Chapter 312: Yuan Bo

"Miss Su, Mr. Su, just treat this place as your own home. If you need anything, just tell me." Yuan Bo was really happy. Usually, this small courtyard only had him and a few maids and servants, and it was not lively at all.

Now, someone has finally come, and this person is the girl that their young master likes. He must treat her with all his heart, right?

"Thank you for your help, Uncle Yuan. We came here and have to take care of it." Su Wan was still polite.

"It's not a bother, it's not a bother. You're our future wife of the Crown Prince, how can you say it's a bother? This is what I should do."

Yuan Bo spoke frankly, which made Su Wan feel embarrassed. Su Yi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard the words "Crown Prince's Wife".

If Yuanbo wasn't so old, he would have refuted it.

Although Furong Cottage is a two-courtyard house, it is quite spacious. The front yard is already very large, and I didn’t expect the back yard to be even bigger.

Not only does it have a large pond, but it also has several hibiscus trees. No wonder it is named Hibiscus Cottage.

Besides, the koi fish raised in the pond are all carefully selected to bring good luck, and each one is very expensive.

Su Wan's room is next to Jiang Yu's original master bedroom, while Su Yi lives in the house where his eldest brother used to live.

The interior of the room is also exquisitely decorated and elegant. It does not have the luxuriousness of gold carvings and jade, but it exudes a sense of elegance everywhere.

Because any piece of furniture here is made of rare wood.

After traveling on the road for more than half a month, Su Wan really felt tired, with sore body and neck.

Yuan Bo immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare food, and also asked Su Wan whether he wanted to eat local Kyoto cuisine or the cuisine of Xiangzhou.

Since you are in Kyoto, you must try the local Kyoto cuisine.

So Yuanbo asked the kitchen to prepare a table of authentic Kyoto local dishes.

Chili peppers were not yet widely popular in Jin State, so no matter where the food was, it tasted very light.

When Su Wan arrived in Kyoto, the first thing he had to do was to find a way to make an appointment with Miss Shen San to meet her and convey the token from his eldest brother to her.

However, Miss Shen San was the legitimate daughter of the Bachelor's Mansion after all, and the Grand Secretary was a first-rank official. It was quite difficult for her, an unknown merchant girl, to meet Miss Shen San.

It would not be a good idea for her to go for the appointment directly as the sister of Du Shuiling. She did not want to reveal her identity when she came to Kyoto this time, so she appeared as an ordinary merchant.

After all, the eldest brother is an official, and she is a direct relative. Now that people know that she is doing business, it will be detrimental to the eldest brother's future career.

However, in a prominent family like the Shen family, the young ladies usually never go out of the house. Not to mention that she is a merchant's daughter and is not liked by these scholars, it is even a question whether her visiting card can be delivered to the Grand Secretary's Mansion.

This made Su Wan very troubled, so he simply went to Yuan Bo to ask him if he knew where the third young lady of the Shen family usually liked to go.

This question is asked to the right person.

She first inquired about whether Miss Shen San had gotten married recently, and then asked about the places Miss Shen San liked to go.

When Yuan Bo heard that she was looking for the third lady of the Grand Secretary's Mansion, he was puzzled. Why would Su Wan want to find her?

“Miss, do you have something to do with Miss Shen San?”

Su Wan nodded. Of course something happened. It was an urgent matter.

"I haven't heard of any rumors about the third young lady of the Grand Secretary's Mansion getting married recently, but Third Miss Shen was good friends with Su Zhuangyuan before, and she even visited our Hibiscus Cottage. If you want to meet her, I can find a way to arrange a meeting for you. If she knows it's you who wants to see her, she will definitely come!"

Hearing Yuan Bo's words, Su Wan was a little curious as he was so sure that Third Miss Shen would come to see her.

"Why do you think that Third Miss Shen will definitely be willing to see me?"

Speaking of this, Yuan Bo chuckled and explained:

"You don't know this girl, right? Originally, when Su Zhuangyuan lived with us, he had always been in contact with Miss Shen San. The two of them always regarded each other as confidants, often reciting poems and writing essays together, and felt that they had met too late. I can see that Miss Shen San is interested in our Su Zhuangyuan.

There were rumors in Kyoto a while ago that Third Miss Shen was going to be betrothed to the Prince of Xiang. This was already well known, but for some reason, no further news came. The Prince of Xiang turned to marrying the daughter of the Minister of Rites. Now their wedding is imminent, and wasn't Su Zhuangyuan transferred to the position of Water Warden of Xuanhe? The two haven't seen each other since then. I don't know what they are talking about. I heard that she fell seriously ill at the beginning of last winter and has always said that she was not in good health. Now she rarely appears in public. If you want to see her, you'll have to make some efforts.

After hearing what Yuan Bo said, Su Wan probably understood.

This Third Miss Shen really has feelings for the eldest brother. Although her engagement with the Prince of Xiang was not successful, the intermarriage between the royal nobles and the high-ranking officials was definitely not an empty rumor. It was related to the reputation of both families, so it must have been discussed seriously.

"Yuan Bo, I didn't intend to appear as the sister of the top scholar when I came to Kyoto this time, but as a merchant girl, it's not easy for me to meet Third Miss Shen. I can only trouble you to find a way to arrange a meeting for me."

Su Wan was unfamiliar with the place and didn't know where to start. She couldn't even find the Grand Secretary's Mansion.

Yuan Bo probably guessed that Su Wan came here this time because of the matter of Su Jing and Miss Shen San. Su Zhuangyuan had lived here for half a year. He was gentle, polite and thoughtful. They also had feelings for each other, so Yuan Bo was naturally happy to help.

Now, it was their future Crown Prince's wife who spoke again. For the sake of their Crown Prince, this old servant would go through fire and water without hesitation.

"Don't worry, young lady. I'll take care of this. Just wait patiently. We'll be in Kyoto soon. Have fun and eat well. If you need anything, just tell me. If I have it, you can take it. If I don't have it, I'll go to great lengths to find it for you."

Now that Su Wan is here, she is like the ancestor, and everything must be based on her happiness and comfort.

"Yuan Bo, you are too polite, but I still want to thank you for running around for me."

Su Wan smiled sincerely, with deep dimples on her face. Yuan Bo finally understood why their young master was being manipulated.

Just this smile is so contagious that people will never forget it, as if they have fallen into a honey pot.

Well, their eldest son has suffered a lot since he was a child and seen a lot of dirty things, so he needs such a pure and clear person to influence him.

"It's not hard, it's not hard. Your business is our prince's business, and the prince's business is my business. It's what I, an old servant, should do."

Jiang Yu never allowed Yuan Bo to call himself a slave in front of him. He regarded him as an elder, and Yuan Bo had always kept this in mind for many years. However, even so, he still knew who he was.