Chapter 301 A Man Like Catching a Badger

Therefore, this spring banquet was organized entirely by Madam Li.

Because the Li family had encountered many problems recently, especially the recent arrangement to send Li Manyun to the old house in the countryside under a public pretext, Madam Li put a lot of effort into organizing this spring banquet, with the intention of restoring some prestige to the Li family.

As the legitimate daughter, Li Manyan will become the mistress of the house after she gets married. Madam Li intends to cultivate her early on, and these past two days she has been busy with Tonghuawu, where the Spring Banquet is being held.

On the day of the Spring Banquet, which is today, they arrived at Tonghuawu well in advance of everyone else to wait.

A few days ago, Sheng Sheng failed to ridicule Xie Yunchuan and threatened to find Li Manyan herself to gossip. As a good kid who keeps his word and is trustworthy, Sheng Sheng certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

So, the spring banquet, which was originally scheduled to begin in the afternoon, was postponed until Sheng Sheng had just finished breakfast, at which point she urged everyone to leave the palace.

Under the pretext that a long journey was imminent and they were about to depart for the State of Jin, they should take this opportunity to catch up with their older sister, Yan Yan.

Xie Yunchuan had no choice but to let her go. He would also attend the Spring Festival Banquet, but he had to go to the martial arts training ground in the morning and wouldn't have time to catch her.

The thought of soon finding the person in question and getting some gossip, especially about Xie Yunchuan, made Sheng Sheng happily grab Xie Yunqi and run off.

I originally wanted to take the little ones out for some fresh air, but these past two days, Stone has become obsessed with catching fish at South Lake with Little White and is not willing to leave the palace at all.

In Shi Tou's words, it's better to catch fish with Brother Xiao Bai than to chat and admire flowers with a bunch of people who don't understand him.

Fish are edible, but flowers are inedible; it's so boring.

Sheng Sheng didn't know how a tiger had become even more fond of catching fish than a cat like Xiao Bai, but thinking that Shi Tou must be quite bored being held in her arms all the time, she told Xiao Bai to keep an eye on Shi Tou, while she only took Yan Hu with her when she went out.

With classes about to begin at the Wenhua Hall, Xie Yunqi has been forced by Consort Li to cram for the past two days. Despite the gossip flying around outside, Xie Yunqi can only obediently stick his butt to the chair.

Xie Yunqi was like a man trying to catch a badger in a watermelon field, so anxious that he scratched his head and couldn't control his desire to eat watermelon, but he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't catch the badger, so he could only stand by and watch it eat watermelon.

I finally got my freedom today, but instead of being angry when Sheng Sheng dragged me out early, I was actually quite happy.

The two were sitting in Sheng Sheng's pink carriage on their way out of the city.

After spring arrived, it wasn't so cold anymore, and the thick cotton padding used to insulate the carriage was removed and replaced with pretty light pink gauze.

With teary eyes, Xie Yunqi covered his head with a light veil, tugging at the bottom of the veil as he cried out, "Waaah, Little Pink, Little Pink, I miss you so much!"

Sheng Sheng was startled, thinking he was playing the role of a mysterious fairy wearing a thin veil from a storybook: "Fifth Brother, what are you doing?"

Xie Yunqi said gravely, "Little sister, you're still young, you don't understand! Some things you'll understand when you reach your brother's age!"

Sheng Sheng: "..."

...Fifth Brother, you don't seem to be much older than Sheng Sheng, do you?

Perhaps because she had been thoroughly "tortured" by Consort Li these past few days, Xie Yunqi became increasingly agitated and lost in her rants. "Only at this age do I understand how painful it is to marry someone you don't love. I want to escape, but I can't. A huge mountain is pressing down on me, I can't get away, it's like Mount Tai is crushing me, and there are always mischievous monkeys harassing me! Sigh...sigh!"

Sheng Sheng: "…………"

Sheng Sheng was a little unsure of what to say, so she simply chose to remain silent once again.

Putting everything else aside, what do you mean by marrying someone you don't love?

Furthermore, if Consort Li knew that Xie Yunqi had described her in this way, Xie Yunqi would certainly be in for a lavish meal.

She was both amused and exasperated, and comforted him, "Alright, alright, it's alright, Fifth Prince. There's a wealth of knowledge in books. The Wenhua Hall is about to start classes, and Consort Li just wants you not to fall too far behind."

"There are no golden houses in books, only the chessboard of the Duke of Zhou!"

Xie Yunqi complained incessantly, then waved his hand after a series of sighs, "Let's not talk about this anymore. We finally got to come out and have some fun, we can't let anything else affect us."

Sheng Sheng smiled and, just as the carriage passed through the bustling city, she heard the cries of street vendors outside. She peeked through a corner of the curtain and found a small stall selling herbal tea.

The stall was simply set up, consisting of a wooden table with a few large bamboo tubes on it. Behind the table stood a woman with a sallow complexion, and a thin little girl was helping to tidy up the table with quick, deft movements.

Business didn't seem to be very good. Looking at the bamboo tubes, they were almost full, and it seemed like only a few had been sold.

The woman kept calling out her wares, but passersby only glanced at the contents of the bamboo tubes before walking away.

And whether it was Sheng Sheng's imagination or not, these people quickened their pace a little when they passed by the stall.

He called out to stop the carriage, poked his head out, and asked the person at the stall, "Hello, what kind of herbal tea is this?"

The carriage was uniquely colored and eye-catching; I don't know how it is outside the capital, but it was definitely the only one of its kind in the entire capital.

She never hid it from anyone. Ever since she got this little pink carriage, she has used it openly every time she goes out. As a result, many people in the capital know that this pink carriage is the Second Princess's exclusive ride.

As soon as Sheng Sheng finished speaking, the woman at the herbal tea stall, flattered, quickly replied, "Your Highness, I sell tangerine peel tea, monk fruit tea, red date and longan tea, and honeysuckle and goji berry tea. These teas are all brewed at home, and the ingredients are all carefully grown by ourselves!"

Early spring weather is cool, windy, and dry. As the body's yang energy begins to rise, it is most suitable to drink some mild, moisturizing herbal teas that help to promote the rise of yang energy. This can relieve dryness and meet the seasonal health needs.

But for most ordinary people, health preservation is not as important as having enough to eat and wear.

Seeing that Sheng Sheng had suddenly fallen silent, the woman nervously rubbed her hands together and stammered, "Princess, please rest assured, our tea-brewing process is absolutely clean and very cheap. One serving costs only five coins, half the price of the clinic!"

"Ah, no, no." Not wanting the woman to misunderstand, Sheng Sheng quickly explained, "Sheng Sheng was just thinking about which one to choose to drink."

Zijuan, being very understanding, stepped forward to add: "Princess, tangerine peel tea regulates qi, strengthens the spleen, and resolves phlegm; monk fruit tea moistens the lungs, soothes the throat, and quenches thirst; red date and longan tea replenishes qi and blood and warms the spleen and stomach; honeysuckle and goji berry tea clears heat and nourishes the liver and kidneys."

Sheng Sheng smiled and said, "Oh, they're all so good? Then I'll have one of each."