Upstairs, Song Yunzhi withdrew her gaze and waved to the guard dressed as a servant behind her. After a brief whisper, the guard left.
In a private room of the teahouse, a man wearing a sword sat opposite Song Yunzhi.
The man remained expressionless, his dark eyes staring unabashedly at Song Yunzhi's face.
Song Yunzhi frowned slightly, composed herself, and scrutinized the man in front of her.
With thick eyebrows, large eyes, a tall and muscular build, bronze skin, and dressed as a chivalrous swordsman, he exuded a bloodthirsty aura.
After a moment, Song Yunzhi said expressionlessly, "You are the leader of the Green Robe Sect?"
The man raised his thick eyebrows slightly: "It is the real deal. If it weren't for you, Madam, I would never show my true face, much less come here in person to discuss this business."
After thinking for a moment, Song Yunzhi said, "The plan has changed. This is not the place to talk. Let's discuss it in detail another day. I will have someone inform you of the meeting address."
"Okay! We'll talk about it later."
The man nodded, stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and left.
...
Chang Le had originally wanted to eat candied hawthorn, but after hearing what Su Nan said, she didn't mention it anymore.
The streets were bustling with activity, and enticing aromas filled the air.
Su Nan was completely unaware that a pair of eyes were closely following them not far behind.
"Su Nan, do you have any money?" Chang Le finally couldn't hold back any longer and stopped in front of a sugar painting vendor.
She didn't have the habit of carrying money with her. If she had known that she would encounter so many delicious foods when she came out, she would have brought Jing'er with her.
"Okay, here you go." Su Nan put Sui Sui down, took out a purse from his pocket, and stuffed it into Chang Le's hand.
The sugar painting vendor was an old man. He picked up a piece of sugar, put it in a spoon, and then heated the spoon over charcoal. Once the sugar melted, he quickly poured the boiling sugar water onto a wooden board.
The old man moved his wrist quickly, and the sugar water poured down like a thread. Before the sugar water could solidify, the old man picked up a bamboo skewer and put it down. His movements were smooth and fluid, done in one go.
In the blink of an eye, a lifelike shrimp was created.
"Here, I'll take this shrimp." Chang Le took out a small piece of silver and placed it generously on the wooden board in front of the old man. "Keep the change."
Su Nan: "..."
The old man selling sugar paintings thanked her repeatedly, and Chang Le picked up the sugar painting and fed it to Sui Sui.
"Auntie, you eat. Mommy said I can't eat candy while I'm losing my baby teeth." Sui Sui shook her head and stepped back.
"It's alright, your aunt will buy you some other food later, and we'll go take another look." Chang Le said casually as she put the purse into her bosom.
Su Nan: "..." We are relatives, and I am a man, I can't be petty.
No wonder Confucius said that only women and petty people are difficult to deal with.
Chang Le had only taken two steps when she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to buy a sugar painting for Su Nan as well.
She quickly turned around and said, "Grandpa, draw me another big shrimp."
"You haven't finished eating yet, buy something else later," Su Nan advised gently.
"Sorry, I forgot to buy it for you. Just stand here and wait for me, it'll be ready in a bit."
Chang Le made a move to reach into her bosom and pull out her purse.
"Don't buy it, I won't eat it." Su Nan quickly grabbed her hand and walked forward.
"No, you haven't lost any teeth yet, so why can't you eat it?"
"My little darling, is it wrong for me not to like sweets?" Su Nan said shyly, knowing that at this rate, she would soon have spent all the loose change in his purse.
Upon arriving in the capital, his elder sister gave him and his older brother several ingots of silver, each weighing ten taels. Mei'er took care of all their needs in the mansion, including food, clothing, and daily necessities, as well as their writing implements. He had nowhere to spend the silver, so he always carried a few loose silver pieces with him for emergencies.
Sui Sui said with a smile, "My second uncle likes to eat Poria cocos and osmanthus cake."
Chang Le asked Su Nan, "Where can I buy it? I'll buy you a box to take back and eat slowly."
Su Nan: "..." Thank you.
Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, Chang Le had no idea of the hardships of life.
Su Nan was a man who had lived a hard life. Every time he went to the market, he was only willing to buy things for Sui Sui, and never willing to spend a penny on himself.
Before they even reached the end of the street, Chang Le had already squandered all those few pieces of silver.
She squeezed her purse and said to Sui Sui, "Sui Sui, is there anything else you want to eat? There's only one piece of silver left."
Sui Sui shook her head, "I won't eat. Auntie, you rarely come out shopping, so buy whatever you want to eat."
Chang Le rubbed Sui Sui's little head and smiled with satisfaction, "My eldest nephew is the most filial."
Su Nan followed behind the two, carrying food in one hand and a lantern in the other.
He could see the signboard of Juxian Pavilion from afar.
"Second Miss, we've been out for quite a while now. Your Jing'er must be very worried. We should head back to the manor as soon as possible."
He knew that Juxian Pavilion was officially opening tomorrow, and his sister was very busy, so he didn't want to go and delay her work.
Chang Le shook the purse in her hand. "Don't rush. I can go back after I've spent all the money in this."
Su Nan: "..."
Princesses are all so capricious.
"Auntie, what about buying firecrackers? Have you forgotten?"
Reminded by Sui Sui, Chang Le turned around reluctantly, smiled at Su Nan, and said, "Sorry, I almost forgot."
As soon as Su Nan turned around, he heard Chang Le's exclamation.
"ah!"
"Don't you have eyes? Running around like that?"
When Su Nan turned around, he saw Chang Le holding Sui Sui in her arms and roaring at a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, someone behind me pushed me."
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