be the residence given to her by Zong Zhengyuan. It looks very new, but unfortunately the door is closed and the scene inside cannot be seen.
"Lord Fu!"
The delicate voice stirred up goosebumps in Huan Ci, and she looked back at Zong Zhengtang in surprise.
Good guy, your voice was quite rough just now, but when you see this man, he changes his appearance. Is it possible that you really like him?
"We have met the princess and the princess." Fu Shen bowed his hands to the two of them respectfully.
"Master Fu, there is no need to be polite." Zong Zhengtang gave Fu Shen a help, and then the two of them walked side by side into the courtyard.
Huan Ci followed the two of them and looked at Zong Zhengtang secretly.
Look at that beautiful face, look at that fair skin, look at that exquisite figure, she is indeed a beauty in the world.
Huan Ci secretly smacked his lips. Zongzheng, no matter the others, was all in good shape. Even Zongzheng Yuan was a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Unfortunately, those cloudy eyes overshadowed all of them.
Fu Shen led them all the way, and after passing the main house where Huan resigned last time, they were taken to the backyard.
The woman she saw last time was already waiting there. As soon as she saw them, she walked up quickly: "You two girls, follow me."
"Not in front?" Zong Zhengtang couldn't hide his disappointment, blinking his big eyes and looking at Fu Shen.
"It's very noisy in front, and it's nice for the princess to be here." Fu Shen explained softly.
"I listen to you." Zong Zhengtang smiled.
Many guests came one after another, and Fu Shen was so busy that he couldn't even keep his feet on the ground. He only stayed in the backyard for a while, and then he never appeared again.
Some were happy and some were sad. Zong Zhengtang's sad face never changed, but Huan Ci was very satisfied, lying on a wicker chair and chewing an apple.
Mrs. Liu was busy trying to persuade Zong Zhengtang, so she ignored her. It seemed that today was not that difficult. Huan Ci smiled proudly and finally fell asleep on the wicker chair.
She was woken up by a folding fan that fell to the ground.
There was a folding fan on the wicker chair, but she had just pushed it to the ground.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes, sat up and stretched.
Huh? Why is there no one left?
After looking around, Zong Zhengtang and Liu Rao were nowhere to be seen. Huan Ci sighed helplessly, not expecting that she could even sleep here.
The stomach growled twice, reminding its owner that it was time to use something.
Huan Ci couldn't wait for anyone to come, so he had to open the door and go out to look for him.
The backyard was quiet, except for the laughter of the group of men in front.
After looking for two rooms next to each other and finding no one, Huan Ci casually opened the door of the third room.
The sound of shallow breathing came from the bed, and a faint fragrance still lingered in the room.
By some strange coincidence, Huan Ci stepped forward and lifted up the bed curtain to take a look.
It was actually Fu Shen lying here.
The smell of alcohol quickly entered her nose. She waved her hands in disgust, raised her feet and wanted to walk out.
Suddenly, the world was spinning.
Huan Ci exclaimed and fell into the man's arms.
"Well--"
The man's sudden covering of his lips made her eyes widen suddenly, and she looked at his face so close to her in surprise.
But Fu Shen narrowed his eyes slightly at this moment and held her tightly in his arms.
