Jiang Shun lowered his head even further in fear and whispered, "Causing trouble at Fumanlou means being banned from entering for life, so..."
It turns out they didn't make a scene in front of the shopkeeper because they were afraid the Crown Prince wouldn't be able to come here anymore.
"Well, it seems I won't have the chance to drink with the Crown Prince today."
Nangong Chiyu's lips curled slightly; this woman in front of him really didn't shy away from making things worse.
This prince is probably going to eat people now.
Sure enough, when Su Luo turned around, she saw the Crown Prince's bloodshot eyes and his two fists clenched so tightly under his sleeves that they cracked.
Like a flood about to burst its banks, it could erupt at any moment.
"Second brother, good...good..."
The Crown Prince's gaze towards the Second Prince was filled with murderous intent.
"Your Highness is too kind. Since your private room has been taken, why don't Prince Yu and the Vice Minister of Agriculture go to the private room I reserved?"
Nangong Chiyu had agreed to come, knowing this would be the scene, but he just wanted to bring Su Luo to eat something good, since boiled cabbage was only available in private rooms.
"In that case, I shall respectfully comply!"
Seeing that his plan had succeeded, the Second Prince laughed and invited Su Luo and Nangong Chiyu into the private room.
The laughter was directed at the Crown Prince, but as Su Luo turned around, she heard the Crown Prince angrily rebuking Jiang Shun.
"Useless trash. Those people in that private room, I, the Crown Prince, will make sure they never see the sun rise again."
"Yes! Your humble servant will certainly do a clean job."
Su Luo smiled as she entered the private room prepared by the Second Prince. It didn't matter who the Crown Prince wanted to harm, as long as he didn't do it at Fu Man Lou.
Nangong Chiyu was nine feet tall. Ever since Su Luo met him, he had always been wearing either black armor or a black brocade robe with gold thread cloud patterns.
He stood in front of a poem in the private room, one hand behind his back, tall and elegant. With his handsome appearance, what girl wouldn't like someone like him?
However, Su Luo could always see what Yan Chuan would look like when he grew up in him. Yan Chuan looked very much like him. If Su Luo hadn't been certain that Chen Huaixu was dead, she would have believed they were father and son.
"What a fine poem! Drunk, I pick up my sword by lamplight; in my dreams, I hear bugles echoing through the camps. Eight hundred miles of roasted meat are distributed among my troops; fifty strings of music resound beyond the border. Autumn review of troops on the battlefield."
The second prince swayed his head as he recited the poem until the end.
"Having accomplished the affairs of the emperor and the realm, I've won fame both before and after my death. Alas, my hair has turned white!"
"Does Prince Yu like this poem? If so, I can talk to Fu Man Lou and see if we can buy it."
The Second Prince noticed that Nangong Chiyu seemed to really like the poem hanging on the wall, as if he were actually there!
"No need! I'm just curious, who wrote such a poem that is both arrogant and melancholic, and why is it hanging in a private room of a restaurant? This poem is too exquisite and too well written."
Su Luo sat down. This poem has survived to this day, of course it has its own unique beauty.
Every day, countless people, like Nangong Chiyu, are amazed by the poems and paintings in Fumanlou.
"I've heard there's a great figure at Fu Man Lou, so this poem must be from his hand. I've prepared some wine, Your Highness, please..."
Nangong Chiyu ordered several of the most expensive dishes for Su Luo, including boiled cabbage in clear broth.
However, as long as you don't feel awkward during this meal, it's others who will feel awkward.
The Crown Prince returned and went directly to the Second Prince's private room, saying, "Second Brother, with your elder brother here, how can I not invite Xiong Chang to dine with me?"
Then he asked Su Luo and Nangong Chiyu, "Prince Yu, Vice Minister of Agriculture, do you mind if I, the Crown Prince, dine with you?"
Su Luo: "I don't mind!"
During the meal, the two engaged in subtle and overt competition, each trying to recruit Nangong Chiyu to their side.
However, Nangong Chiyu didn't seem interested. He just kept urging Su Luo to eat more vegetables, as if she would never be able to eat them again if she missed this opportunity.
He kept reminding Su Luo which dishes could only be eaten in the private rooms and which could be eaten in the main hall on the first floor, telling her to eat the rarer ones.
...
In the afternoon, Su Luo delivered the characters that Nangong Chiyu had carved to the old Du family residence. With the advent of movable type printing, the sales volume of the herbal oil finally returned to what it used to be.
Su Luo spent the whole day at the pharmaceutical factory, and it wasn't until late afternoon that she returned to the Du residence.
Yi Huan's door was closed. Su Luo went in to see her. The whole room was filled with her school supplies.
Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and even embroidery frames were neatly and orderly arranged.
Yi Huan sat by the window writing a book of poems, her two buns tied up with a red ribbon, looking cute and playful.
She was writing so intently that she didn't even notice Su Luo coming in.
"Huanhuan, why are you still doing your homework at this hour?"
Yi Huan then looked up, put down her pen, and turned to look at Su Luo with a smile. Su Luo had just lost her baby teeth, and they hadn't grown in yet.
"Mother! You're back. These are all the lessons Master Xie left me, and I want to do more of them."
Yi Huan meant to do more, not to finish.
"Does Huanhuan still have a lot of homework?"
"Um!"
Yi Huan nodded her little head and pointed to the bookshelf behind her.
"Master Xie said that Yi Huan should write down all the books that follow, and also learn all the pieces on the zither score. Master Xie also found several embroidery techniques to teach Huan Huan."
Su Luo frowned and went to look at the homework Xie Wanwan had left for Yi Huan. Whether it was the Book of Poetry or other books, she had made annotations on them all.
Even the embroidery stitches were drawn, with the distance between the stitches and the color matching of the embroidery thread clearly described.
Yi Huan already knew all the characters, so learning these new ones wouldn't be difficult for her.
Xie Wanwan has stayed home these past few days. Is it all for this?
Without a doubt, Su Luo knew that she had already begun preparing for revenge against the Xie family. Was she making these arrangements for Yi Huan because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to come back?
"There's so much homework, enough for Huanhuan to do for two years. Let's go eat with Mom first."
"good!"
With Xie Wanwan not around, everyone at home is very busy. After Yunhui left some food for Xie Wanwan, they ate first.
Even after the lights in the Du residence were turned off, there was still no movement from Xie Wanwan's room, so Su Luo had no choice but to let Yi Huan go to sleep first.
Outside the Xie family mansion, which had been ransacked, two men in black were lurking furtively in the corner of the backyard.
Xie Wanwan never expected that even after the Xie family mansion had been ransacked like this, the old courtyard was still under such tight control, with four people guarding the front gate and two people guarding the back gate day and night.
It is said that the minister's courtyard, which has been confiscated, can be managed by at most two servants. His Majesty will reward and repair it when a suitable official is found.
"Miss Xie, this is the Xie residence. Who is Xie Tingzhi, the former Minister of Personnel, to you?"
Ah Xu came when Xie Wanwan asked him for help.
Upon arriving at the destination, they discovered that it was the Xie family mansion, which had been ransacked, and Xie Tingzhi's case was causing quite a stir in the capital.
Rumor has it that, in full view of everyone, Miss Jiang died beneath him.
This provoked the wrath of officials and the people, leading to the downfall of the Xie family.
It's a pity that Xie Tingzhi's daughter is so beautiful. Everyone who has seen her is amazed by her beauty. They all say that Miss Xie is the most beautiful woman in the capital.
Ah Xu looked at Xie Wanwan. So, the most beautiful woman in the capital was her.
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